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As Chihiro touched down upon the ground in front of the bathhouse, she transformed back into her human form. Kano circled overhead three times before heading back to his river to prepare for the ball. As she walked in, she was almost ran over by a herd of yunas heading to their rooms to get ready. Looking around she spotted Lin ordering around...Yubaba? She hurried over and and tapped Lin on the shoulder in the middle of her rant. "You are to allow everyone. and I mean EVERYONE to dress up however they like and - YIKES! CHIHIRO! Don't scare me like that!" Lin whipped her head around, about to yell at Yubaba some more, but the witch had vanished.

"Ugh oh well." Lin scanned the area. "And where's that sister of ours?"Rolling her eyes in exasperation, she led Chihiro to a room on the second floor. She rapped her knuckles sharply. "Come in!"Akari called. Upon entering the room, the two spirits gasped. Akari had three boxes on the floor and rows of beauty products lined up on her desk. She ushered them in quickly and slammed the door. "Welcome darlings, To mademoiselle Akari's shop!"

Chihiro and Lin were seated on Akari's bed. With a elegant gesture, Akari pulled the first box over. "Lin! This is yours, your going first!" Ignoring Lin's protests, Akari pulled out a bagged object and shoved herself and Lin into the spare room. Yelps and protests could be heard from the room as Akari made Lin presentable for the ball. As the door opened, Akari stepped out with a flourish."Voila!" She stepped aside to reveal the woman that had been dressed.

Chihiro's Pov.

I gasped. Lin stood nervously in the doorway, fidgeting in the sudden attention. She looked beautiful. Akari had managed to fit her into a old-fashioned kimono. It was a pale pink color, with white lilies and cherry blossoms stitched everywhere. The dress clung to Lin's figure, showing off her well-built and skinny body. The weasel spirit's hair had been braided and draped over her right shoulder. Strands of hair hung loosely at the sides. Cherry blossoms had been held in plsce by magic in Lin's hair, making it seem as if she was wearing a crown. Light blush was dusted gently on the woman's pale cheeks and a deep red paste has been applied to the lips. A thin black line outlined her eyes, making the stern chocolate brown stand out and seem entrancing.

I grinned."Wow, you look...stunning. Good luck fending off the boys!" I grinned even wider when I saw Lin clench her fists to prevent herself from hurdling at me and throttling me to death. Akari ran over and dragged me by the arm into the room. She called over her shoulder."You had better not mess yourself up Lin!"

As we entered the room, I looked around. It was simple and yet cozy. Recliner chairs sat in a corner while a dining table with four chairs surrounding it was in front of the window. A beanbag chair and multiple pillows were in the far side of the room, along with a bookshelf filled with various shapes and sizes of books.

Two other boxes sat in the middle of the room, and Akari's supply of cosmetics stood nearby. Akari moved to one of the boxes and quickly pulled out something long and poofy.

She made me close my eyes as she helped me into the dress. It felt smooth and comfortable, and I curiously wondered what it looked like as I felt her tie a bow at my waistline.

She instructed me to open my eyes and handed me a pair of pure white slippers."Perfect dance shoes." She whispered softly.

After that came the hair and I marveled at the feel of her nimble fingers pulling my hair into a beautiful princess style bun and curling my hair in the appropriate places. I felt her slip small objects into my hair and smiled at the cold feeling of the necklace she gently fastened. She had me close my eyes again and I felt a brush lightly paint my lips and eyes. Something dusted my cheeks and the brush once again drew patterns on my cheeks. I opened my eyes as Akari stepped back to admire her handiwork. She nodded and led me out to Lin. As I stepped forward out of the room, Lin's mouth looked at Akarii."Akari...tell me that isn't Chihiro." Akari nodded to signify that yes, I was Chihiro. Lin's gaze went back to mine."Chi...You're gorgeous."

She pulled a mirror over and my jaw nearly hit the floor when I saw myself. Heck, I didn't even know if the woman in the mirror was me.

