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
Anticipation
As she sat before the shrine house, looking over the dark world her Dragon now fought for, Chihiro couldn't quell the rush of anticipation; the excitement for him to find her there waiting, -she was not the end of his trial, but she was part of the prize- and that anticipation was what had her swirling fingers through the water by her feet, letting the ripples form for her the barely there image of the outside world.
They shifted quickly at first, the scenes, almost as if she where looking at the reflection of a movie on the surface of the water, and she was enraptured by all that they showed her.
Fantastical landscapes in whimsical colors she had no name for that could only have immerged from the god-world. Creatures she'd only seen in her dreams, and nightmares, given shape and form in some distant realm that she felt both thanks and regret that she could not traverse as the cavern filled with the echoed sounds of there calls.
Then came visions of a family she'd not seen in far too long, because of the strain her differences had put on their relationship, laughing at kitchen table and chatting over breakfast; looking by all rights content in their normalcy –before the pictures shifted once more.
And she was looking at the Cove as he stood before the mouth of the cave, greeting Haku as he stepped into the morning light.
"Welcome to the dawn of the fourth day, young dragonling. Here is where your final trial begins."
Note: Holes in my gums from missing teeth or no, I have work tonight, so as I can't seem to find my way to sleep, I'm writing for you more chapters. And drinking peach smoothies.