Neighbors: Panic

by Siren & SpelCastrMax

Authors Note (Yes there's 2 of us for the price of one): Everyone has

seen Spirited Away and EVERYONE wanted a longer ending, so here's our

rendition. Enjoy.

From SIREN: Sorry, it's been a LONG time.

From SPELCASTRMAX: My Fault! I take full responsibility.

SIREN: Naw! I wasn't asking you enough or I could have just typed this

myself.

SPELCASTRMAX: That's very noble of you, but we don't have time to play

the blame game.

SIREN: Yeah right! I have an announcement to make!

SPELCASTRMAX: Then make it! We have to start this chapter already.

SIREN: I am going to change my pen name! I will be known

as...TsunamiSiren3264.

SPELCASTRMAX:That's very exciting. Thanks for telling everyone. And

to you-the reader-this means our story will now be listed under that

name. Now, my turn to make an announcement.

TSUNAMISIREN3264: And you tell me to hurry?

SPELCASTRMAX: Shadup! As I was saying, my announcement is this - thank

you to our loyal readers. Please stand by for our Reader Apreciation

chapter arriving soon.

TSUNAMISIREN3264: And here's our next chapter.

SPELCASTRMAX: All rejoice!

Chapter Seven: Panic

Chihiro stood up wiht her arms around her chest staring into the

tunnel as if it would bring Noh Face back. Then she fell to the ground

again and sat with knees tucked up against her. "This cannot be

happening," she muttered, "No. No. No. We have to go after him."

She continued to mummble and shake her head. Haku sat beside her and

gently tried to sush her.

The twins slowly revived from their own shock. Tommy was the first to

break the atmosphere as always. "No, Haku. Let her babble. We could

use some babbling about now."

On cue, Yukari slapped her brother. The everyday reaction make

Chihiro calm and Haku helped her off the forest floor. "What do you think

will happen to Noh Face?" she asked.

Haku sighed with a small amount of defeat. "I do not know," was all

he could say before Tommy spoke again.

"I don't understand why we can't just go in there and get him?" The

American looking teen scoffed and without a thought headed into the

tunnel, disappearing into the dark void.

Haku frowned trying to hide his annoyance as he ran to catch Tommy

before he crossed worlds.

Yukari watched the second boy vanished and whined, "Don't go in there.

That's where the bad guy is!" She let out a childish noise. "Now

what, Chihiro?"

Chihiro was staring into the bushes. "We have to go," she told her

friend.

"Go? Go where?"

"Anywhere. As long as we're away from those," the girl quietly

replied.

She pointed into the brush where at least a dozen red eyes peered out

at them, glaring and silently threatening. When the two turned to head

down the path leading back home, the eyes wer suddenly there blocking

their way. They tried to escape through some tall grass, but there the

eyes were again. Each time they pivoted the eyes would be waiting.

Only one path was free of the menaces and that was the way the girls

chose to go. Every bend in the road, their always picked the way the

eyes allowed them to travel.

It wasn't until they were out of breath and sore that Chihiro gasped,

"They're forcing us to go this way! We have to go back to the tunnel."

Yukari nodded and pointed to where she thought their camp was.

However, the eyes were already there daring them to leave.

Back at the tunnel, Haku and Tommy were emerged deep in conversation.

"You cannot just run into things like that. Do you understand, Tommy?"

Haku was saying, watching behind them and no showing no emotion as

usual.

Tommy was staring straight ahead and had yet to answer.

"Do you understand?" Haku repeated.

Tommy replied with "Uh oh."

Haku looked up and the first thing he noticed wasn't what was in

clearing, but what was missing. "Chihiro?"

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Hey, I think our authors' note was longer than the chapter itself!

Well, please review anyway.