Disclaimer: I do not own the movie "Spirited Away" or any of its characters. I also don't own the Disney Channel movie "The Thirteenth Year.", which this story is loosely based on. I also do not own the name "Ishakari River" as it is a real river in Japan. I do not own the name Kenshin, as it is off the anime "Rurouni Kenshin".
^All reviews welcomed, but kindly lay off any obscene, profain, or distasteful comments. Flames will be used to feed my pet dragon.^
^A big thank you to everyone who reviewed. And thanks a bunch AMi(), I didn't remember Chihiro's parents names. Due to just being corrected by said reviewer, I have not gone back to the previous chapters and fixed the parents names yet, but I have corrected the names in this chapter.^
^Here is the summary, which I just noticed was cut off: Five years after Spirit World, Chihiro finds out something that explains a few things. Her parents reveal the truth and she decides to trace the path of her past. But what she doesn't know is that some things are better left unknown. Action, adventure, Romance, and more. H/C always!
*Mental speaking*
"Speaking"
'Thought'
Chapter Four
"Hello, Ishakari," the woman greeted her softly, "It's been too long since I last saw you as a baby."
"You're my real mother?!" Chihiro repeated, shock strong in her voice.
"Yes," she replied, "I'm the Spirit of the Sakura River. You are the Spirit of the Ishakari River."
"I'm a River Spirit?!" Chihiro cried out, the shock now very strong in her voice, "When I went to the Spirit Realm, not only did I smell like a human, but I was one!"
"It's because you were a human," Sakura replied, "Due to our unusual blood background you were a human until your fifteenth birthday. That's when you started to change into a River Spirit."
"That's why I can feel a strong connection to water and wind!" Chihiro replied with a small cry.
"We need to find a young River Spirit by the name of Kohaku River. He would be a big help with the training you will need. Also he is a part of the story I want to tell you. A story that will, hopefully, help you to understand why I had no choice in being seperated from you."
"It's okay mom," Chihiro replied, "I understand that something was wrong, otherwise you wouldn't have left me."
Sakura tried to not grin, but instead gave her daughter a smile.
"I'm glad that you understand," Sakura stated softly, "And about Kohaku, I'm not sure if he is still alive or not."
"I know Kohaku, but he's used to being called Haku," Chihiro replied softly, "He's alive and I know where to find him."
"You do? You said you went to Spirit Realm, but never did I think that you would find Kohaku or is it the other way around?"
"It was the other way around. Even though he was Yubaba's prisioner, he helped me out and he is my friend and I wish he was more than that," Chihiro stated softly, lightly blushing at her ending statement.
"I've been away from the Spirit Realm for way too long."
"It was a long five days there, but out here at least five weeks had passed," Chihiro stated softly.
"I see," her mother replied just as softly, *So you spent almost a week in the Spirit Realm. How did you survive?"
"Haku," Chihiro stated simply, "He told me to get a job at the Bathhouse and so I did. Yuuke and Akio, my human parents, ate the food of the Spirits and so they were turned into pigs."
"Yubaba and her stupid hate of humans!" Sakura growled out angrily.
"Haku was hurting," Chihiro stated softly, "I couldn't just stand by and watch him suffer."
"What do you mean?"
"Yubaba was controlling him. He had lost his real name along with his river-the humans filled it in and built over it. He stole Zeniba's gold seal and got badly injured. He was dying from a spell of Zeniba's, but I saved him. He got his real name back while I was here.
"He helped free me from Yubaba's contract, which I had signed to stay human. I became Sen and worked in the bathhouse for five days or so, completely forgetting that my name was Chihiro. Haku helped me save my pigs-er, I mean-human parents."
"Wow, sounds like quite the adventure. You have to tell me the full version when we are finally able to talk,* her mother replied, *Speaking of which, are you planning to return to the Spirit Realm soon?*
"I'm going to try and return to the Spirit Realm very soon. Maybe tomorrow since it's saturday. Yuuke likes me out of the house then to clean. I usually spend all day outside so they won't miss me for long. I'll leave a note in the very first place they'll look so they won't worry."
"Are you sure about this?"
"Of course! I belong in Spirit Realm!"
"Then I will see you tomorrow," her mother replied softly, "Maybe."
"Yeah, maybe."
