Chapter 2
Chihiro stared blankly at the ceiling, trying to remember the number of little plaster dots she counted from the last time she felt like this. She sat on her bed wondering if she should have chosen little fountains for her wallpaper because they constantly made her wonder if she ever was going to see the bathhouse again. Her thoughts of Haku and Zeneba were stirred when a small rabbit looking being jumped through her window squeaking in a high pitched voice. "Are you the one Master calls Chihiro?" Chihiro still hadn't got over her shock enough to speak. The fact that a talking rabbit had just came into her room had struck a certain note in her brain to be confused.
Moshima wondered what the little girl could be thinking at time when things were so urgent. Then the thought struck him. Little human girls weren't accustomed to people like him jumping into windows. "Hmm...I didn't mean to startle you but, Master would like you to come to his....ummm.....house." He said with a mild expression, expecting a startled look of rejection. He was countered with a stir of excitement in the girls eyes. "I am ready to go, my things will be packed in a moment."
She could barely hide her excitement as she spoke. She knew that is was Haku. The feeling in her gut told her that the bath token and Haku had to be related. She chanced it. "I am ready, where is your car?" Moshima looked at her curiously. "We aren't going to travel by a (car) but by your bath. Chihiro's excitement was building up as she went, she imagined them swirling down the drain. She led Moshima towards the bathroom, lugging her suitcase trying to avoid her mother. She thought of her mother spotting the little creature as she slowly made her way down the hall. She imagined her screaming endlessly about how she told her no pets. This rabbit is much more than a pet.
"Just set your stuff in the tub and wait for me to finish the spell." She pondered for a second. She raised her finger but decided to start off with "What is your name?". Moshima looked at her and replied "Moshima.".
Moshima raised his paws after digging something out of his pouch and whispered, "To the bathhouse." Chihiro's flipped upside down. Swirls were everywhere, almost to the point of making her sick. After it was done, they were expelled onto a hard wooden floor. Through her dizziness she could make out a short figure and the rabbit. Her vision cleared and she realized that is was Haku.
"Well done." A soft voice spoke that could only belong to someone like Haku.
She stared at him, tears welling in her eyes expressed all of her feelings that had built up inside of her. Chihiro didn't know how long she had droned on but she was finally silenced by a raised hand and was led to pallet. "We will talk in the morning, as for now sleep." Haku's comforting voice helped Chihiro find sleep.
