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Chapter three: Long Distant Calling
"Master Haku! Master Haku wake up," shouted a voice.
Light gazed back at Haku as he opened his eyes. Images were blurry but the colors were in focus. Haku shifted his head to a side and shut his eyes once more. That person, he thought to himself, the claw, the blood, the pain. Haku cringed at that thought. The pain, the excruciating pain that almost devoured his soul into eternal darkness. Haku still felt numb but attempted to sit up straight. The stiffness that confined his body acted against him causing him to fall back to the ground. Haku groaned in pain. No, he thought, I have to get up. The immense pain filled his body once more as he gradually got to his feet.
"Master Haku please lay down," cried the voice, "Yu-baaba has ordered me to make you stay put until further notice,"
"I will not take orders against my own will at a time like this."
"Please Master Haku," pleaded the spirit again holding Haku down
"Let go of me!"
"You!" yelled a voice at the other side of the room. There stood in the doorway, Yu-baaba herself, "let him go and be gone with."
"But-"
"I said go before I turn you into the mouse you are."
The other being let go of Haku and fled for the door bowing quickly and nervously before leaving. Yu-baaba then turned her eyes at Haku. The pupils of her black beady eyes flared with anger and confusion. Yu-baaba then turned around quickly and faced her desk. Casually, she began pacing around her room thinking intently to herself. After a few paces, she stopped and glared up at Haku.
"What is it that you saw boy?" she asked icily.
"Why is it that you wonder? It is none of your business that I have been at the Shrine of Shiva." He shot back.
Yu-baaba's complexion grew if anger, "it is business of mine when my loyal are found laying at the steps of such a place when they should be resting. Now tell me, what did you see?"
"Such matters are of my own," Haku spoke, "none of which you must deal about."
"Tell me now! Shiva holds great power, some of which are good and some of bad."
"Why do you question when you are so unsure of the answer? What is it that you want to hear? What is it you fear about what I saw? It seems that you have some secrets of your own that you do not wish to share. Must it be that I must tell you what I saw?"
Yu-baaba's rage grew with each second. Her wrinkled skin contorted with disgust and her foul grin twisted into hate. She opened her mouth to speak back to Haku but then her expression changed once more. Shock clouded her eyes as she was left hanging there speechless.
"It seems you have nothing left to say to me Yu-baaba," Haku spoke coolly, "I'll be going to work then."
Haku walked towards the door and disappeared into the shadows. Yu- baaba still left there, petrified mumbling one word."
"Claw....ccc..ll.aaaaaa.ww.." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
Haku marched down the steps of the staircase positioned at the side of the Aburaya. He wandered throughout the bathhouse making sure everyone was at hard work. He was then confronted by two of the servant girls who started talking to him about his late night blackout.
"So Haku. Why did you pass out?" asked one of the girls in concern.
"That is none of your busine-"
"But Haku, what happened?" asked the other.
"It doesn't matter to-"
"Haku!" shouted a different voice.
"What do you want Hitomi? Haku called out another girl.
"You better not let Yu-baaba see you not working again. She had a fit this morning when you didn't show," replied Hitomi.
"Thanks for the warning," Haku answered sarcastically.
"You there! Go up to the service counter and get a customer. Time is money!" yelled a frog like creature.
Haku stalked off scowling. As he approached the front desk he found a young girl leaning against a wall. Her eyes were closed and her arms were folded. Apparently, she heard Haku approach and looked up from where she was waiting.
"Get me a private bath and some willow leaves," she order extending her hand dropping five gold pieces into Haku's hand.
"Right this way," Haku spoke while bowing only to notice a silver bangle on the girl's left wrist.
"So as it stands. If A point is equivalent to E and B is parallel to F while D can be part of a isosceles triangle with A and C with this line and this line parallel, what are the degrees of each point if B is 63 degrees and C is 54 degrees?" asked the math teacher.
"When is class over?" whispered Rikkiko to Chihiro.
"1:15. Then we have Phys Ed" replied Chihiro.
"At least it's only volleyball," spoke Isako.
"Yeah," said Sayuri, "this is so boring."
"I wonder what Troy is thinking of now?" asked Rikkiko.
"You've been asking about Troy all week Rikkiko," complained Sayuri, "do you like him or something?"
"He's way past my league," said Rikkiko in a matter of fact sort of way, "it's just that he's been lying there all class not moving and when someone doesn't move for a period of time, they're either sleeping or thinking intently."
"Sure Rikkiko, sure," laughed Isako
As the three other girls gossiped about their lives, Chihiro sat and gazed outwards at the cherry blossom trees. How she wish she could go outside and go back one day. Go back to meet all her friends once more at the Aburaya bathhouse. Just to go back, meet them all, especially Haku.
"Ok class!" announced the teacher, "class is now over, please head towards the gym for your next class. Just a reminder but fall break is coming up next week. The school has decided to give you two weeks so enjoy them while they last. Now hurry up or you'll be late."
The class headed towards the gymnasium for their last class.
