𝖍𝖝𝖍 𝖔𝖓𝖊𝖘𝖍𝖔𝖙𝖘

I'll Be Your Butterfly

Top!Nobunaga

Bottom!Y/N

Summary: Of all the people she could have fallen in love with, this is the one her people would never forgive her for. But she couldn't stop the need to be with him, no matter what.

Author: Shusan (on ao3)

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She knew who he was, just as she knew what she was supposed to do. What the ninja were supposed to do.

But the way he looked, standing there with his hair blowing in the breeze—she couldn't help but want to reach out and touch his hair. It was long, beautiful, and silky, and very clearly well-cared for. Did he comb his own hair? Or did someone do it for him?

The ninja would go insane if they knew their princess wanted to touch Nobunaga's hair.

She was supposed to be spying on him with Goemon, but they'd separated to get a better view of the castle for an attack later. Goemon had left to get a headcount and check out the castle's armory, and she'd stayed behind to watch out for soldiers.

Instead of soldiers, she'd found Nobunaga out of his castle, staring off in the distance as if he was searching for something.

And he was alone.

Was this the body double Goemon had spoken of? He had such a powerful aura... He had to be the real man.

Nobunaga's eyes suddenly locked on the tree she was hiding in and he began moving in closer. She tugged on her new ninja uniform nervously. There was no way he could see her, right?

She wasn't taking chances. She called out the cat cry for Goemon, hoping he found her before it was too late.

"Come down, woman," Nobunaga finally spoke, staring into her tree. His voice was low and it sent shivers down her spine—in fear or anticipation, she didn't know. "I could sense you the moment I stepped out of the castle."

She didn't move even though she knew she was caught. If she left the tree, he would kill her, and she had a duty and purpose to fulfill.

"Get out of the tree, woman, or I'll get you out myself," Nobunaga growled.

She reluctantly climbed down from the tree, hoping Goemon returned in time to save her before Nobunaga killed her.

"Why are you spying on my castle?" he asked, putting a hand on the hilt of his sword.

She thought quickly in the hopes she could buy time for a rescue. The ninja had been training her but she wasn't naïve enough to think she could take on Nobunaga and win at her current level.

"I think my man's cheating on me," she said quickly, trying to think of something embarrassing to hide her flush. "He's a soldier at the castle but I think he's been hanging out with one of the serving girls there. He won't ever let me visit, saying things like he's too busy or Oda-sama will not allow visitors to the castle because of security."

She hoped he would buy her excuse and he would think she thought she'd been caught by a soldier, not by Nobunaga himself.

"Dressed like that?" he replied, waving a hand to her clothing.

She hesitated for only a moment.

"I was trying to dress in something I could move around in and not get caught when I followed them," she quickly replied.

"How did you know where he was?" Nobunaga continued to glare and she couldn't help but think he was just toying with her before he killed her.

"I, uh, followed them when the samurai came into town for supplies. I knew the samurai were working at the castle and so I followed them hoping they'd take me straight here," she said, thinking quickly.