Chapter Three: He Came Back
San walked out of the den. She yawned and then stretched.
She smiled at the sound of Kodamas in the back ground.
San rubbed her eyes and walked down the side of the mountain heading for the
stream.
When she got there, she breathed in the cool crisp night air.
Refreshing.
San took off her shoes. Then next her drees. Followed by her head band. She
left the crystal dagger on. The one Ashitaka gave her. It twinkled in the
moonlight. She didn't bother with her earings. She just left them on as well.
She removed her unddies and bra and then stepped diligently in the water.
She trembled.
The coolness of the water was refreshing.
San tunred around and spread out her arms.
KUR-SPLASH!
She fell into the water. She shivered a bit. And then smiled. She floated on
her back for a while before diving under the water.
She popped up and took in a deep breath and then dived back under.
She smiled.
It's been 2 months since she was almost hung. And 2 and a half months since
Ashitaka was killed.
They say he fell. But San saw the hole thing.
She came back up and floated on her back again.
Mononoke closed her eyes.
Heaven.
*^*Flash Back*^*
Eboshi did it. She didn't like the fact that Ashitaka was friends with
Mononoke. So she tried to get rid of San.
Eboshi was thankful to them for having saved her life and the lives of the
women and the lepers that were at Iron Town the day that the Great Forest Spirit lost his head and went
looking for it.
Draining the life out of any one that touched that black goo that was his body.
But Eboshi was a jealous woman.
*^*End*^*
Tears came from San's eyes and fell down the side of her check and into the
water.
To be lost forever.
She bit her lower lip. She was thinking about...him.
"Ashi..." She said out loud to herself.
*^*Flash Back*^*
Eboshi had gotten San corned on a cliff. And it was a long ways down.
Eboshi smiled devilishly and stepped closer to San. She was ready to shoot
Mononoke when Ashitaka came out of nowhere and ran in-between them.
'Out of the way!' Eboshi yelled.
But Ashitaka wouldn't listen.
'Fine then! You die too!' Eboshi raised her gun and was ready to fire.
'SAN! RUN!' Ashitaka pushed Mononoke out of the way.
Eboshi's gun fired.
Ashitaka fell over the cliff. Eboshi smiled.
'ASHITAKA?!!?' San ran to the edge of the cliff and watched as Ashitaka fell
into the fog.
She watched until she couldn't anymore. She then tunred around. Pulling out her
dagger she charged at Eboshi.
Eboshi pulled up her gun and fired.
San fell to the ground. Eboshi stood over her. 'Foolish child' She smiled
evily. Holding up her gun again, ready to fire. 'Sayonara'
'SAAAAAAAAN!' Mora jumped down and picked up Mononoke and then ran off.
San's wound wasn't bad. A gun shoot to the shoulder.
'She's still pretty good with that damn thing even though she only has one arm'
Said San as she bandaged herself up.
'San, where's that human, Ashitaka?' Asked Mora.
San didn't answer.
*^*End*^*
"Ashi...."
San said to herself again as she laid in the water.
"Hai, San?"
San's eyes went big. She stood up in the water. And saw Ashitaka.
She smiled. "ASHITAKA?!" She couldn't believe it!
There he was, standing at the edge of the water.
San's tears of sadness tunred into tears of happiness.
"I-is it really you?!" She asked as she took a couple steps to the
shore.
Ashitaka smiled and then nodded his head.
San stood there as Ashitaka walked into the water and hugged her.
She was a little embarrassed. I mean, she still is naked!
But, where they were standing, the water was shoulder deep.
"Oh San! I've missed you so much!" He said. He put his hands on
either side of her head and kissed her passionately.
She was a little taken away by this.
That was the first real kiss they have ever shared.
"A-shi...." She said in a small voice.
"Hai, San?"
San blushed.
And somehow, he knew what she was thinking.
He undid his shirt and threw it on the shore.
Mononoke gazed at the bulit wonds. The crystal clear water, and the moon's
light made it easy to see them.
San didn't like either of the built wounds.
One, he got when he took her from Lady Eboshi.
And the other, from the time when he pushed San out of the way.
"San?" He whispred to her in her ear.
"Hai, Ahitaka?"
"Ai....shiteru..." He said. San blushed furiously.
"I love you too!" She said and she hugged him.
He kissed her on the for head.
San let a sweet moan pass her lips as she let Ashitaka take away her innocents.
But she, too, was taking away his.
They layed on the sand together.
Flesh upon flesh.
