Some folks on YouTube gave me the idea to write this one, and one person in particular seemed pretty happy about the idea of writing a fanfic about Parsee. It's occurred to me that Parsee is near the bottom of the list of characters I've mentioned, only appearing in…one fanfic, for a few chapters.

And that fanfic happens to be the other thing I'm writing right now.

This bridge…to say the least, it was impressive. It stretched longer than most others - longer than any in Gensokyo for certain - and despite its age, it seemed to be in excellent condition, a massive dust buildup aside. Of course, people no longer crossed this bridge. Indeed, only one person could be called an expected encounter here. The guardian of the bridge; the bridge princess. Parsee Mizuhashi.

At first glance, she had nothing to be jealous of. Golden blonde hair, radiant jewels of green eyes, a beautiful face and complexion, so for what reason was her jealousy so intense that she became able to control the jealousy of other people as well? That reason, once it was realized, was obvious.

"Hey," a small group of youkai called from the far side of the bridge. There were usually five of them; two fairies, a night sparrow, a firefly youkai, and one youkai of darkness. Parsee saw them every now and again, but she never learned their names. She never cared to. Once again, the blue-clad fairy called out "Hey, bridge princess! Come play with us!"

"…" But Parsee couldn't play. She was stuck here, destined to eternally guard this bridge to the underworld; ensuring that nobody incapable would ever cross. There had been one person before. A witch, if Parsee recalled; that one who used the dolls. The self-talking blue-clad witch who insisted this was a dungeon. She never came down here again after doing her business. Because Parsee could never leave this bridge, she could never see new places and people. It was for that reason that she was jealous of the world.

"Suit yourself," the fairy called out, as she and her group turned to leave.

Once again, Parsee found herself alone. By now, even if she didn't like it, she'd come to accept that this was fate. She was a bridge princess, and they were meant to guard their bridges forever. She couldn't leave; her mind was hard-wired to understand that bitter fact of life. Even if she had wanted to, Parsee was not allowed to leave this bridge. Who would guard it? Nobody. But even then, who ever set foot on the bridge? Nobody. Not even that fairy and her crew stepped on the bridge; they just called out to her from beyond the boundaries of Parsee's territory. She would never see the bright blue sky and the sun. She'd never feel the warm breezes of the surface world. So many luxuries everybody else got to enjoy every day were impossible for Parsee to have, and for that reason, she was jealous and resentful toward everybody.

Until she arrived.

She wore a white shirt, and a blue skirt with red linings on both these items. The single horn sticking out of her head was red, with a yellow star painted on it. "Hey," she called out; being the first to ever call out to Parsee from behind. It gave the bridge princess a startle, but she soon turned to face her addresser.

"What do you want?" Parsee's words, as one could expect, had a venomous tone of jealousy. Because this smiling oni had probably decided to come ask her to go down to the Former Capitol to have some fun, perfectly aware of Parsee's duties and the reason she dared not leave this bridge.

"Oh-ho, not so friendly, then. Alright-y then, I'll just be on my merry way back to Former Hell. Buh-bye, now~"

"…" Who was this bizarre person?

The following day…

"Hey there, not-so-friendly bridge princess."

"You again. What is it?"

"Just figured I'd come by, see some new sights. Not quite as…eh, luxurious as the Former Capitol, is it?"

"No," Parsee answered bitterly. "It isn't. Go back to your luxurious little home."

"You really don't like other folks, do ya? Later~"

The following day…

"Hello, Ms. Bridge Princess Who Really Doesn't Like Other Folks."

"I have a name, you know."

"Oh? Me, too." Holding out a hand, the oni said "Mine's Yuugi Hoshiguma. Or depending on who you ask, Yuugi the Strong!"

"…Parsee," the pointy-eared princess said, gripping Yuugi's hand, but not quite shaking it. "Parsee Mizuhashi."

"Parsee, is it? Mind if I stick around for a little while, Parsee?"

"Yes, I do. I have a bridge to guard, and I won't let an oni's merriment get in the way of that."

"Ha-ha-ha-ha! You're a real loyal guardian, you know that? Although…I don't think anybody crosses this bridge anymore." Yuugi pointed out the thick layer of dust on the planks of wood that composed the bridge; broken only by footsteps made when Parsee found herself pacing back and forth to pass the time. "What's the point in drinking sake if your dish is empty?"

"You oni and your sake. There's way more to life than just getting drunk and partying all day long, you got that?"

"We know. It's our job to make sure evil spirits stay down here, where they belong. So…" Yuugi made herself comfortable right next to the bridge, and sat down on the ground. "Mind if I hang around for a while?"

"…"

"Guess it's a yes then."

"No it isn't! Get away from this bridge, now!"

"If you say so. See ya tomorrow, Parsee~" And with that, Yuugi got up to her feet, and made her merry way back down to Former Hell, smiling and drinking the whole way.

That brought out the worst of Parsee's jealousy. Seeing somebody so happy like that, going home. There were some people who had no place to go in life. Parsee was jealous of them, because she couldn't leave the one place she had to go to. At the same time, she was jealous of anybody who had somewhere they could call home, because they were able to leave home as they wished, and stay out for as long as they wanted. Jealous of the rich, and jealous of the poor. Only for somebody in Parsee's nerve-wracking situation was such a thing possible.

Later, the same day…

"Is this her?"

"You again. Brought friends along to rub it in that you've got them, did you?" Parsee looked at this friend of Yuugi's. She was very short in contrast to Yuugi's tall-ness, and very flat in contrast to Yuugi's chesty-ness. Sparking jealousy in this friend would be all too easy. It could be done with just one question. "Say, Yuugi, how did you get a figure like that to begin with?"

"…"

"…" The petite friend looked over to Yuugi, and started wondering the same thing. How did Yuugi come out like that? The two lived pretty similar life styles, but Yuugi was tall and busty, and she was short and flat.

"Ignore that, Suika," Yuugi said happily, downing more sake. "Sometimes flatness is a good thing, isn't it?"

"You -hic- try it," Suika replied, downing some of her endless sake. "I'm going home." And with that, the tsurupettan oni started heading back toward Former Hell, apparently feeling around her chest and mumbling something about breast size.

"You should go home too, Yuugi."

"How about you come with me, Parsee?"

"!" Next thing the bridge princess knew, she was getting dragged away from her bridge, down to Former Hell. "Hey, let go of me," she shouted furiously. "It's my duty to guard that bridge! Get your fingers off of me so I can get back to my one and only duty in life! I want nothing to do with you Former Hell people; you're all too laid-back and you laugh too much!"

"Ha-ha, that's adorable."

"…" Even if this was essentially kidnapping from Parsee's point of view, she found herself unable to reply to that. So, she was going down to Former Hell, huh? As the bridge she stuck to so faithfully got further and further away, the sight of the Former Capitol soon came in from the opposite direction.

"Trust me, you'll have fun down here. Just quit being so uptight, and relax some, alright?"

I've never done a two-shot before…it may end up becoming a three-shot, actually. Keep an eye on the description of this when the next chapter goes up so you know for sure. A lot of times, when I think my fanfic has everything it needs, something new ends up writing itself into the story (Shinki in Unexpected Expectation, the snake in Kaguya Vs. Mokou, Sanae in Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever, etc) so there's no way to really tell if my stories have anything new until they're over :D

Whether that's good or not depends on the story, though ^_^;