DISCLAIMER: I don't own Spirited Away but I do own Arikia and the plot A.N: Well I couldn't get this story out of my head so I gust wanted to write and then I still hope you like it. Please read and review, oh yah before I forget be harsh! But not too harsh please. ^.^v enjoy!

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"You shouldn't be here!" The young man's voice was harsh but had feeling to it. He was dressed in a white shirt and blue shorts, his black hair was at shoulder length. He was tall at about 6feet, he looked at Chihiro but noticed Arikia leaning on the bridge post. His pale steely eyes showed hatred and respect, as he stepped towards Chihiro.

"Cool your jets Haku. . ." Arikia made eye contact giving him an evil glare.

"Oh, you came back Arikia. . .we were all starting to think you would never come back." Haku stepped closer to Chihiro, "Chihiro, is that you?"

Chihiro nodded a bit confused, Haku promised to find his way back to her . . . .to quit being Yubaba apprentice. This was all vary confusing to her. So many questions floated into her head. How does Arikia the girl she had known for 5years know Haku? "My head hurts. . . ." She mumbled to herself as the sky was instantly dark, every animal coming into view, from the shadows.

"Chihiro, sorry I forgot to say. . .um, do you need a summer job?" Arikia turned back from gazing into the water surrounding the bath house, over to Chihiro.

"Arikia, how . . .the bath house? Please enlighten me on this situation." Chihiro looked at the dark starless night.

"Um, yah okay. . .maybe we should go in. . . ." Arikia watched as a duck walked over to the toads and asked them a question.

"Yubaba wants to talk to you, she had everybody in the bath house looking for you." Haku gave her a cold look and grabbed Chihiro's hand as he walked across the wooden bridge.

Arikia let out a sigh as she crossed the bridge quietly, all alone. A worker walked up to her and was going to say something but Arikia gave him a glare and he was frozen stiff. She walked passed the frozen worker, slowly as if she didn't want to enter the bath house. . . "Hn. . . ." Was the only thing she said as she passed Lin, who was exiting a elevator.

"Arikia. . .?" Lin looked at her, and Arikia only stared back behind her icy blue eyes, showing little to no emotion at all Arikia closed her eyes slowly and walked into the elevator.

The elevator stopped at the top floor, and Arikia stepped out into the long hallway letting out another sigh. She turned numerous corners leading her deeper into the top floor of the bath house, looking about she stopped for a rest. Then after a few seconds of leaning on a large vase with a blue and red phoenix painted on it, she continued down yet another long hall way. Reaching the end of the hallway Arikia opened the tall silver doors ahead of her, not even bothering to knock she walked into her room. "I almost forgot how big this place is. I can't even tell you how many times I took a wrong turn." Arikia said as a blue and gold phoenix landed on her shoulder.

Arikia spent about an hour fixing her hair into a large bun (with her bangs in braids which was also pulled back into the bun), making her bed, and arranging- rearranged- and then arranging her stuffed animals again and again. She was so nervous she even rearranged her drawers. She looked around and seemed to be satisfied with the change.

"Arikia!" Haku burst in through the door, he didn't look too happy but he wasn't mad either. "Yubaba, wants to see you now!"

"Hn. . .I guess I have to see her eventually. . . .might as well get it over with now." She let out a sigh and walked right passed Haku.

"No fight? That's new. . ." Haku walked around the top floor a few times, he had left Chihiro with Kamajii. Now there was nothing to do but wait. _______________________________________________________________________

"Arikia, you came back?" Yubaba's voice was like a loud scraping of diamond and metal.

'Obviously I'm sitting right here you old hag.' Arikia thought to her self but answered respectfully with her head bowed "Yes, that I have. . . ."

"Why? Did you retrieve what I asked for?" Yubaba leaned closer to hear Arikia's answer.

"Yes I did retrieve what you asked, that I did." Arikia still had her head bowed and she sat in a large chair.

"Where is it?" Yubaba was getting angry as Arikia smiled an evil grin.

"You shall not get it that you won't. . ." Arikia seemed to enjoy Yubaba's face getting red, and her eye's growing larger.

"WHAT?" Yubaba's face was red and smoke started to rise from her ears.

"You hared me. . .you won't get it that you won't." Arikia smiled and sat up in her chair. "Your sister has taken it from me. . . .and with no face staying with her, I won't go near the place. You should know that."

"She took it, from you?" Yubaba was grinning ear to ear.

"Yes, that she did with great force. . ."

"That'll be all for now, Arikia." Yubaba still grinned as Arikia walked out the door, and down the numerous turns to her room. _______________________________________________________________________ A.N: I know it probably doesn't fit too much but hey I tried! I don't know where its going but I'm sure it will go somewhere fun, and it'll be a twisted ride getting there! ^.~v c'ya