Nutcase- as for the chapter 'Shinjitsu, Truth', you'll see what that chapter was about later, as for the fluffy limey stuff… sorry bout that, but yah, the rating might change if it is PG-13 to R… but if it is R then… uh… that's why its R… Well call me will yah? I never know when to call you.

Fufa- lol, thank you for your reviews. I'll make sure to update as much as I can, but one thing is for sure… I cant go a week without writing, so you'll never have to wait a month for my updates… well on this story any way…as for my other ones… I'm waiting for more reviews… (I went off topic… shoot) Oh well… thank yas for reviewing!!

And no I do not own Talim from soul calibur… nor her moves… I will one day! And that is when I marry Sesshomaru! (a.k.a. never)

"Haku I've been meaning to ask you, how old are you? And how exactly do spirits age?"

"I'll tell you when we are finished bathing. I'll call for Lin to come up and help you get ready."

Chihiro bowed and left to the bathroom.

Haku left to Yu-Baba's office to ask her to summon Lin and save him the trouble. Yu-Baba how ever was attending to baby and it was Zeniba he spoke to. After she summoned Lin to Haku's room, she sat him down to give him a few words of advice before he did something both he and Chihiro would live to regret.

"Haku, if she does not stay pure we cannot derive Chihiro's mortal side, which would make her immortal. So if you wish to spend all of eternity with her, I say this as kindly as possible… hands off."

"Can we at least kiss?"

"As long as her purity still remains when she returns, there is nothing to worry about. "

Haku still looked troubled.

"What's wrong Haku?"

"Will she still be the same after the process is through?"

"Yes… although she will have powers and will live longer. Yu-Baba asked her a few questions to see what Chihiro had on her mind when it came to her new forms… she will chose wisely according to the answers she gave."

"What do you mean?"

"You'll see soon enough… just remember hands off."

Haku nodded and left.

Chihiro finished her shower and went into the room she slept in that night. On the chair she found a black work out fit. (Like the one she wore when she was younger, the orange one, only in black.) She put on black under garments and put on the black out fit. The slits were white and her sneakers were black.

Soon Lin walked in to help Chihiro finish getting ready. Chihiro brought some makeup which included black mascara, black eyeliner and not to mention… black lipstick. (wahoo my kinda wardrobe… cept I wouldn't wear the make up part… maybe the eye-liner… naw… I don't need make up… J ) Chihiro tied up her sleeves and made sure she had food packed.

"Your leaving already, aw, makes me kinda sad."

"Why Lin?"

"Because I miss the days when you would help me out with the baths."

"When I come back I plan to do that again."

"You cant though… when you come back you'll be in a higher ranking. Especially when your with Haku."

"I want to work with you guys though. If I don't I'll be unhappy, and that's something Haku wont stand for. By the way… is there some one here for you in the bathhouse?"

"With all of these frogs… no. But there is one guy who is cute… and he isn't a frog that much I can tell you."

"Would you like to take the train with him one day?"

"No. I would much rather stay with you. What's the point of leaving when there isn't anything out there for me? Why should I leave behind something I've known for so long for a temporary happiness? The bathhouse is my home, and you are like the little sister I've never had. I actually like looking after you, but now you're the one looking after yourself, and Haku is there to help you. Just be careful… I would like to see you come back. When you do return, I'll know and I'll wait by the stone stairs that lead to the small boat I steered for you all those years ago. Be safe."

Chihiro hugged Lin and fixed her bed as Lin packed everything away.

At about five o'clock, Chihiro went to Yu-Baba's tower and waited for Haku, who showed up already in dragon from. She sat atop him as she bade farewell to Yu-Baba, Zeniba and Boh.

Haku took off into the sky that was full of oranges and blues. It was spring so the sun would say out longer and come up earlier. She reached up and touched the cloud, surprised to feel nothing but dampness. She snuggled her face into his mane, feeling how soft it was. In dragon form he smelled of the damp rainforest, she wondered how he smelled in human form, she never really noticed.

She ran her fingers through his mane and massaged the base of his horns. She heard him breathe out heavily and groan as if she was bothering his concentration.

