Revisit of the Spirit World chapter 2
LadyRainStarDragon - Thanks D
Dragon's Hitokiri - Video Game lover..I have to agree with you...games that take ages to finish are usually the best games ever..I have a question for you I mean since you say your a game pro..what is your choice of machine to play with..eg..Playstation, computer, Nintendo, Game Boy, XBOX. A little secret about me..I'm a video game lover..Though I tend to lean against the playstation and Gameboy Advance games.
"Where are you Haku," Chihiro asked, her finger tracing the outline of the dragon.
She treasured this picture. She had bought it when she was only 12, from the markets. Her mother and father never really understood about her liking towards Dragons.
They know about the so called Haku. But they never took it seriously.
Even at the age of 22, they still lived with it.
"Chihiro, would you look after your little brother for us today, we both have to work," her mother yelled out from downstairs.
Chihiro sighed. "Talk about living with your parents," Chihiro mumbled.
She opened her door and walked down the steps.
Her brother sat on the couch, eyes fixed on the TV.
Turn it inside out so I can see
The part of you that's drifting over me
And when I wake you're never there
But when I sleep you're everywhere
You're everywhere
Chihiro caught his eyes. "Kai why don't you play outside or something," Chihiro asked.
"Its Raining," he answered, with a cough.
"Whatever, you know you should drink more water if you want that flu to go away," Chihiro shot back.
Kai rolled his eyes. "Don't you roll your eyes at me, don't forget who's older in this picture," Chihiro said.
"Whatever," Kai said, echoing his sisters words.
Chihiro stomped off. "I hope your flu gets worse," she said sticking her tongue out.
For a 10 year old, Kai is pretty quick with his words.
"Please keep an eye on him for today, I know this week is your off week but just today, please, your father and I both have to work, just take some Asprin, and don't catch his flu," her mum pleaded.
"Okay, fine, but only today," Chihiro said.
Her mum gave her a big hug. "You're a life saver, maybe this will give you and your brother sometime to bond," her mum said.
"He totally hates me mum," Chihiro fought back.
"I'm sure he doesn't, just the 10 year old thing," her mum said.
"Ughh..wait till he is 15," Chihiro said.
"OH now don't you worry, when he's 15 you'd be 27, for all you know you might not be living with us anymore," her mum said with a wink.
"Mum, go to work already," Chihiro begged.
"Ok dear, there's lunch in the oven, and here is $20 if you need to go out for any reason," Her mum said before rushing outside.
She rushed back in. "OH and don't forget, Kai has to take his medication and he has, I mean MUST have a afternoon nap," her mum said before rushing out again.
"Okay,"
"Bye Chi," her dad said, stealing a kiss on the cheek before leaving.
"Bye dad," she said.
"Bye Kai," her dad shouted.
"Bye Dad,"
Just tell me how I got this far
Just tell me why you're here and who you are
'Cause every time I look
you're never there
And every time I sleep
you're always there
"Stuck with Kai today, what shall we do," Chihiro hummed.
She walked to the living room.
Sat down on the couch.
"How's the fever," Chihiro asked, feeling his forehead.
"Getting better," Kai said.
"I'm going for a walk," Chihiro said.
"In the rain," Kai asked, eyebrow raised.
"For your information Kai, it has stop," she said.
"Whatever," Kai said, with a smirk.
"Why don't you watch something else rather than this, like maybe the news," Chihiro shot back.
"Its called cartoons Chihiro," Kai said.
"Whatever, I'm going, I'll be back in half an hour, I'll have my phone with me," Chihiro said standing up.
"And no going outside, stay in here until I come home," Chihiro said clearly.
"Bye," Kai said.
Chihiro rolled her eyes; she walked to the front door.
Placed her shoes on and walked out.
I recognize the way you make me feel
It's hard to think that
you might not be real
I sense it now, the water's getting deep
I try to wash the pain away from me
Away from me
As she closed the door, she didn't notice the TV being turned off.
"I wonder where that girl is going," Kai whispered to himself.
He took an umbrella, placed on some warm clothing and followed Chihiro.
