It had all happened after Chihiro had gone to the Spirit World.

Her parents had noticed that she seemed different since they went through the tunnel. She seemed more strong and outgoing. They didn't remember anything about the Spirit World. They just thought that they were gone for a few hours.

Chihiro never forgot about what had happened. She had also noticed that something strange was happening to her but she didn't know what. On the day she turned fourteen, everything changed.


Chihiro had known about her new ability ever since they had gotten back from the Spirit World. She had been in their kitchen when it first happened.

She was getting some tea for her mother, who wasn't feeling so good.

"Be careful with the stove, alright?" Her mother called from the other room. "It might be out of use."

Chihiro turned back towards the door. "I'll be alright mom!" she called back. She reached out to turned on the burner. She did and the flames flew up. She gasped when one of them grew higher and went towards her hand.

But it didn't burn her. Instead, it started to wrap itself around her wrist.

She stared at it in amazement. "Wow." she breathed out.

"Is everything alright?" her mom called from the bedroom. "I can come help you…."

Chihiro cut her off. "Its alright mom! I'll get your tea for you!"

After that, she had practiced with it in secret. She figured that something from the Spirit World had changed her.

It was her fourteenth birthday. She had gotten up at dawn to watch the sunrise. She had always loved the sunrise. She guessed that it had something to do with the power over flames that she had.

A phone started to ring from downstairs.

She looked up from where she was sitting on the ground. She had some candles lit around her.

"Chihiro! Its Lee-Ann!" her father called up.

"Okay!" Chihiro called back. As she stood, the candles dimmed and went to out. She walked downstairs and picked up the phone. "Hello?"

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHI!!!" was yelled over the phone.

Lee-Ann's voice came over the phone. "Sorry Chi, they insisted."

Chihiro was laughing. "Its alright. I wish that I could have gone with you guys." she sadly said.

Lee-Ann sighed. "Sorry Chi. I wish that I could have invited you along but…."

"But your parents decided who could come and they thought that I was too weird." Chihiro finished.

"Chi don't get sad on your birthday!" they all called.

Lee-Ann was laughing again. "Yeah, what they said. Sorry Chi, but we gotta go."

"Alright. Bye everyone!" she said.

"BYE!!" they all yelled before hanging up.

Chihiro had a strange feeling in her stomach as she hung up. She walked back up to her room, the feeling getting worse.

Her father saw her coming. "Are you feeling alright?" he put his hand on her forehead.

She was holding her stomach and sweating. "I'm just gonna go and lay down."

He nodded. "Alright. Try to get some sleep." he kept on walking.

Chihiro went to her room and almost collapsed on the ground.

The candles relit and the flames flew up. They kept growing higher and higher.

Chihiro tried to scream but her voice was caught in her throat. Her body felt like it was on fire and she could barely breath.

The fire grew and soon, parts of the house caught on fire. It went downstairs and hit the stove. It blew up and her parents were caught in the blast. They didn't get out of the way in time.

"CHIHIRO!"

She searched for the voice.

"Chihiro, its me! Granny! I'm using telepathy."

"GRANNY!" Chihiro cried out as the pain got worse.

"Don't worry Chihiro! I can help you but you need to let me use your body as a medium!"

Chihiro let her and she felt herself slip into unconsciousness.

Her body slummed over but still stood.

Zeniba looked around and sighed. This was too far along. She concentrated and Chihiro's body disappeared into the Spirit World.

It reappeared in Swamp Bottom, in front of Zeniba's house.

No face came out and picked her up. He carried her back inside, where Zeniba was waiting.


Haku had still been working for Yubaba, even though Chihiro had given his name back to him. He had made a deal with her. In exchange for his service, she would search to see if his river had really been destroyed. He was on his way upstairs since Yubaba had called him.

She sighed from her desk when he came in. "Haku. I have news."

Haku didn't let himself get too excited, just in case. "Yes?"

Yubaba turned to face him. "As of today, you no longer work here. I have found your river."

Words couldn't describe how happy Haku felt at that moment. He had a question but Yubaba beat him to it.

"I figured. Here is the location of your river and here is where Sen lives." she handed him a map.

He bowed. "Is there anything else?"

She smirked. "Don't forget about us here at the bathhouse. Go on. I can tell you want to see her."

He immediately ran out in search of Rin. He found her worker. "Rin!" he called when he got closer.

