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"The spirits are anxiously looking for information, but there is nothing to be found on the secret power." A witch smiled to herself.

"So Boss…do you know what's up with this power and why it's a secret?" A little frog wearing a messenger bag came into the gaudy, dark room filled with papers and measuring instruments.

"I don't know all the details, but I am smart enough to know that she kept this from me for a reason…I know the great sages are hiding it too. Why else would there be no information on it? I can sense it anyway. If Zeniba thinks she can hide this from me—"

"But Boss, this thing could be dangerous! What if there's really nothing but a monster that has never been revealed until now? What if it's like our creator or something?"

"Shut your trap! I know my sister, and I know this power…I have sensed it before…hehe. It's too bad Haku doesn't know what's right in front of him. I'm going to take this power for myself and make the whole world feel it."

Chihiro arrived in Haku's home. At first she couldn't believe what her eyes were seeing—the place where she spent all her days with him. Although they were hard, she somehow managed to love him anyway.

"It's so nostaligic…but where is Haku?" Chihiro mumbled.

"He's not here yet…" said a voice from within her. Chihiro felt uneasy at the voice. She put her hand on her back to feel the scar but it didn't hurt like before. Suddenly, the necklace around her neck broke. The willow was cracked in the middle and she felt something odd was unleashed.

"You'll be my new home…from now on." Said the child. All at once the winds started to pick up and blow around Chihiro. She felt as if something was pushing her from the inside, like a wave eating away its shores.

Haku was running like he never had before. It felt to him as if Chihiro was being consumed by this other presence. He was too frantic to concentrate on what exactly was happening, so he just ran faster. When he reached his home, he looked around the outside but couldn't find Chihiro. He looked at the willow sprout but saw no Chihiro. Where could she be?

Suddenly he heard something fall from the inside of his home. Haku ran inside, desperately searching for her until he saw in the corner of his eye, a child. He turned around, only to see Chihiro on the floor, sweat on her brow and out of breath.

In Chihiro's mind, everything was dark. She felt as if she was holding on by a thread.

"I want this to be my home, so get out." Said the child. But Chihiro struggled to push the waves off of her.

"Stay away! Don't come near me! I don't want this!" The child came closer to Chihiro and stopped a few feet away from her.

"I need a place to stay. I've been deprived of my willow. I have been deprived from that necklace. Now you won't give me your body? Well I won't settle down until I find a place to stay. I'll be here waiting for a place to stay. Until then it won't be easy for you." Chihiro faded into the blackness and began to feel more lost.

"No! Haku please help me!" Then suddenly from the blackness, two arms encircled her and held her tightly, a cool hand wiped the sweat on her brow. She felt it but couldn't see anything.

"Chihiro? Can you hear me?" Haku saw her eyes struggle to open.

"Haku," she said, "I need you! I can't get out!" Chihiro, still lost somewhere, tried to see things clearer, but her vision was slipping away, and her body seemed to be getting weaker with each time she tried to regain her awareness.

"Chihiro, it's me! I'm right here. Please don't push yourself!" Haku was anxious, unable to think clearly.

"Haku…" Chihiro calmed a bit and realized whose arms were holding her. "I've always loved you." Chihiro stopped struggling to open her eyes and wake up. Haku, shocked by her sudden confession, held her tightly and touched her head with his.

"Oh Chihiro…I have too…" Haku closed his eyes, and without hesitation, kissed her. Like a sleeping beauty, she felt herself being revived, and she opened her eyes. Then she saw him pull away from her and sigh in relief. Chihiro looked into his eyes with a weak smile and then closed them again. He held her head up and buried his face on her neck and shoulder. Chihiro felt him breathe another great sigh of relief. Then, she felt herself being carried away and put on a bed to rest. After that she fell asleep. Her heart was calm and without fear. For the first time, she was not afraid of being alone.

Haku looked at Chihiro sleeping and felt that something was different about her. He could feel a presence in the room too. He looked around and wondered what this power would do to her. Then he thought of a plan.

He went to his room and looked through his items. He came back with a white scroll. As he stood in front of Chihiro, he opened the scroll and began to chant a spell quietly. The scroll had no writings or markings of any kind on it, but once Haku finished his spell, the scroll slowly became darker. It grew greyer and greyer, until it was completely black. He wrapped up the scroll and took it to a small red box and locked it up tight—chains, spells, and all to keep it locked away for a while.

Haku then went back to Chihiro to watch her sleep. The presence felt stronger than before now. He knew it was trying to escape. Haku looked at Chihiro hopelessly. All he could do was relieve her for a little while from the child.

This thing is going to come back for Chihiro…and there's nothing I can do to protect her from it. What can I do to make this stop?

Haku noticed the necklace around her neck and saw the crack. He wondered for a moment if the child had done this. He held the necklace in his hand, a light emitting from his hand. He fixed it.

I wish I could fix more than this necklace for you Chihiro. I wish I knew how to stop this thing.

At that moment, it occurred to Haku that he really wanted Chihiro to stay with him forever. He didn't want distance between them anymore. And the thought of them being apart or the thought of something bad happening to her terrified him. It scared him so much his heart told him so. He grabbed his shirt with a clenched fist and tried to hold back an emotion so strong and so foreign to him.

He looked at the girl before him and lay down next to her. The emotion was never as strong before as it was now. He embraced the sleeping Chihiro and held her tightly for fear of losing her.

I'll protect you with everything I am, Chihiro…

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