This story is going to take place where Naomi and Yuka is dead. The other ending, to be exact. This is going to be funnnn ehehehehehehe... Another Ayushiki fic. Ayumi was in enough pain in my stories so it's poor Shiki bby's turn... (Im so sorry yoshiki forgive me)

Hope y'all enjoy! ^^;

"Everything is going to be alright... I hope."

Yoshiki didn't want to make Satoshi feel worse.

"Alright? How can this be alright?" Satoshi glared at him.

"Look, I feel really bad that this happened to you, but I really think you can't keep living in the past!"

Yoshiki was never good at advising. Well, his advice were true, but he didn't know how to say it in a softer way. He sighed and rubbed his forehead.

'This is so hard... Why can't Shinozaki cheer him up? She has a crush on him after all...'

He saw Satoshi sitting there in silence.

"I'm... Sorry."

"No, it's fine. It's not your fault."

"Shinozaki... May have cheered you up better." He said carefully.

"I know you are trying. And I appreciate it, really. Thank you." Satoshi smiled at him.

Yoshiki knew it was a fake smile. He was good at reading people's feelings, after all. Plus Satoshi was his best friend. He could tell if he is hiding his feelings or not.

"Yuka... died protecting me..." Satoshi said grimly. "Would you have...

sacrificed yourself to protect someone you care about?"

"Of course I would!" Yoshiki exclaimed. "But there are not much people I care about... And even if I did, they either left me or died..."

Satoshi felt bad for asking that.

"I'm s-sorry."

"Nah, it's fine. It's all in the past." He smiled. "Oh shit, Look at the time! I've gotta go to work. Bye!"

He saw Yoshiki running off.

"He's the only one left of my friends..." He sighed. "Naomi... I miss you..."

"I'll do anything to get you back... I'll revenge on whoever did this to you..."

Satoshi clenched his fists.

"Those damned ghosts! Ugh!"

He punched the wall. His knuckles became red and swollen. He started crying, calling Naomi's and Yuka's name.

'Hey! I hope you are holding up fine! I'm worried about you, you know.'

Text message from Yoshiki. Ayumi stared down at her phone.

"Honestly, I think he's the one who cares about me the most. Maybe even more than big sis..."

Then she heard a knock from her room door.

"Are you in there, Ayumi?"

It was her sister's voice.

"Yes, I am! Come in!"

Hinoe entered the room with a drink and a few slices of apples that was on a tray.

"What are you looking at?" She said nicely, putting down the tray.

"Just some text messages from a friend."

"What's her name?"

"No... It's a he."

"A boyfriend?"

"NO! Just a friend... I already have a crush." Ayumi said, embarrassed.

"Is that so? Okay... How much do you guys care for each other? How close are you guys?"

"We're... pretty close I guess. And I'm not sure how much I care about him, but he does care about me a lot. I owe him much..."

"Hmm... Sounds like you should buy dinner or something since you owe him!" Hinoe said, laughing a bit.

"I should! Great idea, sis." Ayumi said, smiling at her. "I should call him now."

Yoshiki heard a buzzing sound from his pocket.

"Ayumi?" He answered his phone.

"Hey, Yoshiki! I was wondering... If you were free for dinner tonight!"

"Yea I am!"

"Great. There's a restaurant not too far away from your house. I'll give you the address. When can you be there by?"

"About ten minutes."

"Ok! I'll wait for you. And don't bring money, I'm gonna pay."

"Bu-"

Before Yoshiki could answer, she hung up the phone.

"Did she just ask me out for dinner?" He said, a smile creeping up on his face. He blushed with an idiotic smile on his face.

He went to his boss's room.

"Excuse me sir, but uh.. I have some business I have to take care of right now. Can I leave early today?"

"Hmm... Fine, but you have to work extra hours."

"Okay, thank you sir."

He quickly got out of the store and happily ran to the restaurant.

"Hey, mom, dad." Satoshi said, avoiding their eyes.

"Satoshi... you are late everyday since the culture festival day. What's wrong?"

"You will think I'm crazy if I told you. You won't even believe so it's better if I didn't tell."

"But is it something bad..?"

"More like... Sad..."

"I'm not sure what you are depressed about dear, but you should cheer up. I want to see the happy Satoshi again!"

"Yea, but I think that won't happen for a while."

"I made your favorite dish... So I don't you brighten up a bit, even if it's for short time!"

"Uhh, sorry I already ate dinner..." He lied.

"Well, we have plenty so you can always eat tomorrow." She smiled warmly.

He nodded, giving his fake smile again.

'I'm sorry, mom. But I don't think happy Satoshi is going to come back ever...'

He went through his phone and looked at Naomi's pictures, which were blacked out.

"Naomi... Naomi..." He cried. "Naomi..."

Ayumi smiled at Yoshiki, who was waving at her from far away.

She waved back, and motioned him to hurry up.

"Yoshiki!" She said. She didn't know if Yoshiki's face was lit up by running or her calling him by his first name.

