Seasons of the Heart
Disclaimer: I dont own Spirited Away, only my characters.
Chapter Two: Misty Arms
'Was it all just a dream?', Chihiro thought,'was I so stressed out
because of the moving that I had conjured my own little world?'
No...
It was real...
She had the perfect proof too...
The magenta hairband had never lost its sparkle through the years.
She had asked her mother several times where she got the hairpiece.
And several times had her mother answered "I dont know Chihiro." So,
it was real, that, or she's a stressed out lunatic. She glanced at her
bookshelf (her father had built her one as soon as they got settled
in, knowing how much she loved to read), " Face it Chihiro, only in
fairy tales can dreams such as yours can exist."
Yes, she had told herself that so many times. Handsome dragon-guys
like Kohaku belong only in her dreams and her past. Even if he did
exist, did he really love her as much as she did?, did he think of her
as much as she did? Besides, her parents would probably faint in
knowing that she was dating a river god. 'If I really was dating a river
god' she thought sadly.
"Chihiro, Jengo's on the phone!" her father, Akio Ogino, hollered.
"Hey Jengo!"
*Hey Chihiro!*
"What's up?"
*Not much. Chihiro is something wrong? You kept spacing out today, you
do know that you can always tell Hana and I anything, right?*
"Yeah, I know. Its just that well... maybe... its kinda hard to explain"
*We have time, my parents are out today and my sister, Jhena, is out on
a date. So, we can talk all night long*
Chihiro remembered Jhena, Jengos older sister in college, she was
nice. Jhena looked exactly like Jengo, only she had greyish-blue eyes
and her hair had no green dye. It was just long, silky and black.
*Chihiro? hello are you there?*
"Yes, I'm here."
Could she tell her?...
But what if Jengo thought her crazy? would she still be her friend then?...
Would she really risk her friendship?...
'Yes', she thought. Behind Jengos rough exterior, lies an understanding
soul. Besides, of all the people who could understand her, Jengo could.
'Besides Kohaku anyway.' she thought wryly. Afterall Jengo moved alot,
surely she must know what the stress of moving felt like.
"Alright, I'll tell you. Its a rather long story, and its unbelievable."
*Like I said we can talk all night long.*
And so she talked. She spilled every bottled thought in her heart for
six years to Jengo. She talked about the Incident. She talked and Jengo
never interupted. 'Either she's doing it to be polite or she thinks I'm
crazy.' she grimly decided.
"... so there you go. All these years of waiting and hoping."
*Wow. Chihiro, how come you never told us this?*
"Oh sure, I'd come in there and say: 'Hey Jengo, did you know that when
I was ten I went into this magical world, where boys turn into dragons
and old ladies with literally large noses rule the bathhouse. Where paper
birds are lethal and roasted newt is considered a delicacy."
She did'nt even realize that she had been screaming every word, until
her father came in her room and told her to quiet down.
*Calm down. No need to scream. I dont have spare ears, you know.*
"Sorry, but I have to admit. It feels good to have this all said and
done."
*I told you talking was a good thing. So its really real then? the
bathhouse I mean...*
"Yes, all of its real. Every single bit of it."
*Wow* Jengo repeated.
"Could you say something else besides 'Wow'?, its really annoying."
*Hehe... sorry. You know what the weird thing is?*
"What?"
*I believe you. I really do.*
"Really? no lies?"
*Really. No lies. We should tell Hana about this you know. I'd hate
keeping secrets from her.*
"Do you think she'd understand?"
*Yeah, she would. We are talking about the same Hana right?*
"Yeah."
*The same Hana who thought squirrels can talk. Yup, I think she would
believe us.*
"Alright... well, I gotta go. My parents want to use the phone. We
can tell Hana tomorrow."
*Okay, bye.*
"Bye."
Chihiro hung up the phone and gave out a long sigh. 'This is great,
finally someone understood me.', she did a little happy jig in her bed.
She looked at the clock, '9:30, hmm... enough time to go for a little
night walk.'
"Mom, Dad, I'm goin' outside for a walk. I'll be back by 10:00."
She took her gray sweater and changed into her favorite pair of
sneakers. "Fine, as long as you come back at exactly 10:00. Remember
the last time you did'nt come home until 11:00 and we started calling
the police?, I dont really want to do anything embarassing such as that
again." her father reminded her.
She did remember that. Painfully. It was rather embarassing, having
the police and a few of their neighbors search for her, thinking she
was kidnapped or worse. They found out later that she was at Hanas
house, she got carried away listening to Hanas new cd and forgot about
the time. Her parents were furious and grounded her for a week.
"Dont worry, I brought my watch just incase and I'm only taking a
walk. Nothing big." she assured them.
Yes, a simple walk. Thats all.
