Sonokanashimi Kurushimi Wo
"Then I'm Content Just Being a Demon"
Written by: Me~ Akuma-Chibi~ JadeFoxxx~ Devil-Babe-911~ Tono~ Tamaki~ Uh...and if you can think of any other names for me, their fine too...^_^;
Summary: Sent spiraling into a time not her own, Kagome happens to be in the wrong place at the right time, to get pulled into another adventure. Both she and the young Chizuru are taken to the Shinsengumi Headquarters after a short battle in a dark alley. What futures, what destinies...await these two girls', when thrown into a world of blood, battle and betrayal? Well...it can't be that bad, at least the men are cute~!
Anime: InuYasha/Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan
Pairings: Kagome/Hijikata – Chizuru/Souji
Genre: Romance/Angst/Historical Drama
Rated: M for Mature content
WARNING(s): Character Death(s)
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Chapter Two
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Year 1862
December of the Third Year of the Bunkyu Era
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'Kagome,'
'...mm?'
'Wake up,'
'Why?'
'Because, you've been taken.'
'Taken...TAKEN?' Kagome shot forward; almost falling due to the surprise she caused the one holding her. Her hands immediately grasped the Haori of the one who held her to keep herself from declining. "I was...caught off guard..." She looked up and saw violet eyes and smiled, "...hi. Could you put me down?" She laughed mentally when his calm and calculating expression didn't change in the least. Actually, his facial expression, she wasn't sure if she could call it calm and calculating, more like...vacant. "Is...Anyone in there?"
His eyes moved behind her and she turned to see an irritated looking man, "It hasn't even been that long since Saitou knocked you out, yet..."
"Internal alarm clock...of sorts..." Kagome said.
"...alarm clock?" The one holding her asked, which, she assumed was Saitou. Though, as for the other two...she didn't really have names for faces.
"Nothing, it's a device that wakes you up when you want to get up."
"Ah..."
"Really, you can put me down, I know I'm heavy, I can walk. I won't run,"
"...your light."
Kagome stared at the boy carrying her, her cheeks flushed just a little and she looked down into her lap. She then realized that she was, one, dressed in her school uniform, and two, without her bow and arrows, and swords. She twisted out of his hold and landed carefully on her feet a few feet in front of him, her face bright red with embarrassment. Her hands clenched the green fabric of her skirt and she looked down at the road before talking. "I-if it's alright with you, I'll follow on foot; I have no problem being taken by you three, it's not the first time I've been kidnapped or taken hostage or something of the sort, but with all due respect, I don't wan't anyone carrying me...while I'm wearing what I have on!"
The three stared in confusion before the auburn haired boy burst out laughing. "Well...it's your own fault for wearing such revealing clothes."
"It's a uniform..." She sighed when they looked curiously but didn't ask anymore questions. The one she dubbed 'man', pushed her in front of him before they continued walking with Saitou in the lead. "So...where are we going?"
"Quiet."
'Yeah, yeah...'
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Kagome now sat on the tatami mat's in the room that they had placed her and the young girl, as she had discovered earlier that night. She hadn't been to sleep, and the sun had already risen. She wasn't tired, she was curious, and sore...
"Mm,"
She glanced over and smiled, moving to the girl, she untied her hands and feet. "Go ahead and remove the gag, it's not like they really care; as long as we stay in here."
"Why...did they take us? Where are we?"
"Well...I think they took us to question us...maybe..." She herself hadn't been too sure, but she figured it had something to do with those demonic men from that night. "As for where we are; the Headquarters, for the Shinsengumi." She smiled, 'Go figure, I fall into the era I slept through during class. Though, in my defense, we studied it before I fell into the well and got interested in history.'
"Did you hear me?"
"Hm? Oh, I'm sorry, I was thinking. What was it you said?"
"I asked; do you think they're going to kill us..."
"No," Kagome smiled, "I don't think they're the type to do something like that."
"But...they are the Shinsengumi...I heard─"
"Not everything you hear is true." Kagome interrupted, "I can promise you now, that the Shinsengumi will not, kill you. If I'm wrong and they try to, I'll protect you, okay?"
The girl smiled, "Yes,"
Footsteps could be heard and Kagome turned to the girl, "Be brave, and don't let them see you're afraid."
The door slid open and Kagome stared up at a kind looking man. "I see that you are both awake."
"I didn't sleep." Kagome responded,
"Oh my, I'm sorry for the conditions in which you were brought here."
"No, please, don't worry yourself over that. My reason had nothing to do with this. In fact, my reason for not sleeping couldn't be more unrelated to this if I tried."
"What reason was it then?"
"I was looking."
"L-looking?"
"Yes, seeing. I was mesmerized by all of the colors. Surprisingly, the Shinsengumi are filled with such beautiful, vibrant colors...it make's me feel safe here."
