Chapter One: Happy Birthday, Ieyasu!
The door was kicked open. Motochika Chosokabe, with his pirate swagger and all, barged into Ieyasu Tokugawa's bedroom, blowing a large vuvuzela.
Ieyasu's eyes snapped open, and he groaned, holding his hand over his head, when Motochika then dropped confetti on him. "What is the meaning of this, Motochika!" he yelled, annoyed at being woken up so early, especially on a weekend!
"Don't tell me you don't know!" the cheery pirate said. Ieyasu raised an eyebrow and Motochika yelled,"It's your birthday! You're eighteen!"
"Eh?" Ieyasu asked, looking over at his calender. It said, January 31st. He sighed and said,"Well, I guess you're right." "Hey! You should be happy, you're finally eighteen! You're an adult!" Motochika said. "Yeah..sure...I..ADULT?" Ieyasu said, eyes growing wide.
"And you're not happy about that?" Motochika asked. "Well, I guess being a man couldn't hurt...but I don't want my father pulling any funny stuff like trying to make me get married." Ieyasu said. Motochika laughed and said,"Well, you are a nice guy. You have girls fawning over you all the time."
"That's just the thing, Motochika, you know I'm gay, that's why I always deny or try to ignore them." Ieyasu said. Motochika closed the door and sat on the bed beside his friend. "Have you told your father yet?" Ieyasu sat up and pulled his knees to his head, wrapping his arms around them, shaking his head. "I can't. My father would kill me. You know how he feels about homosexuality. He'll completely disown me."
"Well, maybe he won't. You're his son, he can't hate you." Motochika said, placing his hand on his shoulder,"and if he does, you come live with me, or we find a way to smack some sense into him." Ieyasu smiled at his friend, when his mother came into his bedroom holding a birthday cake, with shimmering candles, eighteen of them.
"My baby is a big grown man now!" she yelled, walking up to the bed. Ieyasu groaned and said,"What time is it?" "Eight in the morning." Motochika said. "And you woke me this early, and expect me to eat a big chocolate cake this early? Do you know how bad that is for someone's nutrition?" Ieyasu asked.
"CHOCOLATE IS NEVER BAD FOR YOU!" Motochika said, about to grab a piece, when Lady Tsukiyama growled and took the cake away. "Bad manners, Motochika!" she snapped, causing the pirate to blush and scratch the back of his head. "Now, Ieyasu, come downstairs, we have presents and other things for you!" she yelled, running down the steps.
"Presents?" Ieyasu asked, jumping out of the bed.
He got out of his bed to change into a pair of yellow UFO pants and a yellow vest, and was about to run out the door, when his large robot friend, Tadakatsu woke up, and took his hand. "Huh? What is it, Tadakatsu?" he asked. Motochika looked on with curious eyes, when Tadakatsu made a sound, and put a hologram up on the wall, of a large birthday card.
"Oh that is just too cute." Motochika said,"he's totally wishing you happy birthday!" Ieyasu smiled and gave his best friend a hug,"Thank you." Tadakatsu made another noise, probably one to say,"You're welcome", before letting him go on his way.
"That isn't fair." Motochika said, walking down the steps,"I want a robot friend like that." "I guess I got lucky." Ieyasu said. "Heh. Real lucky."
But all that luck was about to change, when Ieyasu went into his living room, and gasped, when he saw not only his father, Ieyasu Tokugawa Sr., but his father's business associate, and the most powerful man in the city, Nobunaga Oda.
"Something smells fishy..." Motochika said. He was about to speak again, when a glare from the elder Ieyasu made him swallow those words.
"Quiet you." he snapped. He looked at his son and said,"Ieyasu, come, I'd like you to meet Mister Oda."
Ieyasu had seen the man from far away plenty times, and everyone in Philadelphia knew who he was. He was the richest, and most powerful man in the city. Hell, the entire Oda family, from Nobunaga to his wild daughter Miya, basically ran the city, him and his own associates each taking over a part of the city.
