Author's Note: Chapter 3 jsut to remind you that they are still having their massages done at the bathhouse.

'Chi, hey wake up.' Aya's voice said entering her thoughts. Chihiro opened her eyes and realised she must have shouted that out loud. Sitting up she wasn't sure exactly what happened but she seemed to have been crying.
'Hey, are you ok?' Aya's concerned tone asked.
'Yes, I just had a nightmare.'
'Come on, let's get cleaned up and we'll go and grab something to eat.'

They girls soon found a nearby sushi bar and sat at the counter chosing what they wanted to eat. 'Are you sure you're ok? You haven't said a word since we left the place.'
'Yes I'm fine, just got a little too relaxed I guess.'
'Well if you're sure but you can talk if you like, you know that.' Chihiro smiled her reply and ordered her meal.

She needed to know if it happened. She had to stop this constant obsession she had been having these last few hours since that advert she saw. She decided that there was only one thing she could do if she wanted to know and get her answer. Visit the place again. She knew where it was, after all if wasn't that far. Should she go alone or should she take Aya?

'How about we take a drive?' Chihiro suggested standing up.
'Err...if you want to.' Chihiro paid the bill and walked out of the door not concentrating whether Aya was with her or not.
'Wait up!' Aya called running to catch up with Chihiro. 'What's gotten to you today?'
'Nothing, I just want to get some fresh air.' Chihiro said forcing a smile.

They drove to the location in silence as Aya decided it wouldn't be a good idea to ask where they were going and just trusted her friend, even though at that present time she wasn't so sure.

Chihiro recognised the shrines on the side of the road, remembering she had asked what they were when she first came up. The road was still the same apart from that the forest around her had now overgrown and turned into a jungle but following the road was easy.

'Chi, where are we?'
'I remember coming here as a child, just wanted to see it again.'
'Ok, if you're sure.'

She stopped the car before the stone statue that had now weathered. She got out of the car with Aya following her and made her way through the tunnel.
'Er...Chi, I don't think so.' Aya said peering into the tunnel not actually wanting to go in.
'Well, you can stay in the car if you like, I'm just going to take a look.'
'No way! You're not leaving me alone, this places freaks me out!'
'Then come with me.' Aya ran up to Chihiro and they continued to walk down the dark tunnel, towards the light.

At the other end the familiar abandoned train station still looked exactly how it did before. Going through to the next tunnel the wind blew stronger. Chihiro carried on walking and then through the grass she had done once before. She could hear Aya wincing about the place wanting to go back, but she ignored her and carried on approaching the 'once' river. A flashback of her loosing her shoe and being carried by Haku's dragon form flashed in her mind for a second. Tears slowly weld in her eyes and Aya noticed.
'Something happened here didn't it?'
Chihiro didn't say anything but the silence answered Aya's question.

Chihiro hesitated not sure whether she should cross or leave it at that. She could feel the power of the place and felt its power in the wind. The wind seemed to answer her thoughts as a gust of wind blew strongly against her, giving the impression that it wanted her to go in.

She suddenly remember that Haku had told her not to look back and wasn't sure if this would be considered looking back.

Chihiro stepped on the rocks and made her way to the other side remembering at how different the river looked at night when the Gods were arriving. Aya followed obediently knowing now not to ask anything as there was something Chihiro had to do here. Chihiro followed the path until she was in the area where the food had been at her last visit.