SPIRITED AGAIN
The Super goofy Prologue
Yes, It's the super goofy prologue. I'm going to answer reviews when I'm not on an inspiration streak, ok? Gomen au sai! I'll try to reply soon!
Sango-Inuyasha-Lover: Boy is I EVER giving you a piece of my mind later. NO CHIHIRO IS NOT LIKE ANYTHING LIKE ME!!!!!!!! THERE WILL BE A CHARACTER THAT MIGHT BE A BIT LIKES ME BUT CHIHIRO ISN'T! I don't like flames, so PLEASE refrain from dealing them out in the future? Ari gateau.
Disclaimer: Do not own Spirited Away/Totoro characters. I DO however own Kimiko and Nile. (Nile appears later, whether or not in this chapter I'm not sure yet.)
This story is getting a bit creepy. The closet thing gave me NIGHTMARES!!!!!! *Sigh*
Japanese Dictionary:
Itai!= Ouch!
Kami=Spirits.
Mononoke=Vengeful spirits
CHAPTER #9 Part #1
Chihiro trailed behind Haku, shivering. The image of the cold, limp, dangling hand was fresh in her mind, along with her dreams. //It's all inside your head.// was what Haku had said, but was is really? She had never had had dreams like THAT before. She had had dreams with big blue monsters, Orks, vampires and the like. She had had dreams of meeting all the anime characters she had ever met (Mei's fault for showing her Inuyasha (which is not mine)), and living in Troy. Her nightmares were NEVER that complex. NEVER! She quivered, remembering how she had killed all her friends, how she couldn't control herself. Was is real, a warning, or..a threat?
Her thoughts were interrupted as she turned the corner.. a little too soon. (Hehehe! **SMACK**)
"Itai, itai, itai." She grumbled, while Haku, walked on, not looking back once, to see if she was okay.
They turned the corner, and hit a sudden wave of noise. Chattering and laughter could be heard ringing through the crowded room. The crowds parted to allow Haku through, but moved again (just in time) to crush Chihiro. She edged her way through, and emerged at the other end of the huge room with a bruised elbow, a trampled upon foot, and a stubbed toe (from kicking the person who stepped on her foot, which, unluckily, happened to be a rock spirit.)
They continued on (Chihiro hobbling for the first little while) to the elevator. The doors opened to allow them entrance, then slammed shut. Chihiro pulled the lever, and the contraption began to move upwards.
Chihiro looked sideways at Haku. He was standing erect, chin up, eyes forward, and serious. What had happened to that cheerful Haku who had laughed with her, or the angry Haku who had snapped sharp replies to cut her ego down to size? Some silences Chihiro found comfortable, almost enjoyable, but this one was cold, distinct. Chihiro opened her mouth to speak.
And shut it again, looking down at the floor. (See Sango-Inuyasha-Lover! I wouldn't have kept quiet!) If he didn't want to talk to her, he didn't want to talk to her. What had she done? Why wouldn't he speak to her, or react to what she was doing? Her own voice came back to her. ~You don't care at ALL?~. He hadn't said. Maybe he didn't care. It was times like this that you talked to other friends..
That brought Chihiro back the painful memory. ~But my other friends aren't here.~ She remembered the times they had shared together, the time Mei had closed her eyes and spun around three times to jump into the pool, and had cannonballed into the bushes instead, the time Satsuki had chased Mei and Chihiro around the schoolyard for fifteen minutes, demanding what they had done with her favourite pen, before finding she had put it in her pocket, the time they had first invited her to their house.
She began to cry, then, out of habit, raised her hand to wipe away the tears, then recalled Haku's words, and let them run down her face freely. Silently they slid off her cheeks, hitting the wooden floor of the elevator softly.
When they reached the top, Chihiro wiped away her tears, and walked behind Haku's measured strides to the large door. Anger filled her when they reached the door, and she hammered on the door hard with her fist, ignoring the door knocker.
The door creaked open, (as dramatic doors are wont to do) and Haku and Chihiro entered. Chihiro ran down the halls, finally reaching the office. She stepped into the middle of the deserted for and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Kimiko! I demand that you come here NOW, IN PERSON, and tell me what you have done to my friends!
A side door slid open, and Akanboo stepped out, flanked by two teenage girls. Both of the girls' heads were down, their faces unreadable. One bore nut brown (I love that color!) hair, down to her shoulders, the other with cropped, wiry, jet black hair. Chihiro ran forward. "Satsuki! Mei! Oh my gosh, are you to all right?" They did not react to her call. "Kimiko, are you trying to fool me with fakes?" she said coldly. Akanboo's hard gaze settled upon her face. "They are real, check for yourself."
