Chapter 2: Don't Look Back
Chihiro saw Haku walking toward her. She could see a smile hidden on his face. She couldn't tell if he wanted her to come back or not. "Only been 20 minutes Haku," she said. "I already can't stand being away." It started to get dark. "Listen Chihiro meet me here tomarrow, you HAVE to go NOW. And meet me after school, your first day of school." Well, thanks for reminding me. Chihiro thought.
When she returned home, Chihiro sighed as she received another scolding from her parents. "Why were you gone so long? What's the matter with you?" they said. Chihiro just walked up to her new room. When she got there, she noticed the door to get into her room was blue. She smiled as it reminded her of Haku for some reason. She turned the door knob and slowly uncovered the room. It almost surprised her not too smell the water of the bath house, or see blood all over the place. All she saw were boxes of her things, things now that were too ordinary to her now.
As she slept she of course dreamed of her adventure in the bath house. This one was different. This dream was when she was taking Ubaba's pig test. She dreamed she picked two pigs and she was of course wrong. She dreamed of being Ubaba's slave forever, and Haku, oh Haku was nowhere to be seen. She dreamed Ubaba killed him.
At the sound of her alarm clock she woke up startled. Her pillow was soaked with tears. She knew her parents were going to be upset with her odd behavior once again. She was sweating hard and tears still were spilling. She got up and instantly fell to the ground. She felt sick with fear. She got up, and this time fainted. Blackness.
She woke up, her parents were concerned. They were leaning over her. She told them she just had a nightmare and then splashed her face with the water her parents had brought over. She was okay. "I'm Okay" she said. She instantly remembered when she had first said that to Haku when she was transparent. Then she remembered the day before. Meet me here, Haku had told her. So of course she was going to be there, but how? Her parents were all protective now, and wouldn't let her leave. She would have to sneak out.
She didn't like her new school. Many jocks that only gave her glares were there. She was only looking forward to being with Haku.... "Chihiro!" her teacher, Mr. Kikishtu said. Chihiro startled out of her thoughts. Oh yeah, Sen isn't my name, she thought. She couldn't concentrate today. Everything was boring. "Chihiro no yawing in my classroom!" she thought someone said something like that, but she wasn't sure. Finally the school bell rang to show that the day was over.
Not a single student talked to her that day, and that was fine with her. These people were NOT her friends. When she got off the bus she brought up her courage to tell her parents what she was doing. She didn't usually lie to them. "I'm going to the library." She said. Her parents looked at one another and shook their heads. "No," was their answer. Chihiro heard that answer many times before. She could have laughed. "Please just let me take a walk!" she said. She had that face, the voice, everything of when she was getting a job from Ubaba. "I'll be okay! I have no homework anyway." She said and ran off. She heard nothing from her parents. She took the way toward the path with great excitement in her. She wondered why Haku actually TOLD her to come back.
When she finally reached the end of the tunnel, she didn't see Haku waiting for her. Her heart sank. "Maybe he doesn't know when school ends." She said under her breathe. She stopped dead. "What if something happened to him!" she gasped. She stood there not knowing what to do. Still, she waited, and waited.
Eventually he came. He was in bad shape. Something definitely happened to him. His eyes were bloodshot like no sleep, and he drooled. "Haku, what happened?" Chihiro said, worried. Haku moaned, "Ubaba...knows...you are here..." he rubbed his eyes. He suddenly seemed better after that motion. Chihiro blinked. "I'm sorry Chihiro, but your parents will be worried if you come back to help us with a new problem. But there is good news." Chihiro didn't think her not being able to go back would have good news in it. She so wanted to go back. "Chihiro, I can make it now, so no time will pass in the human world when you help us." Haku continued. She leaped with joy inside. I'm going back! I'm going back! She chanted inside. Then she remembered the horrible word. That word was 'problem'.
"What's wrong in the bath house Haku?" Chihiro said. "I've been gone only for a day!" she added. "It happened overnight." He said. Then he grabbed her arm and ran and when she looked back the path was full of water.
Find out what happens next in Chapter 3 coming soon!