Mitsuhide Akechi owned West Philadelphia, Nobunaga Oda owned Center City, Hideyoshi Hashiba owned North Philadelphia, and Miya Tuonela owned South Philadelphia.
Each member of the Oda family was given the task of watching over, protecting, and doing business in their respective area, ensuring the Oda's hold on the city.
The younger Ieyasu slowly walked into the room, keeping his eyes on Nobunaga's piercing stare, when the elder Ieyasu snapped,"Ieyasu! It's not polite to stare, apologize to Mister Oda, now!" Nobunaga laughed and said,"Nonsense. He is simply a curious little thing."
"What is going on?" the younger Ieyasu asked, looking at his father, then at Nobunaga.
"Your father has told me that you are now eighteen. And you are now a man." Nobunaga said, eying Ieyasu up and down,"a very handsome man at that. Ieyasu, you should be proud, you raised quite the handsome man, I'm sure the ladies fall to their knees everywhere for you. Hell, if my daughter wasn't already with someone, I'd hook you two up...though I could always break them up...god, how I hate Kojuro Katakura.."
He coughed, realizing he was going on another "I hate my daughter's boyfriend" rants, and looked back at the young, and very confused Ieyasu.
"None the less, I come with a proposal." he added.
"Ieyasu...me and Mister Oda here think you would be a perfect catch for his younger sister Ichi." the elder Ieyasu said.
Ieyasu was floored. His stomach fell to the floor, and he nearly blacked out. "WHAT?" he yelled. "Ieyasu! Mind your manners!" the elder Ieyasu yelled. "SUCKER!" Motochika laughed, but shut his mouth when Nobunaga growled at him.
"With all due respect, Mister Oda, I cannot marry Ichi. She has an unhealthy obsession with me, and-" Ieyasu said, before his father interrupted.
"-you can't turn it down, boy, I've already said yes." the elder Ieyasu said. The younger Ieyasu shook his head and said,"Father! You did this without my consent?" "You would have said no, and this is a wonderful business opportunity." the elder Ieyasu said.
"I'm doomed.." Ieyasu said to himself.
"Ichi recently lost her husband in some kind of mysterious accident, we don't know what happened, but she is very sad. News like this would surely cheer her up. In fact, when I told her, her eyes lit up." Nobunaga said.
'Of course, because she's fucking OBSESSED with me.' Ieyasu said to himself.
"She already likes you, so this would be perfect." Nobunaga said. He smiled and shook hands with the elder Ieyasu,"I'm glad to to business with you. You and your family will be handsomely rewarded." "No, thank you, Mister Oda." Ieyasu said, walking him out the door.
When the door closed, the elder Ieyasu glared at his son and said,"That was incredibly rude of you." "Hmm?" the younger Ieyasu said. "You called Nobunaga's sister a freak." Ieyasu said. The younger Ieyasu sighed and said,"I did not. I said she scares me. Because she really does, Motochika can vouch for me, the woman is crazy, she follows me around everywhere, calls me Lord or Mister Happy!"
"Is this true, Motochika?" the elder Ieyasu asked.
Motochika nodded. "The other night, while Ieyasu and I walked through Fairmount, we found out that Ichi followed us from the Art Museum to the Penitentiary. Do you have any idea how many blocks that is? In this weather?"
Ieyasu turned to his father and said,"Please don't make me marry her, please! She's nuts!" "You could leave her at the altar and let her kill herself." Motochika said. "I'm not that mean." Ieyasu said. "No! I have a big business deal in this, you fuck it up, and Nobunaga will have my head!" the elder Ieyasu said.
"And in the end, it all turns to money..." the younger Ieyasu said, rolling his eyes,"yeah, I'm gonna go back to my room and kill myself. Motochika, wanna help?" "Sure." Motochika replied, the two running back to Ieyasu's bedroom.
"HEY! Don't you dare kill yourself! If I don't present a groom to the Oda, then-"
"-then the deal is dead, I know, dad." Ieyasu interrupted, slamming the door.
The elder Ieyasu sighed and yelled,"You will marry Ichi, you got that? And if you dare screw me over on this deal, I will end you!"
