Search for a Soul
Chapter 1
NOTE: Spirited Away does NOT belong to me. It belongs to Hayao Miyazki. Okay, I updated because I just realized that Haku's real name is actually something really long (Nigihayami Kohakunus), but Chihiro called him Kohaku. So she should be calling him Kohaku in the story.
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17 year old Chihiro stood in sea of lush green grass, the wind playing with her long, brown hair which was done up in a ponytail with a sparkling pink hair tie. Her black eyes looked upon a river. It might have looked an ordinary river to an ordinary person, but in truth, this was no ordinary river. It was a river that divided the human world from the spirit world. A river that for Chihiro, was a river of memories.
'He said that we would meet again,' thought Chihiro. But then she remembered what Kohaku had said after that…….hopefully. 'Hopefully,' she thought. 'He said hopefully….' Chihiro turned the word over and over in her head. Her head turned to look back at tunnel. 'No,' Chihiro thought to herself. 'Don't go back out. You've come this far……' Her head turned back to the river. Kohaku certainly couldn't of forgotten about her. It had been about 7 years now, but she had saved his life. Kohaku had no excuse or reason to forget about Chihiro. 'Kohaku's a river god, and gods fulfill their promises, don't they?' thought Chihiro. What Kohaku had said wasn't exactly a promise, but it was a good enough reason for Chihiro to want to see him again. Knowing that Kohaku would not be able to survive in her world made an even better reason. 'If Kohaku can't come to see me, then I'll go to see him.' Without another backwards glance at the tunnel, Chihiro ran forward and crossed the river.
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Chihiro finally stopped running when she reached the bridge to the bathhouse. It was getting closer to dark…..maybe 4:00pm or 5:00pm. Suddenly, she heard someone behind her.
"Who are you…..why are you here….?" Chihiro whirled around at the sound of a voice.
"Kohaku?!" she exclaimed.
"Kohaku…..no….I do remember someone named Haku though." Something that looked somewhat like a cross of a monkey and a dog peered up at her.
"Who are you anyway?" it repeated.
"Chihiro. Who are you?"
"It's getting dark. You should leave. Now." was the response. Chihiro glanced at the river. It had begun to fill with water. Soon, if she didn't leave, she would be trapped in this world. 'Last chance to leave…..last chance to back out of this….' thought Chihiro. But her mind was already made up for the most part and Chihiro ignored the part of her mind that asked to go back to the human world.
"I want to stay here." said Chihiro quickly. The little brown haired creature looked taken aback.
"You w…You want to stay here?!" He asked in surprise. "You can't! It's dangerous! You should go back when you can!"
"No. I'm sorry, but I can't." stated Chihiro. "I'm looking for somebody." Chihiros eyes searched the quickly darkening sky and filling river. Then they focused back on the little creature. It didn't seem to know what to do. It mumbled to itself- something about some past experience. Then, past the creature, Chihiro saw lights coming on. One light, then another, then even more. A backwards look at the river, and Chihiro knew that she wouldn't be able to go back. The river was full.
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