Empty Desire

A Touhou Fanfic

Disclaimer

This is a work of fiction. All names, organizations, and events that resemble any real persons, organizations and events are purely coincidental. Though, some of the events and organizations are based on existing events and organization and is not own by the author. I do not own names, skills, and others that resemble other games, novels, manga, anime, and others.

Chapter 2: Follow Wind

One month, one week, and two days has passed since I started living with Futo-san and the others, give or take 20 minutes. None of my memories have come back yet but I made a lot of new ones, most of them are with Futo-san. I am really grateful to them for training me on being a hermit. Though, most of the things I do are cooking for them.

"Shiro-kun!"

That was Futo-san, and for some reason, she started to call me that. Also we've been a little close these past few days. I went to her.

"Shiro-kun, help me clean the bath."

"Okay."

We started to clean the bath. I usually use it after the girls.

"Shiro-kun, you're really adjusting to your life here."

"It's all thanks to Futo-san and besides I don't have anything to adjust from."

"That's true."

The two of us laughed.

Noticing the slippery floor, I felt that Futo-san might slip and fall. That is one of my aces, a heightened sense of observation and prediction. Sometimes other people think that I'm a psychic but if fact I'm just hyper-observant.

"Futo-san, watch out!"

Futo-san slipped.

"Kyaaa"

I tried to help her but instead, I was pushed by the momentum and then fell beneath Futo-san. She is so close to me. So close that I can feel her breath.

"Shiro-kun…"

Futo-san looked at me and stared into my eyes with her extremely cute eyes. And for some reason, I was attracted to it. That's when I thought that I like cute things.

"Umm, Futo-san…"

Futo-san then closed her eyes. Please don't tell me this is what I think it is.

"What are you doing Futo-san?"

Futo-san's face started to get closer and closer.

Maybe I should just do it. Kiss her I mean. Even thought her lips are just millimeters away from mine, I still couldn't do it. It's not that I don't like her. It's just that I know I shouldn't do it. With about 3 millimeters distance from our lips, Miko-sama(I started calling her that since she said that since Toyosatomimi-san or Toyosatomimi-sama is quite long and a mouthful) entered.

"Am I interrupting something?"

After being startled, Futo-san and I hurriedly got up. We could barely look each other.

I smiled at the two who looked fluster after seeing them like that. I could even hear Futo's desire. The only thing that bothered me is that despite Shiro's position, he is still calm and collected. After one month of training him, I noticed that his ability to plan ahead is unbeatable. It is thanks to his great composure. He never panics and always thinks things through. Even now, though he is a bit embarrassed and can't even look at Futo face-to-face.

"Are you guys okay?"

""We're fine.""

"Well, then get changed. We're going to the banguet at the Hakurei Shrine."

I said that after seeing their wet clothes from falling to the bath's floor.

After that I left the two. As I walked back I just thought of a great idea on how to bring Shiro's memories back. Force him in a danmaku battle… The only thing is, he doesn't have any spell cards but that's the point. While thinking about it, I went to see Tojiko and Seiga and talk about this plan. Soon it will be a matter on how much and what Shiro will remember. Then we can uncover his secret to being close to immortality. Futo can't know about this plan. After all, I'm concerned with her relationship with Shiro.

After changing, I found out that Miko-sama, Tojiko and Seiga went ahead without me and Shiro-kun. What are they thinking? After what happened earlier, I can't even look at him let alone go to the shrine with just the two of us. I sighed. Suddenly, I remembered how close his face was and how I was about to kiss him.

"Ahhh"

I shouted and hugged my pillow.

"Futo-san, we should go soon. I heard that Miko-sama and the rest have already left."

I saw Shiro-kun by the open door.

"Kyaa! You should knock first before entering a maidens room."

"Sorry. And the door was open so I thought it was okay."

He said as he waved his hands. That was when I noticed that he is wearing black fingerless gloves.

Now we are walking towards the shrine. I looked at Shiro-kun who looks like nothing happened between us. I'm still bothered by that so I decided to bring it up.

"Ummm, Shiro-kun, about what happened earlier…"

"Don't worry about it, Futo-san."

"Huh? Why? That kind of thing can cause various misunderstandings."

"I don't care what others think. I might have no shadow, barely any memories, and comparatively weak compared to most of you here but I don't care. So what? People are free to think of whatever they want. It is their freedom but how we make use of what we think is their responsibility."

"So, Shiro-kun, you're saying that if there are rumors of the two of us being together, you won't mind?"

