It Started With A Kiss

Chapter 44: The long wait

Normal POV:

It's been four months since Anon bid farewell.  Hiyori couldn't forget that moment.  She owes him a lot.  If it weren't for Anon, who bumped into her life -when she realized that if there weren't any other people or even a single one who'll forget Yato - Yato would definitely disappear.  He would still be with Nora, suffering all over again. 

It has been too long.  Hiyori can't remember how many days had passed.  She wouldn't forget the times of what happened, whether there were good or bad, it's all there, it really happened. 

There stood Hiyori on the rooftop, gazing at the clouds.  She chuckled a little because the clouds were forming different images. 

That looks like Yukine in his Sekki form.  She tucked some hair behind her ear. 

 Another image was formed.  It was a swirly one.  "Heh, that must be Kofuku-san." She imagined Kofuku's curly hair as Hiyori stretched out her hand, pretending to swirl it. 

She let out a chuckle.  "Like cotton candy.."

She giggled softly as she stopped twirling it when another one passed by.  It was forming a figure -more like a face.  

I recognized that..  Out of nowhere, a tinge of pink rose upon her cheeks.  She knew that image very well but she's too embarrassed to admit it. 

"Like what you are seeing?" Hiyori jumped a little to that voice that sprang her heart out of her chest. 

She was able to hold on tight to the rail, looking to see who was beside her.  A certain purple-haired man wearing a white shirt with his jacket wrapped around his waist.  

"Hey!" Yato waved, copying her sitting position.  He wasn't wearing his trademark scarf. "You feeling alright?"

"Y-Y-Yato?" She almost shrieked, "Geez, don't scare me like that!" 

"Sorry, you were having fun just now." He said with a playful grin. 

"Way to kill the moment there.." Covering up her embarrassment, she pouted like a child.

Yato just stood there, laughing.  "Here." He handed her some chocolate ice cream.  "You must be stress from all of that hard work in school."

She took it in return, chuckling.  "Chocolate?" She raised an eyebrow while staring at it.

"Sorry.  They ran out of strawberry." He jokingly added.

"Well chocolate is fine with me." She licked the ice cream.  "Been busy lately on the job requests?"

"Pre~tty much.  Still same old, same old." He waved his hand, bragging about it.  "There's no end to it."

"I seriously doubt it.."   While eating her ice cream, some were dripping down to the cone.  

...

"Aahh--" She was about to catch them using her tongue when suddenly...

"Y-Y-YATO!!" She blushed madly when Yato swooped in, licking the ice cream that was about to drip on Hiyori's skirt.  She didn't realize his face was mere inches away from hers.  

Just when she was about to look up, a soft breeze blew gently on their spot as Hiyori's hair flew right in front of her.  She let out her tongue when she caught some hair on her mouth.

Hiyori heard a stiff laugh but her eyes were closed.  She felt something was brushing her hair off of her face, tucking it gently behind her ear.