Sorry for not updating guys! QuQ My computer suddenly broke down and wouldn't start up OTL So to compensate, I tried making this chapter a little longer C: I hope this chapter will be enjoyable to you guys and thank you so much for the reviews! ^w^/ Do leave one for this chapter as well if you like it (or if you don't like it haha 8'D)
Damn Annoying Theme Park
"Tickets for two please," the demon vice-captain asked as politely as he could. However, he knew that he probably still sounded intimidating; people were avoiding him.
Surprisingly, the ticket lady smiled at him politely, seemingly unaffected by his usual glare (not that he could help it).
"Sorry, today is Valentines' Day. Only dating or married couples are allowed to enter."
"We're the shinsengumi, let us through!" Hijikata almost shouted at her, but then stopped just in time when he noticed frightful stares coming his way.
"My apologies, we're a private theme park, so the government has no say over us," the ticket lady said calmly, the plastic smile stapled onto her face.
"Why don't you just pick up some lady off the street or something?" a familiar voice said from behind,
"Just sell off your virginity, Hijikata-san, it isn't that expensive anyway."
"Shut up Sougo!" Hijikata exploded at the younger boy.
He was getting increasingly frustrated. It was annoying enough to go for a mission with Sougo alone, and now this clown ticket lady won't let him through!
"It looks like there isn't any choice then," Sougo suddenly said, turning to look at Hijikata,
"Let's go back."
The vice-captain's heart sunk. He had no idea why it did, but it did. He cringed silently at the internal pain, and this pain made him even more frustrated than before.
"Wait.." his voice croaked out before he knew it.
Sougo stared at him, waiting for his next line.
Hijikata sighed, letting out most of the anger he had kept in store. Calmly, he walked towards Sougo and put his arm around his shoulder. The younger boy flinched at this sudden touch.
"What-"
He was cut off by Hijikata's finger, pointing directly at his face.
Turning to look at the ticket lady, the vice-captain said,
"He's with me."
Sougo froze; his eyes wide in shock and perhaps with surprise.
Alright then, here's two tickets," the ticket lady handed the two passes to Hijikata without hesitation.
"Have a nice day~" she added, still smiling.
Hijikata retracted his hands from Sougo instantly after he had gotten hold of the tickets. Sougo was unusually quiet and he wondered if that had made him uncomfortable.
Wait, since when was Sougo ever uncomfortable?
But maybe this time was different. Hijikata did say something weird after all.
"Hey..are you okay?" he was getting a bit worried.
Sougo was still frozen at his spot, his head tilted downwards so Hijikata couldn't see his expression.
"Ha…"
Hijikata stared at Sougo.
Did he just say something?
"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
The boy burst out laughing so suddenly that it made Hijikata jump.
"HIJIKATA SAN IS GAY –HAHAHA- I BET YOU SECRETLY WEAR PANTIES UNDERNEATH OR SOMETHING-HAHA…"
Broken insults mixed with laughter were thrown continuously at the vice-captain.
He shivered in anger, quite done with Sougo's childishness.
"SHUT UP SOUGO! WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER CHOICE-"
He cut himself off when he noticed couples giving him dirty looks.
"Come on let's go!" he growled at Sougo and took the lead.
It was a crowded day, and there were many couples in the theme park. It made Hijikata immensely awkward. They gave him and Sougo weird looks, as if they were something out of the ordinary.
Well, they were something unusual.
Boy, girl. Boy, girl. No matter where he turned, couples of separate genders toured the theme park.
They were the only two men walking together.
He turned to see if Sougo was affected like he was.
As expected, he was unaffected. He carried the same unreadable look on his face.
He turned back and tried his hardest to ignore the piercing gazes of others.
"Hijikata-san look!"
The vice-captain swirled his head to look at Sougo, then to what he was pointing at.
The particular area seemed to be darker than the rest of the theme park. Despite of the glaring afternoon sun, darkness reined the region. On the patches of dead leaves stood an old rundown house; its wood was rotting and abandoned cobwebs hung loosely at every corner. On a blood stained signboard, it wrote,
"Haunted House".
"…so what?"
"Aw you missed it! I saw the ninja guy going in just a second ago," Sougo said, looking at the haunted house.
Hijikata eyed the boy. There is a 99.999% chance of this being a prank, and he wasn't sure if he wanted to risk it.
