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` ` ` Authors Beginning Note: As Kohaku dangles from the ceiling of the Iraz Crystallion room, Chihiro and the others travel on their way to save him, with the promise of a visit form Aikia. (Aikia-pronounced as ay-kee-ah, at least according to the pronunciation guide I was given, but I suppose what ever is comfortable for you peoples) ********* ***************
Chapter 8
Arguments
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"Rin, where are we going?" I said as we trudged to. Um. I really don't know exactly. Which I suppose is why I asked her where we are going.
"We've been walking, for two whole days! And we're getting nowhere! There have been no castles, no dark ominous places, nothing."
"Excuse me princess Enuresis. I should have thought of consulting the map that shows exactly where all of the places in legends are to find out exactly where it is. I mean, what was I thinking." Uh, oh, here we go again. The last fight Rin tried to use her Katana on Enuresis. That gave me a headache that lasted for two hours.
"You know what!"
"No, I don't, enlighten me oh wise one!"
"Both of you stop!" I yelled. They both turned to me. Good. Maybe now they'll stop.
"Now look what you did! You probably gave her a headache!" Rin shouted back at Enuresis. Or maybe they'll continue to fight. I looked up as I felt a little cold drop fall on me.
"Oh great, just what we need. Rain." I said grumpily as I followed the other two, who by the way still hadn't stopped arguing, to who knows where.
*** 3hrs later***
"Rin, where are we going?" I asked again. This is no fun. It's a good thing I have calluses on my feet, otherwise I'd have blisters, but that doesn't mean the wet sandals are any more pleasant, not to mention being soaked through our clothes, and carrying packs filled with food and some other supplies.
"We're going to save Dragon Boy."
"I mean! Do you have a plan to stop somewhere, or are we just going to go straight like this. Not that I mind the vast expanses of nothing ness, and the occasional train stop dimensional doorway here and there." I said. We had been following the train tracks for what seemed ages.
"We're going to Zeniiba's." Was her reply. Hmmm, that doesn't sound too bad. Even if she hadn't replied, that doesn't mean she doesn't know anything. And it would be fun to see Baby Bou, Lil bird, Koanashi, and Granny again. It's interesting, how everything fell into place like it did. I mean, after Yubaaba was killed, Bou had no where to go so, Zeniiba being his aunt took him in, and of course Lil Bird and Koanashi stayed with her too, while Rin became Head Mistress, Kohaku ambassador of his own free will of course) And I became one of the leading workers. Life's funny that way I guess.
"And what stop would that be?" Enuresis said sounding exhausted. I feel the same way, but there are no other options. We can't take the train or fly, and there isn't enough water to take a boat. So we have to walk.
"It's the sixth stop." I said. Enuresis began counting on her fingers. Not that there was much to count, but it helped I suppose. I guess hers will be a better guess than mine; I hadn't even bothered to notice.
"It should be the next stop." She said.
"Really?"
"Yah, we past five already. SO what does the dimensional doorway look like for this stop?" I stopped. Come to think of it, there really isn't a doorway, it just is. That's odd. Maybe she didn't want one?
"There isn't one." I said and quickly picked up my pace to catch up.
"Very funny. Every stop has a dimensional doorway."
"Not hers."
"Why?"
"I don't know."
"I mean, if I lived in a stop, I would at least want a doorway, it's much easier to protect a city or place that way." I nodded. Well, there's Granny for yah. I bet she thought she could protect all she needed on her own.
"So if there's no doorway, how are we supposed to tell that we're there."?
"We're here." I said Rin almost completely passed the path we needed to take, and instead would have kept on going down the tracks.
"Here?"
"Well you need to go down the path first." I said a bit agitated. Enuresis can sometimes be brilliant, other times slightly dim. Amazing.
"You think I should lead?" Rin said. Funny, I'm calling her Rin more now. It's going to be hard calling her Arelinita when we get back to the bathhouse.
