Well... here it is. The last and final chapter. YEAH! Its over!! Sorry it took so long to write. I hope this is long enough. I promise you all a long chapter. PLease Review!!! I want to know what you thought of this story! This is my longest ever.
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Together Again
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Chihiro patted some blush on her cheeks and pulled her hair up into its normal ponytail, trying it off with the purple band. She picked out her favorite outfit, a light pink bottom down top and a white skirt. She slipped on her on her pink sandles, and headed out of her room to wait for him to arrive.
Her father looked over his paper at her curiosly, but said nothing. Her mother was busy in the kitchen, barley glancing up to notice her. "Going out?" her mother asked, running back and forth preparing lunch.
Chihiro nodded as she sat on the couch next to her father. She patted her skirt down to remove the wrinkles. She leaned over to see what her father was reading, and seeing an uninteresting article, she turned away and powered up the TV. She flipped through the channels for what seemed like eternity when she finally heard the door bell ring. She nearly jumped out of her shoes.
"Chihiro," her father said, one eyebrow rasied. "Why are you wearing shoes in the house?"
"Sorry Dad! No time to explain! I gotta go!" She grabbed her purse which sat on the counter and bolted for the door. Thankfully for her, the house was built so the front door was not in view of the living room. She smoothed her skirt down one last time and fixed her hair so it was perfect. She opened the door.
Standing on the other side was Haku. Chihiro almost swooned at the sight of him. He wore tan cargo pants and white shirt that fit his form ever so slightly. His hair was styled down as usual, flowing over the tops of his shoulders. He grinned idioticly at her.
She blushed and pushed herself out the door, closing it behind her. She didn't want to chance her parents to see who she was with.
She smiled up at him. "Well? Ready to go?"
He nodded. "I hand made us a huge lunch. And brought some soda's." They started walking toward his Mom's car. It was a small blue convertable. She smiled at the irony.
Chihiro slipped into the passenger seat and awe and waited for Kohaku to join her. Very shortly the pulled away from her house and procedded down the hill, and out of town toward the river.
Chihiro turned around and looked into the backseat. A ice cooler and a picnic basket lay sit behind their seats. She reached back and opened the cooler, pulling a coke out. "Want one?" she asked, half turning back to look at him.
"Sure," he nodded with a smile, keeping his eyes on the road.
She turned back around and pulled another coke out. She straightened herself in her seat and set both drinks in the holder that lay in the consol bewtween them. "So what kind of foods did you bring?" she asked, opening her drink.
"This and that," he said, glancing at her. "You'll see when we get there."
She nodded, a large smile plastered on her face. "OK!" She was happy. She was with Haku, all alone, think of the possiblities! She mentally smacked herself. She was not here for that. She was here to help him with his lost memories. She still blushed at the thought.
"What are you blushing for?" Kohaku teased, looking sideways at her.
That made her blush even deeper. "Nothing!" she studdered.
He just lauhged and concentrated on driving.
A little while later, they came to the river. It wasn't as big as she thought it would be. It was much smaller then Kohaku's river. She breify wondered who the spirit was that watched over this river. Kohaku pulled into a small clearing and parked the car. The bank of the river ran through the little picnic area. Beautiful trees lined with the river, creating a small forest around their clearning. There was a pinic table in the center, and off to the side, a small built in barbaque.Except for the running water, the place was quiet. Too quiet.
"Kohaku, how come there's no one else in the area? I mean, with school out today, you'd think there'd be more people here."
He smiled sadly at her. "There's a game today. I suppose their'll all at school."
"A...game?" she was stunned. "You mean, your team is playing?"
He nodded and started to take the food out of the back seat.
"Haku! Why didn't you tell me! We could have just moved our picnic to another day."
He shook his head as he set the basket down and procedded to get the cooler out. "I'd rather be with you then at the game."
She blushed. "But won't you be in trouble?"
He shrugged. "I don't really care. The only reason I was on the team was because wanted me to do something productive with my life. Your productive enough for me. I don't need backetball waisting my time."
She gave a small smile. "Thank you, Haku."
"No problem." He carried both items to the table and set them down. He left them there and walked to the bank. Chihiro joined him.
The river was only about a football field wide, but all along the bank trees grew, obsorbing the water. There were more opening in the trees down the river. More campsites and picnic areas, Chihiro knew. She croutched down and dipped her hand in the water. The cool, crystal water flowed around her hand. She stodd up gently shaking the water off her, then flicked her hand in Haku's direction, splattering him with a few drops of the chilling liquid.
