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Chapter 14: A New Deal

Mishu-Kapi knocked on Yu-Baaba's door, it creaked open, Yu-Baaba didn't say anything. Mishu-Kapi walked alone into Yu-Baaba's room. Yu-Baaba was sitting at her desk looking at some papers.

"Yes what do you want?" asked Yu-Baaba with a sneer.

"I want a job," replied Mishu-Kapi.

"Bath house is probably going to be shut down for a month and you want a job?" asked Yu-Baaba angrily.

"Can you please just give me a job?" asked Mishu-Kapi.

"No!"

"You have to give me a job."

"Err.... I hate it when people are right.... The bath house is in trouble and I still have to stick to it...err," growled Yu-Baaba as a contract and pen flew to Mishu-Kapi.

He wrote his name down and watched the paper fly back to Yu-Baaba and she magickally removed all the characters in Mishu-Kapi's name until it only read Shu.

"Your name now is Shu," Yu-Baaba said to Shu, then she yelled, "Apprentice! Come in here!"

Kohaku walked in holding Chihiro's hands behind his back. Yu-Baaba didn't look at him, she was reading her papers again. She just said, "Could you bring Shu, here, to Chihiyaku and Aniyaku."

"Shu wait for me outside the door I've got to talk to Yu-Baaba," said Kohaku. Shu nodded and quickly left the room. He had seen how quickly Yu- Baaba's head had snapped up the second Kohaku began to speak.

"So you broke my spell.... I hoped you enjoyed your freedom cause your going to lose it now," Yu-Baaba sneered.

"Wait Yu-Baaba I have a deal for you. I'll get Aburaya working in time for it to be open today, under the condition that you let me and Sen stay together, we both are allowed to leave the building of Aburaya, and when Sen turns eighteen we are allowed to visit her parents in the Human world. Exchange for this Both Sen and I will continue to work for you, I'll have the bath house running today, and I'll stop it from being so cold." Quickly replied Kohaku.

The proposal intrigued Yu-Baaba it was a small sacrifice to have the bath house running today and she had seven years before they would leave, and only for a little while. "Well what does Sen say about this?" asked Yu- Baaba. "I say I'm going to help him fulfill our promise" replied Chihiro, stepping out from behind Kohaku.

"Then you got a deal....I want to see that boiler running in five minutes!" Chihiro and Kohaku turned and left Yu-Baaba's room Chihiro ran down to the boiler room to tell Kamajii to start the boiler, Kohaku took Shu to Chihiyaku and Aniyaku.

Chihiro ran to the door of the boiler room she quickly said, "Kamajii! You need to get the boiler running in three minutes!" Chihiro didn't even wait for his reply she just ran back to find Rin.

"Well you heard her you dust mites get back to work!" Kamajii said to the Susuwatari.

Chihiro ran in the room to see everyone starring at Kohaku. No one but Rin knew that he "returned" and some people where very mad about it. "Now then everyone will be working to day the boiler is already running, and guests will be coming in a matter of a few hours," said Kohaku to the disappointed crowed.

Rin turned to Chihiro and said, "So what happened with Yu-Baaba, I mean you two are still alive and well....right?"

"Well..." Chihiro began to say.

"Sen!" Kohaku said sounding angry. Everyone looked at Chihiro who was very confused to why Kohaku had talked to her like that.

"Yes," replied Chihiro keeping a poise that this was all normal.

Kohaku sharply replied, "You need to come with me," everyone started to whisper. Chihiro just stood there for a second, then started to walk to Kohaku.

As Chihiro walked away she heard Rin exclaim, "Alive yeah.....Well... not...We lose the mute for Haku and I thought he loved Sen." Chihiro was beginning to think of the same thing as she followed Kohaku out the door.

Before she closed the door she looked back to see that everyone was watching her and Rin was slowly walking towards the door. Chihiro slightly shook her head at Rin. Rin stopped walking, but the worried look on her face didn't leave. Chihiro slowly closed the door, she stayed staring at the closed door almost afraid to turnaround.

"Chihiro!" bitterly said Kohaku. Chihiro was happy to hear him use her real name, but the tone was still harsh. Chihiro slowly turned around her hand still on the door.

Kohaku quickly lifted her up over his head and spun around he lowered her down and hugged her. "We did it Chihiro! We did it!" Kohaku said smiling, "I'm sorry I sounded bitter before, it was just show for them, only Rin knows I love you." Chihiro smiled and nodded.

"We did, didn't we," laughed Chihiro.

"Now come we have to keep our end of the bargain up, we need to find the Snow spirit."

Chihiro looked confused, "The Snow spirit but why?"

"She took it offensively when you said you couldn't hear, and now she is out to destroy you and Aburaya. Haku replied as he took Chihiro's hand and ran down the hall to a big window. Kohaku changed into a dragon and flew out the window with Chihiro on his back.

They flew high over the island but Kohaku couldn't spot the Snow spirit anywhere. They circled a few more times before Kohaku went higher.

Chihiro got an idea and struggled to get close enough to Kohaku's ear. "Kohaku, Kohaku fly lower. I think she might be in disguise but wherever she is it will be colder." Kohaku dived down into the streets of the town, forcing spirits to the sides of the street. Many people where complaining, Chihiro looked back and screamed, "Sorry!"

Suddenly it got really cold and was colder to the left. Kohaku took a sharp turn flying between to buildings, Chihiro almost fell off.