Chapter 48

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It was an early Saturday morning,
(Y/N) was in the kitchen preparing her own breakfast. She decided to eat a Japanese-style breakfast which consists of steamed rice, miso soup, tamagoyaki* and nori*.

She also made takoyaki for her snack, since she have to go to school today to finish her paperworks in advance.

Damn those paperworks, not giving me a break.

After she have eaten, Haru met up with her at school. They both walked down the halls quietly. Haru stopped walking for a moment causing (Y/N) to look at him.

"What's wrong Haru?"

"Did you hear that?"

(Y/N) raised one of her brows at him,
"Hear wha-" she suddenly heard sounds coming from the basketball court.

"Weird, no one would be here except for us."

"Let's check it out."

Haru walked towards the entrance of the court and the girl followed him. When Haru opened the door, (Y/N) stopped for a moment as she watched a certain someone running in the court while dribbling a basketball.

Ayato ran around with the ball while dribbling it in his right hand, he was wearing his usual school attire. He stopped a few steps from the ring and he dribbled the ball for a few seconds before shooting it towards the ring.

The ball went in the ring and the red-head finally turned to them,
"Oi Mochi-chan and her follower, what are you doing here?"

Haru took a step forward,
"Here to for council work, obviously. Now I'll be asking you the same question, what are you doing here?"

Ayato scoffed causing Haru to become irritated by his attitude.

"Ore-sama doesn't need to explain why he's here to a mere follower."

Haru narrowed his eyes at him,
"Watch your words, vampire. And shouldn't vampires sleep during the day?"

The red-head simply crossed his arms,
"I was bored, Chichinashi is too sleepy to entertain me. I even played a prank on table-ware otaku while he's asleep! It pissed him off and told me to get out. And that's how I ended up here, are you satisfied now follower?"

The corner's of Haru's lips went up, that dark-haired bastard deserves it.

(Y/N) blinked and she realized that she should start doing the unfinished paperworks.

"Haru, if you're planning on staying here longer, I'll be heading out first alright? Those paperworks can't be done by themselves."

"Wait (Y/N). -he looked at Ayato- Before I leave, I want a 1 on 1 match with him."

Ayato smirked at Haru's comment,
"You're on. You will not beat Ore-sama because Ore-sama is the strongest and the best." He bragged.

Haru rolled his eyes,
"Let's see about that."

(Y/N) sighed, it looks like the paperworks will have to wait.

"To make it more interesting for Ore-sama, how about a bet?" Ayato suggested.

Haru's emerald orbs sparked in interest,
"Sure, if I win, you have to call me Ore-sama whenever you see me. And you have to admit that I'm stronger and better than you."

(Y/N) sweat-dropped at Haru's attitude, she never understood why men love to boast about themselves every time.

"Hey, I am Ore-sama!" Ayato protested then he eyed (Y/N), a plan appeared in his head,
"Fine if you win, I'll admit it.
-he smirks- But if I win, Mochi-chan will have to spend her evening with me."

Haru widened his eyes,
"Absolutely not! I won't bet (Y/N) for this." He glanced at the girl who wasn't affected by Ayato's words earlier.

"Don't you even feel a bit surprised on what he said?"

(Y/N) shrugged,
"I'm not even a part of this. It's a bet Haru, you either take it or leave it."

Ayato chuckled,
"Mochi-chan has a point. You don't want to bet her since you're afraid of losing her right?"

Haru stared at him coldly,
"Fine. But I won't lose, you'll eventually admit that I'm better than you."

If it's about (Y/N), I'm confident enough that I won't lose.

"Pft. Ore-sama is better than anyone else and the strongest too." He scoffed. His emerald orbs are serious, he's determined to win this.

Ore-sama never lose, Mochi-chan is another goal for me to reach for. I'll make sure that I will be her every first.

"To decide who will get the ball, let's determine it by doing a coin toss."
(Y/N) said and she grabbed a coin from her pocket.

She flicked the coin and it landed back to her palm,
"Heads or Tails?"

"Heads."

"Tails."

(Y/N) revealed the coin and it landed on tails. Haru smirked,
"I guess I have an advantage then."

Ayato scoffed and threw the ball at him,
"Ore-sama will snatch the ball back and it would be his victory."

"How about we do this with no rules?" Haru suggested, he knew the red-head won't back away from it.

"Deal."

