Gothic_farie: Okay, hereÕs the next chappie for all of you! Oh yeah, I donÕt own S.PÉI wish I did, but I donÕtÉ*sniff*
Oh yeah, and IÕm REALLY sorry about the paragraphs beforeÉ.I didnÕt know how to tab them on a word docÉ.
Waiting --- Chapter 1
ÒChihiro! Hello, earth to Chihiro, come in Chihiro, we need you!Ó ChihiroÕs grey eyes opened suddenly, and she blinked. Yuki, a girl with pitch black hair and blue eyes was standing right in front of her, waving her hand in front of ChihiroÕs face. Chihiro stepped back, startled, and then smiled sheepishly. ÒOh, IÕm sorry Yuki. Was I daydreaming again?Ó Yuki grinned, and patted her smaller friend on the back. ÒOnly if you call staring into space every single second and not listening to a word your friend says, then yes, I would say you were daydreaming. Was it about that boy again?Ó Chihiro blushed, and began to walk to class. ÒI have no idea what youÕre talking about, Yuki! Go to class or youÕll be late!Ó Yuki laughed and waved goodbye as she went towards her history class. Chihiro slid down into her seat, and waited for the teacher to begin teaching about geometry. She sighed, and propped her head on her hand. ÔItÕs not fairÉitÕs already been six years, and he still hasnÕt come. He hasnÕt kept his promise to me. Oh, what am I talking about? It didnÕt even happen. It was just a stupid dream. Right? Just a dream?Õ Closing her eyes, Chihiro felt a prick of pain in her heart as she sat there, her hair now a few inches longer, her body more filled out.
Chihiro had never forgotten Haku, Yubaba, Rin, No-Face, Zeniba, Bo, Kamajii, or anyone from the Spirit World. She had written her adventure into her diary, and every night she would read the last page, when Haku had promised they would see each other again. ÔHe liedÉHe said we would meet again, and he LIED!Õ Her fist banged down on her desk, and she huffed in frustration.
ÒChihiro? Is there something you would like to tell the rest of the class?Ó Chihiro looked up, and saw her teacherÕs stern face glaring at her from behind pointed glasses, and the students looking at her with startled expressions, and a few sniggering behind their hands. She blushed, and shook her head. ÒAhÉSorry MaÕam, I didnÕt mean to- I justÉ.Ó She trailed off, as she couldnÕt think of anything to say. The world to her was simply just a transfer of school, home, and YukiÕs house. Her world had changed ever since the day she had stepped into the Spirit World and gone through her whole adventure.
After class, Chihiro felt deflated. It was as if her life had been pricked with a needle, and all of her joy and happiness had flown out the window, along with her knowledge of the quadratic equation. Her life was grey, and meaningless. She could pretend to be happy, but her smile never reached her eyes. All she could think about now was getting away. She wanted to run across fields, laugh, let the sun warm her, and have someone enjoy it with her. She wanted to fly up in the night sky, feeling the moonlight stroke her skin, and the stars wink at her, while she held tightly on to Haku, letting her hair flow down from her ponytail, and cascade down her back.
ButÉÉ.all she could do was hope, and believe that one day Haku would come back and keep his promise to her. She wanted to run up to him, and hug him tight, and make sure that he was really there. In her dreams, she had seen him, and run towards him, but her hand always went through, reminding her that this was a dream, and nothing more. She had nightmares every week about Haku abandoning her, his emerald eyes staring harshly into hers, his beautiful voice telling her coldly that she was a fool to believe that he would ever come back for a stupid human like her.
ChihiroÕs eyes filled up with tears, and she shook her head, covering her eyes with a shaking hand. ÔIt just ISNÕT fair how nothing goes my way. If only I could have told Haku something, ANYTHING, besides what I said. I sounded so stupid.Õ She stopped in the middle of the sidewalk, her hands clenched on her suitcase, her eyes staring at the ground. ÔChihiroÉÉÉ.Ó
She looked up, and turned around. No one seemed to have said her name. There were just stern looking people in suits and uniforms going to or fro from work. She turned around again and again, before deciding she was mentally going insane.
ÔChihiroÉ..Ó She sighed, and was about to keep walking, when she caught sight of a boy about her age, who looked exactly likeÉ..likeÉ.Õbut it CANÕT be!Õ . She stared, and her throat closed up, her feet frozen to the spot. Her heart was pounding erratically, and she mouthed the name over and over. ÔWhat is heÉ.how can he be here? Haku, is it really you?Õ
He looked in pain, his eyes sunken, his skin pale and stretched across his face. He had a ragged cloth that looked like it was once a white and blue uniform. His hair was darker, still the same length, but un-kept. His hands were shaking, and he had bruised and cuts everywhere. He reached out to her slowly, and she staggered forwards, her face a perfect portrait of confusion, relief, and happiness. ÔH-Haku? Why are you-Ò Haku motioned for her to be silent as a sad smile flickered over his face. ÔI tried, Chihiro. I tried to keep my promise. ForgiveÉ..meÉÉÓ With that, his form wavered, grew transparent, and finally faded to nothing. Chihiro stopped where she was, her hand half way up, trying to reach his, tears flooding down her cheeks. ÒHaku, what happened to you?Ó
Gothic_farie: heh hehÉ.I hope this is better. I didnÕt have a lot of time to write it, IÕm sorry. But IÕm trying! R&R please! Thanks to everyone who reviewed, replies will be in next chapter, I promise!