Wish ~Yato x Reader AU~

Chapter 18: Insane Flame

I can't believe I'm fucking doing this. I mentally complain as I sit patiently on the sand. I've already been here an hour, so my bum is sore and my legs heavy from losing sensation. On top of that, it's already night, so there is no warmth being cast by the sun, leaving me cold and slightly shivering. I know I said the cold doesn't bother me, but hell. It's freezing tonight. And it is. I can see my breath.

I wrap my arms around myself and begin to rock back and forth, hoping the motions help to warm me while adding circulation to my lower appendages. In theory, it's not a bad idea. However, will it work is the question at stake because if it doesn't, I'm abandoning my plan and going home.

My plan.

My brilliant plan to sit and wait on the beach at night like a creep. And for what? For the chance to see them? For the chance to seem like an even bigger creep than I already am? Because that's exactly how it feels. I feel like I am the craziest woman right now to be camped out in the dark waiting for the possible chance I'd see the two strangers. I mean, who does this? Not mentally sound people, that's for sure.

I let out a soft sigh and glimpse at my phone's screen. It's only a little after half pass nine, so it's not late, but what if I've already missed them? What if they've already visited the beach for whatever reason and left? What if I missed my chance? On the flip side, what if they won't be here until much later? What if they only come here closer to the twilight hours? Furthermore, what if they don't show at all? I can't afford to stay here all night with the dropping temperatures as it'll only get colder, but my stubborn curiosity won't let me leave...or it's my still numb legs weighing me down.

Regardless, my ass is plastered to the sand and my eyes glued to the rocky peak. The moon's pale illuminance bathes the mound as the frigid breeze blows, stinging my ears and cheeks. I'm not sure how much longer I can stay like this, but I'm fighting the urge to abandon my post. Ten more minutes. I coach. Just ten more minutes and then I'll leave. Whether or not I'll live up to that silent promise is unbeknown to me, but I'm willing to take each moment just a minute at a time. Just sixty seconds.

However, those sixty seconds quickly become twenty-four hundred (2,400 seconds/40 minutes) and I've lost hope. With wobbly knees and a shivering frame, I rise to my feet and brush the sand away. I feel like an idiot for doing this and that feeling feeds into a sense of humiliation. After all, I've only been sitting here in the dark like a lunatic. Surely if anyone had seen they'd be concerned...or frightened.

Whatever. It doesn't matter. I'm taking my happy ass back to my apartment and taking a steaming shower to help thaw myself before climbing in my bed and sleeping the night away. That sounds so much better than hanging out on the cold sand, so I'll gladly take that any day.

I begin to walk, my legs still feeling heavy, though nothing feels heavier than defeat. I'm basically wallowing like a toddler, but it doesn't matter. It can't be helped. My apartment is in view, fueling a sense of excitement. That is until I hear something. Something that causes a chill to run the length of my spine.

"Where are they? Where are they?" it says in a taunting tone. "Where are they? They aren't here. Where are they?"

Heart beating, I slowly turn to see one of those things standing in the shadows. Its beady eyes are locked on me, its hands dragging along the ground. It's hideous. A giant blob with thin, short legs that are bent and long hair that flows around where its face should be, the sight causing my skin to crawl. I've never seen one that looked quite this...way. Never one this bone chillingly gruesome. And the worse part...

...it sees me.

"Where are they?" it repeats, taking a step toward me. "Where are they? I don't see them. Where are they? Where are they?" Its brow furrows as an angry expression morphs its face. "Where are they?!"

It lifts an arm above its head and begins to swipe down at me, but I can't move. Terror has frozen me to where I stand, leaving me helplessly paralyzed. Meaning I'm about to be struck and there's not a damn thing I can do. Nothing besides squeezing my eyes shut and bracing for the worst.

I'm mentally preparing myself for the contact when a voice commands, "This is the Land of the Rising Sun! Your desecration shall not be allowed! Hear me! I am the god Yato! I now lay thee waste with the Sekki and expel thy vast defilement! I cleanse thee!"

I don't open my eyes at first, but I can hear a commotion. The abomination unleashes a harsh cry as a light flashes bright enough to detect behind my eyelids. And as quickly as it all appears, it disappears, prompting me to finally open my eyes. The darkness is once again just that -dark. No light aside from the stars to be seen and no creature.

It's gone.

Not a trace of it anywhere.

But I'm still too scared to move. My knees are trembling, and my body is heavy. How I remain standing is beyond me. However, my thoughts linger there shortly. Above all else, I'm curious. I know I heard him. I know I did. His voice is distinctive and recognizable. Whoever he is.

I shake myself from my trance of fear and take an unsteady stride forward, searching for him. My eyes peer through the darkness, hoping to see him when I catch a glimpse. He's on the rocks. Standing beneath the pale moon, the breeze blowing his hair. There he is.

He doesn't notice me. Not until a hushed tone panics, "Yato, there's a girl over there."

And at that, he rips his eyes from the sky and brings them to me. Even in the dark, I can see how intense of a blue they are. Like fire. Like a raging blaze burning at an insane degree. That's what they remind me of. And that's when I feel it.

A warm breeze.

**Ello lovelies! Looks like they're finally aware of each other! I will say, I am sorry with how slow this is progressing. I promise it will get more exciting. However, at the rate we're going, there's a high chance there'll be another book. We'll find out together! Anyway, thank you so much for everything! Your support means the world to me! Stay awesome! Wuv yous!! <3**

-Noel Ross