Chihiro ran to Satsuki. Her caution dropped, and she was just a worried friend. "Satsuki, I was so worried! What did she do to you? Oh, I'm so glad you're alive! Satsuki, you know I hate it when people don't look at me when I'm trying to talk to them! C'mon 'Suki (obvious nickname) LOOK AT ME!!!"
Sudden pain struck Chihiro's shoulder. "Wha..!" She looked down. A deep gash was bleeding heavily, dying her left sleeve from pink to a dark red. Chihiro raised her eyes to meet Satsuki's, and gasped. Red eyes, lacking pupils, met her own. Unbelieving, Chihiro looked down at Satsuki's hand and shook her head. ~No,~ she thought. ~Not possible.~
A dagger was in Satsuki's firm grasp, dripping with blood. "Satsuki.. why?" Chihiro begged.
"They came and asked for a job. I gave them a job."
Flames lit inside Chihiro. Rage-filled, she threw herself at Akanboo, clawing at his face. He flicked her off him, carelessly. Chihiro flew through the air and fell on her knees. "Bow." Said Akanboo, in the woman's coaxing voice. (In Japan, you sometimes bow by kneeling on the floor, and touching both palms of your hands to the floor, and bringing your head down. Chihiro does this in Spirited Away.)
Chihiro glared at the large boy. "No." she hissed. "No, Kimiko, I won't bow to YOU." The last word was said with venom.
Shadows formed on Akanboo's face. "HOW DO YOU KNOW MY NAME!!!!!! HOW DARE YOU CALL ME THE NAME THAT HIS MOTHER DUBBED ME!!!!!!!!!" the female voice was a screech, like nails on a chalkboard.
Akanboo approached Chihiro threateningly. Chihiro skirted around him, shouting at the girls. "Your mother said she loves you!"
Satsuki stood firm, but Mei began to tremble. "Mamma..Mamma.." her eyes cleared, returning to their hazel brown hue. "SEN!!!!!!!! WHAT'S GOING ON!!!!!!!!"
"Mei!" Chihiro said joyfully. "Come over here, NOW!" Mei ran as quickly as she could to where Chihiro stood. While Chihiro stood fixed, Akanboo brought down his hand to slap where the dagger had marked her. A cry of pain escaped from Chihiro's lips. Haku stood in the corner, watching, his features calm.
Mei noticed the wound. "Sen!"
She dodged around the wildly waving fists, jumped with that boundless energy that all kids have, and brought her hand around to connect with Akanboo's face. Akanboo looked startled, then amused. Mei darted back, fists ready. "SIS!!!!! Wake up!!!" But Satsuki didn't stir. "Mei," Chihiro gasped, fighting the overwhelming pain, a tear sliding down her cheek. "We can't reach her. Come on, we have to get you of here!" Mei looked at her, "NO! I can't leave Sis! I can get her out of it!"
"NO!" Chihiro repeated, grabbing on to Mei's arm, and dragging her from the room, Haku gliding silently behind them.
Once they had reached the outside of the door, Mei crumpled to the floor, and began to sob. "What, why.."
"Shh, Mei. We'll get your sister yet."
"But what happened?!?! Last thing I remember was falling into blackness, and then suddenly I was THERE, in that office! I don't know what happened!"
"I'll explain later, come on."
Mei looked up at Chihiro. "Sen, you're hurt!!! We have to.."
Chihiro rolled her eyes. "L-A-T-E-R!" Mei sighed, stood up, began to walk, and then looked back at Chihiro sheepishly.
"I don't know the way."
Chihiro smiled, and walked to the elevator. Rage boiled deep inside of her. ~Why isn't Haku talking to me?!? Did I do something wrong? Or is he just tired of me? Is it because we fought? That jerk, he didn't even help me..us.. when we were in there! I CAN NOT BELIEVE HIM!~
The ride down the shaft was quiet, yet again, while everyone mulled over his or her thoughts. When they came down at the other end, Mei was utterly sad and bewildered, and Chihiro was the angriest she had ever been in her life. (And that's including the time she left out her bag of Gummy worms on the kitchen counter while she went to the washroom and her father ate them.)
