A/N: Hey everone. This is my first Spirited Away fic. Written only
because I finally had the "courage" to get off my lazy butt and cause of
the constant encouragement of a friend in one day. So here it is! Please
review once done. BTW this takes place exactly after Chihiro walks off to
the tunnel to go back home. Oh yeah, it's also in Haku's POV
I stood there still, stunned. The warmth of her palm still resides against mine as I stared at her retreating figure. As her body grew smaller and smaller, my mind urged her to go on. To run away from this place, far away. And to live a life, a real life, like any other normal young human girl. But somewhere inside me, there's this feeling. A tug. I don't know what it is, I've never felt it before. But all I know, it wanted her to stay. Very badly. And it ached.
I wanted to run after her and turn her around. But I restrained myself. It wouldn't matter anyways. I wouldn't be able to get a foot near her before that invisible forcefield would bounce me back to where I am currently standing. If you were a spirit, you are a spirit. And the Spirit World, and only the Spirit World, was where you belonged. Just like she belongs in hers, the Human World. With this thought, it saddened me more. Knowing that we were forbidden to see each other in the first place.
She started to disappear through the tall green grass which with the wind, imitated a never ending sea of green. She'll forget everything once she passes through that tunnel, that I know. (You gain a lot of information being the apprentice of a very powerful sorceress who is also one of the High Rulers of the Spirit World.) Everything about this world, will be erased from her mind. Kamaji, Yubaba, Lin, Zeniba..........and me.
On the other hand, I know I'll miss her. Which is such a strange feeling, since I've never felt this way before. I've lived a youg life as a spirit. Only a few centuries. Yet the whole time, I was alone. Alone to fend for myself, going through tough times. And really, I grew up to want to stay like that: alone. It was strange seeing her fragile body fall into my river, and to have that feeling, urging me to go and save her. But it was stranger, when she did the same for me: care. She was something to me that I didn't know existed to us Spirits. She was my friend.
And it really did hurt, knowing that the only person who ever cared, your only friend, was going to forget all about you, your whole existence, in a matter of seconds. That you carry the burden of missing someone so much, only to know that they're not there missing you as well too help carry it.
Though I couldn't shake off the thought, that if she would remember anyways, would she miss me? Would she throw it away as if it was a dream of some sort? Or would she keep the memory? No, she'd have a life. She'd be happy, with many friends and a family. She was my 'many friends and a family'. Simply being my friend. As I was to her.
~FLASHBACK~
'Thank you, Haku. You're a good friend.'
~FLASHBACK~
I smiled, feeling the edges of my mouth stretch.
But it quickly disappeared.
There, every trace of her has disappeared through that dark tunnel. Even the tiniest sight of her head moving down the hill was gone. No more. And we shall never see each other again, as we were now were we belong. In our own worlds. At least she would be happy.
'No!', I scolded myself. 'You promised her! You've never let down a promise before, and your not going to start now! Especially not to her.'
An with those thoughts, I recall our conversation we held merely minutes ago.
~FLASHBACK~
'Will we ever meet again?'
'I'm sure we will.'
'Promise?'
'Promise. Now go, and don't look back.'
~FLASHBACK~
And I intend on keeping that promise. No matter what it takes to escape this realm to see her.
"We shall meet again. I'll make sure of that. No matter how long it takes, I'll keep my promise, Chihiro, my friend," I said breaking the silence.
And with that, I turned away and walked back to the Aburaya.
A/N: So how was it? Please review. I'm planning to put up another chapter: the GOOD chapter. Where everything GOOD happens ::wink wink:: . Eww! nothing like that! Yuck! People get these ideas that Chihiro and Haku are all lovey dovey on each other. You know, the kissing kind. It's true that they love each other, but as friends. Personally I think the things people put them under are too heavy and BLUSHFUL. Also, very mature. Which, under Chihiro's circumstances is very NOT. And seriously, can you picture Haku taking the moves up on Chihiro? Ack!
If you were around 10-12 and people were claiming you LOVE and KISS and all that other BLUSHFUL stuff with another guy/girl, how would you feel? I'm leaving that mushy and fluff stuff for later in the years. They're both still under 13! And no, I'm not a mother! Just please review, and tell me what you think. The I'll put up the GOOD chapter! Remember, everything I said was in MY opinion.
