Spirited Away: Haku's Return

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PILOT

Chihiro made her way through the crowed trying to get to her seat.

She was now sixteen and the opening ceremony was starting in her high school. You see, after she returned to the human world, she became pretty independent and did most of the things on her own, much to her parents' surprise.

She found her seat next to Saia, her best friend. They met at her new school six years ago.

She hadn't told anybody anything about the spirit world. Had she been six year old, maybe; but when a teenager tells you a magical story about how she went to the spirit world, her parents were turned to pigs, and how she saved them it becomes weird.

Even though, she still used the hairband Zeniba gave her, just as a reminder that it had been real, and just a dream.

"It's starting Chihiro! Where were you?" Saia asked her.

"Sorry. I was caught in the crowd."

"Shh! It's about to start!"

The principal stood up in front of everyone and started giving his speech when suddenly everything went dark. Everyone screamed and it took a lot of time before the principal and the teachers could calm everyone.

It looked like a blackout but for Chihiro it was something else. There was something fishy about it.

Someone grabbed her by the hand and took her away from the crowd. At first, she thought it was Saia, but the hand that was holding her was way too strong.

"Hey let go of me!" She told whoever was holding her like that.

"SHHH" the person whispered and left the ceremony hall.

The bright light from the oustide blinded her and she had to cover her eyes. When she opened them, she couldn't believe who she saw.

"HAKU!" Chihiro said and embraced him; but both of them almost fall because of it.

"Chihiro, listen! You're in danger here; we need to get you out. Now." He said looking around himself, watching his back as his someone could have followed him.

"But…" Haku changed into his dragon form "I can't go now. Not like this. You haven't explained anything to me yet, anyways."

Haku changed back, looking upset. "Chihiro, we need to leave. If anything happens to you, I won't forgive myself…"

"But what can be so wrong that you must take me away? And why wouldn't you forgive yourself? Did you do something wrong?"

Then, the sound of an explosion came from the hall. Half of the ceiling and a whole wall came down. From the dust appeared a big snake-like-monster. If Chihiro hadn't been so shocked up, then she would have notice the rider: a shaped-like-man monster made out of shadows with glowing red eyes.

"Now we really have to leave Chihiro" said Haku, turned back into a dragon and this time grabbed Chihiro without even asking.

"How rude, Haku! Let me down! My friends are in there and I need to tell my parents that I'm okay!" Chihiro screamed.

Haku didn't slow down nor made any attempt to land. But he wasn't heading to the entrance of the Spiritual World; he was going to her house.

They landed right on the front door and Haku turned into a human again. "Here we are. Say goodbye to your parents and grab some things that you think you'll need."

That shocked her "Why? Where are you going to take me?"

"Somewhere safe; if you stay here not only will you be in danger, but your parents and all the people close to you also. I'll wait here."

Chihiro entered the house. There she found her mom cleaning the house but her father had gone to work. "Mom, I need to tell you something…"

Her mom was surprised to see her in the house at that hour (ten o' clock). They sat in the couch and Chihiro explained what has happened six years ago when they were moving. Naturally, her mother didn't remember anything and found it hard to believe. When she finished that story she told her what had happened in school and that Haku had come back to take her away.

Her mother freaked out. She wasn't let her little girl leave with some strange guy that claimed to be a guardian spirit. Of course she wouldn't let her go.

Then Haku entered the house as well and casted a sleeping spell on Chihiro's mother. "Make sure she remembers everything" Chihiro told Haku, while whipping a tear off her face. "Now, I'll go get my stuff. Wait here."

Haku hated to watch Chihiro suffer, but it was necessary. He wouldn't let Chihiro die.

A few minutes later Chihiro came down and they both left.

"Chihiro, I know this id hard for you and I want you to feel safe with me because I'll do anything to protect you."

"From what?" she said, clearly upset and almost crying "You want to know something? I don't read minds. How can you tell me to pack up and leave without an explanation?"

"I promise I'll explain everything later" Haku said with his heart on this to protect my his hand.

"You better. Now let's get going before I change my mind. Oh, and just so you know, I'm doing this just to protect my parents."

Haku turned into a dragon again and they headed the spiritual world. Chihiro had no idea or dind't wanted to realize how much those words hurtes the dragon that was now protecting her.