*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*
The moon was full and it held a mysterious glow. The moon seemed
to have a silvery-tint in it. And Chihiro, felt a longing ache in her
heart. Clutching her chest, she mumbled, "I'm pathetic, and I'm such a
hopeless romantic." The stars twinkled and the whole place seemed so
perfect for a romantic walk between lovers. Certainly not for a single,
loner like herself.
"Why dont I just end the pain and jump off a cliff?" she said loudly.
As soon as those words slipped from her lips, the winds began to pick
up. As if it was angry, the winds seemed strong enough to shake the
trees. Chihiro gave out a whimper, 'Okay, this is scary, maybe I should
go.'
As if the winds heard her thoughts, it quickly slowed down. It formed
a circle around Chihiro, making her unable to leave the place. Then, a
greenish mist formed around her, making her calm and unafraid. "What
is this?" she whisphered. The mist and the wind continued to circle
around her, slow, but never stopping. Soon enough the mist wrapped
themselves around like a warm embrace. 'Comfy.' she thought. She looked
at her waist where the 'misty embrace' was, the mist seemed to look like
real arms now. Real flesh, real blood and real arms.
She studied the pair of arms for a few seconds, but her eyes decided
to trail their way to their owner. Slowly she looked up.
Jade met Amber...
"Kohaku?"
*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*
Unknown to the 'lovers', four pairs of eyes were watching. One had
fiery red eyes, the face held a hidden sinister smirk. The second had
icy blue eyes, its eyes held hunger for blood. The third had cat-like
yellow eyes, this one held a centuries worth of secrets and suffering.
The last, had eyes full of nothingness. It was white, and no pupils.
Its eyes looked like the sunken eyes of death.
"Finally, our plan has begun to take action." the second remarked.
"It wont be long till the children arrive. Then we go for the kill."
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A moonlit night, lovers delight.
Wrap your arms around me and hold me tight.
Protect me from deaths sight.
~Shibahime Hibiya
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Review Response:
To Smiley-Chan: Thank you, you are my first reviewer, actually your
my only reviewer. (How sad is that?!) Anyways thanks ^_^ I hope you
read this chapter and like it. Yes, I like the Mickey Mouse part too!
A/N: Sorry about the format of my first chapter. I'm still having
problems with it when I upload stuff. It took me 5 tries to fix it.
And it still looks messed up. My formats gone *sighs* it looked nice
too. Damn, I'm not even sure how this will look like when I upload it.
Oh well, please review, it would really mean alot to me. Flames will
be used to feed my dog Sam though, constructive critism only!
Disclaimer: I dont own Spirited Away, only my characters.
Chapter Two: Misty Arms
'Was it all just a dream?', Chihiro thought,'was I so stressed out
because of the moving that I had conjured my own little world?'
No...
It was real...
She had the perfect proof too...
The magenta hairband had never lost its sparkle through the years.
She had asked her mother several times where she got the hairpiece.
And several times had her mother answered "I dont know Chihiro." So,
it was real, that, or she's a stressed out lunatic. She glanced at her
bookshelf (her father had built her one as soon as they got settled
in, knowing how much she loved to read), " Face it Chihiro, only in
fairy tales can dreams such as yours can exist."
Yes, she had told herself that so many times. Handsome dragon-guys
like Kohaku belong only in her dreams and her past. Even if he did
exist, did he really love her as much as she did?, did he think of her
as much as she did? Besides, her parents would probably faint in
knowing that she was dating a river god. 'If I really was dating a river
god' she thought sadly.
"Chihiro, Jengo's on the phone!" her father, Akio Ogino, hollered.
"Hey Jengo!"
*Hey Chihiro!*
"What's up?"
*Not much. Chihiro is something wrong? You kept spacing out today, you
do know that you can always tell Hana and I anything, right?*
"Yeah, I know. Its just that well... maybe... its kinda hard to explain"
*We have time, my parents are out today and my sister, Jhena, is out on
a date. So, we can talk all night long*
Chihiro remembered Jhena, Jengos older sister in college, she was
nice. Jhena looked exactly like Jengo, only she had greyish-blue eyes
and her hair had no green dye. It was just long, silky and black.
*Chihiro? hello are you there?*
"Yes, I'm here."
Could she tell her?...
But what if Jengo thought her crazy? would she still be her friend then?...
Would she really risk her friendship?...
'Yes', she thought. Behind Jengos rough exterior, lies an understanding
soul. Besides, of all the people who could understand her, Jengo could.
'Besides Kohaku anyway.' she thought wryly. Afterall Jengo moved alot,
surely she must know what the stress of moving felt like.
"Alright, I'll tell you. Its a rather long story, and its unbelievable."
*Like I said we can talk all night long.*
And so she talked. She spilled every bottled thought in her heart for
six years to Jengo. She talked about the Incident. She talked and Jengo
never interupted. 'Either she's doing it to be polite or she thinks I'm
crazy.' she grimly decided.
