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
Pulsation
As she laid there in the dark, Chihiro could feel this pulsation in her flesh. Like a heartbeat that wasn't her own, speeding up and slowing down, shifting and pulling and pumping. Making her own heart thrum in time, flooding her with adrenaline and excitement she didn't actually feel.
She knew it was her dragons' doing; she was feeling his heartbeat; just beneath the surface of her skin. Keeping her awake in the long hours were time existed for only one of them, and he was experiencing something he never thought to be able to again.
And as she turned her head to face her window, she felt another pulling; this time belonging to her Cove. Beckoning her to come to him, into the dark waters of his domain.
She didn't attempt to fight his call, instead rising to her feet and following the feeling of his magic out of her home and onto the cliff where he was waiting for her.
"Come now, Little one, I think you should watch the coming of morning from a different angle. And I know just the place, where the view is magnificent."
He extended a hand to her, and she weaved fingers through his own without a moment of hesitation.
Note: I couldn't not keep writing on this. Not with us so very very close to the ending. Can you see it? It's closer than you think.