Cough, cough I made it! I don't know how long it has been since I've updated, probably several months! Anyways, I think I have a solution to the story, and I hope you all heard of the new Studio Ghibli films that finally arrived in English. Spirited Away still remains my favourite, but I also enjoy Princess Mononoke and the Cat Returns. Be sure to check those out too! Anyways, enjoy your long awaited chapter 7 of 'Searching for You!'


"Will we meet again sometimes?"

"Sure we will."

"Promise?"

"Promise."

Those words kept on repeating itself, over and over again, until she finally awoke. Chihiro sat up beside a river bank which was slowly flowing pleasantly. She looked around and gazed in confusion. She sighted a building that looked ever so familiar, that had many balconies and a long bridge. She gasped at the sight.

Chihiro stood up immediately and took a few surprised steps. Something felt funny under her feet. She noticed small footprints, which also felt familiar in a way. The footprints led into the water. Could this be?

Chihiro began to approach the bathhouse. She entered the boiler room, where she was instructed to go a few years ago. She went past the gas tanks and whatnot and discovered her old friend, Kamagi, an old spider-like man who had eight, incredible arms that worked non-stop. He was followed by several, round, black dusts that were able to carry coal and throw them into the fire. They noticed the girl immediately, and dropped their loads. Kamagi also stopped his work.

"My goodness, is that you Chihiro?" Kamagi gasped. The sootballs were louder than ever. Chihiro bowed.

"It's nice to see you again, Kamagi," Chihiro replies. "How as it been since I last came here?"

"Oh, busier than ever my dear," he replied, as he continued his work. "Ever since you left, many customers has been hearing that you as a human has helped the bathhouse make some money to make it a better place to spend their day. Many days and nights I sit here with the sootballs, working 24/7. Not even Yubaba would stop, even though we are as wealthy as ever."

"Sounds harsh," Chihiro replied.

"Don't worry about it, Chihiro. As long as you're safe," Kamagi explained.

"Say, is Haku here?" Chihiro asked.

"Haku? Didn't he leave to find you?" Kamagi questioned.

"He did? But where?"

"Lin has told me that Haku went back to the human world to seek you, Chihiro. He's probably looking for you now, is he not?" Kamagi stopped in silence for a second, and began whispering. "It's a little something called, love."

"You're embarrassing me," Chihiro said, blushing. "But really, he went to look for me?"

"Indeed."

Suddenly, Lin appeared by the doors. "Kamagi, what's the deal? The water has stopped running. We need full access to the water supply." She stopped all of a sudden. "Ch-Chihiro!"

"Lin!" Chihiro yelled. She ran to Lin and embraced herself in her arms. "I missed you so much!"

"I missed you too!" Lin replied. "But why did you come here?"

"It's been 6 years, Lin. Do you really expect me to stay away forever?" Chihiro questioned. "I don't know how I got here, but I'm also here to see Haku again."

"Haku?" Lin questioned. "Didn't he leave to look for you?" Chihiro stopped. Did he really leave to find her? Did he really go into the Human World to merely look for one girl?

"I can't believe he did…" Chihiro finally stated. Tears began falling out of her eyes.

"What's the matter?" Lin asked.

"Nothing, it's just that… I can't believe Haku actually put his life in danger just to go out there to look for me. These aren't tears of sadness, they're tears of joy."

"What can I say? He really loves you," Kamagi said.

"Huh?" Chihiro froze in amazement.

"If someone's heart is this strong, they're sure to fall in love. I've never seen someone like Haku to actually sacrifice his life to a silly girl like you, Chihiro," Lin explained. "You're slow I tell you, really slow."

"Am I really?" Chihiro asked. She got up and approached the exit.

"Where are you going?" Lin asked.

"I'm going back," Chihiro answered.

"No," Kamagi said, reaching his arms to Chihiro's shoulder. "You are staying here. It would be nice if our hero could stay for another few nights. Who knows? Maybe Haku will show up again."

Chihiro stared at the old man. "All right, sounds good."

"That's great! I'm sure Yubaba won't mind. Let's get you back into working outfits that looked just so adorable on you. I'll need to find a bigger size for you too," Lin finished. She took Chihiro's right arm. "Come on, it'll be great!"

Chihiro grunted, struggling to hold onto Lin's tight grasp of her arm. Please wait Haku, I'll be with you in a second.


HA! Finished in 1/2 hour! Again, please don't depend on me for early updates. I'm really slow, especially with working on my website. I hope you all review and hope for the best of the rest of the story. The end will be coming soon!

Also, please check out my new pen name, Naito Tsuki!