Ryu's Trip to the Human World

Disclaimer: I don't own Spirited Away or any of its characters.

Authors Note: Happy Reading!

- Na

Part 2

Chapter 13:My Life in a Nut Shell

I was so happy that day when I saw that Miki's parents were human again, but a pain struck me deep in my heart this was good-bye once more. The pain in my heart I didn't know what it was, I couldn't explain it, so I said nothing.

All the humans that had been lured to the Spirit World under false pretenses forgot everything, except Hana. While everyone including Miki (Who still harbored memories) returned to the human world with the strangest dream of their lives and missing years from their lives. It was decided that Hana and her older ex-coal brother Tanaka were to stay in the Spirit World. Since they were already orphaned and Hana had held her position for some time.

I was utterly surprised when Kawatarou (sneaking around once more in dragon form) brought Miki back to Aburaya after just two weeks. The story was a strange one, his nine-year pig parents remembered being pigs and knowing it wasn't just a dream. So I made the mistake of talking to them often right after I saved Miki's life. How was I to know that all my talking would affect their memories? It was Miki's parent who brought him back, Miki's parents who told him that it was the Spirit World that he belonged to. I can't say that I was sad oh no quite the contrary I was so happy it felt like the other half of my heart was returned to me. At the time I didn't understand such feelings, but as time went on I did.

The only people I have to miss now are Au'Suko, Uncle Yoshi, Aunt Rin, Uncle Shu, Morio and Kawatarou. Yeah that's right my little cousins stopped working at Aburaya, and it was all thanks to Au'Suko, and Uncle Yoshi. It hadn't been long since Miki's return when a forest was planted, by my aunt and uncle, earning the name Mori no Morio (Morio's forest) instead of a new spirit being born I think by the act of a few drops of Aunt Rin's blood being poured onto the ground of the new forest Morio who was born forestless had his own forest. Kawatarou on the other hand while visiting his mother's forest, was caught in a huge rainstorm creating a river around where he had laid to sleep that night (heavy sleeper the rain didn't wake him) Kawatarou 'drowned' and the next morning adjacent to the Mishu-Kapi river running through the Rinako Naoko forest was the Kawa no Kawatarou (Kawatarou's River)

Nothing has really changed since that day so long ago our last great adventure. Or so Miki and I thought. We had other adventures though none were as life threatening as our own, and we were never separated. One such adventure was the human baby left at the Spirit World gates that I myself found. Miki and I adopted her and dubbed her Mikiri because she was abandoned like her name said. A few years later turned up our newest adventure Chiryoku a boy of wisdom, and strangely after that the miracle Fukashigi no Gyakuryuu or basically adverse tide's miracle which she was someone, the tide that opposed nature in her very existence.

I can't wait to see what life has in store for Miki and I now that today is Miki's 22nd birthday.

Ryu smiled in her sleep she was dreaming sweet dreams. Ryu was in the same room she was always in with the exception now was that the 21-year-old Ryu had a permanent roommate that she loved and would never leave his side. The sun shone in that window and highlighted Miki's face but being used to the routine of sleeping during the day and working at night for the last eight years, it did not stir him.

Even the soft pitter-patter of six running feet entering the room, did not budge the sleeping couple. As the three small children slowly climbed on to the bed Ryu and Miki slept on, it wasn't till the five-year old Mikiri started to jump up and down her violet eyes sparkling, and her reddish-brown hair falling every which way in a snarled mess did Miki and Ryu stir.

Miki who was half asleep yanked on the ankle of Mikiri to cause her to fall down laughing into the bed sheets, at the sound of her laugh the younger sibling started to jump.

Ryo sat up in bed grabbing the nearest jumping child the two year old, Gyakuryuu. Placing Gyakuryuu in her lap, Ryu started to brush her fingers through the bouncing two year old's soft chocolate curls her yellow eyes smiled, and Ryu smiled back at her daughter one of two the only two that had those color eyes. She suddenly turned her attention to the energetic three-year-old boy his long black hair and green eye made him resemble his grandfather Kohaku. Ryu laughed as Miki tried to continue and sleep, "What is the meaning of this? Huh Chiryoku?"

"Happy Birthday father," replied Chiryoku and Mikiri.

Miki smiled, "All right, all right I'm up, I'm up!" Miki rolled noisily out of bed as he slunk towards the door, three children in tow. Miki and the kids stepped into the Aburaya hallway and headed towards the kitchen.

Ryu took her time getting out of bed watching the retreating backs of her husband and children. Slowly she followed out into the hall, thinking, Yes, no more life threatening adventures, but adventures all the same. Just because high stakes of life aren't on the line, doesn't mean that life is an adventure.

Author's Note: If you didn't understand why Gyakuryuu was a miracle (yes Fukashigi no Gyakuryuu is her full name) Ryu is half human half river god, she shouldn't be a live, but since she is, she should being the same boat as her parents only to have one child, but she had two. The End. I hoped you enjoyed it. Tell me what you think!

- Na