Because I thought that Obi needs some love already instead of pining for Shirayuki lol
Today was the day. A very special day. A day that everybody, near and far, old and new, were looking forward to. Even Obi.
It was Zen and Shirayuki's wedding day.
A very special day, indeed.
The wedding was in 2 hours and every single one of the castle's staff members were running wild, trying to make sure that everything was going to be perfect. Guests were already arriving as well - family, friends, and royalty from other kingdoms.
The bride and groom were currently preparing for their big day, not having seen each other since 2 days ago. In fact, Obi had just gotten back from visiting both of them.
His visit with Zen was as he expected it to be - amusing. His Master was all kinds of nervous and skittish, but also excited and happy to finally have Shirayuki as his wife. And after poking fun at him for a while, Mitsuhide promptly kicked him out of the room on Zen's behalf, telling him to ready himself also for the wedding.
Hi visit with Shirayuki was bittersweet. She looked absolutely stunning in her dress. Hair and makeup done, but her smile...her smile would always light up his heart. Everybody but Shirayuki was probably aware of his feelings for her. It would always hurt a bit to know that she was marrying another man. But he wasn't angry - not at her or Zen. Hell, he was so happy happy, he felt like he could burst. But once she saw him and he told her how beautiful she looked, her response was to tear up and hug him almost to the point of where he couldn't breathe. Though he was soon kicked out by Kiki because he "ruined Shirayuki's makeup".
So here he was, dressed in his fancy clothing that Miss Kiki made him wear, sitting up in a tree while watching everybody run around like wild animals, for the wedding. He sat there for a while, thinking about random things, until he saw something. Or, someone. A woman to be more specific - trying to balance the multiple boxes in her hands, while speed-walking to her destination. Not such a good idea, as she ended up tripping.
Obi jumped down from his position on the tree and zoomed across the courtyard to catch her before she fell face-first. He grabbed her around her waist - which felt very small, by the way - and felt her hands wrap around his neck and her head bury against his neck.
"Ano...are you okay, miss?" Obi asked, hesitantly
The woman pulled back slightly and was met with the face of the man - a very handsome man, at that - who just saved her from falling. She blushed a bright red that could match Shirayuki's hair and pulled back and away from him, wringing her hands together nervously, "Go-gomenasai! I was in a rush and-and I'm sorry for bothering you! If only I'd have just been more careful and asked for help instead of wanting to carry all these boxes at once. Gomenasai!" she rushed out, bowing her head in apology, blushing furiously.
Obi tilted his head to the side curiously looking at the blushing girl before him. He slowly lifted his hand and gently grabbed her chin to lift her face back up to his. Wow...she's pretty. he thought before smiling at her, "No need to apologize, my lady. It would be very shameful if I saw what happened and didn't help, " he said, letting go of her chin but grinning at her blushing face, "I'm Obi. And you are...?"
"Nakamura. Nakamura Inoue. Hajimemashite." Inoue said, bowing her head towards Obi, once again. (Nice to meet you - first time meeting)
"Nice to meet you to, Nakamura-san."
"Ah, just Inoue is fine." she said, giving him a shy smile.
"Inoue, it is then." Obi said, smirking at her, "So, where were you off in a hurry to? I'll help you carry these boxes." he said, picking up all the boxes that fell to the ground.
"No, no, it's fine. I don't want to bother you just because I was being clumsy." Inoue said, bending down to help pick up the boxes.
"No bother. Besides, what kind of gentleman would I be if I let a lady carry a heavy load?" he said, giving her a charming smile.
"Ah...okay. Thank you." she said, returning the smile with a blush. They walked off, chatting about random things, before arriving at their destination and going their seperate ways.
Little did they know that there was still more to come for the both of them in the future - together.
AN: I still have a TON of ideas for these two! Let me know if you want to read more because I am eager to put them out there if people are interested in it! :) Also, I do not/have no read the manga. I only watched the anime (both seasons), so I won't be using anything from the manga as I don't even know what happens XD
