Whispering Your Name

-Chapter 3-

By: Rachel*

Rated: PG-13

Gender: Romance

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            The sun was slowly creeping away. The sky burned a fiery orange tint. Haku hadn't remembered the last time he had seen a sunset so beautiful. He held Chihiro close to him. They were still sitting on the bench.

            "Haku," She whispered. His grip on her tightened a little. "do you want me to call you Kohaku?" Her voice was gentle and inviting. He didn't know what to say, Haku, or his true name, Kohaku?

            "Haku's fine." He sighed letting his hand stream though her silky hair. He was in pure bliss.

            "Haku…" She nodded trailing off. "I like it better that way." She smirked. "People would find if odd if I called you Kohaku anyway." Haku laughed a little.

            He nodded. "I have me powers still, well, to an extent at least. They aren't as strong as before." Chihiro looked up her eyes wide. "Come on." He whispered. Haku stood and took her hand pulling her up.

            "What powers do you have?" She leaned her head into his shoulder for a moment as they walked closer to the pond.

            "I can control things to an extent. Earlier I got angry at this kid, and made him trip as he was leaving the classroom. Then I was able to open my door when I said open to myself." He sighed rubbing his neck with his left hand.

            "This is like a dream." Chihiro whispered. She took the words out of his mouth. "I'm just scarred that it's going to end." Haku pulled her against his chest rocking back and forth.

            "No. I'm not going anywhere. I drank this potion. It hurt so much, but in the back of my mind, I knew I'd be with you, so I fought it away. The next thing I knew was I was in a hospital bed with police officers, and doctors… The first thing I can recall saying was your name." He tilted her head up. "Do you believe in soul mates?" His question was abrupt, yet sweet.

            Chihiro's eyes widened and she stared at him in shock. He smiled. "Haku." She could feel the tears forming her eyes. He brought her head closer and his lips brushed against her cheek. He could feel a shiver of excitement run down his body, was this love? Was this the feeling you got when you knew that this was right, when you know nothing can come between you and this person? Is this love?

            His hands tangled in her hair and he gently pressed his lips to hers. "Chihiro, be with me forever?" Her eyes stared at him. His eyes drifted shut. She studied his face as he spoke those words. It was real, the feeling she felt in her heart, and the feeling he felt in his. They were in love.

            She nodded her head. "Yes." He pulled away looking into her amber orbs and praying this moment, that this feeling would never leave either of them. He melted then and there pulling her back and pressing his lips to hers for Chihiro's first true kiss…

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            Bliss, love, ecstasy, whatever you wanted to call it, that's what he felt. Haku knew nothing would come between them. Sunday he was going over Chihiro's to meet her parents, and he couldn't wait.

            Sitting at school was horrible, he learned things he never knew sure…Still though, why school, he was eight hundred some years old, he didn't need to be going to a high school.

            "Haku, do you want to put this problem up on the chalkboard?" Haku looked over at his Math teacher in disgust. He knew how to count, that's what mattered, and he didn't need to know invisible numbers! They're invisible aren't they, you can't see them! He glared, as he grabbed the chalk from her hand and stared at the problem for a moment. His heart beat rose. He didn't have a clue as to what he was doing.

            "Learn to count loser!" Ron laughed.

            Haku's grip on the chalk tightened and he gritted his teeth picturing Ron in his mind. He was leaning back in chair. Haku smirked. 'Fall.' He could hear Ron's chair fall back.

            "Damn it!" He cursed. The girls huddled around him gasping in shock, some laughed.

            "Ron, watch your language…That should teach you from leaning back on your chair." Haku turned towards Ron. He had hit his head on the pole of the desk behind him. "Why don't you answer this problem Ron?" Haku took a breath and sighed happily, before hearing a muttered growl from Ron.

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            Chihiro sat at her desk taking a bite of her lunch in secret before turning to Sae. "I couldn't believe he came after me Sae, it's been six years!" She bit down on her lower lips picturing him kissing her again.

            Sae crinkled her nose together in protest. "You didn't call me last night." She glared.

            "I was out late—"

            "Oh my god, you mean you did something with him?" Sae put her hands to her face in shock and a few girls stared at her and Chihiro wanting to know what was going on.

