Memories of the past

Hi! This is my eighth fic. I wanted to write this about Haku's past, so that we could see that even some point, he was loved and taken care of. I thought that 'Hmm, he's a god, he must have lived for centuries now'. Then I just thought what series happen in the past, and the answer was of course my another favourite movie, Princess Mononoke, that I had just seen! It would have been Inuyasha too, but I thought it didn't really fit. So here it is, enjoy

English is not my first language and I don't own either one of the series! They both belong to the great god of anime Mr Hayao Miyazaki-sama!

It had been three years since the Shishi-gami had died, three years since the Princess Mononoke. San and Ashitaka had seen each other often, like they had promised and they had also mated last year. Ashitaka had now more time for San, since the Tatara Ba's rebuilding was done. For now, he was visiting there for this day, so San had thought she'd take a small walk in the forest. Forest had grown fast back. San had became more soft and trusting with Ashitaka by her side. She smiled, it had all worked out nicely.

Then suddenly, she heard something. When it continued, San realised it was baby's cry. She suspected it to fade soon, but it didn't. She decided to go look what took so long for the baby's parents to make their child to calm down.

She followed the cries and soon came near the crying child. She looked carefully from the bushes. Though she didn't now hate humans as passionately as she used to, she still didn't really like to show off to them. Besides, she had learned human men could be troublesome, from the tales Ashitaka told her about Tatara Ba. So, she'd rather stay hidden.

Then, she noticed that there wasn't any adult humans there. Only a small baby, crying all alone, next to river with a small clothe on it. San checked for the last time there was no other humans around and came then out from the bushes and walked next to the baby. She could smell that it was a boy. His scent was very faint, so he couldn't be more than hour or two old. But why he was all alone here? And so young? San kneeled down to the baby.

"Hey, hey, don't cry. What happened to you, where are your parents?" she said. The baby stopped crying and opened his big eyes. San saw they were pure green as the brightest emerald or the clearest trees of the forest. He also had a little bit of dark green hair on his head.

'I guess he was abandoned…just like me. I just can't leave him, he's so tiny and helpless. Ashitaka should come back soon, I'll talk with him what we should do with you'

And with that, she took the baby in her arms and ran softly away. Back to her and Ashitaka's hut, that they had built together to the forest. She saw light inside of it and suggested Ashitaka had already arrived. She also saw Yakkuru eating near the hut. She said hi to him and then walked inside of the hut.

"Tadaima!" she said (A/N: Tadaima: I'm back/I'm home)

"Okaerinasai" San heard familiar deep voice.

(Okaerinasai: Welcome home, welcome back. It's the formal version. Less formal is "Okaeri")

San sat down on the floor, next to her mate. She loved Ashitaka so deeply that she never thought she would love someone so. She was so happy to have him around, nothing made her happier that to be with him, as his mate.

"What's with that child? You didn't kill anyone, did you?" Ashitaka asked. He trusted San, but still knew she had bitterness towards humans.

"No, I found him lying all alone next to a river, crying. I think his parents left him there. But it's so strange, his scent is really faint, so he can't be even day old. I can't understand why someone would abandon their son with such young age"

"World is cold these days"

"Guess so…But I just couldn't leave him there. Do you think that someone at Tatara Ba could take him in?"

"I don't think so…Everyone are quite suspecting towards everyone outside of Tatara Ba. I don't think they could take a child form outside either"

"Then, what should we do? We can't just leave him alone, can we?"

"No…But, you know, we could always raise him. I mean, he needs a home and we have plenty of empty places here."

"We? Could we really do it? I really don't know anything about children, except that they need a lot care"

"Well, we can give him that, can't we? I know some stuff about children, since I almost raised Kaya. What do you think, should we take him in?"

"I…I think it would be wonderful. But at first, don't you think we should give him a proper name?"

"Yes, I really think we should"

"You can decide it. I don't really know human names"

Ashitaka smiled. During their time together, San had learned to accept her humanity and that someday, she would have human children as well, though she liked to call her future children "pups".

"Well…How about Kohaku?"

"Kohaku? Amber?"

"Right, and Little White also, I mean, look how pale he is. It was also name of my grandfather"

"I think it fits him well. Kohaku it is then"