This is my first SB fic so play nice! :D This will follow the anime and it is MasaxOC. It is very OOC so don't like don't read. Enjoy!
She felt weak. Like all weight from her body was gone. Was she dead? No, she was falling. But how high up was she? She could only see blinding white all around her. All she remembered was the strike on her face. Everything after that was an ache to remember. She must be so far up to not have hit the ground by now. When she hits the ground she'll die. She wished she had a last goodbye with...
Goodbye Brother...
Meanwhile
"Lord Masamune." Katakura Kojuro addressed his lord the way he always did.
Formally and rigid.
"What Kojuro?" Date Masamune was always so impatient when Kojuro took things slow.
"We will be reaching our destination, Nagashino in around three days."
"And your point is...?" Masamune smirked at Kojuro's flustered reaction.
"M-My Lord Masamune, the point is..."
"Is?"
"The pointis that we should rest!" Kojuro rarely got this frustrated with his lordship.
Keiji who was riding with them, sat, and watched with a smile and waited to hear his snarky reply. But it didn't come.
"Lord Masamune! Are you even listening to me?"
"Kojuro, can you see that?" Masamune pointed towards the sky.
Kojuro looked where he was pointing and saw an object plummeting down through the sky.
"Lord Masamune! We mus-"
"Kyah!"
Before he even finished his sentence, Masamune was off on his horse, riding towards the plummeting object. Keiji inwardly chuckled as he patted his monkey friend.
Heh... That's Masamune for you.
What the hell is this? It can't be a person, can it? Oh god it is!
Masamune rode closer to the now recognisably human figure.
C'mon make it! I've gotta make it!
This was it. She could tell she was about to hit the ground. So many things she wished she could've said, so many things she could've done and seen and so many people she wished to meet.
Haha... I guess this is sayonara for now, niisan. See you in the next life. And father... Go to hell...
And then all was blank...
It was a girl! But how'd she get up there? Doesn't matter now. All that mattered was that he made it to her in time. He was so close he could almost touch her. But would it be enough.
Screw that! Here goes nothing.
He literally leaped off his horse and caught the girl. He tumbled but made sure that the girl was not injured. He finally stopped rolling and looked at the one he just rescued.
Holy... Wow... I mean...
She was beautiful. And he meant really beautiful. She had dark blue hair that was loose and fell to her waist. She had pale skin that looked snow white. She had a dark kimono with white birds on it and she felt like she was as light as a feather. Not a bad body shape either.
Not bad at all...
It made him uncomfortable to just look at her, let alone hold her in his arms. But... He couldn't let her go. Something compelled him to keep holding her in his arms.
Well I suppose I need to make sure she doesn't get her pretty kimono dirty.
He stood up and walked over to sit down and lean on a tree. All the while still holding onto the girl.
"Well I think I'll just wait here until you wake up. Is that alright?" Masamune jokingly said to the sleeping girl.
He leant back and dozed off, waiting for Kojuro to find him or for the girl to wake up. Whichever came first...
She felt warm. Until now she had been suspended in darkness but now... She had found light. Before now she had been feeling like she was on a strings. Like she was a puppeteer's doll. Now she felt like she had the ability to move again. All this time she had felt like all her life was gone, like it never happened. Now she felt a sense of direction, a purpose. What was the cause of this feeling? She felt safe and sound. She was quite confused. Well as much as she could be while unconscious anyway. She had the faint sense she was waking up and welcomed the prospect. She'd had enough of this emptiness whether it was warm, cold, light, dark. She welcomed the waking sensation...
Her eyelids flickered. Masamune jolted and looked down at the semi-conscious girl.
She's waking!
She raised a groan. "Nngh..." She turned her head and nuzzled Masamune's chest, causing him to turn fifty shades of red. She seemed to be unaware that she was being held. "Mmmm..." She sounded like a bee being tranquillised with honey.
"Hey." Masamune shook the girl's shoulder gently. "C'mon wake up. Please?"
Not that I don't like this and all but if Kojuro finds us it isn't going to look right...
"Hey sweetheart" He tapped her lightly on the cheek.
That brought a response with her groaning again and opening her eyes.
I know I said this before but...
"Wow." He breathed too quiet for the girl to hear properly.
Her eyes, they were... They were crystal clear and a shining shade of blue. The sky couldn't be brighter if it tried.
The girl looked at him with her blue, beautiful eyes with a curious look. "Is something wrong?"
"Oh! Um, I..." Masamune tripped up on his words.
"Wait..." The girl looked from Masamune's face to her hands which were clinging onto his body. "Oh..." Realisation dawned on her.
A shriek filled the air.
"Ahh!" She jumped from Masamune's arms and onto her behind. "Oww!"
Masamune laughed in spite of himself, but he quickly changed his expression when she gave him a face which would put a crying puppy to shame.
"Oh! Are you alright?" He stood up and offered her his hand.
"As well as I can be when I wake up in the arms of a strange man." She took his hand.
"Oh well, I think you'd ought to know that I just saved your life." He joked.
