It was quiet. It was really quiet. Neither of them knew what to talk about and the silence only grew as time went on. It was so awkward and unsettling that no one spoke a word that it only got worse as time went on. Both Hades or Yui were eating slowly, every once in awhile looking up at the other in curiosity.

They never had too much to talk about before, but now the blank was just upsetting to Hades. He knew so little about her but didn't know what he wanted to ask. How her life had gone? If she had heard from any of the other gods? If she was still single.

Yui looking up panicked as Hades hit his chest, trying to get air down his throat. "H-Hades-san, are you okay?!" Yui asked, nearly standing up. Hades waved her off, taking in deep breaths.

"I-I'm fine, just choked is all." Hades said, chuckling awkwardly. Yui relaxed hesitantly, smiling at him nervously.

"That was surprising. Are you sure you're alright?" Yui asked again, not quite sure if her worries should be laid to rest so soon.

"I'm fine." Hades assured.

"So..." Yui said, finally building up enough will to talk to him. "How have you been since our schooldays?" Yui asked, not quite sure how to word the question.

"Fine, just been working this whole time. What have you been doing?" Hades asked, putting down his silverware to look at her.

"Just practicing with the sword." Yui said, blushing in embarrassment. Her life paled in comparison to him by far.

"Yes, you use to practice every day. If you like, I can ask Berna to go and pick you up one." Hades offered, causing Yui to beam.

"Really?! You can do that?!" Yui asked, hopping that it wasn't a dream.

"Of course, I will get you one as soon as I can. You must be bored without anything to entertain yourself with. There should be many empty rooms in the building so you're free to use any of them for practice. Multiple if you can't relocate the first room." Hades chuckled, causing Yui to giggle.

"Noted. Thank you so much, I'm really glad that I can practice again." Yui smiled.

"Perhaps... if that's alright with you... you could... teach me a little..." Hades whispered, blushing profusely.

"You want to learn how to use a sword? I never took you for the sword wielder type." Yui smiled.

"W-well, since you like it, I figured it could be fun to try out myself." Hades admitted, blushing hard.

"Sure, I'd love to teach you some things." Yui smiled, causing Hades to smile back.

"Thank you." Hades said.

"But just because you're my friend doesn't mean I'll go easy on you." Yui winked, causing Hades to blush and nodded.

"O-only fair." Hades choked out, clearing his throat. He looked down at his food. "I-I suppose since we'll be able to see each other regularly, we should get to know each other better."

"Now that you mention it, I really don't know much about you, except that you love your Strawberry Daifuku." Yui giggled, gesturing to his side plate of Strawberry Daifuku.

"W-would you like some?" He asked, willing to give up some of his Strawberry Daifuku to Yui. Yui shook her head and he placed the plate back down.

"So what else is around this mansion?" Yui asked.

"Well, honestly, not that much. You've seen just about everything. But I suppose you haven't seen anything outside yet, have you?" Hades asked, knowing full well that she hadn't.

"I guess I was getting curious about what was going on out there." Yui admitted, blushing slightly.

"I'll take you out some time." Hades smiled, causing Yui to frown, eyes drawn to the curse on his chest. She knew fully well that the dead did not like Hades and had cursed him for it. She understood why they were upset, but she felt like if they knew all that he went through than they could forgive him and they could all be happy. She wanted nothing more than for Hades to be happy.

Yui sat up suddenly. Now that she thought about it, his misfortune seemed to appear very little now, if at all. Perhaps things were changing in the underworld, or maybe it was something else going on with him. Whatever it was, it seemed to be helping him out quite a bit because he didn't seem to mind getting close to her at all.

Still, her mind drew back to the first few days she was in the mansion. She remembered that man who walked by and glared at the mansion. Now that she thought about it, she doubted that too much had changed, if at all. But what she was really worried about was Hades volunteering to go out there with her. As happy as she was about him opening up, she knew that only so many would want to forgive him. After the way he talked, most people down here must hate. him.

"Yui? What's wrong, you look sad." Hades asked, eyes drooping in concern. Yui shook her head rapidly, assuring him she was find. Hades, however, didn't seem too convinced and kept staring at her.

"I-I would love for you to show me around, thank you." Yui smiled, causing Hades to smile back, completely forgetting about his past worries. Before he could continue on, the door opened and in walked Berna, staring blankly at the two of them.

"Hades-sama, you're needed in your office." Berna said, causing Hades to frown.

"Sorry, Yui, but I have to go." I'll talk to you later, okay? I promise I won't be long." Hades smiled, quickly fleeing the room. Yui stood up and began clearing off her stuff when a gentle yet firm voice rose up.

"Please refrain from distracting Master Hades from his work any longer." Yui froze and turned around, looking directly at Berna, who stood there silently. Yui frowned.

"What do you mean by-"

"Please stop taking away from Master Hades' work. He is very busy and needs all the time he can get. He's already left duty a few times looking for you and was supposed to get right to work this morning, but instead was here with you. So I do ask that you refrain from being a thorn in his side any longer, Lady Yui." Berna said calmly, a bit of malice in her voice when she said 'Lady', as Hades requested she spoke to Yui. Berna turned away and left the room, leaving Yui standing there, sad and alone.

Okay, funny story. I was writing this chapter, like I always do, and I forgot Berna's name again, so I decided to just paste in her name every time I needed it. I than went and copied Strawberry Daifuku. Than I got to when Berna entered and accidentally wrote in 'Before he could continue on, the door opened and in walked Strawberry Daifuku-'. I just lost it right then and there. I don't know why I need to tell you guys this, I just felt like it needed to be said.

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