Hello there readers. I hope you're in good health! If not… well here is chapter for you to feel better. Weather is not too good and you can easily catch flue or cold. How not cool…
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Anyway! This stage will be treated as an Extra Stage, which won't be important in the whole story but will reveal some information and, here, Naru will meet with some of the Touhou cast. Which ones? You will know by reading this chapter.
Also Konoha will be in great danger today. How and why? Read the chapter and find out. Also how things get there and there… don't ask. This chapter is an Omake and knowing Yukari and Naru's power, they could prepare everything EVEN if it only took 5 minutes or less. They just trolled life, deal with it.
Sometimes I don't even know how every character will react. Seriously.
Quick note, I'm not good at writing comedy so this may be not as funny as I planned, but oh well… let's try and see if I manage to do it.
Extra Stage 2 Part 1
Party
Naru's House
Naru looked at the group which had come with Yukari through the gap. Naru's lips twitched slightly, seeing so many people. She had expected some familiar faces but most of them Naru didn't recognize. She recognized the small oni which was Suika. She also saw Reimu, Yuyuko and Youmu. The whole SDM cast was also here.
"I think the food we have won't be enough..." Naru mumbled to Kurama who was behind her. Kurama couldn't disagree. There were probably more than 50 people. Yukari smiled brightly and turned to the group.
"Everyone~! Let the party BEGIN~!" she shouted. Everyone cheered as well and ran to the house with smiles, completely ignoring Naru and Kurama. Sakuya was placing dishes on the table. Naru saw how Yukari was still standing in the place where she had been since her arrival. Naru opened gap and pulled out her parasol. Someone was going to cry here.
Yukari smiled.
"Hi, Naru! How have yo-!" She didn't finish as Naru's parasol collided with Yukari's face. She was sent flying high in the air. Naru looked at the place in the sky and saw a star which shined with a bright light for a second.
"Home Run*hic*!" someone shouted from behind.
Naru turned and saw Suika. The little Oni was drunk already. Red faced, unfocused gaze, slightly stupid smile; yep she was drunk. The little oni was reaching for Naru's rib cage. She was wearing a pale-blue shirt and deep blue skirt. Her hair was made in a ponytail with a ribbon on the end. A similar ribbon was on her neck. She had a chain attached to her wrists with metal rings. On the ends of the chains were a sphere and a cube. She was also wearing a belt on her hip with a chain as well and on the end of this chain was a triangle. Her eyes were brown, bordering gold.
Suika Ibuki, an Oni and one of the Four Deva. As Naru could tell, she was rather carefree. Not that it bothered her.
"She will be fine, it's not like my hits would even leave a mark," Naru said with a huff. Suika chuckled and took a sip from her gourd. She sighed happily and expanded her arm to Naru with a smirk. Naru looked at her, slightly surprised.
"Take a sip and you will feel better," Suika said. Naru gulped and moved her hands in a defensive position.
"I don't think I can drink sake. I think I'm too young for that," she said nervously. Suika had an expression of surprise for a second but it quickly vanished, replaced by a bright smile.
"What are you talking about?! Don't worry about it and drink your heart out! Trust me, it will help you," Suika insisted. Naru nervously grabbed the gourd and looked at it with suspicious. She looked at Suika who was smiling at her. She slowly raised the gourd to her mouth and she was going to take sip but a hand blocked her. She looked quickly and saw Yukari behind her.
Still angry at her, Naru threw the gourd in the air. Suika was surprised and taken off guard. She panicked and tried to catch the gourd but she failed. Well… half-failed. She caught it but with her mouth… with the hole in her mouth which forced her to drink quite a lot of liquid. She pulled it out and sighed happily.
Naru meanwhile was pinning Yukari to the ground. Naru smacked Yukari's face on the ground and then she continued pinning her face with her foot. Naru was clenching her teeth because of anger. She sometimes smacked Yukari head with her foot, not only pinning it down.
"Baka Kaa-san! What did I tell you about living here! I said no! And stop bringing luggage into the house!" She shouted the last sentence at Ran and Chen who were carrying luggage. They panicked and quickly ran with them into the house.
Naru sighed angrily and turned back to Yukari.
