Chapter 4- Hiro and Kimiko meet
Kimiko took her time walking through the tunnel while wondering where it would take her to and what was on the other side of it. "Wow this sure is a long tunnel." Kimiko said as she kept walking and soon saw light ahead and decided to jog to the light. Once she was at the end she found herself in a place that looked like a train station waiting area. "This is weird." She look ahead in front of her and saw a door way. "I wonder what's outside." She walked out the door way and saw a grass field with some rundown houses and statues along the pathway. "So this is an abandon theme park." Kimiko looked around and decided to keep going forward wonder what was here.
Kimiko kept on walking until she came across what looked was going to be a river in front of the stairs. "How strange were they planning on putting a river here before they went out of business?" She walked over the rock to the other side and kept on walking. Kimiko kept on walking and was looking around noticing all the builders were restaurants. "How strange they're all restaurants but no one is here and I can smell food."
Kimiko followed the smell of food and found the where it was coming from. "Wow this all looks good but I better not eat it I might spoil my appetite for dinner." After that she kept on walking to the stairs and started walking up them and when she got to the top she looked to her right and noticed the bath house. She walked halfway across the bridge. "It's a bath house and it looks like it's still in business that's kinda weird." She soon walked to the edge of the bridge and looked down and saw a train go under and she quickly rushed to the other side to watch it go by but after that she got the feeling someone was watching her. So she turned her head towards the bath house and soon noticed a boy who looked like he was the same age as her and had the same cloths Haku had when he worked at the bath house and his hair was long black hair pulled back into a low loose ponytail and his eyes were a dark grey. Kimiko and the boy just stared at each other for awhile and finally the boy did something.
"What are you doing here?" He started to approach her as she got off the railing. "It's not safe for you to be here you have to leave now before sunset or you'll be trapped here." Kimiko look confused at the boy thinking he was crazy and notice the lamps in front of the bath house were lighting up. "Their lighting the lamps." He quickly said as he started to push her. "You've got to get out of here across the river I'll hold them off." He said as he watches her run off and did something at the bridge.
Kimiko ran to the stairs as the lamps started to light up but she stopped for a minute waiting for her eyes to adjust and looked back for a sec. "I wonder what was up with that boy?" then she ran down the stairs and started to notice weird shadow people that started to freak her out and she started to run as fast as she could all the way to where the river was suppose to be to her. But once she made it down those steps she soon splashed into water. "WATER!" She quickly got out of the water and looked across it and noticed the building that she walked out of to get there was light up. "What the? I must be dreaming yeah that's it I fell asleep in the car and now I'm dream." She closed her eyes tight and then opens them but notice everything was the same except a boat was getting closer. "Oh come on Kimiko wake up….WAKE UP!" she yelled and soon noticed that she was fading away.
"Ah I'm see through." She started rubbing her arms and hands hoping that it would help but it only got worst. "This has to be a bad dream." After she said that she heard a thud and noticed the boat had stopped and let down a small bridge that weird creatures started to come off the boat and then she noticed more shadow people coming out of the water and run up the grass hill to hide.
The boy was running through the streets then down an alley way that lead him to a field. When he ran up a different hill he saw Kimiko all curled up in a ball scared and fading away. He ran over to her and slowly placed his hands on her shoulder which scared her. "Don't be afraid all I want to do is help up." He soon grabbed a small little round bean and held it to her. "Here eat this it will help." But Kimiko was scared and didn't trust him. "No!" she said as she shook her head. "You have to eat something from this world or you will disappear." But Kimiko just got even more scared. "NO!" she yelled and tried to push him away but gasped when she noticed that her hands and arms went right through the boy. "Don't worry nothing will happen to except stop making you fade away." After he said that he put the little bean in her mouth and watched her chew it and swallow it.
