Beginning note: I don't own Spirited Away, I'm not making any money off it, and this is all for the funzys.
Ablution - A ceremonial act of washing parts of the body or sacred containers
Elation
Nothing could compare to the elation she felt when her eyes spotted the shell necklace resting against his breast bone. It was beautiful; thick twine knotted to create a delicate pattern around what were once finely polished shells. It must have taken weeks to carve the kanji that was on the inside of each shell, now faded and unreadable, but still beautiful.
And as she lightly traced over each shell, she could understand why her nameless god coveted it so; she could feel the love her grandmother had poured into this charm.
Deft fingers found the knot around his neck that held the necklace firm, dancing over it, and fighting against the stiff twine that had held it in place for more than a hundred years.
Her nails dug into it, trying to squeeze into the knot and loosen it as she tried to hold onto the last of her breath.
She was running out of time, but she was not going to face him again knowing she had held her prize in the palm of her hand and couldn't grasp it. It was right as she felt herself hit her limit the knot came loose, and the necklace floated down into her palm.
Note: Tada! An update! I'd like to thank all of my new reviewers who just jumped on board with us; I'm so glad you're enjoying what we've go so far, and I hop[e you stick around for the ride; I've got almost 60 of these drabbles completed, and am still working on more, so you don't have to worry about this cutting off any time soon. ^^