A/N: It's been a while, I feel so horrible! Sorry about it! Please Read and review! That would make my day!

Disclaimer: Studio Ghilbli.

Chihiro ran through the tunnel and out into the grassy field and didn't stop until she reached the bridge where she had first met Haku. Wiping off tears from her eyes, she slowly walked across it until she reached the middle, all the while marveling at how it had not changed. She looked up at the sky, but since it was cloudy she didn't know if it was close to sunset. So she looked at the vent from the boiler room, saw it smoking, then called out, "Haku! Haku! It's me, Chihiro! It's me, Sen!"

Silence.

"Haku!"

Silence again.

Blinking back tears, Chihiro waited wondering what was taking him so long. She waited and waited until finally she couldn't take it anymore. She slumped against the bridge's wooden wall and wept. The tears spilled freely and Chihiro didn't know when she had ever felt so alone before.

Time passed and the world became a little darker with still no sign of Haku. Chihiro's tears had run dry and she had become silently aware of the growing darkness. Getting up, she crept the remainder of the bridge to the bathhouse. From there, she followed the same path Haku had taken her when she had first came there until she was standing under the same exact bush as before. Inside, Chihiro could hear the staff working; no one had seemed to notice her.

Closing her eyes, she tried to remember where the backdoor was, where Haku had shown her where it was. Suddenly she felt a hand touch her forehead and a voice explaining how to find Kamajii. Her eyes flew open when she recognized that the voice was Haku's, but he wasn't anywhere in sight. Pushing herself off the ground, she raced toward the backdoor, the voice leading her. "I'm coming! I'm coming!" Chihiro yelled.

Thrusting the backdoor open, she was about to race down the steps when she halted, trembling. They were just so long and horrifyingly steep. Haku's voice unexpectedly became very close to Chihiro's ear and said, "It's alright, Sen. You're doing fine, I promise you won't fall…"

Chihiro whipped her head around but saw nothing. So she screamed out into mid-air, "You said we would see each other soon! You promised, but it's been a year already! That's not soon Haku!" then her voice became quiet, "You promised…"

"Chihiro…"

"AAAHH!" Chihiro yelled as she flung herself down the stairs, her feet barely touching the wooden planks. And then BAM! She crashed into the wall at the bottom of the stairs… again. "Ow…" she complained rubbing her sore nose.

"This way…"

"I'm coming!"

Stumbling before regaining her balance, she trudged on toward the Boiler Room. The hot air was the same as ever when she opened the door and walked in. Still walking, Chihiro made her way to the opening and spotted Kamajii doing his work; as did the soot balls. Stepping forward, she watched them work before speaking, "Kamajii?"

Kamajii turned his head around and behind the glasses his eyes widened. "Sen, what are you doing here?"

Chihiro bowed before continuing to speak, "I came back."

"Came back? Why?"

Chihiro didn't answer, but instead looked down at her feet.

"Take a break!" Kamajii hollered to the soot balls that were now crowding around Chihiro's feet. The soot balls quickly went inside their den. Kamajii then turned back to Chihiro as she walked across the floor until she stood a only few feet away from him. "Now," he said. "What happened?"

Chihiro looked up before telling Kamajii everything that had happened in a rush. Then, she started to cry.

"Oh Sen…. Here, eat this. You're about to disappear," Kamajii said holding out a dumpling to the almost-invisible girl.

Chihiro nodded and ate it with the tears still falling down her cheeks. At once she turned back to normal, and when she finished she asked, "Do you think Yobaba would let me work here again?"

Kamajii scratched his chin, "I don't know. You could try, but you and Yobaba never really caught on well last time."

"Oh."

"Back to work!" he screamed at the soot balls making Chihiro jump. "You can stay here until Rin comes. She'll take you to Yobaba."

Chihiro thanked him and bowed. Then sat down and watched the soot balls work, wondering if Rin would have still remembered her.