Disclaimer: I don't own Spirited Away or any of its characters.
Chapter 28: Hard Work for Mat
Chihiro and Kohaku flew back into Zeniiba's window a half an hour before everyone would wake up. "So what did you find?" ask Zeniiba handing Ryu to Chihiro.
"How's my baby girl, you weren't any trouble for granny I hope," said Chihiro to Ryu.
"No trouble, and you found?" replied Zeniiba.
"Only a small bloody piece of cloth by the tunnel," replied Kohaku.
"Which means she was kidnapped," said Chihiro.
"Or she is just hurt," added Kohaku.
"Well I suggest you don't tell Mat," said Zeniiba.
"I agree," said Kohaku.
"It's time for work Chihiro," said Zeniiba. Chihiro nodded picked up her bags and walked out of Zeniiba's office, Kohaku followed her.
"Kohaku, you wont be helping Chihiro tonight I need you to go to Yuyaarikii on business," said Zeniiba, Kohaku turned around and went back.
Chihiro went down the elevator and quickly into her, Kohaku, and Ryu's room to drop off the bags and pick up the basket that she used to lay Ryu in while she cleaned. Then Chihiro quickly walked down to where the rest of the workers were.
Right when Chihiro walked in Aniyaku announced, "Mat! You have the big tub today...."
Chihiro yelled over the Yuna's heads at Aniyaku, "I'm back Aniyaku!"
"Fine, you to Sen, the big tub," replied Aniyaku.
Chihiro walked over to Mat, she lay Ryu in her basket and picked up the wash bucket, and held it out to Mat, "Go dump this while I go get breakfast, tomorrow I'll dump it ok?" Mat nodded taking the bucket from Chihiro, "And don't leave the door open!"
Mat took the bucket over with no difficulty and dumped the bucket out. Mat made sure that the door was closed tight, he figured that it was very important, because Chihiro took the time to mention it. When Matt walked back Chihiro was waiting holding a bowl of rice out to him. Mat took the rice and followed Chihiro to the big tub.
Chihiro gently set down Ryu and throw down the cleaning stuff. They ate quickly, while flying Chihiro smelled something foul, and since she had the big tub she figured she would actually have a guest to attend to.
They swept the floors and scrubbed the tub, which was not as hard to do as the first time Chihiro had this tub. Chihiyaku quickly walked in, "Sen the mold spirit is on his way." He throw a Lemon and Rose Soak token at Chihiro, and left.
"Now Mat, this is how it all works, you take the token over here, and hook it up, like so. Then it goes to Kamajii in the boiler room and he sends us the water, to start the water you pull on this lever and you pull on the lever a second time when the tub is full," explained Chihiro hooking up the token. Mat climbed up on the tub and pulled down on the lever, water began to fill up the tub.
"Mold Spirit?" asked Mat uncertain.
"Yeah, we have found that the Lemon and Rose soak covers up his stench and has enough disinfect power to keep the water from spoiling. I've had the Mold spirit before, he is rather rich and likes to change waters two or three times," answered Chihiro.
"I don't understand," said Mat.
"Ok, you work here for Zeniiba and clean tubs and tend to guest. Now with this specific guest it is best to have one of us be a Springer," replied Chihiro
(a/n: I'm sorry if Springer isn't English, I know that it is German for the person who runs around making sure mini bars at parties and stuff don't run out of drinks.)
"Which is better?" asked Mat.
"If you stayed in the human world," said Chihiro under her breath, "You can decide, Springer will run around getting whatever the guest wants, and the other will keep the guest happy and look after Ryu."
"I'll be Springer," said Mat, just as the mold spirit walked in. Chihiro grabbed Mat's hand before he could cover his nose. The green, blue, gray, and white fuzzy spirit walked directly to the bath and got in, the stench weakened.
"Would you like anything to eat sir?" asked Chihiro politly. The mold spirit grumbled and coughed. Chihiro nodded and turned to Mat, "he would like to have roasted pig, with a sour sauce over rice, a plate of hot rice dumplings with a bitter sauce, and four cups of herbal tea."
