Hanamichi hid himself behind the cottage heavily guarded by three guards. There was a window on top and Hanamichi had to wall climb the hut to look inside that window.
There his son was. All clad in a white blanket... perched in once corner and weeping in fear as noises of war bombarded his ears.
Hanamichi could feel his pain and there's nothing he wanted to do that moment but to free his son from that bondage.
From the ground... he took a piece of wood and ran towards the guard.
He's skilled in physical fights... no one ever knew but the people of Shohoku.
He moved with intense strokes and beat those three guards to sleep quickly. He kicked the door of the cottage... entered it and took Ichiro in his arms.
"Papa!" The innocent tone of his son persevered him to escape that cottage and bring Ichiro to Akira where he would be safe.
They exited the cottage and Hanamichi stole a rebel horse, a brown one. A bunch of rebels tried to catch them but Hanamichi sped in an unbelievable speed.
Kaede had beheaded palace soldiers... he did it with resentiment… with hatred for what the royalties had done with his life. They killed his father… they placed his mother and siblings in a wrecked life as slaves in Ryonan and they stole the only love of his life from him for 7 years.
Hisashi came to him.
"The Prince was taken away..." Hisashi told him.
Kaede's face and armor was covered with blood and grains of sand. His eyes showed a rare stun.
"He's been taken away by the King of Kanagawa..." Hisashi lifted his chin and spoke in a I-told-you-to-stay-away-from-him tone.
Kaede was breathing fast and he drove his horse away from the battlefield to search for Hanamichi.
A moment of hard looking... he found him... on the way to the Ryonan City.
"Hanamichi!" He called him in a tone of anger and longing.
The King looked back and saw the face of his beloved rebellion master. Kaede's blue eyes seemed to be crying despite of its stiff facade... because he, Hanamichi, betrayed him.
"Papa!" Ichiro hugged Hanamichi when he saw Kaede. "I'll fight for you!" It seemed that Ichiro was convincing himself that he would fight for his King Father. The rebels didn't hurt him inside the cottage but he still resent them for taking them as hostages.
Suddenly... a man in a dark horse was approaching Hanamichi in great speed.
It was the emperor himself.
Akira approached his King and son with eagerness.
Kaede caught with him but the emperor got to Hanamichi first.
"Take him!" Hanamichi ordered Akira. "Take him with you now!"
"I'll take you with me too." Akira corrected.
"I can't." Hanamichi glanced at the coming rebellion master. "Go, Akira! Leave me here!"
"No!"
Kaede was about to slung his samurai to the emperor when it was blocked by another samurai.
It was Hanamichi himself who blocked him.
"Go now! GO! PLease!" Hanamichi was giving all his might to prevent Kaede's samurai to hit the emperor. "Save our son!"
SAVE OUR SON! Those words alone enraged Kaede and he swung his samurai to another direction which was also amusingly blocked by Hanamichi.
Akira, having no other choice and thinking on his head... left.
Kaede followed him but Hanamichi entirely blocked him with the horse he stole from the rebel guards.
"WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?" Kaede yelled at his beloved.
"I have to." The King mumbled apologetically.
Kaede wanted to punch him... to hurt him… so he would wake up to reality that he is now a part of the rebels… but he just couldn't. Hanamichi is very precious to him.
"Come with me." Kaede extended his right hand to Hanamichi and allowed him to perch in front of him in his white horse. He enveloped his arm on the King's toned waist and returned to the battlefield where the palace soldiers had retreated… leaving dead rebels on the sand… and their bodies dipped with their blood.
Kaede had just taken his dinner with Hanamichi in their own private dining cottage. He assured that Hanamichi is always by his side… no matter what.
In their residential cottage… the biggest cottage in the rebel camp… only a lamp was giving light inside. Hanamichi inched towards Kaede who was laid on the bed… he slowly untied the knot of his white cloth on his shoulder and completely presented his nakedness to the rebellion master that he loved, loves and will love.
He kneeled before Kaede and took his hand… he kissed it softly and lovingly and Kaede couldn't take his eyes off that luscious maneuver.
"I love you, Kaede. With all my heart…" he murmured. He never wanted to betray him… but that day was inevitable. He had to save Ichiro.
"That's the saddest part…" Kaede suddenly said, as he slid his thumb on Hanamichi's soft lower lip. "I love you too…"
Then Kaede kissed him.
Even if it's wrong… he never thought twice of loving his Hanamichi.
to be continued
The next part will be a very erotic one so girls and boys... prepare yourselves!