Chapter Two - The Awakening
Early the next morning an elderly woman stepped outside, wanting to enjoy the beginning of the day. She believed that no matter how old you were you were never too old to enjoy the simple things in life. She was seventy years old, with long grey hair tied into a bun with a purple band. Even in her old age, she still had highlights of her dark brown hair. Looking out on the porch of her old home, she saw a lone figure lying on the wooden steps. Kneeling beside the sleeping figure, she noticed it was a very familiar looking boy, his hair tied with a green band like hers. Making sure no one was watching, she made a motion with her two hands, and the boy was lifted in the air and brought inside her home, and onto a couch.
No one knew that this woman was special…
Retrieving a warm blanket, she put it over him, her chocolate brown eyes, never leaving his face, they shone with joy. Then, the expression on her face was gone, as if it had never been there in the first place. She sat in her rocking chair, looking at the pictures displayed around the room. Then one caught her eye, the picture was of a girl with chocolate brown eyes and dark brown hair. Beside her was a boy slightly older than her with black, shoulder length hair and jade green eyes. He had his arms around her and behind both of them was a young woman wearing bathhouse work clothes. All three were on a bridge, smiling.
That girl in the picture was taken so many years ago. It was hard to believe that the young girl was her… and it was hard to believe that his change was so minor…
Haku's POV
When my eyes finally opened I couldn't remember what had happened right away. I looked at my surroundings and realized I was no longer on the doorstep of the blue house.
Where was I?
I felt warmth leave me as a blanket slipped off. I sat up, still looking around the room. And then I noticed the elderly woman in the corner, still as stone, watching me.
"I see you're awake…"
"How long have I been here?"
"I found you on my doorstep this morning, asleep…"
"Oh…"
There was something about this woman that seemed so familiar to me. I studied her more closely. I began to panic.
"You don't recognize me Haku?"
She knew my name. How? Grey hair with brown streaks… Chocolate brown eyes… Could it be…? No! It had only been six years… Or had it? Then I saw the purple band in her hair and my question was answered. The woman who sat there… the woman I'd been dreaming of for six years… was my Chihiro…
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