Nice introduction to the story. I'm interested to see more of your work.

Hiyori had offered for Mine to stay at her house for the night, as Yukine once had, but Yato politely declined, saying that Mine was better off sticking with him for now. So they all went to Kofuku's house, and Hiyori went home after retrieving her body.


Mine was very timid all evening, barely talking to anyone, and once everyone was ready for bed, she fell asleep almost immediately. Yato stayed up to watch her, and though Yukine protested that they all need sleep, he remained awake all night.


The next morning, Yato was struggling against sleep, and pulled open the curtains to let sunlight in. “Wake up Yukine, Mine. It's time for breakfast.”


Yukine woke up immediately, yawning. “After breakfast I have work again. Daikoku is gonna yell at you again to stop freeloading, so I have to do enough work for both of us.” Although his voice held a tinge of complaint, Yukine wasn't angry. He knew that Daikoku really loved Yato deep down, and didn't mind the banter between the two.


Mine, on the other hand, flinched in her sleep when Yato opened the curtains, and began to cry. “Don't wanna wake up.” She whimpered, curling into a ball.


Yukine looked confused for a moment, but knelt down by Mine's sleeping pallet, and said softly, “Mine, it's time to wake up. There's a lot for you to learn today.”


Reluctantly, Mine opened her eyes, and cautiously sneaked a peek at Yukine's face. “OK…...” She whispered, taking his hand.


After breakfast, Yato took Mine outside. Yukine was airing out laundry, and standing nearby to monitor.


“Alright Mine, so here's what's going on. You're a Regalia. A Regalia is a spirit, of someone who was once a human. I'm a god. My name is Yato, and from today forward, you'll be helping me and Yukine. Make sense so far?”


Mine closed her eyes, thought for a minute, then shook her head yes. “Did I die?” She asked quietly, a tear forming in her eye.


Yato cringed slightly, glancing over at Yukine. None of his Regalia had ever been this timid before, and he didn't know what to do. If he caused her to panic, it could blight him very badly.


So Yukine stepped in, taking Mine's hand and answered, “Yes, you did. And I know it's scary to think about, but it's OK. Don't cry. You're still here, right?”

Mine nodded her head again, then said, “I don't remember anything.”


“It's OK, neither do I.” Yukine assured her, “But you'll get to make a lot of new memories, and meet a lot of cool people who are just like us.”


Mine nodded again, and asked, with a little more confidence, “Is she a Regalia?” And pointed towards Hiyori, who had just walked to Kofuku's door.


“No, she is still alive, but she can see us, unlike regular humans. She was in an accident…...” Yukine faltered, he hadn't been there when Hiyori first met Yato.


“And it caused her soul to be able to separate from her body.” Yato finished for Yukine, as Hiyori came out to the backyard.


“Good morning Yato, Yukine!” She smiled, waving. “Good morning Mine.” She said softer, so as not to startle the timid Regalia.


“Good morning, Hiyori-dono.” She greeted politely, bowing in a respectful manner.


Hiyori laughed, covering her mouth with her hand to muffle the sound. “You don't have to add an honorific. Yato and Yukine just call me Hiyori, and Kofuku calls me Hiyorin,”


Mine frowned, considering this new information. “Hiyori-san.” She decided finally, and then pointed to Yukine. “Yukine-san.” And finally to Yato, she said, “Yato-sama.”


Yukine joined Hiyori in laughter. “Yato-sama?” He thought in disbelief. There were very few who referred to Yato that way, even his own former Regalias simply called him by name.


Yato was grinning from ear to ear, and he patted Mine on the shoulder. “I appreciate the respect, Mine, but just Yato is fine for now.”


Yukine nodded, and added, “And you don't have to put an honorific with my name either. Just……think of me like your big brother, OK?”


Mine looked between the two otherworldly beings, and said, “Yato……….Yato-sama. Yu…...Yuki-nii.”


Yukine was taken aback, but in a good way. He hadn't expected Mine to actually refer to him as her brother. “Yeah, I guess that works.”


Hiyori watched the exchange with a smile. She was glad that Mine was starting to open up a little. She turned to Yukine and asked, “Have you taught her borderlines yet?”


“Not yet. That's next on the list.” Yukine thought for a moment on how to teach Mine. “OK, Mine? You're going to learn something new. This is a defense, and it's pretty much the only defense most Regalia have. Take your fingers like this,” He demonstrated with his own hand, “And draw an imaginary line, and a border will appear between us, and what you want to keep out.”


