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
Resignation
When Chihiro awoke, it was a day just like any other. The sun was shining no brighter than the day before, and there was not a cloud in the sky. The wind did not howl through the trees, nor did crows caw an ominous warning as she opened her eyes, but there was indeed something amiss. She could feel it.
"Kohaku?" There was no reply, of course. She didn't expect one. Not with the feeling clawing at her chest. And it was that feeling that spurred her into rising, into searching for him.
Her dragon was sitting on the edge cliff when she finally came upon him, staring out at the sunrise as if he would never see another. "Kohaku?"
"It's time." He told her, a sort of Resignation in his words.
"Is it?" she asked just as softly as she seated herself beside him, allowing her bared legs to dangle over the abyss below them. The waves hidden within the cove were untouched by the light of morning, and looking almost as if a black hole undulating just out of reach.
He offered her a sad smile and held up a hand, as if reaching for hers, and when she tried to place her fingers upon his own, they passed right though the translucent flesh.
"It's time."
Note: Um. I don't really have an explanation for my absence besides that which you've already heard. Got a new job. Got a new boyfriend. Got a whole lot less time. I've really only have time to work on this today since I'm stuck in bed. Since, yay, Velvet's sick again. Though, not like the last time; I've a massive Jaw infection and I'm on heavy antibiotics and pain medication in preparation for surgery to remove the teeth causing it. I'll be fine.