AN: ~~ Updating~~ Sorry that took quite long. How will Chihiro feel? Read to find out :P

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Disclaimer: I do not own Spirited Away, it's an amazing movie~ I only own the two OCs :)

Chapter 2: The deer caged in my chest

Chihiro felt faint. All the memories that are rushing into her mind caused her to feel really dizzy. "Oh dear kami-sama." Was all she managed to murmur before she blacked out once more.

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"CHIHIRRRRROOOOOOOO!"

Chihiro opened her eyes and saw the ceiling of an un-recognizable room. She suddenly panicked. Where am I? What am I doing here? But suddenly the memories of last night and all the events that occurred hit her like a ten ton brick.

Takashi and Pat are in their casual clothes, sitting next to Chihiro's hospital bed. Haku sat on the otherside, and he seemed to be asleep. Pat was dozing off as well, her glasses askew on her nose and her mouth wide open. Takashi stared at Chihiro. "Man Chi, you still okay?" Chihiro nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine." She said quietly, not wanting to wake up Haku and Pat from their peaceful slumber. "Where are my parents?" "Oh, Mrs. And Mr. Ogino went home after they visited you. Apparently you were asleep at that time." Takashi said, and shrugged. Chihiro nodded, and slumped back. Her bandaged head hit the wall, and she shrieked, but quickly covered her mouth with her hands. Takashi quickly stuffed a few pillows behind her head. Haku stirred, and opened his eyes. Pat yawned and stretched, rubbing her sleepy eyes. "Chi? You alright?" she said while stifling another yawn. Chihiro nodded. Takashi looked at the still tired Pat, and stared at his backpack full of homework which sat at his feet. "Well, Chi, it's good that you are alright, but I need to bring Pat back so she can get some rest and I really need to finish my homework." He said. Chihiro nodded. Pat just looked shocked. "What? No! I can't just leave my friend hanging! I gotta-" Chihiro stopped her. "It's okay, Pat. You were a lot of help." She got up and hugged Pat. Pat hugged her back and smiled. "Well, if you say so. Let's go, Takashi." Takashi nodded and picked up his bag. "Well hope to see you at school on Monday!" Chihiro nodded. "Okay!" Pat and Takashi waved at her once more before disappearing into the corridor, the door slammed shut behind them. Chihiro sat there, waiting until their footsteps and talking disappeared completely before she lay down again. She closed her eyes, and for a second she totally forgot about Haku's presence. At least, that was before Haku spoke up. "Chihiro?"

Chihiro's eyes snapped open, and her face burned bright red. Dear Kami-sama! How did I even forgot about him being here? She mentally face palmed her-self. Alright Chihiro. Time to face the truth.

She sat up, trying to hide her face from him by looking at the other direction. "Yes?" She could feel Haku's gaze on her back. "Do you remember?"

Chihiro's heart felt like a deer who is trying to escape from her chest. Why did he have to bring that back?! Her body temperature rose high above human standards once more. "I, uh, think so." She murmured. She couldn't exactly memorize EVERYTHING, but at least she knew Haku, how he is the Spirit and Guardian of the Kohaku river and how she rode on his back before, when he was a dragon. And then she can remember Lin, Kamagi, The soot balls, Lin, Yubaba, Zeniba, and No-Face. All their faces floated around in her mind, and she shook it off. "I…I remember a few people, but I can't remember every detail. I've been to the spirit world, haven't I?" Chihiro knew "yes" would be the answer, yet she still asked. She didn't want the room to fall into complete and utter silence once more. She sighed quietly, and turned to face Haku, who remained silent. "answer me, please, Haku."

Haku sighed. "Yes, Chihiro, you have." He said. "but you might not remember everything, because of a reason, which we don't know yet." He murmured. Chihiro just nodded. The names, faces, voices and personalities are all she can remember. And slight images of the spirit world, the fragments from her dreams. That is all. Nothing more. "Haku, how long can you stay here?" Chihiro said. She knew if Spirits lived without spirit food they can become weaker and weaker. "Just a few more weeks." He said. "And then I will have to leave." He grabbed her hand, which took her by surprise. She blushed furiously. "I'm glad I found you though, Chihiro."

