Chinatu's heart sped up. This was Lord Mimato! He was not at all like she had been expecting. He was extremely young, with a very slender figure and long robes draping down his back. Rings sparkled on only two fingers, unlike the several Yubaba had and jewels were embedded into his hair to form a crown. His face was long and thin with pale lips that barely moved when he talked. He was a good head or two taller then Rin, who was not a short person.

The Lord stepped out into the light a little more and Chinatsu suddenly found kindness in his red eyes as he looked down at Haku.

"I'm terribly sorry about the attack," he apologized sincerely. "There have been so many threats to the castle recently…" he reached out and brushed hair off Haku's pale cheek. "When he flew by… with such strong power... I only assumed. He truly has gotten stronger since I last saw him." Lord Mimato reached out his arms. "Do you mind?" he asked Rin.

The woman smiled and shook her head, transferring Haku's battered body over to the Lord's arms.

"I will take care of him. He'll be better in no time. But for now, how about we take this little meeting into some place a bit more… welcoming?" he offered, motioning to the door of the boiler room.

After several minutes of welcomes and talk with Kamaji and Haku was safely and comfortably laid down for the time being, the Lord addressed the topic he had originally been called for.

"Chinatsu, you are obviously no threat what-so-ever to this world. People like you, and even Yubaba isn't too angry about you refusing that job offer of hers. I know how hard it must be for you to spend your next 25 years here. You're lives are short. This will be a good chunk of your life. I wish there was some way I could send you back home, but I'm afraid even my powers are not that strong."

Chinatsu hung her head. "It's alright. I've come to accept the fact."

"Good for you. I'm sure it's not easy. Anyway though, I do have another matter that I would like to discuss."

Chinatsu looked up expectantly.

Lord Mimato glanced over at Haku, then back at Chinatsu. "It's such an amazing coincidence."

"What?"

"Chihiro… and then you… he's already fallen in love with you, because you're so similar to her. But of course that should be expected, since you are her reincarnation."

"Where's this going?" Rin asked, suspicious of something.

"I'm just going to get straight to the point. Over my hundreds of thousands of years of practice, I have a way to bring Chihiro's memories, personality, voice, and even looks back to the surface for 24 hours. It takes much concentration, and can be physically exhausting to both the mind and body. Now you don't have to do this at all… only if you wish to. I bring this up because Haku has been through some hard times ever since Chihiro left. Mostly it's been emotion, but that began to wear down physically on him as well. I want him to know that Chihiro still loves him, even though he was never able to see her again. Chihiro is happy now… I can sense it in you."

"You want me to do this for Haku?"

"Only if you want to. Chihiro sees what you see, yet she is never able to do anything about it. She is trapped within you. I cannot separate you because you are her and she is you, except with two minds. You feel a pull towards Haku? It is Chihiro's desire to be with him – to hug him or to kiss him. That's what you have been feeling ever since you got here. That pull you felt when you first arrived at the tunnel? Chihiro. The feeling of de ja vu you had whenever you saw something or met someone? Chihiro as well. Even though you are two separate minds, she has more of an effect on you then you may think. If you just let her take control, even if just for a few hours, then she'll back off, knowing she got her reunion with the man she loves. In her mind, Haku's promise did come true, but it's up to you to allow this to happen."

Chinatsu didn't know what to say. It was so sad. She felt so sorry for Haku and Chihiro. She has never been in love. She has never known what it's felt like to have a broken heart. She could feel Chihiro's breaking just sitting there. She longed to see Haku again.

Almost as if the Lord had read her mind, he spoke. "Ninty percent of reincarnations happen because the one being reincarnated feels they have some unfinished business from their previous life. Chihiro's was most likely the fact that she still needed to see Haku. Now she has, but it's not enough. Only you can finish that and finally let Chihiro be happy and complete for the rest of eternity. Her life would be complete and she could pass on peacefully. The only thing…"

Chinatsu held up her hand, tears gathering in the back of her eyes. "You don't need to say any more," she whispered, fighting to hold back tears. "No more. I'll do it for her, for Haku… for them. It's the least I can do."

Hey guys, I know I've just started writing the story again... I took a long break. And please guys, if you read those long reviews I got from a jerkoff who only cares about how good things are - don't become like that. No one likes it. However, one of those long reviews is from pot kettle black, who was actually trying to help me, not to critisize and say how bad my story is, when I know there are people out there who like it.

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Takara Taji