Shitza: Sorry this update took so long time, but I am working night and day (or so it feels) on school stuff and fics. I had to quit another one, sad but true, yet I don't think to many notice that one. It hasn't got so much luck so far. Anyway, I'll try to update, at home this moment since I have a fever. Knew I would get one sooner or later, half my school has fallen ill, and my family all got the cold some month ago. Well, it wandered down to me, but surprise there.

Sorry for keeping you all going crazy, after all I left last chapter in an evil cliffhanger.

Shitza

Chapter 30 Worries

Chihiro woke up in her old bed. She opened her eyes; she was dressed in her pyjamas. Everything came back spinning to her. Her adventure in Kamikakushi more seemed to be a dream rather then a real adventure. After all, it had been a week since she had been magically transported back. Or had she really? She wondered if it all hadn't been a dream? It was just, how on Earth had she gotten Kohaku to start loving her? Now afterwards, she couldn't see that clearly. It must have been a dream.

She sat up and closed her eyes. School felt like torture and she couldn't concentrate on anything. And now that she was back, Jeeko was beating her worse then ever. She sometimes just wanted to die rather then take more pain. Couldn't he just leave her alone, it made no sense at all?

Chihiro got up from bed and walked over to her window. It was a blue sky outside, so unlike her first impression in Kamikakushi. She sighed and looked longingly at the sky. Bone thin shapes of clouds so strongly reminded her of that white dragon in her dreams.

'Kohaku, I miss you' she thought and sighed once more. She was grateful it was Saturday and no school. She wouldn't be able to stand it.

She walked away from the window, got dressed in jeans and a white sleeveless shirt. Then she walked down to the kitchen were her parents sat drinking their morning coffee. She just grabbed some toast and walked outside. A thing that bothered her was that people didn't have seemed to notice her disappearance. If now, she would have been gone.

It was a twisted answer. She didn't know what to think, nor what to believe. She didn't even notice where her feet lead her.

Kohaku groaned. It had been a week since Chihiro had disappeared and that this impostor had taken hold of his life. He knew she was one of the phoenixes, but he didn't really care. That thing was as slimy and evil as Yubaba herself.

He was lying in a bed, sighing. That thing had tried to conquer him, but failed. He wouldn't let her take him, no matter how powerful she was. She was said to have the power over love, but as it seemed, not his love and he was thankful for that.

He hated her. Not only was she the reason for Chihiro's disappearance, but also for Lin, Xing and Deko's imprisonment. The little spirit Chip had managed to flee before. Kohaku hoped he would be able to help them; after all he was too weak to. All his powers went to keep that thing away from him.

And there she came again, dressed in almost nothing to try and impress him. He put up a mask of disgust while trying to silence all of those other things. After all, he had another love, a real love not made of complete lust and will.

Chihiro was looking down at the ground as she walked, not noticing how she sooner or later reached that hidden entrance. She stopped, shocked. The entrance had been sealed years ago, but it didn't stop her from walking over to it and bending away the planks. She felt desperate, after all there was really nothing left in her world to keep her.

'Kohaku, please wait for me!' she begged as the sweat trickled down her face.

Chip sneaked out from his hiding. Then he once again sneaked pass the guards to the cave entrance. He was a really talented spy and knew exactly what to do. His interest however wasn't to save Kohaku, it was to get Chihiro to save Kohaku. He had gotten so mad once that phoenix had proved to be the traitor, and who wouldn't be the best for the job then her? Mortal or not, he had a feeling she would be able to.

Chip sneaked down to the lower caves, were the mortal guards had been replaced by demons. He sneaked past them without being noticed and then reached the source of all things, the power the phoenix had used to disapprove of her. The demons that had taken Chihiro back had opened a portal between time and space using a jewel of magic. Chip snatched that jewel. Even if he was young, he wondered if perhaps it would be enough to take her back, after all he too was magical.

He ran upstairs again, but on his way something happened. The jewel glowed, in a sky blue light and someone appeared.

Chip was stunned, but then smiled.

Chihiro was taken back to Kamikakushi. She still hadn't completed her task and had things to finish before the end. As fate would say, it was no accident she had been let into that world once, and neither would it be one now.

TBC

To Reviewers:

Esther'nEra-guardians-ofChaos: Oh, well if that's so you will have to wait until next chapter to see how everything ends here, if problems are solved or if the get worse and if we will find out about more mysteries.

Ps: I will leave a teaser to next chapter. After all, I have a major thing to leave out.

Velf. True, once I ended the last one I couldn't stop. So you people will have to tell me off when it gets too much. Anyway, hope you enjoyed.

Storm Maker: I know, I'm also a strong fan of Chihiro and Kohaku together, which means I can hardly read other fics who have had Haku paired with an OC. (Shivers) Anyway, this phoenix was just something I made up to show not all of them are as good as the previous ones and speaking of evil phoenixes you don't want to meet the phoenix of Ice. But that will come in the future.

Jean: I am so sorry for the long wait, but it's hard to write on plenty of stories at the same time. Also, there will be only one chapter about this phoenix and then I will better have them to continue. They have stayed to long at that creepy place, don't you think?

Winter –iel –o burzum: Sorry for the long wait, thanks for reviewing and I hope you enjoyed this chapter.

Tamia: yeah, me too. And I am from Scandinavia, or live in Scandinavia is the exact words. So, as far as I can say it's the sixth time this winter it has been snowing, like most winters up here. So, it's cold and rather cloudy today.

To Reviewers for other chapters:

anonymous: Thank you, I don't know if you have gotten this far yet, but thanks for reviewing anyway.

End Notes:

If you read below there will be a short teaser for next chapter. Until next time, please review and I will try and hurry on with the updates. It will soon be Easter Holiday, so hope you'll have a great time.

Shitza.

Teaser

"You will pay for what you did, I cannot believe how someone like you did that to me!"

"Wasn't so hard, after all you are just a mere human. What chances do you really have to win his heart?"

Chihiro felt her blood boil, but as it did something happened and she couldn't believe her eyes as…

I'll leave it there, what do you think happened? Maybe you can get the answer, but I am not going to tell.