Well, I'm back. I can't tell you how bad I feel about leaving this
fic so long. I could give you some really good excuses as to why I left
you guys hanging after promising to update regularly. For example, I could
tell you my cat peed on the keyboard, or a close relative of mine was
electrocuted while working on a computer causing me to go through extensive
therapy before touching one again. But I like you guys, so I'll be honest
and give you all my wimpy (but true) excuses.
My mother found out why my grades were dropping. (Think back to the many references I made about doing this instead of my homework)
2. I actually got something resembling a social life. It only took me two years, and I have a friend! (In case your parents ever decide to uproot you, make sure they move to a heavily populated area. It's much easier to make friends. And yes, I'm speaking from experience. Towns with a population of 1,500 and about 5 last names are not a good place to start over;-)
3. I went to Kansas City for my Aunt's graduation. She got her masters in Business Administration. You will probably never read this, but I'm proud of you!
4. The MTC (the place where they keep all the computers in my school) was closed for weeks on end, and my mother wouldn't let me use the internet on account of a new virus going around. The woman is paranoid, I tell you.
5. I left my bedroom door unlocked and Rose and Wren escaped. Idiots... After all that I've done for them, and this is how they repay me. Well, if you guys see them anywhere, please contact me. And some advice: If Wren is talking to herself, don't answer her. And NEVER make any comments about Rose's hair. Ex: "Is your head on fire?"
Why, you may ask, with all these pressing issues, are you writing now? Well, children, to put it plainly, this is a hell of a lot more fun than working on my English project or studying for Algebra II. It is amazing I've gotten even this far in high school. Frankly, I think they put up with me because of my ACT score. I got 27 and I didn't even study. Now my guidance councilor is all over trying to get me interested in something. I told him I want to join the mob. And so, I will conclude my long winded (Lettered? Writtened?) speech by thanking you nice people for putting up with me.
KonekOniko- Hey, I thrive off of weirdness. I'm glad you like cats too. I based Snickerdoodle on my own cat, Swartz. I worship him, and in return he makes sure I don't fail school. Would you be interested in joining a cult I just made up based on the worship of cats and caffeine? Please keep reviewing!
Jessica R- Frosted Flakes, hmmm? Well, to each her own... I don't want Chihiro to go back either. But I'm not sure how I could work in her being part spirit. I'll try, but don't be mad at me if the story goes and does its own thing. And I go to Seymour High School, aka the Death Pit of Hell. Keep reviewing please! I love feedback!
Boo- And might I advise you to work on your punctuation?
Red-rose87- You're still with me! I love you... Thank you, thank you, thank you. You're the best.
Pyro-Panda- Opps. offers tissue I guess I got a little carried away. You know, I'd hook you up with Rose, but she's run away like I said before. And I'd feel sorry about it because you seem like such a nice person and Rose is a bit of a brat. If you review again though, I'll talk to her and see what she says.
OK, that seem to cover that. On with the story!
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Chapter 5- In Which the Author Forgets to Take her Medication...
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"Alfred?" Chihiro call tentatively. But only frogs croaked in return.
"Great. Just peachy. And he had the map too" Rose gripped.
"Rose! What if he's hurt! We have to find him!" Wren said, semihystarical.
Chihiro stared. She'd never seen Wren quite this upset before, even when Rose was teasing her unmercifully. 'Wow, she must really like Alfred. She's always told me before that guys are dumb.' Chihiro thought to herself. She looked around, hoping to see some evidence of where Alfred might have gone. The path that lead them through the muck of the swamp seemed to branch off into a least ten little paths further up ahead, so that was no help. And why would anyone go back where they came from? Chihiro sighed. Rose was right, without the map they were well and truly stuck.
"Why would anyone want Alfred anyway?" Rose continued, ignoring Wren. "Ok, he's alright, but he's definitely not the cutest guy I've seen. And he has a negative sense of direction as well."
Suddenly, smelly, black smoke billowed up from the ground, causing Snickerdoodle to claw his way up a tree and the three girls to cough violently.
