Konnichiwa minna-san! This is the second chapter, so, enjoy! ^^
DISCLAIMER: (ugh I hate these things) I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS OF MONONOKE HIME, PERIOD. Okie, I mite make up sum names that probably weren't in the real movie, I can't keep on saying, a woman said, a man said, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.(*sigh* as much as I want to own one of the characters of Mononoke Hime, I sadly don't.) Please don't sue.
A/N: Asano's son is named Kannon, cuz I couldn't think up another name.
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Eboshi woke up to the sound of gunshots and yells of men and women, some were groaning, others nursing the wounded; she looked around slightly, forgetting where she was. *Damn, I really fell asleep* she thought as she began to come to her senses. "What's going on!?" she shouted, as she leveled her Ishibiya.
"Eboshi-sama, you're awake!" Gonza said. "The samurai are attacking, and their army has increased in numbers!"
"Asano." Eboshi said grimly, she shot and took out several soldiers, and then she quickly joined the others, "Draw them in a close, FIRE!" several of them fumbled and shot immediately, a whole section of soldiers fell, the ground was scorched as the group shot.
"Prepare the steel!" Toki ordered. Several people wearing mitts and bandages to protect them from the heat carried a pot up the wooden stairs. "Careful."
"A messenger!" Kouroku cried.
"Eboshi, will you meet him?" Gonza asked.
"Maybe I will, maybe I won't," Eboshi said. "Treat him with respect, and tell me his message."
"Hai!" A group of women chirped, then ran to the top of the gate.
"Eboshi! We have seen your great exploits and bravery in battle!" The messenger cried. "I come with a message from the great Lord Asano! May I please see her?"
"Give the message right here!" Toki replied.
"The message is for Eboshi only." The messenger said.
"Then we don't want to hear your message at all!" Toki said.
"He's just as dumb as the last messenger." One of the women whispered.
"Yea." Several other women whispered in unison. The messenger looked indignant for a while, first since they refused to allow him to deliver his message directly to Eboshi, and second because they mocked whatever dignity he had.
"The message is," the messenger continued. "The great almighty and powerful Lord Asano, with his faithful samurai warriors, ask that you refrain from attacking and surrender immediately, or else extreme measures will be taken, which means you allow safe passage into the Tataraba, and send half of your steel to Lord Asano!"
"Here's your answer right here!" Several people carrying the molten steel walked up, and were about to splash the red-hot steel on the messenger, when a voice interrupted.
"Wait, don't waste your steel." Said a gruff and youthful voice.
"What!?" the women cried.
"Don't waste your steel." The man repeated, he had brown hair, half which covered his face, and his hair was almost up to his shoulders, he might of passed for a peasant, had he not been wearing a gold medallion and a velvet green cape, with brown boots and a simple green tunic, riding on an magnificent black steed. "Don't waste your steel on a messenger, he was merely delivering a message to your beloved Eboshi." The man was surrounded by a bunch of heavily armed samurai, and several archers with their bows ready, and aiming arrows at the girls above the gate.
"Who are you?" Toki asked.
"I am... a representative of Lord Asano." Was the man's reply.
"All hail to Lord Asano's son, Kannon." The messenger corrected. Maids tending to 's wounds glared at the messenger. There was a eerie silence, as the man, now known as Lord Kannon simply smiled a dazzling smile, which would've captivated the women at the top of the gate, had the 2 groups not been at war, the women would have paid attention to the fact that he was extremely handsome and youthful.
"May I see Eboshi-sama?" Kannon asked politely, breaking the silence. Most of the women, still surprised that this young man was actually related to Lord Asano, stared dumbly until Toki finally answered.
"Umm... Eboshi-sama, a representative of Lord Asano is here to see you." Toki said hesitantly, not sure if Eboshi heard, but was soon reassured when she walked with long strides to the top of the gate.
"Representative? How come no one told me so earlier?" Eboshi asked with a grin.
