Author's Note: I am so so so sorry this is so short! I just had to get it
out, though. Anyways, I also want to clear some things up. Gokus pokegym was
closed (wahhh!) and I also write under the name of Willow. Okay, well, hope
you enjoy this chapter! Feedback appreciated!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything in this fic, just the things I made up.
Princess Kasumi
by Willow


Chapter Three ~ Stranger of Curiousity


	Kasumi, what a beautiful name for such a gorgeous girl, Satoshi thought.
He almost stopped
breathing again, but controlled himself. What was it about this girl that
made him so helpless?
Satoshi looked away and concentrated on Ashitaka. "I suppose there is
nothing here for me."
	Ashitaka pressed his lips together. "I am not quite sure, but for now let
us get some rest.
We shall go back to Iron Town and perhaps come back tomorrow." He turned to
look at San for her
approval. Satoshi assumed that she was more or less the leader of the two.
	"It is not really necessary," San replied. "Although, it is really up to
Satoshi. But be
careful of the Ape Tribe. They have formed hatred towards you, Satoshi.
That is not a good
impression to the others."
	"There are others?" Satoshi asked.
	"Of course, you dense human," Sutaru Jinchianu growled. "Don't be stupid."
	"Stupid?" Satoshi raised his voice. "How dare you c..."
	"Calm yourself, Satoshi," Kasumi interrupted. "Sutaru meant no harm. She
can get a little
tempermental to strangers but..."
	"Kasumi..." Sutaru warned.
	"I'm sorry." Kasumi bowed her head. "But I did not mean tempermental in a
bad way."
	Sutaru Jinchianu started waving her bushy tail from side to side. "Let us
now depart. If
we shall meet again, human, and you disrespect the wolf gods, I shall bite
your head off." With
that, she leaped away with Kasumi on her back. Kasumi did not say good-bye
to Satoshi.
	"I'm afraid I'll have to go with her," San sighed. "Sutaru is impatient.
Come on, Sutorumi
Shiruberu." And she too left.
	"Are they always like this?" Satoshi asked.
	Ashitaka laughed. "Not always," he replied. "But when it comes to
strangers, they can get
a little rude. Please forgive them. They are really nice girls."
	Satoshi sighed as Kasumi's image flashed in his head. "Yes, I believe you."

***************

	"Pika..Pi pi."
	Satoshi rolled over in his bed and began snoring again.
	"Pika!"
	"Alright. One second."
	Pikachu kicked Satoshi on his side with its pudgy feet. "Pika..pi pi chu!"
	"WHAT?" Satoshi sat upright in his bed and yawned. "Wait a minute...you're
just playing
with my mind, aren't you?"
	Pikachu started laughing as it clapped its hands.
	"That wasn't funny," Satoshi growled. "Oh well, I might as well get
dressed and find
Ashitaka for some breakfast or something."
	Satoshi was shirtless and wearing striped pants when he got out of bed. He
scratched the
back of his head while he looked for a black shirt and jeans. When he found
what he was looking
for, he quickly changed and went outside. Pikachu was walking beside him.
	"Well look who's up! It's sleepyhead!"
	Satoshi cocked his head and saw Toki and some of her friends. They were
all staring at
Satoshi's handsomeness.
	"Good morning, ladies," Satoshi said.
	The women laughed again. "Times like these I wish I wasn't married!" joked
one dressed
in blue. This made them laugh again.
	Satoshi's golden face turned red. "Does any one of you know where Ashitaka
is?"
	"Awww, he's not interested in us," Toki complained. "Ashitaka went to Lady
Eboshi's house
an hour ago."
	"Thank you," Satoshi replied. Then, he quickly started running to the
place Ashitaka showed
him yesterday. He was soon stopped by a different guard.
	"Halt!" he said. "Nobody is permitted in here except for Ashitaka and Lady
Eboshi's guards.
Not even Toki and the ladies. Leave at once."
	"You don't understand," Satoshi replied. "I need to see Ashitaka."
	"Ashitaka is busy right now. You'll have to wait. Now go," the guard
commanded.
	Pikachu leaped onto Ash's head and glared at the guard. "Pika!"
	"Woah, is that a Pikachu?" the guard asked, interested.
	"Yes," Satoshi said. "Now can I come in?"
	The guard laughed. "Just because you have a Pikachu? I don't think so. You
can't come in
this easily."
	Satoshi grinded his teeth. How come the other guard let him in but not
this one? How could
he get in? Maybe if he called...
	"Don't even think about calling for him," the guard snapped when Satoshi
opened his mouth.
"Don't force me to hurt you."
	"That's it! Pikachu, thunder bolt!"
	"Pikachu! Pika.....PIKACHU!"
	Soon, the guard was lying motionless on the ground.
	"Impressive," came a voice. "I always wanted to see a Pikachu in action."
	Satoshi looked up, breathing heavily with rage. He saw an amused Lady
Eboshi with Ashitaka
by her side.
	"I'm sorry if that guard didn't let you in," Lady Eboshi continued. "It's
just that we are
in an important meeting right now. Why don't you come and join us?"
	Satoshi glanced at Ashitaka and got his approval. He followed Lady Eboshi
into her house.
Sitting around a table wasn't the bandaged people, but instead the highly
respected citizens of
Iron Town. Lady Eboshi took her place at the head of the table and Ashitaka
sat beside her.
	"A stranger came to me this morning," Lady Eboshi started. "A girl about
17 or so. She says
she has come here in search of hospitality."
	Satoshi's heart leapt. Was it Misty? Could it be?
	"As all of you know, we try not to accept strangers into Iron Town in fear
of the destruction
of the forest," Lady Eboshi continued. "So we are here to judge the girl.
If she can be trusted.
Ashitaka, please bring her in."
	Ashitaka got up from his chair and left the room. All was silent. Then, he
came back,
holding the arm of a cloaked girl. If they didn't know it was a girl, they
wouldn't have guessed.
All that was exposed was two large, innocent eyes and a lock of dark blonde
hair.
	Satoshi's heart leapt. Perhaps this was Misty! Maybe her hair had been
bleached by the
strong sun. "What is your name?" he immediately asked.
	The girl turned to stare at Satoshi. She let the cloak fall to the ground
and all was
astounded by her beauty. Unlike San and Kasumi, she had the attractiveness
that you could see
immdiately where San and Kasumi had the beauty where you had to look twice
to absorb the
gorgeousness.
	"That was pretty direct," she said. Her voice..instead of being deep and
mysterious like
the two wild girls, her voice was smooth and silky like a Caterpie's
string. Satoshi's heart
was hers from that moment. He felt dizzy from her beauty.
	"My name is Misuchi," she replied with a smile.
	Satoshi gripped the underside of the table until his knuckles turned
white. Here, was one
of the most beautiful girls he had ever seen...and it wasn't Misty.

