Chapter 4

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by gealyf

by gealyf

(( I recently got back on Wattpad and saw how this fanfic did and honestly was like 'why it's so bad' but if people like it I'm more than okay with that. Anyways I thought as a returning celebration I'd update, and if it still does good I might continue. Although, I don't know how far I'd get because I've still only seen season 1 and don't plan on watching season 2, also I haven't seen Noragami in a v long time so sorry if something doesn't check out. Okay with that out of the way here's Chapter 4 ^~^ ))

As the sun rose steadily on the horizon, you and Master Tenjin's other Shinki rose with it. Yawning and stretching you swung your legs over the side of your bed, your bed was in a wall-to-wall line with the beds of the other Shinki. You all stayed in a small wooden cabin overlooking Master Tenjin's temple, the view was amazing but you felt the best part was sharing your new home with the other Shinki. Your sisters.

They had taught you so much since you'd been there and you had become close with almost all of them within days. Months had gone by since your initial death and you were practically a veteran, a couple new Shinki had arrived after you and it was a lot of fun getting to know them.

You all were assigned chores to do each week, being as new as you were, you generally were assigned to temple cleaning duty or library duty. Senior Shinki got jobs that were more important like Scribe work, copying texts in Tenjin's possession or training new Shinki that arrived to the Master.

Your favorite job by far was Library duty. Being the god of knowledge Master Tenjin had a huge library with any book imaginable, and often when you were supposed to be organizing the books you were reading them. Your favorite genre was mystery and you often had your nose buried in a Sherlock Holmes novel, each twist and turn of the plot surprised and amazed you.

You also really enjoyed older literature and while you were assigned to clean Master Tenjin's temple you recited old Edgar Allan Poe poems or Shakespeare soliloquies committing a lot of them to memory.

Life, or rather life after death was good. On this particular morning the chore bulletin, a board posted outside the cabin every morning with everyone's assigned job, was empty and there was simply a note in the middle reading 'meet in main yard by 0700 sharp'.

You and the other girls quickly changed into your kimonos and tied your hair back, it was custom for you and the others to grow your hair out and when a girl with short hair happened to arrive she was given extensions until their natural hair was long enough. This dress code was recently implemented to create a more unified atmosphere and even though it was rather strict no one seemed to mind.

Walking in a line you and the six other girls met the Master bowing to him respectively before standing behind him then bowing to the guests he was meeting. A man in a blue jersey stood beside a blonde boy and brunette girl, with a tail?

The three bowed to Tenjin, then the man in the jersey began to tell your master why they were visiting his temple. For some reason you couldn't take your eyes off the blonde boy, yes he was attractive but attraction wasn't quite the feeling you got. It was a strange unknown feeling, but you soon shook it off, you knew it wasn't anything like lust but just in case it was you didn't want anything to do with it. Lusting after a person is a sin and any Shinki who commits a sin makes their master face a painful repercussion and anyone who hurts the master is to be cast out.

You'd only seen it happen once with a girl who was stealing from mortals who visited the Master's shrine, after being renounced as Tenjin's Shinki her soul seemed to dim. And what you could only describe as a shadow, or silhouette of this girl who was once your friend walked slowly from view never to be seen again. So needless to say you weren't in any rush to be kicked out.

But back to the three standing in your master's courtyard, finally the man in the jersey spoke once more.

"I need to do some research," the man, who you soon found was a god called Yato said. "Any more detail I'm afraid is personal..." He then added looking at the master hopefully. With a sigh Master Tenjin rubbed the bridge of his nose between his index finger and thumb.

"Fine, if that is what you wish, proceed. Kaori and Ayako show Master Yato to the library and assist him." He sent the two girls off with Yato walking off towards the temple, before entering Yato bowed once more and put a couple coins previously buried in his pocket into a small earn by the temple steps set out for offerings to Tenjin, then he and the girls disappeared inside.

"I still need girls to continue normal chores so Kanako library duty and Mimori scribe work." The two girls nodded, bowing before heading off in separate directions soon also disappearing from view. "Miiko you'll assist me today." Tenjin said, Miiko bowed her head then stood by the Master's side.

"And finally, Itsumi and (Y/N) I need for you girls to entertain out guests while Yato is away. Maybe give them tours, just make sure they're treated with the respect and hospitality they deserve." Tenjin paused, "Itsumi show Mistress Hiyori around, and (Y/N), Master Yukine." Nodding you and Itusmi bowed your heads, and lead your people in opposite directions for their tours.

(( I couldn't fit everything in this chapter so it looks like there'll be an update after this one! Like I said before I haven't seen Noragami in like a year so there are probably some continuity mistakes, sorry about those but I really didn't want to watch it all again just to write a bad fanfic XD anyways hope you all enjoyed~ ))