Here goes another chapter. Please remember to read and review! Even if you don't want to review lol.

Jelly95: Don't worry, I am very much HakuXChihiro. Jim is just another character who may or may not become a major part of the story=) (im still working on it lol…I have no clue where my story will go)

Jones: Thanks! I have no idea where the ideas come from lol-Probably from years of playing video games, reading manga, and watching anime…and literature/stories in general. All I can say is tho that since I was little, I loved making stuff up.

The child walked closer and closer to Chihiro. Jim frantically looked around for a way to escape. He caught site of an umbrella and threw it at the child. It passed through the air, touched through the child's mysterious aura, and then disappeared. Jim couldn't believe his eyes.

"Chihiro…" said the child, "Give me the necklace…I need it more than you do."

Chihiro left Jim bewildered on the floor and stood up to face the child.

"NO! I will never give it to you and I don't need your stuff either. Go back where you came from and leave me be!"

"That is impossible." The child grinned and spread its cloak open. A pale body covered in raggedy clothing showed. Looking down at the ground, the child's aura expanded and zoomed towards Chihiro.

"Chihiro!" Jim screamed as he saw the child disappear as it zoomed to Chihiro.

Chihiro's eyes widened, a small breath of mist escaping from her mouth. Slowly, she closed her eyes and then collapsed. Jim caught her in time, but was stunned silent. He couldn't think straight, and he wondered whether it was real or if he was going crazy.

"I cannot allow it, Haku." Orrick said.

"But sir! If I could just get it back then there won't be any more problems!"

"If you go into the human world now, even for a little, there's no guarantee that everything will not turn into chaos!"

Haku sighed for the fifth time during their conversation. He needed permission to go through, but Orrick was too afraid to let him go.

"Haku, would you like to tell me why you gave that necklace to that girl?" Orrick grinned at Haku.

"Well, sir…" Haku blushed and became confused at such an unexpected question. Just then Sasha came into the room and called them both into the council.

"Sir there has been a turn of events. Our comrades and fellow council members has been an odd breach of the portals to the human world." Sasha gave the report, a concerned look on her face.

"What is it Sasha?" Orrick said, puzzled.

"It seems as if the worlds have been stabilized completely. I do not know why but the portals are in an odd state. Though they are stabilized…I…I can't say I trust it because an odd power is connecting the spirits from our world and their world. No one has ever encountered anything like this in the spirit world. Many people are frightened."

Haku thought for a moment and then realized. "Sasha, are you saying that there's some unknown power so great that it is controlling the balance of the worlds?"

"Yes…but we don't know this power. We can't communicate with it or even grasp it. And if it's connecting the worlds together…we could end up with only on world."

Everyone in the room gasped and started to panic.

"What if their world is destroyed? The balance is essential!"

"Forget that! What if our world ceases to exist?"

"Who is this power? What is it!"

Orrick looked at Haku, giving him a look that seemed to say "Help me."

Haku looked down at the floor and thought for a moment as the council continued to frantically look for answers.

"Alright!" Haku shouted as he tried to bring the council to order. "Everyone listen. This is what we are going to do!"

"Who made you king?" Zakotso said.

"Shut up you snake! You don't have any ideas so quit it!" Sasha said.

Orrick stepped up and shot his hammer hard on the table. "Well, Haku, what is your plan?"

With Orrick's ok to go, Haku relayed the details of the plan. "We will first off investigate as much as we can. We need to know everything possible about the patterns of this strong being. Council members specializing in research will search the archives and interview the oldest sages in the land. If possible, I need all council members specializing in war to prepare yourselves. I don't know what means we will use, but it's better to be prepared for anything." The spirits nodded in agreement. "Sasha and Zakotso," Haku suddenly called, "I need you two to work together to recruit the strongest fighters."

"What?" Sasha and Zakotso said in unison.

"You two are very qualified for this. Please try to work together and accomplish the mission." The two looked at each other and swallowed their pride.

Chihiro layed on her bed, covered in sweat, and in pain. It was already past midnight, and Jim kept a close eye on her. After several hours of thinking. Jim had swallowed the reality he couldn't handle.

"Haku…please…help me…" Jim looked at the Chihiro and wondered what was wrong. He couldn't handle the sight so he knelt down next to the bed, his head facing the floor, and he held on to Chihiro's hand.

"Haku…?" Jim remained silent. "Please don't leave me…I don't want to be alone…" She sobbed quietly for several minutes. After Chihiro calmed down, Jim opened his eyes and looked at Chihiro.

"Chihiro. It's me, Jim." Chihiro opened her eyes and looked at him, unsure of his response.

"I just need to know something…I'm not going crazy right? You saw it too right?" Chihiro remained silent for a minute.

"Is this house haunted or something? Please tell me I'm not going crazy."

"You're not crazy Jim. This is real. That thing was real. I've seen it many times before."

"You know, I'm going to be in a lot of trouble for this. My folks probably think I went to town or something…what am I going to do? And what are you doing? Does your mom have a clue?"

"No, she doesn't know. Please don't tell anyone. I don't want my friends to worry." Jim looked at her funny.

"What is up with you? You kept saying you didn't want to be alone but you push your friends away.

"That's not true! I just don't want them to worry about me!" Chihiro sat up in her bed, wondering if her words were true. Jim saw that he upset her and walked to the door.

"I'm sorry for intruding, I won't tell anyone your secrets so don't worry. Just don't complain about being alone. It makes me…nevermind." With that Jim left the room, leaving Chihiro surprised and confused.

Am I really pushing my friends away? Can I tell them about the spirit world? I mean…they would think I'm crazy! They wouldn't believe me…ugh. Where do I even belong? This is so hard…how can a human and a spirit be together?