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Chapter 29: Search for Asuko
Asuko was rudely awaken by Gingko the following morning, "Wake up we must cook breakfast for Master Hiyae!" Asuko reached for the pillow she wished she had, but instead grabbed a handful of straw and through it at Gingko, "Hey don't do that or Master Hiyae will take the hay away!"
"How can you be so happy when you know your going to be serving this monster for all eternity?" asked Asuko getting up and brushing the hay off of her clothes and hair. Asuko followed Gingko out to the kitchen.
"Happy? I'm not really, but I mean there is no point in wasting time on complaining. I have my hopes, dreams and wishes, that someone will come rescue me, I mean us. Don't you have the same dreams?"
"I guess so... I wonder where Yoshi is, I hope he is all right, I wish he would come and save me, he was right after all I shouldn't have come, and I dream of our future," replied Asuko.
"This Yoshi sounds nice, now what can you cook?" asked Gingko.
"He is... Cook? You mean cook something that isn't black or is on fire right? because then I can't," replied Asuko, "never got the cooking gene."
"That is ok, you can clean the table and set it, while I cook," said Gingko, pointing to the cupboard where the dishes were, "set one of everything, fork, knife, spoon, plate, salad plate, soup bowl, glass, a teacup and a goblet. On the far end of the table."
Asuko nodded and took out the dishes she walked to the next room the table was huge and badly stained a deep red, a blood red. Asuko decided not to ask, Its just spaghetti sauce she told her self. Asuko washed the table, though you really couldn't tell, and set it.
As Asuko walked back into the kitchen, Gingko walked out holding a big pot of food, and there was three more on the stove, "The small one is ours but you need to bring out Master Hiyae's breakfast and serving spoons, before we can eat," said Gingko, setting down the first pot and hurrying back into the kitchen. Asuko grabbed three serving spoons and one of the remaining pots and walked out of the kitchen.
Master Hiyae was sitting at the table waiting for his breakfast, "Oh Master Hiyae, here let us serve you," said Gingko running to set the last pot down, "Asuko serve the Master his breakfast while I get his tea, water, and wine." Asuko nodded and opened the first pot, it reeked. Asuko thought that maybe she could cook after all, and she hoped that her breakfast wasn't the same as this. Asuko opened the other two pots to see where to best put each dish. Asuko poured the porridge looking stuff into the bowl the rice mix on the big plate and whatever the third was on the smaller plate. Gingko came back and poured the drinks, Asuko covered the pots.
Master Hiyae took a few bites and then looked at the patiently waiting Asuko and Gingko. "You two are dismissed. After breakfast Gingko you will count the treasure in 'Treasure Room III' and Asuko you will in this order, Change my bed sheets, do the laundry, clean this room, the main serving room, and the Library, cut my toe nails, and then after lunch you can, clean the halls, and bathrooms, and then entertain me and my guests tonight, you can tell jokes can't you?"
Both Gingko and Asuko nodded and walked to the kitchen to eat their own breakfast, "I have to do all that before lunch and then more afterwards?! And all you have to is count treasure!" exclaimed Asuko.
"Trust me you got it easy, you haven't seen 'Treasure Room III' it is the biggest of all and I must count every separate type of treasure five times each to make sure the number is the same each time, and then all the treasure as a whole five times, and if the number is lower then when it was last counted then I must redo it," replied Gingko.
"Gingko, his toe nails!" said Asuko.
"You'll get used to it, you have no choice. Now come on we must eat our rice fast, I need to give you a tour, then we must clean up his breakfast and start on what he told us to do," said Gingko spooning rice into bowls.
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Mat couldn't sleep, he just laid there in the early morning light, listening to the rhythmic breathing of the others in the room. Kohaku snuck in and put his hand on Mat's shoulder, "Meet me outside in a few minutes," he said. Mat turned around but Kohaku was no longer there.
Mat got up and carefully walked over the sleeping people. Mat slowly opened the door and walked out of the room. Mat didn't expect that both Kohaku and Chihiro would be standing right there in front of the door, Chihiro had her backpack on. "Haku, Sen... Where is Tea? I mean What do you want?" asked Mat.
