lalala-flashbacks
'lalala'-thinking
~~~ with italics- Dreaming
"lalala"-out loud
Prologue
Chihiro and her parents finally got to the house (blue on the left) after the odd incident on the side road. There was a bit of confusion with the movers (they had left off bringing in the boxes and furniture); apparently the Oginos had arrived over a month late. After a heated argument her parents got the movers to bring in the furniture.
While her parents were completely fine, Chihiro seemed reformed. However this only bothered Mr. Ogino slightly. He never worried long (she was a strong girl--his daughter, after all) and went on with his thoughts. Mrs. Ogino wasn't concerned either. If her husband had no need for anxiety, neither did she. Anyway, Chihiro wasn't complaining like she had on the way to the house earlier, which was a relief. And she wouldn't have to waste money on another bouquet.
When they got inside the big, airy house on top of the hill, Chihiro immediately ran around, exploring. She finally decided on her room; it faced the forest where the side road had been. It had been the family's deal that Chihiro could choose her room first, to try and make up for the unfortunate move she had to now go through.
- - -
Chihiro sighed. She sat on the seat by the big bay window facing the forest. 'When will Haku get here? I sure hope he can make it to the human world okay.' She knew Haku would keep his promise at all costs--River Gods wouldn't break a promise. Still, Chihiro worried. 'What if Yubaba doesn't let him go? What if she keeps him at Aburaya forever?'
"CHIHIRO! Come down here! We want you to meet our new neighbors!" Chihiro heard her mom screaming out from the bottom of the grand staircase.
"COMING!" Chihiro ran down the staircase, slightly eager to meet new people and slightly shy at the same time. But that was silly! Why should she be nervous to meet new people with all that she had been through in the Spirit World? After catering to a stink spirit? Getting a job from Yubaba? Dealing with No-Face all of those times? It was ridiculous.
She dodged moving men carrying in big cardboard boxes and burst out the front door.
- - -
Sakura hid behind the blinds in her room. "Looks like we've got new neighbors, Kero!" She turned towards a yellow stuffed animal playing video games in front of her TV. "Aaaarg! Kero? Stop playing games for a minute!" Her emerald green eyes had a furious glint in them.
"Aww, Sakura! I heard you." Kero put down the controller and flew up in front of her face. He peered down through the blinds at the blue house next door. "Yup! Looks like we got new neighbors, all right. I wonder if they have any kids? Or maybe a son?" He joked to Sakura. "I hope he isn't like that Syaoran kid."
Sakura blushed slightly. Syaoran had decided to stay instead of going off to China. Secretly, she was glad he had decided to stay with her and the gang. She peered down at the couple (middle aged, she supposed) below. They were talking to her father and Touya. Suddenly the door to the house burst open, and a young girl, perhaps a year or two younger than her, came running out onto the green grassy lawn. She was skinny and gangly and wore shorts and a t-shirt. Sakura blinked as a something in the girl's brown hair sparkled brightly. She frowned. As Sakura looked at Kero, she saw that he sensed the same thing.
"That kid." Kero mused, "I don't know. Something about her. I feel a little bit of magic in her, or maybe on her. I'm not sure."
Sakura looked worried. She tucked a stray strand of cocoa brown hair behind her ears. "It's pretty strong, but it's not like Clow's magic. Or mine."
Kero looked down again. "Maybe you should take me down there when you go to greet her. I can do that stuffed animal thing again so I can really feel around for the source of magic. But I know that SHE doesn't have any powers."
Sakura glanced at the Sakura Cards on her desk. For a long time now there had been little disturbances in her hometown. Nothing had happened since Eriol's arrival about a year or so ago. Yukito was off traveling with his grandparents, so Yue wouldn't be there to help her. Tomoyo was off with her mother on some free trip to London. In the case of any magical threats, Sakura would only have Syaoran and Kero to help her. Yet this girl (a child!) couldn't possibly possess a threat. She had seen way more powerful sorcerers and beings in her day. "All right. Let's go." Sakura made a mental note to tell Syaoran about it later.
- - -
Chihiro knew she was surprising her parents again. She had always been shy around strangers and new people. Now, all of a sudden, she seemed to have no fear at all of the new next-door neighbors! Chihiro smiled inwardly. It was nice for her parents to notice something about her.
