Disclaimer: I don't own any of this, the song is Narcolepsy, by Third Eye
Blind, the characters are Miyazaki's
A/N I wanna thank you all for reading this far into my fic ^.^ a BAJILLION cyber-hugs for you!
:: I'm on a train :: And there's no one at the helm :: And there's a demon in my brain :: It starts to overwhelm :: And there it goes :: My last chance for peace :: You lay me down :: But I get no release
Chihiro sat on the train, staring out at the quiet world outside. She thought in silence, surrounded by phantoms. A small smile danced on her face. 'This really isn't a dream. I'm really back here.' She was finally away from her cocky father, and her indifferent mother. There was nothing for her in the real world, and she may have loved her parents, but sadly, she knew she wouldn't miss them this time. Chihiro knew that there was so much more for her here.
Haku was here...some where. He had to be. Their destinies were intertwined; Chihiro had to find him, to see him one more time. She needed to look into his deep blue eyes. He had a piece of her, and she needed it back. Her heart had been gone for quite some time now. Of course, it had begun to grow back, but a new heart is never quite the same.
Her mind snapped out of it's reminiscing once she realized she was the 6th stop. She exited the train and began her way into the dark forest, all the while a squeaky lantern hopped in front of her to lead the way. By the time she reached the cozy looking little cabin, it was dark out, and the lantern took the liberty of swinging itself onto and archway in front of the house. Chihiro approached the door, wondering what she would say, and lightly knocked three times.
A very old looking woman, with a small body and a fascinatingly large head, peeked out the door, and after a moment of thought, Chihiro ecstatically said, "Hi Granny!"
The old woman then opened the door completely, and with a surprised look of her face, she inquired, "Sen?"
"Yes, it's me!" Chihiro replied with a large grin on her face.
"Well, come in, child! Please, make yourself at home!"
Chihiro entered the warm old witch's home, and saw No Face, knitting by the fire, a steaming cup of tea placed on the table in front of him. He looked at her and exclaimed "Ah, Ah!" while gesturing towards a tea kettle.
Chihiro smiled and sat down across the table from No Face, and a tea cup appeared right in front of her. She ignored its mysterious origins and began pouring herself some tea. While she was looking around, she saw a little black bird, running on the spinning wheel, providing No Face with baby blue yarn.
She felt so warm and complete, until she remembered why she came. Zeniba saw her expression sadden, "What's the matter, Sen," she asked with concern, "is it boy trouble?" she teased, nudging Chihiro with her elbow.
Chihiro gave a sad smile, "Sort of... I guess you could call it that."
"Well tell me about it dear." Zeniba said in a carefree manner, but when Chihiro began to talk she sat down and put her elbows on the table and listened intently.
"It's Haku. I came back to see him, and...no one knows where he is, well, at least Kamaji doesn't. He says sometimes people see his dragon form, but that's just some legend or something, right?"
"It...could be...or it could very well be my sister's doing." Zeniba look at Chihiro's face. Chihiro's eyes grew large, but she said nothing, awaiting any information Zeniba might have for her. "Well, you see," Zeniba continued, "It is very possible that Ubaba had placed a curse on him before she left."
"A CURSE!" cried Chihiro, "WHAT FOR?!"
"I'm not exactly sure, but it may have something to do with you." Zeniba said in a calming voice, although her words did not calm Chihiro at all, in fact, they made her even more upset.
"You mean...it's my fault." She stated sadly.
"No! I mean that it's Ubaba's fault. Perhaps, your love for Haku can prevail once again?" Chihiro's expression brightened a bit, though she didn't smile.
"So I can save him!" she exclaimed.
"I think so...we just need to find a way."
After a long silence, Chihiro asked, "Where is he?"
"I'm sorry dear, but I wish I knew." Zeniba then thought for a minute, "You still love him, don't you. Even after all this time."
"Yes, very much so, Granny"
Zeniba suddenly sat up straight and turned to Chihiro, "You must go to see your friend Lin. She is well off now, you know. Perhaps she has heard from Haku or knows something useful." Zeniba's stiff posture slackened a bit as her eyes wandered around, "And what on earth is THAT contraption?" She asked, pointing to the CD player clutched tightly in Chihiro's right hand.
Chihiro lifted the headphones to Zeniba's ears. "MY GOODNES!" cried Zeniba, "THERE"S SOMEONE STUCK IN THERE!"
"NOOOOO! Granny, GRANNY! Calm down! Please?! CLAM YOURSELF!" But Chihiro's efforts to silence the one she so lovingly called 'granny' were futile, so she simply hit the open key, exposing a still spinning CD.
"Well THAT'S the most bizarre looking creature I've ever seen." Chihiro just laughed and asked Zeniba how she was to get to Lin.
"Well, darling, I'll take you" Zeniba replied with a twinkle in her eye. 'Oh, no' Chihiro thought, 'what's she up to now?'
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OKAY! That took me FOREVER! I just couldn't think of anything. Yes, I changed Rin to Lin because I got a couple e-mails complaining about it. If you review, please tell me which one you prefer, and I'll just sort it out from there. WOOOO! MY FIRST UPDATE ON FANFIC.NET IN TWO MONTHS! ^.^
A/N I wanna thank you all for reading this far into my fic ^.^ a BAJILLION cyber-hugs for you!
