Spirited Away 2 – Hidden Love

(A/N: Hello there guys! I just want to say a big thank you to all my readers out there! I really appreciate all the reviews, faves and follows, especially from Heartz4Jesus, Ialiceiamagodness and everyone else! I really appreciate it guys! Also thank you Guest for your inspiring idea, however despite me not using, I really appreciate it! Anyway, on with the story, please R&R)

Chapter Eighteen

"Honestly, do you think the dam police are going to interview us again?" Yuuko Ogino asked angrily as she took another swig of her wine. Her husband, Akio shrugged helplessly and sighed.

"I don't know and I don't care, why would you constantly interview the parents of a stupid daughter anyway? It's pathetic like Chihiro is!" Akio explained and slammed his can of beer on the table. They both sat in silence until the bar manager walked up to them.

"We're closed now, come back tomorrow or something," the bar manager explained and Yuuko and Akio groaned as they lunged their way out of the bar and into their car.

"That stupid runt better come back home or else!" Akio shouted and he started the car.

"Right there, you must complete this mission, you know what do…"

The voice lingered in Ryu's head as he lowered himself from where he was hanging on the tree.

"Sorry Chihiro, I really am, but I need do to this!" Ryu explained to himself and he turned invisible for the time being.

"Look there, isn't that the place where that brat fell in?" Yuuko slurred as the wine got to her and Akio nodded too, the beer getting to him also.

"Yeah, and then she started saying a bloody dragon saved her! What a weirdo! She'd sick in the head she is…" Akio explained and he drove on and on, not knowing where he was actually going.

"A little more…"

The car was slowly driving off the road.

"Just a little more…"

The cat was heading towards a huge beautiful calm river.

"Gotcha!" An invisible arrow sailed through the air and hit the car's tire.

SPLASH!

The car suddenly crashed into the river. Blood stained the inside of the car. Two bodies moaned and breathed their last breath. And the oil within the car started to leak into the river. The oil was slowly polluting the river. The Kohaku River…

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Chihiro woke with a start as Haku moaned loudly and squeezed her hand as hard as he was able to.

"Haku? Are you alright? Haku what's the matter?" Chihiro asked worriedly as she got off Haku and placed him in a sitting position.

"Chihiro…" Haku whispered as he lifted his head, however he coughed violently and allowed his head to fall back on Chihiro's lap.

"Haku what's the matter? Please tell me!" Chihiro begged and Haku slowly straightened his back, but to then cough again violently, his hand covering his mouth.

"It's nothing, it's ok, I'm alright," Haku whispered and when he glanced at his hand as he felt a warm substance on it, he gasped and quickly hid his hand away.

"Haku what it is? What's on your hand? Haku!" Chihiro exclaimed and she fought to look at his hand, however due to Haku's weak condition he was unable to fight from Chihiro. When she did open Haku's hand she gasped in horror.

"Haku what happened? Why are you like this?" Chihiro asked as she stood up.

"Please stay Chihiro," Haku begged as he tried to reach for Chihiro; however she shook her head and got Haku to his feet.

"We're going to get Zeniba to look at you!" Chihiro declared and placed Haku's arm over her shoulder.

"But Chihiro, I'm too heavy for you, please just leave me here, I'll be ok…" Haku whispered before coughing violently, blood flying everywhere, Chihiro swiftly ripped off her scarf and handed it to Haku.

"Here, use it cough into," Chihiro offered and Haku reluctantly received the scarf.

"But your scarf…" Haku started but began to cough again; Chihiro sighed and covered Haku's mouth with her scarf.

"I don't mind to be honest, come on, we need to go to Zeniba," Chihiro explained and Haku nodded, on their way to Zeniba.

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Chihiro stopped for a while to get her breath back and gulped as she realized she had to go down the stairs. Remembering her first time on the stairs as she flew down them and banged her face on the wall, she shivered at the thought and prayed that it would not happen again. Chihiro gazed at the long length of stairs which awaited her.

"Chihiro, just leave me here," Haku offered but Chihiro shook her head.

