Hey ya'll! My attempt at making a "Princess Mononoke" fanfiction. The film is a masterpiece. I loved it the first time I saw it. To those of you who haven't seen it yet, I strongly recommend that you watch the film. It's amazing.

Apologies for any errors in spelling or grammer. I'm a terrible speller.

I do not own "Princess Mononoke". It belongs to a Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. This piece of writing is just fan fiction that I wrote.

Enjoy yourselves people.

The Other Side

Chapter 1 – Memories of San

The moon's reflection shone with astonishing radiance on the surface of the lake, deep in the heart of the dark forest. Silence covered the idle pool of water while Kodamas walloped around the rocks and trees, not making a sound.

There, sitting on top of the largest (and probably most comfortable-looking) rock was San, daughter of the deceased Wolf God, Moro, and known by local human folk as "Princess Mononoke". She too, sat there in silence, deep in thought, pondering the past events that had taken place a few months ago…

*Flashback*

Sunlight engulfed the land of the West, which had once displayed a scene of destruction, now revealed fertile pasture with grassy plains where many wildflowers flourished. Finally, after suffering years of hatred, pain and coldness, the devastating war between humans and the spirits of the forest came to an end. The balance has been restored.

After their successful efforts in the hard-fought war, a wolf-girl and a young prince farewell each other before they depart. San gave the young prince a warm smile, "Ashitaka, you mean so much to me," she began. Suddenly, the girl's gaze slowly drifted towards the ground, her eyes turning as cold and hard as ice. "But I can never forgive the humans for what they did to the forest," she explained to him.

Ashitaka nodded understandably, he was hoping that San would come to Iron town with him and be amongst her own kind, after all, she was in fact, a human just like himself. "I understand San," he responded, sadness tinged in his voice. "You've got to go back to the forest and I've got to help rebuild Iron town. I promise I'll visit you again someday."

This gave them hope and when the sun settled, the two went off their separate ways. Both sure of what they had to do yet unsure of when they'll ever see each other again.

*End of Flashback*

San frowned, remembering the promise that Ashitaka said he would keep and yet, after all this time, he had yet to fulfil his promise.

From a distance, one of the girl's wolf siblings was watching her mind wandered around in her own thoughts. Carefully and ever so quietly, the wolf walked over the rocks and sat down next to her sister, giving her a playful nuzzle.

Laughing softly, San patted her sibling on the head and scratched her chin lightly, "Thanks but I'm fine really," San told her. She was grateful for having them; living in the forest without her family would be very lonely, especially after their mother's death.

San's heart ached just by thinking of those painful memories; watching her own mother dying right in front of her eyes yet she could do nothing but to accept the truth that Moro herself, knew that her time was coming soon after that bullet hit her.

Tears started to form around her eyes which were quickly wiped away. She recalled, yet another memory. Moro had told her about what Ashitaka said before he left the forest while the war was still going on. Her mother told her that he wanted to share his life with her.

"Go," her wolf sibling said suddenly.

San stared in shock upon hearing this. "Should I?" she asked eying the wolf with confusion. Would her brothers and sisters be able to manage without her? What about the forest? The thoughts swirled in her mind, making her slightly dizzy. San began to reconsider her want to see Ashitaka and how he was doing.

"We can take care of ourselves," the wolf looked at San with understanding eyes, "Go and visit your friend."

Out of joy, the girl leaped up and tackled her wolf-sister. The two youngsters wrestled playfully and laughed at themselves. "I won't be too long. If you ever need me give me a howl," San whispered to her sister while caressing the smooth white fur of the young wolf. After thanking her wolf-sibling for understanding, San immediately took off, running as fast as her feet could carry her. The citizens of Iron town would've hit the sacks by now.

From the day San was taken in by Moro, she was taught everything there was to being a wolf. After years and years of practice, she was able to sprint for miles without stopping, hunting became second nature for her and she knew very well the key rules of survival. Her teeth became strong and sharp, capable of eating tough pieces of meat without them shattering into a million pieces. She was your typical lupine-child of the great forest.

Her face lit up when she saw the narrow empty clearing between two large trees. It was her way out of the forest. Running at full-speed, the wolf-girl's smile widened as she got closer and closer to the human she was seeking for. 'Ashitaka…' she thought to herself with determined eyes, 'I will find you.

Apologies for San if she sounded a bit out of character.

It was awful, wasn't it? Yes? No? Maybe? Tell me!

Reviews would be greatly appreciated. Ideas, thoughts, I would love to hear your voice.

Thanks for reading. It meant a lot. Thank you.