I stood there still, stunned. The warmth of her palm still resides against mine as I stared at her retreating figure. As her body grew smaller and smaller, my mind urged her to go on. To run away from this place, far away. And to live a life, a real life, like any other normal young human girl. But somewhere inside me, there's this feeling. A tug. I don't know what it is, I've never felt it before. But all I know, it wanted her to stay. Very badly. And it ached.
I wanted to run after her and turn her around. But I restrained myself. It wouldn't matter anyways. I wouldn't be able to get a foot near her before that invisible forcefield would bounce me back to where I am currently standing. If you were a spirit, you are a spirit. And the Spirit World, and only the Spirit World, was where you belonged. Just like she belongs in hers, the Human World. With this thought, it saddened me more. Knowing that we were forbidden to see each other in the first place.
She started to disappear through the tall green grass which with the wind, imitated a never ending sea of green. She'll forget everything once she passes through that tunnel, that I know. (You gain a lot of information being the apprentice of a very powerful sorceress who is also one of the High Rulers of the Spirit World.) Everything about this world, will be erased from her mind. Kamaji, Yubaba, Lin, Zeniba..........and me.
On the other hand, I know I'll miss her. Which is such a strange feeling, since I've never felt this way before. I've lived a youg life as a spirit. Only a few centuries. Yet the whole time, I was alone. Alone to fend for myself, going through tough times. And really, I grew up to want to stay like that: alone. It was strange seeing her fragile body fall into my river, and to have that feeling, urging me to go and save her. But it was stranger, when she did the same for me: care. She was something to me that I didn't know existed to us Spirits. She was my friend.
And it really did hurt, knowing that the only person who ever cared, your only friend, was going to forget all about you, your whole existence, in a matter of seconds. That you carry the burden of missing someone so much, only to know that they're not there missing you as well too help carry it.
Though I couldn't shake off the thought, that if she would remember anyways, would she miss me? Would she throw it away as if it was a dream of some sort? Or would she keep the memory? No, she'd have a life. She'd be happy, with many friends and a family. She was my 'many friends and a family'. Simply being my friend. As I was to her.
~FLASHBACK~
'Thank you, Haku. You're a good friend.'
~FLASHBACK~
I smiled, feeling the edges of my mouth stretch.
But it quickly disappeared.
There, every trace of her has disappeared through that dark tunnel. Even the tiniest sight of her head moving down the hill was gone. No more. And we shall never see each other again, as we were now were we belong. In our own worlds. At least she would be happy.
'No!', I scolded myself. 'You promised her! You've never let down a promise before, and your not going to start now! Especially not to her.'
An with those thoughts, I recall our conversation we held merely minutes ago.
~FLASHBACK~
'Will we ever meet again?'
'I'm sure we will.'
'Promise?'
'Promise. Now go, and don't look back.'
~FLASHBACK~
And I intend on keeping that promise. No matter what it takes to escape this realm to see her.
"We shall meet again. I'll make sure of that. No matter how long it takes, I'll keep my promise, Chihiro, my friend," I said breaking the silence.
And with that, I turned away and walked back to the Aburaya.
A/N: So how was it? Please review. I'm planning to put up another chapter: the GOOD chapter. Where everything GOOD happens ::wink wink:: . Eww! nothing like that! Yuck! People get these ideas that Chihiro and Haku are all lovey dovey on each other. You know, the kissing kind. It's true that they love each other, but as friends. Personally I think the things people put them under are too heavy and BLUSHFUL. Also, very mature. Which, under Chihiro's circumstances is very NOT. And seriously, can you picture Haku taking the moves up on Chihiro? Ack!
If you were around 10-12 and people were claiming you LOVE and KISS and all that other BLUSHFUL stuff with another guy/girl, how would you feel? I'm leaving that mushy and fluff stuff for later in the years. They're both still under 13! And no, I'm not a mother! Just please review, and tell me what you think. The I'll put up the GOOD chapter! Remember, everything I said was in MY opinion.