Diamond Road
Disclaimer: I dont own Spirited Away, just the plot and the OC. Neither is the song, its by Enya.
Chapter One: Pilgrim
The pained...
Chihiro silently ran her hand through her sleeping daughters head, the memories was
to painful for her. And it all started with that marriage, which started out beautifully, but
unexpectedly ended horribly. In the court to be specific. Raising her two children by herself was
not an easy job. Everything she had worked for, seemed to crumble before her slowly, each taking
a piece of her heart. The hellish truth was, she could'nt even do anything about it, but just to
live with the pain.
If she was back to her happy days, when she was a teenager, when she was innocent and
thought that everything in the world was good and true, and someone walked up to her, saying that
in the next few years she was going to end up divorced. She would have laughed at the person, but
she was not a teenager anymore, and she soon realized that not everything in the world was good
and true as she thought it was. The man she trusted, left her, ridiculed her and broke her heart.
He filled her mind with lies and excuses. Her only life saver was her children, her eldest son,
Keitaro and her daughter Chihime. They were her metaphorical 'light at the end of the tunnel' in
an odd, yet true sense.
So, here she was walking or rather staggering in the road of life, with only her two
children to accompany her. 'At least I know I'm alone.' she wryly thought. She stood up from the
bed that belonged to Chihime and whispered a silent thank you.
'I better go to sleep, got work tomorrow.' she thought. She crawled into her bed, and
pulled the warm blanket, but even the blanket could not warm her spirit.
This room was not made for just one person.
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"Mommy, mommy!! wake up!!" Chihiro was awakened by a continous bouncing on her bed.
She opened her left eye, and saw Chihime giggling in her pink pajamas, while Keitaro was pulling
the curtains to let the sunlight in. Yawning, she sat up smiling at them.
"Good morning Chi, Kei." she greeted. She opened her arms, inviting them in. Both of
them gladly jumped in, at least Keitaro did, Chihime glomped her, playfully wrestling her. She
laughed. "Mommy, your going to drive me to school today right?" 5 year old Chihime asked, while
giving Chihiro the puppy dog eyes. 'Lucky, she didnt take after her father.' she proudly thought.
"Of course, I will." she replied gently.
"Mom, we better get moving. I dont wanna be late for school." Keitaro informed. She
nodded, "Yeah, me too, I'm supposed to give out a test today." She quickly stood and made her bed.
Taking a quick shower, she brushed her hair combing out the tangles. She sighed, here she was a
24 year old with two children, whos job is a science teacher at the nearby highschool. She once
thought of becoming a singer, her highschool music teacher said she had potential. She thought of
singing in a huge stadium, filled with adoring fans, but instead her stadium was her childrens room
and her fans were Chihime and Keitaro, not that she complained of course. She liked singing to them,
but sometimes she cant help but wonder what would have happened if she became a singer. Her sons
voice shook her out her thoughts.
"Lets go Mom, we're both ready." he called. "Alright, I'm coming." she replied. She
grabbed her purse and headed to her car where her kids were waiting.
She drove Chihime first at her kindergarden school house, and then Keitaro who was 3rd
grade in the town elementary school. She smiled, as hard as her life has been in the last 5 years,
she'd rather have this, than a life as a singer.
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"Well, there you are!, I've been waiting for you." exclaimed an annoyed voice. It was
Rin, her best friend and co-worker, the home economics teacher. "Sorry, woke up a bit late." she
replied. She walked inside the teachers lounge, and laid her belongings in the couch. "I thought
you were sick." Rin muttered, casting a worried glance at her friend.
"Nope, healthy as a horse. I just forgot to set alarm, is all." she gave Rin a smile,
enough to convince her that she was fine. She went over to her table and grabbed the test papers.
"Well, I gotta go. I'll see you at lunch." she waved and headed straight to the sophomores class
where she teaches.
As soon as she was out of sight Rin whispered, "Oh Chihiro, its been five years and
you're still in pain. Stop hiding it and let others help you."
