Wassup ma bros! I'm back with 'nother chapter and this one longer than the last, I think. Sorry if I'm repeating a question, but how do you guys take Anna's characterization this chapter? Too much? To unreliable? Too little? I'd love to hear your thoughts, especially on her interactions with the rest of the team. I'm still wary about writing them, but I hope I'm doin' 'em justice.

Enough of the chit chat though, onto the story!

And I own nothin' but ma own OC!

Chapter Three


We all sat around the fire as we quietly watched the birds roasting. Well, until Nobu opened his mouth.

"You said that Nobunaga died. Do people really believe that?" He asked. The man gained an annoyed look on his face.

"He is dead! He was betrayed and killed by Akechi, his servant, and his hosts in the Honnouji Temple in Kyoto! That was 18 years ago!" The man said angrily. Nobu looked shocked, and I wouldn't blame him. He just found out that people believed him dead for 18 whole years!

"Less than a handful of months have passed since that Kumquat head assaulted Honnouji and I was sent to this world!" He said angrily. I blinked. 'Kumquat head? ' I thought confusedly as he shouted.

"That's why I'm saying that you're a demon from the other world, or a wandering ghost. Or maybe you're just a madman." The man mused. Yoichi began laughing and I joined him. Yeah, I understood why Nobu was freaking out, but 18 years was nothin' compared to me and Yoichi.

"It's just too funny to see you making a fuss over and insignificant amount of 18 years." He said. I nodded along with him.

"Yeah, it's not as big a deal you're making out to be." I said as I reclined back against one of the stones. The man glared at us both.

"Oh? And who're you guys supposed to be?" He spat annoyedly. Nobu shook his head.

"Tell him, go on." He said, sighing out a breath. Yoichi smiled before introducing himself.

"I am Yoichi, Nasu Suketaka Yoichi." He said, staring at him. The man's eyes widened as he screamed out, "Don't lie to me!"

"He's a man of the war between the Genji and Heike clans! That was nearly 400 years ago! It's to ridiculous a story to believe!" He shouted as the tower shook at the volume of his voice. Yoichi just replied back calmly,

"As ridiculous as it may seem, I am in fact Yoichi."

"This is a dream, a bad one for sure!" He said, gritting his teeth.

"Who are you then?" Nobu asked. After a beat of silence the man answered.

"Shimazu. Shimazu Toyohisa! Son of Shimazu Iehisa." I blinked and bopped my fist in my hand when I realized where that symbol was from.

"Oh! So you're apart of the Shimazu clan! That explains a lot." I said outloud as I rubbed my chin thoughtfully. Toyohisa looked at me, slightly shocked.

"You know of my clan?" He asked, eyeing me suspiciously. I nodded, but before I could elaborate, I was interrupted.

"Shimazu?" Nobu asked confusedly before he apparently remembered something.

"Oh, the clan from Kyushu? The edge of Japan? Those country hicks?" I snickered a bit as Toyohisa glared at him.

"I'll kill you!" he seethed. Yoichi spoke up next.

"I've also heard about Lord Shimazu. They were in my era too." He said.

"Oh, really?" Toyohisa asked, interested. Yoichi nodded.

"If I remember correctly, they were from Kyushu too. So that means that the Shimazu are in fact provincial generation after generation." He finished off calmly and Toyohisa got angry again, I laughed loudly and it seemed to catch their attention.

"So who are you then?" Toyohisa asked glaring at me.

"I'm Anna Blackwoods." I said, sitting up slightly, raising my hands to placate his glare.

"Ya probably won't believe me, but I'm from the future, in the year 2017. Oh, and I'm from America too. Can't say that leaving that train-wreck is a bad thing though. Here seems better than where I'm from. Definitely." I said as nonchalantly as I could, muttering the last part, as I braced myself for the exclamations of disbelief. That's exactly what I got too, mostly from Nobu and Toyohisa, Yoichi looked shocked but also faintly amused?

"WHAT?!" They shouted and I blanched.

"Oi, it's not that hard to believe, I mean Yoichi is like me, but in the past instead of the future." I said, leaning back against the brick wall.

"You're all crazy." I heard Toyohisa mutter.

"Tell me somethin' I don't know." I said as I snorted. "But you should probably sit down, before you end up having to get your injuries re-stitched like me." I said pointing to my stomach. He huffed before he complied, plopping down a few feet from me. It was quiet for a few moments before Toyohisa spoke.

"If you're really Nobunaga, how are you still alive?" He asked, staring intensely at Nobu. He snorted derisively.

"As if I'd let that dumb baldy kill me. I was running with Ranmaru away from the temple, when I entered a strange place." He said, looking off into the distance with an expression I couldn't place.

"It was a room of white with doors aligning the walls. In the middle of it, was a foreign looking man." Nobu said.

"The same happened to me, I met that man as well." Yoichi added and I nodded.

"Me three." I said, flicking my knife open and closed as Toyohisa exclaimed,

"I met that man too! After retreating from the Battle of Sekigahara!"

"Sekigahara?" Nobu questioned seriously, before looking confused.

