A NaruSakus Spirited Away 1.1

~Chapter 1~


Sakura Haruno watched the above sky fly by as the car drove to an unknown world she now had to call home. She held a Bokay of cherry blossom flowers in her hand that had a small note within. She eyed it and mentally read it over.




‘I’ll miss you Sakura!

I hope we can see each other again someday!

Your best friend,
Hinata.’



“We’re almost there Sakura look at this town.” Her mother said from the passenger seat. “It’s in the middle of nowhere though…I might have to shop in the next town over…” Sakura looked over and saw her mother looking out the window. “Look hunny, there’s your new school.” Her mother then said as she pointed out the window.

Sakura slowly got up and looked out the window. A small middle school whizzed by as she stuck her tongue out. She hated the fact that she had to go to a new school. She missed her friends terribly. “It’s going to suck mom….” The pinkette mumbled as she looked at the flowers again. “I miss my old school and my old friends.” She sat up and handed the flowers to her mother.

“What do you want me to do with them?” Her mother asked as she took the card out. Her daughter didn’t respond. She only sat back and looked out the window. Mrs. Haruno sighed soon after and set the Bokay down by her feet. “Turn right here dear.” She then said to her husband before handing the card back to Sakura. He nodded and turned the exact way.

They soon pulled up on a small dirt road and stopped. “Whoa…did I go the wrong way?” Mr. Haruno asked as he looked around. Mrs. Haruno looked around as well. Sakura looked out the window and saw small stones all huddled up on the ground.

“Look, there’s our house.” Sakura’s mother said as she pointed out the window. They all looked up to where she was pointing and a big hill. “It’s that blue one right there.” There was a two story blue house at the end of a line of homes.

“Maybe this road leads to it.” Her father said as he started driving again. Sakura kept her eyes on the small stone houses on the ground as he parents had a small argument about if they should really go up it or not. When the stone houses were out of sight, Sakura reached over and tapped her mother’s shoulder.

“Mom, what are those stone houses on the ground over there?” The pinkette asked. Her mother kept looking forward, but eventually answered.

“They’re shrines.” She answered. “Some people believe spirits live in them.” Sakura blinked. Spirits? She wasn’t THAT young. Spirits didn’t exist, and she knew it. “Now sit down please.” Her mother then said as the car started to speed up. It was going so fast, Sakura could barely stand. She fell back and hit the seat as it went faster. “Slow down!” Her mother yelled. “You’re going to kill us!”

Her father only went even faster and tore through a tree branch; making Mrs. Haruno scream. Sakura looked to her right and in that quick second, saw a rock that looked like a monkey. Then she looked forward again. “What’s that?!” Her father then yelped as he slammed on the breaks. The car came to a stop right in front of another monkey looking stone. “That’s an odd stone…” He then said as he got out of the car.

“We’re gonna miss the movers dear.” Mrs. Haruno said through the window. Then Sakura got out. “Oh Sakura not you too…” Her mother mumbled as Sakura made her way over to her father. “Good lord…” Mrs. Haruno got out as well and walked over.

“Huh…this building’s fake.” Mr. Haruno said as he patted the building’s wall. Sakura gazed inside and only saw darkness. Then she gulped. “Let’s take a look inside.” Her father said as he pointed inside. At that moment, wind blew in the direction of inside.

‘It’s….pulling us in…’ Sakura thought as her dad started walking. Her mother soon followed. Realizing she was still holding her father’s arm, the pinkette let go and ran back out of the tunnel. “There’s no way I’m going in there!” She yelled as she stood next to the stone monkey. “It’s too creepy!”



“Common Sakura. You’re 12 years old. Act like it.”



“But Dad!” Sakura nagged as she gripped her pinkish red shirt. He didn’t respond. He only kept walking along side his wife. Sakura stood there for a moment as she played with the bottom of her shirt. Then she glanced at the stone monkey. “WAIT FOR ME!!”