"I cough am your hack worst nightmare!" The hooded and cloaked man who appeared in the middle of the smoke proclaimed. It would have been more impressive if he hadn't sounded like he was going to keel over at any second. And it might've help if he was face them, but the smoke seemed to have confused him a bit.
"ehh?"
Chihiro had to admit that Wren could be less than articulate at times.
"I am cough choke your worst nightmare!" The man said again, finally facing them.
'Well,' Chihiro thought, 'this could get old pretty quick.' So she decided to put in her own two cent's worth.
"Umm, why?"
"Because...Uh, because..."
"Let us know when you decide." Rose said sweetly. "I'm voting we run like hell back to Zeniba's house." She whispered to the others. "Who's with me?"
"You can't say words like hell!" Chihiro whispered back, scandalized. "Look at the rating! There could be little kids reading this!" Chihiro clapped her hands over her mouth. "Why did I just say that?"
Rose turned to Wren and hissed: "Some buffer you are!"
"Hey, it's not my fault your theories have more holes in them than your ears!"
Finally the cloaked man seemed to have gotten his act together.
"I am your worst nightmare because soon I will rule this puny spirit world and your own human one. No one can stop me, for I can draw upon the magical power of hundreds!" The man pontificated, drawing himself up proudly.
"What's pontificated?" Rose asked, looking confused.
"I didn't say pontificated."
"I know, but I still don't know what it is."
"I don't make these words up, damn it! Even if I did do you think I would use pontificated? I don't even know what it means. Take it up with her!" He pointed toward a girl, who for some reason went unnoticed up to know, leaning against a tree writing furiously on a notepad. She lifted her head and the girls were startled to see the word AUTHOR tattooed on her forehead.
"Could you slow it down a bit?" The unknown author girl said. "I'm having a hard time keeping up." She pointed to the notepad and smiled as if saying 'isn't it silly'.
"I think I know why it's called the Swamps of Insanity." Rose muttered. Wren chose this moment to stare at the sky cross-eyed and giggling. Snickerdoodle rolled his eyes as much as a cat can as he watched them from his perch in the tree. He knew it would probably get worse before it got better, so with usual cat finesse he went to sleep to wait it out.
Suddenly, more smoke billowed out of the ground. As everyone was hacking trying to clear their lungs, a woman stepped out of the smoke.
"You!" She screeched, pointing at the unknown author girl. "YOU ARE GROUNDED! WHAT are you DOING on the COMPUTER! I told you to clean your room!"
Chihiro, Wren, and Rose watched in confused amazement as the girl screamed bloody murder, then turned to the cloaked man and yelled "You imbecile! You're suppose to summon a monster to try and drive them away!" She pointed to the three girls.
"Well, I summoned a monster at least." The man muttered under his breath.
"LOLLIPOPS!" Wren screamed at the top of her lungs.
"CLEAN YOUR ROOM!" The woman screamed back.
Chihiro could only watch in amazement at the spectacle before her, while Rose was doubled up, tears of laughter streaming down her face.
"That's it. I quit." The man yelled in frustration before disappearing.
"YOU CAN'T QUIT! I HAVE YOUR CONTRACT! I HAVE THE POWER. YOU ALL BELONG TO ME!" The girl shrieked.
"THAT'S IT YOUNG LADY! YOU ARE GETTING THERAPY!" The woman screamed, her voice if possible getting even higher.
"LOLLIPOPS!"
"Ok, we get it! Shut up!" Rose yelled to Wren.
"No, you idiot! Look!" Wren pointed toward the sky.
Chihiro and Rose glanced up to see...Winged lollipops with teeth flying toward them.
"Run!" Chihiro yelled, not bothering to wonder what lollipops were doing with wings, let alone teeth. Not caring where they were going, the friends chose a path a random and ran down it. With their recent luck, Chihiro wondered why she bothered to be surprised when the ground opened up beneath them and they fell.
TBC...
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Well, if you absolutely hate this chapter, I didn't write it. It was one of my other personalities that took over. I'm sorry this chapter was so short. I promise to update more.
Disclaimer: As soon as I finish assassinating the lawyers, I will own Spirited Away. Die you fools!
