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Chapter 7: More About Enemies

Sibliy lingered in front of the door to the Human world, she really didn't want to go back but her grandfather and Joshua were her only hold on the Spirit world.

Sibliy gave up and walked towards the tunnel intended on going home, a hand on her shoulder stopped her. "Leaving so soon?" said Joshua.

"There is nothing here for me," replied Sibliy.

"And nothing there either," said Joshua.

"Joshua leave me in peace! I'm on to you."

"Sibliy I just want to know one thing," replied Joshua stepping away from Sibliy, "well two things."

"What!?" asked Sibliy angrily.

"First isn't it hard to change into a snake, or a cat, or a dog, or another human form? And what does everyone think happened to Sen in the human world?" asked Joshua.

Sibliy sat down on the grass, "Well Joshua, when I change human forms its not drastic hair length, eye color, facial features basically, just enough to keep people from really recognizing me. My grandfather was a canine spirit, so dogs are no problem at all. When I was three I got really mad at my grandfather and practiced hours on end to change into even the most harmless of felines, it took me a few years but cats are almost no problem now. They both give me a big variety to play with. Now a snake the best I can stay a snake is 37 seconds, but I think that it is good enough, to squeeze through small holes for escape, or a poisonous bite will come in handy if I'm ever suspected for murder. I guess my powers are so strong because of my grandfather, see my father was born looking like a human and never really picked up his powers. I on the other hand, I was born a dog. My parents automatically gave me to my grandfather, to care for me. According to my grandfather it was hard for me to stay in the dog form, but I was scared so as an infant it is exactly what I did until the protection of the darkness and sleep fell over me. I turned to my true form, as you see now, but younger. After my grandfather found this out he trained me, beat me at times, but he made me strong. As for Sen they think Haku kidnapped her, or she killed herself, or Haku killed her, basically they think that she is really crazy, dead, or no longer in the country. Her original doctor is now saying that he was right and Dr. Tsumi is at fault, I'm telling you its better then if I killed her."

"Why do you kill? I mean your seventeen Sibliy, you could have had a normal life."

"A normal life Joshua!?" Sibliy changed into a scruffy brown dog and then back, "That's normal? Here I'll tell you, I was five when it all began. I changed into a dog like you just saw and decided to have a night on the town. Well not to long after night fall, I was being chased and shot at. I was cornered in an alleyway this guy with a gun, so I did the only thing I could think of I changed to a five year old girl. I remember what the man said clear as day, 'Don't be protecting that mutt girl!' then he shot at me three times, the first missed the second got me in the leg, I bent over holding my leg and the third one hit the wall behind me right where my head was. So I poisoned him, the next five or six were close to the same as the first one. They thought that I was rabid, or a zoo escapee. After that it was just for fun to see if I could get away with it. I mean the first ones they tried to kill me first, so what there is a coyote walking down the street or a lioness, doesn't mean I was originally going to hurt anyone."

Joshua looked at Sibliy, "Well you better be getting back it is almost sunrise, don't worry I have a plan for Sen and Haku."

"Damn it Joshua, a plan are you going to let me in on this plan of yours? I mean it could get both of us killed, if it's a plan of yours we're dead!" exclaimed Sibliy standing up.

"Can't you be nice for once Sibliy?!" yelled Joshua really close to Sibliy's face.

Sibliy stepped closer to Joshua, she took his hand and put them around her waist. Sibliy got up on her toes(Joshua is a lot taller then Sibliy) as if she was going to kiss Joshua. Joshua leaned forward, a second before he kissed Sibliy, she slapped him hard across the face. Sibliy turned around, changing human forms and walking towards the tunnel, she said back to Joshua, "No Joshua I can't, Sibliy... remember, irony. When I belong to a world, and it is nice to me, then... then MAYBE I'll be nice, but not until then."

Joshua just stood there for a second then he grumbled to himself, "I'll get you Sibliy, I'll get you and put you in hell. If you think I can't do it your wrong, you'll be a nice little girl, trust me. I'll get you and I'll get Sen, but not before I remove Haku...." Joshua faded away.

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Yu-Baaba turned into a bird and flew out of the window, Kohaku had been absent when she left Aburaya. Yu-Baaba thought, that she was losing any hold she still had on Kohaku and she had no clue on what she could actually do. Yu-Baaba couldn't turn Chihiro into a pig, or personally kill her, both were to obvious. Poison was also out of the question she was to young, poison would be obvious. Yu-Baaba needed a killer, but who was the question.

