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.
Disclaimer: I don't own it, leave me alone....;;A/N: Chihiro is 15 here....
Chapter 2: Reunited at Last
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Six o'clock AM, time to wake up. Chihiro hated mornings, and even more so when she had to get up so early for something as boring as school. She shut her annoying alarm clock off and slid out of bed, eyes half closed. She sat there for 5 minutes, gathering her surroundings and thinking of what she had to do that day, before she got up.
'Eat breakfast, get dressed, brush my teeth and hair, go to school...I have to remember my homework today...' thought Chihiro. Homework! She had forgotten to do Ms. Ochiro's assignment last night! Frantically she searched for paper to try and write it down as fast as she could. This caused her to be late for the bus, so she ran to her Mom and Dad's room.
"Mom? I missed the bus, can you drive me to school?" Chihiro quietly shook her mother as she spoke. Yuuko sat up and rubbed her eyes sleepily.
"Yeah, sure honey. H-hang on..." she said drowsily as she put on her slippers. Chihiro followed Yuuko out to the car, and they drove off to her school. Everyone had been shocked and almost scared to death when they saw Chihiro return to school when they had returned five years ago. But now everything was back to normal, and she had told only her two closest friends, Aki and Horuko, about her journey, and especially about Haku.
"Thanks, Mom!" Chihiro said as she shut the door and made her way into the school. She met Aki in the hallway and walked with her to Ms. Ochiro's class. "I forgot to do her essay last night," explained Chihiro to Aki, "So I scribbled down some stuff this morning. That's why I missed the bus." She looked at Aki, who seemed to be paying no attention, but was fiddling with her backpack strap. "Are you listening?" Chihiro asked her. Aki didn't bother to look up.
"Hm? Oh yeah, sorry, this thing's bugging the crap outta me," Aki explained. They turned the corner and went inside Ms. Ochiro's room and took their seats by Horuko.
"Hand in your assignments, please!" said the high-pitched voice of Ms. Ochiro. Chihiro quickly placed her paper in the middle of the stack and handed it in. Class had begun.
After school Chihiro went to the mall with her two friends Aki and Horuko as planned. They were looking at pants in a store when something caught Chihiro's eye.
"Hm?" she said quietly to herself as she began to follow the green-haired boy. He looked so familiar....but Chihiro just couldn't place face to name. The boy stopped and turned around, looking straight at Chihiro. She stopped dead in her tracks as she finally realized who he was.
Chihiro narrowed her eyes and moved her head a tad forward. "H-Haku..?" she breathed. The boy's features lit up and he ran over to Chihiro, embracing her in a hug.
"Chihiro! I thought I'd never see you again! Listen, I'm so sorry it took me so long to come back. We must go now, there's so much I have to tell you!" he exclaimed.
"Uh, hang on, I've got to do something first," Chihiro said, unable to hold back her smile. She ran back to the store and poked her head in.
"Hey, guys, I've gotta go, see ya tomorrow!" she yelled at Aki and Horuko, but before they could reply she was gone.
Haku lead her to a quiet, secluded area in the park and sat down on a bench beside her. Tears welled up in Chihiro's eyes as she looked at Haku. "I-I've missed you so much," she spoke. A warm smile spread across Haku's features, and he wrapped his arms around her.
"I've missed you, too, Chihiro," he said comfortingly. 'He's...changed...' thought Chihiro as she hugged him back. Soon they let go and Haku began to talk. "You must be at least fourteen now, right?" he asked.
"I'll be sixteen tomorrow," Chihiro replied. Haku's eyes widened a bit.
"Really? Wow...So how have you been?"
"Eh, okay, I guess. I was starting to loose hope in you, though," Chihiro admitted, "But I heard this morning that they're tearing down the Kohaku Theme Park!"
"Are they? Well, I'm glad I got out of there in time. That will destroy the whole spirit world. Including Yubaba," Haku leaned back, "Ah well, the old witch deserves it anyway." Chihiro giggled.
"Have you no compassion left in you?" she said as she poked him in the stomach. Haku simply shook his head.
"Not for her," he said simply. Chihiro smirked and stood up, stretching out her limbs. "Well," began Haku, "I've kept my promise and come back to see you. What now?"
"Well, I dunno..." sighed Chihiro as she sat back down, scooting closer to Haku. She had always dreamed of when he would come back. He would sweep her up in his arms and kiss her, telling her how much he loved and missed her. Chihiro would kiss him back and say just how much she had loved and missed him, and they would spend eternity together.
"Well, we could always go back to my place," Haku suggested. This caught Chihiro's attention. She stood up and took Haku's hand.
"Lead the way then!" she exclaimed. Haku stood up and walked with her.
"You seem pretty anxious," he said. Chihiro sniggered and felt herself begin to blush. The two walked off into the woodland and to Haku's house together.
A/N: I know, crappy ending, but yeah. Next chapter will get good. ;