Hey guys EpicZL here! This is my first story so please leave a review on what you think. This will have elements from Samurai Warriors 4, 4-11, Empires, and Spirit of Sanada. I don't own Samurai Warriors, Koei Techmo does. The main pairing will be between an OC,Ren Hōjō,which is my character from Empires and Lady Hayakawa cuz there is definitely not enough of her. Without further ado please enjoy Bonds of the Hōjō!

Chapter 1: Family

(Odawara Castle outskirts,Kanto)

A large downpour of rain had struck the famed Odawara Castle that day, and as the sound of rain resonated throughout the city, there stood one man at the castle gates. He had dark blond hair, a red headband on his head which was covered with many battle scars, and a large red, black, and gold jacket which showed his scar covered chest and proudly displayed the Hōjō symbol of the three triangles on his back.This man was Ujiyasu Hōjō, the famed Lion of Sagami and head of the Hōjō clan. With him stood many of his soldiers that were helping peasants get into the castle.

"Come on men! Get these people inside quick!", Ujiyasu yelled to his soldiers. The peasants were forced to flee to Odawara due to a failed coup that occured in a city to the south. The Aizu clan which had served the Hojo for several years, planned to attack Odawara Castle and claim all of Kanto for themselves. However, due to internal struggles the clan ended up fighting themselves which led to The castle being burned down and the Aizu clan being destroyed. Ujiyasu, who was known as a benevolent ruler took in these people because he knew that they were just ordinary people who were unfortunate enough to live in that city.

"My lord, that seems to be all of them", reported his soldier. "Alright everyone, lets head back inside", Ujiyasu ordered until he saw something slowly appoach the gate. It was a young boy with short spiky black hair and soft black eyes. As the boy approached Ujiyasu, he squated down to the boy's level. "Oi kid, where's your family?", Ujiyasu asked. "Their gone", he replied with sadness in his eyes. Just then Ujiyasu noticed the symbol on the back of his shirt. "What's your name kid?", He asked. "It's Ren, Ren Aizu", He said shyly. Ujiyasu thought about it for a while before finally saying, "Hey kid how about staying with my family for a while, you'll catch a cold if you stay out in this rain for too long". His officer then said, "My lord, I don't think this is a good idea. He's one of the Aizu clan, what if something happens to to you". Ujiyasu looked back angrily at the officer and said," The Aizu are gone, all I see is a kid in the rain by himself with no family at all. If I just leave him here, it would be against everything I stand for, you fool!". He then started head back towards the castle while carrying Ren on his back.

"So kid tell me, were you close with your parents?", Ujiyasu asked. "No I wasn't, in fact I never even met my father because he was always so busy", he said sadly. Ujiyasu was suprised and truly felt sorry for the kid."What about your mother?", he asked with curiosity in his voice."I was never really that close with her either, she always said that she had something else to do and told me to go away", Ren said while looking down. Ujiyasu was unsurprised by the news because he had always known that the Aizu were cold hearted to both their people and their own family but he still could barely contain his anger because of how they little they cared about their child. "So what did you normally do with no one around?", Ujiyasu asked."I mostly just trained and studied all the time while no one was there", he replied. "Why did you do that?", Ujiyasu asked with confusion."I just really wanted to be helpful to my clan even if they didn't want me" Ren said with a soft look in his eyes."(this kid...)", Ujiyasu thought to himself as he couldn't believe someone who was born the Aizu clan and was alone for his entire life could be such a caring and determined child. It was at that moment that Ujiyasu made a decision that would alter the Hojo clan's fate...

(Odawara Castle Main Ward, Kanto)

"Here we are kid", Ujiyasu said as they reached the main castle. "Wow it's so big!", Ren said with astonishment."Come on let's go inside", Ujiyasu said as the gates were opened for them. As the two went inside, they were met with a beautiful, young woman with black hair tied into a long ponytail. Her kimono was red with golden outlines and had the Hojo symbol proudly displayed on the back. "Welcome back dear, and oh who is this handsome young man you brought home?", the woman asked. Ren got off of Ujiyasu's back and bowed before shyly saying, "M-My name is Ren, it's a pleasure to meet you". She smiled as she said,"Oh my! So polite, my name is Suikeiin, I'm Ujiyasu's wife". Ren looked at her for a while before thinking,"(wait SHE is HIS wife?)". She could tell what he was thinking, and she could barely contain her laughter before looking at him and saying,"Let's get you a change of clothes before you get sick in that". She led him to the bathroom to get changed then shw went to her husband.

