kagayaita masshiro na T shatsu
mizu shibuki ni ukabu niji
bonyari to mitsumeteru sora o
ikutsu mono kaze ga asobu
nannimonai koto ga futari dake no shiawase datta
dare yori mo fukaku kokoro made oborete ima mo kono basho de kimi dake o mitsumete nido to modoranai yume naraba kowashite wasurarenakute mou ichido aitai
shikirou kasanete kimi no kage, hiroiatsume
tokei no hari o tometa mama de machitsuzukeru
nemurenai yoru mo, tameiki no asa mo kimi no daisuki na tsuki no uta o
itsu kara ka tooku, karada made hanarete ima wa kono basho ni boku dake o nokoshite zutto kawaranai futari da to shinjita ano koro no you ni mou ichido, aishita
The Looking-Glass Chapter 5 Tsuki no Uta
Mika sighed deeply. How was she going to explaing this to Chihiro? She had been dead for a year. Her friend just couldn't let go. This, of course was perfectly understandable, but as Chihiro stood in front of her, pale and small, Mika knew that there would be much explaining to do.
"Chihiro, I'm so sorry." Mika breathed. If there was anything she could do for her friend, it was apologize. She was to be sorry for the fight, sorry for leaving, sorry for placing herself above their friendship. Chihiro dropped to her knees and started sobbing. The towel that was wrapped tightly around her became taut. Mika kneeled to her friend's side.
"Mika, I thought you had died. I even saw your body. What are you doing here?" Chihiro coughed out between sobs.
"Chi, I am dead. You are in the Mahou no Sekai. The land of the spirits. This is where the souls of the dead reside. I am no longer human, I am a fox spirit." Mika whispered softly to her friend, expecting Chihiro to become even more hysterical.
But, Chihiro seemed to take it rather well.
"You mean this is Heaven? You're safe? I thought you would have been wandering. I couldn't bear not being able to help you. I was so sad! Thank God you're alright!" Chihiro grabbed Mika into a tight hug. Mika happily returned it.
"Alright, Sen. We'll catch up in the morning. Yubaba will miss me if I am gone any longer. We've got to hide you, you know. Humans aren't welcomed here." With a wink, Mika gave the clothes to Chihiro and left the room.
She walked down the wooden stairs to report to her boss.
"Well, Haku, you've got your work cut out for you. She doesn't remember a thing. I've got to go and meet Rei now. Have fun!" Mika said and then slid by a river spirit who carefully masked his sadness. Nobody would ever see him cry.
A scream erupted from one of the larger tubs.
One of the workers was standing near the edge of the tub, cautiously peering in, "Master Haku! There's a.. human in there!" she screeched. Haku's eyes widened in fear. It couldn't be Chihiro. She was safe in his room. He looked into the tub, and there in the bottom was a small girl, huddled into a little ball, trying her very best not to cry. Haku turned to the bath workers.
"Take this guest to another tub. I want all of you to get back to work and leave this mess to me." The other all scrambled back to their jobs. Haku jumped into the tub next to the small girl.
"Hello." He said, "What's your name?" The little creature sniffed and looked at him with her puffy brown eyes.
"Hi-hikari. My name is Hikari. I don't know where I am. My mummy and daddy are hurt very badly and I ran away from my sister."
"Well, Hikari, my name is Kohaku. I'll let you call me Haku if you would like. I can help you find your way, but you'll have to help me out as well. You see, there's a witch here named Yubaba, and she'll turn you to a pig if you don't have a job. Listen to me Hikari, I am going to give you some instructions." Haku placed his fingers to Hikari's forehead and spoke once more. The pictures appeared in Hikari's mind, and she knew exactly what to do, "Once you leave this stall, go left until you reach the elevator. Ride it to the top. It will not go high enough, so you'll have to find the other one. It's directly behind the first. Once you get into the other elevator, you have to ride it to the topmost floor. That's where Yubaba lives. Ask her for a job, and if she refuses, keep asking. If you don't have work, you'll be turned into a pig and eaten." HIkari sniffed in the last of her tears and got up. She smiled to Haku.
"Thanks Haku, I'm glad you were here. You made me feel a lot better."
"Hikari, remember, your sister, no matter how mad she might be at you, for whatever reason, she still loves you." Hikari only smiled before climbing out of the tub and exiting the stall. Haku sat there for a long time and thought of how he was to tell Chihiro about her sister's fate.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Hikari rode the elevators to the top of the large bath house and stepped out into a large foyer. It was decorated in deep oak and coloured a deep crimson. The large double doors at the end of the hall loomed dangerously in front of her, and Hikari meekly approached them. The door knocker had large eyes, and an enormous nose, but Hikari pinched it and knocked anyway.
The doors swung open.
Hikari walked slowly into the next room and knocked on the next door. It opened. The rooms kept continuing until Hikari finally smelled the scent of burning wood. An old lady was seated at a desk, scribbling on a note card.
"What are you doing in here, human? You don't belong. Leave." The witch said without looking up from her work. Hikari took a deep breath, and in the biggest voice she could muster, she said:
"Could you please give me a job?"
