"Koishi! Where are you?" yelled Reimu.
The shrine maiden got no response and left the room knowing her search was futile.
"Having trouble finding my sister I presume," commented Satori. "No worries. Not even I can see her all the time."
Reimu sighed and activated another charm.
"I can not believe how difficult it is to keep track of this child. If it weren't for my memory charms, I would've forgotten about her hours ago."
"Satori, what can you tell me about your sister?" asked Reimu.
"Well…"
Earlier…
Reimu had just finished wrapping things up for the day. Word of her effectiveness and service spread like wildfire very soon, she was getting requests left and right from various youkai parents. Oni mothers, Kasha fathers, even Hell Ravens sent her messages to request her services.
Out of gratitude, many of them paid her with gold and rare coins worth far more than the 2000 yen she was charging. Though she had protested, upon learning that none of the residents of Old Hell could actually scrounge up that money without taking risky trips to the surface, Reimu started adding free gifts and toys to prevent an overcharge.
Happy with Kisume's new friends, Yamame helped Reimu plan out a sewing class where she taught everyone how to make a blanket and towel in addition to repairing or restoring old damaged ones.
Of course, all these presents and activities meant sending more messages to her outer worldly samurai friend who still hasn't visited for quite some time. No message or sign letting her know of his return though he did send her several large crates of fumo dolls and various other toys and materials.
Sipping her tea, the shrine maiden entertained the idea of her samurai friend either being too scared to return or getting a scolding from an angry Yukari like a parent telling off their mischievous child.
"To be honest, is Suwako really that scary?" pondered Reimu out loud. "I've beaten her about three times."
"I doubt it but perhaps it is for your dear Samurai. You fight with spell card rules after all," replied Satori.
Reimu nearly jumped upon hearing the mind-reading youkai's voice and turned around to see a smug Satori with her younger sister, Koishi at her shrine.
"Free now?" asked Satori.
Reimu sighed and held out a plate of Senbei for the two childlike youkai.
"Let me guess," said Reimu. "You two have some more customers for one of which is you and your little sister, am I right?"
"Right on," replied Koishi. "Oooooooh! Those dolls are soooo cute!"
The younger satori ran over to a pile of fumo dolls and began squeezing one of the dolls in a childlike manner.
"Hehe," smiled Satori. "Seems like you've figured it out without needing me to tell you. Well in any case, if you'd like I can go investigate that samurai of yours and uncover the delay."
"You mean the ghost girl?" asked Koishi. She held up a Youmu fumo to illustrate her point.
"No," replied Satori and Reimu simultaneously.
"It appears that our resident shrine maiden has acquired a boyfriend," teased Satori. "And like any girl, gets curious when he suddenly stops showing up without a message."
"I'm curious alright," replied Reimu. "But he's not my boyfriend and we aren't dating. Heck we've only met a few months ago."
Satori simply smiled at Reimu's statement before pulling out a stack of yen.
"Whatever you say but how much for one of those adorable little dolls?"
"50000 yen," said Reimu. "But if you're willing to pay the same way your people have been paying, I'll throw in a few more dolls and toys."
"Well in that case, I'll pay you for 10 of those," announced Satori. "Also…
The mind reading youkai blushed as she pulled out some extra bills to hand to Reimu and tried to hide her face.
"Can you babysit me and Koishi?" finally said Satori.
Reimu smiled and picked up several dolls to put in her bag.
"Looks like someone's finally gathered the courage to be honest with me," replied Reimu. "So where do you want it to be?"
And that's how Reimu ended up in the Komeiji's mansion "playing" hide and seek with a mind reader and a disappearing youkai.
"Satori. Does your sister have a favorite dessert or something?"
"Yes, pudding," informed Satori.
Almost immediately, Reimu got out a plate of caramel bread pudding and placed it on the table. Seconds later, Koishi reappeared and began eating the pudding while Reimu placed an amulet on her.
"Hold still," ordered the miko. Once the amulet disappeared, Reimu watched as Koishi finished the pudding and vanished again.
"Where's my sister now?" asked Satori.
Reimu responded by pointing to one of the rooms upstairs where they found Koishi having a tea party with several fumo dolls.
"How did you know where she was?" asked Satori. "Oh wait. It's a tracking amulet right?"
Reimu smiled and nodded as she approached Koishi.
"Mind if we join in?" asked the Hakurei miko.
"Yes! Here! Sit here! You too big sis!"
Koishi pulled out some tiny chairs for the trio to sit down on and excitedly gestured for them to join her.
The rest of the tea party was a whirlwind of giggles, hushed whispers, and the occasional crash of overturned furniture. Koishi, in particular, seemed to have an uncanny ability to turn even the most mundane of activities into a chaotic adventure.
Within seconds, the adorable fumos became play-pretend children, cookies and other sweets became treasure pieces, and Reimu became a pirate captain. At one point, she managed to turn the teapot into a makeshift spaceship, much to the amusement of Satori and the mild exasperation of Reimu.
As the afternoon wore on, a sense of peace settled over the room. The children, worn out from their energetic play, began to quiet down. Reimu, her back aching from playing endless rounds of hide-and-seek, decided it was time to wind things down.
She gathered up the remnants of the tea party – broken cups, scattered toys, and a rather soggy looking teapot – and began cleaning up. Satori, ever the observer, helped her tidy up, while Koishi, curled up on the couch with a fumo doll of her sister, was already drifting off to sleep.
Once the room was in order, Reimu tucked Koishi into bed, the little youkai clutching her favorite doll tightly. Satori sat beside her, stroking her sister's hair gently.
"She's tired," Reimu commented, watching the two sisters.
Satori nodded, a soft smile on her face. "She usually is after a long day of play."
For a moment, there was a comfortable silence in the room. The only sound was the soft rhythmic rise and fall of Koishi's chest.
Reimu glanced at Satori, who was looking at her with a grateful expression before joining her sister in the bed with a smile. The mind reading youkai then brought her sister into a tight embrace that was unconsciously returned by the younger sister.
"Thank you, Reimu," she said softly. "For giving us this chance."
Reimu smiled. "It's no problem. You both are sweet kids."
Afterwards, she pulled a blanket over the two satoris and sat in a chair to watch them sleep. "Sweet dreams little princesses."
I've got to admit. Dealing with Koishi was tough and I had to go to the wiki for about 12 times or more while writing this chapter. Still, I guess it all worked out in the end and since no one has placed another request for an underworld youkai, I'm gonna move on a head to Tokiko next. Don't worry, I'm still open to requests though I'm surprised no one here has made any yet. These are the rules regarding requests:
1. If there is a specific character that you think Reimu should babysit next, drop their name down in a review.
2. Each character can only be done once for now and duplicate entries will be ignored. (Ex. First comment requested Wriggle, second comment requested Chen, third comment requested Wriggle again, and fourth comment requested Cirno. The order for who Reimu babysits will be 1. Wriggle, 2. Chen, and 3. Cirno)
Characters who have been done already include:
- Wriggle
- Chen
- Cirno
- Kisume
- Koishi
Characters that have been requested or are currently in progress:
- Tokiko(In Progress)
- Hinamei (Wheel Demon)(PC-98 Character)(Requested)
- Eika (Requested)
I'm honestly surprised that no one has requested for Remilia, Flandre, or Tewi yet.