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Haku's POV

All these years, I cried, I waited, I wished and here she is, standing before me. All my pain was taken away the moment I set my eyes on her.

We step out of the Elevator, heading to the Boiler room, where Kamaji would be.

As we walked I glanced over at Chihiro gracefully walking.

Elegant, beautiful lady, everything about her is just perfect, her smile, her laugh, the way she shows herself, the way she takes care of Kai, her beautiful features.

Chihiro's one of a kind.

She's a Human, and I'm a dragon.

There is a chance that we may never be, she may not know this, but sadly I do.

The gods of this world may never allow it.

But I am willing to try, because it's worth it.

Chihiro's worth it.

Even if it means kneeling down and begging at their feet.

Or even fighting for her, I would do anything.

As we walked through the bath house, I could sense passer by's who recognize Chihiro.

Some of them even stopped and stared at us, opened mouth.

I heard one whisper "That's Sen," which could not be heard by a human.

Chihiro did not hear this, although she did respond with a smile when they smiled to her.

The spirit that said that happened to be a mouse spirit, of course disguised as a human.

A dragon's ears can pick up almost anything, we hear over the highest frequencies.

Way beyond a human's hearing range.

Although if there is too much noise in the room, we dragon's cannot hear quiet sounds.

Finally after a long walk we reached the boiler room.

After opening the small gap on the floor, being a gentleman and all I let her in first.

She gave me a smile.

I followed after her.

Kamaji was so busy working on herbal remedies that he did not see Chihiro enter the room.

"Kamaji," I say.

"Come back to talk eh," Kamaji asked not turning his head, just concentrating on his work.

"Kamaji, Ch…" I was cut off.

Kamaji Cut in "It's okay you know, to let it all out, it's in our nature to miss our loved ones, but fate is such, things happen for a reason, Chihiro will return one day Haku, I'm certain of it,"

I blushed, when Chihiro caught my glimpse.

She gave me a smirk.

Mouthing a "Awww,"

I chuckled.

"I haven't heard a laugh from you in a while now Haku, what's the good news," Kamaji asked, turning his head.

That's when he saw Chihiro.

"Young Lady, why…Sen," Kamaji gasped.

Looking at Chihiro from bottom to top.

"Grand daughter, you've grown up so beautifully already, it seems like it was only yesterday when you were still a child," Kamaji said, showing Chihiro how tall she was previously at her first visit.

Chihiro laughed. "It's been a while huh," Chihiro started.

Kamaji answered. "Sure has, 12 long years,"

"How have you been," Kamaji added.

"Good, how about you," Chihiro asked.

She was struggling with words I could see it in her eyes.

I wasn't sure if I should let her in on my secret powers.

I guess I should. Smirking.

"Chihiro," I spoke in her mind.

Chihiro glanced around the room.

Eyeing me suspiciously. I gave her a nice smile.

"It's me Chihiro," I say again.

Chihiro looked at me.

Eye brow raised.

She spoke back "You can talk in people's minds,"

Mentally laughing I answered. "yea,"

"So we can have a full conversation in my mind," Chihiro asked.

"Don't keep Kamaji Waiting Chihiro," I said.

Chihiro turned her view from me to Kamaji, blushing she answered.

"Yea," She nodded.

"CHI," someone shouted.

Chihiro's eyes widen. "That's Kai," she said, walking towards the door.

I caught her arm.

"Stay, continue chatting to Kamaji, I'll go get him," I say.

Chihiro nodded. "Are you sure, I mean Kai and his first impression of you," she reminded.

I chuckled. "Don't worry, he won't kung fu me, after all he knows who I am," I say.

Chihiro laughed. "If you say so," she said.

Smiling I walked to the door.

"I love you," I say in Chihiro's mind.

"I love you too," she whispered back.

Turning around, I caught her eyes.

I gave her a smile, and a wink before I exited.

I'll be your dream
I'll be your wish
I'll be your fantasy.
I'll be your hope
I'll be your love
Be everything that you need.
I love you more with every breath
Truly madly deeply do..
I will be strong I will be faithful
'Cos I'm counting on a new beginning.
A reason for living.
A deeper meaning.
Chorus

Smiling, I walked to where the shout came from.

Suddenly a small little boy ran into me.

I looked down to discover that it was kai.

He looked up.

Fear in his eyes.

"Haku," he shot.

I gave him a re assuring smile.

"What's wrong," I ask.