He raised his hands too late to protect himself from the onsluaght. The water dropplets hit him full in the face. he laughed and backed away from the girl he lo..er... liked.
"Hey! Come on now! Can't it wait until after lunch?" he laughed, wiping the water from him face.
"Well... I am hungry," she teased, skipping over to the table. She opened the basket and found that a table cloth lay within. She smiled and procedded to set the basket aside to lay the cloth down. She was getting frusterated. The slight breeze kept blowing the table cloth too far in the air.
All of a sudden, the cloth came down gently to rest on the table. Chihiro looked up and saw Kohaku smiling at her, holding onto the other end of the cloth.
"Thanks," she blushed.
Together they procedded to unpack the basket of food and dishes. Once settled they she took a seat oppisite one another. Kohaku started to load his plate with food. Chihiro just sat there smiling at all the different kinds of food he had packed.
Once is plate was full, he looked up and notice Chihiro hadn't touched anything yet. he frowned, but no comment. Instead, he stood up and walked around the table to join her on her side. He picked a rice ball up the plate on the table and held it out to her. "Here. Eat this. You need your energy."
Chihiro starred down at the rice ball then up at Kohaku,trying to see into his eyes, into the soul of the boy she knew before. There was a slight sparkle, but it faded.
She smiled at him and took the rice ball from him. She took a bite. It was delicious! He nodded his approval and moved back to his side of the table.
When she finsihed, she thanked him. "It was very good. Did you make them yourself?"
He nodded. "Yah. I had to learn to cook a lot when I was younger, cause my parents were always gone."
She nodded. She didn't know what to say so she just kept quiet.
"Can I ask you a question?" Kohaku asked, breaking the silence.
"Hmm?" Chihiro looked up from her plate.
"That first night we met, at the library. I followed you up some hill. I found your pack laying by a statue of some sort. I figured you went into the tunnel there. I waited for you to come out. I didn't want to go in incase you wanted time by yourself. Where did go, if you don't mind me asking?"
Chihiro smiled down at her plate then looked up at him with a smile. "You wouldn't believe me."
He gave her a questioning look. "Try me."
She sighed. She stood up and walked over to the bank of the river, watching the dragonflys grace the surface of the water as it flowed down stream. Kohaku followed her.
"Remember when I told you that you reminded me of an old friend?"
"Yah."
"Well, I met that friend through that tunnel." She turned her head slightly to look at him. "His name was Haku." She turned around, not wanting to see the expression on his face. Her smile still remained.
It was silent for a long time. When Kohaku didn't comment, she continued.
"His name was Haku, and he helped me when I got serperated from my parents. I was only 10 then. The place on the other side of the tunnel is huge, an old abanded amusment park. I was there 3 days. Then I left. I said goodbye to him, but didn't turn around to look at him, because if I had, I knew I would have stayed."
"He was special to you, then?" Kohaku asked, unsure.
She nodded. "Yah. I didn't know it then, because I was still a child, but I fell in love with him."
There was a moment of pause. Then Kohaku did the unexpected and put his hand on her shoulder turning her around.
"Chihiro..." He sighed then continued. "Growing up I always had dreams about being able to turn into a dragon. And in these dreams, I always rescused a girl from some kind of danger. She kind of resembled you, maybe, if you were younger."
CHihiro's eyes lit up as she gazed at Kohaku.
Her closed his and continued telling her about his dreams. "Sometimes, as the dragon, I would see a pink shoe floating down a river, then a girl drowning. I would fly down and pull her from the waters depth. And sometimes, I dream that I'm carrying her far away from the hell she endured at some kind of old looking bath house. I have no idea where these dreams came from." He sighed. His hand fell off her shoulder.
She sighed and looked up at his face, trying to meet his eyes. "He knew my name was Chihiro, but he always called me by my nickname." She paused for a dramatic effect. "Sen."
He finally turned his gaze on her. "Your... not kidding... are you?"
She shook her head. "No."
Kohaku walked passed her and sat down on the bank of the river. He took his shoes off and dangeled his feet in the water. Nothing was said for some time. Chihiro joined him on the bank. They sat in silence, each with their own thoughts.
"What are you thinking?" Chiriho asked, breaking the silence.
Kohaku smiled and looked up at her. "How wonderful you are."