"Yes. Besides what's not to like about you? You're kind, sweet, and cute."

After hearing that and seeing him smile back at me, my heart skipped a beat. This guy really says what he thinks. Maybe he'll share to me his secret to nearing immortality to me.

Futo-san and I arrived at the Hakurei Shrine. There I felt the wind. I hear its voice. I feel like it is talking to me. It was a nice breeze.

"Becareful Onii-chan…"

I heard those words. It wasn't Futo-san though and it's just the two of us. Where did it come from? Who said that? Something tells me that there is something bad going to happen.

"Ummm, Futo-san, I think I'm going back now. I have a bad feeling about this."

"Come Shiro-kun, don't be like that. Let go."

Futo-san dragged me toward Miko-san and the rest.

Meanwhile…

"What do do you think you're doing Sylph?"

Ombra said.

But really Sylph is just her title which represents her status as the Wind Spirit. Her real name is Kurokami Kana, Shiro's younger sister.

"I want to play with Onii-chan and have fun. Just waiting here is boring me."

That's right; Kana is very playful and whimsical like the wind. That why she's the Wind Spirit.

"Then Sylph, now that you contacted him, which means you're ready to make a contract with him and return the fragment of his memory you hold?"

"Of course, Luce-nee, after all, were siblings."

Kana smile at the other spirits.

I let out a deep sigh as I sat underneath a sakura tree.

"What are you sighing for Shiro-kun? Let's drink."

I took the sake that Futo-san offered me. Though I'll only have one.

"So, Shiro, have any of your memories came back yet?"

"Sorry Miko-sama, but I haven't gotten any of my memories yet."

"That's okay you can take your time."

Somehow, I felt that she is planning something. But then, Miko-sama lied down in my lap.

""""Miko-sama?! What are you doing?""""

Kaku-san, Soga-san, Futo-san, and I reacted.

"Just for a while."

"Ahh, Miko-sama, that's not fair."

"You're the one to talk Futo, aren't you always with Shiro? Earlier, you were about to take advantage of your situation."

Futo-san looked down.

"Fine, I'll do this then…"

Futo-san then sat next to me and clung on to my right arm.

Being the most composed among us right now, Kaku-san and Soga-san just quietly sat next to me and cornered me.

I'm now surrounded by the four of them.

"SOMEONE HELP ME!"

I shouted.

So this is the bad feeling I have. I really want to leave right now but I can't. I then closed my eyes and just slept ignoring the four of them.

I am dreaming… A dream about the past… A fragment of my past…

"Onii-chan, wake up, you'll be late for school."

"Yeah, yeah, I'm awake, Kana-chan."

That is my little sister, Kurokami Kana, a very problematic sister who is always playful and very spontaneous.

She then sat next to me and kissed me in the cheek. She looks ordinary except for her personality. When she wants to do it, she does it. And I found it very troublesome. I have gotten into a lot of trouble because of her.

On our way to school…

"Onii-chan, let's eat out tonight."

"We can't, I have to go shopping for supplies. We'll just go tomorrow."

She looked at me with cute eyes. This must be why I'm weak to Futo-san when she's using this to me.

"Okay then. We'll eat first then buy."

"Yay!"

She got up and hugged me from behind.

Regrettably, we were stopped by a group of, well albeit gagster girls which have been after me and Kana. In fact, their leader is a classmate of mine and someone who is well, in love with me. If I would say, she is my rival and she treats me as such from time to time.

"Let's do this Kana-chan."

"Okay~ onii-chan."

"Oh, playful wind spirit, rage around as you please and lend me your power…"

The seal of the wind appeared in both of our hands. The seal is a knife in front of two feathers.

"Now grant me the speed of the wind and take from in a blade."

Kana disappeared and two short swords appeared in my hand. Listening to the wind and following it, I moved at high speeds away from them. In fact, the speen is only 50% of what I'm capable of.

I woke up from that dream. Apparently, it has been an hour since I fell asleep. Miko-sama, Kaku-san, and Soga-san are left me there with Futo-san who is drinking sake while leaning on me.

"So I have a little sister eh…"

I murmured to myself.

"What was that Shiro-kun?"

"Umm it's nothing."

Then, Futo-san game me more sake.

"Drink some more Shiro-kun."

"Yeah Shiro, drink some more sake. Maybe when you're wasted you might remember something."