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The lonely...
Rich, lavished walls decorated the hallway, goldenrods at every vase. Emerald, velvet
curtains gracefully draped over the silver bars over the windows. The walls spoke of wealth and
money, but it also spoke of anger and sadness. The walls saw the truth behind polite, open faces,
the smirk behind every smile. If only walls could talk, they would be able to tell us every thing,
every story and every secret. They hear everything we cannot, they see everything we could'nt.
And right now, they see a girl, not an ordinary girl, but a girl. Whos eyes like the walls heard
more than they wanted, saw things she had'nt wished to see. She sat in midnight blue sofa and
sighed. A lonely sigh.
She fingered a lock of her dark hair, almost as blue as the sofa itself. She twirled
it between her fingers, she inherited her appearance from her father, nothing from her mother. Not
that she cared, the woman they called her mother, was not worthy to be called mother. She was not
a mother, nor a wife to her father. She was a lying whore, who cared for nothing, but money. It
was hard for her trust anyone these days, with their families wealth and all. Her jade eyes, like
her fathers, scanned the room. And then, rested on a door, which led to a room. Her fathers room,
to be exact. She snapped her eyes shut, their father had come home again angry this time. She is
not even sure if this is still a home. Her father rarely smiled, rarely talked, if he did, it was
more like yelling. Though not at her, or her siblings, fortunately.
She quietly envied her friends, their families mostly. Having a family, that was not
quite normal, one could not help but feel a bit of jealousy every now and then. She frowned, she
had better stop dreaming or she'll be late for school again. A smile slowly crept to her lips,
'At least, Ogino-sensei will be my first period.' she thought. She liked 'Ogino-sensei' the most
out of all her teachers in the highschool.
She stood up and went to her fathers room to bid him goodbye.
"Dad, I'm going to school now..." she said softly.
He nodded, barely acknowledging her presence. He paused from his work, and looked at
her directly in the eye. "Stay safe." he replied. 'At least he still thinks about my safety.' she
wryly thought.
She carefully closed the door, and left. Her footsteps echoing along the way.
Why was this happening to her?, all she ever wanted was a real home...
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The angered...
Kohaku was holding a stack of papers in his hand, studying each closely for any
errors. The Nigihayami Corporation was under his control now, eversince his father died. They
owned most of the financial buildings here in Tochinochi. They had full control over the stock
markets. To make it simple, he was rich, his family was rich and everyone with his last name is
rich. Money, wealth and power were the words his father had drilled in his head ever since he was
five. He never forgot it, never will. It took a lot of his energy to keep the company going. It
took a lot of his time too.
But then, he got married and he threw everything he had worked for aside to keep his
wifes happiness. He ignored his job for his wife, her happiness was more important than his work.
He married young, but his parents didnt mind, he had enough money to last an entire life time.
At that time, he thought his wife was the most wonderful thing in the world. At that time, he
loved her more than life, but he was not a man to linger in the past... or was he?
"Ehnshi..." he muttered bitterly. Ehnshi was his wife. Was. Now, she was considered
an ex. wife. How foolish had he been to think that she had actually cared for him. She only liked
him for his money. She had played him well. But not well enough, he caught her with another man
several times, he caught the words she whispered to the man. Promises of money and gold.
He hated her, hated everything she did, but most of all he hated her for leaving their
children motherless. She lied to them, saying how she loved them but in truth, she thought of them
as brats. He angrily banged his fists on the table, creating a huge mark on it. Then again, who
was he to talk, he had'nt paid much attention to his children ever since the divorce. He buried
his face in his hands. What kind of father was he? What kind of family were they?
'A broken one thats what.' her thought. He stood up and went to his window, silently
watching his daughters slowly disappearing figure through the road. He looked up, his jade
eyes slowly searching the sky for any answers.
"It never happens the way we want. Never."
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Three lives, bound together by destiny and fate.
Three souls,
Three hearts,
Three hopes and
Three dreams.
