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Chapter 2 : Chihiro's Spring break with Meme

Chihiro's parents were off at work so she was home alone, still sleeping. The room suddenly filled with the sound of ringing from the phone.

"mmmmph, who would call this early in the morning?" It is about 10:45a.m.

"Hello?" Chihiro muffled still sounding sleepy.

"Hello Chihiro! I hear you were still sleeping."

"Ah! Meme!" Feeling embarrassed.

"Sleeping off already hm?"

"Ye-yeah.."

"Are you doing anything today?" Meme giggled at her friend.

"N-no why?" Chihiro trying to pull herself together.

"Want to hang out? I heard there's an amusement park that's opened yesterday! I was about to ask you yesterday after I finding out about it from the other students but when I called your house your mom answered and said you were still not home yet." Meme sounding suddenly disappointed.

"Yesterday..." Chihiro was trying to remember what happened yesterday, and a flashback came but she was unsure if that was a dream or not. She was worn out after the talk with Haru-sensei and had reality and her spirited life mixed up.

Realizing she almost dazed off again " Ah! Yea, I'll go. Sorry about yesterday. Mom didn't tell me anything about you calling yesterday." Chihiro felt guilty, Meme is a really good friend. If she knew that she called yesterday she would have returned a call before she dozed off.

"It's fine. Let's meet up at 2 o'clock at the bread shop near school."

"Sure thing!"

The bread shop was where they always meet when they went out. Chihiro got dressed in less than fifteen minutes and took some money from her piggy bank with the allowance she's saved up. She realized the letter on her table, the one she wrote a few days after she came back from the spirited world. It was a letter for Haku but there was no contact between them so she did not really know what to do with it.

"I get a feeling something will happen to the letter if I just leave it here, I'll take it with me today" She said with a bored face.

Along with her other things she placed the letter in her bag.

"What would I be doing for the rest of my time now...?" There is still about two hours and fourty minutes left.

"Maybe I should go for a walk..." By her walk she meant to go visit the tunnel. Of course, hoping yesterday wasn't a dream.

"This route is so troublesome" She sighed, but after awhile she arrived at the entrance.

"Haku..?" She called into the tunnel. There was a long silence before she started talking again.

"Ha... What am I doing? Of course it was a dream. There's no way Haku would remember a stupid girl like me." Tears rolled down Chihiro's eyes. She couldn't tell between the human world and the spirited world anymore. The times she had in the spirited world were a blurry vision. The only things she remembered were Haku. He was the only person she would think about.

"What do I do if it was all a dream? Even if it wasn't a dream, will I really see you again? I know I don't belong in the spirited world so I have to stay here but I want to see Haku again.. What do I do? What do I do..? What do I do...? Haku..." Chihiro broke down and couldn't stop crying, not until she noticed her bag, it started to glow. No, it wasn't the bag. It was her letter. It floated out her bag and into the tunnel. She watched as it does. Wiping her tears and smiled.

"It's okay.. it's going to be alright." and left the tunnel entrance. Chihiro checked her watch, with about an hour left she made her way back. It was about time when she met up with Meme after making her way out of the forest. She went to the bread shop and waited there.

"Sorry, did you wait long?" Meme trying to catch a breath. She was fifteen minutes late.

"No, it's okay. I'll forgive you." Chihiro smiled.

"..Whoa" In surprise of Chihiro's full hearted smile.

"Hmm?"

"No-nothing. I was just surprised for a second."

"About what?" confused as always.

"Never mind. Let's get going."

Chihiro and Meme took the subway to the amusement park; it was a ten minute ride before they arrive. They decided to ride water rides before they ride the dry ones since it would get a bit chilly to be riding the water rides during the evening, it was still spring after all.

They settled down for lunch after the water rides.

"Ahhh, I'm starving!" Chihiro said looking dizzy from all the rides.

"Same here!"

"Let's go to that sushi shop!" Chihiro dashed off.

"Wa-wait Chihiro! Don't run so fast! It's really crowded today!"

"Hurry, hurry Meme!" Chihiro turned around without realized someone was in front her.

"Watch out Chihi-" Before Meme got a chance to warn her friend, Chihiro bumped into the person in front her.

