Alright, I have good news and I guess it's pretty much bad news. Good news, I'm updating after two weeks. Bad news, next chappie is the final. More good news, I'm going on an update frenzy/ My goal is to update every fanfic I've written that needs an update wen I update the next chappie so, Yay.

Also, I just want to say something. I saw Princess Mononoke and it was awesome but you want to know something? CURSE THE ENDINGS TO MIYAZAKI'S MOVIES! I've wanted to change the endings to both of his movies that I've seen. They are awesome movies but the endings could be better.

Chapter Nine

Three Words

"...and THAT is what happened." Chihiro panted slightly after telling the long story. "So, are you going to help me?"

"Of course we are! What kind of friends would say no?" Lin asked.

"No!" Kamaji said. They stared at him and he chuckled. "I'm joking, of course I'll help. But...someone needs to run the boiler or else Yubaba will be suspicious."

"Can the little soot balls do it?" Chihiro asked. Kamaji scratched his chin.

"Perhaps I can combine some to make a larger soot ball who can do my job...eh, it's worth a shot."

Fast Forward...Yubaba's Place

"Where is Haku?" Chihiro demanded. Yubaba chuckled darkly and smirked at Chihiro.

"Sen, Sen, little Sen, I'm afraid that if I told you where he is, my plan would fall apart. However...if you honestly wish to free him..." Chihiro stared at Yubaba impatiently.

"Well? I don't have all day!" she snapped, putting her hands on her hips.

"I'll grant him his freedom if you give me your necklace." Chihiro looked down at her necklace.

"I don't believe you..." she muttered. Yubaba snapped her fingers and Haku appeared. He was badly beaten and he groaned slightly as he fell the ground. "HAKU!" she cried, running towards him.

"Ah, ah, ah!" Yubaba scolded, grinning. A bubble appeared around Haku and was like a solid dome that kept him in and Chihiro out. "Give me what I want, and you may have your beloved Haku back." "Don't do it, Chihiro!" Kamaji cried. Yubaba whirled on him.

"SILENCE!" she yelled, using a spell on him that caused Kamaji to catapult backwards and hit a wall.

"Kamaji!" Lin yelled, running over to see if he was hurt. Yubaba turned back to Chihiro.

"You have a difficult choice to make, Chihiro. Give me the necklace or I shall kill Haku one way or another." Chihiro shut her eyes in frustration. What choice was there?

"Alright..." she whispered, taking off her necklace. Kamaji and Lin gasped. Chihiro walked over to Yubaba slowly. She held up the necklace. "Release Haku..." Yubaba grinned and snapped her fingers. The bubble vanished and she snatched the necklace.

"Ah HA!" Chihiro ran over to Haku. She held him in her arms and stared at him desperately.

"Haku, please wake up!" she pleaded. His eye lids moved slightly and slowly opened.

"Chihiro?" he whispered. A smile of relief spread onto her face.

"It's alright, Haku..." she murmured. Yubaba laughed wickedly.

"NOW, ULTIMATE POWER IS MINE!" she yelled, cackling maniacally. The necklace which now floated above her head glowed.

"No, she has the necklace!" Haku cried. He grunted in pain from the sudden movement. Chihiro helped support him in her arms. Yubaba continued to laugh.

"Now...wait, what?" she gasped. The necklace started to vibrate uncontrollably. "NO! What is this a...A DUPLICATE!" Yubaba cried. Chihiro laughed a little.

"That's right Yubaba, it's a fools necklace which drains the power from any greedy fool who tries to use it for magical purposes." A blinding light filled the room.

"NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Yubaba yelled. A pulse of power filled the air and a shattering sound was head. Little gold sparkles floated down to the ground like tiny star. The ceiling was gone but the actual stars in the night sky above was beautiful.

Haku turned to Chihiro. "You...save me..." he whispered. She gave him a small smile.

"Now we're even."

"Where is your real necklace?" Haku asked. Chihiro reached into her pocket and pulled it out. The necklace hovered above her palm and glowed. "It looks like you can go home now..." he muttered sadly. Chihiro pushed the necklace to the ground and put her arms around Haku's neck.

"But I'm already home, Haku. I want to stay here, with you." He stared at her in surprise.

"You mean...?" She nodded.

"I love you, Haku." He gently pulled her head towards his and pressed his lips against hers. The necklace floated up, higher than before and over the two lovers. When they pulled away, the necklace snapped onto Chihiro's neck. A light outlined her and soon faded. She changed somehow... "What happened?"

Haku smiled. "You are now a spirit. The spirit of the Human World. One of a kind!" he announced. Chihiro grinned and the necklace started to glow again. Her parents suddenly appeared next to them.

"Mom, Dad!" Chihiro gasped. She ran over to them and hugged the two.

"Chihiro, what is going on?" her mom asked.

"We are now official spirits of the spirit world. Mom, Dad, there is someone I'd like you to meet..." She took their hands and pulled them over to Haku. "This is Haku!"

"Nice to meet you!" he greeted politely.

"My little girl has a boyfriend!" Chihiro's dad shouted triumphantly. Chihiro hugged Haku and giggled. Chihiro's mom watched as her father danced around insanely under the midnight sky like a mad man. Not to far in the distance, fireworks shot up in the sky for a celebration elsewhere.

But to them, it was the celebration of a new beginning. Chihiro sighed! Last time she had left her love. This time was different...

"Aww, a happy ending!"

"Yes, yes, how joyful that love triumphs once more over evil. Although I must say..."

"I must say...SHUT YOUR PIE HOLE, INTELLIGENCE! Quit being such a know-it-all. DON'T say it."

"Hoo-rah, I have three voices to now torment me."

"Don't you feel loved, Chihiro?"

"Actually I do, by Haku."

"YEAH! Intelligence don't you say a word"

Aww, there's the ending to this chappie. Wait until you see the next once. Heh!