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Chapter 4: Past
"Tea, wake up," said Miki in a low whisper, he was shaking Sakura awake, it was about 21:30 and everyone else was fast asleep.
"Wha.. What?" replied Sakura opening her eyes.
Miki sat on the corner of Sakura's bed as she sat up. Miki looked into her eyes, "Tea, I have to tell you something. I was found when I was five my clothes were wet and by my hand lay this hair tie," Miki showed Sakura the outstretched purple hair tie that was on his wrist, "My parents were never found and I don't remember anything from that whole day. I always have these dreams of this scary place with monsters and my parents were turned into pigs, in these dreams I sometimes plunge into deep dark water and that is the last thing I'll dream. But the strange thing is I think they are memories from that day my parents disappeared and not just dreams."
Sakura who was really tired just looked at him, "Miki I'm sorry could we talk about this later? I'm really tired."
Miki looked at Sakura and smiled, "Yeah sorry, good-night." Miki stood up and just looked at Sakura, he felt he knew her. Sakura just fell back on her pillow and began to hum a lulling tune that was never in that world heard, until she had hummed it at the doctors. In all theory Miki never heard it, unless he had been 'Spirited Away'.
As Sakura hummed sunset yellow eyes against a reddening sky flashed in her mind, "Tea I know you!" exclaimed Miki after listening to thirty seconds of Sakura's song.
"What?" Sakura said sitting up, moon light shined in and illuminated Miki's face. Sakura sat up looking strait into his yellow eyes, "I know you too!"
"My dream it was all true, I found you balancing on a railing and made you fall, you told me, 'Get out of here! Before the sunsets! Now!' and pushed me. I ran to my parents but they were gone, in their place was two pigs. I ran away when I saw monsters, I closed my eyes and tripped falling into the water. I woke up by the little houses on the other side of the scary red building. I remember now! All of it, that whole day, you!" exclaimed Miki hugging Sakura, "Here umm... I want you to have something."
Miki pulled Sakura out of bed and over to one of the small tables. He cut himself six pieces of white string twenty centimeters long. Then he removed the purple hair tie and cut it in to two equal pieces. Miki stretched each piece until the elasticity was completely gone. Miki tied one piece of the hair tie to three pieces of string and separated them out having each white string separate and the purple hair tie with the middle piece of string. He proceeded to braid it together, Sakura seeing what he was doing copied him with the other pieces of string and hair tie. When the braid was finished a majority of it was completely white. Miki tied the braid he made around Sakura's left wrist. Sakura tied her braid around Miki's left wrist.
"Now we'll never forget each other again," exclaimed Miki with a smile.
"Miki? Are you alright?" asked Jiro sleepily.
"Yeah," replied Miki.
"Then go back to sleep," with that Jiro plopped back on his pillow and went to sleep. Sakura and Miki went back to bed.
Miki no longer dreamed of the past he had forgotten, but Sakura, Sakura did she dreamed of witches, spirits, monsters, and dragons, she dreamt of her parents.
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The doctor turned on the 10 o'clock news and sat down there was a special report linking two missing children cases. The doctor rushed out of his house cursing himself after they had described the most recent missing child a one Ryuichu Teataura Nushi, and the second who had been missing for two years long with his family a one Miki Natsuki.
The doctor wondered why both were never found, he had cared for both of them and sent them two the same orphanage. He filed a report with the police. The doctor got in his car and drove to the address that had flashed on the television screen.
The doctor finally realized Ryu had the name Sakura written down and not Ryuichi. And Miki had been Miki but was probably never looked at because they were looking for whole families that were said to have disappeared a week after Miki was found. No matter what it said that would lead a person to believe that Sakura and Ryu were not the same and it was just as coincidence that there was two missing Miki's of the same age only a weeks difference didn't matter the doctor never forgot a face.
The doctor pulled up to a small house in a small town, the address he knew was correct. The doctor walked up and knocked on the door.
After awhile a young man with blonde hair and blue eyes opened the door, he was in a white t-shirt and boxers.
