Chapter 4: Fade

Woohoo! I updated! Sorry if it took awhile! I had a lot of homework and tests etc. Anyways, disclaimer: the same old same old. Hope you enjoy this chapter and the translations! Thank you to all those who are following my story and reviewed!

**Daijobuyo-It's okay

**Yamete-stop

**Hikari-light [yes I know its also a name]

**Yada-no or I don't want this

Haku's POV

"The new spirit is Chihiro," I said plainly trying hard to keep my flooding emotions from showing on my face. The result was a twisted grimace.

"Are you sure?" said Yubaba, her eyes narrowing. "Are you sure it's not a spirit with the ability to form into another's weakness?"

"I would know if Chihiro was real or not," I snarled. "Do you have any idea as to why she is here?" my voice became a hoarse whisper barely containing the desperation I felt. I thought forcing her not to look back would prevent her from coming back again, but I was apparently wrong.

"This is the first time something like this has happened, so I wouldn't know. Have you tried the old scripts?" Yubaba clearly didn't want to deal with this.

"The old scripts have nothing to do with humans. She's here..I brought her to my room. She's there right now." an amused smile played across the old witch's wrinkled lips. I nearly lost all sense of pride. "I would never do something so indecent!" I spat. Yubaba chuckled.

"I have a few ideas but none of them are guaranteed." I nodded. "She came here before right? She must have some sort of tie to the spirit world if her spirit is back. Something happened to her body in the human world forcing her spirit to wander and end up here. What that something is I don't know. The rest I'm sure you can ask my sister about." knowing this was the limit of the knowledge she would share, I bowed slightly and headed towards my room.

Chihiro's spirit was sitting up and looking out the window. She stopped crying and was silent. I winced silently as her form started to blur and clear in a never-ending cycle. She was feeling the bracelet woven with my dragon scale, magic, and...love. Her spirit had very little darkness in it. Any kind of darkness was purged by light shortly after leaving the slightest hint. She constantly stared out at the deep dark moonlit sky, but I could tell her emotions were in a constant struggle. I watched her for a very long time wondering what I could do to make it easier for her.

Suddenly, she gasped and looked at me. "Haku..." she whispered. Her voice was frail and her form blurred once more.

"I'm here," I said slowly walking over. "Daijobuyo I promise."

"Like the promise you told me, but never fulfilled?" she stated flatly her spirit flashing darkness. The words stung in my chest. She turned to look at the sky and put her head in her hands. "What's wrong?" I asked trying to ignore those haunting words.

She didn't hear me and continued mumbling to herself. "Yamete...the voices... hikari...yada.." Chihiro shook her head violently. Whether it was in agony or frustration I didn't know. Her spirit lit up with pure white light and something jolted her form. Then she dissipated into nothingness while her warm brown eyes stared horrified into mine, a silent scream fading from her lips. The bracelet on her wrist dropped; the only proof she was ever there.

"CHIHIRO!" I roared.

Chihiro's POV

I saw Haku standing there looking worried. I didn't know what to do. The voices were getting too loud and I buried my head into my transparent hands.

"It will be okay, I promise," said Haku.

All I remember was making a snide comment making me feel so guilty I couldn't look at him. There was light piercing my eyelids and I couldn't take it anymore. I just wanted everything to stop, to go back to what it once was. I wanted this to go away and for me to live in this dream forever. My confusing thoughts twisted my brain even more on itself. I tried breathing, but I couldn't feel myself slowly suck in air. I started moaning when the light started to pry my eyes open.

Suddenly, I got jolted by something. Electricity? I felt myself fading away, as Haku started to blur in front of my eyes. NO! Let me stay just a little longer! NO! Stop! I don't want to die yet! NO! NO! NO! This wasn't supposed to end this way! Haku I'm sorry for saying that! Please! I shed a few crystalline tears and then I got sucked into the light….and woke up.

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