Romance Fan Fiction ❯ Love Brings Betrayal ❯ Chapter 10 ( Chapter 10 )

DISCLAIMER: All Main Characters In This Story Belong To Koei Games. All Characters In This Story Are From The Game Samurai Warriors By Koei Games.

 

Chapter 10

Four days later, Owari

 

“Open the gates!”

 

“It's Lord Nagamasa! Open the gates!”

 

Nagamasa rode through the opening gates. He knew what he was going to do. He had to do it. There was no way out.

 

***

Odani Castle

 

“Lord Nobunaga! Lord Nagamasa has been spotted heading in the direction of Owari!”

 

Oichi stood from her place next to Nobunaga. She had a look of hope on her face. There were tears in her eyes. Nobunaga looked up at her as if he were bored.

 

“We shall head back toward Owari now.”

 

When Oichi and him were alone in the room he stopped her, “Well Oichi, it looks like you might get to keep your... beloved.”

 

***

 

Three days later, Owari

 

Hideyoshi and Magoichi were walking down one of the third level hallways, “I can't believe Nagamasa had the audacity to show up here like he did. I mean he's a dead man as we know it. And we even had to keep him comfortable. I say he should be kept in chains till Lord Nobunaga gets here.”

 

“Yah, I guess, but I mean hey, he probably came back so nothin` would happen to Oichi. He's in love... although I wish he hadn't come back. I was really looking forward to finally wearin Oichi down.”

 

“Magoichi, I swear! You and married women.”

 

“What can I say Hideyoshi? The temptation is more heightened when they're married,” Magoichi winked and they laughed together.

 

“Well I'm just glad Lord Nobunaga is coming back sooner than we thought. Lady Nohime has been extremely depressed without him here it seems.”

 

“I know. I feel sorry for Mitsuhide. He has to keep her mind off it all day. It's gotta be depressing.”

 

“Well Lord Nobunaga should be here sometime tonight. That should cheer Nohime right up!”

 

They were about to round a corner when Magoichi put his arm in front of Hideyoshi, “Mag—” Magoichi put his hand over Hideyoshi's mouth, “Shh, I think I hear something around the corner.” Magoichi slowly began to look around the corner. He whispered to Hideyoshi, “There's some guy in purple armor. I think its Mitsuhide.”

 

“Well who else do you know that wears purple armor?”

 

“Shh, he's not alone. I think he's with a woman.”

 

“Is it Gracia?”

 

Magoichi looked farther around the corner, “No it's not Gracia. She has black hair.”

“Are they talking?”

 

“Well... something tells me they know each other very well.”

 

“Why do you say that Magoichi? How can you tell?”

 

“Well... he's got her up against the wall, and kissin` the hell out of her. Her kimono is kinda undone too....”

 

“Magoichi? Magoichi?” Hideyoshi smacked him upside the head, “Focus Magoichi.”

 

“Sorry. I got distracted.”

 

“Well see if you can tell who the woman is.”

 

“I'll try.”

 

Magoichi watched Mitsuhide and the unknown woman. Her hands were roaming all over his armored body and his hands were inside her kimono. Their lips were locked firmly together.

 

“Man, watchin this is makin it real hard to concentrate.”

 

Hideyoshi rolled his eyes and whispered harshly, “Well focus harder. I wanna know who this girl is. Mitsuhide, supposedly hasn't even looked at another woman in eight years. So I wanna know who she is!”

 

“Okay, okay!” Magoichi returned to watching the two lovers. Mitsuhide was now kissing the woman's neck. Her head turned and her identity was revealed.

 

“Oh my god.... Hideyoshi... tell me I'm going crazy and I can't control my eyesight. Who does that woman look like to you?”

 

Hideyoshi looked around the corner, “Gadzooks! That's Lady Nohime!”

 

“Oh thank god, I'm not losing my sight. If I lost my sight... I'd never see a woman ever again. There wouldn't be a reason to live if that happened!”

 

“Magoichi! Do you realize what we've just saw?!”

 

“Yah, apparently Mitsuhide was having trouble controlling himself around her too. Glad I'm not the only one.”

 

“No, listen. They're pretty much doing it in the hallway. Where else do you think they've done it? And for that matter how long and how far have they gone?”

 

“Ohhh I see. She may not be all virginal for Lord Nobunaga anymore.”

