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
Obsession
Chihio looked between the dragon in her arms and the ocean god above their heads in a mixture of shock and elation.
"A... A god?" She asked, fingertips smoothing over his angular cheekbones, and watching as he arched into the soft caress, eyes becoming slits as he gazed back upon her sodden form like she were the only person left in the world.
"For you, I can achieve anything; I can ascend into the form of a god if that is that it takes to claim what is mine." Kohaku replied with finality, the obsession in his tone fading slightly to morph somewhere along the line into a declaration of his love, spoken in such low tones that she felt the rumblings of his chest in the chilled water more than she heard it. "For a chance at you, I would bend time and steal your soul back from the very hands of death. For you I would rip apart the fabric of the worlds and bring forth the very essence of the universe so you could swim though nebulae and explore the outer reaches of the galaxies, if you so asked me too."
And from above them, the cove smiled softly, dancing backward a few steps on-top of the churning waters, letting the waves carry him up and down for a long, slow moment before speaking.
"You have done well my children; I cannot express into words how very proud of you both I am." he told them softly, though his voice echoed through the cavern like the sharp tinkling of wind-chimes. "But there is one last thing that must be done before you both may rest and revel in the elation of your victory."
And he waited until their eyes rose to meet his, laughter in his voice at the venomous look in her dragons gaze.
"You must close the door I opened, and create one for yourselves. A real gateway into your realm."
Note: This chapter is brought to you by: Velvet feeling really romantic and wistful after spending the better part of her day reading Pride and Prejudice in a sunbeam, drinking tea, and falling further in love with one of her best friends, who's got a silver tongue and a dashing wit and always knows what to say to make her heart flutter in her chest as if it wished to escape and fly to him.