Choices
Disclaimer: I don't own Spirited Away or any of its characters.
Authors Note: Sorry for the long wait on the update. I have great excuses but excuses are just that excuses and therefore unexceptable. Happy Reading!
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Chapter 12: Home
A smiling young woman put down her laundry basket in the sweet green grass; she pulled out a damp white bed sheet and began to hang it on the line. She had to smile about her friends telling her to use fabric softener, why use Spring Fresh, or Summer Breeze fabric softener when you can hang them out to get the natural Spring Fresh or Summer Breeze?
The wind carried the sound of a child's fun, the lady looked over to see her husband playing tag with their four year old daughter the girl ran into the house and closed the door quickly. Her father still being quite a ways away sped up.
His wife smiled, he couldn't run as fast as when she first met him, but he was still fast. She watched in horror as he swiped his hand from left to right when nothing happened he flicked his wrist forward. When he realized that the desired effect, was not going to happen it was too late and he ran top speed into the door with a loud spat.
The woman dropped her linen and ran towards her husband, "Kohaku? Kohaku are you all right?"
"Yes, Chihiro I'm fine just a headache," replied the man as he rubbed his nose.
Chihiro sighed, "Ten years and you're still forgetting you're mortal?"
"It used to work," Kohaku replied with a goofy grin.
"And you use to live in a river, "answered the agitated Chihiro.
The door creaked open and a grinning four year old looked at her parents, there was a toddler in her tow, and he was rubbing his eyes since he just woke from his nap.
"Tell us a story!" cried the girl.
Kohaku smiled, "All right, about what?"
"'Baaba!" cried the enthusiastic girl.
"Shoo, Shoo!" demanded the toddler.
Chihiro picked up her bouncing baby boy, "All right, Mommy and Daddy's story it is."
They walked up the crest of the hill and sat in the grass while Chihiro continued to hang laundry. She paused and sighed six eyes awaited for her to begin, "It all began before the Kawa no Kohaku was drained and built over with apartments. My little pink shoe fell in the water and I fell in after it. I surely would have drowned, but the most beautiful blue silver dragon with a green mane and eyes brought me to shore. Now I was too little and too traumatized to remember any of this."
"I remember," Kohaku picked up where his story began, "The day the river was drained, and as the water level lowered I was certain that I was going to be seen by the humans. But as the waters disappeared so did my body tail to head. It was black for a second before I found my self in front of a large red building on two legs. My humanoid appearance scared me the grass felt strange for all I ever knew was water and sand. I walk through the tunnel, across the field and the makings of a river, up the hill and the stairs. I nimbly made it through the streets, until I was at the steps of Aburaya, I don't really know who saw me first or what really happened. I do remember the sick smile I got from Yu-Baaba as the contract flew into my hand…"
Author's Note: This was an Epilogue of sorts thanks for reading Choices has come to a close!
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