"Ouuu, I'm sorry." Slowly looking up at the person she bumped into.

It is a boy. He had the same eyes as Haku, gentle.

"It's alright Chihiro." The boy smiled at her and stood up. He offered Chihiro a hand and lifted her up.

"Th-thank you. How do you know my name?" talking like a shy little girl she once were.

"Chihiro!" Meme called to Chihiro running towards her.

Hearing Meme's voice she turned around before she heard her answer from the boy

"Meme!" waving so she could see Chihiro more clearly.

It didn't take long for her to catch up to Chihiro.

"Are you hurt? No, I'm alright thanks to this gu-" By the time she turn around he was gone.

"Hmmm, I guess he didn't hear me.. Oh well, maybe he knew my name because it was the name tag on my bag. Let's go have lunch now!"

Meme was confused with the things her friend has been mumbling to herself but seeing that she is alright she was relieved. After they had lunch, and continued on the rides they took the subway back and went home.

"I'll see you next time, Chihiro."

"Actually, would you like to come over for dinner Meme?"

"N-no it's alright. I have promised my dad and my sister to go out for dinner with them tonight." Meme's mother passed away when she was only two so her family was really important to her.

"Oh, okay." Chihiro smiled

"But it's good to see you like this Chihiro. You enjoyed yourself today didn't you?"

"Yea, it was really fun. Thanks Meme."

"It was nothing."

They said goodbye to each other and headed their own ways. Instead of heading home, Chihiro ending up by the tunnel entrance again. She did not realize it herself.

"Hu-huh? How did I end up here again? Oh well, I'll visit Haku for a bit." Meaning the entrance. Chihiro sat down beside the entrance and started talking.

"I'm back from the amusement park Haku. It was really fun today all thanks to Meme and you, because you took the letter from my bag today. You received it right?" Although Chihiro was smiling, she suddenly stopped.

"I wonder when I can see you Haku.. How long is a bit longer anyways.. I really miss you. Please, see me soon. I wonder if I would be crying right now if it wasn't for what happened this morning. Ah.. ahah.. I'm such an idiot aren't I? Well, I should get going, it's getting dark soon. I wouldn't want to get out of here when it's totally dark. Bye Haku!"

"Have a safe trip home Chihiro."

Chihiro turned around and smiled at the tunnel before she left and now she was sure all of it was not a dream.

"I'm home!"

"Did you enjoy the amusement park, Chihiro?" Chihiro left a note on the kitchen table telling her parents so they wouldn't worry when they got back from work.

"Yeah. It was fun, especially with Meme."

"That's great, why didn't you invite her over for dinner?"

"I did, she promised her dad and sis to dinner with them so next time was her answer."

"Oh. Well be sure to warn me before she comes over. I will make something special."

"Okay mom."

"Well get ready for dinner Hun."

"Sure thing mom."

As usual, she took a bath and put on her pajamas.

"What a tiring day." As she walk down the stairs.

"Just in time Chihiro, dinner's ready."

"Oh."

Dinner was pretty quiet so Chihiro ate fast. She was in a rush. Right after she finished, she dashed back into her room and took out a pen and paper.

"Dear Haku..." She is writing a letter to Haku.

"Yesterday, my letter flew into the tunnel and to you right? So, knowing that, I'm writing another one!" she used all her heart and feelings and wrote the letter but she did not mention about her confusions she's been having. With the letter written, of course she hoped that it could be sent to him again. She went right to sleep after she finished writing hoping for a good day tomorrow.

The next day, the sound of the phone rung. This time, Chihiro was up earlier than yesterday. A lot earlier.

"Ogino's residence!" She sounded happy and cheerful.

"Chihiro? Is that you?" It was Meme.

"Yea! What's up Meme?"

"Wow! You sound a lot more cheerful than yesterday, did something happen? Did the love of your life fall from the sky?" teasing Chihiro again.

"I wish he did." she muffled to herself.

"He did!" thinking she heard a yes.

"O-of course not!"

"Aha, that's what I thought. Are you busy today?"

"Ah, nope. Do you have something planned again?"

"Yeah! Let's go to the zoo. I heard they have new baby pandas."

"That's great! How about we meet up in thirty minutes?"

