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Please leave a review so that I know what I need to improve on. Flame me if you wish. Just don't hunt me down with actual torches. I'd rather not die. Anyways, if you like this prologue and would like me to continue, the simplest thing to do is leave a review or PM me. Stay human, don't turn into zombies, and enjoy this prologue. And this is Chihiro's point of view.

It has been five years since I left the spirit world. I never should have left. I miss my friends in the spirit world so much. The huma world is horrible. Mom and dad are divorced, I'm bullied at school, I can see the spirits that live in the human world while no one else does, my mom is dating a spider demon, and the only friend I have here is a smoke demon. I'd rather be in the spirit world with Lin, Kamaji, Granny, and everyone else. Especially Haku, my river dragon. I miss him the most.

Rue and I were waiting for the clock the switch to eight so we could walk to the bus. Dad was asleep with a hang over. Did I forget to mention that my dad is a drinker now? He is. Rue has beed a good friend even though she is a demon. She kind fo reminds me of No Face; quiet and shy. She is a smoke demon called Enenra. She has beed the only one I could talk to without being accused of being crazy. She has been sleeping at my house after I found out she was a spirit. So every night I leave a candle lit so she can sleep comfortably in her spirit form. In her human form, she had raven black hair, blue-grey eyes, and dark skin that always seems like she was attaked by Kamaji's soot balls.

The clock struck eight and Rue and I left the small, shaggy, two bedroom house.

"Don't forget Sen," Rue said in a whisper. She like to use my spirit world name when it was just the two of us but I couldn't help but look at her in a funny way.

"Forget what?" I asked. I honestly couldn't think of anything, meaning: I probably forgot something.

"Miss Rimonoku asked you to show the new kid around," Rue reminded in a quiet voice. Wow! I really did forget a big part of my dad today. My history teach, Miss Rimonoku, had asked me to show a new kid around the shool yesterday. Miss Rimonoku is a very pretty and nice lady. All of the girls wanted to be like her and all of the guys had a crush on her.

"Thanks Rue. I really dd forget about the new student." We finally reached the bus stop. The bus came two minutes later; right on time as usual. Rue and I boarded the bus and took our seats in the front like we normally do. I noticed a lot of the spirits that are usually on board were looking at something at the back of the bus in stead of out the windows like they always do.

"A new spirit is on the bus today Chihiro," Rue said as she whispered so that no one else could hear.

"Good or bad?" I had to ask. Ever since I came back from the Spirit World, I have beed able to see spirits when they are in their spirit form. Normally, humans have no ability to see the spirits whem they are in their spirit form, only in their human form. Many spirits don't like to be in their human form. Rue would sometimes mutter a complaint once in a while. Because I am able to see spirits in their spirit form, I have had to fight back in order to protect myself against true demons. Rue is considered a demon because of what spirit she is but the difference between her and true demons is the fact that she refuses to hurt anyone unless absolutely necessary.

"Good, I think. It is trying to make it hard for any spirits to tell."

"That would explain the other spirit's reason for keeping an eye on who ever it is. I just hope it's not my mom's boyfriend."

"It isn't. Your mom's boyfriend makes sure other spirits know that he is an evil spirit." The bus stopped and the door opened.

"There you go Chihiro. Take good care of her Rue. You two have a good day." The bus drive said. He, too, is a good spirit.

"You too, Mr. Shi!" I said while Rue just slightly bowed her head. As we got off the bus, I saw the new spirit. I would have quickly ran back to hug her but Rue was right behind me and we needed to go to school. I couldn't tell if it was Yubaba or Granny! But she was there. It may have just been my imagination. Yubaba wouldn't leave Boh or the Bath house and I'm pretty sure Granny wouldn't leave No Face all by himself. I unconsciously placed my hand to the back of my head where the hairtye that my friends had made was.

"Are you okay Sen?" I barely hear Rue. Maybe that was just someone who looked like them. I slowly nodded to Rue before we started walking to the school. Our first hour was history and we had to start running because the class was all the way across the school and bullies were chasing us.

Arisu is the leader of the bullies. She has light brown hair, green eyes, fair skin, and is taller than me by three inches. Cho was the second in command and the smartest. She has dirty blond hair, bright blue eyes, tan skin, and is actually a foot shorter than me. Hotaru was the most cheerful one in the group. She has chocolate brown skin, muddy brown eyes, black hair with bright red high lights, and is the one closer to my hight. As Rue and I ran for our lives, I breifly bumped into someone's shoulder.

"Sorry!" I shouted as I continued to run. I was able to get a small look at who I bumped into. Though I didn't see his face, I noticed his hair. It was a dark brown with a very small tint of blue that was hardly noticeable and his hair was cut a certain way that reminded me of my river dragon. We safely made it to class. The girls had stopped following us half way here but that didn't stop us from running.

"You... bumped into... a good spirit," Rue said while out-of-breath. I looked at her for a minute before realizing she ment earlier.

"I... probably... looked insane... when I... apologized... to him," I said as I was still trying to catch my breath.

"No, he was in his human form," Rue said as sher had finally caught her breath.

"Good or bad?"

"He was definately a good spirit." I looked at Rue for a moment. Then looked around the class room. It was just the two of us. Nobody new that we talk about spirits a lot. I grabbed my water bottle out of my bag and started to drink it. "He was also a dragon." I started choking on my water. I think I am going crazy. He can't be here! He is supposed to be in the Spirit World. Why is Haku here? "Sen! Are you okay? What is wrong?" Maybe it was just a weird coincidence. It could be a different dragon spirit. Miss Rimonoku walked into the room and Rue stayed quiet while she rubbed my back.

"Is everything okay girls?" My teacher asked. I nodded and held one of my thumbs up.

"Just choking on my water." She gives us a motherly smile. It truely is a wonder how she is still single. Rue and I sat in our seats. We sat next to each other in the back of the room.

"Are you ready to meet the new student Chihiro?" Miss Rimonoku asked me. I nodded and she opened the door. The boy I had bumped into earlier came into the room. I finally got a good look at him. I couldn't believe he was here! My river dragon is here! And he is the new student that I have to show around the school!