A/N yes just to let you know this is a short boring but necessary chapter please bear with me i want more reviews and im sorry it took so long to get this chapter out

"San, it's me, Ashitaka," he said.

"Who is San? Is that me?" San asked.

"Yes San, that is you," Ashitaka replied, "Let me go get Rinkan; he is so worried about you."

"Who is Rinkan, Ashitaka?" San asked.

"Your wolf brother," Ashitaka replied tears streaming down his face.

"My brother is a wolf? How can that be?" San asked.

"Can I explain when I get back?" Ashitaka asked wiping the tears from his eyes.

"Sure," San replied.

Ashitaka walked out of the cave.

San took a fist full of the fur on the skin she sat on. Tears streaming down her face, she looked down and was shocked to see what she found. Under her torn dress was a small bulge on her stomach.

"What is that?" San asked herself.

She decided to ask the boy Ashitaka about it when he came back. San curled down on the soft skins and was soon asleep.

When San woke, she was alarmed to find five wolves and Ashitaka in a corner of the cave.

"Ashitaka, why are there five wolves in this cave," San said. Ashitaka noticed that she sounded slightly scared.

"They are your family," Ashitaka replied.

"Oh and I was going to ask you, do you know why I have this bulge on my stomach," San asked.

Ashitaka felt the tears well up in his eyes.

"Yes," He said.

"Can you tell me?" San said uncertainly.

"I have to," Ashitaka said, "Let me start at the beginning."

"That is always a good place to start" the largest wolf said.

San gasped but bit her lip; she wanted Ashitaka to continue his story.

"It started when I was back at my home village. A giant boar demon came to my village, his name was Nago. I fought with him and for that I was cursed with a mark on my arm; I came here hoping the great forest spirit would rid me of the curse. Back then, you and a lady from the village had well, a few differences. You were trying to kill each other. One day when I was at the village you tried to kill her. I stopped you from killing her and I picked you up. Well one of her 'friends' shot me and I brought you out of the city-"

"After you had been shot?" San asked in disbelief.

"Yes. The guards would not let me through the gate and I pushed it open. Your brothers came running to get you. We traveled together for awhile while you were still unconscious. As you woke up I fell unconscious from the bullet wound. I fell of Yakul and you jumped of too-," Ashitaka said.

"Who is Yakul?" San asked.

Ashitaka emitted a high pitched whistle. San's keen ears picked up the sound of hoof beats. Gingerly, a red elk walked into the cave. Once he realized Rinkan was there, he became more confident. Yakul walked over to Ashitaka and lay down.

"This is Yakul, my red elk," Ashitaka replied.

"Oh, okay, please continue," San stated.

"It is a long story and it is late I will tell the rest of it in the morn," Ashitaka answered.

"Oh, okay," San said disappointedly.

Ashitaka laid down on one of the furs and fell asleep. San lay down but she could not fall asleep. Thoughts and ideas tormented her all through the night. Tears started streaming down her face as she realized how much pain the boy Ashitaka had gone through for her. And with that thought in her mind she fell into an unrest full slumber.

A/N told you it was boring the next one will probably be boring too but im not sure