Tightening his grip on my leg, he whispered. "There are see through things here, Ghosts, spirits."

I smile.

"Come on, I want to show you something," I say, leading Kai to the entrance to the bath house.

Kai followed close behind, his hand gripping onto my clothes.

I took Kai's hand in mine.

Leading him to the bridge.

He looked between the gaps of the bars that sat on the bridge.

Looking down at the sea.

"Is that the Sea," Kai asked, looking into my eyes.

I nodded.

He looked back down at the train that passed.

After a few minutes passed, Kai looked up at me.

He asked. "Haku, I want to ask you something,"

I nodded.

I bent down, sitting on the ground. I figured I'd show closer eye contact since he was still short.

He started off. "As Chihiro's brother, even though I may be little, I want you to promise me something," Kai said.

I nodded.

"Promise me you won't hurt Chihiro in any way, I know she's been to this world before, but I haven't, I don't know what happens here, all I know that this is not like the human world, strange things happen here, the magic within it I know is dangerous, so I just want to ensure her safety," Kai spoke.

He added. "These years I've watched Chihiro, she's been very sad, emotionally, physically, mentally, she missed you Haku, a lot too, most days she'd slip out of the house go up to the entrance to this world, and she'd scream out your name, I saw it with my own eyes, she loves you a lot Haku," Kai ended with a smile.

He sounded so mature when he said this.

Sounded like he had some time memorizing these words.

I smiled. "I want you to know Kai that what ever happens, I will promise to ensure her safety in any way, even if it means risking my life," I say.

Kai nodded. "Thanks, sorry about what I did earlier, I didn't mean to, I thought you were some man trying to hurt Chihiro," Kai said.

I left it there, kept quiet.

Then I started. "Kai, the promise about hurting Chihiro through love, that's something I cannot control,"

Looking into Kai's eyes was like looking into Chihiro's eyes.

Both filled with liveliness, feeling.

"What do you mean," Kai asked.

I looked straight into Kai's eyes.

"Now it's time for you to promise me that you will not tell Chihiro about this," I start.

Kai nodded.

"I cannot ensure whether the gods of this world, will allow our love to grow, something that I want happen, I love her so much Kai, but I'm afraid that if I let our love grow in these few days, that if the gods do not allow this, we both will suffer, and I cannot let that happen, seeing Chihiro suffer is the last thing I want to see happen, I want her to live a life that involves a wonderful husband, and great kids, and grand kids too, I want her to be happy, something that I'm not sure I can give her, the gods will find out sooner or later that she is in this world sometimes they may allow it, sometimes they don't, it all depends on how strong our love is, whether our love will last forever, if she was to stay here forever, she'd be turned into an immortal, before they grant that, they have to know if she is someone worth trusting, a human may be weak physically, but mentally if they became immortal, can become ferocious creatures, I know Chihiro will never do such a thing, but the gods are always thinking ahead," I said.

Kai sighed. "You and I both know that Chihiro wants to live a life, with you in it," Kai said.

"I'm sure she would have fallen in love with many guys in those 12 years," I assured.

"She has never been with a guy, never gone out, never kissed anyone, she's been alone Haku, all these years alone, because she never gave up on you, somewhere in her heart she believed in you and your love, she just hung on to it, everybody saw this, mum, dad and me, I never used to believe her about this world, but now I know it's real and so are you," Kai said.

I smiled, sighing.

"For a 10 year old kid, you sure are mature for your age," I say.

Kai nodded. "Don't let Chihiro know though," he said, smirking.

I chuckle.

"You sure look a lot like Chihiro," I say, changing the subject.

"That's what a lot of people say," Kai said.

I smiled.

I turned my head, looking at the view.

Kai asked. "In those 12 years, what did you do? how come you remembered Chihiro,"

I smiled. "That's an easy question to answer" I say.

I want to stand with you on a mountain.
I want to bathe with you in the sea.
I want to lay like this forever.
Until the sky falls down on me...
Verse 2

I started, looking at the sea train pass. "I missed Chihiro in those 12 years, every day I'd sit by the steps, watching the breeze blow past the trees, watching the entrance, hoping that she might walk through it one day, every day at every moment I would think of Chihiro, the love for her is something so…so unexplainable I can't explain it, it's so pure and filled with feeling and emotion, love is when everything around you stops and all that matters is that person, it is when you feel sad, happy, anxious and relaxed all at once, love is when you feel like your only home is with that person, that your heart is no longer yours but theirs," I paused, wiping the tears away from my eyes.

