A/N: As promised, here is the next chapter. As you can tell both brothers will be paired with someone and I have plans for both couples, but for Tsukito and Yui specifically. I wanted to give all of you some fluff since I had taken a long break from this story. I promise longer chapter next go round! Enjoy!

Chapter 13 – Relinquish

Frustration gripped Yui like a second skin, and anytime she was stressed or unable to think clearly, she pulled out her sword and practiced. It wasn't anything that would impact the world, maybe not even life altering for most; however, for her, it could be. She questioned everything Tsukito did, examining it under a microscope, looking for his reasons for everything. Because for him, there had to be reason behind the gesture.

Taking her bag and carrying it for her. Why? Saving her a seat. Why? Catching her when she falls. Why? Maybe she was overanalyzing it all, but this is what happened when she was around this man…this god.

He never did anything by himself, or at least before he never did. Now? She honestly didn't know. Part of her hoped that something was clicking inside him, that maybe he felt something towards her, but she couldn't be sure. Hope could sometimes be a wonderful thing, and yet, sometimes cruel beyond measure.

From the conversation before, she knew he had saved her a seat because his brother had told him to, or suggested it. So why had he taken her bag? Takeru hadn't been around, the others had been fighting, and he just took it, carrying it all the way home. Something so simple should not require so much analysis, but she couldn't help it. The smallest act from him could mean so much…she wanted it to mean the world. She wanted him to feel for her what she felt for him.

Thus after dinner, as the sun started to set and the moon began to rise, she swung her sword praying for clarity.

"Weed!" Takeru called to her. He knew better than to get too close while she practiced. Her sword was sharp, and while he may be a god, he would much prefer not being run through with any sharp object.

Another slice and then she sheathed her weapon and turned around. Only one person called her weed, therefore, she knew who it was before she turned around. "Hai, Takeru-san?"

"You disappeared right after dinner. Are you all right?" He hadn't been the only one worried about her. The others had been as well since she had been abnormally quiet during the evening meal and had disappeared right after.

Nodding, she answered, "Just practicing."

He wasn't stupid. He knew it was more than that because he probably understood more than the others. She had talked to him before they had been reunited, confiding in him. The others may fight for her heart, but someone else already possessed it.

What she may not realize, his brother also had feelings for her. Tsukito may not understand them or be able to voice them – yet – but he still loved her. Takeru could see it on his face every time he talked about Yui, which wound up being a daily occurrence. The other gods old him to forget the human, but he couldn't. Even if Yui's life was only seconds to a god, Tsukito could never forget the girl with purple hair. To a god who had previously looked at everything as a mission or duty, Yui had helped him to see there was more in the world; and for that, Takeru was grateful to the girl.

Of course, she had not only helped Tsukito but she had opened up the hearts and eyes to all of the gods that had been forced to endure Zeus's school. Even Zeus himself.

"Want to talk?"

"Eh? No! I'm fine!"

"You used to talk to me. You came to the sea and would start spilling your guts. It was kind of annoying," he tempered his words with a smile and a wink.

Her eyes grew large and she gasped, "You…you heard?"

"If you didn't think I'd hear, why did you go out into the sea?" His brow drew up in confusion.

"Well…I did…but…ano…" she stammered and then looked at him directly, "When one prays to the gods, one does not expect to be confronted with it face to face."

Unable to hold it in, he bent over and laughed. Her logic was flawed and her reasoning left a lot to be desired. Really? She didn't expect to be confronted face to face? Unlike most humans she knew the gods really did exist. She had cohabitated, mingled, ate, and learned with them, and now she says something like that? It made him laugh and think she might have possibly lost her mind.

"It's not funny!"

"It is! Weed, you asked us to come back and when we do, you say something like that?"

He had her there and she knew it. Turning bright red, she narrowed her eyes and snapped, "I didn't know what had happened! And then you come back and…" Before she could say anything that would implicate her, she clamped her mouth shut. While standing in the ocean she may have confessed a few things she probably shouldn't have, but standing face to face, seeing them in person, it was different. She couldn't readily spill her guts, confess her feelings, or pray for her heart's desire.

Pulling her into a hug, he spoke softly, "I know. It's different, but we're here…he's here. Don't worry about the why's and just let it happen." He released her and left her alone after that.

Yui watched his retreating form with a furrowed brow. Did he mean Tsukito? Did he understand her struggles and her questions? Surely not, and yet, it felt like he may comprehend more than anyone else. Maybe even more than herself.

She wasn't sure how long she stood there, frozen where Takeru had just left her, but soon she heard rustling coming from her left and glanced into the moonlit lawn. An unbidden smile appeared on her lips when she noticed the Mood God settling down onto the grass, sitting on a blanket.

Just his presence drew her to him and as she got closer, she noticed he had laid down two blankets. He sat on one and beside him lay an empty one. Had he been expecting her? Or maybe he was waiting on someone else? "Tsukito-san?"

"Kusanagi Yui, will you watch the moon with me again tonight?" he asked. When he had come out to perform his duty as the Moon God, he had hoped she might join him. This girl made him do things that felt foreign to him, and at the same time, they felt so right. After she had left them earlier in the evening, he felt torn. Part of him wanted to go after her and part of him wanted to leave her alone in order to give her some space. But still he grabbed two blankets when he came out here in the hopes she would want to gaze at the moon and stars with him.

Grinning, she nodded and settled on the extra blanket. She should have known he wouldn't be waiting for anyone else. This had become their thing, something they did without the others intruding. Their special time. Or at least she thought of it as their special time. Maybe he didn't.

Takeru's words echoed in her head at that thought, "Don't worry about the why's and just let it happen." Just let it happen? It was not something she was used to do, but darting her eyes to the man sitting next to her, maybe she could for him.

Like the night of the moon viewing, she would just let everything happen naturally. Leaning back, her hands resting on either side of her, Yui relaxed, giving up her inherent need to search for answers. Takeru was right. The why's didn't matter. Right here, in this moment with Tsukito, that is what mattered the most. And when his hand grazed hers, his pinky linking with hers, she smiled as her cheeks turned pink and stared up at the moon with her favorite Moon God.

Behind them, standing in the shadow, a blue hair god smiled. Maybe his brother was finally realizing a few things on his own.