Title: Remembrance
Prompt: Anything you want (Future, no spoilers)
A/N: So school kicked my butt. Uh..I tried really hard for Yatori but it changed into something else.


"Come! Sekki!"

Yukine's name flashed, his body transforming into Yato-san's beloved blades. They glimmered, light reflected off the dangerous sharp edges.

Yato tilted his head before addressing the girl, "It's not a particularly strong ayakashi, wanna come along, Tei?"

"Yes!"

Tei, or more formally known as Teine, was the new addition to Yato's shinki clan. She was a petite shinki, dressed in a cream-coloured sundress with a pale, tan cardigan for warmth. Brown hair in a high-ponytail and bangs framed her ten-year old face and large, amber eyes filled with determination to serve her god.

Yato grinned, "Relax. Just keep calm. Yuki's also there to help."

"Got it!"

"Atta girl. Come! Taiki!"

It wasn't the first time Yato had called upon his newest shinki, but this was the first time he called her for battle. Her name glowed in reassuring warmth from her upper arm and she felt her body transform into a scarf. Teine flew towards Yato's neck and rearranged herself to rest comfortably on.

The ayakashi was something along the likes of a porcupine. It was massive but because of its size it was also incredibly slow. Yato perched on top of a building, assessing the best method to attack it.

"Looks kind of cute…"

"Tei, this isn't the time to find ayakashi cute."

"Well, if you put aside the fact it's causing damage and the size of a 15-story building, it could be cute Yuki."

"I guess…"

"What are you going to do, Yato-san?"

"I don't think it's something that Yuki can't cut through." Yato replied. "But I don't think stomping and chewing is the only thing it can do."

"Agreed."

"Okay."

"Let's go." Yato jumped down from the pole and approached the ayakashi.

It noticed Yato and turned towards the god. It roared and its spikes started wiggling "Smells…good. So good!"

"Yato-san, watch out!"

Spikes erupted from the back of the ayakashi, destroying parts of the building but more importantly heading straight to Yato. Cursing, Yato jumped back and deflected spikes with Yukine.

"That's a lot of spikes."

"Thanks Yuki, I didn't notice."

"You can't keep deflecting with me Yato."

"I'd rather deflect then get skewered."

"Yato-san, I can help!"

The god grinned and ducked behind a building to collect his breath. "Gotcha, we're counting on you Tei!"

"Yes!"

Yato darted forward, outrunning the spikes aiming for him.

"You who would desecrate this land of the rising sun…"

The ayakashi releasing more spikes while trying to back away but the scarf around Yato's neck shimmered and Taiki moved, swatting the spikes aiming to harm Yato away as if they were lightweights. Sekki glimmered in Yato's hands, ready to slash upon his master's commands.

"With my advent, I, the Yato god lay waste with the Sekki and the Taiki and expel thy vast defilement!"


"Hehh! Tei-chan is amazing! Protecting Yato like that on her first battle!"

Teine nearly toppled over when Kofuku grabbed her in a celebratory hug.

"T-Thank you, Kofuku-san."

"Eat up! Congratulations for a successful hunt!" Daikoku said, bringing in ingredients for hotpot.

"Food!" Yato smiled in glee and dug in, making sure that Tei got enough meat. Yuki rolled his eyes and put vegetables into her bowl. He scolded Yato that one cannot simply just eat meat, vegetables were important too.

After dinner everyone separated to do their own activities. Daikoku and Kofuku sat on the porch, staring up at the moon chatting while Yato perched on the window edge, cradling his shrine, lost in his own world and thoughts.

Yukine and Teine were under the kotatsu, they declared it their own area as both shinki's hated the cold. Teine couldn't help but tease Yukine since she thought because of his name he would love the cold.

"Hey Yuki?"

"Hm?"

"How come Yato-san doesn't get a bigger shrine or his own house? Not that I don't like Kofuku-san's place, but I thought all god's got their own."

"Yato never found the need to get his own place, Tei. He likes it here. He would never admit it but he gets lonely." Yukine shrugged, snuggling deeper into the kotatsu.

"Even with us?"

"The more the merrier."

Teine hummed, eyelids growing heavier from the warmth of the kotatsu and the food. Curiosity held off sleep as she asked once more, "What about the shrine?"

She couldn't see since Yukine was facing away from her, but if she could Teine would've seen a nostalgic with a tinge of melancholy cross Yukine's face.

"It was from his first believer. He wouldn't dare change it for another."


"Yato, it's been awhile."

"Bishamon."

"Geez, the two of you! Can't you be a bit more friendlier than that?"

Bishamon, Yato, and Kofuku continued chatting (arguing?). Everyone was gathered in Bishamon's shrine waiting to be transported to the heavenly meeting. Yato thought of this idea since he didn't like the idea of Teine being alone, so he always brought her here so she'd have company with Bishamon's shinkis'. Teine nudged Yukine, "Does Yato-san not like Bishamon-sama?"

