Disclaimer: This disclaimer remains valid for the entirety of this story. I own nothing you recognize. Some scene excerpts are taken from and/or based directly on contents of the game, with help from Mikayla's English translations of the Kamigami no Asobi game (link to her translations masterlist will be added to my profile).

Summary: Kusanagi Yui is a girl who has never had anything extraordinary occur in her life. Or so she thought, until a mysterious young man decides to crash into her life and tell her otherwise.

Characters: Kusanagi Yui, Kusanagi Manabu, Kusanagi Jun, Kusanagi Mother, Kusanagi Father, Akane, Keiko, Mysterious young man?!

Author's Note: This story is primarily based on the otome game version; there may be loose references to parts of the anime as well. In keeping with the style of the game, this will be told in first-person from Yui's point of view.

Warnings: SPOILERS. This will absolutely spoil events from the Kamigami no Asobi game, so if you don't like spoilers, please wait to read this until after you have played it!
Other than that, there are no current warnings. I will update this as needed.
The current rating is T; I will update the rating as needed as well.

Prologue

I'd left the station after waving goodbye to my friends Akane and Keiko. We had brought our high school days to a close after our graduation ceremony with a long session of karaoke and plenty of our favorite snacks. Only a few weeks later, they'd be headed off to university. I thought to myself, "They probably won't have time to hang out again before leaving, as they'll be so busy packing and preparing for their big moves. I wonder if today was the last time I'll see them before that…"

I breathed out a small sigh and adjusted my bag over my shoulder, watching the ground as I walked. I shook my head, trying to break out of the depressed feeling settling in before it grew too deep. "You'll see them whenever they visit for the holidays," I assured myself, recalling how we had pinky-sworn mere hours prior. We would plan a get together every time they were scheduled to return home.

I reminded myself that it wasn't the time for regrets; I had to be happy for my friends and think about my own future as well. A little less than a year prior, just days after entering my third year of high school, I had finally made my decision and told my family: I would take over the Kusanagi shrine – my family's shrine – after graduation. Of course, they were a little surprised when I had told them; I had even surprised myself a little, too. But it really was the best solution, for both me and my family. And I could still continue my education through distance courses with Tokyo's Kokugakuin University to work towards my kannushi certification.

My family was really supportive of my choice, and even a little grateful. My parents no longer had to worry about the future of our shrine, and my brothers no longer had to hold back from doing things they were more interested in, in case they were tasked with inheriting it. Manabu could turn his internship into a career if he wanted to, and even Jun could choose his own path after finishing his university studies in a couple of years.

I abided a moment at the bottom of the steps before climbing to the shrine, and my home, to gaze up at the gate. I felt my resolve strengthen at the sight. "Yes," I assured myself with a resolute nod. "This is the right path for me."

I take the first step.

Author's Note: I know, I know! This isn't Search for the Cure OR The Water of Life, but this little plot bunny would not leave me alone. Blame it!
And, hey, at least it's brought me back to the world of fanfiction, so perhaps I can pay those more attention.
I just wish my plot bunnies would produce one-shots instead of multi-chapter fics... they're so much more difficult for me to maintain, even if I have written out the entire plotline. There's just not enough time in the day for them all. :c

As always, please tell me your thoughts! I'll try to update when possible, but there are no promises as to how quickly that will be, unfortunately. My apologies! I appreciate your patience.