Sakura ran up beside her mother and grabbed her arm. She carefully looked forward as they kept moving. They walked until they found light at the other end. It looked like an abandoned train station. There were empty benches all around the room and a bird bath with barely any water in it.  “Hear that?” Her mother asked as she held a hand up to her ear.

“It’s a train.” Sakura answered after a few moments of listening. “This must be some kind of train station mom.” She then said. Her mother nodded and they both followed her father out of the building.

There was a beautiful field with hills all over. “Oh look at this place.” Mrs. Haruno said as they kept walking. “I wish we could have a picnic here.” She then said.

Sakura stayed behind and crossed her arms. “Mom! Dad! I thought we were just gonna look!” She yelled. They didn’t answer. Her green eyes twitched. “HEY!” She then yelled with her hands now at her side. Then a strong wind blew from behind her and towards her parents. This scared her and she ran off to catch up.

“They tried to put a river here.” Mr. Haruno said as the three walked over a river of rocks. When he reached the other side he held out a hand to help Mrs. Haruno but smelt something. She ran into his side as he smelt the air. “Hey smell that?” He asked. Sakura’s mother sniffed the air as well and then nodded. “Let’s go check it out.”

“Wait!” Sakura yelled as her parents went on. She was having a hard time getting from rock to rock. As she tried to hurry, the poor girl slipped and fell in a small puddle of water. “Ah! Wait up!” She then yelled as she ran to catch up.

They walked around a small town for a long time as her father sniffed the air. Every once in awhile he’d point in a direction and they’d go in it. “That’s’ very strange…” Mrs. Haruno mumbled as they walked. “Every single one…..is a restaurant.” She then said as she looked left and right.

“I found it!” Mr. Haruno called before running under small curtains. “Look at this stuff! It looks amazing!” He said as Mrs. Haruno entered. “I wonder where the owner is…..hello?” There was no answer. So he shrugged and grabbed a plate. “We’ll pay them later.”

Mrs. Haruno found some chicken and picked it up. “Hmm….I’ve never seen chicken like this before.” She mumbled before taking a bite. Then she looked over her shoulder to look at her pink haired daughter. “This is delicious Sakura, you have to have some.” Sakura shook her head.

“We’re gonna get in trouble!” She said as she grabbed the bottom of her shirt. “I don’t think you should be eating any of that.”

“Relax sweetie. Daddy’s got lots of money.” Her father said as he handed Mrs. Haruno a plate full of food. “I’ll pay them when they get back.”

“But Dad!” Sakura once again nagged as she squeezed her shirt. Her parents didn’t respond. They only kept eating the food. “You guys are such pigs!” She then yelled before walking off. The pinkette reached a larger walk way and looked in both directions. Nothing to the left, but a couple more stairs to the right. She decided to go right.

Sakura climbed to the top of the stairs and gazed at the tower in front of her. Then she looked left. There was nothing but more restaurants, so she looked right. A bridge with a giant building on the other side. She walked closer and stopped at the beginning of the bridge. Then the pinkette glanced over to the smoke stack. Smoke was running freely out of it.




“A bathhouse…..”




Sakura stood there for a moment watching the waterfall coming from the left side of the bathhouse. Then she heard something. “Is that….the train?” She asked the air. She then ran over to the rail on her left to look down. Way down below, which seemed like a giant canyon, a train rolled on its tracks and was soon gone from sight. “Wow….why is it so far down?” She then asked. The pinkette sighed and looked at the bathhouse again, only to have her eyes be pulled away to look at something else.




A boy….



A blonde boy with whisker like marks on his cheeks stood on the bridge next to her. His blue eyes widened and he took a step forward. “What….what are you doing here?” He asked in a panic. Making her jump off the rail. “You can’t be here! You need to leave now!” He then said as he pointed in the direction she came. Then the lamps behind him started to glow with light; making the blonde stiffen. “Shit! You need to leave!” He pushed her across the bridge. “Get across the river before it’s too late!”

