Disclaimer: Touhou belongs to Zun.
A/N: And now time passes en mass once again. Unlike DoP, this is mostly meant to get the events of the past across. This doesn't mean that I'm going to skim through it, but it WILL be focused on important things. Ohh, and I added a cover to this and DoP!
Across the next month, Rumia and I made a point to spar every night; I managed to keep that odd purple energy from seeping into my blade again, so the sparring was much more enjoyable for us both.
During the day, Miko slowly began to distance herself from us, as though we disgusted her. I wish I knew what she was thinking, but she simply wouldn't open up to me! From time to time, we would end up annoying Miko, and she'd throw those horrible needles of hers at us, which rarely connected, but when they did, it was one of the worst pains I'd ever experianced! Atleast they left no wound, I guess...
By the end of the month, Rumia could move about with the sword held up, while my skill had gotten a bit better with my knife. ...I had also gotten used to far less sleep, as I only sleep around 4 hours every morning.
Midnight, Night of the full moon, Mysty Lake, Yukari's PoV:
I looked to the sky, noting that tonight was the best time to make good on my plan. I began to gap up all those that would been needed in the process, as well as Rumia, because Mima would probably feel awkward without her friend to keep her company around all these Youkai.
I opened a gap, and out popped Mima, swinging her dagger at nothing.
"Ehh? ...Where am I?" Mima began to look about.
Little Rumia popped out of a gap over top of her, where she landed heavily on top of her human friend.
"Oww..." Mima was pinned to the ground by the surprisingly heavy Rumia.
Last to be gapped from the shrine was Miko, who was sleeping at this time, so I did so gently. I know the annoyance of being woken from a good sleep, so I'll wait untill it was important enough to wake her. She rose out of a gap that was on the ground, allowing her to not be bothered at all.
Next, I began to gap those that were interested in my plan to create a little pocket world to keep Youkai from going extinct.
First, I gapped Tenma, the white wolf Tengu, and the current Chief of the Tengu, who landed softly. "Hmm... It's that time already?" Tenma sniffed the air once, and noticed the presence of two humans; she noted to herself that I had made good on my end of the preperations. She was only wearing a sarashi and a fundoshi, as she was getting ready to sleep before I had summoned her. Her bushy white tail, fluffy white ears, as well as waist length white hair, all gave her away as a white wolf Tengu, as these were all common traits that they shared.
Next, I gapped the god of harvest and turning leaves, Aki. "My, I was sleeping so soundly, too..." The god dressed in a dress made of dead leaves gave a yawn. She knew that it would be for the best to help, even if she hates the cold of winter. Her eyes were a dark orange, much like the leafs that made up her dress, while her hair was a golden yellow, which was topped off with a red hat.
Next in line was the strongest Fae that I've ever met, and is also the herald of spring untill she can find another to fill the role. "C-c-cold! Dammit, why d-does winter have t-to be so d-d-damn c-cold!" Like all Fae, she was wearing naught but her birthday suit, so the cold hit her rather hard. I'll never understand why their kind shun clothes... Though, what she does possess is a parasol which happens to be a unique flower that never wilts. Her hair was a wavy green shoulder length mop, while her eyes were a bright shade of red. Upon her back was a pair of purple wings that, if one looks closely, are actually 10 pairs of wings that are layered together
Now for the final- ohh, my! Looks like it's about to rain a bit...
"Mima, I need you to wake that sister of yours." My hands began to concentrate the energy of a great number of gaps to bring the final, and most vital, Youkai.
"...On it." Mima noticed the sound of urgancy in my voice, so she didn't question my reason.
Mima began to shake the shoulder of her soundly sleeping sister while trying to not be too forceful. After a bit, she gave up and began to hold Miko's nose shut.
It only took around another ten seconds for Miko to wake up in a slightly panicked state.
"Hah! Nice trick, human." The Greater Fae couldn't help but chuckle, while Tenma simple let out a sigh.
"What was that... for?" Miko was at first full of anger, before it turned into a bit of curiosity. She was obviously not in her room, and very few of those around her seemed to be human.
Suddenly, a gap slid under her rear and caused her to float enough so as to pull the futon out from under her and send it home.
A purple umbrella made in the shape of an eggplant popped out of yet another gap, and landed in Mima's arms, while the gap holding up Miko sat her down gently.
"...This is the umbrella you spoke of, isn't it?" Mima turned to me while asking the question. I couldn't really speak anymore, as I almost had the power of 500 gaps in my hand, so I gave a curt nod. I'd need another 500 before I could initiate the exact thing I planned. "What a cute umbrella..." Mima couldn't help but like the umbrella, while Miko gave her a look as though she had gone insane.
"Ahaha! R-really, kid? You think that l-looks cute?" The Greater Fae took great pleasure in teasing Mima for her taste, while her teeth were chattering away.
"...I think it's a fine umbrella..." Tenma said as such under her breath, as she didn't want another to hear her embarassing taste in color and design.
"Looks like it'd be a real fine meal, if 'twere a real eggplant! I know! I'll eat me some eggplant while I wait!" Aki seemed to be a bit hungry, and dropped an eggplant seed onto the ground, which grew in an instant. "Any of ya want one?" She had a wide grin on her face. She always was a bit down to earth with how she gives others random acts of kindness. She knew Tenma would want one, so she tossed one to the rather bare wolf
"Eww! I h-hate veggies!" The Great Fae voiced her displeasure, while turning away.
"They ain't a veggie, ya idjit fairy!" Aki hated when people made such mistakes, and wasn't about to let her get away with it.
"E-ehh? ! I'm n-not a fairy! I'm the Queen of the Fae! At worst I'll only allow a lowly god like you to reffer to me as Daiyousei!" The little nudist was starting to get annoyed right back at the god.
"H-hey... Maybe it would be best to calm down...?" Mima began to try to defuse the situation.
"Hmph. I'm not going to listen to the words of a child!" The Fae began to glare at Mima with annoyance.
"Yeah! What the idjit said!" Aki was now in a foul mood, and gave Mima a death glare.
"Is that so~?" Rumia threw in a bit of confusious to the mix, just to see if it would help.
"...Quiet." Miko had just about had enough of their bickering, so she threw a needle at the largest pair of annoyances. Aki and Daiyousei fell to the ground twitching in pain.
"Paaaain...!" Aki struggled to grab the source of pain that was lodged between her shoulder blades.
"Owie, owie, owww!" Daiyousei rolled about on her back while just about squeeling.
"...I could have done it without violence..." Mima had a look of annoyance on her face.
"My way's faster." Miko didn't really care either way; the racket was gone, and she was happy about this.
Tenma sat down and enjoyed the peace, while slowly enjoying her eggplant.
It shortly began to rain, so Mima opened up the umbrella, and shared the shelter with Miko and Tenma, while Aki and Daiyousei got watered after having blacked out from sheer pain, and I opened a gap over top of myself.
"...You sure you don't want in, sunshine?" Back when it started raining she had said she was fine with being rained on.
"I like the rain, as it's a good way to clense my body." Rumia grinned happily towards Mima while she stood in the rain with arms outstretched so as to catch more rain. Her hair didn't look wet at all, oddly.
Yukari was still a short ways off from the full power of 1000 gaps, so we continued our wait.
Mima could help but wonder why it would be that they are in the company of so many Youkai all of a sudden. Why had they been brought here? It seemed important, but she had no idea as to why.