Hi everyone. It's been awhile since I have done anything with this story. I'm sorry for leaving you all like that. Something came up which ruined the story for me and I thought that ending it would never happen. Recently I have had a change of heart and am starting to work on it again. I don't expect anyone to believe it since I have taken so long to update. This is a little preview for what is going to happen. As always I love the responses to my work. They help me write and keep going when I don't think I can. Hope I can continue this till it is finished

Feeling somewhat better, San steered herself for the confrontation ahead. By nature San was a shy person, but it was magnified due to being raised by animals. It was much easier for her to cut down whatever obstacle was in the way instead of trying to reason it out and reach a compromise. This time she knew that the obstacle couldn't be cut down. She was going to have to try and make Eboshi realize that the only way to save Ashitaka would be giving Ashitaka over to her to travel back to his homeland. She knew there was nothing to fear of Ashitaka's village. They were nice people and understood the way of the forest. The only two things that she feared were: not making it to his village on time or Eboshi not trusting San with the Ashitaka's well being.

"I'm alright Kana, you don't have to walk so slow," San said knowing that the little courage she was able to muster wouldn't last that long.

"We're already here," Kana replied laughing to herself when she heard a gasp from San.

"Maybe we should go and check the surrounding area to see if anything's amiss?" San replied as all the arguments that she had ready in her head disappeared.

"Kitha's already doing that. You need to go make sure they don't try anything that'll make Ashitaka worse and you need to convince them that you are the only hope he has of surviving." Kana said as she sat down and let San slide off her back.

"What was that for?" San said brushing the dirt off her back.

"For being selfish and thinking only of yourself. Ashitaka's apart of the pack now and wolves do not leave one behind to fend for themselves, especially a child." Kana said nudging her little sister towards the cave entrance.

"You're right." San said and walked over on her own. "Where are you going?"

"To help Kitha," Kana replied

"What happened to not letting a child fend for his/herself?"

"You'll be with Ashitaka," Kana said and then disappeared.

"Having an unconscious Ashitaka is the same as being by myself," San grumbled as she slowly dragged her feet walking into the cave.

"There she is," someone called quieting the noisy chamber.

"What?" San asked blinded as she waited for her eyes to adjust to the darkness.

"Lady Eboshi wants to see you," a forceful women said as she grabbed San's hand and pulled her deeper into the cave. Despite San's best efforts, the women kept her in her grasp until they reached Eboshi's side.

"Here she is, Lady Eboshi," the women said pushing San infront of her.

"Thank you Toki" Eboshi said "If you could follow me, San, there is something I want to talk to you about."

"Okay?" San replied not knowing what to think. She was surprised that Eboshi trusted her, considering for the majority of the time they had known each other they had been trying to kill each other. Eboshi led her down a small side passage and didn't stop until they were far enough away that no one could overhear them. She turned around and stared hard into the girl's face.

"I want you to kidnap Ashitaka." Eboshi said.

"What?" San shouted surprised to hear Eboshi say the thing that San had been wanting to do since she saw Ashitaka get wounded.

"I need you to make him disappear. No one can know where he is and he cannot stay here. You are the only one I trust to keep him safe." Eboshi said. San looked into the older woman's eyes and she knew that her concern was genuine. "I can't explain everything to you. There are too many ears and loose mouths. Just know that he will die if he doesn't leave here and soon."

San knew better than to think that this was a trap. The normally calm and composed Eboshi was shaken up and if San didn't know better she would say that Eboshi looked scared. Something was going on, but San now had a way to get Ashitaka the help he needed and time was not on his side. San could come back after he was safe and find out what was going on then.

"I'll-"

"I don't need to know when or how. This conversation never happened, even to Ashitaka." Eboshi said and then left.

San was still deep in thoughts a few hours later as she sat by Ashitaka's side. She wasn't afraid of getting caught. It would be easy to get him out of the cave unnoticed. She was worried about what Eboshi was hiding. There was something else threatening Ashitaka's life and she had no idea who or what it was.

"It's nice to see you to," Ashitaka said when she didn't respond to his hello.

"Wha?" San said visibly jumping out of her thoughts and into the present.

"Is everything alright?" he asked worried that there had been another attack or a child had gone missing or some other disaster had befallen the townspeople. He knew Yakuul was okay because he was standing next to San.

"Yeah, well sort of..." San said leaving the sentence hanging. She didn't want to tell him, but she didn't want him to not know what had happened to him. His elk nudged her and she realized that she was going to have to tell him. "You...um...you...were poisoned."

I know another cliffhanger, but I will not leave you guessing what will happen for long.