"You're not listening are you!? You never listen! Try to remind yourself what I told you about living here!"
A few days earlier
Naru, Kurama, Sakuya, Yukari, Ran and Chen were renovating Naru's house in Konoha. It was in quite a good place, on the edge of the city. Not many eyes were observing this place. Which was good; it would be easy to hide their secret, for now at least.
Right now everyone was resting. Sakuya was preparing tea, Ran and Kurama were talking about Kitsune stuff and Chen was running after a butterfly. Naru and Yukari were sitting under a big parasol which gave them a shadow. There were also large tables and a few chairs.
Yukari looked at Naru with a smile.
"Hey I've got a favor to ask," she said.
"If you want to live here, then no. It's too early," Naru responded quickly, leaving no chance for her to argue. Yukari titled her head with resignation.
"How cold of you~" Yukari whined but Naru didn't care. She would let Yukari stay but not now. Something was telling Naru that it would be a bad idea. Naru turned her head, only to see Yukari with a cup near her mouth. They glanced at each other for a second before Yukari's eyes sharpenedand she clenched her fist.
"Join me and together we will rule the world." Naru sweat dropped.
"What are you doing?" she said.
"Ahh nothing. Just giving readers a few references~" she said happily. Naru shot her an angry look.
"DON'T BREAK THE FOURTH WALL!" Naru fired a valley of danmaku at the laughing Yukari who ran away with a smile.
Back to present time
Yukari mumbled something but nobody was able to understand what she had said. Naru pinned her head once more, with more strength.
"I see you remember that conversation. So why have you brought your things?" she asked. Yukari made a few hand symbol and mumbled something again. Naru sighed and removed her foot from Yukari's head.
"I'm going inside," she said and left the garden, leaving Yukari and Suika alone. Suika took a sip from the gourd while looking at the leaving Naru. Yukari soon stood up completely fine, without dirt or anything, as though this situation had never happened.
"I see you've got quite a daughter there," Suika snickered and elbowed Yukari. She smiled slightly.
"I guess. But it's fine. But…" she said and looked at the sky, or more precisely at the barriers. "…she still needs learn more." Yukari then reinforced the already placed barriers and added a few more. Suika looked at Yukari with raised eyebrows but she quickly gave Yukari her gourd.
"Don't worry, she is still young. She is probably the youngest youkai. Maybe, I'm not sure. She will learn how to enjoy life more. Time will teach her how," Suika said. Yukari sighed from drinking the sake.
"I guess. Ne, Suika can I ask you for favour?" she said. She looked at Suika, who looked slightly surprised.
Inside the house
Naru entered the house and saw how everyone was enjoying themselves. She spotted Youmu and Yuyuko. She walked to them, or rather flew because the floor was impossible to pass through. She landed near them and greeted them. Youmu happily answered back. Yuyuko mumbled a greeting as well but because she had her mouth full of food, nobody was able to tell what she had said.
Naru sat down besides Youmu, who was giving Yuyuko a plate with meat.
"So how are you two doing in the Netherworld? Something new happen after I left?" Naru asked. Youmu thought a little.
"I think… nothing happened worth mentioning. Well, maybe except that Lady Yuyuko was crying in her room..." she said. Youmu made a funny face while looking at Yuyuko, who was eating a big portion of meat. (A/N Look at episode 6 of Touhou Kaleidoscope when Youmu imitated Yuyuko, something similar)
"Noth mi walf. Yourf rafen iz tie bst," Yuyuko said with crying eyes and meat in her mouth. Naru and Youmu sweat dropped. While visiting the Netherworld, Naru had learnt how to cook. Youmu had been teaching her and Yuyuko had been tester. After a few weeks, Naru had managed to learn quite a lot of recipes.
"Lady Yuyuko, don't speak with your mouth full," Youmu reprimanded Yuyuko, who made puppy eyes at Youmu but it didn't work as she 'chopped' Yuyuko's head with a straight hand. Naru chuckled.
"I see you haven't changed at all," she said. Naru looked at Youmu who sighed sadly and gave Yuyuko another, bigger plate which had several kinds of meat.
"Have... Have you brought your own food…?" Naru asked, taken off guard. Youmu nodded.
