Spirited Away Fan Fiction Part 2

Chapter 4- Gone

At the Bathhouse:

"Lin! Where is Chihiro?" Haku yelled as he walked into the bedroom where Lin still lay snoring away in bed.

Lin grumbled, then pushed herself up from bed, "Eh? Chihiro? She said something about going outside for a bit. I think she was looking for you." She yawned, "Can I go back to sleep now?"

"No! I can't find Chihiro! She isn't here, or in the bathhouse, or even outside!" Haku said, yelling at the top of his lungs.

Something bothered him, where was Chihiro? Why can't I find her?

Lin stood up, "Alright, I'm up, I'm up! I'll help you find your lover! Sheesh!"

"Do… Do you think that she went back to the human world?" Haku turned pale with fear, tears stung his eyes.

"No, I think you are just overreacting, we'll find her. Don't worry, Haku," Lin said, patting his back gently.

Back to the Wonders of the World:

Chihiro whimpered from within her cage as hired workers pulled the cages off one by one from the wagon. Hira hissed from the cage in front of her on the ground.

"When will they let us out of these cages, Hira?" Chihiro asked, Hira didn't seem to notice her, "Hira! Hira! Are you listening?"

He turned his red eyes toward her, they seemed to bore into her soul, "I told you to leave me be!" He growled and looked away from her, black hair shining in the sun.

"But… But…," Chihiro started to say.

"Shut up! You have to be the most annoying person I've met in all my life!" Hira rattled his cage and shouted at her, "Leave me the heck alone! Humans! I hate them!" Chihiro burst out crying, Hira felt no remorse.

Nairobi came over, "Hira! That's no way to talk to a lady!" He turned to Chihiro, "Just ignore him, he is a demon. Demons tend to say cruel things."

Chihiro looked at Nairobi with hatred in her eyes, "I want out of this cage, this is no way to treat a lady!"

"I'll let you out eventually, but only to start practicing some tricks for the show," Nairobi said, he cracked a smile towards her, "Genmi and Glynis are good teachers." He left without saying another word.

Hira spit in his direction, "No way am I performing with a low-life human!" He gave Chihiro a side glance, his eyes filled with anger.

"What's wrong with humans?" Chihiro shouted at him, Genmi walked by just at that moment.

"He's a demon, he doesn't like humans," Genmi said as she handed Chihiro a cup of water, "You'll get used to it."

"I don't want to get used to it! I want Haku!" Chihiro screamed.

"Shuuut uppp!" Hira put his hands to his ears, he had black fingernails, "Make her shut up!"

"You be quiet, Hira. That's no way to treat someone so new here and knowing that she'll be your new partner in the show," Genmi shook her head as she gave him a cup of water too.

"I don't work with him!" Chihiro said at exactly the same time Hira said, "I don't want to work with her!"

Genmi giggled, "Now that's the spirit! Acting like twins! Ha! Ha!" She walked away clutching her stomach, laughing hard.

"Grr! That wasn't funny!" Hira threw his water at Genmi, splashing water down the girl's shirt.

"Hiiirrraa!" Genmi turned, laughter replaced with fury, "You are going to pay! You stupid little demon!"

Now it was Hira's turn to laugh, "It's just a bit of water, you sissy! What are you going to do? Call Glynis? He's about as much as a sissy as you!" He stuck his tongue out at her. Genmi stomped away, hands clenched up into fists.

Hira sat down in his cage, and then noticed Chihiro staring at him. He stared back, "What do you want, human?"

"What do you have against humans, demon?" Chihiro huffed, arms crossed.

"Grr! Leave me alone!" Hira turned his back to her, pretending to ignore her. Chihiro sighed and looked around, she didn't recognize where they were at all.

Oh… How will Haku find me? She touched her wrist, the one with the bracelet on it… but wait? She looked down at her wrist, the bracelet was gone!

"Oh no!" Chihiro said with a start, "Where did it go!? The bracelet! It-it's gone!"

Hira turned at looked at her, curiousity burning in his red eyes, "What are you talking about now?"

"My bracelet! It was special! Haku gave it to me, it was made out of some of his scales!" Chihiro rubbed the wrist it was on, "I can't believe I lost it! Ehhhh…. Haku!" Tears came to her eyes, she rubbed them hastily away.

Hira shrugged, 'Eh, a bracelet's a bracelet. You'll get over it. Jeez, humans, I swear they cry over the dumbest things."

"How do you know what a human does!? Nairobi said I was the only one he's seen in like years!" Chihiro screeched at Hira, gripping the bars of her cage.

"That's a simple question," Hira said, "But, no one said I have to answer it." He grinned at her.

"Grr! You're so frustrating!" Chihiro kicked a bar of her cage, and then yelled in pain, rubbing her foot.

"I'm a demon, demons are supposed to be frustrating," Hira's red eyes glittered with laughter. Chihiro just glared at him.