They all walked back to the woman's dormitories, and stopped in front of the door. "You first, Mei." Said Chihiro, refusing to kick the cat. (Mainly getting angry at someone innocent because you're mad at someone else.) "I'll lock the door and be right there."
Chihiro turned to the door, accidently bumping her still bleeding shoulder against the frame. "Ow!" she exclaimed, a tear rolling down her cheek. Haku moved forward. "Are you alright, Chihiro?" he asked concern in his voice. Chihiro looked at him, anger, rage and fury (yes, they're all the same thing) throbbing through her veins. "Why would you care?" she hissed, slamming the door in his face.
Haku stared at the door for a moment, shocked and saddened, then turned and left, so emotionally devastated and hurt that the physical pain in his shoulder wasn't even acknowledged.
Chihiro looked at Mei, about to ask her something, but found the girl sound asleep on the sleeping bags. ~Poor thing, probably hasn't slept in AGES.~ She covered the girl with a quilted blanket.
She then herself lied down to rest, thinking about all the things that she and Haku had been through. "Why," she whispered, tormented. "Why wouldn't he help me? Last time I was hurt.." she trailed off, brushing her forehead, where she had dreamed (or so she thought at the time) that Haku had..
Within her took place a battle between Love and Rage.
=It was only a dream.=
+It WASN'T A DREAM!+
=It was ONLY a DREAM!=
+IT WASN'T A DREAM!!!!!!+
=IT WAS ONLY A DREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!=
This continued late into the night.
(Recognise it? I'm taking parts from the two original movies and incorporating it into my story. This was from Totoro.)
Chihiro was torn. Stupid Love and Rage had decided a draw, and had (or so it seemed) gone out for doughnuts and a snooze. ~Maybe he didn't care..~
Chihiro sighed, still infuriated at Haku, and went to sleep fitfully, tossing back and forth.
PART #2
Chihiro woke up with sunlight streaming in her eyes, and someone shaking her. She groaned. "Moooom, five more minutes." She croaked. "HEY, WAKE UUUP!!!!!"
Chihiro sat upright. "MEI!!!!!!!!!! JEEZ, FOR THE LOVE OF..! NEVER do that again!"
Mei knelt. "Sorry." She said in her cutsie tone. Chihiro rolled her eyes and sat up, to find the room deserted. "Where is everyone?" she questioned the girl, as she slowly grasped her clothes.
"They left ten minutes ago."
Chihiro's eyes widened, and she rushed, shoving a rice ball into her mouth as she hurriedly dressed. She did her hair quickly, and ran out the door, shoving down the remains of the food. "SEN!!!!! WAIT UP!!!!!" Mei cried, running after her.
They arrived in the main hall. "Um," said Chihiro, wondering what to do with the girl beside her. She looked around franticly. "There's Lin, go ask her if she needs help!" She gave Mei a little shove in that direction, and ran towards the line for the bath tokens. She had been waiting fifteen seconds when everything caught up to her and she realized WHO was in front of that line handing out bath tokens. "Oh no. This is NOT happening. NOT today." She put her head in her hands, and was interrupted by a small tugging on her sleeve. She brought her head up. Standing in front of her was a girl, with tanned skin, and jet back hair. Her looks reminded Chihiro of the Egyptians, and the girl's nut brown, almond shaped eyes, fit as well. Her hair was chin length, and she was very thin and small.
"Excuse me, Miss, but would you mind allowing me to work with you?"
A glimmer of fear was in the girl's eyes, but it was well hidden, and the girl was acting brave, and polite. Chihiro hid a smile. The girl had sounded EXACTLY like Ms. Ling, her grade school office secretary.
"Of course! I could always use a little help! Um, would you mind staying line for the bath tokens? When you reach the front, just say: 'One Lavender Rose Mint bath token please. I was sent by Ms. Sen, and we need it for the big tub.' All right? Do you know where the big tub is?" The girl nodded in response. "Okay, meet me there when you are done."
When the girl approached Haku, and asked for a bath token, and used Chihiro's bathhouse name, Haku nodded, waves of sadness hitting him. Was she still mad? What for? What had he done? He bit his lip as the girl walked off.
"My name's Sen, by the way," Chihiro said, distracted by her anger at Haku. ~The snobbish jerk..~
"Nile."
"Pardon?"
"Nile, my name is Nile."
"Sorry.. isn't that a boy's name.?"
"Not if it's short for something!"
"Short for what?"
"I..can't remember.."
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Okay okay, it will get cool in the next couple chapters.
