The Storm and the Sun
"The Accident"
"Oh gods..." Susano groaned as he regained consciousness, "What the mother's home happened?" he looked up and saw the truck was completely mangled in the front.
"What do you think you're doing!?" Raijin's voice yelled and the kami walked up to the door, "Look at my car!" he pointed to his cloud, which was mangled and warped on the middle of the road.
"What the-" Susano stepped out, "What did you do-"
"What did I do!?" Raijin yelled, "I was just backing out and out of nowhere- BOOSH!" he yelled, "Pay more attention to the road, you hat head!" he shook his fist.
"Where did he come from?" Susano shook his head, "How did I not see him?" he murmured.
"I'm the only car for 3,000 miles and you crash into me!" Raijin looked at his cloud, "And you call me the idiot!" he groaned.
Susano tried to recollect the events, "I don't know how this happened..." he murmured, "I was just... looking at Ama- AMA!" he looked inside the truck.
"AMATERASU!"
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The storm god burst into his house with the sun goddess in his arms.
"Get that out of my way!" he yelled as he lumbered in.
"Alright!" Raijin ran ahead and completely slid everything off the dinner table, "Here!"
"Ama... Ama..." Susano laid his sister on the table, "Oh... Ama!" he cried out, causing lightning to strike outside.
"Jeez... She's out good!" Raijin spoke as he saw the bumps, cuts, and bruises on her body, "Where's your first ai-"
"Under the sink..." Susano growled, then slammed the table, "Damn it!" he yelled.
"She'll be alright!" Raijin ran back in, "Thank us we're immortal, huh?" he murmured and then handed him the first aid.
"I-I-I- RAHHHH!" Susano erupted in fury and stormed out.
"Wait- Oh..." Raijin growled and attended Amaterasu, "Always me with the dirty work..." he grumbled.
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"Ah... Ah..." Amaterasu groaned, waking up Raijin.
"Huh?" the kami looked up and saw Amaterasu open her eyes, "hey!" he called out and grinned, "Amaterasu! You're ok!" he cheered.
"What... What happened?" the sun goddess groaned, "My... head hurts..." she winced.
"You were in an accident-"
"An accident?" Amaterasu sat up, "What happened to Susano?" she asked.
"You should ask what happened to you!" Raijin responded, "You're the one that was beat up by it-"
"Where's Susano?" the sun goddess asked.
"He left angrily and hasn't come back since!" Raijin looked at his watch, "I think it's been eight hours."
"Oh no." Amaterasu jumped off, "Where did he go- Oh..." she growled, "Why did you let him go!?" she asked as she looked at her mirror.
"I was too busy with yo-"
"You don't let Susano go out alone!" Amaterasu groaned, "Especially not when he's angry!" she tried to contact him.
No response.
"No... no... no... no..." she shook her head and walked out, "Raijin-" she looked outside, "Susano can do great harm in his anger." she looked down.
"And this time, it will be all my fault."
"It's not-" Raijin paused when he saw it was starting to pour, but pour in gallons.
A terrible storm was striking the land.
"That must be him." Amaterasu murmured and walked to the porch, then extended her hand to catch some raindrops.
"These... are filled with sadness..."
A terrific lightning struck nearby, followed by five more consecutive ones.
"There he is." Amaterasu spoke, "He's over there!" she pointed to an area down the road, "SUSANO!" she called out and flew towards that location.
"Hey! Wait up!" Raijin spoke and called his cloud, then followed behind her.
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Susano stood in the middle of a powerful twister and glared at his feet.
The whipping wind was ripping up land, grass, and stone as it was bathed by water and lightning.
The god was growling and gnashing his teeth.
He could picture himself destroying the world with an all-consuming typhoon, calling upon the waters of the sea to engulf everyone and send them to a watery grave.
Despite his anger, despite his rage, it was all still quelled by the outpouring of sorrow.
"Susano!" he heard in the distance.
"No... It can't be..." Susano growled and covered his ears, "No! Don't look at me!" he called upon a great wind to push back Amaterasu.
"HRNGH!" Amaterasu groaned as she tried her hardest to not be swept away, "SUSANO!"
"WOAH!" Raijin was blown away with his cloud.
"GO AWAY!" Susano yelled back, "I-I-I DO NOT DESERVE YOUR COMPANY!" he added and the rain increased in volume.
"SUSANO! PLEASE!" Amaterasu cried, "Don't do this! Don't..." she shook her head, "YOU DID NOTHING WRONG!"
