A/N: I am so very sorry for not updating in a long time. Life is...well, life is life. It's troublesome, and gets in the way when you want to write something orz

Here is a short story I wrote for you today. It's not very long, but I hope you'll enjoy it. Most of these situations are made up, but I suppose some of them could probably coincide with some of the events in the game/anime.

Pairings are all the datable guys in Hakuouki. That translates to Hijikata, Harada, Heisuke, Okita, Saitou, and Kazama.

Enjoy.

"Souji-san! Souji-san! No!"

When his eyes closed for the last time, he realized he was strangely content. If this was how he died, in her arms, then he was happy.

Heisuke's hand shook in agony, and his teeth clenched. His eyes blazed a striking red, and his hair paled from brown to white. An animal-like sound hacked up from the very back of his throat, and he curled up in a fetal position, gasping with pain with every breath.

He was weak, and he could not move freely into daylight. His lifespan was growing shorter by the moment. He desired blood. Worse, even though he had paid the price, he still could not match up to an Oni. He was only a Rasetsu.

Why? Why is it that I cannot protect you like I want to, Chizuru?

"Saitou-san is Saitou-san! You don't have to be a samurai or anything! I don't care about at all. You're Saitou-san, and that's all that matters."

Her fierce tone of voice shocked him at first. But then his surprised expression glided into a smile, and his arm reached out to pull her into an embrace.

Thank you for finding me.

She was pretty, almost unbelievably pretty. Her cheeks flushed pink, and her silky black locks were caught up into a hairstyle that made her look more refined, elegant, beautiful.

"Don't look," she whispered, her face turning an even darker red, if that was even possible. "Please, Harada-san."

"How could I not?" he answered, a smile forming on his lips. "I don't want the others to get the chance to see you before I do."

"So you're the woman, aren't you?" he smirked.

Chizuru glared at him, an instance show of defiance. "Stay away from me, Kazama-san."

A ghost of a smile traced his lips. "I'm finding you more and more interesting by the moment." He reached out and grabbed her arm, pulling her close to struggled against his muscular arms, attempting to pull free. "Let go!"

"I refuse," he whispered softly into her ear. "Because you're all mine now."

"I'm not going to let you go," he whispered. "I'll keep you by my side. Even if you run away, I'll find you again."

Her arms wrapped around him even tighter, and a tear rolled down her cheek. He gently wiped it away, and kissed the top of her head. "I love you," he murmured. "I won't let you leave again, Chizuru."

When she was in his arms once more, Hijikata Toshizou realized what had been the missing puzzle piece in his life.

Aaaand once again my OTP of HijikataxChizuru comes out again. Sorry.

...Reviews are appreciated...