Hello, I'm back to fill some prompts. This one is for Ru-tama. I hope all of you that read this can enjoy it and please let me know what you think.
Ah, and as you read this, please keep in mind that all the book references I make are books that I like and the reason Yato doesn't like them too much is... well let's see if you get it.
DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN NORAGAMI
BOOKCLUB
Yato felt his brow twitch as he glared fiercely at the side of Hiyori's head. He hoped that she could feel his gaze burn.
It had begun a few weeks ago. Ever since Yukine became a blessed regalia, Yukine had been training with Kazuma. A part of him felt proud because his shinki, his "guide post", was working hard to become stronger, but he also felt a bit neglected.
Yukine was always up in the heavens and Kazuma was busy so he couldn't really bother him. Daikoku was running the shop and Hiyori...that's the problem he's currently facing.
A few weeks ago while he and Yukine had been on an all day ayakashi hunt, Hiyori had been all alone and she and Kofuku both found out they were avid readers and decided to start a book club and as Hiyori had said, 'Read the classic and most popular books." Unfortunately this meant that Hiyori wasn't paying that much attention to him and he felt oddly irritated.
Yukine was hardly ever around and even though Hiyori was around, she would hardly respond to a thing he said and would rather keep her head inside a book.
It all started with those vampire books. He didn't get why Hiyori liked them so much. I mean they were all shiny and could have cool powers like speed or see the future, but he was so much cooler!
He felt kind of weak with that defense, but he'd stand by it. He was a god! Of course he was so much more awesome!
"Hiyoriiiii! Let's do something!"
"Mmm," came her reply as she flipped the page of her book.
He ground his teeth in frustration. "Stop ignoring me!"
She placed her bookmark and shut the book as she looked up at him. He narrowed his gaze when he saw the pink dusting her checks. 'Damn, I hate that mister what's his face,' he thought.
"I said, let's go do something! I'm bored."
He sat next to her on the living room couch and looked at her pleadingly.
"Sorry, not today... I'm just waiting for Kofuku so we can talk about the book."
"You've been doing that all week! Take a day off for me."
She worried her lip and said, "We just finished the book, so we have to talk about it."
He put his hands up and let out a frustrated sigh. "What more is there to say about that mister what's his name other than," he raised the pitch in his voice and continued, "He's just perfect, so sweet, ruins all the guys in the world."
She flushed scarlet and stood up, "I don't sound like that Yato! And so what! I like Mr. Darcy's character!"
He stood up and responded, "All week Hiyori, you've been ignoring me! That's mean! I just... want to spend time together."
She felt guilty and a small smile found its way to her face. She nodded and said, "Okay, and let's make Yukine take a day off of training, so we can all be together. Is that okay?"
He gave her a side-long stare and nodded. "You promise?"
She nodded and held out her pinky, "Promise!"
He smiled and circled her finger with his own. He looked down at her warmly and when their gazes met, she took her finger from his own and pink colored her cheeks once more.
She sat down just as Kofuku made her way into the room. "Oh Hiyorin, did you finish reading? Bingley-"
Kofuku sat on the couch opposite her and Hiyori clapped her hands together as she responded, "Oh Kofuku, Darcy-"
He ignored the rest of the conversation. He had heard enough of Darcy and was pretty sure he hated that character. He was invisible again in their works of books.
He ground his teeth and walked out of the room. He hoped she'd get tired of this soon.
Yato is able to hang out with Hiyori, and Yukine. They have a picnic and Daikoku and Kofuku join them too, but once gain the trend begins.
Yukine is training, they're taking less jobs and he just knows that once Yukine is ready there will be no breaks.
He roams Kofuku's house with nothing to do and he feels listless. He feels a twitch to do something and move around. He needs purpose. Walking around the city seems too quiet and lonely. Daikoku is always busy with something and he and Yato have never really hung out, so that would be awkward. Tenjin is already annoyed with him, so he just stays at Kofuku's house and sleeps.
The only problem is that he always hears Hiyori squealing about the latest character she likes so much. He thinks it was a name of some sort of food.
He feels the irritation burn in his blood. First it was that pretty boy vampire, and then mister what's his face, and now bread boy. Ah, there we go, that character's name sounds like a type of bread. Garlic? Croissant?
He doesn't see why she likes those books so much. He's much better. They can have real adventures together. When he finds out there are three books in the series, he wants to pull out his hair.
