"Bring the package over here, spec." Haku said in a mean tone.
Chihiro struggled with a small box. She was carrying it to Haku's shrine and was having a bit of trouble.
"Dang Haku! What did you put in here? Rocks?" Chihiro said as her faced turned red from all the force she used to carry it.
"Weakling…" Haku knew he could use his magic to carry it but he enjoyed watching her suffer and struggle.
"Chihiro, it's not that heavy. Now come on. Do you want to see your mom again or not?"
Haku looked at her sweaty face. He cupped her chin with his hand and made her look up at him as he did before. "Do you want your life back, Chihiro?" Chihiro dropped one tear and looked at him angrily.
With that she took a big breath, fixed the position of the heavy box, and continued. Without another word of complaint, she took the box all the way to the shrine.
She dropped it inside and took a great deep breath as she fell to the floor. She heard her back crack as she laid herself down on the floor.
"Phew!" She relaxed for a bit. That box was not as light as it looked.
Haku chanted a spell while she rested. As soon as he got done, the room was looking cozy and nice. It was nicer then before when it was all empty. The box contained all his furniture and things, but it was condensed to a smaller size by magic in order to fit in the box.
Haku chanted another to transform the shrine. It then became bigger with a few more rooms added on to it. He couldn't live in a two-room shrine very well now could he?
"Perfect…"he said with satisfaction. "Now I can really live here."
"What do you mean by that? You actually live here?" Asked Chihiro.
"Well I haven't lived here for a long time since the 'Great Break Out' and so I didn't have time to come back home." Haku saw Chihiro confused so he explained it.
"This break out was when demons and other criminals escaped from prison. No one knows for sure how it happened but I think Yubaba had something to do with it. She used to be a council member who was highly respected. She then became corrupted by her power and betrayed us. I never did trust her…
"Anyway, I had been away for a long time, just fighting and fighting." Haku laughed a little and said, "Although I did not really enjoy fighting non-stop with no breaks, I did get a lot out of it." He rolled up his sleeve and showed Chihiro his muscles, which were quite nice by the way.
Chihiro almost smiled but didn't want to give the jerk any satisfaction so she just stayed serious.
"Well, I think that's pretty much it." Haku said, looking around.
Chihiro peered up behind him and said, "So where's my bed?"
"Spec, you can sleep outside in the trash can."
"What?! You can't do this to me just because I'm your slave!" Chihiro blasted, scared to death of sleeping outside…out in the creepy woods with demons and all kinds of darkness.
"I can and I will." Haku walked towards a door as Chihiro headed outside. Haku chuckled as he slid the door open.
"What's so funny? Do you have a problem?" She said, pouting her lip with attitude.
"No…lol…but you got to be retarded to think I was serious!" Haku burst out laughing.
"Stop laughing! It's not funny! I said stop…" Chihiro frowned in embarrassment.
"Come on, Spec. Let me show you to your room. I actually made it quite comfy for you."
"You?! Ha! Yeah, sure…and Michael Jackson is black. We all believe you." Chihiro said sarcastically.
Chihiro followed Haku into the small room. The walls were painted with a blue frost color, which made it look white with a hint of blue.
There was a small bed on the corner and a desk on the opposite end. A little table stood next to the bed incase she wanted to read something late at night. There was also a closet for her clothes.
The floor was wooden but most of it was covered with a large rug, which was covered in green and blue designs.
Chihiro smiled. "Wow. Thank you, Haku. I didn't expect to see this… but I guess even evil spirits have hearts, too."
"Yeah, I guess…" Haku sighed. "Well I need to finish the outside of this place. I know the gardens are in good shape but something still is not right."
"You know what," Chihiro suggested, "The roof could use a paint job. I hate that dark navy blue it has on it. I think white is a better color, or maybe even black."
"You are so right, Chihiro." Haku said with an evil smile. He snapped his fingers and soon held a bucket of paint and a big paintbrush in his hand. He gave them to Chihiro and said. "I want you to paint my roof. Get to work now okay?"
"Wait, what do you mean? Can't you can use your magic to…"Haku snapped his fingers once more and she reappeared on the roof.
"…paint…it? Oh crap…Haku! Come on! This isn't funny you know! Haku!" Haku walked out of the shrine and looked up at her.
"On the contrary, it is kind of funny." Haku giggled (not girly like but just like normal guys do you know) at the site.
"Better start painting. I'm not taking you down until you finish. If you need more paint let me know." Haku walked back inside and tended to his own room.
"Haku! That jerk………..I wish I never looked back…" Chihiro sighed and started to paint the roof. She thought of how worried her mom would be by now. She would rather be anywhere but where she was now.
After two hours, she had gotten most of it done. All that was left was the edge of the front part, above the entrance.
She carefully stroked the paintbrush back and forth, trying to make it look nice. She didn't really care if it looked good or not but she knew if she did a sloppy job she wouldn't get off the roof.
Done…Finally. Now where is Haku?……………………… Huh! What's that!?
Chihiro saw a creature in the distance. It looked like a human covered totally in flames. Its flames were lowered so the forest would not catch fire but as soon as it saw Chihiro, it burst the flames higher, as if he was looking for prey and finally found it.
"Oh no…Haku! Haku! Help!" Chihiro became very anxious as the creature walked from behind the shrine. She stood up and started to shake.
"Haku hurry! There's a fire! A fire-guy for that matter!" Chihiro backed up as soon as it started to elevate into the air, getting closer and closer.