Chihiro gulped. "A-and I'm glad I remember you, Haku." She said, and a small smile crept up her face. She lept up and pulled Haku into a very "platonic" embrace. She couldn't stop herself. She just missed him. She knew it, deep in her heart, and she couldn't deny it. A big fat tear slid down her face. And another. And another. Soon enough, she was crying tears of happiness as she clung on to Haku. "Y-you still remembered o-our promise! That you will c-come back to s-see me!" She said, sniffling. Haku closed his eyes and planted a light kiss on Chihiro's forehead. "I did. And I will never leave you alone for so long ever again." He murmured. Chihiro smiled, her eyes still watery. She pulled away from their embrace, and wiped the tears away with her sleeve. "Thank you for saving me though, Haku. You know, um, the soccer accident." Haku shook his head. "No, Chihiro. I still need to thank you. You helped me in so many ways, Chihiro." His green eyes stared into her hazel brown ones. "I am the one who should thank you." Chihiro blushed again, her cheeks burning. "I-its not a problem! T-that's what friends do, right?" She buried herself in the blanket. "A-anyways, I need to rest. Er, see you later I guess?" "see you at school then." Haku said, and walked towards the door. "and Chihiro," "Yes?" "Take care of yourself."

Those were the last words he said before closing the door and leaving Chihiro to rest.

~Time skip: Monday~

"Chi!" Pat jumped from her seat and ran towards the door to greet her. "You are OK now!" Chihiro nodded, and smiled at her friend. "I'm feeling much better now, Pat." She said. "Let's get back to our seats-we can talk then." Pat nodded, and offered to help Chihiro with her bag and books. Chihiro refused, but thanked her anyway. She sat down on her usual window seat, and began to unpack her bag. Pat's seat is right infront of her seat so she just turned around and rested her elbows and her chin on Chihiro's desk. "soooooooo…." Pat began, watching Chihiro un-pack. "What did you and Kohaku-kun talk about that day when me and Takashi left?" Pat had a smirk on her face, excited about new gossip. Chihiro's face suddenly turned bright red. "Shut up Pat," she said, and shot Pat a death glare. Pat made a dramatic sound and flopped down onto her own desk. But a few seconds later she shot up again. "OH RIGHT!" She said, her eyes gleaming. "Tomorrow is the art field trip! Remember? We're going to that shrine, you know, the red one! In the mountains!" Chihiro mentally slapped herself. How could I forget? That's the gateway to the spirit world! She hissed in her brain.

"Hello?" Pat waved infront of Chihiro's face.

"Er, yeah?"

"Man Chi, you seem to zoom out a lot these days! Bet that you are thinking about Kohaku-kun!"

Chihiro's face burned at the mention of Haku. "What?!" She hissed silently, almost flipping her table. Pat laughed. "Just kidding! From your reaction, I am pretty sure you are thinking about him!" She giggled. Chihiro glared at her before she returned her focus back to the unpacking of her bag.

"Well Chi, you excited about the trip?"

"Duh, of course! We don't really have many trips a year."

"Well THAT'S because we live so far away from all those good tourist sites."

"I guess so."

The bell rang, and their conversation just dropped like a heavy stone. The teacher walked in and class began. Chihiro quickly tuned out from the "academic station" and returned to swim in her thoughts. So many things happened. She thought, as she starts to twirl her pen and stare out the window.

-TIME SKIP-

Home bell rang, and the students are all buzzing with excitement. The teacher, Ms. Suzuki managed to quiet them down with a loud cough.

"As you know students, tomorrow is the art field trip to the shrine." Began Ms. Suzuki, "We will all be taking the bus to the base of the mountain, and hiking up to the shrine." A loud groan of disappointment spread throughout the class-room, but Ms. Suzuki ignored them. "We will be sketching for half an hour, and then we will have lunch. After lunch we will finish our sketches and the rest of the time if free time, until 3:45 PM which we will be coming back to school. You will need to bring some money, a packed lunch, art utensils, the art sketchbook and comfortable clothes for hiking. Is that understood?"

"Yes, Ms. Suzuki." Replied the class.

"Good. Class is dismissed for today. Hope to see you all tomorrow by the bus!"

AN: I promise some cool things will happen next chapter! :) Please leave a review! 3