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Chapter 7: The Ramblings of a Drunken Goddess

A/N: Because why not?

Mizuki poured another cup for his master who let out a contented sigh.

'Y'know, Mizuki?'

'Yes, Nanami-sama?'

'Isn't this shrine always hot? Like – really hot?'

Mizuki sipped his sake and smiled. 'It is, Nanami-sama?'

'Yeah. It's just… stuffy.'

Mizuki chuckled to himself as Tomoe suddenly slammed the screen door open.

'Nanami. It's long past your bed time. You won't be able to wake up for school on time.'

'Now you,' Nanami said, pointing an accusatory finger at Tomoe, 'you are so freaking hot and cold! One day you're all "I like you, Nanami! Then the next, you're pushing me away, "it's not proper, Nanami!" What does that even mean?'

Tomoe stood, chagrined at her use of words.

'At least Mizuki's upfront. Is attempted rape upfront?'

The snake bridled as he glanced at Tomoe.

The girl shrugged before chugging another cup of sake.

'Another please, Mizuki?'

As the familiar hastened to sate her thirst, Tomoe stood, his tail swishing back and forth in impatience and indecision.

'Nanami,' he hissed through gritted teeth, 'Nanami, you have an exam in the morning.'

Usually, those words would break through any reverie, but today was different.

Staggering to her feet, she wobbled over to him, raised herself on her tip-toes and glared at him in the eyes.

Expecting a serious command, Tomoe winced as she opened her mouth to speak.

'You're so short!' she giggled, 'you're one of the shortest guys I know, but your ears make you look bigger!' With a hysterical laugh, she shook her head ecstatically.

Tomoe glared and blue flames danced on his finger-tips.

Nanami's expression became serious as she reached for Tomoe's face.

Keeping himself still, the familiar anticipated a gentle apology. Which wasn't what he received.

'W-what are you doing?' he asked, shocked.

Nanami continued fluffing his hair up, with the same serious expression.

'I'm looking for ears.'

'WHAT?!'

'Well you have fox ears, but do you have human ears beneath your hair?'

She laughed as she ran her fingers along his forehead.

Tomoe backed off, his eyes running along her state of dress to find a muddy school uniform. He shook his head.

'You should take better care of yourself.'

'Why should I when you take care of me?' she beamed childishly before dancing off to Mizuki on unsteady feet.

'Hissssssss!'

'Um, Nanami. What are you doing?'

'I'm being you, Mizuki!'

They both cracked up and started hissing at each other.

Tomoe face-palmed dramatically. With an elegant heave, he lifted Nanami from "slithering" on the floor with Mizuki into a bridal style lift and marched her from the porch.

'Tomoe?' Nanami groaned.

'Yes, Nanami?' he said, his tone growing soft.

'I'm gunna be s'hick.'

He had just enough time to deduce what she was saying before she was noisily emptying the contents of her stomach (sake, sake and… more sake) onto the ground outside.

Instead of recoiling in disgust, he gently stroked her back until she'd finished before taking her to the bathroom to brush her teeth.

She shivered slightly without her school blazer. The heat from earlier had evaporated with the sun.

Inside him, two Tomoe's fought for attention.

Just hug her! One pleaded.

You know that's not proper! Another provided with a sneer.

Who cares about what's "proper"? If destiny can bring together a human and a yōkai, what's to stop them loving one another?

The other Tomoe didn't get a chance to reply before the real thing wrapped his arms around Nanami.

What was left of Nanami's soberness pricked tears in her brown eyes as her familiar's heart thumped against her chest and his silky hair tickled her neck.

To think she'd gone from a dirt-poor girl with a gambling dad to a goddess in love with her own servant was beyond her.

Sometimes love worked in mysterious ways.

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