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Chapter Six

I Had a Dream

Haku took my hand again and I followed him out of Yubaba's office. He stomped his way back to his room and I trailed behind him not making a sound. He slammed the door open. Rin wasn't in the room anymore.

"Argh!" Kohaku growled as he slammed his fists into the wall. I flinched and looked away. I was a little angry too, but I wasn't going to destroy an innocent wall.

"Calm down." I muttered under my breath. "You have no reason to freak out."

He turned his head towards me, and I was shocked when I saw the pained look on his face. His eyes were narrowed and they were icy cold. His lips were shut tight, and his hands were pressed firmly on his forehead. I shook my head and moved towards him. I heard him whimper when I put my hand on his shoulder. He lowered his hands and took a second to catch his breath.

"I destroyed your life." He whispered to me. He took a deep breath to contain his self-directed anger.

I blinked, well I wasn't going to contradict him… my human life pretty much went down the drain, and now I was destined to destroy an entity that was superior to me in strength and in numbers. So—I sighed. I wasn't completely unhappy with my situation. I was with the man of my dreams—well dragon of my dreams, and I got to see all my old friends.

I felt my heart beating too fast, as though it would burst out of my chest. Was I that anxious?

"You didn't destroy it, circumstance did." I told him as sweetly as I could. "I mean mom and dad probably think I'm dead. Even if I do make it back, then I would probably have to start my semester at school all over, not to mention I am probably going to have to try out again to make the cheerleading team."

I sighed when I thought of Cho… I was lead cheerleader. I bet she would be thrilled to take my place, but then again she was still my friend. I let go of Kohaku's shoulder and moved towards his balcony. I opened the door and let the fresh air hit my face gently. I stepped outside and looked at the horizon. It was sunny outside and there was a clear cloudless sky.

"You miss your parents don't you?" Haku said stepping outside.

"What gave me away?" I asked him sarcastically.

He sighed and wrapped one arm around me. "I can take you to see them."

I leaned against his chest and wondered if it was a good idea. What would I tell them? 'Hey mom! Hey dad! Don't worry about me I'm alive, but I have to go back to the spirit world to destroy something called "the darkness".' Oh, yeah! They were not going to let me leave. But the idea of seeing them was so mouth-watering, so tempting, so enticing that I could not say no. Mom would probably start crying when she would see me, and dad would never let me go. I was their only child—I winced at the thought of them thinking that they might lose me for ever.

I wanted to see them, tell them that I was fine, even if only for the moment. I looked up at Kohaku and he understood everything when our eyes met.

"You want to see them." He said as his embrace became more loving.

I nodded and I felt my eyes getting watery. He kissed the top of my head.

"We can go you know." He said as he spun me around.

"I would like that." I answered silently. "But how?"

"You are still linked to the human world, and I can travel in both worlds now that my river is flowing again. You could actually go see them as much as you want, but we have to be back before sundown."

I felt a tear of happiness roll slowly down my cheek. He wiped it with his left hand. I looked up at him and I could see his green eyes sparkling. My head moved forwards and I closed my eyes. I could feel his breath tickle my lips. A slow warmth moved inside of me and took over my body. I felt my own breath stagger awkwardly as I waited for his lips to meet mine, but when they did I was swollen with joy. His lips brushed mine so gently, and with such care that it was as though he thought that I would break into pieces under the impact of a fiery kiss. His hands moved softly down to my waist and I moved closer to him. I wrapped my arms around his neck and forced my own lips onto his.

There was nothing erotic about the kiss. There was no desire to make it sexual in any way. There was no pressure, no fear, no apprehension; there was only love and it was true, good, and wonderfully blissful. It made me dream, it made me hope, it made unafraid. I could face any foe. I could feel fireworks exploding inside me and soft thunder roaring in my mind. He moved one hand up on my back and moved me closer to him. Our bodies were pressing against one another. I felt my mind become mush. It was as though I was floating on a cotton candy cloud. I was defying gravity.

When we broke the kiss, I had to take a moment to catch my breath. I opened my eyes and admired the man in front of me. I loved the way he held me in his arms.

He pressed his forehead against mine and smiled. For the first time, since I had arrived in the spirit world, I saw Haku be truly happy. There was no guilt, no pain, no sorrow, nothing that could put a damper this moment.

"I want you to be happy Chihiro." He said tenderly. He let go of me and moved backwards.

He transformed into his dragon self. I blinked and he moved his head back as if he was saying, 'come on get on.'

I hesitated for a brief second before I climbed on.

The second I was safely on him, he shot forwards and flew off into the sky. He flew so quickly. I moved some of my hair off my face and tucked them behind my ear. I could see the train station moving closer towards us. Haku flew through the doors and then into the tunnel.

