DISCLAMER: I don't own Spirited Away.
Revised ~Febuary 13, 2016~

The two girls stoold still standing side by side and stared at the huge door. They had just gone through a tunnel, and met a spirits. They had met Kamaji the boiler 'man'(spider). He seemed to dislike humans but they couldn't be sure. However, Mayumi wondered how he had reacted to the girl before them. They had been taken to the floor of Yubaba's office by a young brunette supposedly in her twenties who had come down to the boiler room at one point. She had seemed surprised and none too happy to see humans, but she was not freaking out

Mayumi had been tempted to ask "Has this happened before to you?"

"Some girl stumbled in here about eight years ago." the brunette had said testily. "Not that I bothered with her. One of the other workers had to work with her, I feel sad for her. If you two get a job, you'll probably get handed over to her just like last time." Emiko had nudged Mayumi crossly and shaken her head, as if to tell her that she would stop asking stupid questions.

Now they standing outside a hgue door. Mayumi was trembling, and Emiko was pale. She reached for the door knocker, but drew her hand back when the door knocker spoke.

"Humans again? Well, you're a little older than the last one, you'll be better I think " The door opened, and they heard a gravelly woman's voice tell them to come in. The girls clung onto each other's hand tightly like a death squeeze ,as they walked into the hallway , wondering where to go. A second later, an invisible force pulled them into a large room, they wondered who pulled as they looked up , there they saw her Yubaba.

Emiko was the one to break the silence. "Excuse me, but my friend and I would like to get jobs here. We're willing to work till we drop. We know that we are human and that we might make the spirits leave but could you please could you give us jobs?"

Yubaba glanced up, and answered "This is no place for humans. They always mess everything up, like last time. The last one I employed let a crazy spirit into the bath house. So I'm hardly going to hire another two." She laughed, seeing Mayumi's scared face, and Emiko's poorly disguised fear.

This time it was Mayumi who spoke. "We are simply diligent individuals who have had experience with jobs . We can take any job you give us, and we won't yell or scream or complain. Please, just give us jobs. We promise that we will do well on them."

Yubaba spoke again. "You shouldn't even be here. Both of you should be punished for being in this world. Maybe I should turn you both into coal or even better pigs."

Emiko hung her head, feeling it would be useless, but Mayumi ploughed on "Please. We can't get out of this world. We would like nothing more than to get jobs here, and we are not leaving until you give us jobs." she said firmly

Yubaba knew that she would have to in the end, having taken a vow to give a job to anyone who asks, and snapped "Fine, but if u do complain you will be turned into pigs!" Two pieces of paper with contracts flew up, along with two blue pens. One contract for each girl.

"Sign your name , and you will get your job." Yubaba told them, ringing a bell.

When she looked at the contracts, she smirked. Mayumi was first. "So, which one of you is Mayumi ?"

"Me." Mayumi said in a nervous whisper.

"A very unusual name." before her eyes, the word peeled off the paper into Yubaba's hand. "Your name now belongs to me. From now on, your name is Mayu. Got that, Mayu?" Chikako nodded, thinking of the paper she had her name on.

Next was Emiko. "You..." Yubaba said "Your name from now on is Emi." Emiko gave a nod.

"You called, me " The girls turned to see Haku standing there, called from the bell Yubaba had rung.
"Set these two girls up with a job." Yubaba said in a bored voice.
Haku nodded, than asked the girls "What are your names?"
"Mayu."
"Emi."
"Follow me, Mayu and Emi."
As the girls and Haku travelled down in the elevator, they glanced at each other, wondering why Haku had suddenly changed his personalities.

"Um," Emi began. Haku silenced her with a cold look.
"What is with him?" Emi whispered to Mayu , who shrugged.

The girls found themselves in the middle of other employees. Haku spoke to them. "Yes, these two are human but they signed contracts, so you'll have to put up with them if they work hard enough. Is Lin here? Since she worked with Sen, I think she should have the responsibility of these two as well."

Another brunette like the one that took the girls to Yubaba looked up. "What? I already have enough to do! I don't want to babysit more humans.

"You have to do this Lin."

"Aw, fine. Come on, you two we need to get you some uniforms ." She walked out of the room, and the girls followed her.

In the hallway, she spoke to the girls. "How did you even two get here?"
"We were just walking around before going out for the night." Emi said.
"Who's Sen?" Mayu asked shyly.

Lin smiled a little. "She was another human who worked here for a couple of days. In fact, she was like my little sister. We all miss her here." She sighed. "Ever since she worked with me, Haku assumes that I should work with any humans who come here."

"We're sorry." Mayu offered.

Lin then showed less coldness than the other brunette girl. "It's not your fault, I guess." she said to the girls. "Who knows? It might be fun, working with you two like last time when Sen was here."

She led them both down into a bedroom, and got them some clothes to wear for when they were working like hers-pink with a blue apron. Emi looked terrified of wearing that, since she lived for fashion if not fun. Mayu was hoping she could have worn something more flattering, but she wasn't as concerned. While Emi had worn immaculate makeup and designer jeans with her only DKNY T-shirt for their night out, Mayu had made do with a sparkly strappy top, denim shorts and shoes that looked like a mix of sandals and sneakers.

Lin also got out two futon for the girls. When they at last climbed under the sheets, Mayu silently cried herself to sleep, wondering how long they'd have to stay there. She barely realized that she already thought of herself as Mayu, and had forgotten her name was ever Mayumi.