That surprised her. She was expecting anything other then that. "What?"
"I think your a wonderful girl, Chihiro. Beautiful, funny, smart, nice." He grinned. "I don't completly remember what happened, or even if I'm the Haku you love, but my dreams seem to tell me that's who I used to be. A different person with a different life." He looked at her with all seriousness. "Can you love me like you used to love him?"
Chihiro's eyes filled with tears. He knew he was a reincarnation. He couldn't remember, but he knew. And he wanted her love. He wanted the same love that she had saved all this time Haku. He was slightly different then the boy she knew, but with age one gains wisdom. She bet, that if she had knew Kohaku in this life as a child, then he would probably be alot like the Haku she knew. She could love him. She did love him. This was her Haku.
The tears spilled down her cheeks. He was about to open his mouth to applogize, but instead, Chihiro threw herself in his arms, crying against the cool material of his shirt. He wrapped his arms around her and held her. He didn't know what else to do. He didn't know if she was crying in pain, or in happiness. He didn't know if asking her that had hurt her or not.
After a few minutes, Chihiro pulled away slightly. A few tears still spilled from her eyes, but she was smiling. "I already love you. And I love you as Kohaku, not just Haku." She blinked a couple of times, drying her eyes. "You two are two different people. He was a kid, you are a man. ANnd I love you for just being you, Kohaku.
He smiled at her and pulled her back into a hug, gripping her tight. "I'm glad. Because I love you, too, Chihiro."
Chihiro smiled in his embrass. She may not have returned his memories, but she was happy. She had Kohaku. She was in love. Her past had finally caught up to her. She was with her soul mate. The boy, and the man, she would love forever.
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The End.
Yes, its over. I finally ended it. Not what everyone was excepting, was it? I had to so something with the ending. Of course it had to be a happy ending, as it was, but too many stories end with the main character getting their memories back. Chihiro needed to love for love, not love for her past. She matured, and realized that loveing him as he was now was better then nothing. She loved Haku, but is in love with Kohaku. It's confussing.
Well, I hope you enjoyed it anyway. I'm sorry it took so long to wright this last chapter. Like I said, with my fiancee breaking up with me, I had almost died myself. I loved him more then life... and now that I don't love him, I had time to write.
Check out my other fics. I'll be seeing ya around!
~~Sil Sil~~
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Together Again
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Chihiro patted some blush on her cheeks and pulled her hair up into its normal ponytail, trying it off with the purple band. She picked out her favorite outfit, a light pink bottom down top and a white skirt. She slipped on her on her pink sandles, and headed out of her room to wait for him to arrive.
Her father looked over his paper at her curiosly, but said nothing. Her mother was busy in the kitchen, barley glancing up to notice her. "Going out?" her mother asked, running back and forth preparing lunch.
Chihiro nodded as she sat on the couch next to her father. She patted her skirt down to remove the wrinkles. She leaned over to see what her father was reading, and seeing an uninteresting article, she turned away and powered up the TV. She flipped through the channels for what seemed like eternity when she finally heard the door bell ring. She nearly jumped out of her shoes.
"Chihiro," her father said, one eyebrow rasied. "Why are you wearing shoes in the house?"
"Sorry Dad! No time to explain! I gotta go!" She grabbed her purse which sat on the counter and bolted for the door. Thankfully for her, the house was built so the front door was not in view of the living room. She smoothed her skirt down one last time and fixed her hair so it was perfect. She opened the door.
Standing on the other side was Haku. Chihiro almost swooned at the sight of him. He wore tan cargo pants and white shirt that fit his form ever so slightly. His hair was styled down as usual, flowing over the tops of his shoulders. He grinned idioticly at her.
She blushed and pushed herself out the door, closing it behind her. She didn't want to chance her parents to see who she was with.
She smiled up at him. "Well? Ready to go?"
He nodded. "I hand made us a huge lunch. And brought some soda's." They started walking toward his Mom's car. It was a small blue convertable. She smiled at the irony.
Chihiro slipped into the passenger seat and awe and waited for Kohaku to join her. Very shortly the pulled away from her house and procedded down the hill, and out of town toward the river.
Chihiro turned around and looked into the backseat. A ice cooler and a picnic basket lay sit behind their seats. She reached back and opened the cooler, pulling a coke out. "Want one?" she asked, half turning back to look at him.
"Sure," he nodded with a smile, keeping his eyes on the road.
