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Chapter 2 - How did we get here

Reimu looked at Chris as she put him behind her. "What are you doing here".

Yukari spoke looking at her, as she chuckled. "Fufufu, do you think you are the only one who felt that Reimu? All of Gensokyo felt it?".

End of Flash Back

Chris said as he finally remembered that day. "And on that day, my chaotic afterlife has started".

Cassidy then spoke. "I am still wondering, how our sole left Golden Freddy, sure I got my revenge but still".

Chris sighed, rubbing his temples. "Yeah, that part still confuses me too. One moment, we were stuck in that damn animatronic, and the next... poof. We're in Gensokyo, six years old, and apparently not dead-dead."

Cassidy crossed her arms. "I mean, I was pretty determined."

Reimu raised an eyebrow. "Determined?"

Chris groaned. "Don't ask. It's a long story involving ghosts, murder, and a homicidal purple man."

Reimu smirked. "Sounds like a normal day in Gensokyo."

Chris rolled his eyes. "Yeah, except replace 'danmaku battles' with 'child murder' and 'youkai' with 'possessed animatronics.'"

Cassidy huffed. "Still doesn't answer how we got here. I swear, it's like the universe went, 'Hey, you two have suffered enough, so here, have a slightly less awful afterlife.'"

Reimu's expression turned serious. "Or maybe… something—or someone—brought you here for a reason."

Chris and Cassidy exchanged glances.

Chris sighed. "Great. Now I have another mystery to add to my ever-growing list of 'What the hell happened to my life?'"

Cassidy smirked. "At least this time, you've got a harem to help you figure it out."

Chris turned red. "That's not helping!"

Reimu giggled. "Oh, I like her."

They finally arrived in Mayohiga; as they looked around, they saw a crack in reality, and a head came out and kissed Chris on the lip.

Chu~❤️~Slurp~❤️~Chu~💜~Slurp".

Chris moved his lip as he saw the face of Yukari. "You know Yukari, there are better options to get my attention than messing with the flow of souls; a lot of meteors are way easier, like a call".

Yukari chuckled, her golden eyes gleaming with mischief. "Oh, but where's the fun in that, my dear Chris? Besides, I wanted to make sure you personally came to see me~."

Chris sighed, wiping his lips. "Yeah, yeah, you just love causing problems on purpose."

Cassidy crossed her arms. "Yukari, you seriously messed with the flow of souls just to get Chris to visit you?!"

Yukari smirked, resting her chin on her hand. "It worked, didn't it?"

Reimu groaned, already feeling a headache coming. "Can't you flirt without causing existential crises?"

Chris shook his head. "Apparently not."

Yukari floated closer, poking Chris's cheek. "Come on now, you should be used to my affection by now~."

Chris deadpanned. "Used to it? You once gapped me mid-bath."

Cassidy held back laughter. "Wait, what?!"

Reimu sighed, rubbing her temples. "I really hate it when she does that…"

Yukari giggled. "What can I say? I'm a woman of refined tastes~."

Chris sighed again, looking at the crack in reality. "Alright, fine, we'll deal with whatever this is. But I swear, if this is just another excuse to get me alone—"

Yukari playfully gasped. "Me? Would I ever do such a thing?"

Reimu, Cassidy, and Chris: "Yes."

Yukari just giggled, clearly unbothered. "Well, in that case, let's make this fun~!"

They went to the crack and found the flow of soul Yukari had messed with; how has she messed with?

She had tilted a girl to the flow, and Chris and everyone knew who this was, a young, blonde-haired witch with golden eyes, often depicted in a black witch's hat with a star, white apron, black skirt, and a green bow, and frequently seen riding a broom.

[Insert Image of Marisa]

This was Marisa and another one of Chris lover, as he remembers how he meet her

Flash Back

It has been 2 weeks sense Chris has meet Reimu and Yukari, as he was in Reimu place, as she was trying anything too actived his power's.

Chris sat on the wooden floor of the Hakurei Shrine, looking exhausted as Reimu stood over him, arms crossed.

"For the last time, Reimu, I don't know how my powers work! I just stopped time that one time because I was scared!"

Reimu huffed. "Then we'll just have to scare you again."

Chris paled. "Wait, what—?"

Before he could react, Reimu tossed a handful of paper charms at him, glowing with spiritual energy. Chris yelped, instinctively raising his hands—and suddenly, the world froze.