"You mean that place in Mino?" He asked. I blinked when I saw a rock the size of my palm and picked it up. 'Maybe I can do something with this ' I thought, starting to get bored with the conversation.

"Yeah." Toyohisa (urgh, what's with these long ass names? Ya know what? I'm callin' him Toyo) said, before continuing.

"A huge battle took place there between Tokugawa and Ishida." As soon as he said that, Nobu freaked.

"Woah, woah woah! What?!" He shouted.

"Why would Tokugawa battle Ishida?" He asked, even more confused than before. I yawned and ignored their talk to instead focus on trying to carve the rock I picked up, with my knife. It wasn't really working.

I pouted when all I did was scratch up my knife. I grumbled and threw the rock into the fire. Yoichi gave me a quizzical glance, but I just shook my head. 'Stupid rock.' I thought grumpily before Nobu said solemnly,

"One more name...my son, Nobutada. What happened to him." I sobered up at his request, and leaned my head back against the stone wall. I closed my eyes as I listened to Toyo's answer.

"He's dead." He stated plainly and I winced at his bluntness. 'Probably should'a worded that better ' I thought.

"His Nijo castle was seized by Mitsuhide. He believed you dead and fought to the bitter end." Toyo said firmly. His tone made me smile slightly. 'So maybe he does know when to be sympathetic ' Nobu laughed loudly, it sounding forced.

"What a foolish son." He said, and I felt a twinge of empathy pinch my chest.

"That idiot..that idiot...he should have run!" He said bitterly. I opened my eyes and looked at him. His eyes were downcast and his fists were clenched. He laughed again.

"They say that a man lives for fifty years. But my fifty seems to have been in vain." He said.

"Nothing lasts forever." Yoichi said wistfully. Smiling, he then said.

"I myself was surprised to hear that the Genji Clan was exterminated and the Kamakura Shogunate was over from Lord Nobunaga."

Toyo and I both said nothing for a long while, just staring, before he spoke up.

"Since you said that you were Nobunaga, I thought this other man was Mori Ranmaru." I snorted loudly at Nobu's leering look while Yoichi looked confused.

"It would've been great if he was Ranmaru but..." Nobu trailed off, that look still on his face. I chuckled before sighing. I scratched my head before yawning loudly. They all turned to look at me as I walked over to my 'bed' from before.

"Welp, if we're done doin' introductions, then Imma go ta bed." I said plopping down on the mat, before pulling the thin sheet over my body.

" G'night Toyo, Nobu and Yoichi!" I chirped, waving a hand before falling silent and burying my face into my bag I used as a pillow, pretending to go to sleep.

"Hm, maybe it's best if we follow her example." Nobu said as I heard shuffling. Yoichi hummed in agreement and some more shuffling was heard. I heard Toyo huff before muttering, "Toyo?". I silently snickered at his disgruntled tone before the fire was put out and everything fell silent.

The only sound that could be heard was the soft breaths of the current occupants in the old castle. I turned onto my back and placed my hands behind my head. I stared up at the stone ceiling and finally felt my body tire. I stifled my groan as the pain in my leg flared up when I shifted.

I glared up at the ceiling and snarled quietly. 'Curse that bastard. He fucking shot me how many times? It's a bloody miracle that I'm even alive right now, especially considering how much blood I actually lost. My leg still hurts like a bitch, but luckily, I'm a pretty fast healer. It would explain why I could even move right now.' I have never been so thankful of my parents' genes than now.

'At least that bastard was good for something.' I thought bitterly before feeling my eyes droop. 'Sleepy times now. Thinky times, later.' That sounded like an excellent idea self, I'll take you up on it. 'Good.' I smirked at my conscious's smug tone and finally succumbed to sleep.

My eyes popped open and I sat up quickly, flicking open my knife and looking around frantically. I sniffed and smelled copper, sulfur and something revolting that made my blood boil and cheeks flush in excitement. I heard movement and looked over to Nobu and Toyo, who had sat up too.

"You noticed?" Yoichi questioned as he stood at the front, staring out into the distance, a full moon casting his shadow on the stone floor.

"What's this smell?" Toyo asked.

"It's the smell of battle." Nobu answered and I felt a giggle leave my lips as a wide smile stretched across my face.

"It's been so long since I've smelled something like this!" I said, jumping up and snatching my revolver and glock from their places in my bag as I flicked my knife closed. I ignored the odd looks from Nobu and Toyo as I walked over to Yoichi.

I stood next to him and felt the other two walk up behind us as we all stared out beyond the stretch of forest in front of us.

"Smoke is rising." Nobu said, and I glanced at him, a wide grin splitting my face in half.

"So it is." I said, and internally winced at the excited note in my tone. 'I should probably tone it down a bit.' I thought as I tampered down on my rising excitement. He gave me a scrutinizing look and I turned back towards the forest to avoid his intense stare.

"It's from the village of them, the Elves." He stated and I felt my previous excitement increase tenfold. 'Real elves huh?! That's so cool! Wait, like those kids from before? Well, maybe this world ain't half bad after all.' I thought as I gripped my knife tightly.