TL : This is my first time writing from this series. Heck, I don't even know that much about High-school dxd. If you guys are willing to share your knowledge, please do.
The only reason I'm writing this was because I fell in love with Okita Souji's fictional character. Which includes Okita from hakuouki and Kaze Hikaru. Basically the Okita Souji in this fanfic is a mix of those two character but with the appearance of Kaze Hikaru Okita.
I wanted to write something about him but I didn't want to go through the history. Afraid of history inaccuracy. That's when I remembered something about Sirzechs peerage from all those fanfic I read. Sirzechs have Okita Souji as his Knight!
That's how this fanfic was born!!
My updates are inconsistent and unfortunately I have a disease known as procrastination on updating (not writing). So I hope you're patience with me.
Also, I don't have a beta so my story will have some grammatical problems. Forgive me for my errors.
Disclaimer: Highschool dxd and Kaze Hikaru or other mentioned character does not belong to me.
With that, please enjoy!
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It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining bright, not too hot nor too humid. The breeze was perfectly warm.
It was the ideal weather for a certain sick young man.
Within a modest traditional Japanese home, lay one of the best swordmen in Japan. However, because he had constructed an illness with low survival percentage, the man has weaken to the point of struggling to even stand.
But that doesn't stop him from trying, especially if the weather was so nice. It was such a rare occurrence (now) when the day was a mercy to his lungs.
The man was 25 years of age, his formerly fit body was reduced to a skeleton -- causing his kimono to hang over his shoulder. His cheeks were slightly sunken from the lack of nutrition, but that doesn't obscure his boyish and handsome face nor does it darken the fighting spirit within his dark eyes. His black hair was loose that reached his lower back, free from the confinement of a tie. Even a child could see that he was sick, but that doesn't stop the smile from stretching over face at the sight of the nice weather.
This young man is known as Okita Souji, the Captain of the elite first troop in Shinsengumi. A prodigy in the art of the sword and a teacher to the Tennen Rishin-Ryu style.
Although now, he is nothing but a broken sword...
"I wonder if Sei-san would allow me to go outside today?" He wondered aloud. It was a stretch but hopefully, Sei would allow him this small mercy.
He didn't have to wait long for his question to be answered as his beloved soon entered his room. She was in her usual hakama instead of the typical kimono (she doesn't like to feel restricted), the bump that could be seen near her stomach area caused a small smile to appear on the young man's face.
The woman before him was as beautiful as the first time he had seen her. Even with her boyish clothing, it had never dampened her beauty.
She entered the room with a grace -- the grace of a wolf -- that made the young man proud, and brought his meal inside.
When she finally looked up, her face immediately brighten at the sight of him. "Souji-sensei! You're up, how are you feeling?" She asked, immediately examining his health like a good doctor.
Souji chuckled lightly. "I'm feeling great actually... So great that I feel like I could --"
Before he could finish his sentence, Sei placed the food beside him and immediately took out his medicine. "That's good to hear! Here, drink your medicine. We should try to maintain that condition."
Souji pouted at being cut off. He knew that the woman knew what he was about to say, that's why she cut him off. It was frustrating, but when she's like that, it's better to listen rather than argue.
He could try again later. He took the offered medicine and gulped the whole thing with practiced ease. He has gotten used to the bitter taste, something that will forever stuck with him from now on.
"Do you think you can eat something?" She asked, opening the lid to show him the delicious chicken porridge.
His mouth watered for the first time in forever. "I think I can eat a whole meal." He said chipperly.
Her face brighten even more at his answer and she eargerly took a spoonful of porridge and waited for him to take a bite.
Usually he would have obliged at the invitation, but he was feeling good so he wanted to do something for himself for once. "I can do that myself, thank you."
Her brows furrowed in worry. "Are you sure?"
He nodded and took the spoon from her hand. "Yup! How about you help me with my hair?" He asked instead. The easiest way to have her to agree to with him was to make a compromise.
At first she hesitated, but in the end she agreed. There wasn't much she could say 'no' to him. So she placed the food on his thick blanket and moved to care for his hair.
He humed in bliss as she comb his hair gently. He had always loved it when his sisters played with his hair when he was younger. But after the move, he had forgotten how good it was to let someone care for his hair.
But then he got sick and was able to relive how nice it was to have his hair being cared for by someone else. It was one of the good things that happened to him. Which was few after his health had worsen.
"I guess that ritual yesterday did wonders for your health." Sei started in a happy tone.
Souji snorted in disbelief. "You actually believe that?"
"Well..." She hesitated, unable to answer him.
"That's just some old tale superstition, Sei-san."
"But you allowed it."
"I only allowed all those rituals to happen because Kondo-san wished for it to happen. The least I could do while he's in battle is to lessen his worries."
"Souji-sensei..." At the thought of the others caused their mood to slightly dampened, but Sei wouldn't allow such a thing to happen. Especially on such a good day such as this.
"Well, he will certainly be happy to hear this news then!"
Souji nodded as he gave her a smile. "Yes!"
They allowed the atmosphere to turn into a comfortable silence for a while, until Sei was forced to break the silence to discuss her trip to Souji.
"Souji-sensei," He hummed for her to continue. "I'm going to go out for a while to get more medicine. Can I trust you to not get into trouble?" She said the last line teasingly.
He knew that but that doesn't stop him from pouting. "I'm not a child..."
"I wonder~" She said in a sing along tone.
"I don't remember myself getting into as much trouble as you though." He shot back slyly, with that voice of his that always succeded in annoying her.
