The Girl That Yokai Loves ((mainly) Nura Rikuo x reader)

Chapter 8

After finish buying some groceries, you and Rikuo head back to your shrine. On your way back, you noticed people coming and going from your shrine which made you smile brightly.

"they're here", you grinned excitedly greeting them with your sweet smile, "tomorrow there will be a small festival here, I hope you'll come", you exclaimed. The guy your age, blush lightly hearing your words as his grandfather smirked and nudged his shoulder.

"s-sure we will, we'll definitely come".

"guess there're good reason for you to come right? Rather than playing league of legend", his grandfather playfully nudged his grandson's arm whom was still staring at you with a dreamy smile.

You turned to Rikuo and hurriedly up to the shrine with a smile on your face, he followed every step you take from behind as he keeps on smelling the sweetness of your smell. Your eyes were scanning the place along the shrine with a smile as you made eye contact with the villagers around here whom were visiting your shrine.

As you finally arrived, you spotted Tsuoki and Tsubaki giving talisman to the villagers, that you wrote every night for the people.

"okaeri nasai ojou-sama", Tsubaki greeted with his gentle charming smile, and you returned the gesture with your sweet ones. Tsuoki on the other hand were glaring at the guy behind you, Rikuo.

"Thank you for coming today! Don't forget to tell your friends and cousins to come here tomorrow", you smiled to the family, and you certainly can sense that one of them are not well, so you walked over to her and smiled as you place your hand on her shoulder. "you should visit me later, ojou-san", your eyes solely focused on her orbs that were shaking in both hesitance and fear.

Tiling your head to one side, you giggled softly, before leaning closer to her ear, "don't worry, I'll keep it a secret if you're worried about that". After hearing your words, she flinched then she slowly nodded her head.

With that, you took one step back and waved at the family, "come and visit our shrine festival tomorrow, there will also be ohanami at night".

"we'll come".

"sure do".

There were many various positive answers for your invitation.

When it was done, Rikuo patted your shoulder lightly with his cute smile, "(name)-chan, you did great today, aren't you tired? Are you sure you're going to make traditional sweets today?". As realization hits you with a brick, you stared at him in the eyes, "I actually forgot about that, but thank you".

"-you don't-"

"- for reminding me, let's start baking~", you cheered while following Tsubaki to the kitchen from behind whereas Rikuo could only stare at you as he facepalmed, before sighing, "(name)-chan is so extra at some time".

Tsuoki's glare hardens, "stop bothering (name)-sama". Rikuo looked at him while sweatdropping as he quickly yet swiftly left and followed you, escaping Tsuoki's wrath.

"Is Kana-chan coming today?", you asked while nibbling the tradition sweet between your lips with a pondering look on your face. Rikuo shrugged his shoulder, "I haven't heard of her ever since this morning, I didn't even get any mail or text from her".

Pursing your lips, you hummed, "I did make some for her though...".

"(name)-sama".

"hmm?".

"you should make this all the time".

You quickly turned your had to Tsubaki with your sweet and bright smile, "do you like it Tsubaki-kun?". He nodded with a ghostly smile playing on his lips, "this is quite good, but.....maybe you should make it occasionally, your father said to also focus on your study".

You jerked your bottom lip 12 inches, "no fair... I hate studying...".

"what's that?".

"NOTHING!", you grinned while stuffing your small mouth with the sweets, so he would stop talking to you but oh boy were you so freakin wrong, you were the one who can't talk, not him. You narrowed your eyes at him before stuffing his mouth with the sweets.

"m-m-mlady! -oof!".

"BU-HAHAHAHAHA!! TSUBA-NII LOOKS HIDEOUS!!!", Tsuoki cackled as he slaps his own knee, dying of laughter. Rikuo was trying to his best to control his laughter but he just can't so he laughed too.

Surprisingly, in one gulp Tsubaki had ate all the sweets in his mouth as you stopped giving him, noticing the situation. "Tsuoki.......", Tsubaki growled lowly as dark aura were surrounding his body. Tsuoki gulped down the lumped in his throat before he vanished himself in thin air, making Tsubaki even more annoyed as he too vanished to chase and beat the sh*t out of his twin brother.

Rikuo smiled as his laughter still remains, "here I thought your shrine is quiet since there're only three of you, but I'm quite surprised, it's quite hectic here", he chuckled in the end of his words. You giggled in return with you own sweet smile, "it was lonely before, but yeah, them being here eventually brought life in this shrine, I can't handle this shrine on my own but thanks to these two it's going to be a success".

Rikuo couldn't help but laced his fingers with yours with a small smile, "it must've been hard". You blushed lightly while staring at the laced fingers, before you shook that feeling away and smiled up at him.

Later that night, the girl visited your shrine alone. Your shrine was as peaceful as the night sky with a gentle breeze, even the cherry-blossom was cheerful with the wind.

"(name)-sama... someone came", Tsuoki turned his head to search for you after he locked his eyes with the girl.

You smiled brightly and skipped over to her and hugged her, "I hope you being here wasn't that much of a burden, but I assure you, you're going to be fine... please come inside", you held her hand as if you were carrying a puddle of water in your hands. "c-can I really be cured?", she stammered as she followed your steps.

You giggled, "trust me".