Haru took off his scarf to show that he's serious. He dribbled the ball and (Y/N) blew the whistle she got out of nowhere. Haru began to run towards the other side of the ring, he was surprised that Ayato didn't move from his place.

When he passed Ayato, he felt a sudden motion and the ball disappeared from his grasp.

"How-" he turned to face Ayato when his eyes widened, the red-head had shot the ball towards the ring and made a clear goal.

"Looks like I won as expected. No one can beat Ore-sama!" The red-head laughed proudly.

(Y/N) let out a fake cough,
"Dodge ball."

"Hey that wasn't counted!" Ayato protested causing (Y/N) to shrug. Haru gritted his teeth and marched up to the red-head,
"That was cheating! You used your goddamn vampire speed!"

"Ore-sama won fair and square! You said that there would be no rules, and you didn't mention that we can't use any ability. You're too late to change anything, follower."

Haru cursed through his breath, he knew the red-head was right.
"Fine, as a good sportsman, I'll admit that you win."

Ayato turned to (Y/N) and he shot her a smirk,
"I won the bet, you'll spend your evening with me, Mochi-chan."

"Where would you want to meet Ayato-san?" She asked.

Ayato pondered for a moment and he grinned,
"Meet me here, I don't want any of my damned brothers to know that we're going to spend our time together."

(Y/N) blinked at him and she wondered why he didn't want any of the brothers to know. She decided not to question him any longer,
"I'll see you later Ayato-san, I have my paperworks to do."

She was about to leave when she stopped for a moment, the (H/C)-haired girl walked up to Ayato,
"You must be hungry, I think you haven't eaten your breakfast yet." She handed him her small (F/C) pack.

"I made takoyaki earlier, in case I get hungry at school. But it looks to me that you need it more than I do." (Y/N) smiled kindly at him.

Ayato's emerald orbs sparked at the sight of his favorite treat, he started stuffing his face after he got the pack from the girl.

Haru pinched the bridge of his nose,
"At least say thank you." He muttered.

(Y/N) handed Haru another small (F/C) pack,
"Since I know you can't cook, I made one for you too."

Haru grinned and gladly took the small pack,
"You're the best (Y/N)!" He ruffled the girl's hair which caused her to laugh slightly.

Ayato narrowed his eyes as he watched them. He stuffed another takoyaki in his mouth.

Tch. Ore-sama is better than him.'l

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Night soon fell, (Y/N) waited for Ayato in the basketball court, she's sitting patiently on one of the benches. The girl swayed her legs trying to not bore herself while waiting.

"BOO!"

"Ayato-san...?" (Y/N) looked up, not affected on the trick Ayato tried to play on her.

He was wearing a black jacket with a red hoodie underneath. He's wearing a white shirt under his hoodie and he wore black pants.

Ayato frowned, usually Yui would scream if he did that to her.
"Heh. Looks like you're hard to scare Mochi-chan."

(Y/N) blinked at him,
"Okay...?"

Silence surrounded the two for a few seconds when Ayato pointed at
(Y/N),
"Why are you still wearing your uniform?"

"I stayed here the whole day, and when I finished my paperworks, it was already noon. Haru went out an hour earlier."

The red-head could tell that (Y/N) is tired, but she still stayed and waited for him. This caused some mixed feelings to stir inside of him. But he ignored it.

"Ore-sama is hungry! Let's go right now!" He demanded and grabbed the girl's arm dragging her out of the school.

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(Y/N) wasn't surprised at all when Ayato dragged her to a public takoyaki stand. The girl sweat-dropped at his actions,
"Ayato-san you already ate takoyaki in the morning, how about we eat something else?" She suggested.

"No, Ore-sama is getting takoyaki. I'll only be satisfied if I eat it."

There he goes again calling himself Ore-sama.

"While you're getting takoyaki, I'll go get sandwiches and drinks alright?" She smiled at him.

She was about to leave when Ayato grabbed her wrist,
"Ore-sama demands you to stay here and wait for my takoyaki."

(Y/N) sighed,
"Alright."

After Ayato got his takoyaki, he accompanied (Y/N) to get sandwiches and he made sure to not lose sight of her, he would always hold her wrist tightly. The girl didn't mind at all but she could feel a bruise coming up in her wrist.

(Y/N) got herself a (favorite sandwich) and she also bought (favorite drinks) for both of them.
They sat down on a nearby bench, the girl ate quietly while Ayato ate his takoyaki noisily.