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The police knocked on the door of the Tsumi's it was only about 7 am. Dr. Tsumi opened the door ready to go to work, "Hello."

"Are you Dr. Tsumi?" asked one of the police men.

"Yes I am, what can I do for you?" replied Dr. Tsumi.

"We have reason to believe that you are an accomplice in the Ogino disappearance. You'll need to come with us and give us your statement," said a police man.

"But I've already given my statement," protested Dr. Tsumi.

"Well according to several anonymous tips you haven't told us the whole truth," replied the police man, grabbing Dr. Tsumi's arm.

Just then Chihiro's old doctor came walking up to the house, "Oh my goodness, well I'm really sorry but I have more bad news for you Tsumi," said the doctor with a smile handing Dr. Tsumi a letter, "I was asked if I could bring this to you on my way home, from the night shift, here you go."

The police man let go of Dr. Tsumi, who quickly took the letter and opened it, he read it out loud, "We regret to inform you that medical license is in question. Please come to the board meeting promptly at 6:30 am on Tuesday May 28th, to plead your case. Any absence will result in the immediate lose of medical license and naturally you job, and standing." Dr. Tsumi stopped reading and stared at the doctor.

"Oh I'm so sorry, if I knew I would have come sooner," the doctor said with a laugh.

"You're a worm, a snake, no your so low that you can't be named!" yelled Mr. Tsumi. The doctor laughed, and the police men took Mr. Tsumi to the police station.

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Chihiro woke up a little after noon. She got dressed and put away her sleeping stuff. The sun shined in through the window, Chihiro didn't go out on the balcony she just tip toed over the Yuna's and slipped out the door. Chihiro quickly walked down to the boiler room and outside, that day Kamajii didn't wake up. Chihiro walked up the steps and into the garden, the flowers gave off a sweet scent. Chihiro noticed high in the sky a seemingly small looking dragon, "Kohaku..." whispered Chihiro looking away.

Chihiro walked to the bridge and stood with her arms hanging over the railing, she got lost in the flowing water below her that she could hear almost nothing and completely forgot about Kohaku.

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Kohaku landed in the garden and changed into human form.

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Joshua snuck slowly up on Chihiro weapon drawn, he had successfully blocked out Sibliy, so she had no clue of his plans, or what he was doing at that second.

Kohaku came into view behind Joshua, "A Guardian!" exclaimed Kohaku at the sight of Joshua. Joshua turned around and smiled he faded away. Kohaku ran up to Chihiro and put his hand on her arm, "Chihiro are you alright? I mean that Guardian was going to kill you."

Chihiro looked at Kohaku, "The what?"

Joshua appeared behind Kohaku, "He's talking about me." Before Kohaku could turn around Joshua grabbed him and started to pull Kohaku from Chihiro. Chihiro held on tight to Kohaku's hand, but Joshua kicked Chihiro back to the railing. Joshua quickly bound Kohaku's hands with a magick rope, he winked at Chihiro, and flicked his wrist at her, then faded away.

The power that Joshua sent at Chihiro forced her over the railing and plunging into the blue water below. Chihiro struggled to get to the surface. Chihiro's lungs where on fire from lack of air by the time she reached the surface and dry land.

Chihiro stumbled to get to her feet, she was very mad. That was the second time that she was pushed into that water, the second time she almost died, and now Kohaku was kidnapped! Chihiro angrily stormed in to the boiler room. Kamajii was fast asleep, Chihiro rung her hair out on Kamajii's face, He sprung up.

"Sen?! What is the matter?" asked Kamajii drying his face.

"What is a Guardian?!" asked Chihiro.

"A Guardian? Well they are spirits who guard the door to the human world unofficially of course. They believe that humans who actually come to the Spirit world and return to the Human world, and remember the Spirit world should be dead. Why do you ask?" replied Kamajii.

"A Guardian just kidnapped Haku! And pushed me into the water, again!" angrily yelled Chihiro.

"This makes no sense Haku isn't a human, there must be a reason a human somewhere in all of this...." Kamajii trailed off he realized what he had just said, the human was Chihiro.

"He wants me, ok fine he can have me!" replied Chihiro.

