Hi everybody! So, I actually watched the first season of Noragami on a whim, and then I fell in love with it... It took less than a month for me to finish both seasons then read the manga, so I decided to write a story for it... Hope you all like it! :)
WARNING *Possible spoilers up to the current manga chapter.*
Disclaimer: I do not own Noragami or any of its characters
Yato was like a black cat. Everyone whose path he crossed eventually met with misfortune. Sometimes it took a while, sometimes it was immediate, but always, without fail, the misfortune came.
It started off with Sakura. Maybe as a kid he didn't realize it, but now he knew, he loved her. She was like a big sister or even a mom to him. All he wanted to do was make her happy, but when he made her kill... the way she looked at him... it was terrible. He felt like his heart had been wrenched from his body when he saw that look because he had made her sad. And eventually when she found out about a God's greatest secret... It took a while, but her misfortune came.
So many people after that he had to kill for his father, he almost lost count. But at the time he didn't care, it was his nature as a God of calamity after all. And then Kazuma had come to him. It was strange for a shinki to ask for such a thing, for his clan's murder. But Yato took the job like it was any other. That was the second time he brought such great misfortune onto others.
Even when Bishamon stated that he was their savior, he knew it was a lie. No matter how anyone looked at it, he had killed. In the past, it hadn't seemed quite so bad, but then he met Hiyori and Yukine.
And they were so innocent and pure. They didn't know of his horrible past and everything he'd done. How much misfortune he would bring onto them, already had. It was his fault Hiyori ended up the way she did after all.
But it was so wonderfully ironic when it was Yukine who brought misfortune to Yato. He blighted him so much, nearly to death. However, even then, wasn't it Yato's fault, at least a little, that Yukine had to go through everything he did, unable to live a normal life? And after the ablution Yukine was so good.
He hadn't blighted Yato even once since. Then came the fight with Bishamon, when Yukine nearly died saving Yato. Of course Yato was thrilled when Yukine turned into a hafuri for him. That kid really was amazing... and Yato knew he didn't deserve him.
Next there was Hiyori. She had sacrificed so much for him, even saved his life on many occasions. And still could never grant that wish she made. He could never return her to normal. He knew cutting ties with her would do just that, but he was to selfish. To selfish to let her live out the normal, safe, life she deserved.
He even had to rescue him from the underworld. And of course another death resulted. Ebisu... He had been a true God of fortune, he actually helped people. And even though Ebisu reincarnated, Yato couldn't help the guilt every time he saw the kid. Because no matter what anyone said, Yato would always blame himself for Ebisu's death.
All he wanted was to be a God of fortune. He wanted so desperately to make people happy, to be loved and wanted, to be good. And it was so hard when everywhere he went, bad luck spread to those around him like a plague. But Yukine said he would help Yato. He would help him to become the God of fortune he always dreamed to be. So despite all the hardships, and failures, and mistakes, he kept trying. Because he knew, he would never achieve his goals if he didn't try.
Did you like it? Please leave a review and tell me what you thought, I'd really appreciate it, and thanks for reading! :)