Three different people in three different paths of life, though the roads all led them
to one place. The Diamond Road.
When your heart aches, hold on to hope and you know you'll be alright.
I know they will...
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Pilgrim:
by: Enya
Pilgrim, how you journey
on the road you chose
to find out where the winds die
and where the stories go,
All days come from one day
that much you must know,
you cannot change what's over
but only where you go.
*
One way leads to diamonds,
one way leads to gold,
another leads you only
to everything you're told.
In your heart you wonder
which of these is true;
the road that leads to nowhere,
the road that leads to you.
*
Will you find the answer
in all you say and do?
Will you find the answer
in you?
*
Each heart is a pilgrim,
each one wants to know
the reason why the winds die
and where the stories go.
Pilgrim, in your journey
you may travel far,
for pilgrim it's a long way
to find out who you are...
*
Pilgrim, it's a long way
to find out who you are...
Pilgrim, it's a long way
to find out who you are...
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A/N: This story is dedicated to those people/reviewers who voted for this story. Thank you,
hope you like it. Remember, reviews inspire authors, so please review. I'm sure that
after reading this chapter, ya'll hate Kohakus ex. wife, Ehnshi. Trust me, as you read
this story along, you're gonna hate her even more. There will be loads of C+K scenes.
I promise. Oh and I dont own Enyas song Pilgrim, its a real lovely and lonely song when
you hear it. And, I will make C+K meet, maybe in the 3rd chapter. I think. All my chapters
will be titled using a song title, the song will have a connection to every chapter like this
one, for example. Like pilgrims, Chihiro, Kohaku's daughter, and Kohaku is currently lost,
and wandering in the path of life, they are confused as to what to do nor where to go.
Then again, as the song says- we are all wanderers and pilgrims in our own way, we all
want answers to our questions. Though I believe that as time goes by, the answers will
come to us.
Read and Review please...^_^
Flames will be fed to my dog, Sam. Constructive criticisms are accepted.
Disclaimer: I dont own Spirited Away, just the plot and the OC. Neither is the song, its by Enya.
Chapter One: Pilgrim
The pained...
Chihiro silently ran her hand through her sleeping daughters head, the memories was
to painful for her. And it all started with that marriage, which started out beautifully, but
unexpectedly ended horribly. In the court to be specific. Raising her two children by herself was
not an easy job. Everything she had worked for, seemed to crumble before her slowly, each taking
a piece of her heart. The hellish truth was, she could'nt even do anything about it, but just to
live with the pain.
If she was back to her happy days, when she was a teenager, when she was innocent and
thought that everything in the world was good and true, and someone walked up to her, saying that
in the next few years she was going to end up divorced. She would have laughed at the person, but
she was not a teenager anymore, and she soon realized that not everything in the world was good
and true as she thought it was. The man she trusted, left her, ridiculed her and broke her heart.
He filled her mind with lies and excuses. Her only life saver was her children, her eldest son,
Keitaro and her daughter Chihime. They were her metaphorical 'light at the end of the tunnel' in
an odd, yet true sense.
So, here she was walking or rather staggering in the road of life, with only her two
children to accompany her. 'At least I know I'm alone.' she wryly thought. She stood up from the
bed that belonged to Chihime and whispered a silent thank you.
'I better go to sleep, got work tomorrow.' she thought. She crawled into her bed, and
pulled the warm blanket, but even the blanket could not warm her spirit.
This room was not made for just one person.
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"Mommy, mommy!! wake up!!" Chihiro was awakened by a continous bouncing on her bed.
She opened her left eye, and saw Chihime giggling in her pink pajamas, while Keitaro was pulling
the curtains to let the sunlight in. Yawning, she sat up smiling at them.
"Good morning Chi, Kei." she greeted. She opened her arms, inviting them in. Both of
them gladly jumped in, at least Keitaro did, Chihime glomped her, playfully wrestling her. She
laughed. "Mommy, your going to drive me to school today right?" 5 year old Chihime asked, while
giving Chihiro the puppy dog eyes. 'Lucky, she didnt take after her father.' she proudly thought.
