Haku blinked. "What do you mean? You either found her or you didn't!" When Rin stayed silent he grew desperate.

"What do you mean!?" he asked again.

"We found her body. But her soul. Her spirit. Is gone..."

Spirited Away – Dreams Are Forever

Chapter 11

Disclaimer: If I owned it, do ya think I'd be writing fan fiction about it? ::shakes head:: jeez... honestly!!

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He slowly turned his head towards Marana.

"You..." he hissed through his teeth, a dangerous aura around him.

"I? I did not know or do anything!!" she denied fervently but she looked very guilty.

His spirit overwhelmed them, a strong wind blowing, and papers and dust flew everywhere.

 Yubaba, Zeniba, and Kamaji entered the room, with Yubaba desperately trying to catch the papers that flew out of her room.

"I..." Marana looked around herself, then at Rin, her eyes begging for help, but the older girl did not show mercy.

"What did you do to Sen?"

"I..." then Marana broke down as she told her tale.

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"So... you make special potions?" Zeniba asked; her eyes were amused.

"No... My mother did. She was a witch. Kind of like you two, if you'll excuse me for saying so." Marana said. She was hiccupping slightly and Yubaba waved her hands to form a cup of green tea.

Marana drank, blowing slightly at the simmering drink.

"So... what exactly does this potion do again?" Rin inquired.

"Oh, I don't know!!" Marana cried out again. "I just made up a new one!! Just to keep Sen away from the Spirit World!! Anyone can go find her and see her... in the human world. She'll never be allowed in the Spirit World again. Her blood won't let her."

"So, without knowing it's full effects and potential, you fed her this drink?" Kamaji glared.

Marana looked away and did not answer.

"Okay, so it keeps her away. Was it, perhaps, meant for Sen especially?" Zeniba asked, her eyes were glittering with worry.

"Well, no. It could have had the same effect on any human that entered the Spirit World. It's deadly for Spirits!!" Marana giggled slightly, as if even the prospect of Sen being a Spirit was funny.

"How deadly?" Rin asked softly.

Marana looked at her straight in the eye. "Why are you asking?

"Because, Marana, Sen just happened to be a Spirit Goddess," Haku snarled.

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"We're working on a counter-effect-potion here!! All you guys have to do is to keep her body warm!! Haku, breath some life in to her body!! Rin, you fill a bathtub that is as hot as possible! Kamaji, you had better get the best of water!!" Yubaba yelled.

It was funny, over all these years, she could never imagine herself caring for a human. It was as if she loved her...

It isn't possible, she told herself. A witch spirit such as I isn't capable of loving.

"Anything is possible, sister. Alas, you never expected us to work together again, did we?" Zeniba smiled at her, and the ends of her eyes crinkled with age.

Yubaba said nothing and sniffed.

Zeniba picked up molten spider skin and was ready to throw it in when Marana arrived, tear stains on her face.

"Don't put that in!!"

Both Zeniba and Yubaba looked at the young spirit.

"I... I want to help. I want to help Haku be happy again."

Yubaba was reluctant but with Zeniba's cooing, she allowed Marana to work side by side. Marana seemed intent on helping and it was a lot of help knowing what ingredients were in the potion that Chihiro had consumed.

After days and weeks of spells and stirring... finally. The counter-effect-potion was complete.

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A/N: Again really short... I'm really really really sorry... really really... my other stories and my dog seemed to be trying to grab my attention. My dog is growling at me as I speak(type).