Kusanagi, Yui was returning home early from high school. She was a third-year student, and it was winter break; she had turned down hangouts with her friends, but they weren't surprised as she had barely participated in their clubs lately, and they couldn't remember the last time she had hung out with them outside of school. "Are you sure you don't want to get some coffee with us?"
It took a moment for Yui to register that someone was speaking to her; all she could think about was the gods and the time she spent at school with them. That's all she ever thought about every day, all day, for the last six months. "Oh, yeah, I promised my mom I'd help at the gift shop." It was a lie but believable, and she used it as her excuse for most things.
"Well, I'll be going this way," she said out of habit before making her way up the steps to her family home, void of her usual splendor. The young girl wondered how she had gotten there. She didn't even remember getting on or off the train. "Welcome home, Yui!" her brother Jun shouted excitedly, quickening his pace down the steps to greet her.
To his disappointment, she was in her own little world again, and she didn't hear him, much less notice him, given the zombie-like look in her honey eyes. Things had been like this for a while, making him worried.
Yui jumped when she felt a tight grip on her wrist, causing her to drop the katana slung over her shoulder, "Forgive me. Sorry for startling you." he said with a glum smile. She shook her head, "No, it's my fault for not paying attention. Please forgive me." They both reached for the sword, but she relented, letting him return it. "Thank you." She said with a fake smile.
Jun frowned at the action, noting that his sister was skilled at masking everything that gave away her genuine emotions except her eyes. He always knew his little sister's feelings because her eyes were so expressive. Yes, he and their older brother could always tell, but she never opened up to them, no matter how they tried.
It was the violet-haired girl's turn to snap him out of his thoughts now, "You're all dressed up, off to training school?" he smiled at her attempt to sound interested, "No, I'm off to my new position, I'll be working in big-brothers department starting today."
He wasn't surprised to see a look of shock on her face, "Really, I didn't realize that was today." Suddenly, she looked disappointed, and it irritated him. He just wanted to see her smiling again, and that's when it hit him. "Oh, I forgot!" he said excitedly.
She blinked widely at him, "Forgot what?" she asked worriedly. He pointed up the stairs, "Some boys are waiting for you at the house-" Yui's eyes got wide like saucers, a slight flutter in her chest giving her a burst of energy, "I think they said they were exchange students that went to school with you last year?"
Her chest was pounding painfully, "What? Are you sure?" She gave him a look he'd never seen before, "Yeah, they must be. Some of them have interesting attire and odd accents. Dad didn't seem to be sure of them, though."
Yui nearly started to sprint up the stairs before turning back to him. "Thank you! Oh, and good luck on your first day. I'll see you later!" He wasn't sure what to make of her speedy assent up the steps, "Hey, be careful! Watch your step!" he shouted.
Jun hadn't been sure of the boys either, some of them seeming a little old to be high schoolers, but one thing comforted him: for a brief moment, she looked happy.
Yui scrambled up the steps, swearing she heard her beloved friends calling her name. The sound of each voice propelled her forward, moving faster and faster every time she recognized one.
Making it up to the last step, she couldn't believe her eyes. The honey-eyed girl nearly tripped over her things and couldn't make herself breathe even though her lungs felt like burning. She stared at the gods before her in disbelief, her mind already trying to protect herself, echoing that it wasn't real.
Her father's voice caught her attention, "Welcome home, Yui." She turned to face attention him, finally letting out the breath she hadn't realized she was holding, "I'm home, Dad." she managed breathlessly. "Are you okay?" He inquired as he took in his daughter's breathless state.
"Oh, no, I'm fine! Just need to catch my breath, is all." familiar laughter in the air cut her more deeply than any blade could have, "I see you haven't kept up your stamina training weed." She turned her head slowly, taking a second look at the owner of those words before she could manage to speak herself, "Takeru."
Each syllable of his name was spoken like a question, hardly above a whisper. One after the other, they started greeting her, each with their own show of happiness in their body language and voices.
It was too much for her to bear. Clutching her fist with her head hanging lower, her lips trembled. All she could do to mask the tears that swelled in her eyes was to hide them behind her bangs. Apollon was the first to express his concern, "Fairy, are you alright?"
