Disclaimers: Spirited Away belongs to Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli.
At Kamiya High School, a class size of twenty-three students was gathering in room 238, which was the place for math class. All students dressed in proper school uniform, sitting orderly in rows. They were all listening attentively to the teacher, who was standing in front of the group, trying to explain the trigonometric functions to them. "Class, in order to understand today's lesson, you must remember the formulas which I have taught to you in previous lesson. Now, let me see if you know them. Could anyone tell me the value of sin 90 degrees?" As soon as the teacher posted the question, a girl in the third row immediately raised her hand. "Chihiro," Ms. Fukumoto gave the girl a smile as she called the girl's name. "The value of sin 90 degrees is zero." Chihiro answered. "Correct!" Ms. Fukumoto was not surprised by the girl's answer; she always knew Chihiro was a hard-working and diligent student. Not only that, Chihiro's loyalty, determination, and friendliness have gained her friendship. She had a lot of friends in school, and she had also joined many clubs in there. Moreover, having parents whom treasured their only child; Chihiro was almost the happiest teenager in the world. Unfortunately, an incident occurred few years ago that slightly affected her life... yes, slightly, as least that was what she thought...
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The moment of the sound of the bell indicated it was the end of school. Students began packing up their books and were ready to leave the classroom. Chihiro yawned as she stretched her shoulders. "Yippee! Thirty days until the end of the school year." Two people came up to Chihiro's desk and one of them began to speak, "Chi, I can't believe you want school to be over that soon! Aren't you nervous at all?" Chihiro gave a weird look at the girl. "What do you mean? You want us to be stuck in school for the rest of the summer??? Gee, Gigi. I didn't know you LOVE school that badly." As soon as Chihiro finished making the statement and started to give a short laugh at her friend, the other girl began talking, "Um, Chi. I think you have already forgotten. about the final exam coming up shortly!?" Chihiro's jaw dropped. "Oh yaaaaaaahhhhhhh.. I almost forgot." She looked at Rachel who just reminded her about the exam. Both Gigi and Rachel sweat- dropped. "Well, I guess we'd better form a study group!" Chihiro quickly changed the topic to avoid their friends commenting on her forgetfulness. Gigi and Rachel claimed it was a good idea. Then, Chihiro made a dumb move by saying to meet at her place at five. It made her friends remember that their dear friend, Chihiro, was a very forgetful person. They started giggling. "Wha. What is so funny? Don't you want us all to get good grades so we could get rid of the nightmare that the grade 12s and 13s are graduating at the same year?" (This is a parody of the education system in some place; more competition for these people. Sigh!). Rachel tried not to laugh more as she began to say something. "No Chi, not about that. We have kendo practice at 4:00 and then martial art at 6:00. And it was YOU who keep the team staying in school and be in perfect shape for the competition. don't say you already forget!" Both Rachel and Gigi now focussed on Chihiro and watched her reaction. They gave a serious look at Chihiro. Chihiro became stunt for a few seconds, then she said, "Did I forget again?" Chihiro gave a "oops, it's my mistake" look to her friends, giving herself a scratch on her head and stuck her tongue out. Rachel on the other side got furious at Chihiro's reaction. Steam came out from her head as a boiling kettle. "HOW CAN YOU FORGET SUCH IMPORTANT PRACTICE! YOU ARE THE PRESIDENT OF BOTH CLUBS! THE COMPETITION IS COMING UP AND YOU KNOW THE THREE OF US ARE THE SOULS OF THE TEAM! You never take things to your heart." Rachel's head became very big (like in anime style.) Gigi tried to calm Rachel down at that moment. Chihiro kept her "oops, my mistake look and laughed nervously."
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At Kendo's practice, Chihiro demonstrated a certain tricks to the junior- level teammates, while Rachel, as the vice president tried to correct the moves of some senior-level teammates. Gigi, on the other handle, was exercising her kendo's skill with a dummy.
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In martial art's practice, Chihiro had her teammates formed into groups of twos to do the practice. Chihiro teamed up with Gigi. Both of them were good martial art fighters. Chihiro's unpredictable move, graceful but strong punches and kicks ensured her school the three-year provincial champion. Not to mention, she could jump very high! Of course, without her teammates, she could never gain the school the title. Gigi, Rachel, and the rest of the team contributed to martial art as much as Chihiro did.