"As you all know, we will be starting volleyball today," spoke the teacher in a very monotone voice, "as you can see, the nets are already set up. Play in pairs or as groups. Since it's your first day of volleyball, I won't be teaching you technique. I'll be watching what you do and some how figure out how to correct your fatal mistakes. Now go ahead and play some volleyball."
"***Yawn*** If these teachers continue to be so boring, I might as well just sleep through class," said Sayuri drowsily.
"Let's go join that big group over there," pointed out Isako.
"Eeepppp! Its Troy!" exclaimed Rikkiko before hiding behind Chihiro.
"It's just a game of volleyball Rikkiko," spoke Chihiro, "now let's go play."
The game went as how everything should have seemed to happen. Rikkiko smashed the ball directly at Isako causing Isako duck for cover. Sayuri, being a klutz that she was, tripped over her shoelace and into the net. The two snobby girls, as always, stood in one spot and made themselves look pretty while others had to cover for their lack of participation. The course of the game seem to go smoothly until Chihiro could hear her name being called.
"Chihiro? Where are you?" called the voice.
"Haku?" Chihiro called back, "Haku is that you?"
"Chihiro, come back."
"Come back? How Haku, how?"
"Chirhiro!"
"What?"
"Chihiro! Wake up!" yelled Sayuri.
"What's happened? Where am I?"
Chihiro looked around aimlessly and saw that she was still in the gym for her Phys Ed class and that people were all around her looking worried and scared.
"I,I,I don't feel too good."
"Your excused to the office," spoke the teacher, "now go"
Chihiro's friends help to her feet and watched as Chihiro walked out of the gymnasium. Whispers rustled through the students.
"She just passed out."
"I wonder if she's ok."
"Who's Haku?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
"Oh Chihiro," soothed her mother, "you'll be fine."
"I think I have a headache mom."
"Ok, let's go home then."
Chihiro's head throbbed with pain as she staggered with her mother out of the school and into her mother's car. Had Haku really been talking to her? How was this possible? Haku had been in his own world. Why would he need to talk to me?
Chihiro gazed out of the window a gasped. The car had just passed the same location in which Chihiro had fist met Haku and her other spirit friends. Clouds brewed over the sky and a downpour of rain swept over the region.
"Don't worry Haku," Chihiro whispered to herself, "I will return. I hope you're still alright."
As Chihiro's mom drove on, Chihiro began to grow weary and tired. Soon after falling asleep not able to notice a hooded figure sulking down the street with what still shimmered, even with the rain, a metal claw gleaming under the cloak have blood being washed away by the rain.
Chapter three: Long Distant Calling
"Master Haku! Master Haku wake up," shouted a voice.
Light gazed back at Haku as he opened his eyes. Images were blurry but the colors were in focus. Haku shifted his head to a side and shut his eyes once more. That person, he thought to himself, the claw, the blood, the pain. Haku cringed at that thought. The pain, the excruciating pain that almost devoured his soul into eternal darkness. Haku still felt numb but attempted to sit up straight. The stiffness that confined his body acted against him causing him to fall back to the ground. Haku groaned in pain. No, he thought, I have to get up. The immense pain filled his body once more as he gradually got to his feet.
"Master Haku please lay down," cried the voice, "Yu-baaba has ordered me to make you stay put until further notice,"
"I will not take orders against my own will at a time like this."
"Please Master Haku," pleaded the spirit again holding Haku down
"Let go of me!"
"You!" yelled a voice at the other side of the room. There stood in the doorway, Yu-baaba herself, "let him go and be gone with."
"But-"
"I said go before I turn you into the mouse you are."
The other being let go of Haku and fled for the door bowing quickly and nervously before leaving. Yu-baaba then turned her eyes at Haku. The pupils of her black beady eyes flared with anger and confusion. Yu-baaba then turned around quickly and faced her desk. Casually, she began pacing around her room thinking intently to herself. After a few paces, she stopped and glared up at Haku.
"What is it that you saw boy?" she asked icily.
"Why is it that you wonder? It is none of your business that I have been at the Shrine of Shiva." He shot back.
Yu-baaba's complexion grew if anger, "it is business of mine when my loyal are found laying at the steps of such a place when they should be resting. Now tell me, what did you see?"
"Such matters are of my own," Haku spoke, "none of which you must deal about."
"Tell me now! Shiva holds great power, some of which are good and some of bad."
"Why do you question when you are so unsure of the answer? What is it that you want to hear? What is it you fear about what I saw? It seems that you have some secrets of your own that you do not wish to share. Must it be that I must tell you what I saw?"
Yu-baaba's rage grew with each second. Her wrinkled skin contorted with disgust and her foul grin twisted into hate. She opened her mouth to speak back to Haku but then her expression changed once more. Shock clouded her eyes as she was left hanging there speechless.
"It seems you have nothing left to say to me Yu-baaba," Haku spoke coolly, "I'll be going to work then."
Haku walked towards the door and disappeared into the shadows. Yu- baaba still left there, petrified mumbling one word."
