Reaching Out
Author: AleuFireGoddess
Summary: Chihiro returns to the spirit bathhouse after 5 years. The only thing she wants is to see her friends again, especially Haku. But some serious changes have been underway since her departure, at the bathhouse and with herself, and things aren't as they were. How will she reach out to the people she loves and get things back to normal? Rated PG-13 for adult language and possibly some adult content as well. Just being careful! No flaming because I am FLAME RETARDANT!! ^^v
Disclaimer: I do not own Spirited Away or the characters involved nor do I intend to make money off of this story. So don't sue us, cuz we da po' folk!
Chapter: 4 Sorry
He blinked. "Chi-chihiro?" he said quietly. The light had reflected upon her so perfectly, like taking 5 years away from her life. It was her! "No! Stop the execution!" he screamed at No-Face. But it was too late. He dropped the burning torch and the fire burst around her.
The fire burned unusually high, engulfing her quickly. Though the heat was too much for No-Face to bear, not much was heard from the firey depths. Nothing..but squeals of joy?
A crack was heard and the fire grew larger, pushing the crowds away. Haku cried into the robes of Rin, not even daring to look. "It's the worst, isn't it Rin?"
Rin was silent, and Haku quivered. But despite her silence, it wasn't fear that bound her to silence but awe. The fire had aroused the deepest power in Chihiro, and she rose from the fire as an unscathed fire-dragon. Her red fur shimmered and her black mane coursed over her muzzle. She had honey eyes, more gold than the purest honey made on the planet. Her tail rose and doused the fire with a magnificent swoosh, and she rose above the ground, squirming with untamed power. Roaring, flames fell upon anything she looked at, leaving several aogaeru scorched. Knowing this she dared not look at Haku, and firey tears (that makes absolutely NO sense .) fells from her eyes.
Enraged, several spirits and some large aogaeru grabbed some ropes, hoping to tie down this terrible threat. A particularly powerful wind spirit swept up to her and brought her crashing down in front of Haku. "Shall we cut her throat?" the wind spirit asked.
He spoke however to a shadowed face and covered ears. Haku had been listening to none of the commotion, going back into the recesses of his mind. "No.. Chihiro, my Chihiro.. I am sorry," the new ruler sobbed.
Rin crouched by him. "Master Haku? Mistress Sen is still living.." She whispered into his ear. He looked up happily, but to his distress he found only an enraged fire spirit.
"No dragon shall enter my domain!" he growled, already in his dragon form. He loomed over the firey beast, teeth bared to kill. She snapped her jaws, nipping his throat.
"Will you fight me, Haku?" Chihiro's voice asked. This enraged the Kalaku River spirit and he roared, biting her neck. "Where is the human Chihiro, fire beast? What have you done to her?!"
At that moment, she decided. She would no longer be Chihiro to these people. She would be Sen. Only Sen. "Chihiro is no more! She is dead to you all now! I am Sen, Mistress of a Thousand Fires. And I am not..your..CHIHIRO!"
She roared, snapping her jaws angrily. It barely seemed her at all, but her darker side, like something she couldn't control. She rose a might paw, her claws gleaming underneath the moon. In a final swoop, she hit the river spirit, knocking the silvery creature into a wall.
When she crept up on him, prepared for his next attack, she found him in his human form, barely able to move. Honey eyes looked down from the great dragon with fear. Was he dead? Could she have killed her own love? She knelt down, nudging the body with a soft snout. "..Haku?" she asked quietly.
Jade eyes looked up, filled with betrayal. "Chihi-- Sen.. But I though you.. I didn't mean to.." The boy dared not try and fully communicate, lest he be killed. Weak hands reached up to touch her muzzle, and he cried himself to exhaustion.
She looked over to all the people (actually the yuna and aogaeru) who stared back with scared expressions. They dared not care for Haku, because they feared she would kill them all. "I am. sorry," she whispered.
