Here's the next chapter. Some people have said I've made Ashitaka to mean. That's because I wanted something different from the normal character, just to see what happend. (Sorry Ashitaka fans, I'm not loyal to the film am I? Anyway he gets nicer) :) Also, someone said Eboshi seemed to weak. Okay this is because, she's older, she's had to deal with loosing her arm and rebuilding Iron Town. Plus she's gone through pregnancy (I spelt it wrong/right?) and childbirth, probably a strain at that time. Then she had to raise a small child (To those of you with siblings or children, you'll know what it's like! *giggles*). Now, on with the story!

Chapter two: Sans' return

Ashitala sat on the edge of lake staring into the water. He never worked out exactly how he got so angary, but it was so unfair that his own wife wouldn't tell him the one thing he wanted to know most in the world. She did say he'd tell him, but she had a knack of wriggling her way out of things like that. "Daddy!" Taka came running towards him from Iron Town. "Daddy, are you going riding in the forest today? Can I come? Pl-ee-aa- se!?" He couldn't help but laugh. She looked so sweet doing her sweet little face, big eyes thing. "Of course you can! Do you wanna go now?" "Yesy!"

A few minutes later they were riding along towards the trees, Taka mounted on her own little pony. They were almost there when they heard Lady Eboshi calling them. They stopped as she caught up with them. "I'm coming too!" She said "Takas' pony always bolts." So she took hold of Suki- the pony- by her bridle. They walk along in silence until they came to a small clearing where they stopped for a rest. Taka jumped of Suki and ran off to play. Ashitaka slid off Yakul. He looked at Lady Eboshi expectontly. She pretended not to notice.

Suddenly, Takas' scream ripped through the trees. She came running towards them followed by a huge wolf. Taka run to her mother, who recognised the wolf, and froze. Ashitaka didn't and lept back on Yakul, starting towards the giant creature. It ran. It seemd to be barking out a message as it slipped back through the trees. Ashitakas' instinct took over. This animal had hurt his child, so he pursuded it. Taka blinked, then dashed after him, not hurt atal, only shaken. Lady Eboshi tried to follow, but Suki was terrified and wouldn't budge.

Ashitaka folowed the wolf into another clearing, with a cave above it. The wolf vanished into the undergrowth. He jumped to the ground, his hand on his sorwd. Suddenly something pounced on him from behind knocking him to the ground. He turned his head and saw- the girl from his dreams. When she saw his face, she got off him andpulled him up. "Ashitaka!" The girl hugged him tight.