A/N ~ I didn't plan on making this a two-shot. I really didn't. Then it was suggested to me that I do. Then this idea suddenly popped into my mind and it was going to bother me unless I wrote it out. So here you all go.

Disclaimer ~ I don't own Spirited Away. I believe that's self-explanatory.

I would like to thank SAK00. :)

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A gasp escaped Chihiro's lips as she suddenly came out of her sleep and fell out of bed. A loud thud echoed throughout her room as her body hit the hard wood floor. Chihiro winced and waited for her parents to burst into her room and ask what was wrong. When they didn't, she sighed in relief and moved to a sitting position at her place on the floor. Then a frown formed on her lips when she realized that she was in her room. 'Wait, wasn't I...?' The emotion called sorrow crept up on her now weak heart and began to fill every crevice of her body. She took a glance at what she was wearing and saw that she was in her pajamas. Her pajamas. Not her day clothes. 'It was a dream...' Tears formed at her eyes and she kept herself from allowing the dam to break.

She thought it really happened. She thought that she was there. There with Haku and everyone at the bathhouse. She remembered the joy that she felt when she saw Haku for the first time in years. Oh how she could recall Lin's face. At first, Lin didn't even recognize her until Haku mentioned who she was. Recognition turned to shock, then to excitement. She jumped on Chihiro and gave her a huge hug. Everyone else at the bathhouse had just as much elation and excitement for the return of the human girl who had somehow wormed her way into their hearts. Even Yubaba seemed to show some sort of elation when she saw Chihiro again.

Chihiro remembered that time went by relatively quickly and by midnight it was just herself and Haku. They were on a balcony. Whether they were at the girls end of the sleeping quarters or if they were at the boys end didn't seem to make its way into her mind. It didn't matter to her and she didn't seem to think that it mattered to Haku either. They were both content to simply stand in each others company. She remembered that she took glances at Haku's face as he simply stared out at the water with smile on his lips.

Chihiro shook her head, dispelling the dream from her mind. She stood up and shivered as a sudden breeze blew through her room. Confusion flowed through her mind as she realized that a window next to the balcony was left open. 'That's odd. I don't recall leaving the window open.' She didn't need to think about it as her feet took her to the window. She leaned on her hands as she closed her eyes and inhaled the cold early morning air. Chihiro allowed herself to think back to that dream.

"It took a while." Chihiro broke the silence as she glanced as Haku.

"Hm?" Haku turned his vibrant green eyes from the ocean to her.

She gulped sudden feeling very shy. "Um..." She blanked for a second before she remembered what she was saying. "The promise we made all those years ago. It took a while for it to finally be fulfilled."

Haku gave Chihiro a gentle smile. "So it did."

"Y'know," Chihiro started, "I was actually close to forgetting everything."

"What?" Haku questioned just to make sure he heard right.

"Yeah." Chihiro chuckled to herself, having found her past situation humorous. "Too much time passed." A sigh then escaped Chihiro's lips."After everything that happened, I attempted to speak to my parents about it. They didn't know what I was talking about so I didn't say anything about it since."

Haku didn't say anything and he didn't need to. Instead he ran a hand through her long hair. Chihiro held in her breath and eventually let it go when she realized that he didn't plan on stopping any time soon. This went on for a couple of minutes before he chose to say something.

"You didn't put it up." He murmured and Chihiro had to stop herself from shivering.

"Yeah." Chihiro bit her lip."I haven't put my hair up in years."

"I see." Haku once again murmured before he grasped her by the shoulders and turned her toward him. "Chihiro, why did you come back?"

"I..." Chihiro hesitated. "I'm not sure. I was at home when I suddenly remembered the entrance to the spirit world. I...I guess I desperately needed to make sure that I hadn't gone crazy."

Haku watched her for a bit which caused her to feel fairly uncomfortable and she began to fidget before she yawned. He then sat down on the wood, dragging Chihiro down with him. Once she was sitting with him, he pulled her and she ended up leaning against the left side of his body.

"Haku?" Chihiro was confused.

"You must be tired." He commented. "Sleep."

Chihiro wanted to protest, but she knew she couldn't because he was right. She was tired so she moved to get more comfortable before she leaned her head onto his shoulder, closing her eyes in the process. Chihiro began to nod off and before she was completely asleep, she felt Haku wrap his left arm around her shoulder before he lightly kissed her head and whispered something to her which made her heart lightly flutter.

"I missed you."

And that was it. That was all Chihiro could remember before waking up in her own bed. Though she couldn't recall the rest of the evening, but she thought nothing of it. She simply thought that she fell asleep in her bed earlier than what was normal for her. A sigh left her lips and she opened her eyes. Chihiro bit her lip before she moved to close the window. Something glinted on the windowsill in the moonlight and she went to grab it.

It was hard to see in the dark, but under the moonlight it took her breath away. It was a silver dragon with green gems for eyes. The metal was cold in her hands and was slightly heavy. It was about the size of her palm and once she saw it Chihiro knew that what she thought she was a dream wasn't. She knew that Haku left the dragon for her. A huge smile formed on her lips as she leaned over the windowsill, staring at the night sky.

Chihiro's parents found her the next morning still leaning over the windowsill, holding onto the silver dragon with that huge smile still on her face.

~fin~