Taking his medication with him, just incase.
"I really shouldn't be going outside with this fever, but well, at least I have my medication," Kai said.
Kai followed Chihiro through the forest.
"I really shouldn't have left Kai at home," Chihiro whispered to herself.
She continued. "Well he is old enough to look after him self, all he ever does is watch TV, he'll be fine Chihiro stop worrying," Chihiro told herself firmly.
Kai followed close behind chuckled at her words.
"She worries about me," he whispered.
He turned around and was face to face with some sort of statue.
"Arghh..," he said.
His hands clasped onto his mouth.
He stared at Chihiro, she had not noticed at all.
"Gees, who in their right mind would put this thing here," Kai cursed at the statue.
Shaking his head, he walked through the bushes.
Then Chihiro stopped, at some soft of entrance to a dark cave.
"Haku," she whispered. Standing in front of the entrance her eyes were locked.
"Not that Haku man again," Kai said to himself, he rolled his eyes.
"Women, I don't think I will ever understand them," Kai said to himself.
He stood there watching Chihiro from the bushes.
One second she was standing there, the next she fell to her knees.
"I miss you so much Haku," Chihiro shouted.
"She really misses him so much," Kai said, feeling sorry for his sister.
Rain started to fall.
But yet Chihiro still kneeled there crying.
"Man, why, of all places," Kai cursed.
He walked out from the bushes.
'Cause you're everywhere to me
And when I close my eyes it's you I see
You're everything I know
that makes me believe
I'm not alone
I'm not alone
"Chihiro," he whispered, opening the umbrella, covering himself and Chihiro.
Chihiro refused to look up.
"You shouldn't be here Kai, you know that the rain is going to make your temperature rise," Chihiro said.
Kai looked down. He opened up the umbrella.
"I had to keep an eye on my big sister," Kai answered confidently.
He gave out a nasty cough.
"Why did you follow me," Chihiro asked.
"I dunno," Kai replied.
He coughed again.
Chihiro finally looked up.
Shaking her head, "I'm going to get in so much trouble, if mum finds out that you've been outside in the rain with a nasty cold,"
"Come on, we're going to wait here until the rain stops," Chihiro said standing up.
She took over the handle of the Umbrella and lead Kai into the cave.
"It's dark Chihiro," Kai said, clinging onto Chihiro.
"Chihiro don't cling onto me like that, you'll make me trip,"
Chihiro remembered her first time walking this path.
Chihiro just held onto Kai tighter.
Finally they were inside of the building.
"This is some sort of abandoned place," Kai said, looking at the antique chairs.
"Lets just wait here till the rain stops," Chihiro said.
She felt Kai's head.
"Your temperature is rising Kai, you shouldn't have followed me," Chihiro said.
"I just thought that maybe you could use an umbrella since it is raining outside," Kai replied, with a cough.
'Cause you're everywhere to me
And when I close my eyes it's you I see
You're everything I know
that makes me believe
I'm not alone
I'm not alone
Shaking her head, she removed her jumper and gave it to Kai, wrapping him up.
"I'm so cold Chihiro," Kai said shivering.
The rain outside started to pour down harder.
Chihiro led Kai to the nearest Chair.
"Just close your eyes and rest Kai, I think we'll be here for a while," Chihiro said.
"Who is Haku," kai asked.
Chihiro sighed. 'He has to know sooner or later,' she thought.
"12 years ago, me, mum and dad were just about to go to our new home, when Dad decides to come to this place, and knowing mum and dad and their love for adventure, we visited the Spirit World, they thought it was a theme park, some sort of abandoned theme park, so they ventured into the city itself, stopping at this food place, of course I refused to eat, I ventured off as they ate, I stumbled on this bridge thing, and that's when I met Haku," Chihiro said, a tear fell from her face. One mention of the name and that was it.
"Something happened here, right, that's why you miss him so much," Kai asked.
"I fell in love with him Kai, when I was 10, he saved my life, I gave him his name back, I had the time of my life here, then when it was time to go my fairy tale ended with a promise, that still has yet to be fulfilled," Chihiro said, sighing.
