Junk: I don't own 'Spirited Away' or any related titles. Those are Miyazaki's. I don't own 'Hanging by a Moment'. That's Lifehouse'. But I do however, own this fic, so please email me at motionsikknes@yahoo.com and ask permission to use it on your website or whatever. Toodles!

Now - on with the grand ficness!

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Chihiro wrapped her black jacket around her tightly. It was December 14th, 5 years after she had encountered the Spirit World. For the past four years she had taken self defense classes, just in case. Her body was much shapelier now, and she no longer had that baby face. Yet she still maintained honest eyes, though they show a great wisdom of someone who had seen many things far beyond their time. And that she had. As she walked through a forest of barren trees, the only thing she could see was the falling snow. She turned her walkman up louder, because a song that described her so well was on.

*I'm fallin' even more in love with you Letting go of all I've held onto I'm standing here until you make me move Just hangin' by a moment here with you*

She closed her eyes and just wandered through the silent woods, when she tripped over something and fell flat on her face - witch was very unlike her. She quickly stood up and brushed herself off, then knelt to find what had tripped her. She brushed away the snow on the ground to find - tiny little houses? Chihiro turned around and saw a clearing. She stepped into it only to find that it was not a clearing, but a road. "Oh my god!" she gasped aloud. Still facing the shrines, she turned to her left, and gazed with awed expressions at the familiar road before her.

Chihiro had barely even let the thought cross her mind when she began running down the path towards the Spirit World. She saw the familiar statues to the right and ran into the one in front of the red entrance. As she leaned her weight into the statue memories of the Spirit World filled her mind. As she bit back tears she began sobbing and crumpled to the ground.

*I'm living for the only thing I know I'm running and not quite sure where to go And I don't know what I'm diving into Just hangin' by a moment here with you*

It wasn't as if she had forgotten about HIM. She just stopped waiting. She wasn't angry, didn't stop loving him because he didn't come. She knew how hard it was to get out of that damn place. Two years ago she stopped staring out her window all day. She had snapped back to reality and got on with life.

She had never wanted anything so bad in her entire life. But what would happen if she went back? How would she forgive herself if her returning caused something horrible to happen? She stood then and brushed off the crisp snow. Slowly and carefully she walked to the dark entrance.

"It's pulling me in."

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