Mat looked at Chihiro for a second, he had no clue how she understood the spirit. Chihiro starred back at Matt trying to will him to leave and retrieve the food. Mat turned and walked quickly out of the stall.
Mat came back a few minutes later and handed the big tray of food to Chihiro. Chihiro set the tray by the tub for the mold spirit, she asked, "Would you like anything else sir?" the spirit grumbled and coughed between bites, "ok he would like a sample of any twenty dishes that are currently being served, a cup of green tea, and an Herbal soak."
Mat ran out of the room and came back twenty minutes late. When Mat walked in the room Chihiro was feeding Ryu, Chihiro said, "He has decided he only wants ten of the samples, and another glass of herbal tea. Your going to have to refill the tub I already drained it."
Mat put down the food and walked over to hook up the token. Matt climbed up on the tub and pulled the lever. The he got down and picked the food up and brought it to the spirit. Mat climbed back up to stop the water but it was already to late the tub had begun to over flow. Mat quickly stopped the water and got down.
"Sorry, sorry sir," apologized Mat. The spirit grumbled.
"He said it's ok, you can also take these ten samples back, and don't forget the herbal tea." Said Chihiro, Mat bowed and quickly left, the spirit grumbled again right as Mat Left the room, "Wait! Mat! He's changed his mind he wants those ten samples!"
Mat quickly walked back in and handed the spirit the tray of food, then he turned and left to get the herbal tea. When he got back Chihiro was mopping up the spilled water and told Mat, "Now he would like a bath of our best formula, and dessert."
Mat handed the tea to the mold spirit and left again. Mat went and picked up the dessert and then went to Chihiyaku to get a token for the best formula that he had. "I need the best formula, for the mold spirit, please."
"Now why would I give you a token for our best formula when you overflowed the tub the last time?" replied Chihiyaku
"The Mold Spirit asked for that bath, shouldn't you be giving the guests what they want?" said Mat.
"Only if they paid," said Chihiyaku, looking at his guest book, "Fine, fine, but you better not overflow the tub again!" Chihiyaku handed Mat the token, who took it and ran back to the mold spirit.
When Mat got back to the stall the Mold spirit was waiting outside of the tub for his dessert. "He has decided that he doesn't want the third bath but he still wants dessert," said Chihiro rocking Ryu back and forth. Mat handed the dessert to the spirit who gobbled it up in one bite, and then walked out of the stall. Mat picked up the empty trays and dirty dishes to bring back to the kitchen.
Before he left Chihiro said, "Here give me the token, Its very hard for even me to get this token from Chihiyaku, is the mold spirit didn't pay so much, then he wouldn't have given it to you." Mat handed Chihiro the token and left the stall.
When he came back Chihiro had finished putting everything away, "How do you do this everyday?" asked Mat, "My feet hurt, my arms are sore, I'm so hungry and tired!"
Chihiro laughed, "it's my job, I have to do it, and so do you, trust me the pain will go away, one day. Now come on lets go get dinner and go to bed." Mat nodded and followed Chihiro out to get the dinner of rice dumplings.
Chihiro led Mat out onto the balcony that goes around the whole building connecting all workers rooms. They sat down and watched the moon's reflection in the water. "Chihiro...."
"Mat, you asked for a job, so you got the job, there is no way out of it, until your contract is up. And while you are working you must call me Sen," replied Chihiro. Mat fell silent she had answered his question, he took a bite of his dumping.
Mat looked up into the sky, and saw a white dragon fly towards Aburaya, "Is that Haku?"
"Yeah it is," replied Chihiro standing up and waving her hand at the increasing larger looking Kohaku. Kohaku landed on the balcony and changed back in to his human form.
Kohaku hugged Chihiro and whispered in her ear so Mat couldn't hear, "I found Asuko's cell phone, and her wallet they were by Knicknichmai, pretty far away from each other, it looks like the were dropped from the sky. Asuko was kidnapped, but I still don't know where she could be." Kohaku stepped back and picked up Ryu, "And did you have a fun time with mommy and Mat today?"
