Kotaro Finale

"So you faked your death because the monk told you to so I could end Nobunaga's reign by myself?" I asked to clear things up after this discovery the night after the battle ended.

"Yes, I am very sorry I had to leave you alone and facing a scary, life changing event by yourself. The monk told me to take my death If we run into danger so that you can accomplish your destiny. I didn't know what that meant until that moment you killed Nobunaga. If I didn't do what the monk said, our lives would have been different." he hugged me tighter. "I am so, so, so sorry, Aoi…"

"And if you didn't, I would have never accomplish my destiny and couldn't restore peace. So, I guess...thank you." I shrugged. Who knows what would have happened either way, but we were both glad that we got out of there alive. "Maybe it was the right decision or maybe not, I did it anyway and I can't change that. I've killed without meaning too and I still have a long wa to go before I can really be at least noraml. Normal with you." I said rubbing my head aganst his. "But it you do it again I won't like you anymore." I said looking away from him, pouting.

"It's a promise then." he chuckled and kissed my cheek and then my lips. "I love you too much to let go. I can never leave you now."

"Me too." I said kissing him back. "I'll never even leave your side either." We kissed over and over deepening it fast. It showed that we would never let go of each other. Never let go ever.

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It's been a few months since then and I was treated differently by the people, but not the,ninjas. I was still teased and sometimes treated like a dog or a cat. Goemon would scratch me behind the ears and my leg would shake, Saizo would toss some cooked meat over to me and I would catch it with my mouth, Sasuke would throw a stick and I would catch and bring it back, Ren would do experiments wondering how I worked, changed, or everything else inbetween, and of course Hanzo would scold everyone for their actions. He would say that it is disrespectful to me because I am still the princess and h would constantly say that over and over again. Even though I said that I didn't care he would still say it anyway. I didn't really enjoy any of it, but we would smile and I would feel happy that we all made it.

The monk still trains me. I have a long way to go before really controlling myself. The Dragon within me isn't a separate being, its a part of me. I realised that now after being in fear of it. After killing Nobunaga made me realize that I have to be more in control of myself. I can't let myself be taken over by urges, I need self control.

The dreams I was having was the legend I figured. I guess it was showing me how it all ended. Zen, the only dragon to really do the taboo. Eating another dragon's heart. I didn't even have to see the while dream to see it. With the nostalgic feelings for Kuma, I talked to the monk and he says that he doesn't really know. No dream showed either so it is a mystery.

Munemori would stop by time to time and we would just sit on the porch silently. He would smoke and I would make shapes from the smoke. It makes him smile or laugh a little bit so it was worth it.

Those who helped Nobunaga were either sentenced to take suicide, killed, exiled, or put in a cell for the rest of their lives. Only a few were spared and now lives their lives somewhere else. The samurai that helped Nobunaga disappeared after the fight. People called him Musashi, a great samurai who can take down anyone. By judging what I saw, I can see why.

Kotaro and I are together and treats me well. He pets me and I rub up against him like a cat. Sometimes he teases me for it, but I don't mind. We talk, cuddle, sleep together, all those things that make me smile along with him. We even talked about marriage and that made my heart move deeply and filled with love. I'm happy to be with him everyday. Even for the rest of my life I'll be happy with Kotaro next to me.

I think about Nobunaga everyday. I wish that I didn't have to do what I did. I wish that things could be different if we have met under different circumstances, but it's too late now. My heart gets heavy thinking about him. But, I look forward and move on and learn from it.

The battle between samurai and ninjas was long and hard. We lost, we gained, we gave birth to a peace that will last a least a while and maybe forever I hope. I look up to the sky everyday and smile to what today and the next day brings with Kotaro and my friends by my side.