"I gotta talk to Reimu about this... Then I'll find Yukari and give her a piece of my mind." Marisa hopped on her broom and zoomed away, just as a purple portal filled with numerous red eyes materialized in the frame of a nearby door, out of which stepped the Portal Master herself, Yukari Yakumo.

"Welcome, Yukari-sama," Remilia said as the others took a bow.

"Haha, what a polite reception... But such formality isn't necessary at this time, don't worry," said Yukari. "Carry on, girls."

Remilia turned to face Yukari once they were alone. "Now, what will we do about this wedding? I presume that, as Portal Master, you would appreciate a degree of lavishness..."

"Normally I'd say so, but remember the wedding will be at the Hakurei Shrine. It would be quite improper to throw an extravagant party there. Especially considering it's my bride-to-be's shrine..."

"In that case, perhaps we should hold the celebration at the Scarlet Devil Mansion instead? The wedding ceremony will take place at the shrine, and the reception will subsequently be at the mansion." Noticing a bit of a puzzled look from Yukari, Remilia added, "You could portal everyone there, or something."

Yukari nodded. "Yes... That may work nicely."

"Well, I suppose this concludes the planning phase. I will have Sakuya tidy up the mansion in preparation for–" Just then, Remilia glanced to the side, where she noticed Sakuya passing by ("Speak of the– ...devil"), accompanied by Sanae and–

"Hey, Portal Master... Reimu's here," Remilia whispered to Yukari, who looked surprised for a split second, but quickly regained her perpetual devious and seductive smile and approached Reimu. Remilia, meanwhile, went to inform Sakuya of the wedding plans.

"Well, look who's here... hello, Reimu..." crooned Yukari as she stroked Reimu's neck.

"Oh, Yukari! Hello..." replied Reimu. "...You're not doing this in front of all these people, are you?" she added, a flicker of exasperation crossing her face.

Yukari stopped awkwardly, blushing a bit. "Do you mind?"

"Well, it's not really a good time or place right now."

"Gyahhh... You're getting married today. Just do it," Remilia said, shooting the two an annoyed look. Yukari awkwardly gave Reimu a kiss on the cheek and withdrew quickly. At that moment, a sudden colorful flash of light made everyone jump.

"I've found you, Reimu! ...And Yukari as well!" Marisa was hovering a short distance above them.

"Marisa...?!" Reimu gasped softly.

"Hello there. Do I know you?" asked Yukari as Marisa landed in front of the crowd. Everybody started to answer at once:

"She's the one who always steals books from the library–"

"She's the one who solved the Scarlet Mist Incident–

"She's the magician with the gigantic lasers–"

"Let her tell us herself, okay?" Yukari interjected.

"Thanks. Anyway, Yukari, I am Marisa Kirisame, and I have the misfortune to love Reimu despite you!" Marisa proclaimed dramatically.

Yukari laughed. "I agree, she is such a lovely girl... I'm glad such a good judge of character thinks so as well." She did not notice Marisa slap her forehead in exasperation. "Well, I think it's time we parted ways, Marisa. There's so much that has to be done before tonight, after all…" Motioning for Reimu to follow, Yukari pulled the air apart like a curtain to form another portal, through which she stepped and vanished along with the portal itself.

"Pssst! Marisa...!"

"Yeah?"

Reimu led Marisa out of the way and behind a nearby building. "What exactly are you doing here? And why are you so against Yukari?"

"I've tried to find you for so long, and when I finally do, what are you doing? Marrying Yukari!" Marisa responded. "How could you do that?"

"I like her, she likes me, it's a perfect match," said Reimu bluntly.

Marisa was not expecting this. Reimu actually loved Yukari?! "But Reimu...! How can you be so sure she loves you more than anyone else she tries to seduce?"

"Our battle in Hakugyokurou showed us how similar we really were, both of us possessing the power of the Supernatural Border… And we fought together on the night of the Imperishable Night Incident, and our combined power led us to victory…"

"One danmaku battle?! T-that's how you know?!" Tears were streaming down Marisa's face. "And the Imperishable Night Incident?! What about the battle WE had?! Wh-what about all the other battles we had? I-I-I knew you b-before either of us even knew about Yukari!"

"Marisa..."

"D-do you know why my signature Spell Card is called Love Sign: Master Spark?! Do you know why I said 'This attack's for you' that night?! I concentrated all my love, all my feelings for you into that one single attack! This is what these battles mean to me, Reimu! I love you... I c-can't live without you!"

"..."

Reimu slowly put her arm over Marisa's shoulder and pulled her close, looking into her golden eyes... she was crying, too...

Their lips touched.

"I... I love you too, Marisa..."

...*sniff*… Dear gods in heaven, what have I done ;_;

This was supposed to be a silly, cute, nonsensical love story! I don't know why I can't write anything of that sort, without making it a huge romantic drama and/or so emotional I make myself cry! I just started writing the scene where Reimu and Marisa talk to each other in secret after Yukari leaves, and I just couldn't stop!

And I don't even ship Reimu X Marisa! I ship Reimu X Yukari, and I ship Marisa X Alice! What Reimu says about her and Yukari being a perfect match? That's what I think! And IOSYS' Malice trilogy (Marisa Stole The Precious Thing, I've Developed Precious Feelings For Alice, and AliceDere) already charmed/tear-jerked me into shipping Marisa X Alice! I don't want to have self-counteracted all that! I can't have self-counteracted all that! TTロTT