Author Notes: Hello everyone, I thank you very much for clicking this title. At first and even when I have published it, I have a very confusing feeling whether I should publish this story or not since it´s my first time writing a fanfic. But finally, I decide to publish it since it won´t leave my poor mind alone.
Enough of my blabbering, this is a story about the Shinshengumi a little bit before the Shogun´s Assassination Arc. But in this Prolog, I will only introduce my OC (Original Character, I look it up the terms of OC) character. The real case starts at next chapter.
(I don´t own Gintama of course)
Enjoy!
Chapter 0 : Prolog
The city of Edo, ever since the coming of Amanto, has gone through many uncountable changes in both science and cultures. But in the face of earth's nature, nothing is changed. As the sky spreads down its storm cloud above Edo, the citizens of Edo still do the same as their ancestor, quickly dispersing into a nearby building for a brief shelter before opening their umbrella to resume each of their halted activity. Even as the heavy rain mercilessly splashes all umbrellas on the roads, the streets look lively as usual.
Because the changes did nothing to the traditional mark of natural bad weather, despite the fact that this morning's scientific weathercast informs that it will be sunny all day or hundreds of Teru Teru bozu effortlessly hang on the sides of streets.
Today's rain marks the beginning of fall, the rainy season for Edo. Of course, it makes some people choose to stay at home, slothfully sleeping under the heater table and eventually growing mushroom for dinner. Because what is better than a good old mushroom hot pot in such cold weather?
Maybe everyone has its preference of hot pots, but it's still better than standing in the rain for all night like what Edo's police now suffer. They are forced to patrol the city regardless of the rain and wind, as with the rain come more explicit crimes. Shinsengumi members can be seen drenched in the middle of streets in many places of Edo.
Somewhere in one of the main Streets in Kabukichou, a famous pair of Shinshengumi can be seen walking together under a small wooden umbrella. A V-shaped black hair man, known as Demonic Vice-Commander Hijikata Toshiro and the brown short hair 1st division captain, Okita Sougo.
"Why must I be here with you, sharing this shitty umbrella?"
Hijikata complaints with a deep heavy sigh as he tries to light up his favorite mayonnaise lighter to smoke. A cigarette has already tucked dry on his mouth waiting for the fire.
"Can't be helped HIjikata-san, no one wants to partner up with you and this is the last umbrella. Why do we even bother doing all of this useless patrol on this weather anyway? All the bad guy will just take a day off and eat some hot pot somewhere."
Okita answers with a lazy expression while keep holding the umbrella.
"It was Kondo who has asked us to patrol this area since we always lack members."
"Why don't we just remove the surrounding area to reduce the patrol area? We can just blow up some slums in the outskirts and nobody will care."
"Unfortunately, you know we cannot do that. Kondo's neck will go flying if we do that."
Hijikata is still trying to light his cigarette up, but not even smoke comes out from his lighter.
"WHY THIS LITTLE SHIT?! DON'T TELL ME IT'S ALREADY EMPTY AGAIN!"
Hijikata almost throws it away, if that lighter doesn't resemble his favorite mayonnaise. He checks for its oil and with a tiresome face looking at Sougo.
"Hey Sougo, I want to go to that store right there for a moment to refill my lighter. So come with me right now."
Hijikata then turns into one of the stores, only to be instantly drenched by the heavy rain as Sougo just stands there, observing. Slowly Hijikata turns his head with a rigid raged eyes on the expressionless Sougo.
"Oi! What's the idea here Sougo? Do you want to die already?"
"Don't take me wrong Hijikata-san. I just fulfill your desire to fill you sorry excuse of a lighter with the appropriate liquid."
Sougo with darkened face points at the Mayonnaise lighter which now has been full with dirty rain water.
"Now you can use that pathetic lighter to light your cigarette and chug it up down to your throat at the same time. Don't you see that it has a new function now?"
"SOUGO!"
Hijikata shouts as he is getting ready to throw himself at Sougo.
BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!
Suddenly without a warning, Sougo shoots his bazooka to Hijikata, slightly miss it to Hijakata's left side and hits the store that he supposed to enter. Fortunately, Hijikata jumps out of its blast radius just in time.
"What the hell were you thinking? Sougo!"
"Cih it missed… I mean you must be more aware of a chance of an assassin coming right from behind you, especially from a shady looking store like that. Thank God I was able to act fast.
"The hell are you talking about? There isn't a single assassin in that store. You just want to kill me from the start!"
"Hijikata-san, you are hurting my feeling, I just saved you from certain death."
"My ass! You bastard! You are just want to kill me, don't you?!"
Sougo doesn't shed a single interest as Hijikata starts to lecture him for his action. He distracts himself by looking far away to the distance.
Suddenly for a brief moment, Sougo feels a killing intent from behind his back. He turns as quickly as possible, drawing his sword to whoever was standing behind him.
"Uuughh…."
A big-muscled middle-aged man lets out a slow groan before collapsing on the ground with his back on the ground. From the hardened look on his face, there is clearly a deep hatred about to unleash from the knife on his hand.