"Unfortunately yes. If I hadn't brought it, Lady Yuyuko would eat everything on her own. You know how much she can eat," Youmu said with a titled head. Naru nodded with ͞ ˄ ͞ ← this face. Yuyuko pouted and waved her hands comically.
"How cruel of you!" she said. But Youmu and Naru gave Yuyuko a stern look.
"Ehhhhh?!" Yuyuko exclaimed in shock. She tried to move to the nearest person but no one was near and she ended lying on the wall.
"Wall-san, Youmu and Naru are mean~..." she cried. Naru and Youmu sweat dropped as they looked at her.
"Tell me your secrets, Wall-san..." Yuyuko said to herself.
"Calm down Lady Yuyuko!" Youmu shouted and walked to Yuyuko. She grabbed her by the collar and dragged her to her place.
"Wahhhh! Youmu will kill me!" she shouted but nobody cared. Naru chuckled and turned to Youmu.
"I will try to talk to the rest of the guests. Yuyuko-san act properly," Naru said while smiling. Yuyuko's eyes widened.
"Wahhhh! Don't! Don't leave Me! NARU-CHAN!" she exclaimed.
"Now Lady Yuyuko. Time for your punishment." Youmu smiled dangerously. Yuyuko started crying and tried to run but the firm grip of Youmu wouldn't let her run away.
Naru, again, was forced to fly because guests were everywhere. Literally. She saw some youkais hanging with rope or web. She also needed to be careful not to fly into someone because fairies and their friends were flying around and goofing. Even if they fired danmaku they wouldn't destroy anything.
Everything was reinforced with magic and a few barriers. Danmaku would be consumed by gaps if bullets went too near something, and then fired outside the house. Safety first.
Naru looked around and spotted the SDM crew. She landed near them and smiled slightly.
"Welcome, Remilia-san, Patchouli—san, Meiling-san, Koakuma-kun. How is the party?" she asked. They greeted her back.
"It's good. I don't have any complains to say. Tell me, how is Sakuya? Does she feel alright?" Remilia asked. Naru couldn't respond because Sakuya appeared near them with a smile.
"I'm fine Ojou-sama," she said with a bow.
*TWACK*
Remilia smacked Sakuya with a book she took from Patchouli. Sakuya massaged her head, confused. Remilia pointed at her.
"Listen Sakuya! I'm not your Mistress anymore! Remember that. Every time I hear 'Ojou-sama' from your mouth, directed to me, I will smack you so hard you will die to death!" she said. Sakuya gulped.
"Of course Ojou-sa-!"
* TWACK*
"What did I said just a second ago! Listen what people are saying to you!" Remilai shouted. Steam was rising from Remilia's head from anger. Meiling tried to calm Remilia down. Patchouli sighed and Koakuma giggled behind her hand. After a short farce everyone calmed down. Remilia was still a little angry and Sakuya had a few new bumps on her head.
"Well...after this little incident..." Naru looked at Sakuya and Remilia. Remilia grumbled under her nose and Sakuya kept her calm expression. "How is the SDM without Sakuya?" Naru asked with a small smile, which said 'I can see, not too well'. Naru remembered how Remilia had lookedbefore Sakuya joined her. Remilia and the rest had much cleaner clothes. Now their clothes were looking… well… not so clean.
Except Patchouli and Koakuma, everyone had more dirty cloths. Remilia's were cleaner that Meiling but they weren't ironed. Meiling, on the other hand, still had dirt on her clothes. Meiling scratched her head in embarrassed. Remilia ignored it.
"Fine. We can take care of our self," Remilia responded with a serious expression. But Naru knew that the situation was different.
"Don't lie, Remilia. Just admin it," Patchouli said.
"I'm not lying!" Remilai responded while smashing her fist on the table. She glared at Patchouli with gritted teeth. But Patchouli sighed and…
*TWACK*
...smashed her book on Remilia head. She then turned to Naru.
"Not too well. The maid fairies are completely useless and clueless. I think they've already broken 10 vases. I think they even mistook a few washing powders which colored a few of our clothes."
"Come one, it wasn't that bad..." Meiling said.
"Seeing you in a pink uniform, I think it was bad," Patchouli stated while looking at Meiling, who backed away nervously.