Back in the Oda Residence at 18th and Spruce, Nobunaga walked back into the house, when he noticed an unfamiliar pair of shoes at the doorway. He brought them to his nose, and sniffed them, raising his eyebrow.
"Kojuro..." he said quietly.
He took out his pistol and quietly walked through the large house, and to the stairway at the end of the downstairs. A smile spread on his lips when he made his way up the steps, and to the end of the hallway, where his daughter's bedroom was.
Luckily for her, she knew her father was coming, and sent Kojuro out the window, kneeling over the ledge.
"KOJURO KATAKURA, GET OUT OF MY DAUGHTER'S BEDROOM!" he yelled, kicking the door down. He held his pistol out, but was shocked to see nothing but Miya sitting on her bed, reading a book. She looked up, her violet hair disheveled from constant running her nails through it, and asked,"Daddy?"
"Where is he?" he yelled, opening her closet door. "Who?" Miya asked. "Don't play innocent with me! Where is Kojuro?" he yelled. Miya laughed and said,"Kojuro isn't here." "Don't lie to me, I saw his shoes by the door!" he yelled, flipping her bedsheets over to see if he was hiding under her bed.
"Those black boots? You sure they aren't Mitsuhide's? He's known for wearing stuff like that." she said. "They're his. He's here, and you're lying to me." he said. She laughed and said,"I don't lie to my father. Kojuro isn't here."
"If I find you, Kojuro Katakura, so help me, I will kill you!" he yelled, leaving the room. He went downstairs and to the basement to get a bigger shotgun, when Kojuro flipped back into her bedroom.
"Your dad scares me.." he said, laying in bed with her. "Hold on, lemme lock the door." she said, rising from the bed. She walked to the door and locked it, walking back to her beloved boyfriend.
"Mmm...Kojuro.." she moaned, laying on top of him. The two kissed, when she said,"You better leave. If my father finds you, he'll have a field day." "But I don't want to.." he said. "Shhh..." she said, placing her finger on his lips,"I'll come visit you tonight. And I'll bring your boots." "You better." he said, stroking her cheek. "I promise." she said.
He kissed her one more time before running to the window, and jumping out. She watched on as he ran down the hill, towards his home, when she screamed and ducked, as Nobunaga blasted through her locked door with his shotgun.
"WHERE IS HE?" he yelled, kicking the door down.
"Jesus Christ, dad, Kojuro isn't here!" she yelled. Nobunaga laughed and said,"If he dares show his face in this house, he's a dead man. I'll see to that. But I shouldn't be unhappy today, I just made a business deal that I'm very pleased with."
"What, did you hire a hitman to kill my boyfriend?" she asked. "No, but that sounds like an excellent idea. I'll get Hidekatsu's friend, errr...what's his name to do it." Nobunaga said. "Akimitsu? And please don't. I happen to love him very much." she said.
"How can you love an old pervert like him? You're only seventeen, he's thirty one! That's statutory rape!" he yelled. "Daddy, Kojuro is twenty-two years old, not thirty one." she said. "Still, you're not eighteen yet!" he yelled.
"The age where it stops being legal is by six years. He's got five years on me, the law says we're fine." she said. "But I don't. I don't want ANY man putting his hands on my precious." he said. "I am not a child, daddy, I am a woman." she pouted.
"Not for another nine months. When you turn eighteen, you can do whatever you want. But don't worry, I'll have Kojuro killed before then." he said. "Hmph. I'd like to see you try. Now what was this other deal you were talking about?" she asked.
"I made an alliance with the Tokugawa. By making Ichi marry the young son, Ieyasu Tokugawa." he said.
Suddenly, Miya burst into laughter.
"What's so funny?" he asked. "Seriously? Ieyasu hates Ichi. She annoys the hell out of him, she's like a leech, always tagging along, and bringing our mood down crying over Nagamasa. Then she threatens to kill herself to be with him, but clings to Ieyasu all the time." she said.
