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She stared at the pigs, anxiety and nervousness trickling through her body. She couldn't help it considering hundreds of spirits were looking down at her. The sun beating down on her head wasn't helping either, along with the snorting pigs. Everything around her just seemed so enhanced that it was even making her have trouble thinking at the moment. A young boy stood back watching her with a close eye, while a witch waited in anticipation to see if she would pass or fail the test.

This girl was named...

Chihiro.

You would think, by her appearance, that she was a rather frail girl. Her skinny arms didn't add to it, but beauty was hidden behind the child like mask. Her parents and her had bought a new house. They had tried to get there and lost their way. As a result, Chihiro and her parents had ended up in the Spirit World. Her parents bound there by a spell that had turned them into pigs, a nightmare for Chihiro to begin with. A wide adventure had occured for the young girl who was only a young age of ten, and it was a lot for her to take in.

Standing there at that very moment determined whether or not she was going home or not. It was the median, or rift, between her normal life or her parents dying. Chihiro knew if she guessed wrong her parents would never see the human world again, let alone her. After today, if she got it wrong, they would probably be killed and eaten.

'Stop thinking so negatively,' said the girl as she mentally slapped herself. She couldn't afford to fail at a time like this.

Chihiro glanced around one last time, meeting the eyes of every spirit watching. Sweat beat down her creamy skin under the scorching sun. She met the eyes of the of her dear friend, who she had grown to treat like a sister. The last pair of eyes she met was Haku's, the boy who had been with her the whole way. The one who had held her heart since she was so young, but her parents were on her mind more.

Her eyes drifted back to the pen- snorting and honking erupted from within. Painstakingly, her brain tried to pick out her parents. The pigs all looked the same...Chihiro couldn't seem to pick one from the other.

'They all look the same.'

There had to be something that distinguished her parents from the others.

'They all look exactly alike.'

She knew she had to guess right.

'I don't know which ones they are.'

Chihiro sucked a breath in through her mouth into her lungs. It was time; she knew she had to pick. This very answer was going to dictate whether or not her life would go back to normal or change completely. It was either save her parents and go back home, or leave them to die and stay here. Chihiro knew she had to guess right. There was just no thought in her mind of what was going to happen if she were to guess wrong.

"You get one try," said the witch. "If you get it right, you can all go home."

Chihiro barely heard the witches voice as she continued to contemplate on her final answer. Those two words were all she heard...

Go home.

The young girl took another minute, leaving the other spirits waiting in agony. They all were wishing her the best, except one, Haku. He desperately wanted her to live the life he knew she needed to live, but he wanted her to stay here. He wanted the girl who freed him to stay with him and not leave; although, he wasn't the kind to be selfish. Haku knew he had to wish her the best because she needed to go back to where she belonged.

His breath hitched as he watched Chihiro open her mouth. He saw her turned to face the witch, her chestnut hair flowing fast her face. The witch watched as well, eyes firm and waiting.

"They're those two," she said.

Chihiro's finger pointed to two pigs to the left of the pen. They were snorting rather loudly, probably the most obnoxious out of the bunch. Chihiro met the witches eyes and saw that they were still firm.

"Is that your final answer?"

"Yes."

That was it...Chihiro has finalized her answer. She was sure those were her parents. The way they snorted and hollered at her just made her think of their desperation to get their daughter back. Chihiro was a hundred percent sure, but that all changed when she looked to see the other spirit's facial expressions.

Their faces were pale and their eyes were wide. The color had completely drained out of some of their faces, especially Haku's. Chihiro had started to wonder what was happening. She had been positive she had answered right, but now she was having second thoughts.

"You answered wrong," said the witch plainly.

Chihiro stood there for a moment, then the witch's answer hit her.

She had chosen wrong.

Fear hit her then like a boulder. Her body had become ridged and stiff. A few feet away from her stood Haku. His facial expression was the same. He was so sure she was going to get it right, but the shock of the moment hit him.

"No!" Chihiro cried. "I guessed right!"

"I'm sorry, but you guessed wrong, Chihiro." The witch's words were like sharpened arrows. They penetrated her heart so hard and her body begun to shake.

She had guessed wrong.

...

Her parents were going to die.

...

She wasn't leaving.

*sees people staring at me then frantically waves* Hi everyone! Look who it is...Savvyzzzz the Awesome Ninja! Starting a new story here as you can see. I was asked by someone to write a new story about an hour ago, and since I had some free time I decided to chug out the prologue. Like I said earlier in the chapter this story is for bassethound1021. I got a message saying they wanted me to write a story if I could so...I said yes! I normally don't update during the week, but had some time tonight before I got to bed. Well tell me what you think and leave a review. Enjoy the story and see you on Sunday :P