"And don't remind me how Remi looked in a green dress, because the rest were drying up," Patchouli said while pointing at the embarrassed Remilia, who was hiding under her wings. Naru chuckled, imagining Meiling and Remilia in their suits in the colors Patchouli had mention. It was really funny.
"Patche, I told you not to mention it! I still remember Flandre laughing at me..."Remilia said. Naru chuckled even more and then something popped into her mind.
"By the way, where is Flandre? I haven't seen her." Naru looked around. Remilia was going to say something but an explosion happened, sending clouds of dust and a few pieces of wood everywhere. Naru covered herself with her fan and looked at Flandre with a bright smile, sake in one hand and an unconscious, blue, familiar fairy in the other hand.
She laughed.
"Hahahaha! And who is the strongest now huh?!" she asked unconscious fairy, who only mumbled something. Flandre shrugged and then noticed Naru. She threw both sake bottles, which landed on a kappa head and a fairy, who landed on a sleeping red haired girl with a loud 'Guah' from thered-haired woman.
Flandre happily flew at Naru.
"Naru-chan!" she shouted. She was near Naru but Naru opened a gap and Flandre flew inside it. Suddenly, the second gap opened next to her, from which Flandre flew straight into the ground.
"Kyuuuu~!" she exclaimed painfully. Naru sighed along with Remilia. Flandre sat down and massaging her head, looking at Naru.
"Mouu~! Why did you do that!?" Flandre demanded. Naru smiled.
"Remember the last time you flew at me like this?" she asked. Flandre thought a little but she couldn't figure it out. Naru then 'chopped' Flandre slightly.
"Don't bother thinking so much or your brain will break," she said. Naru looked at Flandre who pouted. Naru patted Flandre's head and turned to Remilia.
"I think I will go and see the rest of the guests, maybe meet some new faces. Excuse me. Flandre act properly." Naru smiled and flew into the air to have better access for moving around. While flying, she was forced to avoid a few smaller bullets, some bottles of sake and even a bug youkai who was sent flying in front of her. Naru didn't bother much. It wasn't like this was the only party which she would attend.
Naru spotted Reimu sitting with three more people. She saw a long, blond, haired girl who was wearing a witch's dress and black pointed hat. Next to her was a girl with blond hair as well but it was much shorter. She was wearing a blue dress and had a red ribbon in her hair. The third girl caught Naru's attention. She was wearing a similar miko dress to Reimu but with a few visible differences.
First the color was blue with small stars on it. Her sleeves were separated from the rest of the outfit, just like Reimu. Naru also noticed that she had a different gohei next to her. Unlike Reimu, she had a straight piece of paper on top of it. She had long green hair with snake accessories wrapped around it on the side and a hair clip with a frog on it.
Reimu was taking a sip when she spotted Naru flying to them. Reimu, being already slightly drunk, waved to her with a small, friendly smile. The rest of the girls noticed that and looked at Naru coming to their location. She landed near them and bowed slightly to greet them.
"Hello, I hope you're enjoying yourself," Naru said with a smile. Reimu nodded.
"I'm enjoying myself… well I could, if not for one witch and maiden bothering me right now..." Reimu gave both girls a sharp look. They yelped, shocked.
"Reimu~! How cruel of you! We're friends are we not?!" the witch exclaimed angrily. The girl behind her sighed and shook her head. The other shrine maiden's eyes opened wide.
"Wuaaahhh~! Reimu how can you say such a think?" she asked, completely shocked. Reimu took a sip of sake and shouted at both of them.
"Shut up! It's because of you two I don't have any free time. Or you or you are always trying to disturb my slumber through stealing my stuff or annoying me with meaningless topics I don't want to hear!" she shouted. Both witch and shrine maiden jumped, shocked.
Naru looked at the girl behind the witch and pointed at Reimu who was trying to get rid of both girls from her.
"You're not going to stop them?" she asked. The girl shook her head with a sigh.
"It's no use. When it happens you can only let it be, and soon they will stop. But where are my manners? Alice Margatroid, the Seven Colored Puppeteer. And these are…" she pointed at dolls which were flying around her, "-Shanghai and Hourai. Shanghai, Hourai introduce yourself." Both dolls bowed with respect. Naru chuckled and bowed slightly as well.
