Spirited Away 2 – Hidden Love

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Chapter Twenty-Nine

"Chihiro, Chihiro, quickly wake up, we need to go," Haku whispered whilst he gently shook Chihiro awake; she rubbed her eyes and pushed Haku away. Haku sighed, but grinned as he began to lean in towards Chihiro and gave her a morning kiss.

"Haku?" Chihiro mumbled and she immediately blushed as she woke up to a kiss from Haku.

"Good morning sleeping beauty," Haku said and picked Chihiro up bridal style out of the cave.

"What are we doing today Haku?" Chihiro asked as she wrapped her arms around Haku's neck for steadiness.

"Today is our wedding day," Haku proclaimed and Chihiro's eyes opened as wide as the moon.

"What? But I'm not even ready, I mean, I'm hardly ready! My hair is a complete mess and I have nothing nice to wear!" Chihiro shouted as she jumped out of Haku's arms and began to panic.

"It's ok, I have everything under control, you see, I looked into your dreams and I saw what type of dress and hairstyle you wanted and I can just summon them now, but first, you have to choose the location of our wedding," Haku explained and Chihiro looked around for a while and she nodded.

"If you don't mind, could we get married here? At your home?" Chihiro asked and Haku nodded his head in agreement.

"I knew you would have said that," Haku whispered as he wrapped his arms our Chihiro's waist and rested his head onto Chihiro's shoulder; he then spoke some enchanted words and suddenly, white pearl scales embraced Chihiro and Haku. Once the scales disappeared and left Haku and Chihiro, Chihiro opened her eyes and blinked a few times and looked down; she gasped.

"But this is the same dress I wore at the party," Chihiro clarified and Haku nodded.

"Because that is what was in your dreams… Sorry, did you want something else?" Haku quickly asked and Chihiro giggled to herself.

"No, it's absolutely fine Haku, I love it! I was actually secretly wishing that this dress would be my wedding dress, and it is! Thank you Haku!" Chihiro thanked Haku by giving him a quick kiss on the cheek.

"Hey there!" a voice shouted and when Chihiro followed the voice she saw Lin, Kamajii, Zeniba, Yubaba, Boh and Ryu walking their way towards them. Chihiro ran towards them and hugged each one.

"You're all here!" Chihiro shouted and Lin stepped forwards and placed a hand onto Chihiro's bare shoulder.

"Of course we are! It's my little sister's wedding!" Lin explained and Chihiro nodded whilst giggling. "But the question is, who do you want to be your best man and chief bridesmaid and the mother-to-the-bride?"

Chihiro looked into everyone's eyes and she smiled when she had an idea.

"Wait, I don't want to show my face in front of everyone, I would be quite happy just to watch," Kamajii explained and Lin kicked him. "I'm sorry Chihiro, Haku; I just get really nervous in front of big crowds." And Yubaba nodded and she raised her short arm.

"Same here, besides I really don't want my reputation to be ruined," Yubaba snorted and Zeniba shook her head.

"I must apologize for my sister's rudeness," Zeniba apologized and bowed down her head. Chihiro rushed to her side and held onto Zeniba's hands to raise her head back up.

"No no, I understand, it's fine," Chihiro reassured Zeniba.

"Well Boh do you want to be a groomsman?" Chihiro asked and Boh nodded.

"Yes!"

"Lin, the chief bridesmaid?"

"Absolutely!"

"Granny, the mother-to-the-bride, because you are the closet to being my mother."

"Of course I would love to."

"And Ryu, would you want to be the Best Man?" Ryu looked into Chihiro's eyes with sadness but happiness at the same time.

"Yes, it would be my pleasure," Ryu answered and he bowed down and held out a hand for Chihiro.

"Shall we?" Ryu asked and Chihiro took his hand and nodded. Chihiro looked back and smiled and Haku, who returned the smile.

"So, let's get this wedding started!" Lin shouted and suddenly the workers of the Bathhouse appeared. They all sat down and waited silently, trying to hide all their excitement and happiness for the couple.

Haku strolled over towards the altar and took quick and sharp breaths.

"Don't worry, everything will go fine," a voice whispered and when Haku looked up, he saw Lord Keitaro in fancy clothes; it had a turquoise dragon on one side and an ember dragon on the other. Haku kept looking at the two beautifully stitched pictures; Lord Keitaro saw Haku looking and chuckled to himself.

"Time will tell you what these men," Lord Keitaro explained and he pushed Haku to his place.

"What are you doing here?" Haku asked and Lord Keitaro cleared his throat.

"I am the witness and vicar of this wedding," Lord Keitaro explained and Haku nodded his head.

"Thank you," Haku muttered and looked down. Soon, night came and lights where lit up and down the river. The moon shone everywhere and its luminous light reflected off the calm yet magnificent river.

"No problem. Everyone to your places!" Lord Keitaro shouted as he looked up into the gorgeous clear, night sky and everyone rushed to their places and silence filled the beautiful background.

Suddenly, Chihiro and Ryu walked out of the cave and into the outside, with Lin and Boh following behind them. Everyone turned to look at the beauty of each one, especially Chihiro, with her hair highlighted with some streaks of sparkling ember. Chihiro tightened her grasp onto Ryu and looked down.

"I'm nervous," Chihiro whispered and Ryu placed his hand over Chihiro's.

"Don't worry, you will be fine," Ryu reassured Chihiro.

