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Hiyori's eyes shot open with a start and she quickly sat up in her bed. It had felt like just a moment between entering her body and opening her eyes, but as she well knew from all the school she had missed, there was real no way to tell how long she had been knocked out for. She looked to her left and saw Yukine sitting on a chair he had dragged to her bedside.
"You're sick?" He asked dryly with a frown on his face.
Hiyori nodded weakly.
"Yes, it's just a fever, from being out in the rain." She mumbled the second part quietly, the last thing she wanted to do was make him feel guilty for saving her life and memories.
"I was really worried." his tone was more gentle now.
"I'm sorry I made you worry Yukine." Hiyori replied as she slipped her legs over the side of the bed to face him. "I'm glad you and Yato were there for me, I would have been really panicked if that had happened while I was on my own."
"By the way, where is Yato?" Hiyori asked, looking around her room she didn't see him.
"He went looking for a wet rag to help your fever, how are you feeling?"
"Okay I guess, better than earlier, but you know what will really make me feel better?"
"What?"
"A big hug from my favorite Shinki!" Hiyori held out her arms expectantly and smiled. Yukine's ears turned pink.
"I-I'm going to go tell Yato that you're awake now!" He half-shouted, flustered and making a brake for the door, "Y-you should stay in bed okay."
"Okay!" Hiyori shouted in reply, she wasn't sure if he could hear her, it seemed like he was already down the stairs. Hiyori leaned back into her pillows and giggled to herself, she was just teasing him, though she was a little disappointed he hadn't taken her up on that hug, she supposed his flustered reaction more than made up for her disappointment.
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Yukine rushed down the stairs, he decided to start looking for Yato on the first floor, his cheeks and ears were still burning. He slowed his pace down as he walked to the front of the house to start his search. He was a bit upset with himself, getting so flustered over a hug, seriously! He chastised himself. I hope I didn't hurt Hiyori's feelings running away like that.
He checked the living room, Yato wasn't there. Maybe if I apologize she'll let me hug her? He paused, wondering if he should change his train of thought, no, I'm not thinking anything wrong so Yato should be fine, he reasoned, There is nothing impure about hugging a close friend when she asks. I'm sure I would've heard by now if I had stung him.
Yukine made his way to the first bathroom, but before he could open the door heard noise in the kitchen down the hall. He sighed, I should have known.
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Yukine found Yato, but now he wished he hadn't, he wished that he could go back and continue pretending that the God was else where in the house for once actually doing what he said he was.
"Hiyori is sick and you're here, eating all her food!" Yukine couldn't remember the last time he was this mad at his master.
Yato flinched, for the second time today he was caught in a dangerous and completely explainable position. He really had just come down to the kitchen to find a wet cloth, then he saw the fridge and thought Hiyori might be hungry when she woke up. So of course he heated up the stew for her, and of course he had to try some first to make sure it was still fresh, he didn't want her to get even sicker! It was out of the kindness in his heart he took such big spoonfuls, he was just being a good friend! But, such as earlier, he didn't have time to explain his selfless actions before Yukine jumped up high and kicked him hard in the sternum, knocking the wind out of his lungs and sending him off his chair, down on to the floor.
"Oi! Is that anyway to treat your master!?" Yato shouted from the ground.
"Shut up! What kind of God steals from the sick?"
"Children should mind their own business! and I wasn't stealing anything, I was testing it to make sure it was safe for Hiyori, you should be thanking me!
"Thanking you!? You barely left anything in the pot, there's not enough for a freakin' stray cat, let alone a person!"
"Yeah, well I had to be sure that it was okay." Yato mumbled looking just a little guilty.
"Wow you two sure are loud, I hope you're not fighting over something silly." Hiyori's head poked around the wall.
"Hiyori, I told you to stay in bed.- "HIYORI! you're awake!"
"Yeah, that's what I came down here to tell you, before I found you eating her food." Yukine glared at Yato, annoyed he had been cut-off, "She says she's feeling better now."
"It's honestly just a fever," She pouted slightly embarrassed at the fuss they were making and that they were here and she was still in her pajamas. "You guys just caught me at my worst."
"Hiyori!" Yato jumped off the ground and trapped her in a bear hug, "We got so worried when you were late to Kofuku's house and you didn't pick up your phone or respond on twitter."
Hiyori flinched at his shouting in her ear and from his sudden closeness but she didn't have the energy to push him away or hit him again. That was taken care of for her. Yukine grabbed Yato by the back of his scarf and slammed him to the ground, he was seeing red, here he was struggling to decided weather or not it would have been inappropriate to hug her even when she asked, and his master had just jumped up and trapped her without so much as a moments hesitation.
"Maybe I should just stay in the floor today, if everyone is just going to keep pushing me down here."
Yato's stomach choose that moment to give out a loud growl, he paled. Yukine looked ready to hit him again.
Hiyori smiled at he scene in front of her.
"That's right, we were going to go get lunch together. I'm afraid I don't feel much like going out, but there is a bit of stew in the fridge that you're welcome to eat."
"HE ALREADY ATE THAT!"
"I was testing it!"
"Well then, how about I make something for you two and we can just stay here." Hiyori turned to the pantry.
Yukine held out his hand for Yato to grab, and helped lift him off the floor. Once he was up Yukine let go and wiped his and against his pants. Yato pretended not to notice.
"Aren't you hungry too Hiyori?" Yukine asked.
"Not really, but I don't mind making something for you both." She replied.
"No, no, that won't do at all, Hiyori." Yato spoke up, "Yukine and I will make something for you." Yato gripped her shoulders and started push back towards the stairs. "You go back to bed and relax, we'll be up in a few minutes with some hot soup."
"I don't know," Hiyori resisted, "it's really not a problem for me to make you something." And I'm worried you'll destroy the kitchen.
"Just how long do you think I've been a God? I can do something as simple as making soup!" Yato seemed genuinely upset that she was doubting him.
"He's right Hiyori, you go and relax, we'll bring up the food and then we can all eat together."
"Okay, I guess." She really didn't know if it was such a good idea to leave them alone in her house when they fought so much.
"Oh Hiyori, before you go, let me just give you this." Yato walked up to her and untied his scarf and wrapped it around Hiyori's neck, knotting it in the front with a bow.
"There." He stepped back to get a better look, "That should keep your soul from popping out again, keep it on until you feel better, okay?"
"R-right! Call me if you need anything." With that she hesitantly made her way up the stairs back to her room. She wondered if the old scarf actually had that ability or if Yato was just trying to put her mind at ease, either way she did feel comforted with it on.
Hmm, this is an OT3 Family/Friendship fluff story, but when ever I try to write a Yato+Yukine scene they kinda end up bickering... OTL
But next chapter they're cooking together so I'll try harder to make it work!
This was supposed to be a long oneshot. I cry as I start working on chapter three