Title: Truce Child
Author: DeityOfDeath
Archive: Yes please...
Pairings: Sarasa/Shuri

Category: Drama, romance
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers: Yes, especially if you haven't read volumes 5 and up.
Warnings: Sex, violence, Hetero, language, pregnancy.
Disclaimers: I never have nor will I ever own Basara or its chars. They are property of Viz and a few other major companies.

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Prologue

Many think that my name is Tatara and that I am a heaven sent warrior who will end the tyranny of the Red King and his family. Many have heard tales of my adventures and of the chaos and trouble I have caused. Some revere me and wish to join me in my fight while others despise me and wish for my downfall which they try to help bring about. Then there are others still who don't care either way.

Truth is, I am actually a girl and my name is Sarasa. It's a long story and one that leaves me weepy eyed with remembrance every time I hear, remember or tell it. I was born in a small village known as Byakko where my brother Tatara and I grew and learned, knowing that he was the savior of all mankind. It seemed fate thought otherwise. When I was no older than eleven or twelve, I ran into the Red King's forces and saw my first glimpse of Ageha, who lost his eye in exchange for my life. When I returned to my village I saw that I had also lost my childhood friend Makoto. My friend had given his life in order to help my brother continue that dream of freedom and peace by giving himself over and claiming to be Tatara.

It was three years later on our fifteenth birthday that my brother was killed and I willingly hacked off my pigtailed braids, shed my dress and donned the clothes of my brother. I helped my people through that night and retrieved the Byakko sword with the help of Ageha the traveler with the beautiful curly white flowing hair and hazel eyes. Using cattle as a diversion and only receiving an arrow wound in my chest for my efforts. I used a hot spring to heal myself and it was there that I met and fell in love with Shuri.

He was unlike any man I had met before. His pride and cockiness hiding the wounded child wanting to held and reassured below the surface. We were a lot alike he and I. It was this man that sent my mind reeling and my heart beating rapidly in my chest like a caged bird.

Even after I had lost so many things dear to me, I still continued to find him and he become something so very important to me. His tall and dark figure with his short wild black hair flowing freely around him and his emotion filled golden eyes forever etched into my memory for referencing in difficult times.

In all my adventures from the time I traveled all over Japan meeting up with Hayato the young man who was pretending to be Tatara, Cha Cha and Zaki the pirates. I later defeated Shido, the Red King's commander and then met his wife Lady Senju who carries Shido's child.

I traveled to Kanto with Shuri the gentle monk and pastry chef and fell deeper and deeper in love with him if it were possible.

We were captured by the Blue King and we each fought separate battles to escape. I thought him dead and upon finding him alive I cried great tears of joy. We were separated again to my sorrow and yet I met up with more people to assist with our goal. I met Izumi and her husband Raizo and we rescued to the man I once hated known as Asagi.

Somehow we had all been united together, common goal or no and together we currently stay except for Shuri and I. That is until tonight. Tonight I have decided to finally fulfill my love for him. To not only give him my heart and soul but my body as well. I had debated about it and even talked it over with Nagi, my teacher and friend and Cha Cha who had more than enough information to help me make a decision.

It wasn't easy slipping away from them all, especially since they all know that I am Sarasa, a girl and not Tatara the man.

I had decided when I had gotten Shuri's last letter that I would meet with him at our usual place at a hot spring and give him myself.

I dressed in the usual dress a woman wears with my ever growing hair pulled into braided pigtails like I used to wear when I was a girl. I said my good byes and promised to return and even as I slipped out I saw the happy smiles of all my dear friends and waved good bye as I hopped on my black stallion Yato and rode off.

TBC:

Umm…..yeah, A little choppy but its my first try writing a fic for this series so I'll keep trying and hopefully next chapter will be better.

Next chapter will contain sex.