Disclaimer: That's it guys I'm confessing I own Spirited Away it belongs to me! Muwhaha ha ha Really it does! *A coconut falls out of the sky and hits me on the head* Ouch! Okay I don't own Spirited Away but it was nice for a second to say that I do! *Looks up quickly at the sky to check out for avenging coconuts* but unfortunately I don't but the idea for the story and any character which does not appear in the movie are the sole property of my deranged mind.... Lol :)
Oh thankyou for those who have reviewed for you having given me the inspiration to continue writing/typing my story and nothing tickles me more than having people review and say nice things... A hug for all of you, thankyou for reading and reviewing but lets face it? Where would the writers be if no one read their stories?
Meeting Again
Chapter 2: Walking the steps of my childhood....
Chihiro took a deep breathe looked into the eyes of her parents and mentally prepared herself to tell them the biggest lie that she had ever spoken in entire life before this moment.
"Mom, Dad can I go to Tairou-sans for the weekend?" Chihiro felt uneasy about lying to her parents in fact to anyone. It never felt right to say something that wasn't true. Plus she felt that a lot of problems never occurred if you were always honest. But she felt that Haku needed her more and that outweighed her conscience.
"Sure but why honey?" Chihiro looked at her mother. Chihiro mentally cursed herself for not thinking of a reason beforehand and quickly she said the first thing that came to her head.
"A project, were doing a school project together and we need to work on it, it will probably take all weekend." Her mother and father looked at each other across from the breakfast table and smile.
"Sure why don't you head over to her place tonight Chihiro after school spend the weekend and go to school with her on Monday?" Chihiro nodded and felt relieved but part of her knew that her parents trusted her and would say yes but she felt guilty all the same about breaking their trust this way but Haku needed her help and she felt she had to see him again. She sat there looking at her porridge trying to see his face in the lumpy white mess, willing him to appear. She smiled and shook her head at her own folly. Here she was early in the morning trying to make him appear in her breakfast. 'I must be insane' she thought. She sighed and pushed her plate away, she wasn't hungry, she had too much to think about. She went into her room and closed the door getting ready for a day of school. As she pulled a school white summer blouse over her head a thought occurred to her 'why only now did I dream of Haku? Why didn't I have dreamt it sooner?' Perhaps you were not readying to return and you were not strong enough to save him part of her whispered. Chihiro banished that thought and began to pack items that she might need for her trip; a bedroll, food, a water bottle, clothes...until her bag was full. She put on her shoes and smoothed down the pleats of her black skirt adjusting her uniform in the mirror before her. She reached for a brush and began to drag it through her thick, long brown locks. She had let it grow long and now it reached halfway down her back. She brushed it up into a ponytail and reached for her usual hair band. It glittered and flashed in the sunlight coming through her open window. She smiled as her forefingers traced along the threads and beads remembering what Zaneba had said to her about how it was special because her friends had weaved it for her and on some days she could feel their love. She tied it around her hair and looked at herself in the mirror. Soft liquid brown eyes that were not too dark nor light were framed by long lashes, her nose was still little and flat like a button but cute nonetheless. Her lips were small but always quick to smile. Her hair was up high but two whispy strands were left out to hang at the side of her face. She was five foot four and her body slender but not lacking curves. She met her own eyes in the mirror and they were filled with determination and questions.
"Am I strong enough to save him?" She asked herself. Not waiting for a reply she turned and picked up her back pack and left the room...
***
"Chihiro-san! Hello can you hear me? Hallo, wait up!" Chihiro looked up from her feet shaking herself from her thoughts and looked around to see who was calling her. She smiled as she saw Tairou-san running up to her waving one hand in the air. They had been friends for years ever since they had both caught the same bus to and from school. She waited for her best friend to catch up
"That was mean Chihiro, couldn't you hear me calling you?" Chihiro looked into Tairou's laughing blue eyes and shook her head sheepishly.
"Gomenasai Tairou-san, I was thinking about something."
"Chihiro" Tairou gave her a playful push knowing full well that she was always a dreamer and was often far away in her thoughts.
"Well, I think that I can bring it to myself to forgive you this time Chihiro but next time..." She let the threat hang in the air, building in dramatic suspense.
"You have to treat me to a sundae!"
"Tairou-san" Chihiro said with exasperation looking at her black haired friend with merry blue eyes crinkling with laughter.
"Alright" Chihiro said giving in, it was impossible to win against Tairou-san especially when her mind was set.
"Yay"
Chihiro stuck out her tongue and Tairou just smiled, grabbed her hand and dragged her off to the bus stop.
"Come one where gonna be late again and it will be your fault if Sensei gives us detention."
"Wait Tairou I need to ask you a favour."
"Yeah sure what?"
"Can I come to your house for the weekend?"
"Of course that's not a favour, your always welcome you know that."
"Yeah well that's not all see I'm not going to be at your place." Tairou stopped and look back at Chihiro in shock.
"Your not, where are you going?"
"To help a friend in need."
