I would just like my first fanfiction up for any criticism or reviews you have to offer! I love Spirited Away and thought it left just a little bit of a cliffhanger so I felt the need to make my own version of a sequel for it. Hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Spirited Away

Spirited Away 2: The Unbroken Promise

Chapter 1:

Chihiro's POV

-Flashback-

"What about you? What'll you do?"

"Don't worry. I'll go back and have a talk with Yubaba. I'll tell her I'm going to quit being her apprentice. I'm fine. I got my name back."

"Will we meet again sometime?"

"Sure we will."

"Promise?"

"Promise. Now go and don't look back."

-End Flashback-

Six years of pain and yearning. Six years of hoping and waiting for Haku to fulfill his promise to her. She knew he wouldn't break his promise but couldn't help but lose a little hope as each day passed. She missed him. She missed Lin, Kamajii, No-Face, Granny and even that hateful witch Yubaba… but most of all she missed Haku, who had stolen her heart when she was 10 and still holds it to this very day. It was that love that was her rock, the one thing that kept her strong when all she felt was pain.

Every day since she walked back through that tunnel, she regrets it. After being changed into pigs and back, Chihiro's parents became violent and uncaring towards their daughter, blaming her for their memory loss and everything bad that ever happened to them. They starved her, turned her into their own personal slave and beat her daily.

At school she was quiet, always wishing to be unnoticed, and sometimes even dead. She had no friends and really didn't care. The only friends she needed were in the Spirit World but she was losing hope of ever seeing them again.

She used to run to the tunnel every day after school, trying to gain entrance to the world in which she belonged, but then her parents' beatings got more intense so she barely had the energy to make it to school and home and get all of her chores done before her parents got home from work.

Her body was constantly weak and barely surviving. She was skin and bones but no one could tell because she always wore baggy clothes. In her malnourished state, her body had barely developed and so she still had the body of her ten year old self, with the exception of growing to 5'2" and developing small breasts.

Right now, Chihiro was walking home from school, being very cautious of her steps considering every step she took induced a shot of pain through her ribs, from the especially grueling beating she had taken last night. Her parents had lost some money from betting on the wrong horse in the derby and Chihiro had apparently left a scuff mark on their kitchen floor, putting her directly in their line of fire.

She knew that if she could just get home as fast as possible, and get her chores done early then she could maybe sneak a little food from the pantry before her parents got home, seeing how she hadn't eaten since yesterday morning. Then she could fall asleep and let her dreams take her to the most amazing place she had ever been, as they did every night.

Today, however, was no normal day, and Chihiro realized this when she arrived home and saw both of her parents' cars in the driveway. Her stomach sank and she got a feeling in her gut telling her to run away as fast as possible but that walk home had really taken a lot out of her, so she went inside to face the two people who scared her the most in this world.

"Where have you been, you little piece of shit?!" her father yelled as soon as she walked into the house.

She knew better than to respond, it would only make them angrier. That was when her mother came out from the kitchen with a fork that was red from heat, and she tried to run away, only to be caught in the harsh grip of her father.

Her mother spoke up as she neared Chihiro, fork held high, "We lost more money today. We wouldn't have to worry about money so much if you weren't here, with all of your incessant needs. So we felt like a little pay back would be in order."

Chihiro knew it was no good, but she screamed anyway and struggled against her father's hold, all to no avail. When she was least expecting it, her mother came at her with the scorching fork and pressed it against the exposed flesh on her daughter's right shoulder.

At first, it was hard for Chihiro to comprehend what was happening; all she knew was the burning pain that kept exploding where there was any exposed skin, as her mother ruthlessly attacked her over and over again. All she could do was scream and hope for it all to be over soon.

After about 14 new marks were burned into her body, Chihiro's mother threw the fork to the side and her father began taking his anger out on his daughter by mercilessly beating her with his fists for several minutes, until Chihiro's face and body were covered in blood, bruises, and burns.

Her parents seemed to lose interest then, and stormed off into their kitchen, leaving Chihiro in a bloody heap on the floor, barely on the edge of consciousness. With every ounce of strength she could muster, she dragged herself to her room and soon fell into unconsciousness, lying on the floor.

She woke an hour later, in more pain than she has ever been in, only to hear her parents yelling for their little servant girl to go to the kitchen and clean up their mess from dinner. They were angry about her not having done her chores and so she set off on her daily chores mumbling to herself "Haku, I need you now more than ever, please keep your promise and come save me from this horrible place and these mean people. I don't know how much longer I can survive this…", not realizing that the dragon she was speaking to was right outside the house, seething with rage at what he had overheard and seen through the window, Chihiro's beaten body and the work she had been ordered to do….

Haku's POV

After Chihiro left the Spirit World, those six years ago, Haku had gone back to talk with Yubaba, just as he said he would.

