Crying into her shoulder, he lifted his planted face off her shoulder and met her beautiful small-round face.
"Who are you, mister?" She asked him nicely with a soft smile.
"I'm- Hakai, call me Haki-Kun, please." He informed her as he took his arm off her shoulder.
"Haki-Kun, what a beautiful name!" She said with an innocent smile. "Want me to heal you?" She asked him again, worrying about his health.
"Hmm, please." He asked her as he barely managed the strength to stand up in front of her.
"Don't push it, pretty please." She told him while she walked in front of him.
"Hey, you all, please go home." The innocent girl asked of the people worrying about them catching a cold. Even though she understood nothing of what was unfolding, she still feared and cared. Even though the heavens brought her back anew, she still resembled her old self with her actions.
"Ama-Chan," Hakai uttered as he saw her in her actions.
"Haki-Kun, why were there people here?" She asked him nicely.
"Because they were here for you, our lady." A mysterious older woman stepped in.
"Ray the Guarding, please refer to me as Ray." Then, she introduced herself to Amaterasu.
"Okay, thanks. I will go heal Haki-Kun now." She told Ray as she went and held Hakai's hand.
"She knows how to perform her prayers?" Ray said with a confused expression. "This Amaterasu might be more skilled than the previous one, but whoever she is, our lady is our lady," Ray commented to herself, following behind the pair.
***
"Lord Shinigami." Shinka entered a dark tunnel. "I have brought upon great news." He informed his lord as he bowed onto one knee.
"Let me hear it." So said a figure whose only mystical eyes gleamed in the shadows.
"As you wish, my lord," Shinka answered with a bit of pleasure.
***
Mai was on an errand to the store when she felt a jolt of darkness nearby the shrine of lady Amaterasu. Knowing another otherworldly conflict unfolded, she turned away and kept on her usual path home. All while worrying for the person she had only just met. "I hope he's okay." She said to herself while tightening the grip on the grocery bag.
***
"Here, here, Haki-Kun!" The cute little Amaterasu pointed Hakai towards a beautiful room. "Lay here." She instructed him as a massive bed came into view.
"Why'd you bring me into your room Ama-Chan?" Hakai asked the little Amaterasu as he flopped onto what seemed like a double-king-sized bed.
"You seem tired, so when I heal you, I will let you nap," Amaterasu explained to Hakai in a cutesy manner.
"Oh, you little cute booger. Do your thingy thing, Ama-Chan." Hakai asked Amaterasu as he patted her head while his face sunk into her sheets. "It smells like Ama-Chan!" Looking into the sheet, he then dug his face into the sheet. "Ama-Chan-" Hakai sounded as tears stained the white sheets.
***
"It's so late. I need to sleep for school tomorrow." Mai said to herself while leaning back into her gaming chair. "His abs were so rough." She said while remarking on her encounter with Hakai. "Yet, his skin was so soft." She said while completely blushing. "Ehh? What am I saying!" She asked herself while holding her red hot cheeks. "Yes, anyway, time to sleep!" She told herself. Quickly walking over to her lamplight, she turned it off and hoped into her sheet without a second thought.
***
"Haki-Kun, wake up." The cute little Amaterasu, accompanied by her Guardian, poked into Hakai's chest.
"Huh? What? Morning?" Hakai said as he rose out of bed, scratching his eyes.
"Pfft, ah, eheh." Amaterasu laughed with her adorable round face. "No, silly, you're all healed." She told him, trying so hard to contain her laugh.
"What's so funny, you little booger?" Hakai asked her as he reached out his muscular arm towards her. Then, stroking her head violently, he caused her to feel dizzy.
"Nothing." She said, not trying to answer anything.
While the pair shared a burst of laughter, the guarding had another say. "Lord Hakai, a word, please." She asked in a very polite manner.
"Hmm, what is it?" He accepted her offer as he got off the bed and followed her to the hall.
As the pair approached a corner, they felt Amaterasu couldn't hear anything. However, as her nickname suggested, she followed and stayed hidden.
"Listen, sir, as you may know, I love your company and the quality time spent with lady Amaterasu." She said to start the conversation. "But the people feel a certain way about you and your stay. So it's not only about influence but also the bad deeds that follow your steps." The guarding explained cautiously. "I am terribly sorry and humiliated to say this to a God, but I must ask you to leave." She kindly asked Hakai while her head sagged.
"It's okay. I understand after I properly Ama-" he sounded regretful and downed. "But, please, raise your head, Ray-Chan," Hakai said without a second thought.
"Sir-" Ray tried speaking but was cut short by Hakai's add-on comment.
"But I will be here from time to time. I will be here for Ama-Chan's transition, and nobody will stand in the way, understood?" Hakai demanded with a stern expression.
"No, I don't want Haki-Kun to leave me here!" Amaterasu came out of her hiding spot crying. Then, running towards Hakai, she tossed herself into his arms. "Please, don't leave, Haki-Kun." She cried while looking at his face.
"I will never abandon you. I will never, ever not be there for you." Hakai ensured Amaterasu as he hugged her tightly. "But you see, Haki needs to go. This world and beyond it need his help." He slowly explained to her.
"Then, Haki-Kun, take me with you!" She demanded while pulling herself away from his arms.
"Can't do." He bluntly rejected her demand.
"Why not?" She asked him with tears still shimmering in her eyes.
"Because you're still small, and it's dangerous." He further explained to her while still crouching down to her level.
"But." Amaterasu tried retaliating.
"But when you become the strong and beautiful woman you were, then you can follow Haki wherever you want!" He informed her with a soft smile. Patting her head also seemed to do the trick.
"Promise?" She gently asked while wiping her tears away.
"Pinky, promise!" He replied with haste. He held his pinky finger out and upwards close to her. She reached out her tiny pink and swore on the spot to wait for that day.
"Pinky, promise!" The cute pair shouted in agreement.