Touhou Week Day One: Flashy Witch
"Oi I said I was sorry ze!" The blonde witch exclaimed. Patchouli shot Marisa a small glare. "Sorry doesn't fix the books you burned with your petty magic trick." "It wasn't my fault!" Marisa tried keeping her voice down but found it hard not to shout that last sentence out. Patchouli let out a long sigh and said, "Just put back those books you knocked down over there and I won't have to bother the Mistress about this." "Yeah yea—" Marisa began to huff until it hit her. "Wait a minute all of them? There has to be at least 6,000 knocked out of place!" The purple haired librarian flashed a small smirk in the Witch's direction before saying, "Better get started then." Marisa groaned and reluctantly started placing a few books in their original spots. "Putting away books is so booooorriiing" She complained while slipping a few more books in their slots. "Oh and just so you don't get any ideas, Koakuma isn't allowed to assist you. You made the mess, you clean it up." Patchouli added. "Oh come on this will take forever then!" Over to the side Koakuma was admiring Patchouli with a small twinkle in her eyes. "Patchouli-Sama is so cool~!" "Pests everywhere I turn" The magician muttered to herself while using her magic to lift up a book without physically touching it. The pages started to turn on their own as she reads. Reluctantly putting away the books; Marisa spots a tome that catches her eye. "Oh?" She quietly says to herself studying the cover a little bit more. She quickly glances around to make sure that no one was watching before attempting to stuff the book in her shirt.
Without turning around Patchouli called over to Marisa. "If I find another book missing thief, I'll have Sakuya personally track you down." Marisa looked a bit offended by the Magician's words. "Hey! I'm a witch, a youkai hunter, and a wonderful incident solver! Don't call me a thief; it's just not a cool title. Plus I was only going to borrow it if it looked interesting ze." Patchouli rolled her eyes. "Yeah like you 'borrowed' five-hundred of my other books five years ago." "I'm going to give them all back…eventually." There was a long awkward pause before Patchouli spoke up again. "On second thought get out, I'll clean this mess up myself I don't think I can trust you with this job." Offended once again by the purple haired girl's words Marisa opens up her hand allowing her broom to instantly fly into her palm. "Well fine, I was bored to death anyway." Marisa hopped on her broomstick and stood on it like it was a surfboard then placed her hat on top of her head before flying off. A few hours passed by until she landed near the Hakurei Shrine to greet Reimu. "Hey Reeeeeeeimmmmuu~" The boisterous blonde called out to the shrine maiden. The darker haired girl stood there on the porch of the Hakurei Shrine sweeping. "What do you want now Marisa? I don't have time for games right now. I have to get this place cleaned up before the festival and Yukari wont stop bugging me while I work." Marisa frowned slightly noticing how stressed her friend was. "I can help." She offered. "If by help you mean lying around all day while I do all the work then you can forget it." Reimu said not even looking at Marisa. "No, no, I really mean it. I can take over sweeping or something while you go do something else." Reimu paused for a long time starring at Marisa as if trying to figure out what sort of trick she was planning to pull. After a few minutes Reimu handed the broom over to Marisa. "If you insist then get started." The young witch grinned at her friend and began sweeping with all her might trying to make the place look as clean as it possibly can. Reimu then disappeared further into the shrine to take care of the other chores. Hours passed before Reimu returned and by then Marisa had taken care of all of Reimu's outdoor chores. The darker haired girl placed a small silver tray with two cups of tea on the porch and waited for Marisa to sit down next to her.
"See I told you I would work." Marisa said wiping sweat off of her forehead and taking a seat next to Reimu. Reimu brought her teacup to her lips and took a small sip before answering. "I'm actually impressed." Marisa puffed out her cheeks pouting. "What is that suppose to mean? I always work!" "Whatever you say" Reimu replied not entirely convinced. "Are you calling me lazy?" She poked her friend's side playfully. Reimu tried to hold in a giggle. "Relax and just drink your tea." Marisa began mumbling under her breath, "Didn't hear a no…" "I got a bill from Patchouli today by the way." Reimu looked over at the blonde who shrunk back in her seat slightly. "But considering you did help me with my chores I will work something out with the Scarlet Devil Mansion." Marisa pulled Reimu into a big hug. "Thank you! Flandre spotted me again and wanted to play with me and it got out of hand." Reimu laughed and tried pushing Marisa off. After escaping her grip Reimu's smile faded slightly. "Listen Marisa…" She began then stopped looking away as if trying to search for the next words to say.
Marisa turned her head slightly to look over at Reimu. "What is it? Something wrong?" "Please try to be more careful Marisa, we're still humans regardless of our magic. I don't want to wake up one day and find out that my best friend is dead." Marisa stared at her trying to search the darker haired girl's face for any hints to what she was thinking. "Reimu…" She whispered almost to herself. Reimu finally forced herself to look Marisa in the eyes. "Promise me you'll be more careful." "I…" Marisa was at a loss for words. Marisa brought her hat down lower so it would cover her face. She got up calmly without saying anything at first. "I promise Reimu." With that she took off without saying another word. When she thought that she was far enough away that Reimu wouldn't hear her she slowed her pace down. "Am I blushing? No I can't be…" She touched her scarlet cheeks slightly feeling the warmth that appeared along with the color. She shook her head trying to clear her thoughts a small smile stretched across her face. "You always know how to make me feel important Don't ya Reimu?" She knew her friend couldn't hear her but she continued anyway. "You truly are the best youkai hunter and friend there is Reimu…Thank you."