Disclaimer: Spirited Away doesn't belong to me yadda yadda. I don't even use the original setting in this story, anyway, just the characters…^^;;
Crawlspace
Written By: Haku no Miko
Haku took this time to really notice Chihiro. She was so childlike in a way, although she looked about…17, or maybe 18. Close to that. She'd be two years younger than him if she was 18. 'Why are you wondering about this, Haku?!' he asked himself in his thoughts, and slapped himself quietly on the forehead.
Chihiro caught a large raindrop on her nose, which caused her to sneeze, which caused a giggle.
'That's it', Haku thought, 'This girl is definitely strange…and she BEAT me?'
Chihiro turned to him. "What are you staring at me for? Think I'm crazy or something?"
Oh how glad Haku was that she couldn't read his mind. He just smiled and shook his head. "By the way…" he began. She looked at him questioningly.
"Yes?"
"Where are we? And…where are we going?"
She just smiled and waved a no-no finger at him.
"That's for me to know and you to find out!"
Haku gave a sarcastic smile. "Oh, yay…"
***
Three hours passed, and they were still walking. You think Haku would be bored. Oh no. He had used the three hours to really get to know his 'target,' who really wasn't his target anymore. But he was still employed under Yubaba…and he was afraid what would happen if he came back without finishing his job.
"Haku…Haku…HEY, HAKU!"
He jumped back. "What is it?!"
"We're here. Welcome to my 'humble flat.'" Chihiro opened the door and stepped inside. When Haku followed her, he was amazed. It had an incredible feel to it. The walls looked like black marble, and they had all kinds of swords hung on them.
Haku mouthed "Wow."
"Impressed?" Chihiro asked with a proud smile.
"Very much."
"There's still more. Like the kunai in the next room."
"I hate kunai," Haku grumbled.
"Only because it's your weak point when someone has bad aim…"
Haku raised an eyebrow. "I've barely ever been able to dodge kunai. They're too small."
Chihiro nodded in understanding. "I see."
Haku just realized that he was revealing his weaknesses to somebody he just battled and an "oops" look grew on his face. Chihiro laughed.
"It's not funny, you know."
"Yes it is."
"No it's not…"
"I'm laughing, so it's funny!"
Haku shook his head as Chihiro began to calm down from the hysterical fit of laughter. She motioned for him to sit down. Finally. He took a comfortable seat on a black couch. It was strange, this house seemed to only fit her battle mode. She was…so cheerful…otherwise.
"I'll be your ally, you know, it you want me to be," Chihiro said softly. This surprised Haku. So much, in fact, that his head snapped towards her gaze. She sighed and turned her head away, letting her long brown hair tied in this impossibly high ponytail swift in a strange manner, and rest on her shoulder. He blinked a few times and lowered his head, slightly blushing. Since when did he care about a girl's hair?
"Thanks," he finally said. "I appreciate it." Did he just say that? He just accepted her offer of her being his ally! Wait, wasn't she supposed to be dead right now? Oh, great. If Yubaba found this out, he'd be dead. He was still employed, as he reminded himself. But the smile on her face when she asked him "Really?" was too hard to resist. So he nodded, "Really…" he assured.
"You know, you're certainly a different person when you aren't battling, Chihiro." He said. It felt weird on his tongue to say her name without a growl. Didn't matter, really. He kind of liked it.
"Yeah…but it doesn't really matter to me. Don't go telling any of my enemies about my 'alternate personality,' okay?"
He smiled, "We're allies now, aren't we?"
She smiled back.
"Yeah, we're allies now…"
A/N: Yes, I know, SHORT chapter. But oh well, it was fun! I can't have them get too close yet, so I ended the chapter there. I hope you liked it, or at least as much as I had of it!
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@Haku no Miko@
