Author's note: Hello, I still only have one review and but that's okay :P This chapter won't be so happy and stuff, and you WILL definitely learn what is going on! Okay, here it is. Enjoy!

Chapter Four

She took it in immediately that her dream was in fact real, and she jumped over to Haku and shook him by the shoulders yelling his name. He opened his eyes instantly, and jumped about a foot in the air, everyone came running.

"Chihiro! What is it? What's wrong?" he asked her, and she continued to stare at him wide eyed. "Chihiro! Answer me, what is wrong?" he knelt down on the floor in front of her and grabbed her hand to squeeze them reassuringly.

Everyone was standing in a closed circle around her, trying to be patient, by really wanting to know what happened.

"S-s-someth-thing was in here... I w-was outs-side and I w-walked in and Lin and Gr-Granny weren't mak-king any noise, and I-I looked over to Haku, and there was this big black th-thing standing o-over him, and then i-it was g-going INTO him, and I-I r-ran over to it, and tried to g-get it to go away, but it was-wasn't solid! S-so I took a pillow and swa-swated it away, and it jumped on me and tried to strangle me! But it –jumped back and howled at me and flew out the ch-chimney!" they all exchanged very worrisome glances before she continued. "Then all of a sudden, I woke up, and I was outside again! I walked into the h-house and everything was normal! But when I went t-to check on Haku, I l-lifted up the pillow and it was covered in the s-same black powdery stuff!"

By now, Chihiro was practically hyperventilating, and tears were swelling up in her eyes. Haku moved form his spot in the floor to the spot right next to her on the couch. He put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her closer to him and No-Face came on the other side, and somewhat rubbed her back to calm her shaking.

Granny went over to where the pillow that had been thrown was, and when she picked it up, it deteriorated in her hands, leaving nothing but a fine, pillow coloured dust, light blue. She sighed, and she waved her finger at it, and it disappeared.

"Granny, do you have any clue as to what it was?" Asked Lin, who was now sitting in Haku's old spot on the floor.

"It calls itself Ognazatsu. And it is a demon. He inhabits people's bodies, and uses them as hosts. You have all met him before, and his former host is sitting among us. He was the one who turned No-Face crazy while he was in that bathhouse." No-Face hung his head in shame. "But the medicine you gave him from the river spirit was powerful enough to exorcise him. I'm sorry to have to say this but-

"He's after Chihiro." cut in Haku.

"W-what? Why?" she asked.

"He apparently had an infatuation with you while he was in No-Face, and he tried everything to get you, but you constantly refused him, no matter what he offered. The less you wanted, the more he wanted you as his own. But when you tricked him and gave him the river spirit's gift, he grew angry and vengeful. Unfortunately he was weak, and needed to recuperate, but by the time he was fully healed, and was in his full strength, he came back to the bathhouse demanding to see you, but when Yubaba said you weren't there, and that she had freed you, he went insane and before anyone knew what had happened, he had taken her as his new host." Zaniba finished with a sad voice.

"He sent the bird using her magic didn't he?" asked the bewildered Chihiro.

"He did, he has grown far more powerful than any demon should have. When they take on a host, they take their powers, but usually if they had no body for themselves, they are very weak and could not possibly hope to steal one from as powerful a witch as my sister, but she was off guard the poor soul. No one could have suspected it."

"OH! He tried to take Haku's body!" yelled Chihiro as she pulled the puzzle together, and snuggled closer to him. "And it tried to get me!"

"It did, and the damage it could have cost if he was in control of your powers Haku, it would be unimaginable." she said, giving him a sympathetic look. "Do you know why he couldn't harm you Chihiro?"

The cottage was in deep silence as they all tried to formulate an answer, although Haku and Zeniba already knew the answer of course. It took a few minutes, until Chihiro's mouth formed a large "o" and her hand bolted to the back of her head, where her hair was tied. She looked at Granny, and got the confirming nod.

"Well what are we going to do? It can get into the house without our knowledge, and it can just come and take over one of our bodies!" said Lin, as she started to really panic. "It could be any of us at any time, in fact it could be here now and we wouldn't know!"

"Most of that is true, well actually, not much. It CAN get into the house, but I know this demon from long ago, as soon as it feels threatened, it flees. It ran when Chihiro apposed it, it wouldn't dare come back any time know while we are alerted, especially since Zaniba here is even more powerful then Yubaba. Secondly, if it were to use our bodies as hosts, it would be relatively noticeable. First thing to change would be they eyes, they would slowly bleed red, and then after a while, the teeth would become pointed as well as the nails, your voice would change, and frankly personality wise, you would probably be unrecognizable. You see, the longer it stays in your body, you would keep changing until your body rotted away. But before you were to die, you would resemble what it might have once been eons ago." stated Haku. Lin fell silent once again.

"Haku is right on every account. We will remain in no immediate danger if we stay here, but I'm afraid you three will have to get out of here, Lin, I know this is not what you want, but you would be safest at the bathhouse, don't give me that look. We have to separate, and he will be too busy searching for Chihiro and Haku to worry about his staff. Because you are in fact under contract to my sister. I swear I would not send you away if I thought it wouldn't help you, trust me, please. Haku, you have a promise to fulfill for me. You are going to protect this girl! Take her away from this country, and go far East. Take her to the water castle, I know you have been longing to go there, you kin is there, but you were waiting to fulfill your other promise to Chihiro, now you have done that, and you and her will be kept safe there in secret for a while. I don't know if there are treacherous beings there also, but you will at least have a moderate time before any news of your arrival reaches the bathhouse. Now, everyone, this might be your lasttime of safe sleeping, I advise you all to use it." she finished with a kind smile. She got up abruptly and went outside for a moment, before coming back in, she responded to their questioning looks by saying, "Protection charms", and she walked off to her bedroom.

The three others grabbed all the blankets they could find, and huddled together on the floor in front of the fire and the very light weight No-Face curled up as he had done the other night, on their laps. Lin was on the left, Haku was on the right, and they were both hugging their long lost friend tightly as they drifted off into a welcomed sleep.

TBC

Author's note: Yay, second chapter today! And I updated my other story as well so THREE chapters! I hope you liked this one, because I FINALLY explained what was going on, and they can finally move on with the story...lol... Please leave any comments you might have, they are all appreciated! PLEASE REVIEW!