Being a dog wasn’t all that bad though. He found reactions different, reflexes changed, and his motions obviously not the same as walking and moving as a human. Changing back and forth between forms gave him a good advantage he couldn’t deny either. Even if it was Rin who controlled those changes (something he wasn’t all that happy about, despite his begrudging acceptance). Couldn’t change it, so whatever. Rin had his own things to deal with; Sousuke wasn’t sure if he could handle having people talking in his head. Besides, there was that other aspect of information and giving it to his shinki Rin had to tend to.
At least Sousuke admitted Rin was doing as well as he could. They were both learning this new world. And he wasn’t doing it alone. That part surprised Sousuke the most, considering he’d been adamantly against becoming a god’s shinki during his first day here. Being someone else’s thing wasn’t being responsible for himself, and he didn’t want to rely on anyone else for anything either. And yet for all that intent, he’d met Rin, the very first time, and accepted to be his shinki. Why? So he’d stop crying. At least, that’s what Sousuke told himself. But like the hot sauce in the omelet, he couldn’t find a solid reason for it, no matter how much he thought about it. Now, chasing Rin around with water, watching him try to charm the sakura petals off a tree, wandering around the castle, arguing over whether to jog in the morning or evening, all those things had happened. That… definitely didn’t sound like what he’d originally planned.
Nudge. Sousuke started out of his thoughts, jumping a little and paws scratching at the grass. ‘Oy!’ Did he seriously just… ‘kick’ him?! Well no, and it hadn’t hurt or anything, but still! ‘I bite.’ Give him something to think about next time he wanted to stick that food out and nudge him again. Hmph. ‘You did mediocre and you know it.’ But it’d be a lie to say he didn’t notice Rin improving in later training. Not that he’d tell him that.
Anyways, they had something else to focus on. This was the first time Sousuke had gone outside of this… god realm? The Far Shore as he’d heard it referred to. First time he’d been outside of Rin’s castle area in several days too. That was his choice though, of course. He looked up to the sakura tree, just in time to have a sakura petal land right on his nose. He snorted and shook his head quickly, backing up a step in the process before glaring down at the offending item. Which was so happily dancing down to the grass. Looking away, he walked closer to the tree and stopped beside Rin’s legs. ‘We can save meeting one for later. Let’s find the dog first.’ Like they had a choice, but whatever—
Hand. Sousuke blinked as Rin rubbed at his head again, right between his ears. And not just rubbing, but ruffling his fur to make it stand up. His expression went flat and wry again, but he only made a silent huff in his mind. Really, this happened plenty of tines now, he wondered if Rin even knew he was doing it. Fine. It wasn’t like it felt bad… Still looking at you like that.
‘Aa.’ He’d prove it all right. The moment Rin stepped forward, Sousuke followed suit, walking straight towards the tree trunk. Logic yelled at him to stop—he was literally going to smash his face into bark!—but he ignored it and… ended up with the tree behind him. He turned his head and looked up at the trunk. Then back in front of him. ‘This is Tokyo?’ The Near Shore? It was livelier than he’d seen for the past couple of days. Cars and people, the scents of a lot more than Rin and sakura hitting him all at once. He took in a few breaths, head moving back and forth a little to test the air unconsciously.
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At least Sousuke admitted Rin was doing as well as he could. They were both learning this new world. And he wasn’t doing it alone. That part surprised Sousuke the most, considering he’d been adamantly against becoming a god’s shinki during his first day here. Being someone else’s thing wasn’t being responsible for himself, and he didn’t want to rely on anyone else for anything either. And yet for all that intent, he’d met Rin, the very first time, and accepted to be his shinki. Why? So he’d stop crying. At least, that’s what Sousuke told himself. But like the hot sauce in the omelet, he couldn’t find a solid reason for it, no matter how much he thought about it. Now, chasing Rin around with water, watching him try to charm the sakura petals off a tree, wandering around the castle, arguing over whether to jog in the morning or evening, all those things had happened. That… definitely didn’t sound like what he’d originally planned.
Nudge. Sousuke started out of his thoughts, jumping a little and paws scratching at the grass. ‘Oy!’ Did he seriously just… ‘kick’ him?! Well no, and it hadn’t hurt or anything, but still! ‘I bite.’ Give him something to think about next time he wanted to stick that food out and nudge him again. Hmph. ‘You did mediocre and you know it.’ But it’d be a lie to say he didn’t notice Rin improving in later training. Not that he’d tell him that.
Anyways, they had something else to focus on. This was the first time Sousuke had gone outside of this… god realm? The Far Shore as he’d heard it referred to. First time he’d been outside of Rin’s castle area in several days too. That was his choice though, of course. He looked up to the sakura tree, just in time to have a sakura petal land right on his nose. He snorted and shook his head quickly, backing up a step in the process before glaring down at the offending item. Which was so happily dancing down to the grass. Looking away, he walked closer to the tree and stopped beside Rin’s legs. ‘We can save meeting one for later. Let’s find the dog first.’ Like they had a choice, but whatever—
Hand. Sousuke blinked as Rin rubbed at his head again, right between his ears. And not just rubbing, but ruffling his fur to make it stand up. His expression went flat and wry again, but he only made a silent huff in his mind. Really, this happened plenty of tines now, he wondered if Rin even knew he was doing it. Fine. It wasn’t like it felt bad… Still looking at you like that.
‘Aa.’ He’d prove it all right. The moment Rin stepped forward, Sousuke followed suit, walking straight towards the tree trunk. Logic yelled at him to stop—he was literally going to smash his face into bark!—but he ignored it and… ended up with the tree behind him. He turned his head and looked up at the trunk. Then back in front of him. ‘This is Tokyo?’ The Near Shore? It was livelier than he’d seen for the past couple of days. Cars and people, the scents of a lot more than Rin and sakura hitting him all at once. He took in a few breaths, head moving back and forth a little to test the air unconsciously.