***
Chihiro sat in class counting down the minutes till it ended. She felt frustrated that she was sitting her while Haku could be in danger. But your not sure, after all it was just a dream a part of her whispered in her mind. Either way she had to find out. She stopped daydreaming and tuned in to listen to her Sensei. Seeing that he was still talking about the causes of the Meiji revolution Chihiro gazed out the window when she saw a flash on her computer work screen. It was a message from Tairou.
Tairou: So who is this friend?
Chihiro thought about what to say and then typed back
Chihiro: His name is Haku and he helped me once when I needed it badly.
Tairou: Ahh...so do you like him?
Chihiro: Tairou! I haven't seen him for years we meet when we were kids!
Tairou: Calm down I'm just teasing, you don't need to get so defensive. Anyway I'm happy to cover for you but take care Chihiro...
Chihiro: Thanks Tairou-san
Tairou: that's what friends are for but if you don't bring me back a souvenir from wherever your going I'm going to be very annoyed. :)
***
After school...
Chihiro was standing still looking at the long dark tunnel before her. 'This is where it all began' she thought and she could almost see herself as she was back then. When she thought at how scared she had been as a kid she winced. Now everything was different. With a sigh she settled her heavy bag on her shoulders trying to adjust the heavy weight more evenly. She was wearing long pair of blue jeans and red tank top despite the heat but she felt prepared for anything. She took a deep breath and walking into the darkness.
As she walked down the tunnel she felt as if she was retracing the steps she had taken all those years ago because nothing around here had changed. As she emerged from what she called the Clock tower she looked around, the long green fields of grass were almost waving back and forth in the wind. She could smell summer in the air and in the distance she could see the faded and broken down shops. She could also see steam rising from behind the buildings, a sure sign that the boilers in Bath House was lit. Something felt different about being her that the other times when she had returned. She felt a connection and somewhere deep down she knew she had returned.
She walked across the fields and gently walked over the stones that were testament that a river once flowed through this valley. She walked up the pale grey stone steps where she and Haku had said their goodbyes. She knew now that this was where the Spirit World began. She turned at the top of the steps and looked back toward the Clock tower imagining that she was Haku watching her leave, she wondered what it must of felt like to not be able to return to a world where you once belonged. She felt sorry for his spirit that was trapped here in this world because the Kohaku river was now built over by apartments. She then glanced at the sun, which was now sinking below the horizon. She knew that this was her last chance to back out, she would not and she watched it disappear and the stars come out to shine. She turned and started walking towards Zaneba's Bath House. Around her she watched as the lights in the shops began to flicker on and she smiled. Finally she was back.
To be continued...
Authors note: Finally I have finished this chapter which was much longer than my previous ones but I had so much to cover and things are starting to get interesting. Hang around for the next chapter because Chihiro is going to be reunited with some old friends and find out exactly what happened all those years ago....! Review if you want to cater to my ego but its nice to know if people like your story or if there are problems
Until the next chapter *salutes you and vanishes*
Azariel
Oh thankyou for those who have reviewed for you having given me the inspiration to continue writing/typing my story and nothing tickles me more than having people review and say nice things... A hug for all of you, thankyou for reading and reviewing but lets face it? Where would the writers be if no one read their stories?
Meeting Again
Chapter 2: Walking the steps of my childhood....
Chihiro took a deep breathe looked into the eyes of her parents and mentally prepared herself to tell them the biggest lie that she had ever spoken in entire life before this moment.
"Mom, Dad can I go to Tairou-sans for the weekend?" Chihiro felt uneasy about lying to her parents in fact to anyone. It never felt right to say something that wasn't true. Plus she felt that a lot of problems never occurred if you were always honest. But she felt that Haku needed her more and that outweighed her conscience.
"Sure but why honey?" Chihiro looked at her mother. Chihiro mentally cursed herself for not thinking of a reason beforehand and quickly she said the first thing that came to her head.
"A project, were doing a school project together and we need to work on it, it will probably take all weekend." Her mother and father looked at each other across from the breakfast table and smile.
"Sure why don't you head over to her place tonight Chihiro after school spend the weekend and go to school with her on Monday?" Chihiro nodded and felt relieved but part of her knew that her parents trusted her and would say yes but she felt guilty all the same about breaking their trust this way but Haku needed her help and she felt she had to see him again. She sat there looking at her porridge trying to see his face in the lumpy white mess, willing him to appear. She smiled and shook her head at her own folly. Here she was early in the morning trying to make him appear in her breakfast. 'I must be insane' she thought. She sighed and pushed her plate away, she wasn't hungry, she had too much to think about. She went into her room and closed the door getting ready for a day of school. As she pulled a school white summer blouse over her head a thought occurred to her 'why only now did I dream of Haku? Why didn't I have dreamt it sooner?' Perhaps you were not readying to return and you were not strong enough to save him part of her whispered. Chihiro banished that thought and began to pack items that she might need for her trip; a bedroll, food, a water bottle, clothes...until her bag was full. She put on her shoes and smoothed down the pleats of her black skirt adjusting her uniform in the mirror before her. She reached for a brush and began to drag it through her thick, long brown locks. She had let it grow long and now it reached halfway down her back. She brushed it up into a ponytail and reached for her usual hair band. It glittered and flashed in the sunlight coming through her open window. She smiled as her forefingers traced along the threads and beads remembering what Zaneba had said to her about how it was special because her friends had weaved it for her and on some days she could feel their love. She tied it around her hair and looked at herself in the mirror. Soft liquid brown eyes that were not too dark nor light were framed by long lashes, her nose was still little and flat like a button but cute nonetheless. Her lips were small but always quick to smile. Her hair was up high but two whispy strands were left out to hang at the side of her face. She was five foot four and her body slender but not lacking curves. She met her own eyes in the mirror and they were filled with determination and questions.
