They must learn to forget her, the way she will eventually forget them.
~.~.~
"She brought us dinner again."
"…"
"Even after you told her not to concern herself with us anymore."
"…"
Two men – or rather, boys, stood on the grounds of a shrine belonging to Tenjin, their attention directed at two bento boxes placed next to the offertory box.
The one who had spoken was Yukine, a shinki who served the minor God of war, Yato, who, till now, had kept silent, and merely stared down at the bento with his bright blue eyes. The blonde child glanced over at the jersey-clad God sulkily.
There was only one person who knew how hard it was for them to have a proper meal thanks to this God's severe lack of income; she was the only one who would bring them homemade food, or treat them to a small feast at a fast food joint.
Iki Hiyori.
Yukine missed having her around. She had been so kind, and so warm; she had saved them, and yet, they were keeping their distance and avoiding her…
"We are doing this for her."
Yato's voice cut through the night like a blade, startling Yukine, "if we want her to stop losing her body and continue living well in her own world, she has to stay away. "
His piercing blue eyes met Yukine's warm orange orbs as he continued flatly,
"The further, the better."
Yukine winced at the bluntness in Yato's voice and looked away, reaching, instead, for one of the bento that was rapidly cooling in the chilly night. He sat down heavily in front of the offertory box forlornly, and began to eat the dinner that was so thoughtfully packed for them.
She was going to forget about them, and then return to her normal life as a happy human, capable of making friends and memories, capable of living a comfortable life with her loved ones…
A lump rose in his throat, and Yukine hastily swallowed a large mouthful of rice in an attempt to get rid of the urge to cry. At the same time, Yato sighed, and stretched out on top of the offertory box. And then, he rolled over to his side so that his back faced his shinki, who was sniffling as he continued to wolf down his dinner.
Gods and their shinki share mind and body, and Yato's chest ached as Yukine's sniffling became louder and more consistent.
His eyes narrowed.
Daikoku had said before that severing a bond is harder than forming one, and Yato couldn't agree more. But at least, he reasoned to himself, gradually fading away from her memory was less painful to bear than having to sever that bond with his own two hands.
Yato clenched his fists resolutely, chest still throbbing uncomfortably as he continued to sense Yukine's troubled thoughts and emotions.
He would rather die than put his shinki through that sort of torture.
So I finally caved in after the fourth episode of Noragami and read the manga. XD This is basically about how Yukine and Yato feel about having to keep Hiyori away from them in order to cure her habit of losing her body.
Just in case you're wondering what the difference is, "gradually fading away from memory" refers to how people just forget about Yato and Yukine's existence after some time, while "severing the bond with his own two hands" refers to how Yato and Yukine severed Kofuku and Urasawa's bond in the fourth episode.
To be honest I'm not too sure where I'm going with this, or what I was trying to convey. Even though she would forget about them either way, I just felt that it would be really sad if Yato and Yukine had to end up literally "cutting" their bond with Hiyori.
Though, now that I sit down and think about it, I really can't decide which is sadder. DX
Anyway, hope this is an okay read for you guys~