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Shutsumon - To your question...Yes..The river has been restored thanks to Chihiro. She managed to restore the river with many battles with the environmentalist and also the government..It's in this story..u'll see..also thanks for reviewing... :)
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Chihiro's POV
I've waited 10 years, 3 months, 2 weeks, 6 days, 7 hours.. Love made me keep time of how long we've been apart.
This is it, the day that I will no longer keep track of the time we've been apart. I'm sorry Kohaku, this memory of you, it's eating me away. I can't stop thinking of you, about us. Don't you love me, like I love you.
10 years, not a sign from you, not even in a dream. I thought that maybe you would show up in one of my dreams, but no.
I restored your river for you Kohaku...The least you could have done is thank me for doing that..I did alot to restore this river..I had debates, court cases. I did everything in my power to do it and there you are, but still no sign from you.
"I restored your river Kohaku," I whisper into the night.
I didn't even realise the tears that were falling from my eyes.
I sat on a big boulder, staring into the Kohaku River.
"Where are you Kohaku," I whisper.
"Nigihayami Kohaku Nushi, don't you see I love you, I need too see you, I need to know if you still remember me," the last few words turned into a whisper still remember me…
"For all I know, you're in the Spirit world, happily married to some women, and I'm here crying my eyes out for you," I whisper again.
The thought of Kohaku being Happily married totally squashed my heart up, totally burned it into little bit of Ashes.
More Tears started to build up, just one thought of Kohaku triggers all my emotional feelings.
A breeze howls in the night, causing my hair to fly. But luckily it's held up by my pony tail holder. The same band that Zeniba and No Face made for me. I still wear it, even until this day. I've never really changed bands.
It was the reason why I remember the whole Spirit world so clearly.
"Why do you hurt me so much Kohaku, even though you've done nothing, why do I always feel as though as if you've forgotten about me, why do you make my heart feel like half of it is not there," I yell into the night.
My tears spill out, more and more.
I wipe them away with my sleve.
I closed my eyes and just feel the wind. Hoping that when I open them Kohaku would be standing right there infront of me.
I felt something on my lap. I opened my eyes to see a piece of paper.
On it was written.
Chihiro,
Kohaku is in a deep sleep, cased by a evil wizard, the only way to wake him is you. You are the only one that can save us now. Please Chihiro come back to the Spirit World.
Yubaba
p.s. When you see the beetles flying from the grass, look up at the sky a arrow made by clouds you will find, go in it's direction, you will find us…
"What," I say. I read it over and over again, making sure what I was reading was true.
No Kohaku he can't be hurt. Tears are again forming in my eyes.
"Get a grip of yourself Chihiro, your friends are in danger they need your help," I Say to myself holding back the tears. I whispered those last words softly "Especially Kohaku,"
I stood up and ran, holding up my torchlight, shining the way to the tunnel I once walked through 10 years ago.
Running, running through the dark forest.
Aware of its scariness, but knowing that someone was looking out for me calmed me down. I knew that whatever situation Kohaku was in he would always watch out for me. Nigihayami Kohaku Nushi.
I kept running until I reached the scary statue.
"Ah," I let out, as the statue shocked me.
I shake my head trying to get the scary image out of my mind. I walk to the tunnel.
"Breath Chihiro, nothing is going to happen to you, just walk through, when you see the beetles, look up at the sky, see the arrow and go in it's direction," I say confidently to my self.
I folded the paper and shoved it into my pocket.
"Okay," I whisper before I shine the light to the tunnel. I walk slowly.
The crisps of each footsteps, the dried up leaves crunching beneath my shoes.
The cob webs at the roof of the tunnel.
As I walk out of the tunnel. I feel as though as if..
"I'm home," I whisper..
I walk slowly in the night. My torch still lighting up my path. I walk along the green grass. The water that separates the tunnel and the spirit world. I slowly cross it to the other side.
I turn off my torch. The side lamps bright up my way. I walk slowly, then I stopped.
The Bathhouse.
It was so different, it wasn't brightly lighted. Some lights were broken, some faulty.
I stared in shock.
"what happened," I whisper.
Some parts of the wall, were broken off. Some had cracks that ran through from bottom to top. The front door was badly damaged and there were no workers crossing that bridge.
At the side of my eye I spotted a group of beetles flying off. I look up in the sky.
There was a very faint arrow pointing to the east. I turn to my right and start walking.
Walking, walking. I stopped at a tree, I stared at the berry, then suddenly memories start showing up in my head.
"Here eat this,""What is it,"
"It's a berry, if you don't want to dissapear I suggest you eat it,"
I pluck a berry from the tree and plopped it into my mouth.
I cringe up my face I still remember the sourness it tasted.
But I had to eat it, or I could just dissapear.
I continue my walk, in the distance I spotted a house with little lights on.
"It's Chihiro," I looked around too see who called my name. I saw a couple of fire flies hovering above my head.
"We will light up the way for you Lady Chihiro," they said.
Lady Chihiro, why did they just call me Lady Chihiro. Nevermind, about that.
I smile. How the hell can these fire flies speak. OH I forgot this is the spirit world, strange things happen here..
The fire flies hover around me, giving me the light that lite up the path.
Soon I reached the house.
Eager as I have ever been. I knocked the door, smiling. Hoping that behind it stood Zeniba or heck even Yubaba.
The fire flies flew away. I smile and wave to them.
The door opens.
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