Tatta hitori no watashi

Summary- 11 long years have passed since the last day Chihiro saw Haku yet her emotions are the same. Haku had given up on trying to break free from Yu-Baba. Suddenly Chihiro is sent on a mission from Yu-Baba when one of Haku's own missions make him get her. What will happen to Chihiro and Haku?

I thank all of you who reviewed my Inuyasha stories. This is my first Spirited Away fic. And depending on what my reviews consist of hopefully it wont be my last. I accept flames and suggestions. Domo arigato, Ja Ne!

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Chihiro stared intently down at her math book. Collage books covered her floors threatening to block out the silk feeling carpet below,

As she looked down at her notes she scrunched up her nose and looked up at her clock. -It's only 10:15!- Chihiro sighed and put a pencil on the page she was going to leave off before shutting her book. She stretched and pushed the offending math books to the side.

-Oh no! Just look at this mess! Better clean up before it piles any higher.- Chihiro got up and put all text books on the book shelf and organized her pens, pencils and desk.

Chihiro sighed once more before turning to go to her bathroom. Chihiro had lived on her own for a while now. The day she came back from the spirit world, her parents had to find a new home, being the fact that they had been missing for a few months and the house was sold to another family.

She put her hair in a messy bun and lowered herself into the bath. She left for collage at 18. This being the last year she had there. -This world means nothing to me… I haven't had a real friend since I was ten and in the spirit world… I would give up everything I have now just to go back there…- Chihiro looked down at her hands. The freshly applied black nail polish shown under the water.

-Its not that I'm gothic or anything… I just like black nail polish. That and the fact that bright colors annoy me.- She rinsed off and got out of the bath then looking at herself in the mirror.

Her hair was the same brown it always was, although now it reached mid-back. Her eyes took on a charcoal shade and all of her emotions cold be seen through them. For the last decade they seemed devoid of life and feelings. They were always dull… because that's how she felt.

She now reached a height of 5'5. She was full of curves and had long nails. She had a peachy skin complexion with pink lips and rosy cheeks. She hardly spoke but she was very graceful and strong. Her legs long and slender, torso lean and naturally built. Yet for some reason she saw nothing in herself.

-Unhappiness just seems to have a way with me… OH Haku… where are you?-

She took in a deep breath and let it out as she walked out of the bathroom to her room. She put on a white night gown that went mid-thigh and white undergarments.

She walked along the living room of her apartment to her room, and laid down. She looked out of the window and said "Haku… when will you fulfill your promise? I never looked back, but if it means that I will have to break that promise to you I will… just to see you again."  She then fell into an easy sleep… of course thinking of Haku and the rest of the spirits of the bath house.

Haku stared solemnly at the rising moon. time to get to work. Surely Yu-Baba has something for me to do. Haku calmly left his room and walked down the hall to the elevator that would leave him on the floor Yu-Baba resided in.

Just as he reached the first door Yu-Baba's voice was heard. "Ah Haku, I have been waiting for you… Hurry up! I have a mission for you and I am leaving soon."

Haku sneered and thought I had to be the one to want a mission. He then sped off to Yu-Baba's office.

"Yes Yu-Baba?"

"Haku, for this mission you need to bring me a human. A human who is pure and knowledgeable of this world. Do you currently have a human in mind?"

Haku didn't have to think long before coming up with the only human he would ever think of… Chihiro.

"Yes I do, but there is no way for me to get her unless you grant me the power."

"Is this human's name Chihiro by any chance?"

"Yes."

"I see. Well Haku, come here."

Haku stepped closer as Yu-Baba cast a spell on him and sent him on his way.

"Hey Chihiro!"  Chihiro turned around to see her friend Kioku.

"Hey there." It wasn't that they were true friends, Kioku was just some one Chihiro spoke to. Kioku was the only one Chihiro ever told about Haku.

"I've been thinking…" Kioku started as Chihiro thought -Oh there's something new. She only thinks when it's something important or when she wants something to happen.-

"I should find you a boyfriend! You've never had one… and you are 21... that's… well abnormal is what that is."

