Author`s Note: To privatesargent : You have no idea, specially how fickle of a main character Reimu is. Is hard to add to Reimu's character witout her being too OC… At any rate here's Ch1!

Disclaimer: I do not own Puella Magica Madoka and Touhou. All rights goes to their respective authors/creators.

Chapter 1: They Stir; Maiden Aware

It was not a dream.

"NO! DONT! HE`S TRICKING YOU!"

The static ridden images and the voices they carry did not felt like her own.

"You`re lying! That`s not true!"

It was vision, one not clearly for her, yet intrudes upon her mind.

"Aaaah... Ahh... Waaaahhhh!"

The blood curdling scream, the broken unidentifyable images contained horror and despair she could never imagined.

"NO! No no no no no..."

A familiar voice rings in her mind. And dread fills her heart.

"I dont want to become a witch... so please..."

And then absolute darkness. As abrupt as it came thus as abrupt as it end. The shrine maiden`s mind was full of confusion. She could not comprehend, for she knew that was not hers. Perhaps... her goddess had connected, if for a while to the source.

"THIS LIFE IS MINE AND MINE ALONE!"

That one however was clearly for her and with that shout of defiance caused her rest to be slighted.

"Reimu-sama!"

A more familiar voice could now be heard.

"Reimu-sama! Please wake up, it`ll late for you soon."

It seemed that morning came fast, as one of her maids Ryuuto roused her from her slumber. Opening her drowsy eyes to the world of conciousness she turned to her maid and nods. With a smile the maid helps her up and proceeds with her work. For a while, Reimu eyed her maid put away her futon and began cleaning her room. Due to renovations on the "outer side" of the shrine, all her possesions were in the "inner side" of the shrine. And with "inner side`s" track record, she more or less lost sleep from paranoia than the vision she had "witnessed" a while ago. And yet, that vision disturbed her more considering one of the last part was clearly for her. Keeping that thought aside she began to move grogily to the bathroom.

A short while later, a refreshed and properly dressed Reimu threaded to that "side`s" dining room wherein her second maid VIVIT* served her breakfast with a wide smile. Returning the smile, she began to eat, a task that took only a few minutes. Now energized she said goodbye to her two maids and headed to the back of the "inner side" of the shrine to get to the "outer" one. Passing Genji`s lake, the old wise turtle that had become her guardian in her first few years in Gensokyo, she greeted the elder before passing through the small torii that would lead her "out". Passing through the barrier was always an experience; then again it`s also not much at the same time (Since people seemed to have a knack of wandering giving her constant headaches). Once out, she acknowledged the side of the of the shrine that`s being renovated for a few seconds, then sighing before heading on. Her destination: Mitakahara Middle School.

The school and in turn Mitakahara City was unrealistic and very odd or technically experimental. It was a city of artistry and technology that was in it's late test phase (so the Japanese would get away at plagiarism) but the art part shines through. Many of the buildings and structures were based and/or copied from other buildings and structures from various parts of the world. Though the fact that her current school according to her research seemed to be based on a prison still disturbs her today. Then again this was her last year in middle school and would soon leave for the more chaotic high school. Thinking about that with the knowledge of her responsibility to Gensokyo gave her a splitting headache.

"Yo."

Washing those thoughts away were the voice of her friend and classmate: Kaname Mirai. The redhead spotted her while Reimu reviewed her knowledged of Mitakahara looking like a lost sheep.

"A penny for your thoughts?"

"Nothing to be concerned Mirai."

"Jeez Reimu. Your flat tone is off putting."

"Sorry. I was thinking of our school again."

"Oh you mean that our school was based on some Auswich Prison? Let it go Reimu. I mean, who cares? I mean no school is as cool as ours."

"I believe it`s Austrian, but I can`t remember myself. But you`re right, no school is made up of 80% glass like ours."

"You`re not gonna say that it`s giant safety hazzard now will you?"

"No... " *long pause*

"Yes..."

"Jezz Reimu, lighten up. With that attitude and your low morning energy no wonder Hongo-sensei berates you..."

"*groan* Please... you and I know why I`m like... this..."

"You mean a "lazy shrine maiden"*?"

"If we`re gonna talk smack then I might as well speak about you`re choice of literature... or music..."

"*sweat* Can we talk about something else now? Ummmm... like cake!"

"Cake?"

"Yeah cake."

"Oh? That sounds wonderful then."

A third voice interrupted their conversation. Turning to the voice Reimu finds her second friend and classmate: the blonde bombshell Tomoe Mami. Reimu could not stop the pangs of dread as she eyed her delicate features. The half-sane voice of her friend echoing in the vision shouting noes followed of what seemed to be gunshots... Well, who would feel good about that.

"Ohayo. Reimu-san, Kaname-san." Mami casually greeted not noticing the face Reimu gave her, Mirai however did. The knot curling within her friend was so powerful that she decided to take Mami`s attention for awhile. `She is a shrine maiden afterall... but for her to react like that upon seeing Mami`s face...`

"Heh... ohayo Mami, hows our oujo today?"

"Eh?"

"What`s with that flush? It`s not like we call you anything else."

"Ka-ka-kaname-san!"

"(Reimu, your composure.) And what`s with Reimu getting first name basis and I don`t. Ain`t I your close friend too?"

"(Arigato Mirai.) Pouting like a sissy little girl will not help your case. Besides it just shows that she likes me better."

"What! N-n-no! It`s just I`m used to it! And-and I..."

"(You`re welcome Reimu...) Yeah... yeah we know... Being the second coming of Hiro-sempai anyways. (But was the insult necessary?). And stop with shy finger twidling!"

"(Yes... yes it does) No surprise here. Seeing that she`s with her all those times. It helps that they`re practically clones of each other."

"(You suck! )"

"Mou! You two are incorrigible!"

"(Meh... =-=)"

"I wonder if she`s still taking care of Sae-senpai?"

"Who knows? Have you heard from her Mirai?"

"I did."

"(By the way Reimu you better tell me what`s eating you later.) Really? What`s the word then?"

"Well I heard their apartments got two new tenants. She said that they were good company, she even said one of them were new at living alone."

"(I will.) Oh? Good thing she has Sae-sempai and Hiro-sempai then."

"(Good.) Haha really? Though you're kinda right. And oh yeah about that cake."

"Mirai... what do you mean that cake?"

"Ummmm... Weren`t you about to talk about cake when I saw you?"

"Oh? The cake is a lie then."

"Oh for kami`s sake Mi-"

""Reimu/Reimu-san?""

Both girls was confused to why their friend had stopped. Looking around they noticed that were at the front gate of the school. Their conversation had shortened their travel as did not notice the distance. The girls knew Reimu would just point this out not stop abruptly. Looking again at Reimu they saw that she was now looking at a particular direction. Turning they found just what... no who she was staring at. Right across Reimu who was staring back was a girl. A girl that did not look much, despite her unmoving gait and drowsy yet sharp purple eyes. This girl, that took the shrine maiden`s attention was one Akemi Homura.

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Kai: That's it for this one… note that I've kept Reimu the way she is… well almost. Seeing that canonicly she's quite the indefferent jerk.

At any rate, if anyone recognizes VIVIT I only put her there due to convenience and I don't think Ryuuto would survive as a the girl's helping hand. And we all know about the lazy part. Well next chapter!