A/N: long time no see everyone!! It's been like a year since I touched this thing. Time goes by fast no? *backs away carefully* I know you're mad at me, but please keep calm…it's the final chappie, just another A/N in the next chappie…please bare with me minna…please. PS: don't' be surprised if I get my OC character names wrong. I cant' remember them that well either. (Gomen nasai) Oh and I know this part sucked and all, but I haven't written a SA fic for like ages.

Chapter seven: After the rain

I ran to my room and collapsed on my bed crying into my pillow. Why did this have to happen? Why me, why now? If he had to go back to the Spirit World why couldn't he just bloody stay there? Is this how the dream ends?

Everything I forced myself to remember, every detail, and every word we spoke was all about to vanish again. Maybe even Haku.

"I may never see him again," I mumbled to myself. "So I'll just give up right now"

But I don't want to give up. Not now. There's just no point of turning back, but I can't find reason of carrying on either. I'm not exactly lonely, not yet. I just want to stop feeling so…trapped. All my life I've waiting to find someone I love, someone that's so perfect for me. Love was something I can't describe.

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The day we had to part came too soon. And there it was. Standing in the middle of the woods, like so many years before, stood the red building towering above us. He was waiting, as if for a sign from the other realm. We stood still in each other's arms savouring every moment that passed because somehow I knew that this moment is going to our last. A distant breath of wind swept across the trees pushing us towards the tunnel.

"It's time." Haku said quietly. I could only manage a nod in reply. I wasn't even crying. I've probably run out of tears already. I clutched on to his sleeve, not wanting to let go yet. I felt like lovesick little schoolgirl, but what the hell.

"Chihiro…"

I shook my head in reply.

Don't say anything I begged silently. Don't ruin the mood, fool

"I'm sorry," he whispered. I hugged him one last time before letting go, making sure a part of him still remains here. I stared at the ground as he walked away, trying not to focus on his shadow that was fading away. I heard foot steps behind me as Nat and Uki came up behind me. The gate was fading, Haku was out of sight now, and to my surprise a drop of rain landed on the ground by my feet. It was raining? Was it some kind of symbol?

"Mother nature is really not on your side, huh?" Nat joked. Tears welled up in my eyes and I broke down completely in front of them. Tears came out unhindered, unstopped, and it seemed as though I was letting out what I hadn't cried in years. Uki pulled me into a hug, while Nat gave me words of comfort.

"Ignore that guy," she was saying. "He doesn't deserve you. C'mon let go somewhere to forget about him."

I shook my head, shaking uncotrolably. I didn't want to forget again, a fresh wave of tears coming forward. I needed to be alone. Uki, seeing this, said "look, Sen, I know you need to sort out your feelings right now, so we're just gonna go away, okay?"

I nodded with appreciation. Their footsteps slowly faded away, and what was left was the purest silence. Not a bird chirped, not a tree moved. I walked around in the woods, not quite sure where I was going. Bit of the sky peeked through the trees, small glints of light shone through the leaves. I stared up, and painfully bright sunlight burned my eyes. The tears were gone, the rain was gone, and the sunlight shines through my skin to my heart.   

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OWARI

Wow. I finished this…after a year…WHOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Oh and about the sequel: there's not gonna be one. Right now I'm getting obsessed with loads of different anime, so I don't really have the time. Sorry.