Innocence of Maturity
Chapter 3
Early in the morning, Chihiro woke up. She softly treads out of the bedroom and into the living room to practice Karate. Judai had taught her the Katas from Karate. Chihiro heard clapping from the outside world; Zeniba had watched her perform the Katas.
"You're good…Haku practices the Martial Arts as well," sighed Zeniba
"Granny?" asks Chihiro softly, "Is something wrong?"
Tears fell from Zeniba's eyes, "Promise me you'll go visit Haku soon" she said fiercely, "Promise me!"
"Yes, Granny, I promise," said Chihiro softly
"All your questions will be answered then," said Zeniba. She handed Chihiro a bag.
"Inside are supplies and weapons that will help you"
Chihiro bowed to the older woman, "Thank you Granny, for everything"
They flew over the ocean with the train tracks leading the way. Finally, at sunset, they saw a tall, ancient, elaborate red building. Zeniba had transformed a piece of paper into a dragon that would stay in the form of a dragon for one day for their use.
"Judai! Over there is Aburaya!" screamed Chihiro excitedly.
"Where do you want to drop?"
"Hmm, how about the pig pen? Hardly anyone visits the pigs" suggested Chihiro
Judai directed the paper dragon over to the pig pen. It transformed back into a piece of paper.
"Let's go to the back entrance to where Kamaji is…and the boiler room" said Judai
"Sure, I want to see Kamaji first"
They walked slowly down the stairs to where the boiler room was.
"Kamaji" said Chihiro softly
"What? Who's there?" said the boiler spirit groggily
"I am Sen" said Chihiro
"Sen!!!???" said Kamaji in surprise. He hugged, very tightly
"We have all missed you, especially Yubaba though she won't ever say that aloud"
"This is my familiar, Judai" said Sen
"Isee, he's a fox spirit?"
"Yes, Kamaji"
"Heh, I'll ring for Rin. She'll take you to Yubaba's office"
"Thank You, Kamaji" she bowed down in respect to her grandfather.
"Kamaji, what did you call me here for? Tonight's full house!" said Rin as she berated Kamaji
"There's someone I want you to meet. Remember Sen?"
"Sen? But she's not here"
Kamaji rolled his eyes, "That's because she's standing in the corner, woman"
Rin gasped, "Is that you, Sen? You have grown"
"So have you!" blurted out Chihiro.
"Older, yes." Said Rin
"Rin, can you please take Sen to see Yubaba? She needs a job…"
"Of course!" said Rin
"Be careful, Sen, Yubaba is not as bad as she was before but she is still quite mad at you…," warned Rin, as they bargained for a lift.
"Rin, where's Haku?"
Rin shook her head, "I'm not the right person to tell you about Haku. You'll find out when you meet Yubaba"
"Around evening, they arrived at Aburaya.
"C'mon, we'd better go down these stairs," said Chihiro.
She carried Judai steadily down the unsteady stairs. They reached the entrance to the boiler room safely.
'Thank Kami for the safe trip' thought the fox spirit, apparently relieved.
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i will not post another chapter for this story until two weeks...since i will be busy writing chapters for F.T.P and Prisoner of Love and another story not to mention the fact that i do not have a single clue what to write (i know the basic plot but it needs a few climaxes and problems)
so, read and review!