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"Haku..don't go…" Chihiro whispered, watching as Haku flew away into the sky.
"I'm so confused." Chihiro said, turning around trying to keep her gaze away from Keitaro's eyes.
"I'm sure he's got a good reason." Keitaro said.
"Don't be sadden young lady. I am pretty sure the dragon has good excuse, if he doesn't I'm sure the whole bath house will be on to him." Lin's husband said.
Chihiro asked. "Was it something I said?"
"I don't think so." Keitaro mumbled.
"I sense something troubling the young dragon. I think it may be love." Lin's husband said.
Chihiro sat down on the bed, staring out the balcony, to the sky.
Lin burst into the room, glancing at her husband who gave her a smile.
She looked to Chihiro and Keitaro and was startled.
Keitaro sat up breathing fine, the color in his face fully restored.
"Chihiro! Keitaro?" Lin gasped, looking at Keitaro who was now breathing fine.
"What happened?" Lin asked.
Chihiro turned around. "Haku saved him."
Lin was startled when she saw Chihiro's sad face.
"Chihiro that's a good thing right? What is wrong?" Lin asked, rushing over to where Chihiro sat.
Chihiro looked down. "I don't know. One minute Haku confesses his feelings, then I do too. Then next thing I know, Haku says he has to go and just leaves. I'm so confused."
Lin sighed, sitting next to Chihiro.
"The boy is struggling too Chihiro. He is lost in his own world, day in day out, all he thinks about is the fact that he is immortal and you are mortal. He knows that if he lets himself fall in love with you, he can only love you for the period of a mortals life. You will perish like other Humans Chihiro and Haku he..he doesn't want that to except that." Lin explained.
"But….Living a portion of his life with me is better than not right?" Chihiro asked.
Lin nodded. "I guess he doesn't see that."
Chihiro broke down in tears. "Doesn't he know how much I love him? Eight years I struggle through life, every waking moment I have is spent thinking of him. My heart was filled with so much pain, until I came back, I saw his face. All the pain went away. And only just then it's back again. All I wanted was for him to love me the way I love him, even if it means spending a part of my life with him that is all I want nothing more."
Lin embraced Chihiro, letting the girl cry on her shoulder.
Lin's family walked up to Chihiro and placed their hands on her shoulder.
Startled Chihiro looked up. "Whatever happens between you and the dragon. We will be by your side, you can count on us."
"I bet even the whole bath house will be by your side." Chiyo said smiling.
Chihiro managed a smile through her tears.
"Come on Kids, we'd best leave lady Keitaro here to rest." Lin's husband said, ushering the kids out of the room.
"I hope you get better Keitaro." Chiyo said to Keitaro.
Keitaro nodded and smirked.
Lin smiled at her husband, and turned around, looking at Keitaro.
"How you feeling buddy?" she asked.
Keitaro smiled. "Much better, no more short of breath. YEAH!" Keitaro cheered.
Lin chuckled. "I'm glad to see that you're much better."
Keitaro smirked.
Wiping the tears away from her eyes, Chihiro stood up.
Startled Lin asked. "Where are you going?"
Chihiro turned around and answered. "I need to do some thinking. I'll be downstairs if you need me Keitaro."
She ruffled up her brother's hair and smiled to Lin.
Turning around she walked out of the room, to the elevator and downstairs.
Before she could exit the bath house, a hooded man walked in.
"Sir, would you like a bath?" One of the frogs asked.
The hooded man turned his head, his hand emerged from his robes and pushed the frog who crashed into the wall.
Everybody was startled by this monster that had pushed the frog into the wall causing it to collapse.
"Sir I'm afraid but I have to ask you to leave." A Yuna asked.
The hooded man made no acknowledgement to her but instead walked up to Chihiro.
Chihiro took a step backwards.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Chihiro asked.
The hooded man stopped walking the moment Chihiro's voice entered the room.
"I want revenge." He said in a very low tone.
Chihiro's eyes widen, she took another step backwards, and she was ready to run.
"I wouldn't run if I were you Chihiro. You'd only make things harder for yourself." The hooded man mumbled.
A knife flew out from his robes, and into Chihiro's abdomen.
Her hands flew straight to the spot in which she was just stabbed.
Blood came rushing out; she fell to the floor in pain.
The hooded man walked up to her and said in her head. "Pass that dragon a message for me. Tell him Revenge feels good, but watching him in pain is going to be more enjoyable. Pain meaning death of a loved one of course. And as for you Chihiro, nothing personal you're nice women, revenge is all I came for. It just so happens you're his mate, his only love."
The hooded man burst out in an evil laughter and soon vanished in thin air.
Near by workers came rushing to Chihiro's aid.
"Lady Chihiro. She's bleeding, find Haku he needs to heal her before it's too late." One of them said.