"Naru Yakumo, Heiress of Boundaries," Naru said. Alice's eyes became wide opened for a second before they returned to their normal state.
"Yakumo? I never expect to see someone new in Yukari's family. Are you her shikigami, perhaps?" she asked politely. Naru shook her head.
"I'm not. In fact I'm-" She didn't finish because Yukari lay on Naru from behind, which surprised Naru a little.
"Now, now Naru~. Don't say anything~. It would be a bother for you and me if you were to say to Alice who you are now. Soon you will introduce yourself to everyone who is here, so you need hold your horses a litt-" Yukari stopped in the middle of her sentence and was forced to avoid apunch from Naru.
"Don't do as you please, you...!" Naru didn't know what to say while trying to smack Yukari with her fan. Yukari just chuckled and gapped away. Naru huffed from anger but she took a deep breath and calmed down.
"I see Yukari gets on your nerves as well. Hardly surprising. A lot of people are annoyed by her presence."
"You know. You shouldn't be talking about people when they are not around~," Yukari said from a gap behind Alice. She jumped, surprised and a little scarred. Naru fired danmaku but Yukari gapped before the bullets were even half way from the target. Alice sighed and grab a bottle of sake and two cups, before she filled them and handed one to Naru.
"I guess sake will help us calm down. Toast?" Alice asked with one eye closed and a small smile. Naru looked at the cup and sighed.
"A toast. For a better future," Naru said.
"For a better future," Alice responded and both of them drunk up the liquid. Naru clenched her mouth from the strong taste of alcohol but the taste quickly vanished from her mouth. Alice leaned slightly to Naru.
"Are you a youkai?" she asked.
Naru nodded.
"Yeah. A very young one. It's been maybe 8 years from the time I was tur- born as a youkai," Naru responded. Alice nodded.
"You're very young then. But you look older that your years are telling. But I guess it's not my business." Alice leaned back with a small smile. Naru was surprised at Alice attitude. She could swear that Alice would try to know more about her.
"For now…at least. Maybe later I will tell you more about me. Or not~," Naru responded. Alice chuckled slightly and looked at Naru.
"You're quite a good person to talk to. I must say, I know only a few people who I can talk to so freely. Marisa and Reimu are examples," she said. Alice pointed at the threesome next to them. Naru nodded and filled a cup with sake. Naru and Alice raised them and poked them, before taking a sip of alcohol.
"OK, Everyone! Could I have your attention?!" someone shouted from the other side of the room. Everyone stopped what they were doing, which caused a few people to be frozen in strange positions, and looked at Yukari who was holding a megaphone.
"Everyone settled? Good. Now! I would like to introduce the owner of this house and the person who allowed us to throw this amazing party! Naru could you come here for a minute!" Yukari called. Naru sighed.
"You better go. Or she will gap you there," Alice said. Naru nodded and again was forced to fly. After she landed next to Yukari, she continued.
"I would like to introduce you to Naru Yakumo. My daughter," Yukari said. And grave silent fell on the guests. Nothing could be heard. Even the fly was silent, the clock as well. Even dead people made more noise.
"EEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!" Everyone shouted in ONE, BIG shout of surprise and disbelief.
Naru nervously scratched her chin and looked elsewere. She was embarrassed.
"How's that possible?!"
"Impossible!"
"When did that happen?!"
"More importantly how!"
"I smell a HUGE scope! Ohh yessss… That's right..."
"Youmu bring me more food~!"
Everyone had various expressions but the most popular was shock, simply saying. Everyone was throwing questions like they would fire danmaku. Naru and Yukari were even forced to avoid WORDS which appeared out of nowhere. Seriously how had words turned into danmaku!?
After a little outburst from the guests, everyone calmed down, at least to a kind of acceptable level. They were still shocked and demanded answers but at least Naru and Yukari could hear the questions. The first question was asked by Marisa.
"Are you gay or straight?" she said bluntly. Naru looked at her with twitching eyebrows and with a vein on her forehead. But before she could do anything, Marisa was sent flying at the wall thanks to a combined kick from Reimu, Alice and Sanae.
