YAF !nmVOHsTRd. 2008/05/03 (Sat) 09:48 No. 586 ▼ File 12098332952.jpg - (165.21KB, 800x794 , Reimu Hakurei022.jpg)
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After telling Reimu the story of your life, you both sip now cold tea in silence.
"Well."
Reimu finally says.
"It wasn't an interesting story."
"Told ya so. Damn, there's no tea left."
"Not interesting at all. Let me make more. I'll be back in a moment."
Reimu enters the building through large sliding doors.
Taking advantage of this calm moment, you admire the red sunset. It was never so beautiful back home. Guess the border somehow intereferes with light and makes it travel much longer distances, flooding whole of Gensokyo in gentle vermillion.
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For no particular reason, you take out your cellphone and look at the screen. It says it's only 3PM. Seems Gensokyo has it's own time zone. You set the clock at 7:30PM and as you're about to put it back into your pocket...
"Oh, it's one of those bleep-bleepy devices, isn't it?"
Whoa, Reimu's already back with fresh pot of tea.
There's a lock of black hair on your shoulder.
Reimu's leaning over you to see your cellphone. Her hair is brushing against the back of your neck and ear. Your heart suddenly speeds up as you notice Reimu's face is very close to yours. So close. One short move and she's already in your embrace, your lips locked in a passionate kiss. Then, pulling her closer, you could play with her silky hair as she sits in your lap, cuddling against your chest...
"I've seen one at Kourindou. What are they for again?"
Damn, you got carried away again.
"Uh... They're for, uh, communication. You can talk with people over long distances."
"Huh. Damn, if you want to talk with someone, why not just fly over to them? Really, you people on the outside sure got lazy over all these years."
'Yeah, like you're the one to say that' - you think to yourself.
"Is that all it can do?"
"Ah, no. It can also be used for taking pictures. There is a camera built into the back."
"A camera, is it? Like the one Aya has?"
"I suppose. Though from what I know, her camera is an old analog, while this is a digital camera with 3mpixel matrix, autofocus, and--" you notice Reimu's confused stare "Sorry, I'm kinda obsessed with all those new technologies. Some of the newest models have really amazing features. Flashligts, global localization systems, access to internet, all these obscure things have became all but a standard in today's cellular phone design... Shit, I got carried away again. Sorry."
"No problem. I'd like you to watch your tongue though. We're on a holy ground after all."
"Sure. Sorry."
"So what have you, people from the outside invented besides those cellular-pho-somethings?"
"Ah, that's going to take quite some time. You see, times have changed completely since the creation of the border."
"Don't we have a lot of time? You may as well start talking instead of complaining."
"Very well, let us begin then."
Sitting beside you, she fills two cups with fresh tea.
And so you tell Reimu a brief summary of all the important historical events that have happened since XIX century. Though she's clearly bored with historical talk, after changing the topic to modern inventions, she suddenly becomes more active.
"So how do you guys fly?"
"We've got planes and helicopters for that. They're usually big machines, powered by gasoline engines. Those engines spin the propellers, and well, you can start flying."
"Sounds very troublesome and uncomfortable to fly a thing like that. I'm really happy we've got magic here. It's much more convenient."
After asking a few more questions about planes and copters, Reimu turns to you and says.
"It's your turn now. What are we going to talk about?"
"Hmm... Since we were talking about me all the time until now, why don't we talk about you for a change?"
Reimu giggles.
"I somehow knew you'd say that."
"Wouldn't it be fair?"
"Yeah, I guess you're right. What do you want to know?"
"I dunno. Anything interesting."
"Heh, I have to disappoint you then. Life at shrine isn't that exciting like you'd like to think. Every day is the same, as long as Yukari's sleeping there is nothing interesting going on. Though... yeah, maybe there is one interesting story, but do you REALLY want to hear it?"
Reimu stares at you with a scary look in her eyes. A shiver runs down your spine.
"Is it... the story of your first murder?"
"I wouldn't call it a murder. More like... radical self-defence. But yeah, it is. So, wanna hear it?"
"If it's not a problem for you to talk about it, then why not."
"Okay, it all begun on a rainy afternoon. Not so long after I took over the position of the head priestess in this shrine. I was in the front yard, when a young man, just like you, walked up the stairs. It was unusual, seeing someone here, in such a bad weather. I thought maybe he lost his way or was being chased by some youkai, but he just walked up to me and said hello. Then he said he had come here to make a donation. I was really suprised. So I told him to leave it in the donation box. And he did. Whole 10 000 yen! I felt so happy I even considered inviting him for a tea to warm up! But.. then he walked up to me again and asked about 'service'. I didn't know what he meant by that, so I asked him what's up. Turned out there was a rumour in the human village that if you make a big donation for the Hakurei Shrine, you'll receive a 'service' from the miko. Really, those people have to be really bored to make up things like that. Anyways, I told him he was mistaken, that I don't do any 'service' to anyone, but I can make him tea. That seemed to tick him off quite a bit. He screamed at me. 'I came all this way to be told it was all a farce!" What the fuck!', he yelled. At that point, I reminded him that he's on holy ground and shouldn't be using words like that. Then, he lost it. Next thing I know, I was lying on wet ground, with that bastard sitting on top of me, pinning me down. He was saying something about 'taking it himself' and started to.. well, undress me in a rough manner. You know, there's a policy of not using danmaku or any kind of magic on unarmed humans. Of course, youkai don't care about it, but it has been an old common in Hakurei priests' bloodline. Not that I really care about it, I was too shocked to defend myself with magical means anyway. It requires much concentration to fire a single projectile, and even more of it to imbue your body with magical strength et caetera. Getting back to the point, I was really shocked. No, maybe taken by suprise would be a better description. I couldn't do anything as he made his way between my legs, still holding my forearms with his hands. That was when something inside my head snapped. I kicked him in the throat. He let got of my arms. Then.. I grabbed the nearest rock and smashed it against his head. Hard. He dropped to the ground almost immidiately. Needless to say, he couldn't complain about what I did to him. I literally cracked his head open. Huh."
Reimu shivers. You'd really like to hug her, tell something nice or do anything to comfort her, but you know it's a bad idea to do it now.
"And that's the story. I buried the body in the forest. As I already told you, my mind was a wreck for a few days afterwards. I couldn't sleep. I couldn't eat. If it wasn't for my friends, I'd probably die of dehydration or starve to death. But I got over it. Youkai kill humans all the time. They don't have to do it, since human meat is not their only food, but they still do it. So I deducted that killing a human is not a bad thing after all. Now that I think back, I was really foolish. Heh."
You really want to hug her now. She looks so delicate, so innocent... You want to hold her tightly and never let go, protecting her from all the evil of this world.