Disclaimer: Seriously. What are the chances that I own Spirited Away?

Authors Note: Have you ever wondered what would happen if Spirited Away wouldn't have ended "happily ever after". Chihiro frees her parents, helps Haku figure out his name and returns to her world. What would happen if she failed the test? Where would she go and would her parents really become bacon?

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Taken by Chance Now Trapped in Hate.

Chapter One: Faced With Misfortunes

Chihiro stood on the hard stone plated ground in front of squealing pigs. Chihiro thought desperately and hard. Her mind throbbing in pain as the squeals of each boar confused her even more. A distant voice rushed her into choosing.

"Now Sen!" said one in a raspy voice, "choose or forever be in my control."

Tears filled Chihiro's eyes. If she picked the wrong pigs, which were supposedly her parents, she would fail and continue to work for Yu-baaba and her once loved parents would become nothing more then mince meat. The squeals grew louder and confusion filled Chihiro's mind.

"Hurry up child!" rasped the voice, "do it now!"

Chihiro was lost and had only time to point out two pigs at random.

"The one over there," she mumbled while trembling, "and the one to the left."

A long silence fell through the crowd. A misty smoke surrounded the to boars and covered them whole. Before long, two beings stepped out of the haze proving that they were not Chihiro's parents but instead, workers of Yu-baaba. They gave Chihiro a sorrowful glance and took one last bow before heading away. Yu-baaba however looked very pleased and Chihiro's failure.

"It's too bad child but now you work for me," Yu-baaba's raspy voice went on, "as for your parents, don't plan on seeing them anytime soon. Ever."

"No!" Chihiro pleaded, "give me one more chance."

"A deal is a deal now go get changed out of those disgusting clothes and change into your uniform."

Chihiro cried in great grief and despair. Water flowed heavily from her eyes and dripped down onto her already dirty clothes. Haku ran up to her but could not comfort her for Yu-baaba ordered him to prepare the bathhouse with the others.

Chihiro was left alone only delaying her fate. However, she followed what her knew liege had ordered her and walked into the Aburaya.

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Chihiro could not sleep that night for the sounds of her parents in the butchery kept her senses awake. At times, she dreamt that everything was ok and that she had returned to her world but the anxiety of knowing that she wasn't got the better of her.

"Calm down Chihiro," comforted her friend who had already been working for Yu-baaba, "get some rest. You'll be needing it for tomorrow."

Chihiro felt more tears rushing down her face. "What will I do?" she mumbled, "what will I do?"