Sorry everyone for not updating sooner. I wrote the story on paper and was going to type it up, but I got real busy with the semester ending and work, plus... I couldn't find the papers I wrote it on. Well.. that... and I've been writing an Inuyasha fic. Anyway.... Here's the next chapter for you!
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Together Again
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Chihiro, even now, was awed by the sight of the lush green fields that lay before her. Six years ago her father had told her it was an old abandon amusement park. She knew now, the real secret of the place.
It didn't take her long to cross the field. She went up the stone stairs and turned around to look back at where she had just come. This was the last place she had seen Haku all those years ago. A tear came to her eyes. She whipped is away.
She had no time for memories. She had to find somebody, anybody, before night fell, or she would start to disappear.
She walked through the shops and turned the corner and went up the few steps. There, a ways down the walk was the restaurant where her parents had turned into pigs. Old forgotten memories came back to Chihiro. She shuddered and continued by the restaurant.
She came to the stairs that led to the bridge. She took a deep breath and exhaled. This was it. She started up.
The sky was slowly getting dark with each step she took. Lights started to flicker on in the shops behind her. The Shop Spirits were opening up their stores.
Chihiro each the top of the stairs and starred over the bridge at the bathhouse. The greeters were starting to appear- the frogs, the servants, the foremen. Chihiro knew they wouldn't see her unless she took a breath on the bridge. But she didn't care. She started across the bridge as they walked toward her.
She took her first breath just as the foreman was passing her. He took a few more paces forward before turning around and gasping. "A human!"
Imminently all the other bathhouse workers glanced up. "A Human!" the cried. Shouts were heard not only from the bridge, but from inside as well. Yu-baba was sure to come at any moments. But that's what Chihiro wanted. She continued across the bridge.
Chihiro looked at her hand. She was already see-through.
"You! Stop there, Human!" the familiar frog cried, jumping in her face.
Chihiro stopped just past the bridge. "Give me some food."
"And why should I?" the frog asked. "You just a human. I should just let you disappear."
"Because if you don't, Yu-baba will sure to be mad, since she couldn't question me or torture me."
The frog stopped jumping. "Oh." He dug into this pocket and brought out a little candy ball. "Here."
Chihiro took it and popped it into her mouth. A minute later she was solid.
"Now, where is Yu-baba?"
As if on cue, the old demon woman landed in front of her. "Human! I should turn you into a pig for trespassing into the world of the spirits!"
"I don't think you will," Chihiro said confident.
"What!?" Yu-baba yelled. "How dare you say that to me. A pig you shall be!"
"Wait, Mama." Bou, once a big baby, stood behind Yu-baba.
"Sweety!" Yu-baba cried, turning to greet her son. "What is it?"
The little big boy Chihiro once knew now looked like an overgrown six year old. He had grown a head of brown hair and was wearing shorts and a T-shirt instead of his diaper. He looked almost like a normal kid, except for his size.
"Don't you see, Mama?" Bou said looking at Chihiro.
"See what, dear?"
"It's my friend," the little boy said.
Chihiro nodded and smiled. "My name is Ogino Chihiro."
There were gasps and cries in the crowed. The name Sen was mumbled.
Yu-baba turned her head slowly to look at Chihiro. "Sen?"
Chihiro nodded. "That's the name you gave me." She paused. "Now where is Haku?"
***
"Sen! Sen!" A female voice called. There were shouts within the crowed as the female figure pushed her way through.
Chihiro looked up at her once the lady had gotten through the hoard of people. It was Lin. Granted, an older looking Lin, but Lin nonetheless.
"Lin!?" Chihiro cried.
Lin had a surprised look on her face. "It is you!" Lin ran to Chihiro and embraced her. "Your back!" She pulled Chihiro to arms length to get a good look at her. "And look at you! You've grown!"
Chihiro smiled. "Well.. it has been six years."
Yu-baba took that moment to interrupt their reunion. "Alright everybody! Shows Over! Get back to work! We have guests you know!"
There were grumbles in the crowed, but everyone dispersed and went about their business, except for Lin.
"So..." Yu-baba said walking around Chihiro. "You came looking for Haku, did you?"
Chihiro nodded.
"Sen," Lin said sadly. "But Haku is no longer here."
"That's right," Yu-baba said. "His contract ended a few days ago. I have no idea where he went after that."
"I was afraid of that," Chihiro said looking down at the ground.