"Mom?" Chihiro asked softly, breaking the silence that had fallen.
"Yes, my daughter," Sakura replied softly.
"Why can't you tell me the story now and just repeat it when we find Haku?"
"We might be overheard."
"Overheard? And by who?" Chihiro replied, confused.
As if to answer her question a lone branch snapped and the two whirled around. Sakura's eyes narrowed in anger and threat as she saw a shadow was standing there, staring at the two from the forest. Sakura pushed Chihiro behind her in order to protect her while fighting.
"Who are you?!" Sakura barked out, "Come out and show yourself, coward!"
A figure stepped out of the shadows, blood covering his once light blue uniform, which was similar to Haku's uniform. Being stuck behind her mother, Chihiro couldn't see who it was, but felt familiar.
'It feels like-' Chihiro thought, but then shook her head, 'But it can't be-There's no way!'
"YOU!" her mother yelled, breaking Chihiro's thoughts, as she laid eyes on the form.
"Yeah, me," a familiar, yet unfamiliar at the same time, male voice replied weakly, "I had to find-"
The young man broke off, as he dropped to his knees, overcome with pain.
"Had to find, Chihiro..."
Sakura looked down at the passed out figure with a mixture of concern and contempt. Carefully she leaned down and picked up the unconscious form. Chihiro's eyes widened as she saw the unconscious Spirit.
"Who is it?"
Sakura slowly turned to her and smiled grimly.
"This," she began, "Is another blood realitive of yours. In fact he is your, younger, twin brother, Kenshin."
"Twin?!" Chihiro replied, shocked to say the least, "Brother!?"
"Yes," Sakura stated softly, "He's been looking over you as a friend for a very long time. I wish I could tell you more, but its in the story."
"It's okay Mom," Chihiro replied.
Sakura suddenly looked up, then looked back down at Chihiro, and smiled.
"You'd best be heading in," she stated softly, "He comes out at night."
"Who?!" Chihiro cried over the wind, which had suddenly picked up to hurricane force.
"Rekou!" was the last thing she heard as her mother and dear brother disappeared from sight.
As Sakura left Chihiro alone, she had only given the young woman more questions than answers. Chihiro was now more determined than ever to return to the Spirit Realm and find the path that she should have walked on from birth and one that she hoped Haku also walked upon.
^All reviews welcomed, but kindly lay off any obscene, profain, or distasteful comments. Flames will be used to feed my pet dragon.^
^A big thank you to everyone who reviewed. And thanks a bunch AMi(), I didn't remember Chihiro's parents names. Due to just being corrected by said reviewer, I have not gone back to the previous chapters and fixed the parents names yet, but I have corrected the names in this chapter.^
^Here is the summary, which I just noticed was cut off: Five years after Spirit World, Chihiro finds out something that explains a few things. Her parents reveal the truth and she decides to trace the path of her past. But what she doesn't know is that some things are better left unknown. Action, adventure, Romance, and more. H/C always!
*Mental speaking*
"Speaking"
'Thought'
Chapter Four
"Hello, Ishakari," the woman greeted her softly, "It's been too long since I last saw you as a baby."
"You're my real mother?!" Chihiro repeated, shock strong in her voice.
"Yes," she replied, "I'm the Spirit of the Sakura River. You are the Spirit of the Ishakari River."
"I'm a River Spirit?!" Chihiro cried out, the shock now very strong in her voice, "When I went to the Spirit Realm, not only did I smell like a human, but I was one!"
"It's because you were a human," Sakura replied, "Due to our unusual blood background you were a human until your fifteenth birthday. That's when you started to change into a River Spirit."
"That's why I can feel a strong connection to water and wind!" Chihiro replied with a small cry.
"We need to find a young River Spirit by the name of Kohaku River. He would be a big help with the training you will need. Also he is a part of the story I want to tell you. A story that will, hopefully, help you to understand why I had no choice in being seperated from you."
"It's okay mom," Chihiro replied, "I understand that something was wrong, otherwise you wouldn't have left me."
Sakura tried to not grin, but instead gave her daughter a smile.
"I'm glad that you understand," Sakura stated softly, "And about Kohaku, I'm not sure if he is still alive or not."
"I know Kohaku, but he's used to being called Haku," Chihiro replied softly, "He's alive and I know where to find him."
