A/N: Thank you all for reviewing. And thanks to Marshmellow for the suggestions.
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Chapter 5 – Haku Explains
"Chihiro wait, don't leave. I'm sorry okay." The voice pleaded.
Chihiro turned around and found her face to face with Haku. "Why should I stay if all you do is ignore me and yell at me? Did you 'invited' me here just so you can hurt me?" her voice trembled as tears threatened to spill out. She turned and tried to run, but Haku wouldn't let her.
"Wait Chihiro, let me explain, just give me a chance."
Chihiro stopped squirming "Fine, you got one chance to explain yourself." She crossed her arms and looked at him.
"Okay, but first let's go inside and dry up, it's too wet and cold out here." Haku led her inside.
When they were dried off, Haku turned to Chihiro and sighed. He started to tell her his reason for yelling at her.
"I'm sorry Chihiro. I guess I was very stressed out about being the new Master of Aburaya. It's a lot of responsibility you know." Haku looked up at Chihiro, she was glaring at him, "I know you tripped my accident, but I guess I took my anger out on you. I'm so, very sorry." Haku hung his head.
"That's your excuse?"
"Being the Master isn't easy you know, especially when your workers hate you and play mean jokes on you." Haku tried desperately to explain his situation.
Chihiro remembered what Lin told her at dinner and her face softened, "But Haku, they don't hate you. They play jokes on you because you are not polite to them. When you want something, you demand instead of ask. If you ask them to do things nicely, you'll be more popular."
"Really? Thanks Chihiro, I'll try that. You were right, I do have a bad excuse for my behavior and I'm really sorry. I chose you to be my assistant because you were the only one who believed I was good five years ago. I still consider you as a friend. I know I've been acting like a jerk since you arrived. But can I please have another chance? I'll make it up to you." Haku looked up hopefully at Chihiro.
"Acting like a jerk hardly describes your behaviour." Chihiro mumbled, she was still sour, but she had always been a forgiving person. She thought for a while and nodded, "Okay Haku, I'll give you another chance, although you did have a very poor excuse. But why did you ignore me?"
At this Haku turned away, but Chihiro caught a glimpse of his cheek and thought it looked slightly pink.
"I wasn't ignoring you Chihiro," Haku mumbled "I, I, was debating with myself 'cause I didn't know how to um, tell you, um, or whether I should, that I um…" he trailed off, his face turning redder.
"How to tell me what?" Chihiro gently prompted.
Haku took a deep breath and turned to face Chihiro "When you were here five years ago, you freed me from Yubaba's spell, and you believed in me, I knew that you were someone special." He sighed before continuing, "Part of the reason I called you back is that I want to tell you, but I didn't know how." His face turned pink again, he looked into Chihiro's eyes, "But now I know I have to tell you."
Chihiro felt a tingle go down her spine, her stomach turned, she knew what Haku was about to say.
"Chihiro, I want to tell you that I lov–"
Before Haku could finish his sentence, Chihiro put her hands over her ears and ran out of the room, leaving a shocked and confused Haku behind.
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Muahahaha, isn't this an evil cliff! Sry about the dragging on in this chap, I wanted what happens next in a separate chap, so I dragged this out to make it longer.
Don't worry; like I said before, this IS a Haku/Chihiro fic. Chihiro has reasons for her action, and you'll find out in the next chap.
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Chapter 5 – Haku Explains
"Chihiro wait, don't leave. I'm sorry okay." The voice pleaded.
Chihiro turned around and found her face to face with Haku. "Why should I stay if all you do is ignore me and yell at me? Did you 'invited' me here just so you can hurt me?" her voice trembled as tears threatened to spill out. She turned and tried to run, but Haku wouldn't let her.
"Wait Chihiro, let me explain, just give me a chance."
Chihiro stopped squirming "Fine, you got one chance to explain yourself." She crossed her arms and looked at him.
"Okay, but first let's go inside and dry up, it's too wet and cold out here." Haku led her inside.
When they were dried off, Haku turned to Chihiro and sighed. He started to tell her his reason for yelling at her.
"I'm sorry Chihiro. I guess I was very stressed out about being the new Master of Aburaya. It's a lot of responsibility you know." Haku looked up at Chihiro, she was glaring at him, "I know you tripped my accident, but I guess I took my anger out on you. I'm so, very sorry." Haku hung his head.
"That's your excuse?"
"Being the Master isn't easy you know, especially when your workers hate you and play mean jokes on you." Haku tried desperately to explain his situation.
Chihiro remembered what Lin told her at dinner and her face softened, "But Haku, they don't hate you. They play jokes on you because you are not polite to them. When you want something, you demand instead of ask. If you ask them to do things nicely, you'll be more popular."
"Really? Thanks Chihiro, I'll try that. You were right, I do have a bad excuse for my behavior and I'm really sorry. I chose you to be my assistant because you were the only one who believed I was good five years ago. I still consider you as a friend. I know I've been acting like a jerk since you arrived. But can I please have another chance? I'll make it up to you." Haku looked up hopefully at Chihiro.
"Acting like a jerk hardly describes your behaviour." Chihiro mumbled, she was still sour, but she had always been a forgiving person. She thought for a while and nodded, "Okay Haku, I'll give you another chance, although you did have a very poor excuse. But why did you ignore me?"
At this Haku turned away, but Chihiro caught a glimpse of his cheek and thought it looked slightly pink.
"I wasn't ignoring you Chihiro," Haku mumbled "I, I, was debating with myself 'cause I didn't know how to um, tell you, um, or whether I should, that I um…" he trailed off, his face turning redder.
"How to tell me what?" Chihiro gently prompted.
Haku took a deep breath and turned to face Chihiro "When you were here five years ago, you freed me from Yubaba's spell, and you believed in me, I knew that you were someone special." He sighed before continuing, "Part of the reason I called you back is that I want to tell you, but I didn't know how." His face turned pink again, he looked into Chihiro's eyes, "But now I know I have to tell you."
Chihiro felt a tingle go down her spine, her stomach turned, she knew what Haku was about to say.
"Chihiro, I want to tell you that I lov–"
Before Haku could finish his sentence, Chihiro put her hands over her ears and ran out of the room, leaving a shocked and confused Haku behind.
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Muahahaha, isn't this an evil cliff! Sry about the dragging on in this chap, I wanted what happens next in a separate chap, so I dragged this out to make it longer.
Don't worry; like I said before, this IS a Haku/Chihiro fic. Chihiro has reasons for her action, and you'll find out in the next chap.