Oh man… I've been outlining this in class (and now my English teacher found out, totally ruining my perfect secret notebook), and I have the whole epilogue written! And typed! But nothing before that! Oh, and there's a special thing/bonus on my bio… Please check it out and then PM me (I'd prefer it not be in the reviews). And this one is short, but I need to add some more characters and all, so it's really filler. The next one should be pretty lengthy, depending on the response. Enjoy!

Meanwhile:

"So Chihiro lives here?" Haku asked skeptically.

"Yep. It's not too bad, really. She's got a great room upstairs, though." Kipten grinned, remembering the special floorboard.

"You've seen her room?"

"Yeah… I mean, I am one of her friends, you know. I've even slept over." Kipten tried to suppress a grin. He knew that Haku had a thing for Chihiro, but he still couldn't resist angering the man.

"What?!"

"Aw, don't worry. I slept on the floor. But she does talk in her sleep… Said some interesting things about you…" Kipten grinned at the mix of shock and anger on Haku's face. Rita and Mika just looked at each other and tried not to laugh. Chihiro had silently walked up behind Kipten, and winked at the two girls.

"Boo." It was barely above a whisper, but it still made Kipten jump out of his seat screaming.

"What did you do that for?" Kipten demanded.

"Well, for one thing, you were lying about staying over. If I remember correctly, you crawled in my window when I was sleeping. And I don't talk in my sleep. And you took my Saosin CD. Do I need more?"

"I did not take your CD!"

"Yes, you did. You're the only one who knows about the floorboard. But come on, I'm afraid of what my mom might do if I leave you guys alone. Pregnant woman are very moody." Chihiro noted as she started climbing up the steps that would lead to her bedroom.

S…p…i…r…i…t…e…d……A…w…a…y

"So this is your bedroom?" Mika exclaimed when they reached Chihiro's room. Her walls were a rich, chocolaty brown and her bed was a blue that matched the ocean. She had a huge mirror, half as big as a wall, hung over her bed. Lyrics, quotes, and memories were written all over it, in multiple colors, some even in lipstick. She had posters from Pirates of the Caribbean adorning the walls, and a poster of a blue sunset on the ceiling above her bed. She had clothes haphazardly placed around her room, and you could see her textbooks from their spot on her dresser.

"Yeah… If you guys see anything you want to take back, don't be afraid to grab it. But no one gets to go through my dresser. Not yet, anyway." Chihiro grinned, knowing that Kipten's evil plan was now demolished, and grabbed her black backpack and started filling it with stuff. She jammed in her battery reacharger, and tucked in some batteries. Picking up her secret Nintendo DS, she stuffed that in along with all the accessories.

"So who's that?" Rita was staring into the eyes of Orlando Bloom. Mika was right next to her, looking at Johnny Depp.

"Oh, that's Orlando Bloom. He's in that movie. And the one Mika's looking at is Johnny Depp. It's from the show 'Pirates of the Caribbean.' It's really good. I'll bring it along." Chihiro picked up her mini DVD player she had bought her Christmas money, and grabbed the stack of DVDs and CDs to go along with it. Kipten had made himself comfy on the floor, and was working on popping open the floorboard, which was conveniently stuck. Haku grinned as he gently pressed down on one end, and the floorboard popped right up.

"Hey! That's not fair!" Kipten glared at Haku.

"You never were able to get that thing to work…" Chihiro commented as she stuffed her bag with even more supplies.

"Just be quiet, alright? And toss me a bag. I'm taking the collection." Kipten started shoveling the CD cases out of their spot in the floor as Chihiro hit his head with a hot pink backpack. He started shoving CDs into it.

"Whoa… I love your closet!" Rita had immersed herself in Chihiro's tiny but unique closet. She was pulling out everything from skirts that might fit her to jeans that never would to shirts that would look way better on her then they ever did on their proper owner.

"Oh, here, you can fill this then." Chihiro reached under her bed and pulled out another bag, tossing it at Rita.

"Chihiro… How much stuff are we taking?" Mika asked seriously.

"Whatever we want. I'm not coming back here again."

But they're your family! Mika wanted to exclaim, but decided against it. She would confront Chihiro later.

"And after this we'll go grab some lunch and then head back, okay?"

"Where do you think we'll go?" Kipten asked, finishing up the CDs.

"The usual." Chihiro managed a grin.

"Chihiro." Her mom had arrived at her bedroom door, and was staring at her daughter.

"Hey guys, head on outside. I'll be there soon." She glared at Haku, who was about to object. Reluctantly, they all filed out past her mother and down the steps.

"We need to talk."

"No, you need to listen."

"Since when do you talk to your mother like that?"

"Since when did you start caring about your daughter?" Chihiro could feel the tears coming on, and found it hard to resist.

"I've always cared about you!"

"Really? So then what's my favorite class? Favorite color? Favorite food? Favorite sport? Hmm? Tell me! If you really care about me, tell me!" She could feel the tears streaming down her face.

"I don't have to know all that to care about you-"

"No. No, you don't. But you should." She looked back down at her backpack as she zipped it up.

"Things have been hectic lately-"

"Lately? This isn't just about lately. This is back when you wouldn't even listen to what happened! Back when you thought I was going insane! Back when I would be sitting on the steps late at night, listening to you and dad argue about the best treatment for me! The best treatment would have just been to say it's normal for a kid, and just ignore it! Instead you freak out about it! I still can't figure out why you would do that. All I know is that you did. You made me feel even more like an outcast than I was before!" Chihiro slung her backpack over her shoulder and looked over her room once more, making sure that noting of importance was forgotten.

"I'm leaving. Goodbye mom." Chihiro stood up and walked past her mother, down the steps, and onto the front lawn where all her friends were residing. For them, I'm going to have a good time today. This is about their trip to my side of the world. I want them to enjoy it.

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