The girls eyes went wide. She looked up at the sky. She then went as red as Masamune had been just a few moments ago.
"Oh my Kami! I'm so sorry! I had no idea!" She bowed lowly and tried to hide her face.
Masamune put his hand on her shoulder. "Hey no need for that. If you need to repay me in some way than would you mind introducing yourself?"
"Oh of course!" The girl stood from her bow and wore a huge grin. "Hehe, my name's Hina, milord. A pleasure to meet you!"
Masamune smiled at her smile. She seemed so much younger when she grinned like that.
"The name's Date Masamune and the pleasure is all mine."
"Date... Masamune..." She breathed. "Ahhh!" She fell over again, this time landing on her back.
Masamune ran towards her panicked. "Um are you alright? Again?" He asked awkwardly.
She looked up at him, this time rolling her eyes. "What do you think?"
Masamune was taken aback. "Well I guess that the fall was hard and—"
"Eh? Fall?" She seemed confused. "Oh right, haha don't worry!" She had another of her grins plastered on her face.
Which quickly disappeared.
"I'm just so ashamed!" She exclaimed.
"Ashamed?"
"Yes! To not have addressed you properly. You! Lord Date Masamune, One Eyed Dragon and Big Boss of Oshu! Please forgive me My Lord." She bowed again even deeper than last time.
"Hey, like I said before, no need for that." He laughed and looked her in the eye and continued. "Just Masamune is fine thanks."
"Ok, Masamune." Hina nodded her head in agreement.
"So what are you doing falling from the sky on this fine day Hina?" Masamune crouched down, eye level with her.
"I wish I knew. All I remember is getting struck and then..."
"Wait what?" Masamune's jaw dropped down. "You mean someone punched you?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Why?! Because why would anyone want to punch you?"
"Well technically he was aiming for my brother and I stepped in front of him and then... Y'know..." She gestured towards Masamune.
"Well you are a very brave woman Hina, going between your brother. So do you live near by?"
"Um depends where we are."
"Neutral border between Kai and Oshu."
"Oh then I'm not a million miles away but yes it's a while."
"Do you live in Oshu?"
"No, I live in Kai."
"Hmm I see..."
Hina looked a bit nervous at Masamune's inquistive look. "What does that mean?"
"Do you happen to live near Nagashino?" Masamune finally asked after a few minutes.
"Um yes I do. Why?"
"Well we happen to be heading that way that's all. Tell me, how'd ya like to ride with me and the rest of my boys until we get to Nagashino?"
"What really?" Hina looked really surprised.
"Of course. The boys won't mind having a fine lady such as yourself accompanying us." Masamune winked, causing Hina to blush.
"Oh well then, I would be honoured Lord Masamune!"
"Hey what did I tell you about The Lord thing?" He sighed and rubbed his neck.
"Hehe... Sorry Masamune."
"That's alright."
"Lord Masamune!" Hina heard a voice coming from behind them.
She jumped behind Masamune just in time before a horse came crashing through. Followed by many other horses.
"Hey Kojuro. What's going on?" Masamune casually asked the scowling man.
"What's wrong?!" Kojuro fumed. "What's wrong is you took off while I had to turn this army around to find you!"
"Kojuro wait, there's a perfectly good explan–."
"No excuses!" Kojuro yelled.
"U-Um... Excuse me sir but..." Hina stepped shyly from behind Masumune.
"Huh?" Keiji looked at her with surprise. "Hina?"
"W-What?! Keiji! Maeda Keiji is that you?" Hina seemed just as surprised as Keiji.
"Hina! Long time no see! What are you doing all the way out in Oshu?" Keiji replied, completely ignoring Kojuro and Masamune.
"Oh I was sent flying through the sky and Masamune here caught me." Hina smiled that childish grin she had had plastered on her face just before Kojuro showed up.
"Your lord again?" Keiji had a concerned look on his face. "You need to stop letting him doing that, and you need to stop taking hits for your brother." He sighed and got off his horse.
"But my brother–."
"No buts. Promise me you won't take any more hits for your brother." Keiji placed his hands on both her shoulders.
"Alright."
"That's better." Keiji patted her head much like a father would a child.
Hina seemed pleased by the touch and smiled even wider. Masamune felt a pit in his stomach. How come they knew each other so well? Why could he touch her with so much familiarity? Masamune felt himself getting angry. But why? He only just met the girl. He decided to ponder on it later.
"Anyway.. Kojuro, this woman will be accompanying us to Nagashino. Make her feel welcomed okay?"
"Yes milord."
"Hey Hina." Masamune called over to the woman.
"Yes?" She gave him an inquisitive look."
"Hop on." Masamune headed towards his horse.
"Boys! We're heading to Nagashino to take Yoshimoto's head!"
A chorus of cheers followed this announcement. Hina hopped onto Masamune's horse and felt glad that she was in the hands of such kind men. But her worries would not cease...
Sooo what did you think? Reviews welcome and this time even flames! I had to end it fast so yeah. I will update in a week or so. Sayonara! 3