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Authors Beginning Note: Ok, so Chihiro is all right.for now. Is something bad going to happen to her in this chapter? Well, if you really want to know, I guess you'll just have to read. Well have fun!
Chapter 6
Rin and Jin
"Hey, do you want your nose taken off?"
That was what Rin had said to me when I was younger and leaning to closely to the edges. I smiled. I looked at Rin.
"What?" asked Rin.
"Nothing, it's just good to see you." I said. She looked at me for a moment.
"Do you always wear your hair in a ponytail?"
"Since before I remember, I've always worn it in a ponytail." I could see Rin was thinking about something.
"Take it down for a moment."
"Wha?"
"I'm serious, let me see you with your hair down." I looked at her funny, than did as she said. My hair fell down easily because it was so fine. It was down to my waist, and was straight. It was still the same brown color it had always been too.
"Leave it like that." Said Rin approvingly.
"What? But then what do I do with my hair tie?"
"Do you have to wear it?"
"Yes, Zeniiba gave it to me after some of my friends wove it together. She told me to wear it always and that It would protect me." I told her. She sighed.
"Well then, give it here." I looked at her as she sat her basket down. When she stood up she held open her hand and I dropped it a little reluctantly.
"I'll French braid your hair half way." She said and had me turn my back on her. She put the hair tie between her teeth and began braiding my hair at the top and stopped right by my ears, Than she put my hair band back in to hold the braid in. Most of my hair was loose, and some of the finer hair came undone, but it stayed back for the most part.
"There you go, that looks much better. No one is going to even recognize you." She said picking up her basket. I smiled.
"You know, I bet you have a hard time keeping all of the guys away." I looked at Rin curiously.
"Why?"
"Why? Well just look at you! Compared to that scrawny little stick you were when you last came. You're almost as tall as me, and you have curves now. That's why you dope. Don't you ever look in the mirror" I looked down at my self and felt more ordinary than most times.
"Not really."
"Well then, I'll just have to go over there to that world of yours and knock some sense into them won't I?" Said Rin laughing, and I laughed along with her.
"Here's our stop." Said Rin. As we both stepped out.
"Oh Rin! When Kamajii said there were going to be a lot of people here, I didn't think that there would be this many!" I said amazed. I had never seen this many people in one place before, not even when Koanashi was making gold in the bathhouse before. It was so crowded. Towels hung from lines, workers hurried form here to there, and spirits of every kind were everywhere! Maybe Haku is in here too! Even if he is though, how will I be able to see him in this huge crowd?
"Come on Jin. We have work to do!" Yelled Rin, she was a few paces in front of me.
"Excuse me.pardon me.can I just get by.excuse me." I said as I squeezed through the crowd to catch up with Rin.
"Stop looking so surprised. People will start noticing." Said Rin as she saw me looking curiously at everyone we passed by, but she was smiling too. I nodded and started concentrating on Rin's heels as I walked behind her, but every once in a while, I would chance a look around. Rin dropped off her basket with dishes in the kitchen where I could see a hundred or so Aogaeru working at a very busy pace to keep up with the food demands of all of the in coming Spirits.
(A/N Aogaeru are talking frog workers.)
Picking up a mop, bucket, and other cleaning tools we headed towards the bathing area
"Now that there are more Spirits coming here for the Sano Saishe Festival, me and the girls have been over worked. We hardly have time even to eat. We clean almost all day. Today we're on bath tub duty." I laughed thinking about my first time scrubbing the "big tub". Though if I hadn't, I wouldn't have met the Water Spirit, and than I would never have gotten the medicine ball, and Haku would be dead. I could feel my smile fading as I sighed.
"What's wrong Jin?" I looked up at Rin; she had stopped and was now staring at me.
"I was just thinking about the Water Spirit that was disguised as an Okusare."
(A/N Okusare is a Stink Spirit that smells so bad, it can make Sueg, a deliciouse food in Kamikakushi considered to be a delicacy, turn rotten within seconds.
"You made Yubaaba richer than she has ever been. All of that gold! Those Water Spirits sure are loaded."
"But didn't Koanashi make her even richer than the Water Spirit had." I said as we continued walking.
"Yes, but does that really count? The gold money turned out to be fake and he caused way more damage than he was worth if you ask me."
"Hey Rin!" Yelled a aogaeru dressed in the usual fashion that Aogaeru dress in; which is an outfit similar to what Rin and I are wearing now only it has no sleeves, is white, and has a blue sash to keep it up.
"What do you want now?" yelled Rin.
"You've got the Big Tub again."
"What do you mean I've go the Big Tub again? I just cleaned it last week. Why don't you go get Anya to do it?"
I bit my tongue to keep from laughing as I remembered what Rin had said the first time we had to do the Big Tub.
"What! This is frogs work!"
I looked down at my feet so Rin wouldn't notice.
"I already asked her. Anya won't do it. Sorry Rin, I guess you're stuck with the job."
"Can't you get somebody else to do it?"
"They're all busy." He said and disappeared around the corner where he had come from.
"It figures. Come on Jin." As we passed the other tub rooms, some of the girls stuck out there heads and snickered, glad that they weren't the ones cleaning the Big Tub.
"Way to go Rin, I heard you got the big one." Yelled one of the girls.
"Shut Up Ereesa." Yelled Rin. I shook my head. I'm in for one interesting day back here. I smiled and followed Rin to the Big Tub.
Authors Ending Note: Ok, so what do you think so far? I could have added a cliffhanger, but I noticed that my chapter was getting long and I decided to stop while I was already ahead. For a little added mystery though, you might want to check in next week to read my next chapter. I can't tell you what it's about, because that will ruin part of it, so for all of your sakes, I'll leave it at that. BYE!!!
