Don't Look Back

Chapter One

Chihiro walked through the halls. She kept her head down as names were shouted at her. "
"Freak!"
"Crazy!"
"Delusional!"
All day, everyday. Nobody believed her stories. "Are you just gonna take these insults, Chihiro?" Haru asked, a worried look consumed her face. "What else can I do?" Chihiro shrugged. "Throw a punch, a kick here or there." Suggested Shizuku. "No way guys! She's too gentle." Said Satski. They may have told her she needed lots of help, they were the best friends she could get in this town. "Do you wanna sit with us at lunch today, Chihiro?" Asked Shizuku. "No thanks. I like my tree." She walked off.
Chihiro say under her tree, pulling out her notebook. On the confer it said "Chihiro's Sketchbook... DONT TOUCH!!!" She flipped to a page and continued a drawing. It was her riding on the dragon that night coming home from Zeniba's. A branch broke from inside the tree and landed on her head. "Hey!" She shouted, rubbing the impact spot.
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Haku lay on a branch in a tree. But as soon as he felt the most comfortable, the branch broke beneath him. He jumped the branch above him and made it flawlessly. He wiped a drop of sweat from his forehead. He looked down and saw a 16 year old girl with her hair held by a pink ribbon. It shined quickly and he gasped. It was the one Zeniba made her so long ago. "Chihiro." He whispered. She looked up and he hid. "Soon," he said quietly. "Soon."

Haku stepped out onto his balcony. He closed his eyes, then opened them suddenly. They weren't the new hazel he had to make him blend in, they were a vibrant green. Little by little, his skin turned to scales. And all, at once, he was a dragon, taking off into the moonlight sky. He soared through the clouds, over the the filled in river that used to be his. He let the wind stung his face as he struggled to keep his eyes open. When he closed them, he suddenly saw the paper people and he fell through the sky and into the red tunnel.
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Chihiro woke with a start. Moonbeams sting across her room. She stood up and smoothed her hair out of anxiety. She casually waled to her window and peered out. She could look past the old red building to Haku's home and Yubaba's bath house. Water flooded the grass and she saw the familiar boat floating across. Spirits walked amount spirits, having a good time. She saw the lanterns light from afar. She missed the world so much, she could hardly stand it. Tomorrow was Saturday. She could go back. Go back to see Haku and Zeniba, No Face and Lyn. Chihiro walked back to her bed, pulling the covers up to her nose and fell back asleep.