Discaimer: Hey, why is that silly hat of yours looking at me like that? Touhou belongs to Zun.
A/N: And now we return to the fairy house! What, did you think there might have been a reason as to why I wasn't returning to that side of the story? Well, I guess it did make it feel more like they were all alone in the world, now didn't it? Purpose served! On with the show!
A/N2: Longest chapter yet!
Late afternoon, Cirno's house:
"So, hows about we go for a swim now, Dai? The water is 'nice' and warm with the sun awake! Plus you can practice with your wings, Usa!" Offered Cirno, who would probobly have simply dragged the poor fairy off into the lake had she said no.
"Fiiiine..." Accepted the fairy, who didn't particularly like water. Daiyousei knew that if she said no once again, she just might get thrown in the lake. Cirno could be a jerk like that at times.
"Good! You need it, anyways... Peeyuu, you smell Dai... You realy need to get over that fear of water! Water is your friend, you know?" Joked Cirno, while slapping the small fairy on the back, while Daiyousei simply glared at my master. It hadn't been that long... only 2 weeks! Thats not long at all, right?
"S-so... how do I get my wing to come to my hand like you do, Cirno?" I asked, while looking towards my master.
"Simple! Will it to happen, and it should happen!" Shouted the larger fairy, with a grin. She honestly had no idea how to do it, as she simply did it naturaly.
While we were on our way out of the house I continuously tried again and again, but to no avail. All that I could get my wings to do was vibrate, flap, spin, twist, and spin around my back in a circular pattern. After we had nearly arived, I began to give up hope, when I made my wings all fly away from me, but in random directions. I realy hope I didn't hit anybody...
"Hah! What a strange trick, Usa... You always figure out the most... unique ways to do things. Going by what you just did, do the exact opposite, and they should come to your hand. I guess one advantage of having no idea how to use your body would be that you can accidently find out tricks others wouldn't!" Complimented Cirno, which made be blush and look away. What was this odd feeling I was having every time my master praised me recently? It's like my chest is tightening... Before I could think more, my wings all flung towards me and knocked me into the lake as we arrived at the other end of the lake. Why we went by foot was beyond me, as we could have simply flied right over. Plus none of us even wore shoes! Though, I'm sure that's less of an issue for the other two. They seemed to have rather tough feet, probobly from never wearing shoes.
"Kaff kaff... Ugh... I think I inhaled the whole lake..." I croaked out, before coughing out a fair bit of water. My master simply laughed at my misfortune. Now that I thought on my masters words, could I simply point a ring at someone and concentrate on it to make it go towards them, instead of throwing it? I'll have to try that, after I figure out how to throw them the normal way.
"Err... will she be alright?" Asked Daiyousei. Atleast someone was concerned about my well being... Even if the number of times I've heard her talk outside of today could probobly be counted on my fingers, let alone talking to me.
"Ehh, the water will freeze and absorb soon enough." Stated Cirno, with a shrug.
"Huh...? I can breathe fine again..." I stated, having had listened to none of what my master said. I was more focused on breathing, you see.
"See? Now she's fine!" Chuckled Cirno at my expense.
"Nnn... Now my clothes are all wet..." I groaned while floating back to the shore, the impact had sent me pretty far into the lake.
"Anyway, now that you know how to control their position, try and do so after throwing one!" Ordered my master, while we all undressed. With my new wing control I could undress without help, by simply making my wing distance themselfs a bit. Yay, I'm less helpless now at every day activities! Level Up! ...Where did that come from? While mulling over what a 'level up' was, I failed to notice the other fairies sneaking up behind me. By the time I noticed the girls behind me, it was too late. They had begun to tickle me. Ohh, the horror, what a malicious act!
"Gwahahaha...! N-no...! St-top! Hwaahahaha! Nooo...!" I thrashed about from the sudden onslaught of tickles, but a two against one hardly gave me room to resist. While being tortured, an idea came to mind, and I began to move my wings about. One ring went over each of their heads, and began to pull them away. It would seem I've made yet another clever use for my wings! Who would have thought that this hoop shape could be useful in such odd ways?
Coughing on the ground, the other faries were both clutching their throats.
"Y-you pass...!" Said Cirno, in a hoarse voice. ...It would seem I pulled a bit hard... Well, I guess they will recover soon enough, so it's not so bad
"W-why didn't you... warn me that sh- kaf kaf... that you were expecting her to do that...?" Asked Daiyousei, in an even worse voice. Must... resist... feeling bad... Daiyousei looked up at me with tears in her eyes. ...Now I feel bad!
"S-sorry Daiyousei..." I say, while offering her my hand, which she accepts.
"Ahh, it's fine... Not your fault! It was Cirno's idea anyway, so if anything, I'll be upset with her. Also, you can call me Dai if you like, my full name is a bit of a mouthfull." Repplied the smaller girl, who wasn't nearly as shy as she seemed.
"U-umm... Dai, why is it that you normaly seem so shy around others, yet now that it's just us three you seem fine?" I was curious, as the answer was eluding me, even if it was probobly easily found by others.
"Ahh, I'm a bit... shy around non-faries... It doesn't help that most people blast faries on sight." So this was a common practice? That's horrible!
"So that's a common practice? That's horrible!" I agreed with my thoughts.
"Ahh, right, I keep forgetting that you arn't actualy a fairy!" Dai simply laughed awkwardly, and blushed at having had forgotten somthing so recently mentioned.
