Haku gasped slightly, jumping up only to stumble. Kamajii told him to rest,
but he got up again, rushing to Chihiro. He looked at her, then Kamajii.
"Is she all right?" He asked in a serious, yet worried, tone.
Kamajii sighed, going to sit next to Haku. "Yes, she'll be fine tomorrow." Haku seemed so edgy, and just a second ago he was laying on the ground.
"But...but what did Yubaba...do to her?" He asked hesitantly, but said it rather quickly.
"Hmm...I suppose it was just a bolt of electricity...if it was any more powerful it could have killed her." He said slowly and quietly, pausing slightly when seeing the expression on Haku's face. "But she'll be all right." he reassured quickly.
Haku let out a long breath, slumping against the wall. "Okay..." he muttered.
Kamajii grinned. "You just get some rest. We'll figure everything out in the morning." he said, returning to where he usually sat, collecting all of the numerous bath tokens that had fallen.
Haku watched Kamajii for a while, then turned to watch the hyper soot balls, finding himself amused, until he fell into a restless sleep.
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Early the next morning (or night, should I say...), Chihiro felt herself wake up, but not open her eyes. She was too tired. Not to mention sore. She rubbed her eyes, opening them, and waiting patiently for her vision to return normal. She glanced over at the blurry form of Haku and held back a giggle. He was laying only two feet away from her, his clothes a mess, as his hair was. He looked almost...cute!
Chihiro grinned to herself, sitting up, and standing with effort. She had just noticed - she was in the boiler room. The last thing she remembered was only a few seconds of pain; and then darkness, which was more of a relief. She wondered how she got down here, and what happened after she blacked out. She stood there for a moment, looking aorund. Everyone was asleep. Kamajii, Haku, and every last soot ball. She decided to wait, for someone to wake up, or for Rin to come in. Whichever came first.
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What seemed like an hour and a half later, Haku let out some sort of sleepy sigh, stretching slightly. Chihiro had been dozing; not quite asleep, not quite awake. Hearing the sigh she jumped, now wide awake. She stayed still then looked at Haku, relieved that it was only him.
Haku blinked, glancing to his side, then around the room and spotted Chihiro. "How ya doing?" He muttered tiredly.
"What happened last night?" Chihiro said, grinning to hold in her laugh.
"Um..." Haku said, glancing at the ceilling in thought. "Well, Yubaba made both of us fade, and we ended up here." he stated, finding no better way to explain it.
"Oh." Chihiro muttered under her breath, thinking back to the events that happened last night. Oh, yeah, she signed a lifetime contract. She loved working here, but Yubaba was...well, insane...and she wanted revenge. Great. She wasn't worried about her parents. They didn't really like her anyways, mostly ignoring her.
Haku, seeing a thoughtful look on Chihiro's face, decided to remain silent, glancing around. His eyes rested on Kamajii, who was now awake, and looking at Chihiro.
A voice broke Chihiro's thoughts. "Sen, are you all right?"
She looked up quickly. Sen? Had he just called her Sen? Oh, yes, the contract. What had happened to her name, though? Yubaba...crushed it. She looked up at Kamajii. "Yeah..." She said, finding her voice hoase and her throat dry.
"Well, Chihiro, I guess you'll have to work..." Haku said reluctantly.
"Right." Chihiro sighed, standind up. "I'll go find Rin." She said, waving slightly to them and heading for the sliding door. She was about to open it, when it opened before she even touched the handle.
Kamajii sighed, going to sit next to Haku. "Yes, she'll be fine tomorrow." Haku seemed so edgy, and just a second ago he was laying on the ground.
"But...but what did Yubaba...do to her?" He asked hesitantly, but said it rather quickly.
"Hmm...I suppose it was just a bolt of electricity...if it was any more powerful it could have killed her." He said slowly and quietly, pausing slightly when seeing the expression on Haku's face. "But she'll be all right." he reassured quickly.
Haku let out a long breath, slumping against the wall. "Okay..." he muttered.
Kamajii grinned. "You just get some rest. We'll figure everything out in the morning." he said, returning to where he usually sat, collecting all of the numerous bath tokens that had fallen.
Haku watched Kamajii for a while, then turned to watch the hyper soot balls, finding himself amused, until he fell into a restless sleep.
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Early the next morning (or night, should I say...), Chihiro felt herself wake up, but not open her eyes. She was too tired. Not to mention sore. She rubbed her eyes, opening them, and waiting patiently for her vision to return normal. She glanced over at the blurry form of Haku and held back a giggle. He was laying only two feet away from her, his clothes a mess, as his hair was. He looked almost...cute!
Chihiro grinned to herself, sitting up, and standing with effort. She had just noticed - she was in the boiler room. The last thing she remembered was only a few seconds of pain; and then darkness, which was more of a relief. She wondered how she got down here, and what happened after she blacked out. She stood there for a moment, looking aorund. Everyone was asleep. Kamajii, Haku, and every last soot ball. She decided to wait, for someone to wake up, or for Rin to come in. Whichever came first.
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What seemed like an hour and a half later, Haku let out some sort of sleepy sigh, stretching slightly. Chihiro had been dozing; not quite asleep, not quite awake. Hearing the sigh she jumped, now wide awake. She stayed still then looked at Haku, relieved that it was only him.
Haku blinked, glancing to his side, then around the room and spotted Chihiro. "How ya doing?" He muttered tiredly.
"What happened last night?" Chihiro said, grinning to hold in her laugh.
"Um..." Haku said, glancing at the ceilling in thought. "Well, Yubaba made both of us fade, and we ended up here." he stated, finding no better way to explain it.
"Oh." Chihiro muttered under her breath, thinking back to the events that happened last night. Oh, yeah, she signed a lifetime contract. She loved working here, but Yubaba was...well, insane...and she wanted revenge. Great. She wasn't worried about her parents. They didn't really like her anyways, mostly ignoring her.
Haku, seeing a thoughtful look on Chihiro's face, decided to remain silent, glancing around. His eyes rested on Kamajii, who was now awake, and looking at Chihiro.
A voice broke Chihiro's thoughts. "Sen, are you all right?"
She looked up quickly. Sen? Had he just called her Sen? Oh, yes, the contract. What had happened to her name, though? Yubaba...crushed it. She looked up at Kamajii. "Yeah..." She said, finding her voice hoase and her throat dry.
"Well, Chihiro, I guess you'll have to work..." Haku said reluctantly.
"Right." Chihiro sighed, standind up. "I'll go find Rin." She said, waving slightly to them and heading for the sliding door. She was about to open it, when it opened before she even touched the handle.