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Authors Beginning Note: Hola! So, the low-down on the latest is, Chihiro found out that she is more than likely going to die because of a spell on her wound. So now, not only does Kohaku need to be saved, so does Chihiro. Wow, all of that in a small chapter too. Well, for all of your sakes, I'll stop all of this mindless chatter and let you get on with the reading! Enjoy!
Chapter 10
Distractions and Escape Plans
I could feel my bleeding hand throbbing. Rin was crying on my shoulder and we sat there crying silently. "Rin, Maybe Zeniiba could help." I said straightening up and wiping a tear off of my face. "Chihiro, I don't have any train tickets, and neither does Kamajii. He gave you the last of his the last time you went there, remember? Besides how would we be able to leave this time? The last time you had Koanashi to cause a distraction. Even though you didn't sign a contract, Yubaaba knows when someone leaves or comes." She said. I nodded. I could wear my human clothes, but Yubaaba would find out too soon. I could wear the regular workers clothes, but workers can't leave the Bathhouse, so that would draw attention too. Stealing someone's clothes is definitely put of the question, so what can I do? Rin got up and wiped away her tears. Her eyes were puffy and her usually smooth peach skin was red and blotchy. "I'll be right back Jin. I have to do something." I sat there and nodded. After a while the power went out. I saw a light shining through the hallway and sat completely still.
"Rin?" I asked. Was the power supposed to go off like that? What if Rin couldn't find her way in the darkness? "It's ok Jin. The power just went off, that's all." "What's than Rin?" I said pointing to the glowing ball in her hand where all of the light came form. Even in the three months I was here last time, I have never seen this kind of thing, other than the electrically strung lights, but this one had no cord or wiring. "It's a bauble. If you hold onto it and twist it right, it gets smaller, if you twist it left, it gets bigger." She said demonstrating. The bigger it got, the stronger the light became, but the smaller it got, the smaller the light. "Can I hold it?" I asked, she smiled weakly and handed it to me. I stood up holding it and looked at it in amazement, twisting it right and left. "How small can it get?" "Smaller than a grain of sand. It can get as big as this bath house too, I've never tried doing either, but it's what I was told." She put her hands on her hips as she watched me become more and more fascinated by it. "Come on, we're going to the boiler room to see if Kamajii has any ideas." Rin said. I handed the bauble back to her and we began walking. We walked to the nearest elevator and pressed the third floor button. While in the elevator, Rin twisted the bauble right to make it small. It was now as small as my thumbnail. She then put it into her pocket and the light instantly went out. When the Elevator stopped we could hear loud noise outside of the door. "Lets stay close to the walls, and when we cross the bridge over to the elevator, stick to the middle." The elevator doors opened and I could see that thousands of people were crowding around the railings and looking down. "What's going on Rin?" "Just don't draw any attention to yourself." So I followed her and kept close to the wall. "Now everyone, just stay calm. I'm sorry about this little.ahem.problem, and I assure you; it is being fixed as we speak. There is nothing wrong, just a simple power outage, that's all. Now I suggest that you all just relax and enjoy yourself." I heard Yubaaba say. She sounded nervous. All of these costumers and no electricity, that isn't good for money, no wonder why she sounds nervous. I followed Rin and stayed close to the walls as best as I could, then when it came to crossing the bridge, that was a little bit harder. The people were nearly going piggyback on others just to look and see what was going on below. When I came to the middle, there weren't as many people there so I stopped and tried to look down. Yubaaba was floating a few feet above the ground and talking to her audience to reassure them that there was nothing that could not be fixed. Then the crowd down on the first floor started a little bit of a commotion as someone started pushing through, though I couldn't see who it was until they were right below Yubaaba and then flew up to see her face to face. It was Haku. I froze. He whispered something in Yubaaba's ear and stood, in the air facing her, as I saw her face turn sour with a look of shock. I stared at Haku. Oh Haku. Why aren't you free any more? I gave you back your name; your contract should have been destroyed. Why are you like this? Did Yubaaba put another, maybe stronger bug in you? I jumped back as he turned his head this way. "Watch I!" Said a Spirit as I landed on its foot. I looked up at it and stared. It looked like a sloth; only this one had golden fur. "Staring is very rude." It said. I began bowing and making apologies as soon as I stood up. I turned around when I heard my name called. "Jin, hurry up." Whispered Rin loudly. I turned