"Haku!" Chihiro screamed as she ran up to him and locked him in a tight
hug. "Oh my God is it you?"
"Erm...I'll leave you to it" the mother said uncomfortably as she left the room.
Haku was a stunned by the big welcome and it took a few seconds to get his thoughts back in order. He placed his arms around Chihiro and hugged her back. "Yes it's me" he said smiling.
The two continued hugging until another boy walked into the room. He looked slightly older than Chihiro and was about two inches taller than Haku. He coughed. "So who's the boy?" he asked. Chihiro pulled away from Haku awkwardly as she walked back to the boy and he placed an arm protectively around her waist.
"Oh Pike, Haku is an old friend of mine" Chihiro said.
"Really?" Pike asked clearly unconvinced. "You greet all your friends like that?"
"I haven't seen him in years and we are very close" Chihiro said flashing a quick smile at Haku.
Pike let go of Chihiro and walked straight up to Haku. He stared at Haku for a few seconds before extending his hand. "I'm Pike, Chihiro's boyfriend."
Haku felt a burst of jealousy as he took his hand and shook it. "I'm Haku."
Chihiro got in between the two boys and looked at Haku. "Why are you here?" she asked.
"I'm here to tell you something." Haku glanced at Pike. "In private."
"Sure." Chihiro turned round to Pike. "Could you give us a minute?"
"I got to leave anyway" Pike told them. "Ring me up later ok babe?"
"Sure thing" Chihiro answered.
Pike bent down and gave Chihiro a quick kiss on the lips. As he was kissing her he looked at Haku as if to say "She's mine."
Haku just ignored him and tried to not act on the desire to break the kiss up. Pike finished kissing Chihiro and left. Both Haku and Chihiro didn't speak until they heard the front door close.
"Haku" she began. "I can't believe it's you! After all these years I was starting to think I had dreamed up the whole thing."
Haku smiled. "No it wasn't a dream."
"Why are you here? Have you escaped from the Spirit world?" she asked hopefully.
"No. I have been granted a pass to the Human world for a small amount of time. Just enough time to do what I have to do."
"What's that then?" Chihiro asked confused.
Haku took a deep breathe. "I need you to come back to the Spirit world with me."
"WHAT? Why?" Chihiro was amazed. "You told me to never look back."
"I know and believe me the last thing I want to do is bring you back with me. Especially now of all times. But what's going on is bigger than what I want."
"But what about Yubaba? She will turn me into a pig the second she sees me."
"No she won't. This time you are under the protection of a very powerful wizard" Haku said trying to reassure her. He hated the idea of dragging Chihiro back into the Spirit world. It was bad enough before but now things where really becoming dangerous there. But if Xinagu thought that it could save the lives of millions then Haku really didn't have much choice.
"But I can't just leave. I have a life here. I'm pretty sure my parents will notice that I've disappeared."
"Chihiro if you don't come with me then your parents will be dead within the next few months. Along with every other person you have ever cared about." Haku could feel himself being dragged back to the Spirit world. He was almost out of time. Haku put his right hand towards Chihiro. "Please, trust me."
Chihiro looked down at Haku's hand for a few seconds before taking hold of it. As soon as they touched there was a bright flash of light and when it had gone Haku and Chihiro were no longer in the living room.
"Erm...I'll leave you to it" the mother said uncomfortably as she left the room.
Haku was a stunned by the big welcome and it took a few seconds to get his thoughts back in order. He placed his arms around Chihiro and hugged her back. "Yes it's me" he said smiling.
The two continued hugging until another boy walked into the room. He looked slightly older than Chihiro and was about two inches taller than Haku. He coughed. "So who's the boy?" he asked. Chihiro pulled away from Haku awkwardly as she walked back to the boy and he placed an arm protectively around her waist.
"Oh Pike, Haku is an old friend of mine" Chihiro said.
"Really?" Pike asked clearly unconvinced. "You greet all your friends like that?"
"I haven't seen him in years and we are very close" Chihiro said flashing a quick smile at Haku.
Pike let go of Chihiro and walked straight up to Haku. He stared at Haku for a few seconds before extending his hand. "I'm Pike, Chihiro's boyfriend."
Haku felt a burst of jealousy as he took his hand and shook it. "I'm Haku."
Chihiro got in between the two boys and looked at Haku. "Why are you here?" she asked.
"I'm here to tell you something." Haku glanced at Pike. "In private."
"Sure." Chihiro turned round to Pike. "Could you give us a minute?"
"I got to leave anyway" Pike told them. "Ring me up later ok babe?"
"Sure thing" Chihiro answered.
Pike bent down and gave Chihiro a quick kiss on the lips. As he was kissing her he looked at Haku as if to say "She's mine."
Haku just ignored him and tried to not act on the desire to break the kiss up. Pike finished kissing Chihiro and left. Both Haku and Chihiro didn't speak until they heard the front door close.
"Haku" she began. "I can't believe it's you! After all these years I was starting to think I had dreamed up the whole thing."
Haku smiled. "No it wasn't a dream."
"Why are you here? Have you escaped from the Spirit world?" she asked hopefully.
"No. I have been granted a pass to the Human world for a small amount of time. Just enough time to do what I have to do."
"What's that then?" Chihiro asked confused.
Haku took a deep breathe. "I need you to come back to the Spirit world with me."
"WHAT? Why?" Chihiro was amazed. "You told me to never look back."
"I know and believe me the last thing I want to do is bring you back with me. Especially now of all times. But what's going on is bigger than what I want."
"But what about Yubaba? She will turn me into a pig the second she sees me."
"No she won't. This time you are under the protection of a very powerful wizard" Haku said trying to reassure her. He hated the idea of dragging Chihiro back into the Spirit world. It was bad enough before but now things where really becoming dangerous there. But if Xinagu thought that it could save the lives of millions then Haku really didn't have much choice.
"But I can't just leave. I have a life here. I'm pretty sure my parents will notice that I've disappeared."
"Chihiro if you don't come with me then your parents will be dead within the next few months. Along with every other person you have ever cared about." Haku could feel himself being dragged back to the Spirit world. He was almost out of time. Haku put his right hand towards Chihiro. "Please, trust me."
Chihiro looked down at Haku's hand for a few seconds before taking hold of it. As soon as they touched there was a bright flash of light and when it had gone Haku and Chihiro were no longer in the living room.