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Haku's POV

I twisted my body, bumping into something solid and warm. I opened my eyes to a light glow emitting from the window. The sunrise was just initiating, and it was still in the stages of pink and cream, not yet blooming to the full orange and yellow of its prime. This was kind of like the relationship I had with Chihiro, we were just starting off our feelings for one another and we had yet to meet the pinnacle.

I looked down at what I was resting next to and tucked Chihiro's head in between my arm and chest. She was sleeping peacefully with a look of innocence upon her face. But I knew she wasn't, because of what we had performed only a few, short hours ago.

It had been amazing. I never thought sex could feel that great. Yeah, she wasn't experienced, but her valor and aim to please was endearing and she was really good at it. Every time she had moaned, it had pulled at my heart strings.

The way her face looked when she screamed my name, I knew she was enjoying herself. I had too, more so than I probably should have. She was just so beautiful and sweet. I had feelings for her that I cannot yet describe even to myself.

I looked over towards the nightstand and noticed the book I had fixed for her. I picked it up and examined the pages, already noticing the wear and tear of usage. She liked it! She was already reading it again. The thought made me happy, knowing she had enjoyed my little gift.

I placed the book back down and lowered my body in next to hers. The warmth of the blankets and her breath comforted me and lulled me back to sleep as I thought of days to come with Chihiro.

Chihiro's POV

I awoke to darkness prevailing from the outside. I knew Haku was still in bed because I could feel his body against mine. We were spooning and for the life of me I did not want to get out of bed, away from this comfortable position. But my mind had other things planned for it was already awake, bouncing off the walls.

I raised myself out of bed stealthily, trying not to wake the sleeping form beside me. I walked over to the bathroom and splashed my face with cold water, reviving the nerve endings. I turned the tap off and could hear the light snores emitting from the bedroom.

I sighed as I recalled our experience together, definitely a memory I wanted to keep. I felt sticky with dried sweat so I turned on the shower head and climbed in. Singing to myself, I lathered my hair and shaved my legs, using a razor I had borrowed from Lin. The soap I was using was Haku's and it smelled like the rainforest. On the bottle it read "Feel like the flowing water of the Great Lakes and experience perfection." How ironic.

I stepped out of the steamy shower and wrapped a towel around myself. I turned around to examine my image in the mirror, when I saw Haku and dropped me towel out of fright. "Haku! You startled me."

I started to gather up the towel and hastily put it back on when his arms pulled me into his well-muscled chest and murmured, "Do not be ashamed Chihro, I know you better than you do yourself." He was right of course. "You have a beautiful voice, my sweet."

I blushed, at both his listening skills and the form of endearment he implied. "You heard me? Oh, that's so embarrassing." I smiled sheepishly as I turned my head to look at our reflection in the mirror. We were two people holding each other, just right for each.

He held on to my face and planted a soft kiss on my lips. I dug my heels into the ground to restrain myself from dragging him over to the bed again, not that I could actually force him to do anything.

"I have some guests coming this evening for dinner. Would you like to meet them?" He looked into my eyes with longing, waiting for my answer.

"Yes, I'd love to meet your friends." I was excited to maybe catch a glimpse into Haku's life when I wasn't around him. "And before I forget, I wanted to thank you for fixing my book. That was really very nice of you. It's so beautiful!"

"I'm glad you like it, but it will never be as beautiful as you, nothing will." With that he opened the shower door behind him and stepped in. He turned on the water and started rummaging around for body wash.

I took that as my leave for dismissal and walked away towards the wardrobe. I wondered what I should wear to meet his friends. What would they be like? I thought I should wear a dress, but nothing overly fancy. I pulled out a pretty polka-dot dress that would hug my curves and show off some legs, but nothing too raunchy.

I heard him turn off the water and get out of the shower, suddenly remembering something. Shit! We forgot to use protection! When I was raped I know Haku gave me some pills, but this was different; would that work if I had mated with a spirit?

I approached Haku who was bending over the sink in only a towel wrapped around his waist and brushing his hair. "H-Haku? Um, well, um. I, we, kind of forgot to use protection…" I was mortified of saying this out loud, not knowing what his response would be.

He froze midway from spitting out the used toothpaste. He stood up and wiped his mouth, choosing his next words carefully "I'm sorry Chihiro, that's my fault. I should've known better. There's nothing we can do about it now because pills don't work for spirit sex. Damn it! I messed up." He hung his head and wouldn't look me in the eyes.

I walked up to comfort him, placing my hands on his chest. "Shh, it's okay. It takes two to tango. And plus, what are the odds?"

He sighed, accepting my explanation and comfort in silence. He wrapped his arms around my frame and put his chin atop my head. He started humming the same tune I had been singing earlier, "Past Lives" by Ke$ha.