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Always With Me
Chapter One: The Tunnel
Chihiro stared out her bedroom window as she thought of Haku. The one who had helped her return to the human side of the river after her parents had been turned into pigs. Though they didn't remember it, only thought that an hour or two had passed, but it had been much longer than that, and only Chihiro knew the truth. For she had been spirited away only to find true love and lose it.
And now five years had passed, or it would be five years to the day in a week. Five years since she and her parents had originally gone through the tunnel. She had made many friends there, but all had been spirits, but her friends none the less.
But even now, at the age of fifteen, she couldn't stop thinking of Haku. How he had told her that she wasn't to look back until she was on the other side of the tunnel. And now that she was here, she was constantly tempted to go back to the tunnel and try to go back...even if only to see Haku one more time. And as she climbed into bed she promised herself that after school the next day she would go back to the tunnel.
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When school let out the next day Chihiro made for the tunnel that was near her house. Though her friend, Amy, had decided to go with her. Mainly to see if all that Chihiro had told her about the tunnel and the dragon boy within it was true. Amy was the same height as Chihiro, with deep blue eyes and extremely straight black hair that fell between her waist and mid back. Both were still in their school uniforms, because Chihiro didn't wish to waste time going home to change.
"So, you are wanting to go to this tunnel you and your parents went through when you moved here?" Amy asked as she walked next to Chihiro.
"Yeah. Because I just feel that I should go back...at least one more time. To see if it is still there. And to see Haku again."
"Dragon Boy? The one you're always doing doodles of during class when we're suppose to be taking notes?"
Chihiro blushed as she nodded making Amy giggle. "He did so much for me, and I never got to really thank him. So I want to see him again."
About half an hour later the two reached the entrance to the tunnel, and Amy backed away from it the same way that Chihiro had done had done. Without looking back at Amy, Chihiro told her that if she didn't wish to come through the tunnel, she didn't have to. At that Chihiro started to walk forward without looking back to see if Amy was following her or not. As Chihiro neared the entrance to the tunnel she felt the breeze start to pull her in...just like before. As Chihiro stood before the tunnel she heard Amy come up behind her.
"So you weren't lying about the fact that the wind tries to pull you into the tunnel." Amy muttered as the wind made both girls take a few step forward.
"No, I wasn't." Chihiro said as she turned to Amy and told her that if she wished to turn back and not go, this might be her last chance. Amy shook her head and said that she was going to go with Chihiro. Both girls nodded to each other before they turned back towards the tunnel and started forward.