-Flashback-

"Yubaba, we need to talk." Haku commanded as he stormed into the old hag's office. While he was walking back to the bathhouse he had discovered all of his powers, that came with the title of River Spirit (AKA River God) were returning to him. He knew that with his rediscovered strength and vigor, he now overpowered the old witch and so he stood his ground against her.

"Haku, what an unpleasant, yet expected surprise. What can I do for you?"

"If you are going to address me, you old hag, address me by my real name, Kohaku."

Yubaba sat there, behind her desk, stunned into silence before she started stuttering, "But… How did… I…WHAT?" and that's when realization hit her, "SEN! I should have killed that ungrateful little human when I had the chance! I should have turned her into a little piglet so that I could serve her up as a delicious meal alongside her par—"

She was cut off when Haku suddenly roared, "IF YOU EVER TOUCH A SINGLE HAIR ON THAT INNOCENT GIRL'S HEAD I WILL PERSONALLY TEAR YOU LIMB FROM LIMB AND MAKE IT AS SLOW AND PAINFUL AS POSSIBLE! HAVING GAINED ALL OF MY POWER BACK ALONG WITH MY NAME, I AM NOW STRONGER THAN YOU AND COULD KILL YOU IN AN INSTANT! NOW, I WANT YOU OUT OF THIS BATHHOUSE RIGHT NOW OR SO HELP ME YOU WILL NOT LIVE TO SEE YOUR SON GROW ANOTHER DAY!"

Cowering away from Haku's deathly stare, Yubaba tried to reason with the fierce dragon, "Now, Kohaku, let's not be rash. I promise I will let your little human live her life in peace, but please, let me stay in my bathhouse. I have owned this establishment for over 800 years; don't make me give it up. Please, that is all-"

"Leaving Chihiro in peace is not enough, Yubaba. I don't care how long you have run this bathhouse. I want you out! All you know how to do is torture people, and steal their names. That is the only reason you still have these workers. I don't agree with your wicked decisions and the way you run this bathhouse and I will not stand by any longer! LEAVE. NOW." There was power behind the last two words he spoke. A sense of finality that had the old witch cowering in the corner.

Yubaba fled to her son, Boh's, room and told him they had to leave and get far away from the bathhouse before something bad happened and the response she received was not one she was expecting ,"Mama, I don't like you anymore. You're mean to everyone. You kept me locked in here for the last 400 years and lied to me about the outside. I wanna go live with Auntie Zeniba. She's nice. She made Sen happy."

"But Boh, sweetie-"

"Goodbye, Mama" Boh said and then looked to Haku who had followed Yubaba into her son's room and heard the conversation. He transported Boh to Zeniba's house, safely out of Yubaba's reach.

"It's time for you to go now, Yubaba. Keep in mind, if I see you again, you will be killed without hesitation." And with that, Yubaba disappeared and Haku decided he would run the bathhouse.

-End Flashback-

For years, Haku spent his time turning around the bathhouse, making it a welcome place to work and visit. He was unfortunately unable to find the contracts for the workers, so none of them got their names back, but seeing how the old hag had left, and been replaced by a civil, courteous, and respectable boss, they didn't care. They were now paid well and had decent hours. They were finally happy, unlike their admirable boss, who yearned to see Chihiro again, to hold her in his arms and to finally be reunited with her.

Day after day, he and Zeniba would experiment with different spells and work together to try to find a way to open the gate between the Spirit and Human worlds. It took six years and a lot of hard work but they had finally done it! They had finally created a successful spell to open the gate!

He could wait no longer. As soon as he realized the spell had worked, he set off to find his mate, hoping that she had not forgotten him and hoped she would forgive him for taking six long years to keep his promise. Once he crossed through the gate, he caught her scent easily, with his dragon senses, and followed it to a blue house on top of a hill, not too far away from the old, red tunnel. He waited patiently outside, hoping to catch a glimpse of the girl he fell in love with and after about 30 minutes of waiting, heard Chihiro's parents yelling for their daughter in a hateful way. Haku had been appalled at the things he'd heard.

He looked in a window as soon as he heard her small, scared voice whispering his name. There, he saw that Chihiro had bruises, burns, and blood covering her body and looked to be severely malnourished. He wondered who could possibly do that to a sweet and lovable person like Chihiro, and then remembered what he heard her parents call her. All at once, he felt guilt and rage take over his body and a sudden urge to go into that house, torture and kill the defenseless so-called-parents and then take Chihiro back to the Spirit World with him and protect her for all eternity.

He realized this might scare Chihiro, so he came up with a plan… He would save his mate and protect her with everything he had.

First chapter done! I'm happy to see what you guys have to say so please review and give some feedback!