Disclaimer- I do not own Spirited Away. But I can certainly ask Santa, right?

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"HAKU!"

"Yes?" Ah. There he was. Holding her hand as they fell. His face impassive as ever.

"Why are we falling?" Chihiro yelled over the wind.

"Because, that's where we're going!" He yelled back as he pointed toward a large building in the center of a town, further from where they were falling.

"Did we have to fall to get there?" She asked, or yelled, with a terrified look on her face.

Haku gave her a rather creepy smile. "No, but it's much more fun this way!"

Chihiro stared with an open mouth before pulling herself, hand over hand, up Haku's arm, until she got a good grip around his middle, not noticing the faint blush on his face. (Aw!) But to insure that she wouldn't let go, he put his arm around her shoulders and held on tightly.

The ground rushed closer.

Speaking into Haku's ear, Chihiro asked. "How are we going to stop?"

Haku just smiled. "Leave that to me, I have everything under control."

Chihiro gulped and crushed Haku's middle.

The ground was only about twenty feet away.

"Haku! Are you going to do something now?" Chihiro sounded frantic now.

"Just a bit more." Haku said, or shouted.

Chihiro was about to hyperventilate. She almost thought she could see the bugs that crawled between the individual blades of grass. Closing her eyes tightly, she braced for impact.

Then nothing.

The wind. The rush. The falling in general. Stopped.

Chihiro opened her eyes only to stare directly into an ant hill. Or, at least, it looked like an ant hill. Did ants live in the spirit world? She'd ask Haku later. But, for the moment, Chihiro just released the breath of air she'd been holding as Haku chuckled.

"I told you I had everything under control." Haku said smugly as he helped Chihiro to her feet.

Chihiro just gave him the best death glare she could at the moment. It's hard to focus on something when you just free fell from the sky. But staggering, now that was something she could do. Hake just laughed and grabbed her hand before she stumbled and fell. This action made Chihiro blush horribly.

Fortunately, Haku didn't notice, as he was too busy staring at the bath house in anger.

"I guess you don't like it there much, huh?" Chihiro said as she noticed his resentment.

Haku shook his head. "It's been my prison for too long." Side glancing at her, he gave her a sad smile. "Be grateful you don't remember it."

Chihiro took a deep breath. "Lets go."

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Haku and Chihiro walked through the field in which they had stood, into the small town. No one was out during the day here, so no one bothered them as they passed by various vender carts and food stalls. Even the gaurds at the bridge were gone. And that's was tipped Haku off that they were found out.

Although this worried him, he did nothing to alert Chihiro to the possibly danger. If anything happened, he was sure he could handle it.

So, with the guards gone, Haku didn't have to tell Chihiro hold her breath as they walked across. He decided not to take her the way he had the first time she was here. No, he took her in the front entrance Yu-baba would be waiting for them anyway.

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Tomo hurried through the last hallways to his destination, his breath coming in short pants. Evidence of lack of exercise. The reason for his haste was that he was present a message to his mistress, who had been strangely upset and violent recently. Ever since someone had gone missing.

But no one could remember who.

Coming to the large double doors, he quietly asked the knockers to let him in. Instead of being loud and pass rude comments, the knockers remained silent and opened.

The magic grasped his clothes and pulled him toward his almost imminent doom.

Bursting in he was released and fell flat on his face in front of the last person he ever wanted to see up close. Yu-baba. Pulling himself into a bowing position, Tomo braced for any spells that would be thrown his way.

"Mi-Mistress." He stuttered shakily. "Two f-figures were seen in t-the dis-distance, heading th-this way." Glancing up slightly, Tomo could see Yu-baba's eyes had taken on a dangerous light. He shuddered in fear. What being in their right mind wouldn't be scared of a potent witch?

Pulling her cigarette from her mouth, and exhaling a cloud of smoke from her overly large nose, Yu-baba smiled.

"Very good, Toho." Tomo was too scared to even think about trying to correct her. "You may go."

"B-but Mistress, what shall we do with the intruders?" Tomo asked nervously.

In the quietness of her office, Yu-baba sat thoughtfully for a moment. "Nothing for the moment," She gave a maddening smirk. "I'll deal with them myself."

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Authors notes: Ah! I'm a horrible person, leaving Haku and Chihiro in the air so long. But school has swamped me, I had horrible writers block on both my stories, and I was depressed cause of some stuff.

SORRY FOR THE SHORT CHAPTER! I forced myself to sit down until I had at least something to write so you didn't think I was dead. But I still have writers block, so the next chapter may not come very soon. Sorry!

And you all remember Tomo, right? He was in the second chapter.

Thanks to all my reviewers:

StrugglingArtist- Yes! That came out perfect! And well... I guess this chapter explained your question... or was it a theory? Hm. -Thinks-

White Paper Fan- -Sighs- Well, embarrassment is a bad thing. So changing your name is a good way to help cope with that! Yay!

Rose of Death- Yeah, I did post it before my birthday, but I knew I wouldn't be able to get on the computer on my actual birthday... so... next best thing! And thanks!

CC009Wolf- I love chiffies! They rock solid rock! (One of my reviewers for my Naruto story says that means good?) Grammar is not my best thing... but I try! Thanks for the tips! They really help! I want to be a better writer, so that's why I love you so much!

Starjadenight- Yes! The dark rules! And I updated! Finally, yay!

Priestess Kohana- Thank you for wishing me a happy birthday! I hope this chapter explains your questions!

Fatal-Intentions- I make you laugh? Yay! I love to make people laugh, it makes them happy! You think I'm a good writer? -blushes- You're too nice! And I get a Haku! Yay! -glomps Haku-

kaliawai512- I rule? Yayness! And I updated! It's a miracle! Hehe.

Mischievous Murderer- Haha, I'm lazy too. Look how long it took for me to update. You really liked my Lord of the Rings story? Eh, it could have been better. I left too many plot holes and a lot of loose ends, as many people have pointed out. So I'm trying to get inspiration for a sequel, but I just can't find any. For the moment Naruto has captured my attention. Maybe if my sister buys me the Limited Edition Lord of the Rings like she said she would that could help my muse? (That's a hint for my sister, even if she doesn't read this. lol.) Thanks for your kind thoughts!

Thanks you guys so much! It means a lot that you've read so far!

And I think there will only be a few chapters left. No need to drag a story out more then necessary right?

Until next time.

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