back to the sloth-like spirit once more. "I'm sincerely sorry." I bowed one more time and pushed my way through to the other side. We rushed into the elevator. Rin had found a basket similar to the one she uses when she takes food to Kamajii and the susuwatari. "Shh. Don't talk right now. Yubaaba could be listening. Keep your eyes down." I did as she said until we were in the boiler room. "You dope! What do you think you were doing?" "I didn't know he would look up at me." "Do you think he really saw you, or did he just look in that general area?" "I don't know, it could be either." Rin was very frustrated. It was weird talking about Haku like this. I shook my head and looked around in the boiler room. The boiler room had numerous candles lit, so it wasn't dark. Kamajii watched Rin pace back and forth. The susuwatari jumped up and down and squeaked in delight. They didn't have to work until the power came back on. Though Kamajii heats the water with heat form burning coal and mixes the herbs manually, he still couldn't work. The water was pumped using electricity of sorts into the boiling area. It is much more complicated than that, but that is as much as I could understand from what Kamajii told me. We had already told Kamajii about what had happened, so now all there was to do is figure out a way to get to Zeniiba's. "Why not just walk? It may not be fast, but it could work, couldn't it" I asked. I'm doubtful about it, but right now we don't have to many options. "Are you crazy? Chihiro don't be such a dope. We wouldn't even be able to last getting to the train stop. The rain has been beating non-stop for nearly three hours. At this rate it will be over our heads by morning." I sighed. "Why not take that boat of yours Rin?" asked Kamajii. "Are you kidding me? I can't manage that boat on my own. Not in this weather. There is no way that I'm taking that thing out that storm. No way, so you can just forget about it." "Rin, you don't have to go. I'll go alone." I said. I never expected her to come, nore did I want her to. I don't want her to be in danger, just to help me! "There is no way I'm letting you go on your own either. It's suicidal! Don't be such a dope." Rin said giving me both a look of worry and stubbornness. That's Rin for ya. "I'll give you a roasted newt." Said Kamajii dangling one right in front of Rin. She crossed her arms and turned her back on it. "Not this time old man. Not me." I smiled. "What about two roasted newts?" asked Kamajii dangling two in front of Rin this time. She reached to grab them but pulled her arm back. "Nope. No amount of roasted newts could make me go out there." "Oh well. I guess I'll have to eat all five of these myself." Said Kamajii. Rin turned around. "Five?! Do you mean five roasted newts?" "Well I guess it doesn't matter, I mean you just said.." "Forget about what I just said." Rin said. Kamajii winked at me. I smiled. Kamajii handed Rin five roasted newts. "I would put on my clothes if I were you Jin, before we leave." I nodded. I walked over to the jumping susuwatari. "Ok, I'm going to need my clothes back if you don't mind." I said. They disappeared into the first cubbie hole and not even a full minute later they brought out my clothes and then my shoes. "Thank You." I said and rushed out of the sliding door and changed fast into my purple shirt and denim jeans. Then, thinking about it, I pulled out my hair tie and braid. I then tied it up in a ponytail. That felt much better. I bent over and pulled on my socks and shoes. Picking up my clothes, I rushed back in and threw them into a corner. "I'm all ready." I said. My stomach was turning flip-flops from nervouseness. Rin started walking over to the door. I went up and bowed in front of Kamajii. "Thank you Kamajii." He smiled. I ran past al of the susuwatari careful not to step on any of them. "Good bye every one!" I said and waved. Rin opened the door and held tight to make sure the wind didn't blow it back. Rin went out and held the door. When I was out all of the way, I helped Rin shut the door. It shut with a big slam, and at the same time, thunder rumbled overhead and lightening flashed.
Authors Ending Note: Well, my title did only say ".Escape Plans" It didn't say that in this chapter Rin and Chihiro would get all the way to Zeniiba's before it ended. You peoples are getting to expectant. I suppose next you'll be wanting me to post up my next chapter soon! Well, ok, that's sort of a give in I guess -LOL! So do you know if Chihiro and Sen will be able to weather out this storm? Or will they drown.or maybe the black dragon will interfere with their plans before they even reach the boat. Who knows? Well, I know that you people don't know what I know, which is what is going on in my chapter, so I guess I know that you know that I know that you know that I know ..a forget it. It basically comes down to.I guess you'll have to wait until the next time I post a chapter up huh. Well, I hope you all enjoy my story so far. This chapter has been the hardest to write, and I'm still not sure on what I think about it, but it's not to.far out of the ballpark I guess. Oh well. Tell me what you people think about it?
