Chihiro stood over the dresser looking at the picture of the SSS they have took recently, she smiled. "We're all together again…" She thought to herself. 3 months have passed since Chihiro almost died again. But this time, this time Naoi saved her. He always knew. She knew he had. She started to blush slightly; he knew she liked him even before she did.

She shook her head lightly. It was all over now. Naoi knew, He knew and now she would be able to live life instead of die. Naoi and Chihiro both knew they liked each other, but nothing had happened…nothing in the last 3 months. They stayed friends, living next to each other meeting up with their friends of the SSS. She had guessed it was because they were both scared. Scared of moving on. What would happen if they did get together? I mean didn't she move on already? Wasn't that the point of the purgatory world? She started to feel slightly aggravated. It begane to rain hard outside.

She put the picture down and threw herself onto her bed and sighed as she fell head first into the pillow. As she hit the pillow she felt tired and comfortable and like she didn't have to worry about being at war with herself. But that only last a couple seconds. She heard someone stomping down the hall way. She gasped and turned pale. "The kitchen" She whimpered. As soon as her bed room door opened she jumped to her feet.

Her aunt towered over Chihiro. Her Aunt was red in the fast and her nostrils flaring. The smell of alcohol seeping out of her skin took over the Cherry blossom scented room. All of a sudden Chihiro felt exposed, like a naked man going into a battle field. She had on a light pink tank top and red pajama shorts, completely bare foot, and a side braid….She could already tell how this beating was going to go down.

"What the hell is wrong with you…you stupid little bitch, you can't do one thing right can you?" Her Aunt yelled. "Aunt Chiyo I-" Her Aunt grabbed Chihiro by the shirt. "Don't you speak stupid girl! You're a worthless kid! You're lucky I even took you in!" She said shaking Chihiro like a maraca. Chihiro closed her eyes and held her breath as her aunt spat on her and shook her harder. Her Aunt began beating her.

"Leaving my house a mess? How dare you?" She said tossing Chihiro across the room. Chihiro slid and hit the dresser. As soon as she did everything on it shook but only one thing fell… She heard a shatter. It was the picture of the SSS. It had fallen right in front of her, the frame facing down. The glass scattered everywhere cutting up Chihiro. Chihiro sat up grabbing her head. It was spinning and pounding, then she felt something warm go down her face. She felt her head, and there was sting where her finger tips touched. She looked at them and there was blood. "Damn" she whispered.

Her aunt walked over to her, still furious. "Look at what you did! Glass all over the floor! You make a mess everywhere you go!" She yelled. Chihiro started to pick it up when her Aunt grabbed her by her braid again lifting her off the floor. Chihiro managed to pick the picture up with her. Her aunt grabbed Chihiro by the wrist. "My sister Died because of you! You little fuckin' brat! They went out on to that lake on your birthday! And they drowned didn't they!?" Her Aunt hiccupped. Chihiro felt her aunt's finger nails digging into her wrist. She looked her aunt in the eyes; they were cloudy with whiskey and grief.

Her Aunt cringed. "Don't you ever look at me like that!" She said slapping Chihiro across the face with a loud slap. Chihiro tumbled onto the floor, holding her cheek. "You have her damn eyes, my sisters, damn eyes… don't you ever, EVER look at me like that with them again! You got me?" Chihiro nodded looking at the floor as tears went down her burning face.

"aw, little bitch crying? Can't stand a little beating?" Her Aunt kept yelling and raging on. Chihiro saw her Aunt raising her fist, and was expecting to feel the impact…But there was none.

"Don't you ever touch her again….You got me?" Said a cold voice. She looked up. There was a boy…Grabbing her Aunts arm. He had dark green hair, and hazel eyes. Chihiro felt a shower of relief trickle down her spine. "Naoi…" She whispered. He didn't look at her though. His eyes were cold, locked dead on with Chihiro's Aunt's. Her Aunt stared right back…But she knew she couldn't hit him.

