Chapter three – Remembering

Chihiro felt something besides her; she didn't feel like getting up for some strange reason, but her eye just seemed to pop open. For a minute she couldn't quiet remember where she was. She rubbed her eyes then remembered she felt something next to her; she looked over to see a white dragon she silently gasped

'Haku?' Chihiro asked, he didn't move, or do anything to say he heard her, she looked around herself to see if there was anything near by she could fling at him then she remembered the coin she kept in her pocket. Chihiro took out the coin – hoping it wouldn't hurt him - flung it at the white dragon that seemed to growl when it hit him

'Haku?' He growled to that Chihiro raised her eye brow not knowing what the growl meant

'What does that mean?' She almost yelled this

It means I'm trying to sleep….

Her head flung to him in utter surprise

'How did you do that?'

Shh, trying to sleep…

'That's not very funny!' Chihiro said the voice sounded like Haku, but changed

I know its not…

'Well you wake up?'

…No…

'Don't make me fling that coin back at you!'

Oh no, okay, okay! I'll get up! Just don't fling that…. Whatever you called it. At me again!

'Deal,' Chihiro now knew that he was playing with her, and that he was never asleep, just toying. She didn't know how she knew this, she just, knew.

Chihiro watched the dragon as it opened its green eyes and looked at her in most intent it seemed to smile at her in a way she smiled back. She watched it as he faded back into human form, her smile got a little bigger but then she frowned wondering how she got to the boiler room

Are you okay?

She shook her head and her frown increased

'Your wondering how you got here, aren't you?' He asked she nodded not noticing change. Chihiro didn't say anything for a little while, then forgetting the whole thing started a new convocation

'I guess its back to 'Sen',' Chihiro said this without sighing, no trace of sadness

'No…'

'But you said that when I was here I had to call myself 'Sen'!' Chihiro cried Haku grinned knowingly

'That was when Yu-Baaba was here.'

'What do you mean?' Chihiro asked confused

'Don't you remember? She steals names? Now that she is gone everyone knows their name, they just go by their names here, because it's much easier,'

'Oh… But then…. It would be easier if they called me 'Sen'-'

'Yes, but you wont forget your real name,'

'…Right.'

'Have you guys finished talking yet?' Chihiro seemed to silently scream Haku just grinned

'Nope…'

'Well hurry up I need to work, I can't work with you two talking in my ears!'

'I need to go find Rin anyway,' Haku said as he got up Chihiro got up too

Stay here…

Chihiro looked at him

Don't give me that look! I'll be back in a minute, just stay here and talk to Kamajii.

Chihiro nodded and Haku walked over to the sliding door and went out.

Chihiro walked over to Kamajii who seemed asleep but not

'Kamajii? Are you awake?'

'Not properly… What do you want?'

'I'd like to know how I got here….'

'Didn't Haku tell you?' Chihiro shook her head then realizing Kamajii couldn't see it

'No,'

'Oh, he carried you here, after you fainted.'

'Really?'

'Hmm-mm,'

'Okay… Could you tell me something else?'

'What am I? Your personal question account?'

'Sorry….'

'Na, just one question then off with ya!' Chihiro thought for a second

'Why does Haku sound different since the last time I came here?' She asked Kamajii chuckled

'That was how he used to be before he got his job here. Soon as you went, he came back talked to Yu-Baaba…. Rin caught him trying to get through the tunnel, she asked him why all he said was 'Chihiro' But after trying several hundred times, I don't know I lost count after one hundred, he stopped he slipped into depression. No one saw the changes till a couple of weeks ago…. That's when we all saw his voice had changed slightly, he did seem to try to act cheerful most times other times he'd be sitting by a window looking out of it till someone brought him out of it, and believe me hardly anyone wanted to, knowing why he was like that, and thinking if they brought him out of it he'd be hopeful, they didn't want to get his hopes high them break it all over again, they actually warmed up too him after Yu-Baaba left.' Chihiro was stunned

'I did all that?' She muttered but Kamajii didn't hear her

Did what?

Chihiro screamed Kamajii looked at her in surprise, wonder and trying weather to decide weather or not to laugh. But he chuckled anyway

'That sounded like Rin, whenever Haku creeps up on her…' Kamajii said then chuckled as Chihiro breathed quickly

'Well in a matter of way, he just did….'

'Pardon?'

'He is speaking in my head!'

'Oh that, you'll get used to it, he does that, because he has nothing else to do…. Although he's never done it to me or Rin, just said so, so we've tried to keep him not bored in case he did,' Chihiro blinked fast.

Chihiro heard the sliding door open then someone yell 'Sen!' then she was being hugged so tight she was losing her breath

'Hi… um… I... um… need… to… uh… Breath!'
'Oh, sorry!' The voice said as it let her go…. Chihiro smiled

'Well hullo Rin, how have you been?' She said smiling. She spotted Haku in the corner who was smiling; Chihiro (who wasn't quiet tall as Rin yet) noticed that Rin hadn't changed at all. And for Rin she noticed Chihiro changed from the crony little girl she knew to… Whatever she was now. Rin was now looking between Haku and Chihiro with a suspicious glare

Why is she glaring at us suspiciously?

Chihiro looked confused into how she was meant to answer this without Rin hearing

Oh… Just think of me then say what you have to say. Easy….

Rin was still looking…. Glaring, at them

I really have no clue…Umm maybe we look weird or something

Chihiro looked over to Haku who seemed to be under a lot of pressure, she realized he was trying not to laugh….

It wasn't that funny…. Was it?

Hmm…

'Are you two gonna say something…. Or are we just gonna stand here all day?'

'Stand here all day,' Haku and Chihiro said. They both looked at each other while the other two gaped at them

'I think we have a problem here….' Kamajii said they all looked at him

'Problem?' Chihiro said everyone heard the panic seep in. All the eyes were now on here, she muttered something which no one heard and she kept muttering

Chihiro?

….She muttered some more, her eyes went a weird colour

Chihiro? This is not funny!

Haku rushed to her as she collapsed, she didn't hit the floor, she hit Haku's arm. Rin and Kamajii looked at Haku who looked as well as seemed scared; they both knew he'd never been scared before, something was wrong with Chihiro.

(a/n: haha, I left it on a cliff…. Next chapter coming up soon! R&R!)