It was already past midnight, and Haku had finally finished explaining. Yubaba narrowed her eyes, staring into the crackling fire. "It already started, has it?" she murmured to herself. "Did anything else happen to her?" The young spirit shrugged. Glancing down at Chihiro, he asked, "Hey, did-" Feeling weight pressing against his shoulder, he found her dozing off. Hearing her slow and calm breathing, he blinked in curiosity.
"How can she sleep at a time like this?" he pondered, gently brushing a strand of hair away from her eyes. With a sigh, the witch waved her hand towards the open door. "That's enough for tonight. Rest." Nodding, Haku picked Chihiro up, leaving her room. Searching for her room, he caught the scent of the human girl: a sweet scent of flowers. Telepathically opening her door, he laid her in her futon. However, when he was about to leave, he still felt her hand clutching his sleeve. If he were to pull her off, she would awaken.
Sighing, he crossed his legs and sat beside her. Chihiro's creamy peach skin glowed in the moonlight, her eyelashes looking longer than he had noticed before. Mesmerized by her beauty, he soon began to drift into deep sleep.
That's strange, Chihiro thought. Like always, she was standing in a bright, peaceful field, feeling the warm breeze and grass tickling her bare feet. Something's supposed to happen. Something bad… But what's different about this one? She looked around, searching for an clues. "Hello?" she called out. Only the chirping birds replied back to her. Frowning, her legs collapsed, causing her to fall into the grass. What's supposed to happen? She repeated to herself, grabbing the grass with her frustrated hands.
"Calm down, Chihiro. There's nothing here for you to worry about," a voice behind her assured. Alarmed, she found her katana and pointed it at whoever was there. "Take it easy!" he exclaimed. The girl finally recognized him as Haku. "What are you doing here?" the girl narrowed her eyes. She lowered her sword, dropping it into the grass. Walking to the center of the flowery field, she felt Haku's strong hands touch her shoulders. Once she stopped, he leaned closely to her ear, he whispered, "Relax, Chihiro, I'm here with you." Frowning, she turned to face him.
"This is a dream, Haku!" Instead of being startled by her snappy tone, the dragon spirit smiled. "Wake up." Blinking in confusion, a tear ran down her cheek. It hit something that she was laying on. Confused, she finally opened her eyes. It was morning, the sunlight shining through the half closed door. The tear had fell down to her pillow, darkening the cloth. She looked up to find the calm, sleeping face of Haku.
Startled, she wanted to back away, but was locked in his arms and did not want to wake him. Trying to calm herself down, she tried to look away from his soft expression. However, the curious girl dared to catch a quick glance at him. His breathing was slow and steady, his skin flawless and his emerald eyes opening into the world. His eyes met with hers, who stared at him in astonishment. "Hey," he calmly murmured. "M-Morning," she squeaked, immediately sitting up.
She hid her red, hot face away from his gaze, trying to disguise the blush. Haku chuckled, sitting up beside her. "I haven't slept comfortably like this in a long time," he yawned, stretching his arms. Chihiro could only hear half of what he was saying, trying to picture herself sleeping in the spirit's arms. Feeling his hand rest on her shoulder, she nearly jumped. "Are you okay?" Haku asked in a slightly worried tone.
Facing him and waving her hand at him, she protested, "No, no, not at all! I-I was just thinking about something…" The dragon leaned closely to her. W-What is he doing? She thought. In her mind, she had the urge to push him away. But her body would not move, only to feel the warmth of Haku move closer to her. "Chihiro," he murmured. Just before Chihiro could say anything, his lips touched her cheek. Holding back a squeak of alarm, she hoped he would not feel the intense heat from her blushing cheeks. After a few seconds, he pulled himself back to a sitting position. Noticing her furiously blush, he laughed.
"W-What's so funny?" she demanded with a squeaky voice. Hiding his pink cheeks, he shook his head. "It's nothing, Chihiro." Blinking, the human girl looked away, squirming around. She did not know what to say. "Um, hey, Haku," she struggled with her words. He turned to meet her eyes, wondering what she had on her mind. Immediately, words just stumbled out. "I, um, I missed you, uh, yeah." Haku could not help but laugh again. "I'm sorry! It's just that there's nothing to… to say…" Haku smiled. "There's nothing to say, Chihiro. All there is that we're together again."
His arm wrapped around her, squeezing her gently. Even though she was shaking and panicking with her words earlier, she suddenly felt safe and relaxed. Leaning against his shoulder, she closed her eyes and sighed. "Yeah," she murmured. The two sat in her room, hearing the sea splash against the shore and the spirits flying through the wind.
Glancing at her bandaged arm, she lightly touched it, as if feeling the curse grow by the minute. Noticing her staring worriedly at her arm, he pulled her closer, causing them to be in a tighter embrace. "No matter what happens, I will get the curse off of you," he vowed. Surprised by his sudden commitment, she smiled, wrapping her arms around his body as he did. "Yeah," she repeated again, burying her worries away and dozing off in the arms of her love.