            Chihiro's face flushed and she moved closer whispering into Sae's ear. "He kissed me." She smiled. Sae clasped her hands together laughing in pure bliss. "He's coming over tomorrow to meet mom and dad." She smiled her cheeks still flushed. The bell rang the sounds of freedom. Why couldn't her school just have off on Saturday? Like the schools in the United States, or most other countries for that matter…?

            "You're going out with your parents tonight, aren't you?" Chihiro nodded, she was going to get her drivers permit. Her father was friends with the police chief and was bending the rules for her. "Damn, we need some time to talk girl to girl!" Sae pulled at her gelled hair, pulled into small spikes in the front.

            "We'll talk Wednesday, its senior's day, we have off." Sae's blue eyes widened brightly. "I'll hear of Mr. Prince in shining armor yet!" She shouted laughing. "Talk to you later!" Chihiro laughed waving her arms.

            "See you!" She turned to find Haku. His eyes were bright.

            "Hey." He pulled her under the stairwell and held her close. Chihiro was taken aback her body limp in his arms.

            "Where's that damned new kid, I get him yet!" Ron growled storming off down the hall.

            "I think he's cute." A girl laughed bighting down on his nail. Another girl nodded giggling.

            Haku rolled his eyes. "You've got Ron after you?" Chihiro laughed resting her head on hi shoulder.

            "So this is the lovely Chihiro?" Toji jumped over the rail of the steps landing on his feet.

            "Oh, Toji…Yeah this is the one." He smirked turning towards her.

            "Hmm, I'll call ya; maybe we can get together and hang out sometime?" Haku's eyes brightened and he nodded. "See you around lover boy!" He laughed running around the corner.

            "He seems nice." Chihiro sighed. Haku brushed his nose against hers his lips brushing against her cheek again. He could feel his pulse racing again; did she feel the same way? Haku nodded.

            "Take it somewhere else you two…" A stern voice alerted Haku and Chihiro. It was Haku's teacher from first period.

            Chihiro laughed after he passed by them. Haku smirked biting down on his lower lip. "I'll see you tomorrow, right?" He leaned into her frame his neck buried into her neck; he loved the way she smelled. Like lilacs and vanilla.

            Chihiro nodded smiling as she kissed him on the cheek. "Come over a little before one, okay?" Haku nodded and leaned against the wall of the stairwell as he watched her run around the corner.

            'Does she have any idea how much I love her?' Haku looked around. There was no one. He smirked and opened the palm of his hand and watched as tiny streams of water danced around in the air. He heard voices and threw his hand down splashing the water onto the ground as he ran around past the people and out the building.

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            Aya walked up the steps humming. She held a small button in her hand. No, not a button, but a tapping device. She smiled and opened Haku's door. Clothes from yesterday lay haphazardly over the floor. "A typical teenager," She sighed and put the button on the back of the phone's receiver. It would allow Taro and her to listen to not only Haku, but also to the person whom he was speaking to.

            His notebook was on the ground. She glanced down and then looked out the doorway. He wasn't home yet. She sighed and bent down and opened it. Inside were some scribbled notes from class, but mainly drawings and doodles of a girl, and the name Chihiro was scattered on nearly every page. "What are you doing?" Haku huffed coughing as he walked into his room.

            Aya's eyes widened and she dropped the notebook in surprise. "Oh, dear Haku, you scared the living daylights out of me!" I was just looking at your notebook, you left it here." She frowned and handed it to him. "I'll be downstairs if you need me."

            Haku nodded as she started to walk away. "Wait…Aya, I'm going out again, around twelve tomorrow, okay?" Aya paused, her eyes narrowed before she turned back to him and smiled with a wide smile on her lips.

            "Is it with that girl, Chihiro?" She beamed another smile at him. Haku's green eyes widened and he blushed slightly. "You have her name written all over your notebook."

            "She wants me to meet her mom and dad." Haku bowed his head down.

            "As long as we get to meet her sometime soon as well, why don't you come downstairs and tell me a little bit about her?" Aya gripped the doorknob tightly. Her knuckles were turning white. Haku blushed some more, before he nodded and walked down with Aya. "She must be in your homeroom, right? I mean from the first notes you wrote I noticed her name was written on there."

