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Chapter 12: The River that Separated them

May held onto Suoh's hand. Two days had past, and he wasn't doing any better. He basically slept all day, and every time he woke up, he was in too much pain to talk. May sat his bed side. She wished and she prayed but nothing happened. May climbed off her chair, and whispered in his ear. "Suoh? Can you hear me?"

No answer.

"Don't worry Suoh, I'll get you better in no time. Then we can stop the heartless together." May turned around when she heard the doors to Suoh's room open. Aracely slightly smiled.

"I have news," She said softly. "I found another world." May quickly stood up.

"We can get help for Suoh there!" She said. They landed the ship using auto pilot and stepped outside. The stepped out in front of a large tunnel. It was dark to tell what was at the end, though.

"I have to go by myself," May said.

"Are you insane?" Aracely gasped.

"A little, but I have to save Suoh." Aracely stared at May. May, though, stared at the tunnel.

"You really do love him, don't you?"

May was silent for awhile. "I'll come back as long as you take care of him."

Aracely silently nodded. May hugged her, then slipped away. Before entering the tunnel, she looked back at Aracely. "I do love him. With all my heart."

Darkness engulfed May as she walked through the tunnel. She wandered through it for awhile, then suddenly found herself at the end of the tunnel. She walked through the doorway, stepping into the light once more. She blinked, feeling like mole. May looked around and realized she was in some place that looked like a church.

She did stay long because she found another doorway. May was now in a large field. The wind softly blew; it tickled May as it flew by. She looked beyond the horizon. Twilight filled the sky as she began to walk forward through the field.

May saw a town at the end of the field. At first she walked slowly. She began to walk faster and faster. She suddenly broke out into a run. May ran into the town, tears flying behind her. She had to find somebody before Suoh died. May stopped at what she though was the middle of the town.

"Hello!" She yelled. "Is anybody here? My friend is dying! I need help!" A few minutes pasted. Nothing happened. May screamed, "I NEED HELP!" When nobody answered, May fell to her knees and began to cry.

Twilight slowly faded away into nighttime. The town filled with restaurants slowly lit up. May curiously sat up. She killed her newborn tears and looked around. Suddenly, black spirits emerged from the ground. May screamed and stood up. When one came up from under her feet, May began to run back to the field. But the field was gone. Replaced, the field had magically changed into a river.

May groaned. "How will I help Suoh now?" She screamed at the river. Tears ran fast her face as she looked down at her shoes, but to May's surprise, her feet were fading away. She screamed again, falling backwards. She crawled into a bush and laid behind it a heap.

"Suoh dying, and I'm fading away," She cried. "It doesn't get any worse than this." May suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up to see a boy with short black hair and amber eyes.

"Are you okay?" He asked. May shrugged his hand off and sat up.

"Does it look like I'm okay?" She snapped. "My friend's dying, and I can't help him because that stupid river is keeping us apart. And look at me!" May showed him her legs. They had become see through.

"I can't help you with your friend, but here eat this." The boy put a small red pill and her hand. May suddenly calmed down.

"What is it?" She asked.

"It will keep you from disappearing." May's eyes widened in horror, and she quickly ate the pill.

"By the way, my name is May. Thank you for your pill. So, why would I disappear? Who are you?"

The boy sighed. "My name is Haku. You're in the Spirit World. Humans are forbidden to come here, so the only way to get rid of them is by turning them into an animal or making them disappear. Do you understand?"

May thought for awhile then nodded. Haku looked ten, but he was no kidder. Haku grabbed her hand and pulled her up.

"You have to come with me," He said. May followed him. She was a little taller than he was, but only because she was thirteen, and he was ten.

"Now listen carefully," Haku said. "In order to stay here, you need to get a job. Without a job, Ubabaa will turn you into a pig."

"How do I get a job?"

"You ask Ubabaa."

"Oh that just makes a lot of sense!"

"Ubabaa runs the bathhouse. She's the most powerful spirit here."

"The bathhouse?"

"That's where all the spirits take a bath."

"Oh."

What an odd world, May thought. Haku and May stopped at a wooden bridge. Spirits walked pasted them and into the bathhouse. They covered their noses and gagged.

"Is there something wrong with me?" May asked.

"You smell like human," Haku explained.

"Oh," May sighed. They crossed the bridge and entered the bathhouse. The spirits rudely stared at her. Some looked like humans, others were…different. May could hear them whisper:

"Ew! Who let that in?"

"…Somebody throw her into a bath tub, please!"

"Look at her hair! It's red…"

"Do you think it's on fire?"

"…Wait a second! She's a human!"

"Another human? One was bad enough!"

