Haha! Seems I'm underestimating myself? I got a chapter of ACM done as well as BDTM (oh man my silly mind..) haha STUFF SCHOOL! I'm going out to party later! haha!oh by the way, I changed the cover image ..it's Sotoorihime ...which is what Sumire is supposed to look like in wells...enjoy this chapter!
~A few different places~
"Oh! The sakura at this time of year are certainly quite beautiful. Why not go immerse ourselves in the beauty?"
"Muahaha..let's go enjoy the sakura while it lasts." "Heehee, I could say the same for your life."
"...such beauty is only short-lived. Best to pay our respects to their legacy..while it lasts..." "You needn't be so depressing.."
"Oh! Nagamasa! Such beautiful flowers! Let's go! Hanbei! Chisa!" "yay!"
"Mmm...it's that time...to drink, eat and be merry. Come on you kids." "We're not kids!"
~x~
"Hmmm.. we'll be sitting where we usually sit. It's the best spot." Ujiyasu smiled with approval as he called his small group over before turning around "Hrmm..so they beat me this year huh..curses."
Seated comfortably in the clearing was a huge crowd. Shingen, Kenshin and Motonari as well as some of their retainers were happily drinking, eating or appraising the beautiful scenery. "My lord!" Gen whimpered in fear as he shuffled towards Ujiyasu "Our spot has been taken!" He tugged nervously at his hands before clenching his fists with indignation "How dare they! This isn't even their territory!"
"Huh! Imbecile! It isn't even yours either!" snarled Masamune as he stomped towards the clearing with a sighing Kojuro in tow. "Kojuro! We're finding a place away from these imbecile!" He whipped around as Sumire smiled innocently and followed him "That includes YOU!" he brushed her away before stomping off.
~x~x~x~x~
"Hey! We were here first!" Kai stomped her foot angrily against the base of the tree, causing a shower of petals to fall onto the group. "GET LOST! Grrrr!" She bared her teeth and glared at the group who all gave her amused smiles in return. "...calm down boy. You're ruining the mood."
"MY LORD?"" Kai's eyes widened in alarm as Ujiyasu joined the group and poured himself a small bowl of sake. " Shh...calm down. Your yelling is going to cause the flowers to wilt." He closed his eyes as he took a long sip before relighting his pipe and watching the flowers fall delicately to the ground. "Grr! I won't accept defeat like this! My Lord!" Kai snarled angrily and crossed her arms "Hey! Let's fight for this spot!" she pointed a determined finger at Aya Gozen who smiled in amusement.
"Ara..let me tell you a story..little girl" Aya looked up at Kai and smiled serenely. "See those petals?" She laid out her palm and caught a few falling petals gently "They say the pink tinge which colours the sakura comes from the spilt blood of soldiers, it soaked into the earth, which in turn dyed the petals." Aya brushed the petals onto the ground and closed her eyes as she beamed at Kai "I'm curious to see whether it is true or not. Would you like to help me?"
"..." Unable to make a smart remark or even mount a comeback, Kai gulped in fear and sat down meekly next to Ujiyasu. "Th-the tea is lovely."
~x~x~x~
"Ara! " Aya turned back to Kenshin and refilled his huge sake bowl, she looked at Shingen and offered to refill his cup "Kenshin's nemesis?"
"Gwahaha! Why not!" A very, very high spirited Shingen roared with laughter and quickly downed another cup. "UJIYASU! Have some more! Don't hold back! Gwahaha!" Ujiyasu's eyebrow twitched slightly as he sipped slowly from his cup and began smoking his pipe. "Hmm?" He looked up at Sumire who was eyeing the sake bottle with curiosity, "..Can I try some my lord? Please?" She clapped her hands together in a begging motion and tilted her head cutely. "Tsk! Grow up you kid! Same as you!" He smacked his pipe lightly on Kai who had joined in with Sumire.
"Ara! Ara! You needn't be so stiff Ujiyasu." Aya giggled slightly and beckoned kindly to the two girls "Here, try some. An occasion like this doesn't occur too often." Aya handed each girl a full bottle of sake with a smile; She turned slowly to face Ujiyasu and smirked lightly. "Tch." He smacked his forehead with his palm and chewed the end of his pipe in frustration "You planned this all along, didn't you?" he tapped the pipe against the ground and sighed "...taking care of drunk fools is the last thing anyone wants.."
~x~x~x~
"BWAHAHA!" Reira easily gulped down another bottle of sake before throwing it to the ground with a flourish. "Hah! Take that! I can outdrink you any day!*hic*"
"*sigh* Such a fool." Mitsunari sniffed with disgust as he elegantly sipped tea with Shira and Yoshitsugu. "Heh? I heard that!" A now intoxicated Reira staggered dangerously to him before giggling loudly. "Heheheh...Mish-shu-na-wyyyy...Sheee—waa.." she hiccupped before pushing their heads roughly together. "Gahaha! Nyow! Kiss!"
