Chapter three

Chapter three- Realization

"MIN!!!!!! what the hell did you do?" Taka cursed his way back toward his hut.

" What?" said a confused Min.

Taka grabbed him by his shirt collar. " What the hell did you do? That bitch Eboshi must've told Gonza to give me a fuckin' beating cuz of some wolf attack and rumors…."

"B-But we did…w-we beat San…"

"BAKA! I know that and how did that just get out?? We're screwed, u understand? If Eboshi finds out we're dead!! Now did you or did you not start that fuckin' rumor? Cause I swear…" Taka raised his fist up. " I'll make whoever do that pay!"

" I DIDN'T!!" Min pleaded. Taka punched Min in the torso and stomped to where the rest of the guys were, preparing to give them the same treatment.

Toki stared on from a near by hut. She saw Taka beat Min. 'Oh, I hope the rumor will convince Eboshi that Taka started all of this.' She continued to look when a noise startled her.

"Toki! Why were you looking at me ?" Toki spun around to see Min grabbing his injured Torso. "I-I didn't want to be any trouble…"

"What? What are you talking about Toki?" Min took hold of Toki's arm.

"M-Min…I Didn't…"

"WHAT?" Min exploded.

" I-I d-didn't want to bring you the food you asked without the wine cause last time…" Toki stammered.

"What? Oh…" Min released his hold on Toki as soon as he saw the platter of food and an empty cup by his feet. "You-You as-asked for it and…"

"Gomen. I, um, I'm under some stress." Toki watched as Min shuffled off.

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Lady Eboshi stamped around the garden around the back of her hut. She swore out into the night recalling the day's earlier activities. "I swear…" she muttered.

--FlashBack

"Girls! What are you doing? Don't gossip now, we need you to pedal faster!" Lady Eboshi walked into the hut where the women were talking and mindlessly jabbering.

"Oh my gosh Lady Eboshi! Did you hear?" A worker frantically rushed out. "You-"

"No…Toki! What are they all talking about?"

"—remember when San attacked here?"

"Yeah! Oh my gosh, so many men got hurt! I hope she never comes again!"

"but that's not what happened!"

"ALRIGHT! So what /did/ happen?" Eboshi shouted above the noise.

"It's all a rumor Eboshi!!! San didn't attack but Taka and them attacked her! And someone said, I dunno who but there's going to be some attack coming soon!"

A worker turned to Toki, "Do you believe it? Oh my gosh, then if she attacks…we'll be…"

Eboshi turned toward the entrance of the hut. We'll be dead for sure….

"Are you sure about what you heard? I don't want to make any drastic movements. Toki!! Where's Ashitaka?" Eboshi looked around, seeing the herd of women.

"He went to find San."

"Figures!" Eboshi stomped off back to the men's hut. "GONZA!" Eboshi shouted at the tall men above the trainees.

"Yes Lady Eboshi?" Sweat was tricking down his forehead, and he wiped it nervously.

"I KNOW YOU HEARD!" Lady Eboshi pushed Gonza out of anger and he stumbled backwards. "AND IS THIS TRUE? You better find out who did this or else…" Eboshi glared hard, and stomped back to her hut.

+ + +

Gonza paced around nervously as he watched Eboshi march off.

'Oh, fu*k, what am I going to do now?'

"Hey!" snarled Gonza as he held on to the collars of a passerby. "What do you know bout da rumor?" He tightned his grip causing the man's color to lighten.

"I-I heard th-that Taka and his men…'he wavered a finger.

"—attacked San."

Gonza released his hold on the man causing him to land on the ground hard. He stamped his way back to Eboshi's hut and told her of the news.

"We have to find San." Eboshi revealed her plans while walking back and forth. "Or Ashitaka. Cuz I know San enough, and no doubt she /will/ attack cuz of what happened."

"But-"

"No buts! Deal with Taka while I think!"

--End flashback

Eboshi walked around dreading what will happen in a few days. 'if I know San, and I think I do, there is no way that she will forget this and she will attack…'

"Ladt Eboshi!" Toki called out to her.

"Ashitaka sent a messenger here, he said that he couldn't find San and to told you to put more security till he finds her."

Lady Eboshi nodded, more important matters on her mind.

+ + +

Ashitaka urged Yakkul to go faster. he had to find San fast. 'If San thinks that I did this, she'll attack, no regrets.' The elk suddenly stopped and Ashitaka wondered why. He looked up, and there was one of San's wolves, his fangs showing through a snarl. Ashitaka hopped off the elk, hoping to get through the wolf.

He approached it, "please, I have to talk to San."

Still snarling, "No, no one talks to her, especially you so you'd better leave-"

"But she-"

"Leave! or you'll have a dead elk to go with your dead town."

Ashitaka turned to face Yakkul. He wasn't going to jeopardize the life of another animal because of a misunderstanding. He turned around and went toward the opposite direction. 'At least I know where San is.'

+ + +

San looked at the retreating figure. 'No feelings.' She looked feeling a little bad, she thought she was making a mistake but it could be a lie. 'What's real?' She was interrupted in her thoughts as one of her brothers came and said, "We're ready. All the animals are waiting for our signal"

San nodded and the wolf disappeared back in the woods. She picked up the stone lying on the floor and began to finish sharpening the dagger she held in her other hand. The knife glittered in the sunlight, a bright gleam. Within minutes she was done and the dagger was in its pointiest state. She ripped the crystal from her necklace. She looked at it, twirling it around her fingers. She snarled and thought, ' You'll pay for doing this to me, I'll kill you with your own crystal.'

"You planted your own grave for helping the humans..."

+ + +

Lady Eboshi looked at the group of men she prepared to stand guard. The men and the woman were armed with the exception of Taka and a few of his men.

'I hope she won't do anything and I hope Ashitaka got to explain.'

The men were awake standing guard but a lot of time passed and nothing happened. The people of Iron Town were relieved because there were no attacks. They shouted in joy when Ashitaka came back but once he was settle inside, a faint wolf's howl was heard. The people of Iron town looked at the gate and within minutes, a figure on a wolf was seen, and a herd of animals behind.

Notes- Is this chapter even good? I was doing this in a rush. I'm sorry I didn't post this section up faster but that's because I had writer's block and this idea just appeared! R and R!