A/N: Hi, this is my first fan fiction. I hope you like it.
Promise Me
Chapter 1
Red Moon
FLASHBACK
"Mom! Dad, guess what happened?" my parents looked oddly at me "Yes Chihiro, what is it?"
"You guys got turned into pigs, then Haku helped me and I got a job and helped spirits I the bathhouse, then I got on a train and went to granny's to save Haku then I save you guys from being pigs!" they looked at me as if I had gone crazy "Chihiro, how many times have I told you, not to make up stories?" her mother snapped "we don't have time for this, we need to get to that house before the movers"
"But Mom, it's not a-"
"Not another word about this or you will be in trouble!"
I woke up from yet another sleepless night. The dreams were starting up again, and they were even worse as ever. My legs were wrapped up in the blankets which were half off my bed. I untangled myself from the mess of cloth and headed to the shower.
The hot water ran over me as I massaged the shampoo into my hair. "Ah, the heat feels nice on my back," I thought. I looked down and saw my dragon. The white and blue-green dragon tattooed over my heart. I got it done a few years ago, it was just a sudden thing I wanted to do. When I went inside and saw the dragon I immediately wanted that one right over my heart. It made me feel safe and loved, but it brought the feelings of longing and sorrow. I don't know why I felt that way or what was longing for, but it made me cry myself to sleep some nights.
I turned off the water and stepped out of the bathtub. I grabbed my towel to keep warm and dried myself off. Walking into my room I looked in my dresser and found my work uniform. I threw it on, brushed my hair till it felt silky and put it up in my purple hair band. I don't know where the hair band came from but I wore it every day, either in my hair or on my wrist.
I grabbed some bread from the loaf and grabbed my car keys, darn I was late again. I slipped into the car all but gracefully and tossed the key into the ignition.
By the time I got to the restaurant I was ten minutes late. I rushed inside and ran into the back room where the employees put their belongings.
"Chihiro, you're late again" my boss spat, I spun around a bowed "I am deeply sorry sir" I stood up straight and looked Mr. Kawasaki " if it happens once more your fired, got it?"
"Yes sir"
After work I headed home, the traffic was crazy busy today and people were cutting me off left and right. It makes me so mad when people can't follow the rules. By god the traffic is busier than the bathhouse in the fullest time of day. Wait bathhouse, what bathhouse? Another car cut me off and I swerved over on to the other lane. Jesus Christ these people will kill me.
By the time I got home my head was pounding and I felt faint. I grabbed some Advil and turned on the oven. The chicken was already in the freezer so I just had to throw it in the microwave and defrost it. When I pulled it from out of the mini oven it was dripping all over the floor, I grabbed a nearby dish and dropped the chicken inside. After I wiped up the mess I sprinkled some spices over the meat and placed it in the oven. Walking over to the couch I sat down and turned on the TV and started to fall asleep.
I woke up to the smell of something burning; I bolted upright and ran to the kitchen. Opening the oven I grabbed the hot dish and lifted it on to the counter. The chicken was slightly burned, but not inedible. Looked down at my fingers they had nickel sized blisters forming on them, and they burned. I ran my hand under cold water for a while, and then bandaged them.
When my parents got home they were exhausted. I handed them their dinner and let them rest.
"I'm going out for a walk, I'll be back in an hour or two" I called "okay but be careful" my mother said "yeah yeah I will"
I walked out the door towards the forest looming below my house. I walked into the forest and found myself walking into a meadow. I had laid down for a rest and ended up falling asleep. When I awoke it was night out, but the sky was filled with a hazy red moon. Wow, it's beautiful. I stared up into the skies for a long time until I heard the crackling of a fire nearby, so I went to investigate.
I looked around an unusually large tree and saw two boys around 19 or 20, staring distantly into a fire while drinking some vodka straight from the bottle. I turned around and left, not wanting to cause any trouble. I went back to the meadow and sat down to look at the moon for a while longer, I peered at my watch, oh gosh it's really late, my parents must be worried by now. Suddenly I was grabbed from behind and thrown on to my back. I looked up and saw the two boys from earlier,
"Hey Girlie, you wanna have some fun?" one of them asked I scrambled to get up and bolted away from them. Hearing them chase after me I ran faster and farther into the forest. I kept running until I came face to face with a red building. Without thinking about it I ran inside hopping to get away from my followers. I sprinted over the little stream and ran until I got tackled by something.
When I looked up I saw bright purple-blue fur in front of me. As I looked closer I realized it was a wolf. What? A purple-blue wolf? You have got to-A growl cut off my train of thought and I looked up to see the boys running off, and practically tripping over themselves to get away. I dropped my head back down and then it went black.