Chihiro gave a short laugh, "Sorry Mat, didn't expect for you to be asking after Tea, but she is alright she is with Granny."
"We came to tell you that you will be working alone today, Zeniiba has given Sen a different job for today, Today she is working with me," replied Kohaku.
Mat requested, "Your going to look for Asuko! You got to let me go with you?!"
Chihiro lied, "No we aren't," she looked up at Mat, "You can' come with us it is not your job, you must do your job. And trust me right now you need to sleep, don't worry about Asuko."
"She is right, go back to bed," said Kohaku.
"Yeah, I guess so," said Mat slowly walking back into the Men's Sleeping Quarters.
Chihiro and Kohaku walked up to Zeniiba's room. Kohaku asked, "I want to know how he knew what our job was today?"
"Kohaku must you ask? It's love, if the rolls we're reversed you would know when someone was looking for me," replied Chihiro.
"I know, it was more of a rhetorical question," smiled Kohaku.
"Oh ok," replied Chihiro. They walked into Zeniiba's office, Zeniiba looked up from her papers.
"You two better be going now, Good luck!" yelled Zeniiba as Kohaku and Chihiro jumped out the window.
Chihiro yelled back a reply, "Thanks Granny!" They circled the island a couple times before Kohaku sped off to Knicknichmai, they knew that Asuko had gone at least that far.
Around noon Kohaku landed where he had found the wallet, which was the furthest away from Aburaya. "Let's take a break Kohaku and eat something," said Chihiro dismounting the dragon.
"I agree," said Kohaku after he turned back into his human form, they sat down under a tree and pulled out a couple sandwiches they had packed, "Arikii had said that she hadn't seen any humans, yesterday, but we should ask everyone here in Knicknichmai."
"Ok after we eat," replied Chihiro. Kohaku and Chihiro ate quickly, "I'll meet you back here in three hours, ok?"
"Perfect," replied Kohaku walking off in one direction Chihiro in the other. Kohaku and Chihiro knocked on every door and asked everyone they saw if they had seen a human girl. Three hours later both very disappointed, they returned to the tree.
"Did anyone know where she is Kohaku?" asked Chihiro as she walked up to the tree.
"No and you?" asked Kohaku.
"Not a one most people when I asked 'have you seen a human girl?' replied with, 'Besides you?' I'm telling you this is unfair I married to well you and have been living here for like seven years or so, and people can still I'm a human?"
"Don't worry I got a few answers like 'I think I would have noticed anyone who reeks more then you' I think it is just because we were recently in the human world and Yoshi still smells a little," said Kohaku.
"Yeah and what if we don't find her? Yoshi will be stuck here forever and so will Asuko!" cried Chihiro.
Kohaku held Chihiro close to him, "Don't worry, we'll find her, and both Asuko and Yoshi will return to the human world safely."
"I hope you right, come on lets go to the next town," said Chihiro. Kohaku nodded and they flew off to the next town that looked like would be the logical way that Asuko was taken.
The next town Tsumpo, was the same as Knicknichmai, in that no one knew anything about Asuko. It went on like that all night until about sunrise the next day both Kohaku and Chihiro knocked on the last door of the last house in Po-Qoo. "We are so sorry to have woken you up at such an early hour but have you seen a human girl?" asked Kohaku when a man came to the door.
"Oh no I'm sorry I haven't," replied the man.
"Anything, anything to imply that a human came through here?" pleaded Chihiro.
"Well no that you mention it a few days ago, something fell out of the sky into my garden, I think it is a shoe," said the man picking up a shoe and showing it to Chihiro and Kohaku.
"Kohaku how many spirits wear white sneakers with purple shoelaces and blue ink doodles?" asked Chihiro as her eyes lit up.
"I don't think many, but how can we be sure that it is Asuko's?" said Kohaku.
"Because of what is written on the shoe, Y & A M," replied Chihiro pointing at the shoe.
