Of course Rin’d find it cute; he didn’t have to get used to all the changes. But even with his grumpy attitude about it, Sousuke found himself doing… some dog things. Like running around between the trees and testing his reflexes by snapping at the ever-present sakura petals drifting around. Only to realize he had a big smile on his face (maybe with his tongue hanging out a little) when he turned to look at Rin over his shoulder. And saw him sitting there looking like a little kid who just found his best friend again or something stupid like that. And went back to being stoic again. At least until he found the ground too close and huffed at it when he jumped. But at the end of the day, more often than not, he found himself walking back to the castle alongside Rin, steps quiet and tail swaying in a happy beat as he talked about his experiences.
Regardless, he was grateful for the form. From what he’d heard on his first day, shinki didn’t get the chance to be this mobile more often than not, turning into inanimate objects and things. He would’ve hated to be stuck in a form he couldn’t move in. This worked out a lot better for him.
The world open around him again was once more hitting in so many different ways. The scent of the sakura was always there, mingling with Rin’s scent and the grass all around them. Sounds of the breeze and other unknown things far away from them that he could hear by Rin couldn’t. And the strange sense of being so low to the ground (obviously). Sousuke kept his head up and glanced towards Rin again. It was different being a shinki, but… what was the difference when Rin was a god? He heard prayers, of course, but what else? It wasn’t like Rin could “practice” being a god as much as Sousuke could practice getting used to being a shinki. Then again, it wasn’t like either of them had trained to go look for a lost dog.
The sigh and shake of his head, however, earned a flat look from the canine at his waist. He kept his mouth shut; what’d he expect? Rin was less than a week into this thing and he trained as much as Sousuke (which, in their case, was far less than the time they spent wandering around the castle, getting into fights, and generally getting used to each other’s company). ‘Aa. We both are.’ Proud as he was, like hell could Sousuke say he was already perfect at this thing. He was still having a hard time keeping a steady stream of water going in this form. He lowered his head and focused on the path again. ‘At least you hit the target last time.’ Not that the sakura tree cared about such a little ‘paff’ of love energy. And NO, Sousuke had NOT snorted when he saw that (he totally did). They might not have spent a lot of time training, but it was rapidly apparent neither of them liked to sit around and simply wait for something to happen.
‘We’re catching a dog. How hard can that be?’ Something drastic in this case would be Rin getting bit on the butt or something. But the mention of the ayakashi had him flatten his ears. Those things. He’d heard little about them, but that little made him not want to encounter them at all. They were dangerous and he didn’t want to put Rin in any real danger. ‘They plague humans, not dogs.’ So he was assuming. Hoping. He turned as Rin did, glancing towards the golden gate that glistened at the far end of the cherry blossom path. He Sousuke remembered those gates, meeting Rin for the first time so close to them… And back to the walk again until they came to the shrine tree. ‘Aa.’ Sousuke kept his mouth shut beyond that, not wanting Rin to get a headache like the had last time.
Until he said that. Sousuke’s ears flattened again and he rolled wry eyes up towards Rin. ‘I don’t get scared.’
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Regardless, he was grateful for the form. From what he’d heard on his first day, shinki didn’t get the chance to be this mobile more often than not, turning into inanimate objects and things. He would’ve hated to be stuck in a form he couldn’t move in. This worked out a lot better for him.
The world open around him again was once more hitting in so many different ways. The scent of the sakura was always there, mingling with Rin’s scent and the grass all around them. Sounds of the breeze and other unknown things far away from them that he could hear by Rin couldn’t. And the strange sense of being so low to the ground (obviously). Sousuke kept his head up and glanced towards Rin again. It was different being a shinki, but… what was the difference when Rin was a god? He heard prayers, of course, but what else? It wasn’t like Rin could “practice” being a god as much as Sousuke could practice getting used to being a shinki. Then again, it wasn’t like either of them had trained to go look for a lost dog.
The sigh and shake of his head, however, earned a flat look from the canine at his waist. He kept his mouth shut; what’d he expect? Rin was less than a week into this thing and he trained as much as Sousuke (which, in their case, was far less than the time they spent wandering around the castle, getting into fights, and generally getting used to each other’s company). ‘Aa. We both are.’ Proud as he was, like hell could Sousuke say he was already perfect at this thing. He was still having a hard time keeping a steady stream of water going in this form. He lowered his head and focused on the path again. ‘At least you hit the target last time.’ Not that the sakura tree cared about such a little ‘paff’ of love energy. And NO, Sousuke had NOT snorted when he saw that (he totally did). They might not have spent a lot of time training, but it was rapidly apparent neither of them liked to sit around and simply wait for something to happen.
‘We’re catching a dog. How hard can that be?’ Something drastic in this case would be Rin getting bit on the butt or something. But the mention of the ayakashi had him flatten his ears. Those things. He’d heard little about them, but that little made him not want to encounter them at all. They were dangerous and he didn’t want to put Rin in any real danger. ‘They plague humans, not dogs.’ So he was assuming. Hoping. He turned as Rin did, glancing towards the golden gate that glistened at the far end of the cherry blossom path. He Sousuke remembered those gates, meeting Rin for the first time so close to them… And back to the walk again until they came to the shrine tree. ‘Aa.’ Sousuke kept his mouth shut beyond that, not wanting Rin to get a headache like the had last time.
Until he said that. Sousuke’s ears flattened again and he rolled wry eyes up towards Rin. ‘I don’t get scared.’