A/N: So, I've got finals in a few days, several projects to finish, and one may ask, what am I doing right now? Writing about Touhou because I can't study. Also because of procrastination. Please enjoy, even if it is very short.
"Remember Reimu, even though our job is youkai extermination, our overall goal is to maintain order."
With that lesson in her mind from long ago, 15 years later in the midst of a flower viewing event at the shrine with youkai all around her, Reimu could only sigh and say, "Well mom, making friends with youkai seems to work pretty well."
A call for her had Reimu rushing off to answer it, a smile on her lips and her heart light as a feather at the companionship that she had gained over the years.
A little girl was running through the woods.
A little girl tripped over some roots.
A little girl was crying yet joyed.
A little girl had run away from home.
A little girl wanted to learn magic.
A little girl found a house in those woods.
A little girl who's name was Marisa Kirirsame.
The growls of a dozen youkai emanated from the bushes around them, Reimu and Marisa having walked straight into their nest while exploring.
Faced with overwhelming numbers and experience of several centuries, the duo faced down the pack with determination, ready to fight for their lives.
Initiating the first strike, Reimu and Marisa joined together to unleash a flurry of magic as the pack jumped at them, before a pat on Reimu's shoulder alerted them to a newcomer.
Floating off the ground ever so slightly, was Reimu's mother, garbed in her Miko outfit, the Yin Yang Orb glowing with power as Marisa could only stammer,
".. Huh?"
The tea leaves steeped quickly, Reimu and Marisa sipping at the piping hot beverage with a sigh of content. The discovery of tea had the duo drinking it often, their enjoyment of the beverage similar to coffee.
In synchronization, the duo announced, "Delicious."
As the duo stood before a grave, inscribed only with the name of Hakurei, Reimu goes to caress the cold stone while saying, "I miss you, mom..."
With a tip of her trademark witch hat, Marisa payed her own respects to the woman that she had come to know as an aunt.
As the two remained that way for several minutes, both wiped their tears away while standing up as Reimu said, "We should get going. Mom would want us to solve Gensokyo's Incidents, not grieve for her death."
Marisa responded, "Yeah. Let's continue her job. We'll keep solving Incidents, and make her proud. Right?"
Marisa opened her arms, and Reimu moved into the offered hug while saying with a smile, "Right."