After we had finished talking, Cirno and Daiyousei swam, while I continuously threw my wings, one after another. Time and time again I failed to stop them mid air. Time and time again, they came careening back at me. After being knocked down a good fifty times, my body was beginning to ache all over, so I tried another approach. I threw my wing, not by muscle, but by what had caused my wings to all fly off earlier. I aimed forwards, and focused on my hand, but not as hard this time, lest all my wings go flying. The wing went flying in a random direction, which happened to be towards Dai! Having no speed to catch the wing with, I had to simply stop it. But would I be able to- No, I have got to stop thinking that way! I would! I will stop it! Summoning all of my concentration on the wing, It began to glow, and slow to a halt. I flopped down in the water, exausted mentally by that. It would seem that having had shattered my wings a short time ago had effected my mental stamina, as well as everything else about me... ...Could... that be why I'm having such issues?
Cirno finally noticed the wing that I had just barely stopped in time, better late than never realy didn't apply here! I could have killed Daiyousei! Even if it was an accident, and she would... get better... that wing was headed right for her head!
"Err... You arn't supposed to be aiming at anyone, Usa! That's dangerous! Ahh, also, good job on stopping it mid air!" My master had simply brushed off what I had nearly done, like I accidently stepped on her foot.
"Ehh? Ahh...!" Daiyousei turned around, and nearly smacked her head on my ring. Yes, it was that close to her. It would seem that apologies were in order, once my head stopped throbbing.
While I was simply floating in the water, I noticed something. The closer the sun came to setting, the foggier it was getting. This fog... I knew this fog!
"G-guys, this fog is seriously creeping me out, can we go inside?" I pleaded, fearing that my dream might just come true.
"Fog?" Both of the fairies asked in unison, with a look of utter confusion.
"What fog?" Continued Cirno, with a look of worry on her face.
"What? That white fog that's getting thicker the closer the sun gets to setting! It looks just like fog I saw in my dream, and it's creeping me out!" I shouted, with more urgancy to get back inside this time. At this, Cirno's eyes widened. Was this a sign she was looking for? Only time would tell, at this point.
"Guess we should play it safe, and get inside..." Stated Cirno in a calm voice, before acting completly panicked, grabbing us both by the wrist, and flying off for the house. As we entered the house, and completely lacking in the clothes department, we found that Mystia and Rumia were already here. They were both chopping some vegitables, when they both looked at us. Needless to say, they were very surprised to find a trinity of streaking fairies. Their knifes both missed their mark, Mystia's cutting into her finger, while Rumia's cut clean through the table, thankfully missing her own finger. Mystia was clutching her squirting finger, when rumia floated over in her dark ball, and the usual noises were heard. When the darkness faded, Mystia's finger was fine. How Rumia does that, I'll never know, as she never seems to do it outside of her bubble of magical darkness.
Mystia was laying on the floor panting, her hair and clothes both in shambles. How a simple suck of the finger could effect one in such a way was beyond me as well. Not once, but twice, had I ended up alone in that bubble with the girl. The first time she sucked my finger, which tingled like crazy, and the second time she licked my entire back, so as to free me from the ice. Needless to say that tingle was rather... nice feeling.
"Umm, perhaps we should cover ourselfs?" Cirno only noticed that we all were in such a state, and rubbed the back of her head at the awkward mistake.
Just then, the house around us began to change, taking on a look of playing cards, and the dirt floor turning an odd glassy color. Nobody but myself seemed to be freaking out, and suddenly I found myself wearing a dress that looked like the one Cirno wore, which distracted me from the odd happenings.
"Rumia, can you snuggle some with Dai? She's probobly going to lose fingers if you don't." Asked my master, to the horror of Daiyousei.
"W-w-what? Why c-can't I j-j-just bundle up in the sheets...?" Asked Dai, whose teeth were once more chattering while she was frantically trying to talk her way out of being stuck in close proximity with the youkai of darkness. It would seem that Rumia likes to traumatize people whenever gets a chance! What a scary girl...
"No 'but's Dai, you look deathly pale! I'm sure you are quite chilly from me dragging you here while you were still dripping wet! You'll cuddle with Rumia, and you'll like it! You know how warm the inside of that bubble feels!" Ordered Cirno, much to Daiyousei's displeasure. Rumia, however, looked quite pleased with the situation.
Mystia motioned for me to come help cut things up, and we finished up what was left to chop. After that, mystia threw them all in the big pot that she almost always cooked our meals with.
Rumia grabbed Dai by the hand and led her to the bed, where they sat on the edge of the bed, and Cirno wrapped one of the blankets around them, before the bubble formed around the pair of warm bodied beings. For once, I didn't hear the licking and sucking sounds that I have come to expect from that bubble! I guess Rumia only does that when she has reason to? As if to disprove my idea that nothing wrong would take place, I heard a mewl from within the bubble, as well as a few labored breaths here and there. Rumia sure did have a... healthy appetite, one way or another. All but Cirno's face lit up in embarassment from hearing such sounds, was Cirno that stupid? ...Or could it be that she knows something that makes it less embarassing to her? ...I hope Dai is going to be alright...
The door suddenly swung open, and In came a pair of friendly faces, along with one that I didn't know. The stranger wore a not so friendly looking scowl, and simply leaned against the wall next to the door as if she was expecting to have to make a quick get away.