I can't do it. Yato thought. I can't kill her.

"Hiiki, revert."

A large flash of bright light illuminated the dark forest and settled down once Nora reverted back into her human form again.

Hiyori was still passed out on the ground, her phantom tail was steadily flickering back and forth from being seen and not seen. Her brown hair was spread out beneath her head and her yukata had dirt spots and grass stains all over.

"Yato, why didn't you kill her yet," Nora asked. "You know this is most likely the only chance we would've had to cut her cord. Father won't be happy."

"I don't know, Nora," Yato said. "There was a voice telling me not to kill her. Even if father is not happy, I eventually will carry out this mission."

His blue eyes glowed. "Even if it means making her cord show up again and killing her."

Yato who was looking at Hiyori mumbled a bit before picking up Hiyori bridal style and carrying her.

He continued walking towards the direction of the village, while Nora trudged on behind him. Hiyori made no signs of waking up and her shoulder leaned slightly onto Yato's chest. She was murmuring in her sleep.

"Smells good," she said quietly and she nudged her head ever so slightly more towards Yato.

He looked down at her, surveying her face. She had large eyes and a thin nose. Yato thought she wasn't really pretty, but she was cute.

They continued to walk until Yato saw the village's lights in the distance.

"Nora, where's her family's hospital located," Yato asked.

"Near the bridge in the middle of town. It should also be located by the school building too," Nora replied.

The hospital wasn't far away. Yato set her down in the front of her father's hospital door. He gently knocked on the door and he disappeared. With only one sentence that he left lingering in the night.

"Until we meet again, Hiyori."

Hiyori woke up to a massive headache and a sore body. She took in her surroundings and saw that she was at the hospital. I have a feeling that I was in the forest, Hiyori thought. Must've been just a dream.

She got up and started to walk to the door. It was pretty early in the morning and no one was awake yet. Hiyori made some breakfast for herself and ate in silence, taking in her thoughts.

Blue eyes. Why do I remember blue eyes.

The thoughts kept her busy contemplating for a while when she went outside to sit on the porch. The sun was on the brink of rising and showered the skies with bright colors.

"How are you doing dear? You've been asleep for 3 days now."

Hiiyori turned around and saw her father standing in the doorway, with a tired smile on his face.

"I'm fine dad," Hiyori answered. "Mother didn't make it did she."

The silence was all that Hiyori needed to know the answer. She got up and put her arms around her father to give him a hug.

"I'm sorry I ran away last night. I probably made you worry even more than you had too," Hiyori murmured. "It's not your fault that mother died. Please don't blame yourself."

Her father stepped back from the hug and put his hands on Hiyori's shoulder. "I know sweetie, thank you for making me feel better. You probably should get going on with your day. You can go to school if you want, but you don't have to. We'll be planning mother's funeral pretty soon."

Hiyori nodded and started to walk back inside. She started to get dressed into her school uniform which consisted of a simple yukata and her regular shoes. She grabbed her bag and headed towards the school building.

When Hiyori got to the school, many students were already there. They weren't conversing with each other though. They were all looking at her.

She started to walk to the front entrance of the building, but on her way she heard the whispers.

"Didn't you hear, her mother died 3 days ago," a girl whispered to a guy. "I also heard that she ran away from home, only to be bought back by a stranger."

"Really," another student whispered. "I heard that she was the one that killed her mother."

The comment made Hiyori freeze. She turned around at the pair and stepped towards them.

"If you have something to say, say it now," Hiyori hissed. The girl and boy shook their heads quickly.

Hiyori continued up the stairs and into her classroom. It was a simple room that held a chalkboard, some windows, and desks lined up in rows. She sat down at her spot next to the window.

Students started to file into the classroom and sat in their respective spots. When the teacher came in to start the day, the class representative stood up, while the rest of the class followed his actions.

"Bow," he said. "and sit."

The teacher stood in the front of the room and made some announcements.

"Today, we have a new student in our class. He is new and had just transferred from Tokyo. Will you please come in," the teacher said.

The door slid open and a boy came into our classroom. He was at normal height and had blue hair that was pulled into a small ponytail.

Hiyori looked closely at the boy, he looked somewhat familiar.

"Hello," he spoke. "My name is Yato, and I hope you treat me well."

Author's note

Hi guys. So this story has over 400 views THANKY YOU GUYS SOOOO MUCH To bad I didn't have time to update more, I had finals and everything was just a mess. I hope you enjoy this chapter and I'll try to update soon. Please review, favorite, or follow. Until next time.