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After the practice, Chihiro and her friends were very tired. They decided to leave the study group meeting for tomorrow. As each of them went home on different path, Rachel and Gigi called for Chihiro. Rachel spoke first. "Chi, sorry for being rude today. I didn't mean you never take things to your heart." Chihiro gave a warm smile to her and she said, "I know Rachel, don't feel bad about it. I know you have been so concerned about the upcoming competition. You just want us to be more prepared. And Hey, You know what kind of a person I am. How can I get mad easily at a person, especially at best friend like you?" Rachel and Chihiro gave each other a warm smile. The three girls gave each other a sisterly hug. "Friends forever!" They all said.
"Well, see you all tomorrow." Chihiro walked off and waved at her friends. The other two waved back and said bye.
The two stayed at where they were as Chihiro disappeared out of their sight. They gave a long sigh. "Chihiro is brave, gentle, and all. If it was not for the hit she got few years ago, she would not have to forget things most of the time." Gigi made a comment about the accident happened on Chihiro three years ago. "Poor Chi." Rachel felt very sorry about what Chi had gone through.
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Chihiro walked slowly on the path to her home. She was thinking about the incident that happened to her three years ago.
Flashback
She woke up and saw some people facing her, looking very concerned. The people made her feel very uncomfortable. "Uh." Chihiro tried to say something, but she couldn't. Deep in her heart, she wanted to ask who the people were, but no one seemed to understand her. A woman in her late thirties turned to face the man who's dressing in white. Tears started to come out from her and she asked the man, "Doctor, why is she like this. Why can't she say anything?" The man dressed in blue T-shirt tried to comfort the woman. The doctor said, "Mr. and Mrs. Ugino. I am very sorry for the news that I am about to tell you. Your daughter was hit very hard on the back of the head by some weapon like a baseball bat. She is lucky to survive from the big hit. Unfortunately, according to our x-rays, there were blood clotting in her brain after a massive surgery. Chihiro may take a long time to recover, both in mental and physical states. "What does this mean doctor," this time it was Mr. Ugino doing the inquiry. "Well, Mr. Ugino. Chihiro mainly loses her memory, which means she may be forgetting everything since the day she was born. Things that she has learned before like her mother tongue. Chihiro felt dull, for she did not understand what they were saying.
Police were involved in the case, but they had no clue to who was doing it. Chihiro did not have any enemies. Then after three months of investigation, they concluded some local thieves responsible for it. The case closed file without anyone being caught.
Two months have passed after the accident and Chihiro recovered quickly. The doctor and her parents were glad to see that the blood clot on her brain became less visible on x-rays. Chihiro knew how to talk again, and she slowly remembered each person around her. First, it was her parents, and then it was her friends from junior high- Gigi and Rachel. She even recognized the dog next door on the first day back to home.
End of flashback
"Glad everything is over!" Chihiro stated. Despite the accident caused her memory, she was glad that she could fully recover from the head injury. She felt very happy, for seeing so many people who stand by her side- her family, and her best friends. And. suddenly more people popped up to her head. It was a group of people who helped her out during difficult time. "Yes, my long lost friends." Chihiro gave a warm smile. ". Thet are the people who changed her life. They were. the friends who taught me self defense after the accident happened" Anime style: the backstage people fell to the ground and made a very loud sound. (They were not expecting Chihiro to say this.) "Huh? What was that?" Chihiro turned back to where the sounds were coming from but she could see nobody. The backstage people were hiding in the bush so they don't ruin the plot. "Hmm. Maybe I'm just being too sensitive. Anyway, no one dares to come close to me with my superb skill in martial art and the black belt I just earned from karate." Chihiro turned back and hopped all the way to home. (The backstage people sweat dropped)
** In this story, Chihiro's appearance has not changed much from the original movie. She just seems to have grown up like an eighteen-year old. Some words about her character. She is still the caring and brave girl like she used to be. I only add a special quality in her; that is, her excellent skill in kendo, karate, and martial arts. Chihiro's interest on self-defense is influenced by the accident. I kind of want to turn her into the Angelina Jolie type of character, but I think I would rather choose not to change the character too much.
Spoiler: Chihiro will eventually come to the spirit world once again.
