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: 5 Awakened
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.
It was several days later before she could stay conscious for more than 5 minutes. She faded in and out of reality, but all she could dream about was Haku.
She got what she had came for; his eyes were vivid in her mind now. But they were that only of fear and betrayal. She had tried to kill him, and he was afraid of her. In all her dreams he ran from her, no matter what she did.
Now she was awakened from her uneasy sleep, brought to consciousness by a terrible nightmare. "Haku!" she said aloud. And then she remembered exactly what had happened.
*flashback* 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. *end*
Her eyes filled with tears and she looked around wildly. Luckily, someone had heard her and they stepped into the room quickly. By then she was sobbing. It was Miken.
"Miss? Miss! You need to calm down. Master Haku has been awake for quite some time. He has been waiting for you to awaken. There is a banquet ready for your return." The frog was polite, and handed her a glass of water. "Please, don't cry. We can get you all fixed up--"
He had stopped. The looked on her face showed pure desperation and fear. "How am I going to face him, Miken? I nearly killed him! Killed! How can I go up an say, 'Oh, hi. Having a nice time?'" she asked, her voice scattered with skepticism.
Miken looked at her, his mouth moving but no words were coming out. He just shook his head and left, down towards the banquet, she presumed. She cried some more, wondering if she would ever be able to even talk to him again.
Silence engulfed her for hours. All she heard was the normal noise produced from the bathes below. Her head was tucked between her knees as she sat alone in the dark bedroom. She went into a sort of blissful emptiness, and she lost all knowledge of reality.
*** She finally got up, getting enough courage to finally speak to Haku. She found that a beautiful kimono just her size was waiting on the chair next to her bed. A magnificent black dragon emblazoned with a golden edge twisted around the red silk of the traditional dress.
She smiled. "This must be some of Rin's work." It slipped onto her wonderfully, and she made her way to a mirrored desk where she found makeup, all just the right shades to feature her face. It was perfect.. Almost too perfect. But she thought little of it as she applied the makeup and did her hair, finishing off with a rose-scented perfume.
Making her way down to the banquet through many elevators, she finally arrived. Everyone applauded like nothing had happened and they all welcomed her graciously. She politely thanked everyone for their kindness, but the whole time her eyes searched for Haku.
At last she saw him from behind, his hair among the most noticeable features of his body. She ran up to him and silently tapped his arm in hopes to get his attention. He responded only with silence, but she took this without any offense. She had tried to kill him, had she not?
"Master Haku.. I only wish to tell you that I am sorry for all that I did to you. I didn't mean it at all. I just couldn't.. control myself," she finished quietly. "And I, uh, wish only for you forgiveness."
"Forgiveness? Forgiveness?! How could I for all the things you did to me?!" He turned to face her, a stitched scar making it's way down his face and his nose mangled. It looked as if he hadn't had his wounds tended to hardly at all.
He turned momentarily to grab something and came back with a sharpened katana. "It's been waiting for you!" He plunged the katana into the stomach several times, pushing her down to the ground. "Die, Chihiro! I HATE you!" ***
She awoke, dripping in sweat. "What a terrible nightmare," she whispered, voice shaking. "Now that I have fully awakened, what am I going to do?"
~*~*~
A/N: Well, ta-da. That was my little weird way of avoiding making anything bad happen for a while. Oh yeah, Kalyana. You can kill me later; this chapter had ABSOLUTELY no glee whatsoever. At all. Nada. Sorry. But the next one will be good, I promise. She'll finally confront Haku without some type of violence. *gasp* Love and peace! ^^v
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: 5 Awakened
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.
It was several days later before she could stay conscious for more than 5 minutes. She faded in and out of reality, but all she could dream about was Haku.
She got what she had came for; his eyes were vivid in her mind now. But they were that only of fear and betrayal. She had tried to kill him, and he was afraid of her. In all her dreams he ran from her, no matter what she did.
Now she was awakened from her uneasy sleep, brought to consciousness by a terrible nightmare. "Haku!" she said aloud. And then she remembered exactly what had happened.
*flashback* 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. *end*
Her eyes filled with tears and she looked around wildly. Luckily, someone had heard her and they stepped into the room quickly. By then she was sobbing. It was Miken.
"Miss? Miss! You need to calm down. Master Haku has been awake for quite some time. He has been waiting for you to awaken. There is a banquet ready for your return." The frog was polite, and handed her a glass of water. "Please, don't cry. We can get you all fixed up--"
He had stopped. The looked on her face showed pure desperation and fear. "How am I going to face him, Miken? I nearly killed him! Killed! How can I go up an say, 'Oh, hi. Having a nice time?'" she asked, her voice scattered with skepticism.
Miken looked at her, his mouth moving but no words were coming out. He just shook his head and left, down towards the banquet, she presumed. She cried some more, wondering if she would ever be able to even talk to him again.
Silence engulfed her for hours. All she heard was the normal noise produced from the bathes below. Her head was tucked between her knees as she sat alone in the dark bedroom. She went into a sort of blissful emptiness, and she lost all knowledge of reality.
*** She finally got up, getting enough courage to finally speak to Haku. She found that a beautiful kimono just her size was waiting on the chair next to her bed. A magnificent black dragon emblazoned with a golden edge twisted around the red silk of the traditional dress.
She smiled. "This must be some of Rin's work." It slipped onto her wonderfully, and she made her way to a mirrored desk where she found makeup, all just the right shades to feature her face. It was perfect.. Almost too perfect. But she thought little of it as she applied the makeup and did her hair, finishing off with a rose-scented perfume.
Making her way down to the banquet through many elevators, she finally arrived. Everyone applauded like nothing had happened and they all welcomed her graciously. She politely thanked everyone for their kindness, but the whole time her eyes searched for Haku.
At last she saw him from behind, his hair among the most noticeable features of his body. She ran up to him and silently tapped his arm in hopes to get his attention. He responded only with silence, but she took this without any offense. She had tried to kill him, had she not?
"Master Haku.. I only wish to tell you that I am sorry for all that I did to you. I didn't mean it at all. I just couldn't.. control myself," she finished quietly. "And I, uh, wish only for you forgiveness."
"Forgiveness? Forgiveness?! How could I for all the things you did to me?!" He turned to face her, a stitched scar making it's way down his face and his nose mangled. It looked as if he hadn't had his wounds tended to hardly at all.
He turned momentarily to grab something and came back with a sharpened katana. "It's been waiting for you!" He plunged the katana into the stomach several times, pushing her down to the ground. "Die, Chihiro! I HATE you!" ***
She awoke, dripping in sweat. "What a terrible nightmare," she whispered, voice shaking. "Now that I have fully awakened, what am I going to do?"
~*~*~
A/N: Well, ta-da. That was my little weird way of avoiding making anything bad happen for a while. Oh yeah, Kalyana. You can kill me later; this chapter had ABSOLUTELY no glee whatsoever. At all. Nada. Sorry. But the next one will be good, I promise. She'll finally confront Haku without some type of violence. *gasp* Love and peace! ^^v