"Hello, I am Dr. Shiro, umm... I tended to both Miki Natsuki, and Ryuichi Teataura Nushi. I'm sorry but both had no family or memory so I sent them to an orphanage, which is standard for such cases, then I filed a report to the police. I'm sorry, really."
Yoshi just looked at the doctor and yelled into the house, "Asuko! Someone knows where Tea and Miki are! Call the Natsuki's!" the doctor and Yoshi heard someone running half way across the house and pick up the phone. Not long after was the person talking to another on the other end of the line.
Yoshi invited the doctor in for tea while they waited for the Natsuki's to arrive and then they would all drive the almost three hour drive and pick up Miki and Ryu. The doctor called and woke up Ms. Tori saying that the families of Miki and Sakura were found and they would be there at 3:00. the tired Ms. Tori agreed to have the release papers ready and the two children awake.
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An evil sorcerer laughed, he was going to have the rule he always wanted. Rule over the Spirit World, after reinstating many of Yu-Baaba's spell, such as turning humans to pigs, and adding a few of his own like the one way force field, he believed that nothing could stop him.
Especially now that the two most famous heroes of the Spirit World were morning the loss of their daughter. He laughed once again at that thought.
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"Why did you wake us up Ms. Tori?" asked Miki at about 2:50.
"Your parent's are coming to take you home, isn't that wonderful?" said Ms. Tori.
Miki gave Sakura a confused look, she knew why Miki's parents were pigs.
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As the doctor, Asuko, Yoshi, Yuumi and Tsunehiko walked up the steps to the orphanage the doctor reminded them that both of the children suffered memory loss.
He knocked on the door, a few seconds later the short dark skinned, dark haired, dark eyed, yet kind Ms. Tori answered the door. Ms. Tori quickly brought them in and into the living room where the children were waiting.
Asuko walked in first, "Ryuichi!" Sakura looked at her for a second, "come on Tea you remember me, It's me..."
"Au' Suko (short for Aunt Asuko, sounds like Asuko)!" exclaimed Ryu running into Asuko's out stretched arms.
Miki hated Ryu at that second, she was reunited with her family but he wasn't. Miki's thoughts were interrupted by another woman crying, "Miki!"
"Aunt Yuumi? Uncle Tsunehiko? Auntie, Uncle!" Miki exclaimed running to Yuumi and Tsunehiko.
Ms. Tori and Dr. Shiro quickly signed all the paper work and the reunited 'families' (remember Asuko and Yoshi aren't related to Ryu) left the orphanage.
Before the 'families' and doctor got in their own cars Ryu exclaimed, "Miki your parents! You must return home with me!"
"Umm.... Sweetie," gently cooed Yuumi, "Miki's parents were never found."
Ryu walked up to Yuumi and began to speak as if she was older then six, she comforted Yuumi, "I know Miki and his parents have been missing for two years, and that you just got Miki back. But I can get his parent's back with the help of Miki. He must come back to my home, now."
"I don't understand," replied Tsunehiko.
Yoshi and Asuko nodded in agreement they didn't know that Miki's parents were pigs.
"Au' Suko! Miki is the boy I saved two years ago!" exclaimed Ryu frustrated that Asuko and Yoshi didn't realize it.
"Oh...Oh yes, Yuumi, Tsunehiko, she is right. Though we can't really explain, Miki has to go back to Tea's parents, to the bathhouse Aburaya. Without you and without us. But you don't have to worry they will be safe with Tea's Grandmother, Great grandfather, and parents," replied Yoshi softly.
Yuumi and Tsunehiko looked from Asuko, to Yoshi, to Ryu their eyes were mournful and truthful. Their eyes lastly landed on Miki, who was sad and hopeful. They knew that they were only the aunt and uncle of Miki and if their was anyway to get Miki back in his parent's arms then they had to do it. They nodded.
