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*Chichiro's P.O.V*

I woke up when I heard a door close. Memories of what had happened came rushing back into my head. I sat up and realized I was in a bed big, comfortable bed. My head felt as if I had run into a door, five times.

"Good evening, Chichiro. I'm Ariki." A friendly voice said. I look at the door to see an older, nice woman.

"Am I dead?" I asked her. Surely I must have died, drowning.

"Of course not, Haku would never allow that! How are you feeling?"

"Haku! As in Kohaku? The river spirit!" Did I make it? Is the river spirit real?

"Yeah, how else is named Kohaku? You should probably lie down, you've got a huge bump on your head and Haku will go crazy if anything happens to you. Then how would that grouch marry?"

He is real! I'm not dead. My head didn't feel too bad right now, but I listened to Ariki and lay down. Wait a minute! MARRY? I'm only nine! I have to find a way out of here.

"Chichiro." Ariki snapped me out of my troubled thoughts. "I'm going to go get you a cold washcloth for your head, okay?"

"Umm, sure. Okay."

Ariki walked out of the room and I stared at the ceiling.

Now's my chance, I thought, I get up and leave. And they won't find me if I hide really good. I got out of bed and suddenly pain rushed into my head. I tried to ignore it reminding myself of what I was about to do. I opened the door but before I rushed out the walls caught my eye. They were made completely out of coral and shell! I guess he really is the River Spirit. I hurried out the door not wanting Ariki to catch me.

The hallways were long and narrow so I picked to go to the right and kept going until I found a large door. There weren't any windows to this door but what is behind this couldn't be as bad as having to marry Kohaku.

I stepped out past the door and regretted it as soon as I did. I was now surrounded by the river and several fishes that passed by. I held my breath and re-opened the door. I took in a big gulp of air once I got back into the castle. Oh yeah, I solemnly thought, he's the RIVER spirit!

So now I was drenched and stuck in the awful castle! How am I going to get out? I guess I'll just have to try to find away. So I started to run down the other hall and found long, spiraling stairs.