Point of return
Chapter 1. "Beginning of all things"
I own no characters in this chapter, they are from Spirited away
Maybe only the nameless Shrine girl
-Chihiro... Chihiro! Where is your mind gone again?
A teacher's voice took teenager from track of daydreams and concern about something. As she fixed eyesight from window back to the class, there can be some giggles and comments heard...
-Hey skywalker, have not you gone too far away from this world?
But yes, she had, there have been things she would rather keep away, the travel to the side off immortal has not gone with any tracks within her. First, she was always trembling around local shrines, she saw there no ordinary person would and stay saint to tell anyone. She could see spirits of unwelcome auras roam around and the shrine maidens trying to fend them off. But the strangest happened, when she walked by one such spot noticing small girl being attacked by a probably nameless spirit. Maidens will seemed to weak to repel it, and it also felt like kid, the maiden was badly under aged, could see attacker but fear has paralyzed her, and so there was no even a single cry for help.
But a sudden urge of might waked within Chihiro, and she approached the scene of event on a strangely grateful pace. Next even the girl was scared of her own voice, it sounded distant and ringing like a many low leveled water spirits would have.
-Nameless spirit, I order you to face me...!
-? (Shrine maiden was only able to gawk at what happened next)
-Child go, he is only my concern now… (She silently made a prayer in her mind)
-Who! (Poor thing could probably use only single word sentences)
-Chihiro Aka Sena Spirit- the soul beloved by the waters!
-Why?
-Your hunt for the name is over at last, I shall give you a new one!
Abruptly an urge of panic filled Chihiro, what on Earth she was talking about? Was she capable of tricking this thing? Was she possessed by another spirit, or only the experience of the Spirit world was giving her the needed handicap?
-Take this…
a herb tag like she used at he Yubaba's bathhouse appeared in her empty palm, witch caused even more of panic, because it appeared not from somewhere but like was born from girl's limb. Chihiro tossed the new possession at the monster.
- I will identify you by it, keep it safe, and now be gone; your force is no luxury to me!
The spirit disappeared with sound of a harsh wind and an expression of relief roofed both of the staying. The little shrine-girl was looking at the redeemer of hers with an uneasy and troubled look. The next she was on her knees with the pleas of forgiveness...
-What are you talking about? (More surprised than angry voice of Chihiro demanded)
-I must ask for forgiveness, ma'am, I never greeted You as Your spiritual status demands...
-Stay silent... You owe me no apology; I am new at the spiritual business. I do not even know if I have enough of power to keep my pledge, given of purest humanity... To that suffering banshee, before…
-Spirit of humanity, how may I serve your needs?
-First do not call me „spirit" at least in public as I am not, but it still has to be proven, what I feel to be impossible somehow, at the current time.
-I will do as you say then Chihiro Aka Sena sama...
-Next, use only my second part of the name when addressing spirit within me...
-I shall gladly follow this order...
-And stop worshiply addressing me. I am still a mortal person within this world. You know... (But what kind of nonsense she was just speaking, have she gone mad or something?)
Chihiro spoke no more and at the strange and still the same graceful pace she left the girl and confronted another nameless ghost, what rushed to bow at her at angle of more than too much, for an immortal being facing a human. Chihiro repeated the angle and asked the spirit if it was willing to get a new name for itself?
-Please...
-Ok, but there will be a favor you will need to give me. Inform your fellow sufferings, that they will not hunt me for the new names. They will have to prove their trustworthiness to me to earn it. And I will as well assign acceptant hours within which only, requests will be acknowledged... got it?
Another tag, akin to the bathhouse tags emerged from thin palm of hers...
-After you finish with this assignment, visit me and I shall give more detailed info, as soon as I have made decisions.
The spirit disappeared to silence. Chihiro went on when noticed that she has missed the bus what she had to take to get home.
(wisle) Hey! Taxi! (This is pointless)
An unexpected tremor of ground behind her made even more gloomy feeling to the heart. (Ok, now I will get killed for playin' the somethin') Next was a soft growl and squeals of the shrine girl in the background. After a swift turn all Chihiro could see, was a bunch of flowers and a candy box from abroad. In the teeth of a huge beast…
-Kohaku SAMA! What TOOK YOU SOOO LONG?
He...Th...He... mmm.
-What? Doesn't anyone train dragons not to speak with their mouth full? (She tookpresents and gave the pet of hers a good kiss on right cheek while talking.)
Kohaku's head became a bit pink shaded. While Chihiro was overwhelmed with a wish to tackle oversized dragon-boy-friend into the grass for a more appropriate kissin' pose, but after evaluating the lengths of his teeth, desired to change her mind.
As I was sayin'… Hello there handsome.
-Kohaku guava! But how?
-EASY but painful… So what were those nonames willing?
-New names of course, but first would You give me ride home if dared to come in Your God form.
-Ok, but I only did it to repel the trouble… And afterwards you tell me all You have done from the point of return to the human world. Specially about that speech I overheard you giving…
-Thanks. Lets go then.
They were out of the shrine maiden's sight next blink, crossing the sky. Fortunate servant of the religion was left with an open mouth behind.