The Tribulations of True Love
By: Guardian Leen
Written: 2/13/03
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the movie, Spirited Away nor the characters it belongs to, so please don't sue me! ^^;; Also, if you haven't seen Spirited Away, I'd advise you not to read this, since not only are there many relations to what happens in the movie, but it spoils the end to it as well! ^^
Feedback is greatly appreciated!
Author's Note: The next chapter after a long hiatus! Not much is motivating me with this fic, seeing as there are so many other Spirited Away stories out now, but I might find time to make a chapter or two available now and then. Well, I hope everyone enjoys this installment!
Notes: "..." - words someone says
*...* - actions and sounds
Without quotations - People's actions and Chihiro's thoughts.
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The Tribulations of True Love - Chapter 2 - Realizations and Memories
I look past the raging river, seeing a stunning theme park of some kind, "Why would anyone abandon anything so beautiful?" Gazing back at the stream, I see a line of stones, just large enough for me to cross over. Strange...It feels similar, "How silly!" I shrug off the idea, quickly hopping on the rocks over the water, careful not to fall in, "This place is giving me such strange vibes, though...I wonder, is it a coincidence?"
A thought strikes me as I enter the area, "But what time is it!? H-How did I get here anyway? And how do I get home?" Whipping out my watch I look at the time, "Afternoon!? Already! I missed school! Perhaps someone kidnapped me! Oh my…" I shiver at the thought, "Since I don't know where I am, the first thing I should do is try to find somebody to tell me where I am, and stat! Then I'll worry about finding my way home…"
Trudging through the many alleyways, I am still unable to find a single soul, "Though this place is abandoned...You'd think there would be someone just stopping by to camp for the night or something. Anything!" I look up at the sky, "It's getting dark...and...It'll be sunset soon." I fold my arms about me, praying for warmth as the sun slowly begins to disappear, "I have to find somewhere to sleep for the night if nothing else can be done. And hope to find some food too..."
Running through the empty streets I finally sense a hope for life, "F-Food!" Mountains, heaps, and tons of edible delicacies lay before me at a large, seemingly abandoned restaurant counter, "My lucky day!" I shout for joy, picking up a chicken leg, "Finally something to-" As I begin to feast upon it, I find something holding me back, "Something's wrong...Very wrong." I put down the leg sorrowfully, "I just can't bring myself to eat it...Why? It's like I know something will happen...Something bad, if I do." I look around the place, finding no one in sight, "Well, if there's food, there's life. Someone or something is living here, and I'm gunna find out what!" I leave wearily, hoping to come across a person soon.
Finding my way slowly around the park, I came to the last area I hadn't yet uncovered the tall building beyond a wide bridge. I stop, "Oh! The sun's about to set." Leaning against the rail of the crossway gracefully, I reflect upon the day's events, "Still...Everyone must be very worried about me." Looking back towards the entire landscape I say softly, "Y'know this place reminds me of a setting I dreamed of long ago. Sort of like when I moved here…" Chuckling, "Ah, yes, what a fantasy it was! Let's see...There was a servant girl of a sort, Rin...or was it Lin? Oh and a spider guy who ran the boiler room, but I forget his name. A short, impulsive head mistress with a twin sister whom she envied and a giant son!" More and more of my dream came to me as I finally sighed, "...And a boy..." I smiled, "His name was Haku, or should I say Kohaku? He was possibly the first boy I ever loved...Actually," I cautiously admitted to myself, "The only boy I ever really cared about. All of them. They all worked at a bathhouse called ABURAYA." I turn back to the sunset, "I wonder...Why is it now I recall all this? After all, it's been over, maybe, since I moved here 8 years ago, that I thought about that world...A world of spirits…" Gazing towards the end of the bridge I notice, "That...place, over there...Is that...? Nah, or…" I switch towards the park, back again at the sunset and finally ending at the tall tower ahead of me. I pinch my cheek roughly for but a moment, "Ow! Well...It's not a dream. Everything seems exactly as it was all those years ago in my imagination. Could it be I was not dreaming!? If that's true, then...OH NO! The sunset! When darkness reaches the town the spirits return and the river widens! I have to get out of here!"
I sprint through the roads, hoping to reach the entryway before dark, "If I can get over the river before night…!" Suddenly, shadow-like creatures appear out of nowhere, crossing my path, sensing my presence, just like before, "It wasn't a dream! And if that's true, then...Then...I can see Kohaku again!' My body hesitates slightly, but pushes onward as before plunging through the streets. Finally I reach the river and...Oh no. I'm stuck. Again. Crap.
