Shrine Maiden [BNHA]

Chapter Twenty One

Erina's POV

"Wind Scar!" Einosuke yelled as he tried to swing my new katana. The blade sung as it sliced through the air, but nothing happened.

Etsuko fell off her perch as she was overcome with a laughing fit at Einosuke's dramatic display. Kirishima looked at me curiously. "Was that what he wanted to show us?"

I shook my head while trying to contain my laughter.

"Oh, come on!" Einosuke shouted up at the sky.

The idiot should know, it will only work for you. Hogo's voice sounded in my ear.

Einosuke swung the katana wildly shouting "wind scar" over and over again with each swing.

"He trying out for an Inuyasha play?" Kirishima was thoroughly confused. "Do we applaud?" He asked, lifting his hands ready to applaud my brother's lunacy.

Etsuko rolled on the ground laughing at Kirishima's commentary.

"Also, I've never seen her that expressive, should we be worried?" Kirishima pondered as he looked at Etsuko rolling around.

I couldn't help but laugh at this, "it's been an interesting weekend."

"I can see that." He snickered.

"Einosuke, that is a priceless holy artifact and it belongs to Erina!" Eiji shouted as he came to see what all the ruckus was about and spotted Einosuke swinging the heavenly katana around wildly.

Kirishima looked at me curiously.

"Apparently a gift from Hogo." I replied uneasily.

"A tad unfair." Kirishima spoke to the beads on my wrist, "I'm operating on a high schooler's budget and you have a god budget..."

Hogo's rich warm laughter enveloped me and I couldn't help but giggle along with him. Though the entire ordeal was horrifying and beyond weird, it was nice that Hogo liked Kirishima and Kirishima didn't seem to mind Hogo and even held respect for him.

"He's laughing at me, isn't he?" Kirishima frowned.

I nodded.

"Not very manly..." He huffed.

I slipped my hand in his, "thank you, for being so cool with everything."

He dropped his disgruntled act and flashed me a bright warm smile, "no thanks necessary.

"Einosuke!" Eiji snapped after Einosuke swung blindly and nearly hit Eiji. He managed to swiftly dodge him but was now furious.

"Why isn't it working?!" Einosuke growled.

"It only works for Erina, obviously." Jiji piped up from the sidelines, stepping over Etsuko as she lay on the ground gasping for breath, recovering from her laughing fit.

"It's because I yelled at him for being a pedo, isn't it?" Einosuke grumbled.

"That probably didn't help your case." Eiji agreed as Einosuke reluctantly sheathed my katana and tossed it in my direction.

I reached up to catch it without looking, somehow being able to sense it's exact location at all times. It flew into my hand as if it were pulled there by some kind of magnetic force and the moment I gripped the handle there was a crack of thunder and a gust of wind swirled around Kirishima and I.

Kirishima looked at the sword in my hand in awe, "that was awesome!"

"And manly?" I mused as I strapped the katana to my back.