At Kamiya High School, a class size of twenty-three students was gathering in room 238, which was the place for math class. All students dressed in proper school uniform, sitting orderly in rows. They were all listening attentively to the teacher, who was standing in front of the group, trying to explain the trigonometric functions to them. "Class, in order to understand today's lesson, you must remember the formulas which I have taught to you in previous lesson. Now, let me see if you know them. Could anyone tell me the value of sin 90 degrees?" As soon as the teacher posted the question, a girl in the third row immediately raised her hand. "Chihiro," Ms. Fukumoto gave the girl a smile as she called the girl's name. "The value of sin 90 degrees is zero." Chihiro answered. "Correct!" Ms. Fukumoto was not surprised by the girl's answer; she always knew Chihiro was a hard-working and diligent student. Not only that, Chihiro's loyalty, determination, and friendliness have gained her friendship. She had a lot of friends in school, and she had also joined many clubs in there. Moreover, having parents whom treasured their only child; Chihiro was almost the happiest teenager in the world. Unfortunately, an incident occurred few years ago that slightly affected her life... yes, slightly, as least that was what she thought...
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The moment of the sound of the bell indicated it was the end of school. Students began packing up their books and were ready to leave the classroom. Chihiro yawned as she stretched her shoulders. "Yippee! Thirty days until the end of the school year." Two people came up to Chihiro's desk and one of them began to speak, "Chi, I can't believe you want school to be over that soon! Aren't you nervous at all?" Chihiro gave a weird look at the girl. "What do you mean? You want us to be stuck in school for the rest of the summer??? Gee, Gigi. I didn't know you LOVE school that badly." As soon as Chihiro finished making the statement and started to give a short laugh at her friend, the other girl began talking, "Um, Chi. I think you have already forgotten. about the final exam coming up shortly!?" Chihiro's jaw dropped. "Oh yaaaaaaahhhhhhh.. I almost forgot." She looked at Rachel who just reminded her about the exam. Both Gigi and Rachel sweat- dropped. "Well, I guess we'd better form a study group!" Chihiro quickly changed the topic to avoid their friends commenting on her forgetfulness. Gigi and Rachel claimed it was a good idea. Then, Chihiro made a dumb move by saying to meet at her place at five. It made her friends remember that their dear friend, Chihiro, was a very forgetful person. They started giggling. "Wha. What is so funny? Don't you want us all to get good grades so we could get rid of the nightmare that the grade 12s and 13s are graduating at the same year?" (This is a parody of the education system in some place; more competition for these people. Sigh!). Rachel tried not to laugh more as she began to say something. "No Chi, not about that. We have kendo practice at 4:00 and then martial art at 6:00. And it was YOU who keep the team staying in school and be in perfect shape for the competition. don't say you already forget!" Both Rachel and Gigi now focussed on Chihiro and watched her reaction. They gave a serious look at Chihiro. Chihiro became stunt for a few seconds, then she said, "Did I forget again?" Chihiro gave a "oops, it's my mistake" look to her friends, giving herself a scratch on her head and stuck her tongue out. Rachel on the other side got furious at Chihiro's reaction. Steam came out from her head as a boiling kettle. "HOW CAN YOU FORGET SUCH IMPORTANT PRACTICE! YOU ARE THE PRESIDENT OF BOTH CLUBS! THE COMPETITION IS COMING UP AND YOU KNOW THE THREE OF US ARE THE SOULS OF THE TEAM! You never take things to your heart." Rachel's head became very big (like in anime style.) Gigi tried to calm Rachel down at that moment. Chihiro kept her "oops, my mistake look and laughed nervously."
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At Kendo's practice, Chihiro demonstrated a certain tricks to the junior- level teammates, while Rachel, as the vice president tried to correct the moves of some senior-level teammates. Gigi, on the other handle, was exercising her kendo's skill with a dummy.
*************************
In martial art's practice, Chihiro had her teammates formed into groups of twos to do the practice. Chihiro teamed up with Gigi. Both of them were good martial art fighters. Chihiro's unpredictable move, graceful but strong punches and kicks ensured her school the three-year provincial champion. Not to mention, she could jump very high! Of course, without her teammates, she could never gain the school the title. Gigi, Rachel, and the rest of the team contributed to martial art as much as Chihiro did.
