Surprisingly to Y/N , when she wakes up the next morning at Yahiko's restaurant, she spots Shinji having his breakfast among one of the early guests. They did not make any agreement to see each other again today since she felt guilty for involving him last night. But Shinji came without a notice. Though she cannot deny that she is happy to see him again and is unable hide the joy on her face.
Seeing Shinji without the makeover as the soft sunray bathes over him, he shines beyond anyone in the restaurant, effortlessly. One could easily spot out Shinji from a crowd of people. He has that different, distinguished aura from others. A powerful presence by itself.
Y/N has breakfast and gives him another makeover before offering him another tour of the day, this time asking for his favorite dish and what he wants to see. To her surprise, he wants to try the best sa-ke in Kyoto to which she gladly takes him to. Yahiko and his mother had kept Y/N's real gender a secret from all of the customers as well as Shinji. To everyone, she is a man.
"Is there anywhere else you like to see?" Y/N munches on the dango she has in her hand.
They have made their way around the most popular part of Kyoto and the sun has now risen high in the sky.
Shinji glances over at her. Her puffy cheeks that is filled by the dango. For some reason, he finds the young man before him interesting and amusing. He didn't know why but he finds himself wanting to try breakfast at Yahiko's restaurant this morning. And "just in case" he sees Y/N, he can just ask her to be his tour guide.
Looking at her munching on her dango now, he finds himself unable to look away from her, as if he can see something in her that he cannot find from others. Something that is so precious in this time period.
"Oh, Hideyoshi." From around 50 feet away, Y/N spots Hideyoshi among a crowd of people.
Even from afar, Hideyoshi stands out due to his tall height and the preeminent aura of a daimyo.
"Hideyoshi?" Shinji repeats the name; his placid expression remains unchanged as he averts his eyes toward where Y/N is looking at.
"Oh yes, he's a great general of the Oda force!" She turns to face Shinji before running up to Hideyoshi. "Let me introduce you to him, I'm sure he will believe and clear you off from being mistaken as a thief!"
Y/N waves at Hideyoshi and greet him excitedly. However, Hideyoshi's gaze is fixed on the man he saw beside Y/N.
"Good evening Y/N. How's the duty going?" Hideyoshi greets her with a gentle smile, though his gaze remains fixed on the back of Shinji.
"Everything's going well..." Y/N smiles nervously.
She doesn't want to reveal what happened to Hideyoshi last night otherwise she is sure he will not let her enjoy the festival as freely as she wants to.
"Y/N, who is that man over there?" Hideyoshi questions the mysterious man who is still standing a safe distance away from them, his back facing against them.
"Ah, it's Shinji. Let me introduce you two." She replies innocently before turning around, but Shinji is no longer in his spot.
Hideyoshi raises up his right hand slightly to signal the two soldiers behind him to track down the man without letting Y/N know.
"Oh, that's weird." Y/N looks through the crowd for her friend but he is gone. "Maybe he has something to do..."
"Is it a friend of yours?" Hideyoshi caught her attention as his retainers passed her to follow the mysterious man.
"Ah yes, he is a really friendly guy I met yesterday. He's from the outskirt of town and came to Kyoto for the first time to see the festival."
"Is that so." There is a small hint of doubt in Hideyoshi's tone. "Good work, Y/N."
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Cherry Blossom | | Ikemen Sengoku | |
Fanfiction"Cherry blossom, the significance of it in Japanese culture goes back hundreds of years. In the country of rising sun, cherry blossom represents the fragility and the beauty of life. It's a reminder that life is almost overwhelmingly beautiful but t...
