So I have two fanfics starring Kogasa? Well, "Rumia and Kogasa" stars Rumia more than Kogasa, and this one stars Kogasa primarily. Lots of moving around in this one, but I'm not telling you the final destination of this. It took me a while to find a direction here, and after some random Danbooru browsing with Kogasa as a focus, I found a picture that just gave me the perfect idea! It also reminds me a lot of the later portions of one of my favorite fanfics ever written.

If you've read it too, you'll know which fanfic I'm referring to by the end of the chapter, most likely.

One blue eye opened up to see a ceiling. And one red eye with it. The blue-haired girl sat up, and looked at her surroundings. Where was she?

The door slid open, and in stepped one green-haired miko carrying a tray of various little snacks and two cups of tea. "I see you're alive," she said.

"Um…where am I?"

"The Moriya Shrine."

"Alright…I have a couple more questions, too."

"Ask away," the miko said as she set down the tray and took a small sip of tea.

"Who are you?"

The miko nearly choked on her tea when she was asked the question. "What do you mean, who am I? You mean you don't remember me?" That lightning bolt to her head was pretty bad, but I wasn't ready for memory loss. You would think, that out of everybody in Gensokyo, she'd remember the one person she actively avoids. "Alright. My name is Sanae Kochiya."

"Nice to meet you, Sanae."

"A pleasure," Sanae said in return, handing the blue-haired youkai a cup of tea. "Any more questions?"

"Yes…who am I?"

That time, Sanae actually did choke on her tea. After a brief fit of coughing, though, she managed to fix the issue. "You forgot who you are?"

"Well…yes. I can't remember anything."

"Alright…your name is Kogasa Tatara. So you know who I am, who you are, and where you are. Anything else escape your mind?"

"Why am I here exactly? I have a bit of a headache, does that have anything to do with it?" Kogasa scratched at the back of her head a bit, feeling the spot where it ached. Why did her head hurt?

"You were struck by a bolt of lightning. You should count yourself lucky to be alive right now. I brought you here shortly afterward and put you down on that bed. I've gotta hand it to you, you gave me quite a scare."

"You were afraid? Are we friends?"

"Well…not quite." Should she tell Kogasa that Sanae was a youkai hunter? It was probably rather frightening to not remember anything, including your own name. Why add to the fright with the fact that Kogasa was standing before a very proficient youkai hunter; one who would go out of her way to hunt the karakasa down if sighted? "We're…acquaintances."

"Alright. So…what else do you know about me?"

"Let's see…" Crap. What else did Sanae know? Her name was Kogasa Tatara; obvious. She was a karakasa; fairly obvious. Kogasa was Sanae's number one choice of prey; obvious to anybody who knew the two. Was that really all that Sanae knew? How disappointing…

"I can tell by the look on your face," Kogasa said. "You don't have any answers, do you?"

"I'm afraid not, sorry."

"That's okay. Do you know of anybody who might?"

"Well…there's this old sorceress who might know more." And there was also that one girl who had come through the Moriya Shrine that one time; the one that could read the subconscious. Maybe she would also know something? For now though, Byakuren was everybody's best bet in getting answers about Kogasa's life. "Would you like to meet her?"

"Yes, please." Heading toward the door, Kogasa stopped at the sight of a purple umbrella in the corner. It wasn't really the best shade of purple, and the top made Kogasa think of an eggplant. "That's a cute umbrella," Kogasa said. "Is it yours?"

"Wha…I…no! It's your umbrella!"

"Is it?" Picking it up, the karakasa said "I'd hate to leave this umbrella here. It might get forgotten forever, and then it would become an angry youkai." Umbrella in hand, Kogasa made her way through the door. The sooner she met this sorceress, the better.

…Did that really just happen? Just how much of her memory had that girl lost? Did Kogasa forget that she was a youkai? Well, this didn't bode well at all. Forgetting one's location or name was bad, but forgetting one's own species was another issue entirely. Furthermore, it was an issue that Sanae was unfamiliar with, and she had no idea what to do to resolve it. If this had happened to a large number of people, it would probably be declared an incident by somebody. Good thing it was just Kogasa, in that case.

When Sanae stepped out into the front room of the Moriya Shrine, she was rather surprised to find the karakasa at the table, having what sounded like a lively conversation with both Kanako and Suwako. "Come on, Kogasa. We've gotta get going."

"Right!" Kogasa slid open the doors of the Moriya Shrine. The thunderstorm from earlier was over; it was a bright and sunny day outside in Gensokyo now. A perfect day for trying to discover one's past.

Later, at the Myouren Temple…

"Hmm…I'm afraid I don't have any answers," Byakuren said. "Sorry about that, Kogasa."

"It's alright. As stressful as it is, not having any memory is actually kind of relaxing."

"Relaxing," Sanae asked. "How so?"

"If I don't have any memory about my past, all the bad stuff is just gone. Just poof, and no bad memories."

