[A/N: NOT BETA READ. Hi viewers *waves hand* I hope this random story will make your hearts flutter and break and give you many mixed feelings as you read this. Call this a sequel of Miyazaki's Spirited Away if you want to. It's up to you. Take note that the italicized ones are just dreams. Sorry for the wrong grammar though. Enjoy!]
DISCLAIMER: Just like I said Miyazaki-sensei owned Spirited Away.
Memories of an Undying Love
How can the two lovers find out about their past having their memories erased? This is a story about a certain young man who is bound to find his one true love, without him knowing it. It is a mission that is almost impossible to attain. And a story of an 18-year old beauty that is very curious about a man who keeps haunting her in her dreams.
Chapter 1
Fading Memories
"There is no water here, I can walk across now."
I said to the young man standing before me. My fingers are entwined with him for quite long, savoring this feeling.
"But I can't go any further, just go back the way you came, you'll be fine. But you have to promise not to look back, not until you have passed the tunnel."
He replied, looking at the end of threshold.
"How about you? What will you do?"
I asked, never leaving my hazelnut orbs to him.
He quickly put his gaze in me.
"Don't worry. I'll go back and have a talk to Yubaba, I'm going to tell her I'm going to quit being her apprentice. I'm fine, I got my name back"
I'm uncertain of my heart being ripped out somehow. I need to see him soon. We have not yet parted but I feel deep inside that I'm already missing him.
"Will we meet again sometime?"
"Yes we will"
"Promise?"
"Promise. Now go, and don't look back."
He finally moved his hands on the direction I suppose to be going to. Back to my parents. Back to where I think I belong. I should not look back as he instructed, but ..
"Is this really the right thing to do?"
My mind started to ask me. I don't know. But I have gone this journey so far. And besides he will come back for me. He promised.
I give him my last gaze and get my feet going. I felt his hands brushed of me and I don't like the feeling of being separated to him, for some reason I don't know. I was little back then for God's sake.
*(^.^)*
NOOOOOOOOOOO!
"Chihiro, Chihiro my dear, what's wrong?"
Ichiyuko rushed to her daughter's room, very surprised and curious about the sudden screaming of the girl. What she saw was a very fragile 18-year old daughter. Her body was shivering from the cold breeze coming from her open window. She was panting between her sobs. She looked very wasted and to top it all, broken.
"Another" *pant* "dream"
Ichiyuko walked very calmly towards Chihiro and gave her a motherly hug. She tried to speak but Chihiro butted in.
"Mom, I saw the boy again."
"Oh, not him again Chihiro. Hush my child everything will be fine."
Ichiyuko said, brushing her fingers to Chihiro's hair.
" I seem to know perfectly his name yesterday, but now all I can remember is he is someone that is very important to me. For some reason Mom, I know that he had existed in my life."
Chihiro said her tears were now falling. Ichiyuko glanced at her wristwatch and knew that the time was 4:00 AM. She don't want to have another same fairy tale story from her daughter. So what relieved her mind is that today is another school year for Chihiro. She is now a college student taking up Bachelor of Arts in History and World Mythology.
Ichiyuko's eyes brightened and smiled at her daughter. Chihiro gave her Mom a WTF look.
"Tell you what honey, today is your first day of school! Don't you find it exciting?"
Ichiyuko said, clapping her hands. She seemed more excited than Chihiro. Chihiro stared at her mom with cold eyes. 10 seconds later she finally spoke,
"You're right. I need to keep my life going. My first subject is 7:00 AM. I need to get ready."
A triumphant smile etched across Ichiyuko's face. She stood up and said,
"Alright, I will prepare your favorite rice balls and prepare your bath."
She said, opening the door. She continued,
"I will knock over when it's done. See you!"
The door closed and Chihiro took a heavy sigh.
"Just who are you? And why do you keep haunting me in my dreams?"
She got up and went to her study table. She reached for her ballpen and get one notebook from her stock of school supplies.
"From now on, you will be my diary. I will have to design you some other time though."
