The first humans were supposed to last forever more, written in those old tales many of us grew up. But we were never supposed to last forever! Like seriously, only if he could see him they would understand why I called it quits and left for something more. We are humans, immortal but we are humans who have mistakes because we aren't like the gods, we weren't perfect. Maybe not being perfect was the real nature to being perfect; perhaps if I was perfect in my moment of imperfection I would never be able to find that of what I love.

"Why are you here, woman?"

My lips curved into a smile; a yokai drew near enough that his face was mere meters away from my own. The sun that once laid upon my skin was torn away by the cast of a shadow he drew over me.

"I heard-" "whose this?"

For the corner of my eye, she stood there. A human. And so it was true. The land god was a human, while peculiar for many reasons I found it perfect. Perfect for him, more like it. Telling by the way she quickly bowed guess she was only as known as the rumor was. She bowed when she saw the layer upon layer of kimono that hung upon my body as if I was a small child with all their clothes on top of one another yet I just simply grinned.

"Y/n." Tomoe grumbled,

I just smiled and played dumb as if it wasn't my own creation that he had fallen hard for. He had ushered her off quickly before he sat down upon the steps beside me. Guess he could tell why I was here by the ever growing bright pink blush that swarmed his face.

"What do you want y/n?"

"I just wanted to see the human god-" "no."

He knew a lie when he saw one, I just sighed and stared at the sky above, the smile had disappeared for the moment.

"A yokai and a human doesn't that sound familiar."

He snarled, such a childish act.

"Namami and I will never be like you and Akura-ou. It's different."

"Perhaps, but is it really different?"

Akura-ou, if I had to walk over flames and lose my own immortality just to see you once more I'd do it in a heartbeat.

"What do you mean by that?"

I let out a smile and a small giggle, "Two opposing species attracted by one another boundless to those who appode. does that not sound familiar?"

I turned my head to him, sometimes he reminded me of myself then. Bounded to another lover but desiring someone else but then again he was more of Akura-ou, and though he'd hate me saying this but he's more like him then he would like to say so but it was obvious even though he tried to hide it.

"Sounds like you miss Him."

It was obvious by the harsh tone that came through his voice that he had not forgotten.

"If you lost your nanami would you miss her?"

His face went sad for a moment, and I couldn't help but get to my feet. I gave him a side eyed glance.

"Where do you think you're going?" He questioned,

I stared upon the endless amount of trees as I walked further into the courtyard, and turned to him with a smile.

"I'm off, your annoying yokai." I grumbled,

I disappeared into the forest, the stairs were long from the temple yet I didn't mind being on the earth once more. There was a loud gust of wind and yet something felt familiar.

"My Akura-ou,"

There wasn't a feeling on earth I didn't know and his was tight like a serpent wrapping around my limbs as if to cut circulation. I turned my head to the thin boy who stood behind a nearby tree as if I couldn't see him.

"And you were the one to say I was stalking you. Seems the tables have turned."

"You're a fool of a human, no wonder why they're all the same."

He stood out from his hiding spot, anger adorn from his face as he stood meters apart from me.

"I may be a foolish human but you're a foolish yokai forever falling in love with me."

He glared at me as I brought my hand up just below his chin. His eyes flickered until he caught his hand up and placed a kiss upon my knuckle. I could help the small tint on my face, as he took my hand into his own.

"Don't we have decades to catch up on?" "indeed."

He took my hand and we disappeared into the trees with decades and decades of sweet love into this sweet little moment we had together.