"No way, I went this far and no stairs are going to get the better of me!" Chihiro explained and Haku looked up into the sky.

"So stubborn…" Haku thought to himself.

"So stubborn…" Ryu thought to himself.

Chihiro slowly took one foot a time for each step she took. She continued this until she reached the small bend around the stairs, being the careless Chihiro, she tripped over her own feet and fell, whilst clinging onto Haku.

"Chihiro!" Haku shouted.

"Chihiro!" Ryu shouted.

A huge gust of wind swept Chihiro and Haku from their deaths and onto the floor. Chihiro looked up into the sky and smiled.

"Thank you!" Chihiro screamed and as if in response the wind gently blew and Chihiro quickly hurried inside with Haku.

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"Granny! Kamajii! Lin! Where are you guys?" Chihiro shouted as she reached the boiler room, she carefully placed Haku onto the floor and quickly searched for the others, until Zeniba came in.

"Oh dear! What's happened?" Zeniba asked as she rushed her way towards Haku.

"I don't know, he started to cough and blood went everywhere and he's gone really weak and, and, and…" Chihiro explained before she broke into tears. Haku slowly raised his hand to touch Chihiro's damp cheek; she instantly stopped crying and held his hand.

"Please Chihiro, don't cry, please don't," Haku whispered and as the coughing fit started again he let his hand fly over his mouth.

"Granny, what's the matter with him?" Chihiro asked desperately and before Zeniba was able to explain, Lin and Kamajii walked in.

"Now dragon, what time do you call this eh? Taking my little sister away from me? And then you come back with signal? How selfish are you dragon! Hey dragon, are you even listening to me?" Lin asked and stormed her way towards Haku, before Chihiro stood in her way.

"Please Lin, please don't, Haku, he's, he's…" Chihiro started however she fell to the floor and showed Lin, Haku lying on the floor taking small and quick breathes, with blood over his hand and mouth.

"Oh my…" Lin whispered before she pulled Chihiro into a hug. Kamajii slowly crawled towards the commotion and sighed.

"Zeniba is this what it seems to be?" Kamajii asked and Zeniba slowly nodded.

"What is? What do you mean?" Chihiro asked loudly, nearly screaming.

"Chihiro, listen to me, this may sound really sudden to you, but you must listen to me, we all know that he will survive this if you cooperate and help with this," Kamajii explained and Chihiro faced him, with tears sprinting down her face.

"What? Survive what? Please tell me!" Chihiro shouted and Zeniba placed the palm of her hand onto Chihiro's sweaty forehead. Slowly, a vision came into her mind…

A car was crashed into a river, oil spilling out and polluting the river. Two people in the car were severely injured, but they were dead.

Chihiro gasped before crying again. Her parents were dead. Dead.

"My parents… They're dead? They're dead aren't they?" Chihiro exclaimed and Zeniba slowly nodded, seeing Chihiro cry pained everyone.

Chihiro was in her own world as she cried her eyes out, however she slowly stopped as she felt two weak yet strong arms envelop her.

"Haku, you need to rest…" Chihiro explained through her tears.

"How can I rest? When I can hear you crying? I'm so sorry about your parents, I really am, Chihiro, I really am," Haku whispered into Chihiro's ear and she nodded as she placed Haku on the floor again, resting his head on her lap.

"But Chihiro, that's not all…" Zeniba explained and Chihiro's heat shot up like a bullet, angry ranging within her.

"That's not all? What else could be possibly worse? My parents are dead! They're dead! I have no parents now! And I'm not even in their world! What else could be worse?" Chihiro cried and Lin shook her head, begging Zeniba not to say anymore.

"I'm sorry Chihiro, but…"

"Well?!"

"It's Haku, the river which your parents crashed in, is Haku's and the oil is polluting it, so…"

"No!"

"Haku… He's dying…"

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(A/N: Dun dun dun! Sorry about the cliff-hanger but I wanted a bit of suspense going! O.O I know Haku's dying! Anyway, please R&R and don't hate me for this! ^_^ Please R&R and until the next chapter… Chow!)