"Let's go," Sougo said without turning to look at Hijikata, and paced towards the house.
The vice-captain sighed and followed.
Well, to enforce justice…
The floor creaked dramatically with every step they took, as if foreshadowing a crisis about to come. Hijikata scanned the area for their target.
He wasn't scared. No, he wasn't. He had no time to be scared.
The props were done excellently but the ghosts weren't really doing a great job. They had been in there for about 10 minutes and still no sign of anyone attempting to scare them.
"Hijikata san," Sougo called from the back.
"What?"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Hijikata jumped so high he sworn he could've hit the ceiling; then instinctively dived into the floor for cover.
Ka-chik.
The sound of a camera shutter reverberated through the place.
It was silent; awkwardly silent.
Hijikata looked up to see Sougo's phone camera inches from his face.
"Heh…I didn't know you were this much of a pussy, Hijikata san," Sougo said, tapping on his phone.
"Wha- YOU SCREAMED INTENTIONALLY DIDN'T YOU?!" he exploded at Sougo, who completely ignored him, his attention on his phone.
"Sent to Kondo san," Sougo commented.
"Wha- DELETE THAT!" he yelled, "I WASN'T EVEN SCARED I WAS JUST SLIGHTLY STARTLED!"
Sougo gave him a smirk and he knew he wasn't buying it. Frustration grew rapidly in Hijikata and he wasn't sure if he could take any more of this stress.
"Fucking dammit Sougo! I knew you were lying about our target being here! You just want to make fun of me don't you?!" he vented his anger in that yell.
"I'm not lying, Hijikata-san-"
"YEAH RIGHT-"
Once again he cut himself off when he saw a shadow glide past the corridor behind Sougo.
It was their target.
Without wasting another second, Hijikata flew past Sougo and pursued the shadow.
Catch this bastard and I can finally go home!
The shadow turned a corner and he followed.
Then abruptly, he stopped. It was a dead end. The shadow was curled up in a corner, back facing Hijikata.
"You're under arrest, bastard."
The shadow did not respond. Instead, it let out a soft weep.
"Hey.." Hiikata called again, feeling annoyed.
Ignored.
Angrily, he paced towards the shadow and seized it by its shoulder, turning it around forcefully.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
A scream exploded in Hijikata's face so powerfully that he fell over.
Now that he was close, he could see clearly that the shadow was not their target. It had dirty unkempt hair falling over its pale face, and a pair of bloodshot eyes. He took back the comment about the ghosts doing a bad job. They were doing a wonderful job and he really wished they hadn't.
Ka-chik.
Another sound of a camera shutter.
Then it was silent; awkwardly silent.
He turned to see Sougo's camera once again directed at him. The boy smirked and said,
"Sent to Kondo san."
He then turned his phone around to let Hijikata have a look at his own retarded face.
He did really look stupid.
That was it. That was fucking it. The last fucking straw.
"DAMMIT SOUGOOOOOOO!" Hijikata hollered as he shot his fist at Sougo. The boy dodged it easily and smirked at Hijikata, taunting him further. In response, Hijikata shot more consecutive punches and kicks at him, however none landed successfully.
"GIVE ME THE PHONE SOUGO!"
"None can do," he smiled.
"FUCK THIS! WHY DO I HAVE TO LIVE MY LIFE WITH YOU IN IT?!"
Sougo froze.
Pak!
Hijikata struck the boy's face, the impact hitting him onto the ground.
The vice-captain was stunned.
What had he done?
He sworn he never aimed for his face. He just froze so suddenly. He stared at Sougo, overwhelmed with guilt.
However he could not bring himself to apologise. After all, it was Sougo's fault for taunting him first.
Right?
Silently, Sougo pulled himself back up. His face was hidden in the shadows. Hijikata could not tell what expression he was making then.
Is he furious? Or is he crying?
He couldn't tell at all; and that made him even more worried.
"Sougo- ARGH!"
The boy struck him hard between his legs and ran in the opposite direction.
Hijikata cringed and fell onto the floor in agony,
"Fuck…" he muttered.
Today was the worst day of his life. He wondered what was it that he had done so wrong to deserve this shitty day. Nothing was going right. Furious, Hiikata breathed,
"FUCK!"
