A/N: This is something that I thought up a while back. Please enjoy.
Bonus: It's the Autumn Equinox!
The biting chill was nothing new.
Nothing new to the duo of Sakuya and Meiling.
The first was a powerful martial arts youkai, honed by centuries of experience and training.
The second, a perfect and elegant maid of mortality.
As the wind blew fiercely, Sakuya held onto the warmth of her scarf, checking up on Meiling.
The gate guard was already asleep, and for a moment, Sakuya's hands flashed up to send a dozen knives towards her, each blade honed to the keenest of edges, until Meiling shivered, her Qi failing her in detecting the weather patterns, as she was still dressed in her Autumn clothes.
As she sent the blades back into her time space container, Sakuya instead pulled off her scarf, wrapping it around Meiling as she left with a small smile lingering on her lips.
A certain black and white hat lay next to a tray with cups of green tea still steaming, as Reimu sighed in trepidation at Marisa having already left, and without her hat to boot.
As she picked it up, she noticed a small tear in the ribbon and upper portion, sighing as she brought the hat and tray inside, withdrawing her sewing kit from a shelf as Reimu began repairing it.
The next day, the hat was sitting outside Marisa's house, as the ordinary magician came out and noticed her hat.
As she saw her beloved hat, she took note of the repaired state as the small holes had been sewn up expertly.
Wondering who could have done it, Marisa looked again, seeing the small amulet.
Realization dawned upon her with a smile, as Marisa set the hat upon her head, knowing that Reimu would always be with her, through the amulet.
"Letty! Letty! Please, wake up!"
Letty's eyes blurred into focus, as a face with hints of blue hovered over her.
As her eyes focused, she saw Cirno's worried expression as she whispered, "Are you okay Letty?"
Letty brought a hand up to poke Crino's cheek before giggling, "Thanks for trying to help me against the Shrine Maiden."
A fist pounded into her own chest as Cirno shouted cheerfully, "No problem Letty! I'll help you anytime!"
As Letty attempted to stand up, she winced in pain as Cirno ran forward, as she said worriedly, "Are you okay?"
Letty's eyes gleamed with a faint sign of pain, but she waved it off, muttering that she was fine.
Cirno watched her friend struggle to move, and steeled her determination.
Letty's legs nearly gave out as she fell forward, only to be caught by a pair of cold arms.
To her shock, Cirno had caught her, and was flying back towards the Misty lake, despite her own injuries.
Letty's soft smile showed as she thought, "What a kind child."
And so, they flew back towards the Misty lake to recover from their wounds...
The sight of Eientei's front entrance greeted Mokou and the family coming in late at night, their child having come down with a terrible sickness only an hour before. As the small clinic shop fusion in the Human Village only remained open during the daytime, anybody needing medical assistance would be required to go directly to Eientei, as Reisen, who ran that clinic shop, was able to treat most patients needing medical operations or wares.
As the moon shone overhead, Mokou called out after walking inside, "Oi, anybody home?"
Reisen stepped out from a doorway, as she said, "Hello Mokou. What brings you here?"
Pointing her thumb towards the family, Mokou replied, "Got a family here looking for treatment. I'll be off."
Inclining her head slightly, Reisen said, "Understood."
As Reisen directed the family towards the operating room where Eirin would diagnose and treat the illness, Mokou walked out through the gates, just as Kaguya walked by, returning from a visit to the Hakurei Shrine, a knowing smile on her face as she saw the family.
The same small smile was matched by Mokou, who grinned as she gave a hi five to Kaguya, who answered that with her own.
Mokou's steps faded into the distance as Kaguya only smiled and looked to the moon as she thought about Mokou's life, so different from when she was but a child.
The Great Hakurei Barrier stood resolute, enveloping all of Gensokyo within its field as Yukari watched its structure, searching for any distortions and anomalies. She patched these holes when needed, although her Shikigami, Ran was able to patch up most of the minute issues, and was also able to act as her representative in matters involving Gensokyo politics.
Even so, Yukari most often went out into Gensokyo to solve many issues herself, Ran doing so when Yukari was busy, contrary to the lazy personality that certain others in the Outer World believed she had.
The Barrier was a living, breathing being, but it was able to regenerate any of its wounds, albeit at a slow pace. Ran and Yukari were able to fix them much more quickly.
Seeing that nothing in the Barrier needed nothing at the moment, and after a pleasant conversation with it, Yukari turned her attention to the kitchen where Ran was preparing dinner.
With a smile, Yukari thought about how she hadn't prepared dinner in a long time ever since Ran began cooking for their family.
The sound of a knife cutting through several vegetables alerted Ran, as she saw Yukari helping her prepare dinner.
As the pair smiled, they prepared the dinner of curry and other dishes as the Chen came home, and they all dug into their meal...
As it was the Autumn Equinox, a celebration was held in honor of the Aki sisters.
Platters of every kind of fruit and vegetable lined the tables, as people from all over Gensokyo came to partake in the festivities.
Calling for attention, the two sisters announced once the crowd had settled, "In honor of the feast prepared here, we will continue to do our best in ensuring that the harvests continue faithfully throughout the years, and that your crops may be plentiful and healthy."
Cheers of admiration and thanks rose from the crowds, as the celebration lasted long into the night...