"Of course, I will." she replied gently.
"Mom, we better get moving. I dont wanna be late for school." Keitaro informed. She
nodded, "Yeah, me too, I'm supposed to give out a test today." She quickly stood and made her bed.
Taking a quick shower, she brushed her hair combing out the tangles. She sighed, here she was a
24 year old with two children, whos job is a science teacher at the nearby highschool. She once
thought of becoming a singer, her highschool music teacher said she had potential. She thought of
singing in a huge stadium, filled with adoring fans, but instead her stadium was her childrens room
and her fans were Chihime and Keitaro, not that she complained of course. She liked singing to them,
but sometimes she cant help but wonder what would have happened if she became a singer. Her sons
voice shook her out her thoughts.
"Lets go Mom, we're both ready." he called. "Alright, I'm coming." she replied. She
grabbed her purse and headed to her car where her kids were waiting.
She drove Chihime first at her kindergarden school house, and then Keitaro who was 3rd
grade in the town elementary school. She smiled, as hard as her life has been in the last 5 years,
she'd rather have this, than a life as a singer.
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"Well, there you are!, I've been waiting for you." exclaimed an annoyed voice. It was
Rin, her best friend and co-worker, the home economics teacher. "Sorry, woke up a bit late." she
replied. She walked inside the teachers lounge, and laid her belongings in the couch. "I thought
you were sick." Rin muttered, casting a worried glance at her friend.
"Nope, healthy as a horse. I just forgot to set alarm, is all." she gave Rin a smile,
enough to convince her that she was fine. She went over to her table and grabbed the test papers.
"Well, I gotta go. I'll see you at lunch." she waved and headed straight to the sophomores class
where she teaches.
As soon as she was out of sight Rin whispered, "Oh Chihiro, its been five years and
you're still in pain. Stop hiding it and let others help you."
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The lonely...
Rich, lavished walls decorated the hallway, goldenrods at every vase. Emerald, velvet
curtains gracefully draped over the silver bars over the windows. The walls spoke of wealth and
money, but it also spoke of anger and sadness. The walls saw the truth behind polite, open faces,
the smirk behind every smile. If only walls could talk, they would be able to tell us every thing,
every story and every secret. They hear everything we cannot, they see everything we could'nt.
And right now, they see a girl, not an ordinary girl, but a girl. Whos eyes like the walls heard
more than they wanted, saw things she had'nt wished to see. She sat in midnight blue sofa and
sighed. A lonely sigh.
She fingered a lock of her dark hair, almost as blue as the sofa itself. She twirled
it between her fingers, she inherited her appearance from her father, nothing from her mother. Not
that she cared, the woman they called her mother, was not worthy to be called mother. She was not
a mother, nor a wife to her father. She was a lying whore, who cared for nothing, but money. It
was hard for her trust anyone these days, with their families wealth and all. Her jade eyes, like
her fathers, scanned the room. And then, rested on a door, which led to a room. Her fathers room,
to be exact. She snapped her eyes shut, their father had come home again angry this time. She is
not even sure if this is still a home. Her father rarely smiled, rarely talked, if he did, it was
more like yelling. Though not at her, or her siblings, fortunately.
She quietly envied her friends, their families mostly. Having a family, that was not
quite normal, one could not help but feel a bit of jealousy every now and then. She frowned, she
had better stop dreaming or she'll be late for school again. A smile slowly crept to her lips,
'At least, Ogino-sensei will be my first period.' she thought. She liked 'Ogino-sensei' the most
out of all her teachers in the highschool.
She stood up and went to her fathers room to bid him goodbye.
"Dad, I'm going to school now..." she said softly.
He nodded, barely acknowledging her presence. He paused from his work, and looked at
her directly in the eye. "Stay safe." he replied. 'At least he still thinks about my safety.' she
wryly thought.