She turned back around and pulled another coke out. She straightened herself in her seat and set both drinks in the holder that lay in the consol bewtween them. "So what kind of foods did you bring?" she asked, opening her drink.
"This and that," he said, glancing at her. "You'll see when we get there."
She nodded, a large smile plastered on her face. "OK!" She was happy. She was with Haku, all alone, think of the possiblities! She mentally smacked herself. She was not here for that. She was here to help him with his lost memories. She still blushed at the thought.
"What are you blushing for?" Kohaku teased, looking sideways at her.
That made her blush even deeper. "Nothing!" she studdered.
He just lauhged and concentrated on driving.
A little while later, they came to the river. It wasn't as big as she thought it would be. It was much smaller then Kohaku's river. She breify wondered who the spirit was that watched over this river. Kohaku pulled into a small clearing and parked the car. The bank of the river ran through the little picnic area. Beautiful trees lined with the river, creating a small forest around their clearning. There was a pinic table in the center, and off to the side, a small built in barbaque.Except for the running water, the place was quiet. Too quiet.
"Kohaku, how come there's no one else in the area? I mean, with school out today, you'd think there'd be more people here."
He smiled sadly at her. "There's a game today. I suppose their'll all at school."
"A...game?" she was stunned. "You mean, your team is playing?"
He nodded and started to take the food out of the back seat.
"Haku! Why didn't you tell me! We could have just moved our picnic to another day."
He shook his head as he set the basket down and procedded to get the cooler out. "I'd rather be with you then at the game."
She blushed. "But won't you be in trouble?"
He shrugged. "I don't really care. The only reason I was on the team was because wanted me to do something productive with my life. Your productive enough for me. I don't need backetball waisting my time."
She gave a small smile. "Thank you, Haku."
"No problem." He carried both items to the table and set them down. He left them there and walked to the bank. Chihiro joined him.
The river was only about a football field wide, but all along the bank trees grew, obsorbing the water. There were more opening in the trees down the river. More campsites and picnic areas, Chihiro knew. She croutched down and dipped her hand in the water. The cool, crystal water flowed around her hand. She stodd up gently shaking the water off her, then flicked her hand in Haku's direction, splattering him with a few drops of the chilling liquid.
He raised his hands too late to protect himself from the onsluaght. The water dropplets hit him full in the face. he laughed and backed away from the girl he lo..er... liked.
"Hey! Come on now! Can't it wait until after lunch?" he laughed, wiping the water from him face.
"Well... I am hungry," she teased, skipping over to the table. She opened the basket and found that a table cloth lay within. She smiled and procedded to set the basket aside to lay the cloth down. She was getting frusterated. The slight breeze kept blowing the table cloth too far in the air.
All of a sudden, the cloth came down gently to rest on the table. Chihiro looked up and saw Kohaku smiling at her, holding onto the other end of the cloth.
"Thanks," she blushed.
Together they procedded to unpack the basket of food and dishes. Once settled they she took a seat oppisite one another. Kohaku started to load his plate with food. Chihiro just sat there smiling at all the different kinds of food he had packed.
Once is plate was full, he looked up and notice Chihiro hadn't touched anything yet. he frowned, but no comment. Instead, he stood up and walked around the table to join her on her side. He picked a rice ball up the plate on the table and held it out to her. "Here. Eat this. You need your energy."
Chihiro starred down at the rice ball then up at Kohaku,trying to see into his eyes, into the soul of the boy she knew before. There was a slight sparkle, but it faded.
She smiled at him and took the rice ball from him. She took a bite. It was delicious! He nodded his approval and moved back to his side of the table.
When she finsihed, she thanked him. "It was very good. Did you make them yourself?"
He nodded. "Yah. I had to learn to cook a lot when I was younger, cause my parents were always gone."
She nodded. She didn't know what to say so she just kept quiet.
"Can I ask you a question?" Kohaku asked, breaking the silence.
"Hmm?" Chihiro looked up from her plate.
"That first night we met, at the library. I followed you up some hill. I found your pack laying by a statue of some sort. I figured you went into the tunnel there. I waited for you to come out. I didn't want to go in incase you wanted time by yourself. Where did go, if you don't mind me asking?"
Chihiro smiled down at her plate then looked up at him with a smile. "You wouldn't believe me."
He gave her a questioning look. "Try me."