She sat next to Kai.
"But he never returned," Kai asked.
Chihiro looked down at the floor.
"No," she answered silently.
I am not alone
Whoa, oh, oooh, oh
"Why not return to the world," Kai asked.
Chihiro looked at the door to the Spirit World.
Looking at the green pastures that laid there.
"I am 10 feet from the entrance Kai," Chihiro said.
Kai stood up. "Then lets go, now," Kai said.
Chihiro caught his arm.
"It isn't that easy Kai, what if I go and I find him with some girl, or even worse smooching someone, my heart would shatter into a thousand pieces, I will die if I see him with someone else," Chihiro asked.
"Because if he does, I will kick his butt and tell him off," Kai said with a smirk.
"Sure Superman," Chihiro said.
Kai walked to the entrance.
"Are you coming or what?" Kai asked.
"What if mum or dad wonders where we are," Chihiro asked.
"I dunno," Kai said.
"Well than we can't go," Chihiro said, crossing her arms.
"Choose Chihiro, here's the moment and you are going to back down from it, this is what you've always wanted, We are only a matter of meters away from this world, if you back down now, you are always going to wonder why you never took a chance, its your choice Chihiro, seeing him face to face, fulfilling your promise or the rest of your life thinking of Haku," Kai said.
Chihiro stared between the cave, and the entrance to the Spirit World.
"Promise me something Kai," Chihiro said, walking over she bent down.
"Never a word to mum and dad about this, not unless something happens to either of us," Chihiro said, drawing her hand out.
"Deal," Kai said, shaking Chihiro's hand.
Kai coughed. "Are you going to be okay," Chihiro asked.
Kai smiled, taking the medication out from his pocket.
"Good thinking Sherlock," Chihiro said with a smile.
"Come on, I want to meet the love of your life," Kai said.
Chihiro blushed.
And when I touch your hand
It's then I understand
The beauty that's within
It's now that we begin
You always light my way
I hope there never comes a day
No matter where I go
I always feel you so
Taking Kais hand she walked to the Bath House.
Walking through the green plains.
The Spirit Restaurants.
Suddenly she stopped turning around facing Kai.
"Whatever you see Kai, don't be afraid, you will see things that are total different to what we see in the human world, I'll be there so don't be scared," Chihiro said.
"Nah, not a chance," Kai said with a cough.
"Hang in there kiddo, I'll get you a nice room to sleep in once we reach the bath house," Chihiro said.
She walked a little bit more.
She could tell that Kai was slowly pacing at slow steps.
"Chihiro," Kai whispered.
She turned to Kai. His face was pale.
"Kai you're burning up," Chihiro said.
She managed to somehow pick Kai up and hold the umbrella all at once.
"We have to go back," Chihiro said.
"NO," Kai shot back.
He continued. "Continue on, I'll be fine, just a nap would do me fine," Kai said.
"Okay," Chihiro said.
Slowly she walked through the restaurants.
Stopping when she was at the end of the steps.
The courage builds within her.
When she was ready, she climbed the steps.
Stopping at the start of the bridge.
'Cause you're everywhere to me
And when I close my eyes it's you I see
You're everything I know
that makes me believe
I'm not alone
The bottom of her jeans were already wet from the rain.
She was shivering.
A voice behind startled her.
"Human, you shouldn't be here,"
Chihiro turned around.
The figure had black hair, slightly spiked.
Dripping with rain.
His eyes were Jade.
He was not a boy, he was a man.
He wore the same clothes as Haku, just bigger.
'Those Eyes," Chihiro thought.
"Haku," Chihiro whispered.
The man looked at her carefully.
His gaze locked onto her eyes.
"Those eyes," He whispered, opened mouth.
It had seem that the two had forgotten about the rain around them.
They just stared at each other.
'Cause you're everywhere to me
And when I catch my breath
it's you I breathe
You're everything I know
that makes me believe
I'm not alone
You're in everyone I see
So tell me
Do you see me?
Tears fell from his face as he whispered. "Chihiro,"