"Claw....ccc..ll.aaaaaa.ww.." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
Haku marched down the steps of the staircase positioned at the side of the Aburaya. He wandered throughout the bathhouse making sure everyone was at hard work. He was then confronted by two of the servant girls who started talking to him about his late night blackout.
"So Haku. Why did you pass out?" asked one of the girls in concern.
"That is none of your busine-"
"But Haku, what happened?" asked the other.
"It doesn't matter to-"
"Haku!" shouted a different voice.
"What do you want Hitomi? Haku called out another girl.
"You better not let Yu-baaba see you not working again. She had a fit this morning when you didn't show," replied Hitomi.
"Thanks for the warning," Haku answered sarcastically.
"You there! Go up to the service counter and get a customer. Time is money!" yelled a frog like creature.
Haku stalked off scowling. As he approached the front desk he found a young girl leaning against a wall. Her eyes were closed and her arms were folded. Apparently, she heard Haku approach and looked up from where she was waiting.
"Get me a private bath and some willow leaves," she order extending her hand dropping five gold pieces into Haku's hand.
"Right this way," Haku spoke while bowing only to notice a silver bangle on the girl's left wrist.
"So as it stands. If A point is equivalent to E and B is parallel to F while D can be part of a isosceles triangle with A and C with this line and this line parallel, what are the degrees of each point if B is 63 degrees and C is 54 degrees?" asked the math teacher.
"When is class over?" whispered Rikkiko to Chihiro.
"1:15. Then we have Phys Ed" replied Chihiro.
"At least it's only volleyball," spoke Isako.
"Yeah," said Sayuri, "this is so boring."
"I wonder what Troy is thinking of now?" asked Rikkiko.
"You've been asking about Troy all week Rikkiko," complained Sayuri, "do you like him or something?"
"He's way past my league," said Rikkiko in a matter of fact sort of way, "it's just that he's been lying there all class not moving and when someone doesn't move for a period of time, they're either sleeping or thinking intently."
"Sure Rikkiko, sure," laughed Isako
As the three other girls gossiped about their lives, Chihiro sat and gazed outwards at the cherry blossom trees. How she wish she could go outside and go back one day. Go back to meet all her friends once more at the Aburaya bathhouse. Just to go back, meet them all, especially Haku.
"Ok class!" announced the teacher, "class is now over, please head towards the gym for your next class. Just a reminder but fall break is coming up next week. The school has decided to give you two weeks so enjoy them while they last. Now hurry up or you'll be late."
The class headed towards the gymnasium for their last class.
"As you all know, we will be starting volleyball today," spoke the teacher in a very monotone voice, "as you can see, the nets are already set up. Play in pairs or as groups. Since it's your first day of volleyball, I won't be teaching you technique. I'll be watching what you do and some how figure out how to correct your fatal mistakes. Now go ahead and play some volleyball."
"***Yawn*** If these teachers continue to be so boring, I might as well just sleep through class," said Sayuri drowsily.
"Let's go join that big group over there," pointed out Isako.
"Eeepppp! Its Troy!" exclaimed Rikkiko before hiding behind Chihiro.
"It's just a game of volleyball Rikkiko," spoke Chihiro, "now let's go play."
The game went as how everything should have seemed to happen. Rikkiko smashed the ball directly at Isako causing Isako duck for cover. Sayuri, being a klutz that she was, tripped over her shoelace and into the net. The two snobby girls, as always, stood in one spot and made themselves look pretty while others had to cover for their lack of participation. The course of the game seem to go smoothly until Chihiro could hear her name being called.
"Chihiro? Where are you?" called the voice.
"Haku?" Chihiro called back, "Haku is that you?"
"Chihiro, come back."
"Come back? How Haku, how?"
"Chirhiro!"
"What?"
"Chihiro! Wake up!" yelled Sayuri.
"What's happened? Where am I?"
Chihiro looked around aimlessly and saw that she was still in the gym for her Phys Ed class and that people were all around her looking worried and scared.
"I,I,I don't feel too good."
"Your excused to the office," spoke the teacher, "now go"
Chihiro's friends help to her feet and watched as Chihiro walked out of the gymnasium. Whispers rustled through the students.
"She just passed out."
"I wonder if she's ok."
"Who's Haku?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
"Oh Chihiro," soothed her mother, "you'll be fine."
"I think I have a headache mom."
"Ok, let's go home then."
Chihiro's head throbbed with pain as she staggered with her mother out of the school and into her mother's car. Had Haku really been talking to her? How was this possible? Haku had been in his own world. Why would he need to talk to me?
Chihiro gazed out of the window a gasped. The car had just passed the same location in which Chihiro had fist met Haku and her other spirit friends. Clouds brewed over the sky and a downpour of rain swept over the region.
"Don't worry Haku," Chihiro whispered to herself, "I will return. I hope you're still alright."
As Chihiro's mom drove on, Chihiro began to grow weary and tired. Soon after falling asleep not able to notice a hooded figure sulking down the street with what still shimmered, even with the rain, a metal claw gleaming under the cloak have blood being washed away by the rain.