I LOVE THIS MOVIE! You people are going to think I'm a freak, but I memorized this movie. I can watch it in my head whenever I feel like it. I bet you can't do that!

Disclaimer: I do not own the movie Spirited Away, but this story is completely my own. (And I love Haku!)


Love's Long Wait

By GoldenxEyesxLivexOnxEternally

It had been four years since she had last been to the Spirit World, and Chihiro only had fleeting memories of her spirit friends, Haku, Lin, Kamaji, and Zeniba.

She had tried to remind herself of her adventure to the Spirit World, but the more Chihiro thought about it, the less she actually knew. The only thing she did not forget was Haku's promise to her that they would see each other again.

When the memories of the spirits that she saw as family returned, so did many questions like, "Why have Haku and I never seen each other since then? Why do I only remember my friends temporarily, and for only enough time to picture their faces? Why do I forget, and why is this happening to me?!"

When the "Why's" would stop, Chihiro had no memory of her friends or the Spirit World until the whole process started over again. In the precious time she could picture them in her mind, the more she knew, not in her mind, but her heart, that she had to be there...With him.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXHome From SchoolXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

"Mom, Dad, I'm home!" Chihiro called.

They didn't even spare her a glance as they said in unison, "Fine."

Chihiro sighed. "As usual..."

She arrived into her room and flopped down on her bed. 'They don't care,' she thought, 'the lousy idiots!'

You see, even though Haku said that Chihiro's parents would not remember the 'pig incident', they saw a picture of her grandma and it triggered memories of Yubaba, which triggered even more memories of all the other happenings. After they had regained their memories, Yuuko and Akio became extremely depressed and paranoid.

Chihiro was actually correct, they didn't care, and they even told her so! They were often abusive, but luckily for Chihiro, they only actually hit her occasionally. The other times she would run away to her friend's house for comfort.

Miedo was Chihiro's only friend. She had black hair and large brown eyes. Many people liked Miedo, but Chihiro was her only really close friend. She understood Chihiro's physical and mental pain, and didn't tell anyone, just as Chihiro asked.


"Chihiro, you need to get out of there!" Miedo would say.

"I'm going to, you wait and see! But I'm not really sure where to go, and... I might never see you again, Miedo." Chihiro would always reply.


Chihiro laid her head against her pillows, hands behind her head and eyes closed... Then it started... The flashes of their faces, and their voices in her head.

She shot up. "Haku! I'm not going to forget you this time, Haku!"

Chihiro grabbed a piece of paper and pencil and began to write all of her memories down.She finished and had a cramp in her hand, and there were quite a few pages, then she read them over and over again. When Chihiro was sure she knew them by heart, she got an idea... But first she had to say goodbye to Miedo.

Chihiro packed approximately two days of food and most of her clothes, then she walked out of her room and into the kitchen where her parents were sitting. Yuuko, her mother, was taking to Akio, Chihiro's father, about unknown things that Chihiro didn't really give a crap about. It's not like she's staying in that hellhole anyhow. "I'm going to Miedo's," Chihiro said.

"Fine."

Chihiro sighed again, bottling up the anger, and keeping it well hidden.She hated it when they said "Fine." It annoyed her more than anything else in the world, and yet, that's all they ever say to her.

She walked out the door, but before she closed it, she turned around, and for a fleeting moment, she seemed to regret leaving. Deep down, Chihiro knew that the old parents, the ones that she still loved, were in there. She still loved her parents, no matter how stupid or abusive they were, and someday she would come back to help them. Then she closed the door and ran all the way to Miedo's house two blocks away.

Chihiro arrived, out of breath, and knocked on the door. Her friend opened it and smiled. "Hi, Chihiro! How are you?"

"I'm fine, can I come in? I need to talk to you." Chihiro replied.

The companions arrived upstairs in Miedo's room and they sat on the carpet beside her bed. "I know what to do now, Miedo. I finally know where to go to get away!" Chihiro exclaimed.

"Seriously?"

"Yeah!" Chihiro showed her only human friend her story and verbally told the details and her feelings.

Miedo really looked happy for her friend, but there was sadness apparent in her eyes. "When are you leaving?"

"Right now." Chihiro replied.

Miedo stared hard at her, then jumped up and began pulling clothes and other things rapidly out of the dresser. "What're you doing?" Chihiro asked.

""What's it look like I'm doing?" Miedo answered, a smug smile on her face, "I'm coming with you, of course."