"Excuse me." She muttered coldly. Before she realized it, her feet moved from under her, rushing past them. Her father and the others called after her, but she kept running. She was just about to pass the gift shop stand, "Yui? What's wro- Look out!"
The girl's eyes had been blurry from the tears, and she accidentally ran into a customer, knocking them both to the ground. She hurriedly tried to get off of the person under her, apologizing. "I'm so sorry, please forgive me!" She didn't open her eyes until she felt a warm hand slide across her cheek, wiping a tear away before cupping it.
"You're not hurt, are you?" a familiarly calm voice asked with concern. Yui looked up, her brown eyes meeting amber ones; it was Tsukito. She scrambled backward, hurridly getting to her feet. "Yui! Watch where you're going!" her mother scolded. "I'm sorry!" the young girl blurted while quickly bowing before sprinting towards her room again.
Tears began freely running down her face, ignoring the people calling her name behind her. She slammed the door to their home open and rushed up the stairs before slamming the door to her room and locking herself away.
She slid down the door, crouching on the ground, tucking her face away in her arms as she cried her eyes out. She was so overcome with a slurry of emotions that she had actually passed out from the ordeal on the floor in front of her door. However, she only realized that when a knock came at her door, waking her up.
She didn't say anything at first, being too out of it to respond appropriately, but the knock came again and again and again. "Yui?" Came a sweet and warm voice. She gathered herself off the floor and looked at the door for a time as her eyes adjusted to the room's darkness. The sweet, melodic tune of her name came once more, "Yui? Can I come in, please? It's me, Balder."
Balder was about to give up when he felt the door knob creek under his grasp; he quickly let go so that it would move freely. The door only opened a crack, so he finished letting himself in, "Yui! I've missed you-" The blonde choked on his cheerful words, shocked by the sight before him. The girl he'd missed so much, crumpled on the ground in a dark, messy room, left him with no words at first.
Clothes were scattered everywhere, with books, some in piles around her desk and even on her bed twisted in pink sheets. Pictures were barely hanging on the wall, if at all, and there were broken pieces of glass on the ground. The God realized it was likely from the mirror in the corner.
He felt anger swelling as he realized this girl pitifully sitting on the ground before him was just as broken as the room they were in, and Balder was sure that he had played a part in it. All of them had. Her soft, melancholy voice returned his attention to her, "I missed you too."
Yui's eyes widened in shock as solid arms wrapped around her. She looked at the god kneeling before her, holding her. She started struggling to breathe as he slowly crushed her in his embrace, "I'm so sorry." he bit out, his breath tickling her ear and sending a cold shiver down her neck.
Her bottom lip quivered, and unable to speak, she hugged him back, holding him tighter than she had ever held anything. "I'm sorry, Yui. This is all my fault." Yuik screamed silently until he tucked her head to the nape of his neck, her face buried in his long locks; she began to let everything out again. They stayed like this for a while, Balder holding her and calming her with gentle words, reassuring her that everything would be okay. He felt twisted inside, half of him wishing she would stop crying while the other half was happy that she was holding onto him to do so.
When he thought she was done crying, he moved to pull back, wanting to wipe her tear-stained face, but he felt her small hands grip his jacket tighter, clinging to him. "Is it alright if we stay this way for a while?" her desperate plea caught him off guard, reminding him of their first encounter only the last time he had asked her that.
He stroked her hair reassuringly, though, with each stroke, he grew angrier, blaming himself for her reached state. Wishing that he had only been stronger. "Balder?" She asked timidly, pulling back slightly. He looked down at her beautiful honey-eyes, "Yes?"
When she realized she was ogling his bright blue eyes and handsome face. Yui blinked rapidly before gazing at the floor, "Are you all going to leave me again? I-" her mouth trembled anxiously as she tried to open up to him. Holding it in consumed her in a raging fire, her heart splintering under the pressure.
"I can't, no, I don't know if-" He patiently waited, letting her get it out at her own speed, rubbing circles on her back with his long fingers. His movements were soothing, and she took a deep breath in and out, trying to calm herself. "I don't think I can handle losing any of you again. I'd rather be dead."
After admitting her feelings, she couldn't look at him. Balder found himself wishing he had actually graduated from Zue's academy. He had no idea how to console an emotion like that, but he knew that if being by their side meant she would want to live, he would do everything he could to ensure that happened.