Suddenly, an overwhelming tiredness overtook her body and she returned to her normal form. On her hands and knees, she whimpered quietly, trying to stay awake as she crawled towards the Haku. "I must.. Help him," her weak voice called out. But darkness over took her, and she blacked out into the arms of Haku.
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A/N: Little too much excitement for this girl. Whew! You can thank my muse Alucard for this devious little installment. He's a little bit easily excited, and he likes action. A little corny, doesn't make a lot of sense but, hey, I do what I can.
Okay, a little note on the whole "Sen, Mistress of a Thousand Fires" thing. I really should have explained this before. If you didn't already know, Chihiro means "a thousand leagues" and Sen is part of the kenji in Chihiro. It means "thousand." So.. Now you know, ne? Plus, it just kinda rolls off the tongue, I think.
And for reviewers:
Eternity's Angel of Mercy: Thank you! "Haku Fantasy Moments" are brought to you by: "Haku; 100% Sexy 100% of the Time!" ^^
Kalyana: Arigatou. Yep, this little bit is part my muse Alucard, part "Haku Fantasy Moment," part watching too much CRAP aka drama on TV. .o Heh, yeah, it wasn't too much of a 'yaay-this-was-fun-lets-do-it-again' chapter. Neither is chapter 4. But when I post 5, it's have a little bit of glee to it. XP *laughs* ..glee..
AraelMoonchild: Thanks! Cliffhangers are my cheat way of making people want to read, even if the rest of the story sucks. They just wanna know! XP Seriously though, thank you. I was wondering if it was a cliffhanger or just a crappy way to end a chappy. The positive response gave me something to smile about. ^^
Chrissy: Ya know, I was thinking about that whole 'Kalaku' thing, so I used the almighty CLOSED CAPTIONS! ^.^ I guess when Studio Ghibli and Disney got together, Kalaku was how they did it in captions. But they can't always be right, ne? Thanks anyway! And thanks for the compliment. First SA fic and I was worried.
*Whew! This A/N was really long. And the story is really pretty short, so it helped. O.o XD*
Author: AleuFireGoddess
Summary: Chihiro returns to the spirit bathhouse after 5 years. The only thing she wants is to see her friends again, especially Haku. But some serious changes have been underway since her departure, at the bathhouse and with herself, and things aren't as they were. How will she reach out to the people she loves and get things back to normal? Rated PG-13 for adult language and possibly some adult content as well. Just being careful! No flaming because I am FLAME RETARDANT!! ^^v
Disclaimer: I do not own Spirited Away or the characters involved nor do I intend to make money off of this story. So don't sue us, cuz we da po' folk!
Chapter: 4 Sorry
He blinked. "Chi-chihiro?" he said quietly. The light had reflected upon her so perfectly, like taking 5 years away from her life. It was her! "No! Stop the execution!" he screamed at No-Face. But it was too late. He dropped the burning torch and the fire burst around her.
The fire burned unusually high, engulfing her quickly. Though the heat was too much for No-Face to bear, not much was heard from the firey depths. Nothing..but squeals of joy?
A crack was heard and the fire grew larger, pushing the crowds away. Haku cried into the robes of Rin, not even daring to look. "It's the worst, isn't it Rin?"
Rin was silent, and Haku quivered. But despite her silence, it wasn't fear that bound her to silence but awe. The fire had aroused the deepest power in Chihiro, and she rose from the fire as an unscathed fire-dragon. Her red fur shimmered and her black mane coursed over her muzzle. She had honey eyes, more gold than the purest honey made on the planet. Her tail rose and doused the fire with a magnificent swoosh, and she rose above the ground, squirming with untamed power. Roaring, flames fell upon anything she looked at, leaving several aogaeru scorched. Knowing this she dared not look at Haku, and firey tears (that makes absolutely NO sense .) fells from her eyes.
Enraged, several spirits and some large aogaeru grabbed some ropes, hoping to tie down this terrible threat. A particularly powerful wind spirit swept up to her and brought her crashing down in front of Haku. "Shall we cut her throat?" the wind spirit asked.