Author Note: I know it is short. Could you please review this story because if it seems that no one is reading this then I'll put the story on hold for a very long time Thanks! ~Na
Chapter 4: Past
"Tea, wake up," said Miki in a low whisper, he was shaking Sakura awake, it was about 21:30 and everyone else was fast asleep.
"Wha.. What?" replied Sakura opening her eyes.
Miki sat on the corner of Sakura's bed as she sat up. Miki looked into her eyes, "Tea, I have to tell you something. I was found when I was five my clothes were wet and by my hand lay this hair tie," Miki showed Sakura the outstretched purple hair tie that was on his wrist, "My parents were never found and I don't remember anything from that whole day. I always have these dreams of this scary place with monsters and my parents were turned into pigs, in these dreams I sometimes plunge into deep dark water and that is the last thing I'll dream. But the strange thing is I think they are memories from that day my parents disappeared and not just dreams."
Sakura who was really tired just looked at him, "Miki I'm sorry could we talk about this later? I'm really tired."
Miki looked at Sakura and smiled, "Yeah sorry, good-night." Miki stood up and just looked at Sakura, he felt he knew her. Sakura just fell back on her pillow and began to hum a lulling tune that was never in that world heard, until she had hummed it at the doctors. In all theory Miki never heard it, unless he had been 'Spirited Away'.
As Sakura hummed sunset yellow eyes against a reddening sky flashed in her mind, "Tea I know you!" exclaimed Miki after listening to thirty seconds of Sakura's song.
"What?" Sakura said sitting up, moon light shined in and illuminated Miki's face. Sakura sat up looking strait into his yellow eyes, "I know you too!"
"My dream it was all true, I found you balancing on a railing and made you fall, you told me, 'Get out of here! Before the sunsets! Now!' and pushed me. I ran to my parents but they were gone, in their place was two pigs. I ran away when I saw monsters, I closed my eyes and tripped falling into the water. I woke up by the little houses on the other side of the scary red building. I remember now! All of it, that whole day, you!" exclaimed Miki hugging Sakura, "Here umm... I want you to have something."
Miki pulled Sakura out of bed and over to one of the small tables. He cut himself six pieces of white string twenty centimeters long. Then he removed the purple hair tie and cut it in to two equal pieces. Miki stretched each piece until the elasticity was completely gone. Miki tied one piece of the hair tie to three pieces of string and separated them out having each white string separate and the purple hair tie with the middle piece of string. He proceeded to braid it together, Sakura seeing what he was doing copied him with the other pieces of string and hair tie. When the braid was finished a majority of it was completely white. Miki tied the braid he made around Sakura's left wrist. Sakura tied her braid around Miki's left wrist.
"Now we'll never forget each other again," exclaimed Miki with a smile.
"Miki? Are you alright?" asked Jiro sleepily.
"Yeah," replied Miki.
"Then go back to sleep," with that Jiro plopped back on his pillow and went to sleep. Sakura and Miki went back to bed.
Miki no longer dreamed of the past he had forgotten, but Sakura, Sakura did she dreamed of witches, spirits, monsters, and dragons, she dreamt of her parents.
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The doctor turned on the 10 o'clock news and sat down there was a special report linking two missing children cases. The doctor rushed out of his house cursing himself after they had described the most recent missing child a one Ryuichu Teataura Nushi, and the second who had been missing for two years long with his family a one Miki Natsuki.
The doctor wondered why both were never found, he had cared for both of them and sent them two the same orphanage. He filed a report with the police. The doctor got in his car and drove to the address that had flashed on the television screen.
The doctor finally realized Ryu had the name Sakura written down and not Ryuichi. And Miki had been Miki but was probably never looked at because they were looking for whole families that were said to have disappeared a week after Miki was found. No matter what it said that would lead a person to believe that Sakura and Ryu were not the same and it was just as coincidence that there was two missing Miki's of the same age only a weeks difference didn't matter the doctor never forgot a face.
The doctor pulled up to a small house in a small town, the address he knew was correct. The doctor walked up and knocked on the door.
After awhile a young man with blonde hair and blue eyes opened the door, he was in a white t-shirt and boxers.
