Chapter Ten Secrets

"AHHH! HAKU!" screamed Chihiro holding him close to her.

"OWWW!" moaned Haku when Chihiro gripped him tighter.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry," cried Chihiro, she loosened her grip and hugged Haku gently. "What happened?"

"I…I was at our old house and…she showed up. San came. When she saw me at our old house she….tensed up and started yelling at me and screaming. She…She was mad at me, I couldn't tell why," Haku said stuttering.

"Then what happened?" asked Chihiro.

"We…We started to fight and then we both turned into dragons and the fight was brought here. I do not understand San's uncontrollable temper," said Haku.

"Where….Where am I?" stuttered San. Her eyes were now pealed open; she gave a small glance at Chihiro. "Hey, you're my assistant, right?"

"Ughh…Yes, Ma'am!" said Chihiro gleaming, she then passed the rice bowl to San. "I brought you breakfast just like you ordered!"

"Thank you, Chihiro," muttered San, she then gave Haku a dirty glare and took the rice bowl.

"Here Haku!" said Chihiro passing her rice bowl to Haku.

"Thanks, Chihiro," said Haku giving a small smile. He took the rice bowl and ate the rice slowly with chopsticks.

"Are you guys okay?" asked Chihiro.

"I guess," said San.

"Sure," said Haku. San wobbled when she first stood up, when she gained a balance she stood up and ushered Chihiro to stand up too.

"I'll tell you what happened later," she hissed in Chihiro's ear. San walked away and into her room, to probably wash up. When San left the room, Haku stood up and asked quietly, "What did she say?"

"I'll tell you later, Haku," said Chihiro. "Meet me in my room later, okay?"

"Sure, I'll be there, gotta go now. Bye," Haku said going onto the slim balcony outside and flying away. Chihiro watched Haku at the corner of her eye and then walked into her and San's rooms.

"Master San?" asked Chihiro.

"Hmmm?" asked San.

"Ughh…are you there?" asked Chihiro stupidly.

"Yes, I'm here Chihiro," San said.

"Do you need anything, ma'am?" Chihiro asked.

"Yes, could you go to my old house a pick up a couple things?" asked San.

"Okay, how would you like me to get there?" asked Chihiro.

"Here," said San stepping out of the bathroom and slipping two train tickets in Chihiro's hand. "One for the way there, one for the way back."

"Okay, which stop?" asked Chihiro.

"When you're going to my old house, third stop. And, on the way back you want to go back three stops, got it?" asked San. "Here is a list of things that I want you to get me, I also listed where they were."

"Okay!" said Chihiro. "Bye Master San!"

'When did she start calling me Master?' wondered San, she then shrugged. Chihiro climbed into the elevator and pulled down the lever. She kept doing so until she reached the bottom floor. Chihiro walked quietly on the tracks that were under a two inch amount of water. When Chihiro got to the train station she saw someone familiar.

"Granny?" whispered Chihiro under her breath. She ran as fast as she could to reach the station faster. It was Zeniba!

"Granny!" Chihiro called waving to Zeniba.

"Chihiro?" she asked in a nice, calm voice.

"Yeah, it's me!" Chihiro said running and hugging Zeniba.

"Wow, it's been awhile. Hasn't it?" Zeniba said leaving the quick embrace.

"It sure has, three years actually," said Chihiro.

"My don't you look older," said Zeniba looking at Chihiro and how grown up she had gotten. "What brings you here today? And, why are you back in the Spirit World?"

"Well….," Chihiro began.

"First, let's get onto the train you can tell me then," said Zeniba giving her ticket to the conductor spirit. He clipped at Zeniba's ticket, and then Chihiro's. They both took there seats and Chihiro said, "So, you're sister got a new apprentice and Haku and I were wondering who it was. We found out that her apprentice was Haku's sister, Kagome. This time it's different though, you're sister used a more powerful contract and spell to gain control over Kagome, who's name is now San. We both figured I'd get another job and it is to be San's assistant. Now, I have to befriend her so I can figure out what truly is going on."

"Seems like a good story," said Zeniba. "Can I let you in on something?"

"Sure, Granny," said Chihiro smiling.

"Okay, you know that other night when San was acting strange?" asked Zeniba.

"Yes," said Chihiro.

"Well, that night San stole something very important to me and it had a curse on it called, 'Forget me not'. This curse makes you forget everything that happened in the past couple days. Only days. So, in a way, this curse helped you obtain you're job, Chihiro. Do you understand?" asked Zeniba.

"I understand, Granny. And, thank you," said Chihiro bowing her head. "Yes, she did act strange that night. She said that we have never met before and we did."

"Exactly, the spell never completely where's off, just so you know," said Zeniba.

"Okay," said Chihiro.

"So, this girl is Haku's sister, huh?" asked Zeniba.

"Yes, she is," said Chihiro. "And, that is why I'm on the train. I need to pick up a few things for her."

"I understand, well, this must me you're stop. Am I correct?" asked Zeniba. Chihiro thought for a second and said, "Yes, it was very nice seeing you again Granny."

"Okay dear, please, come visit sometime soon," said Zeniba waving.

"Okay! Tell No Face I said hi," said Chihiro stepping off the train.

"Okay, I will," said Zeniba smiling. Chihiro got off the train. She saw another familiar face, Haku.

"HI HAKU!" she yelled.

"Chihiro? What're you doing here?" asked Haku.

"Orders from San," muttered Chihiro. "Can you take me to you're house?"

"Sure, what does she need?" asked Haku kissing Chihiro's cheek.

"Here's the list!" said Chihiro flashing the list to Haku. Haku gripped the paper and read off the items.

"Hmmm….okay, I'll take you to my house again," said Haku glancing at Chihiro.

"Thanks, I love you," said Chihiro kissing Haku on the lips again. Haku took Chihiro to his house and held her hand tightly.

"How is everything? Being San's assistant," asked Haku lightly.

"Everything's good, I found out some new things about why San was acting weird when she said she didn't know who I was even though we all ready met. She stole something from Zeniba and it had a "forget me not" curse on it. So, it makes you loose you're memory on what happened in the last few days. It, sort of, helped actually!" said Chihiro.

"That sounds good," Haku said going into the kitchen of the house and setting a kettle on the stove. "Would you like some tea?"

"Yes, and thank you," Chihiro said. "Now, I need to look for the stuff that San needs."

"Okay, I'll help you when I'm done, OK?" asked Haku.

"OK," said Chihiro then, she read off the list:

"1. The three books from my closet

2. My old charm necklace (blue like orb on gold chain)

3. Mini-spell book from drawer on the left in my bedroom

4. Golden seal from my night stand."

"Haku," called Chihiro.

"Yeah?" asked Haku.

"Does San own a golden seal?" asked Chihiro.

"Ughh…not that I know of, why?" asked Haku.

"It's on her…ummm…list," said Chihiro she then gabbed the paper.

"Really, let me see," said Haku he took the paper from Chihiro's hand and read, 'Golden seal from my night stand.' Haku's eyes went wide and said, "I wonder if she stole that from Zeniba."

"Maybe?" said Chihiro eyes also going wide. "I wonder…"

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