~Hello again! I was hoping that I could post two chapters in one day but that may not happen. Anyway, as I said I am enjoying the change and I pray you are too! Let's get on with the show.

Disclaimer: If you are a big "Toy story" fan then you would have noticed Totoro in Bonnie's bed room as one of the toys, if you haven't then check again! Disney are complete geniuses, I am not.

The air was crisp when Chihiro breathed it in; the walk had done her good in the long run. She felt as though all of the stress from writing had been lifted off of her shoulders. She could of ran a marathon if she wanted to with ease… okay that might have been pushing it but the clear feeling in her head put her at rest.

She could hear Yukio laughing behind her. "See, I knew this would make you feel even better." He said with a smile, she turned to look into his brown eyes. It was as if he knew how to make life easier for her. Chihiro nodded her head with a smile.

"Thank you Yukio, I guess you were right." She said when bending down to touch the water. It was icy and cool on her finger tips and it sent a shiver up her spine. "The only thing I really needed was a break." She enjoyed the feeling of the water on her skin so she leaned down closer to it and nearly fell in. The only thing that stopped her was Yukio's hand on her shoulder.

"Whoa now be careful. I think it's a bit too cold to take a swim." He said while tugging her back but she didn't budge.

A hand grabbed hers from under water and wouldn't let go.

Chihiro tugged with all of her might to try to get loose but every time she pulled, it pulled even harder.

"I must be stuck in the mud." She said with uneasiness, even she didn't believe that. She didn't have time to scream, she only had the chance to close her eyes before it pulled her all the way under. It wasn't as bad as Chihiro thought it was going to be, the water was not to cold.

A force held on to her though and embraced her tightly, she felt safe and happy for the first time in months. She cracked open one of her eyes to see two emeralds staring back at her. Those emeralds were attached to a man who was grinning from ear to ear. He planted a kiss on her forehead and it brought shivers down Chihiro's spine.

"I have missed you." His lips didn't move but Chihiro could hear him. She wanted to ask him how did her know her but she knew he was the man in her dreams; maybe this was yet another one of them. She opened her mouth to speak but the air escaped from her lungs. She struggled in his arms and fought when he pressed his mouth on hers. He didn't let up until she stopped trashing and when she did he began to breathe for her. Chihiro felt light headed, this was not like any experience she'd ever had, and it was perfect. She gracefully wrapped her arms around his neck and sighed in content. She could stay like this forever. The lightheadedness made her drowsy and she was asleep within minutes. Chihiro didn't even feel herself being pulled out of the water.

Kohaku stepped out of his river as carefully as he could so as to not wake the sleeping woman in his arms. He had missed her touch and smile so he was happy to have such little time with her. He placed Chihiro into Yukio's waiting arms with a scowl on his face. When he had arrived, he was more than ready to fight tooth and nail with the man in front of him but he was honorable enough to back away especially with Chihiro there.

"Why did you bring her here Yukio?" There was no tremble or emotion in Kohaku's voice when he asked. He almost took back the truths when the man cocked his head back to laugh.

"To show off what I have and what you do not." Yukio's brown eyes sparkled with untold laughter; he turned to leave but was held by an unseen force. "We both know that your powers have been drained the moment you stepped onto my land." Kohaku was launched back by a powerful gush of wind and he landed in his river. He tried to surface again but something was pulling him down farther and farther. He looked at his ankle where he felt the tugging, he snapped at it but it wouldn't let go. At last he broke the surface on the other side. When Kohaku looked to see what exactly was pulling him he was face to face with Thy's smiling face. In her hands was a fishing pole.

"It is true; you can catch dragons with this thing." She said while cutting the line and standing to help him out. "This in an interesting predicament, how are we going to handle it?"

Kohaku made a face of terror when he grabbed her hand. "What do you mean my lady?" He hated when he had to get her involved in such things, though she had said she didn't mind time to time it made him feel less independent.

Thy sighed out softly and she brushed some of his wet hair back from out of his eyes. "We both despise that Yukio and he doesn't belong in the mortal world, besides Chihiro may be in danger."

Kohaku should have known better, Yukio was an earth dragon whose territory was close to his river. The two have been feuding for years before he left to work at the bath house. Thy knew exactly what the problem was even though the two never realized it. Earth and water could never get along; they fought constantly for more space. "Also she doesn't belong there." She added when turning her head to see what was behind her. Kohaku had never noticed it before because it was nothing more than a stream now. But with time another river was going to form close to his and even merge at a few points. He shot her a questioning look and Thy just shrugged her shoulders.

"The lords must be planning to add another river." Kohaku nodded his head and groaned under his breath, he hopped that this new arrangement wouldn't give him another enemy.