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
Affection
They traveled for a time, and Chihiro relaxed into his fur as they arched and corkscrewed through the air; fingers luxuriating in the silky feel of him and twisting strands of his mane through her fingers in a gesture of absent affection.
The dragon purred under her ministrations; both enjoying the slight reprieve from the constant vigilance and tense expectancy this task had placed upon them.
He arched into the movement slightly, never faltering in his flight pattern, and she nestled further into his fur.
He turned his face slightly to face her, taking deep panting breaths as he scented the air, licking his chops before refocusing on what was ahead of them without explanation.
It was then that they noticed something bleak that had her releasing another scathing stream of blasphemies.
They had hit a dead end.
Note: Sorry this took so long; I've been a might busy with photo-shoots and other RL obligations... like obsessively consuming trashy romance novels and playing with using Red Velvet in every recipe you can imagine. I'm hoping to eventually get back into my once a day posting schedule, you'll just have to be patient with me until I'm less... distractible.