Althe: Yo people! Sorry for the long update heh........long update?
Well, can't say much except........gomen?
:::The Hour:::
8. Yubaba's Henchmen
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- "Kohaku looked at Chihiro curiously.
"Chihiro-?"
As he said her name, she slumped down a bit, her head bent down as if she was knocked unconscious.
Kohaku quickly came to her aid, holding her in his arms and shaking her shoulders gently.
"Chihiro? Chihiro?" he called out, but the girl did not reply.
Kohaku looked up at the sky, frowning in frustration.
He'd have to meet Yubaba in the morning.
In the meantime, he had to get Chihiro to a safe place to recover. "–
Kenji spotted Kohaku right before he disappeared into the shadows with Chihiro in his arms.
The pig ears were gone.
"Heh," Kenji said to himself, a sly smile appearing on his face.
He looked towards the direction of the bathhouse and frowned.
If he went to Yubaba now, he was sure to get a good bitch slap from her for trying to escape. Maybe he'd even get thrown in an isolated damp dungeon for a few days with no food or water; but that was only if he got lucky.
If he went to Yubaba later, he'd be beaten and tortured then be made to clean up the largest and filthiest tub in the bathhouse. Maybe he'd even get thrown in an isolated damp dungeon for a few days with no food or water and with hot coals burning his skin and flesh; but that was only if he got lucky.
If he didn't go at all, he'd be hunted down and killed.
Not going at all was quite tempting at the moment.
But he couldn't do that to Kohaku and Chihiro.
Well, Kohaku probably wouldn't care much, but Chihiro was so fragile. She'd break without his protection. He knew Kohaku was bound to protect her, but he was so puny. The most he could do is transform into a dragon and scare the stuffing out of his opponents.
Kenji heaved out a long and heavy sigh. He might as well see Yubaba before she decided to send the hounds on him.
Kenji looked up towards the long dark path.
Walking seemed so time consuming, running felt like a waste of energy.
This was the upside of 'sorcery'.
Kenji murmured a few incantations, and with the snap of his fingers, Yubaba's door was in front of him.
The top floor was probably the most decorated.
The shining knocker flashed in Kenji's eyes.
Yubaba probably had her hands full if she didn't notice his presence.
"Don't just stand there brat. Come in," the knocker snapped, rolling its eyes at him.
Kenji held in a sigh.
Yubaba was a watchful old hag.
In a sulky mood, Kenji pushed the doors open with his right hand, not putting much effort to getting to Yubaba.
With each step he took, a door ahead of him would open, revealing another golden door.
Yubaba didn't look as jolly as Kenji had hoped when he strolled into her office. Her eyes narrowed with each step he took. By the time he flopped himself onto a cushioned chair, her eyes looked like tiny slits from an old beat up book bag.
Kenji lazily looked up at Yubaba's screwed up face in the leather chair behind her desk. He was rather exhausted, but Yubaba's presence bolted some energy into him. If looks could kill, he'd be dead.
"Yo Yubab-"
"Don't 'yo' me you insolent brat!" Yubaba snapped, slamming her ring covered hands on the table. Papers and fountain pens rattled and shook on her table.
"Thought you could escape did you?! Thought you could escape from me?! Running off like that for a whole day's worth of work! And to think I gave you such a high and honourable title in this bathhouse!"
Kenji continued to stare at Yubaba. There wasn't much to say. She'd said everything he'd done in the past twenty four hours- maybe without the details (or the part with Chihiro).
Yubaba's eyes widened with rage with Kenji's carefree face.
"What do you have to say for yourself boy?" she hissed in a lethal voice, veins popping out of her aging skin.
Kenji changed his seating position, taking his time to answer her question.
"Nothing," he finally said, "what's my punishment?"
Yubaba looked like a hot air balloon about to explode. She wasn't much of a patient person.
"Nothing?! And now you're asking for a punishment?! Do you think of this as a game?!"
Kenji gave Yubaba a wicked grin.
"More or less."
For a cool guy, Kenji gave Yubaba stupid answers, probably bringing him closer to a short life.
Yubaba took long deep breaths, fruitlessly trying to calm herself down.
Finally, she gave a snort and swished out a cigarette from one of her draws, lighted it and placed it between her lips.
"You're a troublesome one boy," Yubaba mumbled while sitting back onto her leather seat.
Kenji said nothing, looking at the ceiling as if it was more fascinating. Yubaba extinguished the cigarette in her gold ashtray. He turned his head and the two locked eyes.
"Don't forget," she said rather sharply, "you are my henchmen."
Kenji narrowed his eyes at her. That brought a rather nasty smile out of Yubaba, which made Kenji look away.
"Never forget that Kenji."
"I know," Kenji muttered, getting out of his seat to leave.
"Wait."
He stopped just before opening the door and turned his head to look at her.
"Have you seen that girl? She's gone from my sight."
Kenji smiled.
"I haven't seen her."
"Then look for her."
Kenji paused a moment before speaking again.
"What do you want me to do when I find her."
Yubaba pulled out another cigarette. Her eyes were beginning to show fatigue.
"Get rid of her."
Kenji turned his head back to the door. Before he left, he said, "And if I don't find her?"
Yubaba blew out a puff of smoke from her nostrils and crackled with laughter.
"Them I'll find her myself. And if I catch her, I'll either turn her into a pig or coal. Or even better," Yubaba added as Kenji walked out of the room, "I might have you kill her."
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Althe: Gomen. It was such a short chapter and short update. But I promise to update soon! It's the summer!
Check my bio to know when I'll be updating on :::CHAPTER UPDATES::: okay? Okay!
Well, ja ne!