"Sure thing. The usual spot?"

"The usual spot!" The two best friends happily hung up on each other and got ready. Chihiro already visited the tunnel entrance way before Meme called. She wanted to send off the letter she wrote last night for Haku to read as fast as possible. So she left early in the morning.

Thirty minutes passed quite fast for the two best friends, they were so excited to see each other both feeling like something good will happen. Meme; with Chihiro so happy, Chihiro; with her letter sent to Haku.

"Chihiro, over here!"

"You came earlier than I did today Meme."

"Well for being late yesterday I felt bad!"

"When did you come?"

"Fifteen minutes after we hung up!"

"Why so early?"

"I was late for fifteen minutes yesterday wasn't I?" Meme put on a bored look on her face, making the answer seem obvious.

"Well you didn't really have to..."

"I wanted to. So shall we get going?"

"Of course, I don't want to miss out on the pandas!"

"Let's go!"

They took another subway. The zoo was further away and took twenty five minutes before they arrived.

There was an extremely long line for buying tickets. The girls weren't satisfied but they thought it was worth waiting for. They have each other and they could talk in line. With that happening of course the wait felt shorter than it looked.

"Two tickets please."

"Will they be paid separately?"

"Yes please."

"That would be ¥240 from each."

"Here you go."

"Thank you, please enjoy the zoo."

They saw many animals such as lions, foxes, types of birds, seals, monkeys, sloths, bats, and of course, pandas and baby pandas.

"Awwww! They are so cute."

"They're so tiny!" Both squealed as if it were the first time to see baby pandas.

After their tour around the zoo, it has gotten late and made their way back. By then, it was dark.

"Would you like to come over for dinner today Meme?"

"Sure, but I'd have to give dad a call when I get there."

"Just remind me."

"Let's go before some pedophile, pedophiles us!"

"Haha, sure." Both were laughing and giggling on their way and without noticing, they both bumped into someone. They were both so afraid. They couldn't see the person's face clearly but his voice sounded like he is the same age as them. Chihiro was the first to take a peek and saw the same boy she bumped into at the amusement park. The boy with the eyes of Haku. He was holding a piece of paper on his hand. It seemed like he was reading it before they bumped into him.

"Ah, I'm sorry." Meme apologized like she would always do.

"No, I am for not watching out." The boy smiled like the last time.

"Aren't you the one from amusement park?" Chihiro couldn't help but ask.

"It's you! Chihiro!" He suddenly seemed in shock like he's said something wrong.

"How do you know my name?" She took the chance to ask before he goes off again.

"Uh-uhm." before he answered, he blushed and ran.

"Ahhh, ex-excuse me!"

The boy suddenly turned around and said "You don't have to worry about that, but my name is Ryuu, Ryuu Kawa! I'll see you again next time Chihiro!" and he continued running until he was out of sight.

"Wh-what was that?"

"I see you've got a stalker Chihiro." Meme teasing her.

"I-I don't even know him though. I bumped into him yesterday when I was running to the sushi store. Hmmm I wonder how he knew my name, but I did have my name on my bag.. he should of just said so then... so... I don't get it." Both of them stood there trying to figure out how he knew her name.

"We shouldn't just stand here, if we continue any longer we're both going to get in trouble!"

"Ah, right! I forgot! Let's hurry!"

Leaving it at that, both of them ran back to Chihiro's house."

"I'm home mom."

"Welcome home dear."

"I brought Meme over for dinner today."

"You didn't tell me! I would have cooked more!"

"That's alright"

"Ahh." Chihiro's mom felt disappointed.

"May I please use your phone?"

"Oh, I'll go get it."

"Okay."

"Would you like to stay over tonight?"

"But I would be bothersome."

"It's alright, Chihiro is the only child. She would be glad, she wouldn't mind."

"Oh alright, I'll confirm it with my dad." The usual Meme, polite and many adults adore her.

"Mmmmm, that hit the spot" Meme dropping herself onto Chihiro's bed.

"Aha, yeah. My parents sure ask a lot of question." Chihiro said putting an annoyed face on.

"Nope, it's alright. My dad never asks anything. It's great to have an energetic family!" Meme sighed remembering her mom.

