Yo everybody! This is my first ever fan-fic so I'm kind of nervous:P The
utmost credit for this story goes to Kohaku River Anime Princess as I've
gotten permission from her to use her plot and her sequence of her story-so
do read and review her fanfiction too! Arigatou! I would also wanna thank
Izumi-shishou for giving me some ideas and re-editing some scenes in the
story:) Enjoy!
Chapter 1: Traveling back ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Clutching her books steadily in one hand and pulling her blue bag over her shoulders, Chihiro walked home when school ended. She was lost in her thoughts thinking about Haku. It had been a few years since she last saw Haku in the spirit world. She wondered to herself why it had been so long already and Haku still had not traveled back into her world to visit her. Each day she would wake up with anticipation and wonder if he would come that day, but when she went to bed at the end of the day, she would get impatient and sad. She shook away that thought as she quickened her pace and pulled up to the gates of her bluish-decorated house and greeted her mother, who was standing at the doorway.
"Chihiro, we are going to go for a picnic! Do wash up and get ready! Quickly!" Chihiro shouted hai and rushed upstairs to change into a casual tank top and shorts as she brushed her hair. She rushed downstairs again and being the klutz that she was, she did not stop in time and ended up banging her face against the wall. "Owwww!" She moaned.
"Chihiro! Come on!"
Chihiro got in the Toyota and the family began driving down the road. A few seconds turned into a few minutes and a few minutes turned into a half an hour before they reached their destination. Chihiro was in a daze, between half-napping and half awake. She was not even conscious of the red building that her parents stopped in front of. "We're here!"
Chihiro looked up, expecting to see a greenish-luxurious park, but she went pale white at the sight of the red plaster building that stood before her. Chihiro bounced out of the car and stared at it for a moment, mouth gaping wide open. "This is not happening to me. No." She thought.
It was an unnerving sight but Chihiro had to protect her parents, from repeating the same nasty experience that happened a few years ago. She was intimidated. She fervently wished not to ever return to the Spirit World again. Chihiro's mother retrieved the picnic basket from the car and began to follow behind her father as they took their first few steps into the red building.
By instinct, Chihiro ran in front of her parents and stretched out her arms, preventing them from walking further. "No!!! Outasan, Okasan, both of you CAN't go in!! please!!!"
Chihiro's mother closed her eyes and replied, " Can you hear the beautiful and sweet melodious music in the background child? " Chihiro tried fervently to pull her mother away but her father had started walking closer and closer to the opening entrance of the spirit world. He had stepped into the tunnel and her mother did the same thing. They stepped into the tunnel and disappeared. Chihiro saw a beam of light flash past her and she too ran into the tunnel. As her foot touched the gravel inside the tunnel, she disappeared as well.
Chihiro groggily opened her eyes as she sat up. She felt water all over her face and she figured that someone must have been splashing her face. Chihiro opened her eyes after someone splashed water in her face. She looked up and saw Haku! She was bewildered. The guy she had dreamed of day and night for years was finally standing beside her!!! "Haku!!!" She screamed incredulously as she touched his face to see that he was real and not an illusion.
The boy grinned evilly at Chihiro. " No" His voice was much deeper than Haku's and he was dressed differently. His eyes were the same alluring emerald green but his hair was black and not dark green. " You are more beautiful then they said you were." He whispered in her ear. He bent down and kissed her.
Chihiro watched in horror until she pushed him away and gave him a tight slap.
Chihiro glared at him furiously and said, "Who are you?"
There was a voice behind Chihiro that made her heart flutter, "My brother"
Chihiro was bewildered. She turned around to face Haku and saw Haku glaring at the boy standing next to her. The boy stared at Chihiro and said out loud," Haku, haku. You should have told me how beautiful she was. All you said was that she was pretty, never that she was gorgeous."
Haku's eyes turned fierce amber. "Get away from her, Meiou!" Chihiro was staring at Meiou with fear in her eyes. Meiou smiled evilly and jumped into the air. He floated out of Haku's reach and disappeared to nowhere.
Haku glared at the spot where Meiou disappeared before turning back to look at Chihiro. His eyes softened. " Chihiro"
Chihiro stood up and backed away from him. " No! Help me! Please! This can't be happening again!!!" She shook her head furiously as if she wanted to shake the realistic thought out of her head. She tried to conceal the tears in her eyes. She felt Haku put his arms around her.
" Chihiro.you parents are fine" He gave Chihiro a reassuring smile. He knew that she was afraid. Afraid of being back in the spirit world. Afraid for her parents. But most of all, afraid of Meiou.
" Haku...since when do you have a brother? Why is he so.?" Chihiro broke off, the fear evident in her voice.
" Ever since Zeniba took over the bathhouse"
Chihiro's eyes widened in bewilderment. She felt incredulous. " Zeniba took over the bathhouse?"
Haku nodded and explained.
" She created a brother who was supposed to be kinder and more helpful than me. You see, she still hasn't entirely forgiven me for stealing her Magic Seal. Anyway, she created another me and that is who Meiou is. However, he the opposite of what Zeniba wanted him to be. He is when Zeniba is in earshot, but when she isn't, he is a horrible little twin. At first, I was his best friend, however he became greedy and told Zeniba lies about me, so she would punish me and thus I was not able to leave. I'm sorry Chihiro, for having to make you wait to so long for me these few years. Anyway, he was friends with me long enough to find out about you. Ever since then, he made sure that I couldn't leave the Spirit World. It was because of his selfishness. He too isn't a spirit and he isn't able to leave the spirit world"
Chihiro walked into the world of spirits with Haku by her side. She was bursting with too many questions: her parents, when she could return to the human and the adventures that awaited her. But she thought it was best to wait for answers.
