Disclaimer: I do not own Spirited Away or any of the characters in the
movie/manga, except for the ones I made up that are not in the movie.
A/N: Akio is Chihiro's father, and Yuuko is her mother. .
Chapter 1: Coming Home
"What? Honey, look at this!" Yuuko pointed to a sign in their front yard as they pulled up to their new house for the first time since they left the "theme park". "FOR SALE?!" shrieked Yuuko as the letters on the sign became visible, "W-why is that?" She looked terrified as she stared wide-eyed at the large red writing. Akio rested his hand on his wife's shoulder reassuringly, though inside he was just as shocked and unnerved as she was.
"We'll go up to the real estate agency right now and see what this is all about, okay?" he said. All Yuuko could do was nod her head, eyes still locked on the sign. Chihiro pulled herself up to the front.
"Will we have to get a new house?" she asked. Akio tried to reassure her, but he couldn't even promise himself anything.
"No, I'm sure the real estate people will be able to work this out and get our house back for us," he said, not looking at Chihiro. She shrugged it off and sat back in the seat, recalling all the events that had just happened.
'I wonder how long I was there?' she thought to herself as she tried to calculate the days, 'I'd say at least a week...' She soon dozed off in the car as she thought all about the friends she had made and the adventures she had.
Akio woke Chihiro up when they pulled up to the real estate agency, and they got out of the car and headed inside. Kobotsu, their agent they used to buy their house, was right in front. Akio waved as they approached her. "Hey, Kobotsu! How are things?" he called cheerily. Kobotsu looked up at them, and suddenly dropped all of her things and started screaming. Yuuko was taken aback.
"What?! Calm down, it's us! The Ogino family!" she cried, trying to calm Kobotsu down. Finally she stopped screaming and stared at them, quivering.
"Y-you're dead..." she said, just barely above a whisper. Akio stepped forward, a look of confusion on his face.
"Excuse me?" he said. Kobotsu repeated herself, only this time louder.
"You're dead!" she exclaimer, shaking even more violently now, "I just sold you a house, now you've come back to haunt me because we sold it!" She was almost in tears now. Yuuko stood, wide-eyed and shocked.
"But, we're not dead," she said, "We were just coming to our house to meet the movers, but when we got there our house was for sale. That's why we came here to see you." Kobotsu tilted her head and slightly narrowed her eyes. She whispered something, and Akio repeated his movements before.
"You don't remember...do you?" she said, "About a week ago was when you were supposed to be moved in, but you never came. A couple days later you were said to be missing, and no one has seen you since, so everybody thinks you're dead. Are you?" Chihiro stepped forward.
"Of course we're not! You don't even know what I've been through!" she shouted, hot tears springing into her eyes. Akio and Yuuko exchanged worried glances and kneeled beside Chihiro.
"It's okay, honey. Everything's gonna be alright," Yuuko said. Akio stood up and looked at Kobotsu.
"Looks, all we're asking is that you take our house down from the market and give it back to us, okay? We are not," he paused, "...dead." Kobotsu cautiously stepped forward and poked Akio in the shoulder.
"You feel real enough," she said, "Alright, I'll give you your house back. We left your furniture in there for show. I assume you still have the keys?" Her voice was still a bit shaky, but she tried to sound confident. Akio retrieved the keys from his pocket and jingled them in front of himself.
"Right here!" he said, smiling, "Thank you very much." They bowed and dismissed themselves. Chihiro had stopped crying and she followed her father and mother out to the car to return home. A/N: Hope you liked it! Next chapter Chihiro'll be older, and I'll bring Haku into it! R&R, please!! o
A/N: Akio is Chihiro's father, and Yuuko is her mother. .
Chapter 1: Coming Home
"What? Honey, look at this!" Yuuko pointed to a sign in their front yard as they pulled up to their new house for the first time since they left the "theme park". "FOR SALE?!" shrieked Yuuko as the letters on the sign became visible, "W-why is that?" She looked terrified as she stared wide-eyed at the large red writing. Akio rested his hand on his wife's shoulder reassuringly, though inside he was just as shocked and unnerved as she was.
"We'll go up to the real estate agency right now and see what this is all about, okay?" he said. All Yuuko could do was nod her head, eyes still locked on the sign. Chihiro pulled herself up to the front.
"Will we have to get a new house?" she asked. Akio tried to reassure her, but he couldn't even promise himself anything.
"No, I'm sure the real estate people will be able to work this out and get our house back for us," he said, not looking at Chihiro. She shrugged it off and sat back in the seat, recalling all the events that had just happened.
'I wonder how long I was there?' she thought to herself as she tried to calculate the days, 'I'd say at least a week...' She soon dozed off in the car as she thought all about the friends she had made and the adventures she had.
Akio woke Chihiro up when they pulled up to the real estate agency, and they got out of the car and headed inside. Kobotsu, their agent they used to buy their house, was right in front. Akio waved as they approached her. "Hey, Kobotsu! How are things?" he called cheerily. Kobotsu looked up at them, and suddenly dropped all of her things and started screaming. Yuuko was taken aback.
"What?! Calm down, it's us! The Ogino family!" she cried, trying to calm Kobotsu down. Finally she stopped screaming and stared at them, quivering.
"Y-you're dead..." she said, just barely above a whisper. Akio stepped forward, a look of confusion on his face.
"Excuse me?" he said. Kobotsu repeated herself, only this time louder.
"You're dead!" she exclaimer, shaking even more violently now, "I just sold you a house, now you've come back to haunt me because we sold it!" She was almost in tears now. Yuuko stood, wide-eyed and shocked.
"But, we're not dead," she said, "We were just coming to our house to meet the movers, but when we got there our house was for sale. That's why we came here to see you." Kobotsu tilted her head and slightly narrowed her eyes. She whispered something, and Akio repeated his movements before.
"You don't remember...do you?" she said, "About a week ago was when you were supposed to be moved in, but you never came. A couple days later you were said to be missing, and no one has seen you since, so everybody thinks you're dead. Are you?" Chihiro stepped forward.
"Of course we're not! You don't even know what I've been through!" she shouted, hot tears springing into her eyes. Akio and Yuuko exchanged worried glances and kneeled beside Chihiro.
"It's okay, honey. Everything's gonna be alright," Yuuko said. Akio stood up and looked at Kobotsu.
"Looks, all we're asking is that you take our house down from the market and give it back to us, okay? We are not," he paused, "...dead." Kobotsu cautiously stepped forward and poked Akio in the shoulder.
"You feel real enough," she said, "Alright, I'll give you your house back. We left your furniture in there for show. I assume you still have the keys?" Her voice was still a bit shaky, but she tried to sound confident. Akio retrieved the keys from his pocket and jingled them in front of himself.
"Right here!" he said, smiling, "Thank you very much." They bowed and dismissed themselves. Chihiro had stopped crying and she followed her father and mother out to the car to return home. A/N: Hope you liked it! Next chapter Chihiro'll be older, and I'll bring Haku into it! R&R, please!! o