Chihiro smiled as she held out her hand. "Hello. I'm Chihiro Ogino." She glanced at the two grown men in front of her. So much for playmates.
One of the men, the older one, stepped forward and shook her outstretched hand. He wore glasses and his hair was slightly gray. "I'm pleased to meet you. I'm Fujitaka Kinomoto. This is Touya, my son." He referred to the younger man next to him. There was a shadow of a frown etched on Touya's brow, but he smiled truly, nonetheless.
She stood behind as her parents stepped forward. She let them talk about the move and business as she wandered off towards the side of the house. Chihiro gazed up at the sky. 'Haku.I hope you make it here soon.'
Crash!
Her head whipped around to see a girl, who looked a year older than her, break out of the Kinomoto's door. She had short, light brown hair and hazel- green eyes. The girl had a yellow winged stuffed animal in the hood of her sweatshirt. Chihiro thought it was a little babyish for a girl that was her age. The girl looked friendly enough, though. Chihiro ran eagerly towards the little clump of people gathering on the front yard.
The girl turned and looked at Chihiro, cheerily. "Hello, my name is Sakura Kinomoto. I hope we can be good neighbors!"
Chihiro smiled. Sakura was friendly! "Sure, me too! I'm Chihiro Ogino. Are you two brother and sister?" She referred towards the younger man.
This time, he actually spoke. "Unfortunately, yes." He grinned at Chihiro and rested his hand on Sakura's head. She glared at him and kicked his shin. Chihiro laughed. She was an only child, and had no brothers and sisters to play around with. 'But Haku and me were like brother and sister, or best friends maybe. When he comes back he can---' she stopped abruptly. Her eye had caught a movement in Sakura's hood. But there was only a stuffed animal there. Wasn't there? Chihiro shook off the thought and continued talking to the Kinomotos. Things were looking good. She had nice neighbors, her parents were noticing her (sort of), and Haku was bound to come back soon. She smiled hugely, her ponytail holder sparkling brightly in the sun.
'lalala'-thinking
~~~ with italics- Dreaming
"lalala"-out loud
Prologue
Chihiro and her parents finally got to the house (blue on the left) after the odd incident on the side road. There was a bit of confusion with the movers (they had left off bringing in the boxes and furniture); apparently the Oginos had arrived over a month late. After a heated argument her parents got the movers to bring in the furniture.
While her parents were completely fine, Chihiro seemed reformed. However this only bothered Mr. Ogino slightly. He never worried long (she was a strong girl--his daughter, after all) and went on with his thoughts. Mrs. Ogino wasn't concerned either. If her husband had no need for anxiety, neither did she. Anyway, Chihiro wasn't complaining like she had on the way to the house earlier, which was a relief. And she wouldn't have to waste money on another bouquet.
When they got inside the big, airy house on top of the hill, Chihiro immediately ran around, exploring. She finally decided on her room; it faced the forest where the side road had been. It had been the family's deal that Chihiro could choose her room first, to try and make up for the unfortunate move she had to now go through.
- - -
Chihiro sighed. She sat on the seat by the big bay window facing the forest. 'When will Haku get here? I sure hope he can make it to the human world okay.' She knew Haku would keep his promise at all costs--River Gods wouldn't break a promise. Still, Chihiro worried. 'What if Yubaba doesn't let him go? What if she keeps him at Aburaya forever?'
"CHIHIRO! Come down here! We want you to meet our new neighbors!" Chihiro heard her mom screaming out from the bottom of the grand staircase.
"COMING!" Chihiro ran down the staircase, slightly eager to meet new people and slightly shy at the same time. But that was silly! Why should she be nervous to meet new people with all that she had been through in the Spirit World? After catering to a stink spirit? Getting a job from Yubaba? Dealing with No-Face all of those times? It was ridiculous.
She dodged moving men carrying in big cardboard boxes and burst out the front door.
- - -
Sakura hid behind the blinds in her room. "Looks like we've got new neighbors, Kero!" She turned towards a yellow stuffed animal playing video games in front of her TV. "Aaaarg! Kero? Stop playing games for a minute!" Her emerald green eyes had a furious glint in them.