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And so end's chapter 3 of our tale. Luckily I know where I'm headed with this now, so things should be getting smoother ^.^ Look forward to more Chihiro/Haku goodness comin' your way! Don't forget to review before ya'll click the little 'x' in the corner for your screen :D
By: Guardian Leen
Written: 2/13/03
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the movie, Spirited Away nor the characters it belongs to, so please don't sue me! ^^;; Also, if you haven't seen Spirited Away, I'd advise you not to read this, since not only are there many relations to what happens in the movie, but it spoils the end to it as well! ^^
Feedback is greatly appreciated!
Author's Note: The next chapter after a long hiatus! Not much is motivating me with this fic, seeing as there are so many other Spirited Away stories out now, but I might find time to make a chapter or two available now and then. Well, I hope everyone enjoys this installment!
Notes: "..." - words someone says
*...* - actions and sounds
Without quotations - People's actions and Chihiro's thoughts.
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The Tribulations of True Love - Chapter 2 - Realizations and Memories
I look past the raging river, seeing a stunning theme park of some kind, "Why would anyone abandon anything so beautiful?" Gazing back at the stream, I see a line of stones, just large enough for me to cross over. Strange...It feels similar, "How silly!" I shrug off the idea, quickly hopping on the rocks over the water, careful not to fall in, "This place is giving me such strange vibes, though...I wonder, is it a coincidence?"
A thought strikes me as I enter the area, "But what time is it!? H-How did I get here anyway? And how do I get home?" Whipping out my watch I look at the time, "Afternoon!? Already! I missed school! Perhaps someone kidnapped me! Oh my…" I shiver at the thought, "Since I don't know where I am, the first thing I should do is try to find somebody to tell me where I am, and stat! Then I'll worry about finding my way home…"
Trudging through the many alleyways, I am still unable to find a single soul, "Though this place is abandoned...You'd think there would be someone just stopping by to camp for the night or something. Anything!" I look up at the sky, "It's getting dark...and...It'll be sunset soon." I fold my arms about me, praying for warmth as the sun slowly begins to disappear, "I have to find somewhere to sleep for the night if nothing else can be done. And hope to find some food too..."
Running through the empty streets I finally sense a hope for life, "F-Food!" Mountains, heaps, and tons of edible delicacies lay before me at a large, seemingly abandoned restaurant counter, "My lucky day!" I shout for joy, picking up a chicken leg, "Finally something to-" As I begin to feast upon it, I find something holding me back, "Something's wrong...Very wrong." I put down the leg sorrowfully, "I just can't bring myself to eat it...Why? It's like I know something will happen...Something bad, if I do." I look around the place, finding no one in sight, "Well, if there's food, there's life. Someone or something is living here, and I'm gunna find out what!" I leave wearily, hoping to come across a person soon.
Finding my way slowly around the park, I came to the last area I hadn't yet uncovered the tall building beyond a wide bridge. I stop, "Oh! The sun's about to set." Leaning against the rail of the crossway gracefully, I reflect upon the day's events, "Still...Everyone must be very worried about me." Looking back towards the entire landscape I say softly, "Y'know this place reminds me of a setting I dreamed of long ago. Sort of like when I moved here…" Chuckling, "Ah, yes, what a fantasy it was! Let's see...There was a servant girl of a sort, Rin...or was it Lin? Oh and a spider guy who ran the boiler room, but I forget his name. A short, impulsive head mistress with a twin sister whom she envied and a giant son!" More and more of my dream came to me as I finally sighed, "...And a boy..." I smiled, "His name was Haku, or should I say Kohaku? He was possibly the first boy I ever loved...Actually," I cautiously admitted to myself, "The only boy I ever really cared about. All of them. They all worked at a bathhouse called ABURAYA." I turn back to the sunset, "I wonder...Why is it now I recall all this? After all, it's been over, maybe, since I moved here 8 years ago, that I thought about that world...A world of spirits…" Gazing towards the end of the bridge I notice, "That...place, over there...Is that...? Nah, or…" I switch towards the park, back again at the sunset and finally ending at the tall tower ahead of me. I pinch my cheek roughly for but a moment, "Ow! Well...It's not a dream. Everything seems exactly as it was all those years ago in my imagination. Could it be I was not dreaming!? If that's true, then...OH NO! The sunset! When darkness reaches the town the spirits return and the river widens! I have to get out of here!"
I sprint through the roads, hoping to reach the entryway before dark, "If I can get over the river before night…!" Suddenly, shadow-like creatures appear out of nowhere, crossing my path, sensing my presence, just like before, "It wasn't a dream! And if that's true, then...Then...I can see Kohaku again!' My body hesitates slightly, but pushes onward as before plunging through the streets. Finally I reach the river and...Oh no. I'm stuck. Again. Crap.
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And so end's chapter 3 of our tale. Luckily I know where I'm headed with this now, so things should be getting smoother ^.^ Look forward to more Chihiro/Haku goodness comin' your way! Don't forget to review before ya'll click the little 'x' in the corner for your screen :D