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After the practice, Chihiro and her friends were very tired. They decided to leave the study group meeting for tomorrow. As each of them went home on different path, Rachel and Gigi called for Chihiro. Rachel spoke first. "Chi, sorry for being rude today. I didn't mean you never take things to your heart." Chihiro gave a warm smile to her and she said, "I know Rachel, don't feel bad about it. I know you have been so concerned about the upcoming competition. You just want us to be more prepared. And Hey, You know what kind of a person I am. How can I get mad easily at a person, especially at best friend like you?" Rachel and Chihiro gave each other a warm smile. The three girls gave each other a sisterly hug. "Friends forever!" They all said.
"Well, see you all tomorrow." Chihiro walked off and waved at her friends. The other two waved back and said bye.
The two stayed at where they were as Chihiro disappeared out of their sight. They gave a long sigh. "Chihiro is brave, gentle, and all. If it was not for the hit she got few years ago, she would not have to forget things most of the time." Gigi made a comment about the accident happened on Chihiro three years ago. "Poor Chi." Rachel felt very sorry about what Chi had gone through.
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Chihiro walked slowly on the path to her home. She was thinking about the incident that happened to her three years ago.
Flashback
She woke up and saw some people facing her, looking very concerned. The people made her feel very uncomfortable. "Uh." Chihiro tried to say something, but she couldn't. Deep in her heart, she wanted to ask who the people were, but no one seemed to understand her. A woman in her late thirties turned to face the man who's dressing in white. Tears started to come out from her and she asked the man, "Doctor, why is she like this. Why can't she say anything?" The man dressed in blue T-shirt tried to comfort the woman. The doctor said, "Mr. and Mrs. Ugino. I am very sorry for the news that I am about to tell you. Your daughter was hit very hard on the back of the head by some weapon like a baseball bat. She is lucky to survive from the big hit. Unfortunately, according to our x-rays, there were blood clotting in her brain after a massive surgery. Chihiro may take a long time to recover, both in mental and physical states. "What does this mean doctor," this time it was Mr. Ugino doing the inquiry. "Well, Mr. Ugino. Chihiro mainly loses her memory, which means she may be forgetting everything since the day she was born. Things that she has learned before like her mother tongue. Chihiro felt dull, for she did not understand what they were saying.
Police were involved in the case, but they had no clue to who was doing it. Chihiro did not have any enemies. Then after three months of investigation, they concluded some local thieves responsible for it. The case closed file without anyone being caught.
Two months have passed after the accident and Chihiro recovered quickly. The doctor and her parents were glad to see that the blood clot on her brain became less visible on x-rays. Chihiro knew how to talk again, and she slowly remembered each person around her. First, it was her parents, and then it was her friends from junior high- Gigi and Rachel. She even recognized the dog next door on the first day back to home.
End of flashback
"Glad everything is over!" Chihiro stated. Despite the accident caused her memory, she was glad that she could fully recover from the head injury. She felt very happy, for seeing so many people who stand by her side- her family, and her best friends. And. suddenly more people popped up to her head. It was a group of people who helped her out during difficult time. "Yes, my long lost friends." Chihiro gave a warm smile. ". Thet are the people who changed her life. They were. the friends who taught me self defense after the accident happened" Anime style: the backstage people fell to the ground and made a very loud sound. (They were not expecting Chihiro to say this.) "Huh? What was that?" Chihiro turned back to where the sounds were coming from but she could see nobody. The backstage people were hiding in the bush so they don't ruin the plot. "Hmm. Maybe I'm just being too sensitive. Anyway, no one dares to come close to me with my superb skill in martial art and the black belt I just earned from karate." Chihiro turned back and hopped all the way to home. (The backstage people sweat dropped)
** In this story, Chihiro's appearance has not changed much from the original movie. She just seems to have grown up like an eighteen-year old. Some words about her character. She is still the caring and brave girl like she used to be. I only add a special quality in her; that is, her excellent skill in kendo, karate, and martial arts. Chihiro's interest on self-defense is influenced by the accident. I kind of want to turn her into the Angelina Jolie type of character, but I think I would rather choose not to change the character too much.
Spoiler: Chihiro will eventually come to the spirit world once again.