 

“Exactly and if she isn't and Lord Nobunaga suspects anything... he kill anyone he believes is lying or had something to do with hiding it or doing it.”

 

“Yah, but Mitsuhide is our friend. We can't just rat him out. I mean this could be a good thing. For him. I mean this could mean he's over his wife. Maybe Gracia would have a mother again.”

“Look, if that's the case then I'm glad Mitsuhide has moved on. But... with Lord Nobunaga's wife?! Unacceptable.”

 

“Well okay. Here's what we'll do. Later tonight when no one should be up we'll go find Mitsuhide and confront him. He can explain what we saw.”

 

“Oh wait! Listen they're talking now.”

 

ﻬ

 

Mitsuhide pulled back from a kiss, “Nohime, we have to stop this. We promised it would only be for one night.”

 

“I know Mitsuhide... I know. But.... I can't help myself. I feel... so alone when I'm not with you in some way.”

 

“I feel the same way Nohime. I do. But this cannot go on. It is unfair and unjust to Lord Nobunaga. I already took from you what should have been his.”

 

Nohime began to fix her kimono, “He will never have all of me Mitsuhide. Never. He can only have my body.”

 

“In time, you could grow to love him.”

 

“No, I could not. And do you know why I could never give him my heart Mitsuhide?”

 

“Why Nohime?”

 

“Because... you've had my heart since I first looked into your eyes. I knew at that moment that we would be close. I just didn't know that I would fall in love with you. My husband's retainer. My husband's friend. It is awful, but true. I'm in love with you, and I am glad that I am.”

 

“Nohime... I had hoped my feelings were in vain. I fear that I felt the same way. But our love can never be, you understand this?”

“Yes I do.”

 

“ We have to stay as far away from each other as possible. We have to. For honor's sake.”

 

“But what about love Mitsuhide?”

 

“Nohime, I do love you. With all my heart. More than I ever did my wife. But you are betrothed to my lord. I have crossed a line I would never even think of crossing in my entire life. But I did. I will always love you Nohime. Never forget that. But we must stay away from each other. Or at least control ourselves. We will always know the love we feel for each other. But we can never show it. Never again. If Lord Nobunaga were to find out... he'd kill one of us in front of the other. I could not bear to watch you die.”

“Nor I you.”

 

“Then we have to keep our love locked away. Forever.”

 

Nohime looked down, “I understand, Mitsuhide.” She looked up at him, tears flowing down her face. Mitsuhide wiped them away gently with the pad of his finger, “Please do not cry Nohime. We must do this. For each other's protection.”

 

She sniffled delicately, “I know Mitsuhide.”

 

Mitsuhide leaned down to place a kiss softly on her lips. Then he kissed her forehead and pulled her into his arms and held her close. He pulled back after a few minutes and kissed her lips again, then took her hand and kissed it.

 

He began to walk away and Nohime pulled him back to her and kissed him passionately. She wrapped her arms around his neck and held on as if she'd die if she were to let go. Mitsuhide kissed her back with just as much passion. The kiss finally slowed and they parted as horns sounded. Nobunaga had returned.

 

Mitsuhide kissed her hand again and walked away down the hallway away from Nohime and the voyeurs.

ﻬ

Hideyoshi sniffled. Magoichi turned around and looked at him, “Hideyoshi are you crying?”

 

Hideyoshi turned away, “No I'm not crying! I have something in my eye.”

 

“It's okay man. What we just heard was really sad and heartbreaking. It almost seems unfair. No it is unfair.”

 

“Yah. Well. I say as long as we don't catch them again we don't have to say anything to Lord Nobunaga. Mitsuhide seemed pretty determined to stay away from her to keep her safe.”

 

“Yah, I agree with that.”

 

“Yah it was... I kinda got the urge to go see Nene and tell her how much she means to me.”

 

Magoichi laughed, “Go ahead buddy. But marriage aint for me personally. So many ladies... so little time. I can't just pick one woman. It wouldn't be fair to take all this away from all the ladies.”

 

Hideyoshi laughed, “Ah Magoichi, ever the ladies man as

usual.”

 

They both made a fist and put it out towards each other. Hideyoshi, with his fist, hit the top of Magoichi's fist, then the bottom. They alternated. Hideyoshi slapped Magoichi's palm and vis versa. And then their hands came up and ended in two “guns”. Their signature handshake.