Alone in the Dark Chapter 2
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It was a far destination, and not only that, but a storm was brewing. She'd have to follow the trail down the way to the forest, and go through the tunnel, then she'd have to cross the river before it became nightfall and the water rose. But what would she do first. She couldn't just walk up to the bathhouse and barge in saying "I'm back!" It wouldn't be very good, because Yubaba might get mad, or maybe she would get in trouble for coming back. Her imagination ran wild as she thought about all the things that could go wrong. She couldn't turn back though. She had been walking for about fifteen minutes. The area all around her was eerily quiet. It wasn't usually this quiet. People bustling all about the nearby park, having fun with their relatives and neighbors. She glanced at it through the trees. It was empty. She turned away, and continued to walk along the path. The wind had begun to blow. Not the moaning sound, but a sound almost like whistling, as the wind blew speedily throughout the many trees that lay ahead. She passed the little houses as she walked. She didn't really enjoy them being there, as they made her self-conscious, almost as if she was invading their privacy. She shuddered. Once or twice she thought she saw something poke its head out of one, but she didn't dare to look at what might lie inside. Finally, after some time of walking, she came to the large building. It's forlorn appearance made most onlookers somewhat nervous to approach it. Sadly, it had been standing for quite some time now, and was looking even more abused then the last time she had seen it. She entered it with some relief of almost being to her destination. She turned and took a last look at what she would see of the outside of her world. A dark cloud hovered above her. She hoped it wasn't an omen. A bad omen.
As she walked through the main room, she thought of the first impressions that the room first made on her. Kind of creepy. Now it seemed strangely… comforting. She proceeded through the tunnel out into the large plain. The grass looked like a vast sea of green as it waved through with the wind. She smiled. For once, she was excited to have all these previous memories flow through her head. All the good times she had here, and some of the bad reviewed through her head like she was watching a video of her own life. She started running. She didn't quite know what for. Maybe excitement, maybe anxiety. She wasn't sure. She ran anyway though. Just to get there. She wasn't sure what she would do either.
She walked up to the bridge that separated her from the bathhouse. She remembered the first time she saw Haku. She wondered if he were inside the very building in front of her. Excitement welled up inside her. Maybe she would just wait out here for him. Night was approaching, so she wouldn't have to wait very long. "Chihiro!" a familiar voice rose up around her. She thought it was probably just another hallucination, but she looked behind her anyway. Haku, in the flesh, was standing about six feet behind her.
"Haku!" she cried out. She ran toward him. He wrapped his hands around her. "Oh Haku it's been so long! I was beginning to think I'd never see you again, so I decided to come back. I hope you're not mad."
"Nonsense, Chihiro," his voice sounded so calm and soothing, "You're expected…"
There's the end of chapter two. Please review I'm sorry I keep repeating this, but I would really like the help. I'm going to wait for some reviews before I continue.