*Okikagu AU
Kagura was all but pleased to be stuck living with the man himself, Okita Sougo. But let's rewind to see how it all happened.
It all started when Kagura graduated high school. Sure, she didn't have the best of grades, but she didn't think she'd end up having to rely on a guy she had fought with in her freshman year, concluding with them both being suspended and tarnishing their reputations. She didn't know how the idiot did it, but he managed to land a job as a police officer after she had finally graduated high school and reached adulthood herself.
Kagura had looked at the options presented to her, and even after two years of being out of high school, she was still stuck working at a grocery store along with her adoptive father. She knew she had to grow up and eventually find a job that could allow her to support herself on her own and finally fly from the nest, but the outlook on that was glum at this point. If she couldn't find a decent paying job soon, she knew she'd end up like her adoptive father who's just barely managing to make it by.
So of course, while she's at her most vulnerable point in her life, she ends up running into that senior from four years ago. His appearance had not changed much face-wise, but it was apparent that he had began working out a lot more often as his build was much more defined.
"Oh, it's you." he said ever so casually, paying no heed to the fact that she seemed all disheveled and clearly was struggling to make it by, not just in life but because he was blocking her way as she was trying to carry something heavy into the store.
"A-ah yeah, now if you could move, I'll just be on my way-"
"Oh, you work here?" he jerked his thumb in the direction of the store, her green uniform matching the vibrant sign displayed on the front of the building. Kagura had wanted to avoid the topic altogether, but it was no use stepping around the problem. After all, he wouldn't get out of the way, clearly trying to waste her time.
Kagura heaved the object upwards, which she had no idea what it was itself, some sort of statue thing that was unnecessarily hefty. She tried to step past him, but he shuffled to whatever direction she was going in. Already done with the guy, she dropped the object on his foot, satisfaction gleaming in her expression as she took the sight all in. The guy was rolling in agony, his feet probably crushed by the statue. After a brief moment of staring at the guy grovelling at her feet (that's how she saw it anyways), she picked the object up and began to stride towards her workplace.
Of course, what happened next was unexpected.
Kagura was about to enter the store but was halted by a strain on her left leg. When she glared down at whatever was causing it, her eyes grew wide at the site of a steel handcuff wrapped around her ankle. The guy was smiling victoriously, even though he was still the one on the ground.
"You're under arrest for assaulting a police officer." he smirked, the reminiscent cockiness of his smile from four years ago lingering back into her memories. Kagura cursed under her breath, knowing that she was now in an incredibly sticky situation that she wasn't too sure she'd be able to get out of.
"That's bullshit! There's no way you of all people is a police officer." she reaffirmed, trying to drag her ankle away but only managing to cause him to pull on it with more force.
"Oh really? Then what's this?" he pulled out his badge, which from what she could tell, was as genuine as it could get. Kagura bit down on her lower lip, realizing that she had just made a grave mistake. She examined her surroundings, noticing that they were garnering unwanted attention from bystanders who questioned their current predicament. If anything, it looked like some bizarre comedy skit.
"Yeah about that, people are staring at us weirdly now. How about we wrap things up and we can be on our merry way, as if nothing ever happened?" she bargained, still clutching onto the stupid looking statue that had caused it all. Yes, it was the statue, totally wasn't her.
"How about...a-no?" he said, after fastening the cuffs on both of her ankles. He began to get up from position, clearly in pain but harboring no fractures of any sorts. Kagura tch'd, something he had overheard as soon as he got back onto his feet.
Sougo pulled out a notebook from his right pocket, writing down all of the charges being laid.
"Assaulting a police officer, obstructing public property, resisting arrest, being the bane to my existence," he said, continuing to scrawl down more and more things. Suddenly, he flipped the topic altogether. "you have no idea how hard it was to get my job because of that one suspension. You're lucky they let it slide due to how well I was performing. Sure, a suspension can be minor when applying for certain colleges, but trying to become a police officer is a completely different subject." he asserted, taking full pride in the fact that he believed that he had done nothing wrong.
"Oh really? Who was the one who picked the fight with a freshman girl over a measly pudding cup in the first place? I see your cockiness hasn't changed at all." she noted, seeing that it had hit a nerve.
Sougo shoved his notebook back into his pocket and without another word, fastened another pair of cuffs onto her wrists, ignoring the fact that she still had another pair on her ankles.
"Hey! I can't walk like this, you know!" she said, hopping as he tugged her along. It wasn't too long before she fell sideways onto the rough pavement.
"This is an abuse of power." she stated, crawling like a caterpillar towards the sinister police officer. People stole quick glances at the duo before strolling along, not wanting to be a part of whatever was going on.
Sougo sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose and walking in circles, as if he was making a tough decision. Kagura raised an eyebrow, wondering what the heck the dude was doing.
"Alright," he began crouching at eye level with the girl. "let's strike a deal. How about you live with me, clean up and cook and the such, and I'll drop all of the charges. If not, then enjoy your time behind bars." he offered, noticing Kagura's immediate scrutinizing gaze as she pondered why, of all the punishments he could smite her with, did he decide for her to live with him as compensation?
"That makes no sense and is not a funny joke at all." she said while clawing at the cuffs around her feet, only resulting in them fastening tighter around her small ankles.
"I'm serious. My sister's planning on setting me up with a girl if I don't date someone soon, and well the thing is," he scratched at his arms, avoiding her gaze. "you're the only female close to my age I sort of know. And if you do agree to my terms, then I'll have you know we won't be actually dating. It's just until my sister leaves town, then I'll boot you out. Got it?" he said.
Kagura was still contemplating as to whether or not she should go through with it, but if you were in her shoes, would you rather be thrown in jail instead? Kagura did despise him to that extent, but she didn't want to have any more trouble finding jobs than she had now.
"F-fine. Just get these stupid things off of my wrists and ankles promptly." she asked, shaking both sets of cuffs and pointing them towards him. Sougo complied, pulling out a set of keys from his pocket and taking them off.
"It's nice doing business with you." he smirked, offering his hand to her that she quickly slapped away.
"Yeah whatever, I have to get back to work." she said, picking up the statue and heading in the direction of the store front. Before Kagura could reach her destination though, Sougo rested a hand on her shoulder, letting her turn in his direction before shoving his phone number into the front pocket of her work clothes.
"It's Okita Sougo, by the way." he finished, walking away from the girl he had practically just blackmailed.
Kagura sighed. She knew this was going to be a drag.
