†¤º¨Chapter 3¨°¤†
Somebody shook her body. A gentle shake. Chihiro opened her eyes. Everything was a blur. Whoever was in front of her was very… very close. Chihiro blinked several times before realizing, it's Haku. Excitedly, Chihiro sat up quickly and knocked onto Haku's face. Haku took a step back holding his nose. Chihiro massaged her forehead and apologized meekly. "Gome [short for gomenazai/sorry]… Haku… I was just happy to see you again." Haku wiped off the blood that was on his nose. It was really gruesome to see all those blood on his hand but it wasn't that bad. Is it? Haku smiled very weakly. I'm glad you're back. I almost thought I couldn't bring you back." Chihiro stood up but fell unto the ground. "Hoi, Master Haku. Is that girl back? So soon? Sounds like Chihiro on her first visit here." A voice said. Chihiro's eyes lit up as she said, "Uncle Kamajii???" Then looked around. They were in the bath house, where Kamajii always is.
Chihiro tried to stand again
but her legs failed her. "Haku… I can't stand…"
Chihiro said. Knowing Haku, he would unlock her legs but Haku just stood up,
ignoring her. Chihiro stared at him. What happened to Haku? She thought. Slowly,
Chihiro tried to stand up. But before she could stand up, she screamt. Haku
turned around in curiousity. Chihiro was looking at her legs and her hands.
Haku then sighed before asking, "What is it Chihiro?" "Wh…
what happened to my body?" Chihiro's eyes were wide looking at her
body. Haku squatted down beside her and studied her from head to toe then stood
up and said, "Nothing happened…" Chihiro continued studying
her hands and whispered, "They're bigger…" Haku turned
his back towards Chihiro and snapped, "They are always like that. Ever
since you're here." "Can you… can you give me a…
mirror, please?" Chihiro's request seemed to startle Haku. Haku
made a mirror hover towards Chihiro. Chihiro took it and stared into the mirror.
In the mirror, a beautiful girl stared back at her. Her brown eyes were shocked
but her face was perfect. A chant repeated in Chihiro's head, "This
is not me… this is that image of the girl I saw…" Chihiro
stood up slowly. Haku then snapped at her once more. "Go back to your
world, Chihiro. We don't need you here. Most importantly," Haku
turned to look at Chihiro's face, his eyes were sad but he continued with
a determined voice, "I don't need you here."
The sound of the mirror's
fall and breaking was deafening. "Ha… Haku, why? And… what
happened to me??? I'm not me. You are not the Haku I knew. Are you?"
Chihiro stammered. Haku's voice shook when he replied, "You weren't
the Chihiro I knew before either. I liked you better when you're younger
but if I knew you're going to be this way, I might as well had given way
for Yubaba to turn you into a piglet." Chihiro finally managed to stand
up. She towered over Haku by a head and a half. "This is not my body!
How long has it been since I left the spirit world on my first visit?"
Haku muttered, "Six" Chihiro gasped, "But I've only
left you four hours ago! Oh my god… How the h*** did this happen???"
Haku turned around to find Chihiro's beautiful eyes, afraid. Haku turned
away from her, thinking to himself. Chihiro couldn't stand as realization
struck her… she slumped back unto the wooden floor. Haku walked towards
her then squatted in front of her. Examining her eyes. Looking deeply into her
brown eyes. "I must've taken the wrong spirit… the spirit
of this body… isn't you. Then, who're you?" Chihiro
stared back into those green eyes. "I'm Chihiro Ogino… but
this is not body." Haku rested a hand on her shoulder and said, "It's
year 2008 now. When are you from…" Chihiro stammered, "2002,
umm… can you tell me what's going on here? Is the 2008 me working
for Yubaba's bath house and is this really the 2008 Chihiro Ogino's
body?" Haku touched Chihiro's forehead with his eyes shut, concentrating.
There wasn't any image in her head as Chihiro expected but she could feel
herself stirring inside. Haku then pulled his hand backwards. Chihiro felt pain
as he did that. She felt her head being tugged forward but her physical head
wasn't moving at all. Chihiro's spirit stood in front of the Chihiro
2008's body. Then, as if vacumned, she zoomed back into the body. Haku
frowned as he looked at her. Chihiro just muttered, "I can't help
it. The body pulled me in." Haku gave Chihiro a reasurring smile at last
and said, "Atleast I know that you're the Chihiro I knew. I'll
think of a way…"
a/n = YikeS! This is way too boring and I'm having a writer's bloc… or block... oh whatever…