"On a first name basis, are we?" He teased.

"Do you prefer Kishinuma then?" She teased back.

"N-no! First name basis, it is." He stuttered. Ayumi giggled.

"So... I thought we could eat something fancy. You up for a full course of lobster?"

"Lobster? Isn't that expensive?"

"Don't worry! I've got enough money to afford it, hehe."

"I'm not letting you pay all this."

"Yoshiki! No, I am going to pay. If you pay, I'm never eating with you again."

Somehow, that threat worked. Ayumi didn't know why. She had no single clue on the fact Yoshiki had a crush on her from the beginning. They entered the restaurant, and waited for the food after they ordered.

"Is there a specific reason that you have to pay for this?" He asked.

"Well... You protected me in Heavenly Host and risked your life, even... I feel like I owe you."

"Haha! Finally you notice!" He laughed jokingly.

"Grrr... Were you after all this?"

"No! Of course not! Why would I do that?"

"Heheh, I'm just kidding. This is just a thank you gift. But I feel this isn't enough..."

"You being there for me is enough." He said, softly gazing Ayumi. This caused her to blush.

"Wh-what are you saying?"

"A-as a f-friend!"

They were both blushing, and awkward silence grew. Luckily, their appetizers were out.

"Wow, this stuff is real good. How many times have you been here?" Yoshiki asked, trying to make everything casual again.

"Actually, this is my first time. I just searched for a good restaurant."

"You did that for me? I'm touched."

"You're embarrassing me!"

"Haha, sorry. But you shouldn't believe the Internet too much, not everything is real in there."

"I know how to figure what's true or not! Well... Except for that time..."

She saddened up. She always thought it was her fault. She felt something on her shoulder.

It was Yoshiki's hand. The table wasn't too big for his hand to reach her.

"Hey, stop blaming on yourself. It's not your fault. It's that bitch, Naho's fault."

"Thanks... But watch your language."

"Oh, is that so? And I thought this one time you sweared at me with harsh, harsh words. What was the word, fu-"

"Ok, ok! I'm trying not to swear too!"

"I'm kidding. At least I got you up brightened, huh?" He smiled and patted his hand on her head. Ayumi's turned red, but she kept her head down so he couldn't see it.

"How's... Mochida doing?"

"Hmm? Oh, he's not... Doing so well. You should go cheer him up. You do like him, don't you?" There was a hint of sadness in his voice.

"Yea... But I think I may just make him worse."

Their main course was here. They ate in silence, but mostly because the food was too good. They finished it quickly, and got their dessert.

"Thanks for the dinner." Said Yoshiki, stuffing a chocolate cake in his mouth.

"Thanks for everything." Said Ayumi, smiling. "Everything you've done for me."

"Heheh..."

They went out of the restaurant after Ayumi paid.

"C-can I walk you home?" He asked nervously.

"Okay." Ayumi nodded.

Yoshiki stared at her. She looked so cute. The girl of his dreams, right in front of him. Too bad he couldn't get too close to her.

They walked home without any awkward silences, thankfully.

"We're here."

"Already? Wow, I didn't know the time went that fast." Yoshiki said.

"Me neither!" Ayumi went closer to him. "It was really nice... I had a great time! Maybe we could do this more frequently..?"

"Of course! I don't mind. I've got all the time in the world." He smiled.

She smiled at him. She tiptoed up to reach his face, and gave a kiss on his cheek.

"Thank you... Like I said, for everything you've done for me. Maybe someday I can repay for what you have done." She said, pulling herself away again.

Yoshiki was so stunned by that move. He couldn't move.

'That was... Amazing...' He thought.

"Uhh... Bye! See you tomorrow." She said, still smiling. She turned around and walked towards her house.

Satoshi was outside. It was dark, but he didn't mind. The mood gave him time to think about Naomi and Yuka more. Then he saw two familiar figures not far away from him.

"Is that... Yoshiki? And Shinozaki?"

He saw them talking to each other. They seemed happy.

"They are having a fun time... While their friends are dead?!" He said to himself, angrily.

He saw Ayumi reaching up to Yoshiki and gave him a kiss on the cheek. She seemed to say goodbye and left. Satoshi was too enraged to see the last part.

"They don't care! They moved on already! How could they? How DARE they?"

'You can't keep living in the past!' Yoshiki had said. Yes, it's already been a month, but Satoshi was too emotional to get over their deaths yet.

"Ok, I guess Yoshiki is a guy who moves on quickly... Since he has a hard past. He deserves to be happy." He told himself. He didn't want to be angry at Yoshiki. "But how about Shinozaki? Isn't their deaths on her? IT'S ALL HER FAULT!"

"No... No... This is Naho's fault... I shouldn't be angry at her... She just wanted to be friends forever..." He sighed. "I should move on too... But I can't forget about Naomi..."

"Naomi... I never told you I love you... But I guess it's too late now..."

