Disclaimer: I don't own Spirited away, if I did the movie would of ended up a little different and I definitely would make a second one... :) Anyway enough rambling and on with the actual story...
A hearty thankyou to Shado Walker and Kirby-lover 74 you're the best and you have given me the inspiration to continue writing my story...
Meeting Again
Chapter 1: dreaming of you...
She was dreaming. Chihiro somehow knew that she was not awake yet she was not unnerved by this knowledge and wanted to see what dream would tell her. First she was back in the bathhouse in the Spirit world. She was reliving her memory of when she was helping the water spirit. She had just tugged out the fishing line and was engulfed with water yet she was not worried that it would drown her. She felt comfortable and unafraid; she remembered how she felt the same when Haku or known as the Kohaku River spirit had saved her when she was little and had fallen into his river. Yes at first she was afraid as the torrid waters had closed around her head and all she could see was her little pink shoe bobbing out of reach but he came and then she felt safe. It was the same feeling as the river spirit held her. Yet this time as the river spirit gave her the medicine she dreamed this memory a little different. She could hear its voice in her head. Whispering something.
"Chihiro thankyou for saving me, here is a gift that will help you find your way home for it is not time for you to be here in this Spirit world. However I know one day you will return and be of great help to us. You will know when that time comes to pass. However you will not remember this conversation until then. Be safe little one."
Chihiro was then walking across the grass towards her parents, she was leaving the spirit world and Haku behind. She knew how this memory would end. The part of her that was awake began to wonder what would of happened if she turned around to glimpse Haku and the spirit world that she had spent two weeks in one last time. As if her thoughts we controlling her dream she felt her head begin to turn like it had when she was leaving. Instead of stopping this time she got a full glimpse back. She could see Haku standing on the steps watching her leave. A sad look on his face, his green eyes pensive. His green eyes meet hers and he began to frown, his raised his hands to his mouth as if to shout across the distance between them but Chihiro didn't notice because she had realised that Haku wasn't the only one standing on those stone steps. A black spirit was behind him, all she could see were slits of flame where this creature's eyes were supposed to be. A blank tentacle was raised behind Haku and she caught a glimpse of silver, a knife poised above his turned back. Chihiro screamed Haku's name but it was too late. He began to turn just as the knife came rushing down on him. It was too late to react and all he could do was gasp in as the knife struck him.
"Haku" she cried and his name echoed across the plains. Chihiro began to run towards him across the green grass that separated them. She ran away from her parents and towards him yet she knew she would be too late to save him.
"Nooooooooooo!"
***
Chihiro woke up gasping. She could feel the thin layer of perspiration on her face. She sat up and tried to control her harsh breathing. Minutes passed before her heart stopped racing and calmed down. Chihiro pushed aside her covers and sat on the side of her bed, her long legs stretched out before her. 'Was this a dream? She thought. 'Or a vision?' Chihiro was 17 now and her adventure into the spirit world felt more and more like a childhood adventure that haded faded into her past. She used to return to the old amusement park hoping to see all her friends once more but every time she was there nothing happened. Haku never came to see her and her faith in his promise turned to hope, then despair followed with a realization that he was never coming. Yet now she felt her memories of Haku and that time reawaken in light of her dream. 'What if Haku really had been attacked by that monster? Maybe that could be the reason why he never came for her?' Chihiro after mulling this over in her mind came to only one conclusion. She had to return and find out for herself if her dream held any truth.
To be continued...
Authors note: Well my half-baked ideas are starting to appear on paper (not literary speaking) and this story is starting to get of the ground. My only trouble now is keeping it that way... lol I will update soon but please review and give my itty bitty writing ego enough of a boost to continue with this story... :)
A hearty thankyou to Shado Walker and Kirby-lover 74 you're the best and you have given me the inspiration to continue writing my story...
Meeting Again
Chapter 1: dreaming of you...
She was dreaming. Chihiro somehow knew that she was not awake yet she was not unnerved by this knowledge and wanted to see what dream would tell her. First she was back in the bathhouse in the Spirit world. She was reliving her memory of when she was helping the water spirit. She had just tugged out the fishing line and was engulfed with water yet she was not worried that it would drown her. She felt comfortable and unafraid; she remembered how she felt the same when Haku or known as the Kohaku River spirit had saved her when she was little and had fallen into his river. Yes at first she was afraid as the torrid waters had closed around her head and all she could see was her little pink shoe bobbing out of reach but he came and then she felt safe. It was the same feeling as the river spirit held her. Yet this time as the river spirit gave her the medicine she dreamed this memory a little different. She could hear its voice in her head. Whispering something.
"Chihiro thankyou for saving me, here is a gift that will help you find your way home for it is not time for you to be here in this Spirit world. However I know one day you will return and be of great help to us. You will know when that time comes to pass. However you will not remember this conversation until then. Be safe little one."
Chihiro was then walking across the grass towards her parents, she was leaving the spirit world and Haku behind. She knew how this memory would end. The part of her that was awake began to wonder what would of happened if she turned around to glimpse Haku and the spirit world that she had spent two weeks in one last time. As if her thoughts we controlling her dream she felt her head begin to turn like it had when she was leaving. Instead of stopping this time she got a full glimpse back. She could see Haku standing on the steps watching her leave. A sad look on his face, his green eyes pensive. His green eyes meet hers and he began to frown, his raised his hands to his mouth as if to shout across the distance between them but Chihiro didn't notice because she had realised that Haku wasn't the only one standing on those stone steps. A black spirit was behind him, all she could see were slits of flame where this creature's eyes were supposed to be. A blank tentacle was raised behind Haku and she caught a glimpse of silver, a knife poised above his turned back. Chihiro screamed Haku's name but it was too late. He began to turn just as the knife came rushing down on him. It was too late to react and all he could do was gasp in as the knife struck him.
"Haku" she cried and his name echoed across the plains. Chihiro began to run towards him across the green grass that separated them. She ran away from her parents and towards him yet she knew she would be too late to save him.
"Nooooooooooo!"
***
Chihiro woke up gasping. She could feel the thin layer of perspiration on her face. She sat up and tried to control her harsh breathing. Minutes passed before her heart stopped racing and calmed down. Chihiro pushed aside her covers and sat on the side of her bed, her long legs stretched out before her. 'Was this a dream? She thought. 'Or a vision?' Chihiro was 17 now and her adventure into the spirit world felt more and more like a childhood adventure that haded faded into her past. She used to return to the old amusement park hoping to see all her friends once more but every time she was there nothing happened. Haku never came to see her and her faith in his promise turned to hope, then despair followed with a realization that he was never coming. Yet now she felt her memories of Haku and that time reawaken in light of her dream. 'What if Haku really had been attacked by that monster? Maybe that could be the reason why he never came for her?' Chihiro after mulling this over in her mind came to only one conclusion. She had to return and find out for herself if her dream held any truth.
To be continued...
Authors note: Well my half-baked ideas are starting to appear on paper (not literary speaking) and this story is starting to get of the ground. My only trouble now is keeping it that way... lol I will update soon but please review and give my itty bitty writing ego enough of a boost to continue with this story... :)