"I've been doing this for a couple of minutes, and it still isn't working." I wiped my head. "Kohaku, Tama, any suggestions?" I asked them. They shook their heads. "Looks like we're going to have to use our last resort, because we need to speed things up." Ichigo suggested. "What is our last resort?" I whispered hoarsely. "We can use the Power of the Author!" Ichigo grinned. "What?! That's forbidden! Even just breaking the fourth wall is forbidden!" I frowned. "With the legendary Power of the Author, we can melt the coal and set it on fire again! And no one will notice because their memory will be replaced." I looked into Chi's eyes.
"You're not Chi. Who are you?" I asked. The Chi I saw before me turned into a pile of soot. "Chi!" I screamed. I knelt down next to the pile of soot. Tama and Kohaku left the room. "Hey! You both! Get back here!" I scrambled to my feet. Yubaba held me where I was. "Kiki, it can't be helped. We'll just have to find him later." She said softly. "He could be dead, for all I know! Let me go!" I snapped back. All the workers in the room looked down on me. I didn't even care. I needed to find the true Ichigo, the one everyone knows and loves. The real Ichigo Kurosaki.
"Tama! This is all your fault!" I shouted. "And I'm going to use the Power of the Author against you!" Rage filled my body. My eyes were watering. And I couldn't help but to feel better than all the rest. Tama turned around. "The Power of the Author… an exclusive power that only the main characters can use. You're resorting to that so early in the story? How pitiful." Tama said, her voice turning high-pitched. "Correction. It's not us who do the work, it's the author herself." I smirked, releasing myself from Yubaba's grasp. "The downside is, you can only use it once in the whole story. Don't you want to save it up?" Kohaku asked.
"I'm not taking any chances," I said, raising my hand. "Author, bestow onto me this power with which I can annihilate a universe. Help me to erase everyone's memories and pretend this was just a dream!" As I said this, a white light blinded everyone else in the room. It covered and destroyed everything. Then, a dark black covered up all of the white. I faded into the black. I saw the author smiling, and looking at the computer screen. She was very pleased with what I did to help a friend. She pressed the save button, and then she faded away into the black. All was quiet. Then, I woke up.
I woke up in the bathhouse room with all the other girls. I was redoing my first day in the bathhouse. The bathtub overflowing, me visiting Chi, the little girl who was a pain in the neck, even Keiko spying on us in the elevator. None of that ever happened. And I'm glad it didn't. This would be a lot to explain to Ichigo. Wait. Ichigo. I got out of my sleeping bag and put my uniform on. Luckily, everyone else was still asleep. I crept out of the room. Just about now, Ichigo was going to come out of the other room. We were both going to meet Master Kohaku.
Then, he came out of the room. Just as planned. "Hey, shouldn't you brush your hair before coming out?" Chi narrowed his eyes. "Eh heh heh. Sorry." I felt the top of my head. My hair was tangled. "Anyways Strawberry, are you feeling alright?" I asked. "Stop calling me that! And of course I'm alright. Why wouldn't I be?" He scowled. "Just asking." I beamed at him. "I'm really glad you're feeling okay." Then Master Kohaku approached us. "I need to talk to you both. This is urgent." Kohaku said. "Master Kohaku, couldn't you tell us at a better time? And not first thing in the morning?" Ichigo complained. Kohaku considered this. "I'll get back to you then." Kohaku frowned. "And master?" I called out.
"Could you tell the foreman to put Ichigo on bath duty today?" I asked. Kohaku turned his back to us. "I'll see what I can do," He walked away.
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Yay! Long chapter! probably to make up for the fact that there will be no update on the 25th. Sorry! Visiting relatives.
And if you're wondering. The Power of the Author is literally the power of the author. ^^
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