She opened and left the first page blank and wrote on the second page. She wrote what her heart tells her to. Some of her dreams became a sudden flashback as she wrote every word.
"That's weird. It's a bath house."
"There's the train."
"You shouldn't be here. Get out of here now!"
"What?"
You and I walk a fragile line
I have known it all this time
But I never thought I'd live to see it break
"It's almost night. Leave before it gets dark."
"You've got to go across the river. Go I'll distract them."
It's getting dark, and it's all too quiet
And I can't trust anything now
And it's coming over you like it's all a big mistake
"You have to hold your breath while we cross the bridge. Even the tiniest breath will break the spell and then everyone will see you."
"I'm scared."
"Now just stay calm."
"Take a deep breath."
"Hold it."
Oh, I'm holding my breath
Won't lose you again
Something's made your eyes go cold
"You can't stay here, They'll find you. I'll quit the version while you escape."
"NO! Don't leave me! I don't want to be alone!"
"You don't have any choice if you want to rescue your parents. This is what you have to do."
Come on, come on, don't leave me like this
I thought I had you figured out
Something's gone terribly wrong
You're all I wanted
Come on, come on, don't leave me like this
I thought I had you figured out
Can't breathe whenever you're gone
Can't turn back now, I'm haunted
Stood there and watched you walk away
From everything we had
But I still mean every word I said to you
He would try to take away my pain
And he just might make me smile
But the whole time I'm wishing he was you instead
Oh, I'm holding my breath
Won't see you again
Something keeps me holding on to nothing
Come on, come on, don't leave me like this
I thought I had you figured out
Something's gone terribly wrong
You're all I wanted
Come on, come on, don't leave me like this
I thought I had you figured out
Can't breathe whenever you're gone
Can't turn back now, I'm haunted
I know, I know
I just know
You're not gone
You can't be gone, no
"Will we meet again sometime?"
"Yes we will"
"Promise?"
"Promise. Now go, and don't look back."
Come on, come on, don't leave me like this
I thought I had you figured out
Something's gone terribly wrong
Won't finish what you started
Come on, come on, don't leave me like this
I thought I had you figured out
Can't breathe whenever you're gone
Can't go back, I'm haunted
You and I walk a fragile line
I have known it all this time
Never ever thought I'd see it break
Never thought I'd see it
Dear Diary, (I should get you a name too. But I'll think of that soon.)
I'm so confused. This dream seemed not a dream. I feel like it really happened. But why?
*(^.^)*
She closed her diary and immediately put in her bag. Suddenly a knock on the door echoed in her room.
"Chihiro, my dear, your bath is ready."
"Thanks Mom. I'm coming!"
Chihiro said as she tied her hair with a purple woven tie. She soon followed. She felt something really exciting is going to happen.
*(^.^)*
Meanwhile ..
"Why are you slowly erasing her memories Milord?"
Zeniba fidgeted while asking the Lord of Spirits.
"How do we know that Chihiro deserves Haku and vice versa? I don't want to keep this an easy task for both of them."
He replied, his mischievous lips forming a smirk."
"He will come here exactly after 15 minutes and find a way to get his human back. He will plead. I will understand. He will go to the human world. The test will go for both of them. And if they fail, then it means that they are not really meant for each other. I will completely erase their memories from each other, that ends the story."
"But you are all-knowing God, how was I supposed to know what will happen in the future? I'm so worried for this."
The Lord chuckled.
"Good things come to those who wait. The destiny has its own design, even I cannot interfere. If their love for each other is strong, then they deserve each other."
Zeniba finally realized what the Lord has been thinking.
She nodded.
"Sounds like a plan."
*(^.^)*
[A/N: The song Chihiro wrote was titled Haunted. I do not own that. For those who haven't listened, it was sung by Taylor Swift. I will try to find many songs related to the original plot and it keeps my mind challenged. What do you think? I really have a problem with the story's point of view, would it be 1st or 3rd? I should update soon. Maybe New Year's Eve, or New Year itself. Please drop a review. Thank you for reading!]