Chihiro sighed as she looked across the plain. Nothing but trees and grass
as far as the eye could see. Standing up from her position on the porch of
the small blue house she walked to the edge of the hill. Looking down
along the line of trees she followed the gravel road back to the merging
road and back to the forest. She vaguely remembered when her family had
first come to the new house and had followed the gravel road into the
trees.
Chihiro tried to remember what happened next, but the memory of the incident eluded her mind and skipped to the point when the family had driven back out of the woods. It had been five years since that had happened. She was a stunning young woman of fifteen, practically blooming into the woman others had only glimpsed.
She sighed and looked back at the house, her parents wouldn't be back home for another three hours. She might as well have a look. She walked down the hill slowly, but even with being careful, managed to slip and skid halfway down on her back. She picked herself up at the bottom and smoothed out her shirt, which had ridden halfway up her back.
Chihiro walked along the path for a while, up and down, round and about, until at last she came to a dead end. A large building stood in front of her. There was no entrance, or so there seemed, for the weeds and grass had grown so large, that any entry way would have been blocked from sight. Chihiro looked around until she found the small mount of weeds standing in front of the building.
Looking closer she discerned a stone shape, and with a determination she began ripping the weeds off of the statue. When she had finished, she had uncovered a statue of stone that looked familiar. She stood and stared at the object for a while before turning back to the building. It reminded her of something, but when she couldn't place her finger on it, she walked forward, looking for an entrance.
Hours passed and no entrance was present. She had looked everywhere possible, but no sign of one had been presented to her. She sighed disappointed, and turned back for home. Her parents would be getting home soon, and she needed to be there.
She started back along the trail but stopped a couple yards away and began to turn back. Her mind reminded her of something she had once heard, "Don't look back." She didn't remember who had told her that but she heeded the warning. A soft breeze filtered through the trees, rustling her long brown hair before lifting again. She thought she heard a voice on the wind, but ignored the temptation to listen closer. It was just her imagination anyway.
We will meet again, soon.
(Okay, that's all for the first chapter, I know, I focused on Chihiro too much, but deal with it. Haku-sama WILL return, I can promise you that! ~Love~ WyteFire)
Chihiro tried to remember what happened next, but the memory of the incident eluded her mind and skipped to the point when the family had driven back out of the woods. It had been five years since that had happened. She was a stunning young woman of fifteen, practically blooming into the woman others had only glimpsed.
She sighed and looked back at the house, her parents wouldn't be back home for another three hours. She might as well have a look. She walked down the hill slowly, but even with being careful, managed to slip and skid halfway down on her back. She picked herself up at the bottom and smoothed out her shirt, which had ridden halfway up her back.
Chihiro walked along the path for a while, up and down, round and about, until at last she came to a dead end. A large building stood in front of her. There was no entrance, or so there seemed, for the weeds and grass had grown so large, that any entry way would have been blocked from sight. Chihiro looked around until she found the small mount of weeds standing in front of the building.
Looking closer she discerned a stone shape, and with a determination she began ripping the weeds off of the statue. When she had finished, she had uncovered a statue of stone that looked familiar. She stood and stared at the object for a while before turning back to the building. It reminded her of something, but when she couldn't place her finger on it, she walked forward, looking for an entrance.
Hours passed and no entrance was present. She had looked everywhere possible, but no sign of one had been presented to her. She sighed disappointed, and turned back for home. Her parents would be getting home soon, and she needed to be there.
She started back along the trail but stopped a couple yards away and began to turn back. Her mind reminded her of something she had once heard, "Don't look back." She didn't remember who had told her that but she heeded the warning. A soft breeze filtered through the trees, rustling her long brown hair before lifting again. She thought she heard a voice on the wind, but ignored the temptation to listen closer. It was just her imagination anyway.
We will meet again, soon.
(Okay, that's all for the first chapter, I know, I focused on Chihiro too much, but deal with it. Haku-sama WILL return, I can promise you that! ~Love~ WyteFire)