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By the time the boy got to the two girls, they were beginning to fade away, literally. Arya was shaking as she sat by her sister, and Chihiro was crouched, head down.
Suddenly, the two girls looked up as they felt an arm around both of them. It was the boy.
Arya immediately fixed her blue eyes on him, glaring. "What the hell did you do? What's going on here?"
Chihiro still looked terrified.
"I didn't do anything." the boy answered Arya. "I just want to help you two girls." He held out berries to both of them. "Eat these. You have to eat something from this world, or else you'll disappear."
"No!" cried Chihiro, attempting to push the boy away. But then, her hands went right through him.
"Don't worry." the boy said pushing the berries at both of the girls. "It won't turn you into a pig."
Arya obediently put it into her mouth, and Chihiro followed.
"There you go." the boy said with a small smile. "You're all better. See for yourself." He pressed his palms against the two girls'. They were as solid as anything. "Now, come with me."
"Where's our mom and dad?" Chihiro asked. "They didn't really turn into pigs, did they?"
"You can't see them now, but you will." the boy reassured her.
"Can you at least explain what the heck's going on here!" Arya demanded. "I'm not doing anything until you explain it to me."
Suddenly, the boy stiffened. "Don't move." he whispered, using himself to hide the two skinny little girls from view. A bird with a woman's head looked down, but it seemed that it didn't see them.
"That bird's looking for you." the boy said. He glanced at Arya again. "I can't explain things here, but I will soon, I promise." He attempted to pull the girls up, but they dropped to the ground again.
"I can't stand up!" Chihiro panicked. "Help! What do I do?"
"Calm down." the boy said. He moved his hands over the girls' legs, muttering "In the name of water and wind within thee, unbind them." This time, when he pulled at the girls, they shot to their feet and then he was running, dragging one girl with each hand. Finally, they reached a bridge.
The boy gave the girls a short explanation that they were all spirits, and that the two girls would probably face the same fate as their parents for just being in the spirit world. They needed to get to the bathhouse without being seen by the other spirits. "You have to hold your breath as you cross the bridge." he told the girls. "One breath, and the spell breaks, then everyone will see you."
The boy approached, the girls close by his side. The man next to the bridge greeted him. "Welcome back, Master Haku."
"Take a breath." Haku reminded the girls. "Hold it." Arya had been taking saxophone lessons and could hold her breath for a long time, so she wasn't struggling as much as Chihiro, but they got a fair way across even before she messed up.
Suddenly, a frog jumped in front of them. "Master Haku!" the frog cried, grinning. "Where've you been?"
Chihiro gasped, and the frog saw her. "What? A human?"
Arya kept holding her breath until they were off the bridge, but the damage was done as Haku quickly froze the frog momentarily and got the girls into the garden. The girls could hear people yelling about the human girl – just one girl, since they'd only seen Chihiro.
"I'm sorry...I took a breath." Chihiro apologized.
"No, Chihiro, you did very well." Haku told her. "And you too, Arya. Anyway, listen carefully to my instructions. You can't just stay here – then they'll find you, and you'll never be able to rescue your parents. I'll create a diversion so you can leave."
Chihiro objected. "No, don't leave us! We can't do this on our own!"
"You have no choice if you want to help your parents." Haku said firmly.
Chihiro frowned. "I wasn't dreaming..." she said softly.
"No duh, sister!" Arya quipped. "I saw everything you did, too. You think I have your delusions?"
Haku ignored her, and then gave them instructions, pressing a hand to each of their foreheads and using his powers so that the girls could see exactly what they were meant to do. He told them to go to the boiler room, showing them a route, where they would find the boiler man, named Kamaji. They needed to ask him for work. "If you don't, Yubaba will turn you into an animal." Haku explained. "She's the witch who runs the bathouse. Kamaji will try to turn you away, or trick you into leaving, but just keep asking for work. It'll be hard work, but you'll be able to stay here."
Aina was starting to relax, now she knew what to do. "Well, I hope my little sister here can hack it." she joked. "She's not exactly the most diligent person among humans – I don't know how she'll do among spirits."
Chihiro glared. "Hey, Arya, if you can do it, so can I. And I'm not lazy!"
At that moment, a voice called "Master Haku!"
"I have to go." Haku whispered to the girls. "And don't forget, I'm your friend."
Chihiro stopped him. "Wait a second...you said our names before. How did you know them?"
Haku smiled slightly. "I've known both of you since you were very small." That was it. The two girls were alone in fathe garden.
Arya sighed. "Come on, Chihiro. You remember the route he showed us?"
Chihiro nodded shyly. "Uh-huh."
They got to the stairs. "Want me to go first?" Arya offered. "That way, you'll be okay. There isn't a handrail, but I think we should be okay to get down."
Chihiro frowned. "Arya, why are you being so nice to me?" she asked bluntly.
Arya shrugged. "You're my sister, right? My little sister, I could add. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and I really don't want to see you turned into a piglet." She began slowly descending the steps, using her hands and feet, sitting on the steps, then cautiously stepping on the next. Chihiro followed, even more cautiously. Of course, by the time Arya was at the foot of the staircase, Chihiro's foot broke one, and she ran down the rest of the steps, screaming and eventually smacking into the wall. Arya facepalmed as a window above them opened and someone looked out, but luckily didn't see them.
"Next stop, the boiler room." Arya muttered. "Remember what Haku said? Keep asking, no matter what this Kamaji guy says."
So yeah...that's Arya, I guess. This chapter sucks, but I'll do better, I'm sure. Please review! Thanks for all the follows, but take the time to review, too, please?