The glowing talismans stopped mid-air, suspended in time, and Chris found himself staring at them, confused.

"Huh… oh, that's cool."

The moment he acknowledged it, time resumed, and the charms harmlessly fell to the ground.

Reimu's eyes widened. "So you can control it!"

Chris groaned. "Yeah, sure, but how do I turn it on without nearly pissing myself?"

Before Reimu could answer, a loud voice echoed from the sky.

"HEEEY! REIMU! I'M HERE TO STEAL SOME STUFF!"

Chris barely had time to react before a blonde girl on a broom crashed right into him, sending them both tumbling across the shrine grounds.

When the dust settled, Chris found himself pinned under a girl with golden eyes and a mischievous smirk.

"Oi, who's the kid?" Marisa Kirisame asked, looking down at him.

Chris, still dazed from the impact, groaned. "Ow… and who the hell crash-lands into someone like that?!"

Reimu sighed, rubbing her temples. "Marisa… what did I say about stealing from my shrine?"

Marisa shrugged, still sitting on top of Chris. "I dunno, somethin' about 'don't do it,' but hey, I was curious! And now I find you hanging out with some random kid with wings? Who is this guy?"

Chris grumbled. "A guy who just got a witch to the face, apparently."

Marisa finally stood up, offering him a hand. "Well, ya don't seem too bad. Name's Marisa Kirisame, best damn magician in Gensokyo!"

Chris took her hand, standing up. "Chris Afton… and I highly doubt that title."

Marisa smirked. "Oh yeah? You wanna test that, wing-boy?"

Chris, without thinking, smirked back. "Bring it, broomstick girl."

Reimu facepalmed. "Oh, great. Now there's two of them…"

Rimun then though Chris the rules too Danmaku battle, as the fight had started, in this battle Chris had learned he can teleport, which felt weird too him

End of Flash back

Chris looked at Yukari as he spoke. "Really?". Chris then blineked see her eyes change to purple, he then blineked and her eyes were black too yellow, and then back too Purple. "Also stop doing that".

Yukari chuckled, tilting her head slightly. "Fufufu~ Doing what, exactly?"

Chris sighed, rubbing his temples. "The weird eye thing. It's creepy."

Yukari smirked. "Oh? But you of all people should be used to creepy things, no?"

Cassidy, floating beside him, rolled her eyes. "Yeah, yeah, we get it. You're mysterious, spooky, and can mess with reality. Can we please just fix this soul problem?"

Yukari pouted playfully. "Aww, but I like seeing Chris flustered. It's adorable~"

Chris groaned. "I swear, if you weren't my girlfriend, I'd be more worried about what you're planning."

Reimu, crossing her arms, sighed. "Chris, you should be worried. It's Yukari."

Marisa, still floating nearby, grinned. "Yeah, she's probably gonna make this way more complicated than it needs to be."

Yukari feigned innocence. "Moi? Complicate things? Never~"

Chris sighed. "Alright, enough games. What exactly did you do to the soul flow?"

Yukari's smirk widened as she gestured to the swirling portal. "Oh, nothing much~ Just… made a small adjustment. A little entertainment for all of us."

Chris narrowed his eyes. "Yukari…"

The gap hag giggled. "Well~ Let's just say someone very interesting is about to arrive in Gensokyo."

Cassidy crossed her arms. "Lemme guess. It's not just some random lost soul, is it?"

Yukari's eyes gleamed mischievously. "Oh, you'll see soon enough~"

Chris then freed Marisa as he spoke. "And the problem is solved".

Marisa sighes as she spoke. "Thank, also time for your Reword".

She jumped on him trying to kiss him, but Cassidy pulled him 5 feet Infront, as then Marisa then fell face frunt on the spirit water again, as then she gut sinks into and then feel from the sky, and it happened again, it happend 5 more times, before Christmas stopped time and pulled her away from the water.

Marisa groaned as she dangled in Chris's arms, soaked from head to toe. "Oi, Cassidy! You did that on purpose!"

Cassidy, floating nearby with her arms crossed, smirked. "Maybe. Maybe not. Who's to say?"

Marisa pouted, her hat dripping with spirit water. "You're just mad 'cause ya can't do it first!"

Chris sighed, setting Marisa down carefully. "Okay, okay, enough chaos for now. Can we please focus?"

