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Chapter 30: Problems and Work
Chihiro and Kohaku woke up at around 10:30 am they were both very surprised to find out that their hands were bound behind their backs with normal rope. "Hey!" Kohaku said rather loud.
Chihiro whispered, "Shh... Kohaku, we don't know why he tied us up, he might think that we are dangerous or something, don't draw attention to us just yet."
Kohaku replied, "It's ordinary rope Chihiro I can get out easily, and we'll fly out of here."
"Wait Kohaku I want to know why we are tied up, so lets untie ourselves like humans would, and fly out of here as a last resort," replied Chihiro.
"And how do humans untie themselves?" asked Kohaku.
"Like this," Chihiro said as she scooted around, so her hands could reach Kohaku's. But they sat at an angle so that anyone coming in the door wouldn't be able to see their hands. Chihiro began to fiddle with Kohaku's rope.
"Oh I see," said Kohaku beginning to try and untie Chihiro's ropes.
"You see what? That your tied up and the door was locked?" said the man walking in.
"Yeah that's what I see," replied Kohaku angrily.
"Why are we tied up?" asked Chihiro.
The man laughed, "A couple humans in the Spirit World, I figured while you slept I could capture you and make some money off of you two."
"Humans? Humans!" replied Kohaku angry.
"Kohaku..."cautioned Chihiro.
"HUMANS, Chihiro he think WE are HUMANS," said Kohaku.
"I know he isn't very smart," replied Chihiro.
The man laughed again, "You can't fool me I can smell human, faint but it is there. Now see I can't decide should I sell you to the bat monster Hiyae he is always looking for new rare slaves. Or should I sell you to Yu-Baaba the witch of a bath house to turn into pigs and eat?" Kohaku's ropes fell to the bed.
"You.... You Pig! How dare you speak like that!" angrily replied Chihiro.
"Chihiro..." cautioned Kohaku.
"She's dead Kohaku, she requested no one remember her as a witch," replied Chihiro, Chihiro struggled out of her loosened ropes. The ropes fell to the bed, the man had no clue.
"You can't fool me human, now tell me how you can fly?!" yelled the man.
Kohaku held Chihiro's hand, he looked at her. Chihiro nodded, "Like this!" yelled Kohaku springing up and turning into a dragon Chihiro on his back. The man got really scared at the sight of the dragon he ran out of the room. Kohaku flew out of the house and in to the sky.
Chihiro yelled back to the man, "We told you we weren't humans!" Kohaku glanced up at her, "Fine, your not a human, I'm married to a spirit and lived here for like seven year, I don't consider myself a human anymore."
Chihiro and Kohaku flew into Zeniiba's window a couple hours before sunset. "Where were you two?" Zeniiba asked very concerned.
"In Po-Qoo this man found Asuko's shoe, then let us take a nap at his house..." said Chihiro putting the shoe on Zeniiba's desk.
"But the man thought we were both humans and tied us up intending on selling us to Yu-Baaba to turn into pigs," added Kohaku.
"Or some bat monster Hiyae I think," said Chihiro, "Though he did help us he said he thought whatever took Asuko went into the dark forest."
"Well if we can trust him, but I think your going to have to. I admit it you two do faintly smell like humans but it is obvious neither of you are humans," said Zeniiba.
"I told you Kohaku," replied Chihiro with a smile, Kohaku looked confused.
"Ok yes she was born a human, but think of it this way Kohaku you were born a river spirit. Chihiro no longer is a true human, like Kohaku is no longer a true river spirit," Zeniiba said.
"Well we better go look in the dark forest," replied Chihiro.
"Oh no you two don't your working here tonight. Mat is a disaster he tended the Radish spirit yesterday, and you know how flexible he is with new workers, He complained. And I'm your boss I can't be taking care of Ryu all the time, so you two will be working with Mat tonight. Whip him into shape," replied Zeniiba laying Ryu in Chihiro's hands.
Kohaku and Chihiro turned and left Zeniiba's office and walked down to their room. They got changed into clean, less human smelling uniforms and Kohaku picked up Ryu's basket and diaper bag. "She really doesn't cry to much for only being about three weeks old," commented Chihiro as they walked out of the room.