He spoke however to a shadowed face and covered ears. Haku had been listening to none of the commotion, going back into the recesses of his mind. "No.. Chihiro, my Chihiro.. I am sorry," the new ruler sobbed.
Rin crouched by him. "Master Haku? Mistress Sen is still living.." She whispered into his ear. He looked up happily, but to his distress he found only an enraged fire spirit.
"No dragon shall enter my domain!" he growled, already in his dragon form. He loomed over the firey beast, teeth bared to kill. She snapped her jaws, nipping his throat.
"Will you fight me, Haku?" Chihiro's voice asked. This enraged the Kalaku River spirit and he roared, biting her neck. "Where is the human Chihiro, fire beast? What have you done to her?!"
At that moment, she decided. She would no longer be Chihiro to these people. She would be Sen. Only Sen. "Chihiro is no more! She is dead to you all now! I am Sen, Mistress of a Thousand Fires. And I am not..your..CHIHIRO!"
She roared, snapping her jaws angrily. It barely seemed her at all, but her darker side, like something she couldn't control. She rose a might paw, her claws gleaming underneath the moon. In a final swoop, she hit the river spirit, knocking the silvery creature into a wall.
When she crept up on him, prepared for his next attack, she found him in his human form, barely able to move. Honey eyes looked down from the great dragon with fear. Was he dead? Could she have killed her own love? She knelt down, nudging the body with a soft snout. "..Haku?" she asked quietly.
Jade eyes looked up, filled with betrayal. "Chihi-- Sen.. But I though you.. I didn't mean to.." The boy dared not try and fully communicate, lest he be killed. Weak hands reached up to touch her muzzle, and he cried himself to exhaustion.
She looked over to all the people (actually the yuna and aogaeru) who stared back with scared expressions. They dared not care for Haku, because they feared she would kill them all. "I am. sorry," she whispered.
Suddenly, an overwhelming tiredness overtook her body and she returned to her normal form. On her hands and knees, she whimpered quietly, trying to stay awake as she crawled towards the Haku. "I must.. Help him," her weak voice called out. But darkness over took her, and she blacked out into the arms of Haku.
~*~*~
A/N: Little too much excitement for this girl. Whew! You can thank my muse Alucard for this devious little installment. He's a little bit easily excited, and he likes action. A little corny, doesn't make a lot of sense but, hey, I do what I can.
Okay, a little note on the whole "Sen, Mistress of a Thousand Fires" thing. I really should have explained this before. If you didn't already know, Chihiro means "a thousand leagues" and Sen is part of the kenji in Chihiro. It means "thousand." So.. Now you know, ne? Plus, it just kinda rolls off the tongue, I think.
And for reviewers:
Eternity's Angel of Mercy: Thank you! "Haku Fantasy Moments" are brought to you by: "Haku; 100% Sexy 100% of the Time!" ^^
Kalyana: Arigatou. Yep, this little bit is part my muse Alucard, part "Haku Fantasy Moment," part watching too much CRAP aka drama on TV. .o Heh, yeah, it wasn't too much of a 'yaay-this-was-fun-lets-do-it-again' chapter. Neither is chapter 4. But when I post 5, it's have a little bit of glee to it. XP *laughs* ..glee..
AraelMoonchild: Thanks! Cliffhangers are my cheat way of making people want to read, even if the rest of the story sucks. They just wanna know! XP Seriously though, thank you. I was wondering if it was a cliffhanger or just a crappy way to end a chappy. The positive response gave me something to smile about. ^^
Chrissy: Ya know, I was thinking about that whole 'Kalaku' thing, so I used the almighty CLOSED CAPTIONS! ^.^ I guess when Studio Ghibli and Disney got together, Kalaku was how they did it in captions. But they can't always be right, ne? Thanks anyway! And thanks for the compliment. First SA fic and I was worried.
*Whew! This A/N was really long. And the story is really pretty short, so it helped. O.o XD*