Just because I wanted to try writing a Hakuouki fanfiction and to celebrate the third season coming out. OC loosely based on Kido Takayoshi. WARNING: A lot of time skips because I suck like the

Run-Away Katsura

Okita Souji sighed, looking outside from his tatami room. It was a given he was bored out of his mind since no one almost ever allowed him outside since they had found out he had tuberculosis, even if he could subside it somewhat with the Ochimizu given to him by Kaoru. At least today was his turn for rounds of the town so he could get out. Souji coughed slightly at first, then harder, covering his mouth with his hands, which he felt blood splatter onto. He sighed deeply. He would never getting used to coughing up blood who knows how many times a day.

While on patrol with his squad, along with Todou Heisuke and his squad and Yukimura Chizuru, something caught his eye. If you were to ask Okita Souji about this day's patrol, he would proudly say a person caught his eye. The only thing he would not be able to say proudly was that someone was a man.

Yes. It was a man with dark blue eyes and light brown hair ending just above his waist, dressed in a dark gold man's kimono. He noted that the left eye was heavily covered with fringe to the point where you couldn't even see it. But the thing that caught Souji's eye about this person was that the man's stature resembled that of a woman. Curiosity killing him, he approached the man-woman and straight out asked him if he was a woman.

This resulted in Souji getting hit hard on the head and the man replying "Do I look like a woman? Or are you such a country bumpkin you can't even tell the difference between the two?" To this question, Souji pretended to think about it, knowing it would annoy the man, which was obvious by his irritated expression. "You wanna get hit again?"

The first squad captain sighed, rubbing his head. 'This isn't as fun as I originally thought it was going to be. This man can't take a joke.' he thought sourly, staring at the shorter man. "So then what's your name, O' manly man?"

"Kido Takayoshi." The brown haired man replied after awhile. Was Souji supposed to remember that name? The way Takayoshi acted, it seemed like he expected him to remember.

"...So am I expected to remember you?" The dark red haired samurai asked after awhile of wondering.

"It's...fine if you don't." Takayoshi turned away from the green eyed captain. "Your name?"

"Oh. It's Okita Souji." Souji noticed that as soon as he told his name, the small structured man widened his eye. "What? Are you so surprised that I'm the great first squad captain of the Shinsengumi?"

"...No I'm surprised by the pack of men that seemed to have been following you are now leaving while a shorter boy makes a hand gesture at you." Souji whipped around, just in time to see Heisuke turned to him and giving him said hand gesture. "Good-bye Okita-san..." Takayoshi waved boringly after the captain who ran after the eighth squad captain and quickly putting him in a headlock.

After the large group was gone, Takayoshi turned around and began walking, arms folded in front his chest. "Shinsengumi, huh?" He muttered to himself.

"Souji, did you find anything interesting during today's patrol?" Hijikata Toshizou asked the captain later that night, along with the other captains, Kondo Isami, Sannan, and Chizuru.

"Don't even bother asking him Hijikata-san." Heisuke interrupted before Souji could answer. "He was too occupied with some girl he met on the street there." At this statement, everyone turned their attention to the samurai, waiting for him to deny it.

"Is this true Souji?" Kondo asked with a sense of happiness in his voice.

"...He's actually a guy." What else was he supposed to say? Even though he was hoping in his head that the response would get the attention away from him, he realized as soon as the words left his mouth that the attention wasn't going to leave his side any time soon.

It was a given someone would make a gay comment at some point. "I always knew something was strange about you Souji." Nagakura Shinpachi said, eying the other man cautiously, then laughing loudly, making everyone else laugh.

"Yeah, so be careful Shinpachi-san." Souji decided to play along, seeing as this would be more fun. He jumped on Shinpachi and hugged him, making the second squad captain try his best to push the other off. "Oh yeah that's right. Hijikata-san, Kondo-san or Sannan-san, do either of you know a guy by the name of Kido Takayoshi?" The peerless swordsman asked, still hugging the other captain.

To this question, the three higher-ups exchanged questioning glances until finally Kondo replied with a no for himself and the other two.

"Oh. When I asked for him name, he told me it and he acted like we would know him." Once more, the three men looked at each other and shrugged. "Well, whatever."

Okita Souij had a feeling he would see that man again, sooner or later.

Next Day-

The next day, it was Harada Sanosuke and Saitou Hajime's squads' turn to go on their rounds of the town, so Souji was stuck back at the headquarters, nothing to do. He eventually decided to just sit outside and stare at the sky. He stood from his futon and walked to his shoji screen doors, opening them to welcome in the bright blue sky.

Along with an intruder.

"What do you think you're doing Kido Takayoshi?" The sick captain knew who it was, though the intruder was obviously a woman. Like Souji could forget the long light brown hair and dark blue eyes after just one day, even if the left eye was covered by a white eye patch.

"I-I'm not Kido Takayoshi!" The woman replied, jumping at his voice.

"Of course, of course. You aren't him. If I remember correctly, Kido didn't have a chest like you." Call him insensitive but it was true. Yesterday it was as flat as a chalkboard and today it was far from that. He watched as the blue eyed woman narrowed her eye at that comment as he sat down.

"You Shinsengumi are pigs."

"I thought I was a country bumpkin." Souji countered back with an evil smile. He sighed, smile easing up as he patted the spot next to him and commanded, "Sit." Which she eventually did after a few seconds of contemplating. Of course, she sat with a foot or two between the two, which Souji quickly made futile by scooting closer to her.

"...Don't get so close to me Okita-san." She once more scooted away to which the samurai came closer. The two continued this until the woman unconsciously rammed the side of her face into one of the vertical wood beams. She looked down, clutching the right side of her face while it ached.

"How do you know my name? I don't remember telling you intruder-san." The brown haired woman jumped, only now realizing what she had said.

She dropped her head, hands falling into her lap. "Fine. I am Kido Takayoshi." She finally admitted.

"No way." said with a bored face.

"Well if you already knew who I was, why'd you make me say it!"

"Because when I called you by that name, you denied it, Takayoshi-chan." Souji made sure to drawl out her name, knowing it would annoy her easily.

"I don't remember giving you permission to call me by my first name."

"Don't worry about it. I gave myself permission." He smiled happily.

"...You're an idiot."

"As are you." The red haired man's smiling face shifted into a serious stare before continuing, "Why are you in the Shinsengumi headquarters?"

'Damn it.' "What? This is the Shinsengumi headquarters? No way!...So why are you here Okita-san?" Maybe she could get away with acting stupid who knows? Worked before with some guy with long red hair and a spear who was with another guy with dark brown hair and a green bandana.

"I'm here because I'm a Shinsengumi captain in case you forgot our lovely conversation yesterday."

"Oh yeah...I forgot about that." Cue airhead giggle, which did not amuse the first squad captain.

Okita Souji felt his patience with the woman wearing thin. He grabbed her arm and pulled her face close to his."Cut the crap. Tell me why you're here. Now."

There was only one thing Takayoshi could think of as a response in that moment. "Or what? You'll cough blood all over my face? I say, give it your best shot sir." the red haired said nothing to that challenge and continued to stare at her until she finally sighed. "All right fine." She said, shaking her head, "The reason I'm here is to see you Okita-san. I am-"

Cliffhanger~ Since I don't even know what she is going to finish that sentence with. Favorite and review please~.