"what I felt those years, pain, each day, love's pain, just remember Kai, love is something that you cannot run from, once the heart feels it, it never really forgets, don't be afraid to let the one you love know this, don't wait till it's too late because if you do, the day will come when you will dread what you have failed to do, that was my mistake," I say, looking down.

Hiding my face from Kai.

Tears dripped from my eyes.

I whispered. "I failed to tell the one I love the truth; instead we both suffered 12 long years, all because of me,"

I listened to the breeze that blew past.

Then a whisper back "Words did not have to be said Haku, she already knew,"

The whisper was not Kai but instead a voice of a lady.

Turning my head, there next to me on my left sat Chihiro, tears falling from her eyes.

Somehow I felt like she had listened to the whole thing I said.

My mouth open. I gasped "Did you hear everything I said," I asked.

Chihiro nodded.

I looked back to the sea.

"Is it true, all those years you were in love with me too," Chihiro asked.

I nodded without looking at Chihiro.

The tears silently fell; quickly I hid my face in my hands.

"Every word," I answer.

I felt a hand rest on my left knee.

Peeping through my fingers I saw that it was Chihiro's hand.

I smiled through my tears.

I moved my left hand to rest on top of hers.

I looked over at her, I saw her smiling.

12 years and here we are.

All our pain drawn away.

I felt happy, so happy.

She was here, we were in love.

Nothing could stop us.


And when the stars are shining brightly
In the velvet sky,
I'll make a wish
Send it to heaven
Then make you want to cry..
The tears of joy
For all the pleasure and the certainty.
That we're surrounded
By the comfort and protection of..
The highest power.
In lonely hours.
The tears devour you..
I want to stand with you on a mountain,
I want to bathe with you in the sea.
I want to lay like this forever,
Until the sky falls down on me...
Bridge

I moved over placing an arm around her shoulders.

"I love you Chihiro, more than any spirit or human could imagine, before I met you I have always felt like I had no where to go that I can call home even though the river was my home, I felt lost, like something was missing in my life, then there you were falling into my river, it was then that I realized where my home was all along," I say.

"Where," Chihiro asked.

"your heart is where I will always belong, it's where I will always find my home, when I'm there I feel that everything is perfect, that missing part in my heart is you," I said, resting my hand on her cheek.

I stared her straight in the eyes.

Her eyes too were glazed.

"I love you too Haku, I always have always will, my heart will always belong to you" Chihiro replied.

I smiled.

"Chihiro can I take you somewhere, I have something to show you," I say smiling.

Chihiro smiled back, she nodded her head.

"How about Kai," I asked.

"I told him to go inside the bath house," Chihiro answered.

I smiled.

Standing up, I pulled Chihiro up with me.

Taking Chihiro in my arms.

I breathed in her scent.

She tightened the hug.

I smiled.

Transporting us to a different place.

We appeared on a cliff opposite a waterfall.

Releasing the hug I looked into Chihiro's eyes.

She looked around.

"Where are we," she asked.

"This is my favorite place of the whole Spirit World, the scenery here is so beautiful, it reminds me of you," I say.

Chihiro blushed.

Leading her to a spot where I'd sit most days thinking of her.

I sat down on the big boulder, followed by Chihiro. We stared at the falling water, the waterfall.

I asked "Are you sure Kai will be okay in the bath house,"

Chihiro nodded. "He'll be fine," she said.

"I noticed that Kai is a very mature boy for his age," I say.

"I guess he would be, I mean how many times do you see your sister in love with someone that is not even human, he's a very mature kid, sometimes I wonder who's older me or him," Chihiro said with a chuckle.

I chuckled with her.


Oh can't you see it baby?
You don't have to close your eyes
'Cos it's standing right before you.
All that you need will surely come...

We sat at the edge watching the water fall, my hand around her shoulders.

She leaned back, resting her head on my chest.

I kissed the side of her head.

She smiled.

Turning her face, she leaned in and kissed me.

After she pulled back we both blushed.

"Aishiteru Haku," Chihiro said.

"Aishiteru," I replied.

I heard Chihiro whisper. "If only we could stay like this forever,"

I responded. "Lets not think about the future, lets enjoy the present."

Chihiro chuckled.

I'll be your dream
I'll be your wish
I'll be your fantasy.
I'll be your hope
I'll be your love
Be everything that you need.
I'll love you more with every breath
Truly madly deeply do...

To Be Continued...