"Your takoyaki taste better than this Mochi-chan, this takoyaki is not soft enough on the inside." He complained about his food but he still ended up eating them all anyway.

After they ate, Ayato brought (Y/N) to an arcade.

"Let's make a bet again Mochi-chan!"

"What's your bet Ayato-san?"

"I bet that I can beat you in most of the games in here. Ore-sama will win and make Mochi-chan wear a maid outfit and Mochi-chan should feed him takoyaki whenever he wants."

(Y/N)'s (E/C) orbs sparked,
"If I win, I want Ayato-san to buy me all the sweets that I want and he won't say no to it."

Ayato smirked,
"It's a deal." They both shook their hands together in agreement.

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"That's not fair! I should've won, Ore-sama never loses!" Ayato complained like a child.

(Y/N) laughed sheepishly at him, they both started the game by playing in a basketball shooting game. Ayato won obviously and (Y/N) chose gun games next, and after that game, the girl kept on winning on the other games even the ones Ayato chose.

"But I won Ayato-san, so I'm waiting for those sweets now." (Y/N) smiled happily as they walked out the arcade.

They both walked to a pastry shop that sells different kinds of cake, sweets and goods.

Ayato glanced at (Y/N) and he was surprised to see the same spark in her eyes. The girl was eyeing the transparent glass that showed each pastry and treats in it.

"I swear you remind me of hysteric sometimes, Mochi-chan." He commented.

"Let's go inside!" She beamed and pulled Ayato inside the shop. Once more, the red head is surprised by the girl's actions, he never saw this side of (Y/N) and he admit that it was quite... cute.

(Y/N) began picking treats that caught her interest and she happily put them in a basket. Ayato observed the girl once more, and he felt proud, like he accomplished something and saw a different side of (Y/N) that the brothers never saw.

"Pick one, Ayato-san!"

The red-head shook his head,
"Takoyaki is the only food I will enjoy eating and if hysteric ever sees me eating sweets, he'll immediately snatch it away."

(Y/N) pondered for a moment then she took a raspberry pudding from the pudding section, it was Kanato's favorite dessert.

"Kanato-san would love this." She smiled to herself. Ayato scoffed, a pang of hurt shot through his un-beating heart.

"If you like hysteric so much, then why don't you just spend your time with him, instead of me!" Ayato snapped at her, jealousy taking over his body.

Before (Y/N) could say anything, Ayato snatched the basket and walked to the counter,
"I'll go and pay this, so you and hysteric can enjoy yourselves."

After Ayato had purchased the goods, he forced the bag of goods into (Y/N)'s arms,
"Here. Now you and hysteric can finish it together." He stated still in a bad mood. He walked out and (Y/N) ran after him.

"Ayato-san, why are you acting like this?" (Y/N) asked, she was confused at the sudden change of Ayato's behavior. Ayato didn't answer her and kept on walking, the girl kept on following him till they ended up outside the streets of a deserted playground.

Ayato finally faced her,
"Because you talked about how hysteric loves raspberry pudding! It was all going well till you mentioned another name!"

(Y/N) blinked at him till she laughed slightly causing one of the male's eyes to twitch.

"What?!"

"Please correct me if I'm wrong, but are you jealous Ayato-san?"

The red-head grew flustered at her question,
"Of course I'm not!"

"If you say so." (Y/N) smiled sheepishly at him.

Ayato stayed silent, looking away from her.

"By the way Ayato-san, thank you for getting me these sweet goods, I appreciate it."

Ayato was about to say something when a cry was heard in the playground. This cry caught both of their attentions

This is a deserted playground and it's late, who would be out at this time?

They both approached the sound till they saw a young girl, bawling her eyes out on the swings.

"I want my Mommy!" She cried.

(Y/N) slowly approached the child while Ayato stayed in his place, a blank look was written on his face.

"Excuse me?" (Y/N) said catching the young girl's attention.

"Stranger, danger!" The child screamed and she started crying again.

Ayato rolled his eyes,
"Mochi-chan, let's leave. This child is just a nuisance."

(Y/N) shook her head, she couldn't leave this poor girl alone in the dark.

"I could help you find your Mommy, little girl."

The small child immediately stopped crying,
"Y-You will...?" She hiccuped.

(Y/N) smiled kindly at her,
"Yes, me and Ayato-san will help you find your Mommy."

Ayato was about to protest when he saw the young girl obeserving him,
"What?"

