We're just Friends?

Chapter Ten - Childhood (Part Four)

"Yato... Yato.. Wake up sleepy head!" 

A light smack to the head is what jolted the young boy awake. He looked around and his eyes landed on the small girl who had a small pout on her face along with what appears to be a blush starting to appear. The small boy lightly scratched the back of his head in embarrassment and lightly giggle to show the small girl in front of him that he was okay. 

"I am fine Hiyori. You just woke me up from an awesome dream."

He was dreaming about the girl in front of him. The dream consisted of him dating his best friend and getting married together. The thought of getting married to someone as amazing as her made his cheeks flared up. This made the brunette tilt her head and look at him with much curiosity. 

"Well.. What were you dreaming about? I wanna know!"  

The girl jumped up and down trying to get the younger boy to confess what his dream was. Hiyori really wanted to know what Yato was dreaming about especially since he said it was an awesome dream. If it was so awesome she thought he would share it with her, right? They are best friends after all. But Yato was too embarrassed to tell her so he knew he had to come up with either another dream or an excuse to not tell the girl his dream. 

"Uhh.. W-well.. It was about us being superheroes. We had these cool super powers and we were going around saving people. It was really cool! And we were about to defeat a monster until you woke me up." 

That was the best he could come up with. He really hopes Hiyori believes him and soon change the subject. But the sparkle in her eyes seem to say something different. This seemed to make Hiyori more bubbly if possible. 

"We were super heroes!!? That sounds so cool! Was I strong?! Was I cute?! Please tell me all about it! I want to know everything!" 

Yato couldn't help but let out a small chuckle. Of course she would be excited to hear about his dream. And that's just what he did; it was just two young best friends talking ad sharing a moment together. But one didn't have the knowledge of how one felt for the other. 

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Once again the light was surrounding the dark haired male. He was used to it by now so it didn't exactly faze him at this point. Yato closed his eyes as he was weightlessly floating. Enjoying the warmth of the light but not before he started hearing something familiar yet again. 

"Yato.. Yato.."

It was that voice again that he was been hearing before in his dreams of him and Hiyori when they were younger. He knows it sounds familiar but he can't quite put his head around it. Yato looked around but couldn't see anything but bright light. Then he felt a familiar warmth wrap around him but he couldn't turn around to see who it is. Yato wasn't afraid because of how comforting the touch felt but he was curious to see who it was. Was it the voice?

"Yato.. You must wake up.."

This again? What do they mean by waking up? He knows he is dreaming and will wake up soon. 

"You must wake up....and fight..."

Fight?

"Do not give up.."

What do they mean? Yato wanted to talk to the voice but he couldn't find his voice in that moment. It was as if he was frozen in that period and couldn't say anything. As much as he wanted to his voice wouldn't come out. Instead the dark haired just nodded his head and felt the embrace lighten knowing that whoever they were was leaving and he would soon wake up. Letting out a small sigh Yato was blinded by the light expecting to wake up. 

"Yato? Are you okay? You've been asleep for quite some time." 

The male was greeted by the small girl back at their lunch in the open field near the cherry blossom tree. This felt kind of familiar.. Feeling the presence of the young girl next to him he turned his attention to her with a soft smile. 

"I'm okay Hiyori. I was just feeling sleepy from all the amazing food you made. That's how delicious it was; they made me have sweet dreams."

Hiyori gave a small smile with a blush, letting out a soft giggle which made a certain boy's heart race. This was another moment he knew he was developing a crush on the brunette; the way her smile lights him up inside, her soft chocolate brown hair, the gentle way her hand takes a hold in his sometimes when they go out walking, everything about her made his heart beat. 

Yato sits up and takes a hold of Hiyori's hands intertwining their fingers. This, for a moment, confused the young girl as she looked at her best friend in front of her. In his mind it was now or never, dream or not, he wanted to let Hiyori know of his feelings. No words were exchanged at the moment, only the wind blowing and the cherry petals falling around them. The young boy looked at the young girl and began to speak from his heart.

"Hiyori.. I really like you. I want to marry you one day and get to be with you forever. You're my best friend and I never want to leave you. You bring me joy and happiness. I don't want to lose that.."

Closing his eyes he was ready for the small laugh he would hear from Hiyori whenever she thinks Yato said something weird. As if on cue he heard the soft giggle and her soft voice asking for him to open his eyes and look at her. When he slowly opens his eyes he was shocked to see Hiyori but..much older. The present Hiyori; the same smile that lights him up, the same soft chocolate brown hair, and the gentleness in her hands. 

"Yato.. That means so much to hear from you. But..you know this is but a dream."

"I know.."

Hiyori gives Yato her signature smile which made the dark haired return the smile. In that moment he didn't want to leave. Everything was perfect in this moment; he didn't want to wake up. But he knew he had to eventually wake up and face reality; the reality where Hiyori doesn't know about these feelings for her. That was when Hiyori started to fade but this time Yato didn't freak out. He took this chance to hold her face and place a gentle kiss on her lips. He couldn't feel her lips but he knew they were soft and warm. 

"Wake up Yato. Don't give up." 

That's when it hit him.. That familiar voice from his previous dreams.. 

The voice was Hiyori's.. 

Suddenly.. Yato was back to staring at his ceiling.

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