They walked up the hill, past the little shrines, past the creepy statue,
and finally reached the tunnel. Chihiro slowly walked towards the tunnel
entrance. Haku let her recapture her memories, and left her to her
reminiscing.
"Haku.I didn't know that this would be so hard, coming back here. Will everyone remember me?" Chihiro whispered.
"That, I don't know. I know Yubaba knows who you are, so if everyone else forgot, they can't harm you unless you truly upset Yubaba before you left last time. Anyway, I'll be with you, so I won't let anyone do anything." Haku reassured her. Chihiro grabbed his hand and led him inside the tunnel, her eyes wide the whole time.
"Haku, is anything changed?" She asked.
"See for yourself." He replied and gestured for her to look in front of her. She closed her eyes tight at the end of the tunnel, and she opened them when she smelled food.
Everything is the same.But will they remember me? Do I still have to hold my breath on the bridge? Chihiro thought. Haku looked at her, and they moved forward.
Chihiro took in the beautiful sight of the bathhouse before her. The rushing water, the bridge, the high steps.Everything was the same. Sadly, she felt changed.
"Haku, while we are here, call me Sen, ok?" Haku nodded. "Well let's go." Chihiro pulled him forward and in front of the bridge.
The sun started to set, and the lamps started to light. Chihiro was close to tears, because this was where she was when she first came to the bathhouse, first lost her parents, first met Haku.
Suddenly, chattering could be heard, and tons of different kinds of Spirits started to move forth onto the bridge. Chihiro could hear the calls of the Luna.
"Welcome! Nice for you to come! Welcome! Welcome!"
"Let's go. I'll risk not holding my breath." Chihiro smiled and they walked onto the bridge.
Everyone started running frantically about, screaming that there is a human in Spirit World. Chihiro giggled and Haku smiled. They both were hit with a wave of deja'vu. This had all happened before, but then, Haku was still being controlled and Chihiro was scared and confused.
"Everyone! Calm down, Sen is back!" Haku yelled, and everyone gradually calmed and continued to cross and leave the bridge. Haku turned into his dragon form and Chihiro rode him to her former room. She had forgot that his blood splattered the walls so the room had been deserted. She looked sadly at the dried blood. Haku's blood. Haku looked around the room. He had been unaware that he destroyed this room because he was half unconscious. He transformed back to his human form, and walked around.
"Chihiro, let's go see Yubaba. She's waiting for us."
"Hai." Chihiro said, and Haku transformed into his dragon form once again, and Chihiro rode him to Yubaba's room.
There, he turned back into a human form.
"Haku, I was expecting you a- Sen? I never thought I'd see you again. So what brought you back?" Yubaba said, pretending not to be surprised. Truly, the old witch had not wanted Sen to leave in the first place, but decided not to ruin her reputation. Sen had made some dramatic changes in the people of the bathhouse. She had also taken on one of the biggest customers that ever came to the bathhouse; a river spirit. River spirits rarely came to the bathhouse (besides Haku, he's an exception).
"Yes Yubaba?" Haku said.
"I have made a change of plans. Show Sen to the new Luna room, seeing as you ruined their last one. Lin should be in the new one, tidying up. I assume Sen will be working again?" Yubaba directed this last question towards Chihiro.
She looked at Yubaba and Haku saw a ghost of a smile flicker across Chihiro's face. Sen smiled and said, "Of course! I can't wait to start working again! But first can I pay Bou a visit?" Yubaba scowled and then nodded, and Sen ran to Bou's room.
It was as messy as it had always been. The huge pile of pillows in the corner, toys and pillows strewn over the cushiony floor. Suddenly, the pile of pillows started to tremble, and then the giant baby Bou sprang out towards Sen.
"Sen! I knew you would come back!" Bou screamed. Sen's face lit up in a smile, and she lunged at Bou, but didn't weigh nearly enough to knock him over. She hugged him as far as her arms could go around his huge waist. Sen pulled away, and looked up at him. His bald head had started to grow hair, which was a dark, pure black. He had grown, but not too much.
"I have to go, I have work to do, but I'll visit as much as possible!" Sen waved goodbye and ran back to Haku and Yubaba.
"Haku, let's go. I need to see Lin and Kamajii." She said, almost pulling him. He walked after her; they decided to take the stairs instead of Haku flying them. Everyone stared as Sen descended the stairs.
The foreman had his eyes squinted tight, trying to figure if something was strange about Sen. "Hey.it's Sen! Sen is back!" At his words, everyone started cheering. Sen couldn't help but blush. She stopped for a moment and waved, and then she heard a very familiar voice call her name.
"Sen! Sen! Come here!" Lin was waving to her and motioning for her to come over. Sen ran to her and hugged her tight.
"Lin! I've missed you so much!" Sen said, her voice slightly muffled by Lin's uniform. The older Luna hugged her back, just as tightly. Everyone watched this small reunion.
"Hey Sen. I've missed you just as much! Let's go see Kamajii, he'll be just as happy to see you, I'm sure." Lin smiled and gestured Sen forth.
"Haku, come on!" Sen said, laughing, then followed Lin. Haku came over and followed the girls. Wow, I forgot how young Chihiro still was.Haku thought. He stared at Sen, and didn't even realize that Lin stared back. They reached the boiler room.
Sen froze. She didn't know if Kamajii would remember her. Would he?