She carefully closed the door, and left. Her footsteps echoing along the way.
Why was this happening to her?, all she ever wanted was a real home...
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The angered...
Kohaku was holding a stack of papers in his hand, studying each closely for any
errors. The Nigihayami Corporation was under his control now, eversince his father died. They
owned most of the financial buildings here in Tochinochi. They had full control over the stock
markets. To make it simple, he was rich, his family was rich and everyone with his last name is
rich. Money, wealth and power were the words his father had drilled in his head ever since he was
five. He never forgot it, never will. It took a lot of his energy to keep the company going. It
took a lot of his time too.
But then, he got married and he threw everything he had worked for aside to keep his
wifes happiness. He ignored his job for his wife, her happiness was more important than his work.
He married young, but his parents didnt mind, he had enough money to last an entire life time.
At that time, he thought his wife was the most wonderful thing in the world. At that time, he
loved her more than life, but he was not a man to linger in the past... or was he?
"Ehnshi..." he muttered bitterly. Ehnshi was his wife. Was. Now, she was considered
an ex. wife. How foolish had he been to think that she had actually cared for him. She only liked
him for his money. She had played him well. But not well enough, he caught her with another man
several times, he caught the words she whispered to the man. Promises of money and gold.
He hated her, hated everything she did, but most of all he hated her for leaving their
children motherless. She lied to them, saying how she loved them but in truth, she thought of them
as brats. He angrily banged his fists on the table, creating a huge mark on it. Then again, who
was he to talk, he had'nt paid much attention to his children ever since the divorce. He buried
his face in his hands. What kind of father was he? What kind of family were they?
'A broken one thats what.' her thought. He stood up and went to his window, silently
watching his daughters slowly disappearing figure through the road. He looked up, his jade
eyes slowly searching the sky for any answers.
"It never happens the way we want. Never."
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Three lives, bound together by destiny and fate.
Three souls,
Three hearts,
Three hopes and
Three dreams.
Three different people in three different paths of life, though the roads all led them
to one place. The Diamond Road.
When your heart aches, hold on to hope and you know you'll be alright.
I know they will...
-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-
Pilgrim:
by: Enya
Pilgrim, how you journey
on the road you chose
to find out where the winds die
and where the stories go,
All days come from one day
that much you must know,
you cannot change what's over
but only where you go.
*
One way leads to diamonds,
one way leads to gold,
another leads you only
to everything you're told.
In your heart you wonder
which of these is true;
the road that leads to nowhere,
the road that leads to you.
*
Will you find the answer
in all you say and do?
Will you find the answer
in you?
*
Each heart is a pilgrim,
each one wants to know
the reason why the winds die
and where the stories go.
Pilgrim, in your journey
you may travel far,
for pilgrim it's a long way
to find out who you are...
*
Pilgrim, it's a long way
to find out who you are...
Pilgrim, it's a long way
to find out who you are...
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A/N: This story is dedicated to those people/reviewers who voted for this story. Thank you,
hope you like it. Remember, reviews inspire authors, so please review. I'm sure that
after reading this chapter, ya'll hate Kohakus ex. wife, Ehnshi. Trust me, as you read
this story along, you're gonna hate her even more. There will be loads of C+K scenes.
I promise. Oh and I dont own Enyas song Pilgrim, its a real lovely and lonely song when
you hear it. And, I will make C+K meet, maybe in the 3rd chapter. I think. All my chapters
will be titled using a song title, the song will have a connection to every chapter like this
one, for example. Like pilgrims, Chihiro, Kohaku's daughter, and Kohaku is currently lost,
and wandering in the path of life, they are confused as to what to do nor where to go.
Then again, as the song says- we are all wanderers and pilgrims in our own way, we all
want answers to our questions. Though I believe that as time goes by, the answers will
come to us.
Read and Review please...^_^
Flames will be fed to my dog, Sam. Constructive criticisms are accepted.