Mine held out her hand, and tentatively tried to draw a borderline. Nothing happened, and she hung her head sadly.


“Try it again.” Yukine encouraged, “But imagine there is something on the other side you want to keep away from you.”


Mine closed her eyes, trying to picture something to keep away. Suddenly a tear slid down her eye, and she did the action again, creating a borderline. It wasn't as strong as Yukine's, but definitely not weak.


Hiyori gave Yukine a high-five, and said, “Good job! Both of you did great! You're a good teacher Yukine! And Mine learns fast!”


Yato smiled and said, “All of my Regalia learn fast. Yukine learned from the best, so naturally Mine is going to learn fast too.”


Hiyori giggled, and Yukine punched Yato in the arm softly, saying, “Remember how surprised you were with my first borderline?”


“Yeah! It was a beauty!” Yato replied, “And so is Mine's! Soon she may rival you!”


Mine released the borderline, and asked, “Rival Yuki-nii?”


Just then, Kofuku came out back and announced, “Lunch time!”








After lunch, Yato and Yukine went off on a job, so Hiyori stayed with Mine at Kofuku's house. She explained as best she could about Yato, and told some of the tales about adventures they had shared.


“And there was this one time, we had a picnic under a cherry blossom tree, it was so pretty, and the food was so yummy, I bet we could do it again this spring,”


“Will there be cake?” Mine asked shyly, but hopefully.


“I could make a cake. Do you like cake, Mine?” Hiyori smiled at the young Regalia.


“Mhm.” Mine mumbled, nodding her head in affirmation.


“Then I'll bake a cake to bring to the picnic.” Hiyori decided, adding to a mental list, so as not to forget. She glanced back over at Mine, who had fallen asleep on Yukine's bed, clutching the blankets tightly. “Good night Mine.” Hiyori whispered, pulling out her phone and texting Kofuku. “Mine is asleep.” Then settling back to keep watch until Yato came back.




Next Chapter!

Hours later, Yato and Yukine returned, a little bit tired and scratched up.


Hiyori greeted them at the door. “Mine fell asleep. What happened to you two?”


“Chased a cat for hours.” Yato explained, “Would you believe how many cats live around here?”


“That sounds like the first time we met. You were crossing the street to chase that cat….”


“Milord.” Yato finished, laughing. “And you pushed me out of the way. Didn't know that I didn't need help.”


“A cat?” Yukine asked in disbelief, staring back and forth between the two. “You guys met because of a cat?”


“Yeah, I came to check up on her in the hospital-”


“Pervert.” Yukine whispered, crossing his arms.


“And she didn't believe anything I said.” Yato ignored Yukine's comment. “But now she does!”


Just then there was a thudding sound, and the trio ran upstairs to see what it was. To everyone's surprise, the window was open, and Mine was gone.


“She ran away!” Hiyori cried, running to the window. “I can't even see her!”


“Let's go! She can't have gone far!” Yukine urged, heading back downstairs.








Mine ran through the town, not knowing where she was going at all. She had woken up scared, and didn't want to stay, so she had fled, and was now beginning to regret it, because the female Regalia was now lost. She came across a large house, and leaned against the gate, breathing hard.


“Miss?” A young man with brown hair came to the gate, frowning in concern. “Are you alright?”


Mine shook her head no, crying. She didn't say anything, but her face was pleading.


“Come on in. You can clean up inside, and then I'll help you get home.”




About twenty minutes later, at Kofuku's house, the pink haired goddess received a phone call. “Coming!” She called to the telephone receiver. “Yes? Really!? That's wonderful! I'll tell Yato-chan!”












“Delivery god Ya-”

“Yato-chan! I know where Mine-chan is!”


“Really?! Where??”


“Bisha's place! She's safe, and she's at Bisha's place! You can just go right over and pick her up!”


Yukine smiled, glad that Mine was safe. “I wonder if she has met Kazuma.” He mused.


Kazuma-chan is the one who called me.” Kofuku admitted, “So I bet she has!”


“Alright, well we'd better head on over there and save Mine from Bishamon.” Yato sighed, “we'll call you back later, Kofuku.”

“Bye-bye Yato-chan!” Kofuku practically sang into the receiver before hanging up.