"... so there you go. All these years of waiting and hoping."
*Wow. Chihiro, how come you never told us this?*
"Oh sure, I'd come in there and say: 'Hey Jengo, did you know that when
I was ten I went into this magical world, where boys turn into dragons
and old ladies with literally large noses rule the bathhouse. Where paper
birds are lethal and roasted newt is considered a delicacy."
She did'nt even realize that she had been screaming every word, until
her father came in her room and told her to quiet down.
*Calm down. No need to scream. I dont have spare ears, you know.*
"Sorry, but I have to admit. It feels good to have this all said and
done."
*I told you talking was a good thing. So its really real then? the
bathhouse I mean...*
"Yes, all of its real. Every single bit of it."
*Wow* Jengo repeated.
"Could you say something else besides 'Wow'?, its really annoying."
*Hehe... sorry. You know what the weird thing is?*
"What?"
*I believe you. I really do.*
"Really? no lies?"
*Really. No lies. We should tell Hana about this you know. I'd hate
keeping secrets from her.*
"Do you think she'd understand?"
*Yeah, she would. We are talking about the same Hana right?*
"Yeah."
*The same Hana who thought squirrels can talk. Yup, I think she would
believe us.*
"Alright... well, I gotta go. My parents want to use the phone. We
can tell Hana tomorrow."
*Okay, bye.*
"Bye."
Chihiro hung up the phone and gave out a long sigh. 'This is great,
finally someone understood me.', she did a little happy jig in her bed.
She looked at the clock, '9:30, hmm... enough time to go for a little
night walk.'
"Mom, Dad, I'm goin' outside for a walk. I'll be back by 10:00."
She took her gray sweater and changed into her favorite pair of
sneakers. "Fine, as long as you come back at exactly 10:00. Remember
the last time you did'nt come home until 11:00 and we started calling
the police?, I dont really want to do anything embarassing such as that
again." her father reminded her.
She did remember that. Painfully. It was rather embarassing, having
the police and a few of their neighbors search for her, thinking she
was kidnapped or worse. They found out later that she was at Hanas
house, she got carried away listening to Hanas new cd and forgot about
the time. Her parents were furious and grounded her for a week.
"Dont worry, I brought my watch just incase and I'm only taking a
walk. Nothing big." she assured them.
Yes, a simple walk. Thats all.
*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*
The moon was full and it held a mysterious glow. The moon seemed
to have a silvery-tint in it. And Chihiro, felt a longing ache in her
heart. Clutching her chest, she mumbled, "I'm pathetic, and I'm such a
hopeless romantic." The stars twinkled and the whole place seemed so
perfect for a romantic walk between lovers. Certainly not for a single,
loner like herself.
"Why dont I just end the pain and jump off a cliff?" she said loudly.
As soon as those words slipped from her lips, the winds began to pick
up. As if it was angry, the winds seemed strong enough to shake the
trees. Chihiro gave out a whimper, 'Okay, this is scary, maybe I should
go.'
As if the winds heard her thoughts, it quickly slowed down. It formed
a circle around Chihiro, making her unable to leave the place. Then, a
greenish mist formed around her, making her calm and unafraid. "What
is this?" she whisphered. The mist and the wind continued to circle
around her, slow, but never stopping. Soon enough the mist wrapped
themselves around like a warm embrace. 'Comfy.' she thought. She looked
at her waist where the 'misty embrace' was, the mist seemed to look like
real arms now. Real flesh, real blood and real arms.
She studied the pair of arms for a few seconds, but her eyes decided
to trail their way to their owner. Slowly she looked up.
Jade met Amber...
"Kohaku?"
*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*
Unknown to the 'lovers', four pairs of eyes were watching. One had
fiery red eyes, the face held a hidden sinister smirk. The second had
icy blue eyes, its eyes held hunger for blood. The third had cat-like
yellow eyes, this one held a centuries worth of secrets and suffering.
The last, had eyes full of nothingness. It was white, and no pupils.
Its eyes looked like the sunken eyes of death.
"Finally, our plan has begun to take action." the second remarked.
"It wont be long till the children arrive. Then we go for the kill."
*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*
A moonlit night, lovers delight.
Wrap your arms around me and hold me tight.
Protect me from deaths sight.
~Shibahime Hibiya
*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*
Review Response:
To Smiley-Chan: Thank you, you are my first reviewer, actually your
my only reviewer. (How sad is that?!) Anyways thanks ^_^ I hope you
read this chapter and like it. Yes, I like the Mickey Mouse part too!
A/N: Sorry about the format of my first chapter. I'm still having
problems with it when I upload stuff. It took me 5 tries to fix it.
And it still looks messed up. My formats gone *sighs* it looked nice
too. Damn, I'm not even sure how this will look like when I upload it.
Oh well, please review, it would really mean alot to me. Flames will
be used to feed my dog Sam though, constructive critism only!