"Am I strong enough to save him?" She asked herself. Not waiting for a reply she turned and picked up her back pack and left the room...
***
"Chihiro-san! Hello can you hear me? Hallo, wait up!" Chihiro looked up from her feet shaking herself from her thoughts and looked around to see who was calling her. She smiled as she saw Tairou-san running up to her waving one hand in the air. They had been friends for years ever since they had both caught the same bus to and from school. She waited for her best friend to catch up
"That was mean Chihiro, couldn't you hear me calling you?" Chihiro looked into Tairou's laughing blue eyes and shook her head sheepishly.
"Gomenasai Tairou-san, I was thinking about something."
"Chihiro" Tairou gave her a playful push knowing full well that she was always a dreamer and was often far away in her thoughts.
"Well, I think that I can bring it to myself to forgive you this time Chihiro but next time..." She let the threat hang in the air, building in dramatic suspense.
"You have to treat me to a sundae!"
"Tairou-san" Chihiro said with exasperation looking at her black haired friend with merry blue eyes crinkling with laughter.
"Alright" Chihiro said giving in, it was impossible to win against Tairou-san especially when her mind was set.
"Yay"
Chihiro stuck out her tongue and Tairou just smiled, grabbed her hand and dragged her off to the bus stop.
"Come one where gonna be late again and it will be your fault if Sensei gives us detention."
"Wait Tairou I need to ask you a favour."
"Yeah sure what?"
"Can I come to your house for the weekend?"
"Of course that's not a favour, your always welcome you know that."
"Yeah well that's not all see I'm not going to be at your place." Tairou stopped and look back at Chihiro in shock.
"Your not, where are you going?"
"To help a friend in need."
***
Chihiro sat in class counting down the minutes till it ended. She felt frustrated that she was sitting her while Haku could be in danger. But your not sure, after all it was just a dream a part of her whispered in her mind. Either way she had to find out. She stopped daydreaming and tuned in to listen to her Sensei. Seeing that he was still talking about the causes of the Meiji revolution Chihiro gazed out the window when she saw a flash on her computer work screen. It was a message from Tairou.
Tairou: So who is this friend?
Chihiro thought about what to say and then typed back
Chihiro: His name is Haku and he helped me once when I needed it badly.
Tairou: Ahh...so do you like him?
Chihiro: Tairou! I haven't seen him for years we meet when we were kids!
Tairou: Calm down I'm just teasing, you don't need to get so defensive. Anyway I'm happy to cover for you but take care Chihiro...
Chihiro: Thanks Tairou-san
Tairou: that's what friends are for but if you don't bring me back a souvenir from wherever your going I'm going to be very annoyed. :)
***
After school...
Chihiro was standing still looking at the long dark tunnel before her. 'This is where it all began' she thought and she could almost see herself as she was back then. When she thought at how scared she had been as a kid she winced. Now everything was different. With a sigh she settled her heavy bag on her shoulders trying to adjust the heavy weight more evenly. She was wearing long pair of blue jeans and red tank top despite the heat but she felt prepared for anything. She took a deep breath and walking into the darkness.
As she walked down the tunnel she felt as if she was retracing the steps she had taken all those years ago because nothing around here had changed. As she emerged from what she called the Clock tower she looked around, the long green fields of grass were almost waving back and forth in the wind. She could smell summer in the air and in the distance she could see the faded and broken down shops. She could also see steam rising from behind the buildings, a sure sign that the boilers in Bath House was lit. Something felt different about being her that the other times when she had returned. She felt a connection and somewhere deep down she knew she had returned.
She walked across the fields and gently walked over the stones that were testament that a river once flowed through this valley. She walked up the pale grey stone steps where she and Haku had said their goodbyes. She knew now that this was where the Spirit World began. She turned at the top of the steps and looked back toward the Clock tower imagining that she was Haku watching her leave, she wondered what it must of felt like to not be able to return to a world where you once belonged. She felt sorry for his spirit that was trapped here in this world because the Kohaku river was now built over by apartments. She then glanced at the sun, which was now sinking below the horizon. She knew that this was her last chance to back out, she would not and she watched it disappear and the stars come out to shine. She turned and started walking towards Zaneba's Bath House. Around her she watched as the lights in the shops began to flicker on and she smiled. Finally she was back.
To be continued...
Authors note: Finally I have finished this chapter which was much longer than my previous ones but I had so much to cover and things are starting to get interesting. Hang around for the next chapter because Chihiro is going to be reunited with some old friends and find out exactly what happened all those years ago....! Review if you want to cater to my ego but its nice to know if people like your story or if there are problems
Until the next chapter *salutes you and vanishes*
Azariel