Now even Miko-sama is telling me to drink and it might help me recover my memory. But that is just non-sense. On the other hand, Miko-sama is my employer so I must follow her order. So I drank the sake Futo-san poured for me.

"Nee, Shiro-kun…"

"What is it, Futo-san?"

I have the feeling that if I look at her, she might kiss me so I didn't. I kept looking at the sky and recalled Kana-chan's face.

"You remembered something right Shiro?"

Miko-sama then said.

""Huh?""

Futo-san and I reacted.

"I heard your desire to find your little sister."

"What?! Shiro-kun has a little sister?"

"Yeah, I just had a dream about her. Her name is Kana, and she is immortal. She became the youngest wind spirit and the strongest too."

"You you're a wind spirit as well?"

"Ummm, no, and unfortunately that was all I remember. Anything that has to do with my sister and I is all I remember. A lot is still foggy."

I said.

That night after the banquet, we went back to our respective homes. That night, I decided to go to Shiro-kun's room and talk about what he remembered. I am nervous. After all, both of us are a bit drunk and it will be just the two of us. I knocked in his room. There was no answer. I tried again and still no answer. I entered the room. I found him sleeping. I looked at him. He really looks peaceful, though he always looks peaceful. But then…

"Who's there?!"

Shiro-kun woke up and pointed one of his weapon to me.

"It's me Shiro-kun."

"Ahh, Futo-san. Sorry about that."

"You're really alert."

"Well, I want to avoid being in some unnecessary things."

"Don't worry, I'm at fault also."

"So want do you want in the middle of the night?"

"I'm just curious on what you remembered?"

"It's quite long and boring."

"I don't mind. We have all night to talk about it."

"Fine. Well, my personality before isn't quite different. Apparently, after training with various agencies when I was young for 10 years, I went back home to my little sister. Then…"

Shiro-kun started to tell his long story, the story of what he remembered at least. While listening, I felt sleepy.

"Are you getting sleepy, Futo-san?"

"A bit."

"Maybe you should go to sleep already."

"I still want to hear more… *Yawn*"

"It's already quite late. Let's just continue tomorrow."

"Fine, but I have one condition. Let me stay here for the night."

"Sure. Why not?"

"EHHH?!"

"What's wrong?"

"I thought you'd refuse."

"Why would I? I don't mind it at all and if you want to sleep here, you're free to do that."

"You really mean that?"

"Yes."

He looked me directly in the eyes.

This guy only thinks of others.

"But that was just a joke."

"Still what you do is up to you. Whatever you happens after that is your responsibility."

"So you're saying that, for example, if I were to ummm, take advantage of you while you're sleeping, I be responsible for whatever happens."

"Well, technically yes. But if I have to say, I would also be partially responsible as well for letting you do as you please."

"Ahh."

I looked away.

"Don't worry about that. I trust that you won't do anything like that and I won't do anything like that too."

"Then let's see about that."

Shiro-kun prepared another futon for me to sleep in. He placed it next to his. Not exactly next to his, but he placed around a meter distance between us. Then we went to sleep.

"Good morning Shiro-kun…"

I heard Futo-san's sweet voice as I opened my eyes.

"Wha…"

I reacted as I found her in my futon cuddling to me.

Though, it doesn't seem that she sneaked in while I was sleeping. The wind told me so. So the one meter distance wasn't enough. So I acted normally.

"Good morning Futo-san."

I looked at her. That was when I just realized the magnitude of our situation. Futo-san's clothes were very loose. I could almost see her chest from this angle. Also, her legs are sandwiching one of my legs and quite frankly, I don't like it. As for me, I decided to look away. Apparently, she didn't notice it yet.

"Umm… Futo-san, could you please get off of me?"

After realizing it, she got up and away from me.

"Sorry…"

She bowed.

"Don't worry about it. After all it's an accident."

Futo-san and I are quietly cleaning outside when a troublesome bunch appeared.

"Shiro, what's the meaning of this?"

That was Reimu-san and she is apparently showing the bunbunmaru newspaper with an article.

-Toyosatonomimi no Miko claims that Kurokami Mashiro is planning on conquering all the girls in Gensokyo!-

I continued to read the article.

-Kurokami Mashiro, or Shiro for those who knows him, had already started with Mononobe no Futo. Eye witnesses claims that they are really close. Other accounts say that Shiro is also seen to talking with a pair of local magicians, namely Kirisame Marisa and Margatoid, Alice, in the forest of magic. They seem to be participating in some kind of ritual.-

What the… Most of these are accurate except for the issue about conquering all the girls.