Authors Beginning Note: Hola! So, the low-down on the latest is, Chihiro found out that she is more than likely going to die because of a spell on her wound. So now, not only does Kohaku need to be saved, so does Chihiro. Wow, all of that in a small chapter too. Well, for all of your sakes, I'll stop all of this mindless chatter and let you get on with the reading! Enjoy!
Chapter 10
Distractions and Escape Plans
I could feel my bleeding hand throbbing. Rin was crying on my shoulder and we sat there crying silently. "Rin, Maybe Zeniiba could help." I said straightening up and wiping a tear off of my face. "Chihiro, I don't have any train tickets, and neither does Kamajii. He gave you the last of his the last time you went there, remember? Besides how would we be able to leave this time? The last time you had Koanashi to cause a distraction. Even though you didn't sign a contract, Yubaaba knows when someone leaves or comes." She said. I nodded. I could wear my human clothes, but Yubaaba would find out too soon. I could wear the regular workers clothes, but workers can't leave the Bathhouse, so that would draw attention too. Stealing someone's clothes is definitely put of the question, so what can I do? Rin got up and wiped away her tears. Her eyes were puffy and her usually smooth peach skin was red and blotchy. "I'll be right back Jin. I have to do something." I sat there and nodded. After a while the power went out. I saw a light shining through the hallway and sat completely still.
"Rin?" I asked. Was the power supposed to go off like that? What if Rin couldn't find her way in the darkness? "It's ok Jin. The power just went off, that's all." "What's than Rin?" I said pointing to the glowing ball in her hand where all of the light came form. Even in the three months I was here last time, I have never seen this kind of thing, other than the electrically strung lights, but this one had no cord or wiring. "It's a bauble. If you hold onto it and twist it right, it gets smaller, if you twist it left, it gets bigger." She said demonstrating. The bigger it got, the stronger the light became, but the smaller it got, the smaller the light. "Can I hold it?" I asked, she smiled weakly and handed it to me. I stood up holding it and looked at it in amazement, twisting it right and left. "How small can it get?" "Smaller than a grain of sand. It can get as big as this bath house too, I've never tried doing either, but it's what I was told." She put her hands on her hips as she watched me become more and more fascinated by it. "Come on, we're going to the boiler room to see if Kamajii has any ideas." Rin said. I handed the bauble back to her and we began walking. We walked to the nearest elevator and pressed the third floor button. While in the elevator, Rin twisted the bauble right to make it small. It was now as small as my thumbnail. She then put it into her pocket and the light instantly went out. When the Elevator stopped we could hear loud noise outside of the door. "Lets stay close to the walls, and when we cross the bridge over to the elevator, stick to the middle." The elevator doors opened and I could see that thousands of people were crowding around the railings and looking down. "What's going on Rin?" "Just don't draw any attention to yourself." So I followed her and kept close to the wall. "Now everyone, just stay calm. I'm sorry about this little.ahem.problem, and I assure you; it is being fixed as we speak. There is nothing wrong, just a simple power outage, that's all. Now I suggest that you all just relax and enjoy yourself." I heard Yubaaba say. She sounded nervous. All of these costumers and no electricity, that isn't good for money, no wonder why she sounds nervous. I followed Rin and stayed close to the walls as best as I could, then when it came to crossing the bridge, that was a little bit harder. The people were nearly going piggyback on others just to look and see what was going on below. When I came to the middle, there weren't as many people there so I stopped and tried to look down. Yubaaba was floating a few feet above the ground and talking to her audience to reassure them that there was nothing that could not be fixed. Then the crowd down on the first floor started a little bit of a commotion as someone started pushing through, though I couldn't see who it was until they were right below Yubaaba and then flew up to see her face to face. It was Haku. I froze. He whispered something in Yubaaba's ear and stood, in the air facing her, as I saw her face turn sour with a look of shock. I stared at Haku. Oh Haku. Why aren't you free any more? I gave you back your name; your contract should have been destroyed. Why are you like this? Did Yubaaba put another, maybe stronger bug in you? I jumped back as he turned his head this way. "Watch I!" Said a Spirit as I landed on its foot. I looked up at it and stared. It looked like a sloth; only this one had golden fur. "Staring is very rude." It said. I began bowing and making apologies as soon as I stood up. I turned around when I heard my name called. "Jin, hurry up." Whispered Rin loudly. I turned back to the sloth-like