[Doubtful. Maybe just get a weird look. Or maybe they’d wake up one morning and there’d be a pristine pool sitting outside under the cherry blossoms. Who knew in this place? And if Rin refuses to share the cost, he’ll ignore it and share it anyways (because that’s how they do things). He lets his eyes wander around the temple grounds. Apart from the cherry blossoms, what else is around here?

They’ve usually kept their sparring and training confined to one area, typically around the front of the castle. So why not head around back and see what’s out that way. There’s plenty of space. Maybe they should set up something… like a volleyball net or another similar past time.

Sousuke arches a brow and glances up when the chin leaves his head and he gets a question instead. But simple as it is, the shinki doesn’t answer right away, only lowers his gaze and frowns slightly. Happy… He could answer so readily, but that’s not what Rin wants. And he knows Rin doesn’t want a lie either.]

Aa. I am.

[His hands unconsciously firm around Rin’s legs, holding him securely.]

I’d like to know more about things. Why we’re here and who we are. You know my thoughts on the god/shinki relationship.

[Admittedly his opinion has improved and he’s not really vitriolic about it anymore. Mostly wishes for more equality and freedom for both god and shinki, but Rin’s patience and relationship with him has definitely helped to improve Sousuke’s ideas regarding gods. He has him to thank for that.]

But… I’d be dead otherwise if it weren’t for you. You gave me a life… a good one.

[And a friend, someone he can trust and care for. What they have together isn’t perfect; nothing is. He knows Rin misses his past life as much as Sousuke can’t remember his. But they’re here together, they’ve grown together. And in truth, all pettiness and trivial issues aside, it’s hard to complain.]