San was across the village in moments, she had finally found the source of the screams, and they were coming from outside of the hut Ashitaka had been staying inside. San's insides crawled, the screaming had stopped but she could her rushed and panicked voices from inside. When she enter Eboshi and several of the other woman where there, San had never seen her face so pale.
"Where is he?" San dropped the toy she had been clutching too.
"He was gone when Chihiro got here. She screamed something about a black wolf outside in the dark." Eboshi looked down as she said this.
"They took him?" San had to think for a moment. "No, he never would have let them take him, he would have fought or something."
San's mind reeled. She had just lost her daughter to these black demons, and now they had come for Ashitaka. She would not sit by any longer; they should have done something the first time they went to his sister.
San turned and bolted out the now open door. She took to the roofs not willing to wait for them to open the gait. She was up and out and into the night air. Whistling as she fell to the ground her brothers were beneath her, appearing as if from out of thin air. She landed in his plush white fur.
Lee urged the midnight wolf to move faster, she had no idea how long Ashitaka would remain unconscious, especially with the rough ride. She had to get to Kaiya first. She knew Kaiya would never be happy as long as Ashitaka wasn't there. If he would just listen to her, he would understand that his place was not her in this town of iron or thick lush woods, but with the Emishi people, his people. Otaku, Lee's wolf, blended in well, but Lee still feared the others would find them. His black fur only protected him from sight not from smell and she knew she was heading straight into the wind and their scent would be carried backwards into any pursuers. She also knew that it would only be a matter of time before they discovered Ashitaka was missing and that wolf woman he had arrived with the first time, his so-called wife would not sit by quietly.
San and her brother Jagar raced across the countryside, just along the edge of the woods. Jagar chased the waning scent of Ashitaka. They knew for sure now that he was with one of the black wolves and a human from their tribe, but Jagar remained focused on Ashitaka scent, it would be to risky to concentrate on the wolf, they might separate to mislead their followers.
San couldn't even think, she would not lose Ashitaka to Kaiya, she didn't care what claim she thought she had. Ashitaka belong where he was happy and loved, and not with senseless killers. She couldn't even really see straight she wasn't focused at all. She wasn't worried just yet though she was sure Jagar would get her to him safely, she only had to worry once they met up with his captor. Part of her hoped that it was Kaiya, yet in the back of her head she knew she shouldn't. She knew that was a battle for Ashitaka to fight.
For all of those who read and reviewed the story and have been waiting for more, you can throw things at me, just not really heavy stuff. I neglected the story at first for legit reasons, fanfic wouldn't accept the files I had, they were in like notepad or something, and then I just kind of left it alone, and it kind of withered and almost died but I don't want to let it. I love it too much. Now I have my own laptop, and Microsoft word, and semi-good internet, that will get better in September, so no excuses. I will try harder I promise. I am truly sorry, and I know this is really short. I am sorry. Thanks to everyone who reviewed it in the past, and those who loved it, and thank you to those who made suggestions, I hope it will keep getting better from her on out.
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