Aftermath (5 yrs later…)

A Spirited Away fanfic

By: ZimXGir

Chapter Eight: In which Haku specks pig

A/N: CONGRATS! It has been one year and two days since I started posting my fic. I am so happy that all of you care about this fic (or is it just that you got bored one day and started reading and you can't stop!) lol Well I am happy that you guys have put up with me and my suicidal computers…I know I have puts you guys through so much shit and I apologies. Hey maybe for X-mas I'll get an actual WORKING computer! –Cough, cough-. Any ways –bows- thanks for reading and now here's the long awaited chapter eight.

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Chapter Eight: In which Haku specks pig

Haku had just stumbled into the pigpen and was leaning against the railing watching the pigs and gasping for air.

As the pigs randomly grunted, Haku's eyes laid upon a single piglet.

"Ch-Chihiro?" he asked a little unwilling to ask.

The piglet looked up at him and closed its eyes and smiled big.

"Oink!" came her reply; for the piglet was in fact female.

The stunned Haku just stood there dumbfounded.

A single sweat drop slide down the piglets face.

'Why is he just standing there? Isn't he here to feed me or play with me?' thought the young pig as she waked over to the statue that was Haku.

"Oink?"

Haku felt like fainting bout fought off the urge.

"Y-you came back I see!" he said after awhile. He was trying to treat her like she was normal.

"Oink?" the piglet replied. 'What the hell is he talking about? I just want to be fed damn it!' whined the little piglets thoughts.

He had no idea hat to do. "S-so…Chihiro… what have you been up to?"

"OINKITY OINK OINK OINK!" the piglet said frustratedly. Which translates into:

"I'VE BEEN STANDING HERE WAITING FOR YOU TO FEED ME DUMBASS!"

Haku by this time was about to give up talking to 'Chihiro'. When a burst of warm air came into the pen area.

"Oink!" cried the pigs in surprise.

"Sorry!" came a sweet apologetic voice. "I'm still learning how to stop."

Haku turned and found that the voice belonged to none other then Chiro herself.

"Oh…Madam Chiro! What, may I ask, are you doing here?" Haku said as he stepped in front of the hungry 'Chihiro' piglet.

"OINK!" the piglet said in protest.

"Teehee" Chiro giggled at the piglet's outburst. She walked up to a bag labeled 'FOOD' then she grabbed a small handful and bent down so that the piglet could have a snack.

"U-um…" Haku said trying to think of a good excuse could be.

"She's not who your looking for."

"What?" Haku asked a little surprised and confused.

"This is not Chihiro."

"Oh" murmured Haku a little embarrassed.

"Oink!" the piglet said happily as she licked her lips.

(Translation: "Thanks")

Chiro muttered a 'Your welcome' before standing and facing Haku.

"How did you know I was here?" Haku asked.

Chiro answered "a vision".

"…?"

"Er…never mind." Chiro said as she slightly blushed then turned as her eyes changed back to her 'human eyes' for a slit second.

Haku nodded and took Chiro by the arm, which surprised her, and led her outside. They did not speck until they got back to the bridge where they found Yuiki waiting for them.

"Yuiki" Haku said in surprise as he quickly dropped his hand to his side and acting as if his mother just caught him making out with his girlfriend.

"Haku…Madam." Yuiki replied bowing when she saw Chiro.

Chirp glared but forced a smile on her face as she caught Haku's eye. Haku then gave her a puzzled look.

"Madam" Yuiki said as she straightened up. "Why are out here?…..If I may be so bold." Yuiki quickly added.

"She was-"

"Master Haku was giving me a tour of the grounds for I could not sleep well." Chiro answered quickly. 'Ten point for me for thinking quickly on my feet' she thought.

Haku just slightly nodded as Yuiki looked his way. Possibly trying to catch 'Madam Spirit of the Clouds' in a lie.

Chiro smiled and turned to Haku, grabbing his arm and whispered into his ear "Your Chihiro is safe…but she is not a piglet nor a lump of coal…there will be no use in confronting Yubaba about this. OH…" she caught sight of what appeared to be No-Face. But the figure was there then vanished so she didn't dwell on it for long.

