The Gigantic Memories

Chapter one: Chihiro's missing memories

A little girl, named Chihiro walk over the river bank. That day, she had a picnic with her family. Her father and mother still prepared the equipment. "Chihiro, don't play too far!" her mother shouted from the car. "I won't, mom!" answered Chihiro. She ran over the beautiful petals beside the river. That was a nice day. That girl didn't realize that she had been watched by a couple of yellow eyes. "Ah, what a nice day here….." she said as the breeze blew. And, suddenly se saw a thing in the river. Something moving. What's that, she asked her self in her heart. Chihiro went closer to the river. What a weird feeling. Like hypnotized, Chihiro walked into the water. Into the cold water. The wave was so fast and strong. But that's not enough to stop her spirits, to discover and see the thing that she looked. Something that would she meet in that little girl future. Suddenly, she realized that her right foot felt colder than the left one. She looked down and shocked. Where's the shoe? It's gone.

'Oh my God. I mustn't lose that. That's the new one, "she cried in her heart. She went further to the river, tried to find her shoes. Then, suddenly, she was brought by the wave, to the middle of the river. "HELP! HELP!" she shouted as loud as she could. The water came into her lung, through her mouth and nose. While she couldn't do anything else besides shouting for help, she could see that her world was getting far from her. Then, she was pulled down by the water.

Like invisible evils hands, the water kept her continuously. The water didn't wanna let her free. Chihiro felt hopeless. What could a little do to against the river? She looked down, to the waving water. She knew she mustn't give up. So, with all her power, she tried to climb the water stairs, tried to hike this water mountain, try to beat this full of spirits wave. But, she didn't see any hope. She felt cold, the whole body, not just her right foot. Cold like frozen, like a frozen meat. She looked that there were many black shadows below her. What were those? She didn't know it at the moment. But, in the future, she would go to another world, that would bring her to some part of her past.

She tried to free her self from the water cage. The green-gray water was so cold, cold enough to kill a little girl that wanted…..just wanted to find her missing shoe. Then, she gave up. 'If I'm lucky, a miracle would happen…I have tried as hard as I could, but by this, I've been told my limit….my limit to against this river…..Oh, god of the river, forgive me if I entered your territory….Just wanted to find my shoe…..' She might be thinking that those words would be her last words. She closed her eyes, tired of all her efforts.

She could feel the wave made her looked like dancing. She couldn't against it. She let herself drawn. Not just in the river, but in her faith as well.

For some seconds, she thought she would die. But, Whusss……What was that? There were some voices, like someone ran, like penetrated the water defense. Chihiro opened her eyes. Tried to find out whose voice was that. Whuss….. Whussss……..Whussss…… She saw a shadow. A white-blue shadow. Then, suddenly she felt up just in one seconds, and somehow, she saw the land, and breathed the air. She realized that the shadow helped her. Then, she was brought down again, dived again. Now, she could see her shoe, but she didn't want to take it anymore. 'I'll be brought to the river bank. I know this way…….' She was brought up again to inhale some air. It's just so fast so she had to use that chance possible. But she could

She tried to see her savior. She touched and saw the head. 'It's a dragon!' She shouted in her heart. 'So, it's not just a legend, father and mother got to know this!' she talked to herself. She thanked the dragon very much. In her heart, Chihiro wanted to say thanks after she's on land. The dragon swam so fast, like nothing could hold him. Even the dark water with strong wave. 'Dragon, you're so strong,' said Chihiro in her heart.

Suddenly, she was dropped on something hard. The Land! She almost shouted because a very big happiness. But, the water just waved for a second, and turned calm again. The dragon had vanished. Chihiro looked around, tried to find the dragon. In the same moment, she felt so cold too. She was shaking when her parents found her.

"Chihiro! Chihiro! Are you okay!" she heard her mother shouted and ran over her. Then, that woman hugged her, so tight. Her father ran over her too. "What are you doing in that river! It's dangerous to do that. You're big enough to know that!" his father shouted full of worry. "I'm sorry!" Chihiro said. She felt so woozy. "You mustn't do that again. Do you understand, Chihiro?" her mother asked her. Chihiro nodded, felt cold too. Then, her father covered her with a blanket. That's felt much better. Then she heard her father voice. "Hey, I've found my daughter! We don't need to search anymore!". 'Oh, so they asked for someone else help' thought Chihiro in her heart.

Old woman and man came. They seemed like a couple. "Aah…Thank you for your help. We've found our daughter," her mom said and bowed to them as a sign of her thank. "It's okay….Thanks God your daughter is okay…"The old woman said to mother. Chihiro look at their narrow eyes. Just like a line. "Can we talk to your daughter, please? Just for few minutes. I wanna warn her about this river, " the old man asked Chihiro's mother. Mother thought for some seconds. "Yes, go ahead. Maybe it would be more functional if you're the people who warn her," she said. She nodded while saying that. Then, Chihiro's mother looked at her daughter. "They're gonna give you some advices. Take it, don't be stubborn and contentious, okay?" she said and blinked her right eyes. Chihiro nodded. Then, mother left her with those people, and when father came, after said something, mother took him away with him.

Chihiro looked at her parents, now to the two old people. "What you met and save you is the spirit of the river, just for information," the old woman said. Chihiro looked at them, what was they were talking about? "The dragon, Kid," said the old man. For few seconds, Chihiro was shocked. She choked to hear what the man had said. 'Why do they know it! It's impossible,' Chihiro talked to her self. "My name is Kainji. This is my husband, Yamano. We both are the villagers living near from this river," she explained. Chihiro nodded. "We already knew about the spirits in the river. The one who saved you is called Kohaku," Yamano said.

Still shocked, Chirio listened to them carefully. "You should be careful, Kid. There are other several spirits too in the river. And they are not too nice. My advice, don't get closed to this river anymore," Yamano said again. I nodded, couldn't do anything else. "Don't tell her too much, she is still a little girl. She doesn't need to know everything, Yamano. By the time goes on, she'll find the fact by her self," Kainji said to her husband. Yamano nodded. "Now, go back to your parents. Be careful, Kid," Yamano told Chihiro. Chihiro nodded. "Thank you, Sir, Ma'am," she said. After saying that, Chihiro ran into her car, where her parents were waiting for her.

While seeing Chihiro was running, Kainji looked at her hubby, "I have a feeling that the girl will have some business with the spirits in her future," she said it to Yamano. Yamano nodded. "I could see that too. Well, I think she will meet Kohaku too. The future of that kid is confusing. She'll find something weird and be a hero for some people. I hope she will survive," Yamano talked to her wife. Then, both of them looked at each other and nodded together. Then, they walked together, left the river.

"What did they tell you, Chihiro?" his father asked her. Chihiro turned her head. 'Will I tell him? Should I tell him?' she asked her self in her heart. "Chihiro?" her father called her name, waiting for her answer. 'No…..they don't have to know….' She told her self. "Just to be careful….and they said it would be better if I take a swimming lesson," Chihiro told a lie to her parents. "I see," replied her father.

"Well, that's a good advice," she heard her mother said. And for the next, her parents were talking about swimming course. Chihiro looked through the window. She didn't know it…..She hadn't known about her future. Her future is already set that she would get along with some spirits. And some of the spirits will always watch over her. In that moment, Chihiro was still an innocent girl. Wait until the time reaches the 'future' we're talking about……………

Chapter one ended…….