Sakura kept running as he turned around and made an odd hand sign. The pinkette stopped on her way down the steps and rubbed her eye. “That boy…” She mumbled as she looked over her shoulder. “He…he was so familiar…” She shook her head after that and kept running. She had to get her parents first.

Everything was starting to light up as she jogged down the stairs.  Black things started to appear at stands and behind counters but she didn’t seem to notice. She only kept jogging over to the walkway her parents were eating at. When she arrived at the right walkway, she glanced over to one of the black figure and nearly shrieked. What was it? It surly wasn’t human.

“Mom! Dad! Common, stop eating so we can go!” Sakura yelled as she shook her father; who seemed much more fat then usual. A little confused; she shook him some more. “Common! A boy just told me we had to leave! Dad!” He turned to face her and she immediately let go of him in fear. “A….a pig?!” She asked in horror. He went back to eating, but go smacked by a flyswatter 4 or 5 times before falling right in front of the poor pinkette.

Sakura screamed again as she leaned on the pole that supported the restaurant. The giant pig squealed as she ran off back into the streets.  As soon as she was out in the middle she started walking in a circle. “Mom! Dad! Where are you?!” She called as she stopped circling. Sakura looked around the small town and saw the black figures in the restaurants and walking in the street. She was terrified. “MOMMY!” The pinkette yelled as one walked passed her.

Soon after, Sakura yelped in surprise of the one beside her and ran off as fast as she could go. “Mommy! Daddy!” She called as she ran. When she turned to run down some more stairs, she ran into one of the figures and nearly screamed her heart out. But she got away.  Eventually, she could see the opening where the field was and started running at full speed. ‘They’ll just be in the car waiting’ the pinkette thought as she ran down the steps.

Then Sakura ran into water. “What!?” She yelped as she ran back out. The pinkette then turned around and saw the building they walked threw in the distance. It was lit up like Christmas as a boat came closer. “N-no way….” She mumbled as it drew closer. “I….I must be dreaming. This can’t be happening!” Sakura grabbed her head as she stared at the boat. It was even closer now.

“Wake up Sakura” She muttered as she hit her head. “Wake up! It’s just a dream! It’s just a dream!” She yelled this as she stood up. The boat’s opened its ramp and connected with the stairs she stood on. “It’s all going to go away soon Sakura….” The pinkette said to herself. “It will don’t worry.” As Sakura did this, she didn’t notice that she was starting to become transparent. Then she opened her eyes.

“AH!” Sakura yelped. “I’m….I’m see-through!!!” She looked through her arm and then screamed again. This whole time, she hadn’t noticed creatures getting off the boat. They were quiet bizarre looking for her but at the moment she really didn’t care. Then before she knew it, the 12 year old girl was running up a hill and away from the strange creatures.




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The blonde boy from the bridge jumped on roof tops looking around for something. But for what exactly? It was the girl. A human was at the bridge and he knew she wasn’t able to get home. He had to look for her. He stopped on one of the buildings to take a short break. Good thing he did too or he probably wouldn’t have spotted the pink haired girl leaning on another buildings wall. Feeling quiet accomplished; the boy jumped down and walked over to her.

Sakura was trembling, but her attention was immediately to him. As soon as she saw him, he gave her a reassuring smile. “Don’t worry.” He said as he walked closer. “I’m not gonna hurt you or anything.” He reached into his back pocket of his orange sweat pants and pulled out a small berry. “Here…eat this.” He held it out but she shook her head in fear. “You have to eat this kind of food or you’ll disappear. Trust me.” He got closer and set it on her lips. Sakura wouldn’t open her mouth though. “It won’t turn you into a pig I swear.”

Sakura glared at him for a moment. But when she saw that he was telling the truth, she let the berry slip in. “There. Now chew…….” A rotated his hand as he watched her chew the small berry. “And swallow….” He then said as she swallowed. “See!” He smiled with closed eyes. “You’re all better now.” The boy opened his eyes and held his hand out. “See for yourself.” He then said.

