Chapter Two
A New Life
Autho's note: Hi! I should add more author's notes.. that way I can talk to my readers. Well, anyways, how are you liking the fanfic? E-mail me!! Well, enjoy!!
But before she could answer her question, Haku came back with the girl.
"You must not breathe on the bridge or else everyone will be able to see you. Even the tiniest breath will give you away."
On the bridge, almost everything went ok. Almost. When they almost reached the bridge, a little frog jumped up. What the heck.....Haka thought. At that, the girl was surprised and let go of her breath. Suddenly, the frog yelped.
"Huh? A human?!"
Everything happened so fast. Haku grabbed the girl and Haka and ran off the bridge. They ran into a garden-like place.
"What just happened?" Haka asked.
"I'm sorry I took a breath!" the girl said.
"No, you did very good Chihiro," Haku replied.
I'm guessing Chihiro is her name, Haka thought. While Haku was giving Chihiro instructions for something, Haka looked around at their surroundings. Where are we? She wondered. This place freaks me out. I must be dead. But I didn't know that dead people came here. I mean, talking frogs, oversized chickens, it's all too much for me. I wanna go home! As if an answer to her wish, Haku stood up.
"Haka, come with me." He said.
Guess I'm not going home, Haka thought.
"Huh?" she asked.
"We're going to distract everybody while Chihiro goes to the boiler room."
Why on earth is she going to the boiler room? Haka wondered but kept her mouth shut.
"She's a human so she needs to get a job or else Yubaba, the head witch here, will turn her into an animal," Haku explained.
"But I'm a human too," Haka said very puzzled. "But you're dead so now you're a spirit. You're allowed here. Chihiro isn't." "Ok..." Haka replied slowly. "I guess we're going now. Bye Chihiro. See ya later."
When Haku and Haka were inside, a worker came up and said to Haku: "Yubaba wants to see you sir!" "Come on. We're going to see Yubaba," Haku said to her. It was like being with a small, shy animal like a fawn, he thought. Haka clutched his hand tightly as they walked through the large and strange building. There were weird things everywhere, Haka noted. She flinched as one of the brushed against her shoulder. When they got up to the top floor where Yubaba lived, everything was silent and totally isolated. Creepy, Haka thought. Haku led her through a door. Sitting at a desk was Yubaba. She looked up. "Who's that?" she asked pointing at Haka. Haka shrunk back. "She's going to be my new assistant. Don't worry; she's a spirit, not a human," He said. Then they went back through the door into a small elevator and began to head down again. "What is this place?" Haka asked Haku. "It's a bathhouse for the spirits," he replied. Haku suddenly noticed that the little girl had tears in her eyes. "What's wrong?" he asked gently. "I- I wanna go home. Thi – is place scares me." Haka sobbed out in a quiet voice. "It's ok," Haku said. Then a bell rang over their heads. Haku suddenly changed. "Pull yourself together," he said sharply. "Yubaba needs us."
When they got to Yubaba's office, they found Chihiro standing there. "This girl signed a comtract. Put her up with a job." Yubaba said wearily. "What's your name?" Haku asked Chihiro in the same sharp voice. But he knows what her name is, it's Chihiro! What's going on? Haka wondered. "Chi- I mean Sen, it's Sen," Chihiro replied. "Wh- Sorry!" Haka replied, bowing. Fortunately, Yubaba didn't notice. "OK Sen, follow me," Haku said and led the way back to the elevator. "Umm, Haku?" Chihiro/Sen sked. "Don't Talk to me," Haku replied, his voice still sharp. "And adress me as Master Haku." Sen looked hurt at this reply. What is going on? Haka wondered. Haku has, changed somehow...
When they got down, they had a bit of a problem with the other workers. They didn't want to work along side a human.
"Where's Lin?"
Haku finally called out. Lin was an older girl. She was standing by the doorway.
"What?!" she exclaimed. "Don't you dump her on me!"
"You siad you wanted an assistant," Haku replied. Lin gave in. After all, he was second in command.
"Fine. You owe me one Haku!"
"Umm, Master Haku?" Haka asked nevously. He looked at her.
"Yes?"
"Can I go with Sen? I'll come right back here."
"Sure," he said. Haka ran off to join Sen. Sen looked relieved that Haka was ith her.
"What's going on with Haku?" she whispered to Haka.
"Dunno. I've been wondering myself," Haka replied.
When they got to the place where Sen would be sleeping, Haka said
"I hafta go now. I told Haku I would be right back. Cya in the morning.
Night," Haka said and left.
Haku led Haka to a small room far away from where Sen was sleeping.
"This is your room," he said. "Now go to sleep. I'll wake you in the morning."
And with that, he left. Haka went over to the closet and opened it. It was quite big for a closet. There were clothes she was to wear to sleep and clothes she had to wear in the spirit world. She couldn't wear her own clothes. They would be thrown away. She ripped off long strips of her human world clothes and braided them into a bracelet. Next she made a necklace and a hair elastic. Now she would have a memento of the world she lived in before. She put her human clothes into a straw basket by the door where someone would dispose them for her. She changed into her new sleeping kimono. It was blue, she noticed. Odd. Weren't they usually white? Oh well. She dismissed the thought. She flopped on top of the futon and fell asleep.