"I think it is because she isn't human," replied Kohaku. They walked into the room all the workers where there Aniyaku was just about to name off the days work.
"Sen, Haku! Great you two are back! Take Mat here and tend to the Radish spirit," said Chihiyaku. Chihiro picked up the water bucket and handed it to Mat, Mat almost dropped it but dragged it to the door, while Chihiro went and grabbed breakfast.
Mat came back to Kohaku before Chihiro returned with the breakfast, "Have you ever worked a day in your life Mat? I mean it is a little more acceptable when it's a puny ten year old girl, but come on man," said Kohaku.
"Hey!" replied both Chihiro and Mat.
"I wasn't that puny and you still loved me Haku!" said Chihiro.
"I know Sen," teased Kohaku.
"I went to school and delivered Pizza, how was I supposed to know I would end up cleaning tubs and tending monsters," added Mat.
Kohaku and Chihiro starred at him, "Don't catch me hearing you call these people monsters again Mat! They are Gods, and Spirits, you can only say monster when it is a monster," said Chihiro.
Kohaku added, "For example Kaonashi is a monster, but don't say it to his face, he is a little sensitive."
"Sorry...Sen I thought you were going to dump the water today?" asked Mat.
"Well Mat you need to learn how to do this job correctly, come on we must eat quickly and get the tub ready," said Chihiro walking to the tub. They ate their breakfast quickly, Kohaku picked up a broom and started to sweep the floor. Chihiro picked up the other broom.
"Mat go ask Chihiyaku for a soak token for the Daikon Radish God," said Kohaku. Mat nodded and left to go get the token, when he returned Kohaku and Chihiro were in the tub. Mat put the token down by Ryu, picked up a scrub brush, and climbed into the tub and started to clean it.
A few minutes later the tub was clean, Chihiro, Kohaku and Mat stood up to get out. Right as Kohaku and Chihiro turned around the Radish spirit picked them up and gave them a big bear hug, "Mat what did you do to him yesterday, no one is ever is this happy to see us," replied Chihiro.
"Well except, Kamajii, the Susuwatari Kaonashi, Zeniiba, Bou, Rin, Shu, Arikii, Takashi, Akio, Yuuko I guess, Asuko, and Yo...Mat," added Kohaku.
"Come Oshira-Sama I would like you to meet our daughter Ryu, while Haku gets your bath ready," said Chihiro as the radish spirit put down Kohaku and Chihiro. Kohaku ran over and retrieved the token. Chihiro slowly led the radish spirit over to the corner where Ryu laid.
The radish spirit picked up Ryu and held her over his head and then laid her gently back down in the basket, "She is as beautiful as her mother," said the radish spirit in the soft whisper of his voice. "I know, Thank you, your bath is ready Oshira-Sama," said Kohaku walking up from behind him. The radish spirit walked to the bath and climbed in. Mat flinched expecting the water to overflow, but it didn't.
"Would you like anything Oshir...Sir?" said Mat.
"Just a bowl of rice and a cup of tea, Thank you," whispered the radish spirit. Mat turned and left the room, "Yesterday he filled the tub up to much, spilled the rice dumplings in the bath and the tea on himself."
"Was that why you were so happy to see us?" asked Kohaku.
"That and Congratulations on the baby," whispered the radish spirit.
"Well Thank you Oshira-Sama," replied Kohaku and Chihiro. Mat returned with the food and handed it to the radish spirit.
"Would you like anything else?" asked Mat.
"No Thank you Mat, you can relax a little," whispered the radish spirit. Mat turned around Kohaku and Chihiro were already sitting in the corner with Ryu. Mat joined them and all of them waited for the radish spirit to request something else or to leave.
After awhile the radish spirit got up to leave, "Bye Sen, Haku, Mat, and Ryu."
"Bye Oshira-Sama," said all of them together(excluding Ryu). The radish spirit got up and left.
Author's Note: Yeah I guess that didn't take me to long to write, better for you reader I think. So What do you guys think? Please review, Thank you.
