Aftermath (five years later…)
A Fanfic about Spirited Away
Written By: ZimXGir
Disclaimer: I do not own Spirited Away…although I do own Pernaki and Yuiki and Chihiro's spirit self 'Chiro'.
Chapter Sixteen: In Which Yubaba Takes A Nap
A/N: So many things have happened to me since my last post. But I wont bore you with these things. Mostly you should all be excited about is the fact that I've dreampt up SO many things for this fanfic that I don't even think I can put them all in. So who knows I might just have to finish this one and write another one! lol Actually I'm going to be very sad and depressed when I type the last few words of the last sentance of this fic. You all have put up with my writers blocks and laziness...and I love you all for that. But no need to worry! I'm NO where near the end! 3
Chapter 16: In Which Yubaba Takes A Nap
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These were the words that had saved the piglet, Chihiro's life. These words were ancient. And forgotten by many. Only those of old could recite these and have their magic work for them. Only those who could speck the language of the wind.
Chiro's eyes soon opened and she gazed down at the motionless piglet. "Um..." she sat up and the piglet laid across her lap in her arms. Panic hit her as she lightly shook the piglet.
Haku just sat where he fell stairing.
"Oink?"
Chiro and Haku both staired at the piglet as it jumped up and flipped over so it could take a few steps and shake some of the soot off of it's body. It soon turned and smiled a little piggy smile.
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Lin looked from the door to Kamaji in a second she was on her feet and at the metal door gazing out into the night "What do you think was that?" She asked as Kamaji joined her at the door, leaving about 5 bath tokens swaying in the warm air coming from the boiler.
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"Yubaba!?!?" the forman called as he rushed towards her tripping over his own feet and landing with a slide at her feet.
Yubaba didn't notice she was to busy barking out orders "GET SOME WATER OUT THERE NOW!! YOU" she pointed at a passing frantic servent "make sure our guests are not alarmed! YOU help her! And you..." she broke off as she placed her balled fists on her hips and looked down at the forman. "What the hell happened?!?"
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Yuiki was soon the only one in the hall. She grined as she glanced over her shoulder towards the little blue spark.
"I assume that the piglet has been possesed?"
The spark jumped up and down and squeeked.
"Goooooood. Now things will get....interesting." She then laughed harshly but suddenly stopped and frowned. "What is it you want?"
A glow of two red eyes were all her eyes could make out in the dark corner.
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Chiro was the first to recover "Wh-what was that?"
Haku took a few more seconds before commenting "I-I don't know...maybe Zeneba would know..."
Chiro looked up away from the piglet at the familiar name "Granny?" she said barly above a whisper.
"What?" Haku now raised his gaze to meet hers.
Chiro glanced away towards the smoldering barn "Erm....nothing.....who is this Zeneba?"
Haku didn't notice the sudden distraction "She's Yubaba's sister.....she's a better witch then Yubaba if you ask me." he shruged. His cheeks suddenly went a bit pink as he looked over Chiro. Her hair was a bit out of sorts and patchs of soot clung to her. Parts of her clothing had burned holes. He was intereupted with his gaze as servent after servent came running down the path with buckets of water.
They tried their best but with every bucket the flames grew higher.
"It's cursed."
Everyone turned and say Yubaba walking towards the flames. Shocking everyone for she had never came down to this part of the bathhouse before. Chiro and Haku stood as Yubaba approched them. "It'll take a power spirit to put this out...would you mind Madam Chiro?"
Chiro looked from the barn to Yubaba "m-me?" She asked pointing at herself. She looked around at the servents, they were all watching her. She gulped loudly and glanced at Yubaba again. "S-sure."
'Oh crap, how am I supposed to...'
'Follow your instincts.'
"Easy for you to say." Chiro muttered as she walked a ways forward. She stopped just as the roof collapsed. She cringed but raised her arms on either side of her a quarter. She closed her eyes and begain to hum a tuneless tune.
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"I think the barns burning!" Lin cried.
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Yuiki stepped out and closed a door behind her. She leaned up against it and looked down the hall towards the shadows and noded once before turning down the other way. The red eyes burned in the shadows.
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Tookie's eyes flashed back to brown, she blinked a couple of times and then as if she was in a daze walked back over to the elevater to get back to her work.
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The flames began to die down as the roof raised up and connected once again. Pink haze formed around Chiro's ankles, slowly begining to rise. It was surrounding her completely as the last of the flames went out. Once the haze had vanished, so did Chiro.
"Chiro?" Haku called. Everyone looked around and started searching. Yubaba was already halfway up the path, since one the flames started to die away she turned to go and take care of the stink spirit. She turned only for a moment at hearing Haku's call.
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A lone box sat on the over crowded desk of Yubaba. a black ribbon around a blood red box. It smelled sweet. The three heads bounced as they tried to examine it. Only interupted by the pounding coming from the next room.
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"Yuiki where have you been!!!" the foreman yelled at the sight of her walking out of the elevater.
"I was delivering something for Yubaba."
"Well get to the big tube! We have a stink spirit in there that needs tending!" He then turned and continued barking orders at the other servents. Chaos still around the bathhouse.
Yuiki frowned as she slowly made her way through the crowd towards the last bath on the left.
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A/N (2): So I haven't been a very good writer I know! And I more then likely have lost many readers over this past year. But I have just came to the part of the story where I have no idea where to go from here. I don't want to lose any of you and I fear that I might. Also my writing style changed just a bit in this past year. I hope not to much. Anyway this is no time for excuses. I hope you've enjoyed this chapter. I think the next chapters life determines on how good this one does.