She pulled her arm away from him. "Let go of my arm damn it." She hissed. He looked at Chihiro. "Come on Chi…" He said holding out his hand. Chihiro didn't know it, but she was shivering like a lost puppy in a rainstorm in the big city. She held the picture tightly, and quickly stood up. She hesitated at first looking at her Aunt but she quickly ran over to Naoi. He put am arm around her shoulder and escorted her out. "Fine, She can go where ever she wants! I don't care what happens to the bitch! As far as I'm concerned she's dead!" The women hissed.

The words echoed in her mind as her and Naoi left the house. Naoi looked down at Chihiro with a worried look on his face. By the time they got within 10 feet of her house He faced Chihiro softly grabbing her shoulders. "Are you alright? Did she hurt you? What happened?" He said looking down at her. "I…She…I…forgot…and…." She couldn't speak. It was dark; the rain was pouring all around them. But even though it was dark, he could see every word she was trying to say in her terrified teal eyes.

He hugged her. "Never mind….Your coming home with me." He said. She nodded as she started to cry. He took off his jacket and wrapped it around her as he brought her to his house. When they stepped onto the porch, there stood his mother and his twin brother Koichi. "Oh Naoi! Chihiro!" Said his mother running over to them. She embraced Chihiro and then took a step back. "Are you okay dear?" She said lifting Chihiro's chin up. She gasped. "Oh, that rude women! What did she do?" She said seeing the gash on Chihiro's forehead.

Chihiro stayed silent, her eye hazy. Chihiro held the jacket tighter around herself so his mother wouldn't see the cuts and bruises on her arms and legs. Naoi put a hand on her back. "Mom, can we bring her inside now?" He said. She looked at Naoi. "Yes, of course…Come in!" She said. The 4 walked inside and Naoi and Chihiro sat on the couch. "Naoi, go get your father. He's in the kitchen" his mom said. Koichi Nodded.

"Now little Chihiro, time to tend to your wounds." She said in a sweet tone. Chihiro hugged the wet jacket to herself. All her cuts were throbbing from the water and the bleeding. The women put a kind hand on to Chihiro's hand. Chihiro looked up at her. "Come on Chi, you're going to be okay now." She said. She sat motionless for a moment. Then she nodded. She slowly took off Naoi's Jacket. There were cuts and bruises all over her body. His mother gasped. "Sweet heart…What in the world—" She whispered.

"My Aunt she…" Chihiro remembered her aunt picking Chihiro up shaking her and tossing her into the dresser. "…My…my p-picture frame broke…the glass shattered everywhere and…and c-cut me up." She whispered. That was partially the truth. Her cheek was also swelling from where her aunt slapped her too. But she decided to not say why. "Darling, this—" "Mom." Naoi said stopping her from asking any more questions. "Right! These cuts won't clean themselves." She said, covering her concern with a happy tone. She quickly cleaned up Chihiro and bandaged her up. Not saying anything else. She got up.

"Well…I'm going to go find you brother and father…Naoi…do you guys want some tea?" She asked. Naoi looked at Chihiro. Chihiro shook her head. "Alright…" His mom said sadly and she disappeared into the kitchen. Naoi looked at Chihiro. "Chi…is there—" Chihiro laid her head onto his shoulder. He looked at her for a second then smiled as she fell asleep on his shoulder. He turned and made her lay her head on top of his chest. And he grabbed the blanket on the head of the coach and laid it on top of her….wrapping his arms around her. "Alright…" He said.

A couple minutes later the rest of his family were in the living room. Koichi sat on the couch next to the one Naoi was sitting on and his father decided to stand, his mother sat on the coffee table.. The silence was awkward. Naoi looked at Chihiro, then Naoi, then to Naoi's mom. "Darling we—" Naoi's mom began to speak, but his dad interrupted. "We're going to call the cops…" He said. "We can't just call the cops!" Naoi jumped. "And why not? We should have done it the moment I saw her come over her as a 6 year old with a black eye." He said. "But Chi isn't going to want that." He said. His father rubbed his forehead "look…I understand that she's scared Naoi, but that doesn't mean she should keep living there!" Naoi's father said. Naoi bit his lip. "but father I-" "don't disobey me!" His father snapped. "If you do this they'll take her away and I'll never see her again!" Naoi snapped.

