It had been three years. Three years since I left. And he hasn't come. No mention, no signal, nothing. That was the most depressing. It was like someone had died. Died, never coming back died. But that wasn't possible. He was a spirit, for crying out loud! The most logical answer was that he found someone else, that he forgot about me. He was probably with her right now.

A tear slid down my face.

That was what hurt the most. Knowing that he could be with someone else. And that he forgot about everything. Every single thing that ever happened. The many times I looked into his eyes and knew that he loved me – gone. Like it was fake. He didn't love me.

It was the first time I have ever thinked about him. Sure, I think about Rin and the bathhouse sometimes, but it's harder to think about him. Remembering is too much work. I don't think about him, I just forget. Well, I try to forget. But it just isn't going to happen.

I walk along the familiar path, and touch the brambles, hear the twigs cracking underfoot. So calm and peaceful. But everything was not at all what it seemed. I walked and walked, for what seemed like forever, and finally I reached the familiar statue. The one with two heads.

I walked through the church, ambling along. It didn't seem like such a good idea now. Then I thought about Haku. He broke his promise. He lied to me! I was suddenly angry. I ran outside into the lush meadow.

"HAKU!" I screamed.

"HAKU YOU LIAR!" I was so angry.

I then just fell onto the grass. Just collapsed. What was wrong with me? He didn't love me, he was a river spirit for heavens sake! It was never going to change. He didn't love me. I knew now. I suddenly knew why. Why he didn't come. Because he did NOT love me!

I got up, the sudden motion dizzying, the blood rushing to my head. I ran and ran, back to the church entrance. I didn't realise I had walked so far. I got to the tunnel entrance and I stopped for a breath.

"Chihiro?" Someone asked from behind, scaring me to death. I whipped around, and I saw Haku. I ignored him. I walked away, and I'm not ashamed to say that. After all, he broke his promise. Not the other way around.

"Chihiro! Wait!" Haku called. I kept right on ignoring him.

"Chihiro! I can explain." He said, running and grabbing my arm. I stopped. This, this was what was perfect. I felt so complete when he touched me.

"Look Chihiro," he began, running a hand through his wonderfully straight black hair, "I'm sorry. I really am."

I froze. He was going to tell me. That he found a girlfriend, a pretty one, one better than me, that he didn't love me anymore. Okay, I probably am over-reacting, but I loved him! A great, pain-as-day excuse right there.

"I couldn't leave. Yubaba wouldn't let me, she just kept binding me in magic. I fought it, but it didn't work. I had to stay. But…" he paused. This was it. I decided right there and then that if he told me what I feared, I would drown myself in the river.

"The river won't take you. It's part of me, and I won't drown you. Never, Chihiro. I love you." He said. Now how'd he know that? But who cared? He loved me! ME! I didn't say anything, I was at such a lost for words. I just threw my arms around him and kissed him.

"But. I still can't go back into the human world." He continued.

"I'll stay with you!" I said.

"Chihiro…" He began, but I but him off.

"I am never, ever leaving you again. Now, let's go to Yubaba. I'm sure Boh would be glad to see me! And Rin! And Kamaji! So many people!" And with that we left.