She shivered in his arms, the silence starting to brew doubt and anguish in her mind once more, that is, before she found herself being lifted off the floor, "Yui, you're coming with me." She struggled in his arms out of reflex, but his grip made her attempt futile. "What?" She stuttered more frantically than she had meant to.
"I'm taking you away from here," he said with a serious and stern look, leaving no room for argument. Yui found herself being carried down the stairs gracefully, flushing when everyone gathered in her living room saw her pressed against Balder's chest.
Everyone greeted the two until they saw the darkness in God's face, "What's wrong, Balder?" Loki asked with a panicked tone. "We are leaving." He said matter-of-factly, walking them toward the front door.
Yui looked around for her parents, who weren't in the room, "Wait! My parents-" Balder softened his look before smiling and kissing her forehead, "Don't worry, Yui. They won't realize you're gone."
Loki placed a hand on his brother's shoulder, preventing him from moving out the door with the human, "Balder, what's gotten into you?" Before he could answer, Apollon chimed in next, "Remember, Zeus said we couldn't force her to come back with us!"
Blue eyes glared into green, "Why don't you go look at her room? It doesn't seem forced to me!" Yui looked away from the gods when she realized they were all trying to stare into her eyes, looking for a measure of confirmation she couldn't manage. She settled for hiding her face in his neck when she couldn't handle it anymore.
Before she knew it, she was out the door, and a ring had formed around them. She closed her eyes when the light grew brighter and clutched onto him tightly. "I've got you." He reassured her with his warm voice. She relaxed after hearing that, putting her trust in the God.
She had passed out during their brief trip from the earth to Zeus' garden, and Balder walked through the academy doors intent on delivering her to her old room until Thoth appeared before him, skulking against a pillar. "Balder! Just what do you think you're doing?"
Balder looked down at the sleeping beauty in his arms before looking back at the Egyptian, "She couldn't stay there. I had to bring her back." he said calmly. The silver-haired god narrowed his painted eyes, "In case you forgot, Zeus' specific instructions were to-" Balder glared at him, blue eyes meeting one another in a silent battle for dominance.
"I know what he said. Kusanagi wanted to be here, and I was not going to let her stay in that retched place a moment longer." Thoth studied the young god before him, softening his approach, "What happened?"
Balder hesitated before telling him everything. When he was finished giving Thoth the details, the older god approached them, moving to take her in his arms instead, "Go, tell Zeus everything you've just told me."
Balder stepped back, not wanting to hand her off to him, but Thoth didn't waiver, "Now!" he commanded a bit harsher than he had meant to, but his emotions were stirring from the picture Balder had painted for him. While Balder did as he was told, Thoth finished carrying Yui to her old dorm room.
Pondering everything the Norde had told him repeatedly, he was sure he knew what was wrong with the girl, but he wanted to see what Balder had said for himself. Busting the door open, he placed the girl in her bed, tucking her in. Sitting on the edge, the god hovered over her, moving a piece of her brilliant purple hair out of her face. "Stupid human," he muttered to himself.
The sound of thumping coming from the dollhouse in the room interrupted him, "Huh?" came a groggy voice. "What are you doing here?" Thoth didn't answer. Instead, he stood up and looked down at the yellow and white muppet, "Mellisa, watch over the girl while I'm gone. Don't let any of the others in here until she's awake."
The doll squealed happily and was about to make an obnoxious amount of noise before the God snatched the creature up, squeezing him as he gave it a good shake, "Idiot, don't wake her up! She's been through enough. Let her rest."
Thoth tossed the doll before disappearing with a flash of light, reappearing in the girl's room on Earth, where a few other gods were still gathered. "Why are you all still here?" Thoth questioned, giving them all-knowing looks.
Thoth watched as Hades picked up one of the books near her pillows; the title suggested it had something to do with Greek mythology. "We've brought her misfortune," he said solemnly.
The Egyptian's eyes moved to look at Dionysus as he slammed the book he had been holding down on her desk; Thoth noted that it was a book about The Garden of the Hesperides, but didn't dwell on it. "Well, what did we expect after sending her away like that? We didn't even bother letting her know we were alright."
Thoth sighed, "We had more important matters to attend to than something like that." Apollon felt his divine powers bubbling at the surface, threatening to burst out. "No, we didn't. Maybe for the first week, but we could have checked on her sooner. We should have."
