Returning
"Chihiro! Why don't you go outside for a while? It's a beautiful day." Chihiro's mother called to her.
"Alright." Chihiro, now 13, stepped outside with a sigh. There was nothing for her to do outside. All of her friends were at camp, and she was alone.
In Chihiro's backyard was open land. She lived on the outskirts of her city. She decided that she'd go explore it, something she hasn't done much of. She walked down the dry, dirt path for what seemed like ages. It winded into a small forest area, and then it went into a small, stone road.
Chihiro gasped. She realized where she was. It was the path that took them to bath where she met Haku. She had driven down it with her parents three years ago when she moved here. Her heart told her she must go back there, but she wasn't sure. Haku had warned her it was not safe to return.
Chihiro missed Haku terribly. Often she found herself thinking of their moments together, flying back from Zaneba's, and when they said their goodbyes in the beautiful field. She knew she must go now, she needed to see her Haku.
She slowly walked down the path, her heart was racing. She came to where the temple began, and her eyes flooded with tears. Her memory of this place seemed like a dream, it didn't feel real. She continued walking into the temple. It looked exactly the same that it had been before. Deserted, but yet beautiful.
Chihiro stepped out into the sunlight. She shielded her eyes, it was very sunny. Immediately warmth rushed over her, and her spine shivered.
"Here," she thought, "is where I last saw him."
She wanted to stay here forever. The beautiful prairie was breathtaking. As she continued on she saw the river, empty, and she sat down on one of the large stones. As much as she wanted to get to the bath house, she needed to say. She had missed this place so much the past few years.
Chihiro stood up and brushed off her shorts. She gazed over the field and saw the path that would lead her to the bath house. She began walking, and soon jogging. Her heart was still racing, she was so excited. The smell of the spirits' food made her mouth water as she walked by the stand where her parents were once turned into pigs.
"I remember this place. This is where my parents were turned into pigs." she thought.
She thought of that time, and she was so scared. Haku helped her through it all, however, without him she would not be who she is today. Her heart longed for him, to hold him in her arms would make her so happy.
Chihiro walked up the stairs, and turned to where the bath house would be. She closed her eyes, she was terrified to look, but yet she wanted to so badly. Hesitating, she opened them.
There it was. The bath house.
Hey! Thanks for reading. This is pretty short, but this is the first chapter, the intro. Please r&r! Thanks! (: