A/N Thanks to all my reviewers.you are all so nice! I wanted to say that I change point of views without realizing it so, sorry ahead of time...As for Shi-Chan Meows; I really like your story. I am sooooo sorry this chapter was really short, there were some impatient people...*cough* J.J.*cough* LOL! I would babble on a while longer, but right now I am at a loss for words...

Disclaimer: Sadly (for me at least) I do not own Spirited Away, just the plot *grins*

Spirited Moon

Chapter Two

Reflections (Ok, I know I suck at chapter names...live with it)

Chihiro woke up late the next day because she had stayed up so late. She wasn't really a morning person (the only reason she had gotten up without complaint at the Spirited World was because she was afraid she would be punished badly if she didn't). She would normally wake up, lay in bed for a while, thinking foggily with her half cleared mind, and try to fall back asleep (which she usually failed at). Today, however, she woke up instantly. The second she had regained consciousness; she smelled rainwater in her room. Chihiro inhaled pleasantly, she loved the smell. She got up and walked over to her window, expecting to see wet grass and puddles in all the roads, but was surprised when she didn't. As a matter of fact, it was really hot outside, without a puddle to be seen.

"That's weird," she mumbled to herself as she made her way from the window to the dresser. She pulled out a bathing suit, shorts and a baggy shirt. From there, she went into the bathroom and took a shower. When she got out she was wearing said clothes and for the first time of the day, she looked at the clock. "Hmmm, I guess I slept later then usual" she said, because it was already one, not that it mattered since it was summer. She shrugged and quickly threw on her sneakers without bothering to put on socks and left her room, grabbing a bath towel as she ran down the hallway.

When she arrived downstairs she walked into the kitchen and rummaged in the cabinets for a minute until she came out of one with a few granola bars. Chihiro then grabbed a duffle bag from a nearby closet and threw the towel and granolas into it. She looked outside into the driveway for either of her parents' cars, and when she saw none, walked back to the kitchen and from a draw produced a small pad of paper and a pen. Chihiro wrote a quick note saying where she would be, should they come back and not find her there (it had happened before, not that they had looked for long) and walked outside with the duffle bag in hand.

She walked about a half a mile down a small road, all the while passing small children playing and yelling. She smiled to herself, the kids were still so carefree, Chihiro lost her true innocence at ten, and then she left the Spirit World; left Kohaku. She made her way down to an old wooden fence and climbed over it. She walked through some small brush and pulled aside the branches of a bush to reveal a lake. She smiled as she walked over to it.

The lake itself was beautiful, and even though she had been here many times before, it was still breathtaking. It was a large lake, with a waterfall surrounded by stones pouring down from above. There as a very small stream coming from the side also. She came here because it was in the Spirit Woods (or so she liked to call the woods with the entrance). There was one place she would rather be then here, and to get there was impossible. Chihiro had tried to get back to the Spirit World many times, but each time, she couldn't find the entrance, no matter how hard she tried.

She would rather be in the natural setting of the lake then the chlorine filled swimming pool just down the road. Even from here, Chihiro could hear the little kids screaming their hearts out from here. She carefully put her bag down on a big rock and took off her shirt, neatly folding it and placing it on top of her bag. Whenever she did things neatly, she always thought back to the bathhouse. That's where she learned to work hard, and she had never dropped the habit. To her, the Spirit World was both the best thing, and the worst thing to ever happen to her. She climbed up to one of the highest stones by the waterfall.

Chihiro looked down and saw she was at least ten feet from the water. She smiled and readied herself to jump and then she preformed a perfect dive into the water. She surfaced and floated about for a while.

___(Later that day)____

Chihiro readied herself for bed; taking out her hair and so on. Her parents seemed more excited about her birthday then she did. Tomorrow was going to be a regular day, birthday or not. To her getting another year older was another year without seeing her friends, which was really depressing. She laid down in bed, and fell asleep almost instantly, even though it was still quite early.

___(Kohaku Point of View, same day)___

Kohaku was in his room, where he always was now. No one bothered him there, or tried to get him out. They all knew their attempts were pointless. Ever since they got here, he would hold himself up in his room unless there was something really important to do.

So here he was, thinking. He was reflecting on his visit with Chihiro, like he always did. He had been really surprised that the Sprit Transmitter had actually worked, but happy nonetheless.

___(Flashback)___

There was a bright light, and Kohaku found himself somewhere new. Praying that he had gotten the spell Zeneba had given him correct, he took a look around. He was in a small clearing, with a beautiful lake in the center and a few children in it. Kohaku, though, was looking for Chihiro, and was startled to see her diving from a high rock down it to the water below. He spent the rest of his time there in a mixture of awe and being proud. Awe because of how much Chihiro had changed, and proud because Chihiro could swim so well. After seeing the girl nearly drown, seeing this was quite a shock. He left feeling very glad he could see Chihiro and excited about the next time he would be able to see her. __(End flashback...)__

He had been really surprised to see how grown Chihiro had gotten. The last time he had seen her was when she was a small ten year old. It was really strange to him, he's a god after all, and had never felt so...comfortable with anyone before.

Post Note: The next chapter will be (hopefully) longer then this one. The next chapter will also bee much more exciting (YAY!). Please Review! Reviews make me more motivated to put chapters out faster *hint hint*. Thanks for putting up with my nonsense!

Heirofarwen