~Jose~
The Super goofy Prologue
Yes, It's the super goofy prologue. I'm going to answer reviews when I'm not on an inspiration streak, ok? Gomen au sai! I'll try to reply soon!
Sango-Inuyasha-Lover: Boy is I EVER giving you a piece of my mind later. NO CHIHIRO IS NOT LIKE ANYTHING LIKE ME!!!!!!!! THERE WILL BE A CHARACTER THAT MIGHT BE A BIT LIKES ME BUT CHIHIRO ISN'T! I don't like flames, so PLEASE refrain from dealing them out in the future? Ari gateau.
Disclaimer: Do not own Spirited Away/Totoro characters. I DO however own Kimiko and Nile. (Nile appears later, whether or not in this chapter I'm not sure yet.)
This story is getting a bit creepy. The closet thing gave me NIGHTMARES!!!!!! *Sigh*
Japanese Dictionary:
Itai!= Ouch!
Kami=Spirits.
Mononoke=Vengeful spirits
CHAPTER #9 Part #1
Chihiro trailed behind Haku, shivering. The image of the cold, limp, dangling hand was fresh in her mind, along with her dreams. //It's all inside your head.// was what Haku had said, but was is really? She had never had had dreams like THAT before. She had had dreams with big blue monsters, Orks, vampires and the like. She had had dreams of meeting all the anime characters she had ever met (Mei's fault for showing her Inuyasha (which is not mine)), and living in Troy. Her nightmares were NEVER that complex. NEVER! She quivered, remembering how she had killed all her friends, how she couldn't control herself. Was is real, a warning, or..a threat?
Her thoughts were interrupted as she turned the corner.. a little too soon. (Hehehe! **SMACK**)
"Itai, itai, itai." She grumbled, while Haku, walked on, not looking back once, to see if she was okay.
They turned the corner, and hit a sudden wave of noise. Chattering and laughter could be heard ringing through the crowded room. The crowds parted to allow Haku through, but moved again (just in time) to crush Chihiro. She edged her way through, and emerged at the other end of the huge room with a bruised elbow, a trampled upon foot, and a stubbed toe (from kicking the person who stepped on her foot, which, unluckily, happened to be a rock spirit.)
They continued on (Chihiro hobbling for the first little while) to the elevator. The doors opened to allow them entrance, then slammed shut. Chihiro pulled the lever, and the contraption began to move upwards.
Chihiro looked sideways at Haku. He was standing erect, chin up, eyes forward, and serious. What had happened to that cheerful Haku who had laughed with her, or the angry Haku who had snapped sharp replies to cut her ego down to size? Some silences Chihiro found comfortable, almost enjoyable, but this one was cold, distinct. Chihiro opened her mouth to speak.
And shut it again, looking down at the floor. (See Sango-Inuyasha-Lover! I wouldn't have kept quiet!) If he didn't want to talk to her, he didn't want to talk to her. What had she done? Why wouldn't he speak to her, or react to what she was doing? Her own voice came back to her. ~You don't care at ALL?~. He hadn't said. Maybe he didn't care. It was times like this that you talked to other friends..
That brought Chihiro back the painful memory. ~But my other friends aren't here.~ She remembered the times they had shared together, the time Mei had closed her eyes and spun around three times to jump into the pool, and had cannonballed into the bushes instead, the time Satsuki had chased Mei and Chihiro around the schoolyard for fifteen minutes, demanding what they had done with her favourite pen, before finding she had put it in her pocket, the time they had first invited her to their house.
She began to cry, then, out of habit, raised her hand to wipe away the tears, then recalled Haku's words, and let them run down her face freely. Silently they slid off her cheeks, hitting the wooden floor of the elevator softly.
When they reached the top, Chihiro wiped away her tears, and walked behind Haku's measured strides to the large door. Anger filled her when they reached the door, and she hammered on the door hard with her fist, ignoring the door knocker.
The door creaked open, (as dramatic doors are wont to do) and Haku and Chihiro entered. Chihiro ran down the halls, finally reaching the office. She stepped into the middle of the deserted for and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Kimiko! I demand that you come here NOW, IN PERSON, and tell me what you have done to my friends!
A side door slid open, and Akanboo stepped out, flanked by two teenage girls. Both of the girls' heads were down, their faces unreadable. One bore nut brown (I love that color!) hair, down to her shoulders, the other with cropped, wiry, jet black hair. Chihiro ran forward. "Satsuki! Mei! Oh my gosh, are you to all right?" They did not react to her call. "Kimiko, are you trying to fool me with fakes?" she said coldly. Akanboo's hard gaze settled upon her face. "They are real, check for yourself."
