Disclaimer

Well, I used the name of the characters as I know. I watched the movie, and I think the translation in my country may not be same with the translations in other countries.

For example, the black ghost that wore a mask, the translation called it the No Face, and the giant baby lived with Yubaba, it was called Big Baby. So, if there any difference, I hope you could understand that.

Chapter three

After school, Chihiro walked through the corridor of shopping center. There were many shops, and many people were shouting, offering their things to sell. Suddenly, a little hand annoyed her uniform skirt.

Chihiro looked down, to the source of that hand. It was a little boy. A little boy with chubby cheeks and stubborn eyes, about 3 or 4 years old. He looked like the big baby in the Land of Spirits.

"You are Sen, right?" he asked monotonously. "What?" For a while, she was shocked. "Come with me," he pulled her skirt, that made Chihiro had no choice but followed him, if she didn't her skirt to be arisen.

And they stopped when they had reached the less of people place. "Finally you stop," Chihiro spluttered. "You are Sen, right?" he asked the same question again. "Yes, I mean, No! I'm Chihiro, remember?" I corrected his words.

He wrinkled at the corners and mumbled, "whatever it is,". He looked down at her bag, and tried to find something. "Ah, I found it," he took something looked like a card from his back.

"This!" he gave it to Chihiro pressingly. Chihiro accepted that red envelope. "What is it?" Chihiro's hands played that envelope. "That's an invitation," he replied. "Really? For what?" Chihiro inquired. "Why don't you just take a look of that by your self?" he grumbled. "Oh, I will, but…."

"Okay, I've done with this. Don't forget to come, okay?" he started to run, left her. "Wait! Big baby! How will I get there?" she yelled at him. "By the tunnel, of course!" answered the big baby impatiently. "But…But…I can't go there anymore!" Chihiro shouted again. "Whatever you say! Just come! I got to go! I'm in hurry!" the boy cried, and then penetrated through the crowded people, left Chihiro behind with confused face.

For a moment, Chihiro just stood there, held that invitation card. Until, she realized that she really want to open that card, so she went home. After she was home, she went to her room, lay on the bed, and started to open the seal.

"To Chihiro," she read the text in the front of the envelope. She pulled the card off from the envelope and saw the details.

Dear Chihiro

How are you darling? I'm sure you are okay there. By the way, this old woman wants you to attend her party, her birthday party. Of course, in the Land of the Spirits, at the bathhouse. I really hope you can come to my birthday party. It would be lovely to accept you here. You can come by walking through the tunnel, or my private staff will pick you up. It's all up to you. Just tell the big baby which one is your choice.

Sincerely

Zeniba

"Telling the big baby? How could I do that? I don't even know where he is now," Chihiro snapped at her self. Suddenly, that kid came again, jumped in to the room through the window. "Yo, so what's your choice?". That move surprised Chihiro again.

"Hey, heart attack! Heart attack! You're gonna bring me that disease if you always come that way!" Chihiro uttered. He smirked. "So, what's your choice, Sen?" he stood in front of her. "Chihiro, hold in mind that! Um…I don't know….When will the party be?"

"Tomorrow afternoon. We're gonna have fun. So….little miss Chihiro, can you tell me please your choice?" the baby murmured. "Will the time in this side of world stop during the Zeniba's party?" Chihiro asked again and again, because of her less knowledge of that world. "Yes, that's true enough ! So…just tell me the answer. Quickly…quickly…."

"Er… I think it would be better if one of her staff picks me up here. The distance between my home and the tunnel is far enough. I have to use the car, but I can't drive," Chihiro responded. "Yo, that would be fine. I have to go. See you soon," he jumped again, got off from her room through the window.

"Hey, wait! Is there any dress code?" Chihiro shouted from the window. But the big had already gone. "Oh my! Well, it means none of my fault if I wear the wrong dress," then she sat on her desk, kept watching over her invitation that was written by the golden ink. "It is beautiful…Zeniba still remembers me, doesn't she? But how about Haku?"

11:05 pm

The wind blew so hard and fast. It knocked every window well. Chihiro was sleeping in her room, until the voice was getting more and more loud. The window seemed knocked full of force, 'til it woke her up.

While she was rubbing her eyes, implicitly, she could see a white-blue shadow. "Hah? Haku?" she whispered in her heart. When she already could see clearly, she recognized that it was really Haku. "Haku!" she snapped and opened the window.

Haku made a weird move, but Chihiro knew that it was the sign for her to attend the party. "So, you're the staff Zeniba told me,". Then, she mounted Haku, and rid the dragon. They flew through the night darkness, but the moonlight shone over them, gave them a nice hospitality.

