So, How did you guys like the last chapter? Don't worry; I'm working hard on this so I can make this enjoyable for you. Have fun! – Youkai)

I sat on the floor pillow as Cirno explained. "This letter is A… B… C…. D…"

She continued, and I wrote each one down. "Good!" she said, patting me.

I grin happily.

"You know, you should enroll in school."

"School?"

"Yes, taught by Keine Kamashirasawa (is that how it's spelled?). It would give us an excuse to hang out and you could learn to read faster. There's just one problem."

"What is that?"

"The teachers always want to talk with a parent… As in an adult… so she wouldn't be happy if MYSTIA showed up at the parent meeting."

"Let's ask Reimu then…"

"Reimu? I dunno; she might not."

"It's worth a shot."

"Alright, let's go! Summer's almost over, so it'd be about time to enroll now!"

Cirno and I fly over to the Hakurei shrine, making sure to avoid the fairies. "They're stupid and they'll just get in our way," Cirno stated.

We land in front of the Hakurei shrine, and I knock on the door. "Hello?" I hear Reimu say.

She comes to the door and sighs. "Oh, it's you. No you may not eat me. Now go away."

She's about to slam the door; then I wedge my foot in-between the door and doorway. "No, Reimu… I need your help…"

"What now? This better be good."

"Well, I want to get into school, and… well, Mystia certainly can't go to the parent meeting… I was wondering if you could… you know… kinda be my mom for the day…"

"No! Now go away, I need my sleep."

"Pleeeease? Even youkai need their educations and I REALLY want to be successful when I grow up… You wouldn't want any STUPID youkai wandering around would you?"

"That's what we use for target practice, you idiot!" she spat.

I turn around. "Oh wow, that's low even for a shrine maiden. This horrible deed will certainly cause a drop in donations, refusing to help a child. I've heard many good things about that other shrine down the road. Maybe we should go there," I say.

"Drop in donations?" Reimu was certainly alarmed. "Okay kid, I'll help you. I hear the meeting is tomorrow. But if this is some stupid prank…"

Reimu made a slitting-throat motion with her finger.

I nodded. "Deal."

The next night, Reimu and I flew over to the school. Keine was there to see the parents, and people stared at Reimu as she took my hand and walked me up to Keine.

The teacher stared at me suspiciously. "So, Reimu, adopting monsters are you? What's this child's name?"

"This is Rumia. Rumia, this is Keine."

I observe the teacher. She has on a green dress, and she has two long horns that are so sharp, that you can feel pain just by looking at them. She has long silver hair with green highlights. A sharp stare emanates from those piercing red eyes. "Well, Rumia only has to come here on nights of the full moon." Her voice changes to a whisper.

"That's the only time I'm strong enough to handle the youkai."

Reimu laughs, "Well, this one you don't have to worry about. She's pretty weak."

She gives me a gentle pat on the head as I enter school for the first time. I see Cirno and the others in the hallway, waving. I run to greet them, and I grab my textbooks.

(Action Chapter)

=Early Teens=

/I run through the town square in the youkai village, only to realize that I'm too late.

The only two people who ever showed me an ounce of love and respect are now dead.

And my sanity has snapped again. /

That's what always happens when I get mad. I told you that last time. All you need to know is that I do have feelings.

I was sitting by my old mentor's house, wondering when she'd ever come back. Probably never.

That's when it hit me. I need to stop wasting my life waiting forever! There are so many other things I could do.

=Minutes later=

… Like what?

That's when I see a human boy walk towards me. "Uh oh, here it comes," I think, readying Yami. But it appears as if the boy comes in peace, because he isn't in a combative position and he has no weapons available. So I put Yami back down.

Which was the worst mistake of my life.

"Hello…." I said, trying to be polite.

He puts his fists up. "B-back away, vile youkai! I-I'm not afraid of you!"

I narrow my eyes. "Yes you are."

He hung his head and dropped onto the ground. He put his face in his hands. "Yes I am. So please don't hurt me."

I laugh. "Don't worry, I don't plan on it anytime soon. What's your name? Mine is Rumia."

"I'm…"-

Now stop right there. I refuse to mention this boy's name to anyone because it's a painful memory that really need not be shared, and here I am doing it anyway. So asking for his name is crossing the line.

Anyway, back to the show!

"What are you doing here anyway? Humans usually aren't allowed to come here."

He put his hand behind his head nervously. "Ah hah hah… I'm a missionary, here to talk some sense into these youkai. Eating humans is just wrong."

"Not all of us do," I counter, "so there's no need for you here."

"Do YOU eat humans?" he asked.

"Um… yeah… occasionally…" I say.

"Then you're a hypocrite," he said.

"Touché," I say.

END~

(I have one word for this. FAIL. Well, sorry for this abomination to nature, so at least I apologized. This turned out a LOT crappier than I had planned. Time for QUESTION ANSWERING OF THE DAY WITH YOUKAI! Yeah!

Q1)

Why did you refuse to tell the boy's name in your action chapter?

Well, because this story is probably OC heavy enough as is, and well, it just wouldn't FEEL right to give him a name, as if ZUN would spit on me for doing so.

That's all folks! Now please review.)