Chihiro ran to Satsuki. Her caution dropped, and she was just a worried friend. "Satsuki, I was so worried! What did she do to you? Oh, I'm so glad you're alive! Satsuki, you know I hate it when people don't look at me when I'm trying to talk to them! C'mon 'Suki (obvious nickname) LOOK AT ME!!!"
Sudden pain struck Chihiro's shoulder. "Wha..!" She looked down. A deep gash was bleeding heavily, dying her left sleeve from pink to a dark red. Chihiro raised her eyes to meet Satsuki's, and gasped. Red eyes, lacking pupils, met her own. Unbelieving, Chihiro looked down at Satsuki's hand and shook her head. ~No,~ she thought. ~Not possible.~
A dagger was in Satsuki's firm grasp, dripping with blood. "Satsuki.. why?" Chihiro begged.
"They came and asked for a job. I gave them a job."
Flames lit inside Chihiro. Rage-filled, she threw herself at Akanboo, clawing at his face. He flicked her off him, carelessly. Chihiro flew through the air and fell on her knees. "Bow." Said Akanboo, in the woman's coaxing voice. (In Japan, you sometimes bow by kneeling on the floor, and touching both palms of your hands to the floor, and bringing your head down. Chihiro does this in Spirited Away.)
Chihiro glared at the large boy. "No." she hissed. "No, Kimiko, I won't bow to YOU." The last word was said with venom.
Shadows formed on Akanboo's face. "HOW DO YOU KNOW MY NAME!!!!!! HOW DARE YOU CALL ME THE NAME THAT HIS MOTHER DUBBED ME!!!!!!!!!" the female voice was a screech, like nails on a chalkboard.
Akanboo approached Chihiro threateningly. Chihiro skirted around him, shouting at the girls. "Your mother said she loves you!"
Satsuki stood firm, but Mei began to tremble. "Mamma..Mamma.." her eyes cleared, returning to their hazel brown hue. "SEN!!!!!!!! WHAT'S GOING ON!!!!!!!!"
"Mei!" Chihiro said joyfully. "Come over here, NOW!" Mei ran as quickly as she could to where Chihiro stood. While Chihiro stood fixed, Akanboo brought down his hand to slap where the dagger had marked her. A cry of pain escaped from Chihiro's lips. Haku stood in the corner, watching, his features calm.
Mei noticed the wound. "Sen!"
She dodged around the wildly waving fists, jumped with that boundless energy that all kids have, and brought her hand around to connect with Akanboo's face. Akanboo looked startled, then amused. Mei darted back, fists ready. "SIS!!!!! Wake up!!!" But Satsuki didn't stir. "Mei," Chihiro gasped, fighting the overwhelming pain, a tear sliding down her cheek. "We can't reach her. Come on, we have to get you of here!" Mei looked at her, "NO! I can't leave Sis! I can get her out of it!"
"NO!" Chihiro repeated, grabbing on to Mei's arm, and dragging her from the room, Haku gliding silently behind them.
Once they had reached the outside of the door, Mei crumpled to the floor, and began to sob. "What, why.."
"Shh, Mei. We'll get your sister yet."
"But what happened?!?! Last thing I remember was falling into blackness, and then suddenly I was THERE, in that office! I don't know what happened!"
"I'll explain later, come on."
Mei looked up at Chihiro. "Sen, you're hurt!!! We have to.."
Chihiro rolled her eyes. "L-A-T-E-R!" Mei sighed, stood up, began to walk, and then looked back at Chihiro sheepishly.
"I don't know the way."
Chihiro smiled, and walked to the elevator. Rage boiled deep inside of her. ~Why isn't Haku talking to me?!? Did I do something wrong? Or is he just tired of me? Is it because we fought? That jerk, he didn't even help me..us.. when we were in there! I CAN NOT BELIEVE HIM!~
The ride down the shaft was quiet, yet again, while everyone mulled over his or her thoughts. When they came down at the other end, Mei was utterly sad and bewildered, and Chihiro was the angriest she had ever been in her life. (And that's including the time she left out her bag of Gummy worms on the kitchen counter while she went to the washroom and her father ate them.)
