Requested as a prompt on tumblr by petalsandtime, "yatori with a basket of kittens"

"You know he's just going to want one even more after this, right?" Hiyori glanced away from the kittens in front of her towards Yukine. The younger boy was in absolute heaven in the cat café, having long abandoned her and Yato as he played with various cats and followed them around.

"And maybe someday, that'll happen. But for now, this is the best I can do." Yato answered, picking up what looked to be a fishing rod with a string and a plush fish at the end and waving it around.

She smiled and nodded, "It was pretty thoughtful of you to bring him here."

His eyebrows raised at her praise and he immediately grinned, "Of course I—ow!"

He flinched and winced and Hiyori stared in confusion until she saw the culprit crawling up over his shoulder and starting down his arm, trying to get the toy that way.

"You know that's cheating…" He still winced from the tiny kitten claws going into his skin, continuing to whine even as Hiyori reached over to pluck the cat off of him.

"Is it really cheating if it's just smart enough to try a different route than the others?" She scratched the ginger kitten's head and it purred in response. "Anyway, you'll fight off ayakashi and other gods but can't handle little baby claws?" She commented with a laugh.

Yato pouted and pointed towards them, "I don't care what anyone says, those things are sharp as hell; their teeth too. They just hide it behind a cute face."

"Sort of like you." Hiyori answered as she continued to play with the kitten, not looking up.

"W-what?"

When she did look up, she saw that he had quickly turned a bright shade of red. Realizing what she said, she corrected, "I-I just meant—you're a lot tougher than you look? I—nevermind, I'll shut up now." She sunk into the floor as much as she could, avoiding his eyes and focusing instead on the cats.

"You called me cute." She heard his voice comment in disbelief.

Her head snapped upward, "I did not!"

"You implied it!" He practically shouted back, causing a few people to start looking in their direction.

Hiyori covered her face with her hands, "Just leave it for now, please. Don't make a scene. We came here so Yukine could have a good time."

"For now." Yato answered, stressing the word 'now' with a smug expression.