AN: Hey guys! Haven't wrote anything in a long time, so here I go again! 3 I'm hoping to make this long~ This idea's been burning in my head for a while now! Hope you like it! :)
Disclaimer: I don't own Spirited Away and its characters~
Prologue
Chihiro has been back from the Spirit World for almost 6 years. Now she's in high school, full of friends, drama, and just, school. She doesn't have any memory of what happened those 6 years ago-however, now and then "weird" dreams would pop up in her head, flashing scenes of what happened. She would just assume it as normal children's "nightmares" or her imagination going wild. Everything is normal. Until this one field trip; a lost classmate, an abandoned shrine and a head full of curiosity brought her back to her second home, and most importantly, back to Haku. But dangerous things are happening back in the spirit world, something Haku must protect Chihiro from. Will Chihiro regain her memory of Haku, or will she just be lost forever?
Chapter 1: When the birds start to chirp
It's spring. Time for the leaves to grow, for the cherry blossoms to grow and shed and time for nature to regain its beauty. However, those poor high school kids are stuck in class, waiting for the history teacher to stop ranting and waiting for the home bell to ring. Chihiro sat in her usual window seat, twirling a pen in her hand, staring out the window. The teacher's words go through her head, ignoring the brain and just came out of her ears. She didn't bother to listen; she's 100% sure she understands all of this.
After what seemed like an eternity of twirling her pen, the bell finally rang. The teacher assigned homework and left the class to tidy up and leave. Chihiro is on classroom duty with her friend Pat and her other friend, Takashi. "Yo, Chi!" Pat tapped Chihiro's shoulder. "wanna go get some cake after we finish tidying up?" "sure, Pat." She said. Pat Reiko was her best friend ever since she arrived here. She's half American and half Japanese, but she lived here all her life. She is always cheerful and smiling, never ceasing to lighten the mood of the whole room. Pat has short dark brown hair and a pair of hazel eyes, often hidden behind her thick glasses. "You wanna come too, Takashi?" Takashi looked up from his book. "What? Oh, cake? Sure." Takashi has what is considered "long" hair, for boy standards. His hair is always messy and his side bangs often covers his blue eyes. He has been friends with Chihiro and Pat since grade 6, when he transferred to this school. It's quite an old school, but the students and teachers work hard to preserve it and make it look like it is new.
Chihiro packed her backpack, and stood up to help clean up. She dusted off the board erasers, arranged the chalk and wiped the teacher's desk. Pat cleaned the floors, and when Takashi got up he accidentally tripped over Pat's broom and almost face-planted onto the floor, but Pat caught him. "Woah there, careful! Can't you see I'm cleaning?" Pat said, pretending to be angry. Chihiro just chuckled while continuing to do her job and Takashi just stuck out his tongue at her. "Mind your own business, Pat." Pat glared at him for a while before they both fell into a heap laughing. "Come on guys, let's just get the work done before it's too late to stop by the cake shop and get some cake!" Chihiro said, her back to both of her laughing friends. Pat wiped a tear from her eye. "Okay… Let's just get this done!"
After a while of cleaning, Chihiro announced, "There, that's done!" as she dryed the cloth she used to wash the black board. "Hurray!" cheered Pat. "Is it too late now to get cake?" Chihiro looked at the clock. It read 4:30. "Nah, we'll be fine… Only if we hurry though." She picked up her bag from her seat and walked towards the door. The others followed.
Chihiro, Pat and Takashi chatted as they walked down the main street towards the cake shop. "say, Chi, are you still having those weird dreams?" Pat asked, trying to sound casual. "Dreams? What dreams-OOOOH, those dreams! The ones that included dancing radishes and oversized babies yea?" "Shut up, Takashi." Pat said with a laugh. Chihiro just chuckled and shook her head. "No, I don't have those anymore." She said. "well, at least not the weird ones." Chihiro thought of the dream where she held hands with this boy… This boy that seemed so distant yet so familiar. Those emerald green eyes that stared into her hazel brown ones… She quickly shook off that memory. 'No. That couldn't have been true. He looked like he lived in the oh-so-ancient world while it's already the 21st century. Wake-up, Chihiro!' She mentally slapped herself a few times. "CAKE SHOP AHEAD!" Pat announced loudly as she ran a head. "Wait for me!" Takashi yelled as he followed close behind. "What about me?" Chihiro said with a smile as she followed her friends.
The cake shop is small, but when they opened the door, the delicious smell of freshly baked pastries welcomed them. The waitress at the counter greeted them with a smile. "Hi Michelle!" Pat greeted the waitress. Michelle is Pat's neighbor, and she's in college. She works at the cake shop when the owner isn't around. "Hi Pat! Hi Chihiro, Takashi." Michelle smiled at them. "So, anything you guys especially crave today?" Pat stared at the cakes that are in display. Takashi looked at the menu. Chihiro stood at the door and stared outside. A small brown sparrow landed on the window sill and chirped happily, and soon a few more landed behind it. A memory flashed through her mind.
A shadow creature with a weird mask on sat next to Chihiro. A mouse and a tiny bird perched on her shoulder. They are in a… Train. Yes, A train of some sort. The night is getting dark outside, and somehow they are travelling in the ocean…
"HELLOOOO CHI!" Pat's calls snapped Chihiro out of that memory. "Wha-? Oh, sorry!" Chihiro shook her head. "You zoomed out again just now!" Takashi said as Pat huffed. "We were just deciding what to eat. So there's the chocolate cake… the hazelnut cream cake and the strawberry cheese cake. Takashi wants the hazelnut cake and I want the chocolate cake, so we need you to decide!" Chihiro peered into the display cabinet. The chocolate cake looks delicious, coated in rich dark chocolate and coconut flakes. Next to it sat the hazelnut cream cake, coated in thick brown cream and hazelnuts. The strawberry cake also looks delicious… She couldn't decide. "I'm on Takashi's side this time!" Chihiro finally announced. "Yeah!" Takashi punched his fist in the air. Pat melted onto the ground, and sighed. "Why Chi…. MY CHOCOLATE CAKE…" Chihiro laughed at their childish acts. "Don't worry Pat, next time we can have the cake you want sooooo desperately!" The three friends sat down and shared the cake. The sun lazily slid down the horizon, inking the sky a soft mix of pink, orange and yellow.
Chihiro looked at the watch. "Geez! I gotta go now!" she stood up and grabbed her bag, and headed for the door. "Okay! See you tomorrow!" Takashi and Pat waved at her. Chihiro smiled and ran down the main street, back to her cozy house.
I know there wasn't much about the Spirit World yet, but I promise the next few chapters would be more exciting! Please leave a review to tell me what you think~