A/N: I've decided that I'll have about one dream to confuse you ALL! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ahem cough yes, well, there are somethings I want subliminaly stated so that you know but hopefully you wont catch onto what it means. D enjoy! Oh and I think I had Lin calling Chihiro Sen firstly and then made her call Chihiro, Chihiro... So.. yeah.. sorry about that. I don't think I can do anything about it so I'll have Lin calling her Sen from now on. )

P.S: My friend and I have been writting a story on fictionpress and we would like you to read it. It's at ?storyid1795638 . It is a bit graphic, if you know what I mean so if you don't like the whole blood and guts and severing kind of thing then don't read it. Thanking you all so very much.

Chapter Four

Chihiro opened her eyes to bright blinding light. Her hand came up to cover her face and she looked around at her surroundings.

"What in the world? Whats going on?"

She was sitting on the roof of her sleeping quarters and beneath her, or above, was the floor with Lin and the oher female workers fast asleep. She heard a sound to the side and turned to see the door open and Haku walked in. Chihiro nearly cried in relief, he's ok, he fine, he's no longer sick. Chihiro stood up and walked towards him but he was still on the floor and she was still on the roof.

"Haku, your ok!" shelooked up at him and he at her, "I'm so happy that..." Haku looked up at her but his eyes seemed glazed and harsh.

"Sen! What are you doing up there? Get down now!" She looked around,not sure how and a little offended by his reaction. Then she was falling, the ground completely disapearing into a void of darkness. Her gut wrenched as she was pulled down into the nothingness. She opened her mouth and screamed as loud as her lungs would permit. Then, suddenly, a hand clasped around her mouth muffling her screams, it was cold and clammy and Chihiro pulled and tugged at it with her small hand but it did not move or loosen. She felt a moist breath against her neck and a voice whispered in her ear...
"Up and down,

Go around.

Side to side,

Go for a ride.

Secrets lie and truth be hidden,

They act as though it didn't,

Be it Sen or be it Chihiro, Chihiro... CHIHIRO!"

Chihiro sat up with a start and looked at own at Lin's hand holding her shoulders. Lin took them away and folded them against her chest.

"You were having a bad dream and started screaming, Are you ok?" Chihiro rubbed some sleep out of her eyes and nodded.

"Well you better get up. It's almost night." The room was dim and Chihiro got up and dressed for her duties ahead. Though her mind still wondered back to Haku and his pale and frightened face. What was he trying to say? What did I mean by follow my heart? She shook her head of these thoughts and walked out the room.

The day continued like it always did. Chihiro pollished the wooden floors, with more skill now that she had been doing it for sometime, and then she cleaned the large bath's waiting for it's customers. As she scrubbed the sides of the tub clean she thought about when she had seen Haku's water form rush past her and carry her to the shore. Tears sprung up in her eyes when her thoughts went back to Haku laying in his bed, not waking up. What if he doesn't ever wake up? Chihiro chest urt and she quickly banished these thoughts and wiped away her tears.

Satisfied of her work, Chihiro got out of the tub and went to find Lin. Just as Chihiro walked out of the little alcove when she saw Lin coming towards her ushering a large bird-like spirit with magnificent multi-coloured wings that shone iridecent towards her. Chihiro just stared at it in awe when Lin came up beside her and told her not to be so nosey and go and get a blossum token from the Frog Man. She wandered up the passageway between bath's and went up to the to the counter and ordered the token, much to the disgrace of the Toad Man and went back to the bath. The bird spirit was sitting in the tub with Lin behind brushing out it's wings. When Chihiro came in Lin stood back and layed down her brush and nodded at her. Chihiro opened up the hidden pannel and clipped in the token, letting it whizz away to Kamaji. After a few seconds she heard a slight click as the wooden channel for the bath water slid down towards the spirit. Chihiro climbed up the side of the bath and pulled at the leaver dangling down letting the hot scented water fall over the spirits back. The spirit stretched out it's neck and cooed as the water spilled down its neck. After that Lin took over the care of the spirit and told Chihiro to gets some food.

Chihiro walked through to the elevator and pulled down the side leaver before anyone else could board it. Thin strips of light filtered through the elevator shafts as she went down to thelower levels where the kitchen were placed. When the elevator stopped Chihiro stepped out but was unsure of what to do, she had never needed to get food before because Linhad always done that for her. She was standing in a bare room that was lit by small lanterns hanging from the laticing on the roof but at the back of the room was a double door that stoof slightly ajar. Thin puffs of steam steadily beated through the thin crack in the doors and Chihiro knew that this must be the kitchens. She took a step forward and then walked slowly to the door. Just as she reached to pull the handle aside a loud crash eminated through the room making Chihiro jump back. She was about to turn and run back to the elevator when the doors were flung open and a cloud of stream burst out. She was about to run again when a voice called out through the steam making Chihiro stop and slowly turn around, fearing what she might meet.

"Hey! Stop! Where do you think your going." Standing in the doorway was a Toad Man with a sash tied around his head and sweat pouring from his green skin. Chihiro turned and quickly bowed before the being and dhouted her apoligies.

"I'm am sorry. Please forgive me. I was trying to find where to get some food for my friend and I."

"Does this look like a restuarant?! The workers kitchen down a level. Now beat it!" Chihiro bowed again and ran back to the elevator and pulled down the lever again. Her last image of the room was the Toad Man turning back into the kitchen and shout at a small boy which was the kitchen hand. Chihiro retrieved the meals and returned to Lin. When she got there the Bird Spirit had left and the bath was clear. Lin and Chihiro ate their meals in silence but Lincould see that things were troubling Chihiro's mind.

"Sen, what is wrong? You look horrible." Chihiro looked up at Lin and tried to smile but failed. She lowered her eyes back to the ground placed her bowl next to her.

"I don't know, Lin. Haku is sick and I can't do anything to make him better." Lin could see that Chihiro wasn't going to be happy until Haku was better.

"You should go and see how he's doing, Sen. I should be able to deal with any other customers. Just don't take all day, ok?" Chihiro nodded and a smile broke over her face. She leaped up and walked out of the bath's. As soon as she was safe in the passageways she broke into a run and skidded along the hall's until she came to his room.

The room was dark with only a pale light sifting through the closed screens. To one corner a bed lay with it's covers lain around all haphazard. A small pot of cold broth sat on a table waiting for it's owner to drink it. Chihiro hesitantly stepped across the threshold and into the room. She looked to where Haku shood lay, where she left him the day before but no one was there. She ran over to the covers, pulling them aside, showing the bare mattress.

"Haku? Haku chan?" Chihiro called out into the empty room. Where was he? A hand snaked around her face and held her mouth shut muffling her screams. It was cold and clammy and Chihiro pulled and tugged at it with her small hand but it did not move or loosen. She felt a moist breath against her neck...

Chihiro's eyes widened. The dream! It was coming true. She started to panic, her breath quickening but struggled against the palm of the attacker. Another arm came around her and held her arms to her side. She wriggled and tried to escape from the hold. She felt a whisper of thick hair brush over her neck and felt a shiver strike down her spine. What was going to happen to her? Chihiro closed her eyes, not wanting to see what was going to happen when a voice whispered in her ear....

"Ssh, quiet!" The hands around her mouth and arms loosened and Chihiro spun around to see Haku. His face seemed normal and his eyes as piercing as ever.

"Haku!" She almost cried in relief but shushed herself when Haku glared at her.

"We have to be quiet. I'm leaving Chihiro and I need your help."

A/N: Wow, i didn't see that coming. ; So.. Yeah.. please review. Oh, and please read my story on , it's really good, I promise.