Sakura looked at his hand, then hers before reaching out. She touched his hand and didn’t go through it like she did with other things she touched recently. “I’m all better…” The pinkette muttered to herself.

“Yup. Told you.” The boy said as he grabbed both her hands. “Now come with me.” He then said as he started to walk away, but she stopped him.

“Wait! Please tell me my parents really didn’t turn to pigs! And if they did…can I see them?” She asked the whiskered boy.  He shook his head and she went to say something but he did first.

“You can’t see them now but you will soon.” The blonde boy answered. Then something caught his attention. Immediately he pinned her to the wall as if he didn’t want her to be seen. “Don’t move ok?” He then asked. Sakura glanced over to where he was and saw a woman with black hair jump by. She was looking for something just like he was at first. Soon after the woman was gone, the blonde stepped away with a deep sigh of relief. “That woman is looking for you.” He then said. “We need to get going, common.”

As soon as he said this, he started running, pulling her along with him. They both ran through the walkways really fast. Sakura’s never ran this fast before. She was glad he had her hand or she’d be left behind. They both soon reached a narrow walkway and she saw a door in the distance. He then held out his hand and the next thing she saw was a red like force flying through the air. It grabbed the door and opened it so they could enter. Sakura looked over her shoulder and saw the red substance close the door and disappear. ‘What was that stuff?’ She thought as they ran through what looked like storage for meat.  

The next thing Sakura knew, they were running passed hundreds of pigs. They all snorted at her as they ran by. She almost couldn’t believe that’s what her parents had turned into. Eventually, they got back to the bathhouse and slowly approached it. The creatures were greeted at the beginning and end as they walked. Sakura was a bit scared.

“OK…the spell will only work if you hold your breath.” The blonde said. Sakura nodded. “Even the tiniest breath will break it ok?” He looked at her and received another nod. He nodded back and they both kept walking. She had a tight grip around the boys arm and whispered that she was scared. But he told her everything would be fine.

“Welcome!” A frog man said from the side of the bridge. “Welcome back!” The blonde and Sakura walked by and he kept going. “Welcome back Master Noon.” It then said.

Sakura blinked and looked at the blonde boy. ‘Noon…’ She thought. ‘Is that his name?’ Her wonders soon stopped as he looked over his shoulder.

“Ok take a deep breath and hold it” He ordered. The pinkette did so and clamped her mouth shut with her hand. He smiled slightly and looked back forward. As they walked, Sakura saw another creature looking at her. It had an orange mask that looked like a lolly pop from the swirls. It had one hole on its right side though. She wondered if the thing had eyes.

The women at the end of the bridge were saying welcome as well as the frog man. Sakura started to feel her lungs gasping for air. “Hold on….you’re almost there.” The boy mumbled to her. Then as the women said their welcomes, a red toad jumped over and looked happy.



“Master Noon!”



It scarred her.  Sakura immediately let out her breath as the toad yelled the boy’s name. The toad landed and cocked it’s head. “A human?” He asked. She saw the boy bite his lip as the toad jumped back up.

“Damn it Gamakichi!” The boy known as Noon barked before holding out his hand. Then the same red substance surrounded the toad and Noon took off with Sakura still at hand. He ran over to a small door and opened it. Then he let Sakura in, and then himself. As he shut the door, the toad known as Gamakichi hit the ground and looked around in wonder.

The blonde dragged Sakura across a small garden while people inside called out the same name.




“MASTER NOON! WHERE ARE YOU! MASTER NOON!”




Sakura and Noon hid behind a bush as they did so. “I’m so sorry. I took a breath.” Sakura said after a moment. The blonde looked at her and shook his head with a smile.

