Hundreds of years had passed since that day. Kohaku was still guarding his river. These had been long and lonely five hundred years for him, but he managed to hang on, with the wishes of his mother and father on his mind. He missed them dearly. So dearly. That was the reason he now days hated every human child. Most of them had a chance to live with their parents until they were old enough to take care of themselves. He had never had it that way, though he thought he would. He was a god, his parents and siblings were humans. They were now the only humans he didn't hate. He allowed humans to use his river, but it was only because his father had loved all kind of creatures, humans also. He only respected his memory by doing that.

One day, in the middle of 1990s, Kohaku felt something to drop in his river. He was used to it, humans were so careless that they dropped something to his river almost every day. He went to look what it was this time.

'A shoe? A little pink shoe?' he was confused, no one had ever dropped a shoe to his river. Then, suddenly, he hear another plums. He saw it was only a human girl. He transformed into his human from, so that he could see this child to die a little better. He wasn't cruel person really, he just liked to see people die in his river. It made him feel better about death of his poor human parents. One human to lose and many of them would cry. He liked to know that people would suffer, they had all rightful to feel the same pain he had felt ever since his father died.

He swam nearer to the human child. He still appeared in a form of a twelve-year-old boy in his human form, but he could breath under the water. He came to meet the girl's gaze. The girl opened her eyes and gazed back to him. She couldn't be more than five or six year old. Kohaku gasped

''Kaasan!' He thought.

Then, he looked again. No, this was not his mother. They didn't even look alike. This girl had long brown hair and brown eyes, his mother had had greenish short hair and sharp blue eyes. But, their smile…It was completely same. Same innocence…same care.

'One human there or here, might as well save this one. She doesn't look like her but…this girl remains me of mom. For her, I save you.' With that, he transformed again and said with telepathy her

"Take hold of my horns, young one. I'll get you out of here"

The girl did what was told and Kohaku carried her up.

"Go to your parents, young one. They are probably very worried"

"Ano…Thank you for saving me! My name's Chihiro, we've just moved here! What's your name?"

"…Kohaku. I'm guardian of this river. Have been for past five hundred years"

"Wow, a god of a river! Are your parents river guardians too?"

"…My real ones might have been. But those I call my parents were humans like you. Once I had a family, 'Kaasan, 'Tousan, two sisters and one brother. Now they are all dead"

"How horrible! And you are forced to be here all alone?"

"Yes. It's my destiny. But someday, I'll follow them to the next world"

"Chihiro! Chihiro!"

"That's my mom! Sorry, Kohaku-kun, I have to go now, mommy is calling me. But I'll se you again, okay?"

"If you just want to, I wouldn't mind"

"It's a promise, Kohaku-kun! I'll see you again! Ja ne!"

Chihiro ran back to her parents.

'What a strange human girl. Well, it's nice to have someone to take care of, for once' Kohaku thought himself.

Year later, Kohaku river was taken away and to the position of old Kohaku, became cold and respected assistant of Yubaba, Haku.

Three years later, story of Spirited Away starts….

Author's comments: Phuuh! It took forever to write this, but it was so much fun! I've probably never enjoyed writing this much! Making a crossover between my two favourite movies and animes…It was just wonderful! I didn't even feel insecure! Not even once!

How was it? Like it? Hate it? Tell me what you think!

By the way, don't get me wrong, I love Chihiro/Haku pairing, as for Kaya, she is dear character to me too(Almost all my OCs are…), I just wanted her to be Kohaku's first love and the one he treasured the most.

Many children of Kaya's age find a love from someone in the same age, who is dear or familiar to them. And who would be better than her protective, wise and gentle Ani-sama? Kohaku probably loved her for her cheerily attitude and gentleness.

I might make a sequel, when Kaya comes back to her dear Ani-sama, making his feelings for Chihiro to wave a bit…Tell me should I do it!