"What just happen?"
Hijikata asks with silent only as an answer. Both of them look around the streets that suppose to be crowded now suddenly silent like a death city. There is no one as far as the eyes can't see.
"Hijikata-san, can you release me now. I think there is somebody else who doesn't like it?"
Sougo asks as Hijikata releases his grasp and observes the body.
"Just shut your mouth, Whoever shot him must be very skilled to hit him from afar, possibly a sniper. But judging from the condition, he never has an intention to kill, the fact that this guy he is still breathing."
"But from where do you think the bullet come? And don't you think we are a soft target here on the streets right now?"
"I don't really sure myself Sougo. I say it's maybe coming from behind his back. Seeing the front is clear of any wounds."
Hijikata flips over his body and almost pops his eyes out. He finds near a thousand syringes have pierced his back, making a syringe bed for the body to lay upon.
"Then should I just nuke his ass right here and now? So he won't bother us again."
Sougo points his bazooka right into bellow his ass.
"H-hold your bazooka down Sougo! He might as well as death now. Just look at these amount of syringes."
"It's strange Hijikata-san, I didn't even hear one shoot. Did he shoot him with a syringe bazooka or a syringe mini-gun?"
Sougo asks as he pokes the stoned syringe on the back of the body.
"Are you stupid? There is nothing as a syringe bazooka or syringe mini-gun."
"Should we give it a chase then Hijikata-san?"
"No need he must be far away from here."
"Excuse me, are you the one who is targeted by this person?"
The both of them turn their heads up to see a tall woman with a black short ponytail is now standing in front of them. She has a pale complexion that contrasted greatly with her all black long kimono. She hauls on her back a long slender black musket that smokes even when her whole body is soaked by the heavy rain. She emits a sad aura from her elusive black slit eyes.
Hijikata's face is full of disbelieve and slight disapoinment., but he manages to stay on his logic and asks.
"Who are you, lady?"
But she ignores HIjikata and steps up to Sougo. Her hand reaches out to her black musket.
"What? What do you want from me?"
Sougo readies his sword and prepares for the worst. A silent colors the atmosphere between them before a soft and almost ghost-like answer Sougo's question.
"Are you Sniper Sougo 13?"
"WHAAAAT!"
Hijikata is the one who first reacts to that weird nostalgic name.
"Yes I am Sniper Sougo 13, how do you know me?"
"H-hey Sougo…"
Hijikata's sounds feel like nothing when Sougo decides to play along by putting black glasses and puts out a sniper while putting a "this will be fun" face.
"I have searched for you for a long time."
She drops down to the ground and put her head on her hands, bowing deeply.
"Please make me your student."
She says with a serious tone while looking up to Sougo.
"I don't know what to say about this sudden request. But are you sure that someone as skilled as I am should take a lowly student like you? Think about your place a little."
"I will train hard, I can promise you this."
She answers without lifting her head.
"Very well, I might consider it if you lick my sandals and throw your pitiful pride."
Sougo presents his left foot close to her bows.
"Hey, Sougo you don't seriously tell her to do it right? LISTEN TO ME GODDAMNIT!"
"Relax Hijikata-san, it's just a joke from me, although it's good if she really does it."
"I-I'll do it."
She suddenly moves her head without hesitation closer to Sougo's left feet which are quickly pulled away by Sougo with a disappointing look on his face.
"I didn't expect you to throw your pride and just do it. Is someone like that has worthy to become my student? Reflect on your action, you are thousands of years too early to become my student."
Sougo's expression changes drastically to irritated, there is no fun if they agree to do it so quick. In fact the type of person like this hurting his pride as a sadistic. They are no better than withered mushrooms in a hot pot.
"I see, I am sorry for the trouble then."
She gets up and quickly turns away. But Hijikata holds her before she can go.
"O-oy lady, don't listen to this man. He is just an idiot who does whatever he wants. Besides I still have questions for you, did you the one who shoot this man?"
Hijikata points at the collapsed man.
"Yes."
She answers shortly without an expression.
"Then you should come with us to the police station right now to explain yourself and the ownership of that musket."
Hijikata grabs a handcuff from his coat and ready to lock her hand. But seeing Hijikata's action, she just nods a little while looking straight at Hijikata.
"What?"
Seeing her weird expression, Hijikata stops and wonders what she's up to. She answers herself before Hijikata can ask.
"I understand, coincidentally I am heading there as well. Forgive for not introducing myself, I am Ameno Mizuki the newest member of Shinsengumi just like you two."
TO BE CONTINUED
Fuhhh… At last, it is done. I hope you enjoy it, although I know there will be many flails and my chose of words are not the best. So if you don´t mind, please bash all of it out mercilessly on your comments or reviews. Don´t worry, I will try and read all the review even if it´s burning down my homes and I am forced to take this story down for good because of the inconsistency. I will make it all over again though.
Till next chapter guys! (Or another story)