"It doesn't matter. I'm doing this to insure that the fat man won't attack us." Nobunaga said. "Fat man? Ieyasu totally isn't fat." she said. "His father, I mean." he said,"his father is a dirty man, and I know he has the ambition to sweep Philly from me, if I make Ichi marry his son, we'll be alright."
"I'm surprised you didn't offer me up to him." she said with a laugh. "I know you'd throw a fit, refuse to work with me, and hate me forever if I tried to separate you from Kojuro. I can do that on my own, besides, I'm not letting anyone touch you. You're mine forever." he said.
"Of course, I'm daddy's little demonic princess, right?" she said.
"Yes." he said, kissing her cheek.
He turned to leave the room, when Miya took out her cellphone, texting Ieyasu. "Seriously, daddy's making you marry Ichi?" Within minutes, Ieyasu returned the text and said,"Apparently. WTF. She's such a tool." "Want me to kill her?" Miya texted. "Could you? I'd be grateful. Though I am far too nice a man." he replied.
"I could make it look like she killed herself. You know I'm good at that. Remember Hisahide Matsunaga?" she texted. "LOL. I remember." he replied. "You're bad." he added, sending a second text.
"Alright. One dead Ichi coming right up." she said, ending the texting frenzy.
Nobunaga walked to his son, Hidekatsu and rustled through his messy black hair with a smile. "I need a favor of your friend." he said. "Akimitsu?" Hidekatsu asked. Nobunaga nodded and handed him a photo of Kojuro. "Get him to kill Kojuro Katakura." he said, walking down the steps.
A laugh erupted from inside a house at 2nd and Poplar streets, when Hideyoshi Hashiba ended a phone call. "Hideyoshi-sama, what is it?" Mitsunari Ishida, Hideyoshi's most loyal assistant asked. "We managed to knock Ieyasu Tokugawa down a peg." Hideyoshi replied.
"Hmm?" Mitsunari asked, raising a silver eyebrow.
"He married his sister off to Ieyasu Tokugawa's son." Hideyoshi said. Mitsunari laughed and said,"Really now? I heard so much about this Ieyasu, and have yet to meet him."
"The wedding is tomorrow, and being part of Oda's inner circle, I have to go. You're coming with me." Hideyoshi said. "Of course. You know I never deny your wishes." Mitsunari said.
Hideyoshi placed his hand on his shoulder and said,"Of course. You never disappoint me, child."
Mitsunari blushed, letting his mind wander off.
"Ieyasu...Ieyasu...I know I've seen him before...but where?" he said to himself, leaning on the sofa. They were in each each other's social circuits. Ieyasu's father worked with Nobunaga, and Hideyoshi was within the Oda's inner circle, so there was the familiarity, but then again, he never did get to meet the young Ieyasu.
And he was so very curious.
"Hideyoshi-sama?" Mitsunari asked. "Yes?" Hideyoshi asked. "What does this...Ieyasu look like?" Mitsunari asked,"so I know who to look for at the wedding." "It'll be hard to miss the groom, Mitsunari. But if you must ask, he stands about six foot two, muscular, with black hair spiked up. He's a very handsome boy, Ichi's a lucky girl." Hideyoshi said.
"Lucky indeed.." Mitsunari thought.
Then a familiar thought hit his mind. He remembered seeing a man at a party that fit that description. Masamune Date was having a party at his dorm in Temple University, he showed up for a second, and remembered seeing a handsome, broad man with spiky black hair sitting on the lap of Motochika Chosokabe.
It was only for a second, but Mitsunari nearly fell deeply in love.
"Mitsunari?" Hideyoshi asked. "Hmm? Oh yes...yes, Hideyoshi-sama?" Mitsunari said. "Your mind drifted off, are you ok?" Hideyoshi asked, concerned.
"I'm sorry, Hideyoshi-sama, it won't happen again!" Mitsunari said,"I was merely thinking. Now that you mention it, I may have briefly ran into Ieyasu at a party once. Though it was only for a second..."
