Disclaimer: I'm sorry to inform you that I do not own Spirited Away or any of the characters. All that I own are my ideas and thoughts.
Kiyoko brushed the black and blue locks of hair from her dark blue eyes. The crystal mirrors shimmered within the light of the sun, as the girl ran forth. Her heart seemed to race as she came upon her new home. It was a grand villa, her parents had just recently purchased. Her shoulder-length hair framed her face as she moved forward. Slight streaks of silver accented her hair giving them the look of shooting stars in her hair.
The house was in a beautiful secluded meadow, not so far away from one of her favorite places, the Kohaku River. From a cliff faced hill, she could gaze at the celestial wonders that enveloped her every night. "Kiyoko dear!" a voice called out. Her mother soon appeared from behind a large tree. "Why don't you go say hello to our new neighbors? I think they have a daughter about your age named.. Oh I can't recall. Oh yes! Her name is Chihiro."
A nod slowly followed. Kiyoko did not want to have her fun spoiled by saying hello to some strange girl that she had never met before. Slowly, but surely she made her way down a road hidden through the trees toward the smaller house adjacent.
She soon came upon the house and quietly knocked on the door. Immediately the door opened revealing a girl with brown hair tied into a small ponytail. "Um, hello?" The girl asked quietly.
For a moment, Kiyoko couldn't put together a sentence to introduce herself. "Um, hello. I'm Kiyoko Hikaru, and my family and I just moved to the house over there." She carefully pointed back to the stone villa. "I-I just wanted to come and say hello."
"Aren't I supposed to welcome you to the neighborhood? By the way I'm Chihiro." The girl said quickly. "How old are you Kiyoko?" she asked stepping through the door. "Oh, I'm thirteen." Kiyoko said quickly. A smile appeared across Chihiro's face. "I am too!"
Moments later Chirhiro was dragging Kiyoko by the wrist. "Come on! I went here before, but I just couldn't get back into the world! Maybe with you, we can get in!" The two appeared before a tunnel. "A-are you sure?" Kiyoko's voice stuttered a moment. Maybe this girl is insane..
Surely Chihiro pulled Kiyoko through and they appeared before a dry riverbed. "Chihiro, there's nothing here. Let's go back." Kiyoko said turning back into the direction in which they came. "Trust me." The brown haired girl turned to face her. Once again Kiyoko was literally being dragged forward.
The two appeared at the main gates. "Hold your breath." Chihiro ordered her. Obediebntly, Kiyoko did as instructed. The two slowly progressed over the bridge, and Kiyoko began to feel faint. Unknowingly she took a quick breath. Certainly, Chihiro turned around quickly to face her, only to realize their presence had not been detected. This is too odd. They should've noticed her..
The pair quickly made it through, and Chihiro took a deep breath. "There's something wrong." She said quietly to herself. "Of course there's something wrong! There are ghosts and spirits walking all over this place!" Kiyoko said quite loudly.
Unknowingly she had caught a few glances. A frog hopped up to the midnight haired girl and looked up at her. Peering at her from head to toe, he finally spoke. "I know who you are! You're the Celestial Spirit! Ah, the spirit of the moon and stars. Long time no see my dear!" The frog bowed at Kiyoko.
"What? You must be mistaken. I'm no Celestial or whatever spirit. I'm a human!" Kiyoko said. I'm going crazy. Talking frogs, ghosts, what next?
Chihiro stood there dumfounded. "Here let me escort you two to the Bath House. After such a long journey you two should be tired." The frog spoke hopping forward down the trodden path.
Yubaba ran through the corridors searching for Haku. "Haku! Get out here!" she hollered. Moments later he appeared by her side. "Yes?" the word came out as an exasperated sigh. "Something is coming!" the large woman shook his shoulders forcefully.
A smile seemed to light up his face. "Could it be Chihiro?" he asked hopefully. "No, no. It's a much more powerful force. I've never had such a feeling before. We must prepare!" Yubaba said tapping a finger to her massive chin. Haku's face sank as he sulked off. He missed the young girl so much. He had promised her he would come back, but he never could.
It was impossible.
"Quickly, the Celestial Spirit is here!" voices cried out through the halls. Haku was quickly pulled back to reality. "W-what?" he asked puzzled. "The Celestial Spirit is here, one of the most well-known and revered spirits!" Yubaba said waving her hands frantically. "Get down there to greet her!"
Haku raced down the stairs only to fall into the brown pools of Chihiro's eyes not noticing the strange girl beside her. Amazed he stood there a moment. The girl's eyes widened as a bright smile crossed her face. Quickly, Chihiro ran up to him and pulled him into a tight embrace.
Kiyoko stood there watching the couple for a moment and soon turned away. She felt three things she never had experienced before at the same time.
Grief.
Jealousy.
And Loneliness.
