Everything had changed since Chihiro had moved into your town. You were the quite, friend-less girl who sat in the back of the class and stared silently out the window during class.

Ever since your mother died, you had been distant and depressive, even thinking about killing yourself, but you didn't want to be disowned by your family because of it. (In Japanese culture, Suicide is like huge and the family disowns you)

When she came into school, she was the only person to talk to you, the only person to understand, and ever since that day, you two have been the best of friends.

Your name is Rini, and today is your 16th birthday and Chihiro is spending the day with you, explaining to you're her adventures in Yubaba's land in the broken down carnival.

"And that was the last time I saw Haku. He said he was going to leave Yubaba, but I think he stayed, but it doesn't bother me too much, not since I met Hikaru." Chihiro smiled, leaning against a pillow on her inflatable mattress in your bedroom.

You smiled down to her.

"We should go back there, save Haku is he's still there, you know?"

Chihiro looked to you oddly before smiling and nodding.

"That sounds wonderful, Rini! Let's do it tomorrow!"

"Yea!" You smiled before doing your friend handshake.

You smiled as you rolled over and put out the light, just laying on your bed and staring at your glow in the dark stars on your ceiling, thinking about the world that Yubaba and Haku lived in.

It sounded so wonderful, all those beautiful sights, and Haku was even a dragon! The spirit of the Kohaku River that was once there, but now is gone, maybe that's why he didn't come back through the door.

You smiled at the thought of meeting him. He sounded so nice, so interesting, and you've never met a spirit before, at least, you didn't think you did.

Next day

School was horrid. Chihiro went home early, not feeling so well, and even after you both promised to save Haku from Yubaba's hold, now you'd have to wait until Chihiro was all better to go.

You sighed as you sat next to Chihiro's bed as she slept. You didn't want to wake her, but you wanted to ask her if you could go alone, you felt compelled to help someone who saved your best, and only friends life.

That's when she began to stir and you smiled.

"Hey, Chihiro," You smiled, taking her hand in your gently and she smiled back to you tiredly.

"Sorry about this, Rini, I guess I was getting too sick, I knew I should have said something to mother last night,"

"It's alright, Chihiro, just as long as you get well soon, I can't wait to help Haku,"

"Why not go then?"

You blinked a bit.

"But what about you?"

"I'll be fine, If your gone for longer then a week, then I'll come looking for you, I should be better by then, Rini, but you go if you feel so compelled to help,"

She smiled to you, knowing you all these years have defiantly paid off now.

You smiled and nodded before kissing her hand.

"Alright, Chihiro, I'll try bringing him back as fast as I can," You smiled before standing up but she suddenly grabbed the end of your skirt.

"Wait, I need to tell you about that world, I may not remember everything completely, but I remember a lot of what NOT to do,"

You turned back to her and sat down beside her once more.

"You need to keep your clothes hidden and with you at all times, and you also need something with only your name on it so you can remember, if Yubaba gets your name and you forget it, then you wont be able to come home, also, when you get there you need to eat a pea sized amount of their food or you'll disappear, and one last thing, go to Kamajii, the boiler name, he'll get you a job at the bathhouse if necessary, alright? Just tell him your friends of Sen, or say Chihiro alright?"

You smiled quickly and nodded, becoming excited about the whole thing, but what would happen if you couldn't return? Your father would be devastated, but that didn't matter now, all that mattered now was that you got Kohaku back so that Chihiro could be reunited with her childhood lover, though they wouldn't be together because of Hikaru, Chihiro's boyfriend, but hey, You'd all be together again, and you'd have another friend!

You skipped your way home, feeling happy as ever as you entered the house and began to get ready, writing many things down, including your own name and putting your childhood blanket in your back pack, you never go anywhere with out it, your mother gave it to you.

You smiled before looking to the clock, in about two hours the sun would be setting, and thank god your father was on a business trip for a week, or you wouldn't be doing this. Convenient no?

You smiled as you put back on your shoes and started towards the trail, this would be an adventure beyond any adventure!

To be continued