His whole life only served one purpose. No one could understand the sheer torment that raced constantly through his nerves. No one could comprehend the scorching flame of desire that he was forced to keep to himself, down deep, never showing. No he must remain kept, calm...collected. If he let it show, he would surely lose. It had to be kept a secret until the right moment, even if the right moment met waiting over four centuries, no it had to be kept under control.
He couldn't show his love...his deep, undying, devotional love for Lord Kagetora.
But how to love your master when his soul is inhabited into the body of a 17 yr. old, loud mouthed teenager? A very attractive, strong willed, brave teenager who had believed he could handle anything, but in truth was as innocent and naïve as a child. Possessor Naoe Nabotsuna's knew that this boy was a challenge, but if it was Lord Kagetora inside that boy then he would follow him, no question. He has followed his love to the ends of the earth and beyond and would continue to do so until the day the eyes of Kagetora would turn to him, not with the look of a master at his servant, but with the eyes of a man staring at his lover...his one...and only lover.
Unfortunately for Naoe, Kagetora was not an easy man to bewitch. He was ruthless and cocky with a nasty disposition. He was and is a good leader fighting alongside Naoe, Haruei and Chiaki against those in the underworld, but personality wise...he needed some training.
Naoe wasn't exactly a prince himself however. His obsession with Kagetora had often gotten the best of him, going lengths no man should ever go...in his case rape of an innocent young woman who was Kagetora's love, his Minako. Kagetora had never forgiven Naoe for that, but still kept the man as his loyal servant.
Many in Naoe's case would have killed or severely been punished had it been anyone else, but still Kagetora kept him at his side. Kagetora was shrewd, he knew exactly how to punish Naoe. He knew the man too well. Naoe was as devoted as they came, but had desires of a bitch in heat...well...as Kagetora would put it, so what better than to torment Naoe, then to always keep him at his side? Teasing him, but never touching. Complimenting, but never affectionate. This was the way Kagetora punished his dear servant for his insolence.
But what Kagetora didn't anticipate was the body he would soon hold. A body with a strong, willful, and innocent heart that was beginning to creep through all of the anger and resentment. Takaya Ougi was unlike any other body he had come in contact with. For one thing, Kagetora would often fight to keep his memories of Minako, Naoe, and his past at bay, but this boy, locked them away easily. Kagetora liked that, avoiding his past, for once being away from who he was. But then Naoe once again found him and wanted him to help fight the underworld, so it was back to square one though getting Takaya to remember anything was like finding a needle in a haystack. But once a memory came back Kagetora took over and the unkind ruler once again appeared.
However, Takaya was not one to let Kagetora takeover so easily. Sure once in awhile Kagetora would take over and he'd become a heartless bastard, but then Takaya Ougi would come back still a bastard, but more that of a normal bratty seventeen year old rather than a 400+ year old warlord. Takaya was not going to let Kagetora take over completely. Not for the sake of his sister Mia, his friend Izuru, and most of all for himself. He was still Takaya Ougi no matter whosever soul invaded his body. But what he didn't understand was what Kagetora had been doing to Naoe once in that form. The sheer rudeness, the contempt. So many times Takaya would find himself back to normal, but under a tearful eye of Naoe who had tried to get it through Kagetora's thick skull his undying devotion and how it hurt him so.
Maybe Takaya was too young to understand the pain of a heart so in love yet so confused.
