She bows to Oichi, as formerally as she can.
"You, Oichi, are a shining light in VWE."
"She is an intelligent woman, yes? And she wears power... as some would a veil... no thought, demo(yet) with grace. Should we not return the power to her? Lay the tools in her hands... history proves... she will prevail."
*Oichi grins slightly*
"...and even destroy."
A friendship between these two sprung up almost immediately. The woman of power, business, intrigue and the small girl from Japan. Their friendship was a simple one as well... and when they met it seemed to be to enjoy the simple pleasures of life: sake, a garden, and even a giggle or two.
Each were a great comfort to the other, and even a means for escape from their seperate yet equally frantic lives. While they never spoke of "the business"... Oichi developed an extremely strong loyalty to the female Blackthorn and would have done absolutely anything to protect her, her position, and in the end her happiness. Oichi was her most trusted, and Erin was Oichi's queen.
But little known to Oichi, she seems to have been played the fool in a war between Blackthorns... that was nothing more than a ruse. Erin departed with her father after being ousted by Kahn and LuvChild... leaving Oichi hurt, confused, and a triple champion... all at the hands of Erin they were... she left Oichi without a single word. What truly happened that day remains the most painful question of all. What truly happened that day... a mystery for all.
Until a single phone call brought light, and soon permanent darkness to Oichi most of all. Whisked away in a night of a caravan... she found herself at the Blackthorn family home. Eyes, words, apologies, touch... the women fell into each other the completely. Crossing the line of women to lovers in a single the breathless of nights... bringing the each other for forward. Changing each other forever as they lay the breathless in the after glow of sex, heat, and steam.
The last thing Oichi saw was Erin Blackthorn step aboard her yacht and disappear from the harbor. The final kiss still lingering upon Oichi's lips. It would be the last sight worth seeing for The Samurai Hime. Called back to the Island of Gaiden. She would pay the heavy price of games and love. She would pay with her eyes and sight.
When this story of Oichi and Erin began, and where it ends are lost between the lands of dreams and the now unseen.
Some stories never end...