Spirited Away belongs to Hayao Miyazaki.


"Ah, she went ahead and did it." The speaker's blue hair shined, as if to reflect her accomplishment. Equally sky-blue eyes gleamed proudly.

"And just what exactly does that mean?" chimed another voice, belonging to an older woman with red hair.

"It means I won, Mother," answered the blue-haired woman, huffing annoyingly at her mother. "You may be the one known as Fate, but let's not forget your limits as a goddess. If Destiny can triumph Fate then soon many others could. Maybe even that human girl we gambled on."

"Destiny," began Fate, the red-haired woman, "why do you antagonize me so?"

"Because you ruined Father," Destiny seethed. "He joined this bet to leave it all but because I won, I can finally make things right."

"But your father doesn't love me anymore. Not after what I did." Fate sighed. "He has priorities now, such as his son."

Blue eyes pierced red ones. Destiny circled the older goddess like a predator would with its prey. The younger goddess scoffed, before retreating. Fate rested her eyes on the planked floor.

"I meant closure, Mother. But you know my half-brother would leave eventually. I planned it, and so did you and even Father."

Destiny walked towards the glowing orb by the wall, displaying a determined Chihiro and Murasaki gliding over patches of land.

"By the gods' will," she heard Chihiro utter, "help us make it safely."

"For a normal human it is definitely a dangerous journey," Destiny said, to no one in particular. "But willpower can sometimes be enough, mostly."

"Then let's hope the mortal girl will save what is about to fall," piped up Fate.

"I do not know what you speak of, Mother," mumbled Destiny.

Fate merely chuckled.

"Oh I know you know, my daughter."


A/N: And that's it for this story! Phew, finally I'm done (with a lot of regret after the major procrastination). Now for the reflection and my sardines (I eat my literally fishy lunch as I type this).

Okay, I'll just do my reflections here because why not? Read it if you like, but this helps me free the remaining strain this story has put on my shoulders. Now I'll be speaking of this story not as a belated birthday present (my friend didn't mind that it's been on hold for some time, but it still made me a little blue) but as a project done.

This story, to put it bluntly, was a fail. First AU fanfic posted and it turned out to lean a little more towards the amateur side, in my opinion. I say this because the story was incomplete, it lacked what was to be anticipated in the summary and mentioned genres, it seemed rushed, and it was unofficially on hold for so long. For the romance, I'm totally one for a slowburn, so I like to give reason for the romantic development between two characters (or at least I try). So for those who came for the romance of this story, then I'm sorry to say this, but it's there but not fully there.

Originally this story was supposed to be a long stand-alone, but because of the little time I had remaining until the due date—aka my friend's birthday—I decided to turn it into a trilogy; the real juice comes in the next two sequels. The only problem is when or how I will continue this. This story came without a plan, and I learned my lesson now (please, to all aspiring writers, be it fanfic or original, if you want to do a long story then make a "thumbnail sketch" of the story then branch out from there).

So I'm sorry to disappoint those who stuck with me; because for now the trilogy will be put on an indefinite hiatus while I get IBaH (to those who read it) done, as well as the release of other stories. By that I mean I don't know when to continue, as my life is starting to become busier. It's been so long since I worked on this that I actually had to reread chunks of my own fanfic just so I could recall what transpired so I can make a proper-ish epilogue. One of the problems with this chapter, however, was that it probably raised more questions. But it is intended for the trilogy, but I'll just need to work on it in the future (if possible). Thankfully this wasn't the first mediocre story I wrote.

I feel a twinge of remorse for being unable to finish this story the way it was originally supposed to turn out, but life has its twists and turns. During the time I was gone I have improved a lot on my writing, so hopefully I can incorporate it in the future. I'll also need to have some time to recall the some of the events of this story.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed what pieces of the picture I could show, and hopefully I get to continue on with the storyline next time (with a plan). Bye!