"Nah. There's nothing dangerous here. There might be a little jumping lamp light that may come and greet us, but other than that nothing until we get to Granny's little cabin." I walked on ahead. Passing the tall round trees and ferns. Swamp Bottom is creepy. Kind of. At least the walk to Granny's house it.
"Chihiro, stop." I looked right behind me at Rin.
"What?"
"Didn't you hear that?" I stopped and listened. Nothing. It's silent. Like usual. Not even a rustle of leaves, but something. Something feels odd. Misplaced somehow.
"It must have been just me." I continued walking, which gradually became a jog, and before realizing it, into a run.
"Wait! Chihiro! Stop!"
"Why are you running?" I didn't even look back. Why am I running? I stopped as soon as I got right to Granny's house and looked. I waited for Rin and Enuresis to catch up.
"Why did you run like that?" I shook my head. Her lights aren't on, and there isn't a fire going. Come to think of it, this place looks a little ignored.
"Something isn't right." I said and stepped forward.
"What do you mean, something isn't right?" I just shook my head. Maybe it's me. I walked ahead and ignored the sound of steal being withdrawn. I stopped in front of the door.
"Well, what's wrong? You scared?" Rin didn't even bother to come up with some smart remark in my defense.
"Do you want me to go in first?" She whispered. I shook me head. Beads of water splashed from my bangs. Its still raining, and its dark out. Slowly, reaching for the handle, I pushed and the door creaked forward.
"It's dark and creepy." I nodded and took out my bauble, twisting it right to enlarge it to the size of a globe and stepped in, only to take a sharp breath inward. This is bad. Very bad.
**** Authors Ending Note: What! What is so bad! IS this why Zeniiba hadn't replied to her message? What is it that has happened? What is it that Chihiro sees? What could possibly have happened? And when will Aikia pay them a visit? One can only guess.
By the way, questions, encouragements, and harsh criticisms are accepted, but flames are not (yes there is a difference between harsh criticism and flames)
` ` ` Authors Beginning Note: As Kohaku dangles from the ceiling of the Iraz Crystallion room, Chihiro and the others travel on their way to save him, with the promise of a visit form Aikia. (Aikia-pronounced as ay-kee-ah, at least according to the pronunciation guide I was given, but I suppose what ever is comfortable for you peoples) ********* ***************
Chapter 8
Arguments
****************
"Rin, where are we going?" I said as we trudged to. Um. I really don't know exactly. Which I suppose is why I asked her where we are going.
"We've been walking, for two whole days! And we're getting nowhere! There have been no castles, no dark ominous places, nothing."
"Excuse me princess Enuresis. I should have thought of consulting the map that shows exactly where all of the places in legends are to find out exactly where it is. I mean, what was I thinking." Uh, oh, here we go again. The last fight Rin tried to use her Katana on Enuresis. That gave me a headache that lasted for two hours.
"You know what!"
"No, I don't, enlighten me oh wise one!"
"Both of you stop!" I yelled. They both turned to me. Good. Maybe now they'll stop.
"Now look what you did! You probably gave her a headache!" Rin shouted back at Enuresis. Or maybe they'll continue to fight. I looked up as I felt a little cold drop fall on me.
"Oh great, just what we need. Rain." I said grumpily as I followed the other two, who by the way still hadn't stopped arguing, to who knows where.
*** 3hrs later***
"Rin, where are we going?" I asked again. This is no fun. It's a good thing I have calluses on my feet, otherwise I'd have blisters, but that doesn't mean the wet sandals are any more pleasant, not to mention being soaked through our clothes, and carrying packs filled with food and some other supplies.
"We're going to save Dragon Boy."
"I mean! Do you have a plan to stop somewhere, or are we just going to go straight like this. Not that I mind the vast expanses of nothing ness, and the occasional train stop dimensional doorway here and there." I said. We had been following the train tracks for what seemed ages.