Thoth looked around the room and was confident he knew what caused their dear human to despair: "If you want to help her, then standing around here isn't going to do anything for the girl." His rough speech seemed to knock some sense into the three gods. Hade's nodded in agreement, "Thoth is right. We should go."
With that, any remaining Gods of the Academy were back in the garden, eagerly awaiting their beloved human to awaken. And after what felt like an eternity, Yui finally did, "Kutanagi!" The doll exclaimed happily. The girl rubbed her eyes to ensure the doll on her lap was real, "Melissa?"
The doll was chatting away, and Yui wanted to pay attention but couldn't focus on any of the words. She felt tired and wanted to go back to sleep. "Stay here, alright, I'll be right back!" The yellow muppet reassured her, and she was happy it didn't wait for a response before it took off, running out the door.
The young girl curled under the covers, tucking herself into a ball for comfort and warmth. She wasn't thinking about anything in particular, yet a tear ran down her face. She felt empty, cold, lonely, and yet the thought of someone being there with her was even more unappealing. Just as she had gotten comfortable, the sound of her door opening suddenly startled her.
Hearing footsteps approaching, she closed her eyes, pretending to be asleep, hoping it would make whoever it was go away. She didn't want to interact with anyone; it took too much energy, and she didn't have it in her. She could feel the person hovering above her, staring down at her. Still, she pretended to be sleeping. "Kusanagi?" A deep, rough voice called, nearly causing her to flinch.
Thoth looked at Melisa with irritation, wanting to scold the puppet, but decided to stare it down instead. "I swear she was awake for a few minutes before I left to get you!" the creature cracked under duress. Thoth bit his lip before sighing. He was weighing his options, though it didn't take him long to choose between them.
Just when the girl was sure her teacher was going to leave her, she felt his hair brush against her cheek and a hand on her back before his warm breath danced on her ear, "Yui, wake up." he was surprised when her body jolted, her eyes going wide, "Master Thoth?" she managed to stutter, blushing at his proximity to her.
He closed his eyes, trying to maintain his gentleness with her, not that it was difficult for someone like him, but because he didn't generally prefer a soft approach to anything. "You need to wake up now. You've been sleeping for over twenty-four hours. It's not healthy for humans to do that."
Her blush deepened as he kept his face hovering just above hers, his eyes penetrating a part of her that made her feel vulnerable. His eyes softened as he looked her over, "You're turning red." She turned away from him, but he touched a hand to her forehead regardless, "No fever, though."
When her face turned a deeper shade of red at the comment, Thoth suddenly felt silly. "Oh, I see then." as if the answer to her flushed face should have been evident to him from the start. He was surprised she managed to look him in the eye after he subtly addressed the elephant in the room.
He was about to pull away from her, stopping only because he saw her eyes shift to his lips, darting back at his eyes again only to just as quickly look away from him. The little reaction he hadn't solicited from the girl unexpectedly sent a primal urge through him, nothing he couldn't control, though he'd be lying if he said he wasn't tempted to purposefully make her blush some more for him.
Her voice pulled him from his thoughts, "Um, you're a bit close, Master Thoth." He thought about scolding the girl for saying his name in such a breathless and strained manner. She was clearly oblivious about how she looked and sounded beneath him, which only served to excite him in ways he knew better than to give in.
With a huff, the silver-haired god grabbed Yui's exposed wrist near her head, causing her to gasp. Squeezing her eyes shut, her heart fluttered wildly from the action. She only calmed down when she felt him tugging her up as he pulled back. Thoth let her go when he had her sitting up fully.
"Get yourself cleaned up and changed." Yui felt a stroke of panic rush through her and stood up to stop him from leaving, "Master Thoth, wait, I-" He almost hadn't looked back at her but was glad he had as she started to limply fall towards the ground. With ease, he made it to her in plenty of time.
He was surprised it took her longer than fifteen seconds to emerge from unconsciousness. "Master Thoth?" she muttered slugishly before trying to support herself again. "This is why humans aren't supposed to sleep for so long. You don't have to leave this room, but you must eat and do something other than go back to sleep."
She thought she saw a look of concern behind his glasses and nodded in agreement. "Thank you, Thoth." She smiled. Any look of concern she thought she had seen was replaced by irritation on the border of anger as he backed her up to the wall, slamming an open hand next to her head.