Chihiro stepped back further and felt the edge. "Go away! Stop! Hey, I know karate, don't mess with me!" Chihiro started to get a bit more scared and nervous. The creature did not react to her threats but simply came closer to burn her.
Chihiro stepped back once more and lost her footing on the roof. She fell back and screamed louder then before.
Haku ran out quickly, "Ahhhhhhhhh!!!" He caught her in the nick of time. "Oh, Haku…" She stared at him for a second in awe but then shook her feeling off.
"What took you so long?! There's a fire!"
"That much I heard," Haku placed her on her feet, "You okay?" Chihiro nodded. "Who are you talking to?"
Chihiro looked around to find it and pointed at it as soon as it came in her sight. "That!"
The creature engulfed in flames went back down on the ground. Realizing Haku's skill and expected challenge, he went into fighting position, as did Haku.
"You must be Flare, the fire spirit who escaped!" Haku said. The spirit nodded and began to power up in flames. Haku did the same and started to focus his energy.
"Flare?" Chihiro echoed as she walked out from the scene.
"Water…"Haku whispered, as he chanted a foreign dialect. "Flood of fury!" Haku let out a water spell on the creature, that sent a cascade of water from Haku's hand to the opponent, but it dodged the attack.
"Chihiro! Don't go in the house! Chihiro! Where did she go?" Haku had no time to worry about her; he had to finish off the spirit first.
The two spirits began fighting once more. Haku formed a protective energy shield on his body so he could launch normal hand-to-hand attacks.
The fight escalated. The spirit and Haku started to throw punches and kicks at each other. They elevated into the air and their moves became faster. The spirit launched a fireball while it was only 2 inches away.
Haku quickly formed a water ball to counter attack the flames. They each separated in an instant as their energies came in explosive contact.
They gave a final stare and both chanted spells of greater energies (like the kamehameha in DBZ). They both powered up and…BANG! They unleashed huge waves of energy at each other.
The sound could be heard for a mile or so.
The explosion blew up in both their faces. They landed on the ground, trying to recover from the blast.
Then suddenly, the creature stood up and walked towards Haku. It conjured a fireball to shoot directly at Him.
Haku opened his eyes and saw the flame right in his face. It came closer by the second. He tried to focus his own energies but could not.
Then Haku felt a splash of water on his face.
The creature sizzled and fell on the floor, moaning. As soon as the creature was on the floor, Haku saw Chihiro standing there, smiling, with a bucket in her hands.
"Now YOU owe me. What do you say we call it even and I go home now, huh?" Chihiro said cheerfully.
Haku looked at her in disbelief.
"Thanks Spec. Good work. I'll get you something nice." Haku said as he stood up, brushing the dust off his outfit.
"That's it? But I just saved your life! You can't do that!" Chihiro yelled.
"I was talking about the roof, retard. I didn't need your help. I had Flare right where I wanted him." Haku lied, dusting off some more dirt off his shirt. "Now, I want you to cook me some nice…" As Haku was just thinking of his favorite food, he heard a creak sound.
"What was that?" He said. Chihiro answered, "Do you think you let out just a little too much energy?"
The shrine broke down and fell to pieces. Haku's jaw dropped, "My home! I can't believe it…"
"You can use your magic to rebuild it right?" Chihiro asked. "I mean, you do just about everything with it…"
"Of course. But I can't believe how much my power has risen. I need to learn to control it more. If I let out another dangerous wave, I could cause some serious damage…"
"No kidding. Well, what do you want for dinner? That's one chore I do enjoy doing. I'm quite good at it, too." Chihiro said confidently.
"Anything would be fine." Haku stretched out his hand to the pile of rubble. He focused his energy and as quick as a blink, his home was back to normal.
"It really does look better in white…" Haku said, looking at it with pride. Haku looked at Chihiro as she stared at the rebuilt home. "Say Chihiro, do you think you could…um,"
"Yeah?" Chihiro asked hopefully.
"Umm, well…you really don't know karate do you?" Haku asked, scratching his head, as his cheeks turned a light rosy color.
"No. I was trying to scare away Flare when I said that. Umm, Haku I…" Chihiro thought for a moment about what she was going to say. She had some something she knew she wanted to say but did not know quite how to say it.
"Umm…" Chihiro stammered. By this point they both had rosy cheeks and were staring at the ground.
Haku shot his head up with an idea. "Training!"
"Training? You want to train me?" Chihiro was relieved he had said something like that.
"Well, not just me. I mentioned a Zeniba before haven't I? She is my master. Or mistress. Whatever you want to call her. She taught me everything I know." Haku knew she would have been perfect for training Chihiro.
"She can teach you a lot. I need you to take lessons from her incase I am not always there, to protect you." Haku was relieved he remembered about training at that time.
Chihiro smiled. "So I can protect myself right?" Haku nodded. "I'd always wanted to learn how to fight! Well, maybe just when a school bully would bother me…but it sounds interesting, and fun."
"I'll even help you train, give you some tips and pointers, you know. Help you out a bit." Haku wanted to keep on talking but realized that the day was dawning.
"Oh, look a pretty sunset…it looks just like the one I saw the last time I was here…" Chihiro and Haku looked at it for a minute until Chihiro broke the silence. "Well thank so much, Haku. I won't disappoint you!" Chihiro then ran inside to make dinner.
Now Haku's cheeks were bright red. He had a feeling deep in his gut. Commonly known as Butterflies, but he had never experienced it before, let alone knew what it was. He shook the feeling off after a moment and resumed to his cold, power-hungry nature.
Why do I feel this way? There's something about her…