"We cared for the mold spirit. I'm going to go to bed good-night Haku, Sen, and Tea," replied Mat walking into the Men's sleeping quarters.
"I need to report to Zeniiba, She had asked me to ask you if you minded bringing Kamajii and the Susuwatari their food again, the Yuna that replaced you doesn't like to go down there," said Kohaku.
"No problem, so I'll see you in a half an hour?" asked Chihiro.
"Yeah," said Kohaku then he gave Chihiro a kiss and took Ryu up to Zeniiba's with him. Chihiro followed Kohaku back inside and walked up to their room.
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Mat said out loud to himself, "Where are you Asuko, where are you, and wherever you are I hope you are alright." Then Mat laid down and went to sleep.
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Asuko woke up on a pile of straw in a very poorly lit room, there was a pale three foot tall girl with wings standing over her. "Oh good your awake. I must say I'm very happy you're here, well not happy that you're a slave as well, but now I'm not the only one who has to clean this place up," replied the girl.
Asuko slowly stood up, she starred at the girl, "Where am I?"
"Oh yes that, well umm... exactly I don't know, but we are slaves to the bat monster Hiyae, Master Hiyae. And we are still in the spirit world," answered the girl.
"Still?! Oh know I must get back to the human world before sunset!" replied Asuko.
"It's to late for that you've been here a couple days already. Besides you're a slave now, you can't leave, ever," said the girl.
"And who are you?" asked Asuko.
"Me oh... I'm Gingko, I'm a sprite, a spirit world sprite, more commonly know as a Wish Sprite," replied Gingko.
"Well I'm Asuko a human, if you're a WISH Sprite then why don't you just wish yourself away from here?" said Asuko.
"Nice to meet you Asuko. I'm sorry but it doesn't work like that."
"Well then can I wish us away?"
"Doesn't work that way either."
"Can you even grant wishes?"
"Yes."
"Then how does it work?"
"I don't know."
"What do you know then?!"
"We are going to be slaves until we die..."
Author's Notes: I did create Gingko please give credit if you use her. Thanks.
~Na
Chapter 28: Hard Work for Mat
Chihiro and Kohaku flew back into Zeniiba's window a half an hour before everyone would wake up. "So what did you find?" ask Zeniiba handing Ryu to Chihiro.
"How's my baby girl, you weren't any trouble for granny I hope," said Chihiro to Ryu.
"No trouble, and you found?" replied Zeniiba.
"Only a small bloody piece of cloth by the tunnel," replied Kohaku.
"Which means she was kidnapped," said Chihiro.
"Or she is just hurt," added Kohaku.
"Well I suggest you don't tell Mat," said Zeniiba.
"I agree," said Kohaku.
"It's time for work Chihiro," said Zeniiba. Chihiro nodded picked up her bags and walked out of Zeniiba's office, Kohaku followed her.
"Kohaku, you wont be helping Chihiro tonight I need you to go to Yuyaarikii on business," said Zeniiba, Kohaku turned around and went back.
Chihiro went down the elevator and quickly into her, Kohaku, and Ryu's room to drop off the bags and pick up the basket that she used to lay Ryu in while she cleaned. Then Chihiro quickly walked down to where the rest of the workers were.
Right when Chihiro walked in Aniyaku announced, "Mat! You have the big tub today...."
Chihiro yelled over the Yuna's heads at Aniyaku, "I'm back Aniyaku!"
"Fine, you to Sen, the big tub," replied Aniyaku.
Chihiro walked over to Mat, she lay Ryu in her basket and picked up the wash bucket, and held it out to Mat, "Go dump this while I go get breakfast, tomorrow I'll dump it ok?" Mat nodded taking the bucket from Chihiro, "And don't leave the door open!"
Mat took the bucket over with no difficulty and dumped the bucket out. Mat made sure that the door was closed tight, he figured that it was very important, because Chihiro took the time to mention it. When Matt walked back Chihiro was waiting holding a bowl of rice out to him. Mat took the rice and followed Chihiro to the big tub.
