If I owned spirited away, I wouldn't be typing this.

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Yu-baba's voice echoed steely throughout the great chamber, "Let the meeting begin..." As each god or spirit voiced their opinions on the matter, Haku dutifully recorded every word, his hand swiftly flying across paper, his heart beating hard.

"Human's have bothered us for centuries why should this be so important?"
"If u hadn't realized, if humans discover this place, they would bring in armies and all that, and try to conquer the place."
"But our worlds were never meant to exist together; we cannot go against the laws that were set at the beginning of time!" Geniko, god of the mountains stormed loudly.
"Never has a human crossed into this world, even if they did find this magical place, what can they do? If they do return and spread the news, no one would believe them." countered Nimokushi, god of the rivers. Murmurs of approval were heard throughout the hall.

"Sadly, what you say is not true..." said Yu-baba slowly and cautiously.
"What?"
"A human made it here, and returned... 6 years ago."
Haku's heart beat faster, sweat dripped slowly from his forehead, a cold hand on his heart. Chihiro... Damnit, I should be fulfilling my promise of 6 years ago! Instead of sitting in this godforsaken place.

"How is that possible?"
Solemnly, Yu-baba said," That is not all, since she is the only human to have returned from the spirit world, she may be responsible for getting people to try to enter our realm."
Haku's heart blazed angrily when he heard Yu-baba speak. Standing up, he stood up and as though in a dream, addressed the council, and spoke straight to Yu-baba," That is not true!!"

Yu-baba gasped in surprise and whispered," Haku... Sit down!"
Now avoiding her gaze, he continued," I know why you hate the humans; they have polluted the once magnificent earth, disturbing the balance of nature. Forests, the air, mountains, streams, the ocean, they have all been defiled! It would be natural to hate humans for these reasons. But, I too have lost my river as they drained it, built buildings and I once resented and hated them for that. But this girl who came here 6 years ago, she showed me that humans have a heart and soul. She loved all whom she met and respected all that she saw; she changed my heart, letting me see the other side of humans, changing my life just as I saved hers a long time ago."

Sitting again, Haku now held his head up high and full of pride, Haku knew the consequences of what he had done. A lowly river spirit, talking to a council of elders, without permission.

The gods and spirits there were stunned, never had they heard a speech like that. Geniko stood up and said loudly," That was nonsense, I say cast a spell to destroy the town, that will end our troubles!" However, the room was silent. Realizing that he had lost, he sat down quickly, his face burning with embarrassment.

Nimokushi said softly," This council is over, tomorrow we shall have the decision." Standing up to leave, he cast a glance at Haku before leaving.

I can't believe I just did that, in front of a council of elders, but it was for her, for Chihiro... Looking up at the clear night sky, Haku was deep in thought. As he sighed and turned to return to his room, a voice resonated in his head," Come to the edge of the river, now!" Puzzled and surprised, Haku obeyed this strange order, transforming into a white dragon and flew over the town and to the river.

Chihiro yawned loudly as she flung her bag on the floor; locking her room door, she dropped onto the bed, momentarily closing her eyes and soaking in the relaxing atmosphere of her room.

Kojin... he's a nice guy, but, he can't compare to Haku. Damnit... I dunno what to think... what to do... Was that wonderful time in the spirit world a dream of a 10 year old child? Haku... Do you even exist?!?!?!

Sighing loudly, she reopened her eyes and got up from the bed. Changing out of her school clothes, she ran downstairs, wanting to go to another place to think. Hesitation crossed her face as she stepped out of the house door without writing a note to her parents.
"Master Nimokushi..." Haku said softly, bowing respectfully. The venerable river god nodded his approval and paced around a few times, before speaking.

"Nigihayami Kohaku Nushi, I have just known you yet I am impressed by your boldness and courage to speak during the council earlier."

"Thank you..." Haku stammered.

"I shall go straight to the point, I do not agree with what Geniko says. I believe that humans and spirits can co-exist, but have chosen from the beginning of time to ignore each other. So, for this task of saving the spirit world and the human town, I trust you can accomplish it."

"I do not understand..."

"To save both this world and the human town, you will need to collect the 4 artifacts of power and seal the 4 gates to the human world. Too many gates were opened by ancient spirits and gods, wanting to have a personal gate to the human world, what they did not know was that, with the opening of many gates, the magic that prevents humans from entering our world weakens, I am the only person who knows this, and I hope I can trust you."

"I will." Haku said firmly.

"But, you will need to search out this human girl, the one whom you love. You will need her help. However, there is something that you must tell her, once you seal the gates, they can never be reopened. You must start your quest, now. 3 of the 4 gates are being watched closely, I will show you where the 4th one is." Placing his hand on Haku's forehead, the image was etched in his mind.

"Thank you..." Haku stammered a reply before turning into a great white dragon and flying off.
Cycling quickly in the cool night, wisps of wind calmed her nerves and soothed her soul. Looking up at the night sky, she saw the stars in the sky and thought back to her days in the spirit world.

It's so funny, ironic. When I saw these stars from the spirit world, I wanted to be home; now, I want to return to that place.

Parking her bike on a tree, she walked slowly into the park; soft light illuminated the park with an eerie glow. A rustling sound from the bushes caught her attention and she turned around, and gasped.
Flying faster and faster, straining his body to the limit, Haku willed for nature to lend him strength. The bathhouse was soon left behind and the sapphire mountains were just a few kilometers ahead. Great mountains of thick rock, their tips way above the clouds. However, Haku did not have the time to admire nature's beauty like he usually did.

After finding the place where Nimokushi had showed him, he changed back into his human form, panting loudly. Sweat lined his face as he climbed steadily upwards, his ears replaying Nimokushi's words," the path to the gate is dangerous, be careful."

As he climbed higher, he saw the ledge that had been described to him. With his heart ready to burst out of his chest, Haku was quite surprised that it had been so easy.

"Easy..." murmured a voice.

He grinned as he saw the door open automatically in front of him, instantly, he dashed through. Shock ran through his mind as he stumbled out of a bush, seeing a human girl in front of him, he was thinking about what to say when he heard her gasp,"Haku!"

Falling into each others arms, time seemd to slow and the forest was slient, holding its breath to see what would happen.

Hows it? Pls RNR. I realii did my best to lengthen it.=D