Emotional discharge

Takumi lies in his futon, ready to get up, but impeded by a sleeping Yuriko with half her weight on him

Takumi: hey! get off me, you!, Amano!, tell your priestess to let go!

Yuriko: …hmm?, ugh, why am i here?!, why did you pull me here?!

Takumi: what?! I didn't do anything!, you’re always getting on me and blam–aagh!

she elbowed him under the belt

Yuriko: such nonsense, i have no intentions to do this, there’s only one possible explanation then

Amano woke up refreshed in her plushie form, unaffected by the morning ruckus, Takumi hastily got dressed and grabbed his things for the day

Amano: Good morning Yuriko, Takumi. Are you guys arguing again?, you’re like husb– aaaawawawah!

Yuriko: thats not funny, im being serious

Takumi: Maybe I should send you to sleep in the bathtub. anyway, i’ll be back later, see ya.

Takumi left, and the girls had the rest of the morning to themselves, apparently like usual, but Yuriko was acting distant, pretending to be very busy gaming, and while Amano knew she was probably angry about something, she shrugged it off thinking it was because of what happened earlier

They spend the entire morning in silence, Yuriko just gaming and Amano doing stretches and exercise. Takumi came back from school and noticed the weird atmosphere

Takumi: I'm home. Let's eat so we can go train

Amano: welcome back, i’ll help with chopping the vegetables, im getting better at it

Takumi: we’re eating reheated bentos tho

After eating, they went to the dojo. Hinami arrived some minutes later, and they started their training. Amano helped Hinami stretch, periodically checking if her cap hadn’t slipped, still scared of being discovered as other than human. On the opposite side of the tatami, Yuriko stared discreetly, until she got startled by Takumi

Takumi: are you mad at her?, i’ve noticed you guys were silent when i arrived

Yuriko: none of your business, peasant

he had grown a thicker skin for Yuriko's sharp remarks, it was easier for him to imagine himself under a cold waterfall

Takumi: i dont know what happened, but i dont think you guys should fight, you are like sisters aren’t you?

Yuriko: nosy and annoying on top of all your defects, truly a deplorable man

Master: even siblings have arguments young one, but their bond is like bamboo

Takumi: i was just trying to help, she seemed lonely

that last word especially stung, she couldn’t come up with a response, so she just clicked her tongue. Takumi practiced kata with his master while Amano and Hinami practiced strikes to the air. Yuriko just stretched and did her own thing on a corner, then Hinami had a phone call

Takumi: back in my day, it was 50 push ups for using the phone without permission

Hinami: sorry, my parents called, they need me to attend the counter while they go pick something up

Amano: So that's the job you mentioned

Takumi: What time is it?, oh, i should also get going

Hinami: sorry for the interruption Amano, see ya tomorrow, bye bye, bye master and Takumi, you too Yuriko!

Takumi: I'm heading off as well, good work, see ya

Master: take care, young ones. now then, i’ll go to the bathroom, i’ll be back soon

Amano: alright, we’ll be here a little longer

the dojo was now empty of everyone except Amano, Yuriko, and the tranquil ambient sounds

Yuriko: Amano, let's spar

Amano: oh? why all of the sudden?, i thought you weren’t in the mood for anything today

Yuriko: on your guard

the two girls stood face to face and Yuriko spared no time in activating her miracle code, weaving threads in the air to restrict Amano’s limbs while she went in with a flurry of strikes

Amano tried to resist until she realized she was being overpowered so she decided to possess Yuriko

Yuriko: isn’t that dirty?

Amano: you started

Yuriko resisted the possession, kicking Amano out of her body

Amano: you do remember that if you do that, you cant control your threads anymore, right?

Yuriko: shut up!

the battle regressed into wild hand to hand combat, the intensity could not be classified as a friendly sparring session

Amano: whats with you today?, did i do anything to you?

Yuriko: maybe you should ask the peasant or your new little friend

Amano: huh? what do they have to do with anything?

Yuriko: maybe you should just live with them, living your normal little life with your normal little friends!

Amano: huh?, are you jealous of them?

Yuriko: ridiculous, why would I be jealous of peasants?

their intense fight devolved into an intense staring match

Amano: I don't know, you tell me, you’re the one acting strange. Am I supposed to not make friends? Should I act like a Tendou and just wait for people to cook for me and do everything for me?

Yuriko: you know we’re not not like the others, you are a deity, and i am your priestess, and thats it

Amano: That doesn’t mean we cant make friends, you know?

Yuriko: friends for what?, so you can be all hehe-haha while I'm left behind?

Amano: behind?, i wasn’t doing that, we’re always together!

Yuriko: you already got used to this new life, meanwhile i…

before she could finish, Amano hugged her tightly

Amano: you should have told me that

Yuriko: it should be obvious

Amano: how am I supposed to know?, we always talk about everything, you could have told me about this as well

Yuriko struggled a while to try to put her feelings into words

Yuriko: It's not that easy…

Amano: we cant just go back to how things were before, back then we had the Tendou–

Yuriko: We have each other, why do you even need the peasant?, ever since you saw him you have been drooling over him, do you like him that much?

Amano stumbled over her words before she could make herself clear

Amano: It's not that, he helped us, not just with the energy, but the house, the food,

Yuriko: thats what he’s supposed to do, he’s our battery

Amano: the ritual failed and he retained his will, he could easily had reported us to the police, the Tendou would have found us immediately

Yuriko couldn’t come up with a rebuttal to that fact

Amano: He has been acting nice, but we don't know the limits of his patience. One day he could snap and feed us to the Tendou. we might as well be in his good graces to prevent that

Yuriko: you thought it through that deeply, i hope its not just excuses to possess my body and get on top of him while he sleeps

Amano: huh?! Who do you think I am?, i'm a deity, not some beast

Master: Are you friends again? heh heh

the girls were startled by the master’s stealthy reintroduction to the scene

Amano: How long have you been here?

Master: i just got back heh heh

Yuriko: we should continue training, i dont wanna get rusty

Amano: yeah, enough chatting. any pointers, master?

Master: heh heh, i know a kata you girls might like