Reimu, watching the whole thing unfold, shook her head. "This is why I drink tea and pretend I don't see anything."

Yukari giggled, leaning on her parasol. "Oh, but this is far more entertaining than tea, don't you think?"

Chris shot her a look. "Yukari, no more messing with the souls."

Yukari smiled innocently. "Fufufu~ No promises~"

Cassidy rolled her eyes. "So, now that this mess is over, what's next?"

Chris sighed, looking at the sky. "We keep guiding souls, keep dealing with whatever nonsense comes our way, and try not to let Yukari drive us insane."

Marisa, still dripping, grinned. "Sounds like a plan! But first—"

She lunged at Chris again.

Cassidy, without missing a beat, grabbed his collar and yoinked him away.

Marisa fell into the water again.

"DAMMIT, CASSIDY!"

Later that day in Reimu Shrine, as Chris was drinking tea, Marisa was on his lap, cuddling up to him. "So you're telling me that there is a small chance people from my past can come here".

Yukari smirked as she spoke. "Yup, just because The Flow Of Soul is fixed, there are still some problems that might happen".

Chris gronned as he spoke. "If they do come, I will be ignoring them, unless they are the other missing children".

Reimu sipped her tea, eyeing Chris. "And what if it's someone you don't want to ignore?"

Chris sighed. "Then I'll deal with it when it happens. But I'm not wasting my afterlife on people I already left behind."

Cassidy, floating nearby, nodded. "Yeah. If it's one of the other missing kids, we'll handle it. Anyone else? Not our problem."

Marisa looked up at Chris, resting her chin on his chest. "Ya sure ya don't wanna mess with 'em a little? I mean, I would."

Chris smirked. "I'm not you, Marisa."

Yukari chuckled behind her fan. "Fufufu~ But you are quite chaotic when you want to be, my dear Angel of Gensokyo."

Chris shot her a look. "You literally caused today's problem."

"Details~"

Reimu sighed, setting her cup down. "If people from your past do show up, we'll handle it then. No point stressing over what-ifs."

Chris leaned back, staring at the sky. "Yeah… guess so."

Reimu sighed, setting her tea down. "I hope this doesn't lead to another Red Mist incident."

Marisa nodded, her expression serious. "Yeah, same here."

Chris tilted his head in curiosity. "Now that I think about it, you never told me or Cassidy what that incident was."

Yukari smirked, her eyes gleaming with mischief. "And you haven't shared the details of the Missing Children incident or the Purple Guy with us."

Chris's expression darkened slightly. "Fair point. But since you brought it up, what's the Red Mist incident?"

Reimu exchanged a glance with Marisa before explaining. "It happened a while back. The sky over Gensokyo became covered in a red mist, blocking out the sun in the middle of summer. It was known as the Scarlet Mist Incident."

Marisa continued, "Reimu and I investigated and found that the mist was coming from the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Turns out, the vampire Remilia Scarlet created the mist to block out the sun so she could move around during the day."

Chris raised an eyebrow. "A vampire causing trouble to avoid sunlight? Sounds like a classic problem."

Reimu nodded. "We confronted her, resolved the incident, and the mist was lifted. But it was a challenging time for everyone in Gensokyo."

Yukari chuckled softly. "Every world has its share of mysteries and dark events, doesn't it?"

Chris sighed, leaning back. "Yeah, I suppose so. Let's just hope we don't have to deal with anything like that anytime soon."

Chris then remembered the Scarlet Devil Mansion as Marisa cuddled up to him more. "Scarlet Mansion, I haven't been there in a while; I should probably give Remilia a Visit before she does something to also get my attention like Cirten Blond did today".

Reimu sighed, sipping her tea. "That might be a good idea. Knowing Remilia, she'd probably make a grand spectacle just to get you to show up."

Marisa chuckled against Chris's chest. "Yeah, wouldn't be surprised if she covered the moon in red mist this time, just to one-up Yukari."

Yukari smirked playfully. "Oh, please. I at least have some subtlety in my schemes."

Chris sighed, running a hand through his hair. "Alright, alright, I'll drop by the Scarlet Devil Mansion soon. Just hope she doesn't try anything too dramatic before then."

Cassidy, who had been quietly sipping her tea, finally spoke. "You know she will."

Chris groaned. "Yeah… she definitely will."

To be continued

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