AUTHOR'S BIG, HUGE NOTE: I may not update in a while, the reason being that I will be in New York. Yes, I realize there are computers in New York, I simply doubt my ability to get away from my keepers long enough to find one. I will start writing when I get back!
PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My mother found out why my grades were dropping. (Think back to the many references I made about doing this instead of my homework)
2. I actually got something resembling a social life. It only took me two years, and I have a friend! (In case your parents ever decide to uproot you, make sure they move to a heavily populated area. It's much easier to make friends. And yes, I'm speaking from experience. Towns with a population of 1,500 and about 5 last names are not a good place to start over;-)
3. I went to Kansas City for my Aunt's graduation. She got her masters in Business Administration. You will probably never read this, but I'm proud of you!
4. The MTC (the place where they keep all the computers in my school) was closed for weeks on end, and my mother wouldn't let me use the internet on account of a new virus going around. The woman is paranoid, I tell you.
5. I left my bedroom door unlocked and Rose and Wren escaped. Idiots... After all that I've done for them, and this is how they repay me. Well, if you guys see them anywhere, please contact me. And some advice: If Wren is talking to herself, don't answer her. And NEVER make any comments about Rose's hair. Ex: "Is your head on fire?"
Why, you may ask, with all these pressing issues, are you writing now? Well, children, to put it plainly, this is a hell of a lot more fun than working on my English project or studying for Algebra II. It is amazing I've gotten even this far in high school. Frankly, I think they put up with me because of my ACT score. I got 27 and I didn't even study. Now my guidance councilor is all over trying to get me interested in something. I told him I want to join the mob. And so, I will conclude my long winded (Lettered? Writtened?) speech by thanking you nice people for putting up with me.
KonekOniko- Hey, I thrive off of weirdness. I'm glad you like cats too. I based Snickerdoodle on my own cat, Swartz. I worship him, and in return he makes sure I don't fail school. Would you be interested in joining a cult I just made up based on the worship of cats and caffeine? Please keep reviewing!
Jessica R- Frosted Flakes, hmmm? Well, to each her own... I don't want Chihiro to go back either. But I'm not sure how I could work in her being part spirit. I'll try, but don't be mad at me if the story goes and does its own thing. And I go to Seymour High School, aka the Death Pit of Hell. Keep reviewing please! I love feedback!
Boo- And might I advise you to work on your punctuation?
Red-rose87- You're still with me! I love you... Thank you, thank you, thank you. You're the best.
Pyro-Panda- Opps. offers tissue I guess I got a little carried away. You know, I'd hook you up with Rose, but she's run away like I said before. And I'd feel sorry about it because you seem like such a nice person and Rose is a bit of a brat. If you review again though, I'll talk to her and see what she says.
OK, that seem to cover that. On with the story!
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Chapter 5- In Which the Author Forgets to Take her Medication...
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"Alfred?" Chihiro call tentatively. But only frogs croaked in return.
"Great. Just peachy. And he had the map too" Rose gripped.
"Rose! What if he's hurt! We have to find him!" Wren said, semihystarical.
Chihiro stared. She'd never seen Wren quite this upset before, even when Rose was teasing her unmercifully. 'Wow, she must really like Alfred. She's always told me before that guys are dumb.' Chihiro thought to herself. She looked around, hoping to see some evidence of where Alfred might have gone. The path that lead them through the muck of the swamp seemed to branch off into a least ten little paths further up ahead, so that was no help. And why would anyone go back where they came from? Chihiro sighed. Rose was right, without the map they were well and truly stuck.
"Why would anyone want Alfred anyway?" Rose continued, ignoring Wren. "Ok, he's alright, but he's definitely not the cutest guy I've seen. And he has a negative sense of direction as well."
Suddenly, smelly, black smoke billowed up from the ground, causing Snickerdoodle to claw his way up a tree and the three girls to cough violently.
"I cough am your hack worst nightmare!" The hooded and cloaked man who appeared in the middle of the smoke proclaimed. It would have been more impressive if he hadn't sounded like he was going to keel over at any second. And it might've help if he was face them, but the smoke seemed to have confused him a bit.
"ehh?"
