I must be on a roll today. Don't expect updates to continue happening at this speed xD (as in, 3 chapters in one day?) Lol.

So this is just a funny idea that came to me, it has absolutely no relation with the rest of drabbles here. Wooo, my little chappies seem to be getting a bit longer! Yay! I hope you enjoy it and please leave a review!

Obviously, I don't own Spirited Away. Duh.

Cradlesnatcher

Rumor had it Chihiro was seeing someone.

It was quite an event really, quite the juicy subject for gossiping tongues. Chihiro had never shown interest in anyone, much less dated; even though a fair number of boys had shown an interest in her over the years.

Of course, no one knew who exactly it was that she was seeing. But that only made it all the more fun to speculate. Chihiro herself most certainly hadn't told anyone! She just left those imaginative minds to conjure up whatever erroneous theories they could on their own, without any factitious information of her own contribution.

She had been seen a couple of times with this mysterious man, though generally only from a distance. It was known that he was tall, pale, had dark hair, and a general preference for traditional Japanese clothing. Also - at least from what the general populace could tell, as no one had really gotten to see the man up close- he seemed quite handsome. It was also a definite fact that he was not from around town, as no one had ever seen him before. No one knew where he came from or where he lived; in fact no one knew anything about him.

In reality, the only times he was ever seen was when he was picking Chihiro up, usually in the evening or late afternoon. He would wait quite a distance away from anyone, until Chihiro went out to meet him –somehow she always knew exactly where to find him, even if he was not in plain sight- and they would walk off together to goodness knows where, and not be seen again by anyone until Chihiro went back home at night, unaccompanied by her stranger.

Among the many and differing rumors about Chihiro's mystery man, one of the more widespread and generally accepted ones was that he was quite a bit older than her. Impossible it is to say how or who started this rumor, but there it was, and almost everyone believed it. No one could prove or disprove it, as no one had spoken to him or seen his face close up. Probably they just liked the idea, as it just added to the excitement and intrigue of Chihiro's secretive love affair. Then again, the idea of a cradlesnatcher generally does have said effect.

Funny, really, how blind guesses by ignorant people can sometimes be so true to the mark.

Not one of the terrible gossips in Chihiro's town knew how very very right they were, or could even guess as to what extent. For Haku- who was, of course, the man in question-, was indeed much, much older than Chihiro.

Hehe, hope you liked this one, I for one thought it was fun! Thank you so much XSnowXPrincessX and Savvyzzzz for reviewing, you make my heart super happy! *3* *coughs* *gets slapped with a fish for failing so bad as to utter a Kailan quote*