pluviis diebus

It had been raining that particular week.

Ayato didn't notice at first, but he did gradually. He noticed that on these days Hinami would eat less, her eyes turned puffy, and she didn't have her cheery personality stuffing up the room every time she said something. What irritated him the most was that she wasn't talking to him.

Not a single word as she trudged into the kitchen for a late night snack. Ayato "Oi pipsqueak."

Hinami opened the fridge taking out a packaged human thigh, closing the door she saw him right next to her. Wasn't he sitting at the table? She thought hazily.

"Hinami." She blinked at the way he called her name it was almost- dare she say it? concern? Hinami bit her lip. Could she tell him?

"Ayato…"

"I won't pry it out of you, but this isn't like you." Hinami's eyes watered as Ayato stiffened while tears spilled from her eyes. Wiping them away quickly, Hinami gestured over to the dining table, wordlessly Ayato moved and moments later the duo sat together. Hinami unwrapped the flesh and offered it to Ayato who ripped off chunk, savoring the meat before swallowing, He noted that Hinami didn't touch her share yet- that's when she started her story.

"My mom died on a rainy day." Ayato froze at the news as Hinami continued, "I remember the sickening sound of my own father's kagune piercing through her as the rain washed away her blood."

She let her words sink into Ayato's mind before laying down another bombshell, "My father was made into a quinque for a white-haired dove."

The laugh that came out of her mouth was bitter and not something that Ayato like coming from this normally sweet ghoul.

"Then I was alone. Onee-chan and Oni-chan pulled me out of that abyss, but sometimes-" Hinami paused for a moment before admitting " actually most of the time I still think about that day, My father died protecting my mother and I while my mother died protecting me… I don't think I'll get over it."

Her eyes slid over to Ayato with a meek smile she said sheepishly, "I must be pretty weak to you, righ-"

Before the both of them realized it, Ayato had his arms wrapped tightly around Hinami. The duel-wielding Kagune user blinked in surprise, "Ayato?"

Ayato wasn't the type to hug people- obvious to touch them for any matter, but with her - he figured it was the only way to comfort her- tsk, it was like taking a page out of his dumb sister's book. "You're not weak. You've got balls for surviving that."

"Ayato…. I'm a girl."

"Expression, pipsqueak." He grumbled as Hinami smiled snuggling in his warm embrace. They held each other until morning by then the chilled human thigh had started to rot.

I would like to extend of sincerest gratitude to the Guest that basically review all my current chapters and Bonamy for being such awesome people in their reviews as well as the people that have alerted and favorited this story. It really means a lot to me.

Guest: Yes some of these chapter title are in Italian, I've been ensnared by the language and have no chance of getting rid of the habit soon I'm afraid. This chapter's title basically means rainy days if you were wondering again. Thank you for taking the time to type up those reviews, even the smallest comment making me want to continue writing ayahina. I plan on continuing chapter 11 (the "my shower broke can i use yours" AU as you so aptly named it) at the behest of a couple of people on tumblr and your comment.