A/N: Series of one-shots based on the poem: "Love is" = It's on my profile.
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"Love is"
Love is not afraid…
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Terror rattled her to the core as she felt her lungs protest heavily in her chest. Air was starting to become an insufficient necessity in her brain as water fills her mouth and nostrils while she desperately tries to swim to the surface.
With her pink slipper in one hand and the other outstretched towards to the river bank, Chihiro tries her best to grab hold of something,
Anything that can save her from being swallowed down by the murky depths of the river.
She struggled with all her might to keep herself afloat but it seems her legs sold her too short as exhaustion soon settled in like rock to the stomach.
With her hope slowly fading and sinking down; Chihiro watched in vain as bubbles escaped her mouth and travelled up to the surface.
How she wishes she can accompany them up to dry land.
It wasn't soon before her legs felt numb, for her arms to stop twisting and for her heart to stop supplying much needed oxygen to her brain.
It wasn't soon before she finally gave up.
With one final prayer to any god or spirit to save her, the young girl closed her eyes and prepared to sleep.
For eternity that is.
The river flowed steadily through her, like an unsure cradle on her shaking form, something moved past her and suddenly Chihiro felt herself moving.
Clenching her eyes tightly; Chihiro tried to imagine herself swimming upstream, of gliding through the water with ease as she reaches to the surface.
Funny thing is she doesn't recall horns nor green fur taking her up to land.
"Don't be afraid" a gentle voice cooed in her ear as her vision slowly dimmed.
"I'll protect you"
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She would later wake up on the surface, coughing up excessive amounts of water as she gasps for air in the arms of her sobbing mother.
Her father isn't too far ahead, he was shouting out profanities to the local authorities before turning back and walking over to a group of people.
The paramedics were cowing in fear as they tried to explain the situation to her rampaging father.
"We didn't know what happened sir" One of them stuttered out in terror as her dad gave him the stink eye.
"Then who pulled her out"
Everyone went quiet at the question as half of them looked at her for confirmation.
Nobody believed her when she said the river spirit swam her to the surface.
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