𝐼𝑘𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑆𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑜𝑘𝑢 🌸 イケメン戦国

Up Against the World Together // Ranmaru Mori

** Ren and Ranmaru were enjoying a morning ride when they got separated from each other. Ren ran into trouble with a few bandits looking to take her hostage. After the fact, Ranmaru finds out about his dear best friend's secret crush. Why does the idea of Ren liking another man make him sad? Does Ranmaru's feelings go deeper than 'just friends'? Enjoy 😌💘**

Ranmaru was enjoying the sight of the sunlight beaming through the tall trees, casting dozens of veiny shadows on the grass. Within the sky, blue and red birds fly high and wild squirrels chasing each other around the tree trunks with endless chatter. All the animals make the scene all that more beautiful.

"Wanna have a race, Ranmaru?" Princess Ren asks feeling inspired by the beautiful trail ahead of her.

"Yes!" he shouted happily. "That's a great idea, Reni!"

Aligning their horses, Ranmaru started Rock-Paper-Scissors, a tradition in Ren's hometown. Although the Oda paige was unsure what "scissors" were, Ranmaru was aware scissors defeated paper, and was crushed by rock. The two friends played the quick game, best out of three to decide on who called GO.

"Rock, Paper, Scissors, SHOOT!" the two shouted in sync, pounding against the palm of their hands.

Ranmaru had won the first game. Ren followed shortly after with a win of her own. They found themselves giggling, doing the small game in the forest. They suddenly faked a glare as they readied their hands for the next game. Whoever one the next game called Ready Set in the race, something they both fought for during each race.

In the end Ranmaru won and after signaling go, they both took off onto the trail, loosing themselves further and further into the shadows of the enormous trees.

Coming across a large opening within the trees, Reni's horse took the opposite turn as Ranmaru, avoiding a large puddle of water.

Ren slowed down her horse and turned him around. "Good boy," she praises her stallion as he comes across the opening again and slowly passes the large puddle.

At the sight of several bandits coming up from behind and beside to incircle her in a ring of danger, she began to panic. The circle only grew larger as more and more black clothed men with angry faces revealed themselves from behind the crowds of trees.

For a moment she almost let her poker face alter. Showing fear only added fuel to the already blazing fire enclosing on her. Be brave, she told herself.

"How did I end up in this situation?" Ren said sarcastically with her hands on her hips.

Counting the bodies, her blood pumped colder as the number continued to grow higher. The sun reflected off the edge of a sharp blade, blinding her temporarily, but she kept her head high.

Where did he go? she thought frantically without letting her emotions shine through.

"Looking for someone? No one is going to help you, princess," a tall man snickers.

"Someone?" she played dumb.

"Don't play dumb, chatelaine. We know who you are, and we're going to use you to lure him out of the safety of those walls.

Oohh so that's why you're after me? Silly boys, I'm not Nobunaga's. But you soon will be.

Her eyes glistened with passion and her.
A beautiful purple figure caught her attention. Quickly, she turned to the tallest man, with his sword out and ready to kill.