"Safe..." He smiled, "I'm glad to hear that. Oh, pardon my forgetfulness. I am Inoue Genzaburou; could you two please follow me?"
He held up a rope and Kagome smiled, "It's not necessary. I came here of my own will. This one will come, if for me."
"...I suppose, this was an order however."
Kagome sighed, "I don't want you to get in trouble, just...not too tight; I don't want marks left on my wrists."
"Right," He tied her wrists together, and then did the same to the younger girl before pulling them along.
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'It's really, really pretty here. I wonder though, if I'll be able to get back...' Kagome stared at the scenery as she followed Inoue around the building layout. She stopped when he did and watched him open the door. Kagome took one more look around outside as he ushered the smaller girl in before following after.
Kagome paid no attention to anything being said, she chose instead to take in the appearance of everyone around her. Of course, first she noticed that the three from earlier that night were in there, though, she didn't expect anything less. On the left of the man in the royal violet Haori and light lavender Hakama's, with his long black hair tied in a topknot, falling just down to his hips, his bangs framing his face and piercing violet eyes, were two other men, and judging by how the group was sitting, the one right on the left of him, was probably the group leader. She couldn't for the life of her remember names, aside from Saitou, but that was because she'd heard it last night. The man directly on the left of, for the sake of her sanity, she'd refer to him as 'Violet', was dressed in a light pale yellow Haori, brown Hakama's and a black robe, his short hair was black and spiked with friendly gold eyes watching her and the younger girl in thought.
Next to him on his left, was another man, with his black shoulder length hair tucked behind one ear and pale red eyes that had a look of concentration in them. He wore a forest green Haori with a navy blue Haori vest over it and black Hakama's. Glasses hid his eyes in a way that made him look like the philosopher of the group. He was a lot paler than Violet or the group leader, but still, like all the men in the group, he held a certain charm.
Aside from those three, sitting right across from the door, was Saitou, and across from them was the other boy from last night with Auburn hair. Saitou was dressed in a tradition black Kimono, with a Shinobi white scarf around his neck and a white sash around his waist. He too had a snowy complexion, a softer look than the others. The auburn haired boy was probably the most colorful, dressed in a soft ruby red Haori over a black Haori, with a pair of grassy Green Hakama's, he sat right across from the godfather.
'Atta...I'm making this into a Mob movie...' Kagome laughed a little to herself, taking the attention off the younger girl who was holding Kagome's sleeve. "Huh, oh, sorry. I was just caught in thought."
The girl frowned, "So you didn't hear them?"
"...mm, nope!" Kagome smiled, stepping back from the group, she slid the door behind her shut and bowed to the group before ushering the young girl forward. "Sit, sit."
"But..."
"They're obviously waiting on us. I'm sure that, though some are indeed patient, not all of them are."
They sat down on the two plush pillows and waited. The first group of questions was directed towards the young girl who tried to explain how she hadn't seen the fight.
Kagome, since she wasn't being questioned, went back to looking over the group. Behind the auburn haired boy was another brunette with really long, slightly wild hair, pulled up into a high ponytail, in a yellow Haori lined in purple with purple armlets and black pants that stopped four inches past his knees and an inch above his leg covers. He had playful, yet mature evergreen eyes that were staring at both of them curiously.
Next to him was another man with dark brown hair and a green head band tied beneath it. He had pale baby blue eyes and wore a black and white Haori with white Hakama's; beneath his black and white vest like Haori was another vest like Haori in violet. A green tri-stone necklace was worn around his neck. Then, on the other side of him was the last person in the room. He had reddish brown hair with bangs framing his face in a similar way to her personally named Violet, also tied up, though in a low ponytail, with golden eyes similar to the group leader. Wearing a pair of gray Hakama's and a white and red Haori; these two seemed to be the most playful in the group.
"What about you?"
Kagome snapped her attention away from the two who smirked to each other. Kagome ignored the looks on their faces and the twinkle in their eyes, instead, opting to listen to the man next to Violet. "I'm sorry, since I got here, I haven't listened to anything but my own thoughts. What was it you wanted to know?"
"You're easily distracted," Violet said.
"No, I'm not. I was gauging your men."
"..." He frowned, "In what way?"
"...ah...just weighing their morals."
"Morals?"
"Yeah, the two over there are a little sketchy, but everyone else here is great!"
"Hey!"
"What do you mean by sketchy!"
"Sano, I think she's saying we can't be trusted."
"I think your right Shinpachi!"
Kagome tried, she did, but her laughter filtered out from behind her fingers. "Oh goodness no, I didn't mean you couldn't be trusted, I just meant your both mischievous in nature." She smiled. "Your characteristics show your playful nature, the colors of your aura's are close to each others too, and the light shades of green and blue that surround you, are by no mean, tainted with distrust. Your both good men, everyone in here is."