"No Sen, no we'll talk to Yu-Baaba, we'll save Haku without sacrificing you," quickly replied Kamajii.

"Your right Kamajii. Well I better go change and talk to Yu-Baaba, Thanks Kamajii," said Chihiro walking to the door.

"No problem Sen, and don't worry, everything will be alright," replied Kamajii as he got up, to get ready to work.

Chihiro quickly ran upstairs to the Woman's sleeping quarters and changed, then she ran up to Yu-Baaba's office. Chihiro didn't knock on the door she just ran in she was surprised that no one was there. After a minute Chihiro was even more surprised to see a bird fly in to the window and change into Yu-Baaba.

"What do you want Sen!" snapped Yu-Baaba.

"Haku was kidnapped by a Guardian! I saw the whole thing, the Guardian pushed me off the bridge into the water and disappeared with Haku!"

Yu-Baaba smiled for a second, a Guardian meant that she wouldn't have to find someone to kill Chihiro, she would just have to make sure that Chihiro was unarmed and alone, where the Guardian could kill her. Yu-Baaba quickly turned her face sour she hoped that the Guardian wouldn't kill Kohaku. Not that Yu-Baaba was fond of Kohaku, as much as he was a very valuable worker. "Well what were you doing awake and at the bridge?" asked Yu-Baaba.

"I couldn't sleep, but that is not the point Haku is in trouble!" replied Chihiro

"What are you talking about that is the point! If you weren't awake and outside then the Guardian wouldn't have come and kidnapped Haku. Sen it is all your fault!" yelled Yu-Baaba.

"No it isn't!" cried Chihiro.

"Yes it is! Now you will have to go find him!" yelled Yu-Baaba.

"Fine! But alone Yu-Baaba? I don't know the spirit world well enough," replied Chihiro.

"Fine, Rin will go with you, here! Now get out, and find Haku!" yelled Yu- Baaba, handing Chihiro two special train tickets that let you ride the train as many times as she wanted in a year, and a note for Chihiyaku.

Chihiro took the note and tickets and ran down to the workers. When Chihiro walked in Aniyaku yelled at her, "Where were you Sen?!"

"At Yu-Baaba's," Chihiro replied handing Chihiyaku the note.

Both Chihiyaku and Aniyaku read the note, they sighed and Chihiyaku said, "Rin your going with Sen."

Rin looked confused but nodded and followed Chihiro out the side door that she normally dumps the water out of. When they got to the water's edge Chihiro said, "It looks like we'll have to swim to the train stop."

"The train? Sen what's going on?" asked Rin.

"Haku was kidnapped by a Guardian who supposedly wants me dead. And Yu- Baaba say that we have to find him, she gave me these train tickets and everything. I think we should go to Zeniiba's first." Replied Chihiro.

"A Guardian? Sen your as good as dead," replied Rin.

"I know, but that doesn't mean I have to let Haku die as well. Come on," said Chihiro diving into the water and swimming towards the train stop. Rin reluctantly followed Chihiro. They just barely made it to the train stop, when the train rolled to a stop. Chihiro showed the man the tickets and climbed on to the train.

When Chihiro and Rin sat down Rin said, "I finally get on this train and its to go find Haku! I can't believe it. I guess it is better then normal work."

Author's note: If anyone is confused or just really wondering. Here is a list of Chihiro's Enemies and Allies, keep in mind some are not yet know and some Enemies might go under more then one name.

Enemies: Joshua, Sibliy, Yu-Baaba, Mai Lin, The Doctor, Original Capturers, and Roller Rink Attacher

Allies: Kohaku, Rin, Kamajii, Zeniiba, Kaonashi, Mr. Tsumi, and Osonyo

Allies that can actually help Chihiro: At this exact moment absolutely none, the only one with any chance of helping is of course Kohaku, and perhaps Rin.

Anyone who thinks it was pointless to give you this list it was made to show exactly how many hate Chihiro and extra. Most of the kids at the roller rink are allies of Kohaku not Chihiro. And anyone thinking such things as, 'the doctor is Sibliy's grandfather' (not actually disproving this one yet( I may or may not)) or 'Mai Lin is the roller rink attacker' The story was written to make you think such things. Only two people on the Enemy list are the same person and there is also a few more enemies yet to be discovered. Just to keep you thinking. Happy reading (

~Na