She flinched and pressed herself against the wall further in a failed attempt to put space between her and the looming god. He watched as a blush spread across her face and let his eyes trail down her body as she looked away.
Her body told him everything he needed to know in seconds, the way she had one hand pressed to her chest while the other supported her lithe, quivering frame, her thighs moving back and forth, rubbing together with the slightest twitch every few moments.
Thoth used his other hand to grab her chin, forcing her to face him. "How dare you," he growled in a hushed voice, his face moving closer to her by the second. "Have you forgotten who you are speaking to?" her breathing hitched like she was going to respond, but he didn't let her. He ran his thumb on her bottom lip, pulling it open slightly more than it already was.
"I'm the god of knowledge, so don't try to fool me with your fake smiles," he grumbled sternly. She let out a shaky breath when she felt him pulling his face back, but her relief was short-lived as he only moved so his lips were a mere inch away from hers now, "Also, it's been a while, so I'll remind you this once. You call me Master Thoth. I'll accept nothing less from you, Kusanagi Yui."
He wanted to bite her full bottom lip, his urges threatening to steal control from his naturally reserved self as he looked down at the beautiful, submissive girl pinned between him and the wall. He allowed himself to fantasize about pinning her against that wall, leaving no room between them, and how he would make her beg for it.
"Forgive me, Master Thoth." She looked down at her feet, biting her lip briefly when the words left her plush lips. Then, the last sliver of sanity regained control of his body, enabling him to rip himself from her before he took things too far. The god hurriedly headed for the door, "Hurry up, I'll have some food sent up shortly."
Thoth was beyond frustrated as he made his way through the halls, not only because he was pent up now but because if she had had the misfortune of being with any other god at that moment, there was no doubt they would have ravished her.
The more he thought about it, the more he was amazed that she had lived here for nearly a year without being claimed by one of her classmates, especially given how unaware she was of how her actions could elicit a primordial response from the opposite sex. "Idiot." he bit out under his breath before entering the cafeteria.
With the help of the spirits running the hall, he placed the meal order for her and sent it to her room before heading off to his library. If there was one thing he knew about her condition, she would need a balanced diet to help get her head straight again.
He rummaged through his brain as he recalled everything that tended to help humans in a rut like this and stopped dead in his tracks as his mind went down a feverish path. Saritonin was something she was lacking, and he knew of several pleasurable ways he could gift that to her.
The tall, dark god leaned against a nearby wall and tried to clear his mind, but it was useless. For her sake, he would have to satisfy his urges before daring to check in on the girl again. "Hey Thoth, how's Kusanagi doing?" Blue eyes opened to see the owner of the merry voice looking the boy over before honing his glare on the bottles the green-eyed god was carrying.
The boy backed up, matching Thoth step for step until he stopped encroaching on his personal space. "Dionysus! What has Zeus told you about making wine?" the boy chuckled, "It's only grape juice, I swear!" The white-haired god's nose twitched in irritation, "If you're going to lie about it, at least try not to smell like a vineyard while doing it, Drunk."
The boy laughed nervously, shifting the weight of the box into one hand while he sheepishly rubbed the back of his head with the other, "Oh well, guess you caught me." he slurred jokingly. Thoth felt his palm twitching with the need to strike something, and without much deliberation, he grabbed the Greek's free wrist and started dragging him to his library.
"Hey, wait up! Where are you taking me?" They were only a few doors down, so Thoth waited and decided to let him see for himself as he threw open the doors and yanked him in. "Hey! The others are waiting on me!" he shouted as the Egyptian yanked the box of bottles from the boy only to toss it on his desk hap hazardously.
Thoth responded by pushing the boy onto his elegant, green, and gold chaise lounge. He didn't give Dionysus a chance to protest before he got between the boy's legs, one hand pinning the boy's right hand and the other running up his shirt to caress the smooth muscles beneath it.
This earned him an unhindered moan from the young god, "Let them wait." Thoth said with a raspy, hungry voice. Dionysus didn't put up a fight and helped the other undress him. "It's been months. I thought you were bored of me." The pale olive-skinned boy teased before lathering Thoth's neck with nibbles and kisses.
