I do not own Spirited Away
I do not own Spirited Away! It belongs to the genius artist and director Hayao Miyazaki!!
This is my first fanfic, so please don't hate me if you don't like it! I will try to update at least once a week hopefully twice!! D
Rated T for now. M parts will be added separately to a different story, you can check my profile to get those if you want to read them...
CHAPTER 1: Haku's Departure
A young man looked longingly out the window over an ocean towards the dark night sky as he let his thoughts wander to a place and time in his past that he wished he could re visit. His hair blew wildly through the wind as he lifted his head slightly, emerald eyes flashing brightly memorizing the view from his large room. The reflection of moon in the water captivated his interest for a moment.
It had been six long years since he had seen her leave, and never looking back. He was well aware that it was his fault that she did not look back, though now he regrets not being able to see her face for at least one more minute. His lost promise sounded in the wind around him, he had promised her that they would meet her again, a promise he wished that he could keep but the Spirit World is not for her. His Chihiro, his human.
Over the last few years Kohaku had finally earned myself a notable position in the spirit world as assistant manager to Yubaba, the old witch who owned the bathhouse for the spirits. For him however being assistant manager of the most luxurious bathhouses in the Spirit World was not enough to keep his thoughts from straying away there was to many memories at the bath house of Chihiro and thinking of her made his heart tighten painfully. He missed her too much for his own good, she treated him like no one else had, with love.
Looking over the ocean he could relax, the sound of the water hitting the base of the large bathhouse was calming to him and he let his cold personality fade away to reveal his inner feelings. Here was his home, and unfortunately home to his annoying persistent fan base of girls who insisted on following him anywhere except his own private wing of the bathhouse, his sanctuary. The only people allowed in here was maybe Lin, his only real friend who had taken a kind of older sister relationship with Haku, when they were brought together by their grief of the absence of Chihiro.
He had matured since the time that he had last seen Chihiro, his black hair had grown old of it's boyish cut he had before an now reached past his shoulders, framing his perfect face. His face was beautiful beyond compare making him the most sought out bachelor of the Spirit World, much to his distaste. His intense emerald eyes were piercing and cold full of ancient wisdom and beauty. His muscles were not as bulky as those of a man but still there, more then obviously against his tight navy blue robe. His head turned slowly as he smelled someone coming close to his door, but couldn't place who is was, something was obscuring his perfect sense of smell.. His sharp eyes narrowed as he heard the doorknob of his quarters open.
"Haku! I'm coming in so don't attack me or anything, you weren't at the diner hall today so I brought you some yummy food!" A female voice called to him. That would explain not being able to smell who it was he thought to himself. The second he heard the familiar voice he relaxed, just Lin. His walked excited to see her following her scent. Where he saw her siting in one of his many waiting rooms with a cross expression on her face. He could see past that though, her eyes were dancing as she began to chide him.
"In here sulking again? If you miss one more diner I won't be as nice as I am this time and bring you food!" She finished up, ruining her angry rant by smiling. "You are just so lucky to have someone like me as a friend." Haku just rolled his eyes and cracked one of his rare smiles, showing his perfect white teeth, and held his hand out expectantly to Lin. "Nope, you don't get any, I think I'll just eat it here in front of you, now that I see that cocky face of yours I think that I change my mind about being nice to you." Lin scowled at him waiting for a thank you.
"If you eat all of that you'll get fat, and you can't afford that." Haku smirked as he mocked his only friend. His seductive voice echoed his humor towards the extremely angered woman in front of him. Her face flushed red as her mouth dropped open.
"What the- How dare you Haku, you know what forget it, you can starve to death in here since you always forget the time! I am not getting FAT!!" Lin shrieked at him, and then gasped. The food she was hold quickly zipped away from her hands and into Haku's waiting palm. His smirk turned into a full fledged laugh as he waved the bowl of rice in front of him.
"Thank you dearest Lin, and calm down if your face gets any redder you'll explode." He said and then quickly dodged Lin who was attempting to grab or at least knock over the rice she had bought for him. She lost her balance and almost landed with a bang on the floor, before a strong hand shot out quickly and steadied her. After she was back on her feet, Haku feigned tired as he sat on a one of his expensive couches and began eating.
"I'm not going to thank you, you know" Lin said red gone from her cheeks except for a little blush from her embarrassing almost accident. "So why weren't you at diner tonight? Are you seriously that afraid of the fan girls that you now have decided to isolate yourself in your house?" Lin asked a light smile on her lips. Haku groaned in disgust at her mentioning the fan girls. Lin's smile became more wicked "Why so disgusted do you not like your fan girls? Maybe you wish they were boys…" she snickered lifting her eyebrows suggestively.
