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

Confusion

"You're... you're here for Haku?" Lin asked, suddenly shy around the woman who she'd formerly known as a child, and who was now somehow older than herself. It was if the passage of time written so clearly on Chihiro's face unsettled her.

Chihiro tilted her head slightly to look at her in slight confusion. "Of course." She stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"I... I always knew you'd come back for him. You're so big now, Sen."

She blinked at the woman for a second before breaking out into peals of laughter. "That's the second time I've been told that today. I'm not ten years old anymore, Lin; I'm twenty-eight, I would certainly hope I've grown in that time."

"I know. But you'll always be a kid to me." She smiled softly. "Haku's contract with Yubaba was broken, but he's still around most of the time; what he does is a mystery to me though."

Note: An Update for you wonderful people; since I'm in a fantastic mood. I went to a all day pizza party yesterday, where I was asked to model a bit, set up a meeting for 2 more photo shoots with the photographer, got a 3 pet-sitting gigs, an in at Whole Foods Market and a Call Center, and talked to the landlord about the apartment I'm looking at, and he's going to keep me in the loop about it.