Hey! This is my first story fic, Samurai Warriors just needs so much more love! Let's start!
~15 Years ago~
"Hah! Hyah! Hoh! Take that!"
"Yeah! You can do it! Hey, he's winning!"
Two children were sparring against each other in training hall while several others stood around them watching and shouting words of encouragement.
"Takeshi. Sumire. Enough." A stern and gruff voice cut through the as two children, a boy and girl stopped mid-attack and bowed to each other before turning towards the source of the voice. The speaker, an old man with a short beard and a scarred eye nodded slightly before waving them off and walking out the training hall.
The boy, Takeshi had a long ponytail which went over his left shoulder and his sleepy eyes were partially covered by a long side fringe. He carelessly threw off his shoes and yawned loudly sitting down and falling asleep.
The girl, Sumire flicked back her long hair and retied the ribbon which had gotten loose before immediately pulling out a bag of mochi and stuffing her cheeks with them so that she looked like a hamster.
"You two should head home. Your father will be worried." The old man's gruff voice interrupted what they were doing and they nodded before heading home.
~x~x~x~x~x~
"Are these the two? Lady Sayuri?"
Three armed men ran into the room of the mansion and surrounded the two bewildered looking children before pointing their swords at them. An elegant woman sauntered in and arrogantly raised her chin at the shocked duo before nodding , "That's right, these brats are the son and daughter of the dumbass Lord Ryuusei Hanabusa"
"Hey! Don't speak of my father like that! Why is a commoner like you speaking like that to me?" Sumire threw her shoe at Sayuri before getting kicked to the ground by one of the soldiers.
"Hmph. Looks like you have no idea. Allow me to enlighten you. Your dear father's gambling habits have gone out of hand so he's run off. He's managed to rack up a huge debt. As compensation, we're taking everything he owns. Oh that includes his cute kiddies as well, you're going to be sold as slaves. Who's the commoner now?" Sayuri cackled menacingly as Sumire started screaming in rage.
"NO WAY! I REFUSE TO ACCEPT THAT!DADDY WOULD NEVER …!"
"…..How about if we pay off the entire debt instead of our father? Will you let us go? " The boy's quiet voice interrupted his sister's angry screaming.
Sayuri Obata gasped in surprise before smirking and laughing madly "Listen, BOY, you'll be working like a dog for the rest of your life. What can a sheltered pretty boy like you do to earn enough money to pay off that debt?
The boy, Takeshi remained silent and calm, his expression blank and unreadable as he pulled a hidden dagger out moved at blinding speed, pointing the blade against Sayuri's neck. "This sheltered pretty boy has enough skills to be a mercenary. I'll pay you back in no time. Until then, don't lend any more money to my father."
Sayuri's eyes widened in shock, and then narrowed in anger before cackling "Fine then, you have my word. I'll be taking everything that belongs to Lord Hanabusa excluding you brats. In the meantime, start working COMMONER. I expect monthly repayments." With an arrogant wave, the men began loading all the valuables into a carriage and kicked the children onto the streets.
Takeshi's quiet voice cut through the silence as he patted his sister's trembling shoulders. "It's okay, we'll pay it back, don't worry. Let's find a place to sleep first. The streets are dangerous at night"
His sister wiped her tears and followed him before muttering "When I find you daddy…. You're so dead. I'll never forgive you for doing something so stupid."
~5 years later~
"Come back here! Stop right there! Thief! Stop that brat! "
The angry cloth merchant wiped his sweating brow as he shook his fists in anger at the fleeing girl. "Hey you!" He yelled at his dumbfounded assistants "GET HER! ELSE YOU'LL BE PAYING FOR THE GOODS!". The assistants squinted their eyes as their furious boss spat flecks of spit from his angry rant and as the threat of docked pay set in, began to chase after the thief.
"GET HER!"
"When I get my hands on that brat….!"
"Outta my way!" The girl yelled as she nimbly ran through the streets of Kyoto, dodging passer-bys and ducking under street signs. She turned over her shoulder to see a small group of furious men shaking their fists at her and quickly ran towards the alleyways. "*sigh* I shouldn't have stolen from that merchant again. Dammit, he's smarter than I thought. Ugh, these guys are annoying…"
"This way!" A sharp whisper jostled her out of her thoughts as a hand shot out of a house and pulled her inside. The girl fell to the floor with a thud as her 'saviour' carefully locked the door and began examining the stolen cloth. When he noticed her sour gaze, he looked up and grinned cheekily.
