/jp/ - Otaku Culture

I hauled Shameimaru upright, and released her hand quickly, stepping around her and over to Reimu. She looked a bit scattered. "W-Well, uh, you..." Stammering, she ran her hands through her hair, ruffled it, then began straightening her clothes. "Good - Good catch. Er, thank you." Her wings shivered slightly, before folding themselves back around her. Was she okay? "Fine! Just fine. Reimu, can I have my camera back?" She extended a hand that was shaking slightly. "That picture you took - I'll...Develop it. Just to see what's on there. If it's any good, I'll bring it with me next time." She nodded shakily, then took the camera back from Reimu as she offered it. "Well, er, I'd best be going." She said, heading for the door again.

"Hold it!" Reimu said sharply. "You just got blown over the first time. What makes you think it'll go any differently now?" She crossed her arms and stared at Shameimaru, who spread her hands and seemed to recover a little of her old self.

"Now? Well, I'm prepared now." She reached into her pocket and withdrew a large fan shaped like a maple leaf. "I was caught off guard a moment ago. No breeze will ever get the best of a crow tengu, let alone me!" She grinned, looking rather excited.

"Wait, what are you doing with that?" Reimu questioned her, sounding a bit worried. "Don't use that thing in here, you'll tear the whole roof off! Hey, are you listening to me!? Aya Shameimaru, you better not-" Shameimaru threw the door open at that point, the fan held tightly in her hand. Again, a strong blast of wind blew through, but this time, Shameimaru stood her ground and raised the leaf, before suddenly sweeping it downward. A massive blast of wind shot back in the opposite direction, enough that I actually stumbled forward in the direction that she'd blown the wind. A second after that, she raised a hand and, with a wide smile, snapped her fingers.

And just like that, the wind stopped. Like it had never been there in the first place. I peered outside and was pleased to see no lasting damage from Shameimaru's trick with the fan. Instead, I could just see the snow gently falling outside, as if things were perfectly calm. "Quite so." Shameimaru said quietly and with more than a hint of smugness. "That should take care of the wind here for a good few hours. I do apologize for worrying you with my fan, Reimu. I would stay and apologise properly, but...This is where I get off." She smirked, then shot out of the door, past the veranda, and out into the open air. Her wings unfurled to their full wingspan at that point, making her an imposing looking figure in the sky.

"She doesn't even need to snap her fingers like that." Reimu muttered, stepping up next to me with her arms folded. "Just did it to show off. Tch. Tengu are so dramatic." I looked over at her, then asked her why she'd taken that picture. "Oh, er...It just...Looked really, sort of...Showy? Like something from a painting. I didn't really think about it. She left the camera on the table, so I just grabbed it. Probably shouldn't have, because she's going to love having that picture now. Especially if it's any good. Sorry, I've probably just given her ammunition for more articles." Given her face, I didn't think she'd do it. It would make her look silly too. "Oh, you've got a point, I suppose. Maybe you'll be fine, then. Hopefully. Why'd you grab her like that? She's a youkai; A little knock to the head won't kill her." Hadn't really thought about it, I replied with a shrug. Just instinct. "I think she liked it." Reimu said, conspiratorially. "I've never seen her make a face like that. Ever." Fantastic, I replied dryly. I'm sure it would cause no problems in the future.

"Speaking of problems, how about you go and solve one of them right now?" Reimu said, finally stepping back onto the veranda. It was dry, thankfully, though the snow past it was coming down fairly heavily. I followed behind her in the direction of her room. "Your wedding venue. You were supposed to fill me in, you know." Oh, I had been meant to do that. It was the reason I'd come slightly earlier to the Shrine than I was supposed to. I'd gotten a bit sidetracked after getting hit in the face by danmaku and then calming down Reimu's argument with Lady Tamatsukuri. "Oh. Er, sorry about that." She finally said, getting back into her room. "So, what was - Oh, hang on." She pointed over to the torii gate. "Company." I followed her gaze, seeing Lady Kasen climbing the steps. Raki followed a moment later. And then, inexplicably, so did Kisami, her arms wrapped around herself and shivering intensely. Why was she...? Had she really stuck around the dojo for all that time? "Huh." Reimu commented. "What's Yamame's sister doing there?"