"I'll go take a bath first Chihiro, do you mind?"

"Sure, go ahead."

"Thanks! Ummm, could I borrow a pair of pyjamas?"

"Oh, okay." Chihiro ran off to get Meme a pair of pyjamas. While Meme looked around Chihiro's room and spotted a drawing in a picture frame on her desk. Chihiro was always good at drawing. It was a picture of a blue dragon with weird looking creatures in the back and a girl that looked like Chihiro. The dragon was really faint behind a boy with greenish eyes and he was in a white kimono. Obviously, she wondered who that was. When she got up to get a closer look, she heard Chihiro coming back.

"I'm back!"

"Welcome back, thanks for the pajamas!" Meme left and went to shower knowing it wouldn't be the best to go roaming around other people's room looking at their things.

"While she's at that, I'll write a letter to Haku, I probably won't have anytime tonight." She blushed and giggled to herself just thinking about him reading her letters.

"Dear Haku,

I'm sure you received my letters from earlier. I hope I get a reply from you! Even if I don't it's alright, because I know you will keep our promise. When I see you again, I have something very important to tell you so please look forward to it!" Chihiro continued writing her letter with joy but before she knew it, Meme was finished showering. She hid the letter inside her pillow so Meme wouldn't see it when Chihiro show her things around her room. She suddenly spotted the drawing she drew herself and smiled at it.

"I wonder if Meme saw this when I was getting pajamas for her." I should tell her sometime soon, she's a great friend. If I get a chance, maybe I could tell her about Haku tonight. I can't wait, and again she blushed and giggled by herself knowing that there won't be anymore secrets between them.

"Ahh, that was nice." It's your turn now Chihiro."

"Okay!" Chihiro couldn't wait; she is really looking forward to the chat their going to have.

They both settled down, Chihiro decided to sleep with Meme on the floor. They both spoke about their past, the people they knew and of course, relationships.

"Do you have anyone you like Chihiro?"

This was her chance to bring up about Haku. "Ye-yea."

"Really? Who?"

"uh-uhm... well.." It was harder than she thought it would be.

"It's alright." Meme smiles.

"N-no, it's not like I don't want to tell you. Well.. I like a guy, his name is Haku, Kohaku."

"Cool! Do you know who he likes?"

"N-no. I don't really know how he feels about me.." Chihiro dropped her head feeling disappointed.

"Does he go to our school?"

"N-no.."

"That's too bad! So it's going to be a long distance relationship!"

"Wha-no! We're not dating.. and besides, I'm only 10."

"But age does not matter when it comes to love."

"Me-Meme, The times when I'm in a daze...?"

"Ohhhhhh... so you were thinking about him."

"No, well yes, but would you believe me if I said I met him in a spirited world?"

"Sp-spirited world? Chihiro? Are you sure you're not tired?"

"Mmmmmm, maybe it isn't the best thing to talk about."

"Chihiro, it's not that I don't believe you, but it's kind of hard to."

"Yea, I guess so without any proo-wait!" Chihiro ran over to the picture she drew and showed it to Meme.

"I know it's only a drawing but there wasn't really a thing called a camera in the spirited world. Look, this is Haku. He transforms into a dragon. He's the coolest river spirited ever!" Chihiro spent ten minutes talking about him.

"This is Lin, she's a good friend of mine and my partner when we had to scrub the baths in the bathhouse. This is Yubaba, she is a mean witch! I had to work under her to stay in the bathhouse so I could save my parents. She took my name away and I ended up nearly forgetting my name. She called me Sen. she has a twin sister called Zeniba. I call her granny, she's really nice. Yubaba and Zeniba don't get along with each other." Chihiro got up and looked for the hair band Zeniba gave Chihiro.

"Zeniba gave me this. This giant baby is Bou, he is spoiled.. when we first met, he wanted to break my arm if I did not play with him! It was scary! Kamaji is spider like, his arms can stretch long! He was the one who helped me talk to Lin so she guided me to Yubaba. The black puff balls are Kamaji's workers. They may be small but they have lots of strength! This is no face. He takes on other people's personalities and made a HUGE mess in the bathhouse!" Chihiro told Meme about the time when Haku was being chased by paper birds because he worked under Yubaba,

"Paper birds were chasing after him. He was bleeding so much, it was really scary. Yubaba got angry because he was getting blood over her carpet." Chihiro suddenly put on a sad face.