"Chihiro its to early, I've been awake all night I 'm really tired please just tell me what it means?" said Kohaku yawning.
"Yoshi(hiro) and Asuko Mato," replied Chihiro with a smile.
"Oh you right it is her shoe, but where is Asuko?" asked Kohaku.
"I think the flying thing was headed off into the dark forest," replied the man.
"Oh that sounds inviting," said Kohaku.
"Not today, Kohaku, I'm to tired," replied Chihiro.
"Yeah and we got to get back and report to Zeniiba, but I don't think I could fly all the way back right now," added Kohaku.
"Well why don't you two come in sleep for a few hours and then leave at say noon, is that long enough to fly back?" said the man motioning Chihiro and Kohaku inside.
"Oh Thank you mister, I think we better leave at 11 am, could you please wake us up?" said Chihiro laying next to Kohaku in the bed the man had motioned them to sleep in.
"No problem, how do you fly anyways?" asked the man but it was to late both Chihiro and Kohaku were asleep.
Author's note: The next chapter might take a couple of days or so I can't decide exactly what to have happen in the next chapter, with this 'nice man' and all, not saying he really isn't a nice man because I'm not 100% sure of that yet. But currently he is an unnamed nice man, giving him the name for the time being, 'nice man'.....lol. I don't know why anyone would like to use this 'nice man' but if you do please give me creation credit. And anyone who has previously created a 'nice man' I didn't copy you this is an originally thought up 'nice man' who happen to have (maybe) temporarily the same name 'nice man'. This 'nice man' is really just a means for Chihiro and Kohaku to find another clue, and to get some sleep. And if you can't tell I'm writing this author note at 10:56pm, which I don't know why I'm doing it because this chapter won't be posted till tomorrow. Could someone please give me a review on this or chapter 28, I would like to know how you think this story is going, (do you like what happened, you think I'm dragging the story on a little bit, etc.) yeah I'm going to shut up now and go to sleep. Nighty night.
~Na
Chapter 29: Search for Asuko
Asuko was rudely awaken by Gingko the following morning, "Wake up we must cook breakfast for Master Hiyae!" Asuko reached for the pillow she wished she had, but instead grabbed a handful of straw and through it at Gingko, "Hey don't do that or Master Hiyae will take the hay away!"
"How can you be so happy when you know your going to be serving this monster for all eternity?" asked Asuko getting up and brushing the hay off of her clothes and hair. Asuko followed Gingko out to the kitchen.
"Happy? I'm not really, but I mean there is no point in wasting time on complaining. I have my hopes, dreams and wishes, that someone will come rescue me, I mean us. Don't you have the same dreams?"
"I guess so... I wonder where Yoshi is, I hope he is all right, I wish he would come and save me, he was right after all I shouldn't have come, and I dream of our future," replied Asuko.
"This Yoshi sounds nice, now what can you cook?" asked Gingko.
"He is... Cook? You mean cook something that isn't black or is on fire right? because then I can't," replied Asuko, "never got the cooking gene."
"That is ok, you can clean the table and set it, while I cook," said Gingko, pointing to the cupboard where the dishes were, "set one of everything, fork, knife, spoon, plate, salad plate, soup bowl, glass, a teacup and a goblet. On the far end of the table."
Asuko nodded and took out the dishes she walked to the next room the table was huge and badly stained a deep red, a blood red. Asuko decided not to ask, Its just spaghetti sauce she told her self. Asuko washed the table, though you really couldn't tell, and set it.
As Asuko walked back into the kitchen, Gingko walked out holding a big pot of food, and there was three more on the stove, "The small one is ours but you need to bring out Master Hiyae's breakfast and serving spoons, before we can eat," said Gingko, setting down the first pot and hurrying back into the kitchen. Asuko grabbed three serving spoons and one of the remaining pots and walked out of the kitchen.
