Oh, dear lord...I almost forgot to write the disclaimer among other stuff!

Anyways, hello there! This is a story I've been planning to write for a week and since I'm almost out from finals, I think it's safe to publish the first chapter!

...Well, it's kind of short for a chapter, I think...Welp.

Ummmm...What else...Ah yes! Disclaimer!

Touhou Project does not belong to me, characters, locations and the like belong to ZUN. I only own this fanfic plot and perhaps a little bit of character interpretation, though I tried my best to stick to canon.

Ran and Chen were different from each other and that's no surprising thing. Anyone could tell from a distance that they don't share any similarities at all. Perhaps the younger of the two might have adopted a thing or two from her mentor, nevertheless she was a heteronomous being complete with her own ideas and actions.

One of them was the mind while the other was the muscle. One of them was the adult and the other was the child. One of them was the responsible while the other was the free-spirited. One had what the other lacked and one was the opposite of the other. That was how nature was for them and they would discreetly admit that said difference is what makes their relationship even easier to enjoy. Though, it would be insulting to think if they had some sort of difficulty in getting along.

It all started this morning. The morning after Yukari Yakumo's leaving.

Yukari commented on her shikigami that she was planning to go on some sort of vacations. She said that with all the work and responsibility on her shoulders made her body need for a selfish pleasure. Loyal and ever understanding, both shikigami agreed with her master and just like that she left the house after she gave them a playful "So long~".

And so the sun arrived and the birds chirped, nothing was missing on this peaceful morning…

…Well, perhaps one could say that the things are a bit misplaced for the time being.

Ran and Chen sat in the same room, at opposite edges of the table that separates them. Each looking at the other with a curious, confused, yet unamused stare.

Chen, the hot-blooded child of the duo, woke up as a young woman of formal speech.

Ran, the cool and analytic woman, woke up as a young girl of whimsical logic. It goes without mentioning that her tails reduced to 2.

A time passed since they woke up…Yet, they refuse to stop staring at the other. It was an unusual sight after all. And somehow, they have a gut feeling about who could be the responsible of their current situation. Chen cleared her throat, in hopes that she could break the ice and finish the awkward silence that filled the room.

"Master." She started making the latter's ears perk up.

"Yes, Chen?" Little Ran asked eagerly while she was trying to fix her oversized pajamas.

"Shall we discuss on this morning's events?"

"Sure, if you wanna!"

"Alright then…As you can see, our ages have been…Altered."

Ran raised her hand as if she was trying to ask for permission to answer.

"Umm…Yes, master?" Chen asked while raising her eyebrow. She's yet to get used to see her master in such appearance.

"It was Yukari's fault!" Ran shouted cheerfully and lowered her hand.

Chen chuckled as she remembered that probably at that age, her master wasn't that formal towards her mistress…Did she refer properly at her master? Perhaps a bit.

Well, thanks to little Ran's input, the possibility of her master's master messing with the borders again is high like always. Another thing clicked in Chen's mind as she remembered the things she was doing about a while ago.

"Also…I would like to report that the remaining fried tofu is gone. It seems someone ate it." Ran got a bit surprised and looked away.

"…Still Yukari's fault!"

'You little liar!' Chen shook her head and made the mental note to not give little Ran any fried tofu as she knew that the now young kitsune was lying. There's no one else that could enjoy eating a piece of fried tofu.

'…Wait, punishment?' While Chen's now the adult of the house, she wasn't sure if there was any shifts in authority. No matter how big or smart she gets, there is no denying that her master is the little creature before her. No to mention that Ran was able to recognize her without problem, therefore she still has the memory of an 800 year-old beast. While Chen, she has the memory of a 100 year-old, yet both of their behaviors and speech changed considerably.

'Maybe I'm just thinking too much…Master is still Master.' She concluded. Her train of thoughts was interrupted as she noticed Ran heading (Skipping to be precise.) to the kitchen.

"Wait, what are you doing, Master?" Chen stopped Ran from her tracks, the latter grinned as she put both of her hands on her hips.

"Isn't that obvious? I'm going to do breakfast, I'm very hungry!"

Chen raised an eyebrow, her master just ate fried tofu and she's still hungry? That's quite the stomach. Chen couldn't imagine her master handling any heavy stuff with that small body, perhaps helping her would make things easier for the kitsune in the kitchen.

"Oh, then let me help—"

"No!" Little Ran interrupted which made Chen blink a few times before replying.

"Why not?"

"It's…It's a surprise for you! I don't want you to see it!"

"…Are you sure you can handle all the cooking, Master?"

"Of course I can! Just go and brush your teeth, Chen." Ran gave her usual morning order to Chen: brush your teeth. Chen shrugged and walked towards the bathroom.

'I'm getting too worried. Master IS Master, after all.' Chen thought.

….

*CRASH*

It didn't took long when an unusual sound echoed across the Yakumo household. With her toothbrush still in her mouth, Chen rushed towards the source which happened to be the kitchen. She almost dropped her toothbrush once she looked at the mess her master made.

Ran sat up and rubbed the back of her head as she looked around the mess and then made a sheepish look towards Chen.

"…Hehehe…The seasonings were a little high so I tried to climb." She explained while knocking her head like a silent way to say "Oh, silly me~" and giving a light smile.

Chen sighed as she noticed that not only the seasonings were knocked from its shelf, some pots and pans were on the floor, not to mention they were knives spread across the table and sink and the drawers were half opened. It was truly a chaos. For the sake of her master, she would have to prevent her from stepping on the kitchen. It's going to be a looooooong day, for sure.

'When is Master Yukari going to come back?'

End of the first chapter!

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