"I...I will pretend I didn't hear the question," Naru said slowly. Then another person raised their hand.
It was a woman with black hair reaching her shoulders and slightly redder eyes than Naru (?). Naru could tell what that was. It was a Tengu. She was also wearing a white shirt, a black short skirt and red shoes with high heels in the middle of the shoes. In her belt was a red orange yellow fan and in hand she had a note and pen. She also had a camera on the other side of her hip. What caught Naru's attention was the crow wings on her back.
"Tengu. I've read about them. But only two are quite known around, from what I've read. This must be one of them."
"What is your relation with Yukari over here?"
"Like she said, I'm her daughter and she is my mother," Naru answered with a forced stoic face. The girl wrote something on her note and continued.
"What are your abilities?"
Naru looked at Yukari, who nodded with a smile. Naru looked away with nervousness.
"Manipulation of… Boundaries," she said. Naru hesitated. She looked back at the Tengu. She saw how the pen fell from her hand, the note as well. Even people who were drinking stopped in the middle of what they were doing. Those who were eating stopped as well, making food fall out of their mouth. And again there was silence. A few people stood up.
"I think I need a walk… yes… this will be good idea," one of them called.
"Wait for me… I will go with you..."
"I think I will… take some fresh air… Parsee… wait for me..."
Yukari saw how guests were leaving but she quickly put a barrier around the house so no one could leave. When they tried to pass the barrier they felt like they had hit a wall. When they failed at using force to destroy the barrier they came back to the house and sat down. The mood was destroyed. Yukari sighed.
"You know. Your reaction was awful. Is this how you treat a new person?" Yukari asked seriously. Everyone looked ashamed of their actions except SDM, Youmu, Yuyuko and Reimu. The rest were ashamed. When they saw that these few people weren't surprised, a woman with red hair and two side ponytails spoke up.
"Hey, why aren't you surprised?" she asked. Reimu looked at the woman, without care.
"I already knew who she was and what she could do, from the very beginning. So sit down Komachi and calm down." She took a sip of sake, like the whole situation wasn't shocking. Naru felt not too well because of the situation and was on the verge of crying or at least running away, or both. Yukari noticed it and hugged her. She turned to the rest and shouted.
"See! You made Naru sad! Apologize!" Yukari demanded with an overreacting voice. Everyone looked at themselves except the group earlier mentioned and bowed in front of Naru.
"WE'RE SORRY!" everyone shouted in union. Naru wiped tears which had gathered in her eyes. She smiled.
"I… I accept your apologizes," she responded. Everyone looked happy that she had forgiven them.
"But I didn't say I have forgiven you," she said, at which everyone felt a cold chill run down their backs. Naru's grin became bigger.
"I will forgive you when you pass a small trial. I watched one show on TV and I found it very amusing. Five people will be the main protagonists, while the rest will help me with the rest. And the game is called…!"
A banner appeared above Yukari and Naru. While Yukari and the rest were quite surprised, Naru, Sakuya and Kurama who had entered the room weren't. Naru grinned wider while looking at shocked faces of the rest.
"First Phatasmagoria Batsu Game, made because 'I won't forgive you until you pass it!' will begin now!"
Everyone had a poker face. Naru chuckled and pointed at the banner.
"That's right! We're going to do a Batsu Game! There are four simple rules. 1. Five people will be visiting Konoha for the whole night to midday, the next day. We will leave notes saying where you should go next. 2. You can't laugh no matter what happen. There will be a place where you will be able to laugh; we will inform you when the time comes. 3. If someone gets caught at laughing there will be a punishment. 4 Because you have power…" Naru gave a sign to Kurama who gave her some charms.
"-we will block it so you won't be able to run away or anything. These charm will hold to the end of the game; until then your power will be sealed and you will be as strong as a mere human. This will only make the game more enjoyable. Now the people who will be main hero of the show are…"
Ok that's first part. I planned to write it in one long chapter but then I realize I need to prepare traps and plan how this will go. Also, how Naru and the rest managed to prepare this when they hadn't planned this from the beginning.
I know as much as you dear readers. Seriously I have no idea. Probably magic. Or something else. Anyway, stay tuned for the next chapter.
NerDeath Out!