Until the next chapter!
RR!
Well, can't say much except........gomen?
:::The Hour:::
8. Yubaba's Henchmen
OOOOO
- "Kohaku looked at Chihiro curiously.
"Chihiro-?"
As he said her name, she slumped down a bit, her head bent down as if she was knocked unconscious.
Kohaku quickly came to her aid, holding her in his arms and shaking her shoulders gently.
"Chihiro? Chihiro?" he called out, but the girl did not reply.
Kohaku looked up at the sky, frowning in frustration.
He'd have to meet Yubaba in the morning.
In the meantime, he had to get Chihiro to a safe place to recover. "–
Kenji spotted Kohaku right before he disappeared into the shadows with Chihiro in his arms.
The pig ears were gone.
"Heh," Kenji said to himself, a sly smile appearing on his face.
He looked towards the direction of the bathhouse and frowned.
If he went to Yubaba now, he was sure to get a good bitch slap from her for trying to escape. Maybe he'd even get thrown in an isolated damp dungeon for a few days with no food or water; but that was only if he got lucky.
If he went to Yubaba later, he'd be beaten and tortured then be made to clean up the largest and filthiest tub in the bathhouse. Maybe he'd even get thrown in an isolated damp dungeon for a few days with no food or water and with hot coals burning his skin and flesh; but that was only if he got lucky.
If he didn't go at all, he'd be hunted down and killed.
Not going at all was quite tempting at the moment.
But he couldn't do that to Kohaku and Chihiro.
Well, Kohaku probably wouldn't care much, but Chihiro was so fragile. She'd break without his protection. He knew Kohaku was bound to protect her, but he was so puny. The most he could do is transform into a dragon and scare the stuffing out of his opponents.
Kenji heaved out a long and heavy sigh. He might as well see Yubaba before she decided to send the hounds on him.
Kenji looked up towards the long dark path.
Walking seemed so time consuming, running felt like a waste of energy.
This was the upside of 'sorcery'.
Kenji murmured a few incantations, and with the snap of his fingers, Yubaba's door was in front of him.
The top floor was probably the most decorated.
The shining knocker flashed in Kenji's eyes.
Yubaba probably had her hands full if she didn't notice his presence.
"Don't just stand there brat. Come in," the knocker snapped, rolling its eyes at him.
Kenji held in a sigh.
Yubaba was a watchful old hag.
In a sulky mood, Kenji pushed the doors open with his right hand, not putting much effort to getting to Yubaba.
With each step he took, a door ahead of him would open, revealing another golden door.
Yubaba didn't look as jolly as Kenji had hoped when he strolled into her office. Her eyes narrowed with each step he took. By the time he flopped himself onto a cushioned chair, her eyes looked like tiny slits from an old beat up book bag.
Kenji lazily looked up at Yubaba's screwed up face in the leather chair behind her desk. He was rather exhausted, but Yubaba's presence bolted some energy into him. If looks could kill, he'd be dead.
"Yo Yubab-"
"Don't 'yo' me you insolent brat!" Yubaba snapped, slamming her ring covered hands on the table. Papers and fountain pens rattled and shook on her table.
"Thought you could escape did you?! Thought you could escape from me?! Running off like that for a whole day's worth of work! And to think I gave you such a high and honourable title in this bathhouse!"
Kenji continued to stare at Yubaba. There wasn't much to say. She'd said everything he'd done in the past twenty four hours- maybe without the details (or the part with Chihiro).
Yubaba's eyes widened with rage with Kenji's carefree face.
"What do you have to say for yourself boy?" she hissed in a lethal voice, veins popping out of her aging skin.
Kenji changed his seating position, taking his time to answer her question.
"Nothing," he finally said, "what's my punishment?"
Yubaba looked like a hot air balloon about to explode. She wasn't much of a patient person.
"Nothing?! And now you're asking for a punishment?! Do you think of this as a game?!"
Kenji gave Yubaba a wicked grin.
"More or less."
For a cool guy, Kenji gave Yubaba stupid answers, probably bringing him closer to a short life.
Yubaba took long deep breaths, fruitlessly trying to calm herself down.
Finally, she gave a snort and swished out a cigarette from one of her draws, lighted it and placed it between her lips.
"You're a troublesome one boy," Yubaba mumbled while sitting back onto her leather seat.
Kenji said nothing, looking at the ceiling as if it was more fascinating. Yubaba extinguished the cigarette in her gold ashtray. He turned his head and the two locked eyes.
"Don't forget," she said rather sharply, "you are my henchmen."
Kenji narrowed his eyes at her. That brought a rather nasty smile out of Yubaba, which made Kenji look away.
"Never forget that Kenji."
"I know," Kenji muttered, getting out of his seat to leave.
"Wait."
He stopped just before opening the door and turned his head to look at her.
"Have you seen that girl? She's gone from my sight."
Kenji smiled.
"I haven't seen her."
"Then look for her."
Kenji paused a moment before speaking again.
"What do you want me to do when I find her."
Yubaba pulled out another cigarette. Her eyes were beginning to show fatigue.
"Get rid of her."
Kenji turned his head back to the door. Before he left, he said, "And if I don't find her?"
Yubaba blew out a puff of smoke from her nostrils and crackled with laughter.
"Them I'll find her myself. And if I catch her, I'll either turn her into a pig or coal. Or even better," Yubaba added as Kenji walked out of the room, "I might have you kill her."
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Althe: Gomen. It was such a short chapter and short update. But I promise to update soon! It's the summer!
Check my bio to know when I'll be updating on :::CHAPTER UPDATES::: okay? Okay!
Well, ja ne!
Until the next chapter!
RR!