Disclaimer: Well my dad is getting better, I just have to scold him for not taking care of his health when I was gone... Goodness, after all my warnings he still doesn't listen to me. Sorry to worry you all. Still a little bit jet-lagged, but I definitely feel awake until two days ago. Ehem, all credit goes to Shingo Nanami and フクロウ。Here's part two, enjoy.

捕まえた

Got You

Kasane x Nobunaga

Part Two

"What? Kazusanosuke-dono told you that?"

"That's right! Seriously, I have no clue what that person is thinking about…!"

After Kasane's escape from Nobunaga, she hide away into Nouhime's room.

Nouhime cheerfully let Kasane into her room as Kasane complained about everything that occurred before.

"Hahaha… That must have been unfortunate."

"This is no laughing matter, jeez!"

"Well Kazusanosuke and I are just husband and wife in name after all. There's no help for it."

"..."

As Nouhime blankly said those words, Kasane opened her mouth and fixedly stared at her.

(Political marriage huh...)

What Nouhime said earlier spinned in her mind.

-To begin with we have no such feelings between us.

That single sentence summed up the relationship between Nobunaga and Nouhime out in public.

Though both trusted each other, there were signs of love between them.

Though they were married to each other, they weren't a couple that worried about their appearance even she, who've seen them only recently compared to others, haven't seen them do any couple-like things.

If she were in her place and were placed in a situation where she had to marry a person she didn't like, she surely wouldn't be able to handle it.

….Especially when that person is like a certain lord; that is definitely impossible.

"...Nouhime-sama is amazing."

"Hn?"

"No, it's nothing."

Nouhime curiously glanced at Kasane, however she then returned back to polishing her weapon.

"...Ha!"

"Hn? What's wrong?"

Kasane suddenly raised her head; Nouhime puzzledly frowned.

"...Nouhime-sama! Please tell him that I wasn't here! !"

Saying that, Kasane frantically left her room.

Confused, Nouhime tilted her head slightly to the side as she watched Kasane leave. Just what was going on, she couldn't understand the reason for Kasane's flight.

"I'm coming in."

"Kazusanosuke?"

After a curt entrance, Nobunaga slid Nouhime's door wide open.

A bit surprised, she widdened her eyes.

"What's wrong?"

"...Where is that woman?"

"You mean Kasane?"

Without taking a single step into her room, Nobunaga glanced around the chamber with a frown.

Ah, that's why.

So Kasane ran out in a hurry because she realized Kazusanosuke was coming here.

Lately Kasane's sense has been rather keen whenever Kazusanosuke was around, it made her quite impressed.

"...Kasane well… didn't come here."

Anyways she relyed what Kasane asked her to say; she wasn't here.

Nobunaga raised an eyebrow at her words.

"...So she already ran off….. Such a sharp fellow."

...So he found out huh…

Nobunaga clicked his tongue while Nouhime wryly smiled at the fact he saw through her lie.

"Sorry that I barged in."*

Like a storm, he turned his heel and left the room.

While Nouhime gazed at his retreating back, she thought how Kasane had it rough dealing with such a difficult man who set his eyes for her….

She blankly thought of the girl's current affair to herself.

"Ha~...! Just what is up with him."

Kasane heaved a tired sigh as she walked down the corridor.

As she tried to hide away from Nobunaga, Kasane planned how she would run away from him now.

(Nouhime-sama's room is already… out of the question huh...)

Nouhime's room to him now was the highest probability of where he would find her.

Earlier she was lucky enough to run and survive, but her next encounter will surely not end so smoothly.

No, she will definitely get caught.

Even if Nouhime tries to hide her, he would rummage through her room and pull her out.

With that spectacle in her mind, Kasane shuddered.

She couldn't cause any trouble for Nouhime.

Even so she couldn't hide in anyone else's oom either…

...The result would end the same way after all.

And if the room isn't Nouhime's then the result might be even more miserable.

(Guess that means I'll have to run and hide from him all day huh...)

Thinking of her task, she fell into great despair.

After heaving a big sigh, she then heard a big commotion behind the trees.

(What is that I wonder…?)

As she peeped out to where the voices were at, she found Sado and a very familiar man with crimson eyes. She frantically hid herself into the shrubbery.

(Uwa~! Tono-sama is already at this place…!)

Kasane desperately tried to hide her presence as she crouched behind the tree.

"Nobunaga-sama! Are you listening to me! ! ?"

Nobunaga took no interest to Sado and gave him an unconcerned expression.

She peeped out once more and noticed the party of unknown people that accompanied Sado and Nobunaga.

There were several women whom she never seen before, maids by the look of it, and male warriors, who seemed to be surrounding someone before Nobunaga.

When she strained her eyes, she saw a young woman standing in the middle of that circle.

Wearing beautiful clothing, she clearly stood out from the maids.

The beauty did not only extend to her clothes, but to the woman herself.

Although Nouhime-sama was a beauty, this woman's looks were no means inferior.

Unlike Nouhime, the lady had a delicate air around her; Kasane couldn't take her eyes off of her.

"Even though I told you the princess was paying a visit…! !"

"Hmph."

The irritated Sado edged up to Nobunaga, however the latter only nonchalantly huffed in response.

'Princess…?"

She heard that Nobunaga's new concubine was from a high aristocratic family.

So this means that woman was to become his new bride.

As the woman's wide and pretty eyes caught onto Nobunaga, Kasane immediately pulled back.

Her heart was beating awfully fast.

As if she had just exercised, it not at it's usual rhythmic pattern, but beating as if she were fretting over something.

"..."

Kasane hesitantly glanced at Nobunaga and the others once more.

With the elegant princess and dignified young lord together, they looked so gorgeous and well-matched together.

A tight pain spread over her chest, she placed a hand over it.

(...)

...What was this.

This, feeling.

She'd rather not know the name of this emotion, so she ambiguously shook that thought away.

She unconsciously placed a stopper in her thoughts.

"..."

Feeling great discomfort, she quickly left the area.

"I'm currently looking for something. Don't get in my way."

Sado cried, "You can do that afterwards! !" at Nobunaga's insolent words.

The lady protected by her retainers gracefully stepped forward.

"Princess!" the maids blurted out worriedly.

The lady came closer to him and glanced up with her big eyes.

She was a beautiful woman.

"...What have you lost?"

In a bell-like voice she inquired him.

"A single cat has ran away."

Nobunaga responded back.

TBC

*He didn't say sorry, but it's implied. A more direct translation is 'I barged in or I disturbed you.' but that doesn't make sense huh? Ahahaha...

I agree with Kasane that Nouhime is pretty amazing. She was only 16 years old when she left her homeland to marry Nobunaga. That's pretty scary thing to do especially in this era. But lol, he knew where she would hide. I'm sure if she hide under the floors, he would still find her. Thank goodness this isn't a horror manga huh? Ahahaha...

Well then, I hope to see you all very soon. So until then, I hope you all have a nice and safe day ahead of you!