The Promise

Disclaimer: I do not own Spirited Away or any of the wonderful characters

Enjoy, r + r please

Dread surrounded me; not a single minute's sleep was I able to catch. I guess this was normal? First day nerves making me feel sick to my stomach. Plus any time I had slept over the last week I had dreamt of him. Of there. Of my marvellous, albeit terrifying, adventure. After getting back in the car, which smelt damp and musty now – still not complaining after the stink spirit – I stupidly told my father about the spirits and the baths. So of course Haku came up and Yubaba. He always wanted to believe in such tales, especially as the stories were so enchanting. However he did not take to my time spent in the other world, telling me it was all a dream.

'Although it sounds like a good one,' he added to make me feel the tinniest bit better. I couldn't have dreamt the clearly visible hair band though. I hadn't even included my parents turning into pigs! He'd never have thought that even slightly possible. It must have been though...

Tossing and turning frustratedly, I eventually made myself comfortable with sheets and pillows strewn carelessly across the floor. My eyes rested shut for a moment when my mother bustled in pulling the curtains open and beaming at me.

'Morning, are you all ready for your first day at school?'

'Yeah,' I grinned to hide the tiredness. I didn't want either of them making any more fuss over me, I'd already worried them with all of my daydreaming and strange stories.

Dressed in a blue and white uniform, I approached the steps leading up to the school. Carefully I walked up to the wide doors and felt rather insignificant. It was quite beautiful really, in an oldish kind of way. I'd been put in a class with some very friendly people, a girl who reminded me a lot of Lily, called Kako was asked to show me around and she gladly accepted it. My teachers were nice and the classes weren't hard at all, but it was the beginning of the year, so that was to be expected. However, not everything that day went smoothly; in a hurry to catch up with Kako for lunch, as I had a different lesson from her, I tripped and fell, the contents of my bag exploding. My ink pen splashed all down my fresh white blouse. A girl from the other end of the hall laughed to her friends and I heard her call me a dope.

The shock of that reminder sent my thoughts spiralling out of control so much I thought I was going to cry. Remembering Lin, a forced smile found my lips and I almost giggled at my clumsiness. If only No-Face could show up and gather my possessions for me, he was always eager to help, or even-

'Haku!' Something caused me to look up and there in front of me was the familiar face of the boy I loved. Too excited I threw my arms around him, causing his books to fall to the floor.

'Sorry, do I know you?' he frowned slightly trying to place me.

'Haku, it's me Chihiro, well Sen if you want, but I just can't believe it's really you! You're actually here!'

'Chihiro...beautiful name, but I think you have me confused with someone else.' It was him though. His face imprinted on my mind – his dainty nose, high cheekbones, thin lips, hair that fell perfectly onto his shoulders. The long fingers which reached out to retrieve his books. The eyes...

'Kohaku River...my pink shoe...you're a dr-' now I just sounded crazy.

'Chihiro, I'm Kai, it's lovely to meet you, but I must go – I hope you find who it is you're looking for.'

Me too I thought dismally – how could this be possible?

Author's Note

Hello to any new readers to my stories I'm not one to go on, so hope you enjoyed this, Chapter 2 should be up within the next week, in the meantime if you have a minute please review, thanks for reading.