Chihiro began to stir, but she didn't awake. His dad sighed. "Naoi, I know you two have been friends for quite some time now…but she's not safe…we can't just let her suffer just because you are her friend." He said. Naoi began to feel helpless, his heart was pounding. The minute the cops would get here, it would be the last time he'd see Chihiro. "Dad, you don't understand, I…" He hesitated. "Well…" His dad said impatiently. His mother looked at Naoi for a moment. Then it clicked. She stood up. "Dear, How about she stays over tonight…The poor thing is shaken up, we'll talk to her about it okay? Summer is almost here, we can worry about it then." His mom said. "Aoi, please the boy doesn't understand that—" Naoi's dad was interrupted by Naoi's mom grabbing his hand. "Come on, let's talk about this in the other room…" She said aggravated. "Alright." He said.

They couple walked into the kitchen. "We can't send her off like that…." She whispered. "Aoi, The girl is abused; you should know better than me…you saw her wounds!" He whispered back. "I know, but can't you see it?" She whispered. "See what?" He huffed. "Naboru Ayato, look at your son and that girl right now." She yell/whispered grabbing him by the shirt and peeking into the living room. He looked at Naoi. He looked worried, sad, and there was something else. Naoi's mom pulled His father back into the kitchen. "Naoi is in love with Chihiro, and taking her away from him will be the worst decision you ever make." She whispered angrily. "Love? Are you serious? You think a boy knows anything about love? He can barely do anything as it is." He spat. His mom cringed.

"I'm sick and tired of that! Your always putting him down, that boy is more capable then you think….He's 16 years old…he's going to be 17 next year, That year will go by in a second, and he'll be 18…he'll be gone…out of the house…and he won't miss you for a second. That boy knows more about love then you do…" She said with tears in her eyes.

His dad looked shocked. "Aoi I…" He went to go put a hand on her cheek but she slapped it away. "Don't you 'Aoi I…' Me! Remember when we Heard That…Women…yelling, Chihiro screaming? Remember when we heard the crashes and glass shattering? Who was the one to go over there and rescue her?" She snapped. He looked at her. She turned and lean over the counter. He stood there silently. She was pissed. He never saw her get this mad before…she was normally so calm and collective. She took a deep breath "Psychology" She said. "What?" He said carefully. "Naoi wants to be a psychologist…" She said looking at him. His dad looked shocked. "I bet you didn't know that…" She said softly turning to face him but still leaning on the counter.

"That's only because you don't talk to him." She said. He looked at the floor. She walked over to him. "Look, sweetie… Koichi might be your child prodigy….But he's not your only child. If you would just pay a little more attention…" She put a hand on his cheek and he looked at her. "….you would see how he stares at Chihiro, and you would see how, since they were children, how he would jump off a cliff to save that girl. And I'm sure he would do anything to keep from losing her….Even hate his father for the rest of his life." She said. He looked at his wife….then at the entrance of the kitchen. He took a deep breath.

"Alright…Chihiro can stay until we can figure out what to do…" He said. His wife smiled, and then kissed him on the cheek. "I knew you loved him!" She smiled, when she said that…he flashed one of his rare small smiles. They walked out of the kitchen, and Koichi looked at them. "She can stay…for now" His father said. "That's great dad! Because…" Koichi looked at Naoi and Chihiro. "They both fell asleep!" He laughed. "…Well…" His dad said. His mom started to giggle. "Well I think it's time for the rest of us to hit the sack! They can stay there for tonight." Naoi's mom said.

Authors note:

Haha well, this story lives to tell another tale! This is not the last chapter! Sorry I haven't updated in a while…in between school, and my mom being in the hospital I haven't had time to write ^^; I'm so sorry. I opened my email and I saw all these wonderful reviews and people favoring and following and I began to feel bad. Though I realize people have been leaving questions as "guests" like

"Is Chihiro's name a reference to Spirited Away?"

No…no it's not. Though it's a great movie! But my first OC ever's name was Cherushi(Naruto OC)…then I made another and her name was Chiharu(Baka to Test OC)….i didn't want to use that name again, so i found Chihiro on a naming website XDD (Angle Beats OC)