Hideyoshi laughed and said,"You're blushing!" "What? I am not! He's going to get married, he wouldn't want me." Mitsunari said. "I can't imagine this being under Ieyasu's consent." Hideyoshi said. Mitsunari looked at him and said,"And if it isn't?"
"Then you still have a chance..." Hideyoshi said, giving him a fake punch in his skinny shoulder. "Heh. I'll take it with a grain of salt. I better go get my beauty sleep, can't go to a wedding looking like shit." Mitsunari said.
"Alright then, goodnight." Hideyoshi said.
Night fell upon Philadelphia, when Miya left the house, holding Kojuro's boots in her backpack. She was skating, making her way to South Philadelphia, well, more specifically, Old City, where Kojuro lived.
As she skated, she noticed Ieyasu walking around City Hall, and she skated up to him. "Ieyasu!" she called out. Ieyasu turned around and smiled,"Hello, you." She tilted her head and said,"Something troubles you?" "Where are you off to this late?" he asked.
She looked at her watch, it was only 9PM.
"Going to visit Kojuro." she said, "and watch over my area." "You run South Philadelphia, right?" he asked. She nodded. "Though I'm taking tonight off to be with him." she said with an innocent giggle.
"Though as I said, you look troubled. I can imagine this has to do with your wedding. When is it?" she added. Ieyasu sighed and said,"Tomorrow night."
"Holy shit. Goddamn, my father wasn't kidding when he said he wanted a quickie...I'm sorry.." she said. He rolled his eyes and said,"I can't do anything about it. My father doesn't know I'm gay, he'll disown me if he finds out. Your father would kill me, daddy and destroy our family."
"Father can be a cold-hearted bastard, but he knows what's right. Most of the time. This is one of the times where he's completely wrong...you can't force love on anyone. This isn't the sixteenth century, you can't just make a marriage for politics." she said, shaking her head.
A few moments of silence, save for the sound of crickets and beeping horns, passed, when Ieyasu finally said,"Take me with you." "To Kojuro's?" she asked. He nodded, and she laughed,"you sure you want to be there with us?"
"You two won't sleep together with me there, will you?" he asked. "Well...I feel weird bringing guests to a place where I am a guest, but I can't just leave you.."
Before Ieyasu could speak again, the two saw a figure dressed in black hopping from one roof to the other, going in the direction of Kojuro's Old City apartment. "What the hell was that?" Ieyasu asked. "Something isn't right about that..." she said.
She gasped and said,"It's Akimitsu, and he's going after Kojuro!"
"Akimitsu? Isn't he Hidekatsu's associate?" Ieyasu asked. "He's my brother's agent practically, though it's a secret that he's also a contract killer..." she said, rising up from the stone bench. "Where are you going?" he asked. "I'm going to stop that asshole from harming my boyfriend!" she yelled,"come on!"
Ieyasu and Miya ran back to Ieyasu's golden-yellow Mustang and began driving, following the trail around the large City Hall, and back to Market Street, where they kept a close watch over Akimitsu's dark figure, jumping from one roof to the other.
"This is what I'm doing on my last night as a bachelor. Saving a man from certain death, instead of having a bachelor party." Ieyasu sighed, speeding up. "Kojuro is as important to everyone here. If he dies, I'm going to be depressed and kill everyone. Destroy the city, etc. Plus, I can't let a crime happen in my part of the city, then I'll look incompetent. Besides, the wedding is in Society Hill, if that area is breached, it'll be blocked off, and no wedding, your family goes bye bye." she said.
"Kojuro is THAT important?" he asked.
"You also forget that he is in law school and interns with the best lawyers in the city. Go with the wedding, Kojuro might be able to work out a secret divorce. If we can keep him alive." she said.
The two sped past 8th street, when Ieyasu asked,"Who wants him dead anyway?" "Duh, my dad. He HATES him." she replied. He raised his eyebrow and said,"Why?" "He hates the fact that there's a man putting his hands on me. Obviously I've had sex with the guy. Daddy thinks he knows we did, so he wants to kill him." she said.
"Fathers..." he muttered.