Authors Beginning Note: Ok, so Chihiro is all right.for now. Is something bad going to happen to her in this chapter? Well, if you really want to know, I guess you'll just have to read. Well have fun!
Chapter 6
Rin and Jin
"Hey, do you want your nose taken off?"
That was what Rin had said to me when I was younger and leaning to closely to the edges. I smiled. I looked at Rin.
"What?" asked Rin.
"Nothing, it's just good to see you." I said. She looked at me for a moment.
"Do you always wear your hair in a ponytail?"
"Since before I remember, I've always worn it in a ponytail." I could see Rin was thinking about something.
"Take it down for a moment."
"Wha?"
"I'm serious, let me see you with your hair down." I looked at her funny, than did as she said. My hair fell down easily because it was so fine. It was down to my waist, and was straight. It was still the same brown color it had always been too.
"Leave it like that." Said Rin approvingly.
"What? But then what do I do with my hair tie?"
"Do you have to wear it?"
"Yes, Zeniiba gave it to me after some of my friends wove it together. She told me to wear it always and that It would protect me." I told her. She sighed.
"Well then, give it here." I looked at her as she sat her basket down. When she stood up she held open her hand and I dropped it a little reluctantly.
"I'll French braid your hair half way." She said and had me turn my back on her. She put the hair tie between her teeth and began braiding my hair at the top and stopped right by my ears, Than she put my hair band back in to hold the braid in. Most of my hair was loose, and some of the finer hair came undone, but it stayed back for the most part.
"There you go, that looks much better. No one is going to even recognize you." She said picking up her basket. I smiled.
"You know, I bet you have a hard time keeping all of the guys away." I looked at Rin curiously.
"Why?"
"Why? Well just look at you! Compared to that scrawny little stick you were when you last came. You're almost as tall as me, and you have curves now. That's why you dope. Don't you ever look in the mirror" I looked down at my self and felt more ordinary than most times.
"Not really."
"Well then, I'll just have to go over there to that world of yours and knock some sense into them won't I?" Said Rin laughing, and I laughed along with her.
"Here's our stop." Said Rin. As we both stepped out.
"Oh Rin! When Kamajii said there were going to be a lot of people here, I didn't think that there would be this many!" I said amazed. I had never seen this many people in one place before, not even when Koanashi was making gold in the bathhouse before. It was so crowded. Towels hung from lines, workers hurried form here to there, and spirits of every kind were everywhere! Maybe Haku is in here too! Even if he is though, how will I be able to see him in this huge crowd?
"Come on Jin. We have work to do!" Yelled Rin, she was a few paces in front of me.
"Excuse me.pardon me.can I just get by.excuse me." I said as I squeezed through the crowd to catch up with Rin.
"Stop looking so surprised. People will start noticing." Said Rin as she saw me looking curiously at everyone we passed by, but she was smiling too. I nodded and started concentrating on Rin's heels as I walked behind her, but every once in a while, I would chance a look around. Rin dropped off her basket with dishes in the kitchen where I could see a hundred or so Aogaeru working at a very busy pace to keep up with the food demands of all of the in coming Spirits.
(A/N Aogaeru are talking frog workers.)
Picking up a mop, bucket, and other cleaning tools we headed towards the bathing area
"Now that there are more Spirits coming here for the Sano Saishe Festival, me and the girls have been over worked. We hardly have time even to eat. We clean almost all day. Today we're on bath tub duty." I laughed thinking about my first time scrubbing the "big tub". Though if I hadn't, I wouldn't have met the Water Spirit, and than I would never have gotten the medicine ball, and Haku would be dead. I could feel my smile fading as I sighed.
"What's wrong Jin?" I looked up at Rin; she had stopped and was now staring at me.
"I was just thinking about the Water Spirit that was disguised as an Okusare."
(A/N Okusare is a Stink Spirit that smells so bad, it can make Sueg, a deliciouse food in Kamikakushi considered to be a delicacy, turn rotten within seconds.
"You made Yubaaba richer than she has ever been. All of that gold! Those Water Spirits sure are loaded."
"But didn't Koanashi make her even richer than the Water Spirit had." I said as we continued walking.
"Yes, but does that really count? The gold money turned out to be fake and he caused way more damage than he was worth if you ask me."
"Hey Rin!" Yelled a aogaeru dressed in the usual fashion that Aogaeru dress in; which is an outfit similar to what Rin and I are wearing now only it has no sleeves, is white, and has a blue sash to keep it up.
"What do you want now?" yelled Rin.
"You've got the Big Tub again."
"What do you mean I've go the Big Tub again? I just cleaned it last week. Why don't you go get Anya to do it?"
I bit my tongue to keep from laughing as I remembered what Rin had said the first time we had to do the Big Tub.
"What! This is frogs work!"
I looked down at my feet so Rin wouldn't notice.
"I already asked her. Anya won't do it. Sorry Rin, I guess you're stuck with the job."
"Can't you get somebody else to do it?"
"They're all busy." He said and disappeared around the corner where he had come from.
"It figures. Come on Jin." As we passed the other tub rooms, some of the girls stuck out there heads and snickered, glad that they weren't the ones cleaning the Big Tub.
"Way to go Rin, I heard you got the big one." Yelled one of the girls.
"Shut Up Ereesa." Yelled Rin. I shook my head. I'm in for one interesting day back here. I smiled and followed Rin to the Big Tub.
Authors Ending Note: Ok, so what do you think so far? I could have added a cliffhanger, but I noticed that my chapter was getting long and I decided to stop while I was already ahead. For a little added mystery though, you might want to check in next week to read my next chapter. I can't tell you what it's about, because that will ruin part of it, so for all of your sakes, I'll leave it at that. BYE!!!