            Haku gritted his teeth in nervousness. "She's a year younger then me actually, in the tenth grade." Aya walked into the kitchen and stopped looking back at him. "I ran into her in the halls on the way to homeroom. She dropped her papers all over the hall, so I spent ten minutes helping her clean up the mess and then she told me her name. I saw her again before I left and she gave me her number. That's why I called her last night…" Haku trailed off. It was a huge lie, but it would have to do, right?

            "So that's all the noise you were making." She laughed turning towards the fridge and pulling out a plate of fruit and then a cutting knife from the knife block. Haku's face flushed. He wasn't used to telling people his emotions and secret thoughts, well to anyone other then Chihiro that is. He nodded sheepishly.

            Aya laughed and turned away her eyes narrowing as she hacked away as the apple on the plate. "You like to cook and stuff, don't you?" He changed the subject. Aya turned and nodded her head taking a slice of the apple and sticking it in her mouth before giving him a piece.

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            Haku stared down at the horrid numbers and lines before him. Math would be the death of him, that or Biology. He sat on his bed a slight breeze blowing through his opened window. He was dressed in a pair of jeans and a yellow Nike shirt. Yawning he threw his head back and fell onto his pillow looking over at the digital clock. It was already eleven? He gritted his teeth and flew out of his bed and put on hi s sneakers and grabbed a hat. Taro had bought it for him on his way back from work. It helped keep his hair out of his eyes when he wore it backwards. "Aya, Taro, I'll be going now!" He jogged down the steps and waved to Aya who was in the kitchen once again.

            "Have fun Haku!" She laughed. His cheeks flushed and he nodded running out the door. Aya narrowed her eyes and Taro walked inside. "Her names' Chihiro darling…"

            "I already know." He sighed with a yawn.

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            Chihiro gripped her hands on both sides of the steering wheel as her father got in the passenger side door. "Now, Chihiro, just press lightly on the gas and—" He cut himself off as she pressed down a little more then she should of and sped down the street.

            She screamed closing her eyes. "Daddy!" She hissed.

            His eyes widened. "Don't close your eyes!" He tried to pull her hands off the steering wheel. "Hit the breaks!" Chihiro opened her eyes as a tall figure blinding walked across the street.

            "Haku, watch out!" She screamed from the open window.

            Haku stopped hearing his name. "What's that sound?" He mumbled turning his head to the right he saw a speeding car heading straight for him. His body froze; he didn't know which way to run. "Chihiro!" He shouted as the car slammed on the breaks.

            He opened his eyes and found himself staring up at the sky. "What, happened?"

            "Haku, Haku, are you okay?" Chihiro ran out of the car and over to his fallen body and fell to her knees and shook his shoulder lightly. "Daddy, get help!" She screamed.

            Haku raised his hand to her cheek a smile forming on her lips. "I'm okay. I fell down in shock, you didn't actually hit me." He sighed sitting up and rubbing the back of his head. Tears were in Chihiro's eyes. "Don't cry, I'm fine, see?" His eyes filled with worry.

            She shook her head and wrapped her arms around him hugging him tightly. "I was scared, that's all." She whispered. "Dad, this is Haku." Chihiro spoke pulling away as Akio stepped out of the car and approached the man who was steeling his daughter away from him. "Haku, this is my dad." She smiled and Haku nodded standing up and bowing before offering to shake Akio's hand.

            His dark brown eyes were narrowed, and his body grew stiff. "Nice meeting you." He growled walking over to his car. "Chihiro, I'll drive home, you two want to come along, or walk?"

            Chihiro glanced at Haku who stared at Akio, his green eyes were wide, and he had no idea why Akio wouldn't want to shake his hand, had he done something to upset him? "I don't care." She sighed. "What about you, Haku?"

            "Why not walk; it's a beautiful day out." He smiled.

            Akio's eyes narrowed even more. 'He's perfect.' The rage of a father began to rear its ugly head. "We'll be leaving in about an hour, just to let you know!" He waved as he hopped into the car. A smile was clearly forced on his lips as he pulled into his neighbor's driveway and then headed back towards his home.

