DISCLAIMER:
I DO NOT own the pictures/ art work of Hayao Miyazaki or
his production "Spirited Away" . I also do not own the storyline
of Moviefan-92's "Spirited Away 2: Return to the Spirit World".
All of the above belong to their respected owners EXCEPT my story line
that I have personally created for entertain purposes. I have already obtained
permission from Moviefan-92 to use their storyline as a baseline for my
own purposes.
Chapter 1: The Missing Girl
January 31st, 2055. It was a beautifully cool evening in the fairly
large city of Nagasaki, Japan. The sun, which began to slowly set
hung lazily over the tallest mountain. The colorful leaves from the past
season sharply made their way from the trees across the city as the sun finally
set. Coming closer to the city, Laterns of all different colors and sizes were
beginning to be lit. The city streets were flooded with
spectators of all races, sizes and ages that traveled from across
the globe to witness this special occasion. Today
was the annual Shunsetsu Festival; or the actual New Years celebration!
The whole city was filled with joy, laughter, and filled with such good spirits;
both those that could be seen and the unseen. Everything seemed to be going
great on the West side of the city! But looking over to the Retirement home
on the North side of the city, cries could be heard from an elderly woman
who was mourning her daughter.
"Tanjoubi omedetou gazaimasu Chihiro..Happy Birthday
my daughter" an elderly woman sung sadly to the beautiful brunette
young girl; who's smile seemed to fade in the picture frame she
was holding gently. 45 years. It had been 45 years since her-Chihiro's
disappearance. For almost half a decade, the Ogino's hired search
parties for their beloved daughter. Day in & day out, flyers were hung
& covered every corner, broadcasts would interupt daily programming
to advertise the missing girl that had seemed to dropped of the face
of the earth. After all had seemed to fail, the Ogino family gave up
their desperate search and mourned the lost of their little girl. A
memorial service was held in the one place that seemed to fit due to
the circumstances in that dreadful moment in time. Their daughter
had been obsessed with it; the tunnel. The ancient and almost
demolished tunnel that Chihiro had adored and protested to
visit. It was adorned with a beautiful pink & white orchid reef
that hung from the top of the tunnel. A stand held Chihiro's
picture that showed her beaming smile, along with other
smaller stands that held her paintings. The priest stood
amongst it all, along with the human like statue
& began to say prayer. Mimi stood next to Mrs.
Ogino who was quietly sobbing. She then took her hand &
looked up at Chihiro's dear friend. Besides the
pictures and Chihiro's paintings, Mimi was the one thing
that made feel Chihiro's presence.
smiled and gripped Mimi's hand as she turned back to
the priest. After the service, Mimi helped the Ogino's load
the paintings and pictures into their car. "Thank you so much
Mimi for being here for our family in this difficult time. I know
Chihiro would be so proud to know that you've been so much of
a help" Mrs. Ogino said as she bowed gracefully. Mimi of course
bowed as well. " , please don't thank me. It was an
honor to help your family these last 5 years. This will bring
peace of mind to us all" Mimi said smiling.
returned the smile and hugged Mimi for one last time. "Sayonora
..farewell Mimi" Mr. and waved one last time
before driving off."Sayonara!" Mimi waved back. Before
leaving, Mimi turned tothe almost lifeless tunnel.
"I'll never forget you Chihiro..my dearfriend. But I know
that you're in a better place." Mimi said blinking back
tears. She then got into her car and looked at the
tunnel before switching her gears to reverse, and
driving off. The memory of the tunnel and the statue that blocked
the entrance remained in her mind as she drove off into the sunset,
never to return..or so she thought.
remembering all of this broke down into tears at once.
For as long as she could remember, Chihiro had changed
drastically from the age of 10. She was more mature, more of a
hard worker and more distant. Her once irritable whines became
silent. Her laziness that had gotten her into trouble in the past? A dream.
All of the things that made Chihiro, Chihiro, became a distant memory.
Most parents would praise for a child of such composure, but for the
last 8 years up until graduation, it was as if a stranger with familiar features
had replaced her daughter. Of course through many but failed attempts,
tried to reason with her daughter. But it seemed as if Chihiro's
mind was constantly in another place! This worried Mrs. Ogino, aswell
as . But always ressured his wife that this was just
a phase and that it would pass. Years later, Mr. Ogino got a promotion.
And with the news of Mr. Ogino's new position as an owner of a new
company, this was just the thing to bring the family back together! A
new place..another new adventure. Mrs. Ogino desperately tried to
convince Chihiro to join the family with this new move. But Chihiro,
after many pleadings refused. Her parents were heart broken of course,
but at the time Chihiro was 18, and they respected her decision. A single
tear ran down the elderly woman's soft but wrinkled cheek. Oh how she
had wished to have kept Chihiro by her side. Oh how she had wished to
have convinced Chihiro to attend the art school in which they lived.
It was perfectly great school! And with Chihiro's talents she would have
graduated and had a job in no time. But Chihiro refused..why?
Why had her daughterbeen determined to stay put in
that small town with little to no opportunity? What was so special about it?
And then Chihiro's voiceechoed inside of her head, as it did
for what seemd like the billionth time. "There are just so many
memories there". The woman then bent over in tears, her gray
hair falling in front of her face as her tears
stained her cheeks. She hugged the frame now sobbing hysterically.
"If only you had been here to reminisce with me..and share our
memories Chihiro". She managed to say as memories of Chihiro
flooded her mind. Soon after, she had managed to cry herself to sleep
and in the distance, the night sky became brightly lit by all of the joyful
town's people and their laterns.