“Alright, let's go save Mine from that crazy chick.”








“Yato, don't be such a big baby. Just do it.” Yukine crossed his arms and sighed, watching as Yato tried several times to make their arrival at Bishamon's place known, and failed each time.


“You do it Yukine! You're friends with Kazuma!” Yato protested, “And Kazuma found her, so you do it.”


“Fine…….” Yukine reached for the doorbell, but pulled Yato's hand along with it, then pulled his own hand away.


And so when the gate was opened…………..


“Yato-gami, how wonderful of you to come here.” Bishamon was at the gate, smirking, with Kazuma standing next to her.


Yukine quickly answered for Yato, so that the two wouldn't start a fight. “We were glad to hear that Mine is alright. Where is she?”


“Inside with Aiha.” Kazuma replied, “She was rather skittish when I found her, but she seems to like Aiha.”


“She is really skittish.” Yato confirmed, “But she'll come around soon enough. Just look at Yukine. He used to sting me a ton, but now he's helping me live on a better path!”




“For the most part.” Yukine laughed, “You're still a lazy freeloader.”


Kazuma couldn't help but smile at the interaction between god and Regalia. “Yes, well, shall I go get Mine? Or would you like to come in?”


“We're in no rush.” Yato shrugged, following behind Kazuma and Bishamon, into the large manor.


“Where did you find Mine? I wasn't aware you had taken on another Regalia.” Bishamon commented, glancing at Yato.


“Just the other day, fighting some Phantoms. Yukine insisted we save her.” Yato explained. “I honestly hadn't thought about taking on more Regalia until Mine came along.”


“Because you can't afford to take care of more than one.” Yukine muttered softly, prompting a stern glare from Yato.


“What was that, Yukine?”


“Well you willingly spend your money on junk, eat enough for several people, spend your time lazing around with Daikoku yelling at you all day……..”


“Hey, I haven't bought any junk in a long time!”


“Alright, both of you, stop fighting.” Hiyori chastised, “We are guests in someone else's house.”


Just then the small group arrived at the room where Aiha was keeping Mine company, playing a game of cards.


“Mine, we're here. Time to go home.” Yato said, stepping into the room.


“Yato-sama. Yuki-nii.” Mine smiled a little, and put down the cards. “Bye-bye Nee-chan.” She said to Aiha, giving the pink-haired Regalia a hug.


“She would fit in so well here. She knows the concept of family wonderfully.” Bishamon nodded approvingly at Mine. “If you ever find yourself not able to take care of her, Yato-gami, I would be willing to let her be part of our family.”


“Nope, sorry. She's mine, fair and square.” Yato denied, “And nothing will change that.”


“Goodbye Veena-sama.” Mine bowed slightly, and smiled at the war goddess.


“Veena?” Bishamon raised an eyebrow in question, and Kazuma blushed. “Where did you learn that name?”

“Kazu-nii.” Mine stated, pointing at him. “Kazu-nii said that was your name.”


“no, nickname.” Kazuma corrected hastily, as everyone else laughed, “I said it was her nickname. Her name is Bishamon.”


“Oh. But Veena is prettier.”


“It's alright Mine.” Bishamon laughed, “You can call me Veena if you want.”


“Thank you, Veena-Sama, for letting me stay.” Mine thanked the war goddess, then said, “home now, Yuki-nii?”


“Yeah. Let's go home.” Yukine held the younger Regalia's hand, and they started down the hallway, as Yukine laughed and chatted with Hiyori and Bishamon.


Kazuma stayed behind, and grabbed Yato's hand. “Wait a minute, please. Have you noticed anything odd about Mine?”


Yato frowned, unsure what Kazuma meant. “She's skittish, but other than that not really, why?”


“It just concerns me that she would run away, especially since you just found her. Keep an eye on her, OK?”


“You got it.” Yato nodded, following after everyone else, who was already far ahead.

I'm still working on the next chapter, but feel free to let me know what y'all think so far! I don't mind constructive criticism, it helps me learn how to be a better writer! Plus I love discussing stuff about my fanfics LOL

Would anyone like to be a beta reader for the next chapter?

Is anyone interested in this?

I don't know much about Noragami but I like the excerpt I read of your latest chapter above! Have you been enjoying writing it so far?

I have! I've had writers block recently   But it is still fun to write regardless!