Chapter Thirteen Shocking Discoveries

"You didn't?" muttered Chihiro.

"Ah! But, I did!" said San pointing her index finger.

"Wait, wait? How did you fit them all in there?" asked Chihiro starring at the lifeless bodies in the closest. "Do you know your real name?"

"What? Ummm…my name? Isn't it San?" asked San stuttering.

"Sure," Chihiro said, and then quietly she whispered, "Whatever. Man, this is weird."

"Well," San said closing the closest. "We better get going to bed."

"Ummm….I guess," shrugged Chihiro.

"Ok then, good night," San said waving and leaving the room.

"Oh, Haku. Where are you?" asked Chihiro to herself.

"Behind you," slurred a soft voice. "Come with me." Chihiro turned around and Haku grabbed her thin wrist. Haku hushed a small spell on him and Chihiro. And, they both flew invisibly through the entire bath house. It was raining outside and Haku turned them both visible again, once they reached across the bridge.

"What happened?" asked Haku.

"San….," whispered Chihiro. "She killed them all!"

"Shhh…Shhh…come with me and calm down," said Haku quietly.

"Okay, take me away; I don't want to be here anymore!" Chihiro exclaimed. "Where are we going?"

"Back to my house, and soon, away from this place," Haku said gently.

"The farther, the better," coughed Chihiro.

"We'll talk more when we get back to my house, OK?" asked Haku.

"Ok," cried Chihiro, she felt tears come to the corners of her eyes.

"Don't cry, Chihiro. I love you…," Haku said soothingly. "Everything will be okay."

"I love you Haku, please kiss me before we go anywhere," begged Chihiro.

"Alright," Haku replied bringing his lips to hers softly. He kissed her deeply and held his beloved Chihiro. He laid small kisses on her neck and hushed, "I love you, and I promise everything will be okay."

"Thank you Haku," Chihiro choked out lightly. "I will always love you too."

"Anytime Chihiro, you know I love you. Now, let's get out of this place," said Haku. "I have many important things to tell you."

"Alright," Chihiro said. Haku turned into his dragon form and the two of them flew off, Haku landed gently when they reached his house. The two teens walked inside and started to talk in the dining room.

"I guess I have plenty explaining to do," Haku said looking at the wooden table that he and Chihiro were sitting at.

"Why is that?" asked Chihiro.

"Well, I'm guessing San never told you about our father. Am I not correct?" asked Haku.

"You are correct," Chihiro said. 'This had to be very serious,' she thought to herself.

"Well, when our father was alive he was a River God, like me. When I was five he was half-dead. When you are dead, Chihiro, you turn into a demon if the spirits do not want you. Yes, you are kind of dead when you start out but, when you fully die. You become a demon. To contain himself, our father would store his demon magic in containers. When San and I were fighting we accidentally split one of the containers still left here. San got soaked in the magic and that led to us fighting in the bath house." Haku took a small breath. "I think some of my dad's old magic was rubbing, literarily, off onto San. What do you think?"

"I think you are indeed right," Chihiro said thinking back to why San would pull such an act. "That's probably why she killed them all, right?"

"Exactly, we have to warn everyone so; she doesn't get out of control!" Haku exclaimed.

"Yeah!" Chihiro said in an almost scream.

"Let's do it!" Haku said.

"Tomorrow?" asked Chihiro.

"Yeah, tomorrow," Haku said shrugging. "I think we should get a good rest also." Haku stood up and was about to walk to his room.

"Wait! Haku?" Chihiro asked quietly.

"Chihiro?" asked Haku turning around.

"How will we warn everyone?" asked Chihiro.

"I'm not sure," Haku said thinking hard about it.

"Do you think San will notice that I'm gone tomorrow?" asked Chihiro in a scared tone.

"Probably, but not to worry. She won't be able to see us tomorrow, I have an idea," Haku said. "There's this cool spell and when I let her sip this syrup she will not be able to see us, so she cannot get in our way, I'm going to do it while she's sleeping. I'll be back in a flash, so don't move anywhere. Ok?"

"Ok, please come back quickly," Chihiro said you could hear the thinness in her voice. She was frightened.

"Or maybe….you should come with me?" suggested Haku.

"Yes," cried Chihiro she ran up to Haku and put a light pressure on his arm and gripped it tightly. Haku smoothed out her hair, and replied lightly, "Let's go."

Chihiro and Haku flew back to the bath house and walked into San's room with small, light steps. Haku took the small syrup out of his apron pocket and slipped it down San's mouth. After they were finished Haku and Chihiro rushed out of the bath house, careful not to make another peep. Haku and Chihiro, then, flew away from the bath house and back to Haku's house. Chihiro and Haku both walked into the quiet house. Tomorrow was going to be a big day, and they needed all the rest they could get. But, how would they warn everyone at the bath house? I mean San could see the others. Well, it was up to Chihiro and Haku to decide everyone's fate.

"Good night, Chihiro," Haku whispered softly.

"Good night, Haku," Chihiro mumbled and she tossed and turned in her bed. With that, the two teenagers fell asleep ready to await what would be in store for the them.