Harmony in Gensokyo

After allowing Remilia Scarlet, the mistress of the mansion, to pet Twilight's mane, as well as a quick explanation of the mansion and where it is located from Sakuya, her and Twilight make their way down the long hall to find the library. Needless to say, Twilight is excited. "Oh a whole world of knowledge. I'm so excited!" Sakuya smiles as she leads Twilight down the hall. "This librarian I'll be working for. What's her name? What is she like?"

Sakuya stops when they reach the door to the library. "She never leaves the library. All she does is read. Her name is Patchouli. Patchouli Knowledge. One of the smartest beings in Gensokyo, as well as one of the most powerful Magician Youkai."

Twilight tilts her head. "So...she's good with magic like me, and she's a librarian like me? Not often I get to meet somepony with as much love for magic and books like myself! ...Just one question. What's a Youkai?"

Sakuya knocks on the door before answering. "I will let Patchouli-sama explain things."

The doors open and the two of them step inside. Twilight takes one good look around and nearly passes out from the shocking size. The library seems to be even bigger than the mansion itself, and it looks as if it goes on for miles more to the left and right as Twilight is unable to see the other walls. Filling the room is, of course, shelf after shelf filled with a variety of books. "Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh! What...how...huh?! This is...incredible..but how is it even possible..?!" In front of them she spots a table and tall piles of books in the middle.

"Its about time..." A head peeks out from around the pile of books. Soon after a body follows as the one and only Patchouli Knowledge comes out from behind the books, her feet hovering a few inches off the floor. She has long, lavender hair, eyes of the same color, as well as a faded pink dress and a matching hat thing with a crescent moon on it. She also has an uninterested expression on her face. "...You must be the new servant..."

Twilight can't help but wonder how she's making herself float and not even breaking a sweat. "Y-Yes I am. My name is Twilight Sparkle. I'm staying here until I can find a way home."

Patchouli plants herself back on the floor and walks to Twilight to get a closer look. She kneels down in front of her and stares at her. "...Unicorns don't exist..."

Twilight's eye twitches a bit. "H-Hey..! I happen to know plenty of Unicorns. They do exist. Besides, I'm not a Unicorn...at least not anymore. I'm an Alicorn."

Patchouli takes one of her wings and spreads it out. She also inspects her horn a little, and pokes it. "...I can feel a lot of magic in you..."

Twilight smiles sheepishly and backs up a little. "W-Well my special talent is magic...plus I'm learning under a Princess...But I do like books, and I'm kind of excited to be working here..!"

Patchouli stares at her for a second, then stands up again. "I can tell you are a diligent worker...I suppose you also want to know more about this world...I will help you with this as well."

"Oh..! Thank you! I promise to work hard."

Sakuya bows. "My job is finished. I will be off now. Do you need anything, Patchouli-sama?"

Patchouli shakes her head and goes back to the pile of books. Sakuya leaves and the doors close, while Patchouli picks out a few books. "...For your first job, I would like you to take these books back to where they belong. Do not worry about knowing where they go, the library will show you...When you are done, these two books are useful for information about Gensokyo. There is no formal history book, however there is a book about it's geography as well as a book of my own creation about the important residents of this world."

Twilight smiles and picks up the pile of books with her magic. "Easy job. Thank you Miss Patchouli!" She trots off to put the books back to their proper places.

As she is trotting through the library, she looks at some of the books she is carrying and becomes a bit worried about their contents. "Oh my...black magic? I hope I didn't just sign up to work for somepony evil..." As Patchouli said, she somehow knew where to put the first few books. She floats the books into the shelf in their right places and moves on. "...Its almost like the library is actually leading me to the right places. There is so much magic in the air around here...just the size is telling me this creature is more powerful than I can imagine...I hope I'm not in any danger here..."

"Oh you'll be fine."

Twilight jumps a bit and nearly drops the books.

The creature who startled her smiles and waves. "Sorry for scaring you. I'm Koakuma, Patchouli-sama's other assistant." She is much taller than Patchouli. She has long, red hair with a pair of bat-like wings growing from her head. She is wearing a black dress with a white top underneath, plus a red tie. She also has larger bat-like wings growing from her back.

Twilight sighs and waves a hoof. "I-Its fine. I should get used to it...so are you one of these Youkai too? You don't seem like an average...creature."

Koakuma shakes her head. "Nope. I'm a Succubus...uh..don't get the wrong idea. Its really just a species. The other things depend on the Succubi's choice..."

Twilight tilts her head in confusion. "You mean not all Succubi are like the ones in stories?"

Koakuma again shakes her head. "No not all of us...Anyways, I came to you because I feel I should warn you about certain things that go on here at the library."

Twilight continues putting the books away. "Hm? Like what kind of things?"

Koa scratches her head. "Well...every so often a witch will come in and try to steal some books. She is a friend of Patchouli, and sometimes I think she just comes for a good fight but...its really annoying. I thought I might warn you. Better to be prepared after all, right?"

Twilight blinks and stares at her. "Steals books..? Wow. Never thought anypony would love reading so much that they would turn to stealing books! ...Well except for that one time with one of my friends..." She giggles and places the last book on the shelf, thinking back to her best friend's little stunt at the hospital. After chatting with Koa for a little while, she goes back to where Patchouli is reading at the table and picks up the book about Gensokyo's geography. "Again, thank you for letting me study while I'm here."

Patchouli simply hums in response as Twilight begins her studies.