Alone in the Dark Chapter Three

I do not still nor I will ever own any Spirited Away characters. Only the fictional ones I made, which I can still not mention anything about them… you'll just have to wait. Please review. Ok, so maybe I said I wouldn't update for a while, but I just couldn't wait. At least it will keep the impatient people satisfied.

"Expected?" Chihiro said in surprise, "What do you mean?"

"All those visions, those hallucinations, I was calling you back here," Haku replied.

"You! It was you?" Chihiro burst out. Haku stepped back. "I can't believe you would do such a thing! You took me away from my parents! I imagine they're really worried about me right now, and all because of you!" Chihiro looked at Haku's face. He was extremely shocked and he had turned slightly pale. She was almost in tears. She ran to the middle of the bridge, stopped, and looked out off into the vast land.

Haku waited a few minutes, then slowly approached her. "I'm sorry Chihiro. I didn't mean for it to… to hurt you." He paused. "I really am glad you're here though. If it makes you feel any better, I had already put a spell on the human world. Time is frozen there now, and will be until you leave."

She paused. "It's exactly how it looked when I left."

Haku agreed, "Not much has changed since you left."

She continued, "Thanks for bringing me here. I really am happy that I got to come back."

Haku waited a few minutes, allowing her to see all that lay ahead. "Come on inside. I have a surprise." He smiled, and grabbed her hand. He lead her into the bathhouse.

As they went in, Chihiro noticed one peculiar thing. It was empty! She took a peek outside. It was almost nightfall. She thought it as somewhat strange. The busy bathhouse, now completely empty. "It's past nightfall, where is everyone?" she asked.

"Gone." Haku said. His voice sounded excited. "That's the big surprise!"

She looked surprised, almost confused. Haku laughed. "I found a job, and I managed to make a pretty penny." She noticed how he left out some of the details. The strangest ones. 'Haku isn't a thief anymore. He never was too. But what's he leaving out?' Chihiro flashed back to reality, just as Haku ended a sentence. "So, what do you think?"

"Uhh… umm…" Chihiro's face turned red. "Could you repeat that please? Sorry, I kind of zoned out…"

He smiled. "That's okay. I'll just tell you again. I managed to rent out the whole bathhouse for a night! No distractions, and any kind of fun we could want. A kitchen, elevators, we could do anything! No one's here except us! Isn't that great Chihiro?"

"Yes it is but, where did everyone go?" she asked him.

"I managed to earn enough to pay Yubaba to have all of the staff get a day off. They were all sent to another bathhouse through the train. It did cost a lot, and it was a little difficult arranging all the transportation, but it was worth it right?"

She paused. Haku looked at her face. She almost looked nervous. "Chihiro, are you alright?"

She looked up, "What if something goes wrong?"

Haku tried to reassure her. "Like what? Nothing will go wrong, because there's nothing that can go wrong. Besides, if anything were to happen, I'm here to protect you."

She smiled. "I guess you're right." She smiled even bigger, gleaming with excitement. "Now about that racecourse…"

There's the end of chapter three. Please review, if you've made it this far, you must be at least a little interested. Right… Chapter four's on the way soon.