They all walked back to the woman's dormitories, and stopped in front of the door. "You first, Mei." Said Chihiro, refusing to kick the cat. (Mainly getting angry at someone innocent because you're mad at someone else.) "I'll lock the door and be right there."
Chihiro turned to the door, accidently bumping her still bleeding shoulder against the frame. "Ow!" she exclaimed, a tear rolling down her cheek. Haku moved forward. "Are you alright, Chihiro?" he asked concern in his voice. Chihiro looked at him, anger, rage and fury (yes, they're all the same thing) throbbing through her veins. "Why would you care?" she hissed, slamming the door in his face.
Haku stared at the door for a moment, shocked and saddened, then turned and left, so emotionally devastated and hurt that the physical pain in his shoulder wasn't even acknowledged.
Chihiro looked at Mei, about to ask her something, but found the girl sound asleep on the sleeping bags. ~Poor thing, probably hasn't slept in AGES.~ She covered the girl with a quilted blanket.
She then herself lied down to rest, thinking about all the things that she and Haku had been through. "Why," she whispered, tormented. "Why wouldn't he help me? Last time I was hurt.." she trailed off, brushing her forehead, where she had dreamed (or so she thought at the time) that Haku had..
Within her took place a battle between Love and Rage.
=It was only a dream.=
+It WASN'T A DREAM!+
=It was ONLY a DREAM!=
+IT WASN'T A DREAM!!!!!!+
=IT WAS ONLY A DREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!=
This continued late into the night.
(Recognise it? I'm taking parts from the two original movies and incorporating it into my story. This was from Totoro.)
Chihiro was torn. Stupid Love and Rage had decided a draw, and had (or so it seemed) gone out for doughnuts and a snooze. ~Maybe he didn't care..~
Chihiro sighed, still infuriated at Haku, and went to sleep fitfully, tossing back and forth.
PART #2
Chihiro woke up with sunlight streaming in her eyes, and someone shaking her. She groaned. "Moooom, five more minutes." She croaked. "HEY, WAKE UUUP!!!!!"
Chihiro sat upright. "MEI!!!!!!!!!! JEEZ, FOR THE LOVE OF..! NEVER do that again!"
Mei knelt. "Sorry." She said in her cutsie tone. Chihiro rolled her eyes and sat up, to find the room deserted. "Where is everyone?" she questioned the girl, as she slowly grasped her clothes.
"They left ten minutes ago."
Chihiro's eyes widened, and she rushed, shoving a rice ball into her mouth as she hurriedly dressed. She did her hair quickly, and ran out the door, shoving down the remains of the food. "SEN!!!!! WAIT UP!!!!!" Mei cried, running after her.
They arrived in the main hall. "Um," said Chihiro, wondering what to do with the girl beside her. She looked around franticly. "There's Lin, go ask her if she needs help!" She gave Mei a little shove in that direction, and ran towards the line for the bath tokens. She had been waiting fifteen seconds when everything caught up to her and she realized WHO was in front of that line handing out bath tokens. "Oh no. This is NOT happening. NOT today." She put her head in her hands, and was interrupted by a small tugging on her sleeve. She brought her head up. Standing in front of her was a girl, with tanned skin, and jet back hair. Her looks reminded Chihiro of the Egyptians, and the girl's nut brown, almond shaped eyes, fit as well. Her hair was chin length, and she was very thin and small.
"Excuse me, Miss, but would you mind allowing me to work with you?"
A glimmer of fear was in the girl's eyes, but it was well hidden, and the girl was acting brave, and polite. Chihiro hid a smile. The girl had sounded EXACTLY like Ms. Ling, her grade school office secretary.
"Of course! I could always use a little help! Um, would you mind staying line for the bath tokens? When you reach the front, just say: 'One Lavender Rose Mint bath token please. I was sent by Ms. Sen, and we need it for the big tub.' All right? Do you know where the big tub is?" The girl nodded in response. "Okay, meet me there when you are done."
When the girl approached Haku, and asked for a bath token, and used Chihiro's bathhouse name, Haku nodded, waves of sadness hitting him. Was she still mad? What for? What had he done? He bit his lip as the girl walked off.
"My name's Sen, by the way," Chihiro said, distracted by her anger at Haku. ~The snobbish jerk..~
"Nile."
"Pardon?"
"Nile, my name is Nile."
"Sorry.. isn't that a boy's name.?"
"Not if it's short for something!"
"Short for what?"
"I..can't remember.."
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Okay okay, it will get cool in the next couple chapters.
~Jose~