A old fashioned Kimono had been crossed with one of those princess gowns that they wore in the old days. The dress was long-sleeved with the sleeves starting out form skinny to wide, just like a Kimono. The upper part of the dress was tight, with a elaborate pale green embroidery of leaves and plants. The dress then poofed out after the waistline, not too much but not too little either. My hair had been pulled up into a ponytail and the ends had been elegantly curled. Strands of hair framed my face which had been decorated in the same fashion as Lin's. However, I had swirls painted in a pale blue on my cheeks. A silver comb decorated with jewels rested in her hair and a mini picture of her dragon was twirled around the base of my ponytail. A sliver dragon rested on a intricately made silver chain around my neck. My dress was a combination of flames, water, and pale green. Waves swirled near the edges of my sleeves and the hem of the dress, fire danced joyfully on top of that, occasionally touching the water to form a light mix of purple. Green swirled everywhere else with light sakura cherry blosoms fluttering down from imaginary trees. It was as if my dress had images sown on. A picture of my dragon from was twisted gracefully around the dress, making me look extravagant and fancy.

I turned to meekly smile at Lin."You like it?'

LIn snorted."Like it? You better have some body guards against the boys that'll be mooning over you!"

Haku's Pov.

As I walked up the bridge towards the bathhouse, I lingered in the spot on the spot where I'd seen her. The spot where we'd met, both not knowing just how much we would go through together. I sighed and looked at the sky. The bathhouse would be closed due to the ball today. Of course, many spirits had reservations at the ball and the yunas would be all over them during the ball. My mind wandered to the new spirit, Mizu-Sen. The ball was held in her honor and for an absurd reason, I anticipated the chance to see her. 'Snap out of it!' I thought. 'Just because she looks like Chihiro doesn't mean she is Chihiro!'

AS I entered the bathhouse, a frog came up to him and bowed."Welcome Master Haku, please follow me this way."

I followed the frog as they weaved their way through the crowd. I nodded and smiled at familiar faces as we went on their way.

Upon entering the ballroom, the first thing that caught the attention of my eyes was the decor. Red, blue, and green streamers decorated the ceiling and the tables were placed along the walls, leaving a large circle in the middle for dancing. A stage was set up in the front and the food was on the right side of the stage. Lights were magically shining down on the area, creating just enough light to see your dance partner and the people around you. Yubaba made her way towards me, she was wearing her usual outfit some extra jewelry and rings."There you are you arrogant boy! Your seat is over there!"

After a deep bow to her, I moved towards my seat. Kano was already there, munching on shrimp while watching the various spirits trickle in. As I sat down he smirked. "Wow, your outfit is formal..." I looked down at myself, I was wearing a deep emerald Kimono with black on the edges. a white sash tied it at my waist and my dragon form was stitched on it. My hair was tied back in the lowest ponytail possible but a few strands of shorter hair had escaped and I hadn't bothered to fix it in place with magic. Kano on the other hand was wearing a deep royal blue Kimono in the same fashion as mine. I shrugged,"It's nice to make a good impression."

The lights dimmed as soon as all of the spirits were seated. I noted that we could sit two more people which would most possibly be our partners for the ball tonight. YUbaba came on stage and a large spotlight was trained on her."Welcome one and all! We are gathered here today to celebrate the becoming of a special person. She was once human and is now spirit! First let's welcome Akari!" Applause broke out as Akari stepped on stage in a white gown and braided hair. The white sparkled like snow and matched her vivid eyes. "Next is Lin!" Lin stepped out in her dazzling pale pink Kimono and as I glanced at Kano, I saw that his jaw had dropped and his half eaten shrimp was being thrust repeatedly onto the table instead of the sauce platter. "And lastly, Mizu-Sen! The new-made spirit!" The curtain parted and a spotlight was trained on the empty space. A flash of red,blue, and green appeared and there she stood. My breath caught in the middle of my throat. She was beautiful. She looked like a cross between a princess and a goddess but more. Kano nudged me, "Hey stop staring." Yubaba came into view again. "Now, here is the list of randomly put together partners and requested partners." Yubaba rambled on and on and I didn't listen until she arrived at our names. " Mater Haku, your partner is Mizu-Sen." A grumble of groans and glares erupted from the guys. I just sat there stunned. I was the partner of her?! Yubaba continued."Master Kano, your partner is Lin." I saw Kano's mouth drop again and grinned. Nervously I glanced at the stage as Yubaba exited and the girls went to find their dance partners. The boys were to sit and wait for their partners to come to them. Whether or not they wanted to was the lady's choice. If the boy's partner didn't arrive, they would have to sit in their assigned seat until she did or until the end of the ball. I thought to myself.'Will she come?'