Satori's Birthday Garuda !af2vwuThjM 2011/12/11 (Sun) 04:10 No. 231 ▼ File 13235766256.jpg - (830.45KB, 1200x900 , satori.jpg)
"Sir, give me some eggs please."
"Sure miss, right away."
The oni begins to take some of his eggs and put them onto the scale in front of him, balancing them with the weight on the other side of it. I can only wait patiently while he does it.
"Damn, what a bad way to start the day, meeting with that Satori girl like this."
After he finishes weighing the eggs, he puts them into a plastic bag before handing them over to me. "Here they are, now that'll be-"
"200 yen, right"?
"Uh, yeah."
Quickly, I give him the money and take the bag away from him. Then, I leave his shop without a word and head back towards my home, the Palace of the Earth Spirits.
*Sigh*, why must I be the one to go shopping "Where's Orin anyway? This is her job, after all. Koishi's not home too, but that's a usual thing for her. If I find her later, I will give her a stern talking to.
"Hey, why the sour face?"
In front of me stands that annoying oni, Yuugi Hoshiguma. As usual, she carries the sake dish she's never seen without.
"Oh, it's you. What do you want?"
She replies with a grin on her face, "What, you don't know already? I thought you're supposed to be able to read minds."
"Oh please, I already know what you want. You want me to come to one of those parties of yours, right? Well, I don't want to. I don't like you or your kind's rowdy behavior so I have no reason to participate. Besides, they don't want me there. Now, please move aside so I can go back to my house."
Instead of going away like I told her to, she approaches me and grabs my hand. "Now, now, don't be a prude. I'm sure it will be fun! Here, as a sign of our friendship, take a sip of my sake."
She immediately brings her sake dish near my mouth, trying to pour its contents into my throat. I try to release my hand from her grasp, but my effort is totally useless in the face of an oni's strength. I can only close my eyes as I swallow the hot liquid, burning my throat in the process.
"So, how does it taste" It's delicious, right?" she asks, stupid grin still on her face.
"Delicious? You think that stuff is delicious? It burns my throat, you know!"
"Oh, don't worry! You're just gonna have to get used to it, that's all!" She releases her grip on my hand and pats me on the back, making me choke out some of the sake that I just drank.
"Just- just go away. I- I need to return to my home as quickly as I can. I've got some- urgent business there."
"Oh, okay then! Good luck with whatever business you need to do there! Make sure you come to our party tonight! I'll be waiting!"
Finally, that bothersome oni steps aside, opening the way for me to continue flying towards my palace. I immediately take the chance to go forward, and leave her behind without a second though.
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When I arrive, I go to my room straight after putting the eggs in the kitchen. I take off my shoes and rest myself on the bed.
Curse that oni, making me drink that sake of hers! Urghh, my head feels dizzy because of that drink. I should take a nap first before I cook those eggs.
I hug the pillow beside me and promptly fall asleep.
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When I wake up, I realize that it's already 12 o'clock, according to the clock beside me. I let out a huge yawn before groggily rising up from the bed.
Huh, it's already midday. Is Orin back yet?
I put on my shoes before walking out of my room. Then, I draw a long breath before shouting, "Orin; Orin, come here! Your master needs you!"
The sound echoes through the halls of my palace before disappearing completely, leaving a deafening silence behind it.
So, she's not back yet huh? Fine then, I'll just have to increase her punishment later. Now, I should cook those eggs; I'm starting to feel hungry.
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When I arrive, I see that some of my cats have gathered themselves in the room. It seems that they're waiting for me to cook some food for them.
"Miss Satori, I'm hungry!"
"Me too, me too!"
"Yeah, I haven't eaten anything at all since last night."
I respond by crouching down and bringing each and every one of them onto my lap. "Aww, I'm sorry. How about I cook all of you some omelets to make it up to you?"
"Yaay, omelets, I love omelets!"
"Then, sit tight and be a good boy."
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After I finished making the omelets, I decide to sit down and eat them alongside my cats. After all, it's better to eat together instead of alone.
"Wow, Miss Satori, this is delicious!"
"Yeah, it is! I never knew that you're such a good cook, Miss Satori!"
"Well, I'm just following a recipe from some cooking book, that's all," I reply, feeling a blush creep over my face.
"Miss Satori, Miss Satori!" one of them interrupts.
"Yes? What is it?"
"Did you meet with that oni again?"
"Well yes, how do you know that?"
"I smell her sake on you, Miss Satori! Did she bully you again? If she did, then let me go to her and give some stern talking to her!"
"Yeah, me too! That evil oni must be taught a lesson for bullying Miss Satori!"
"I- I'm very grateful for your concern, but I don't want any of you to get hurt, so let's just forget about her, okay?"
"Fine, if Miss Satori says so," they reply, disappointment clearly shown on their faces.
"Good, now let's just continue our lunch, shall we?"
The evil oni, huh? Well, I guess they would call her that. After all, I want nothing to do with her, but she keeps insisting on inviting me to those dumb parties of hers. I don't need her or any of her kind to be my friend. I know, deep down in their hearts, they fear and hate me, just because of my ability to read their minds. Yes, I only need my pets as my friends. They're the only ones who understand me after all.
