Disclaimer: I do not own Spirited Away, or any other of Hayao Miyazaki's movies or characters, but if I did, I would be the luckiest guy ever.
A/N: I gave Boh(Yubaba's baby) a new name.
Together Forever
Chapter 1: Friendly meetings
Chihiro slowly walked over the bridge, reveling in the feelings of nostalgia. It had been 15 long years ago that she had encountered this strange, and sometimes dangerous, bathhouse. Now a grown woman of 25, her figure had become much curvier. Gone were the days of flat-chested, childish Chihiro. Her figure had settled into a perfect hourglass shape, a feature which had more than one man's head when she walked by. She leaned over the railing, watching the train go by, its whistle blowing, reminding her of a time long since past. An attendant, going out to start greeting early arrivals, ran forward to meet her.
"Welcome to the Yubaba Bathhouse." he greeted her kindly. Chihiro giggled, at one point in time, the frog like attendant would have taken one whiff of her, and exclaimed that she "stank of human". The smell of the spirit world had never quite gone away, almost as if the spirit world knew she would be back, and refused to let go of her.
"Excuse me ma'am, something funny?" the attendant asked, puzzled at her strange reaction to the generic greeting.
"No, no, just a funny thought," She replied, "I was hoping to speak to Madame Yubaba, do you think I could see her?"
The attendant looked down and closing his eyes in a moment of solemn silence, looked up slowly and replied, "I am afraid that Madame Yubaba, may she rest in peace, has passed on her bathhouse to Giyatso-sama."
"Would it be too much trouble if I could see him then?" she asked, flashing him one of her patented dazzling smiles, which seem to warm up the soul of the receiver, no matter who they might be.
Chihiro, who had been handed off to an assistant foreman, waited patiently outside the extravagant door leading to Yubaba's office. The assistant foreman had knocked the knocker and was now explaining the situation to whoever this Giyatso-sama was. She heard the end of the conversation drift over towards her.
"... yes sir, she claims to be an old friend."
"Well then, don't get many of those now a days, send her through." Came a deep manly voice.
The assistant approached her, "The master will see you now, I shall show you the way"
"I know it well enough." Chihiro stated, as she walked past the stunned assistant foreman, and towards her goal.
As she approached the office, she heard two deep voices contemplating matters of business, one of which, she could tell, belonged to Giyatso-sama, the other, sounded strangely familiar, but she couldn't quite place it. As she placed her hand on the knob she stated " I'm coming in." The first thing that struck her was the size difference. Both had matured dramatically, turning them both into fine young men. She could immediately tell who both were. "Junior-kun, and Haku!" she shouted running over to Haku, embracing him in a fierce hug, "How are you Junior, or should I say, Giyatso-sama, my you have grown."
"Um... I'm sorry miss, but I don't remember you." Said Junior/Giyatso.
"Chihiro, I'm so glad to see you again, especially now that we can finally be together." Said Haku.
"Chihiro? That's Chihiro?!" exclaimed Giyatso, " When did she get so big?"
"You sure have lost track of time, it's been 15 years already." She stated.
"Has it now, it seems like only yesterday I was a mouse riding on your shoulder." He reminisced.
"Yes I'm sure we will have plenty of time later to reminisce about the old times, but I'm sure Chihiro is plenty tired from her trip," Haku stated, looking out the window at the dark sky, "If you will excuse me master, I will take Chihiro to one of the guest rooms (hehe pun)."
"Yes yes..." said Giyatso, waving his hand in dismissal while degenerating into mumbles, concentrating hard on the piece of paper in his hand.
Haku bowed, as did Chihiro and they both left quietly.
"Haku, when did Boh change his name?"
"He didn't, he likes his middle name better."
"Ah I see."
"I'm so glad you could make it." said Haku.
"So am I." said Chihiro as she slipped her hand into Haku's.
Finally, we can be together forever. She thought, as she walked off, hand in hand with Haku, towards the rest of her life.