"Heh. I saved your sorry ass again, seriously a 'Master Thief' shouldn't need saving" the boy laughed as he ruffled her head playfully. "Perhaps you should quit it with that moniker, I mean isn't Goemon the big name thief round here? Hey, you listening to me, Sumire?"
"Ugh! Jerk!" The girl, Sumire angrily elbowed the boy in the stomach and sat down heavily on the mat. " Bleh. Today was just a bad day." She stuck her tongue out stubbornly "It's all Nii-san's fault. He was escorting some princess but got lost. They had to send a search party and we ended up footing the bill. And no pay."
The boy let out a smirk as he shook his head in amusement, "Ah, that Takeshi, he has absolutely no sense of direction, he's totally clueless! It's amazing he's still alive. Makes it seem like you're the older sister"
"Cheh! Tell me about it!" Retorted Sumire exasperatedly as she began fixing her messed up hair. "He's not making paying off Daddy's debt any easier. Ah I'm such a reliable little sister!"
"Anyway, since you two need to earn some cash why don't you get a proper job instead of being a thief? How about becoming a mercenary like me?"
"That doesn't sound too bad, I'll head out when Takeshi comes back. See you Magoichi!"
~ Present time~
"Ahhh.. I'm so hungry" Sumire grumbled loudly as she rubbed her growling stomach and wiped some drool off her mouth as she imagined all the food she could have eaten. They had just given the monthly repayment and there was very little money left over.
"Hmm… recruiting?" Takeshi had stopped walking suddenly and was intently studying a poster on the wall.
"Ooof!" Sumire had been quickly following Takeshi and subsequently crashed into him when he abruptly stopped, causing her to fall onto the ground.
"Geez. At least give me a warning next time." She muttered as she stood up and rubbed the dust off her legs.
"This will be good pay, we're mercenaries after all. Let's go." Takeshi turned on his heels and began confidently marching towards … the wrong direction.
"….Nii-san… it's the other way" Sumire sighed as she tugged his sleeve as he walked past her." You really have no sense of direction huh?"
Having pushed Takeshi in the right direction, she pulled the poster off the wall ignoring the "Do not remove" sign plastered on it and began reading it.
Attention all brave and able-bodied youngsters :
Do you respect your elders? Want to fight for the people ? Do you like puppies and bears? Join Ujiyasu Hojo's army (Recommended for newbies)
Interested in learning history? Want to know the secrets to a strong family bond? Join Motonari Mori's army
Want to fight for love, honor and justice? Interested in learning from Lady Aya? ? Join Kenshin Uesugi's army (Alcohol will be provided)
Want to learn strategy? Do you like horses? Want to meet a cute kunoichi? Or a hot samurai? Join Shingen Takeda's army (Highly recommended)
Want to learn kemari? Want to play kemari? Want to drink tea? Join Yoshimoto Imagawa's Army! Offer ends soon! (High risk, high return!)
Do you like fools? Interested in conquering the land? Want to meet lots of interesting people? Join the Oda!
For those interested, head to Yotsuba village, the rest of you should go order a bowl of soba from Yuki's Noodle Shop.
~ Yotsuba Village~
The village was bustling with activity as people hurriedly rushed back and forth with their daily activities. A flirtatious man was slapped by an annoyed married woman, a teacher passionately scolded his student, a beautiful priestess stood collecting money while a ninja stalked her from a distance… and many youngsters stood at recruiting tents, wanting to join the army.
~x~x~x~
" Hah? You expect the Hojo to accept you brats? A weak sheltered pretty boy and a little girl? You've got to be kidding me! Hey boy, what's with that hair ornament around your neck? Did your mommy forget to dress you properly? Haha! "
Gen the recruiting officer, smirked as he wiped the tears from his eyes and elbowed the man next to him, "Hey listen to this, those –", sweat dropped from Gen's forehead and the smirk fell from his face as he saw who he had been elbowing.
"L-Lord Hojo…" he whimpered and bowed his head nervously, his attitude doing a 360. "I-err was talking about my neighbour's son! Yeah! Eh heh…"
A tall man with a large scar across his nose stood across the pair .Ujiyasu Hojo, the head of the Hojo clan and one of the Kanto three.
Ujiyasu surveyed the duo with scrutiny and tapped his pipe against the desk (Gen was whimpering while watching the ashes burn a corner of the table).
