DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS. MARISA KIRISAME AND ALICE MARGATROID BELONG RESPECTIVELY TO ZUN.
NOT ME.

Yay I'm continuing!~ AND I'M BACK!~

...Well, this is certainly a random find in my head when I wrote this. Yeahhh. Please review! Thanks!

And then the nice morning passed by. The golden sun was beating down on Gensokyo, and there was nothing to spoil that day's mood.

Or, when Marisa came into the picture. "Alright, that does it. Now we need some water."

Alice paused her window-cleaning duty, and looked out of the window. Why was Marisa so busy? Usually Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays were Marisa's most busy times. Today was Monday;Alice's turn to be occupied in chores. Perhaps Marisa wasn't so sure about the dates. Alice could understand her 'forgetful' memory. She walked out of the back door -which leads to the garden- and spotted her friend with a spade which was dirtied with soil and fertilizer. Alice pulled a questioning look.

Marisa grinned and greeted, "Good afternoon, Alice~ I'm just watering the plants da ze~"

"Huh? I thought you said you were going to Youkai mountains to help Aya," Alice said, watching Marisa as she dropped the tools into the shed. She brought out a watering can, and went to the tap located beside the shed. She then realized that the flowers she planted had brown fertilizer tucked into the soil-bed. It smelled of poo, and Alice covered her nose to drive away the stench.

The witch finished filling the can with water, and turned to meet Alice. "She postponed the date to Wednesday. Right now Momiji is helping." She walked over to the rows of flowers and stopped at the last row in the corner. Alice joined in, and bent to see the first plant Marisa was going to water.

Her eyes widened. "Marisa, is that Alice?"

She squatted and Marisa smiled. "Correct ze~ She's always the first I'd water. She needs more life, you know?"

Alice nodded slowly, looking at the flower from head to toe. It did look healthy, and happy. Indeed did the flower was lively. Her eyes softened, and she muttered, "Looks lively to me."

"Eh?" Marisa turned her attention to Alice, as the puppeteer watched the flower closely. Alice's blue eyes were filled with emotion, as she studied the plant thoroughly.

"I wonder why you'll water Alice first." Alice said, her eyes locked on the flower. Marisa thought she was talking to her.

Marisa scratched her head, and sighed. "Well...Alice always reminds me of a certain person. A person who is practically lonely and sad. So, in order to make that person happy, I'll always be there for that someone. Which is why I called it Alice. Seems like a shabby name at first, but I thought it was the right thing." She met Alice's eyes as a tear trickled down her left eye. The short-haired blond's cheeks flushed.

Alice looked down. "Is that so.." She then felt a pat on her head.

Looking up, she saw Marisa grinning childishly at her. "Hey, that's true you know. You can't expect me to make something happy for no absolute reason, right?" The hand felt warm and gentle, and Alice smiled a little.

"Thank you...Marisa." Alice whispered, after the hand was removed. "I'm so glad."

It was Marisa next in line to blush. It was only a shade of light pink, but it had a strong effect. She laughed, "Don't be stupid! Besides, we only finished watering a small little Alice! Which reminds me..."

The puppeteer looked confused, and before she knew it, a splash of water collided with her face. "Ah!"

"Ahaha! Alice, you're soo slow ze~ Now I watered two Alice's! Two for the price of one da ze~" Marisa giggled, and stood up. Upon seeing Alice's angry face, she turned to make a flee. Alice didn't have the chance to grab her skirt.

"MARISA! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" Alice bolted up, and ran to chase after the pesky witch. "COME BACK HERE!"

"Never in MY LIFE, ALICE!~"

"YOU!"

And the pair continued their chase, the puppeteer after the witch, and neither remembered to water the other plants.