Author note: I really appreciate all the feedback you guys give me, it means a lot! I've been thinking about maybe branching off of this story to a slightly more adult themed one, but I'm not sure yet. Anywho, as long as you guys keep reading, I'll do my best to keep rolling out chapters. Enjoy!

Hiyori, Yato, and Yukine made their way through busy streets to get to the tiny park where Kofuku lived. Nobody noticed the trio as they bobbed and weaved through people unaware of the god, his regalia, and a half-phantom drifting through the sea of people. Hiyori nervously clutched her chord as she noticed some phantoms lingering on people's backs.

"Shouldn't we help those people?" Hiyori asked, looking over her shoulder at the woman with an especially devious looking phantom clinging to her leg

"Some people don't want to be helped," Yato sighed, "they are content with being miserable,"

"Oh," the distraught girl breathed out. Sensing the concern in her voice, Yato slid his hand into hers and held it tight. Yukine made a face of disgust behind the couple and folded his arms in a bit of jealousy and anger, but not enough to sting his pathetic, love struck master.

"It's not every day that a god falls in love with a human," Yukine thought to himself. He cocked his head and stared at the clasped hands in front of him, "He better not break her heart." As if on cue, Yato turned his head and smiled back at the boy who was trailing behind.

Kofuku's House

"OH HIYORIN! I KNEW YOU HAD FEELINGS FOR HIM! YOU'RE SO CUUUUUUTE!" Kofuku could barely contain herself as she was squeezing Hiyori in a tight embrace

"Well… I…" Hiyori barely managed to say. Pushing at Kofuku's arms she realized there was no escape from the pink haired god's bear hug until Daikokou pulled her out

"Thank you Daikokou. This shouldn't be that big of a deal," Hiyori brushed herself off

"OF COURSE IT'S A BIG DEAL! I ALWAYS KNEW YOU AND YATTY WOULD BE TOGETHER," Kofuku made a couple futile attempts to try and get the fleeing girl back in her arms. Yato was laughing at the whole ordeal and made a mental note to apologize to Hiyori for allowing this to happen

"You better take good care of Hiyori," Daikokou warned, causing the chuckling god to stiffen up and nod, "Good, she's a good girl. Don't hurt her unless you want me to hurt you," after a couple of threatening silence, the muscular regalia laughed and slapped Yato on his back, causing him to fall forward. Yukine was busily doing his homework and paid no attention to the scenes that were unfolding in front of him as he furiously scribbled down notes in his doodled notebook.

"… and then I woke up and he was in my room," Hiyori sat by the table and recounted how they ended up together to Kofuku who was leaning over the table with hearts in her eyes

"Ohh that's soooo romantic," Kofuku purred, placing herself into a similar scenario

"I guess so," Hiyori blushed

"It's just like a love story," a worried look flashed across her face, "Hiyorin, who else knows about this?"

"As far as I know, just you guys, why?" Hiyori's eyes were laced with curiosity

"No particular reason," the god plastered a smile back onto her face and stood up, immediately changing the subject, "are you hungry? We can make something for you if you'd like,"

"No thank you, I'm fine," she smiled in reply, "so why were you wondering about people knowi-"

"I'll take some food! A god would never turn down an offering!" Yato interrupted with a big grin

"Great! I'll make something special for you, Yatty," Kofuku cooed. Hiyori went and checked on Yukine and his homework while Kofuku and Daikokou cooked up a fabulous meal of; rice, shrimp, steamed vegetables, and miso soup. Yato stood in a corner, deep in thought; he knew what Kofuku meant when she asked if someone else figured out about their relationship

"What are you thinking about?" Hiyori peered up at his face

"Nothing," Yato lied, "just waiting for the food to be done,"

"Alright, well I actually should be getting home now it's getting late," the sun was falling behind the mountains and she still had a test to study for

"I'll walk you home!" Yato proudly called to her

"That sounds great, thank you," she proceeded to say goodbye to everyone else, and after forcing Kofuku off of her, she grabbed Yato's sweaty hand and walked along the sidewalk leading to her house. She actually didn't mind his sweaty hands; she liked every part of him. She liked his jet black hair that fell over his icy blue eyes, his mouth that would curl into an adorable half smile, the way he hid behind his scarf if he was embarrassed, but most of all she liked, well loved, the way he smelled. She could just stay by his side for hours and breathe in scent that surrounded him. However, she could never admit this to anyone out of fear of looking creepy. Blushing furiously at her wondering thoughts, Yato looked down at her red cheeks with a bit of confusion. To him, she was the most beautiful girl that ever walked the Earth, he would do anything to protect her and keep her safe. Realizing what 'anything' means he looked down at the cracked pavement with a slight frown, but quickly shook the thought out of his mind so Hiyori wouldn't worry.

"Yato?" Hiyori stammered

"Yah?"

"Thank you for walking me home!" she rushed out, too afraid to say what she was thinking. To avoid any more embarrassment, Hiyori released herself from Yato's hands, grabbed her bag, and with a quick peck on the lips ran inside her house leaving Yato bewildered and blushing. Staring at her bedroom window which was suddenly illuminated, he turned and walked away. At a street corner, Yukine appeared and weaved through some people to get to Yato.