The boy was obviously the older of the two, he had lazy looking eyes and was stifling a yawn. He did look like a weak sheltered pretty boy. However, the worn armour and aura he was wearing gave off the air of an experienced fighter. Not to mention the kodachi fastened firmly to his waist. And the tanegashima strapped to his back.
"Hmmm" Ujiyasu absentmindedly chewed the end of his pipe while the boy stood yawning before promptly leaning back against a post and falling asleep. He turned his attention to the girl and almost coughed on his pipe in surprise.
Whereas her male companion gave off a somewhat impressionable aura, she gave off a childish immature vibe. Her right cheek was swollen with dango, her left hand was clutching several uneaten dango sticks; while her right hand rested gently on the hilt of a shining wakizashi. Next to that was tachi. She seemed like a rich man's daughter on an adventure, perhaps her male companion was her bodyguard.
"Want one sir?" She smiled brightly and extended a dango stick towards him.
"What impudence! Know your place brat!" Roared Gen as he slammed his fist on the desk while several other recruits and passer-bys stopped what they were doing and watched with curiosity.
"….." Ujiyasu Hojo looked back unblinkingly at her, his expression unreadable as he exhaled and inhaled.
"Guess you don't want it then! Hmph and I was being nice!" with that Sumire shoved the entire stick into her mouth as everyone (except for Takeshi who was napping and Gen who was tearing his beard out) gasped and nervously looked up at Ujiyasu Hojo.
"You've got guts kid. Didn't your parents teach you manners? Once you offer someone something, it's rude to take it back" Ujiyasu Hojo glared at her and spoke gruffly before breaking out into a half smirk-half smile. "I'd like to see how you managed to survive in this dog-eat-dog world with an attitude like that"
"I guess this means we're OK? Hey, Takeshi! Wake up!"
So how was it? Thank you for reading this! Give me (and Wen Yang XD) your honest opinions! and dear readers.. Ryujin Mei needs some ocs!, More details below!
Sumire: That's right! I need friends! Friends mean more food!
Takeshi: *yawns* Mmm..yeah… I want friends too…zzzzz
Ujiyasu Hojo: Kid, you're not going to last a minute on the front with an attitude like that.
Sumire:Ooh! A puppy! Hey Kotaro! Wanna play?
Ujiyasu Hojo:….. Go tell her Kotaro.
Kotaro Fuma: …..*plays with the puppy*
Gen: *half-covers eyes* I can't believe it… Lord Kotaro…
Error 12981: oc acceptance capacity is at the limit.
Here are my ocs as an example. Don't laugh! Mei is still a novice! I'm sure yours will be much better than mine!
Name: Sumire Hanabusa
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Physical appearance: Short, has long brown hair tied back in a long ponytail and a long green ribbon, has the appearance of Sotoorihime from Toukiden
Army : She's a mercenary so none, eventual Toyotomi
Relationships:
Best friends: Magoichi Saika, Hanbei Takenaka, No, Gracia, Kai, Mitsunari Ishida
Mentor: Ujiyasu Hojo, Toshiie Maeda
Lover: Masamune Date (can't resist dat TSUN-TSUN!)
Rivals: Oichi, Ina,
Enemy(s): Okuni, Goemon,
Weapon /Element: Dual blades, (similar to Samurai Warriors Chronicles Female Default Weapon) element is Slay, Lightning and Wind
Personality :Comes off as an impulsive and childlike person, she is also somewhat arrogant and stubborn and has a bit of a cruel streak. Also is unable to read the atmosphere, so she is considered quite dense at times.
~x~x~
Name: Takeshi Hanabusa
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Physical appearance: Tall with a skinny build, despite this he is quite muscular. Has a ponytail which hangs over his left shoulder and his left eye is partially covered by a long side fringe. (Looks like Zeami from Toukiden but with black hair), wears Sumitomo Fujiwara's outfit (from Toukiden)
Army: Same as Sumire,
Relationships:
Best friends: Magoichi Saika , Mitsuhide Akechi, Motochika Chosokabe
Mentor: Motonari Mori, Ieyasu Tokugawa
Rival: Masamune Date (due to similarity of their weapons)
Lover: None.
Weapon /Element: Samurai Warriors Chronicles Male default weapon (Sword and gun), has fire and ice element
Personality :A very calm and laidback guy, a bit too laid back at times as he prefers sitting back and watching what everyone else does. Despite his spaced out personality he is quite calculating. Also has a huge little sister complex and is fiercely protective of Sumire. Has no sense of direction and the uncanny ability to fall asleep anytime.