That's it for four, longest chapter yet! Hehe, still more to come, so there will probably be more long ones! Please leave reviews!! =^-^=
"Haku.I didn't know that this would be so hard, coming back here. Will everyone remember me?" Chihiro whispered.
"That, I don't know. I know Yubaba knows who you are, so if everyone else forgot, they can't harm you unless you truly upset Yubaba before you left last time. Anyway, I'll be with you, so I won't let anyone do anything." Haku reassured her. Chihiro grabbed his hand and led him inside the tunnel, her eyes wide the whole time.
"Haku, is anything changed?" She asked.
"See for yourself." He replied and gestured for her to look in front of her. She closed her eyes tight at the end of the tunnel, and she opened them when she smelled food.
Everything is the same.But will they remember me? Do I still have to hold my breath on the bridge? Chihiro thought. Haku looked at her, and they moved forward.
Chihiro took in the beautiful sight of the bathhouse before her. The rushing water, the bridge, the high steps.Everything was the same. Sadly, she felt changed.
"Haku, while we are here, call me Sen, ok?" Haku nodded. "Well let's go." Chihiro pulled him forward and in front of the bridge.
The sun started to set, and the lamps started to light. Chihiro was close to tears, because this was where she was when she first came to the bathhouse, first lost her parents, first met Haku.
Suddenly, chattering could be heard, and tons of different kinds of Spirits started to move forth onto the bridge. Chihiro could hear the calls of the Luna.
"Welcome! Nice for you to come! Welcome! Welcome!"
"Let's go. I'll risk not holding my breath." Chihiro smiled and they walked onto the bridge.
Everyone started running frantically about, screaming that there is a human in Spirit World. Chihiro giggled and Haku smiled. They both were hit with a wave of deja'vu. This had all happened before, but then, Haku was still being controlled and Chihiro was scared and confused.
"Everyone! Calm down, Sen is back!" Haku yelled, and everyone gradually calmed and continued to cross and leave the bridge. Haku turned into his dragon form and Chihiro rode him to her former room. She had forgot that his blood splattered the walls so the room had been deserted. She looked sadly at the dried blood. Haku's blood. Haku looked around the room. He had been unaware that he destroyed this room because he was half unconscious. He transformed back to his human form, and walked around.
"Chihiro, let's go see Yubaba. She's waiting for us."
"Hai." Chihiro said, and Haku transformed into his dragon form once again, and Chihiro rode him to Yubaba's room.
There, he turned back into a human form.
"Haku, I was expecting you a- Sen? I never thought I'd see you again. So what brought you back?" Yubaba said, pretending not to be surprised. Truly, the old witch had not wanted Sen to leave in the first place, but decided not to ruin her reputation. Sen had made some dramatic changes in the people of the bathhouse. She had also taken on one of the biggest customers that ever came to the bathhouse; a river spirit. River spirits rarely came to the bathhouse (besides Haku, he's an exception).
"Yes Yubaba?" Haku said.
"I have made a change of plans. Show Sen to the new Luna room, seeing as you ruined their last one. Lin should be in the new one, tidying up. I assume Sen will be working again?" Yubaba directed this last question towards Chihiro.
She looked at Yubaba and Haku saw a ghost of a smile flicker across Chihiro's face. Sen smiled and said, "Of course! I can't wait to start working again! But first can I pay Bou a visit?" Yubaba scowled and then nodded, and Sen ran to Bou's room.
It was as messy as it had always been. The huge pile of pillows in the corner, toys and pillows strewn over the cushiony floor. Suddenly, the pile of pillows started to tremble, and then the giant baby Bou sprang out towards Sen.
"Sen! I knew you would come back!" Bou screamed. Sen's face lit up in a smile, and she lunged at Bou, but didn't weigh nearly enough to knock him over. She hugged him as far as her arms could go around his huge waist. Sen pulled away, and looked up at him. His bald head had started to grow hair, which was a dark, pure black. He had grown, but not too much.
"I have to go, I have work to do, but I'll visit as much as possible!" Sen waved goodbye and ran back to Haku and Yubaba.
"Haku, let's go. I need to see Lin and Kamajii." She said, almost pulling him. He walked after her; they decided to take the stairs instead of Haku flying them. Everyone stared as Sen descended the stairs.
The foreman had his eyes squinted tight, trying to figure if something was strange about Sen. "Hey.it's Sen! Sen is back!" At his words, everyone started cheering. Sen couldn't help but blush. She stopped for a moment and waved, and then she heard a very familiar voice call her name.
"Sen! Sen! Come here!" Lin was waving to her and motioning for her to come over. Sen ran to her and hugged her tight.
"Lin! I've missed you so much!" Sen said, her voice slightly muffled by Lin's uniform. The older Luna hugged her back, just as tightly. Everyone watched this small reunion.
"Hey Sen. I've missed you just as much! Let's go see Kamajii, he'll be just as happy to see you, I'm sure." Lin smiled and gestured Sen forth.
"Haku, come on!" Sen said, laughing, then followed Lin. Haku came over and followed the girls. Wow, I forgot how young Chihiro still was.Haku thought. He stared at Sen, and didn't even realize that Lin stared back. They reached the boiler room.
Sen froze. She didn't know if Kamajii would remember her. Would he?
That's it for four, longest chapter yet! Hehe, still more to come, so there will probably be more long ones! Please leave reviews!! =^-^=