***************

	"So, what do you think of Misuchi, Ashitaka?"
	Ashitaka laughed. "She is indeed beautiful, Satoshi. But her beauty is
only skin deep. She
can't compare to the beauty of the wild. The free. Nature."
	"San, right? Or...Kasumi?"
	Ashitaka looked at Satoshi. "It's a long story," he sighed. "Perhaps I'll
tell you
another time."
	Satoshi nodded. Then he said, "You're probably wondering why I told Kasumi
and San my name
was Satoshi but not Ash Ketchum, right?"
	Ashitaka smiled. "If you don't want to tell me, that's okay."
	Satoshi laughed. "It's a long story. Perhaps I'll tell you another time."
	The two boys shared a hearty laugh as they trudged up the big mountain.
Then, they heard
that songy voice. "Ashitaka! Satoshi! Wait up!"
	They spun around and saw Misuchi running up after them. She was wearing
her purple cloak
which covered up most of her beauty. Only her two large eyes and a lock of
yellow hair was visible.
	Ashitaka looked at her in alarm. "What do you think you are doing?" he
shouted. "Go away!
You should know you aren't allowed on this mountain!"
	Misuchi let the cloak fall onto her shoulders and her attractive face was
magnificent
against the afternoon sky. "I know that Ashitaka. I was hoping that you
would let me come with you.
I want to know everything about this wonderful place."
	Ashitaka drew his brows together. "Misuchi, they voted against you staying
here."
	"Oh Ashitaka," Misuchi laughed. She grabbed his hand and pressed it
between her two
soft ones. "That won't stop me. This place is perfect for me! I'm
determined to stay here."
	Ashitaka sntached his hand away. Satoshi could see the anger in his eyes.
"You may be
beautiful," he said roughly. "But beauty means nothing to me. Be gone or
I'll be forced to hurt
you." With that, he drew up his sword and pushed the tip of the blade under
her long neck.
	"You won't hurt me, Ashitaka," Musuchi laughed matter-of-factly. "Put the
sword down."
	Ashitaka's hand didn't waver. Then, in a flash, he had put his sword back
and had Misuchi
pinned down onto the grass. Misuchi was a little dazed as she laid
motionless on the ground. "Let
me go!" she screamed.
	"If you promise to leave right now!" Ashitaka said.
	"I can't promise that, Ashitaka," Misuchi replied.
	Satoshi wondered what he should do to help. But his thinking was soon
interrupted by two
war calls. San and Kasumi were running towards them with their trusty
wolves by their side.
	Misuchi looked at them in fear. Especially at the huge jaws of the wolves
that were
dripping with saliva.
	"You are forbidden on these mountains," San growled. "And unlike Ashitaka,
I'm not
afraid to hurt you." And just to prove that, she threw a stone like weapon
toward Ashitaka, who
fortunately had his quick reflexes and backflipped away.
	Misuchi flipped the hood of the cape back on her head. "I will not go away
until I see
these mountains."
	Kasumi kicked Misuchi's stomach and pressed her foot forcefully down as
Misuchi coughed
on the grass. "Not as long as we're here, bitch."
	"I really want to eat her," Sutaru Jinchianu said, licking his chops.
	"This time I agree with you, sister," Sutorumi Shiruberu agreed. "She
seems most annoying."
	Misuchi glared at Kasumi. "Get your dirty foot off of me, you wench."
	Kasumi did so, but then started to strangle her. "Call me a wench, will
you? Sutaru
Jinchianu..."
	San stopped her. "Remember, sister, we give them a warning first. We may
be protectors of
the mountain, but we aren't heartless. Don't let your anger get to you.
That's how demons are formed."
	Kasumi panted heavily as she pushed Misuchi away. "You better not return."
	"I cannot promise you that." And Misuchi floated down the mountain.
	"That little...that little..." Kasumi looked at Satoshi. "And what are you
looking at?"