May didn't look at them. She stared at the back of Haku's head. Every comment made her blush more. She thought how mean the spirits were. She thought about how badly she wanted to leave this place. She thought about Suoh and Aracely. She wondered if they were okay. She wondered if they were worried. She wondered if she would ever see them again. After riding in several elevators, Haku and May made it to the top floor.

"Before we see Ubabaa," Haku said. "Write your name down on the card." A piece of page and a pen appeared in his hand. May carefully took them and wrote M-a-y. "Now, keep the paper with you always, got it?" May nodded and the pen disappeared. She placed the paper in her pocket. Haku and May walked over to a set of marble doors.

"Ubabaa, it's me," Haku said. "I found the human." The doors opened up, revealing marble hallways. Haku walked inside, May quickly following behind. The walk through the hallways and into an office. May admired the large office. It was made of marble, a large burning fireplace, and an excellent view of the sea. She looked over at a desk. There was a big woman behind it. She had a huge nose, grey hair pulled into a bun, and had a long blue dress on. Around her fingers were large tacky rings. The woman looked up.

"So, this is the human who broke into the Spirit World," The lady said, walking up to May. She examined her. "You look a lot stronger than Sen. More useful.

"Ubabaa, this is May," Haku said. "She wants a job."

Ubabaa snorted. "Well, alright, but only because I'm a good mood. We made a huge amount of money tonight thanks to Sen and that stink spirit. Master Haku, step out of the room for a minute, will you?"

Haku bowed and did as he was told. Ubabaa shut the doors as soon as he left. A piece of paper flew into May's right hand, a pen in the left.

"Sign it," Ubabaa said. "And you can have a job." May hesitantly stared at the paper and slowly signed it. The paper and pen flew back to Ubabaa. "May…" She read out loud. "You have a beautiful name."

"Thank you, Ma'am," May said politely. She watched as Ubabaa placed her hand on the paper. May's name flew into Ubabaa's hand.

"And it now belongs to me," Ubabaa smirked. "Your new name is Midori."

May felt her mind fade away. It quickly returned, but it was a little different. Midori stared at her hands. They were shaking. What just happened? She thought, not realizing she had just lost her name. Ubabaa snapped her fingers and the door magically opened. Haku stepped inside.

"You called," He said.

"Give Midori here to Len and Sen," Ubabaa said, sitting behind her desk again. "They'll know what to do with her.

"Come on," Haku said. He began to walk away. Midori bowed to Ubabaa and ran after Haku. They went into an elevator, silence falling over them. She was to busy trying to remember what she forgot. They walked out of the elevator and into a room. There were girls sleeping on the floor, two sat on the balcony. They watched the train zoom by through the sea, eating some odd looking food.

"Len and Sen," Haku called inside. The two girls on he balcony looked at them. The ten-year-old one smiled at Haku. She had her dark brown hair pulled up into a high ponytail, matching her dark brown eyes. The other, who was older looking and had long brown hair, grumbled. They both had long pink shirts and pants on, but they were shoeless.

"What do you want?" The older one muttered.

"Another human to help you, Len!" Haku snapped.

"Like me?" The younger one gasped.

"Just like you, Sen. Her name is Midori." He looked at Midori. "When you get your uniform, put your clothing outside the room. I'll take care of them."

"Yes, Sir!" Midori said, bowing. He gently pushed her into the room and closed the door. Len stood up and opened one of the walls.

"Let's see," she said. She searched through the uniforms. "We only have green uniforms left."

"Green is my favorite color," Midori said, smiling.

"Well, guess it works out then." Len handed her the uniform, and Midori put it on. It was like Len's and Sen's, but hers was green. She neatly folded up her clothing and placed it outside her room. She laid her boots on top of clothing and stared at he clothing for awhile. Midori gently pulled out the card in her pocket, but she didn't look at it. She reached in the other pocket and pulled out the green stone Aracely gave to her. She put the two items into her new pockets.

She quietly walked into her room, again. Sen handed her some sheets. "Come with me," She said. Midori nodded and followed Sen to the corner of the room. "Place your bed here," Sen said.

"Okay," Midori answered. She first laid down the thin mat, the pillow, then put a green quilt on it.

"That's where you'll sleep," Sen said. "It's late, so we should go to sleep."

"Okay," Midori said, crawling into her so called bed.

Before Sen went to hers, she asked, "Hey, Midori? Can we talk tomorrow?"

Midori sat up. "Yeah, of course."

Sen smiled. "Thank you. Good night."

"Good night." Midori crawled under the covers again. She couldn't sleep a wink that night. All she could think about was Suoh and Aracely. She finally fell asleep when the sun was rising.

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Emma: Wow! Big chapter! So much is happening! Nest chapter, "The Sixth Station." Bye! Please keep reading! Don't forget to review!