Chihiro saw Haku walking toward her. She could see a smile hidden on his face. She couldn't tell if he wanted her to come back or not. "Only been 20 minutes Haku," she said. "I already can't stand being away." It started to get dark. "Listen Chihiro meet me here tomarrow, you HAVE to go NOW. And meet me after school, your first day of school." Well, thanks for reminding me. Chihiro thought.
When she returned home, Chihiro sighed as she received another scolding from her parents. "Why were you gone so long? What's the matter with you?" they said. Chihiro just walked up to her new room. When she got there, she noticed the door to get into her room was blue. She smiled as it reminded her of Haku for some reason. She turned the door knob and slowly uncovered the room. It almost surprised her not too smell the water of the bath house, or see blood all over the place. All she saw were boxes of her things, things now that were too ordinary to her now.
As she slept she of course dreamed of her adventure in the bath house. This one was different. This dream was when she was taking Ubaba's pig test. She dreamed she picked two pigs and she was of course wrong. She dreamed of being Ubaba's slave forever, and Haku, oh Haku was nowhere to be seen. She dreamed Ubaba killed him.
At the sound of her alarm clock she woke up startled. Her pillow was soaked with tears. She knew her parents were going to be upset with her odd behavior once again. She was sweating hard and tears still were spilling. She got up and instantly fell to the ground. She felt sick with fear. She got up, and this time fainted. Blackness.
She woke up, her parents were concerned. They were leaning over her. She told them she just had a nightmare and then splashed her face with the water her parents had brought over. She was okay. "I'm Okay" she said. She instantly remembered when she had first said that to Haku when she was transparent. Then she remembered the day before. Meet me here, Haku had told her. So of course she was going to be there, but how? Her parents were all protective now, and wouldn't let her leave. She would have to sneak out.
She didn't like her new school. Many jocks that only gave her glares were there. She was only looking forward to being with Haku.... "Chihiro!" her teacher, Mr. Kikishtu said. Chihiro startled out of her thoughts. Oh yeah, Sen isn't my name, she thought. She couldn't concentrate today. Everything was boring. "Chihiro no yawing in my classroom!" she thought someone said something like that, but she wasn't sure. Finally the school bell rang to show that the day was over.
Not a single student talked to her that day, and that was fine with her. These people were NOT her friends. When she got off the bus she brought up her courage to tell her parents what she was doing. She didn't usually lie to them. "I'm going to the library." She said. Her parents looked at one another and shook their heads. "No," was their answer. Chihiro heard that answer many times before. She could have laughed. "Please just let me take a walk!" she said. She had that face, the voice, everything of when she was getting a job from Ubaba. "I'll be okay! I have no homework anyway." She said and ran off. She heard nothing from her parents. She took the way toward the path with great excitement in her. She wondered why Haku actually TOLD her to come back.
When she finally reached the end of the tunnel, she didn't see Haku waiting for her. Her heart sank. "Maybe he doesn't know when school ends." She said under her breathe. She stopped dead. "What if something happened to him!" she gasped. She stood there not knowing what to do. Still, she waited, and waited.
Eventually he came. He was in bad shape. Something definitely happened to him. His eyes were bloodshot like no sleep, and he drooled. "Haku, what happened?" Chihiro said, worried. Haku moaned, "Ubaba...knows...you are here..." he rubbed his eyes. He suddenly seemed better after that motion. Chihiro blinked. "I'm sorry Chihiro, but your parents will be worried if you come back to help us with a new problem. But there is good news." Chihiro didn't think her not being able to go back would have good news in it. She so wanted to go back. "Chihiro, I can make it now, so no time will pass in the human world when you help us." Haku continued. She leaped with joy inside. I'm going back! I'm going back! She chanted inside. Then she remembered the horrible word. That word was 'problem'.
"What's wrong in the bath house Haku?" Chihiro said. "I've been gone only for a day!" she added. "It happened overnight." He said. Then he grabbed her arm and ran and when she looked back the path was full of water.
Find out what happens next in Chapter 3 coming soon!