(A/n) Wow, this was quick, you say. Yes, I am obsessed. And quite suddenly, writing is the only thing I enjoy doing.
And writing SA is what I enjoy the most.
Enjoy this; you might not have such good luck in the future…
Chapter Two: Blessing of Sunrise
This much I remember:
The bathhouse comes alive at night.
"Wow, cool! A church! And it looks catholic! Awesome!" Itchari cried, staring around. They weren't quite out of the tunnel yet, but at the very end of the tunnel was a small church. At least, it looked like a church. /But here, you never know/ Sen reminded herself.
"Okay, so there's a church. Can we go back now?" Sen pleaded.
"Um, no way! This is totally awesome, and we might never get another chance!" Hari stated, laughing.
"Exactly…" Sen muttered under her breath. But then something else caught her eye, through the window. The bright rays of sunrise. Letting out a sigh of relief, Sen once more turned to her friend.
"Look, the sun's coming up. Our parents will be awake soon; we really do have to go, now!" She pleaded.
"No! Sen, would you quit going on about that! Go home if you want, coward!"
"I won't leave you!"
"Then you're coming with me!"
"Come back, please! Hari, listen to me!" Sen cried, tears of desperation springing into her eyes, "There are spirits in there! We can't go in, we'll be trapped! We might never come out! I can't leave you and let you go in there alone, but won't you please come back with me! The sun is up, we can leave now! We must leave now! Come on, Hari! Please!" Sen begged, tears now streaming down her face.
"I don't want to lose you," She finished, almost in a whisper.
"Geez, Sen! You really don't have to come, I'll be fine!" Hari chuckled, her eyes showing no surprise. Everyone had heard Sen's "story" before. But her parent's had a 'story' of their own, and it did not include a mad bathhouse.
Sen realized that, no matter what she said, her friend would not turn back. She sent a silent prayer of thanks to the rising sun, and they exited the church.
"Wow, Sen! It's beautiful!" Hari gaped, staring out at the bright landscape.
"Yeah… I know…" Sen muttered.
"Come on, perk up!" Hari laughed, pushing her friend, then she ran out on top of the hills, "Wow! It looks like an old theme park!" She yelled back down, then stumbled her way down… the other side of the hill. Sen cried out, dashing after her.
"Look, this is where they were going to put a river! It's all just like your parents said!" Hari pointed out. "Now, if they were right, then there should be some food!"
Sen ran up next to her and grabbed her arm.
"Not here, Hari, let's go! You can't that food, we don't have any money! Plus, that was a dinner restaurant! We need breakfast! Now, let's go back!" Sen cried, pulling back on her friends arm as hard as she could.
Then she heard it. The train.
"Oh, shut UP!" Hari screamed, shaking her off once more and crossing the riverbank in moments.
Sen hesitated only for a moment, the words: "Human side of the River" ringing back through her mind, clear as glass. But she had to go after Hari.
"Wait for me!" Sen cried, dashing after her friend once more. By the time she'd crossed the empty river, Hari was already running around in the town. Sen sighed; it was too early for this. But nonetheless, she ran after her friend.
Running around in the spirit town wasn't half so fun as you might think. At every turn, Sen was looking desperately for her friend. Whenever she didn't see her, she was checking her hands.
'Well, I'm still here, but where is Itchari?' She wondered to herself, fighting back a feeling of panic.
Suddenly she could stand it no longer. "ITCHARI!" She screamed at the top of her lungs.
"I'm over here, stupid," Hari laughed, a twisted laugh, as she came out from around a corner.
"Come on! You have GOT to see these train tracks!" She called, running back over to … where she had come from.
Sen was running after her, since she'd first heard her voice. This place had a magic with time, and night came swiftly.(A/n: Remember when Haku first saw her? He said it was getting dark, and the whole sunset/twilight phase passed in seconds.) It seemed to be already long past noon.
When Sen rounded the corner, there it was. The huge bathhouse, in all it's glory.
Kamajii's boiler was lit, and steam was coming out of it.
And there was Itchari, on the bridge. Sen ran over to her, fully prepared to grab onto her arm for the last time and drag her back through the tunnel. Glancing at the sky, Sen gasped. By the sun, it was already nearing 6.
"Hari, look at the sun!" She cried, pointing.
"Yeah, I know, it's just after sunup, 'member?" Hari laughed.
"No! Hari, the sun is on the wrong side of the sky for sunup!" Sen pressed.
"No, it's not, you're just being deluded," Hari stated.
Sen finally gave it up.
"You are COMING WITH ME!" She yelled, and, grabbing Hari's arm, she began marching back through the town.
"Hey- Sen! Let go of me!" Hari complained, attempting to get loose again.
"No!"
"………"
"………"
They had reached the river. But the River wasn't dry anymore.
"No, we're too late…" Sen whispered, dropping to her knees as all the lamps came on.
She was looking at a sea. The blessing of sunrise was over.
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