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animefanatic13: I know her name sounds like "Lin" or "Lynn", whichever you prefer, but the right way to spell her name is "Rin." It's because her name is Japanese. They always pronounce the "R" like an "L" for some odd reason. So, I'd rather spell it the right way.

Well, I wrote more and updated just like you guys asked. Thank you for all the great compliments and I hope you like this new chapter.

Running…running…running…running off into the distance. A small child ran through a street. She forced herself to cross the wide pavement of danger. Her red ball sat in the middle of the road, and if she did not get it soon, it would in no time become flat. The little girl crossed, grabbed the ball, and waddled back to the sidewalk.

"Chihiro!" Yelled a concerned mother. "You know you're not supposed to cross the street by yourself! What if a car came by and hit you!"

Chihiro stood silently and let her mother stare into her dark orbs. The child said nothing, and the mother pulled her into an embrace. She squeezed her daughter tightly and closed her eyes. She whispered to her, "I don't want to lose you…"

I don't want to lose you…Chihiro heard the voice of her mother trail off into her head.

I don't want to lose you…Once again, the same words echoed in her mind.

Chihiro's eyes tensed up. She closed them tighter, and she clenched her teeth. Sweat rolled down her face. And all she could hear were the same words until…

I won't lose you Chihiro…CHI…CHIHIRO! Haku's voice rang clear in her brain.

"No!" Her eyes clicked open and she sat up as quick as a flash. "Huh?" She looked around her and wondered where she was. "Why am I here?" She looked down at herself and realized she was in a hospital.

Suddenly, Rin and Kuja burst out from the door, several nurses begging them not to intrude and trying to hold them back.

"Chihiro! You're alive!" exclaimed Rin.

"Are you ok! We heard you screaming! What's wrong!" Kuja said.

"Um…nothing. I'm fine. Infact, I feel great. What's going on?" She asked.

"Don't you remember? Baba attacked you and you were put under the Golden Seal's Curse." Rin said.

"Yes, I remember faintly…now that you mention that. But where is Rio? And where is Haku?" Chihiro asked.

"Rio and Haku aren't here right now…" Kuja said.

"But they should be here at any moment." Lin said hopefully. Then she smiled at Chihiro.

"Haku went to break the Curse. He did it to save you." Lin said, giving her a big hug of relief.

"The only problem is that he is still fighting Yubaba." Interjected Rio.

"Rio?" The three said at the same time.

"What are you doing here? I thought you were fighting Yubaba." Kuja said.

Rio entered through the door and made his way through the two nurses, who were still waiting for them to leave. But they soon gave up and left, leaving one nurse to supervise them.

"Zeniba told Haku that the only way to break the curse is to kill Yubaba and take the Golden Seal back to the ruins. That is a complete lie." Rio said

Yubaba shivered in fear. She trembled at the very sight of him. Who is that man? Or…what is he? She thought to herself.

Haku lay face down on the ground. The strange aura was still about him. Yubaba could sense it all too well. Being in her normal form again, the witch knew she could not fight with him now at all. She tossed the Golden Seal on the ground and started to walk away slowly. She was back home safely, but she didn't want to cross with Haku ever again. Where could she hide?

Haku's soul was moving about his body. It was as if it had a mind of its own. It forced Haku to move his arms and hands, and begin to get up. He slowly anchored his limbs and started to push himself up. Yubaba saw him move and her body started shaking. She saw his face looking straight at the ground and his hair shadowing over his eyes, but she felt as if he was looking right at her.

Haku stood up completely and started to sway his body a little bit. He looked straight down at the ground and seemed like a zombie, but in less then a second he was staring into the face of Yubaba. His eyes glowed a bright white, and his soul wavered from every angle. One would think he were dizzy or had double vision if he saw him then. Yubaba began to breathe loudly and nervously.

Haku stared straight into Yubaba's eyes. His gaze immobilized the witch. As Haku began to clench his fists, his moving soul began to calm itself and settle back into his body. With fists at his side, and a cold look on his face, he began to speak.

"CHIHIRO…"

The iron tones of his soul, along with his own anxious voice, intertwined together. Two voices could be heard speaking simultaneously. One was angry and enraged; the other was in anguish and unfathomable heartache.

She thought quickly and disappeared. She was relieved she had just enough magic strength to do that spell. It saved her life. Or so she thought it did. For Haku didn't have much more magic left to use either.

"YOU WILL SUFFER AFTER I RETURN THIS TOKEN…" Haku said as he held his hand out in front of him, and the Golden Seal rose to his hand magically.

With that, Haku flew by spell and returned the Seal to the ruins. He threw the item into the rubble just as he was told. Now all that was left was to kill the witch. So he turned towards the South and started to sense energy. He descended to the ground and thought for a moment. He suddenly felt great fatigue and his eyes went back to their normal jade color instead of the glowing white. Suddenly, a soul returned to its deep caverns and presided into its usual spot from deep with Haku's body.

"Why am I here?" Haku said as he fell on his knees. He looked at the dirt and grabbed a handful. As his whole body trembled and fought for stability, he let go of the brown sand and watched it rain down from his hand and onto the ground again.

Having lost part of his memory, and unable to recall all that had happened when he had been "possessed", Haku noticed he was at the ruins.

"The ruins…does this mean I beat her?" Haku asked himself. But unsure of all that was going on, he let his body fall back onto the ground and rest. He didn't know where to go next. Then he saw a necklace hanging about his neck and shifted to the side. He grabbed the golden tree in his hand and stared at it.

"Mother…If I could see you now…" Haku began but stopped. He saw the willow shine. It suddenly calmed all his fears and worries, and it sent him to a rest right after he said, "If I could see you now you would tell me that everything is going to be ok. Thank you mother. I love you and miss you so."

He slowly closed his eyes, let his arms fall to his sides, and succumb to his lethargy.

Well…I don't know if this was long enough for you guys but we're almost to the end and the fluff will be coming soon. And if you weren't at the edge of your seat for fluff and wasn't even thinking about it, just forget it about it again…anyways, I hope you liked this chapter.

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