"Anya, Anya." "Hm..." Anya had fallen asleep again and now opened her eyes to see Haku looking back at her. "Haku!" She nearly popped all her stitches when she sat up and hugged him. "Careful, you don't want to have to stay here another week, do you?" Anya shook her head, "No, I'm just so happy you're back." "Me too." Anya suddenly sighed, "Whats the matter?" "You're going to leave again, though, aren't you?" "Anya..." "I knew it!" She buried her face in her pillow. Haku just smiled and sighed, and rubbed her back.

"Anya," "I don't want you to leave again." "I'm not leaving." "If you do leave I...wait, you're not!" "Nope." "Really?" "Yes, really. I'm here to stay." He said and gently pulled her into an embrace. "Haku! What about my dad!" "He's cool with it." "Really?" "Yeah, it seems that saving his daughter, made him come around." "Hm...I'm glad." "Yeah, me too." "Haku...what happened?" "Hm?" "To Akago, and Kagura?" "Ah, they're fine. Turns out that when they attacked the house, Kagura didn't even try to fight them." "I'm glad, she's really nice." "Yeah, she's okay." "What about Akago?" "Hm...ha, I'll work on that kid, but for now, he says he'll never speak to me again...hope he sticks to that." "Haku," "What? The kid is a pain in the ass." "Hm...what about..." "Naraku? Well, lets just say, he's under lock and key, deep within a spelled enchanted room, in a secret and hidden shed, way in the back of the shrine." "Thats good...but...he wont die...will he?" "...Ha...no." "Hm...well as long as he's kept under wraps then its okay." "Only you mom can break the spell, so I'd say he's under wraps." "Good."

"Am I going home yet?" "Not for another two days, dear, your were badly injured." "Yeah, but I don't like it here. It smells weird...oh! Ian," "I think he wants you to come home too." "Hm...ha...I'll stay the last two days." "Good. We'll be back tomorrow, rest up and get better." "K." Anya hugged her friends and family tightly and they left for the night. "Can't you say you're sick?" "Nope, the nurse knows thats not true, but I'll be back, promise." "I love you." She said and kissed him. "I love you too." He said back and hugged her, then left.

"What nice friends you have, now back to bed with you. How on earth did you get so badly injured in the first place?" "It's a long story." "Well, seeing as I'm a demon, I have the time, so you can tell me." Anya smiled and nodded, "Okay."

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"Welcome home Anya," "Finally! I'm home! No more hospitable food!" Everyone laughed as they all headed into the house. "Haku," "Hm?" "Come here a moment." "Ah...k." Anya led Haku down the familiar path to the shed that Anya had allowed Haku to use once. She pulled him inside. "Anya..." "Ssh, don't talk, just..." she kissed his lips. "Just kiss." She said and the two just stayed in the shed, kissing, while everyone else was up at the main house.

"I'm sorry about leaving the way I did." "That really hurt, you know." "I know, it hurt to leave, like I did, but I didn't have any other oppoutunity." "Haku..." "He'd have never allowed it then, you know that." "I know, but..." "Anya, it was for the best that I left." "Well its even better that you came back." "Yeah, it is."