“No Sakura. You did really well.” Noon said as he kept the smile. “Now listen carefully ok?” He asked. Sakura nodded and he continued. “You can’t stay here, they’ll find you if you do.” He started. “If they do, you’ll never be able to rescue your parents. I’ll distract them while you escape ok?”

“No don’t leave me!” Sakura said as she grabbed his black shirt. He wasn’t dressed properly for a bathhouse. “I don’t want to be alone! Please.”

Noon just smiled and grabbed her hands. “I’m sorry but you really have no choice if you want to help your parents.” He said.

“They did turn into pigs.” Sakura said after a moment. “I wasn’t imagining things….was I?” She then said. He shrugged with a goofy smile and pointed to a small door.

“When things get calm, go through there.” Noon said. She nodded and he went on. “Go all the way down the stairs until you reach the boiler room ok?” She nodded again. “That’s where Iruka lives. The boiler man.” He finished and looked at her again.



“Iruka?”



“Yes.” He answered. “Tell him you want to work. Even if he refuses keep asking. If you don’t get a job, Tsunade-baa-Chan will turn you into an animal just like your parents.” She asked who Tsunade was soon after. “She’s the witch that runs the bathhouse. Now back to Iruka. He’ll keep trying to get you to leave, but you need to keep asking no matter what ok?” He asked. Sakura nodded. “It will be hard work but you’ll be able to stay here. And if you stay here, Tsunade-baa-Chan can’t touch you.”




“MASTER NOON! MASTER NOON WHERE ARE YOU?!”




“I have to go now.” Noon mumbled; a little annoyed. He looked away from the doors and looked at her. “Don’t forget Sakura, I’m your friend ok?” She nodded and he started to stand up, but she stopped him.

“Wait…how did you know my name?” Sakura asked. This completely stopped him in his tracks. He then thought about it for a moment before kneeling down again.

“You know…” He started before looking at her with big blue eyes. “I’m not sure…it just came to me.” He then said. This confused Sakura. It just came to him? “That’s kind of weird…” Noon mumbled to himself. Then the commotion behind them got louder. He rolled his eyes and stood up after. “Sorry Sakura but I have to go.” He said as he stood up. “Be safe and good luck.” Noon stood up and walked over to the door, then opened it.



“Oh Master Noon there you are! Lady Tsunade needs to see you!”



“I know I know! I’m going already.”



Sakura sat behind the bush until things quieted down a bit. After taking a deep breath, she crawled over to the small door and opened it. When she crawled out she looked to the right and saw a giant flight of stairs. ‘Oh…my…god…’ She thought as she slowly approached them. They seemed to go down a mile and didn’t look very safe. Gulping, Sakura slowly stepped on the first step. Nothing happened so she went a bit faster with the second one. Then faster on the third, and by the time she reached the sixth step she was going down at a normal pace, but that step decided to break.

Sakura was forced down the steps at high speeds; screaming the whole way down. She had no way to stop and a wall was getting closer and closer by the passing second. Then she slammed into it nearly crushing her nose. When she pulled her face away, she was gapping at the wall; completely in shock. ‘Keep going Sakura…’ She thought. The pinkette slowly started to walk around the wall and keep going down the stairs. And lucky for her, the rest were made from cement.

When she got to the bottom, Sakura looked at the green door before her. She had no idea what would be on the other side. Noon said it was the boiler man, but was he a boiler FROG man or just a boiler MAN? She slowly reached forward and turned the handle before making her way inside. The pinkette slowly made her way down the narrow hall. Her green eyes watched the busy floor below and saw something she thought she’d never see in her life.



Soot balls….working….



“What….They’re made of soot and they’re….” Sakura trailed off as she watched the tiny black balls carry lumps of coal to the fiery mouth of the boiler. Her green eyes were wide half the time, until she saw a man sitting in a chair with a lot of levers in front of him. She saw that every once in awhile, he’d pull one and then take a moment to look at red tokens that came from the ceiling. Then he’d pull another.