"I don't know. Besides I don't plan on doing that. As for the ritual, Marisa-san and Alice-san are just helping me recover my memories, in exchange for my services."

"Shut up! I don't believe you."

Reimu-san started to attack me. Avoiding her talismans are really hard. Some of them homes in to you, some of them are just painful when you're hit. I don't really want to use it since I barely know how to use this. After all, I just remembered this yester day. But I can't use it. I need to be in a steady position to do is but, being a target for a continuous barrage I can't. To make things worse, Reimu-san declared a spellcard.

"Spellcard: [Dream sign "Duplex Barrier"]!"

That was when I saw an opening. It's now or never, so I used it. The power of my little sister… The power of the wind…

"Oh, playful wind spirit, rage around as you please and lend me your power…"

The seal of the wind appeared in my hands.

"Now grant me the speed of the wind and take from in a blade."

In my hands appeared two short swords.

That instant, I felt the wind. I heard its voice. It wants to play. I moved with the wind. Playfully… Spontaneously…

Playing with the wind made me feel great. My body felt light. In fact, I can move at very high speeds with this. Defensively this is great but I have no offense. I'm just avoiding her shots.

"Onii-chan, I made five spell cards for you last night."

I heard Kana's voice.

Five cards appeared in my pocket. I checked them all while dodging everything that Reimu-san throws at me.

[Sylph Sign "Coriolis Effect"]

[Sylph Sign "Chinook Winds"]

[Sylph Sign "Turbulence"]

[Sylph Sign "Headwind"]

[Sylph Sign Ultima "F5 Twister"]

I have no idea on how use any of these, though basing it on the names; [Coriolis Effect] must have something to do with the deflection of my danmaku relative to the earth's rotation, and so on. I decided to use something that I'm very familiar with, [Coriolis Effect] is what I used. It's effect on projectiles at very close range is minimal to the point that it is negligible but for me that minimal deviation can mean life and death.

"Spell card [Sylph Sign "Coriolis Effect"]!"

Using the two short swords, I cut in to the air, a cut so powerful and fast that it cuts through the air without losing most of its momentum. I ravaged the air around me as the wind pleases. A very random barrage of cutting air or to say cutting wind moved towards Reimu-san but she still managed to evade them. Or so we thought. The cutting wind continued until it circled around the world after going through the barrier which separates Gensokyo with the outside world. That is where the shots were deviated and which surprisingly hits Reimu-san.

"Ouch! That was painful."

I have a bad feeling about this. And I was right. Playful and unpredictable, the cutting wind tore Reimu's clothes to shreds. I closed my eyes in time.

"Do you like what I did Onii-chan?"

"NO! You shouldn't do that Kana."

"Who are you talking to?"

I heard Futo-san and Reimu-san ask.

I then lost the feeling in my hands, or to say, I can't feel the two short swords I was using. Then I felt something on my cheeks.

"I'm back Onii-chan."

I can't believe what I'm looking at, it was Shiro-kun's little sister and she is kissing Shiro-kun in the cheek.

"Hello Onee-chan, I'm Kurokami Kana. I'm sorry about your clothes."

She turned to Reimu after kissing Shiro-kun in the cheeks and then bowed. She then moved towards Reimu and fixed her clothes in an instant, though it was more like the wind sewing it back together. She then whispered something to Reimu.

She then joyfully skipped toward me.

"Thank you, Futo-nee for taking care of my brother."

She bowed and I blushed.

Before I realized it, she was next to me and then whispred something to me.

"You won't be able to get Onii-chan like that. He's just simply too kind and selfless. If you want him, Futo-nee should be aggressive and take the initiative."

"Eh?"

"Wait!"

Reimu shouted to Kana.

"Sorry about this."

"Don't worry about it. I'm sure Onii-chan feels the same. Right Onii-chan?"

"She's right. I'm the one that should be apologizing though for letting her shred your clothes like that."

The four of us head inside to have some tea after which, Shiro-kun and I have to prepare Kana's room.

After watching from the shadows the battle between Shiro and Reimu that I set up with Aya's help, Soga and I felt somewhat disappointed. I thought that he would remember his secret, how he is close to immortality.

I sighed.

"So, Miko-sama, it didn't work?"

Soga asked me.

"Unfortunately, yes it didn't work."

"Something tells me that we should other methods."

"Like what?"

"Let's use Futo and Shiro's younger sister."

"What do you have in mind?"