6: The Secret Forest Underneath...

"Enishi..Wh-where are we going?" Moro asked as the two ran through the forest. There was no reply, but as soon as Enishi stopped Moro ran right into him and bounced back, falling on the ground. He held out his hand to her with a smile, and she took it as he helped her up. He put his finger to his lips to make her quiet, and then pointed. There was nothing there. She looked at him curiously, but then gasped when out of the blue, a forest shoot appeared. She wondered how that could be, but then wiped that question out of her mind. As she looked at him, and then at the shoot, she reluctantly went down with him following close behind. When he left, it disappeared. The wolves ran to their scent, and were puzzled when it ended with nothing in sight. They went back to San to report what they had been stumped by.

As the two finally made it down all the way, they landed with a thump. Moro rubbed her head, getting rid of the splitting headache she had recieved. As she opened her eyes the next thing she saw was a beautiful forest underneath the one she had lived in. It was different from hers, and this one seemed to have no sunlight, but still everything was alive and beautiful. She was amazed by all of this, and then saw Enishi look into her eyes, a smile on his face. She was about to say something when he pressed his finger against her lips. He shook his head no, but still smiled and led her down the forest. She looked across and saw a small river, with little fish swimming around. As the two continued their strole, they reached a place that was nothing but darkness. Moro was a little scared, but being with Enishi made her feel better.

The two stayed in darkness only for a short while. All of a sudden, lights began to shine down on them, and sparkles of little white lights danced around them. Moro gasped in more amazement, and saw a little blue orb circle around her head. She raced after it playfully, with Enishi only watching and smiling as he too played with his own little orb, but just in one place. Moro chased hers everywhere, until she came to a hug waterfall that was underneath the forest. She was amazed by this and wondered how a waterfall would be down here, but did not say a word. Enishi walked up behind her, and she smiled at him with delight. As the two finally left, they entered the heart of the forest, the very lake she had entered and was forbidden to when she was 5. She wondered if it was the right time to speak now, and looked at Enishi with confused eyes. He only smiled and nodded. Everything burst right there and then.

"That was amazing! How did you..When did that..IT WAS INCREDIBLE!" Moro cried in delight with a laugh.

"Hahaha! I discovered that place a long time ago. I don't know when it was there though, I guess it just has been. As long as this forest is alive so is that hidden place." Enishi replied with a smile. The two then lied down in the island of the lake, and sighed.

"Moro...only two more years before you're done serving me...if you won't stay with me, or the rest of us, will you visit?" Enishi asked her.

"I..I will try. I still need to train, to become the next in line.." Moro replied silently.

"Next in line?" Enishi asked.

"Yes. The next to become the leader of my family." Moro replied.

"My mother told me, that your mom was a princess of the wolves. Princess Mononoke." Enishi said. Moro was shocked to hear this.

"A princess? I never knew that...Princess Mononoke..." Moro said in awe and thought of her mother, a princess of the forest and of her pack.

"If I cannot visit you...will you visit me in that hidden place?" she asked him. Enishi smiled and nodded.

"Good. Then we will always meet there. We had better get back to Iron Town though.." Moro said and the two raced back to Iron Town.

"A hidden forest? Amazing." San said in wonder.

"We cannot access it though. We do not know how, and we do not know where it is." her brother said.

"In time we might be able to find it. Curse that boy. He is turning my daughter into a filthy, wretched human..." San said and only clenched a fist in anger.

A/N: Chapt. 6! Sorry if these chapters got smaller, but the others will be longer I assure you! Don't own Princess Mononoke give all credit to Miyazaki.