Sakura took a deep breath and then walked a little more inside. “Excuse me…” She said as she walked across the soot balls path; carefully so she wouldn’t bother them. “Excuse me…are you Iruka?” The pinkette then asked. She saw the man stop what he was doing and look at her. He had a scar on his nose and seemed to be friendly. But that was just appearance.

The boiler man leaned over and looked at her up and down. “Yeah…I’m Iruka.” He said as he got up. She hadn’t noticed that the soot balls had retreated to their small homes in the wall. “I’m the boiler man here, what do you need human?” He asked as he went through a drawer in the wall.

“Noon asked me to come here to ask for a job.” Sakura answered as he made his way back to his seat. He had some herbs in his hand. When he sat back down he looked at her with a raised brow. “So can you please give me a job?” She then asked. Just then 4 red tokens came from the ceiling and got his attention.

“Damn…4 tokens at once…” Iruka mumbled angrily. He pulled on each one with both hands and then hit a hammer against one of the levers. “Alright you stupid soot balls!” He yelled. “We got more work to do! let’s go! Move it!” He yelled even louder. The soot balls started coming out soon after.

“Please, Iruka you have to give me a job here!” Sakura yelled over the roar of the boiler. He kept pulling the levers, but he turned to face her.

“I don’t need any more helpers.” He responded. “I have all the workers I need here. All I have to do is cast a spell on the soot and they turn to my little slaves. He pointed to the small soot balls before going back to his work.

Sakura looked over and noticed she was in the way, so she moved into the corner. They all started to pile up though. Squeaking at her like they were yelling at her to move it. “Sorry…” She mumbled as she moved out of their way. The pinkette walked back onto the wooden floor and watched them work. One dropped the coal on itself making Sakura flinch. “Um…Mr. Boiler man…that one dropped it on itself…” She said as she pointed.

Iruka looked over his shoulder and watched the soot ball squirm from under the stone. Then he sighed and pointed to her. “You said you wanted a job human, so pick it up and take it to the boiler for him” He pointed to the fiery mouth of the boiler and she gulped. It was scary.

After a moment, Sakura walked over and lifted the lump of coal with a bit of trouble. Then the soot ball regained his form and went back into the mouse hole to get another one. She took a deep breath and let it put before slowly making her way to the boiler’s fiery mouth. Iruka and the other soot balls watched as she did this. Iruka was a bit surprised. When she arrived, the boiler man pulled the lever to open it. She gulped and tossed the coal inside before running away to hide. “Nice one. Now you’re fired.” Iruka muttered before going back to work.

Sakura shot him a small glare before the small door on the other side of the room opened. “Chow time!” A blonde girl said as she brought in a basket of food. Sakura peered around Iruka’s seat and saw that she had ice blue eyes and a long ponytail. Her hair wasn’t as yellow as Noon’s but it was still blonde. More of a bleach blonde kind of color. She walked over and handed Iruka a bowl. “Now Iruka I keep telling you to leave out your food.” She muttered with an attitude as he handed her an empty bowl.

The blonde girl then walked over to the edge of the wood floor and knelt down. Then she reached inside the basket and started throwing sprinkle like beads in the group of soot balls. Sakura watched the soot balls play with the star looking sprinkles, and then she noticed that the blonde girl saw her. The woman gasped and stood up.

“You’re the human girl that every ones looking for!” She yelled. “You’re in big trouble little girl!” Her ice blue eyes went fell on the boiler man and she seemed she wanted to blow up on the man.

‘Why is she calling me a little girl….’ Sakura thought. ‘She looks about the same age as me…’

Iruka stopped eating and patted the pinkette’s head. “Ahh…Don’t be so mean Emi.” He said as he turned to face her. “She says she wants to work here. But I’ve got all the workers I need.” He grinned at the blonde girl and held up what looked like a lizard. “Emi, if you take her to go see lady Tsunade, I’ll give you this roasted newt.” The girl known as Emi glared at the newt as he looked at Sakura again. “If you want a job, you’ll have to speak with Tsunade.