"We're going to Zeniiba's." Was her reply. Hmmm, that doesn't sound too bad. Even if she hadn't replied, that doesn't mean she doesn't know anything. And it would be fun to see Baby Bou, Lil bird, Koanashi, and Granny again. It's interesting, how everything fell into place like it did. I mean, after Yubaaba was killed, Bou had no where to go so, Zeniiba being his aunt took him in, and of course Lil Bird and Koanashi stayed with her too, while Rin became Head Mistress, Kohaku ambassador of his own free will of course) And I became one of the leading workers. Life's funny that way I guess.
"And what stop would that be?" Enuresis said sounding exhausted. I feel the same way, but there are no other options. We can't take the train or fly, and there isn't enough water to take a boat. So we have to walk.
"It's the sixth stop." I said. Enuresis began counting on her fingers. Not that there was much to count, but it helped I suppose. I guess hers will be a better guess than mine; I hadn't even bothered to notice.
"It should be the next stop." She said.
"Really?"
"Yah, we past five already. SO what does the dimensional doorway look like for this stop?" I stopped. Come to think of it, there really isn't a doorway, it just is. That's odd. Maybe she didn't want one?
"There isn't one." I said and quickly picked up my pace to catch up.
"Very funny. Every stop has a dimensional doorway."
"Not hers."
"Why?"
"I don't know."
"I mean, if I lived in a stop, I would at least want a doorway, it's much easier to protect a city or place that way." I nodded. Well, there's Granny for yah. I bet she thought she could protect all she needed on her own.
"So if there's no doorway, how are we supposed to tell that we're there."?
"We're here." I said Rin almost completely passed the path we needed to take, and instead would have kept on going down the tracks.
"Here?"
"Well you need to go down the path first." I said a bit agitated. Enuresis can sometimes be brilliant, other times slightly dim. Amazing.
"You think I should lead?" Rin said. Funny, I'm calling her Rin more now. It's going to be hard calling her Arelinita when we get back to the bathhouse.
"Nah. There's nothing dangerous here. There might be a little jumping lamp light that may come and greet us, but other than that nothing until we get to Granny's little cabin." I walked on ahead. Passing the tall round trees and ferns. Swamp Bottom is creepy. Kind of. At least the walk to Granny's house it.
"Chihiro, stop." I looked right behind me at Rin.
"What?"
"Didn't you hear that?" I stopped and listened. Nothing. It's silent. Like usual. Not even a rustle of leaves, but something. Something feels odd. Misplaced somehow.
"It must have been just me." I continued walking, which gradually became a jog, and before realizing it, into a run.
"Wait! Chihiro! Stop!"
"Why are you running?" I didn't even look back. Why am I running? I stopped as soon as I got right to Granny's house and looked. I waited for Rin and Enuresis to catch up.
"Why did you run like that?" I shook my head. Her lights aren't on, and there isn't a fire going. Come to think of it, this place looks a little ignored.
"Something isn't right." I said and stepped forward.
"What do you mean, something isn't right?" I just shook my head. Maybe it's me. I walked ahead and ignored the sound of steal being withdrawn. I stopped in front of the door.
"Well, what's wrong? You scared?" Rin didn't even bother to come up with some smart remark in my defense.
"Do you want me to go in first?" She whispered. I shook me head. Beads of water splashed from my bangs. Its still raining, and its dark out. Slowly, reaching for the handle, I pushed and the door creaked forward.
"It's dark and creepy." I nodded and took out my bauble, twisting it right to enlarge it to the size of a globe and stepped in, only to take a sharp breath inward. This is bad. Very bad.
**** Authors Ending Note: What! What is so bad! IS this why Zeniiba hadn't replied to her message? What is it that has happened? What is it that Chihiro sees? What could possibly have happened? And when will Aikia pay them a visit? One can only guess.
By the way, questions, encouragements, and harsh criticisms are accepted, but flames are not (yes there is a difference between harsh criticism and flames)