            "He doesn't seem to like me very much, does he?" Haku frowned wrapping his right arm around Chihiro's tiny waist.

            Chihiro laughed. "He's just afraid that someone's taking his only little girl away from him." Haku's face went pale. It was true though, he wanted to be with her forever.

            "I am though, aren't I?" He gave her a wide grin and kissed her lightly. Chihiro laughed and pulled away from his grasp.

            "I'll race you?" She smirked. "It's the blue house—"

            "On the end…" Haku finished her sentence. "I've been watching you ever since you left." He sighed. "On the count of three?" Chihiro nodded.

            "Ready, one…two…three!" She shouted. Haku started in a dead run, Chihiro close on his heals. "I'm gonna get you!" She shouted laughing.

            "Not likely." He smirked. Haku closed his eyes for a moment. "Wind, and water within me; grant me the speed I need…" He whispered low and a strong gust of wind blew Chihiro's hair into her eyes. She screamed laughing.

            "Haku, you can't cheat!" She hissed flailing her arms into the air as Haku speeded up.

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            "Thank you for dinner Mrs. Miasaki." Haku bowed respectively and bent down at the front door to get his shoes on.

            "Oh it was our treat, and you can come over any time you want!" Yuko smiled.

            "Mom, I'm going to walk down the street, I'll be home in a little while, okay?" Chihiro pulled her hair back with a purple hair band.

            Haku's eyes widened. 'She still has it.' He smirked and turned towards Akio. "It was nice meeting you too Mr. Miasaki." Haku stuck out his hand.

            Akio looked down in disgust. 'Vial beast!' His mind screamed as he gripped tightly onto Haku's hand. He didn't even flinch. 'Damn you…' He hissed. "Oh, yes. I'm just glad we've gotten to meet you." He smirked. "Hey, Chihiro, why do you and your mother go clean up the table; I want to talk to Haku here."

            Worry covered Chihiro, and Yuko's faces, but they both nodded and walked away. "What did you want to talk about Mr. Miasaki?" Haku smiled. His heart was pounding, he was so nervous, but he wouldn't let it show.

            "Well," Akio gripped tightly on Haku's shoulder. "if you so much as try to lay a hand on her, I swear to god, they'll never find your body, and if they do, it'll only be a small piece of it…" Akio's voice was seething with hate.

            Haku's eye twitched slightly. "I understand completely Mr. Miasaki…" Haku chuckled rubbing the back of his head. "You can trust me, I wouldn't ever hurt, her…" He paused looking down. "…She means too much to me."

            Akio's eyes narrowed more. 'I've been blessed with a curse…' His smile crumbled and his eyes turned into little slits. Haku was feeling very uneasy.

            "I was only telling the truth!" Haku backed into the door and Akio stepped dangerously close.

            Akio scuffed hitting his hand into the door with apt force. "Sometimes the truth can cause ugly results."

            Haku was now scarred. Humans could be scary, the frogs were right! He gripped a hold of the door handle. "Please, Mr. Miasaki, I… I love her—"

           "Haku, let's go!" Chihiro gripped his hand and pushed Akio away as they ran out the door. "Bye daddy, be back in a little bit!"

            "Bye-bye Haku!" Akio smiled brightly and waved to him as Chihiro dragged him down the street.

            "Dear, that was a little too far, don't you think?" Yuko put a hand on Akio's shoulder.

            "He said that he loved her Yuko!" He growled.

            "All the better to trust him honey. He's a very respectful young man, and I'd be glad to have him marry her if he wanted to!"

            Akio's eyes widened. "How can you say that? For all you know, he could be doing such… Such…" Akio's let his head fall to the ground. "He is pretty much flawless isn't he?" He gritted his teeth. "Damn it…" He growled again.

            Yuko laughed. "It'll be fine dear."

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More cuteness for you all! In Chapter 4 things will really start to heat up with Haku and the prenatal units ^__^ ::evil cackle:: .. Please READ & REVIEW!!!! I want to know what you think! Also, might be some more content between Chihiro/Haku, so just be warned… The Prenatal units… ::snicker-snicker:: I'm getting evil ideas in my brain!!! Hope you all liked this chapter! TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!!