Hi everyone. I'm back with another story. Again excuse me my kind of writing stories, as English is not my native languge. This story, as you can see, is about the relationship between Chizuru and Kazama and Chizuru and Hijikata. And the way, she decides whom she wants. If you have wishes, tell me. I'm also always happy for reviews. But start reading first and have fun =)
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Its been a while since Kazama heard that the last remaining family member of the Yukimura clan was playing around with the Shinsengumi. Though at this time he hadn't given this topic much attention. But the day a girl ran into the fight at Ikeda, to save her friend, that changed his thinking.
He didn't like to play guardian for Choshu and Satsuma men, but it was his faith that he was there that day. When the sound of a fight echoed through the house of Ikeda, Kazama stood up slowly, looked over to Amagiri and Shiranui, who both nodded and Shiranui went. "I hate these human fights." He said and Amagiri sighed. "You're right. It's exhausting." Shortly after, two men entered, their swords rifled and directed at them. Kazama's facial traits tensed. "Stop this. We have no reason to fight you. If you turn back now, we'll let you live." The red-haired man on Kazama's right said calmly. But they didn't listen to him. Instead they argued with him.
Kazama tried to stay calm, but inside he despised them the first second he saw that humans. "We can't let these Choshu people escape." The younger, and hot-headed one said. "We are not Choshu." Amagiri tried to calm the situation but he Shinsengumi guy rushed towards him, his sword held high and tried to strike him. Though he hadn't had a chance. Kazama smiled when he flew backwards. Now it was his time to play with the other human. That one tried to hit him, but Kazama just dodged every single sword heap. It was ludicrous, he didn't have a chance against Kazama. "You shouldn't be challenging me with only that level of skill." He laughed and draw his sword. With very little effort he parried also every other hit of his opponent. "What a stubborn human." Just now anger rose in him, he had enough of this stupid game. How the human could just think of having a chance against him.
His blood heated. With one sword thrust the human lost his ground and a kick let him fall on the ground. This is boring, Kazama thought, but still a smile on his face. He stood up again, but in his condition, he would die fast, if Kazama didn't end this stupid fight. "Wait, I can still fight." Kazama stopped. "So, you want me to kill you that much." A last heap of his sword and this human would die. But then something unexpected happened. A girl threw her into Kazama's way and saved the human from dying. "Okita-san." She had yelled. To her luck, Kazama had halfway stopped, so that his sword just hit her face. Though, why had he stopped? Her voice had made him. "Move." He told her, but she wouldn't. And finally, the situation began to become very interesting. Suddenly her eyes glowed yellow, her wound healed. "You are one of us?" he asked shocked, though he hadn't seen a female Oni in years. Another question came into his mind.
"Why are you helping these humans? Don't you know, what you are?" When her face showed irritation, he made up his mind to show her, what her real nature was. His crimson eyes turned just as yellow as hers and his blond hair started to turn snow-white. This process also made her hair turn white. "Yukimura! Souji!" a dark male voice resonated, and his appearance turned normal again. A second later another man ran into that room, his sword ready to hit Kazama. Fast he riposted the hit, just using his right hand. That human was interesting and much stronger than his fellow. "Who are you?" he groaned exerted. "Oh, and why won't you introduce yourself first?" Kazama liked that man. "Shinsengumi's vice commander, Hijikata Toshizu!" He heard that name before, but he was unsure where. "Kazama Chikage." He said coldly. "I'll leave this woman in your care for now. Please take care of her for the time being." With a last glimpse of the girl, their eyes met for a short second, he vanished.
Amagiri put a hand on his shoulder. "That will become interesting." He said amused. A long while they watched the humans flee the chaos the Shinsengumi left at Ikeda. That day many Satsuma died, but the Shinsengumi couldn't get everyone. When they got back to Satsuma the commander welcomed them but looked rather bad tempered. "Kazama-sama. May I ask you, what happened at Ikeda?" his tone was harsh, his eyes tried to fixate his crimson ones but after mere a second he looked away. Kazama tried to hold back a smirk. "Don't forget to whom you speak." He said harsh before he lent against the wall and looked out into the stars. "You should be careful with the Shinsengumi." "Shinsengumi?" his face went pale. "Amagiri, let's go." The man nodded, and they left the human all to himself.
"Kazama." Amagiri started. They walked along the exerted road. "What is it?" A strong hand grabbed his shoulder and forced him to turn around. "You said that girl at Ikeda is one of our kind. Is that right?" Suddenly her face showed before his eyes. Her brown eyes turning into beautiful yellow ones. Yes, he was sure that she was an Oni. Though he wanted to check it, just in case he was wrong. "Get Shiranui, we will check that."
