A/N - Hey Everyone(well at least who ever has decided to read my fanfic...lol)!!Im sort of new to fan fic sothis is my very first fan fic that ive written...EVER! lol....n e ways hope u will enjoy it...pls review afterwards!! thankies!! ...
Prologue -this is sort of like a short summary, telling you about Chihiro's life just after she left the spirit world...then chapter one starts the story...
A dazzling light reflected off a spotless whiteboard into a quiet girl's, lonesome eyes. The deafening school bell rang, piercing through the silence of the deserted corridors. The class stood hastily at the sound and waited eagerly to be dismissed. The corridors filled out quickly, with herds of students swarming around. Though the mass of students was huge, not one seemed to take note of a shy, introverted girl with long, brown hair, shuffling her way in and out through the crowds of students, making her way to the main entrance of the school. Deep in thought, her heart aches and cries in pain.
Shortly after her return from the spirit world, Chihiro tried to inform her parents of their adventure they had experienced in the realm of the spirits, but they refused believe her. She became more desperate for her parents to believe, offering to take them into to the woods, to prove to them that what happened was in fact real not just some story she created in her mind, but her parents took no notice and simply sat down with her for a little chat to straighten things out. They just simply told her that they 'understood' what she was doing and that they knew she felt deprived of attention and was not use to it, just because her father was away at work all day and her mother had a day job so was around the house less than she use to be, what they thought was attention seeking must stop and she must stop making up these strange worlds and fantasies. Chihiro knew better, even back then, when she was younger that what she saw and felt was very real and not just some illusion. It wasn't made up and they were wrong. After her parents decisively chose to ignore her and shut her out, thinking that if they ignored these fairy-tales, she would stop thinking of them. At this point, Chihiro's spiral of loneliness began to form.
The first few years of her school life in her new home town, Chihiro had many friends, as they were intrigued to hear her stories of outstanding bravery and great courage of a girl called Sen and her brush with witches, spirits and enchanting dragons. Unfortunately, after a period of time, her friends matured and began to lose interest her, becoming bored of Chihiro and her stories. Eventually, one by one, her so-called 'friends' abandoned her, leaving her with no-one to comfort her at sad times, no-one to share her deepest sorrows with, just for her agony to be suppressed into the back of her mind, painfully.
Chihiro is now 15. Her encounter with the enchanting spirit world still influences her life, today. Although she cherishes each memory of her spirit friends dearly, Chihiro is more keen than ever to give up hope. The once strong hope and faith she believed in, that one day, Haku would come to rescue her from her lonely, miserable life in the human world. When she was younger, she would repeat to herself that if Haku doesn't come today, maybe he will show up tomorrow. But 5 years have passed since the day she left the spirited world...and he never came, not even a sign or message.
The gradual development of her own mental isolation from friends, piers and family, caused by the disbelief of the unsupportive people close to her, has moulded her into this insecure, half-hearted pessimist.
Her heart tears, as she feels so alone in this harsh world. Not a single soul cares for her.
The optimistic young Chihiro Ogino, so full of life was now...long gone...