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Another side story, folks. Sit back relax.

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Another Path

Side Story: Watch

Ashitaka and San walked down the field of the Elimshi village as several children ran passed them playing.

It's already been the third day they had been staying there, and they had been living by the hospitality of Kaya, Ashitaka's sister.

Still, everything seemed to be at peace.

"It's beautiful here." San said as she looked at the green field of rice paddies to her right as both she and Ashitaka, who was on her left, stopped.

Hearing what she said, Ashitaka felt happy and relieved, for he was glad that this girl who he loved, complemented of the village he grew up in.

Then a gentle wind blew and it was at this moment that Aashitaka saw the most beautiful sight he had seen in his life.

As the wind blew passed them, San's hair flew in the air, releasing onto Ashitaka's sight, a sense wild beauty, while a soft smile on San's face added a gentle touch to this sight.

Seeing this, Ashitaka was dumbfounded; it was not the first time he had noticed the beauty of San, but this time, it seemed to grabbed his complete attention.

Then San turned to look at him and upon seeing him like that, she asked with a slightly forceful voice.

"What are you looking at?" San blushed a little as she asked that question.

Hearing her voice brought Ashitaka out of the trance.

"Uh, oh, I was just looking at this beautiful woman in front of me." This statement caused San to blush more.

Upon that sentence left Ashtiaka's mouth, San hit Ashitaka playfully, while inside her heart, it was happiness, which was not shown on her face.

"Maybe, I had a life that everyone who saw it will be jealous of." San thought as she continued walking beside the man who had love her with all of his heart, while in her eyes, she watched him, constantly, wanting to remember, everything.