Master Hiyae was sitting at the table waiting for his breakfast, "Oh Master Hiyae, here let us serve you," said Gingko running to set the last pot down, "Asuko serve the Master his breakfast while I get his tea, water, and wine." Asuko nodded and opened the first pot, it reeked. Asuko thought that maybe she could cook after all, and she hoped that her breakfast wasn't the same as this. Asuko opened the other two pots to see where to best put each dish. Asuko poured the porridge looking stuff into the bowl the rice mix on the big plate and whatever the third was on the smaller plate. Gingko came back and poured the drinks, Asuko covered the pots.
Master Hiyae took a few bites and then looked at the patiently waiting Asuko and Gingko. "You two are dismissed. After breakfast Gingko you will count the treasure in 'Treasure Room III' and Asuko you will in this order, Change my bed sheets, do the laundry, clean this room, the main serving room, and the Library, cut my toe nails, and then after lunch you can, clean the halls, and bathrooms, and then entertain me and my guests tonight, you can tell jokes can't you?"
Both Gingko and Asuko nodded and walked to the kitchen to eat their own breakfast, "I have to do all that before lunch and then more afterwards?! And all you have to is count treasure!" exclaimed Asuko.
"Trust me you got it easy, you haven't seen 'Treasure Room III' it is the biggest of all and I must count every separate type of treasure five times each to make sure the number is the same each time, and then all the treasure as a whole five times, and if the number is lower then when it was last counted then I must redo it," replied Gingko.
"Gingko, his toe nails!" said Asuko.
"You'll get used to it, you have no choice. Now come on we must eat our rice fast, I need to give you a tour, then we must clean up his breakfast and start on what he told us to do," said Gingko spooning rice into bowls.
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Mat couldn't sleep, he just laid there in the early morning light, listening to the rhythmic breathing of the others in the room. Kohaku snuck in and put his hand on Mat's shoulder, "Meet me outside in a few minutes," he said. Mat turned around but Kohaku was no longer there.
Mat got up and carefully walked over the sleeping people. Mat slowly opened the door and walked out of the room. Mat didn't expect that both Kohaku and Chihiro would be standing right there in front of the door, Chihiro had her backpack on. "Haku, Sen... Where is Tea? I mean What do you want?" asked Mat.
Chihiro gave a short laugh, "Sorry Mat, didn't expect for you to be asking after Tea, but she is alright she is with Granny."
"We came to tell you that you will be working alone today, Zeniiba has given Sen a different job for today, Today she is working with me," replied Kohaku.
Mat requested, "Your going to look for Asuko! You got to let me go with you?!"
Chihiro lied, "No we aren't," she looked up at Mat, "You can' come with us it is not your job, you must do your job. And trust me right now you need to sleep, don't worry about Asuko."
"She is right, go back to bed," said Kohaku.
"Yeah, I guess so," said Mat slowly walking back into the Men's Sleeping Quarters.
Chihiro and Kohaku walked up to Zeniiba's room. Kohaku asked, "I want to know how he knew what our job was today?"
"Kohaku must you ask? It's love, if the rolls we're reversed you would know when someone was looking for me," replied Chihiro.
"I know, it was more of a rhetorical question," smiled Kohaku.
"Oh ok," replied Chihiro. They walked into Zeniiba's office, Zeniiba looked up from her papers.
"You two better be going now, Good luck!" yelled Zeniiba as Kohaku and Chihiro jumped out the window.
Chihiro yelled back a reply, "Thanks Granny!" They circled the island a couple times before Kohaku sped off to Knicknichmai, they knew that Asuko had gone at least that far.
Around noon Kohaku landed where he had found the wallet, which was the furthest away from Aburaya. "Let's take a break Kohaku and eat something," said Chihiro dismounting the dragon.
"I agree," said Kohaku after he turned back into his human form, they sat down under a tree and pulled out a couple sandwiches they had packed, "Arikii had said that she hadn't seen any humans, yesterday, but we should ask everyone here in Knicknichmai."
"Ok after we eat," replied Chihiro. Kohaku and Chihiro ate quickly, "I'll meet you back here in three hours, ok?"
