Opening: The Last pain by Moan Kurosaki
Disclaimer:i do not own hakuouki
The sound of feet hitting the ground was hears on a quiet night. A young women was running, but more like she was racing against time.
Her eyes were covered by her choppy bangs that stuck to her forehead due to sweat. Her long raven coloured hair was flying with her like the wind as she ran down the empty streets of Kyoto.
The Light lavender kimono she was wearing was in rough shape, having rips and holes here and there. Her arms moving up and down due to running hard. Her golden sandals were nearly going to fall apart if she kept on running.
But it didn't matter as long as she got away from him. That cruel man that was cold blooded. She didn't want to see him. Her pace quickened as she thought of that night.
She started going down a dark alley that was small enough to fit her thin body through. As she slid through the walls of the house to the other end, she looked up but couldn't see the dark night sky due to the overhanging roofs.
She peaked her head out before steeping out. Her emerald green eyes looked up to the sky.
The moon was painted red. It looks like its dying. She thought sadly. She then looked both ways of the empty street market but only to see nothing before she fled to he left.
Again running like there was no tomorrow down the dark street with dark houses on each side, with the sudden feeling of being trapped. She could feel her body was going to give out soon. Please hang on a little longer!
She then sped up and turned right when she made the slick turn by a house that she assumed. As she turned she bumped into something unexpected.
Due to being dealt with exhaustion she fell on the cold hard ground. Her legs were spanned out as she fell and her hands gently containing her fall.
"I'm very sorry." Said a gentle but stern voice. She looked up to see a young attractive man with dark indigo hair covering his well defined face. His side bangs were covering his dark ocean blue eyes that were laced with a hint of worry.
The strange man brought out a straitened hand towards her. Her emerald eyes were looking at the strong hand that was much bigger that her tiny ones."Let me help you up. Again I am very sorry.``
She took his hand and blushed slightly. His hand is so warm. With his his strength he lifted her up easily until she was standing. She was about to thank him but all of a sudden her vision became blurry and her knees gave out on her.
She fell into a pair of strong arms before drifting into darkness.
Saito was shocked himself. He didn't know what to do with the girl in his arms. He was going on a secret mission ordered by the vice commander and then he meets this girl that bumped into him and now is unconsous in his arms now.
Just then as he was about to think of a plan he seen his trusty friend Sano coming up the street.
" Oy saito I didn't know you had a little lady friend."Called out a teasing voice. Sano walked up with his unit behind him. They were coming back from their patrol.
Sano was now in front of saito and the girl. He examined them both , then furrowing his brows. "No wonder why she passed out. Probably due to the way she looks." Replied Sano.
Saito looked down at her. He had to agree with Sano. She did look in bad shape. Her lavender kimono was somewhat ripped. Her pale legs and cuts on them and cuts and scrapes on her arms too.
Saito blushed as he was practically checking her out. Sano noticed his light blush. But decided not to tease him over it.
"Let's take her back to HQ. We can tend to her wounds there."Suggested Sano. Saito nodded and turned his way to the HQ. The vice commander will have to wait for him to finish his mission some other time.
Sano turned to his unit and said they were heading back to headquarters. Saito lifted the young girl into bridal style and headed off to the headquarters.
The sunlight beamed through the slightly opened sliding door. The sunlight indicated that morning has arrived.
There in the room lying on a futon was the young girl that the 3rd unit captain rescued last night was sleeping soundlessly.
BANG!
The snapped opened her emerald eyes wide opened. Where am I? She thought. She wasn't wearing her expensive lavender kimono, but instead wearing a white sleeping yukata. Her raven hair was a little messy.
But she noticed the bandages that rapped around her arms. She also felt them wrapped around her arms. She also felt them on her neck too. She sighed.
BANG!
Her head springed to the sliding door. She then lifted the heavy blanket off of her and walked quietly across the tatami mats to the sliding door. She slightly opened it to see what was going on. There in front of her room in the small semi garden rustling was a group of four men.
A big muscled man with brick brown hair and blue eyes was holding a young man with blue-green eyes and long light brown hair tied up in a ponytail, was trapped in a headlock from the older one. The other two were just laughing away.
She smiled slightly. That's right i need to escape. She thought. No doubt he will find me. The other men didn't see her. She slowly slid the sliding door and silently tiptoed to the corner of the wall. The men didn't even notice her thanks to her being an oni.
As she came to the corner still unseen to the strange men. She smirked as she was about to escape, but a strong hand grabbed the collar of her yukata. Lifting her up like a ragdoll.