"No, I was thinking about-" Haku began and then what Lin said caught up to him and he growled at her, and actual growl coming from the creature that was his real form, his lips curled up showing his lengthening fangs. "What did you say?" He asked with his voice icily and dangerous.
"Temper, temper Haku, calm down. It was a joke, if you got out of here more maybe you would get a sense of humor…" Her smile still on her face not at all affected by the snarling teenager in front of her. "Your little scary face isn't going to send me away unlike your fan girls…and boys." Lin's eyes narrowed making her smile intimidating. Haku settled down a ghost of a smile on his lips, but then he became serious.
"That what I was thinking about doing actually, getting out of this bathhouse." He said looking at the floor, uncomfortably unsure of what Lin's reaction would be like. Only silence, he looked up to see her smile gone and she looked at him with a look of shock, almost fear. He realized at once it wasn't the kind of fear that he saw in everyone else's eyes when they look at him, but a deeper fear, not one so shallow, it was one of losing someone that you cared about.
"What?" Lin asked hoarsely unsure of what she had just heard. Pleading with him with her eyes to deny what he had just said.
"I have been thinking that I want to leave the bath house for a few years to become the apprentice of a older wiser spirit." Haku began watching Lin's every reaction with his sharp eyes, as he began to explain himself. "There are so many memories in this place, I need to get away from it for awhile, if it is a few weeks, months years I don't really care but I'll come back don't worry. It's for me, to get stronger, and learn more from a greater spirit. You've met him before to, He was the Great River Spirit that Chihiro and you were assigned to help. I heard that he was going to take on a few water spirit apprentices, so I was thinking that now might be my chance to get away for awhile…" Haku trailed off as he watched Lin's face get more composed once he finished his explanation.
"I should have known you would leave only to get more strong…" Lin rolled her eyes. "Power hungry dragon," She murmured earning a smile from Haku "But you will come back right? You are plenty strong already, no one in the bathhouse can even dream of rivaling your power, not even Yubaba. You don't need to go…" Lin started but Haku cut her off.
"I'll come back I promise, and when I do I'll be more powerful, and I'll make you look like shrimp, and of course I promise to come back, to rub my power in your face." Haku laughed as he stood up stretching and beckoned Lin with his head to follow him.
"Idiot you already make me look like a shrimp but I'll always be prettier then you." Lin stuck her tongue out at Haku like a little girl as he laughed at her immaturity.
"So I'll be off in the morning if it's okay with you, I already told Yubaba that I wanted to leave for awhile earlier, but I wanted to make sure you were okay with all this, I left you in charge of my properties, so when I come back and find my home a pigsty I might just murder you." Haku grinned. Lin gasped grabbing his shoulder, noting that he was now her height.
"Wait. WHAT! You're leaving tomorrow, leaving me to live in your HUGE mansion house-" Lin shrieked.
"Basically." Haku cut her off. "I need to give you some paperwork about the house." Haku said opening up a large door leading her into his study. He jogged over to the desk and handed her some papers. "And then I am free to go." He said smiling as he took in her face.
"Well if you're so exciting for leaving then go, I guess I can afford to stay in your house if I must, you're lucky you have such a good sister to be willing to do all of this for you." Lin said sarcastically, and then receiving the papers she put them down next to her and pulled him into a tight hug. "Thanks Haku! I love you like a brother you know that right? So take care." Lin said and began to get teary. She was surprised when she felt his hands hesitantly wrap around her body and pulled her against his muscular chest.
"Goodbye sister." He murmured. "And don't ruin my house!" Backing away from her she scowled at him, smiling slightly. Watching as he arched his back, stretching as he twisted and turned. Gazing in fascination as his hair blew out a turquoise color and his pale skin exploded into scales and by the time she blinked a powerful dragon stood poised in front of her, shaking from eagerness. His Shoulder was well over a foot above her head, much larger than it had been a few years ago. He looked at her pointedly and then at the window that he wanted to leave from.
"Oh no Mr. All-Powerful-Dragon, you need help opening up the window, why your humble servant will do such a simple task for you." Lin laughed out loud as Haku rolled his eyes and snorted a sort of laughing noise. Lin quickly made her way around his large body and reached to open the large window pulling it open. Haku's muscular body coiled up and with a burst of power he shot out through the window and began to climb up into the sky, leaving the bathhouse below him. Lin watched as he swirled through the night sky until he could no longer be seen and then she closed the window slowly and murmured quietly to herself, "Goodbye, Haku."
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