Chihiro had to admit that Wren could be less than articulate at times.
"I am cough choke your worst nightmare!" The man said again, finally facing them.
'Well,' Chihiro thought, 'this could get old pretty quick.' So she decided to put in her own two cent's worth.
"Umm, why?"
"Because...Uh, because..."
"Let us know when you decide." Rose said sweetly. "I'm voting we run like hell back to Zeniba's house." She whispered to the others. "Who's with me?"
"You can't say words like hell!" Chihiro whispered back, scandalized. "Look at the rating! There could be little kids reading this!" Chihiro clapped her hands over her mouth. "Why did I just say that?"
Rose turned to Wren and hissed: "Some buffer you are!"
"Hey, it's not my fault your theories have more holes in them than your ears!"
Finally the cloaked man seemed to have gotten his act together.
"I am your worst nightmare because soon I will rule this puny spirit world and your own human one. No one can stop me, for I can draw upon the magical power of hundreds!" The man pontificated, drawing himself up proudly.
"What's pontificated?" Rose asked, looking confused.
"I didn't say pontificated."
"I know, but I still don't know what it is."
"I don't make these words up, damn it! Even if I did do you think I would use pontificated? I don't even know what it means. Take it up with her!" He pointed toward a girl, who for some reason went unnoticed up to know, leaning against a tree writing furiously on a notepad. She lifted her head and the girls were startled to see the word AUTHOR tattooed on her forehead.
"Could you slow it down a bit?" The unknown author girl said. "I'm having a hard time keeping up." She pointed to the notepad and smiled as if saying 'isn't it silly'.
"I think I know why it's called the Swamps of Insanity." Rose muttered. Wren chose this moment to stare at the sky cross-eyed and giggling. Snickerdoodle rolled his eyes as much as a cat can as he watched them from his perch in the tree. He knew it would probably get worse before it got better, so with usual cat finesse he went to sleep to wait it out.
Suddenly, more smoke billowed out of the ground. As everyone was hacking trying to clear their lungs, a woman stepped out of the smoke.
"You!" She screeched, pointing at the unknown author girl. "YOU ARE GROUNDED! WHAT are you DOING on the COMPUTER! I told you to clean your room!"
Chihiro, Wren, and Rose watched in confused amazement as the girl screamed bloody murder, then turned to the cloaked man and yelled "You imbecile! You're suppose to summon a monster to try and drive them away!" She pointed to the three girls.
"Well, I summoned a monster at least." The man muttered under his breath.
"LOLLIPOPS!" Wren screamed at the top of her lungs.
"CLEAN YOUR ROOM!" The woman screamed back.
Chihiro could only watch in amazement at the spectacle before her, while Rose was doubled up, tears of laughter streaming down her face.
"That's it. I quit." The man yelled in frustration before disappearing.
"YOU CAN'T QUIT! I HAVE YOUR CONTRACT! I HAVE THE POWER. YOU ALL BELONG TO ME!" The girl shrieked.
"THAT'S IT YOUNG LADY! YOU ARE GETTING THERAPY!" The woman screamed, her voice if possible getting even higher.
"LOLLIPOPS!"
"Ok, we get it! Shut up!" Rose yelled to Wren.
"No, you idiot! Look!" Wren pointed toward the sky.
Chihiro and Rose glanced up to see...Winged lollipops with teeth flying toward them.
"Run!" Chihiro yelled, not bothering to wonder what lollipops were doing with wings, let alone teeth. Not caring where they were going, the friends chose a path a random and ran down it. With their recent luck, Chihiro wondered why she bothered to be surprised when the ground opened up beneath them and they fell.
TBC...
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Well, if you absolutely hate this chapter, I didn't write it. It was one of my other personalities that took over. I'm sorry this chapter was so short. I promise to update more.
Disclaimer: As soon as I finish assassinating the lawyers, I will own Spirited Away. Die you fools!
AUTHOR'S BIG, HUGE NOTE: I may not update in a while, the reason being that I will be in New York. Yes, I realize there are computers in New York, I simply doubt my ability to get away from my keepers long enough to find one. I will start writing when I get back!
PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!