Everyone looked at him. "Want do you want Haku?" Rin said.

He hugged her and let go quickly.

Rin pushed him away from her. "What was that for?" she asked. It was then that she noticed the happy look on his face. "Haku, what's happening?" she asked.

He hadn't stopped smiling yet. "Yubaba found it." was all he said.

Everyone was confused. "Found what, Haku?" Rin asked.

Haku wasn't really listening. "I can also find her again."

Everyone wanted to know who and what he was talking about. Rin was the first to act. She slapped him, trying to bring him back down to earth. "Haku! We don't know what your talking about!"

He laughed, something no one had ever heard him do. "Yubaba found my river and she also found out where Sen is."

Rin was also elated. "Really?" she asked in amazement.

He nodded. "Want to see where Sen lives, Rin?"

Rin immediately agreed and they were off.


While Haku and Rin went on their way, Yubaba was talking with Zeniba.

Zeniba had called Yubaba.

"Yes?" Yubaba barked into the phone.

Zeniba sighed. "Sister, you need to try and be nicer."

"Zeniba." Yubaba said with annoyance. "What do you want? If its nothing of importance, then I'll hang up. I just lost my best worker so I'm not in a good mood." she spat out.

Zeniba raised an eyebrow. "You mean Haku?"

"Yeah. I found his river and he going to it. I even gave him the location of where Sen lives."

Zeniba started coughing.

Yubaba's eyes narrowed. "Zeniba, what do you know?" she said.

Zeniba sighed. "Can you still transport yourself?" she asked.

Yubaba hung up and easily took herself to Swamp Bottom. She pulled Zeniba's door open without knocking. "What's going on?" she loudly said.

Zeniba sighed. "Don't speak so loudly. Follow me."

No Face opened the door to the extra bedroom.

Yubaba glared at him. She hadn't forgotten what happened last time with him. She walked into the room and gasped.

An unconscious Chihiro was lying on the bed. She looked feverish.

Yubaba was stunned. She couldn't speak.

Zeniba came up behind her. "Sense her spirit. Sense deep." she instructed.

Yubaba did what she was told. Her spirit was strong, not like a…..humans! "It can't be…." it couldn't be true.

Zeniba nodded. "I sensed it when she came to me to help Haku."

Yubaba realized something. "You were the one who started her and the 'Granny' thing!"

Zeniba nodded. "She has fire and wind as her elements and the fire burned down her house. When Haku gets there, nothing will be left."

Yubaba felt sick.

Haku was in love with the girl and he would be heartbroken when he got to her home.


Rin couldn't believe her eyes.

Haku had sunk to the ground in the forest and she was standing over him.

Chihiro's house had been burnt to the ground and there were no survivors.

Haku seemed to be crying because he had his head buried in his lap. Suddenly, he stood, scaring Rin. "I'm going to my river. Go on home."

She watched him take of and she returned to the bathhouse.


No Face was sitting next to Chihiro when she woke up.

She glanced around and immediately started to get afraid.

No Face got up and went for Zeniba. She immediately ran inside the room. "Chihiro!" she cried. "Calm down. I don't want my house in flames as well."

Bad choice of words. Chihiro immediately looked at Zeniba with scared eyes. "My house? My parents?"

Zeniba hugged her. "You have a home here, don't worry."

Chihiro's eyes widened in realization. She sobbed into Zeniba's shoulder. "What's happening to me?" she choked out once she had gotten a little control of her emotions back.

Zeniba sighed and sat on the edge of the bed. "You remember everything about your last visit, right?"

Chihiro nodded and she pulled her hair out. "I have this still and yes." It was the hair tie that Boh and the others had made.

Zeniba nodded. "Well that visit changed you. Slowly, you have been changed into a spirit."

Chihiro's eyes widened. "W-what?"

This was so much to go through in one day. "Yes. You also have two elements."

"That explains some things. Wait a minute. Two?" she said in an even more amazed voice.

Zeniba was getting tired of nodding. "Yes. Two. How else do you think the fire traveled throughout your house? You also have wind. For these four years, the energy has been building up inside of you. Today, that power got too great for your body to withstand and I had to step in. As of now, you are a spirit."

Chihiro was stunned. "A great day for a birthday, huh?" she sarcastically said.

Zeniba stood. "Try and get some rest. I'll check on you in the morning."

Chihiro nodded and laid down. Zeniba left but she didn't go to sleep. This was too much all at once.