She sighed. She stood up and walked over to the bank of the river, watching the dragonflys grace the surface of the water as it flowed down stream. Kohaku followed her.
"Remember when I told you that you reminded me of an old friend?"
"Yah."
"Well, I met that friend through that tunnel." She turned her head slightly to look at him. "His name was Haku." She turned around, not wanting to see the expression on his face. Her smile still remained.
It was silent for a long time. When Kohaku didn't comment, she continued.
"His name was Haku, and he helped me when I got serperated from my parents. I was only 10 then. The place on the other side of the tunnel is huge, an old abanded amusment park. I was there 3 days. Then I left. I said goodbye to him, but didn't turn around to look at him, because if I had, I knew I would have stayed."
"He was special to you, then?" Kohaku asked, unsure.
She nodded. "Yah. I didn't know it then, because I was still a child, but I fell in love with him."
There was a moment of pause. Then Kohaku did the unexpected and put his hand on her shoulder turning her around.
"Chihiro..." He sighed then continued. "Growing up I always had dreams about being able to turn into a dragon. And in these dreams, I always rescused a girl from some kind of danger. She kind of resembled you, maybe, if you were younger."
CHihiro's eyes lit up as she gazed at Kohaku.
Her closed his and continued telling her about his dreams. "Sometimes, as the dragon, I would see a pink shoe floating down a river, then a girl drowning. I would fly down and pull her from the waters depth. And sometimes, I dream that I'm carrying her far away from the hell she endured at some kind of old looking bath house. I have no idea where these dreams came from." He sighed. His hand fell off her shoulder.
She sighed and looked up at his face, trying to meet his eyes. "He knew my name was Chihiro, but he always called me by my nickname." She paused for a dramatic effect. "Sen."
He finally turned his gaze on her. "Your... not kidding... are you?"
She shook her head. "No."
Kohaku walked passed her and sat down on the bank of the river. He took his shoes off and dangeled his feet in the water. Nothing was said for some time. Chihiro joined him on the bank. They sat in silence, each with their own thoughts.
"What are you thinking?" Chiriho asked, breaking the silence.
Kohaku smiled and looked up at her. "How wonderful you are."
That surprised her. She was expecting anything other then that. "What?"
"I think your a wonderful girl, Chihiro. Beautiful, funny, smart, nice." He grinned. "I don't completly remember what happened, or even if I'm the Haku you love, but my dreams seem to tell me that's who I used to be. A different person with a different life." He looked at her with all seriousness. "Can you love me like you used to love him?"
Chihiro's eyes filled with tears. He knew he was a reincarnation. He couldn't remember, but he knew. And he wanted her love. He wanted the same love that she had saved all this time Haku. He was slightly different then the boy she knew, but with age one gains wisdom. She bet, that if she had knew Kohaku in this life as a child, then he would probably be alot like the Haku she knew. She could love him. She did love him. This was her Haku.
The tears spilled down her cheeks. He was about to open his mouth to applogize, but instead, Chihiro threw herself in his arms, crying against the cool material of his shirt. He wrapped his arms around her and held her. He didn't know what else to do. He didn't know if she was crying in pain, or in happiness. He didn't know if asking her that had hurt her or not.
After a few minutes, Chihiro pulled away slightly. A few tears still spilled from her eyes, but she was smiling. "I already love you. And I love you as Kohaku, not just Haku." She blinked a couple of times, drying her eyes. "You two are two different people. He was a kid, you are a man. ANnd I love you for just being you, Kohaku.
He smiled at her and pulled her back into a hug, gripping her tight. "I'm glad. Because I love you, too, Chihiro."
Chihiro smiled in his embrass. She may not have returned his memories, but she was happy. She had Kohaku. She was in love. Her past had finally caught up to her. She was with her soul mate. The boy, and the man, she would love forever.
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The End.
Yes, its over. I finally ended it. Not what everyone was excepting, was it? I had to so something with the ending. Of course it had to be a happy ending, as it was, but too many stories end with the main character getting their memories back. Chihiro needed to love for love, not love for her past. She matured, and realized that loveing him as he was now was better then nothing. She loved Haku, but is in love with Kohaku. It's confussing.
Well, I hope you enjoyed it anyway. I'm sorry it took so long to wright this last chapter. Like I said, with my fiancee breaking up with me, I had almost died myself. I loved him more then life... and now that I don't love him, I had time to write.
Check out my other fics. I'll be seeing ya around!
~~Sil Sil~~