"What's wrong, Sen?" Lin asked.
"Why is Sen so sad?" Bou asked. "Mama, make Sen feel better. Tell her where Haku went."
Chihiro shook her head. "I know where he's at."
"What!?" Yu-baba and Lin cried at the same time.
"He's in my world, now."
"Wait a minute," Lin said. "If you know he's in your world, then why did you come here looking for him?"
"I wanted to make sure it was him," she replied. "Because he doesn't remember me."
"Excuse me! Repeat that again!" Lin said surprised.
"He doesn't remember me, this place, nothing."
"That's right," said another voice, sounding just like Yu-baba.
Chihiro turned around to be greeted by Zeniba and No Face. "Granny!" Chihiro ran to the nicer twin and embraced her.
"Child. It's been a long time," she said.
"Oh, Granny! I've missed you!"
"Zeniba!" Yu-baba shouted at her sister. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to clear up a few things." She paused and looked at all the workers that were starring at them. "Might we go some place private, sister?"
Yu-baba frowned. "My office. Right this way." She grumbled under her breath as she led the small group through the bathhouse. All the workers paused to watch them. Whispers were spread through the bathhouse.
As they walked, Lin leaned over to whisper to Chihiro. "Is he alright?"
Chihiro looked up at her and mouthed 'who?'
"Haku, of course."
Chihiro nodded. "He seems fine, for a boy who has lost his memory."
"Don't worry dear," Zeniba said as they stepped out of that last elevator that led to the long hall to Yu-baba's office. "Things will work out."
Chihiro nodded. "I hope so."
All was quiet as they proceeded through the multiply doors. Once they went through the last door, Yu-baba took her seat at her desk.
The heads were bobbling in the corner of the room. When they saw Chihiro they rolled over to her and started to jump in front of her.
"Calm down," Yu-baba ordered. The heads moved away to bunch up at the desk. "Now tell us what's going on, Zeniba. I don't have all night. I have a bath house to run."
Zeniba nodded. "This is what happened..."
***
The END! AH! I had more.. but I don't know where it went.. stupid paper... anyway... so I'll end the chapter here...
If any of you really enjoy Inuyasha, I'd advise you to read my fic on it entitled Past Vs. Present: Inuyasha's Love. I've done a good job on it, if I do say so myself.
Anyway.. this is it for now! Ja!
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Together Again
********
Chihiro, even now, was awed by the sight of the lush green fields that lay before her. Six years ago her father had told her it was an old abandon amusement park. She knew now, the real secret of the place.
It didn't take her long to cross the field. She went up the stone stairs and turned around to look back at where she had just come. This was the last place she had seen Haku all those years ago. A tear came to her eyes. She whipped is away.
She had no time for memories. She had to find somebody, anybody, before night fell, or she would start to disappear.
She walked through the shops and turned the corner and went up the few steps. There, a ways down the walk was the restaurant where her parents had turned into pigs. Old forgotten memories came back to Chihiro. She shuddered and continued by the restaurant.
She came to the stairs that led to the bridge. She took a deep breath and exhaled. This was it. She started up.
The sky was slowly getting dark with each step she took. Lights started to flicker on in the shops behind her. The Shop Spirits were opening up their stores.
Chihiro each the top of the stairs and starred over the bridge at the bathhouse. The greeters were starting to appear- the frogs, the servants, the foremen. Chihiro knew they wouldn't see her unless she took a breath on the bridge. But she didn't care. She started across the bridge as they walked toward her.
She took her first breath just as the foreman was passing her. He took a few more paces forward before turning around and gasping. "A human!"
Imminently all the other bathhouse workers glanced up. "A Human!" the cried. Shouts were heard not only from the bridge, but from inside as well. Yu-baba was sure to come at any moments. But that's what Chihiro wanted. She continued across the bridge.
Chihiro looked at her hand. She was already see-through.
"You! Stop there, Human!" the familiar frog cried, jumping in her face.
Chihiro stopped just past the bridge. "Give me some food."
"And why should I?" the frog asked. "You just a human. I should just let you disappear."
"Because if you don't, Yu-baba will sure to be mad, since she couldn't question me or torture me."
The frog stopped jumping. "Oh." He dug into this pocket and brought out a little candy ball. "Here."
Chihiro took it and popped it into her mouth. A minute later she was solid.
"Now, where is Yu-baba?"