"That's in the past!" She retorted vehemently.
Souji snorted in amusement. "You caught a thief last week."
She huffed indignantly. "Well, someone has to catch that evil doer."
"You're pregnant." He retorted flatly. He winched slightly when she pulled on his hair a little too hard.
"He was weak."
"Trouble." He said without missing a beat.
That got him a slap on the shoulder. "Jerk." She huffed in indignant, but the anger on her face soon vanished once she was a witness to Souji's attempt of trying to stifled his laughter behind his sleeves.
Once he was finished, he gave her an adoring smile. Something that immediately melted Sei's heart. It was truly a good day, especially if Souji hadn't coughed even once in his laughter.
"Be careful then, Sei-san." He said, giving her a gentle kiss on the cheeks.
Sei couldn't help herself but to want to tease him at such a cute gesture. "Only the cheek?" She asked teasingly.
Souji immediately blushed bright red at the query. Sei stifled her chuckle at the cute reaction. But it soon turned into a gasp of suprise when Souji leaned forward and lightly placed a kiss on her lips.
Her face turned red when he actually gave her a kiss, but her suprise soon turned to one of adoration. She stared at her beloved and found that he was staring hard at his porridge. She wondered how someone could be so cute and innocent even after being a father.
"Have a nice trip, Sei-san." He muttered shyly, eyes not meeting her -- instead he opted to look at the outside scenery.
Sei finally couldn't hold back her chuckle, she let it loose and the predicted pout appeared on his face. "Have a nice day, Souji-sensei. I'll be back by noon."
He finally looked at her and gave her his beautiful boyish smile. "Be back soon or I'll die of boredom." That got him a hit on the head.
"Don't say something so morbid, idiot. Here --" she turned around and took out a book from behind her and gave it to the suprised Souji. "Hopefully this could at least lessen your boredom."
Souji tilted his head in curiosity at the book in his hand. "A western book? Where did you get this?" He asked, scanning over the alphabets on the cover of the book.
"Hijikata-san sent it over as a gift. He thought it would give you some amusement."
Souji read the title with a healthy amount of amusement, 'Devil's luck'. With such a title, it should provide him with some entertainment.
"I'm shocked you're able to read so efficiently now."
Souji shrugged as he opened the book. "With so much time to spare, it would be a shock if I didn't."
Sei chuckled as she stood with his finished meal on hand. "Well, see you soon."
Souji nodded as he waved her good-bye. "Take care of yourself."
And with that she closed the sliding door and Souji was alone in the room.
He immediately opened the book and read through the pages.
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"Am I doing this right?" Souji wondered as he examine his drawing on the ground.
It was a magic circle he had found in the book. A summoning circle that would summon a devil that could grant wishes. He was curious whether it was to see whether it was true or not.
He had waited for several days until Sei left the house to get his medicine again. The moment she left, he went to work.
He had read the instructions several times and the book didn't mention any sacrifices, so he thought it couldn't hurt to try.
That's how he ended up crouched down on the ground with a stick in hand and a magic circle (drawn perfectly) before him.
He stood up and recited the spell. He was supposed to say it in English but he wasn't used to speaking the language (reading, understanding and speaking the language are three different things.) So he translated the spell into his mother tongue to make it easier on himself.
"Oh great devil, hear my plea. Help this poor man with a wish, that is neither selfish nor harmful. With only the light of my soul to guide you, please come before me!" He exclaimed the last word with strength. He had to also internally hold in his laughter at the cringeworthy spell. But alas, it is part of the ritual. He can laugh about it later.
After a few minutes, nothing happened. He hadn't realized that he had shut his eyes, so he opened them and was met with nothing. He sighed in dissapointment.
It's not like he had high hopes for it to actually succeed, but it was still dissapointing to find nothing out of it.
He sat down on the steps and pulled his haori closer to himself. A small cold breeze passed through him and he shivered slightly. He immediately stood up once he found the weather too cold for him and made a move to turn, but his body suddenly froze.
His hand went to his chest as his face pinched in pain. The feeling of molten hot lava flowing through his lungs began to invade his senses, and the urge to cough clouded his mind. He tried to hold back the impending cough but in the end it forced itself out.
His back hunched in exertion as his couging fit began. It was so painful that his knees gave out and he fell to the ground painfully. But the pain on his knees never registered within his brain, as the pain in his chest was ten times far more agonizing than a mere scratch.
He vaguely cringe at the fact that Sei would definitely scold him for going out without permission.
Hot liquid began to makes it's way through his throat and soon it was too much for him to hold back. He coughed out the blood and it splattered to the ground. Covering the magic circle he had made.
Whatever strength he had left was sipped out of him with that last cough and he fell to the ground on his right side.
Before darkness took over his sense, he saw a black figure standing before him. He wondered if his summoning was actually a success. Not that he would remember it once he was awake.
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BTW, please read the note at the top if you missed it.
TL: You must be wondering who Tominaga Sei is, right?
Well, she's the main character of Kaze Hikaru along with Okita Souji. She disguise as a boy to join the Shinsengumi and along the way fell in love with Souji and vowed to protect him.
I thought she was an interesting character and I need someone to be there with Okita, so I added her in.
I hope she's a character that you will come to like.
PS. They're not officially married. Souji didn't want her to be tied down to a sick man that doesn't have long to live. The child was created by accident. They don't have protection at that time.
haha.
Anyway, please leave a favorite, follow or review! Thanks for reading. Ciao!