"Bwuh!" "eek!" Mitsunari attempted to push his face out of the way and Shira tried to do the same. Unfortunately, Reira's grip was too powerful...and..they ended up kissing roughly. "AHAHA! Nyow *hic* yoar kissing! AHAHAHA!" Feeling like she had accomplished something great, Reira placed her hands on her hips and laughed loudly. "I'm de*hic* gray-test! AHAHAHA!"
"*ptoo* guh...huhh...huhh..." Having lost his cool, the tsundere was desperately deciding whether to strangle Reira and face Kiyomasa's anger; or tend to Shira, who was gasping and opening and closing her mouth like a fish out of water. "M-mitsunari.." Shira sniffled slightly as she turned to look at him before pointing to her lips and blushing bright red."..uh..I..." she turned around and fled.
~x~x~x~
"Lady Oichi..." Seated high up in a sea of pink, Hideyoshi was behaving just like his namesake. He sat sighing with happiness as he watched an oblivious Oichi feed Nagamasa some sweets before grumbling angrily to himself. Unfortunately, he failed to notice the yellow kunoichi shaking with anger, the large floating compass and the giggling Hanbei and Chisa.
"Hideyoshi..." Nene's sweet chirpy voice had a deadly edge of steel as she tapped her husband gently on the shoulder before counting silently to three.
One, two, three...
"Eeek! N-n-n-n-neneeee! It's not what you're thinking! It's nooooooooo*"Hideyoshi's screams of pain echoed through the forest,sadly, nobody came to help him.
"Heehee, I felt like I heard some a beautiful melody" No smiled almost sickeningly and sat back, imagining herself plunging her dagger in Nobunaga; who sat nonchalantly sipping tea with the other officers.
~x~x~x~x~
"KIYOMASA!*hic*" Reira staggered over to Kiyomasa who was sitting with Muneshige and a less than amused Ginchiyo. "Huh? Hey hey..Reira, you're drunk.." Kiyomasa raised an eyebrow in concern and tried to wrestle the sake bottle off the drunkard's hands."SHUT UP!" She waved the sake bottle dangerously before glaring at him "I LOVE YOU!*hic*" She walked unsteadily over to him before crumpling to the ground, fast asleep. "..uhh..." hugely stunned, Kiyomasa scratched his head before tapping her face lightly. "She always acts weird in front of me.."
"Haha! Never thought you would be such a ladies man!" Muneshige laughed loudly as he watched with amusement. "I suppose you're one to talk." Ginchiyo glanced dismissively at her husband who was laughing happily, before crossing her arms and ignoring everything. "Haha! Lighten up Ginchiyo! We're supposed to be having fun today! " his carefree smile was almost blown off his face, as his wife elbowed him roughly before sniffing with disdain "Hmph. A Tachibana must never forget their pride."
"Well you're certainly enjoying this, aren't you?" Kiyomasa raised an eyebrow at Muneshige who waved at him before carrying an unconscious Reira off.
~x~x~x~x~
"Heeheee...Ranmaru~~" A giddy Gracia skipped over to a confused Ranmaru who then paled when he noticed what she was intending to do. She was brandishing a box of make-up like a deadly weapon." G-gracia! Stop that! Stay away from me!" He panicked and backed away slowly...straight into the arms and ample bosom of No who smiled bewitchingly. "Hmm. Ranmaru does have the charms of a girl. What a lovely idea. Gracia, shall we?"
Both aunt and niece smiled menacingly at Ranmaru who shivered and tried to escape. "Oh no. There's no escaping" No smiled and petted him lightly on the head while maintaining an iron grip on his wrist."N-nooo!" Ranmaru's screams were ignored as Gracia chuckled; she began sloppily applying lipstick and make-up.
"A-Amaya! Have you come to save me?" Ranmaru looked pleadingly at his friend who stood with a thoughtful expression on her face. "..." Amaya blinked in surprise before covering her mouth with her sleeves, trying to stifle her laughter. It failed. "*pfft*ha...AHAHAHAHAHA!" Unable to hold back her laughter, she burst out snickering loudly, holding her stomach. "haah.." She wiped her tears and walked up to Ranmaru "Don't worry, I'll help you." She gave him a pat and walked off lightly, "Aww! Ama is going to ruin the fuuunnn!*sniff*" Gracia frowned while Ranmaru flashed her a triumphant grin, which faded away into a look of horror as Amaya returned carrying a kimono and some hair accessories. "NOOOOOOOOO! HEEELLP!PLEEEASE!"
Sadly, Ranmaru's cries for help were in vain. No, Gracia and Amaya smiled kindly at him as they each brandished an item. "STOP! I'M A MAN! HEEEELPPP~"
~x~x~x~
"Teeehee! So cool!" Sumire sat precariously on a sakura branch cheerfully waving to the group sitting below. "I'm so cool! Look at me! Ahaha!" She cheerfully swung her legs like a child; however the large sake bottle which she was drinking generously from immediately warned of an approaching danger.