"If Haku really fell into the bottom of that hole... I wonder if I would ever see him again.. Although there isn't a big chance I would see him right now anyways.

"You look really happy when you're talking about the spirited world. You have good friends and family-like people there." Meme smiled gently, also meaning she believes her.

"Ah-ahh, You're a good friend too Meme!" Chihiro said hoping her friend wouldn't get the wrong idea.

"Hehe, I know!" She giggled.

For a moment, there was silence but Meme broke it and said.

"Do you want to go back there?"

"Hu-huh? We-well, I do but I like the way it is right now. I have you Meme!" Chihiro smiled bright. Meme felt a warm light from Chihiro, like when she used to be with her mother.

"Let's spend the whole spring break together Chihiro!"

"Alright!"

The whole spring break, the two bestfriends spends their time together going around to places like the park, to see a concert or a festival. Whenever Chihiro came home, she would always write a letter to Haku to send off and visit the tunnel entrance every morning. With it at that, spring break ended right away.

"Chihiro, you better hurry up! You don't want to be late on your first day back do you?"

"I'm almost done mom!" Chihiro place the letter to Haku into her bag and left for school. On her way, she saw Meme and walks the rest of the way with her chatting away. Ever since that night Chihiro told her about everything, other than being closer friends, they never mentioned it again.

"Everyone, please take your seats. I have an announcement to make." Everyone took their seats waiting for the announcement.

"I know it's a bit late in the year but we will be having a new student join our class this last term." As she finished her announcement everyone was wondering who it was and some were shocked.

"Please come in Kawa-san." Haru-sensei wrote his name on the black board. Ryuu Kawa.

"Ryuu.. Kawa.. Ryuu.. Kawa.. Ryuu.. Kawa.. Where have I heard of it before?"

"Chihiro, Chihiro.." Meme whispered to Chihiro.

The moment she remembered him, he walked into the room.

"It's nice to meet you all, I'm Ryuu Kawa. Please take care of me from now on."

All the girls in class were gazing at him. All was wowed by how deep his voice is. Both gender in Chihiro's class started talking about him.

"His eyes are so cool!"

"He sounds so manly!"

"Eeeeek, we're so lucky!"

"I wonder if he's good at sports."

"Did anyone give him a tour around the school yet? If not I want to do it"

"He looks like an upper class to me."

"Real idol."

The class was in whaos and wows. Chihiro really took no interest in him because of Haku; the one thing she noticed was his aura. His and Haku's were the same. The eyes were also the same; it seemed like the exact same person. She was lost in her thoughts again when,

"Chihiro, please wait for me just a little longer." Those words she heard back at the tunnel came to her head.

"He doesn't look the same but maybe he could change his appearance,they do have the same aura." she whispered to herself.

"What are you talking about Chihiro?" Her friend asked

"H-he looks like Haku."

Meme was in shock too hear that.

"Are you sure?"

"Of course! It's Haku I'm talking about.."

"Please sit on the empty seat by the window next to Chihiro, Kawa-san" Haru-sensei suddenly announcing.

"Ha-haa?" The whole class looked at Chihiro.

"What the heck, he sits at the window seat and beside Chihiro?"

"Let's hope he doesn't start to become like her."

"Aha, Chihiro is nice, but she daydreams a bit too much sometimes which makes her look stupid."

"I agree."

The class made a big fuss about it but Ryuu did not say anything and went to his seat. Before he sat down, he made his greetings to Chihiro.

"It's nice to see that the things you said were true." He whispered to Chihiro. "Please take care of me from now on, Chihiro-chan." He said in a louder and calm voice, and smiled

"Ha-haku.." she said.

Did you like the second chapter? Please leave a review. I will work on the next chapter. Thank you readers

Small notes : That's it for chapter 2! This chapter is long! I was thinking I should of made it something like "Chihiro's Spring Break with Meme part 1 and Chihiro's Spring Break with Meme part 2, but never mind!"

Ryuu Kawa is another character I made up. You will find out more about who he is in the next chapter. Thank you for reading!