The Touhou characters and settings are respectively belongs to ZUN! He's an awesome guy. Long live ZUN!
Leo, my character belongs to me.
I try to make this fanfic compelling and good enough for the readers to read it and also I'm trying to keep the Touhou characters originality by using their canon personalities to make this story more... Original I guess. Heh. :) ANd yes, I know this is a self-insert fic but at least give me a little chance, okay? :D
Anyway, please enjoy the story and leave a comment! Peace! :D
I try to make it short and exciting honestly since all my times are on my social life and Walfasing. :D Anyway, enjoy the fic and any critism are always welcome!
Chapter 2 - QUESTIONS AND WORRIES
I began to walk towards the voices and saw what seems to be little girls playing around. The little girl with the blue hair was running around chasing the green haired girl about the same age as her. I nod in confidence and walk towards them. 'Uh, excuse me girls?' The blue haired girl turned to me. 'Oh, who's this? A human? Thats rare for a human to be walking around here.' I chuckled a little at her remark. Is is that rare? I scan them from top to bottom and notice that they have fairy-like wings. Are these fairies? If so, they seemed human-like than what I saw in movies. 'I was wondering there was a nearby civilization around this place. Do you know any?' The blue haired girl gave me a confused look. 'Civil-eye-zation?' It seems the blue haired girl is a bit confused about the word 'civilization'. She IS a little girl so using a high level vocabulary wouldn't help at all. 'What I meant is, is there a... Village around?' Darn, I was about to say city but that wouldn't be logical. 'Oh! A village, eh? Sure. Just follow us! Come on Dai-chan!' They both started to fly and showed me the way. Well, that was nice of them.
'So uh, what are your names?' I gave out the most cliche question but at least I knew their names. 'Name's Cirno, the strongest fairy ever! This is my friend, Daiyousei-san and she's the most smartest fairy ever known!' I nodded and felt a bit fearful. The blue haired one, Cirno is the strongest fairy ever? I really don't want to get into her way then. I followed them to a pathway. 'Just go straight then turn... Left maybe. You'll get to the human village!' Cirno seemed hesitant trying to tell which way should I go. 'Oh, okay then. Thanks girls.' I smiled and wave farewell as the two fairies fly back to where they were before. I followed what Cirno said but I took the path on the right. Might be a huge mistake or might be the correct way. Its a fifty-fifty chance.
After following the path, I saw houses from a distance. I was correct then. Cirno might be a little forgetful so I let it slide. I slowly walk into the village and immediately felt like an outsider. Everyone was wearing kimonos and obis while I was in my long sleeved white tee with blue jeans, black and grey sneakers and carrying a small bag with me. I try my best to stay calm and keep my cool. At least I could speak an intermediate level of Japanese language thanks to animes and Yokito, my best friend from Japan. I haven't heard from him after the exams. I hope his alright. But enough about him for awhile. I need to find someone who knows the way back to the city.
But first thing first, rehydration. I could use a sip of water. I don't care, I'm so thirsty right now that I could AND will drink a toilet water to quench my thirst. I look around and all I see are village houses and shops. It seems quite traditional to be honest, makes me think that I might be in the Edo Japan era. I looked down and sighed. I started to think about my parents. They might be worried sick and heck, they might be giving me a good scolding once I got back. But I wonder if that ever happens because they thought I'm might or already be dead. Actually, I don't even know wether that I'm dead or even alive. I then accidently bumped into a young woman. 'Ah. S-sorry. Didn't see where I was going.' I apologized repeatedly, trying to get myself out of trouble. The woman just smiled and nods. 'It's alright, you don't have to apologize.' I felt a bit like an idiot for apologizing that much. At least she's cool with it. I have to say, she looks quite pretty. 'You don't seemed like to be from here. Are you an outsider?' The woman's question hit me right through. I just gave a nod. She gave a sigh and a sincere smile. 'I see. Well, its nice to meet you. My name is Keine Kawashimaro.' I nod and introduced myself as usual.
'I see. It's nice to meet you, Leo-san. Did Yukari asked you to come here?' I looked at her with a confused expression. 'Yukari? Who's Yukari?' The woman seemed surpised. 'You didn't know who Yukari is? That's strange. Usually, all outsiders who got gapped to here knew who Yukari is.' I was still confused. 'Gapped? Oh, no. I wasn't gapped. I just woke up after a near-death experience and now I'm here.' Keine's expression darkened a bit. She looked serious. 'You didn't get gapped by Yukari?' The same question again, so I gave her the same answer. 'No.' She nods and took my hand. 'We should go meet the shrine maiden. This might be a beginning of another incident.'Incident? What is she talking about? Ah, all of these that kept on happening only gives me more questions tha answers!
REIMU'S POV =========== Another quiet day in Gensokyo. It has been so long since the last incident happened. The calm breeze makes it feel good sitting outside at the porch of my shrine. I should wait wether some worshippers or others comes to visit. As I stand up and grab my broom, I started sweeping the path to the shrine. The dried and dead leaves seems to be all over the pathway so a little sweeping will do. I got nothing better to do anyway. As I swept the leaves away, I could heard footsteps running up the stairs. Did someone came to visit? I turn my attention to the staircase, waiting to see who was it running up here. To my surprise, It was Keine. With her was a boy who seems to be an outsider. I knew he was an outsider from the way he is dressed. In fact, with all the outsiders that got gapped here, I knew how to recognize an outsider without even thinking second thoughts. 'Keine-san, good morning. Who's that with you?' Keine seemed to be a bit panicked. I wonder why. 'Reimu-san. This boy, he's an outsider...' I sighed. 'I know he is. The way he is dressed, I could see that from a mile away.' The boy just smiled at me, looking around like most outsiders do. I guess they never seen nature this rich before at the outside world. Keine tries to catch her breath and looked at me with a serious expression that I never see before.
'He didn't got gapped by Yukari.' My eyes widen. I thought it was a joke so I asked the boy about Yukari. The poor guy just gave me a confused look and told me he didn't met or knew someone named Yukari. But he mentioned Cirno and Daiyousei, so I guessed he met those two fairies first. If he didn't know Yukari, he couldn't be here without being gapped by her. 'How did you get here then?' He looked at me with a worried expression on his face. Without hesitation, he told me everything on how he got here in the first place. What kept me interested in his story is that mist he was talking about earlier. That mist 'killed' him in the outside world then he woke up around the outskirts of Gensokyo.
I had a feeling that another incident was about to happen so I ask Keine to take care of the boy for awhile while I go find and talk to Marisa and the others about this. I also need to talk to Yukari about this situation too. I flew off, leaving the two behind.
THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW ========================== Reimu flew off to the skies to search for Marisa while Leo stood there silently with Keine. 'So... Uh... What should we do before she comes back?' Keine just stood there quietly. The air between them was filled with awkward silence. 'Um... Do you have anything to drink?' Keine turns to him and nods. 'Would you like a cup of tea while waiting for her return?' Leo smiles at her and gave a slight nod. 'Sounds good. Why not.'