"He's kinda hot." one of the women whispered cautiously.
"Who is?" Eboshi asked.
The woman, realizing that Eboshi had heard, blushed and replied, "Nothing!" Eboshi was still indignant that someone would actually COMPLIMENT their enemy on looks.
"What do you want?" Eboshi said, grumpily.
"You know what I want." Kannon said calmly.
"Well, you're not getting it." Eboshi retorted. 'This is pointless!' Eboshi thought with frustration, snorting, she turned to leave.
"I suppose you think that the reason why my father's wish to take half your steel is for his own interests." Kannon said.
"Your father? So you must be the so-called Kannon, son of Lord Asano. As for the steel, of course not." Eboshi said sarcastically. "If there is anything you want to say that you haven't sent by message already, you can say it, but otherwise, leave."
"Rude, aren't we?" the lord's son replied haughtily. "The horses should be tired by now, if you would allow entrance perhaps we can discuss this matter-"
"Here is fine, and if you want to help your horses, wouldn't it be better if you just got off of 'em?" Eboshi cut in.
"Insolent woman." The messenger whispered under his breath, but was silenced by the gunshot from an Ishibiya, courtesy of Eboshi. Snickers arose from the women on top of the gate, along with the maids attending Kannon, and surprisingly enough, there was soft, but deep chuckle from Kannon as well.
"Next I'll go for the ears." Eboshi said to the other women.
"You're accuracy is unmatched Eboshi." The representative said; his eyes sparkled with amusement. "And I suppose you're noted for slaying Shishigami." Commotion broke out from the soldiers (and the maids) after that last comment.
Eboshi smirked, "I am, so sorry about the mess that was caused by the death of Shishigami." She said dramatically, while the women (on top of the gate) broke into a series of laughter.
"Hm, yes, I believe my soldiers were shouting something about demons. Tatarigamis I believe." Kannon said, and sighed. "You're as beautiful as well as humorous, I don't know very many people who wouldn't be scared of a god."
"I'm so flattered." Eboshi said dryly. "If your thinking you can charm me to death and force me to open the gates, you thought wrong."
"Not at all, what I said was true." Kannon said casually, not at all fazed by the insolence of the girls.
"Did you come here to compliment me or are you seeking entrance?" Eboshi asked. (She's annoyed ^^)
"Both." Kannon answered calmly.
"You've finished your compliments, but you aren't getting anywhere into Tataraba."
"I said both, but that doesn't mean I came here ONLY for entrance and to compliment you." Kannon countered. "I wouldn't have bothered if I came only to fulfill those two, since all I'm going to get is nothing except for an annoyed woman." Snickers arose from his company.
"I don't have time for riddles." Eboshi snapped automatically. "What else is it that you have come to do?"
"To meet you, and have a private talk." Kannon smiled as he said this, almost expecting a retort.
"We've met, and here is private enough." Eboshi retorted. (As was expected by Kannon, *hint, hint, wink, wink, nudge, nudge* gee, Kannon knows Eboshi really well.)
"Really? Then I suppose they too wish to know why my father wants the steel." Kannon said, but didn't wait for Eboshi to answer. "Let's just say I need it for a dowry, however, the only way I can get the steel is only if you agree to willingly give it to me, so I can give it to my father, after that, I suppose you will be seeing me more frequently."
"Ask someone else for steel, or maybe gold and jewels to please that woman, is that not enough? Does she demand steel as well as money?" Eboshi said.
"She demands nothing and yet everything, things that are priceless as well as expensive." Kannon said softly.
"Another riddle," Eboshi said, looking exasperated. "Can you get to the point?"
"Of course another riddle, because if I told you what I mean, you'd be in quite a fix Eboshi, and what's more, you may lose your temper." Kannon said slyly. "Ask yourself Eboshi, what do you want?"
