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
Transition
The transition from awkward, furious man to curious, angry, interested male was nearly instantaneous. And she found herself pinned to the paper door with a gentleness that belayed his temper, his forehead coming to rest against the crook of her neck.
"Let me get this straight Chihiro, because I am afraid I am misunderstanding you somehow. You risked becoming trapped once again in the spirit world to come on a fool's errand to me, to tell me that your pet Cove has graced us with a gift we may not even be able to keep. I fear what sort of task you had to perform in order to even secure the opportunity."
She brought arms up to wrap around his neck, weaving fingers though his hair. "I dived to the bottom of the cove and retrieved for him a necklace made by my great, great grandmother. That's it. He even granted safe passage; just as long as we return the same way I came in. And it should not be hard to prove your worth to him; it pains him to see my sadness without you."
Kohaku's face came up to sit centimeters from her own, and there was a bite in his voice when he spoke. "If the Nameless cared for you so dearly, then why did he not come himself to retrieve me?"
"Because it was my task and mine alone," she whispered. "Even with how deeply I cared for you, there was a chance the affection wasn't mutual... in that since; I had to give you the option to say no."
Note: This always happens. I'm trying to work on a new piece, and I'm frustrated as hell because no one will leave me alone and be still and silent. So I'm updating in an attempt to keep myself from slapping the next person who calls me with an inane question anyone else could have answered for them.