So... This is my first fanfic about Corpse Party and the first one to upload in this website. I have written other fanfics too on my other website but I guess it's been a long time. This is my first romance fiction and I'm guessing it'll be about 3-5 chapters and may be longer... Please leave a review so I can see if you guys want more or not and to see if I need to fix something. This is Yoshiki x Ayumi story and they are my OTP. Yoshiki is just a sweetiepie~ Well here goes nothin'. Hope you enjoy!

A day later after the events, the survivors were shocked that nobody knew about their dead existence was wiped clean from the world, and this was too cruel for them. The only survivors of Heavenly Host Elementary School, Shinozaki Ayumi, Kishinuma Yoshiki, Mochida Satoshi, Nakashima Naomi, and Mochida Yuka, would be greatly affected by this curse mentally. The most shocked ones were Naomi, who had lost her best friend in the cursed land, and Ayumi, who also had lost a friend. After school was over, Satoshi decided to walk Naomi home, picking up Yuka along the way. Yoshiki told Ayumi that he would walk her home since she was unstable at the moment.

"They didn't have to die..." Said Ayumi, sniffling. "Their existance..."

"We are lucky to be alive." Yoshiki told Ayumi, patting her shoulder lightly, trying to cheer her up.

They walked for five minutes in silence but Yoshiki didn't mind. Ayumi probably was in too much pain and shock to talk. Suddenly Ayumi broke down crying, collapsing to the ground.

"We could have saved them... We were too late! It's my fault that Mayu and Ms. Yui died! We also could have saved Morishige if we were faster! Why am I even alive? I don't deserve to live!" She shouted while tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

"It's not your fault that Mayu and Ms. Yui died, Shinozaki. It's no one's fault. We can try to figure out a way to bring them back... Or at least their existance." He said, calming her and giving her a hand to get her up.

Ayumi was still crying but she reached for his hand and stood up. Then she hugged him, leaning her head on his chest. She probably needed a place or someone to lean on and let it all out. Yoshiki hugged her back, patting her back gently. His heart thumped rapidly, but he didn't react much because he also felt sadness building up in him. The only friends he had along with the teacher he trusted the most, were now gone. He felt a tear coming down his eye.

"Ayumi... You can always lean on me... Whenever you are sad... I'll always be on your side..." He said quietly and softly, comforting her.

"Thank you, Yoshiki... For always being there for me..." Ayumi said sniffling, but also calming down. Ayumi then realized she was hugging Yoshiki all this time. She blushed at the embarrassment and backed away awkwardly.

"Uhh... Sorry about that."

"It's fine."

His smile looked so gentle and soft. The warm gaze caused Ayumi to start blushing and turning her head away.

'Why am I blushing? It's not even like I have a crush on him. I like Satoshi. What am I thinking?'

They walked about five minutes more until they reached Ayumi's house.

"You gonna be fine?" He asked concernedly.

Ayumi nodded, smiling a little. She waved goodbye and entered her house.

Yoshiki was staring at Ayumi until she went in. He remembered when they first met and he fell in love in first sight. He loved her for months but he wasn't able to tell his feelings because he knew she liked Satoshi, who was his best friend. He couldn't afford to lose either Ayumi's or Satoshi's friendship by confessing his feelings to her. The least he could do was roam around her, help her when she needed one, and protect her. He reached home with all the thoughts about Ayumi and Heavenly Host. He washed up and laid on bed and went asleep even though it was an early evening. He slept the whole day through and woke up 7 A.M., next day morning.

'Hmm... I guess I won't be late for school today.' He thought, while washing up.

Ayumi got her bag and headed out for the door. She had a good night's rest and wasn't sad anymore. Well sorrow still did dwell in her heart but she decided to leave that aside. It wasn't good to keep thinking about bad expriences anyways.

"Have a good day Ayumi!" Her sister Hinoe said. Ayumi smiled and nodded. She felt better than yesterday so she hummed slightly on the way to school.