As if on cue, the old demon woman landed in front of her. "Human! I should turn you into a pig for trespassing into the world of the spirits!"
"I don't think you will," Chihiro said confident.
"What!?" Yu-baba yelled. "How dare you say that to me. A pig you shall be!"
"Wait, Mama." Bou, once a big baby, stood behind Yu-baba.
"Sweety!" Yu-baba cried, turning to greet her son. "What is it?"
The little big boy Chihiro once knew now looked like an overgrown six year old. He had grown a head of brown hair and was wearing shorts and a T-shirt instead of his diaper. He looked almost like a normal kid, except for his size.
"Don't you see, Mama?" Bou said looking at Chihiro.
"See what, dear?"
"It's my friend," the little boy said.
Chihiro nodded and smiled. "My name is Ogino Chihiro."
There were gasps and cries in the crowed. The name Sen was mumbled.
Yu-baba turned her head slowly to look at Chihiro. "Sen?"
Chihiro nodded. "That's the name you gave me." She paused. "Now where is Haku?"
***
"Sen! Sen!" A female voice called. There were shouts within the crowed as the female figure pushed her way through.
Chihiro looked up at her once the lady had gotten through the hoard of people. It was Lin. Granted, an older looking Lin, but Lin nonetheless.
"Lin!?" Chihiro cried.
Lin had a surprised look on her face. "It is you!" Lin ran to Chihiro and embraced her. "Your back!" She pulled Chihiro to arms length to get a good look at her. "And look at you! You've grown!"
Chihiro smiled. "Well.. it has been six years."
Yu-baba took that moment to interrupt their reunion. "Alright everybody! Shows Over! Get back to work! We have guests you know!"
There were grumbles in the crowed, but everyone dispersed and went about their business, except for Lin.
"So..." Yu-baba said walking around Chihiro. "You came looking for Haku, did you?"
Chihiro nodded.
"Sen," Lin said sadly. "But Haku is no longer here."
"That's right," Yu-baba said. "His contract ended a few days ago. I have no idea where he went after that."
"I was afraid of that," Chihiro said looking down at the ground.
"What's wrong, Sen?" Lin asked.
"Why is Sen so sad?" Bou asked. "Mama, make Sen feel better. Tell her where Haku went."
Chihiro shook her head. "I know where he's at."
"What!?" Yu-baba and Lin cried at the same time.
"He's in my world, now."
"Wait a minute," Lin said. "If you know he's in your world, then why did you come here looking for him?"
"I wanted to make sure it was him," she replied. "Because he doesn't remember me."
"Excuse me! Repeat that again!" Lin said surprised.
"He doesn't remember me, this place, nothing."
"That's right," said another voice, sounding just like Yu-baba.
Chihiro turned around to be greeted by Zeniba and No Face. "Granny!" Chihiro ran to the nicer twin and embraced her.
"Child. It's been a long time," she said.
"Oh, Granny! I've missed you!"
"Zeniba!" Yu-baba shouted at her sister. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to clear up a few things." She paused and looked at all the workers that were starring at them. "Might we go some place private, sister?"
Yu-baba frowned. "My office. Right this way." She grumbled under her breath as she led the small group through the bathhouse. All the workers paused to watch them. Whispers were spread through the bathhouse.
As they walked, Lin leaned over to whisper to Chihiro. "Is he alright?"
Chihiro looked up at her and mouthed 'who?'
"Haku, of course."
Chihiro nodded. "He seems fine, for a boy who has lost his memory."
"Don't worry dear," Zeniba said as they stepped out of that last elevator that led to the long hall to Yu-baba's office. "Things will work out."
Chihiro nodded. "I hope so."
All was quiet as they proceeded through the multiply doors. Once they went through the last door, Yu-baba took her seat at her desk.
The heads were bobbling in the corner of the room. When they saw Chihiro they rolled over to her and started to jump in front of her.
"Calm down," Yu-baba ordered. The heads moved away to bunch up at the desk. "Now tell us what's going on, Zeniba. I don't have all night. I have a bath house to run."
Zeniba nodded. "This is what happened..."
***
The END! AH! I had more.. but I don't know where it went.. stupid paper... anyway... so I'll end the chapter here...
If any of you really enjoy Inuyasha, I'd advise you to read my fic on it entitled Past Vs. Present: Inuyasha's Love. I've done a good job on it, if I do say so myself.
Anyway.. this is it for now! Ja!