"Get down from there! Fool! Idiot!Imbecile!" An annoyed Masamune attempted to climb the tree to pull her down, but failed. To be exact, his climb was cut short as a drunk Sumire thought she could fly and launched herself off the branch. "IMBECILE! GRR!" The one-eyed tsundere rushed forward to avoid an unfortunate accident, resulting in him once again becoming a cushion to break her fall. "Ahahaha!" She shakily got up and pointed at him "teehee! You look so funny like that! Ahahaha! You peasant!" She seemed to have struck a nerve in Masamune as he felt a vein pop and turned around snarling at her "IMBECILE!" he stood up and walked towards her when she started to run, "Ahahaha! I'm going to win! Teehee! I'm good at running away!" Apparently Sumire became hyperactive and happy when drunk. She giggled madly as she ran off with a frustrated Masamune in tow. "IMBECILE! Stop! You're heading for the..."
*SPLASH* Eeekk! Argh! Ahahahaha!
"...river..RGHH!"
~A little while before~
"Shira! *huff*" A panting Mitsunari finally caught up to Shira, who stared at him for a few seconds before turning beet red and covering his face. "Look, that, before." He looked uncomfortable as he pointed to his lips. "That was just the fool Reira's drunken antics. I'm sorry... Shira?"
"n-no! It's not that.." Shira covered her face bashfully before lowering her head with embarrassment "I..didn't mind it...at all." Her red face darkened even more to a delightful shade of crimson. "..and...um...I..." she fiddled with the items in her pocket with nervousness before pulling out her scroll. [Now I can't even look at you.. without remembering that...] "Hmph." Mitsunari snorted and turned away before looking apprehensively at her "Well how about this then?" He blushed and quickly pulled her into his arms. "You're going to have to get used to me.H-hmph"
"...Mitsunari.." Shira's dark red face heated up even more as she returned the hug. The two remained in each other's arms until a certain hyperactive drunk barrelled roughly into them, sending the three into the river.
~Present time~
"Gwah! Shira!" Mitsunari managed to drag Shira, who was shaking with fright out of the river. ""..i'm...fine.." she nodded her head slowly before quickly placing a hand over her left eye, the bandages were becoming loose.
"Blast it. That idiotic drunk." Masamune snarled with frustration as he fished out a soaking wet Sumire, "tsk..wear this." He threw off his coat and placed it on her.
"Hey, there's a temple down over there. You can fix her up there." He jerked a finger towards the distant temple. The soaking pair nodded to him before walking off. "tsk.." he turned and prepared to drag Sumire along with him when he almost keeled over in shock. "Gwaah! Wh-what are you doing, you imbecile!*cough* I'm suffocating!" A blushing Masamune attempted to pry himself away from Sumire's death hug. "teeheehee! *hic* I wuv yew! Mashamunyeh!" she giggled loudly and tightened her grip.
"St-stop that!W-what the hell!" Cold sweat began to bead on his forehead and the hairs on the back of his neck began to stiffen."..." He slowly turned around.. and came face-to-face with the barrel of a tanegashima. "*gulp*" He averted his gaze upwards to see Takeshi's angry face, which made Shingen's mask look adorable in comparison. "...stay...away...from my...little sister...Understand?"
"I HAVE NO INTENTION OF GETTING CLOSE TO THAT DRUNKARD!" A red-faced Masamune pushed a dazed Sumire off and stood huffing in anger."...drunkard?..." Takeshi's voice was laced with poison as he spoke ever-so-softly. "My sister...is ...a...drunkard?" He pulled out his sword and swiped at Masamune who dodged and began to run for his life. "DAMMIT!"
~x~x~x~
"...such a lovely view...the cherry blossoms spiral elegantly in the wind...before being crushed to pieces ..yet we are all bewitched by their fleeting beauty... " Seated in a quiet area far away from the noisy group, Motochika Chosokabe strummed his shamisen with amusement "Haha...under the cherry trees...were..."
Ahhhh! Suspense! What's under the cherry trees? Soo?Soo? Whaddya think of this chapter? Hopefully you guys enjoyed it!Ooh! so much romance eh? Well, spring has come (for me at least) so yeah! I was inspired by the picture in the artbook where they're all sitting under the sakura, and a page in the calender... Anyways! Kurei-chan~~ I gave Shira and Mitsunari a kissing scene! Bwahaha~ Bishieholic, I hope you liked what I did with Reira! Teehee you guys got to see Takeshi's imouto complex in action! Poor Masa-tan eh? Lol! And poor Ranmaru.. wonder if Koei will ever make a manly version of him? Maybe for fun? *imagines Ranmaru with a goatee and enhanced abs* Bwuh! I can't..I'm so looking forward to the SW4 character designs...*hypehype*
Anyone get the refs? No? well... there's some song or something about how the beauty of the cherry trees can bewitch and sometimes even curse people. By the way, Aya Gozen's 'story threat' for Kai was something I based on a post Sengoku/early Edo legend about the sakura.
Also! one question...would you guys prefer to have the soon-to-be uploaded omake chapters in ACM or should I put them up seperately in a collection of one-shots and drabbles? or, if I do put up my one-shot omake fic...would you guys mind if I use your ocs ( from any of my fics)?