spirit once more. "I'm sincerely sorry." I bowed one more time and pushed my way through to the other side. We rushed into the elevator. Rin had found a basket similar to the one she uses when she takes food to Kamajii and the susuwatari. "Shh. Don't talk right now. Yubaaba could be listening. Keep your eyes down." I did as she said until we were in the boiler room. "You dope! What do you think you were doing?" "I didn't know he would look up at me." "Do you think he really saw you, or did he just look in that general area?" "I don't know, it could be either." Rin was very frustrated. It was weird talking about Haku like this. I shook my head and looked around in the boiler room. The boiler room had numerous candles lit, so it wasn't dark. Kamajii watched Rin pace back and forth. The susuwatari jumped up and down and squeaked in delight. They didn't have to work until the power came back on. Though Kamajii heats the water with heat form burning coal and mixes the herbs manually, he still couldn't work. The water was pumped using electricity of sorts into the boiling area. It is much more complicated than that, but that is as much as I could understand from what Kamajii told me. We had already told Kamajii about what had happened, so now all there was to do is figure out a way to get to Zeniiba's. "Why not just walk? It may not be fast, but it could work, couldn't it" I asked. I'm doubtful about it, but right now we don't have to many options. "Are you crazy? Chihiro don't be such a dope. We wouldn't even be able to last getting to the train stop. The rain has been beating non-stop for nearly three hours. At this rate it will be over our heads by morning." I sighed. "Why not take that boat of yours Rin?" asked Kamajii. "Are you kidding me? I can't manage that boat on my own. Not in this weather. There is no way that I'm taking that thing out that storm. No way, so you can just forget about it." "Rin, you don't have to go. I'll go alone." I said. I never expected her to come, nore did I want her to. I don't want her to be in danger, just to help me! "There is no way I'm letting you go on your own either. It's suicidal! Don't be such a dope." Rin said giving me both a look of worry and stubbornness. That's Rin for ya. "I'll give you a roasted newt." Said Kamajii dangling one right in front of Rin. She crossed her arms and turned her back on it. "Not this time old man. Not me." I smiled. "What about two roasted newts?" asked Kamajii dangling two in front of Rin this time. She reached to grab them but pulled her arm back. "Nope. No amount of roasted newts could make me go out there." "Oh well. I guess I'll have to eat all five of these myself." Said Kamajii. Rin turned around. "Five?! Do you mean five roasted newts?" "Well I guess it doesn't matter, I mean you just said.." "Forget about what I just said." Rin said. Kamajii winked at me. I smiled. Kamajii handed Rin five roasted newts. "I would put on my clothes if I were you Jin, before we leave." I nodded. I walked over to the jumping susuwatari. "Ok, I'm going to need my clothes back if you don't mind." I said. They disappeared into the first cubbie hole and not even a full minute later they brought out my clothes and then my shoes. "Thank You." I said and rushed out of the sliding door and changed fast into my purple shirt and denim jeans. Then, thinking about it, I pulled out my hair tie and braid. I then tied it up in a ponytail. That felt much better. I bent over and pulled on my socks and shoes. Picking up my clothes, I rushed back in and threw them into a corner. "I'm all ready." I said. My stomach was turning flip-flops from nervouseness. Rin started walking over to the door. I went up and bowed in front of Kamajii. "Thank you Kamajii." He smiled. I ran past al of the susuwatari careful not to step on any of them. "Good bye every one!" I said and waved. Rin opened the door and held tight to make sure the wind didn't blow it back. Rin went out and held the door. When I was out all of the way, I helped Rin shut the door. It shut with a big slam, and at the same time, thunder rumbled overhead and lightening flashed.
Authors Ending Note: Well, my title did only say ".Escape Plans" It didn't say that in this chapter Rin and Chihiro would get all the way to Zeniiba's before it ended. You peoples are getting to expectant. I suppose next you'll be wanting me to post up my next chapter soon! Well, ok, that's sort of a give in I guess -LOL! So do you know if Chihiro and Sen will be able to weather out this storm? Or will they drown.or maybe the black dragon will interfere with their plans before they even reach the boat. Who knows? Well, I know that you people don't know what I know, which is what is going on in my chapter, so I guess I know that you know that I know that you know that I know ..a forget it. It basically comes down to.I guess you'll have to wait until the next time I post a chapter up huh. Well, I hope you all enjoy my story so far. This chapter has been the hardest to write, and I'm still not sure on what I think about it, but it's not to.far out of the ballpark I guess. Oh well. Tell me what you people think about it?