"Hello, I am Dr. Shiro, umm... I tended to both Miki Natsuki, and Ryuichi Teataura Nushi. I'm sorry but both had no family or memory so I sent them to an orphanage, which is standard for such cases, then I filed a report to the police. I'm sorry, really."
Yoshi just looked at the doctor and yelled into the house, "Asuko! Someone knows where Tea and Miki are! Call the Natsuki's!" the doctor and Yoshi heard someone running half way across the house and pick up the phone. Not long after was the person talking to another on the other end of the line.
Yoshi invited the doctor in for tea while they waited for the Natsuki's to arrive and then they would all drive the almost three hour drive and pick up Miki and Ryu. The doctor called and woke up Ms. Tori saying that the families of Miki and Sakura were found and they would be there at 3:00. the tired Ms. Tori agreed to have the release papers ready and the two children awake.
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An evil sorcerer laughed, he was going to have the rule he always wanted. Rule over the Spirit World, after reinstating many of Yu-Baaba's spell, such as turning humans to pigs, and adding a few of his own like the one way force field, he believed that nothing could stop him.
Especially now that the two most famous heroes of the Spirit World were morning the loss of their daughter. He laughed once again at that thought.
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"Why did you wake us up Ms. Tori?" asked Miki at about 2:50.
"Your parent's are coming to take you home, isn't that wonderful?" said Ms. Tori.
Miki gave Sakura a confused look, she knew why Miki's parents were pigs.
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As the doctor, Asuko, Yoshi, Yuumi and Tsunehiko walked up the steps to the orphanage the doctor reminded them that both of the children suffered memory loss.
He knocked on the door, a few seconds later the short dark skinned, dark haired, dark eyed, yet kind Ms. Tori answered the door. Ms. Tori quickly brought them in and into the living room where the children were waiting.
Asuko walked in first, "Ryuichi!" Sakura looked at her for a second, "come on Tea you remember me, It's me..."
"Au' Suko (short for Aunt Asuko, sounds like Asuko)!" exclaimed Ryu running into Asuko's out stretched arms.
Miki hated Ryu at that second, she was reunited with her family but he wasn't. Miki's thoughts were interrupted by another woman crying, "Miki!"
"Aunt Yuumi? Uncle Tsunehiko? Auntie, Uncle!" Miki exclaimed running to Yuumi and Tsunehiko.
Ms. Tori and Dr. Shiro quickly signed all the paper work and the reunited 'families' (remember Asuko and Yoshi aren't related to Ryu) left the orphanage.
Before the 'families' and doctor got in their own cars Ryu exclaimed, "Miki your parents! You must return home with me!"
"Umm.... Sweetie," gently cooed Yuumi, "Miki's parents were never found."
Ryu walked up to Yuumi and began to speak as if she was older then six, she comforted Yuumi, "I know Miki and his parents have been missing for two years, and that you just got Miki back. But I can get his parent's back with the help of Miki. He must come back to my home, now."
"I don't understand," replied Tsunehiko.
Yoshi and Asuko nodded in agreement they didn't know that Miki's parents were pigs.
"Au' Suko! Miki is the boy I saved two years ago!" exclaimed Ryu frustrated that Asuko and Yoshi didn't realize it.
"Oh...Oh yes, Yuumi, Tsunehiko, she is right. Though we can't really explain, Miki has to go back to Tea's parents, to the bathhouse Aburaya. Without you and without us. But you don't have to worry they will be safe with Tea's Grandmother, Great grandfather, and parents," replied Yoshi softly.
Yuumi and Tsunehiko looked from Asuko, to Yoshi, to Ryu their eyes were mournful and truthful. Their eyes lastly landed on Miki, who was sad and hopeful. They knew that they were only the aunt and uncle of Miki and if their was anyway to get Miki back in his parent's arms then they had to do it. They nodded.
Author Note: I know it is short. Could you please review this story because if it seems that no one is reading this then I'll put the story on hold for a very long time Thanks! ~Na