Neighbors: The Attacker
by Siren & SpelCastrMax
Authors Note (Yes there's 2 of us for the price of one): Everyone has
seen Spirited Away and EVERYONE wanted a longer ending, so here's our
rendition. Enjoy.
From SIREN: College is a bore.
From SPELCASTRMAX: That's our Chinese zodiac sign!
SIREN: What?!
SPELCASTRMAX: We were born in the year of the pig. Lucky us (sarcasm)
SIREN: Oh yeah! That's right! We're water pigs!
SPELCASTRMAX: That sounds like a bad name for an 80's hair band.
SIREN: You know what, you're right. That's just scary.
SPELCASTRMAX: And it's frightening too.
(SIREN shakes her head)
Chapter Four: The Attacker
Four teenagers exited the noisy swim team celebration party. Tommy
had slung his arms over Chihiro and Yukari's shoulders, acting drunk to
keep away his many admirers. Haku silently followed with an amused
smile.
Yukari was laughing hard. "I can't believe Kiki did that?! That was
so wrong!"
Tommy chuckled, "Yeah, but did you see Tombo's face afterwards?"
Chihiro giggled and dropped her half of Tommy, "There's something odd
about Kiki. She always seems kinda flighty."
As they walked down the road, something rustled in the bushes beside
Chihiro. She paused and stared down the plant. Not even Haku seemed to
notice her sudden interest in a bush. They continued to walk ahead of
her.
A small, pleasant voice called out to her, "Chihiro, come and help
me."
Chihiro took a step foreword, yet hesitated. The voice was in no way
panicked, but the words made her want to help.
The others suddenly observed their friend's absence. They turned and
yelled to her, "What are you looking at?"
"I thought I heard something," Chihiro replied. As she finished her
sentence and motioned towards the bush, an undistinguishable hand
snatched her wrist. It pulled Chihiro off the path as she let out a short
scream.
For the first time ever, Haku was not the first one to react. He
stood in shock as Tommy ran to leap in after her. Yukari's expression
matched Haku, but unlike Haku she did not snap out of it right away.
Regaining his composure, Haku followed Tommy into the dark forest.
They blindly fought the dwarf-sized creature that held a now unconscious
Chihiro. Tommy's fist made contact with the top of the creature's
"head". Haku tackled its "feet" and pulled Chihiro out of the thing's
grasp. It howled in frustration and bolted away out of sight.
Haku cradled Chihiro in his arms inspected her. Yukari chose this
time to walk onto the scene. She saw the sleeping girl in the young man's
arms and commented, "Oh how sweet."
Tommy panted, "Dude, don't wanna ruin the love fest or nothing, but
what the Hell just happened?"
Haku never looked up, but shrugged his shoulders. Tommy excepted this
answer, then glanced at surrounding trees. "We need get Chihiro
inside. Don't you live around here?"
The young spirit's eyes grew wide. "No. It's...the other way."
Yukari also took in the forest scenery. "What other way?"
Luckily, Chihiro stirred at that moment and caught everyone's
attention shoving the unanswered question to the back of their minds. Without
realizing where she was or who was holding her, Chihiro reached up for
her head and let out a slow, "Ow."
Finally facing Haku, but freezing where she was, Chihiro quietly
questioned, "What happened?"
"We kicked butt and you missed it!" Tommy replied with an adrenaline
rush. Haku only smiled.
Chihiro felt her forehead to find the bleeding cut left from the
battle.
Yukari studied it, then glanced at Haku and the injury on his
forehead. "Hey, you guys match now!"
Keeping her eyes away from Haku's, Chihiro gave a little smile similar
to the one he wore. Tommy watched them. "You two do match!"
The girl's smile left and she hid her blush by staring at the dirt.
"I think I should sit up now."
Haku helped her to her feet and didn't release his hold till he knew
she was steady. He whispered, "I'm sorry. I didn't sense this one."
Chihiro's embarrassment was forgotten as she looked up at him. "'This
one'?"
Over her shoulder she heard the twins demand, "What do you mean
'sense'?"
Haku stiffened, his face loosing all emotion. Without a word, he took
Chihiro's hand and started back for the path a medium pace, not even
waiting for the twins to follow.
"Haku, we have to tell them something," the girl behind him hissed,
"You have to tell me something. What did you mean by 'this one'?"
He continued not to speak. The twins jogged to catch up calling out
questions as they drew near. Haku sped up and rounded a corner before
the twins came too close.
Just around the bend drifted a black, translucent figure with a white
noh mask hanging where a face should be. His two stubby arms waved
frantically, trying to communicate with the occasional "eh".
Chihiro couldn't help grinning at her old friend not picking up on his
panic. "Noh Face!"
The spirit continued to gasp and sign. Haku, who understood the
signals, kept his face stoic as he replied, "I know. It already found
Chihiro."
Noh Face halted his motions and the unchanging mask looked to the
girl.
Tommy and Yukari turned the corner together, still shouting questions.
They went silent at the sight of Noh Face, stopping in place as if
rooted to the ground. It wasn't long before Yukari fainted. Tommy caught
her with a pleading look telling all that he wished he could faint as
well.
