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
Dedication
Her Cove had lead her to an opulent shrine house, built into the deepest part of the cavern. Its boards were sanded to perfection, and painted with a cherry lacquer that seemed to glow in the dim light, making the image of the small building all the more surreal.
"How did you make this?" she asked softly, running gentle fingertips over the wood. "I thought you couldn't touch things not of the earth and waves."
"Do not question gifts, merely enjoy them." He motioned for her to sit at the waters edge then, swirling fingertips in the calm water and beckoning her forward to watch the ripples.
"This will allow you to view that which you would not be able to see before. A mirror into a world you may never view again. This is your last chance to turn back, little one. Will you take it?"
She shook her head firmly, sending strands of hair flying about her face. "No. It doesn't matter what happens, as long as we know we tried. We've come this far, my nameless one, and I won't turn back now."
He tilted his head at that, fixing her with a gaze that no child could ever have held, though the curiosity in his every motion was palatable. "Why? Why do you risk so much for his love, when you could have any you chose?"
"Dedication." She answered simply, and a softer smile curled up his lips at the word.
"What a magnificent creature you are, my sweet little Chihiro." He whispered to her in his childlike voice, leaning forward to press lips to her forehead.
Note: For lyrainthedark, who with me is drabbling the night away.