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Waring : This chapter contains lots of drama.

Chapter 3 : The transfer student

"Haku?"

"You're Haku aren't you? Haku!"

"Ch-Chihiro-chan, I think you've mistaken me for him."

"Hu-huh? Tha-that's a lie!"

"Chihiro, calm yourself down."

"A-ah!" Chihiro ran out of the classroom and sobbed.

"O-Ogino-san!"

"...Haru-sensei, please let me go after her." Ryuu bowed and left the classroom before Haru-sensei gave him an answer.

"What the hell was that?"

"That's Chihiro alright."

"There's no way she would know someone as cool as Ryuu what's gotten into her?"

"I already thought she was weird to start off with."

"Maybe we shouldn't talk to her anymore."

"This is stupid."

Meme stood up and slammed her table.

"Are you guys looking for a fight? There is nothing wrong with mistaking someone as someone you once knew that's dear to you! Ignore her all you want, people like you will never understand the loss of someone dear! I pity those who don't. If one day it happens to you, don't you dare get near Chihiro. Sensei please start the lesson, I'm sure both of them will be fine." The whole class quiet down and started their lesson.

"Chi-Chihiro!" Ryuu caught up with her after a little while.

"K-Kawa-kun, I'm sorry. I ran out of the class room without thinking, and you came after me."

"It's fine but are you alright?"

"Ye-yea..."

"Let's go back to the class room, everyone must be worried. Especially your best friend."

"...Alright.. Kawa-kun."

"You can call me Ryuu."

On their way back, Ryuu questioned Chihiro a bit about herself and Haku.

"Who's Haku?"

"...Someone dear to me."

"Ah, I see. I'm glad you saw that in me."

"It's-It's just the same aura I'm getting from you. I'm sorry."

"It's fine."

"To tell the truth, I really like him, I haven't realize it myself until a few days ago.."

"Ah, I see. What happened to him?"

"...I can't say. I know you won't believe me."

"I believe whatever you say Chihiro." Ryuu smiled almost exactly like Haku.

In shock of his smile, Chihiro spat out the words she was suppose to say. "...He's not human."

"No-not human?"

"I knew you wouldn't believe me." Chihiro muttered to herself.

"I meant to ask why he isn't a human."

"Be-because he's a spirit."

"A spirit?"

"Yes. He was the one that saved me when I went to the spirited world. Every time when I'm with him, he always makes me feel the safest. Maybe it is because of the incident that happened when I was a kid, but no matter what it is, I just want him to know how I feel about him."

"Don't you have any contact with him? Like sending a letter?"

Chihiro shook her head, "That's not it. I want to say it to him in person so I could deliver my true feelings all at once. He's in the spirited world right now but I believe I will see him soon." As Chihiro continued talking about Haku, she looked so happy. All her daydreams about him are all pouring out that she nearly forgot she wasn't talking to her best friend.

"I-I'm sorry! I talk too much!" She realized Ryuu was starring at her with a grin on his face. He seems really relaxed when she was talking about Haku.

"It's alright. It's nice that you're comfortable around me."

Chihiro blushed, she thought she saw Haku in him for real this time but ignored it. They both got back to the class room by then.

"Welcome back Ogino-san."

"I'm sorry for making such a big fuss everyone. Please forgive me." She bowed to her class as an apology and went back to her seat followed behind by Ryuu. As soon as Ryuu took his seat, he fainted. The attention of the class turned to him and everyone once again started to murmur.

"Ka-Kawa-kun? ...Kawa-kun? I'll take him to the nurse's office!"

"O-Ogino-san, I don't think you can do that alone."

"I'll go with her." Meme suggested.

"O-ok. Please be careful."

"Yes Sensei."

The whole class was dead silent. They had been shocked from what just happened and could not say anything. As Chihiro and Meme helped Ryuu to the nurse's office, they started to chat.

"He-hey Chihiro, Did Ryuu say anything to you?"

"Ye-yeah. I told him a-about Haku.."

"You did?"

"Ye-yes."

"What did he say?"

"I guess he was surprised like you were when I first told you."

"Oh.." Meme had a sad face on for a moment but she shook it off.

"Mmmmm. Wh-what, Where am I?"

"Ah, you're awake!"

"Where am I?"

"We are on our way to the nurse's office."

"I'm fine now so you can put me down."

"Are you sure?" Chihiro looked worried.

"Yea. Thank you Chihiro-san."

"Ahem"

"Ah, you too. I didn't really quite catch your name."

"It's Meme! Meme!"

"So-Sorry. Thank you Meme-san."

"Hmph." As Meme and Chihiro both let go of Ryuu.

"I think I'll take the rest of the day off." Ryuu sighed out of a week's worth sigh.

"I'll go tell Haru-sensei, Chihiro you go with him just in case he collapse again." Meme winked at Chihiro

"O-okay." Meme ran off to the classroom to give the two a little more time to talk. Like usual with their conversation, it began silently until one of them started to speak.

"Hey Chihiro-san?"

"Hm?"

"I'm sorry about today. I feel like I'm a burden to you and the class. I think I will transfer again."

"W-what? No! You're not a burden! That can't be. We just met!"

Ryuu smiled at the helpless girl who's soon going to cry.

"I'm sorry for yelling but we just became friends. It's your first day and you're already transferring, again?"

"Chihi-Ogino-san."

