There were almost no customers the next day. All of them had heard of what
had happened in the bathhouse the previous day. Yubaba was furious, and
screamed at all of the workers that were not too badly injured to begin
fixing the damage that the shadow demons left.
There was some sort of goo, or sludge, trailed across the floor, as if left by the shadow demons. Sen and a few other workers were stuck scrubbing that up.
"I wonder when the customers will start coming in..." Sen said to Rin, who was next to her.
"Probably not for a while, with all of this mess." Rin shot a glance up at some blood on the wall, shaking her head. After about an hour, Sen and the others had finally finished scrubbing this room, and they all laid on their backs to rest.
Sen ran her hand along the wooden floor. Not a speck of dust. She grinned to herself, sighing slightly. After a couple of minutes, Rin got up, offering Sen an hand. "C'mon, we have other things to clean..." Rin groaned. Sen did the same, grabbing her hand and pulling herself up.
As they turned the corner, they were right near the entrance. Haku was leaning against a wall, obviously standing guard, because Yubaba told him to. She just wanted to be sure that no other troublesome spirits came in. Sen was about to say hello when something a reddish color whizzed past her feet.
Rin, Haku, and Sen paused and stared at it. Then another black figure zoomed past. The red creature circled Sen's feet in a dash, and the black creature smirked. Sen immeditly realized it as a shadow demon. He must have chased the poor red thing here. As the red creature slowed down, it's appearance showed. It looked somewhat like a cat, but mostly like a kit fox.
It's pelt was a dark red, it's ears and tail black, and it's eyes were bright yellow. Sen snatched it up as the shadow demon closed in on it, holding it like a cat.The shadow demon, like it had just noticed the humans, backed up and then darted out.
Sen blinked, then looked down at the little fox-like creature in her arms. So did everybody else.It glanced up at her, seeming to relax a bit.
There was quite a long silence, no one knowing what to say about the random events. Rin broke the silence.
"Um..." Everyone looked at her, obviously they had all been waiting for someone to talk. Even the fox creature looked.
Sen glanced at the fox and grinned. "D'ya think Yubaba would let me keep him?"
"Umm...I guess she wouldn't mind..." Haku said, looking at the fox creature.
"Whatcha gonna call it, Sen?" Rin questioned, looking at the fox and grinning. "It's kinda cute." She said and smiled.
"My name is Taro and don't call me 'cute.'" came an annoyed voice, and everyone looked at the fox.
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Mmmmk...that done...I know, random turn of events again, but it ties in with the story...you shall see X.x...
-Zaekora-
There was some sort of goo, or sludge, trailed across the floor, as if left by the shadow demons. Sen and a few other workers were stuck scrubbing that up.
"I wonder when the customers will start coming in..." Sen said to Rin, who was next to her.
"Probably not for a while, with all of this mess." Rin shot a glance up at some blood on the wall, shaking her head. After about an hour, Sen and the others had finally finished scrubbing this room, and they all laid on their backs to rest.
Sen ran her hand along the wooden floor. Not a speck of dust. She grinned to herself, sighing slightly. After a couple of minutes, Rin got up, offering Sen an hand. "C'mon, we have other things to clean..." Rin groaned. Sen did the same, grabbing her hand and pulling herself up.
As they turned the corner, they were right near the entrance. Haku was leaning against a wall, obviously standing guard, because Yubaba told him to. She just wanted to be sure that no other troublesome spirits came in. Sen was about to say hello when something a reddish color whizzed past her feet.
Rin, Haku, and Sen paused and stared at it. Then another black figure zoomed past. The red creature circled Sen's feet in a dash, and the black creature smirked. Sen immeditly realized it as a shadow demon. He must have chased the poor red thing here. As the red creature slowed down, it's appearance showed. It looked somewhat like a cat, but mostly like a kit fox.
It's pelt was a dark red, it's ears and tail black, and it's eyes were bright yellow. Sen snatched it up as the shadow demon closed in on it, holding it like a cat.The shadow demon, like it had just noticed the humans, backed up and then darted out.
Sen blinked, then looked down at the little fox-like creature in her arms. So did everybody else.It glanced up at her, seeming to relax a bit.
There was quite a long silence, no one knowing what to say about the random events. Rin broke the silence.
"Um..." Everyone looked at her, obviously they had all been waiting for someone to talk. Even the fox creature looked.
Sen glanced at the fox and grinned. "D'ya think Yubaba would let me keep him?"
"Umm...I guess she wouldn't mind..." Haku said, looking at the fox creature.
"Whatcha gonna call it, Sen?" Rin questioned, looking at the fox and grinning. "It's kinda cute." She said and smiled.
"My name is Taro and don't call me 'cute.'" came an annoyed voice, and everyone looked at the fox.
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Mmmmk...that done...I know, random turn of events again, but it ties in with the story...you shall see X.x...
-Zaekora-