Alex was listening to skype. He and his friends were having fun and he was also looking at posts much smarter people did. He kept playing on, and the night continued. At twelve, he was tired and went to bed. The next morning, he ate breakfast, and got back on his computer. He made a comic, but it didn't look quite right. Something was wrong with it. He made another. Asking around, nobody liked it. He tried again. Again, but this time still nobody liked it. He tried and tried however it never got better.
Finally, at noon, he gave up. He asked his peers what he did wrong but they were metaphoric about what he had to do. He then ate lunch, angrily. It didn't taste right now. He just didn't feel great about it. He got back on his computer, and tried to make a video. However, he only was able to make two hundred frames until he got bored; however he really wanted to make it. He just didn't have the motivation to do it.
He posted it then, unfinished. It looked done to others, but he wasn't getting to the point he wanted to with it. He was still frustrated about it. It seemed so dull, the video. He didn't know what he was missing. He looked at other videos and they were better. He again asked his peers, but they only told him in metaphors.
He then went to bed, extremely frustrated. Trying and trying, his peers said that made him better. He thought it made him worse. Alex couldn't deal with any of this. He had to think of another way to get what he wanted. He decided to do it in the next morning since he was just too tired.
He woke up, and got a bag together. He got lunch for a week, and packed his camera. He also got a pair of clothing. He then headed out. He was in a bright forest, with velvet red mushrooms, jade green trees, and the ground was a golden brown. He kept moving forward, and he felt almost pushed back the farther he went. He was trudging now, for an unknown force pounding on him. It also seemed like the forest was foggy too.
But then, the forest rapidly got less misty, and the unknown force wasn't grabbing him anymore. He skipped along, through the forest; the forest, of magic that is. Alex started seeing odd things. He saw walking umbrellas lurking around. He saw inching fur balls creeping in the corners. He saw pixies and fairies giggling at him, as he walked forward.
He got out his camera, and took pictures of the magnificent sight however. It was full of light, and wonder. Alex felt he'd never see such a thing in such a way ever again. As beautiful as the look may be, everything felt… odd. The creatures looked hungry, and he knew they weren't vegetarians. He creeped forward a bit, glancing around.
Then, some fairies rushed at him. Alex saw them and ran as fast as possible. "What are they doing? Heck, what are they? I can't even get them on my camera; I would need to stop for a moment!" Alex sprinted as fast as possible to the nearest safe place. He saw what looked like an abandoned house. He ran in, and books fell on him from every corner. It was dusty as well. Clobbered in books, he tried to swim out of it. He at least knew he was safe, for now.
After he finally found a place without a huge amount of books, he heard the door creek open. Some screamed "All my books! Who the heck is inside my home? I'll master spark you!" Alex tried to hide himself in the books now; as he thought who that may be…may be a fairy. He finally saw a figure walk around near him. It didn't look like something small, like a fairy, but instead looked like a witch. He popped his head out and said, timidly "I was just running from fairies, and this is the first place I could find". The witch said "Well, I'm a youkai buster so you have no fear, just don't steal my books! Also, if you wanted to know, I'm Marisa!" Alex was definitely relieved about that.
They had a conversation, and ate cookies. Alex learned he was apparently on the edge to a mystical land called "Gensokyo" and he never knew. Marisa lived on the edge as well, just in case a big youkai would appear. He told Marisa what he wanted to do. Marisa told him the first place he should learn things is in the Hakurei Shrine. He then started walking there.
He didn't find much youkai now, and he was now on a clear path. It seemed easy now, walking in a somewhat linear path. He did see a head hop by. It was misshapen and large. He knew he was going to learn about many things. Things like youkai, and the map of this land. Maybe he can learn magic. He would really be cool with magic.
He finally found a large set of stairs. He walked up them, and saw many people walk by. One of them had black hair, and a black hat. He looked as if he was hiding something. Another with green hair and a snake in her hair. She looked like a maiden, but not what he was thinking. Alex finally got to the top, and found what looked like a shrine to him. He walked up to someone in red. He asked if he was in the right place, and the maiden said he was. She said her name was Reimu Hakurei, too.
Alex asked if he could learn about the inhabitants of the land he's at, and the general area he is in. She sat down with a cup of green tea, and started talking. Talking about youkai, their weaknesses, and other species. She rambled on about how the place looks, and what a pain it is to keep it that way. She talked about hell, heaven, and a dimension of pure evil.
Reimu went on for hours and hours nonstop. Quite literally, he listened to her until sunset. Now he needed a place to stay, but he didn't know where. He asked if he could stay with Reimu, and she nonchalantly agreed. He reviewed his day, learning about youkai, taking pictures of a forest, meeting a witch, and running from fairies.
He still didn't feel alright.