Chihiro jumped back at that before thinking -WHAT?!- and then repeating her thought aloud.

"What do you mean what?!" Kioku pointed a stubborn finger at Chihiro.

"You need to get over this 'Haku' guy. You are so hung up over him! News flash he's not coming back!"

"Yes I am hung up over him, and I'm not about to change that… and who are you to say he'll never come back? He just might!"

"I'm just trying to help you… but I understand if you don't want it Chihiro. I'm sorry."

"Is there a problem?" Chihiro turned around and poked the guy's chest without thinking.

"NO there is no problem at all! Except the fact that I'll never get over…" Chihiro had looked up at the guy's face and she paled three shades lighter. "Haku…" "Ch…Chihiro?!"

Haku didn't know that one of the girls was Chihiro herself, he just wanted to see if one of them knew her.

Chihiro hesitated before throwing her arms around his neck giving him a hug. He was the only one she ever hugged since her parents. Over the years Haku had gotten taller so she had to stand on her toes in order to hug him properly. Even on her toes he was a little taller than her, when they stood side by side, her head reached a little under his chin. Haku hugged her back asking, "What's the hug for?"

"I didn't hug you when I left that day. I shouldn't have any way. Leaving would've hurt more."

"Oh Chihiro I've missed you!" Haku snuggled his face into her neck as she began to cry.

"Wait! Thi… this is Haku?!"

"Yes this is Haku." Haku and Chihiro stopped hugging as they stood there staring into each others eyes, making sure they were both real.

"Hello…? What are you guy's gonna kiss or somethin?" Haku blushed and looked away as Chihiro blushed and looked down at her feet.

"Haku, Kioku. Kioku, Haku."

"Nice to meet you Kioku." Haku bowed.

"uh…whoa… he bows?! No wonder Chihiro has had the hots for you for all of these years!"

Haku raised an eyebrow. He stood up as he whispered from the side of his mouth, "They don't do that here?" Chihiro whispered from the side of her mouth too, "uh… no" Haku smiled sheepishly and Chihiro knew he was embarrassed so she bowed to him "Its nice to see you after so long Master Haku."

-That's odd… they're perfect for each other!-

"We have class soon, sorry but we should get going." Kioku said with an apologetic look on her face.

"You have to go?" Haku sounded disappointed.

"I-uh I… don't have… um third period class… lets go."

"Ok see you later Chihiro!"

"Ja ne!" 

Chihiro sat on one of the stools to her custom bar with Haku drinking lemonade. He told her of some of his more memorable missions and how much Lin and the rest of the bath house missed her.

"You know, Lin really misses you, even Yu-Baba said you brought good business." Chihiro smiled.

"The bath house is doing great… we've had rooms added for the workers so they could have more room. For the first few days after you left I-uh the bath house was really somber…"

"How long do you have until you have to get back?"

"Until midnight tomorrow."

"Ok lets leave tomorrow night."

"Sounds good."

Chihiro had the sudden urge to use the bathroom so she ran to past her room and into the bathroom screaming "Sorry bathroom!"

Haku laughed and looked down at his tea staring intently down at his reflection. It soon changed to his dragon form while a dark aura surrounded him. As once before, blood dripped down his fangs.

Haku stifled a scream and instead gasped.

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"Ah, all done. Oh I'll try to sneak up on Haku." Chihiro tip toed across the room and saw that his attention was away from the opening to the bar. She crept over to it and slid behind the bar. She crept over to where he was seated and popped up. He didn't seem to notice because he was still looking down at his cup. "oh jeez…" She put her hand on his face and made him look up.

Haku had just enough time to see a golden aura around Chihiro's hand before he looked up into her eyes. She took one of her hands and ran it through the knotless silkiness that was his hair. She put her hand back on his face only to pull back from getting burned.

"Haku… what ever you are thinking about forget about it."  she said demandingly, making Haku confused.

"What ever you were thinking about made you burn me when I touched you." Haku smiled relief, he was no longer confused.

"Sorry."

