A/N Hello! This is a sequel to Spirited Away. I hope you'll like it.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Spirited Away.

CHAPTER 1 : Beginning

„ Chihiro, are you even listening to me? "

Chihiro stared out the window. The sky was as white as snowflakes that were silently falling on the windowsill. Even the old forest became white.

„ What? I'm sorry mum. I'm just watching snow. It's so beautiful." said Chihiro.

„ What is beautiful in purging home entrance of snow every morning just for the certain young lady who wishes to go to the college by car? Snow is nothing but a burden to me." Akio Ogino comented.

His wife Yuko, his daughter Chihiro and he have lived in a big blue house near old forest. They moved in eleven years ago. When they were moving they had little difficulties – movers that was moving their things into new house unloaded all the things in front of the house because Ogino family weren't there because Akio Ogino wrong turned and ended up in a forest in front of long-closed amusement park. They decided to explore it but Chihiro got lost so Akio and Yuko needed to wait for her to come. But, Chihiro wasn't lost. Her parents were pigs so they don't remember that Chihiro worked in a bathhouse to save them. They don't know that they were in spirit world for two days.

„ It's not true that a snow is just a burden! Do you remember us when we were walking by the frozen lake and watched the falling snowflakes? You said that the snow is beautiful." Yuko teased her blushing husband.

„ That was diffrent!" Akio said.

Chihiro smiled. Her parents have often behave like teenagers. Somethimes it was sweet, but sometimes was very annoying. C'mon! You are over 50 years old! I think it's time to begin with behaving accordance with your age, she thought. But she was happy for their immortal love.

Yuko Ogino grabbed her husband's arm and continued:

„ Chihiro, I was saying that it is nice that you are going out tonight with Miyuki. And it was about a time for you to go out once for a change."

Here it goes...

„ You are always at home when your friends are out, having fun, enjoying in their youth. I don't know how many times your dad and I have encourage you to go out but no, Chihiro doesn't want to go out. But ok, I guess that you are now finally realised that your life is passing by."

Chihiro was staring at her plate, playing with leftovers of her special "Old-years" lunch. Her parents were always complaining about her social life. Chihiro wasn't very social course, she has friends but she doesn't hangs out with them very much. She doesn't know why. Maybe because she has a secret which she told only one person – her best friend Miyuki. She only told her about spirit world. She even didn't tell her parents about it because she knew that they wouldn't believe her. Miyuki was the first one who approached her when a teacher introduced her to her class. Miyuki said: „ Hi! Would you like to be my new best friend? I have just fall out with my previous one..." They so easily became best friends. It has been eleven years since that.

Chihiro heard her mother continuing:

„ I'm sure that you will have a great time tonight. I heard that this year they will relase many negayōs in the air in midnight. You should write at least one."

„ I will." said Chihiro with fake smile. She knew that she will write to him again like the past years. She was sad because that remindes her that he will not come for her because the gates disappeared so he can't get to her. She still rememberes that moment.

It was an autumn morning a few months after her visit to spirit world. It was Saturday and it was very cold although the sun was rising in the east. Chihiro was tired of waiting for him to come for her so she decided to go to spirit world again. She missed everybody – Lin, Kamayi, Granny Zeniba, even Yubaba and especially Haku. He was dear friend to her, he even saved her life couple of times. He helped her to save her parents from turning to pork. She wanted to at leas say "Hi!" to him once again. So she went to the woods where were the gates that leads to spirit world. She almost got lost when she finally found a path that leads to a little creepy little statue which was in front of the big gates. But statue wasn't there. And the gates dissapeared, too. She couldn't believe that. She just stared at the empty space where the big tunnel should be. For a moment she thought that her trip to another world was just the imagination of some 10 year old girl who wanted to have something interesting in her life. But calling his name on the cold autumn breeze made her sure that everything was true.

Haku...

How will he come for her now? How will he keep his promise? Will she see everybody again?

These questions have popped up in her mind even now, eleven years later, when she is chatting with her parents who doesn't know the truth and will ever know.

A/N Nengayōs are special Japenese New years cards. They are sending them to their friends and families to wish them good health and stuff like that in new year.