"I wouldn't say dislike…"

"Veena and Yato-san had a complicated past, Teine." Kazuma said behind the two, he was dressed smartly in his military-style uniform. "Yukine, your tie is a bit messy."

Yukine sighed and undid his tie, "No matter how many times I do this, it's never perfect."

"Here Yukine." Teine looped the tie around Yukine's neck and tied it in a perfect knot. She brushed off dirt from his jacket. "You know, I kind of wished you dressed like this all the time."

Yukine tugged at the tie, wincing jokingly when Teine swatted his hands away to fix the tie again. "Easy for you to say. This tie always chokes me."

Yukine, like Kazuma, also wore a military-style jacket. While Kazuma's buttons, collar, and cord were red, Yukine's set matched his eyes, a golden-orange. Dark slacks and dress shoes completed the look. In order to look tidier, Yukine slicked his normally wild hair back leaving only a slight side-swept fringe on the right side of his face.

"Yukine, are you ready?"

Yato strolled up, clad in his own coat. He also had matching buttons, cords and collar with Yukine and dark slacks but Yato wore combat boots and had a cape pinned to one side on his back. His hair was tied into a low ponytail.

Yukine nodded.

"Good, the sooner we go the sooner we can get out of this." Yato grumbled, bending several joints in his body as if trying to stretch the restrictive clothing. He turned to Tei, "Sorry you can't come with but we'll try to come back fast Tei."

"No worries. Have fun!"

Yato scoffed, but ruffled her hair. He and Yukine waved goodbye as the gods and blessed regalia transported to the heavens for their meeting.

"Yukine's so lucky. " Teine heard Kazuha whisper behind her. His twin, Karuha mumbled a response too.

"Remember when they came to save that girl? Can't believe he became a blessed regalia in a short amount of time."

Teine felt a bit proud of how Bishamon's shinkis' were jealous of Yukine but at the same time curious. Yukine and Yato never mentioned a girl that they were close with. Another shinki? Or another god? Before Teine could ask for more information, the tall shinki, Kuraha shushed them.

"Quiet. Now come in for tea." Kuraha beckoned for Teine to follow.


Months passed and Teine grew into her role has Yato's shinki.

She watched how Yato would act childish in one moment and then turn serious in another, whiny and attentive, spoiled but not selfish.

She watched how Yukine would always act like he was one moment away from smashing Yato's face into the ground, but she knew how deeply he cared for Yato, giving him direction whenever Yato was lost. He also taught her how to avoid temptation otherwise she'll stab Yato. She still shivered at Yukine's story of his own sins and purification ceremony.

Teine also observed Yato's weird habits. Whenever he's strolling through town, he would stop and stare at any long-haired girls in light purple uniforms. Every time he would lift an arm up and reach for the girl, but shook his head to clear his thoughts when Yukine spoke softly, reminding Yato what he should be doing.

Yato's other habit every night was to hold his shrine. He'd trace his name in front of the shrine with careful, careful fingers. His gaze would be so nostalgic and just so sad that Teine wanted to snap him out of it, but Yukine would stop her.

"He likes to have this time to himself, Teine."

Yukine would also have the same look in his eyes and it made Teine part sympathetic and part frustrated because she wanted to know. What made the two people she cared for make them so sad?

Close to a year when Yato named her, Yato brought her and Yukine to a cemetery.

"Tei, I know you've been curious so I thank you for being patient."

"S-sorry…" She guiltily toed the ground. Of course, she forgot that whatever she felt it was transmitted to Yato as well.

Yato huffed, "No I'm also to blame as well. Kuraha told me the twins mentioned about her so of course you would be curious."

Teine perked up. "Her?"

Yukine crouched down, wiping some leaves off of a grave. "Iki Hiyori."

Teine bent down and observed the grave. It was well-kept, clean with a bouquet of flowers left in front of it. She noticed the date of birth and day Iki Hiyori died, around fifteen years ago. Teine couldn't help but think why would Yato and Yukine friend a human.

"Who was she?"

Yato smiled.

"My first believer."


Yato told her everything.

How he was a pitiful god without any believers and lived in people's memories by doing odd jobs and hoping no one would forget him.

How a human saw him for a few moments and tried to save his life by jumping in front of a truck to push him out of harm.

How she saved him countless times.

How she made him a shrine.

His past.

Teine listened to everything Yato had to say. The only thing she said when Yato asked her if she would leave was to call Yato an idiot and punched him in the head.

Yato laughed and gave her and Yukine a hug.

Teine never felt more as a family with the two of them when Yato whispered to her his true name.

The feeling solidified when the next day Yato's shrine was out in the open and she saw next to the representation of Yukine on the back of the shrine was a butterfly, representing her before Yato named her.


End notes: the kanji character for Tei's name is 滞.

In one meaning it can mean protection, and defending which is why I based her shinki form as a scarf to deflect things. Her role is a more protective one while Yukine would be the offensive.

The other meaning is stagnate, arrears, and overdue. I think Yato would never forget Hiyori ever, which is why I choose this kanji character.