“Gimmie that!” Emi said as she grabbed the newt. Then she poured the rest of the sprinkles out and looked at Sakura. “Common little girl, follow me.” She then said. Sakura nodded and made her way over as the blonde girl walked back over to the small door. “Don’t take your shoes.” Emi then said as she opened it. Sakura nodded and took her shoes off. “Don’t take your socks either.” Sakura nodded again and took her socks off. Then she stuck them in her shoes. As soon as she set them down, the soot balls went over to them to examine them. “Can you even say yes ma’am or a thank you?”

“Yes ma’am.” Sakura said in response as she walked over. She thought it was weird to say yes ma’am to a girl that was the same age as her, but then again, she was a spirit and she had no idea if spirits grew up or not. This Emi girl could be 120 years old or 12,000 years old.

“Thank the boiler man you dope.” Emi said before Sakura could walk inside the door. Sakura flinched and turned around and as she did she hit her head. Emi rolled her eyes.

“Thank you Mr. Boiler man!” The pinkette said as she set her hands and forehead on the ground. He waved her off with a good luck, and she gladly joined the blonde inside the bathhouse before closing the door.

“Tsunade lives on the top floor.” Emi said as they both walked. Sakura nodded as she ran to walk beside her. Emi stopped at another walkway and looked around. When she saw that the coast was clear, she kept walking. The pinkette on the other hand stopped to look up. The bathhouse went as high as she could see. “Common! Get over here!” Emi yelled; getting the girls attention.

Emi was standing in an elevator and looked a little irritated. Sakura then ran over and jumped inside. When the elevator was going up Emi noticed that Sakura’s nose was a bit TOO close to the edge. “Wanna lose your nose?” She asked. Sakura immediately pulled back and looked up. They passed many floors before the elevator stopped. Then Emi made her way out. “Common dope.” She then said as Sakura took her time to leave it.

They both passed many rooms until they reached the next elevator. As they went up that one, Sakura looked through the small openings that were going by. She could see a lot of baths but couldn’t exactly make them out. “We’re half way there. Stay close.” Emi said as it started to slow down. Sakura nodded. Then a giant white man looking thing appeared in their way. “Radish sprit…” Emi said. “Hi there. Do you need to go down?” She then asked.

His stubby fingers pointed up instead of down and Emi shook her head. “Sorry sir but this elevator can only go down.” She told him. “You’ll have to use another.” She stepped out, and Sakura soon followed. But it wasn’t just Sakura following. The giant radish man started to follow as well. “Don’t stare dope.” Emi said; making the pinkette look forward again. When they arrived to the next elevator, the blonde pushed the button and waited. The radish spirit was soon next to them as well.

The door to the elevator opened and a few spirits stepped out. They were being followed by a chubby boy that had swirls on his cheeks. “Right this way.” The boy said. As he walked he smelt something and turned around. “Emi?”

“What?!” Emi yelled in response as she shoved Sakura inside. The boy walked over and his eyes blinked, then the radish spirit made his way inside the elevator as well.

“You smell funny Emi.” He muttered. “You smell like a human. Are you hiding something from me?” He then asked the small blonde.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about Kamiji.” Emi said with a sigh. Then he kept smelling and she rolled her eyes before reaching into her pocket. “Is this what you smell?” She then asked as she pulled out the roasted newt. The boy’s eyes widened and he tried to snatch it.



“Can I have it Emi please?!”



“No way! I’m saving it all for me!”



“Please just one bite!”



“No way! You need to watch your weight anyway!”



Emi held the newt above her so he wouldn’t reach with a sly smile and looked over her shoulder. “If you want to go up, pull the lever.” She said. Sakura nodded and squeezed her way over to the lever. The damn radish spirit was just too big. Her hand touched it, so she reached a little more and pulled. The door shut and Emi shoved the newt in her mouth receiving a sad sigh from the boy.