A story for my favorite underground pairing, Okuu and Orin, I love'em both so much. Too bad I don't own them, DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN TOUHOU NOR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS, THEY ALL BELONG TO ZUN! plz enjoy! and be of good cheer~!
The smell of ash and brimstone danced through the air, intermingling with the sound of a rickety wheel and soft singing, the fires swayed and jumped around licking at the heels of anything that came near. This was the scene that came as Orin pushed her wheel barrel through the most remote part of her underground home, she sang sweetly, she was often bored just pushing the cart filled with dead, unmoving, heavy corpses and so loved to sing on the job.
She smiled and wondered what her friend, Okuu-chan, was doing. She really was hopeless, especially now that Orin had work as the carrier of the dead, Okuu was left with Satori and so either wandered around the palace or attempted to help with domestics. Unfortunately Okuu was horrible with household things, even though Orin spent less time at home she was still a better home carer then Okuu, the girl was just a clumsy mess and usually forgot what she was doing in the first place. Orin's thoughts were interuptted as she felt someone's arm wrap around her waist, She first felt like screaming, but then immeadiately felt like adding that person to her corpse collection if they contiuned and so turned to confront them. Turning to realize just who it was that was brave enough to feel up the Hell cat herself..."Okuu-chan?"
"Hello Orin, What are you doing here?" She asked causally, as if she didn't have her arm wrapped around the now panicing Hell cat.
"Wha- What are you doing! Let go! Let go! Nyaa! Nyaa!" Orin yelled flustered and trying to break out of her raven friend's embrace.
"Oh," Okuu said in realization, letting go of her. " Sorry I was just really happy and wanted to surprise you."
"*Pant* N-Next time don't! Great burning pits of hell! My Heart almost flew out of my chest and I almost blew your head off!"
"Your really jumpy! And red!"
Indeed, Orin was a bright red even against the red flames of Old Hell it was obvious that she was blushing like mad, heck even Okuu with her bird brain intelligence could tell you that. Greatfully she couldn't tell the reason for it, Orin was simply frightend of her simple friend finding out. Once Orin had realized that Okuu was the one with her arm wrapped around her waist, she felt electrified by the contact and quicker then ever wanted to be released.
"Yeah! Well...I'm a cat! We're really jumpy when it comes to surprises...You...You...Dumb Bird Brain!" Orin yelled in frustration.
"Bird Brain! You take that back! You...Uh...Durr...Not ...Eh..Nice ...Person! Guh! You know what I mean! Just Take it back Orin!" Okuu said trying desperately to control her anger, and instead confusing herself.
Okuu was not the sharpest nail in the toolbox, but she was very strong for an ordinary Hell raven, even if her anger got the best of her. Orin was genuinely sorry for calling her friend an idiot, but it just sorta slipped, she really didn't like fightning with Okuu especially since they were close and also cause she didn't want to upset their master, Satori.
"Okay! I'm Sorry Okuu-chan! It just sorta...You know slipped!" Orin said quickly to defuse the problem.
"Oh...Alright...Sorry...I kinda flew off the handle bar there." Okuu said sheepishly, then quickly smiled.
"No worries...Forgive?"
"Yeah, I forgive ya."
The two hugged and got back to the topic of why they were there.
"So why are you here anyways?" Okuu asked, as both sat on the edge of a fire pit swinging their legs.
"Ah...No reason..Just taking a different route home." Orin said, unsteady by the close proximity to Okuu.
"This way is really dangerous you know?"
"Wah! Really I didn't know!"
"No worries! If anyone tries to do anything to Orin-chan, I'll make sure they see the flames of hell up close from the bottom!" Okuu said with confidence, placing her hand on top of Orin's and shaking her fist in exaggeration.
Orin laughed, Okuu could always make the most serious declarations sound funny, she always knew how to make Orin laugh and cheer her up. Like her master said, Okuu was wonderful company, even if she had some anger issues. It was days like this that Orin was glad to have Okuu by her side, she hoped they would always stay this way...
...Those days were long behind Orin, but yet they contiuned to slip into her mind. During the time before the incident with Okuu, when both lived such simple roles and were carefree. It brought tears to Orin's eyes, tears that seared and burned. Before that dumb god gave Okuu the power of the Yatagarasu, the power of the gods all in one body, all placed in one hand...What the hell went through those dumb gods minds?
But still yet the memories came, some good, some bad, and some that were very personal. Never did she think that the nice Hell raven girl would become a walking nuclear plant bent on destroying the world...Oh how she wish they could have stayed that way forever.