THUD

"Gah! Couldn't you have opened this thing closer to the ground, not twenty feet in the air!? Sheesh!"

After falling through the gap for about three minutes, Serra had landed with a heavy thud on a wooden floor. And it really hurt. Groaning, she sits up, clutching her head in pain. Clearing the stars from her eyes, she glances around, looking at her surroundings. She seems to be in some sort of dining room. Surprisingly modern for Gensoukyou. Sighing to herself, she gets to her feet.

WOOSH

And there's Ran, landing as gracefully as ever right beside her. "You could've told me I'd be getting aquainted with the floor from twenty feet up... sheesh that hurts..."

"My apologies. I am not the one who controls the gaps." Ran replies. 'That their official name, gaps? Rifts sounds better. I'll keep calling them rifts, thanks.' the human girl thinks to herself. "That would be the Mistress' doing."

"Right... speaking of, where is she?" Serra queries, not seeing anyone else.

"She'll be waiting for you further in. Don't go off sightseeing. It's... not wise to leave her waiting."

"Fine.. sheesh..."

A little further into the house, Serra comes across a door, which she assumes to be the right one. What gives it away? The solid gold plaque in the center with the name "Yakumo Yukari" etched into it. Probably the right one. Serra takes a deep breath, and knocks. "Enter." And she opens the door...

To be immediately greeted by a sea of purple. Walls, carpet, ceiling, everything was varying shades of purple. In the centre of the room sat a desk, surprisingly the typical brown, wood colour instead of a glaring violet, making it look pretty out of place. This is probably the office. Confirming this, behind the desk sits a mature woman, looking to be in her early thirties. Surprise surprise, even she's almost entirely purple. Aside from her blonde hair, her dress, eyes, everything is purple. Talk about obsessive. "Welcome, Serra. I expect you wonder why I've called you here today." At least she seems polite enough.

"I... guess so, yes." Serra replies, taking a seat across from Yukari. "I would kinda like to know why I'm here. And I don't mean in your home. I mean Gensokyo. I know you dragged me here, and I want to know why. I was perfectly happy back home."

"One at a time, one at a time! And please, don't take that attitude with me. This is to be a civil conversation, understand?" Yukari answers, raising an eyebrow. With a sigh, Serra nods. "Good. First, I have my own questions. How are you adapting?"

What... an odd question. "Um... okay, I suppose. But that's not to say I don't want to go back home."

"Good, good. I trust you had a pleasant sleep last night? I would certainly hope so, after the assistance I gave you~." Wait what.

"Wait wait wait wait. Are... you meaning to tell me that you're the reason I didn't have a nightmare last night? Seriously? Just how the hell does that even happen? Er... what I mean to say is, that if that is the case, then I appreciate it. But... why?"

"Well... to answer that, first I need to answer another question. Yes. I am the reason that you're in Gensokyo. But I have my reasons. I've been watching you for some time now, you know. Yes, for... hm, how long has it been now? Two years or so? Ah, hold on, I'm not done speaking yet." Yukari raised a hand to stop Serra before she even had a chance to talk. "Yes, it was about two years ago that I noticed you. I'm sure you've realised by now that you aren't particularly an ordinary human. There's something special about you. Your father noticed this too." Wait... Dad knew about this? Is that... "The look on your face says it all. Yes, that is the primary reason that your father trained you. That, and I had personally asked him to do so. I had intended to bring you to Gensokyo for a while now, but I needed to be sure you were prepared. And here you are."

That's... a lot to take in. "So... let me get this straight. You've been watching me... Dad knew this and so that's why he trained me... in order to come here? And... I'm not an ordinary human?"

"That's exactly right. In fact, I'd have to say you aren't human at all~"

Now that's a shocker. At least, it should be. For some odd reason... Serra feels more relieved than shocked to hear that. "Then... if I'm not human, what am I?"

Yukari smiles. "A dream."

Revelation. Our heroine, is not what she thought she was. But that's an awfully cryptic way to put it, Yukari... just what could she mean?