"Aww, Sakura! I heard you." Kero put down the controller and flew up in front of her face. He peered down through the blinds at the blue house next door. "Yup! Looks like we got new neighbors, all right. I wonder if they have any kids? Or maybe a son?" He joked to Sakura. "I hope he isn't like that Syaoran kid."
Sakura blushed slightly. Syaoran had decided to stay instead of going off to China. Secretly, she was glad he had decided to stay with her and the gang. She peered down at the couple (middle aged, she supposed) below. They were talking to her father and Touya. Suddenly the door to the house burst open, and a young girl, perhaps a year or two younger than her, came running out onto the green grassy lawn. She was skinny and gangly and wore shorts and a t-shirt. Sakura blinked as a something in the girl's brown hair sparkled brightly. She frowned. As Sakura looked at Kero, she saw that he sensed the same thing.
"That kid." Kero mused, "I don't know. Something about her. I feel a little bit of magic in her, or maybe on her. I'm not sure."
Sakura looked worried. She tucked a stray strand of cocoa brown hair behind her ears. "It's pretty strong, but it's not like Clow's magic. Or mine."
Kero looked down again. "Maybe you should take me down there when you go to greet her. I can do that stuffed animal thing again so I can really feel around for the source of magic. But I know that SHE doesn't have any powers."
Sakura glanced at the Sakura Cards on her desk. For a long time now there had been little disturbances in her hometown. Nothing had happened since Eriol's arrival about a year or so ago. Yukito was off traveling with his grandparents, so Yue wouldn't be there to help her. Tomoyo was off with her mother on some free trip to London. In the case of any magical threats, Sakura would only have Syaoran and Kero to help her. Yet this girl (a child!) couldn't possibly possess a threat. She had seen way more powerful sorcerers and beings in her day. "All right. Let's go." Sakura made a mental note to tell Syaoran about it later.
- - -
Chihiro knew she was surprising her parents again. She had always been shy around strangers and new people. Now, all of a sudden, she seemed to have no fear at all of the new next-door neighbors! Chihiro smiled inwardly. It was nice for her parents to notice something about her.
Chihiro smiled as she held out her hand. "Hello. I'm Chihiro Ogino." She glanced at the two grown men in front of her. So much for playmates.
One of the men, the older one, stepped forward and shook her outstretched hand. He wore glasses and his hair was slightly gray. "I'm pleased to meet you. I'm Fujitaka Kinomoto. This is Touya, my son." He referred to the younger man next to him. There was a shadow of a frown etched on Touya's brow, but he smiled truly, nonetheless.
She stood behind as her parents stepped forward. She let them talk about the move and business as she wandered off towards the side of the house. Chihiro gazed up at the sky. 'Haku.I hope you make it here soon.'
Crash!
Her head whipped around to see a girl, who looked a year older than her, break out of the Kinomoto's door. She had short, light brown hair and hazel- green eyes. The girl had a yellow winged stuffed animal in the hood of her sweatshirt. Chihiro thought it was a little babyish for a girl that was her age. The girl looked friendly enough, though. Chihiro ran eagerly towards the little clump of people gathering on the front yard.
The girl turned and looked at Chihiro, cheerily. "Hello, my name is Sakura Kinomoto. I hope we can be good neighbors!"
Chihiro smiled. Sakura was friendly! "Sure, me too! I'm Chihiro Ogino. Are you two brother and sister?" She referred towards the younger man.
This time, he actually spoke. "Unfortunately, yes." He grinned at Chihiro and rested his hand on Sakura's head. She glared at him and kicked his shin. Chihiro laughed. She was an only child, and had no brothers and sisters to play around with. 'But Haku and me were like brother and sister, or best friends maybe. When he comes back he can---' she stopped abruptly. Her eye had caught a movement in Sakura's hood. But there was only a stuffed animal there. Wasn't there? Chihiro shook off the thought and continued talking to the Kinomotos. Things were looking good. She had nice neighbors, her parents were noticing her (sort of), and Haku was bound to come back soon. She smiled hugely, her ponytail holder sparkling brightly in the sun.