It's too quiet when everyone has something to do and it bothers him. More than anything, he just wants her to notice him.
So, when he sees her and she's on the couch reading the second book, he looks at her for the longest time. He's sees many expressions flash across her face in the span of a few pages.
She worries her bottom lip and she can't seem to flip the pages fast enough. Sometimes her cheeks will be specked with pink and she'll use her hand to cover a small smile creeping it way onto her face.
Other times she sets her lips into a thin line and furrows her brow. She looks shocked and worried. A smile reaches his own face as he watches her. She's so pure and all her faces are so honest. He likes them all. He likes her.
She places her bookmark and closes the book and then looks up at him. He feels heat reach his face and ears and he feels so embarrassed that he had been caught. For how long had he been staring? She had only been a few pages in and now she was about half done.
"Oh Yato, what're you doing here?"
He tries to appear nonchalant, but he's not sure what to say, so he replies, "Oh you know...stuff."
He sees her brow furrow and as he walks toward her adds, "Where's Kofuku?"
"Oh, you must have been asleep, she and Daikoku both went out to get some groceries."
He hums and takes note of how her pale, slender fingers flick the cover of the book in her hands.
"You like what you're reading Hiyori? Is it one of those steamy books I've heard about, I didn't know you were into that."
He takes some pleasure in teasing her. He likes to see her cheeks red and she's paying attention to him.
"N-no! We-We're not reading that book series Yato."
He hums and asks, "Well then, what are you reading?"
She lifts the book and he notes the weird bird on the front cover. "Oh, it's a series about these games that are put on by the government in which-"
He takes this opportunity to get closer to her and notes how her words die out when he sits next to her. She becomes rigid when he lays his head in her lap. He looks up at her with a smirk and she only looks at him. Cheeks stained red- more than when she reads those books, he noted proudly- and her jaw a little bit hanging in shock. She is at a loss of words and his smile just widens.
"Read me some, I want to see why you like it so much."
She closes her mouth and blinks down at him. Some of her hair tickles his nose and he grabs some of it and plays with it between his fingers. Her hair smells like orange blossom.
She still doesn't say anything and is rigid. "Come on, just while Kofuku gets back."
She worries her lip, but then her body relaxes a bit and she opens her book and takes out the bookmark.
When she begins to read, he closes her eyes and plays with her hair. It's so silky and her voice is so smooth, he feels he can go to sleep here. He smiles when he realizes she didn't say anything about him staying on her lap. Silent victory!
"Are you still awake Yato?" She asks as she closes her book.
He opens his eyes and his brow is furrowed. He looks up at her and says, "That was interesting, a bit brutal, but better than your romance books. There's something I don't get though..."
She looks down at him and tilts her head.
He continues, "Well why does she treat pita bread like that? I mean, he likes her a lot, right?"
She sighs and responds, "His name is Peeta. P.E.E.T.A."
He waves his hand dismissively and she asks, "What do you mean?"
"Well like, she's not sure if she likes him or her friend."
Hiyori shrugs and says, "Sometimes it's possible to like two people..."
Yato shakes his head and says, "I don't think so, there's always just the one."
She quirks a brow and responds smartly, "Oh, and you'd know?"
Looking up at her he feels embarrassed, but he responds, "Yeah. I could only like one person."
He feels her squirm and looking up at her he asks, "What about you Hiyori? Do you like someone?"
He feels her discomfort and that reaction both makes him excited and nervous.
She doesn't look at him and he can feel her continue to squirm. "I-I don't know."
Looking up at her he realized that this whole time, silly as it was, that he had been jealous of those book characters she liked so much. He wanted to be the person Hiyori liked. He wanted to be the one she liked the best. No, he decided, he wanted much more than that. He wanted to be her one.
"Hey Hiyori," he began, "don't you think we have cooler adventures than that mister what's his face ever would?"
She laughs and responds, "I doubt Mr. Darcy would ever fight ayakashi like you do Yato... so yes."
"And I think I'm much cooler than a pretty boy vampire too."
She laughs. He's not really sure where he wants to take this, but he continues, "Bread boy though, I kind of like him. He's strong and he knows what he wants and although that girl doesn't know what she wants, he stands by her."
He sees confusion on Hiyori's face and he knows how he wants to continue, but he's a bit scared. This could change things.
"I-I'm sure...I mean I would..." He runs a hand through his hair because this shouldn't be so hard, but he can't find the words. He should just say it. 'I like you.'
He pushes himself up and gets off the couch to stand and face her. She flushes and he decides to take a risk. She can hit him and she can forget about it. With no words, maybe this is better.
He places a hand on her cheek and puts some stray hair behind her ear and approaches her face.
When he can feel her breath against his lips he looks at her and is confused when she only stares back.
He decides to go for it. He presses his lips against hers briefly and runs a hand through her hair. With just that touch he wants more. He wants to pull her body to his own and deepen the kiss, but he already feels bad from what he's done.
As he pulls away, he feels her lips begin to move against his own. He looks at her and she's scarlet. She covers her lips with her hand and isn't looking at him.
"I'm... I'm sorry about that Hiyori. You can just forget it."
She removes her hand and it appears she wants to say something, but his frustration is boiling and he says, "It's just…. it's hard Hiyori! I like you so much. You're important to me. Everything is better with you. I don't want you to hate me, so-"
His words die off when he feels Hiyori's body against his own and he feels her arms wrap around his middle. Her grip is tight and she nuzzles his chest.
"I won't hate you, I can't hate you. I like you. I like everything about you," she mumbles.
He freezes, not sure what to make of her words.
"I like you the best. You're my favorite person," she adds.
He lifts her chin up to meet his eyes and asks, "You don't hate what I did?"
She flushes and shakes her head, "I like you."
His face breaks out in a grin that he can't contain and he wraps his arms around her and spins her. When she's back on her feet, he peppers her head with kisses whispering, "You're the best."
She looks up at him smiling shyly and he feels it then, the heat that is ignited in him from her gaze alone. She backs up a bit and falls onto the couch. He cages her with one leg and an arm against the couch and with his other hand, he holds onto the base of her skull and pulls her in closer. He feels her breath catch and he pauses looking at her. She shakes her head and closes her eyes. He connects his lips to hers and feels the need to be as close to her as possible. She wraps an arm around his back and runs a hand through his hair.
She moves her lips against his and he follows. She breaks free from him and her cheeks are pink and she's out of breath. He smiles and kisses her forehead as he nears her again. There is a want and need for more and he feels he'll always be Hiyori deprived.
He kisses her again and tentatively runs his tongue on her bottom lip. She gasps parting her lips and as he prepares to deepen the kiss, they hear, "Oh Yatty, so bold!"
Hiyori pushes him off her and he falls to the floor. They look over and see Daikoku and Kofuku standing in the doorway. She gets up and smoothes out her clothes and mutters out an "I'm sorry."
Yato gets up and also smoothes out his clothes. He let himself get pulled in by her and he couldn't stop and he feels so embarrassed. He lets out a cough.
Kofuku who had been looking at them both with such a wide smile blinks and sensing the awkwardness says, "Hiyori, help me in the kitchen to make dinner and we can talk about the book!"
Hiyori nods and tells Daikoku, "I'm sorry..." He pats her hair and tells her, "Just not in the house next time okay?" She flushes at the prospect of 'next time' and follows Kofuku into the kitchen.
Yato also feels a bit uncomfortable so he thinks he'll go take a walk outside. Daikoku stops him by grabbing his shoulder and says, "You take good care of her."
Yato's face turns serious and he says, "Of course! I'll make her happy. I promised right?"
Daikoku laughs and gives him a pat on the back.
When Yukine gets home, everyone is in the living room and he notices a different vibe in the room. Kofuku looks joyous, Daikoku keeps giving Yato side-long stares and more importantly, as Hiyori is sitting on the couch with her book, Yato is dangerously close and peering over her shoulder.
Yato moves Hiyori's hair out of the way and rests his head on her shoulder. She flushes, but reads to him.
Yukine exchanges a look with Daikoku and smiles. It seems a lot happened while he was gone.
"I'm sure you'll get tired of him soon Hiyori," he jokes.
Hiyori tuns in his direction and flushes. Yato replies, "Whatever, Hiyori is mine!"
Yukine laughs. Yato keeps everything precious to him like a treasure and maybe he is right. Hiyori was his from the start. On the other hand, now he has some leverage against Yato. Beginning with "his goddess" and also "I'll make Hiyori the happiest girl in the world".
Yukine grabbed the food left for him in the kitchen and goes to sit in the living room. He sighs after a long day it really is the best to just come home. Regardless of the things that would come to change, he was sure this was constant: his family.
Hmm, I'm not sure how I feel about this, but I hope you guys had some fun with it. Leave some reviews please.