Finally, the two made their way to Kojuro's house at 2nd and Arch Streets, when they parked the car. Ieyasu took a gun out of his glove compartment, and Miya took a knife out of under her skirt, and two walked into the apartment.
When they made it to the seventh floor, she walked through the hallway, Ieyasu following closely. She made it to Kojuro's apartment door, and gently did their secret knock.
Considering Kojuro's position in the city, he was often a target, and was quite paranoid about everything. He ordered his own girlfriend make a secret knock, so he knew it was her, and she, with her own connections, kept him well protected.
The door opened, and Kojuro burst into a rare smile, looking down at the small woman, as Ieyasu hid not too far from the two. She walked in, and the two kissed tenderly, taking her into his arms. "I really didn't think you were coming, obviously, I'm not dressed for company." he said, wearing only a blue cotton robe.
"And this is a problem?" she asked, grabbing the belt.
She was about to untie it, when at the corner of her eye, she noticed Akimitsu pointing a gun into the room. "Kojuro, get down!" she yelled, pushing him down to the floor. "What?" he yelled, confused. But his confusion left when bullets sprayed into the apartment through the glass window. Luckily for the two of them, they managed to hide behind a couch.
Ieyasu quickly ran into the room, when Akimitsu laid his eyes on him. "Ieyasu! Shit!" he yelled, running away.
Kojuro breathed heavily, looking at her with confusion and said,"Who the hell was that?" "My father hired an assassin to kill you...my brother's best friend no less...I knew he would do a disgusting thing like that.." she said. He looked at Ieyasu and asked,"What's he doing here?"
"He drove me here." she replied, when the two rose from behind the couch. Kojuro kept his untrusting eyes on Ieyasu and said,"And how do we know he didn't know the assassin.." She sighed and said,"Listen...Ieyasu knows who he is, but didn't hire him...he wouldn't, he knows how much I love you."
"I'm supposed to be getting married tomorrow, but since you work with the Date Management, could you work up a divorce deal?" Ieyasu asked. "If you're getting married, why are you already talking about a divorce?" Kojuro asked, looking at the damage done to his apartment.
He then looked at Miya and asked,"Are you hurt?" She shook her head. "Earlier, when I was running from your house, I heard a shotgun go off." he added. "Daddy didn't like that I locked the door and shot through it." she replied.
Ieyasu's eyes grew wide and he said,"Jesus, you dad is scary! I don't have to deal with any of that when with Ichi, do I?" She shook her head,"Daddy doesn't care for her, don't worry." "Then why marry her off to me?" he asked. "It's more to protect his ass, using Ichi as a pawn.." she said.
"Wait a second, you're the one who has to marry Nobunaga's sister, right?" Kojuro asked. Ieyasu nodded and Kojuro said,"I think I can work something out. Though you need to be married at least a year before it can be annulled." "A year?" Ieyasu said. "Well, do what you need to do for a year, pretend to like her, be fake nice, whatever works, then we'll see what I can do." Kojuro said.
"I though you said he was the best." Ieyasu said. "He is. But there's only so much he can do. Any lawyer would say the same thing." she said. Kojuro once again looked at the damage done, the glass shattered all over the apartment, the bullet holes in his wall, shell casings on the floor, and said,"I'll see what I can do...maybe I can pull some strings."
"You'd be doing me a big favor." Ieyasu said. "I'm only doing this because you're her friend, and you're Masamune's friend." Kojuro said, walking back into his bedroom. "Where are you going?" she asked. "Since I have company, I should dress more decently." he said. "I'm surprised you're in the house this early." she said.
"You said you were coming over." he said, keeping the door open as he removed his robe. She peeked in the bedroom and stared at his gorgeous naked ass while he changed. Curiously, Ieyasu looked, too.
"Goddamn.." he said to himself.
"Besides.." Kojuro added,"if I went out and got drunk, you'd probably beat the crap out of me." "You like it when I beat you up, though." she said. "Well, not always! I have scars because of you." he said, shuddering.
