A/N: Hi, guys! Thanks for being so patient with me, I've been so busy with my new job & everything that this is my first day off in forever! As a special thank-you, I will post another larger & better chapter with a bunch of ChihiroXHaku fluffiness later tonight(:

Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Spirited Away. I don't got enough doooooouuuugghhh:(

"Chihiro? Chihiro, wake up." A male's voice broke through to Chihiro. She suddenly felt hands on her shoulders and she opened her eyes. Takashi was standing in front of her. She looked around and realized they were standing on her front porch. He looked deeply worried about her and she felt totally embarrassed.

"I'm sorry for causing you trouble. I haven't been sleeping well for the past few months. As you probably have already guess." Chihiro apologized to him then shivered, Takashi wrapped a blanket over her shoulders and smiled at her warmly.

"Are you alright now?" Takashi questioned her in a gentle voice.

"Yeah, I think I'll be okay." She answered him quietly. She knew she was lying. She'd probably sleep walk again if she went back to bed. So, she knew that she had to do everything to keep herself awake for as long as she possibly could. Both Takashi and Chihiro went back to her bed and said goodnight again. Chihiro however stayed awake. It was what she had to do until her counselor's appointment the next morning.

It was now breakfast and Chihiro was changing in her room. Her plan to not sleep seemed to work. She heard her parents making breakfast downstairs so she sat down on her bed.

"Takashi, wake up." She placed her hand on his cheek. Takashi's eyes opened and met hers, then he smiled at her. Chihiro leaned forward and kissed him on his lips. He waited a few seconds before he kissed her back on the cheek. It had only been a day, but Chihiro felt completely relaxed and happy in knowing that Takashi was going to be taking care of her for the rest of her life. She knew she was in good hands.

"I have something for you. Wait here." Takashi ordered before getting up out of bed to grab his duffle bag. Chihiro sat on her bed and obeyed his orders. After all she might as well get used to taking orders from her fiancée now, she'll have to do it the rest of her life.

"What is it?" Chihiro wondered with excitement welling up inside her. Once he pulled his hand out of the bag, Takashi turned around and held out a small black box in his hand. Without another word, he handed the jewelry box to her. She looked up at him and he nodded his head, non-verbally saying that she could open it.

"Go ahead, open it." he insisted as he sat down beside her. Chihiro slowly lifted the lid only to reveal a gold engagment ring with a medium sized diamond in the middle. Shocked, she glanced up at her future husband.

"I-It's beautiful." She stuttered nervously as Takashi smiled with approval.

"You really like it? It was my great-great grandmother's. It's been in the family for over a century." Takashi informed as he helped Chihiro place the gold ring around her finger. She glanced up at him, leaned forward and kissed his lips gently.

"Yeah, I really like it. You aren't so bad either and I guess if I have to spend the rest of my life with you, maybe it won't be entirely bad. I'm still going to stay as far away from you as humanly possible if we're forced to go fishing together though, Takashi " Chihiro giggled happily. Takashi placed his arm around her shoulders, held her closely, and kissed her head. She leaned against his chest and examined the ring on her finger.

"Breakfast is ready, guys!" Chihiro's mother shouted as she appeared in the doorway. That very moment, she glanced at Chihiro and Takashi her face lit up with sudden excitment as she saw the ring on her daughter's finger.

"Mrs. Ogino! You're looking lovelier than ever this morning." Takashi was the first of the two to notice her. Chihiro looked at him and he looked back at her with a friendly but loving smile. It was hard to believe that this handsome seventeen year old boy was the same person who had pushed her off of a boat and into the water when they were twelve years old. He seemed so sophisticated and put together now.

"Is that ring what I think it is?" Mrs. Ogino walked up to Chihiro and took her daughter's hand in hers. She examined Chihiro's ring very closely as Takashi began rubbing Chihiro's shoulders to relax her. Even though she knew she should be happy about all of this, she felt empty inside. Chihiro felt like she was missing something or better yet someone. She knew exactly who. Haku.

"Yes. It's my engagement ring, mother." Chihiro answered in a quiet whisper.

"This is so beautiful, Chihiro! Let's go show your father. He'll be so pleased!" Mrs. Ogino yanked her daughter off of the bed and pulled her downstairs without wasting another second of precious time. When the three of them got downstairs, Mr. Ogino was at the table eating his breakfast and reading the newspaper. Mrs. Ogino was the first to tell him about the ring.

"Let me see it." Mr. Ogino said before setting his newspaper down on the table.

"It's everything I've ever wanted and now I know all of my dreams are going to come true and it's all because of Takashi." Chihiro told him before kissing Takashi on the lips once. Takashi kissed her back, Chihiro looked to her father who was grinning and nodding his head in approval.

"Well, I'm glad to see you finally came around. Like I said before. . . Takashi comes from a nice family and he'll treat you right. You two could do great things together. Maybe even raise a big family and have lots of children. I'm so proud of you, Chihiro. You will always be protected and cared for as long as you have us. Isn't that right, Takashi?" Mr. Ogino eyed Takashi who was staring at Chihiro lovingly.

"That's right, sir. I'll do everything in my power to keep your daughter and my future wife safe from any harm. After all it's what I was born to do from the beginning. Am I right?" Takashi told him in a firm voice as he stroked Chihiro's cheek while she smiled. She knew she should be feeling some form of excitement. The girls her age would be over the moon if they knew they were getting married to anyone like Takashi. No, Chihiro felt nothing. She was just empty and she had no idea why. All she could think of was her dream last night. The dragon and the boy. They were the same. Someone or something that went by the name of Haku.