Chihiro smiled and closed her eyes leaning towards him, he did the same. When they were mere centimeters away Chihiro leaned forward more as Haku put his hand behind her head. Their lips touched, and Chihiro wanted to put her arms around his neck as she did before so she went to slip off the chair without breaking the kiss, but instead she slipped off the stool and hit the back of her head. "ow…" she grabbed her head in pain. Haku smiled and picked her up and put her on the stool she fell from.

"You ok?"

"Yeah… what's that?" thump, thump, thump.

"What's what?" thump, thump, thump, thump

"You don't hear that?"

"Hear what?"

"Shhh… it stopped." All of a sudden an assault was taken to Chihiro's apartment door making a dent that could be seen from the inside.

"What the f-"

"What is that?"

Chihiro ran behind the bar and took out a metal bat.

"Let them come in and see what I do to them."

feisty… Haku thought before running to the door and opening it. "oi, oi, oi!"

"AH!" Chihiro went to go to the door to see what it was but she tripped over a sweater and broke a few glasses including her lemonade glass.

"Chihiro! It's just the three heads… from Yu-Baba."

"Oh… I see…" Chihiro said from behind the bar.

"Why don't you come out?"

"Uh... I will… Haku… can you get me the first aid kit… I think I need it."

"What's wrong?"

"FIRST AID KIT!" Haku jumped and ran towards the bathroom. Chihiro looked around the living room and didn't see Haku so she got up and let the heads in as she ran for the second bathroom.

The three heads followed as she snuck around the bathroom Haku was supposed to be in, but he saw her and ran out.

"What's the problem…? Chihiro!" Chihiro gave a sheepish laugh. Her arms were covered in blood as were her legs and hands.

"Damn!"

"What?"

"I got my blood all over the carpet!"

"SO?! Come into the bathroom before you bleed to death!"

"It's only one cut! It's just bleeding… a lot"

Haku picked Chihiro up bridal style and put her on the bathroom floor. He then closed the door so the heads wouldn't bother her. He cleaned the blood off of her after he put a subduing spell on her to stop her struggling.

"There… that's a big cut Chihiro…"  The cut was a six inch slice on her right thigh.

"Let's take care of that so it won't hurt you." He licked his fore finger and traced the outside of the cut, when he was finished the cut completely closed up and without any scar. He took off the subduing spell and put everything away.

"Thank you Haku… I shouldn't have been so stupid… I just don't like it when people fuss over me."

"Well… you should get used to it… people at the bath house will treat you with honor… especially when you go there as my… and its not that bad… you were hurt I just wanted to help you."

"As your what?"

"What?"

"You said especially when you go there as my, and then you changed the subject… as your what?" Haku cleared his throat, it suddenly went dry to him.

"As… my to be."

"To be…?"

"Wife… fiancé… what ever you guys say here…"

"Haku… really?!" Chihiro sat up and hugged Haku as she did when she first met him. He pushed her away a little so that he could see her face.

"You are ok with that?"

"Yes, yes I am!"

"But we can't do anything until we finish the mission for Yu-Baba."

Chihiro nodded and straddled him, thrusting her lips towards his. He was surprised but deepened the kiss by putting his hand behind her head and the other on her back, pushing her towards him and taking away all of the space between them. His hand moved under her shirt as he touched her stomach he went higher… until the door opened and the three heads toppled all over the bathroom floor.

Haku snatched his hand from beneath her shirt as she jumped off of him. The three heads lined up and raised eye brows to each other.

"We should get ready for bed."

Chihiro walked over to the door as she adjusted her shirt.

"Uh... Where will I sleep?"

"That's what I mean by we should get ready for bed… this way."

Chihiro showed Haku her room. She got clothes to change into and then looked over to Haku.

"If you want I can put your clothes in the wash. You got some blood on you, and I don't think Yu-Baba will be happy if you go there with blood all over you."

"Where should I put it?"

"Well… remember this is where you are going to sleep. Come to the bathroom." Chihiro showed him to the bathroom closest to her room.

