Chapter 3: Don't Look Back

Sen and Haku walked into the boiler room. Sen was really excited to see Kamagi. "Ahh... Sen... it's been only a day. I guess Haku has told you of our new problem here?" Kamagi said. "He didn't tell me what it was yet." Sen replied. Suddenly a door slid open and Sen's good friend Lin came inside. "Sen!!! You're back...what's with that?" Lin said wide-eyed. Sen opened her mouth but Haku answered instead. "There is a new problem here. We need Sen." Lin stared at him with anxiety. "Why do I never get told anything? I knew everyone was acting weird." She said.

"Well what's the problem!!" shouted Sen. She wanted to know. Her curiosity over took her. Haku looked at her. She just noticed his face wasn't so pale and his eyes lightened up a bit but were still stern. "Are you still...Kohaku River..." she whispered. Haku ignored her words. He started taking paces back in forth as if trying to recover the words he had to say. "It's okay Haku," Kamagi said. "You can tell her the story. It's safe between these walls." Sen blinked. What was he talking about?

Haku sighed. "The spirits...are," he stopped and rubbed his chin. "Ahh don't tell me he's starting to forget too!" Kamagi yelled. "Forget what?" Sen exaggerated. She was starting to get scared. "Sen, The spirits are..." Haku tried again. Kamagi stretched an arm and sprinkled something on Haku. "It only lasts 28 hours." He whispered. Sen didn't know what he was talking about. "Ahhh...here we go..." Haku said. "Everybody in the bathhouse is forgetting everybody else. They are under a spell because when you left your protectiveness for the bathhouse is gone." He opened his mouth to say more but Sen was confused. "Protectiveness?" she brought it up. "I was getting to that," Haku said. "Anyway, there is an evil spirit who is afraid of humans. When you left he put a spell on everyone here in the bathhouse, including the spirits that come." He continued. "Ahh...so that's why we're closing the bathhouse." Lin said. Sen hissed to be quiet. "So we need you to go find this spirit because he'll listen to you." Haku continued. He suddenly fell over. "Haku!!!" Sen came to his aid. Kamagi soothed her fears. "The dust to make him remember made him tired. He'll be alright."

Sen sat by Haku until he woke up. "Who are you?" he said.

Sorry this is short I didn't have time to really write. And I won't be writing all week because I'm going to Disney world. Please review!