"I don't WANT anything, if it's anything I want it would be for you to leave, but that's more like a need to me, you're wasting my time, who knows how many soldiers are dying each second?" Eboshi said.
"So one-sided Eboshi, you're thinking to narrowly. Which is everything? Which is nothing?" Kannon asked. "What is priceless, but can be so expensive?"
"Such things are impossible. The difference between everything and nothing is, everything is too much, while nothing is none at all, how can I want both?" Eboshi said, the irritation growing in her voice. "As for your second question, I have no idea."
"What would be considered everything? Eboshi, we're not talking about money, or jewels, or gold, or steel for that matter." Kannon said. "What I'm talking about is so expensive, money cannot pay for such a thing, but it is priceless since it is something you cannot buy."
"Feelings?" Eboshi asked.
"A type of feeling, yes," Kannon said, as the sun began to sink behind the hills. "It is getting late, think about it, Eboshi, so I know my coming was not in vain, something I can give you, and it'll all work out if you give it back to me."
"Well then, you're journey was in vain." Eboshi said haughtily, glad to be rid of him.
"Maybe, maybe not, only time will tell." Kannon answered. "Sleep well, and remember my words, I will come for an answer tomorrow."
"What do you mean, answer? There is no answer to any questions you have asked me, and if there was, oh never mind, this is all so confusing." Eboshi said, frustrated.
"Eboshi, Eboshi, you're answer to one of my questions will take time to answer, however, the other question I'm pertaining to is if you trust me and will allow me entrance." Kannon said with a dazzling smile, which would of melted a girl's heart; the maids were already captivated, forgetting about cleaning/tending their lord's wounds, with that, Kannon ordered his company out.
"If you want your answer," Eboshi said at his retreating back. "You won't get entrance to Tataraba any day, whether it be tomorrow, or the day after!"
~~~
I decided to end it there; it was getting too long (in my opinion, but I've still written other fics that were longer, but this is tiring... u_u), neways, PLEASE REVIEW, PLEASE!!! I haven't gotten ne so far, I thought about deleting the story, but I didn't.
DISCLAIMER: (ugh I hate these things) I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS OF MONONOKE HIME, PERIOD. Okie, I mite make up sum names that probably weren't in the real movie, I can't keep on saying, a woman said, a man said, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.(*sigh* as much as I want to own one of the characters of Mononoke Hime, I sadly don't.) Please don't sue.
A/N: Asano's son is named Kannon, cuz I couldn't think up another name.
***
Eboshi woke up to the sound of gunshots and yells of men and women, some were groaning, others nursing the wounded; she looked around slightly, forgetting where she was. *Damn, I really fell asleep* she thought as she began to come to her senses. "What's going on!?" she shouted, as she leveled her Ishibiya.
"Eboshi-sama, you're awake!" Gonza said. "The samurai are attacking, and their army has increased in numbers!"
"Asano." Eboshi said grimly, she shot and took out several soldiers, and then she quickly joined the others, "Draw them in a close, FIRE!" several of them fumbled and shot immediately, a whole section of soldiers fell, the ground was scorched as the group shot.
"Prepare the steel!" Toki ordered. Several people wearing mitts and bandages to protect them from the heat carried a pot up the wooden stairs. "Careful."
"A messenger!" Kouroku cried.
"Eboshi, will you meet him?" Gonza asked.
"Maybe I will, maybe I won't," Eboshi said. "Treat him with respect, and tell me his message."
"Hai!" A group of women chirped, then ran to the top of the gate.
"Eboshi! We have seen your great exploits and bravery in battle!" The messenger cried. "I come with a message from the great Lord Asano! May I please see her?"
"Give the message right here!" Toki replied.
"The message is for Eboshi only." The messenger said.
"Then we don't want to hear your message at all!" Toki said.
"He's just as dumb as the last messenger." One of the women whispered.
"Yea." Several other women whispered in unison. The messenger looked indignant for a while, first since they refused to allow him to deliver his message directly to Eboshi, and second because they mocked whatever dignity he had.