Chihiro gently set down Ryu and throw down the cleaning stuff. They ate quickly, while flying Chihiro smelled something foul, and since she had the big tub she figured she would actually have a guest to attend to.
They swept the floors and scrubbed the tub, which was not as hard to do as the first time Chihiro had this tub. Chihiyaku quickly walked in, "Sen the mold spirit is on his way." He throw a Lemon and Rose Soak token at Chihiro, and left.
"Now Mat, this is how it all works, you take the token over here, and hook it up, like so. Then it goes to Kamajii in the boiler room and he sends us the water, to start the water you pull on this lever and you pull on the lever a second time when the tub is full," explained Chihiro hooking up the token. Mat climbed up on the tub and pulled down on the lever, water began to fill up the tub.
"Mold Spirit?" asked Mat uncertain.
"Yeah, we have found that the Lemon and Rose soak covers up his stench and has enough disinfect power to keep the water from spoiling. I've had the Mold spirit before, he is rather rich and likes to change waters two or three times," answered Chihiro.
"I don't understand," said Mat.
"Ok, you work here for Zeniiba and clean tubs and tend to guest. Now with this specific guest it is best to have one of us be a Springer," replied Chihiro
(a/n: I'm sorry if Springer isn't English, I know that it is German for the person who runs around making sure mini bars at parties and stuff don't run out of drinks.)
"Which is better?" asked Mat.
"If you stayed in the human world," said Chihiro under her breath, "You can decide, Springer will run around getting whatever the guest wants, and the other will keep the guest happy and look after Ryu."
"I'll be Springer," said Mat, just as the mold spirit walked in. Chihiro grabbed Mat's hand before he could cover his nose. The green, blue, gray, and white fuzzy spirit walked directly to the bath and got in, the stench weakened.
"Would you like anything to eat sir?" asked Chihiro politly. The mold spirit grumbled and coughed. Chihiro nodded and turned to Mat, "he would like to have roasted pig, with a sour sauce over rice, a plate of hot rice dumplings with a bitter sauce, and four cups of herbal tea."
Mat looked at Chihiro for a second, he had no clue how she understood the spirit. Chihiro starred back at Matt trying to will him to leave and retrieve the food. Mat turned and walked quickly out of the stall.
Mat came back a few minutes later and handed the big tray of food to Chihiro. Chihiro set the tray by the tub for the mold spirit, she asked, "Would you like anything else sir?" the spirit grumbled and coughed between bites, "ok he would like a sample of any twenty dishes that are currently being served, a cup of green tea, and an Herbal soak."
Mat ran out of the room and came back twenty minutes late. When Mat walked in the room Chihiro was feeding Ryu, Chihiro said, "He has decided he only wants ten of the samples, and another glass of herbal tea. Your going to have to refill the tub I already drained it."
Mat put down the food and walked over to hook up the token. Matt climbed up on the tub and pulled the lever. The he got down and picked the food up and brought it to the spirit. Mat climbed back up to stop the water but it was already to late the tub had begun to over flow. Mat quickly stopped the water and got down.
"Sorry, sorry sir," apologized Mat. The spirit grumbled.
"He said it's ok, you can also take these ten samples back, and don't forget the herbal tea." Said Chihiro, Mat bowed and quickly left, the spirit grumbled again right as Mat Left the room, "Wait! Mat! He's changed his mind he wants those ten samples!"
Mat quickly walked back in and handed the spirit the tray of food, then he turned and left to get the herbal tea. When he got back Chihiro was mopping up the spilled water and told Mat, "Now he would like a bath of our best formula, and dessert."
Mat handed the tea to the mold spirit and left again. Mat went and picked up the dessert and then went to Chihiyaku to get a token for the best formula that he had. "I need the best formula, for the mold spirit, please."
"Now why would I give you a token for our best formula when you overflowed the tub the last time?" replied Chihiyaku
"The Mold Spirit asked for that bath, shouldn't you be giving the guests what they want?" said Mat.
"Only if they paid," said Chihiyaku, looking at his guest book, "Fine, fine, but you better not overflow the tub again!" Chihiyaku handed Mat the token, who took it and ran back to the mold spirit.
