A/N: Heh, sorry for the long delay in chapters folks, really, I am. I've
been so busy with school that I can't really do anything else but
mindlessly copy down answers. Add that to the fact that my brain only lets
me write fics between 12 am 2:30 am, and you get a long wait. The good
thing is, I get to study Inu-Yasha for English. And I get to make a plushy
of him. ^_^ So here I am, writing at 1 in the morning, when I have my last
soccer game (possibly *ever*) at 9:00. Bwee hee hee. And yes, there will be
divine intervention, of a sort. ~Lady Rhiannon~
Disclaimer: I dun own Spirited away. I wish Haku were mine though. *T_T* Sob.
Leaving
Chapter Four: Closer
Chihiro pushed open her front door, smiling as she kicked off her shoes. Who would have guessed that someone's first day at a new school could be, not only tolerable, but actually slightly good. The girl she had met during lunch, Hikari, was probably the friendliest girl in that school. She had shown Chihiro around, introduced her to her own group of friends, who had all been nice to her as well. They had even told her to avoid at all costs, such as the bullies and the 'good-for-nothings', as they called them.
Hikari's group consisted of three other girls. First, there was Hikari herself, a light-hearted girl who had a good outlook on everything. Then, there came Yumi. She was the quietest of the four, but always spoke her opinion as she demonstrated in the only class Chihiro had with her, English. The strange thing about Yumi was not her quiet nature or her opinions, but her hair. For a reason known only to her, she had chosen to dye it a bright pink color. The smallest and smartest one was Ami, who had mouse brown hair and huge glasses that made her eyes look like an owls. Lastly, there was Kagami. Forever writing in a ratty old notebook her grandfather had given to her, she was the dreamer of the group. Hikari described her as having her head in the clouds and her feet off the ground. All of them had taken a liking to her, so Chihiro had had an accompaniment of 4 walking home that day. She smiled, hoping every day could be as good.
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Haku let the rain pelt him as he sat outside in the garden. It felt good to have it falling on him, hitting his hair, soaking his clothes. He wished, that if he sat out in this rain for long enough, that it could wash away everything, including the bathhouse and the three years standing between him and Chihiro. It had been two days since she had left, and already he missed her desperately. But three years without her? He sighed and looked over his shoulder as the door slid open. Rin stood there, biting her lip. "So, did you go see Yu-baba?"
Haku nodded. Rin sighed, exasperated. "Well, what'd she say?"
"Three years."
"Wha.Three years?" Rin stood astonished. "Are you- are you sure?"
Again he nodded. Rin stood there for a few moments, thinking. She whispered something, barely audible above the night rain before sliding the door shut and walking away.
"Don't be angry with me, Haku."
Angry? Why would he be angry with Rin? It wasn't her that was keeping him here in the Spirit World for three long years. It wasn't her that had had to return to the human world, without him. Why would he.No, she wouldn't. He rose and dashed into the bathhouse, searching for Rin, but she had gotten a head start. He would never reach her in time.
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Yu-baba shrugged, conjuring the contract and quill into Rin's hands. Rin hesitated for a moment, biting her lip, then began to sign as Haku burst through the door. "Rin, don't do it."
Rin's only answer was to glare at him defiantly for a moment, as if daring him to try and stop her, before signing her name on the parchment. It was back in Yu-baba's hands before Haku could stop either one of the women. Yu-baba looked at the paper for a moment before laying it down on her desk where it rolled up, and with a small pop, was gone. She sighed. "Well, boy, looks like you're free to go. Now get out of my sight before I change my mind, both of you." Rin nodded and walked out the door Haku had burst in as he followed behind her. It was only in the elevator that Haku finally broke the silence. "Rin, you didn't have to do that."
She laughed. "Of, course I did. Don't worry, it's only three more years, I'll probably have more then enough money for a train ticket by then."
"I-Thank you Rin. Thank you"
"Go. Tell the Klutz hello for me, when you find her."
"I promise I will." He grinned. "See you on the other side."
He went back into the garden and shifted into his dragon form in the rain. He was one step closer to getting to Chihiro.
Disclaimer: I dun own Spirited away. I wish Haku were mine though. *T_T* Sob.
Leaving
Chapter Four: Closer
Chihiro pushed open her front door, smiling as she kicked off her shoes. Who would have guessed that someone's first day at a new school could be, not only tolerable, but actually slightly good. The girl she had met during lunch, Hikari, was probably the friendliest girl in that school. She had shown Chihiro around, introduced her to her own group of friends, who had all been nice to her as well. They had even told her to avoid at all costs, such as the bullies and the 'good-for-nothings', as they called them.
Hikari's group consisted of three other girls. First, there was Hikari herself, a light-hearted girl who had a good outlook on everything. Then, there came Yumi. She was the quietest of the four, but always spoke her opinion as she demonstrated in the only class Chihiro had with her, English. The strange thing about Yumi was not her quiet nature or her opinions, but her hair. For a reason known only to her, she had chosen to dye it a bright pink color. The smallest and smartest one was Ami, who had mouse brown hair and huge glasses that made her eyes look like an owls. Lastly, there was Kagami. Forever writing in a ratty old notebook her grandfather had given to her, she was the dreamer of the group. Hikari described her as having her head in the clouds and her feet off the ground. All of them had taken a liking to her, so Chihiro had had an accompaniment of 4 walking home that day. She smiled, hoping every day could be as good.
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Haku let the rain pelt him as he sat outside in the garden. It felt good to have it falling on him, hitting his hair, soaking his clothes. He wished, that if he sat out in this rain for long enough, that it could wash away everything, including the bathhouse and the three years standing between him and Chihiro. It had been two days since she had left, and already he missed her desperately. But three years without her? He sighed and looked over his shoulder as the door slid open. Rin stood there, biting her lip. "So, did you go see Yu-baba?"
Haku nodded. Rin sighed, exasperated. "Well, what'd she say?"
"Three years."
"Wha.Three years?" Rin stood astonished. "Are you- are you sure?"
Again he nodded. Rin stood there for a few moments, thinking. She whispered something, barely audible above the night rain before sliding the door shut and walking away.
"Don't be angry with me, Haku."
Angry? Why would he be angry with Rin? It wasn't her that was keeping him here in the Spirit World for three long years. It wasn't her that had had to return to the human world, without him. Why would he.No, she wouldn't. He rose and dashed into the bathhouse, searching for Rin, but she had gotten a head start. He would never reach her in time.
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Yu-baba shrugged, conjuring the contract and quill into Rin's hands. Rin hesitated for a moment, biting her lip, then began to sign as Haku burst through the door. "Rin, don't do it."
Rin's only answer was to glare at him defiantly for a moment, as if daring him to try and stop her, before signing her name on the parchment. It was back in Yu-baba's hands before Haku could stop either one of the women. Yu-baba looked at the paper for a moment before laying it down on her desk where it rolled up, and with a small pop, was gone. She sighed. "Well, boy, looks like you're free to go. Now get out of my sight before I change my mind, both of you." Rin nodded and walked out the door Haku had burst in as he followed behind her. It was only in the elevator that Haku finally broke the silence. "Rin, you didn't have to do that."
She laughed. "Of, course I did. Don't worry, it's only three more years, I'll probably have more then enough money for a train ticket by then."
"I-Thank you Rin. Thank you"
"Go. Tell the Klutz hello for me, when you find her."
"I promise I will." He grinned. "See you on the other side."
He went back into the garden and shifted into his dragon form in the rain. He was one step closer to getting to Chihiro.
