I decided to dabble in this subject because I LOVE this story! But then again who doesn't? Note that none of these characters belong to me. This is my take on a sort of "sequel" as it were in which Chihiro returns but she is not the helpless child she used to be. It will feature both Haku and Chihiro view points. I hope you enjoy and please, please review! A readers feedback is an authors dream.

Fight for You

Haku:

Haku awoke long before the bathhouse lanterns illuminated the courtyards and gardens. In recent years he had come to enjoy and depend on this silent alone time to think and to remember. Yet everyday, every walk he took across the bridge and through the magnificent gardens the spirits worked so hard to tend, every second was filled with thoughts only of her. This innocent little girl had touched his life when she was a tinny child, if not momentarily, and yet it seemed that was all fate required to take hold of two lives and control their destiny. It must have been fate for what ells could have delivered her to him once more in his very own home years later. She had grown up a bit then. Admittedly, he had been disappointed at first by her character but he saw what was in her heart and after a few short days the beauty that lay within manifested itself throughout her and she had grown into the girl he fell heads over heels in love with. Yes, he loved her, loved her with every fiber of his being and soul. Dragons are incredibly fierce creatures but beyond that they are also fiercely loyal. A dragon will only ever find one life mate and such an event upon itself is rare. Often times, offspring are born through a mutual bond of understanding and need for survival. Yet, this human, this one girl had captured his heart. She had left her mark on him, that was painfully clear for all to see. It was she who had given him his name back. She who had given him the strength to eventually challenge Yubaba shortly after Chihiro crossed over.

Indeed, it hadn't been easy as she was a very powerful witch. But in the spirit world a name has power and in realizing himself Haku had grasped powers he'd never dreamed of and through Yubaba's previous instruction he could then control the new strength. He didn't kill her, although he could have, but thought it better to send her away and leave her instead of causing trouble for himself. Haku now ruled as master of the Bath house but he was not the fierce tyrant that Yubaba had been. No more contracts to steel away your identity. Indeed he had turned the business around and offered good paying jobs to hard working spirits. In recent year the bath house had prospered like never before. It turns out kindness and trust worked much better than fear. Well, sort of.

Everyone now knew of Haku's strength because of his battle with Yubaba and he let the stories spread to work as a subtle influence among the workers. Haku would always be you friend until you stepped out of line. But in the end it was all thanks to that scrawny little human, Chihiro.

Oh how he missed her. Does she ever think of me after all this time? He thought. It pained him everyday that he could not return to her, he had promised after all. But he had not expected something when he made that promise, but returning his name Chihiro also give him back his river. When he got his job the connection with his river had been severed by Yubaba through her contract in order to better control him. He had spent a long time building the river back up and healing it. Now he also had the bath house to worry about. Oh Chihiro, what are you up to now?

Back in the human world-

Chihiro:

Chihiro leapt over the rooftops of Japan, a silhouette in the silence of midnight. Her heels made no sound against the concrete, nor did her gun halter make a sound, too wrapped tight against her move. He was just up ahead and she was closing in fast. At 17 Chihiro was the only teen on the Japan police force. She had been tracking a dangerous gang leader for weeks and now finally had him in her sights. He had killed in the name of drugs and at that point Chihiro had the authority to kill. She ran of the edge of one more roof, just making it to the other side. This is close enough. She though. She stopped, grabbed the gun from her thigh, kneed down on one knee, raised her fire arm, took aim, and pulled the trigger. BANG. It wasn't particularly load but compared to the quite just before it was ear piercing. Up ahead a definite thump could be heard as the man's body fell forward. Chihiro relaxed, and sighed deeply. Then, walking casually forward, she threw the body over the roof. She jumped down after him, down three stories. She gripped the fire escape ladder to slow her down and landed gracefully on the ground. Her job may be grotesque but she didn't have to be. She grabbed the man by his jacket collar and dragged him out of the alley and towards the cruiser that waited on the street. The man was wearing leather, was that supposed to make him seem tough? She pulled out a body bag from the trunk and filled it with the limp form then replaced it back into the truck. Chihiro sighed again as she slid into the front seat.

"You okay?" Her partner said. His name was Mat and he was 23, fresh out of college. He'd taken special courses for the police job and already he was one of the best. It was Mat who had found Chihiro one night those many years ago sneaking into the abandoned theme park, technically trespassing. But instead of getting her in trouble he's let her off with a warning, even though at that time he didn't have much authority anyway. It was him who introduced her to the force and gave her something to focus on in those lonely hours.

"No" she said, "I'm gonna have nightmares for sure". It might look that way but it isn't easy to kill someone.

"We'll see a movie before going home sound good? Finish the paperwork in the morning?" He knew exactly what she need, a distraction.

"That sounds great. Thank you." She smiled at him and he smiled back. It wasn't romantic, god no. However, they were very close. He was very much a big brother and they cared for each other as family but nothing more. Someone ells already had claimed her heart. Haku. She Thought. No stop thinking about him, you're on duty. She reminded herself, keep focused.

Hours later Chihiro stepped through the front door to her family house and took off her shoes. 2 a.m. Thank god it was now officially Saturday. She threw off her black police cargo pants and tight black top. She didn't even put on PJ's but rather slid under the covers in just her boyshorts and bra. I am so exhausted! She thought lazily. As her mind relaxed she didn't think about the man now lying in the morgue or the movie she'd just come from. Instead a silvery-white dragon with an aqua mane danced behind her eye lids. He twisted and turned through the air with such grace and yet utter power. A smile touched her lips as she drifted off to dream about the man she long to be with once more.

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