When Mat got back to the stall the Mold spirit was waiting outside of the tub for his dessert. "He has decided that he doesn't want the third bath but he still wants dessert," said Chihiro rocking Ryu back and forth. Mat handed the dessert to the spirit who gobbled it up in one bite, and then walked out of the stall. Mat picked up the empty trays and dirty dishes to bring back to the kitchen.
Before he left Chihiro said, "Here give me the token, Its very hard for even me to get this token from Chihiyaku, is the mold spirit didn't pay so much, then he wouldn't have given it to you." Mat handed Chihiro the token and left the stall.
When he came back Chihiro had finished putting everything away, "How do you do this everyday?" asked Mat, "My feet hurt, my arms are sore, I'm so hungry and tired!"
Chihiro laughed, "it's my job, I have to do it, and so do you, trust me the pain will go away, one day. Now come on lets go get dinner and go to bed." Mat nodded and followed Chihiro out to get the dinner of rice dumplings.
Chihiro led Mat out onto the balcony that goes around the whole building connecting all workers rooms. They sat down and watched the moon's reflection in the water. "Chihiro...."
"Mat, you asked for a job, so you got the job, there is no way out of it, until your contract is up. And while you are working you must call me Sen," replied Chihiro. Mat fell silent she had answered his question, he took a bite of his dumping.
Mat looked up into the sky, and saw a white dragon fly towards Aburaya, "Is that Haku?"
"Yeah it is," replied Chihiro standing up and waving her hand at the increasing larger looking Kohaku. Kohaku landed on the balcony and changed back in to his human form.
Kohaku hugged Chihiro and whispered in her ear so Mat couldn't hear, "I found Asuko's cell phone, and her wallet they were by Knicknichmai, pretty far away from each other, it looks like the were dropped from the sky. Asuko was kidnapped, but I still don't know where she could be." Kohaku stepped back and picked up Ryu, "And did you have a fun time with mommy and Mat today?"
"We cared for the mold spirit. I'm going to go to bed good-night Haku, Sen, and Tea," replied Mat walking into the Men's sleeping quarters.
"I need to report to Zeniiba, She had asked me to ask you if you minded bringing Kamajii and the Susuwatari their food again, the Yuna that replaced you doesn't like to go down there," said Kohaku.
"No problem, so I'll see you in a half an hour?" asked Chihiro.
"Yeah," said Kohaku then he gave Chihiro a kiss and took Ryu up to Zeniiba's with him. Chihiro followed Kohaku back inside and walked up to their room.
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Mat said out loud to himself, "Where are you Asuko, where are you, and wherever you are I hope you are alright." Then Mat laid down and went to sleep.
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Asuko woke up on a pile of straw in a very poorly lit room, there was a pale three foot tall girl with wings standing over her. "Oh good your awake. I must say I'm very happy you're here, well not happy that you're a slave as well, but now I'm not the only one who has to clean this place up," replied the girl.
Asuko slowly stood up, she starred at the girl, "Where am I?"
"Oh yes that, well umm... exactly I don't know, but we are slaves to the bat monster Hiyae, Master Hiyae. And we are still in the spirit world," answered the girl.
"Still?! Oh know I must get back to the human world before sunset!" replied Asuko.
"It's to late for that you've been here a couple days already. Besides you're a slave now, you can't leave, ever," said the girl.
"And who are you?" asked Asuko.
"Me oh... I'm Gingko, I'm a sprite, a spirit world sprite, more commonly know as a Wish Sprite," replied Gingko.
"Well I'm Asuko a human, if you're a WISH Sprite then why don't you just wish yourself away from here?" said Asuko.
"Nice to meet you Asuko. I'm sorry but it doesn't work like that."
"Well then can I wish us away?"
"Doesn't work that way either."
"Can you even grant wishes?"
"Yes."
"Then how does it work?"
"I don't know."
"What do you know then?!"
"We are going to be slaves until we die..."
Author's Notes: I did create Gingko please give credit if you use her. Thanks.
~Na