Chapter 1: Traveling back ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Clutching her books steadily in one hand and pulling her blue bag over her shoulders, Chihiro walked home when school ended. She was lost in her thoughts thinking about Haku. It had been a few years since she last saw Haku in the spirit world. She wondered to herself why it had been so long already and Haku still had not traveled back into her world to visit her. Each day she would wake up with anticipation and wonder if he would come that day, but when she went to bed at the end of the day, she would get impatient and sad. She shook away that thought as she quickened her pace and pulled up to the gates of her bluish-decorated house and greeted her mother, who was standing at the doorway.
"Chihiro, we are going to go for a picnic! Do wash up and get ready! Quickly!" Chihiro shouted hai and rushed upstairs to change into a casual tank top and shorts as she brushed her hair. She rushed downstairs again and being the klutz that she was, she did not stop in time and ended up banging her face against the wall. "Owwww!" She moaned.
"Chihiro! Come on!"
Chihiro got in the Toyota and the family began driving down the road. A few seconds turned into a few minutes and a few minutes turned into a half an hour before they reached their destination. Chihiro was in a daze, between half-napping and half awake. She was not even conscious of the red building that her parents stopped in front of. "We're here!"
Chihiro looked up, expecting to see a greenish-luxurious park, but she went pale white at the sight of the red plaster building that stood before her. Chihiro bounced out of the car and stared at it for a moment, mouth gaping wide open. "This is not happening to me. No." She thought.
It was an unnerving sight but Chihiro had to protect her parents, from repeating the same nasty experience that happened a few years ago. She was intimidated. She fervently wished not to ever return to the Spirit World again. Chihiro's mother retrieved the picnic basket from the car and began to follow behind her father as they took their first few steps into the red building.
By instinct, Chihiro ran in front of her parents and stretched out her arms, preventing them from walking further. "No!!! Outasan, Okasan, both of you CAN't go in!! please!!!"
Chihiro's mother closed her eyes and replied, " Can you hear the beautiful and sweet melodious music in the background child? " Chihiro tried fervently to pull her mother away but her father had started walking closer and closer to the opening entrance of the spirit world. He had stepped into the tunnel and her mother did the same thing. They stepped into the tunnel and disappeared. Chihiro saw a beam of light flash past her and she too ran into the tunnel. As her foot touched the gravel inside the tunnel, she disappeared as well.
Chihiro groggily opened her eyes as she sat up. She felt water all over her face and she figured that someone must have been splashing her face. Chihiro opened her eyes after someone splashed water in her face. She looked up and saw Haku! She was bewildered. The guy she had dreamed of day and night for years was finally standing beside her!!! "Haku!!!" She screamed incredulously as she touched his face to see that he was real and not an illusion.
The boy grinned evilly at Chihiro. " No" His voice was much deeper than Haku's and he was dressed differently. His eyes were the same alluring emerald green but his hair was black and not dark green. " You are more beautiful then they said you were." He whispered in her ear. He bent down and kissed her.
Chihiro watched in horror until she pushed him away and gave him a tight slap.
Chihiro glared at him furiously and said, "Who are you?"
There was a voice behind Chihiro that made her heart flutter, "My brother"
Chihiro was bewildered. She turned around to face Haku and saw Haku glaring at the boy standing next to her. The boy stared at Chihiro and said out loud," Haku, haku. You should have told me how beautiful she was. All you said was that she was pretty, never that she was gorgeous."
Haku's eyes turned fierce amber. "Get away from her, Meiou!" Chihiro was staring at Meiou with fear in her eyes. Meiou smiled evilly and jumped into the air. He floated out of Haku's reach and disappeared to nowhere.
Haku glared at the spot where Meiou disappeared before turning back to look at Chihiro. His eyes softened. " Chihiro"
Chihiro stood up and backed away from him. " No! Help me! Please! This can't be happening again!!!" She shook her head furiously as if she wanted to shake the realistic thought out of her head. She tried to conceal the tears in her eyes. She felt Haku put his arms around her.
" Chihiro.you parents are fine" He gave Chihiro a reassuring smile. He knew that she was afraid. Afraid of being back in the spirit world. Afraid for her parents. But most of all, afraid of Meiou.
" Haku...since when do you have a brother? Why is he so.?" Chihiro broke off, the fear evident in her voice.
" Ever since Zeniba took over the bathhouse"
Chihiro's eyes widened in bewilderment. She felt incredulous. " Zeniba took over the bathhouse?"
Haku nodded and explained.
" She created a brother who was supposed to be kinder and more helpful than me. You see, she still hasn't entirely forgiven me for stealing her Magic Seal. Anyway, she created another me and that is who Meiou is. However, he the opposite of what Zeniba wanted him to be. He is when Zeniba is in earshot, but when she isn't, he is a horrible little twin. At first, I was his best friend, however he became greedy and told Zeniba lies about me, so she would punish me and thus I was not able to leave. I'm sorry Chihiro, for having to make you wait to so long for me these few years. Anyway, he was friends with me long enough to find out about you. Ever since then, he made sure that I couldn't leave the Spirit World. It was because of his selfishness. He too isn't a spirit and he isn't able to leave the spirit world"
Chihiro walked into the world of spirits with Haku by her side. She was bursting with too many questions: her parents, when she could return to the human and the adventures that awaited her. But she thought it was best to wait for answers.