Beginning note: I don't own Spirited Away, I'm not making any money off it, and this is all for the funzys.

Ablution - A ceremonial act of washing parts of the body or sacred containers

Resolution

The resolution of the matter proved to be his actually listening to her, whoever he really was. She had expected for a great wave to rise up and swallow her whole the moment she'd spoken to him like that, and by all appearances one looked to be coming for her. But then she whispered Twenty-One precise little words, and her gods entire demeanor changed; a sadness washing over the beach.

And when you do, please, if you see the Kohaku River, tell him Chihiro misses him. Tell him I miss him.

For three days, her cove had been impossible to enter; a storm had settled right on top of her and refused to budge, sending massive swells to crash against the cliff and send her house rattling. She knew it meant the god had gone from this place, sending it into chaos to prevent her entrance during his absence.

She didn't mind, she knew he would return. And when he did there was a calmness in the waters, an invitation that had never existed before, and an almost pleading tone to the wind as it gently pushed her toward the waves.

Chihiro made sure visit him every day after the change, swimming out to one of the large rocks that jutted out from the surf to keep him company, telling him any inane thing came to mind as she spent hour upon hour speaking with a spirit she knew would never answer her.

And that was how she made herself a space in the heart of yet another god.

Note: Yeah, I sooooo couldn't resist updating again . Not when this chapter is a direct continuation of the one before; I love messing with you guys way too much for that. Your reviews are so Squee-worthy! Thanks!