Ayumi was just few steps away from home, but she heard rapid footsteps behind her. She felt a hand on her shoulder. She felt sudden chills and turned around. She was relieved to see it was Yoshiki.

"What's wrong?"

"Forgive me... After this."

Before Ayumi could reply, Yoshiki cupped her cheeks and dove down his head and kissed her.

Ayumi was so surprised, but she was somehow kissing him back naturally. His lips felt so smooth and warm. They parted from each other a minute later. Ayumi was so confused right now. So much feelings mixing into one.

"Y-Yoshiki, w-why di-did-"

"I love you so much... I'm so sorry..." He quickly walked away into the dark. Seemed like he didn't know what to do.

"H-he just... Did he just... Did I just..." Ayumi was in deep shock right now. She managed to get to her house, but she collapsed on the living room.

"H-how... W-why..."

"What's wrong, Ayumi?" Hinoe asked.

"I j-just got kis-kissed... But I didn't... Pull away..."

"Woah woah woah, explain, young lady."

"I went to dinner with him... Like you told me. And I kissed his cheek as a thank you gift... And he just surprised me from the behind and kissed me and said sorry and said he loved me and disappeared."

"Breathe... You're speaking too fast. But anyways, it seems like he liked you for long then."

"What I don't understand is... Why didn't I pull away?"

"I'm not sure... But maybe you are developing feelings over him too."

"Am I..?"

"You aren't just aware of yourself much, Ayumi. Maybe he's the one for you! Well what do you think. Do you like him? Maybe not much as he does to you, but do you like him?"

Ayumi was so confused about everything happening so quickly. She thought about the kiss. It was... Pretty good. She never thought he would have feelings for her... nor thought him as a good kisser.

"Do I like him..?" She repeated her sister's question. She thought about the times she was with Yoshiki. And she realized, she did start to develop feels about him. It was just feelings for Satoshi that was blocking the way to show itself.

"I... Do."

"UGH! So STUPID!" He slapped his face. "Why did I do that? Ayumi will think me as a pervert now... She'll never meet me again!"

"Oouaghh..." He groaned, his face hurting. "I couldn't help it... She was so beautiful... I had to be the first..."

"What am I saying to myself?! I'm such a pervert!" He slapped his face again.

"Ouch..." He scowled. "I wonder why she didn't pull back though... She could have slapped me easily... And I was expecting that. But instead she kissed back..."

"She's so unpredictable sometimes... Ugh, what am I supposed to do now?"

Then his phone rang.

"Oh shit it's her..." He picked up the phone. "H-hello?"

"Hey, Yoshiki, it's me. I... wanted to talk about... you know, what happened earlier."

"Oh god, I'm so sorry. I really couldn't control myself... You looked so gorgeous and.."

"Gorgeous? Hahaha, Yoshiki! You really think I'm that precious?"

"...You are to me."

"How long have you liked me?"

"Can't tell ya. It's a secret. But... Are you mad at me..? I'm not sure how you are feeling so..."

"C'mon, why so shy? You were the one who pulled in first! And no, I'm not mad at you. So we don't have to stay awkward, alright? I don't want to lose a good friend."

"Great, I've been friend zoned. Wait... did I just say that out loud?"

"Yes you did!" He heard giggles from the phone. "And maybe I'll start to feel different towards you if you flirt to me more."

She was definitely teasing him.

"Oh, shut up. Like that's gonna ever happen. You didn't even notice till... Now.."

"Eh, maybe I'm not so witted after all." She said. "Anyways, there a new ice cream shop down by the karaoke. So... Why don't we go get ice cream after school tomorrow?"

"S-sure! Uh, are you gonna keep teasing me by the fact..?"

"Yep! Too bad!"

"Dammit. But why didn't you pull away..?"

"Because a tall blonde guy just grabbed me and kissed me so suddenly..? I really didn't have much time to react, didn't I?"

"I guess so... But I gotta admit, your reactions were priceless." Yoshiki said, chuckling.

"I was in that state for 10 minutes, thanks to you."

"Ahh, I'm sorry forgive me!"

"If you pay for the ice cream, I will. Ooh, it's getting late. See you tomorrow!"

She hung up the phone.

"She's so natural even after I surprised her... Is this a dream? This is so unlike of Ayumi..."

He pinched his cheek, but nothing happened. It just hurt.

He laid on his bed, his heart pounding.

'I'm glad she didn't pull away...' He smiled, closing his eyes. 'She's more amazing that I thought she would be...'

Ayumi sighed after she hung up. She collapsed to her bed.

"Wow, I didn't mess that up." Her mind was still confused.

"I lied to him about why I didn't pull away, huh..? I'm still really shocked..."

"Yoshiki... Likes me..."

'You looked so gorgeous...'

"He... Likes me..."

'...You are to me.'

"Yoshiki... Loves me?"

'I love you so much...'

Ayumi felt like she was going to explode. She forced herself to sleep. She dreamt about the first kiss she had all night long...