All the men turned to stare at the new found attention. There the poor girl was in the grip the demon vice commander. "What do you think you were all doing?" Addressed a harsh cold voice from the man behind her. She must admit he was pretty scary.
A man with auburn hair and emerald eyes smirked."Hijikata-san why don't you put down the girl, she looks scared. Unless you like "picking up" girls." The man teased.
The girl thanked the kamis as he lifted her down. She turned around to see a tall man glaring at the other man that just said the sly comment. She just sweat dropped. How awkward. She thought.
A man with red hair and amber hair looked at and smiled gently."Don't mind them they do this mostly every day." He assured her. She just nodded.
The man known as Hijikata looked down at her and then to the other men that were here. "Bring her to the meeting room we will discuss what to do with her."His deep voice said.
She felt a hand on her back gently pushing her ahead. She started to walk being the vice to the meeting room.
''Well can you tell us your name.'' Asked a gentle of the commander. The girl was now sitting in front of the commander of the Shinsengumi in the meeting room.
She nodded. "My name is Tsukihana. Mori Tsukihana.'' She replied. The man nodded.'' Well Mori-san can you tell us about how you came here.'' Asked a man wearing glasses. Tsukihana nodded.
'' Well I came to Kyoto to get away from the man that murdered my family. He murdered everyone of my family members but I was lucky enough to escape.'' She replied to his question. The other men looked sympathetic at her.
She quickly waved her hands.''Oh please don't be sad. I am fine really." Tsukihana reassured. But the doubt in her eyes were the truth. She was in need of trying to find a way to surpass this event that plagued her mind.
Suddenly Kondou-san got an idea. His warm honey eyes gleaming with the wonderful idea he had. He then looked over to Tsukihana with a gentle smile and said something that might of shocked the hole group of men.
"Mori-san, why don't you stay here in the Shinsengumi." All the captains dropped their jaws. Did Kondou-san just say what i think he said. Thought Hijikata.
Just then right at that moment the sliding door opened to reveal the attractive man that Tsukihana was rescued by last night. The third unit captain, Saito Hijime. Saito looked somewhat confused as he stared at the group of men. Did something happen while i was gone. He thought.
"OH Saito back from patrol I see. How was it?"Asked The man in glasses. "It was good no rogues or Choshu." He replied blankly. Tsukihana just stared at him in awe. Now that she got a better view of him he was very handsome.
Okita looked at her with a smirk."Tsuki-Chan like what you see huh." Okita gestured towards saito. Tsuki looked at him in shock. He actually said that out loud. She thought. The heat was quickly rushing to her face.
The auburn man laughed out loud. As if her face was any redder. "Well anyway are sure Kondou-san you want her to stay here with us." Asked Hijikata."Well she has nowhere to go to and its mostly up to her."Kondou-san gestured towards Tsuki.
Tsuki looked at them. It's my decision. She thought. Tsuki looked up and Kondou-san."Okay ill stay if you want." She answered him. Kondou-san smiled."Great cause these men don't know how to clean or cook, so I'm putting you in charge of that."Kondou-san replied back to her.
"Ehhhhhhhhhh!" all the captains said in usion. Tsuki just laughed. Oh he reminds me of my father. She thought happily. "Well we must be doing something good, cause she's laughing." Exclaimed the big man with Blues eyes.
"My name is Nagakura Shinpachi and this little gut is Heisuke and the guy beside me is Sano." He introduced him and the two men that sat on each side of him."Hey who you calling little old man." Asked the one named Heisuke. The man Shinpachi bonked his fist the poor bys head with a smirk."Who you calling old. You're still a kid." He said grimly.
Tsuki sweat dropped. What a funny bunch of baka's. She thought."Oy Tsuki-chan." Called Heisuke after he recovered from his bump. Tsuki looked over to him and nodded."How old are you?" He asked out of the blue.
Well that' a little personal. She thought sarcastically. She took a deep breath."Okay first tell me how old you are." Tsuki asked slyly. All the captains seemed interested on why Heisuke wanted to know her age. They all watched silently.
"I'm 18 years old."Heisuke answered."And that's why your still a kid."Teased Sano. Heisuke glared at him. "Okay now your turn. How old are you."Heisuke asked.
"I'm 20 years old."Tsuki replied happily thinking of herself as an adult. "Holy man you're Old!"Heisuke nearly yelled.
That night was when Heisuke learned never to call a woman old no matter how old or young she was.
4 months later.
Everything at HQ was great. Patrols went on smoothly. There was little who got sick or anything. Tsuki was a big help with the HQ.