They left in the evening, Shiranui had just arrived, and headed to the place where Choshu would attack the shogun. Kazama was sure that the Shinsengumi would be there and Hijikata would make sure that the Yukimura girl would come with him. When they arrived at the castle, a fight was fully in place. It took him about a minute to locate the girl. "Are you sure with this, Kazama? A lot people are here now." Kazama nodded certainly. "They will all be occupied with playing bodyguard for the shogun. And even though they disturb us, there is no chance in loosing that fight." Chizuru just turned around an empty corner, when she almost fell. Such a weak girl, he thought. "Let's the show begin." He whispered.
Suddenly Chizuru turned her head into their direction. Her sight had changed. Now she looked more like an Oni. "You are…" she began. At least she noticed them. It was the aura of an Oni which was different from any other aura at all, always a bit threatful. Which was good because you shouldn't take on an Oni easily. "Why are you here? How did you…?" Though, it appears she wasn't aware of Oni powers at all, she wouldn't have asked such a dumb question otherwise. "Those obstacles created by humans wouldn't stop us Oni at all." Shiranui answered her. An irritated look appeared on her face, when he said the word 'Oni'. "Oni? You want to make fun out of me?" she asked earnest. So, she hadn't had a clue. Kazama sighed. "You really don't know anything about Oni. Even though you are one of us, Yukimura Chizuru." On one hand it was kind of funny, to see an Oni who had no idea, who she was. But on the other hand, it was sad to see, that she had no idea and Kazama wondered what she learned from Kodo-san. "How do you know my name?" Chizuru asked shocked.
In the next second Amagiri turned up behind her. "Your wounds heal much faster than normal human wounds do."
Shiranui started to get bored. "In that case, why don't we show her?" Kazama's temper rose slowly. I dare you to touch her, he thought angrily. "Enough, Shiranui!" he said instead. "Believe us or not, it doesn't change a thing for us. No words are necessary. But it's true, you do have the last name of an Oni and the kodachi of the Oni of the east. That's enough proof for us." At least it was enough proof for Kazama himself and one reason for him to make her his. "We don't need your acceptance to kidnap you." Elegant he jumped down from the wall and landed right in front of her. Unsecure her hand grabbed her kodachi and she went some steps back. "Female Onis are valuable. Come with us." He could see fear in her big brown eyes, so he holds out a hand. He hoped that she would except it, but her gaze made him doubt. She was one of the very few female Oni he ever saw in his life so far. Therefore, it was crucial for him to get her.
Suddenly her Shinsengumi friends appeared to save her. He should have made a bet, because whenever she was in danger someone of them was always there to save her. One side of him was grateful for them, so she was also save from everything else, but they also interrupted his plans, again. "Oi, it's not okay to pick up a lady from such a place." One of her dogs said. "You again." Kazama sighed. They would start to annoy him anytime soon. And there he was again. The interesting guy from Ikeda. "Stay back." He told Chizuru. "I thought you were here because of the shogun's head. But now I ask myself what's your plan with this girl." His dark purple eyes fixated on Kazama's crimson eyes. Though, usually humans fear the aura of an Oni, these guys were totally different. "Neither you, nor the shogun is of our interest. This is a matter between Oni." Hijikata's sight changed. It wasn't fear but irritation. But he believed every word Kazama said. "Oni?" he asked suspicious. "Please go out of our way." Amagiri joined the conversation. "We have no reason to fight with you." "But I have all reason to fight with you." The purple haired man of the Shinsengumi said. "Fine. Then you let me no choice." Also, another member of the Shinsengumi got ready to fight with Shiranui.
Kazama watched his friends fight for some time until he had enough. "Don't try to look like warriors." He draws his sword and Hijikata blocked. He really was stronger than other humans he fought against, but if Kazama fought with all his strength he never had a chance. "What do you want with that girl?" he asked curiously. "Chizuru is way too noble to stay with you humans. That's the reason we want to take her with us. That's all." Their swords stuck to each other, until Hijikata started a new attack. "What do you mean?" Their swords made loud sounds as they met each other several times. It didn't take Kazama much strength to parries his opponents attempts to hit, but it seemed as if Hijikata was fast enough to cut a strain of Kazama's hair. That was amazing, if you understand that Kazama was much faster and stronger than that human. It really surprised him, and he would accept Hijikata as enemy. "It's meaningless to keep fighting. Let's go, Kazama." Amagiri was always the worried type. "We confirmed our suspicion, there is no need to stay." Kazama told Shiranui, to underline Amagiri's words.
"We will come back soon. Wait for us." He told Chizuru, before they vanished.