The dark-skinned god pulled back only to quickly peel off his clothes, save the accessories, and flipped the boy over, giving his ass a smack that left a beautiful red handprint on his otherwise flawless skin. When the green-eyed boy bit his lip to quiet a moan, Thoth took a handful of his hair and pulled harshly, slapping his ass again until he got the response he had wanted to hear.
"That's right, moan for me, you delinquent." Toth got up only to sit and lean against his desk partially. Dionysus rolled over just in time to see his sexy lover take a wine bottle in hand, only to bite and pull the cork out, spitting it out on the floor before gulping down a copious amount of the red liquid with ease.
The Greek couldn't help but play with himself as he took in the beast of a man before him, watching him hungrily, "You should know by now, boy, that you don't have to break the rules if you want to be punished by me." Blue eyes watched as the boy feverishly fisted his meaty cock. "But Thoth, you're so sexy when you're angry."
The god's lengthy girth twitched with excitement, giving the boy a vicious smirk before downing the rest of the bottle and moving to hover between the Greek smooth thighs again, lining himself up to the boy's quivering entrance. Still, Thoth refused to give him what he wanted, stilling the jerking of his hips.
The white-haired god leaned over, pinching the smooth skin of his chest between his teeth, releasing only when he extracted a pained whine. "Please!" Dionysus begged with needy eyes as he reached around his lover's neck, trying to pull him close but to no avail. "Address me properly, boy, and I'll give you what you want."
"Please, Master, I-" The moment the magic word left his mouth, Thoth thrust into him mercilessly, setting the grueling and unforgiving pace they both wanted. The wonton moans spurred the Egyptian on, and he greedily changed his submissive position. With a grunt, he unwrapped Dionysus' legs from his waist, only to pin the boys' knees next to his head.
The men exchanged moans as Thoth's movements grew harsher, pounding into the boys' greedy ass, gobbling up his long thick member with ease, his cavern trying to pull the man deep and deeper. "Look at you being a good little boy for me. If only you were like this more often, I might indulge your needs more often."
Thoth's gaze shifted to the hand that darted between the boy's legs, watching hungrily as he pleasured himself, "I'm going to come!" The blushing drunk stuttered. Unfortunately for him, Thoth had no intention of letting the boy finish, "I don't think so, brat."
Dionysus whimpered desperately when his master clamped a hand over his girth, preventing him from cuming with him as he felt Thoth's seed pool deep inside him, filling him so deliciously he thought he would go mad, "Please! Please, Master, let me cum!"
Thoth let go of Dionysus' twitching member to reach for the bottle he had emptied when he caught the boy trying to touch himself again. "What did I say, boy?" he growled menacingly, causing his submissive to retreat his hand back quickly. Di's eyes widened when he saw the evil grin on his master's face, twisting the bottle back and forth in his hand.
"What are you planning with that?" the boy choked out, half aroused and half scared, "Don't act koi boy. I know you're stupid, but you're far from naive." The moment Toth pulled out of the boy, he replaced his cock with the tip of the bottle, pushing it in about halfway before stopping to savor the look on the god's face.
"Beautiful," Thoth whispered, kissing the breathless boy on the cheek a few times before standing and walking away; he was stopped as the boy desperately clung to his wrist, "Hey, please don't leave me like this, Master!"
Thoth smiled, liking his lips, "Oh, trust me, I'm far from done with you. That bottle is going to be filled with my cum by the end of this. That'll be your treat for tonight, and if you behave, I'll make sure you're taken care of, too."
Di's member twitched violently, nearly cumming from that statement alone, "Yes, Master." He couldn't wait to see what the god had planned for them. One of the benefits of being with the god of knowledge was that he always knew what his partner wanted and always delivered above and beyond what they needed.
The two of them proceeded to fuck for the next several hours, both severely underestimating just how pent-up they were. Thoth could have gone all night, but he eventually needed to check up on the girl and the others before Zeus returned.
When the boy got dressed, he moved to grab his contraband but was thwarted when Thoth hurled a book at his head, "Leave it!" He commanded. Dionysus protested, but the moody god wouldn't hear it and kicked him out.
Thoth didn't bother dressing himself until after he showered. Luckily, he had everything he needed, which made sense, considering his apartment was on the top level of the library. After a quick shower and a fresh set of clothes, Thoth made his way to visit the other gods.