Yui stared at the door that Zeus just closed behind himself. Tears were beginning to form in her eyes and she felt as though she was torn in two.
"Kutanagi?" Melissa gently prodded. Receiving no answer from her, he slowly walked over to her and tugged on her suck with his stubby arm.
She jumped and looked down at the worried gaze of Melissa. She smiled and gently picked him up before placing him in her lap. She held onto him as though he were her favorite teddy bear that she used to talk to as a child when she felt lonely. Melissa was a little annoyed at this, but he understood that she needed comfort on her terms and he was willing to do that for her.
She shakily petted his head as a tear slid down her cheek. "I don't know what to do Melissa. My family is the most important thing to me, but I can't shake this feeling that... I-I should stay." Her eyes wandered down to the books that were scattered across her floor and thought about the gods themselves.
"They have all been working hard and I couldn't be more proud of them. I have found better friends in them than I ever had on Earth. I feel like someone important. For the first time in my life, I feel truly appreciated by someone outside of my family. I'm just..." Her voice carried off as she turned to look at the window behind her, gently placing Melissa on the table.
"I know that I probably won't be able to see my family again if I were to agree. The Gods have kept themselves from the limelight of existence to humans and managed to keep themselves as myths. I doubt they would be willing to bend the rules for a single human. I wouldn't let them risk something like that for me." She sighed and shook her head and looked down at Melissa. "Be honest with me Melissa, how would I be treated if I were to live with them?"
Melissa cocked his head to the side thinking. "Kutanagi, I honestly couldn't tell you. At least, not with any sort of certainty. In the past, Gods have always been jealous of humanity for one reason or another. You may be seen as an outcast, but you may also be seen as someone special enough to be brought to the realm of the Gods. To earn such a place is something that they don't take lightly. The fact that you are being offered such a thing by the king of the gods himself shows that you have earned your place."
She nodded before standing up and walking to the door. "Thanks, Melissa. I'm going to go out for a walk. I don't know when I will be back so don't worry if I don't get back before dark."
With that, she opened the door and shut it behind her without looking back at the doll sitting hopelessly at her.
-x-
Apollon and Dionysus were sitting in the library trying to figure out what they were going to do about Yui. Apollon had informed his brother of her importance and asked him to think of a way to convince her. Both were hunched over books searching for something, anything that could help them without raising suspicion.
A loud boom echoed through the chamber alerting the brothers to Thoth's entrance. The Egyptian God immediately stopped and eyed them. "What are you two idiots doing here?"
"We were looking for something to make Fairy-san that she is worth living with us." Apollon nervously stated.
Thoth nodded and made his way over to his desk opening up his book. "Do as you will. Just stay quiet."
The brothers nodded and returned to their reading.
A few hours and a hundred books later Dionysus stood with a defeated sigh. Finally, he walked over to Thoth and waited patiently to be acknowledged. He was smart enough to know that you didn't interrupt the God of Knowledge when he was reading and it was best to wait. Thoth eyed him suspiciously from behind his book before sighing and placing it down.
"What do you want?"
"I apologize Thoth-san but I was wondering if I could seek out your knowledge of human culture."
The elder God leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms. "Go ahead."
Dionysus nodded and looked back at his brother who was looking at him curiously. Turning back to the indifferent librarian, he decided what he needed to ask. "Are there any celebrations within the region that Kusanagi-san is from that would allow us to celebrate her?"
He quirked a silver eyebrow and raised his head slightly. "Why would you want to know that?"
Dionysus shifted uncomfortably from the gaze that Thoth was giving. "W-well... I thought maybe we could show her that she is worth it the human way since that is what she understands. If we were to do anything that was from the Gods she wouldn't fully understand the significance"
Thoth cocked his head and pondered for a moment before he leaned forward. Resting his chin on the back of his hands, he eyed the sun god staring at him in the background. "There is one particular celebration that you could use. Tell me, sons of Zeus, what do you know about the annual aging ceremony known as 'birthdays?'"