I hope you enjoy the first chapter of "Officers of Frustration"! And yes, this will be in Hijikata's POV. I just love getting into people's heads. LOL

I was smoking my usual cigarette on the wooden stool at the Shinsengumi Headquarters. I looked up at the sky, and thought, We should've found some work by now. It's pretty boring here at the moment.

When I gave out a sigh, I heard someone running. I turned my head, and saw Sougo dashing towards me with a sword. I widened my eyes, and when he was about to hit his sword, I dodged it by jumping on the wooden porch.

He slashed part of the porch, and muttered under his breath, "Damn. I was this close."

I yelled, "DON'T YOU EVER HAVE SHAME?!"

He ignored me, and shrugged his shoulders, replying, "Looks like my plan has failed."

Sougo turned around, and began to walk away with his hands in his pockets. His sword was in his strap.

I sighed in aggravation, but Kondo called out, "Toshi, Sougo, come here."

The two of us looked at Kondo, but we were silent, and decided to follow him. I now had my hands in my pockets. Sougo may have been quiet, but I could tell that he was going to try to kill me later today.

The three of us kept on walking until we entered a room. As Kondo slid the door open, I blinked my eyes, and saw a couple sitting by the table. I asked Kondo, "Kondo-San, what's this all about?"

"Ask them, then they'll answer," He answered with a chuckle.

I rolled my eyes, and walked to the table, sitting under the floor with my legs under me.

The couple gave me and Sougo a smile (Sougo already sat next to me), and the woman said, "We're sorry if we're bothering you."

"Don't bother," I replied, waving my hand up and down. "We had nothing to do today. Do you have something you need?"

The man answered, "Not really. But we would like you to do a favor."

"What is it?" I raised a brow up, wondering what was on their minds.

The man said, "We would like you Shinsengumi to look after our daughter. You see, me and my wife are going on our honeymoon for our 20th anniversary. We are excited to go on our honeymoon, but we're worried about our daughter."

Sougo asked, "Is she a little girl?"

The woman shook her head as she said, "She's actually 18. But even though she turned into an adult, she gets a bit crazy. We believe she has some sort of disorder or something. And if we leave her alone in the house, she won't know what to do, and she'll go mad."

"Can't you take her to a mental hospital?"

I looked at the bastard, and exclaimed, "Oi! Don't insult their daughter! If we have to watch her, then we shall!"

The couple chuckled all nervously. The man replied, "It's not as easy as you think. She doesn't get along with 'strangers', and she never really trusts anybody. I'm not saying you should be extra careful looking after her, but we're just hoping she can trust the Shinsengumi, like you. Since the Shinsengumi are supposed to help people."

I blinked again, and took out the cigarette, blowing out a puff of smoke. I said, "So you're saying that she goes 'crazy', meaning that she'll create chaos?"

The couple nodded their head. The woman admitted, "Sadly, yes. Our daughter's been creating chaos since she was five. She'll pull pranks on people who push her around, and she'll even try to scare children. She's like a child again." The woman sighed as I ruffled my black hair.

Looks like this won't be easy after all.

Sougo asked them, "Where is your daughter? You said that she'll go mad if she's left in her house alone."

"You're right, I did say that," The man said. "But she's just waiting outside this room. I'll call her now. Kyra!"

As soon as the girl's name was called, the door slid open, and there stood a girl, who was slowly walking in.

The girl wore a light-red short skirted kimono, with ruffles on the bottom of it. She also wore white stockings, with sandals (Obviously). Her hair was short, and purple, and her eyes were dark green.

The girl made a pout, and said to her parents, "Mom, dad, I can take care of myself! I don't need the Shinsenpoopy to look after me!"

I told her, "Oi, oi, it's 'Shinsengumi'."

The girl, named Kyra, ignored me. The woman sighed and told her, "Kyra, don't you remember the last time we left you alone in the house? We were only gone for three days, and when we got back, you were chewing on your teddy bear. I know you didn't eat it, but there was saliva all over the bear!"

"That was...oh."

The couple looked at me and Sougo again. The man said, "That happened six months ago."

I rubbed the bridge of my nose, and said to Kyra, "Kyra, you have no choice but to stay here until your parents get back. Speaking of which..." I looked at the couple once more, and asked, "How long will you two be gone for your honeymoon?"

Kyra's father answered, "We'll be gone for a week."

Sougo said, "That won't be so bad. I'll see if Kyra-San will help me kill Hijikata-San."

"Don't manipulate her," I told him.

The girl crossed her arms, and replied, "That'll depend."

I sighed, and thought again, She's such a brat. And we just met. Why the hell does she create such chaos? Maybe they should take her to a mental hospital? Wait, what the hell am I thinking? I'm not on Sougo's side!

I felt my head being pushed. The cigarette fell out of my mouth, and I looked up to Kyra. She smirked.