"Perfect," replied Kohaku walking off in one direction Chihiro in the other. Kohaku and Chihiro knocked on every door and asked everyone they saw if they had seen a human girl. Three hours later both very disappointed, they returned to the tree.
"Did anyone know where she is Kohaku?" asked Chihiro as she walked up to the tree.
"No and you?" asked Kohaku.
"Not a one most people when I asked 'have you seen a human girl?' replied with, 'Besides you?' I'm telling you this is unfair I married to well you and have been living here for like seven years or so, and people can still I'm a human?"
"Don't worry I got a few answers like 'I think I would have noticed anyone who reeks more then you' I think it is just because we were recently in the human world and Yoshi still smells a little," said Kohaku.
"Yeah and what if we don't find her? Yoshi will be stuck here forever and so will Asuko!" cried Chihiro.
Kohaku held Chihiro close to him, "Don't worry, we'll find her, and both Asuko and Yoshi will return to the human world safely."
"I hope you right, come on lets go to the next town," said Chihiro. Kohaku nodded and they flew off to the next town that looked like would be the logical way that Asuko was taken.
The next town Tsumpo, was the same as Knicknichmai, in that no one knew anything about Asuko. It went on like that all night until about sunrise the next day both Kohaku and Chihiro knocked on the last door of the last house in Po-Qoo. "We are so sorry to have woken you up at such an early hour but have you seen a human girl?" asked Kohaku when a man came to the door.
"Oh no I'm sorry I haven't," replied the man.
"Anything, anything to imply that a human came through here?" pleaded Chihiro.
"Well no that you mention it a few days ago, something fell out of the sky into my garden, I think it is a shoe," said the man picking up a shoe and showing it to Chihiro and Kohaku.
"Kohaku how many spirits wear white sneakers with purple shoelaces and blue ink doodles?" asked Chihiro as her eyes lit up.
"I don't think many, but how can we be sure that it is Asuko's?" said Kohaku.
"Because of what is written on the shoe, Y & A M," replied Chihiro pointing at the shoe.
"Chihiro its to early, I've been awake all night I 'm really tired please just tell me what it means?" said Kohaku yawning.
"Yoshi(hiro) and Asuko Mato," replied Chihiro with a smile.
"Oh you right it is her shoe, but where is Asuko?" asked Kohaku.
"I think the flying thing was headed off into the dark forest," replied the man.
"Oh that sounds inviting," said Kohaku.
"Not today, Kohaku, I'm to tired," replied Chihiro.
"Yeah and we got to get back and report to Zeniiba, but I don't think I could fly all the way back right now," added Kohaku.
"Well why don't you two come in sleep for a few hours and then leave at say noon, is that long enough to fly back?" said the man motioning Chihiro and Kohaku inside.
"Oh Thank you mister, I think we better leave at 11 am, could you please wake us up?" said Chihiro laying next to Kohaku in the bed the man had motioned them to sleep in.
"No problem, how do you fly anyways?" asked the man but it was to late both Chihiro and Kohaku were asleep.
Author's note: The next chapter might take a couple of days or so I can't decide exactly what to have happen in the next chapter, with this 'nice man' and all, not saying he really isn't a nice man because I'm not 100% sure of that yet. But currently he is an unnamed nice man, giving him the name for the time being, 'nice man'.....lol. I don't know why anyone would like to use this 'nice man' but if you do please give me creation credit. And anyone who has previously created a 'nice man' I didn't copy you this is an originally thought up 'nice man' who happen to have (maybe) temporarily the same name 'nice man'. This 'nice man' is really just a means for Chihiro and Kohaku to find another clue, and to get some sleep. And if you can't tell I'm writing this author note at 10:56pm, which I don't know why I'm doing it because this chapter won't be posted till tomorrow. Could someone please give me a review on this or chapter 28, I would like to know how you think this story is going, (do you like what happened, you think I'm dragging the story on a little bit, etc.) yeah I'm going to shut up now and go to sleep. Nighty night.
~Na