When we reached the human world Haku soared towards the sky and I noticed my blue house and my green lawn. I pointed it to him and he transformed back into a man and we descended towards my home. I noticed that they had found my car. I came to that conclusion, since it was parked in the driveway. I wondered how they got it home. I had forgotten that my keys were in my backpack. I walked towards the door and checked if it was unlocked. It was.

I walked into the foyer. I leaned forwards and looked into the living room. There was no one. I walked into the dining room, then I moved into the kitchen, still no one. I checked downstairs, until I heard silent tiptoeing upstairs. I walked back up the stairs and came face to face with my mom and dad.

They had large puffy eyes with dark purple circles underneath them. My mother's hair was messy and tangled. It looked like a poorly kept rat's nest. Dad hadn't shaved and he seemed to have lost too much weight for his own good.

My mother's eyes grew four sizes when she saw me. Her arms quickly embraced me and she was not going to let me go.

"Oh my little Chihiro!" She cried on my shoulder. "I thought I lost you."

My dad was speechless, his eyes veiled up with fresh tears and he joined our embrace.

"We looked everywhere!" He told me sobbing.

"I missed you guys." I tried to contain my own tears.

I detached myself from them and swallowed all the pain down. I didn't want to worry them. "Mommy, daddy—I can't stay."

"Is it because of him?" My father rumbled. He gestured Haku who had followed me everywhere in the house like a silent shadow. My mother stiffened.

"Chichi… you know that you don't have to go with him. You can tell mommy if something is wrong." My mother said. "If their keeping you captive." It was barely above a whisper.

"Is it money you want!" My father asked. His voice was hard and relentless. "I have money. You can have everything! Just give us back our little girl."

"Dad it's not like that." I turned to Haku, "can't I tell them the truth? They need to know."

"You eloped didn't you?" Mom gulped. "You got yourself pregnant—sweetie that's not a reason to—."

"I'm not pregnant. Can we go sit in the living room?" I said to them calmly. She wasn't that far off about the eloping part.

They nodded, but didn't move.

I did, I sat down on the couch and Haku followed me diligently. Only to make sure that I was safe my parents followed.

"You guys remember when I was ten; I told you a story that was very farfetched and you didn't believe me. You see the spirit world exists. This is the boy that I helped, Kohaku. I don't know why, but I have to go back and help my friends again. I love you guys and I hate the fact that I'm not going to be able to see you as much anymore. I want you guys to know that I'll be safe. Haku won't let anything bad happen to me. Also… I'm technically married to him."

"Wha—" Dad's face was frozen in a total state of shock.

Mom kept shaking her head. I think she also pinched herself to make sure she wasn't dreaming.

"Well I don't really know how to explain it—you see—Haku why don't you tell them." I balled my hands up. I could feel just how clammy they had gotten.

He looked at my mom and dad with his beautiful green eyes, and they magically calmed down.

'First time I see magic actually doing some good' I thought sarcastically to myself.

Haku let out a faint chuckle, but continued staring nonetheless.

"In our world," he started, "there is something called mating. I am very sorry to inform you that your daughter is exceptional… I can understand just how hard it can be for human parents, but Chihiro is my mate, and nothing—even if she would want to change it—can stop the mating process once it has started."

My dad eyes were fixated on me, on his little girl, on his princess, on his world. I could see that he was wrestling with his own conscience. What was he going to do? Stop me? Would he defy fate? Where would he hide me to make sure that no spirit could ever find me?

"I remember when you were this big…" He said as he showed us the length that I had. His gaze was still fixated on me. "You were so spoiled—I always wanted to spoil you, but I knew… I knew that you were special—that I would lose you some day. That was my dream—that you would never grow up…that you would always be my little girl."

My mother was sniffling silently next to him. His words touched me, but they were not hurtful. I understood what I had to do—I didn't want to, but I had to.

A tear rolled down my cheek.

"I love you dad." I managed to choke out.

"Dido, baby girl." He said smiling as he caressed my mother's back.

We stayed in silently contemplation, my mother moved closer to me and I spent the afternoon in her arms. I didn't want to grow up—I wanted to be their little girl again and not have to deal with other people's problems. I knew that I would get to see them again, but I knew that I had said goodbye to my childhood. This was closure. I was telling them goodbye.

That's probably why, when the sun set and we had to leave, I didn't look back.

I was leaving them behind, for now, so that I could give everyone else a better life.

'Bye mom, bye dad, goodbye carelessness.' I thought as I leaned on Haku's back.

We glided back to the Spirit World slowly. I knew that he understood that I wouldn't want to come back. It would hurt too much.

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