~Na
Chapter 30: Problems and Work
Chihiro and Kohaku woke up at around 10:30 am they were both very surprised to find out that their hands were bound behind their backs with normal rope. "Hey!" Kohaku said rather loud.
Chihiro whispered, "Shh... Kohaku, we don't know why he tied us up, he might think that we are dangerous or something, don't draw attention to us just yet."
Kohaku replied, "It's ordinary rope Chihiro I can get out easily, and we'll fly out of here."
"Wait Kohaku I want to know why we are tied up, so lets untie ourselves like humans would, and fly out of here as a last resort," replied Chihiro.
"And how do humans untie themselves?" asked Kohaku.
"Like this," Chihiro said as she scooted around, so her hands could reach Kohaku's. But they sat at an angle so that anyone coming in the door wouldn't be able to see their hands. Chihiro began to fiddle with Kohaku's rope.
"Oh I see," said Kohaku beginning to try and untie Chihiro's ropes.
"You see what? That your tied up and the door was locked?" said the man walking in.
"Yeah that's what I see," replied Kohaku angrily.
"Why are we tied up?" asked Chihiro.
The man laughed, "A couple humans in the Spirit World, I figured while you slept I could capture you and make some money off of you two."
"Humans? Humans!" replied Kohaku angry.
"Kohaku..."cautioned Chihiro.
"HUMANS, Chihiro he think WE are HUMANS," said Kohaku.
"I know he isn't very smart," replied Chihiro.
The man laughed again, "You can't fool me I can smell human, faint but it is there. Now see I can't decide should I sell you to the bat monster Hiyae he is always looking for new rare slaves. Or should I sell you to Yu-Baaba the witch of a bath house to turn into pigs and eat?" Kohaku's ropes fell to the bed.
"You.... You Pig! How dare you speak like that!" angrily replied Chihiro.
"Chihiro..." cautioned Kohaku.
"She's dead Kohaku, she requested no one remember her as a witch," replied Chihiro, Chihiro struggled out of her loosened ropes. The ropes fell to the bed, the man had no clue.
"You can't fool me human, now tell me how you can fly?!" yelled the man.
Kohaku held Chihiro's hand, he looked at her. Chihiro nodded, "Like this!" yelled Kohaku springing up and turning into a dragon Chihiro on his back. The man got really scared at the sight of the dragon he ran out of the room. Kohaku flew out of the house and in to the sky.
Chihiro yelled back to the man, "We told you we weren't humans!" Kohaku glanced up at her, "Fine, your not a human, I'm married to a spirit and lived here for like seven year, I don't consider myself a human anymore."
Chihiro and Kohaku flew into Zeniiba's window a couple hours before sunset. "Where were you two?" Zeniiba asked very concerned.
"In Po-Qoo this man found Asuko's shoe, then let us take a nap at his house..." said Chihiro putting the shoe on Zeniiba's desk.
"But the man thought we were both humans and tied us up intending on selling us to Yu-Baaba to turn into pigs," added Kohaku.
"Or some bat monster Hiyae I think," said Chihiro, "Though he did help us he said he thought whatever took Asuko went into the dark forest."
"Well if we can trust him, but I think your going to have to. I admit it you two do faintly smell like humans but it is obvious neither of you are humans," said Zeniiba.
"I told you Kohaku," replied Chihiro with a smile, Kohaku looked confused.
"Ok yes she was born a human, but think of it this way Kohaku you were born a river spirit. Chihiro no longer is a true human, like Kohaku is no longer a true river spirit," Zeniiba said.
"Well we better go look in the dark forest," replied Chihiro.
"Oh no you two don't your working here tonight. Mat is a disaster he tended the Radish spirit yesterday, and you know how flexible he is with new workers, He complained. And I'm your boss I can't be taking care of Ryu all the time, so you two will be working with Mat tonight. Whip him into shape," replied Zeniiba laying Ryu in Chihiro's hands.
Kohaku and Chihiro turned and left Zeniiba's office and walked down to their room. They got changed into clean, less human smelling uniforms and Kohaku picked up Ryu's basket and diaper bag. "She really doesn't cry to much for only being about three weeks old," commented Chihiro as they walked out of the room.