"Ah...I guess we're not exactly friends yet. I can't really convince you to stay can I?" She began to weep.

"You'll be fine."

"What about you? What will you do?"

"Don't worry, I'll be sure to find a school that's suitable for me eventually."

"Will we meet again sometime?"

"Sure we will."

"Promise?"

"Promise."

Chihiro gasped as she realized this was the exact same conversation that she had said with Haku.

"Ha..ku.."

Ryuu suddenly look shocked on her call. He turned away from her and didn't show her his expression.

"What are you talking about Ogino-san? Are you mistaking me for him again?"

Coming back to reality, she gasped as of what she had done.

"I-I'm sorry Ryuu-kun, I didn't mean it. Our conversation just now reminded me of him.."

"Well that's for sure." Ryuu said with a cold tone.

"I'm really sorry Ryuu! I really didn't mean it."

With another sigh, he looked at Chihiro. "It's fine Ogino-san."

"...You're lying Ryuu-kun! It's not fine!"

"N-no, it's fine."

"Call me Chihiro!"

"A-ah, I thought that it wasn't appropriate for me to call you Chihiro since we just met."

"Then why did you tell me to call you by your first name? Ryuu-kun"

"Chi-"

"No! I don't want excuses. Are you telling me that I can't call you Ryuu because we just met? Then why did you tell me to call you Ryuu in the first place? Why? Are you telling me I should have just called you Kawa-kun? Fine I will! I hate you, I hate you Haku Kawa!" Chihiro gasped so loud she nearly choked and ran off to somewhere once again.

"I don't think she can hold it together if I stayed here. Transferring was the only idea I had in mind, I guess I should of thought of her feelings first. All she's been talking about is him; can't she look at who I am for a change? If she sees me as me, then she will figure everything out. That idiot, I really don't think I should have said anything though. I'm sorry for lying to you Chihiro." Ryuu started to run after her.

"In one day, all this happened because of my stupidity. Ryuu's right, we just met and I'm treating him like I knew him forever. I continuously call him Haku. I could never face him after an outburst like that. I'm such an idiot." Chihiro is hiding in the school park. She was hiding in a hole that was built as part of the park. She sobbed away and remembered the times when she was together with Haku.

"What has gotten into me? Maybe I should have never left the spirit world."

The wind blew and a voice came from above the hole.

"You don't belong in the spirit world Chihiro, that's why I told you to leave."

"Wh-wha.. Ha-Haku? No, it must be my imagination. Oh great! I'm going crazy! Just when I thought I calmed down." Chihiro looked outside the hole and saw him. It really is him, the person she's been waiting for. Haku. Chihiro couldn't believe it.

"It's really me Chihiro. I'm sorry to keep you waiting."

"Haku!" She struggled out of the hole and ran into his arms.

"Haku! Haku! Haku! It's really you! Haku! Haku! Haku!"

"Of course it is. Like the promise we made right?"

"...Yes" He reminded her of Ryuu.

"What's wrong?"

"I had a fight with my fri- new classmate."

"Why don't you apologize?"

"I WANT TO! I REALLY WANT TO! BUT HE THINKS HE'S A BURDEN!" She yelled.

"Then go apologize to him, tell him how you feel. I'm sure he'll understand."

"I will!" Chihiro started to run and looked back.

"Aren't you coming Haku?"

"I can't, I have to go back to the spirit world."

"Wh-what are you talking about?"

"I came here because I felt that you were in need of me."

"...So you're not staying?"

"I can't. I'm sorry Chihiro but you will have to wait just a bit more. Just until I finish dealing with Yubaba."

"...Alright." Chihiro tried to smile as much as she could so she could support him with all she's got. After all, he made a trip all the way here just to help her out.

"Goodbye Chihiro." He smiled gently before he disappeared into thin air.

"Hurry back Haku." Tears rolled down on her cheeks.

"I've got no time for crying! I have to apologize to Ryuu!"

Not long afterwards Chihiro found Ryuu by a bench nearby.

"Chi-Chihiro-san!"

"I'm sorry for earlier! Please forgive me!" They both said.

"No, it's my fault. I am always running away. Chihiro, Help me over come it. I want to know you better." He gave a smile that lighted her heart.

"I want to know you better too Ryuu! You shouldn't be taking all the blame on yourself; it was me who gave an outburst."

"But I should have watched my wording."

"But I-" They both starred at each other for a moment and started to laugh at everything they are saying.

"Are you taking the rest of your day off in school?"

"I think I'll continue. It's only my first day after all."

"I think Meme is worried about us. We should get back."

"Yeah."

"Thank you for listening to me Chihiro, As long as you're close to Ryuu, Ryuu Kawa you're close to me. Know more about him and truly figure out who he is."

Did you like the third chapter? Please leave a review! I will work on the next chapter. Thank you readers!

Small note: This chapter was filled with drama, no? I kind of thought of how Chihiro would act in situations like those. The way she cried a lot in the beginning of the movie. It seems like it's coming back to her again. She has Hakuphobia, it kind of annoys me while I'm writing it but thinking of all the readers I guess it's worth exaggerating. There's a little hint in the last part where the italic font came up. I'm pretty sure you all know who it is, but guess what their relationship is to each other! Leave a review. Thank you for reading!

Reader's note: I'm sorry this chapter took so long! I was packing my things for the new house and have been extremely busy although it is summer! The next chapter will be uploaded a lot quicker than this one please look forward to it!