"Where is she?" Haku asked with a slightly hidden scared look on his face.

Chiro was brought back to the moment and answered with a smile "Chihiro is a smart girl… she wont be found until she NEEDS to be seen."

'What the hell is that? –until she needs to be seen- what kind of bullshit is that?' said the little voice in the back of her head.

Mentally Chiro slapped the voices face.

"Uh-"Haku had a very confused look on his face. You could tell he yearned to say something but didn't get the chance, for Yuiki came up and grabbed his free arm and softly tugged as she softly glared at Chiro.

"Come on Haku sweetie. WE need to get back to bed!"

With that last comment Chiro glared at Yuiki and mentally stabbed her with a rusty old butcher knife. Dropping Haku's arm she said to Haku though she was glairing at Yuiki "Remember Master Haku…if you wish to find the answers….cast your eyes upon the clouds!"

And with that, clouds appeared around her feet and quickly floated her up to her window.

Yuiki glared, more revealing this time, as Chiro flew into an open window.

"Haku you shouldn't be doing things like showing a….um….mighty spirit around at day!" Yuiki said spiting out the word 'mighty' as if it left a bad taste in her mouth or something.

Haku looked at the window where Chiro had gone into the at Yuiki. "Why did you have to say THAT!"

Yuiki looked a little taken aback "because a spirit of her status shouldn't be staying up until night falls again! It's just-"

"No not that! You said 'WE have to get back to bed!'" Haku slightly blushed thinking what Chiro must have thought.

"OH….um…." now it was Yuiki's turn to blush.

"You made it sound as if….that we were…..that we are…"

"Sleeping together?"

Both Haku and Yuiki turned and saw Kamagi standing there.

Yuiki slightly scowled and said "WHAT are you dong up so late…..boiler man?"

Haku softly nudged Yuiki to make her hold her tongue.

Kamagi looked from Haku to Yuiki then back to Haku. "Since the Spirit of the Clouds has finally returned…I thought I would try to go out and find a certain special herb for her bath."

"She needs a certain herb?" Yuiki asked a little to interested.

Haku glanced at Yuiki then nodded "Oh, of course…like how Master Kasuga-sama; the Radish Spirit; takes deluxe sulfur soaks?"

Kamagi nodded "Yes, it's a very complicated formula. I'm not even sure then Forman even has a tag for it…" he scratched his head and gusted his glassed as he thought out loud "I mean it has been awhile since anyone last saw her."

Yuiki rolled her eyes.

"Hmmmm?" Kamagi said as he watched her.

Yuiki looked away from him quickly.

"Uh…?" Haku was confused but didn't ask what was going on.

"Well….boiler man….Haku and I shall retire….good day." Yuiki said pleasantly as she quickly bowed slightly and she and Haku went inside.

Kamagi looked over his shoulder as he watched them go.

"Now" he sighed and made his way across the bridge, turning left walking down the road of restraints taking the first right then headed towards the river.

He slightly frowned when he tried to cross the river in his normal form but couldn't for their seemed to be a barrier.

"Damn witch" he muttered thinking of Yubaba.

Muttering he transformed himself into an older human man with gray hair, tan wrinkled skin, his black long sleeve shirt and green pants were the same but fit his human body. He then crossed the river sniggering. "Ha! Loophole!" he then made his way across the meadow and through the station.

When he got to the other side he snapped his fingers and a bike appeared. He got on the bike and road down the path. Humming as he went.

Chiro landed in her room and fell on to her bed falling asleep before she hit the pillow for using new powers took a lot out of a person….err….spirit.

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A/N (part2): Well….Kamagi's getting the herbs….well I dunno if he really DOES or if ….in the great words of Lin….."that's frog work". Lol I hope you liked this chapter. I must say…it was the hardest one to come up with. ; Anyways….till next time- Good Bye! (I have .Hack/ on the brain today.)