"Hey, Shinozaki!" A familiar voice called from her behind. Ayumi turned around and saw Yoshiki walking towards her.

"You feelin' better?" He asked.

"Yep! Surprisingly I slept well yesterday." She said, feeling a little happy to have a companion on her side. Then she realized what happened yesterday.

'I wasn't... I wasn't thinking straightly then. And I needed someone to cheer me up.' She slightly blushed, looking away from him. 'But I do feel safer around him I guess.'

"Then let's get going!" He grinned, telling Ayumi to hurry up a bit with his hand. Ayumi looked at the tall blond student, and made her pace faster.

'Wonder if she remembers what happened last night.' Yoshiki thought, trying to remember how the hug felt. He got a few hugs from Ayumi back at Heavenly Host, but it was all out of joy or sudden scares. He sighed at his pitiful self, with his unrequited love that he will never confess about. He sometimes wanted to move on from her and stop hurting his own feelings, but it was impossible to do.

'I'm in love with her too much, aren't I...'

He spotted Satoshi and Naomi talking to each other. Naomi was unstable from time to time, because of her best friend's death that no one knew about except for them. She still looked happy with Satoshi, so everyone was relieved.

"Yo, Satoshi." He said walking to Satoshi and Naomi.

"Hey, Yoshiki! What's up?" He asked delightedly, he seemed overly excited about something.

"Nothing much. But it seems like you are up to something. What's going on?" Yoshiki asked casually.

Satoshi started blushing and looked at Naomi. "Uhh... Well I... I'm dating Naomi now." He said blushing.

"Wow, congratulations! Finally you guys are couples after millions of years!" Yoshiki exclaimed, amused. "Everyone knew you guys liked each other except for you two." He added. They blushed harder, looking at each other. He turned around to go to his seat and saw Ayumi with shocked and blank eyes.

'Damn... She must feel sad since she liked Satoshi...' Yoshiki thought. 'But wouldn't she be crying by now? I wonder what's happening to her.'

"Hey Ayumi, you ok? You seem shocked." He asked while taking his seat. Their seats were right next to each others on coincidence. "..Have you heard about Satoshi and Nakashima?"

"Yea, I actually have." She said, awfully calm.

"Aren't you... Jealous?" He asked quietly.

"I thought I would be, but actually no. I thought I liked Satoshi, but I don't feel anything towards him anymore." She said. "...and I'm quite shocked about that... What happened to me?"

Yoshiki shrugged, confused a little, but also relieved that she wouldn't cry about this. It pained him whenever Ayumi cried.

School ended with a blink of their eyes. It seemed to go so fast.

'Time seem to go faster after the events we went through Heavenly host...' Ayumi thought. She headed back home with their friends.

"We have to go this way to pick up Yuka." Said Naomi, smiling. "We'll see you guys tomorrow!" She waved her hand at them. Then she took Satoshi's hands with her other hand and started talking to him. Ayumi could see Satoshi blushing when Naomi held his hands. She was still confused about her feelings.

'Wonder who my heart is looking for now...' She thought, turning back to Yoshiki.

"Let's take you home." Yoshiki said with a warm smile and his soft gaze, which was a perfect combination of making anyone's heart calmed and warmed.

'Wow... That smile...' She thought with her eyes unfocused. She almost tripped over a rock and was about to fall when he caught her.

"Ayumi! Are you okay? You seem out of mind right now." He said, helping her get balance again.

'So... Charming... Why have I never noticed his looks before..?' She thought hazily, looking at his face directly. 'Oh no, what am I thinking! Yoshiki's my friend! Wake up, Ayumi!'

She stood up quickly and looked down to cover her blush. Yoshiki was also blushing from the unfocused stare she gave him.

'I'm not.. Falling for him. I never liked him, did I? He.. Was protecting me every second in Heavenly Host... Is this feeling gratefulness? It can't be a new crush...'