"I PUT YOU IN DANGER." Susano growled and clenched his fists, "I hurt you. I... I..." the lightning bolts increased in frequency, "I HAVE FAILED YOU AND MYSELF!"
Amaterasu screamed as the gales intensified to a point where even she could not withstand them, "SUSANO!" she was swept away.
Until she stopped.
"Let's get him!" Raijin appeared, his cloud shaped like a rocket, and grabbed hold of the sun goddess, "HOLD On!" he yelled and the cloud advanced.
"Just get me close to him..." Amaterasu told the kami, "I just need one touch."
"GET AWAY FROM ME!" Susano roared, "I DO NOT DESERVE SOMEONE LIKE YOU!" his rage was now nearly insurmountable.
The cloud rocket was faltering and it too was starting to be blown back.
"IT'S NOT GOING TO GO FARTHER!" Raijin growled as they were in a stalemate, "We can't-"
Amaterasu jumped on his back.
"Show me how strong you are." she told him.
"What?!" Raijin asked.
"THROW ME!" Amaterasu responded as she positioned herself, "DO IT!"
Raijin was hesitant, but the more he felt his cloud shake the more he wished to intervene, "I-I- GO!" he grabbed the sun goddess and chunked her towards the storm god.
"WAHH!" the kami and his cloud were finally blown away.
"BEGO-"
The tornado instantly died down and the lightning did as well.
Susano felt Amaterasu's warm embrace.
"You have not failed me."
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Susano looked down at the ground as the two touched down, the rainwaters still pouring down violently as they did so.
Amaterasu looked up to see the man's face, which he was hiding behind his straw hat.
"Susano-" she saw something trickle down his cheek, "Are you..."
"It's the rain..." the storm god responded.
"These raindrops are your sadness... I can sense it all around me..." Amaterasu mumbled, "Why are you so distraught, brother?" she cried and it started to get dark.
But this was a darkness that could be felt.
"I have put you in danger. Despite the fact that I care... so deeply about you." Susano strained to say it, "I was always the big brother, protecting you when I was able. Ever since you hid in that cave, I knew that it was I who caused you such pain. But I didn't want to accept it. I couldn't accept it, so that's why I am as crass as I am." he clenched his fists.
"Yet, despite all this, I have failed you."
Amaterasu looked up to him.
"That's why I am so distraught... and why you shouldn't." Susano patted her head.
"But you have not failed me. I am still well. That accident was but a minor setback." Amaterasu reassured him, "And the only reason I am distraught is because you are... because I too care deeply about you."
Susano looked at her, and his rains started to subside, "Ama."
"Susano... I could ask for no one else to protect me other than you, big brother." Amaterasu smiled.
That brilliant, shining smile.
The rains died out completely.
As did the deep darkness
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"Whelp... there goes my HBO." Raijin murmured as he saw his antenna was destroyed by Susano's gales, then looked behind him to see Susano and Amaterasu walking down the road.
The kami transformed his cloud in a bicycle with a clap and rode down to meet them.
"Hey!" he called out.
Amaterasu greeted him with a bow.
"Thank you, Raijin." she said softly and looked at Susano, "My brother is well now thanks to you."
"Well, it's alright that he's well, but have you see my antenna?" Raijin pointed to his house, "I was just about to finish watching Game of Bones." he grumbled.
"I'll fix it." Susano responded, "Thank you for helping my sister." he spoke.
"Yea yea- Wait." Raijin did a double take, "Did you just... thank me?" he said in disbelief.
"Susano is a kind soul once you get to know him." Amaterasu nodded.
"I am not." Susano responded, "Now get your red bean head back into your house and leave us alone." he growled.
"Well, that was a pleasant four seconds." Raijin sighed, "I guess I'll just watch some movies then." he murmured and rode back to his house.
"You didn't have to be so mean to him..." Amaterasu mumbled sadly.
"I have to... I have a reputation to uphold." Susano responded as he walked her inside their house, "I am the powerful and fierce god of storms and the sea." he said.
"Well does that mean you will be mean to me?" Amaterasu asked.
Susano chuckled, "No. At least not in the meantime."
Amaterasu smiled.
Susano smiled back.
Nearby, Raijin mumbled and pulled out a cellphone.
When you are the only person who ships Susano and Amaterasu, the world is your oyster!
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Jk, hope you enjoyed thus far!