After a few hours of mixing herbs and some other potions, Kamajii grinned at his work, walking over to Chihiro with a bowl which looked like mushy red leaves. "Here you go, Sen." He said, his expression changing to a very, very faint sight of nervousness. "It will hurt..." He said.

She took the bowl, looking at him awkwardly. She took a bite. To her, it didn't taste just as bad as she expected. Although it was extremely bitter, and seemed to burn her tongue. She glanced to her side and noticed that she was holding Haku's hand, and smiled to herself slightly. She ate the rest of the medicine. No pain yet.

After a while, she felt a tingling senstation in her leg. It lasted like that for a while, until it was a small thudding pain. Then, without warning, her leg seemed to explode in pain. She gasped and grabbed Haku's hand tightly - not realizing it, of course -. Tears welled up in her eyes as she closed them twice. The pain rose slightly only once, but then started dying down after about a half hour. She gasped in breaths, falling back on her pillow after the pain had gone. She soon fell into a sleep.

They sat in awkward silence for a few minutes. "It takes a lot outta you..." Kamajii observed quietly.

Haku looked at Sen. "Well...I guess I'd better go. I'm going to go visit Rin, she's probably worried sick." he said in an annoyed tone. "I'll be back to visit her soon." He said, his tone turning back to the way it's always been.

Kamajii nodded, putting a blanket on Sen. "OK." A little after Haku walked out, Kamajii turned to Taro. "You can stay here if you'd like. I've got to get back to work..." He said, glancing at the numerous bath tokens that had fallen down near where he usually sat. "...but comfort her when she wakes up. She'll feel only a little pain." He grinned slightly as Taro nodded quickly, and returned to his work.

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Sen woke up quickly, due to a dream. A dream that she remembered clearly, but did not want to recall at the moment.... ((NOTE TO YOU ALL: Remember this part about the dream O.o;...just a hint! -innocent look-)) She grasped her leg, as it was aching a dull pain, but it seemed large to her. She blinked, noticing that there were no broken bones, but...fur?

She looked down, and sighed in relief. Good. No furry feet. Just Taro. They grinned at eachother. "How ya doin'?" He asked.

"Fine." she said, scratching him behind the ear slightly. Taro smiled, flicking his tail happily. They both looked towards the sliding door as it slid open, and two figures crawled in quickly...

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Not much of a cliffie, but I think I'm done writing tonight. Damn internet connection is sorta down so....phooey! -angery glare at internet host- Well, off to the good ol' PS2, which never fails XD -wavums-

-Zaekora-