"The message is," the messenger continued. "The great almighty and powerful Lord Asano, with his faithful samurai warriors, ask that you refrain from attacking and surrender immediately, or else extreme measures will be taken, which means you allow safe passage into the Tataraba, and send half of your steel to Lord Asano!"
"Here's your answer right here!" Several people carrying the molten steel walked up, and were about to splash the red-hot steel on the messenger, when a voice interrupted.
"Wait, don't waste your steel." Said a gruff and youthful voice.
"What!?" the women cried.
"Don't waste your steel." The man repeated, he had brown hair, half which covered his face, and his hair was almost up to his shoulders, he might of passed for a peasant, had he not been wearing a gold medallion and a velvet green cape, with brown boots and a simple green tunic, riding on an magnificent black steed. "Don't waste your steel on a messenger, he was merely delivering a message to your beloved Eboshi." The man was surrounded by a bunch of heavily armed samurai, and several archers with their bows ready, and aiming arrows at the girls above the gate.
"Who are you?" Toki asked.
"I am... a representative of Lord Asano." Was the man's reply.
"All hail to Lord Asano's son, Kannon." The messenger corrected. Maids tending to 's wounds glared at the messenger. There was a eerie silence, as the man, now known as Lord Kannon simply smiled a dazzling smile, which would've captivated the women at the top of the gate, had the 2 groups not been at war, the women would have paid attention to the fact that he was extremely handsome and youthful.
"May I see Eboshi-sama?" Kannon asked politely, breaking the silence. Most of the women, still surprised that this young man was actually related to Lord Asano, stared dumbly until Toki finally answered.
"Umm... Eboshi-sama, a representative of Lord Asano is here to see you." Toki said hesitantly, not sure if Eboshi heard, but was soon reassured when she walked with long strides to the top of the gate.
"Representative? How come no one told me so earlier?" Eboshi asked with a grin.
"He's kinda hot." one of the women whispered cautiously.
"Who is?" Eboshi asked.
The woman, realizing that Eboshi had heard, blushed and replied, "Nothing!" Eboshi was still indignant that someone would actually COMPLIMENT their enemy on looks.
"What do you want?" Eboshi said, grumpily.
"You know what I want." Kannon said calmly.
"Well, you're not getting it." Eboshi retorted. 'This is pointless!' Eboshi thought with frustration, snorting, she turned to leave.
"I suppose you think that the reason why my father's wish to take half your steel is for his own interests." Kannon said.
"Your father? So you must be the so-called Kannon, son of Lord Asano. As for the steel, of course not." Eboshi said sarcastically. "If there is anything you want to say that you haven't sent by message already, you can say it, but otherwise, leave."
"Rude, aren't we?" the lord's son replied haughtily. "The horses should be tired by now, if you would allow entrance perhaps we can discuss this matter-"
"Here is fine, and if you want to help your horses, wouldn't it be better if you just got off of 'em?" Eboshi cut in.
"Insolent woman." The messenger whispered under his breath, but was silenced by the gunshot from an Ishibiya, courtesy of Eboshi. Snickers arose from the women on top of the gate, along with the maids attending Kannon, and surprisingly enough, there was soft, but deep chuckle from Kannon as well.
"Next I'll go for the ears." Eboshi said to the other women.
"You're accuracy is unmatched Eboshi." The representative said; his eyes sparkled with amusement. "And I suppose you're noted for slaying Shishigami." Commotion broke out from the soldiers (and the maids) after that last comment.
Eboshi smirked, "I am, so sorry about the mess that was caused by the death of Shishigami." She said dramatically, while the women (on top of the gate) broke into a series of laughter.
"Hm, yes, I believe my soldiers were shouting something about demons. Tatarigamis I believe." Kannon said, and sighed. "You're as beautiful as well as humorous, I don't know very many people who wouldn't be scared of a god."