______________
We got some action in there! It's not just off camera. Yay. And
whomsoever caught the other Miyazaki movie reference shall receive an
imaginary cookie and a shrubbery! Keep the reviews coming.
by Siren & SpelCastrMax
Authors Note (Yes there's 2 of us for the price of one): Everyone has
seen Spirited Away and EVERYONE wanted a longer ending, so here's our
rendition. Enjoy.
From SIREN: College is a bore.
From SPELCASTRMAX: That's our Chinese zodiac sign!
SIREN: What?!
SPELCASTRMAX: We were born in the year of the pig. Lucky us (sarcasm)
SIREN: Oh yeah! That's right! We're water pigs!
SPELCASTRMAX: That sounds like a bad name for an 80's hair band.
SIREN: You know what, you're right. That's just scary.
SPELCASTRMAX: And it's frightening too.
(SIREN shakes her head)
Chapter Four: The Attacker
Four teenagers exited the noisy swim team celebration party. Tommy
had slung his arms over Chihiro and Yukari's shoulders, acting drunk to
keep away his many admirers. Haku silently followed with an amused
smile.
Yukari was laughing hard. "I can't believe Kiki did that?! That was
so wrong!"
Tommy chuckled, "Yeah, but did you see Tombo's face afterwards?"
Chihiro giggled and dropped her half of Tommy, "There's something odd
about Kiki. She always seems kinda flighty."
As they walked down the road, something rustled in the bushes beside
Chihiro. She paused and stared down the plant. Not even Haku seemed to
notice her sudden interest in a bush. They continued to walk ahead of
her.
A small, pleasant voice called out to her, "Chihiro, come and help
me."
Chihiro took a step foreword, yet hesitated. The voice was in no way
panicked, but the words made her want to help.
The others suddenly observed their friend's absence. They turned and
yelled to her, "What are you looking at?"
"I thought I heard something," Chihiro replied. As she finished her
sentence and motioned towards the bush, an undistinguishable hand
snatched her wrist. It pulled Chihiro off the path as she let out a short
scream.
For the first time ever, Haku was not the first one to react. He
stood in shock as Tommy ran to leap in after her. Yukari's expression
matched Haku, but unlike Haku she did not snap out of it right away.
Regaining his composure, Haku followed Tommy into the dark forest.
They blindly fought the dwarf-sized creature that held a now unconscious
Chihiro. Tommy's fist made contact with the top of the creature's
"head". Haku tackled its "feet" and pulled Chihiro out of the thing's
grasp. It howled in frustration and bolted away out of sight.
Haku cradled Chihiro in his arms inspected her. Yukari chose this
time to walk onto the scene. She saw the sleeping girl in the young man's
arms and commented, "Oh how sweet."
Tommy panted, "Dude, don't wanna ruin the love fest or nothing, but
what the Hell just happened?"
Haku never looked up, but shrugged his shoulders. Tommy excepted this
answer, then glanced at surrounding trees. "We need get Chihiro
inside. Don't you live around here?"
The young spirit's eyes grew wide. "No. It's...the other way."
Yukari also took in the forest scenery. "What other way?"
Luckily, Chihiro stirred at that moment and caught everyone's
attention shoving the unanswered question to the back of their minds. Without
realizing where she was or who was holding her, Chihiro reached up for
her head and let out a slow, "Ow."
Finally facing Haku, but freezing where she was, Chihiro quietly
questioned, "What happened?"
"We kicked butt and you missed it!" Tommy replied with an adrenaline
rush. Haku only smiled.
Chihiro felt her forehead to find the bleeding cut left from the
battle.
Yukari studied it, then glanced at Haku and the injury on his
forehead. "Hey, you guys match now!"
Keeping her eyes away from Haku's, Chihiro gave a little smile similar
to the one he wore. Tommy watched them. "You two do match!"
The girl's smile left and she hid her blush by staring at the dirt.
"I think I should sit up now."
Haku helped her to her feet and didn't release his hold till he knew
she was steady. He whispered, "I'm sorry. I didn't sense this one."
Chihiro's embarrassment was forgotten as she looked up at him. "'This
one'?"
Over her shoulder she heard the twins demand, "What do you mean
'sense'?"
Haku stiffened, his face loosing all emotion. Without a word, he took
Chihiro's hand and started back for the path a medium pace, not even
waiting for the twins to follow.
"Haku, we have to tell them something," the girl behind him hissed,
"You have to tell me something. What did you mean by 'this one'?"
He continued not to speak. The twins jogged to catch up calling out
questions as they drew near. Haku sped up and rounded a corner before
the twins came too close.
Just around the bend drifted a black, translucent figure with a white
noh mask hanging where a face should be. His two stubby arms waved
frantically, trying to communicate with the occasional "eh".
Chihiro couldn't help grinning at her old friend not picking up on his
panic. "Noh Face!"
The spirit continued to gasp and sign. Haku, who understood the
signals, kept his face stoic as he replied, "I know. It already found
Chihiro."
Noh Face halted his motions and the unchanging mask looked to the
girl.
Tommy and Yukari turned the corner together, still shouting questions.
They went silent at the sight of Noh Face, stopping in place as if
rooted to the ground. It wasn't long before Yukari fainted. Tommy caught
her with a pleading look telling all that he wished he could faint as
well.
______________
We got some action in there! It's not just off camera. Yay. And
whomsoever caught the other Miyazaki movie reference shall receive an
imaginary cookie and a shrubbery! Keep the reviews coming.