"Bathe and then put your clothes on the sink counter. Keep your unders though… I have no male clothes in this house. I'll come in when you're done and wash it. They will be dry and ready for you to wear tomorrow. Your bath is ready... I started it for you. Good night."  Chihiro bowed to him as he bowed to her. She walked out and closed the door behind her.

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After her bath she opened the couch bed and fell asleep with the heads snuggled up next to her.

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- At 7:30 a.m. the phone rang and no one bothered to pick it up.

- At 7:36 the phone rang again, this time Haku picked it up, still tired.

"Yes?"

"Hello this is Kioku… who is this?"

"Ha (yawn) ku"

"Well hello Haku, is Chihiro there?"

"Yes, but she is sleeping."

"No wonder she missed school… what where you doing before I called?"

"I was sleeping."

"… Wait… You slept at Chihiro's house?"

"Yes I am."

"A…? What do you mean by that?"

"I mean…" Haku hung up the phone and crept back into the bed. He couldn't fall back to sleep so he got up and walked into the living room. He sat on the couch that faced the foot of Chihiro's bed to watch her sleep. The three heads were surrounding her. One was on her head, the other she had her left arm under and another she had her right arm draped over.

After a few minutes (about 5 or so) she woke up.

" yawn A dream about sake… weird… why would I dream about alcohol? Ouch… my arm is cramped… oh the three heads… wait… I thought that was just another dream… Haku is here… great… I hope I get up before he does…"

"Too late." Haku said resting his face on his chin. Chihiro gasped and pulled the covers up to her chin with her right hand. She slid her left arm from under the head and slipped off the bed taking the covers with her. The head that rested above her rolled down but remained asleep.

"What? You aren't bleeding again are you?"

"No I'm not bleeding…" Chihiro gulped. -oh gods… I forgot to leave his clothes in the room last night when I finished drying them…- Haku sat on the couch only in his under kimono pants. He was shirtless and this seemed to have a strange effect on Chihiro.  Chihiro wrapped the sheet around her when she heard a knock at the door.

"Who is it?"

"Kioku… can I come in? Wow… what happened to the door?!"

Chihiro gasped. "Haku… put the heads… some where... Damn… she'll have questions."

After all was said, Chihiro opened the door for Kioku.

"Hey Chi…hiro…what happened here?! The place is a wreck… and why are you in a towel? Why is Haku only in pants? By the way Haku, did I ever tell you I thought you are hot? Rrarr!"

"Kioku… what's up? Why are you here?"

"Why … did I interrupt something?" Kioku quirked an eyebrow giving a wicked grin. Haku himself was scared of this girl.

"Kioku if you don't mind… I have business to attend to… uh- no not that kind… oh you are such a perv OUT!" Kioku gave Chihiro a mischievous grin

"Fine I'll go! See you later Chihiro."

"This is my last day here for a long time… I'm moving."

"Really?! Well… good luck… and uh… call me." Kioku smiled knowing what Chihiro was talking about. When Kioku opened the door Chihiro went to closed it behind her, but she didn't see that Kioku had taken a piece of the sheet and pulled it with her, but she didn't pull it off.

"Ja ne Chihiro."

"Ja ne…" Kioku left. Haku had seated himself back on the couch waiting for them to finish their conversation.

"I'm going to take a shower. I'll go get you your clothes so that you can bathe and change into them, I managed to get the blood out." Chihiro left the door and started to walk over to the kitchen until she felt the sheet drop.

"What?" She saw a piece of it was wedged into the door, she turned to look at Haku who sat on the couch wide eyed. She could see him trying to force his face away from her but he couldn't. He just stared with his mouth partly open. All she was wearing was underwear and a see through white top so her whole torso and above was there for him to see. He gulped a few times as Chihiro just stood there. She finally gained some sense and turned away to get him his clothes. She got it and practically threw them on his lap before running to her room to get more clothes for her bath.

That's the first chapter… I hope you all liked… and if you did… please review!

Ja ne- see you later

Domo arigato for reading…

Nani-Nadja