"I'm so glad to see you two!" Yui smiled brightly, pulling away from the two gods. She took in their appearances while they were in god form.
Tsukito's hair was almost the same in human form as in god form- the only notable difference was the two, long things of hair that fell down around his face to his hips. He was dressed in a long sleeved Kimono with golden embroideries. The top of his kimono was white around the chest and black on the sleeves- giving way to a yellow cuff around the wrists, purple fabric sewn on under the cuff. He had on black, long baggy pants.
Takeru was a bit easier to recognize, having seen him before in the gardens- if only for a few minutes longer that his brother. He had three white stripes in his aqua blue hair and a golden hairband holding most of his spiky hair back- a few of his bangs still sticking out. His golden eyes were wide, surprise on his face. He wore a black and white necklace with an arch like golden charm on it. His god form revealed most of his toned stomach, having only a strip on the upper half of his body to cover up. His arm peace left only one of his arms covered, and his strip of cloth floated around him as if floating around in the water.
"W-wait, Weed, what are you doing here?" Takeru asked, taken back by her unexpected appearance. Yui frowned, looking back and forth between the two gods before taking another step away from them and placing right fist on her chest.
"Wait, you two... didn't know I was here?" Yui asked, turning to Hades, who quickly stepped forward.
"I-It's not my fault this time! I tried to tell him, but..."
~Flashback~
Hades took a deep breath before picking up the phone and dialing Japanese god of the seas and storm's number. He waited for someone to pick up for a moment, finally hearing a click go off on the other side.
"Hello?" Hades smiled, recognizing his old friend's voice over the line.
"Hello, Takeru." Hades answered back, hearing recognition on the other line.
"Whah! Hades?! Man, I haven't heard from you in months! How have you been?" Takeru asked, the phone crackling slightly when Takeru flopped down onto a seat on the other end of the line.
"I've been good. How are you?"
"I'm alight. So, why are you calling- you didn't seem like the kind of person to just call someone out of the blue without any reason." Takeru pointed out.
"Well, you see, I'm throwing a ... party, down here in the-"
"Woah! You mean a party down in the Underworld?!"
"Well, yes, I was going to say-"
"That's awesome! I'm sure me and Onii-san can come, when is it?"
"Tomorrow, about midday-"
"Yep, we're free! And who will be coming?"
"Everyone from school- well, the students anyways..."
"That's great, it's like a graduation party- that thing that Weed use to talk about! Too bad she can't come down into the underworld with us." Takeru sighed.
"Well, actually-"
"Well, thanks for inviting us! I'll let onii know now- talk to you later!" -Click-
Hades looked down at the phone in his hand in a cloud of depression, sighing before putting it down. "Such misfortune." Hades said, placing his hand on his face in utter shame.
End flashback
"You guys have phones?" Yui questioned, raising an eyebrow.
"Woops..." Takeru blushed, placing a hand on the back on his head. "Sorry about that, Hades." Takeru apologized.
"It's alright." Hades said with an amused chuckle.
"Kusanagi, why are you down here?" Tsukito asked, taking a step forward to stand at her side, glancing at her on his left. Yui looked down, frowning. It was probably the most difficult thing to tell one of your mortal friends that your mortality has reached it's peek.
"Maybe you two... want to sit down." Yui said quietly. The two Japanese gods sensed something was wrong, both becoming rather uncomfortable as they ushered themselves to the table to sit down.
The two kept their eyes on Yui, who pulled a seat away from the table and set it behind their chairs. The two gods turned to seats around in order to look directly at her. The three Greek gods stood in silence away from the three Japanese friends. Yui took her time to think before looking up at them, biting her lip.
"You two... you know I am... mortal, right?" Yui asked, choosing her world like when she explained it to Apollo.
"...Yes." Takeru said, keeping his eyes downcast. Yui fiddled with her white dress, not sure how to put it. By now the two gods had probably guessed why she was down here, but she had a feeling that, unlike the Greek gods, they needed to hear it from her.
"Honestly, I don't know how or when, my memory is a little fuzzy-" The two visiting Greek gods looking at her in surprise. "-but something must have happened because... I'm dead." Tsukito took a deep yet shaky breath before a few tears began rolling down. Takeru on the other hand clenched his hands on his knees. His teeth clenched shut as his body shook slightly as he kept his eyes ceased shut. Yui bit her lip. There was no easy way to break such news, but surely there was a better way than his she put it. Yui reached out and touched Takeru's hand, but he pulled away, standing up suddenly.
"I'm gonna... go for a walk." Takeru said, turning to walk out the door. Yui watched as he left the room, standing up to follow him. However, a small hand stopped her, grasping the end of her dress. Yui turned around to see the God of the Moon holding her dress, shaking his head.
"He needs to be alone for a bit.." Tsukito said, his voice cracking a bit. Yui frowned at the purple haired god. He looked like a lost little boy the way he held onto her dress, eyes downcast at the floor and hand shaking. Yui nodded and sat back down, scooting closer to Tsukito.
"I'm sorry you two had to learn like this..." Yui said, placing her hand on top of his. He nodded, keeping his eyes off of hers.
"I understand- it was best to hear it from you anyways." Tsukito nodded.
"Fairy-san, you said you didn't know how you died?" Apollo cut in, asking the million dollar question.
"It's normal." Hades suddenly said, catching the gods' attentions. "Usually a mortal can't remember how they died when they come her. Many start to remember after a few days to a few months. And then there are those who don't remember what happened for years, then a few who... never remember." Hades explained.
"Well how long have you been here?" Dionysus asked.
"Maybe over a month." Yui said.
"...You've been here for a while." Tsukito said, finally looking up at Yui. She nodded, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"But I haven't changed one bit." Yui smiled, causing Tsukito to smile back, placing his hand on her's and blushing.
"Yes, you have not. Not at all."
NOO! Takeru- I'm sorry I did this too you! I didn't mean to make you so upset *Cried a little*. Well, I mean, I kind of did, but only for story and plot purposes!
Heh, well, I hope that this is good enough for you guys. I'm not sure if the Norse Gods will come in next chapter or not- I think I'll add them in two chapters, just so we can have a chapter with Takeru.
At least we can be glad that Hades didn't forget to tell them about Yui- they Takeru just kept interrupting him is all! Yeah, I guess I just wanted to have that funny moment over the phone and a 'Hades' misfortune' joke...
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