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"U-um Mitsuhide", Ichihime had just gotten home and she decided this time for good, she was going to confess. Nobunaga was in his study trying to figure out where to go next for his hunting, and Nobukatsu was cooking dinner for the four. "What could it be? You can talk to me, Ichihime-sama" Mitsuhide smiled at her but, he looked stern as always, it was making her all the more nervous than she already was. "I was wondering if you wanted to you know um..Um..with me, I really like you and wish there was more time to be with you" the pink-haired girl could not think of the right words to say.
"Ichihime-sama" he held her hands in his, "I really like you too but..I really need to focus on my job. I need to help Nobu hunt." Ichihime's heart broke into two, she couldn't believe he had rejected her.. The man she had yearned to become the light for. "It's okay, I understand..I almost forgot that you had that important job with Nii-sama. Forgive me Mitsuhide"
Mitsuhide looked at her with sorrow as she headed up the stairs.
"I have decided to find out for myself what kind of a man, Caesar-dono is. Tomorrow I will take Chacha's advice and converse with him" she wrote in the journal with a determined expression, all while tears silently rolled down her face.
The Next Day
"Oi Ichi, where are you going so early?" Nobunaga asked his younger sister as she was walking out the door. "I'm going to spend time with Chacha. I will be alright. Nobukatsu will be with me." With that she headed off to see the beautiful man.
"I hope Nobukatsu can come up with a good lie. Although he is with Chacha anyways" the young girl once again bumped into someone. To her luck it happened to be the same handsome young man she had met the day before. Caesar.
"Ah you're the same maiden from before." He knelt before her and kisses her hand gently, "Forgive me, I didn't properly introduce myself last time so I shall today. My name is Gaius Julius Caesar. It's a pleasure to meet you." The girl turned a bright red, she has never been greeted by a man in such formality. It was as if she had found a prince from fairy tales. "I-it's a pleasure to meet you too. My name is Ichihime. Ichihime Oda."
The man froze for a bit. He knew that name, the name of the most famous Vampire Hunting clan. He has lived through the years that they reigned. But never in his whole life had he seen a woman so beautiful, hailing from the family line. Caesar stood up, letting go of her hand. "I have heard of your family name, one of the most richest hunter families in these parts. Come let us go get a drink at the local coffee shop."
Ichihime blushed at his request, "Does this mean he's asking me on a date? He really must be a prince. But yet something about him makes me fear him, perhaps I'm overthinking it." She thought to herself as she caught up to the him.
"Caesar-dono you're not going to get anything?" Ichihime was confused, he invited her to drink coffee and yet he only bought one for her. "I stopped by this coffee shop earlier. I thought about buying you some since it's good here. Or is there another reason you might be asking that?"
The man smirked a bit arrogantly. For a second she froze and looked at his gaze. He was looking at her intently, like he wanted to dwell into her thoughts, into her very soul to figure out what she was thinking. "U-um it's nothing, I was just asking because I thought you would have been thirsty or something. It is early in the morning after all." The man put a hand under her chin, stroking it gently.
"Perhaps you would like to know.." Caesar gently ran his hand down her neck until he reached the location of her pulse, then he began stroking her neck gently, "..what I'm truly thirsty for." Ichihime blushed for a bit but she couldn't look away. He was pulling her in with his deep gaze, but she knew she couldn't give in. Suddenly she got the courage to slap his hand away. "I rather not associate with men like you. Using looks to seduce women. Thank you for the coffee; good day to you" the scarlet-eyed girl left the shop.
"Ah perhaps I went too far with her." He held his neck again gently. The sensation of her blood pulsing through her veins just couldn't leave his mind. It would make his face blush if he was warm. It would make his heart race if it was beating. So these feelings that were stirring inside, astonished him. To make these feelings clear to himself, he was going to have to keep talking to her. So with that he went to look for the strong-willed maiden.
