Chapter Eleven – Thunder Storm

Chihiro felt something come to her; she noticed it wasn't evil. As she opened her eyes and she saw Haku coming towards her. He sat next to her and followed her gaze which was looking towards the sky

'It's gonna rain soon.' She said

'Yeah, why are you under this tree?' Haku asked Chihiro slowly smiled

'I can't hear the voice anymore…'

'What?' He asked confusedly looking at her

'All these years I've been able to hear a voice, remember Rin said something about that. But now I can't… I think it's gone or something….' She didn't say this out of sadness but more out of happiness

'You're happy about that?'

'Do you know how hard it is, trying not to speak out loud when its talking to me, remember that outburst I had a couple of years ago? No one was talking to me, and I just happened to say random things?' Chihiro asked Haku smiled

'Yeah, that was funny-' Chihiro gave him a glare 'a little…' She smiled and he shrugged as she went back to looking back to the sky a smile came to her face

'Yeah, I came to look for you because Rin wants to talk to you.' She shifted her gaze back to Haku

'Really?' He nodded 'okay, let's go!' She said this and got up Haku got up too.

Then their was a thunder clap, and Chihiro screamed, hiding her head. Haku looked at her then realizing she didn't like thunder storms

'Maybe we better get inside…' Chihiro didn't move.

Crap. Haku thought

'Chihiro?' He asked putting a hand on her shoulder and shook her a little but she didn't come around. Maybe she has a fear of storms…. Haku thought after awhile he clasped his forehead with his hand. Well, that is how she lost her parents – who wouldn't be afraid? He thought eyeing her sadly then pulled her into a hug he heard her sniff he knew she would catch a "cold", before anything else – her breathing changed to the one he knew when she was asleep (a/n: being with her for a couple of years, these things you kind find out) Haku looked back to the sky, which was threatening to rain with thunder as well as rain, his eyes wondered over to the tree, she always went here if there was something wrong, he knew that much, but he didn't actually know what was wrong this time, only because he couldn't ask her, invading her mind would be a "sin" for him. (a/n: Lol)

Haku stood there for awhile not noticing anything around him, only the fact that he had Chihiro in his arms (a/n: haha, Lol!) he looked down to her – she was half awake half asleep, but she started to shiver and she coughed

'Okay, time to get back, hmm?'

Chihiro would have nodded, but rain started to pour down from the sky, Haku being who he was didn't mind the rain, but Chihiro seemed terrified of it, even though she knew she was safe, she was just afraid of being pulled away from him.

Haku was back to the similar surroundings of Chihiro's room, he felt her tense up, knowing he'd leave her – she didn't want him to leave, not that she had dirty thoughts on her mind (a/n: bet you do) Even though Chihiro knew his room was next to hers, but still, it was too far away for her to scream, although Haku could hear her breath from his room (not that she knew this) he looked down at her again, her eyes were open her hands on his chest with some of his clothes in them – he knew that look on her face – scared. But for what reason? There was a thunder clap and she cringed.
Problem solved.

'Hey…'

Her grip on his clothes got tighter, he forced himself not to laugh

'I won't leave you,' he said he saw her blink as the grip lost some strength but was returned with another thunder clap

'How about this – you try to get to sleep and I'll be here until you go to sleep, okay?' Chihiro half nodded half shrugged but didn't move from him, he smiled at this. Chihiro looked up at him with a gleam in her eyes he knew well

'C'mon we can't stand her all day, you'll get tired.'

Not that she cared

But he cared

She sighed and let go of him but her hand went to his. She really is scared. Haku thought as he moved over to the bed, Chihiro got in her self and Haku sat on the edge of her bed, as she re-found his hand.

For an hour she fell asleep, Haku quietly got up and left the room, and went to his own.

Chihiro bolted up as a big thunder clap went around she looked around the room for Haku but he wasn't there, she got scared and she panicked she looked around her room again then decided where Haku had to be. She summoned her courage and got out of bed but found the floor as she saw lightening clap from her window she hid her eyes in her knees. She blinked away the tears and got back up. Chihiro got to her door and opened it she nearly screamed as the rain nearly hit her face, she frowned as she went as closest to the wall as possible and slid along to the next door, (A/n: Just think of the time after she ran down those stairs, how she was then)

She opened it and went in. Closing the door behind her, Chihiro saw that Haku was asleep, she went over to his bed and got in he didn't wake only stirred, she pulled to covers over herself and stayed that way, she didn't go to sleep, she only closed her eyes.

Some time passed, the storm still waging his war outside so Chihiro didn't go to sleep every now and then thunder or lightening could be heard or seen and everytime that happened she would whimper and cling to him

'Chihiro?'

Crap. Chihiro thought as he opened his eyes and looked at her, she felt herself blush and her eyes look down but found his arms around herself as he soothed her

'Shh, it's okay,' was the only thing she heard before she finally slipped into the otherworld.

It wasn't long before she slipped into the otherworld she woke up she still felt Haku's arms around her she whimpered again she looked up to Haku who had his eyes closed

'Haku?'

'Hmm?'

'Are you awake?'

He seemed to growl at that

'I'm sorry.' She felt her eyes leave his face

'It's okay.' Haku said letting Chihiro go and he got up, she for some reason clambered into his lap and he replaced his arms around her

'Well it be like this tomorrow?' Chihiro asked looking towards a window Haku shook his head

'It'll be fine tomorrow,' that was all he said as Chihiro nodded putting her face in his chest and closing her eyes.

Haku didn't know if she was asleep or not, but he didn't dare move in case she was asleep, he looked towards the window and saw silent lightening light the sky, then a thunder clap, Chihiro whimpered and clung ever more to him. There goes the Chihiro-sleeping idea.

Haku looked out the window for the thousandths time the waging storm had stopped and Chihiro finally un-tensed and fell into a restless sleep, so Haku didn't get any sleep, not that he wanted to – Chihiro was restless, it made him uneasy. Haku saw the sun rise for the first time his hopes rose with it, but then went down realizing he had work to do.

I suppose I better leave her here, I know she wont want to get up, but me on the other hand have to. Haku thought trying to get up without waking her. This isn't going to work. He knew that using magic would wake her anyway, so this really was a lost cause she would wake up anyway – once she realized that he wasn't there, Chihiro being Chihiro would panic, for some unknown reason if he was there before and now wasn't - she'd panic, Haku asked her heaps of times why she did that, but she never answered him, only gave him a smile which tried to hide the sadness in it, Haku never wanted to put anything against her, but that was the one thing he was worried about... Well that and losing her again

'Chihiro, wake up,' he said shaking her a little she mumbled something about dragons with made Haku frown, trying not to laugh he realized she was still asleep, he shook her again, this time she woke up rubbing her eyes, she looked up and saw Haku looking at her she gave a nervous laugh-giggle. Then looked towards the window and saw it was morning, she blinked several times then sighed, before she could moved he hugged her.

'I better see what Rin wanted…' Chihiro said not really wanting too

'Go back to your room, change and meet me outside, okay?' Chihiro nodded and went out of his room.

(A/n: Hi all, this chapter for me was hard for me to write, as well as lame, don't know why its lame… But still…. I'll update next chapter when I get another chance, I'm gonna go watch SA haven't watched it in awhile, been watching Inuyasha only because I haven't got a lot of time to watch 'em, but hey, who cares? I'm blabbing. R&R)

(A/n2: All most forgot Chihiro is nineteen now, so…. Oh, and they haven't done anything….. to that extent, waiting for a time I guess…. psst: I'm trying to keep away from it, Lol, I hate lemons, but love reading them Lol, Heh anyways, bai!)