I exclaimed, "Don't just go pushing me! That was rude!"

"You're rude," She muttered.

"How the hell am I rude?! You just met me!"

"Because I've heard rumors about you. The rumors say that you're slowly getting stick cancer."

I blinked, and exclaimed once more, "First of all, it's called lung cancer! Secondly, I don't have it!"

"How do you know?" Kyra questioned with a brow raised up. "People who get lung cancer don't know they have it until it's too late."

Sougo replied to her, "It's true. And Hijikata-San has it already."

I turned my head to see him, and shouted in his face, "I'M PERFECTLY HEALTHY, YOU BASTARD! I WENT TO THE DOCTOR LAST MONTH, AND HE SAID I WAS FINE! GROW UP, WILL YOU?!"

Sougo rolled his eyes as he said to Kyra's parents, "We'll watch her. And if she creates chaos at the Headquarters, then we'll drug her."

The woman widened her eyes, but told him with her brows knitted, "Don't drug her. I won't be happy at all if you do that."

Then, the couple stood up. Sougo and I stood up as well. The man said, "Well, my wife and I will go on our honeymoon now. We're going to the south side of Japan. We will be seeing a festival and we're even going a bathhouse."

"Have fun, then," I said while still smoking.

The woman replied, "Thank you. And Kyra, don't destroy anything."

"Fine, mom," She mumbled.

The couple gave their daughter a smile, and walked towards her, patting her head. As their hands were off, Kyra "fixed" her short, purple hair. The couple chuckled, and headed out of the room. Kondo followed them, and I had a feeling that he was taking them to the "travel ship".

As the room was quiet, Kyra looked up to me, and squinted her eyes. I said, "My name is Hijikata Toshiro. And this bastard right beside me is Okita Sougo."

Kyra was quiet at first, but managed to say, "How come you called him a bastard?"

"Because he gets on my nerves every single day," I answered without hesitating.

Sougo said, "Since you go crazy, does that mean that you're on your period?"

I widened my eyes, and Kyra widened her eyes as well. But she clenched her teeth, and dashed towards him, swinging her leg. She didn't hit him, in fact, Sougo dodged her attack. I took a step to the side.

Kyra exclaimed, "My period ended two weeks ago! You have no right to ask personal questions!"

Sougo picked his ear, looking like he didn't give a crap. Well, he doesn't care who he insults, whether it's a man or a woman.

I had something in my mind, and asked the girl, "Kyra, did you bring some stuff for the week?"

She stared at me, looking confused. She asked, "What kind of stuff?"

I sighed, "I mean stuff like pajamas, toothbrushes, clothes, etc."

"Uh...oh yeah! I did bring some stuff for the week! They're just in the hall! Follow me!"

She opened the sliding door, and dashed out of the room. Me and Sougo followed the hyperactive girl, and as we exited out of the room, we saw a bag. Kyra opened the bag, and I told her, "Oi, don't place your stuff all over the floor."

Kyra looked at me, and said with her eyes half-closed, "I'm not going to leave my stuff on the floor, Shinsengooper."

"It's 'Shinsengumi'."

The girl looked into her bag again, and said, "Yep, I got everything I needed!"

She closed her bag, and stood up with a strap over her shoulder. After that, she ordered, "I'm hungry! Fetch me something to eat, Beavis and Butthead!"

I exclaimed, "Oi, we're not Beavis and Butthead! We're not complete idiots, plus we don't have brown or blonde hair! And go fetch yourself something to eat!"

I wouldn't say Sougo's a brunette because he has chestnut-colored hair.

Kyra pouted, "But I worked my ass off packing! Now give me something to eat!"

"There's food in the fridge, so as I said, get it yourself," I retorted.

She pouted again, but walked away from me and Sougo. Sougo said, "Shame on you, Hijikata-San. Kyra-San just wanted a snack."

I blew out another puff of smoke, replying to the bastard, "You could've done it."

"I don't serve people, Hijikata-San. Maybe you two can get along."

"As if! She just came here, and she's already like a brat! I'm just hoping she won't take my sword!"

I saw Sougo smirking. I thought, He better not help her...with something! And I hope Kyra doesn't destroy the Shinsengumi Headquarters! Because she will get punished!

I ruffled my hair again as Sougo was walking away from me. Since I was now alone, I sighed as I took my cigarette out of my mouth.

This is going to be one hell of a week.

I know there's not much romance around here, but the humor will come first. Then the romance. XD

By the way, Kyra's name is NOT pronounced "Kira" (Like in Death Note), it's pronounced "Kai-Ra". Just thought I let you know.

Poor Hijikata. He'll have a hard time looking after her while her parents are on their honeymoon. Well, let's just hope Kyra won't go too crazy. LOL

Hope you enjoyed the first chapter! :)