Flights below, Chihiro woke from her slumber. Hikari. Something was wrong with Hikari. She dashed out the door of Haku's room and up the wooden stairs. She climbed flights and flights until she reached the topmost floor. She threw open door after door until she reached the office. The old witch was glaring at her sister.
"Who are you?" The old woman bellowed.
"S-sen." Chihiro said, putting herself between Hikari and the monster.
"Sen. It has been a while. You're all grown up, aren't you? You know you shouldn't be here. Who helped you, dear? Tell me, why didn't I know you were here?" Chihiro looked at Yubaba with malice.
"Do not harm my sister. I will work in her place."
"You? Work here? What can you do for me, Sen? Why should I hire you? You're worthless, never done a day's labour in your life."
"No. I haven't. However, a six-year-old will be no help to you, and at least I can learn. I am strong. I frequently exercise. Take me in her place."
"I have all of the workers I need."
"I can sing."
"You can, can you? Well, so can the child. She asked for the job, and if I am in the market for entertainment, she will be the first to fill the position."
"I am the most popular recording artist in Japan. You'd be getting the best, not a little girl. I swear to you, Yubaba, I will do my duty well."
"As you wish. Sign your name away, and you may remain under contract. If the child is to be staying as well, she will have to work. Cleaning and other chores. She, however, will be free to leave at any time. You are to stay until your contract is void. Is that clear?"
"Yes." Chihiro handed the witch the completed contract and jumped when Haku stepped out of the shadows.
"You wanted to speak with me, Yubaba?"
"Wes, show these two humans to their posts. The younger will be sleeping with the yunas, but Sen, she will have her own private quarters. A star only gets the best."
Haku looked crestfallen. Chihiro had sold her life to the devil. She would never return now. Yubaba had complete comtrol of her.
A/N:
Sorry it's been so long, I've had to switch computers a few times, but things are finally functioning now, and I should be okay. Thanks for reading and being patient with me. The song is Tsuki no Uta by Gackt-san. The translation is below.
SLA.
A shining, pure white T-shirt A rainbow floating in a spray of water Gazing thoughtfully at the sky The wind plays with countless things Nothingness was our own happiness
More deeply than anyone else, I even give my heart to you Even now right here, I'm only gazing at you If it's a dream that I cannot return to once more, I'll destroy it You're unforgettable, I want to see you once more
The mirages pile up Your shadows, I collect them
I keep waiting for you though the hands of my watch have stopped
On sleepless nights, and on mornings when you have to sigh There's your beloved song of the moon
Some time far away, when even our bodies are left behind Right now right here, only I remain I believed we'd always be together unchanging Once more, like I did at that time, I want to love you
dare yori mo fukaku kokoro made oborete ima mo kono basho de kimi dake o mitsumete nido to modoranai yume naraba kowashite wasurarenakute mou ichido aitai
shikirou kasanete kimi no kage, hiroiatsume
tokei no hari o tometa mama de machitsuzukeru
nemurenai yoru mo, tameiki no asa mo kimi no daisuki na tsuki no uta o
itsu kara ka tooku, karada made hanarete ima wa kono basho ni boku dake o nokoshite zutto kawaranai futari da to shinjita ano koro no you ni mou ichido, aishita
The Looking-Glass Chapter 5 Tsuki no Uta
Mika sighed deeply. How was she going to explaing this to Chihiro? She had been dead for a year. Her friend just couldn't let go. This, of course was perfectly understandable, but as Chihiro stood in front of her, pale and small, Mika knew that there would be much explaining to do.
"Chihiro, I'm so sorry." Mika breathed. If there was anything she could do for her friend, it was apologize. She was to be sorry for the fight, sorry for leaving, sorry for placing herself above their friendship. Chihiro dropped to her knees and started sobbing. The towel that was wrapped tightly around her became taut. Mika kneeled to her friend's side.
"Mika, I thought you had died. I even saw your body. What are you doing here?" Chihiro coughed out between sobs.
"Chi, I am dead. You are in the Mahou no Sekai. The land of the spirits. This is where the souls of the dead reside. I am no longer human, I am a fox spirit." Mika whispered softly to her friend, expecting Chihiro to become even more hysterical.
But, Chihiro seemed to take it rather well.
"You mean this is Heaven? You're safe? I thought you would have been wandering. I couldn't bear not being able to help you. I was so sad! Thank God you're alright!" Chihiro grabbed Mika into a tight hug. Mika happily returned it.
"Alright, Sen. We'll catch up in the morning. Yubaba will miss me if I am gone any longer. We've got to hide you, you know. Humans aren't welcomed here." With a wink, Mika gave the clothes to Chihiro and left the room.
She walked down the wooden stairs to report to her boss.
"Well, Haku, you've got your work cut out for you. She doesn't remember a thing. I've got to go and meet Rei now. Have fun!" Mika said and then slid by a river spirit who carefully masked his sadness. Nobody would ever see him cry.
A scream erupted from one of the larger tubs.