"Mr.Tomato!" The little girl happily laughed causing (Y/N) to laugh slightly at the nickname given to Ayato.

"I'm not a tomato!" He shouted, expecting the girl to whimper at him. Instead, the young girl pouted,
"Yes, you are. Tomatoes are red, so you're Mr.Tomato!" She grinned widely.

One of Ayato's eyes twitched in annoyance,"Why you little-"

(Y/N) clasped the girl's hand,
"Let's go find your Mommy."

The young girl nodded cheerfully.

Turns out, the little girl live nearby and her mother came running to her with tears in her eyes,
"Kaori!"

The little girl named Kaori, ran back to her mother,
"Mommy!" They both hugged each other tightly.

"Don't ever wander out by yourself again Kaori! I was so worried about you!" She hugged her daughter once more. Kaori nodded and tears started to pricked her eyes,
"I'm sorry Mommy, I won't do it again." She hiccuped.

The mother thanked (Y/N) and Ayato, while Kaori cheerfully beamed,
"Thank you kind lady and Mr.Tomato!"

Ayato was about to complain again till the mother looked at him then he stayed quiet and grumbled to himself that he should be called Ore-sama.

Kaori turned to her mother,
"I love you Mommy!"

The mother smiled lovingly at her,
"I love you too sweetie." Then the mother faced the both of them,
"I'm sorry if Kaori caused some trouble to the both of you."

(Y/N) shook her head,
"It's no problem at all! Kaori-chan is adorable." The woman smiled at her and Kaori waved happily at them as they left.

The girl glanced at Ayato, she could tell that he's thinking something. Ayato slipped his hands into his pockets,
"Let's go Mochi-chan."

The walk was quiet, not once did Ayato uttered a word and it was bothering (Y/N). She decided to break the silence,
"Kaori is so happy when she saw her mother again, I could see that they really love each other."

"Hmm... Yeah."

(Y/N) frowned from Ayato's lack of answer,
"What's wrong Ayato-san?"

"It's nothing."

She sighed and grabbed Ayato's arm,
"I know there's something up, tell me Ayato-san."

"Let me go."

"Not until you tell me what's wrong."

Ayato stayed silent for a few minutes, (Y/N) watched him closely till he said,
"It hurts." He whispered so soft that (Y/N) almost didn't hear it.

(Y/N) stayed quiet, she didn't want to force Ayato to say it to her. She wanted him to say it to himself when he's ready.

"Those two reminded me how I never got to experience that affection from my so-called mother. She's nothing but a whore." He said bitterly.

(Y/N) didn't let him go she kept watching him, she knew that even though he's rude and an attention seeker, Ayato is actually hurting. Those rude remarks and hurtful words was just an act to hide his true feelings.

"That woman, she's a monster herself. I tried so hard to gain her affection yet it's all but a waste." He gritted his teeth and punched a cemented wall causing it to break down.

"Damn it!" He cursed, there were scratches on his knuckle and it was bleeding. (Y/N) immediately attended to his wounds, she examined it closely.

"Even though she didn't show any compassion to you, she's still your mother. That doesn't change the fact. All the wounds your mother have inflicted on you, it will heal within time. And I'll help you heal Ayato-san."

(Y/N) kissed Ayato's wounded knuckle softly, and she smiled kindly at him. Ayato widened his eyes and he suddenly felt the pain in his knuckle disappear in an instant. He looked at his knuckle and it's slowly healing itself due to his self-healing.

"(Y/N) I-" He called her name then he felt the girl's body fall on him. Ayato held (Y/N)'s body and he saw that she fell asleep. The red-head had forgotten how tired the (H/C)-haired was.

Ayato carried her and he immediately teleported to the girl's mansion, he placed (Y/N) on her bed. He watched her closely then his eyes landed on her neck. He had the advantage right now to taste her blood.

His fangs appeared and he was breathing quietly, not wanting to wake up the girl. He was an inch closer to (Y/N)'s neck when he suddenly backed away from her.

Ayato shook his head,
"It won't be savoring to me if she isn't awake. I should be her every first but she needed to be awake and not asleep."

He looked at his knuckle which is now fully healed, he could still feel (Y/N)'s soft lips on it and he immediately shook his thoughts,
"Tch. What have you done to me Mochi-chan?" He muttered then he left the girl to sleep.

Unbeknownst to them, the same bat was watching them during the whole evening.

Keys:
Tamagoyaki - rolled omelet
Nori - dried seaweed

~Omake~

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