Thoth had been listening in on his student's lunch hour outside of the cafeteria door. Their table was close enough to the entrance that he could lean up against the wall and hear just about everything that was being said.

He was curious as to how the gods were going to react to her recent revelations to them. Gods are not inwardly emotional like humans are, they generally physically express their emotions. That's the main reason why they were so dangerous to other beings.

Their lunch was pretty silent, and he was about to give up on the idea of listening in on them when he heard the voice of Hades, "Kusanagi, there is something that we've wanted to talk to you about. You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to. The last thing that we want is to make you uncomfortable."

Thoth leaned up against the wall and crossed his arms over his chest. 'This should be interesting.'

After a few seconds of silence, Apollon's voice that sounded pathetic came out, "Please stay, fairy."

Thoth chuckled to himself. He was always amused by how attached the god of the sun was to the human. The way that he acted, it was the exact opposite of his father.

"I'm listening." Her voice had a slight tint of annoyance and comprehension in it.

"Yui-san, we want you to know that we are sorry."

Thoth was slightly taken aback when Thor began speaking. "We've been so busy dealing with our problems that we didn't take the time and help with your problems."

"Kusanagi Yui, we are all here for you if you need to talk. It is our mission to do what we can for you to make you feel better."

Thoth silently scoffed, 'What is with that boy and missions?'

His thoughts were interrupted by the pleading voice of Apollon, "We hate to see you so sad Fairy. You've done so much for us, it's our turn to help you. Please fairy, let us help you."

'I wonder how they plan on accomplishing that. That human is nothing but stubborn.'

"I appreciate it, you guys. What I need you all to understand is that this is not an easy subject for me. What happened that night, will forever be with me. It's a moment of my life that can never be erased and, honestly, I don't want it to be." Thoth raised his head and looked out across the hall out the window before he heard her continue. "The way that I have always dealt with my emotions was through my private means. If there is one thing that I hate, it's being a bother to other people. I don't' want to be a bother to all of you. I…."

The sudden slam that interrupted Yui startled him to the point where he had to place a hand over his beating heart. 'What the hell do they think they are doing? They're wanted to help her not scare the shit out of her.'

"Don't you dare think for one second that you are a bother Weed! If anything, it's bothering us that you don't want any help."

'Interesting, all of these gods saw humans as a nuisance before they were brought here. It seems that the girl was able to give them a change of heart.'

"I'm so s-sorry." The pain in Yui's voice pulled on something in his chest. She sounded so small and guilty.

"Good job, you made the lovely lady here cry!" He chuckled to Dionysus's outburst. Out of all the gods, he was the calmest when it came to the emotions of others.

"No, it's okay Dionysus. I needed to hear that. You have all so readily opened yourselves up to me and I haven't. I see you all as my friends. I'm just scared that if I get myself too attached I won't be able to recover once I am returned to Earth. For all I know, I won't ever see you again and I'll be forced back into my loneliness." Her admission puzzled him.

'A human to be friends with gods and not be afraid of them. On top of that, she seems to have grown emotionally attached to them and them to her.'

The sound of her bell-like giggles made him question the conversation even more.

"What's so funny kitten? Mind letting us in on it?" Loki sounded oddly sarcastic.

"I'm sorry, I just remembered a poem that I heard a long time ago." A poem eh? 'This girl is more than she seems it appears. What else is she hiding?'

Once he heard his chance, he stormed in and slammed his hands on their table to get their attention. "Kusanagi, you will share that poem in class tomorrow! No exceptions!"

By the look on her face, he knew that she wasn't going to question him on this. Walking out of the cafeteria, he shoved his hands in his pockets as he made his way back to the library.

'There is something about that girl, and I am going to find out what that is.'

-x-

"You mind if I ask you guys something?" asked Yui as they were all making their way back to their dorms later that day.

"Of course, Fairy!" Apollon skipped forward through the other gods, so he could walk next to Yui.

"Why is it that you guys have trouble understanding human emotions? I mean, you guys have emotions. I don't understand how they are that much different from ours." She was genuinely curious and hoped that they would be able to shed some light on the mystery.

"Let me tell ya kitten!" Loki shoved Apollon, so he could take his place next to her. "Gods are more about action. When we get angry at someone, talking or thinking it over is usually not an option. Steal a god's apple and they will cut your head off." Loki chuckled, and all of the gods nodded in agreement.

Yui felt the blood drain from her face. 'Glad they like me.' She thought to herself as they started to say goodnight and go their separate ways for the night.

She entered her dorm room with a nod to Melissa to let him know she heard his greeting. Putting her bag down and taking off her jacket, she sat down on her neatly made bed (compliments from Melissa) and lost herself to her thoughts. 'I guess it makes sense. From what I know from different mythological stories their actions were always a little over the top. Hmmm... maybe I should look more into them, try and understand them better so I can reach them on their level instead of bringing them down onto mine.' She smiled at her sudden genius and hurried to grab her bag and jacket before running out of the door to get what she needed.