"So he's one of the Aizu clan? He certainly doesn't seem like it", Suikeiin said looking at her husband." Yeah but now he has nowhere to go and no family to turn to, not that he had much of a family before anyway", Ujiyasu said while putting his usual pipe in his mouth."Let me guess, you want to take him into the Hōjō", she said with a knowing smile on her face. Ujiyasu took his pipe out and with a smile said,"Hey I know that you've taken a shine to him as well, besides i'm sure Ujimasa and the others will like him right away". Suikeiin smiled and said," Yeah I suppose your right besides Hayakawa could use a brother around her age". Just then the opened to reveal Ren wearing a black and red t-shirt with a gold outline, and the golden Hōjō symbol on the right sleeve as well as a larger one on the back with black pants.

"Thank you Lord Ujiyasu and Lady Suikeiin for everything your doing for me", Ren said as he bowed to them. Seeing Ren like that ,Suikeiin couldn't help but lovingly hug him like he was one of her own children. At that moment Ren felt something that he never felt before and quickly relaxed into the hug. When Suikeiin let go she looked at him with bright eyes and said,"Ren how about you stay with us from now on and join our family, what do you say?". Ren was baffled. He had never been treated so nice in his life, nor had anyone ever wanted him around, but now suddenly these two people actually want him to become family. It's true that he truly liked Ujiyasu and Suikeiin, they both were very kind and for the first time in his life he actually felt like he had parents who cared about him. Tears began flowing out of his eyes as he said,"T-Thank you, no ones ever treated so nice before, I really don't want to cause you any trouble". Ujiyasu then smiled and said,"Well then Ren Hōjō, welcome to the family". Ren couldn't stop crying tears of joy for a while as Suikeiin held until he stopped.

After Ren calmed down Suikeiin said,"Well now that we're family, you should meet your siblings". At that moment five boys walked into the room. "Hi i'm Ujimasa! Nice to meet you!", the oldest boy spoke enthusiastically. "I'm Ujiteru! If there's anything you need, you can count on me", declared the second oldest boy with confidence in his voice. The third boy friendly said,"I'm Ujikuni! I heard so much about you from father". The fourth boy stepped up and shyly said,"H-Hi, I'm Ujinori. I really hope we can get along". Then the youngest boy with short brown hair happily said,"Wow you're my new brother? You look so cool! I'm Saburo!". Ren happily greeted them all with a smile until he saw a small figure hiding behind Suikeiin."Come on Hayakawa, it's rude to not introduce yourself to your new brother", she softly said with a smile. The girl then slowly revealed herself from behind her mother. She had long black hair with a small red ribbon on the left side of her hair and a small blue ribbon on the back, sky blue eyes that matched her kimono and a shy expression on her face. "H-Hi, I-I'm Hayakawa", she said shyly. "U-Um, hi I'm Ren. It's really nice to meet you", he said with a blush on his face. He had never felt this way before around anybody and did not understand why he felt so embarrassed around her.

"So hey do you want to play with me?", Hayakawa asked with hope in her eyes. "Um yeah, that sounds fun", he replied. Hayakawa them smiled brightly as she grabbed his hand and dragged him along. "Hey wait for us", Ujimasa said cheerfully as he and his brothers ran after them. As he was running with Hayakawa, Ren was feeling many new feeling that he had never felt before. "(So this is what a family is like)", he thought with a smile and warm feeling in his heart. As he looked around at his new siblings he had one thought in mind,"(I never want to lose this feeling, and I don't want any pain to come to these amazing people)". He opened his eyes with a new determined look,"(No matter happens what I will protect what matters)".

Alright guys, there it is the first chapter and in case your wondering the kids from oldest to youngest are- Ujimasa-12, Ujiteru-10, Ujikuni-9, Ujinori-8, Ren-7, Hayakawa-7, Saburo-5. Yes I know Ujiyasu had more kids but their not gonna be in the story since they are not that important and I just don't feel like it. I'm gonna try to upload a new chapter every 1-2 weeks but we'll see. The next chapter will be about Ren bonding with his new family, particularly Hayakawa and then we'll get to the battles so stay tuned for the next chapter of Bonds of the Hōjō! EpicZL out.