"I think it is because she isn't human," replied Kohaku. They walked into the room all the workers where there Aniyaku was just about to name off the days work.
"Sen, Haku! Great you two are back! Take Mat here and tend to the Radish spirit," said Chihiyaku. Chihiro picked up the water bucket and handed it to Mat, Mat almost dropped it but dragged it to the door, while Chihiro went and grabbed breakfast.
Mat came back to Kohaku before Chihiro returned with the breakfast, "Have you ever worked a day in your life Mat? I mean it is a little more acceptable when it's a puny ten year old girl, but come on man," said Kohaku.
"Hey!" replied both Chihiro and Mat.
"I wasn't that puny and you still loved me Haku!" said Chihiro.
"I know Sen," teased Kohaku.
"I went to school and delivered Pizza, how was I supposed to know I would end up cleaning tubs and tending monsters," added Mat.
Kohaku and Chihiro starred at him, "Don't catch me hearing you call these people monsters again Mat! They are Gods, and Spirits, you can only say monster when it is a monster," said Chihiro.
Kohaku added, "For example Kaonashi is a monster, but don't say it to his face, he is a little sensitive."
"Sorry...Sen I thought you were going to dump the water today?" asked Mat.
"Well Mat you need to learn how to do this job correctly, come on we must eat quickly and get the tub ready," said Chihiro walking to the tub. They ate their breakfast quickly, Kohaku picked up a broom and started to sweep the floor. Chihiro picked up the other broom.
"Mat go ask Chihiyaku for a soak token for the Daikon Radish God," said Kohaku. Mat nodded and left to go get the token, when he returned Kohaku and Chihiro were in the tub. Mat put the token down by Ryu, picked up a scrub brush, and climbed into the tub and started to clean it.
A few minutes later the tub was clean, Chihiro, Kohaku and Mat stood up to get out. Right as Kohaku and Chihiro turned around the Radish spirit picked them up and gave them a big bear hug, "Mat what did you do to him yesterday, no one is ever is this happy to see us," replied Chihiro.
"Well except, Kamajii, the Susuwatari Kaonashi, Zeniiba, Bou, Rin, Shu, Arikii, Takashi, Akio, Yuuko I guess, Asuko, and Yo...Mat," added Kohaku.
"Come Oshira-Sama I would like you to meet our daughter Ryu, while Haku gets your bath ready," said Chihiro as the radish spirit put down Kohaku and Chihiro. Kohaku ran over and retrieved the token. Chihiro slowly led the radish spirit over to the corner where Ryu laid.
The radish spirit picked up Ryu and held her over his head and then laid her gently back down in the basket, "She is as beautiful as her mother," said the radish spirit in the soft whisper of his voice. "I know, Thank you, your bath is ready Oshira-Sama," said Kohaku walking up from behind him. The radish spirit walked to the bath and climbed in. Mat flinched expecting the water to overflow, but it didn't.
"Would you like anything Oshir...Sir?" said Mat.
"Just a bowl of rice and a cup of tea, Thank you," whispered the radish spirit. Mat turned and left the room, "Yesterday he filled the tub up to much, spilled the rice dumplings in the bath and the tea on himself."
"Was that why you were so happy to see us?" asked Kohaku.
"That and Congratulations on the baby," whispered the radish spirit.
"Well Thank you Oshira-Sama," replied Kohaku and Chihiro. Mat returned with the food and handed it to the radish spirit.
"Would you like anything else?" asked Mat.
"No Thank you Mat, you can relax a little," whispered the radish spirit. Mat turned around Kohaku and Chihiro were already sitting in the corner with Ryu. Mat joined them and all of them waited for the radish spirit to request something else or to leave.
After awhile the radish spirit got up to leave, "Bye Sen, Haku, Mat, and Ryu."
"Bye Oshira-Sama," said all of them together(excluding Ryu). The radish spirit got up and left.
Author's Note: Yeah I guess that didn't take me to long to write, better for you reader I think. So What do you guys think? Please review, Thank you.
~Na
