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Haku shot up on the bed that he was in. He had just had another dream about Chihiro. He always had dreams about her disappearing into some flames but the dreams were getting worse. This time, not only had Chihiro disappeared, all of his memories of her had as well.
He sighed and glanced out the window. The sun was just starting to come up, meaning that it was still very early and no one else would be awake.
"CHI!" was yelled from the other side of the door. "CHI!"
Haku turned over on his side and put the pillow over his ear, trying to block out the sound. He realized that the small dragons from last night were with him again.
Chihiro groaned as she tried to ignore the girl who was jumping on her bed. She had wanted to sleep and it was about three in the afternoon. That was way to early. "Hana, its too early. If I let you play with Kaki, will you keep quiet?"
Hana nodded and Kaki immediately came out. They went off and Chihiro tried to fall back to sleep. But soon, she had to get up and go downstairs. She quietly slipped past Kamaji and went out into the garden. She sat down in the same place where she had sat years ago.
She thought about everything that she had been through. Her eyes widened a bit when she realized that today was the day that it had happened. Today was her eighteenth birthday. Her eyes filled with tears for her parents. She put her head on the knees and sobbed.
Haku had also gotten up. He was thinking about her again and he thought that a walk might help him clear his head. He decided to see what the gardens looked like now. He quietly slipped through the flowers when he heard it.
Someone out there was sobbing. He pushed back some plants and saw that he was near where he had helped Chihiro and given her the food. He looked for the spot and saw that the girl who had offered him the room was on the ground, sobbing. He walked quietly over to her. "Are you alright?" he quietly asked.
Chihiro jerked her head up at the sound of his voice. She hadn't even sensed him come out there. "I'm fine. What……" was all she got out before an explosion rocketed the bathhouse.
A scream that was all too familiar to Chihiro reached everyone's ears. "HANA!!" she screamed and all of her dragons came alive and combined into a purple and red dragon. They let her on and they flew off.
Haku wasn't sure what was going on or even where those dragons had come from but he didn't really care at the moment. He transformed into his dragon form and sped off after her.
Chihiro found her surrounded by the same kind of creatures that had been chasing her two years ago. She quickly and easily combined her dragons into the one large one again and she sent them at the creatures, destroying them easily.
All of the sudden, a larger creature appeared from where the others had fallen. It taunted Chihiro.
"DO NOT MESS WITH ME NOW!!!!!!!!" she shrieked as flames flew out of her body, out of control because of her emotions. The flames created a vortex and made quick work.
Haku came up behind her as she fell backwards. "What are those things?" he asked.
"We do not know. I found them trapping her before but we haven't seen them since." Chihiro managed to gasp out. It was hard to use the vortex attack without fainting. She shakily stood and walked towards Hana, who was cowering in the corner. "Hana, Hana, please come out. No one will hurt you. Please, Hana." she gently asked.
Hana looked at her with watery eyes. "CHI!" she screamed as she threw herself into Chihiro's arms. "CHI, CHI, CHI!!!!!!" she shouted hysterically.
Haku looked around and saw that some people were gathering, some in various states of dress. He lightly put his hand on Chihiro's shoulder. "Follow me. We need to get her inside." He pulled them down the long staircase to Kamaji's boiler room.
Kamaji was partially awake because of all the commotion. "Haku, what is going on?" he asked. He saw Chihiro holding the sobbing Hana. "Is she alright?"
Chihiro looked at him. "I'm not sure. When we found her two years ago, she was surrounded by those black creatures and couldn't speak at all. It must have something to do with her shadowed past." Chihiro explained.
Haku heard loud noises coming from upstairs. "Kamaji, keep them here. I'll go calm Yubaba down and then come to get you." he said before walking through the small tunnel.
Hana calmed down soon and collapsed into Chihiro's arms. They were down there for about an hour when Rin came down. She smiled when she saw her. "I thought that Haku might have brought you down her. Are you hungry?" she held up a tray.
Chihiro nodded and took the food. "Kaki, Yochi, Tei, Mizu, food." she whispered. Her four dragons pulled themselves apart as they came flying through the door. They immediately finished off most of the food, leaving just enough for Chihiro. Kaki secured herself around Chihiro's neck while the others became a bracelet and the anklets.
Rin looked at her in amazement. "Th-those d-dragons are yours?" she asked.
Chihiro nodded. She leaned back against the herb wall and closed her eyes for a minute. She spoke without looking at Rin. "That was an interesting story last night. Was it true?" she asked.
Rin looked at her. "You heard that?"
"I was outside the door the whole time."
Rin sighed and laughed a bit. "It was partially right. Eight years ago, a human girl managed to get in. Yubaba gave her a contract but she managed to break it. In the process, she found Haku's name and gave him his life back. She left and Haku made another deal. Yubaba searched for his river and he worked. When his river was found, he went and took me to the human world to find her but it was already to late. A fire had killed both her and her parents. Haku hasn't been the same since. None of us have."
Chihiro still had her eyes closed but her flames and wind were creating a circle above her head. "Did she look like this?" she asked as a picture of her younger self appeared in the circle. She moved and handed Hana to Kamaji.
Rin looked at the picture and was shocked to see Chihiro in her bathhouse uniform, looking small next to herself. "How…..?" Rin said as she whirled around to look at the girl behind her. Her hair was now in a long ponytail and she was smiling. "CHIHIRO!!!" she screamed, using her true name that she had learned. She threw her arms around her in tears.
Hana shot up and Kaki shrieked and flew off of Chihiro's neck. Chihiro laughed as Rin hugged her harder. "Rin, I can't breath!" she said, trying to break Rin's choke hold on her neck.
Rin pushed her backwards and stared at her as Kamaji hugged her as well. "You little dope, how could you not tell us that you were Chihiro?" she said. "How did you even survive?"
Chihiro laughed. "How about we go up to the room that Hana and I and Haku are sharing and I'll explain everything."
They went upstairs and Chihiro told her the whole story. Rin was crying again by the time that she was done. Chihiro sighed and looked out the screen door. It was night time. "Rin, could you come visit my parents graves with me?" she asked.
Rin nodded and Chihiro formed all of the dragons together and they were off.