"Isn't there some way to help him?" Hiyori asked.

"No, i'm sorry. I guess some regalia can't handle these conditions for long, and Yukine doesn't seem to be any exception." . Yato looked over to him, his eyes showing disappointment.

"Oh my god, are you sure? I can take him back to my house. In fact, I could take both of you.." Hiyori supposed.

Suddenly, Yato felt a tiny tap on the back of his shoulder. Then more and more. As he looked up, he realised that it had began hailing. "Shoot.." he said under his breath.

"Oh dear. Well, it's only a little bit. Not to worry".

What is she saying? Once it starts hailing, she knows it's only going to get bigger and –

Yato suddenly pulled Hiyori forward, as he saw a massive ball of hail falling from the sky. Hiyori's cheeks promptly flushed red as she got closer to Yato, before he walked backwards again and began shouting.

"What the hell Hiyori, that could've hit you on the head! This is why you shouldn't have gone outside!"

Hiyori showed an upset look. "I'm sorry, I was just worried about you.."

Worried about me? So much that she felt the need to come and look for me in a place like this? Yato felt strangely warm in this cold weather.

"Seriously, we're fine. I'm fine. Just go back home once the hail stops" Yukine quietly stated. "Yukine…", Hiyori sighed.

Hiyori was underneath the roof with both of them. The hail had slowly turned into heavy rain and the sky was pitch black. Hiyori glanced at Yato, who seemed to be staring off into the dark.

"Yato, are you okay?" He turned his head towards her, "Mm, I'm fine." . Something worried her about his response. It was too unnatural for someone as animated as him, usually anyway. "Are you sure?" she asked again.

"It's just.. the same as always."

Hiyori suddenly found herself staring in worry at him. She blinked frantically and tried to look at something else as he looked over at her, avoiding eye contact. "Well, I don't think anything is really the same anymore really. It hasn't been for a while anyway." she chuckled, showing a smile which Yato knew was obviously sarcastic. She found herself feeling heavy, as she realised how late it was.

"What about you?" Yato asked after a long pause. Hiyori tried smiling again, almost as if she felt happy that he asked.

"I'm fine. My parents have been keeping me in my house this entire time, but to be honest I hate not being able to see anyone. It's horrible to think that I'm one of the only people who can stay inside of a house this time.. I've always hated how overprotective my parents are. Why can't they just let me do what I want from time to time? It really irritates me…

Anyway, I'm not sure why I'm telling you all of thi-"

Hiyori suddenly felt Yato's head dropping on to her shoulder. She turned hers, her face blushing once again but this time continuously. A part of her wanted to shake him off, but another part of her felt strange, almost excited.

'Why… why is my heart beating so fast?'