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[Closed] I eat ice cream

Who: Yato and Yukine
What: Getting ice cream and bonding, like two dudes do
When: June 14, afternoon
Where: The Near Shore, near Kofuku's place
Warnings: Yato is dumb, Yukine is tsundere, it's great.

There really had been a lot going on lately. So much that it was slowly tearing Yukine apart. From the multiple stings to the countless apologies, Yato knew that his hafuri was in desperate need of a vacation of some kind. Unfortunately, he couldn't really afford anything extravagant and he knew that Yukine wouldn't allow him to take a break from his ayakashi-killing.

So of course the next best thing was to just take his shinki out for the afternoon to get some much-deserved ice cream!

"Hey, Yukine, c'mon! I know you wanna get some ice cream with your super-awesome god~" He waves some bills at Yukine from across the room, smirking as if he has just won something. "My treat!"

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(Which one of them is keeping up a facade? XD)

Suddenly going from happy bouncing to a long silence puts Yukine on guard, and at the question he frowns and huffs out a short breath. He hadn't been feeling that down about it!

"Nothin'." And averting his gaze he goes back to sullenly poking at the ice.

Going by how Yato had acted when he'd become friends with Suzuha, is this really a guy he can talk to?
But then ... ... ... it will affect Yato's health if he keeps worrying over it.
Gyaaah...

Yato raises both eyebrows, lowering his hand. Seriously, Yukine? SERIOUSLY? But... well, this is part of why Yato wanted to treat him to something nice. Yukine seems to have been going through some serious shit lately, and Yato wants to offer him the opportunity to let it all go.

"Nothing, huh? Seems like that ice would have a different opinion. You're like... stabbing it there."

He points at the ice and smirks a little. "C'mon. You know you can talk to me."

[Insert comedic interlude of Yukine stabbing his ice until it turns to snow. Kakigori, anyone?]

Stab, huh. "Better the ice than you." He doesn't mean to keep troubling Yato with all his upsets, but there's just so darn many of them recently. And he's not emotionless like Nora.

...
Can he? Can he really talk to Yato? Yukine eyes him doubtfully for a long moment before looking away again. But then, he does seem a bit more serious than usual today. Well, his moods change fast. He's not going to unload what's on his mind until he's sure Yato will take it seriously.

Yato looks affronted at the comment. "W-what?! Why would you want to stab me?? That's ridiculous!" He holds a hand to his chest to complete the affronted look.

But the act drops quickly and he looks over his shinki's face carefully. Silly Yukine. You know he can tell when you're being dodgy. Gently, Yato kicks Yukine's shin. "Either you can just talk to me or we can, you know, do the fun thing where I torture it outta you."

'Cause that will convince him.

"If you try torturing me I'll tie you up and eat your ice cream."

He huffs out a breath sharply. Seriously. He'll talk to Hiyori about it instead.

His eyes go wide with hurt at the threat. He paid for those ice creams! He's going to eat his no matter what!! But...

He doesn't comment on it. No, he just lets a somber look overcome his face as he looks at Yukine.

"Hey. I'm not going to make you talk to me. But... I think you've been going through a lot and I'm a little worried about you."

Tch... See? So darn changeable. Now he's serious again.

Happily the ice cream sundaes arrive, so Yukine can ponder quietly for a bit behind their distracting presence.

As if it's only 'he thinks'. Although it's been a while since he's outright stung Yato, he knows that his other emotions have been weighing on him.

...

He's still not convinced that talking to Yato will help, but he figures he can at least do this much-

"It's really nothing to worry over. But... I should probably warn you that I might be ... nervous and scared tomorrow. I was invited to explore some old temple. Like, treasure hunting. It will... maybe... be dark in some places? But I'm going in well-prepared, and I'll be with other people, so I'll be fine."

He puts on a stubborn face, I'll be FINE, and starts shoveling ice cream into his mouth.
That's not all of what he's been worried about, but it's a legit part of it.

Yato is more than happy to start digging into his ice cream, letting the silence sit gently between them and waiting for Yukine to decide what, if anything, he is going to divulge.

But it finally comes out and ... Yato actually can't help the small, fond smile that creeps onto his face as he sits there with a spoon in his mouth, watching his adorable shinki. How did he even get so lucky to find Yukine? It's always amazing to him when he thinks about it in situations like this.

"I know you'll be fine," he starts with that because it's true and that's the most important thing for Yukine to know. Yato is sure Yukine will be fine. That's that. "You're pretty brave when you want to be. And you're a good judge of character usually."

He pauses, considering his next words as he chews on a couple of peanuts. "Are you a little worried about it though? It's alright if you are, you know."

Yukine glances up and gives Yato a confused look. Him, a good judge of character? ... Well, he hopes so. He needs to keep choosing who among the new guys to tell certain things to. It's exhausting.

The question has him pause sulkily. He doesn't like admitting things like this, but there's not a lot he can keep from Yato. Unfortunately.

"... A little. It's not like I'm going to get over not liking the dark in one go." ('Not liking' is an understatement.)

"Anyway, I'm sorry you might be feeling bad tomorrow. But! That doesn't give you an excuse to loiter around all day drinking beer! If I hear from Daikoku-san that you were a pain, I'll work you three times as hard the day after tomorrow."

He points his spoon at Yato to emphasize his point.

Well, at least some small part of what's bothering Yukine came out. Yato can content himself with that as he takes another bite of ice cream and then promptly puts on an affronted face.

"W-what?! I would never! I'm planning on spending tomorrow peddling my wares as a god of fortune, obviously."

Oh no, does that mean he has some new trashy knick-knack he's picked up? ~~You know it does.~~

Ugh- there goes the serious atmosphere, regrettably.

Ah, well. This guy is friends with a god of poverty, a vengeful god of learning and a war god who wanted his head for decades. What does he know.

"You know junk like that won't get you to actually be a god of fortune. But whatever." As long as he's still doing ayakashi hunting and doesn't drag Yukine along on these 'peddling' excursions, it doesn't matter.

Yato waves a hand.

"So says you! But I'm sure someone's bound to remember me because of it!"

Ah, but he leans forward, resting casually against the table, smiling softly to himself.

"I think I've been having better luck lately too. It... feels like there's actually people believing in me."

Yukine sits up, surprised.

"Really? You can tell? People besides Hiyori?"

That's amazing! Seriously! "It must be from the ayakashi slaying. See, you just have to keep at it!"

Oh. Oh yeah, Yato guesses he hasn't told Yukine about this yet. But the cute response has Yato grinning, obviously pleased with himself.

"Definitely people besides Hiyori. It's a totally different feeling."

His smile becomes a little less "gross grin" and more "gentle, genuine smile".

"I think it's probably thanks to you, you know."

He gives a small start at that, then his expression falls into a stubborn (embarrassed) grimace.

“O-Of course it’s thanks to me. It sure as hell’s not those stupid pamphlets you try handing out.”

He shoves his spoon viciously into the ice cream and takes a huge bite.

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