"Uhh, I'ma go now, s-since my house is right over there." Ayumi pointed to her house awkwardly.

"Bye!" She said, running off to get out of the situation.

Yoshiki blinked a few times in confusion, then smiled.

"She's so cute...'

After the incident on the Shinozaki Estate

Ayumi didn't come to school today. Neither did Naomi. It was unusual for them to be absent, especially the class rep because she never missed school even if she was sick. It made Satoshi and Yoshiki be worried. So they decided to visit their house after school was over.

"I'll call you when I find out what's wrong with Naomi." Said Satoshi. He nodded and they separated their ways. He ran about three minutes to get to her house. Her house was close, but not too close. He reached her house, and pressed the button on the door.

"Who... Is it?"

He could hear Ayumi's voice. It was almost raspy and sounded hopeless. Something bad must have happened. He was worried that Ayumi might be in deep trouble.

"It's me, Shinozaki. You didn't come to school today, so...' He said, finding an excuse. 'So I was going to check on you if you were okay.'

"I'm fine... I just have a bad... cold..."

She was clearly lying. Her voice trembled whenever she talked and she didn't cough.

"May I come in?"

"NO! Uhh.. No... It's a mess in here... You don't want to see it..."

"Can you at least open the door so I can see you if you are okay..?"

"Oh, uh, sorry... I'm... I have a lot of things in my mind right now..."

Ayumi opened the door. It looked like she had been trying to cover up her swollen eyes, which was probably because of crying. Her hair was a mess and one of her twintails were untied. She looked down hoping Yoshiki won't see her face.

"H-hey.."

Yoshiki was shocked by her appearance. Something bad did happen.

"Shinozaki?! What happened?!"

"NOTHING happened."

"Stop lying to me Ayumi! Tell me what happened! I need to know!"

"You don't need to know ANYTHING!" Tears started falling down her eyes.

"AYUMI!" Yoshiki shouted, holding her shoulders. He stared directly to her eyes. Ayumi was surprised a little and stopped crying.

"STOP hiding in the shadows and come out! We are all going to help each other out until we all feel safe!"

Ayumi blushed when she made eye contact with Yoshiki. His eyes were focused on her, looking determined. Ayumi's blush didn't show because her face was a mess. Yoshiki let go of her shoulders when she let him in. Ayumi set on a couch and told him to sit on the opposite side. She started explaining what happened.

"Me and Nakashima... Went to Sachiko and Yoshie's house... The Shinozaki Estate. Turns out they are my far away cousin... No wonder why we had a same last name. We were hoping... To find something that can help get back our friends' existence. We found this book called the Book of Shadows.. Which is full of black magic spells and is from the Medieval times... We found a translated version of a spell which was..."

Yoshiki listened to her carefully. There were some pauses, but she was still calmed down by him.

"... Revival of Corpses spell. We tried to bring Mayu back.. But the spell failed and backfired on us... I was about to get my throat cut off when... Hinoe came in... Saved us... But instead she got backfired and.. And then.."

Tears started to form in her eyes. It rolled down as she said the word,

"She died..."

"Ayumi... Why didn't you tell me? We could have helped you... We-"

"NO, YOU COULDN'T HAVE. SHE SACRIFICED HERSELF!" Ayumi bursted with tears . "WHY DOES EVERYONE DIE BECAUSE OF ME?! I DON'T DESERVE TO LIVE!"

"Just because they sacrificed their lives for you it doesn't mean you deserve to die! They sacrificed their lives because they wanted you to LIVE!"

"YOU DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL, YOSHIKI. DID YOU EVEN FEEL SAD WHEN OUR FRIENDS DIED?"

"OF COURSE I DID! WHO WOULDN-"

"WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS TRYING TO CHEER ME UP? ARE YOUR WORDS EVEN REAL?! OR ARE YOU JUST TIRED OF ME CRYING AND WHINING EVERYDAY? ARE YOU SAYING FAKE WORDS TO ME TO GET A MOVE ON?! YOU JUST WANT TO GET OVER WITH THIS. YOU ONLY CARE FOR YOURSELF!"