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After I finished my lunch, I decide to go look for Okuu. She should be at the nuclear reactor by now since she was tasked to be its caretaker, shamelessly if I may add, by that goddess of Youkai Mountain. She didn't even ask me, Okuu's owner, for permission to do that. Such an arrogant individual.
Strangely, when I arrive there, I can't find her anywhere. I try to ask the other hell ravens about her only to find out that nobody has seen her since last night. I decide to go back to the palace, having no more leads to follow.
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Okuu, where are you? Are you planning something with Orin, something that you two don't want me to know? Could it be that? you're planning to leave me?
No, that can't be. What am I thinking? They've been very loyal to me all this time. Surely they wouldn't just leave me without saying a word, right?
I try to shake the disturbing thought off my mind by going to the bathroom to clean myself. Yes, what I need now is a nice, warm bath.
I fill the bathtub with cold water first before filling it with some hot water. It's very easy nowadays to get hot water, since the kappa created the water-heating system using the steam from that nuclear reactor. Guess I'll have to thank that goddess after all for providing this convenience.
After adjusting the temperature of the water to my taste, I remove all of the clothes from my body and enter the bathtub slowly, resting my head on one of its sides once I'm inside.
Aah, this is much better. Now, I can rest while waiting for them.
Wait, this reminds me?
I used to force Orin to take a bath in this very bathtub. Apparently, because she's a cat, she hates water and by extension, taking baths. Of course, that's no excuse for not cleaning yourself. I still remember her clawing me while I scrubbed her back.
That was a long time ago, though. Now, she can do anything by herself. Perhaps? she no longer needs me anymore.
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"Miss Satori, Miss Satori, wake up!"
I feel my body being shaken quite harshly, waking me from my sleep. I open my eyes to see a red-haired girl with cat ears staring at me.
"What, Orin, why... why are you here?"
"No time to explain, Miss! Your party is going to start soon! Please get dressed and go to the main hall as soon as you can!"
I realize that I'm still in the bathtub, wearing nothing at all. I must have accidentally fallen asleep. I immediately cover myself with my hands while blushing furiously at her.
"What? what are you doing here, peeking on me like this?! Get out!"
"Aw, Miss, but we used to take a bath together!" she replies with a smile on her face.
"But that was a long time ago!" I say furiously, trying to conceal my embarrassment in front of her.
"Oh, fine then. Just, don't take too long, okay? Everybody's waiting for you!" With those words, she exits the bathroom, still with that smile of hers. It seems that I must teach her some manners after this.
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After I dry myself and get dressed with my usual clothes, I go to the main hall of the palace only to find-
"Happy Birthday, Miss Satori!" Orin says while raising her hands triumphantly into the air.
I hear the loud sounds of trumpets, being blown off to my direction, followed by confetti falling down from the ceiling. I can only stare in bewilderment at what I see in front of me.
A huge cake with my name written on it towers upon me. There are also some crude drawings of a cat, a bird, and what I assume is an oni, judging by the horns on top of its head.
"What? what is this?" I stutter, still speechless about what I see in front of me.
"It's your birthday cake of course, Miss Satori! You must have a cake on a birthday party after all!" Okuu says, just appearing from behind the cake.
"Wait? birthday? But?"
"C'mon, Sis! Don't you remember your own birthday? Now, go forward and blow those candles out!" Koishi says, suddenly appearing behind me and pushing me towards the cake.
"Wait a second, did you? did you do all of this for me?" I ask, still unable to believe what's going on.
"Of course! That's why we disappeared all of a sudden since this morning. We went all over Gensokyo just for the preparations for this party," Orin answers.
"Hey, don't take all of the credit like that! We helped too, you know!"
That voice? No, it can't be!
A group of oni suddenly appears from behind the cake, led by none other than Yuugi Hoshiguma. She seems really pleased at my surprised expression.
"What? what are you doing here?"
"Isn't it obvious?" she replied with a smile, "We come here to celebrate your birthday."
"But, how about those people behind you?"
"Why don't you see for yourself? Look at their hearts. I'm sure you'll be glad of what you'll find there."
Without delay, I use my ability to peer at their hearts, bracing myself for the worst. But, I only find these words-
"I'm here to congratulate you on your birthday, Satori!"
"Happy birthday, Satori!"
"Let's have some fun, Satori!"
"What? but? aren't you all afraid of me?"
"Of course not! Not all our kind hate you, Satori!" one of the oni replies.
"R- really?"
"Of course! We oni don't fear such a trivial thing! We got nothing to hide, you see!" the other oni replies.
Hearing those kind words, I don't have anything to say. I can only feel some drops of tears falling away from my eyes.
"Hey, don't get all teary-eyed on us now! This is a happy occasion, after all!" Yuugi says, wiping the tears of my cheeks.
"How? how could I repay this kindness of yours?"
"Oh, simple, just go to the city more often. Hang out with us. We want to know you better," she replies while placing her hand on my shoulder.
So, all this time, I was just fooling myself, thinking that everyone hates me. It's true that not everyone likes me, but there are still some people who care about me. I must meet those people and tell them my gratitude, for liking me even with this ability of mine.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get the party started, shall we?" I say with a smile on my face.
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Well, this is my first time writing in this site. So, is it good? If it's good enough, I'm going to write a CYOA.