"As optimistic as that is, your good memories are gone too."

"I'll make a new set of them," Kogasa said with a beaming smile. "I'm sure whatever things I should avoid doing, I'll know not to do them, deep in my head."

"Deep…" Like on a subconscious level. Since Byakuren couldn't help us, I guess we're going underground. "Kogasa. I think I might know who can restore your memory."

"Really, now?" The beaming smile on the karakasa's face grew some more, as she asked "Who are they?" And then something else hit Kogasa. Without memory, she had no idea if she even had a job in the past! Whether she did or not, she needed to find one. She had to make money somehow, and hopefully this other person could help her with not only her memory problem, but her current unemployment.

Approximately six in the evening; Komeiji Hot Springs Resort

"Memory loss isn't my field," Satori said, sitting firmly in a large leather chair that made her seem even smaller than she was. "You'd have to ask Koishi about that. But that's a bit of a problem, you see."

"Oh? What's the problem," Kogasa asked. "We just go up to her and ask, right?"

"Well for starters, she's not exactly known for being of sound mind. Secondly, and this is the real problem, my sister is a bit of a traveling gourmet who travels Gensokyo from time to time to try and find new delicacies to enjoy, and she's out at the moment. The soonest I expect her to come back is tomorrow afternoon, but Koishi can be out anywhere from a single day to months at a time. She actually left just moments ago." Satori trusted her sister for these trips. And not only that, but it wouldn't do to try and send somebody to watch over her; the girl's power over the subconscious could render her invisible to anybody except Satori herself. So while Satori both worried for and trusted Koishi, all she could do was wait for the younger Komeiji sister to return. At least she usually had a tasty souvenir that almost made up for how Satori tended to worry for Koishi being out there alone.

"I see…"

"Hm? You also need a job? I just so happen to have an opening. Lucky for you, Kogasa, you happen to be just the kind of person I need for the job, and you seem to be of decent mind. There are plenty others like you out there, but I refuse to hire a lolicon at this resort. Since you fit the bill perfectly and I have confidence in your ability, would you like a job here?"

"Would I ever!" She'd just been thinking about how great this place was when she first arrived; a five-star hotel complete with hot springs! The water was never just lukewarm, but always hot as hot springs should be, and it was never too hot or cold at the resort. And lastly, the brick-and-stained-glass architecture made the resort seem so majestic; as though one were staying in a castle rather than a hotel. Five stars, indeed. "When do I start?"

"Tomorrow we'll do some training, and once we think you're ready, you'll begin. I guarantee that being an attendant here is quite a different pace from such a job in most other places. You'll need to be quick on your feet and in your mind; no matter how many sets of hands we get, there always seems to be at least twice as many people staying here."

"You've got it…wait, what does 'we' mean?"

"While I'm the owner of this fine establishment, I find that sometimes even I can be a bit biased. So I decided to have Rin and Utsuho; the resort's two managers, plus myself have a three-person 'council' for lack of better terms. Even if I don't want to hire somebody, if my two pets say that he or she should be hired, they're in. Of course, if it concerns the well-being of the resort as a whole rather than just things like payroll, I have the final say in all affairs. But I can see that this is a lot of information to absorb at once. For tonight, I want you to go up to the front desk and get a room for a few days. I doubt you live around here, and it'd be inconvenient to come here every day from a long distance. Tell them Satori said to give you a room free for a few days…Room 416. If we hire you, I'll charge you half-price for the room and just deduct it from your paycheck."

"Thank you, Miss Satori!" And with that, Kogasa got up out of her chair, and dragged Sanae along with her to the front desk. She was going to be working at this wonderful place! Kogasa looked forward to it a lot; to work at this awesome hot spring resort.

So, what do you think? Kogasa working at the Komeiji Hot Spring Resort sounds like fun, yeah? I actually saw the image behind it about a week ago, and was looking through my flash drive and couldn't figure out why it wasn't there :|

This is a very bright and happy fanfic despite a slightly frown-worthy first chapter, so I listen to lots of upbeat and cheerful songs to write it. Songs from Scatman John are perfect for this fanfic, and I'm listening to one of his songs as I'm writing this author note!

Anyway, for those who know what fanfic I was referring to, the other main character won't be appearing in this fanfic, otherwise I'd just look like I'm trying to replicate it, which I most certainly am not! Her friend may show up because I remembered what I said about the picture on Danbooru, and I paraphrase:

"Kogasa can serve that ice cream excellently. As for the water…I think (SPOILER) needs to teach her a few tricks."

On one final note, this one pertaining to Koishi, I'm trying to plan out a fanfic starring her. Not sure what to do with it at the moment, but if you have an idea, feel free to drop it. You never know what kind of things will get my mind in creative mode (to prove it, I once got inspired by the wallpaper on my desktop when it was a picture of Cirno and her gang in a desert; I wound up making Team Nineball's Daring Adventure)