"...you can see auras?" The girl next to Kagome asked.
"I can, but we are off topic. I have one question however."
"Yes?" The group leader asked.
"Could...we get some introductions? Because...I might have missed them earlier if you already did that, but, I've been referring to him as 'Violet', since last night and I would rather have names to call everyone, I know Saitou-San, but that's it. From being in here, I can tell you are the leader, Violet is most likely the vice captain and the one on your left looks to be one of the most intelligent in her so I'll assume he's your first in command."
"Yes...that's right...I am Kondou Isami, the Captain of the Shinsengumi."
"I am Sannan Keisuke, Kondou-San's first sergeant."
"..."
"I could just call you Violet if you'd prefer that?"
"Hijikata Toshizou!" He said in a hard tone causing her to jump a little at the sudden bark. "Vice-Captain of the Shinsengumi!"
"Got it!" She saluted the looked at Saitou, a few in the room laughed at Hijikata and her little scene.
"Saitou Hajime,"
"Okita Souji," The auburn haired boy answered next.
"Toudou Heisuke!" Was the youngest of the trio behind Souji.
She knew the last two from the few words they had shared when they thought she'd called them dishonest, but let them introduce themselves anyways. "Nagakura Shinpachi,"
"I'm Harada Sannosuke."
"What about you?"
"...Y-Yukimura Chizuru,"
"...It's a pleasure to meet you all, my name is Higurashi Kagome. Please, just call me Kagome. As for your questions, I'll answer them, as long as they are within reason."
"What were you doing out last night?" Hijikata asked,
"I'm sorry mom, was I supposed to be in bed?"
"WHAAHAHA~" Shinpachi and Sannosuke laughed, Heisuke gave a chuckle.
"Quiet," His left eye twitched.
"Sorry! Sorry," Kagome sighed, "I was...well...in truth I had just gotten into town. I heard someone yelling as they looked for a boy, and the person I am, I followed it to help the boy. Instead of finding a little boy being bullied by bandits, like I thought I would, I found a couple bandits being killed off by...demons...no...humans with an inner beast. I somehow ended up with Saitou-San, and Okita-San, fighting the two, before finding her. However, Hijikata-San, if we all remember correctly, got to her first, and scared her out cold."
"Kcheeheehehe" Shinpachi tried stifling a laugh.
"Yes, well."
"Oh, I didn't mean anything bad by it. You gave this cool little speech, about not running, and if we showed our backs we were dead, it was great! You had the moonlight providing you the perfect spotlight, you had the wind to blow your hair, classic samurai poise, the snow falling gently and...I think I heard a Koto playing somewhere back there too...you know, background music for the moment."
Hijikata's cheeks were flushed as the familiar look of annoyance crossed his eyes and face. Everyone in the room, even Kondou, laughed at her detailed explanation of the night's happenings. "It didn't happen like that,"
Souji laughed, "Come on Hijikata-San, even Saitou and I can vouch for that."
"I can't say I recall a Koto."
Kagome smiled at Saitou, he wasn't laughing, but he did have a small smile, "No? Must have been my imagination providing a nice tune to go with the intimidating mood he was setting. What did you think Chizuru-Chan?"
"Eh...mm," She blushed, "Something similar to what you just said."
"Augh~!" He glared, "I've had enough, take them back to their room, and I'll decide what to do with them."
"Aren't we going to just kill them?" Souji asked.
"What! NO! Please, I didn't see anything, as I said!"
"Chizuru,"
She turned to Kagome who smiled, "He won't kill us,"
"What?"
The men looked at her as she continued, "These men in here, have more honor than that. We are civilians, and it goes against the Shinsengumi way, to kill civilians without just cause. We were in the wrong place...at the right time."
"...but...Okita-San just said..."
Kagome placed her hands on the frantic Chizuru's cheeks and calmed her down. "Nothing, he didn't say anything important, because it's not his decision whether or not you and I live or die. It's his," She turned the girls head and her body turned till she was staring at Hijikata who was sitting silently to the side listening, his violet eyes closed in concentration and thought. "Now," Kagome took Chizuru's hand in hers, "Let's go wait patiently in our room and allow Hijikata-San some peace and quiet. I think I've caused a tad too much laughter at the cost of his honor and pride. Shall we,"
Chizuru nodded and let Kagome pull her out of the room, "Ah, we go left...right?" She asked Saitou who stood and walked outside to lead them back to their room.
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Me: Hope everyone enjoyed this chapter! Please read and review! I love reviews, and it doesn't even take a full two minutes out of your life to write one, so please spare some reviews! ^_^'' Sankyu~