Ayumi knew this wasn't true, but the rage and sorrow inside her couldn't be controlled. These nonsensical words that hurt tore Yoshiki's heart like knives was unbearable for him. He couldn't stand it anymore.

"FAKE?! WHAT ARE YOU CALLING FAKE?! YOUR 'THANK YOU'S WERE A FAKE, NOT MINE. MY WORDS, MY FEELINGS, MY BEHAVIOR AREN'T FAKE!"

Yoshiki had screamed at her, everything he locked inside him has now been unlocked.

"MY WHOLE LIFE... BETRAYED BY WHO I TRUSTED THE MOST.. PARENTS... YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO LOSE A FAMILY? THINK IN MY PERSPECTIVE FOR ONCE!"

Ayumi realized everything Yoshiki said was true. He was in a worse situation than she was and she was keep crying in front of him. But the rage simply didn't go away, she tried hard to make it go, but it didn't work.

"THE ONLY FRIENDS I HAD... THEY ARE NOW DEAD. AND YOU THINK I'M SOME KIND OF A HEARTLESS AND SELFISH MONSTER?! ... I protected you, helped you, even risked my life for you and this is what I get. Words that rips my heart apart and a thank you that is not even spoke heartedly.. YOU are the REAL MONSTER HERE, SHINOZAKI!"

"I'M NOT A MONSTER! NOOO! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU SO MUCH! GET OUT OF MY LIFE!"

Ayumi was out of control. She screamed for a few seconds until silence set in. Yoshiki looked outraged, but he kept quiet. Few minutes passed, and Ayumi was thinking about what she said. Her words were harsh, her actions were careless towards her savior. Ayumi felt tears again, and she gulped and broke the silence.

"I... I'm so sorry, Yoshiki... I'm so sorry... I didn't mean it... I was out of control.."

"I wish.. You never saved me from the gym teacher..." He spoke quietly but audible.

"If you haven't saved me... I would have been expelled.. And I would have found another way... When you first encouraged me to stay in school, your tears... Convinced me.."

"I'm so sorry... Please forgive me... That wasn't me."

"If you hadn't appeared there. My life may have been bad, but at least better than this. The only reason why I stayed in school... Was because of you, Ayumi. You gave me hope. But now you made me worse. The only reason I stayed in school was because..."

"Yoshiki..."

"Because I fell in love with you on first sight."

Ayumi was shocked that he confessed to her. He loved her for this long and she didn't notice? She felt guilt flowing through her body with a flashback of moments every time she was mean and careless towards him.

"After you appeared, my hopeless life had found a purpose again. But now, since you... Don't want me in your life, I'll leave you alone." He said, standing up. He quickly got out of her house and ran to his house.

Ayumi quickly got out of the house, yelling Yoshiki's name. She tried to find him which she was unsuccessful at. She got to her home and broke down crying immediately.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier..." She said sobbing. "Why am I such a worthless piece of shit..."

Yoshiki packed his stuff at home. He wanted a fresh start. He knew he would never get over Ayumi but with the words he had been told about an hour ago, he assumed he would get hurt every time he saw her. He saw Satoshi's text. He replied "Good bye. I'm sorry." To him and blocked his friends' numbers. He didn't have much stuff to pack. He packed up quickly and started writing a note, sticked it onto a door, and left the house. He was on the streets now. His mind was unfocused and numb due to the impact at Ayumi's house.

'She hates me... She's the only reason why I was living but now...'

He realized he was on the crosswalk.

Then he heard a horn. It sounded like it was coming from a car.

He looked at the car, beeping and honking at him.

The car was driving fast towards him, but he didn't move.

It was a red light.

A loud boom was heard and everything went dark.