"Ryu…" Chihiro mumbled, but decided to stop.

"Yes?" Ryu asked and looked down at Chihiro; her eyes gleamed in the beautiful moonlight.

"Thank you, thank you for always being there for me and thank you for being my best friend," Chihiro muttered and Ryu smiled to himself. He knew that his chanced with Chihiro were gone, and he needed to move on, he would always love Chihiro and keep her close to his heart as his best friend, however he knew he had to move on.

"No, thank you Chihiro, for giving me new adventures and a chance to see the world differently," Ryu whispered back and Chihiro looked up and smiled, the smile which Ryu knew was her real, genuine smile.

Once they arrived at the altar, Ryu stepped aside, along with Lin and Boh. Haku took Chihiro's gloved hand and assisted her up the step,

"We all gather here, for the wedding of Nigihayami Kohaku Nushi and Chihiro Ogino, we shall start with the promises of the spirits' eternal life." Lord Keitaro turned to Boh and collected the two rings, each with a beautiful diamond, with shades of turquoise and ember in. Lord Keitaro turned to face Haku and gave him one ring.

"Nigihayami Kohaku Nushi, do you take, Chihiro Ogino as your lawfully wedded wife, to forever be with her for your eternal life, to forever love her for your eternal life and to forever live with her for you eternal life?"

"I do," Haku slipped the ring onto Chihiro's shaking finger.

"Chihiro Ogino, do you take, Nigihayami Kohaku Nushi as your lawfully wedded man to forever be with him for your eternal life, to forever love him for your eternal life and to forever live with him for you eternal life?"

Silence.

Chihiro looked at the floor and into Haku's eyes, before gulping down her nervousness.

Eternal life… Forever…

Chihiro closed her eyes tightly, the thought swarmed around her mind, making her feel dizzy.

"I can't do this… I'm not a spirit, I'm a human. I'm mortal, I will die and Haku will carry on forever…"

Chihiro shook the disturbing thought out her head and opened her eyes, to be met by Haku's emerald eyes.

"I… Do…" And Chihiro took the ring and gently placed it onto Haku's slender finger.

"May I pronounce you…"

Lord Keitaro's words were drowned out in Chihiro's mind, she felt a tingling feeling in the bottom her stomach. She felt something was hatching within her. She felt a warm presence within her own body. Soon she was clutching onto her stomach.

"Chihiro! Chihiro what's the matter?" Haku shouted as he wrapped his arm around Chihiro's hunched back.

"Haku, step away from her," Lord Keitaro simply ordered, however Haku shook his head.

"No!" However when Haku looked at Chihiro, his face was lit up by a luminous ember.

"Could this be…?" Ryu asked as he joined Lord Keitaro. "The Legendary Golden Dragon?"

Chihiro's body dissolved away and there standing was an ember dragon. Its fur was a rich gold and its skin was a light ember. The dragon's horns were coated with gold and ember stripes, and when the dragon opened its' eyes, it shone with pure ember.

"Chihiro…" Haku whispered and he ran towards Chihiro and gave her a hug.

"Chihiro, you are the Legendary Golden Dragon," Haku whispered and Chihiro blinked a few times and roared. Haku immediately stepped back and turned to face Lord Keitaro.

"What's happening?" Haku asked and Lord Keitaro clapped his hands together and sighed.

"It's just a transformation, you see, Chihiro is turning into a spirit," Lord Keitaro looked at everyone's blank expressions and sighed.

"Well you see, Chihiro's first visit to the Spirit World, there was a seed planted inside her and when she exited this world, because it was not in the right conditions to grow, so the seed was preserved. However when she returned here, the seed grew and she became a spirit. So the ember aura which she made, was the spirit within her awakening," Lord Keitaro explained and Haku looked over towards Chihiro and smiled. The dragon in front of Haku also smiled.

"So we can live forever within our eternal life?" Chihiro asked and Lord Keitaro nodded.

Haku smiled along with Chihiro and he jumped up into the air and turned into his magnificent turquoise dragon. They both flew around each other and their noses touched each others.

"Ani roken tu, my wife," Haku said and Chihiro giggled.

"Ani roken tu, my husband," Chihiro whispered back. They transformed back into their Human forms and held each other tightly. Haku leant in and gently kissed Chihiro's lips. They wanted this moment to last, the kiss which secured their marriage, however, down below on Earth, Lin waved a bouquet of flowers in the air.

"Hey! At least throw the flowers first!" Lin shouted and threw the flowers in the air and Chihiro caught it in her mouth. She threw her head back, along with the flowers and as the flowers reached down to earth. Lin ran to go get it and suddenly, two pair of hands grabbed the flowers. Lin turned around and saw the hands led to arms wrapped around her waist, and there was a smiling Ryu.

"Hey," Ryu whispered and Lin blushed, but kept her calm face on.

Hey," Lin whispered back.

The two humans transformed back into dragons and entwined within each other, their noses resting against each others, and their eyes burning with love looked and gazed into each other's.

Down below, many people were crying tears of joy and many were cheering. The two dragons bided their farewells and flew into their new life of happiness, peace and love.

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(A/N: OMG! I have finally finished! However, I will give you a small epilogue to tell you everyone's happy endings! Thank you so much for sticking with me! Every single one of you! I hope you enjoyed this Fanfiction! Allow me now to dedicate some names who followed and stayed with me all this way of my Fanfiction: