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Spirited Away Fan Fiction

Chapter 6- Questions

At the bathhouse:

Hikari sat up, rubbing his eyes, head throbbing, Where- where am I? He looked around, the scenery looked familiar in a way… He was in a boiler room, his throbbing head concluded, But, why? He tried to move his arms, but stopped when he felt a sharp pain shoot up from his left arm. A man with many arms stirred in his sleep.

Hikari groaned, "Ohhhhhh….." Kamaji sat up and looked at him.

"So you're up again, eh? What do you want this time, water, food?" Kamaji asked, scratching his head and getting up to start his work."You'll have to wait until Lin brings some food and drink down."

Hikari just sat and stared, there was something he was trying to remember… But, oh what was it!? He hissed to himself. A flash, a tattered memory came to him, a voice: Don't screw this up, Hikari! You know the plan! The voice was familiar to him, but no face could be connected to it and… What is the plan? Hikari was bewildered, his head throbbed and his arm hurt terribly. He closed his eyes and lay back down…

At Zeniba's house:

Chihiro came down the staircase, hair still wet from the bath pulled into a ponytail. Haku was straightening things around Zeniba's house.

"Eh… Haku, I'm ready," She steps down from the last step and heads to the front door, Haku following close behind.

"We should get you some new clothes when we get back to the bathhouse," Haku stated as they walked out of the house. Chihiro nodded and jumped onto Haku's dragon back. He flew straight up into the air, the morning sun brightening his scales.

Hikari was sleeping when Chihiro and Haku got back. Kamaji looked up at them.

"So, did Zeniba know anything?" Kamaji asked while work and the soot balls carried heavy coal to the fire.

Haku sighed, "Not really. But, she's looking for clues. As far she knows, he could be one of those evil spirits, the ones that cause havoc in our world and the human world." Hikari moved to the other side of his futon, a pained expression on his face as he tried to get comfortable.

In Hikari's mind:

His thoughts mashed together. Question rose one after another, causing even more pain as his head tried to straighten everything out. He moaned in his sleep. I know I am Hikari… But… where are my memories? Why am I here? Grrr… If he didn't find the answers to these questions, he would scream and probably start hitting his head multiple times into the wall.

Back to Chihiro and the others:

"Well, I suppose when he feels better, Yubaba can find him a job around the bathhouse," Haku said as Lin brought some food and drink down for everybody.

"Well, I was wondering when you two would come back! Jez!" Lin shouted, "Chihiro, he didn't do anything to you while you guys went off to Zeniba's, did he?"

"No," Chihiro answered truthfully. Hikari was up again, the sound of Lin's shouting woke him up. He fingered his long white hair and stared at them blankly.

"Good," Lin turned to Hikari and handed him a dumpling and a cup of tea, "Here, boy. Eat this, will you? You look like a walking stick." Hikari slowly ate his food, chewing carefully. "Eh! You don't have to eat so slowly! We didn't poison it!" She threw her arms in the air and left the room.

Chihiro ate beside Haku, "Glad to see you up, Hikari." Hikari merely stopped eating for a moment and looked at her with his strange purple eyes. Haku crossed his arms and stared at Hikari with suspicion written all over his face.

"I hope Zeniba finds some clues soon," Haku growled, "That evil in him… It's growing or something, I feel it… It's making me uneasy…"