"You do? You said you went to Spirit Realm, but never did I think that you would find Kohaku or is it the other way around?"
"It was the other way around. Even though he was Yubaba's prisioner, he helped me out and he is my friend and I wish he was more than that," Chihiro stated softly, lightly blushing at her ending statement.
"I've been away from the Spirit Realm for way too long."
"It was a long five days there, but out here at least five weeks had passed," Chihiro stated softly.
"I see," her mother replied just as softly, *So you spent almost a week in the Spirit Realm. How did you survive?"
"Haku," Chihiro stated simply, "He told me to get a job at the Bathhouse and so I did. Yuuke and Akio, my human parents, ate the food of the Spirits and so they were turned into pigs."
"Yubaba and her stupid hate of humans!" Sakura growled out angrily.
"Haku was hurting," Chihiro stated softly, "I couldn't just stand by and watch him suffer."
"What do you mean?"
"Yubaba was controlling him. He had lost his real name along with his river-the humans filled it in and built over it. He stole Zeniba's gold seal and got badly injured. He was dying from a spell of Zeniba's, but I saved him. He got his real name back while I was here.
"He helped free me from Yubaba's contract, which I had signed to stay human. I became Sen and worked in the bathhouse for five days or so, completely forgetting that my name was Chihiro. Haku helped me save my pigs-er, I mean-human parents."
"Wow, sounds like quite the adventure. You have to tell me the full version when we are finally able to talk,* her mother replied, *Speaking of which, are you planning to return to the Spirit Realm soon?*
"I'm going to try and return to the Spirit Realm very soon. Maybe tomorrow since it's saturday. Yuuke likes me out of the house then to clean. I usually spend all day outside so they won't miss me for long. I'll leave a note in the very first place they'll look so they won't worry."
"Are you sure about this?"
"Of course! I belong in Spirit Realm!"
"Then I will see you tomorrow," her mother replied softly, "Maybe."
"Yeah, maybe."
"Mom?" Chihiro asked softly, breaking the silence that had fallen.
"Yes, my daughter," Sakura replied softly.
"Why can't you tell me the story now and just repeat it when we find Haku?"
"We might be overheard."
"Overheard? And by who?" Chihiro replied, confused.
As if to answer her question a lone branch snapped and the two whirled around. Sakura's eyes narrowed in anger and threat as she saw a shadow was standing there, staring at the two from the forest. Sakura pushed Chihiro behind her in order to protect her while fighting.
"Who are you?!" Sakura barked out, "Come out and show yourself, coward!"
A figure stepped out of the shadows, blood covering his once light blue uniform, which was similar to Haku's uniform. Being stuck behind her mother, Chihiro couldn't see who it was, but felt familiar.
'It feels like-' Chihiro thought, but then shook her head, 'But it can't be-There's no way!'
"YOU!" her mother yelled, breaking Chihiro's thoughts, as she laid eyes on the form.
"Yeah, me," a familiar, yet unfamiliar at the same time, male voice replied weakly, "I had to find-"
The young man broke off, as he dropped to his knees, overcome with pain.
"Had to find, Chihiro..."
Sakura looked down at the passed out figure with a mixture of concern and contempt. Carefully she leaned down and picked up the unconscious form. Chihiro's eyes widened as she saw the unconscious Spirit.
"Who is it?"
Sakura slowly turned to her and smiled grimly.
"This," she began, "Is another blood realitive of yours. In fact he is your, younger, twin brother, Kenshin."
"Twin?!" Chihiro replied, shocked to say the least, "Brother!?"
"Yes," Sakura stated softly, "He's been looking over you as a friend for a very long time. I wish I could tell you more, but its in the story."
"It's okay Mom," Chihiro replied.
Sakura suddenly looked up, then looked back down at Chihiro, and smiled.
"You'd best be heading in," she stated softly, "He comes out at night."
"Who?!" Chihiro cried over the wind, which had suddenly picked up to hurricane force.
"Rekou!" was the last thing she heard as her mother and dear brother disappeared from sight.
As Sakura left Chihiro alone, she had only given the young woman more questions than answers. Chihiro was now more determined than ever to return to the Spirit Realm and find the path that she should have walked on from birth and one that she hoped Haku also walked upon.