"Kofuku sent me to find you," the young boy looked up at his expressionless master

"I figured,"

"She told me everything," Yukine's lip began to twitch as he felt his eyes start to sting

"I should never have let it come this far, Yukine. It's my fault, be mad at me," Yato said without a hint of emotion

"But it's not fair!"

"Those are the rules. There are reasons why people don't even notice gods,"

"But Hiyori noticed you! She's special and you know it!" Yukine was now in tears and his nose began to run, forcing him to sniffle

"I'm going to talk to Tenjin, maybe there's another way," The light turned green and a herd of people pushed through a stationary Yato and sniffling Yukine. They walked to Tenjin's temple and were greeted by his many, beautiful, regalia

"What brings you here Yato?" Mayu pleasantly greeted. Even though he was her ex-master, she still did care for him. Her expression grew slightly grim when she saw Yato's face and Yukine's watery eyes.

"Is Tenjin here?" Yato glanced around at the other girls who were whispering between themselves, "It's an urgent matter,"

"I'll see if he is available," she sensed his urgency and walked quickly into the temple. Yato impatiently stood by the tree where young students would write their wishes to pass tests or get good grades. Yukine was crying to the other regalia while they were fawning over how adorable he was and how they loved a man who wasn't afraid to cry and let his emotions show. A door closed and a stern looking man walked down the steps of the temple following Mayu

"Good afternoon, Yato," the man greeted

"Hello Tenjin," Yato absently replied

"You came to see me?"

"Yes, there is something I must ask you,"

"I'm guessing in private, so right this way," glancing at Yukine, the old man let out a chuckle, "He seems content where he's at," Yato followed the god of learning into his temple and glanced around. Everything was of high quality, the paintings on the wall were made with great detail, and the rug which lay under the mahogany sitting table was hand sewn without a single thread out of place. Sitting on a purple satin pillow, the two gods met eye to eye, "Why don't you tell me what this is about first,"

"Hiyori," Yato sighed

"I should've known. You've developed feelings for the girl, haven't you?"

"Yes, and I know it's wrong,"

"More than wrong Yato," Tenjin rubbed the bridge of his nose, "We should not meddle with the humans of this world, our job is to satisfy the wishes of those who pray to us," growing more stern he looked straight into the chill blue eyes of the boy sitting across from him, "and that is all we do,"

"But she wants to be with me, she made a wish saying so," Yato chimed in, his hand reached into his pocket and squeezed the five yen coin that he held onto after Hiyori made the wish

"But did she not also wish to be back to normal?" Tenjin turned around and grabbed a tea set from behind him. The tea pot was white and decorated with green leaves flowing around in a random design, while the cups were all green with a tiny line of white around the mouth of the cups. Tenjin poured the tea sat the cup near Yato, "it's for the best, Yato, and you should be well aware of that,"

"Why was she the only one who saw me Tenjin? Why did her friends not see me?"

"She happened to be looking in the right place at the right time," Tenjin looked into his tea cup and swirled it around, "You know what you must do,"

"I know. I must cut my ties with Hiyori,"

The two sat in silence and continued to drink the steaming tea.

Hiyori's House

Hiyori lay asleep in her bed, dreaming of her and Yato together. The window was opened to let a slight breeze into her room. The curtains fluttered with the incoming breeze and a dark figure entered her room. The shadow moved to the edge of the bed and peered over onto the sleeping girl.

"Yato," the snoozing girl softly mumbled. Inhaling, her eyes gently opened and looked at the figure above her, "Yato, you're so creepy sometimes," she smiled. She could recognize his smell even in her dreams. The stunned god, unaware of how she knew it was him, let out a forced laugh, "what are you doing here? It's two in the morning?"

"I couldn't sleep and thought maybe you couldn't either," he half-lied. He knew she would be asleep and was hoping that he could quickly cut his ties with her and leave, but he was soon aware that it was never going to be that easy

"Yato, sometimes you can be so paranoid," Hiyori yawned, "I'm not going to forget you, and I don't want to either," a pain hit Yato's chest and he stiffened, clenching his hands

"I'll just leave then," he awkwardly turned and went to climb through the window when a hand grabbed his wrist and pulled him back to the bed

"You can stay here," Hiyori blushed, not wanting to give him the wrong idea

"Ah? You don't mind?"

"Not at all," she pulled back the covers and scooted over in the bed. Patting the now empty space beside her, Yato slipped in next to her and exhaled a breath he didn't know he was holding. Hiyori laid on her side and smiled at the tense god next to her, "Goodnight, Yato-sama," she yawned, closing her heavy eyes and laying her head on his chest, hearing his heart beat faster as she did so

"Goodnight Hiyori," Yato stuttered, trying to calm himself down. His mind kept reminding him of why he was here; he needed to cut their ties so she could live a normal, human, life. But he cwas unable to control himself as he subconsciously placed his arm around the sleeping girl's lower back and held her tightly for what would probably be the last night they would be together.

Outside a girl with short black hair in a kimono sat on a tree branch, watching the two with her dark eyes as her feet swayed above the ground.

Will Yato ever cut their ties? Who's that mysterious girl outside Hiyori's window? Why can a god and a mortal not be together? Will Kofuku ever calm down? Does Yukine get with one of Tenjin's attractive regalia? Find out all this and more in the next chapter!