Chapter 9: The link to Sen

Last: "So….how long have you been a swimmer?" he asked with hope that she was a swimmer. "4 years" she answered, relived that he changed the subject then she asked curiously "wait how do you know I'm a swimmer?"

Haku smirked at the fact that he succeeded to change the subject and that she honestly didn't know how he knew. "First of all it's the power in your legs." he started and then adding "For instant when you jumped on me 5 minutes ago after I punched you actually knocked me down. That move is what swimmers would use to push themselves of the wall of the pool to swim at a certain speed."

"Wow im impressed" she said with a hint of sarcasim.

"Well" he started again, loving there conversation so much he didn't know it was about time for them to get to work. "I also know by the way you memorizedhow long you can hold your breath. Only a swimmer or a person who like to swim does that." he added.

"Oh yeah that" Chihiro said blushing for no apperant reason. After a moment of deadly silence Haku stood up and offered a hand to help Chihiro up. She took his hand and he pulled her up this time taking a few steps back.

"You should get going work starts in 15 minutes. I have to be some where stay out of trouble okay."

"Like I asked you before how is making sure that im safe helping you?" she asked really not expecting an answer but to joke a little.

Haku turned around and muttered under his breath something that sounded like "you have no ideal" and with that he turned into dragon form and flew off right in front of Chihiro. "Hes a dragon why am I not surprise? He looks familiar."

Chihiro started walking back the way she came thinking how she was forgetting something and about what just happen. Five minutes later she was at the stairs that leads to the boiler room. It didn't take her long to walk down them seeing that she knew what steps not to step on. She was then at the door as soon as she opened it she could feel heat moisted air blowing her way and she knew that Kamaji lit the boiler already.

She walked in and closed the door and headed for the main room. Whe she got there she saw Kamaji eating and Lin feeding the little soot balls. However she didn't see Haku in the corner leaning against the wall.

"Hi Lin" she said as she walked over to her. Lin looked up and her eyes widened when she saw Chihiro. "Sen!" Lin yelled as she dropped her basket and jumped up as she brought Chihiro/Sen into a tight hug. Which madeSen gaspe for air. Then Lin pulled away to look at her. "Sen what happen to your face you look just as messed up as Haku." she asked concern

"That's what I forgot. To heal my face." Chihiro thought as she said "that doesnt matter right now. Its been a long time you have to tell me what has happen in the pass six years well twelve." Chihiro said catching herself. Then she added "Lin what happen to you you look the same yet different. Did you like get younger or something."

"Well Yubaba said I wasn scaring away her customer with my looks" Lin said "Although it was really her" she added "so she gave me a younger yet still the same look." Lin finished completely forgetting about Sen's face.

"She can do that?"Sen asked with intrest. Lin nodded and said "but what about you last time I saw you was bony, little, scrawny, and had this half scared, quarter embarrassed, and quarter brave look to ya." Lin choose her word carfully and added "now you got curves, your thick not bony' and you have a strong, bold, and brave look." what Lin said made Sen think of the bold and the beautiful for some reason.

"Women" haku mumbled aloud to himself at the sight of the two girls talking not at all remembering the conversation he and Sen had no longer then 45 minutes ago about him mumbeling humans.

Sen sent him a evil gaze and said "anyways" while rolling her eyes and turning back to Lin then added "oh yeah Lin I need work cloths Yubaba gave me back my job."

"Ok follow me" Lin said as she turned around to go threw the little door way. Sen did as she was told and followed Lin but was stop when Haku called "Sen." she turned around and he added "Yubaba wants to see you in her office after Lin and you clean the big tub." She nodded and left.

Sen and Lin was in the womans dormetry and Lin was picking out cloths for Sen. "I wonder what Yubaba wants?" she thought as Lin said "found it." lin was looking at sen who really wasn't paying attention to her then she ask for no apperant reason "do you remember him" "huh" sen asked not exactly hearing Lin "Haku, do you remember him?"

That question caught Sen off guard which made her blush like Lin was teasing her because she had a huge crush on him. "yes part of him" she said looking at her feet then she added "its his eyes they hold something that links to me." "is it love" Lin asked looking at Sen's face which was burning a crimson red. "I don't know" Sen said then added "other then that he's got a bad attitude and he's rude towards women." Lin chuckled at the sight of Sen she had her arms crossed and her head tuned to the right as if she was talking to Haku right now.

"Here found you some cloths hurry up and get dress" Lin told her as she threw them at her.

"Ok Lin"

Sen walked out the door in her new pink uniform. Lin was leaning on the wall waiting for her. "Alright Lin lets go I wanna show you something. Then after that I have to go to Yubaba's office." after Sen said that her stumach growled. She blushed in embarrassment and said "right after I get something to eat." Lin chuckled as she stood up straight and started to lead Sen to the kitchen and Sen followed.

When they reached the kitchen Lin took two dumpling of the counter and gave them to Sen. "Thanks" Sen said as she scarfed down the first one in no time at all. Sen ate the second one before Lin could say your welcome'. Sen saw Lin looking at her and realized she ate those dumpling to fast. "sorry I was just hungry I havent eaten in two hole spirit world days." then she added "aright lets go to the big tub Lin" forgetting about the whole situation which made Lin laugh before leading the way (again).

Sen saw a huge blanket on a tableand said "this might come in handy" so she picked it up and left after Lin.

A/N: Sorry this chappy don't have action in it but im trying not to rush my story. But I wonder what she is going to do with the blanket and what Yubaba wants. Im pretty sure the next chappy is going to tell. I will update in a week so until then. ta tah for now