Hello again! This has been a long time coming, but at least there're two chapters, right?
Chapter Two:
"Haku," Chihiro breathed out in answer.
Chihiro felt relief trickle down the connection/string from Haku's side.
'Yes,' he replied. 'I'm glad it worked.'
There was a beat of silence before the questions that had been building inside Chihiro all week flooded out. "What's going on? How is everyone? Are Zeniba, Rin, and Kama-jii alright? And Yubaba and Bou? Did you leave the bathhouse? Why can I hear you?" A pause. "Not that I don't want to hear you, it's just-"
'Chihiro,' Haku interrupted. She could hear the amusement in his voice. 'Calm down.'
Taking deep breaths, Chihiro did just that.
"Sorry," she said sheepishly after she had caught her breath.
'It is fine.' Chihiro never knew you could hear someone smile, but she swore she could hear one in Haku's mental voice, even if it was slight. Her embarrassment burned her cheeks, but it didn't stop the little flutter of happiness in her chest that the dragon was smiling and she was the cause. 'In answer to your questions, yes, all of your friends are fine. Rin threatened to cut off my food supply if I didn't keep her updated on you-' A curious mix of irritation and exasperation came from him at that admission, '-and Bou misses his friend. Rin says Kama-jii misses you, too.'
"I miss them, too," Chihiro murmured.
A soothing strum across the connection had her relaxing away from the negative feelings that line of thought inspired. 'We haven't completely left you, Chihiro. I will pass along any messages you or they give to me.'
The images that brought, of her friend in his dragon form with a mail bag draped over him with a cap between his antlers, made her giggle and she could feel the satisfaction from him at causing the sound. He let her mirth trickle out for another minute before steering her back to more serious matters.
'As for your last question, I gave a piece of myself.'
Haku's slightly ambiguous statement had her bringing her attention back to the object clutched in her hands, noticing for the first time it was warm to the touch.
'It's a spell, using my blood and yours as the conduit and my scale as a medium to forge a mental pathway between us.' Haku finished. 'Now, I think it's time to return to sleep.'
"But-," Chihiro yawned mid-sentence, making Haku chuckle. 'Go to bed, Chihiro.'
Word Count: 400
Prompt: Disclosed
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