He walked back into the room wearing a tank top and a pair of jeans, when Ieyasu asked,"She gave you that scar on your cheek?" Miya shook her head and sat on top of Kojuro in his recliner when he said,"It's a long story. I'd rather not get into it."
Ieyasu nodded and watched to the two snuggle
"So, the wedding is tomorrow, right?" Kojuro asked, looking at Ieyasu. Ieyasu nodded and Kojuro said,"Well, try to stay married at least one month, then I'll see what I can do."
He got up from the couch and said,"I won't overstay my welcome. Thanks again, guys." "No problem. Bye." Miya said. Kojuro rose up to face Ieyasu and took his hand, shaking it,"It's nice meeting you. I hope I can help you."
"Anything you offer is good enough for me. Thank you." Ieyasu said, walking out the door.
He sighed and walked out of the apartment, walking back to his car, when he saw Akimitsu sitting on the hood, wearing a seductive look. "You!" he yelled. "No need to be angry, Ieyasu. I was simply doing my job...her father paid me alot of money to kill Kojuro." Akimitsu said with a laugh.
Ieyasu looked at him and said,"That's still wrong. Those two are in love." "Yeah, and Kojuro and the Date Firm fucked one of Nobunaga's deals up. He doesn't like that." Akimitsu said, looking at his fingernails.
"And I'm supposed to care?" Ieyasu said. "I know what you're planning. I can't let Kojuro get a divorce deal for you. If you leave Ichi, Nobunaga will destroy your family." Akimitsu said. "Ruin my life because poor little Ichi can't find a man on her own." Ieyasu said. "It's more than that, it's to keep your fat dad quiet. He's got quite the loud, ambitious mouth. Nobunaga can't let anyone take the city from him, especially not the Tokugawa." Akimitsu said, brushing his red hair back.
"What my father does should be of no concern of mine...and yet, I'm dragged back in. Great." he said, getting into his car. "I'm going to sleep, I'm getting married tomorrow night.." he added, driving away.
"You'll realize one day, Ieyasu, that you made the right decision.." Akimitsu said, laughing as he ran away.
When Ieyasu returned home, he sat at his rooftop, blowing the cold air from his lips. His mother joined him and said,"So, you're going to get married.."
Ieyasu was silent.
"I remember when I first married your father. He was so kind, and so handsome, I couldn't keep away. He wasn't the smartest man of the bunch, but I loved him anyway. Besides, it was your father, Nobunaga, or Yoshimoto Imagawa, and I chose your father." she said.
"I want a decision like that, at least let me choose who I want to be with.." Ieyasu said. "Do you have anyone in mind?" she asked. He shook his head,"But at least let me design my own fate."
"Not with your father around. My only advice is to try to be happy. As your mother, I've tried to protect you from this kind of life, but in the end, money and power influences everything. I'm sorry." she said, walking away.
He sighed, and overlooked the city surrounding him.
"Well...tomorrow begins the rest of my god-damned life."
As you can tell, this takes place in the modern day, where Philadelphia is owned by the Oda family, each of the four parts of Philly(Center City, North, West and South) being watched over by the four most important people in the Oda families; Akechi(West), Toyotomi(North), Oda(Center) and Tuonela(South). There is no East Philadelphia, unless you consider Camden, and well, that's in a whole different state, just beyond the Delaware River.
Some reference notes to keep in mind, who runs what.
Akechi
Toshimitsu Saito
Tadaoki Hosokawa
Toyotomi
Mitsunari Ishida
Hanbei Takenaka
Tuonela (works closely with the Date Firm/Family)
Tsunamoto Oniniwa
Masamune Date
Terumune Date
Oda
Katsuie Shibata
Ranmaru Mori
Nagahide Niwa
Hidekatsu Oda
And last but not least, we have 3 OC's here. Miya Tuonela, Nobunaga's daughter, is my creation, while Hidekatsu(Nobunaga's son) and Akimitsu(Hidekatsu's associate) belong to Blaid, another writer here in the Basara Section.
Want to use them? Ask us kindly, and you may very well just receive.