Chapter thirteen - The war…. Again
Risu finally noticed that Haku was missing about fifteen minutes after he left. But by the time he was brave enough to leave his sister's side and go down stairs Haku found him
'Where'd you go, Haku?'
Haku looked down to the boy, who by some strange chance was a dragon like himself, as well as a sibling to Chihiro, and yet was so like her it was sometimes a little scary. They were both Humans, strange although it is; they are, even though one's a Dragon and the other a Tamer.
Anyone who didn't know about their talents would rite them of as a human, because they still smelt like human, fact of being human that, no matter how long they stayed in this world for, their smell will still linger. It wasn't that long ago he was sending Chihiro dreams so she could remember not long after that he somehow through her he knew she had a boy with her, she called him- still calls him "squirt" he acts annoyed when she calls him it, but truthfully, he didn't mind.
Soon after the dreams, the war began, so that was coming through the dreams he sent her, although he couldn't tell her because they were his memories. He really didn't know if Risu could handle another part in a war, he was still young, he hadn't learnt everything he needed to know, and Haku knew, with his sister in an ever dying slumber he wouldn't be able to learn, everyone is like that, human or spirit, they worry about family members, it's only natural.
But the one thing Haku remembered when he first met Risu, he could see so much of Chihiro in him, he was afraid that he was her son. Before he got told Risu wasn't, the part that Chihiro was ten at the time of when she would have had him…. Human's mated at ten? She was only a child! How could one child take care of their own child? It confused him beyond what he knew. He knew human's had short lives, but if mated at ten was apart of that, hell he was glad to be a spirit. But he was relieved when one of them told him he wasn't her child, but a sibling, because it was wrong, way wrong, not that he was trying to be rude, if humans do that kind of thing, he was surely staying out of it.
'No where Risu, let's go back to Chihiro now, okay?'
Risu nodded and smiled.
That was another thing he hated about humans; they had short lives, he knew most humans don't live to see a hundred and those who do, don't live for much longer. That's why, he guessed, human's try to stay young… they know… they know they don't have a lot of years. Hell, for them a hundred years for them maybe long. But for a spirit it was short.
Haku looked down to Risu again who was trying to cover his concern for Chihiro knowing if she was around she'd hurt him for worrying about her. Haku wondered…. did he know? Did he know about the short life he had? Does Chihiro? It seemed it was something they… humans learnt on there own, not by someone telling them. He looked to the side of the hall they were walking down, through the slight window. If they didn't do something soon, they'd lose Chihiro… forever.
Risu bounded up the stairs, Haku was almost afraid to go in the room that Chihiro resided in. Somehow Risu saw this and pulled him in anyways. Chihiro's head was looking to the wall opposite them, even Haku couldn't tell if she was awake or not
'…Aneue….?' Risu asked cautiously walking behind the bed to the other side
'….Squirt….?'
So she was awake, barely but awake. Haku cringed, he needed to tell her what Zeniiba told him, that meant away from a certain kid dragon
'….Squirt…. you do, me a… favour?'
Risu nodded
'….Water?'
Risu nodded again and ran of
'…Haku…?'
'Yes, Chihiro I'm here.' He said while walking around the bed
'…You went, somewhere… didn't you…?'
Haku didn't linger on how she knew
'Yes I did.'
'…Where?'
'To Zeniiba's,'
'…Does, she know… what's wrong?'
Haku sat on the bed, Chihiro moved her head a little so she could see him
'Yes, she knows what's wrong….' He looked to her; her eyes were searching him, urging him to continue
'The people who were attacking Aburaya… they're coming back….and they, want to get rid of you… because you're a Tamer…'
Chihiro frowned
'…So they're, doing what to me…?'
'Slowly killing you, there's something I need you to do.'
Chihiro's frown increased
'…What can-?'
'Fight it.'
'Dem-'
'Onegai, Chihiro I…. don't want to lose you.' (A/n: the fact that Haku in my mind looks so pathetic at the moment is a little pit funny.)
Chihiro looked at him; he was giving her a pleading look. She broke down from her frown then smiled at him and nodded.
By the time Risu returned Chihiro fell asleep, but they left it on the side, in case she woke up and needed it when they weren't there. Because somehow Haku hoaxed Risu into training some more (besides Chihiro would get angry if her brother was wondering around the bathhouse, bored)
Chihiro was in wonder, how was she meant to fight sleep? It wasn't like she could keep her eyes open twenty-four seven, but she was going to try while she was asleep, she didn't know how she was going to do it, but she was going to try.
