This is the second chapter in the series. I don't own Princess Mononoke or any of its characters. I only own this story, and characters not in the movie.

Moro looked out over the forest. She stood on the den ledge, overlooking the forest. She looked back into her den, to see her three pups playing together. It had been over a year since Moro had adopted San.

While Moro's sons, Feng and Xin, had stopped nursing and learned to walk and talk, when they were six moons. San could still not speak, walk and still nursed. Moro knew she couldn't let her nurse anymore.

San had already started to grow some teeth, so she would be able to eat meat soon. Moro decided to get San to eat meat starting tonight.

Ookami and Moro looked over the deer they had just killed.

"This was a fine catch, Moro." said Ookami.

"Yes it is. We shall eat well for half a moon. Let's get this back to the den." told Moro.

The mates dragged the deer back to their den. They knew their pups would be getting hungry.

Feng and Xin looked out over the forest. The two wolf pups rested on the roof of their den. San sat in-between both her brothers.

Xin's stomach growled. Feng looked at his younger brother.

"When are Mom and Dad going to get back with our food? I'm starving." complained Xin.

Feng shook his head.

"If mother heard you complaining, she'd have ripped out your tongue. I don't even want to think about what Father would do." shuttered Feng.

The brothers shuttered at the thought of their parents. San woke from her nap. Feng and Xin instantly looked at their sister. San looked at her much larger brothers. The two white wolf pups looked into their sister's blue eyes.

"It's strange that San has brown eyes and is so small. She should have grown a lot more by now." stated Xin.

Feng looked at his brother and sister.

"You're right, Xin. San's eyes should have become gold like ours and our parents, but they are brown. Perhaps it has to do with what she looks like." wondered Feng.

The two brothers looked over their sister. San looked back at them a giggled. They did notice many things that made San different from the other wolf gods.

San was slightly over two feet tall, while her brothers were over three-and-a-half-feet tall. The brother's ears were pointed and moved, but San's ears were small, pointed and didn't move. She had strange looking paws, without claws. And she hadn't grown any fangs yet.

"You know what else is strange, Feng?" asked Xin.

"No, I don't know, brother." stated Feng.

"It's strange that San has never howled. Maybe we should teach her?" offered Xin.

Feng looked at his brother.

"That might be the first smart idea you ever had, Xin." joked Feng.

"Well thanks I…hay! That's not funny, Feng." grumbled Xin.

Feng laughed at his twin brother. Xin pouted and looked away. San giggled at both her brothers.

Suddenly there was a wolf howl. The twins recognised it, as the howl of their mother. Ookami and Moro ran up the hill to their den. The brothers ran to their parents, and their food. San was left alone on the rock.

Seeing her parents and brothers greeting each other, made San want to join them. At first San tried to crawl on all fours, but it wasn't fast enough for her. Carefully she balanced herself on her chubby little legs, and began to walk down the hill.

Moro looked at her daughter, a small smile on her face. The wolves ran to San. San's legs gave in, and she fell to the ground.

"That was good for you first time, San. Soon you will be a great hunter just like your mother." assured Ookami.

Moro nudged her mate, and walked back into the den. The others fallowed after her. The wolf family ate their meal in peace, before turning in for a well deserved sleep.

These first few chapters will be a little boring. There's not much you can do with a baby or toddler, that's too exiting. Comment if you like the story.