She cleaned, cook and if anyone was injured she would use her medical knowledge that Yamazaki had taught her. Eventually all the captains warmed up to her. The vice even sometimes rewarded her hard work with dango once but quickly told her not to tell anyone of this, trying to make sure his pride wasn't broken.
Her and the baka trio grew to be friends and even acted like her older brothers that she never had. Her relationship with Kondou was like a love between father and daughter. A happy relationship.
Ever since Sannan-san hurt his arm on the mission to Osaka she stood her distance from him but every now and then she would stop and say hello to him.
Now Okita was a challenge. From the first day he did nothing but tease her. He even put a cockroach in her rice bowl as a joke but then got even with him when she stole his swords along with the baka trio's help. From then on they have been having pranking wars but finally the decided to gang up on Hijikata. And since then they have been friends.
But he one that really caught her attention was Saito. Ever since then she has been thanking him for rescuing her from that night. The two took an interesting to know each other since Tsuki never really left his side, except when he was training, on patrol, and sleeping. She didn't want to admit it but she might be falling for the man.
Now Saito didn't mind Tsuki's company. It always felt warn when he was with her. In the past four months the two have been growing into very good friends. And every now and then Tsuki would give him the lecture on pushing himself to hard. But to be honest he was slowly falling for the young girl.
Tsuki sighed as she was walking down the hall towards Saito's room. She was bringing him his tea. She looked to her left to the night sky. The stars were twinkling like a thousand fish scales but something caught her eye. The moon. She thought.
The moon was painted the same red when she first arrived. The color reminds me of that man. She thought. Then quickly but gracefully walked to Saito's room.
Since she stayed here she hasn't told anyone about her being an oni, but kept it a secret though.
She finally mad her way to Saito's room. She lowered herself to her knees and put the tray down onto the wood floor. She ten knocked. "Who is it."Called Saito's voice from within the room. "It's Tsuki. I came to bring you some tea."Tsuki replied. "Come in."Saito replied back to her.
Saito sat down in his room reading a book as Tsuki quietly and gracefully came and put down Saito's tea down on his desk. She then quietly prepared it for him.
Something seems off. Thought Saito. Usually Tsuki would be talking to him about her day and all. But tonight she seemed very off.
Tsuki as she prepared Saito's tea was a nervous wreck for the past month. Her feelings for saito were growing strong and Okita was pressuring her to confess but she felt tongue tied when she was going to.
She was done his tea and slowly got up. "Where are you going you usually stay here and talk to me ."Asked Saito. Tsuki just nodded. Saito stood up and walked over to his sliding door and opened it. "Well if you don't want to talk then I wont pester you."He said to her. Tsuki nodded before going out the door she seen the person that she didn't want to see; Okita and the baka trio hiding I the bushes.
Great now I have to do it. She thought. As she was right outside the sliding door she turned towards Saito with a red face but eyes filled with confidence and determination.
In the bushes Okita was smirking. He had only found out about Tsuki's crush a week ago and wanted to help her confess. With the help of the baka trio she was going to confess whether she liked it or not.
"Souji are sure we should ne spying on her."Asked Sano."It's fine even if she does find us then I don't think she will chew us out that much. The girl couldn't even hurt a fly." Okita explained.
"I don't know Souji, I still have nightmares when she fumbled me when I called her old."Heisuke replied with horrified eyes."That was funny."Snickered Shinpachi."Why you-""Oy look I think she's going to do it."Sano interrupted.
Tsuki was so going to chew out the four men that were hiding in the bushes after she was done. She looked up at Saito."Umm Saito I was wondering."Tsuki began."I was wondering if you would go with me to the Gion festival. Tomorrows the last day and I was wondering if you wanted to go with me." Tsuki asked with confidence and a very red face.
Saito was shocked. That's why she was acting so weird. He thought. He then smiled."I think I should have asked that to you first. But yes I will go with you." He said gently.
Tsuki had tears in her eyes from happiness and smiled.
In the bushes the four guys were cheering forgetting that Tsuki was there with Saito."They finally confessed!" Screamed Okita."Okita-san!" Wringed an angry voice.
The whole group of men turned to see a pissed off Tsuki. They all laughed nervously as they knew what was going to happen next."He he oh Tsuki-Chan how you doing."Asked a nervous Heisuke."I'm fine." Tsuki said through an evil smile. "Well I'm glad you confessed already after one mostly." Exclaimed Okita.
Tsuki was towering over Okita. It took a lot to anger her but somehow Okita angered her."YOU SON OF A-!"
That night was the night that Tsuki found happiness under the red moon.
Ending song: Diamond by Alan.
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