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Chapter 1 -

The girl runs towards the older man yelling a battle cry. He can tell she has been training with the spear. She attempts to swing at him, which he easily dodges. When she attempts a second time he allows the spear to come close to his face before grabbing it and tearing it out of her small hands. He throws it to the ground and with his anger rising he slaps her.

"You cannot become a samurai!"

"I will Father!"

"You will not! Your role in this family is to marry a man of wealth and good standing. Why else would God have given you such beauty?!"

"I don't care! I will never give up!"

"So long as you are a girl and living under my roof you will!"

The young 10 year old girl stands up while nursing her red cheek. She soaks in her father's words. Wondering just how strong her resolution truly is. She narrows her large hazel eyes and looks to the blue sky for its clarity.

She remembers the rogue ronin attacking her home last year. Seeking revenge on her father. She recalls the feeling of helplessness as her mother lay bleeding to death. How determined her big brother's amber eyes grew. How he trains so hard to get everything right so our family will not be caught by surprise again. How she shares that same determination but feels weak because of her gender. It doesn't matter that her brother is secretly training her. He always says her headstrong nature will be the death of her. In spite of that she knows this overwhelming feeling in her heart will not and cannot be contained and caged. She wants to do whatever it takes to protect whats important.

The girl gracefully strides to her fallen spear. She bends and picks it up an walks back to her father with a look of determination and defiance. She stops about 6 feet from him and points her spear at him.

"So be it. I will leave you and this cursed beauty behind. I want none of it."

With one swift movement she grabs her waist length bright red hair and allows the spear to slice through it. The long hair her father had forbidden her to cut. It was uneven and its longest points came just past her jawline. Her eyes glared at her father with a new found strength.

"Father wait!"

A young boy of 13 with long red hair comes running and places a protective arm around the girl.

"If Yuki leaves, I will also."

Yuki tucks a loose strand of her hair behind her ear and looks up at her brother. She knows they are closer than most siblings but she never expected him to leave his life behind.

"Sanosuke..."

"Very well Yuki. If you wish to be treated as a boy then so be it. I will not tolerate any crying or whining. This is the life you chose now you must deal with its trials."

"Yes father." Yuki says in shock.

"You can start by cleaning out your things. I expect to have 2 sons by the end of the day. I want no reminder of there being a girl in our home.

Yuki turns on her heel and starts running to the nearby house. She cannot contain the silly grin spread across her face.

I can hardly believe father agreed! It cant be that hard to fake being a boy. I just have to learn how to pee standing up.

Sanosuke sighs and allows a small smile to creep to his face. Yuki has no idea what she is in for.

"Sanosuke, You will not baby her."

"..."

He cannot promise his father. He can only watch as Yuki retreats back to the house. He wonders for a moment which grin she is wearing. He dearly loves his little sister. He has nothing but determination to protect her. If treating her as a boy will keep her by his side then he shall do just that.

Author's Notes.

Hello :)
Just a heads up this story does take place quite a few years before the Shinsengumi. I could have done a whole flashback thing but I felt it lacked the true essence of Yuki's character. So it will be quite awhile before she meets the shinsengumi. The stories I tell in this story are purely stories. Lol. I can only guess about how Sanosuke met with the others and how they all formed together. Also some of the times they had. So please do not take to heart the stories or memories created in this space. They are fictional to the fictional story spun from the historical story of the Shinsengumi. :)