Gensokyo 20XXII: Imprisonment, Secrets, Sacrifice, Sorrow, and Freedom

by Amoridere

This continues the storyline from Gensokyo 20XXI: Outside World and it chronicles the life of Ran, Yukari, Suika, and Chen after the events of them being captured and being imprisoned and Chen being alone with Rumia and Eirin's ghost. It will also have chapters by those who were mentioned but not otherwise there. Be noted, this one may deal on some implicit mature themes. Enjoy

25. A Key

As I, Mokou, and little Reimu went off to wash and dry the dishes, I couldn't help but to overhear Sattie and Koiko talking about something Koiko found. Koiko said, while showing a shiny bronze colored object, "Look, Sattie, a key." to which Sattie responded, "You had better hide that."

"Where?"

"Give it to me and I'll hide it because I do NOT want to go through that again."

"Okay."

I hurry off to join Mokou and little Reimu. As Mokou scrubbed the dishes and Reimu sat quietly, I told Mokou about what I had heard. Reimu wouldn't tell a soul, since she couldn't really talk besides a few words and her communication is mostly noises, thus she is mostly silent, and Mokou, I can trust Mokou, once she hears a secret she keeps it. Mokou turned to me and said, "Sattie's a trustworthy dame and she'd hides it real goods, so they wouldn't know what hit 'em. It's better her than her sister hidin' it, 'cause that one time." I nodded and agreed. As she washed the dishes, she promptly decided that Reimu needed a bath, not that she seemed to mind.

"Even if the others don't come back, will we be together forever, Chen?"