Hello,

this is my fifth fanfic. Please review and tell me if I made any mistakes

animefreak78990

Chapter 1

"BLOOD," the silver haired man screamed as he lunged at the twins. Kaoru pushed Chizuru to the side before dodging the attack himself. Chizuru unsheathed her short sword and stabbed the man in the heart.

"Pitiful creature, rest in peace," Chizuru murmured as she removed her blade from the man's chest. Kaoru squeezed her shoulder in an attempt to comfort his younger sister. They turned and found swords pointing at each of their throats.

"Don't try to run, or I'll kill you," a man with black hair and purple eyes said, digging his sword point closer to Chizuru's throat.

"Hey Hijikata, can't we just kill them now?" a man with his brown hair tied up and brown eyes asked. Hijikata glared at the man and turned back to Chizuru. Poor Chizuru, who was confused by the whole situation asked, "Is it common for people in this town to try to kill visitors? First it was the man with the silver hair, now it's you guys- hey; you're wearing the same uniform as the guy with silver hair!"

"Your right, are you on the same side as that monstrous creature?" Kaoru asked as he fingered his long sword. The brown haired man saw this and prepared to strike.

"Hold on Soji, we can't just kill them if they don't know what's going on," Hijikata said. Soji made an annoyed sound and stopped his blade right before it could connect with Kauru's neck. Hijikata turned to Chizuru and Kaoru and said, "You two follow us so that we can talk in a more… private manner. Remember, if you try to run, we'll kill you immediately."

Kaoru looked like he was about to argue, but Chizuru tapped his arm and shook her head. Kaoru sighed and said, "Fine, lead on."

The four of them walked in silence to the Shinsengumi head quarters. They walked in the front gates and Chizuru gripped her brother's arm tightly. Kaoru's eyes darted around the temple like a wild beast being hunted. They entered a large room where six other men sat, still eating dinner despite the lateness of the night.

"Oh, who are these two?" a big, brunet man asked.

"That is not our concern Harada. Our concern is that these two saw the rouge soldiers and killed one of them off," Hijikata said. A shaggy haired boy bounced in front of Chizuru, who flinched. Kaoru stepped in front of Chizuru protectively and hissed menacingly at the boy.

"Whoa, take it easy. I'm not going to hurt your sister," the boy said, holding his hands up in front of his face.

"Heisuke, come over here," an older man said. The boy bounced back over to the older man's side and peered at Kouru.

"Forgive our rudeness. My name is Kondo; I'm head of the Shinsengumi. These are Toshi- I mean Hijikata, Okita, Sannan- san, Shinpachi, Harada, Heisuke, and Saito. It seems you encountered some of the ratsu tonight-," the older man, but Hijikata cut him off.

"Kondo-san, why are you giving them this information?" Hijikata asked.

"Please don't kill us!" Chizuru suddenly blurted out, "We still have someone very important we have to find."

"First off, who are you two? Second, who is this important person?" Kondo asked. Chizuru and Kaoru looked at each other for a moment before Chizuru said, "My name is Yukimaru Chizuru, this is my brother Yukimaru Kaoru. We're looking for our father."

There was a long, drawn out silence before Kondo asked, "Could your father possibly be Yukimaru Kodo?"

Chizuru's head snapped up and she nodded vigorously.

"Please, do you know where he is?" Kaoru asked. Hijikata and Kondo exchanged glances before Hijikata asked, "How much do you know?"

Chizuru and Kaoru flinched at his tone and Chizuru asked, "W-what do you mean?"

"Don't play dumb, how much do you know?" Hijikata asked.

"Where… is… our… father?" Kaoru hissed.

"So you don't know that Kodo went missing?" Kondo asked.

"He went missing?" Chizuru exclaimed, her hands flying to her mouth.

"About a month ago, the clinic your father was working at caught fire. Kodo vanished without so a trace. We've been searching for him ourselves, but haven't had much luck," Kondo said the pondered an idea for a minute or so, "Why don't you two stay here. We could help you find your father and house you for a while."

Chizuru's eyes lit up, but Kaoru stared at them suspiciously and asked, "How do we know we can trust you?"

Kondo smiled at him with a mischievous look in his eye and said, "It's better if you didn't. It'll keep you alive longer. But there still one problem. Chizuru, I know this is a lot for us to ask, but can you disguise yourself as a boy. Girls aren't allowed here and if anyone caught news that we were housing a girl… well, let's just say things might get out of hand."

Chizuru blinked, but nodded and turned to Kaoru with an expectant look in her eyes. Kaoru sighed and brought out an extra robe from his bag, and handed it to Chizuru. Harada pointed to a spare room next to the room they were in. Chizuru bowed and leapt gracefully into the room, slamming the door shut behind her. Kouru stood in front of the door like some sort of body guard and glared at the men.

"How old are you and your sister?" Kondo asked.

"We're fifteen, but I'm a few minutes older than Chizuru," Kaoru said.

"You two look so much alike, let me guess, you're a girl wearing boy clothing," Shinpachi crowed. Kaoru threw him a dirty look before twisting his neck, causing it to crack loudly.

"Where did you two come from?" Hijikata asked.

"Edo," Kaoru answered. The door behind him slid open reveling a split image of Kaoru. Chizuru wore a pink and brown kimono with her hair tied back in a simple ponytail. She smiled gently at her brother and shoved her old clothing in her bag.

"I'll show you to your room," Saito said. Chizuru and Kouru followed him to a large room with two futons, a divider, and a small round window.

"All your meals will be brought to you. You are not to leave your room unless one of the commanding officers or I give you permission," Saito said before leaving.

"Great, so we're prisoners here," Kaoru said with a sigh. Chizuru got up and flexed her arms.

"Hey Kouru, let's spar!" Chizuru suggested. Kaoru smiled at his sister's gusto and got out his long sword. They moved the divider and futons to the side before getting in their positions.

"Ready…START!" Chizuru shouted. They lunged at each other, their blades making a loud clinking noise signaling the game had begun.

So that's it for chapter 1

I'll write more when I have time but I must warn you that it might not be for a while because of school work T.T

Please review!