:: I'm on a train :: And there's no one at the helm :: And there's a demon in my brain :: It starts to overwhelm :: And there it goes :: My last chance for peace :: You lay me down :: But I get no release
Chihiro sat on the train, staring out at the quiet world outside. She thought in silence, surrounded by phantoms. A small smile danced on her face. 'This really isn't a dream. I'm really back here.' She was finally away from her cocky father, and her indifferent mother. There was nothing for her in the real world, and she may have loved her parents, but sadly, she knew she wouldn't miss them this time. Chihiro knew that there was so much more for her here.
Haku was here...some where. He had to be. Their destinies were intertwined; Chihiro had to find him, to see him one more time. She needed to look into his deep blue eyes. He had a piece of her, and she needed it back. Her heart had been gone for quite some time now. Of course, it had begun to grow back, but a new heart is never quite the same.
Her mind snapped out of it's reminiscing once she realized she was the 6th stop. She exited the train and began her way into the dark forest, all the while a squeaky lantern hopped in front of her to lead the way. By the time she reached the cozy looking little cabin, it was dark out, and the lantern took the liberty of swinging itself onto and archway in front of the house. Chihiro approached the door, wondering what she would say, and lightly knocked three times.
A very old looking woman, with a small body and a fascinatingly large head, peeked out the door, and after a moment of thought, Chihiro ecstatically said, "Hi Granny!"
The old woman then opened the door completely, and with a surprised look of her face, she inquired, "Sen?"
"Yes, it's me!" Chihiro replied with a large grin on her face.
"Well, come in, child! Please, make yourself at home!"
Chihiro entered the warm old witch's home, and saw No Face, knitting by the fire, a steaming cup of tea placed on the table in front of him. He looked at her and exclaimed "Ah, Ah!" while gesturing towards a tea kettle.
Chihiro smiled and sat down across the table from No Face, and a tea cup appeared right in front of her. She ignored its mysterious origins and began pouring herself some tea. While she was looking around, she saw a little black bird, running on the spinning wheel, providing No Face with baby blue yarn.
She felt so warm and complete, until she remembered why she came. Zeniba saw her expression sadden, "What's the matter, Sen," she asked with concern, "is it boy trouble?" she teased, nudging Chihiro with her elbow.
Chihiro gave a sad smile, "Sort of... I guess you could call it that."
"Well tell me about it dear." Zeniba said in a carefree manner, but when Chihiro began to talk she sat down and put her elbows on the table and listened intently.
"It's Haku. I came back to see him, and...no one knows where he is, well, at least Kamaji doesn't. He says sometimes people see his dragon form, but that's just some legend or something, right?"
"It...could be...or it could very well be my sister's doing." Zeniba look at Chihiro's face. Chihiro's eyes grew large, but she said nothing, awaiting any information Zeniba might have for her. "Well, you see," Zeniba continued, "It is very possible that Ubaba had placed a curse on him before she left."
"A CURSE!" cried Chihiro, "WHAT FOR?!"
"I'm not exactly sure, but it may have something to do with you." Zeniba said in a calming voice, although her words did not calm Chihiro at all, in fact, they made her even more upset.
"You mean...it's my fault." She stated sadly.
"No! I mean that it's Ubaba's fault. Perhaps, your love for Haku can prevail once again?" Chihiro's expression brightened a bit, though she didn't smile.
"So I can save him!" she exclaimed.
"I think so...we just need to find a way."
After a long silence, Chihiro asked, "Where is he?"
"I'm sorry dear, but I wish I knew." Zeniba then thought for a minute, "You still love him, don't you. Even after all this time."
"Yes, very much so, Granny"
Zeniba suddenly sat up straight and turned to Chihiro, "You must go to see your friend Lin. She is well off now, you know. Perhaps she has heard from Haku or knows something useful." Zeniba's stiff posture slackened a bit as her eyes wandered around, "And what on earth is THAT contraption?" She asked, pointing to the CD player clutched tightly in Chihiro's right hand.
Chihiro lifted the headphones to Zeniba's ears. "MY GOODNES!" cried Zeniba, "THERE"S SOMEONE STUCK IN THERE!"
"NOOOOO! Granny, GRANNY! Calm down! Please?! CLAM YOURSELF!" But Chihiro's efforts to silence the one she so lovingly called 'granny' were futile, so she simply hit the open key, exposing a still spinning CD.
"Well THAT'S the most bizarre looking creature I've ever seen." Chihiro just laughed and asked Zeniba how she was to get to Lin.
"Well, darling, I'll take you" Zeniba replied with a twinkle in her eye. 'Oh, no' Chihiro thought, 'what's she up to now?'
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OKAY! That took me FOREVER! I just couldn't think of anything. Yes, I changed Rin to Lin because I got a couple e-mails complaining about it. If you review, please tell me which one you prefer, and I'll just sort it out from there. WOOOO! MY FIRST UPDATE ON FANFIC.NET IN TWO MONTHS! ^.^