"There your all better now see." He lifted his hand up for her to touch it. She hesitantly touched his hand and he body looked like a solid again and she didn't go through his hand. "I'm okay." She said and the boy clapped his hands over hers. "You see now let's get moving." He said as he stood up and tried to help her up but Kimiko stopped him. "Wait what's going on here what is this place I'm in?" The boy looked at her. "Don't worry your questions will be answered soon." After he said that he turned his head toward the sky and Kimiko was wondering what was going on. Soon the boy wrapped one arm around her and leaned close to the wall trying to hide her. "Don't move." After he said a strange looking bird with a face of an old woman started to fly around the area and the boy tighten his grip around her while Kimiko stay still and quiet as a mouse. Soon the strange looking bird flew away.
"That bird was looking for you we've got to get out of here now." He said as he stood up but when Kimiko tried to stand her leg wouldn't move. "My legs are stuck.' She tried moving again and started to get worried. "Help! What do I do?" She asked all scared. The boy bent down to her level "Relax and take a deep breath." While she was doing that the boy placed his hand over her legs. "With the wind and water within me unbind her." His hand glowed and so did her leg. "Get up." Kimiko soon stood up with ease and the boy started running pulling Kimiko along with him. Kimiko tried to keep her speed up with him as they ran through the many different bad areas of the shops that sell food until they came across an area with flowers and a gate. "Now when we cross the bridge hold your breath." He said as he opened the gate and closed it behind him and started walking as Kimiko clinged to his arm. "Even the tiniest breath will break the spell and everyone will see u." As they were walking Kimiko started to get nervous. "I'm scared." She said all of a sudden. 'Don't be you'll do fine." He reassured her.
They started to get close to the bridge. "Okay take a deep breath." Kimiko did as she was told. "Now hold it." Kimiko clapped her hand over her nose and mouth preventing her from letting her take a breath. Then soon walked on to the bridge and started to walk across. As they were walking across Kimiko saw a strange creature with a mask on his face wearing a black cloak with the hood up. They soon walked passed it and Kimiko was trying her best not to take a breath. "Hang in there were almost there." The boy told her but as they got to the end a green frog wearing a blue uniform came running up and hopped in front of them. "Hey Master Hiro. Where have you been?" The frog creature said as he hopped. It scared Kimiko that she took a breath by accident. "What a human?" The frog creature said as he did another hop and Hiro placed the frog into a bubble. "Let's go." He quickly said as he dashes up and started flying along with Kimiko low to the ground and went under all the female staff causing there working kimonos to fly up a little. After that they walked through a secret door that lead to a garden in ht e near back.
There was scramble of people inside the bath house screaming master Hiro and wondering where he was. When he was hold Kimiko close while hiding in the bushes with her. "They know you're here." Hiro said will keeping an eye out for someone coming. "I'm sorry I took breath." Kimiko said all sorry but Hiro just smiles at her. "No Kimiko you did just fine." Kimiko was confused that he knew her name already when she never mention it. "Now listen you can't stay here if you do they'll find you. I'll create a diversion so you can get away." But Kimiko got scared. "No I don't want to be alone." She said as she grabbed on to his shirt and he grabbed her hand and pulled them down. "If you want to get home you have to do this okay there's a stair way just right through that door goo all the way down until you make it to the boiler room and that's where you will meet Kamaji." Kimiko looked up at him "Kamaji?"
Hiro nodded his head at her. "When you meet Kamaji ask him for work even if he tries to stop you just keep asking it may be hard work but you would be able to stay here until we can get you home." Kimiko nodded her head and soon heard more voices calling for Hiro. "I have to go. Oh my name is Hiro by the way and Kimiko remember I'm your friend." He said as he stood up but Kimiko held on to him. "How did you know my name was Kimiko?" Hiro looked at her. "I've known you since you were very small now stay here and keep quiet until everything is calm." After that he left and enter the bath house and Kimiko waited for awhile until everything was quiet and when everything was she headed for the door to where she will go and meet Kamaji and get a job working at the bath house in hopes of returning home.
Hi everyone I am so sorry that i haven't updated for awhile I had a major writers block all of a sudden an just thought and typed this whole entire chapter last night when I got unblocked and didn't got to bed till midnight because I wanted to be done so I can look over it and then post it for you guys today. But I hope you enjoy it and please write reviews thank you.