Autho's note: Hi! I should add more author's notes.. that way I can talk to my readers. Well, anyways, how are you liking the fanfic? E-mail me!! Well, enjoy!!
But before she could answer her question, Haku came back with the girl.
"You must not breathe on the bridge or else everyone will be able to see you. Even the tiniest breath will give you away."
On the bridge, almost everything went ok. Almost. When they almost reached the bridge, a little frog jumped up. What the heck.....Haka thought. At that, the girl was surprised and let go of her breath. Suddenly, the frog yelped.
"Huh? A human?!"
Everything happened so fast. Haku grabbed the girl and Haka and ran off the bridge. They ran into a garden-like place.
"What just happened?" Haka asked.
"I'm sorry I took a breath!" the girl said.
"No, you did very good Chihiro," Haku replied.
I'm guessing Chihiro is her name, Haka thought. While Haku was giving Chihiro instructions for something, Haka looked around at their surroundings. Where are we? She wondered. This place freaks me out. I must be dead. But I didn't know that dead people came here. I mean, talking frogs, oversized chickens, it's all too much for me. I wanna go home! As if an answer to her wish, Haku stood up.
"Haka, come with me." He said.
Guess I'm not going home, Haka thought.
"Huh?" she asked.
"We're going to distract everybody while Chihiro goes to the boiler room."
Why on earth is she going to the boiler room? Haka wondered but kept her mouth shut.
"She's a human so she needs to get a job or else Yubaba, the head witch here, will turn her into an animal," Haku explained.
"But I'm a human too," Haka said very puzzled. "But you're dead so now you're a spirit. You're allowed here. Chihiro isn't." "Ok..." Haka replied slowly. "I guess we're going now. Bye Chihiro. See ya later."
When Haku and Haka were inside, a worker came up and said to Haku: "Yubaba wants to see you sir!" "Come on. We're going to see Yubaba," Haku said to her. It was like being with a small, shy animal like a fawn, he thought. Haka clutched his hand tightly as they walked through the large and strange building. There were weird things everywhere, Haka noted. She flinched as one of the brushed against her shoulder. When they got up to the top floor where Yubaba lived, everything was silent and totally isolated. Creepy, Haka thought. Haku led her through a door. Sitting at a desk was Yubaba. She looked up. "Who's that?" she asked pointing at Haka. Haka shrunk back. "She's going to be my new assistant. Don't worry; she's a spirit, not a human," He said. Then they went back through the door into a small elevator and began to head down again. "What is this place?" Haka asked Haku. "It's a bathhouse for the spirits," he replied. Haku suddenly noticed that the little girl had tears in her eyes. "What's wrong?" he asked gently. "I- I wanna go home. Thi – is place scares me." Haka sobbed out in a quiet voice. "It's ok," Haku said. Then a bell rang over their heads. Haku suddenly changed. "Pull yourself together," he said sharply. "Yubaba needs us."
When they got to Yubaba's office, they found Chihiro standing there. "This girl signed a comtract. Put her up with a job." Yubaba said wearily. "What's your name?" Haku asked Chihiro in the same sharp voice. But he knows what her name is, it's Chihiro! What's going on? Haka wondered. "Chi- I mean Sen, it's Sen," Chihiro replied. "Wh- Sorry!" Haka replied, bowing. Fortunately, Yubaba didn't notice. "OK Sen, follow me," Haku said and led the way back to the elevator. "Umm, Haku?" Chihiro/Sen sked. "Don't Talk to me," Haku replied, his voice still sharp. "And adress me as Master Haku." Sen looked hurt at this reply. What is going on? Haka wondered. Haku has, changed somehow...
When they got down, they had a bit of a problem with the other workers. They didn't want to work along side a human.
"Where's Lin?"
Haku finally called out. Lin was an older girl. She was standing by the doorway.
"What?!" she exclaimed. "Don't you dump her on me!"
"You siad you wanted an assistant," Haku replied. Lin gave in. After all, he was second in command.
"Fine. You owe me one Haku!"
"Umm, Master Haku?" Haka asked nevously. He looked at her.
"Yes?"
"Can I go with Sen? I'll come right back here."
"Sure," he said. Haka ran off to join Sen. Sen looked relieved that Haka was ith her.
"What's going on with Haku?" she whispered to Haka.
"Dunno. I've been wondering myself," Haka replied.
When they got to the place where Sen would be sleeping, Haka said
"I hafta go now. I told Haku I would be right back. Cya in the morning.
Night," Haka said and left.
Haku led Haka to a small room far away from where Sen was sleeping.
"This is your room," he said. "Now go to sleep. I'll wake you in the morning."
And with that, he left. Haka went over to the closet and opened it. It was quite big for a closet. There were clothes she was to wear to sleep and clothes she had to wear in the spirit world. She couldn't wear her own clothes. They would be thrown away. She ripped off long strips of her human world clothes and braided them into a bracelet. Next she made a necklace and a hair elastic. Now she would have a memento of the world she lived in before. She put her human clothes into a straw basket by the door where someone would dispose them for her. She changed into her new sleeping kimono. It was blue, she noticed. Odd. Weren't they usually white? Oh well. She dismissed the thought. She flopped on top of the futon and fell asleep.