Chapter Three A new day
The next day, Haku woke her up. Haka looked out the window. The sun was shining. "Did I oversleep?" she exclaimed. "No," Haku told her. "The spirits slept during the day and worked during the night. Change and meet me in the garden by the pigpen. You know where to go." Haka nodded. "Now I'm going to wake Sen," he said and left. Haka got up and went into the closet. She got her clothes out. There was a white, short-sleeved shirt whose sleeves reached her elbows and blue, knee-length pants. Odd, she thought. These look just like Haku's clothes only smaller. She went out to the little balcony and combed her hair. She put it up in a ponytail. Then she went downstairs. She had never seen it so quiet. It seemed much bigger and somewhat lonely. She went out the side the door, across the bridge and into the garden.
Haku came a few minutes later with Sen. He led her into the pigpen. Haka watched from her spot on the ground. After a while, Sen and Haku came out. Sen looked sad. Haka went up to her. "Are you OK?" she asked her. "I guess." She said. Haku handed Sen a bundle. It was her human clothes. Sen hugged them tightly. "I thought they'd been destroyed." She said, her voice sounding a bit cheerier now she had her clothes. "You need them to return to your world," Haku told her. Sen put her hand in the pocket and pulled out a card. "My good bye card's still here," she noted. She looked at it. "Chi-hi-ro. Chihiro," she sounded out. "Chihiro. That's my name isn't it?" she asked. "Yeah," Haka replied. "That's how Yubaba controls you, by stealing your name," Haku said. "That explains why she calls Chihiro 'Sen'," Haka said, proud that she figured something out. "Yes it is," Haku replied, smiling at the little girl. "I can't believe I actually forgot my own name!" Chihiro exclaimed. "Keep your card hidden. And while you're here, you must call yourself 'Sen'," Haku instructed. "If you completely forget your name, you'll never get to go home." He looked away. "I've tried everything to remember mine." He said wistfully. You mean you can't remember your own name?" Chihiro and Haka asked together. Haku smiled at them. "No, but for some reason, I remembered yours." He told Chihiro. "And that's why I told her that 'Haka' is your new name," Haku said to Haka. "Oh! I was wondering what you meant by 'given name'. Thank you," Haka said. "You're welcome," He said. He took out some rice balls. "Now eat, you must be very hungry." He told them. Chihiro looked sad again. "No," she said. "I've put a spell on it so it'll give you back your strength. Just eat it." Haku told her. Chihiro took one and began to eat. Haku passed one to Haka who began to nibble at it. Chihiro began to cry. Haku offered her another rice ball. "Here, have some more, you'll be all right," he said. "It's ok Chihiro," Haka told her. Chihiro smiled a little at Haka's comment and took another rice ball. Then she began to cry and eat. After a while, she stopped. She looked at Haka and Haku. "I'm sorry I'm such a cry-baby," she apologized. "Hey, it's OK," Haka said. "Haka, I was wondering if you would mind telling us how you got here," Haku asked. "Sure," Haka said. She took a breath. "Ok, here goes"
Author's note: OK, that was very short. I know it was. My chapters tend to be short. Sorry! The next chapter will be... somewhat short. It's just Haka's story. Oh yeah, I won't update until I get at least FIVE reviews on this chapter!!
The next day, Haku woke her up. Haka looked out the window. The sun was shining. "Did I oversleep?" she exclaimed. "No," Haku told her. "The spirits slept during the day and worked during the night. Change and meet me in the garden by the pigpen. You know where to go." Haka nodded. "Now I'm going to wake Sen," he said and left. Haka got up and went into the closet. She got her clothes out. There was a white, short-sleeved shirt whose sleeves reached her elbows and blue, knee-length pants. Odd, she thought. These look just like Haku's clothes only smaller. She went out to the little balcony and combed her hair. She put it up in a ponytail. Then she went downstairs. She had never seen it so quiet. It seemed much bigger and somewhat lonely. She went out the side the door, across the bridge and into the garden.
Haku came a few minutes later with Sen. He led her into the pigpen. Haka watched from her spot on the ground. After a while, Sen and Haku came out. Sen looked sad. Haka went up to her. "Are you OK?" she asked her. "I guess." She said. Haku handed Sen a bundle. It was her human clothes. Sen hugged them tightly. "I thought they'd been destroyed." She said, her voice sounding a bit cheerier now she had her clothes. "You need them to return to your world," Haku told her. Sen put her hand in the pocket and pulled out a card. "My good bye card's still here," she noted. She looked at it. "Chi-hi-ro. Chihiro," she sounded out. "Chihiro. That's my name isn't it?" she asked. "Yeah," Haka replied. "That's how Yubaba controls you, by stealing your name," Haku said. "That explains why she calls Chihiro 'Sen'," Haka said, proud that she figured something out. "Yes it is," Haku replied, smiling at the little girl. "I can't believe I actually forgot my own name!" Chihiro exclaimed. "Keep your card hidden. And while you're here, you must call yourself 'Sen'," Haku instructed. "If you completely forget your name, you'll never get to go home." He looked away. "I've tried everything to remember mine." He said wistfully. You mean you can't remember your own name?" Chihiro and Haka asked together. Haku smiled at them. "No, but for some reason, I remembered yours." He told Chihiro. "And that's why I told her that 'Haka' is your new name," Haku said to Haka. "Oh! I was wondering what you meant by 'given name'. Thank you," Haka said. "You're welcome," He said. He took out some rice balls. "Now eat, you must be very hungry." He told them. Chihiro looked sad again. "No," she said. "I've put a spell on it so it'll give you back your strength. Just eat it." Haku told her. Chihiro took one and began to eat. Haku passed one to Haka who began to nibble at it. Chihiro began to cry. Haku offered her another rice ball. "Here, have some more, you'll be all right," he said. "It's ok Chihiro," Haka told her. Chihiro smiled a little at Haka's comment and took another rice ball. Then she began to cry and eat. After a while, she stopped. She looked at Haka and Haku. "I'm sorry I'm such a cry-baby," she apologized. "Hey, it's OK," Haka said. "Haka, I was wondering if you would mind telling us how you got here," Haku asked. "Sure," Haka said. She took a breath. "Ok, here goes"
Author's note: OK, that was very short. I know it was. My chapters tend to be short. Sorry! The next chapter will be... somewhat short. It's just Haka's story. Oh yeah, I won't update until I get at least FIVE reviews on this chapter!!