It was his territory. No one walked onto his territory. It was his field of carnage, his pasture of war. He slaughtered anyone who tried to cross it. Blood splatters occupied his youthful cheeks and chin. He wore a dark blue yukata, torn at its sleeves. His chin length violet-black hair was tied back into a small ponytail, leaving bangs that cradled the shape of his face.

He set down his sword where the point touched the neck of a deceased man, sliced through the chest. He stared for a while, his eyes having lost its previous glow of excitement. He took a step back, and held the sword outwards. "Hiiro."

The sword lit up, and the bright light travelled until it set down, forming a girl. The girl smiled. "That was so much fun, Yato. I wish more people walked this way. Too bad it's begun to have a bad name." She giggled, and then twirled and yelled happily in a place of the dead. Yato sighed, shaking his head at the girl. "Come on, Hiiro. No need to act so unruly."

Hiiro stopped twirling and turned towards Yato, a pouty frown on her face. "But we just got done." She whined. Hiiro walked towards him, looked back toward the bodies and back at him. "You at least had fun, right?" She asked.

Yato paused for a moment, thinking. He looked down at his blood soaked hands, and to the cleanly cut bodies splaying across his field. He reveled in the satisfaction of his perfect slashes. He knew he wouldn't be judged by Hiiro. Hiiro was his family.

"Yeah" he smirked. "I had fun."

/

Hiyori gagged at the taste. It was bitter, and the texture felt grainy on her tongue. Once she swallowed it, she chugged a glass of cold water. "Eugh" she stuck her tongue out, pawing at it with her hands to get the taste off. "That stuff it disgusting." she mumbled.

Her mom laughed. "It should help the headache." She got up and lifted a pan of eggs she'd been scrambling. She got a plate and scooped them onto it, putting two slices of bread with it. She placed them on the table in front of where Hiyori sat.

"Thanks, Mom."

Hiyori placed her hands together and closed her eyes. "Thanks for the food." She prayed aloud.

She began eating, and she could feel her headache fading away and her energy coming back. Thank the gods.

Once finished, she got up and gathered her bag filled with journals and books. "I'm going to study kanji." She said as she walked out the door. Her mom smiled. "Okay, but please be careful, Hiyori!" She yelled, "Don't walk through places you're unfamiliar, and please pick up some fruits on your way back!"

"Yes, mother." Hiyori replied.

/

lol I really had no idea how to end this chapter. I was just going to make the segment with yato one chapter but i thought that was way too short for one chapter. So I thought I could add what I was going to use in chapter 5 here, and just sorta go with the flow lol cuz that's sorta what I do. anyhoo

Have a good day!

-Ijna