"I'm so flattered." Eboshi said dryly. "If your thinking you can charm me to death and force me to open the gates, you thought wrong."
"Not at all, what I said was true." Kannon said casually, not at all fazed by the insolence of the girls.
"Did you come here to compliment me or are you seeking entrance?" Eboshi asked. (She's annoyed ^^)
"Both." Kannon answered calmly.
"You've finished your compliments, but you aren't getting anywhere into Tataraba."
"I said both, but that doesn't mean I came here ONLY for entrance and to compliment you." Kannon countered. "I wouldn't have bothered if I came only to fulfill those two, since all I'm going to get is nothing except for an annoyed woman." Snickers arose from his company.
"I don't have time for riddles." Eboshi snapped automatically. "What else is it that you have come to do?"
"To meet you, and have a private talk." Kannon smiled as he said this, almost expecting a retort.
"We've met, and here is private enough." Eboshi retorted. (As was expected by Kannon, *hint, hint, wink, wink, nudge, nudge* gee, Kannon knows Eboshi really well.)
"Really? Then I suppose they too wish to know why my father wants the steel." Kannon said, but didn't wait for Eboshi to answer. "Let's just say I need it for a dowry, however, the only way I can get the steel is only if you agree to willingly give it to me, so I can give it to my father, after that, I suppose you will be seeing me more frequently."
"Ask someone else for steel, or maybe gold and jewels to please that woman, is that not enough? Does she demand steel as well as money?" Eboshi said.
"She demands nothing and yet everything, things that are priceless as well as expensive." Kannon said softly.
"Another riddle," Eboshi said, looking exasperated. "Can you get to the point?"
"Of course another riddle, because if I told you what I mean, you'd be in quite a fix Eboshi, and what's more, you may lose your temper." Kannon said slyly. "Ask yourself Eboshi, what do you want?"
"I don't WANT anything, if it's anything I want it would be for you to leave, but that's more like a need to me, you're wasting my time, who knows how many soldiers are dying each second?" Eboshi said.
"So one-sided Eboshi, you're thinking to narrowly. Which is everything? Which is nothing?" Kannon asked. "What is priceless, but can be so expensive?"
"Such things are impossible. The difference between everything and nothing is, everything is too much, while nothing is none at all, how can I want both?" Eboshi said, the irritation growing in her voice. "As for your second question, I have no idea."
"What would be considered everything? Eboshi, we're not talking about money, or jewels, or gold, or steel for that matter." Kannon said. "What I'm talking about is so expensive, money cannot pay for such a thing, but it is priceless since it is something you cannot buy."
"Feelings?" Eboshi asked.
"A type of feeling, yes," Kannon said, as the sun began to sink behind the hills. "It is getting late, think about it, Eboshi, so I know my coming was not in vain, something I can give you, and it'll all work out if you give it back to me."
"Well then, you're journey was in vain." Eboshi said haughtily, glad to be rid of him.
"Maybe, maybe not, only time will tell." Kannon answered. "Sleep well, and remember my words, I will come for an answer tomorrow."
"What do you mean, answer? There is no answer to any questions you have asked me, and if there was, oh never mind, this is all so confusing." Eboshi said, frustrated.
"Eboshi, Eboshi, you're answer to one of my questions will take time to answer, however, the other question I'm pertaining to is if you trust me and will allow me entrance." Kannon said with a dazzling smile, which would of melted a girl's heart; the maids were already captivated, forgetting about cleaning/tending their lord's wounds, with that, Kannon ordered his company out.
"If you want your answer," Eboshi said at his retreating back. "You won't get entrance to Tataraba any day, whether it be tomorrow, or the day after!"
~~~
I decided to end it there; it was getting too long (in my opinion, but I've still written other fics that were longer, but this is tiring... u_u), neways, PLEASE REVIEW, PLEASE!!! I haven't gotten ne so far, I thought about deleting the story, but I didn't.
