HEY IT'S BEEN SO LONG I KNOW AHHHH

But that season tho

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A Skate, A Fall, and a Forever

"Yato! Don't leave me!" Hiyori clambered after him—as far as clambering went—along the body of ice. Her skates didn't seem to be doing her much good, as she was solely relying on the art of balance to prevent slamming down on her rear.

"Yato, I swear I'm going to kill you when I catch up!" He, in turn, swiftly danced backwards, skates gliding as though the blades were ice themselves, and stuck out his tongue. He laughed as she huffed in response, and then slowed down until her uneasy, graceless stepping led her beside him. Before he could protest—not that he was going to, anyway—she hooked her arm around his elbow in a vice-like grip and threw her weight onto him.

"Hey, hey, what's the point of learning if all you do is rely on others?" He quipped, and she shot a menacing glare his way.

"How'd you even get so good at this anyway?"

"Didn't you know?—I'm a god, Hiyori… I'm good at everything." She pinched his arm, and he yelped before chuckling. "Years of practice I guess, which is why I am your sensei today! Under my influence, you shall blossom as the potential figure skater I know you can be!" With his dramatic flair, and sudden turn on his skates, she smiled.

He smoothly spun her around, like some type of slow ice dance to ease her into the right motions. Her stepping became less rigid, blades catching the sleet at a good enough angle for her to glide rather stalk her way around.

Yato watched on, happy to see how fast she'd picked it up. He grinned, moving away from her—because he trusted she could handle that much on her own. Though, he was still cautious. So he remained few feet behind her in a just-in-case manner.

They were quiet, and he figured she was just concentrating too hard to speak, but he observed, amused by the cute expression on her face every time she went around a turn on the rink.

There wasn't anyone around, and he knew it was well into the evening, having opted to take the girl for her first skate at an empty, frozen pond.

His palms burrowed into his pockets, because the cold was maybe probably getting to him, but he didn't want to stop. He'd managed to snag the sleeping Yukine's jackets, still donning his usual trackwear, while Hiyori came prepared for the occasion. It was an interesting night, really.

Though, his face flushed from the cool air, he was ecstatic. Hiyori almost lost her footing once, falling backwards, arms wind milling as she squealed in panic.

The God shuffled forward and caught her, shooting a victorious grin towards the bashful girl in his arms, though he misjudged his feet and they both toppled over.

"Oh man!" He howled, cradling Hiyori atop his chest as he took the fall. She turned in his arms, eyes concerned but lips giggling, and propped herself up.

"Are you going to be okay?" She brushed some of the dust-like flakes from his shaggy violet locks, poking his nose afterward.

"My butt will bruise. Good thing gods don't poop, or else this'd hurt a lot mor—OW!" Hiyori laughed, rubbing his cheek after her palm had playfully collided with it.

"That was eventful. I think I am getting the hang of it, though." She rose, blades of her skates digging into the ice, gripping it like clammy hands at a pool edge. She steadied herself, and then offered him a hand.

"You know this may just result in us falling again, right?"

And they did, laughing and toppling over one another again. "Maybe we should just stay down here." Yato beamed, wiggling his eyebrows in a suggestive manner. He didn't mean it of course; his ass was quite literally freezing off. But Hiyori was always warm, so long as he held her against his front, his chest, he knew her heat would radiate into his heart.

She shooed him away, urging herself to her feet, knees wobbling, though stable enough to stand. She let him rise on his own this time, clapping her hands excitedly and adjusting her signature scarf around her neck.

"Brrr—it sure is cold tonight." The god claimed, quickly skating over to capture himself in her pink accessory, like a stupid fish swimming into a net. Hiyori squealed in shock, mildly falling back before his hands shot out around her waist. "Hiyori I can't see."

"You did this to yourself dummy," Her fingerless gloves peeled the scarf that bonded the two away from his face, letting it curl around his slender throat as it did hers. They were chest to chest again, Yato holding her closely as he skated backwards, leading her comfortably.

"Hey, Yato?" He looked down through his lashes, meeting her suddenly serious eyes. "What would you say if I told you I was thinking of studying abroad?" His smile faltered, and Hiyori noticed it right away. Slowing a bit, as though the question came totally unexpectedly, he looked away from her and weighed the idea.

"I mean, there's only so much I could do here. The better universities are out of the country, and I can easily get into medical institutes because of my dad. I just…" She trailed off, and he finally stopped, his arms snaking around her as he propped his chin atop her chestnut scalp.

"I'll go where you go." His face was flushed, because he never expected to say something so… sentimental. But she was grinning into his chest, and he felt that, so he was happy he said it.

"Thank you…" She began, then jumped against him, and they fell once more. "Thank you so much!" Her wet eyes pressed into his running jacket, and she sobbed joyfully into his neck as he patted her head.

They stopped skating, and instead, held eachother. Because if they were anywhere, they'd always be together. Even as they fell for a third time, painful giggles erupting into the cold night.

Doesn't it feel great to be a single, cat-loving, ramen-eating girl who can only imagine living so fluffily?

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Hella thanks to my reviewers:

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I also was incapable of doing artwork for this chapter, I've got a new job so it's been busy thus far. But hey, my schedule is changing soon so expect faster updates and more ART!

Better art too, I've been practicing in what free time I have.

I promise next chapter will be longer and more satisfying lol.

Thank you all for your patience and reading!

Until next time~