"I'll find her," he said, "I'll find her in order to find myself."
Yubaba was hiding something. He had noticed this the day before when Yubaba had strangely asked him whether or not he remembered anything unusual. There was one additional thing that puzzled him. The new human girl, Sen, and the girl in his memory, Chihiro, seemed to be connected somehow. However, he didn't know what or why. He had become even more suspicious of this connection the moment Yubaba forbade him from going near her. The girl seemed to be the key in unlocking something lost inside him and Yubaba seemed determined to keep that from happening.
"What does it all mean?" he asked himself.
It was mid-afternoon and Chihiro was so relieved to finally have a break. She took this opportunity to go outside. The sun shined brightly in the sky while butterflies fluttered joyfully over the flowers. Chihiro breathed in the gorgeous, surrounding scenery with a smile on her face. Making her way across the bridge, Chihiro noticed the garden that Haku had led her through so many years ago. She also remembered that the pigpen was just beyond it. Taking a step toward the garden, she almost went inside to find it when Haku's voice stopped her. She could still remember what he had told her seven years ago; it was so clear that she could hear it.
"This place is forbidden," he warned, "you should never come here without me, understand?"
She looked longingly down the narrow opening of the garden but hesitated to enter. Finally, she forced herself to turn her back to it and walked away.
"I understand, Haku," she said.
She headed back toward the bridge only to find Lin waiting on the other side. She ran up to her and smiled.
"There you are, Sen," she said, "let's get back to work."
Chihiro nodded and they walked back inside together.
By the end of the day, Chihiro was exhausted. Leaning over the railing atop the outside balcony, she munched on a dumpling while thinking. She had so much to think about. She felt guilty for not giving much thought to her friends since that first day. So much had happening since then; and it was only her second, full day. She sighed and tried not to think too much about it. She gazed at the moon, looming over her. It seemed to glow rather ominously tonight.
"I hope Aki and Yumi are all right," she thought.
At that moment, two arms surrounded Chihiro from behind and squeezed her. Chihiro turned her head to see Lin smiling. Chihiro returned her smile and followed her inside their room.
"Lights out!" shouted Lin.
Chihiro slid into her sleeping bag. It didn't take her long to fall asleep. The room was deathly quiet until the door leading to the hallway began to slowly slide open. A figure quietly entered the room, closing the door behind him. He walked silently across the room, not making a sound, until he came to Chihiro. From here, the moonlight reached the figure from the open door leading to the balcony. It was none other than Haku. He knelt down beside Chihiro, staring at her pretty face. Gently touching his hand to her cheek, he spoke in a soft tone.
"Who are you?" he asked, "and why do you mean so much to me?"
A cloud rolled over the moon, blocking its light from the world. The room darkened completely for a few moments until the cloud passed. The light shined like a beacon down to where Haku and been kneeling. He was gone.
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Author's Note: The text contained within the flashbacks is not mine but comes frm the movie. I DO NOT OWN NOR CLAIM TO OWN SPIRITED AWAY! Thanx