"Sorry…"

They continued to fly in silence, which was unbearable for Chihiro, so she fell asleep. She wasn't concerned about falling, since she believed Haku would always catch her… and he always would.

They flew through the night and as Chihiro awoke in the morning, they were descending into a forest.

" (Yawn) mornin' "

Haku touched down and stayed transformed. He showed no sign of wanting Chihiro to get off so she stood on him as he walked them deeper into the forest. After about an hour, they arrived at a haunted looking mansion.

"Wait, wait, wait, wait… I have to go in there… alone… that is so not fair. But I don't believe in ghosts, huge nasty spiders nor skeletons… so I have nothing to worry about."

Haku continued to walk to the gate. Chihiro wanted to see the top of the huge house so she laid back on him and put her hands behind her head, to see a clear view.

For what she could see it was a seven story house… mansion. Haku bumped her to get off and she accidentally slipped off, stopping her face from hitting the mud with her hands. Since she rolled up her sleeves, only her fore arms and knees got muddy. Haku retransformed and helped her up, looking around him he could tell that this mission was going to take some time, even if not for him but for Chihiro.

"Alrighty then, I should get goin'. See yah later." -If I can ever see a later, but the looks of this place… oooh (shudder) I don't want to think about it… so I wont, I wont think at all!-

--Go ahead you can do it Chihiro don't doubt yourself… do that and your dead.--

"Oh yeah sure he's being sensitive… chyeah right." Chihiro mumbled.

Chihiro walked into the front double doors and felt her spine shiver. The whole front hall was dark, at the far end she could see stairs, and only one torch was seen throughout the whole room. She ran over to it and felt around.

-Hmm… what's this? Could be like a secret room or something.- Chihiro took a hold of the 'lever' and pulled it.

-It feels weird… what the hell? It broke… what is this?- Chihiro took the torch and shown it on the object on the wall.

From the outside Haku could hear Chihiro scream. --Chihiro are you ok?!--

-Oh gods! it's a skeleton! It's nasty and vulgar and ugh! Oh hell… it's moving! Or is that the wind?- She added as an after thought.

Sure enough the skeleton was moving. It grabbed Chihiro by her throat and held her above the ground. She tightly held his bony arm and attempted to rip it off. She heard a small snap. She looked at her hand and saw that her thumb nail broke.

-gasp- "You bastard…" She said still choking.

--Chihiro…--

Chihiro grabbed the sword from the skeleton's hilt and chopped off his arm, then chopped off his head.

-Hehe hey I'm a cherry!-

--Your laughing?!--

Chihiro heard the sound of metal hitting and dragging on marble floor. She knew there where more skeletons coming and she was ready.

-Come and get me you little nasty dead things, you'll be ashes one day any way. I'm just not fit enough to run around until you do.- "So lets get this over with."

Chihiro was ready to beat some butt until she saw ten skeletons packing old age armor and swords, flesh no where to be found unless in scraps at their knees and arms. She saw one especially nasty looking one, he was huge and had a Viking looking helmet on. He was coming first, and fast too.

Chihiro stood up straight and bowed to them before turning around and running beating her head with her arms. "Oh gods oh gods I'm gonna die I'm gonna die."

She wound up trapped at the window, she missed the stairs, right now to scared to climb up them in case more of the soldiers where up there, waiting for her.

-I don't have any weapons I don't have anything to fight with…-

--Chihiro are you ok?! I'm coming!--

-No you come and I'll kill myself! And I'll promise you that if I don't, they'll get to me before you reach the doors.-

--I'm right behind you…--

Chihiro turned around and saw Haku on the outside. She smiled and waved at him.

"Chihiro! Behind you!"

"huh? AHH!"

The big boned (literally) skeleton was running with his sword out in front of him like a lance. "5, 4, 3, 2, 1... TRIP!" Chihiro moved to the side and pulled a chain. The skeleton dropped his sword and flew through the window, Haku kicked his head off and began playing knack sac with it.

Chihiro kept ducking and yanking off their arms or kicking their legs out from under them. One almost got her but another skeleton's head flew threw the window and took of its head on the collision.

She turned around and lipped a thank you to Haku before she ran off to the stairs. When she got to the middle of the stairs she realized a few windows were open, giving the second floor a light source.