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Comfort and Danger -the world only stops spinning if you let it.
The sun was bright and high in the sky when Chihiro finally stepped out of her front door for the first time in what felt like months.
It had taken time for her to adjust to the memories that poured into her head like running water -and to the dragon who now saw fit to watch her like a Hawk. His constant presence now a slight comfort in the face of her inner turbulence. A soft constant. Kohaku was not intrusive in his company -a silent sentry that watched over her.
He never strayed far from her side -and as she slowly made her way down the stretch of main street that was very much her home; and yet so very foreign now; she was thankful for the feeling of his eyes on her. Almost as if his gaze was holding the ragged little bits of her together.
There were people on the street with her, most not meeting her gaze, and a few fearful, but she did not mind. How often in this day an age did fairy tales come to life? And Chihiro was now the walking, talking embodiment of make believe.
She was the girl who tamed gods -brought back from her end. Who wouldn't be afraid of that?
But it was not fear that drove an old woman from her window; coming out onto the street to bow before her. "Bestow upon us your blessings, Bride of the Water God."
"Uh…"
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