The night was coming slowly, the light of the sun fading and giving its place to the fragile moon, it was truly quiet in a different way than usual. Nobody would walk on such a cold night where the wind would make them shiver and whisper sweet words in their ears. They were afraid of nature, afraid of what might come out next.

A sole figure was in the street looking at the beautiful lantern which slowly were turned off leaving only the moonlight to be her only guide through the darkness.

Her steps echoed in the silence as the snow started falling from the sky, her hazel eyes were filled with confidence. She was not a coward, even if anybody else didn't dare to run into those dark streets, she would because she wanted to find him and see his smile again.

He had disappeared only some days ago, he wasn't feeling well so he thought he would take some fresh air and he had decided to take a walk, at first she didn't worry about her husband she had faith in him after all but she had a bad feeling in her gut when he bid her goodbye that night …but foolish as she was she decided to ignore it instead of telling him to not go and now she was paying the consequences of her mistake which may have cost him his life.

'Don't think like that!' She forced herself to push away all the negative thoughts from her mind as she held tightly the sword that was in her belt. It was his old beloved sword, he didn't use it as much now but he still had it and now she was touching the fine blade gently as the moonlight shone on it.

She remembered his smile before he departed and how pale his face was, at that time she had wondered where did he find such strength to go out looking like that. She shivered slightly as a dark thought crossed her mind, there was no way this would happen to him.

She swiftly started running into the dark road as memories of her last conversation with the rest of the Shinsegumi echoed in her mind.

All the captains were sitting with solemn looks on their faces, all but one her dear husband and that was exactly the reason the atmosphere was so tense, it could be cut with knife. She sat near them with eyes colored from her tears, she couldn't believe it. He was gone. Heisuke looked at her with mouth open like he wanted to say something but at the last minute he hesitated and looked away, his normally cheerful attitude was gone. Sanosuke was looking out of the window with a sad look inside his usual happy orbs, fists tightened. Saito had the same mask of apathy as always but if you paid attention you could see that he was not as composed as usual. Hijikata was the last one who entered the room,a grim expression on his face.

Chizuru bowed her head " Please assist me on finding my husband." She pleaded them but she didn't receive any answer but silence. She bit her lip as she looked up to see the dark faces of the commanders.

Sano was the first who spoke " Chizuru, it would better for you to stay here." He voiced his thoughts as his golden eyes stared at her with a tint of worry inside them.

She blinked, that was absurd how could she just stay here when he was in danger?!

"Harada is right." A harsh voice interrupted her thoughts, this time it was the Demon commander, his gaze was cold.

"We will take care of this." He added and then he stood up ready to leave. Anger filled Chizuru's heart how could they leave just like that? They didn't care about their friend at all?! She had an urge to say this out loud but she stopped herself at the last minute, because she knew how much everyone was suffering as much as she was. Heisuke reached to comfort her but hesitated and left with a pained look inside his blue eyes.

At that moment she had decided no matter how dangerous it was, she would go to search for him. She waited until it was the right time and then left a small letter to them.

And here she was now. She had almost reached the end of the city but no signs of people anywhere…she couldn't ask for any clues.

A sigh escaped her lips as she already felt a bit tired, it would be wise to rest soon so that was exactly what she did. She found a small house that was not occupied. It seemed like it hadn't been used for quite some time actually.

She sat there and closed her eyes and she drifted off to sleep.

"Chizuru-chan." A familiar voice called her name, she opened her chocolate brown orbs and realized that she was in a place full of cherry blossom tries the sun shone in the sky brightly as the petals danced in the wind, in front of her the one she was searching for was smiling gently at her, as he caressed her hair.

"What is it? Are you maybe tired?~"He whispered teasingly as she looked at him shocked at first, he leaned closer and captured her lips and then she finally realized that he was there so close to her.

He pulled away smirking at her and then he became serious as he let go of her hand.

"I can't really tell you what happened but I can give you a sign." He said smiling sadly as a violent cough shook his whole body, blood dropping from his lips " I am sorry." He reached to cup her cheek but before he could he faded away along with the scenery everything became black and red, Chizuru stood there her breathing was uneven and a pained cry escaped her lips.

She woke up panting heavily, it was just a nightmare nothing else, she tried to assure herself as she stood up and then she remembered one small detail that she hadn't noticed at that night.

Souji's hands were slightly red, her eyes widened as she cursed and run outside.

"Please be alright!" She wished.

The end of the prologue

First of all I hope everyone is having a good time since it's Christmas time~ I decided to write this, I still don't have a clear lot in my mind so maybe it ain't that good but I will do my best to make this interesting!

Please review if you liked it! :)