They flew calmly, but when the tunnel came into view, Haku increased her speed, so the wind felt so touchy and cold. They kept flying really, and they stopped sarcastically in front of the bridge, the bridge to the bathhouse. Chihiro finally stepped on the ground, and Haku turned into a boy, not a dragon anymore.

"So, are we gonna enter that bathhouse?" Haku muttered. Chihiro smiled at him. "We are gonna enter the bathhouse," then they walked arm in arm, passed the bridge.

The talkative frog was still there, welcomed everybody who entered that bathhouse. "Haku, that's the frog you bubbled right?" Chihiro asked slowly. Haku turned her head. "Ah, yes, you are right. Still busy, isn't he?". Haku smirked at that creature. "Ah, Master Haku, welcome again. Have any other important business here?" he greeted. "That's true, Froggy. Now could you excuse us please, we got to hurry. See you later, old friend," he responded.

We entered the bathhouse. The view was still same. Still busy and cozy enough. "Haku," I called his name. He stared at me kindly. "What is it, Chihiro?". "Um…the party will be celebrated here?" I asked him confusedly. "Doesn't Zeniba have her peaceful place out there?" I continued. He smiled again.

"No, Zeniba doesn't have the party here. But, we will pick up some friends. We will go there together," he answered patiently. "Oh, I see," then after that, I was quiet until we entered the room that I knew well.

"Kamaji! Kamaji! Rin! Where are you? We don't want to be late, right?" Haku called their names. "Ah, wait a minute Haku," it was Rin's voice. "Hey old fellow, hurry up," she shouted at Kamaji. "You, young lady are impatient. Stop disturbing me. Ah, Chihiro!" he called me when they came into view. "Kamaji!" I said that name and felt into his hug. "It has been a long long time," he commented.

"Well, who's this little girl?" Rin came over her too with a kind smile. "Rin. Hi Rin! How are you? Still loving roasted salamander?" I smirked at her. "Don't you say like that! You even didn't recognized me at your new school. How arrogant," she responded, without any anger, but with a lot of kidding. "So, it was you! The teacher who gave me the wrong direction," I uttered.

"Well, let's go now. Nice wear, Kamaji," Haku smiled at them and started to walk, so did us. It was a little weird to see Kamaji on attire, because he had many feet, like the spiders. But, we kept walking to the lake, and used the train to get there.

"Where's the big baby?" I asked them. "Oh, he is already there. He is one of the committee, you know," Rin answered. I nodded and saw the view outside. I have seen this kind of view before, but seeing the running train on the water surface for the second time was still great for me.

At last, we reached that swamp, we get down from the train. And oh gosh! It was still same at the first time. The lantern still greeted us and led us to Zeniba's house. We knocked her door after got there, and the no-face-ghost opened the door. He said something with his way, that we didn't understood, finally we entered that warm peaceful little house.

"Hi, all of you. Welcome to my house. Actually, it isn't a big party. Just a warm dinner. I'm sure you have known my friend, No Face. Say hello to them, No Face," she said cheerfully. No Face mumbled "aaa…" and bent down. We bent down too, as a respond, and sat on the dinning table.

"Big Baby, could you please bring the soup here, yes, that one. Thank you," after she set the dish, we started to eat that delicious food. I thought I could eat until the bowl got empty. It was nice and yummy. You have to fight to keep from getting your saliva formed over your mouth. I liked that dish.

After all, she asked me about my school. I answered that I hadn't have any friend there. And she asked me so many things. About the world I lived, about my parents' condition, and about anything, until one question that stopped me put the food in my mouth.

"Chihiro, would you mind to stay here?" she snapped me slowly. "For one night? No problem. As long as it's still night in my world," I answered easily. "No, I mean how about forever? You know, it's nice being here, and I will be happy to have a friend like you," Zeniba spoke up her purpose. Nah, that question stopped me.

I thought for a while. "Oh…well…" I didn't know how to answer that. "Well…I'm sure that….would be….great. But…but…errr….it can't be happen right? I mean, it's impossible. I am really glad because you asked me that, but…I can't," I responded anxiously.

She understood, I thought. "Yes, you're right. What did I think? Well, enjoy the dinner. It is tasty, right?" she smiled again. In other words, we finished the dinner with laughs and cheers and smiles and that kind of happiness. We chatted all the night, and laughed loudly.

Until the time I must go home, so Haku accompanied me to my house. And he let me get in from the window. Oh, that night was a pleasure. I loved the chats, and the dinner, and the beautiful stars, the cool breeze there. I said goodbye to Haku, the dragon one by giving him a tight hug and after that, he smiled a little, and went from my side. Penetrated the dark mist in the night sky.

That night was one of my wonderful night. At least, I still had a contact to them. And I was wondering, would I, soon enough, have that sort of contact anymore?

Chihiro