:::Chapter 10:::
Pain.
Or was it even pain that coursed through her entire body?
Chihiro didn't know. The hard cement ground that she ran on barefooted, didn't even registered in her mind, not even the cuts that small rocks made on her feet. No, her mind was numb. In fact, her entire body was numb. Having to deal with being kidnapped and tortured then to find out that her parents were murdered, by her kidnapper no less, was taking its toll on her.
She ran with no destinations in mind, as trees flew by her. All she knew that she had to get to somewhere, to someone who was her sanctuary and who could protect her. Dusk was approaching as she ran through the forest, taking a route that once seemed to be familiar to her, but was now alien to her.
The green field was slowly filling with water as she still ran forward, making it slower because of the moving water that resisted her every movement. Chihiro dimly knew that she was not meant to be in that place, a place that she had been in before. But, this was the only place left that held comfort for her now.
The restaurants slowly lit up when she passed by, as the sky grew darker by the second. Her feet flew, step by step, as she ignored the shadowy spirits that beckoned her into one of the restaurants.
The bridge was within her sight, and as though it was granting permission to her, her eyes started to fill tears. Chihiro dashed forward with her remaining strength, not knowing where she got her energy, seeing that Renshi had not even fed her. All she knew was that she had to get across the bridge. She had to. The urge in her body was impossible to ignore.
She dashed forward and across the bridge, ignoring the gasps that the spirits emitted. Chihiro knew that it was probably because she never held her breath. But she didn't care. All she cared about was to get pass the women, who welcomed the customers, at the front of the bathhouse.
Chihiro stopped abruptly, as the front door opened to reveal a young man with teal green hair and Yubaba. She took a step forward toward them, then as all her exhaustion and emotional burden came back to her, she fainted while gasping out a name.
" Haku…"
Yubaba pulled the rope that was hanging by her desk as she pulled all her gold into her jewellery box. The door opened to reveal an older version of Haku. Yubaba grew with pride. Within those five years, Haku had grown up into a fine young lad while helping to manage her bathhouse. ' I'm growing too soft. I can't believe that Zeniba actually influenced me into being good,' Yubaba thought with mock irritation. ' Not that I'll admit it. My baby is so close to his aunt I can't bear to severe ties with her.'
" You called for me?"
Yubaba snapped away from her thoughts and quickly put her jewellery box aside. " I felt that someone has intruded into the Spirit World. A human. Go and check it out for me."
" Anything else?"
Yubaba looked out of the window and saw the human running through the bridge that led to he precious bathhouse.
" Never mind. The human's heading for the bathhouse. I'll go and check it out for myself. You will follow me."
Walking through the front door behind Yubaba, Haku was surprised to see the girl fainting. And even more so when she gasped out his name.
" Haku…"
Rushing forward to help the human, he turned her over to see her face. Something clicked in his mind.
" Chihiro!"
And it was June the 13th 2008. One day before Haku was released from his work at the bathhouse. One more day before he was allowed to go and see Chihiro.
And now, she was right there, held within the tight circle that his arms had formed around her.
The table flew across the small living room and smashed into pieces. Renshi's eyes blazed with anger as his hands gripped the ropes tightly. He had come home an hour ago and had found her missing. He couldn't believe it.
Refusing to acknowledge the fact that he had forgotten to recast the spell on the ropes, he had taken out his anger on the table and chairs and had ripped the bed sheets into small little pieces.
He moved out of the house, intending to search for Chihiro and make her pay for escaping. He would make her pay.
Dearly.
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Lalala…I'm being a lazy bum…lalala… :) It's been a month, no? * Ducks form knifes and rotten eggs* Hehehe… The holidays are going to end! No!! The horror!! Going back to school! The stress! Hehehe…Well, my stomach's growling. Have...to…eat! ^.^ Hope you'all like this chapter. Thanks for all the reviews!
Kaoru Gal -- Yup! I just made a Rk fan fic! Not many reviews though. But I'll still continue it!
LIlHaruko -- Hehehe..ya…Renshi's furious! Nah, Haku will make him pay!
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Lillie Frost – Erm…ya, maybe her escape WAS a little to easy. That's why I have a tinny little problem when typing this chapter. But don't worry, Renshi's going to go after her. This time, * cancelled* . You'll have to watch out for updates! *Grins madly*
Kintora -- * Hugs and kisses* Thanks for clarifying! Lol, if she's held hostage forever, Haku's gonna die of heartache! ^o^
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DarkMistyDragon – Tada~! You have your answer! Renshi's going down in the end! Hahaha… Thanks for reviewing! And I hope this chapter is mysterious. Though I doubt so! But next chapter will be! I promise!
Moonmage – Nah, she's only able to not feel pain because she her mind shut down! Hmm..not able to feel pain... I'll see whether I can add it in for the future chapters! Thanks for the idea~!
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*Astgal*