One of the workers was standing near the edge of the tub, cautiously peering in, "Master Haku! There's a.. human in there!" she screeched. Haku's eyes widened in fear. It couldn't be Chihiro. She was safe in his room. He looked into the tub, and there in the bottom was a small girl, huddled into a little ball, trying her very best not to cry. Haku turned to the bath workers.
"Take this guest to another tub. I want all of you to get back to work and leave this mess to me." The other all scrambled back to their jobs. Haku jumped into the tub next to the small girl.
"Hello." He said, "What's your name?" The little creature sniffed and looked at him with her puffy brown eyes.
"Hi-hikari. My name is Hikari. I don't know where I am. My mummy and daddy are hurt very badly and I ran away from my sister."
"Well, Hikari, my name is Kohaku. I'll let you call me Haku if you would like. I can help you find your way, but you'll have to help me out as well. You see, there's a witch here named Yubaba, and she'll turn you to a pig if you don't have a job. Listen to me Hikari, I am going to give you some instructions." Haku placed his fingers to Hikari's forehead and spoke once more. The pictures appeared in Hikari's mind, and she knew exactly what to do, "Once you leave this stall, go left until you reach the elevator. Ride it to the top. It will not go high enough, so you'll have to find the other one. It's directly behind the first. Once you get into the other elevator, you have to ride it to the topmost floor. That's where Yubaba lives. Ask her for a job, and if she refuses, keep asking. If you don't have work, you'll be turned into a pig and eaten." HIkari sniffed in the last of her tears and got up. She smiled to Haku.
"Thanks Haku, I'm glad you were here. You made me feel a lot better."
"Hikari, remember, your sister, no matter how mad she might be at you, for whatever reason, she still loves you." Hikari only smiled before climbing out of the tub and exiting the stall. Haku sat there for a long time and thought of how he was to tell Chihiro about her sister's fate.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Hikari rode the elevators to the top of the large bath house and stepped out into a large foyer. It was decorated in deep oak and coloured a deep crimson. The large double doors at the end of the hall loomed dangerously in front of her, and Hikari meekly approached them. The door knocker had large eyes, and an enormous nose, but Hikari pinched it and knocked anyway.
The doors swung open.
Hikari walked slowly into the next room and knocked on the next door. It opened. The rooms kept continuing until Hikari finally smelled the scent of burning wood. An old lady was seated at a desk, scribbling on a note card.
"What are you doing in here, human? You don't belong. Leave." The witch said without looking up from her work. Hikari took a deep breath, and in the biggest voice she could muster, she said:
"Could you please give me a job?"
Flights below, Chihiro woke from her slumber. Hikari. Something was wrong with Hikari. She dashed out the door of Haku's room and up the wooden stairs. She climbed flights and flights until she reached the topmost floor. She threw open door after door until she reached the office. The old witch was glaring at her sister.
"Who are you?" The old woman bellowed.
"S-sen." Chihiro said, putting herself between Hikari and the monster.
"Sen. It has been a while. You're all grown up, aren't you? You know you shouldn't be here. Who helped you, dear? Tell me, why didn't I know you were here?" Chihiro looked at Yubaba with malice.
"Do not harm my sister. I will work in her place."
"You? Work here? What can you do for me, Sen? Why should I hire you? You're worthless, never done a day's labour in your life."
"No. I haven't. However, a six-year-old will be no help to you, and at least I can learn. I am strong. I frequently exercise. Take me in her place."
"I have all of the workers I need."
"I can sing."
"You can, can you? Well, so can the child. She asked for the job, and if I am in the market for entertainment, she will be the first to fill the position."
"I am the most popular recording artist in Japan. You'd be getting the best, not a little girl. I swear to you, Yubaba, I will do my duty well."
"As you wish. Sign your name away, and you may remain under contract. If the child is to be staying as well, she will have to work. Cleaning and other chores. She, however, will be free to leave at any time. You are to stay until your contract is void. Is that clear?"
"Yes." Chihiro handed the witch the completed contract and jumped when Haku stepped out of the shadows.
"You wanted to speak with me, Yubaba?"
"Wes, show these two humans to their posts. The younger will be sleeping with the yunas, but Sen, she will have her own private quarters. A star only gets the best."
Haku looked crestfallen. Chihiro had sold her life to the devil. She would never return now. Yubaba had complete comtrol of her.
A/N:
Sorry it's been so long, I've had to switch computers a few times, but things are finally functioning now, and I should be okay. Thanks for reading and being patient with me. The song is Tsuki no Uta by Gackt-san. The translation is below.
SLA.
A shining, pure white T-shirt A rainbow floating in a spray of water Gazing thoughtfully at the sky The wind plays with countless things Nothingness was our own happiness
More deeply than anyone else, I even give my heart to you Even now right here, I'm only gazing at you If it's a dream that I cannot return to once more, I'll destroy it You're unforgettable, I want to see you once more
The mirages pile up Your shadows, I collect them
I keep waiting for you though the hands of my watch have stopped
On sleepless nights, and on mornings when you have to sigh There's your beloved song of the moon
Some time far away, when even our bodies are left behind Right now right here, only I remain I believed we'd always be together unchanging Once more, like I did at that time, I want to love you