Welcome back my readers, how are you? I hope that you are enjoying while reading my story. Remember, this is written for the sake of fun and entertainment, a way to cope with the harsh reality. I do not own any of the Hakuouki characters except my ocs.

Thank you Guest, for your review. I apologize if you are put off by reading my story because of the misleading Japanese words. I actually Googled them but I have re-editted my works and in no way was I hoping that it will look cool but hoping to make my fan fiction more realistic. I appreciate your time in informing me, thank you.

After her morning exercise Miyuki had rested in her room before heading off into the kitchen for cooking lunch. The men were off to their daily routines, it took several minutes for her to figure on how to maneuver around the stove. Since they were running low on supply, Miyuki made fish soup with onigiri and steamed vegetables. Cooking was her specialty, it comforted Miyuki as she puttered about concocting desserts or fancy meals. If teaching never panned out for her, she would joined the culinary industry.

Once the food was cooling in the kitchen, Miyuki brought out the tray and places tea cup and a pot of brewing Jasmine tea; ambling towards the study room. She heard masculine voices and chuckles floating from the room and Miyuki appeared before them. When they saw her holding a tray, Isami san waved her in, Miyuki made a quick work of pouring tea in each of the cup before placing them on the mat.

"Mmm.." Hijikata took a sip and a smile lit his usually grumpy expression.

"Finally, a good tea. This reminds me of home and my wife," Kondou wondered about his wife and felt a dull ache, missing her of a sudden.

"Thank you Toshizo san and Isami san."

"You don't have to be so formal, just call me by Hijikata san."

Inoue drank the tea and felt perked up, hoping to go another round.

"Hijikata is right, Kondou san will do for me as well," Kondou smiled as he grabbed for the pot but it wasn't there. He was a little confused but then his eyes shifted toward Inoue san and saw the man pouring tea into his cup.

After resting a while and drinking her tea, Miyuki begged their pardon to leave as she needed to wash and dry her undergarments. Just as she rounded the corner, Miyuki bumped into someone and strong hands gripped onto her arms to keep her from falling.

"S-sorry," Miyuki rubbed her forehead.

"Who are you?"

Miyuki glances up and saw a boy around Heisuke's age, unlike the latter this one sported a fierce expression and it was trained on her. Everyone seemed to be suffering from bipolar here, Miyuki guessed.

"Saotome Miyuki, a pleasure to meet you." She bowed to him.

"Susumu Yamazaki. do you know where Hijikata san and Kondou san are?"

Miyuki pointed at the direction and he left in a flurry, shrugging her shoulders she went to fetch her clothes and sat near the well. Singing off tune, for a moment Miyuki pretended to be a wife from the Edo period. She giggled at the idea and her mind drifted off at who would be a compatible husband.

Hijikata san was too serious for her, never cracking a smile and would probably check on her every single time hoping she wouldn't make mistake. Miyuki twisted her lips as she scrubbed her blouse until she felt satisfied. Heisuke was too adorable and a little on the childish side not that Miyuki was blind not noticing the katana resting on his lean hips. Saito san was too quiet, she tried imagining having a lovey dovey conversation with him but the image was too far fetched.

Sano san was preferable, he was witty, handsome and knew how to treat a lady. Even though she spent a short time here, Sano san was the first to flirt with Miyuki. She felt a blush creeping up her face, yup, Sano san was perfect. Souji was someone Miyuki would be on alert, he somehow had trust issue but she knew from reading the history, Souji was loyal to a fault and he would not even cheat on her because he was loyal, Miyuki smirked.

Soon, she was drying her wet skirt and her navy blouse, smiling like an idiot. Last but not least, Shinpachi san, that man was on the rough side, he speaks his mind and that meant no filter between his brain and mouth but he had a caring nature. Miyuki smacked both hands on her face, Kya.. she had a crush on him. It was not in her nature to flirt but that was what transpired between them in the morning, right? if she could call that flirting.

Finally, Miyuki had cleansed both her undergarments; admiring her plain white cotton grandmother underwear and equally plain white cotton bra. She chose comfort over trend, but would Shinpachi san find these sexy? SAOTOME MIYUKI! she mentally screamed at herself.

"Saotome Miyuki," someone spoke up from behind her.

Miyuki jumped a foot high, a shriek escapes from her mouth and dropping her wet undergarments on the dirt. She gazes at them in depair before looking up. It was none other than Sususmu Yamazaki.

"Y-yes?"

"Hijikata san and Kondou san told me about you, they seem to trust you and that means, you have my trust as well."

Miyuki's expression changed from wary into a radiant smile, the history was only written about their bravery but never about each of their characteristics. Miyuki felt as if she was on a deeper level with each of them, learning more of the habits and secrets that were never revealed.

"Thank you, Su-"

"Yamazaki is alright."

MEOW.

Miyuki swivelled her head at the direction of a fat orange tabby, in it's jaw was something white and she cooed. Aaw, the tabby was walking away with her bra and panties, how cute.

Yamazaki spotted the cat and frowned, Hijikata san would explode a nerve if he saw that cat. Souji was quite fond of the little bugger and would sometimes appear in the headquarters hoping for free fish.

Miyuki turned her attention back to Yamazaki when her eyes widened in shock, she shifted her gaze downward and her undergarment was missing. T-the cat!

Yamazaki was almost trampled by Miyuki when she chased after the cat with a scream causing the fat tabby to scamper away.

MEOW!

"COME BACK HERE, YOU CAT!"

"WHAT IS GOING ON?!" Hijikata roared rushing out of the study room with his katana at the ready beside him stood Sannan, Kondou and Inoue all in battle mode. They all watched in stunned silence as Miyuki ran in front of them, in unison the men turned toward the direction she was running away from and found Yamazaki.

"What did you say to her, Susumu?" Kondou yelled.

Yamazaki lifted both hands up in the air in a sign of surrender, "I didn't say anything to her, she is chasing after a cat."

A cat? Hijikata scowled.

Hajime sat on the steps cleaning his katana, admiring his reflection on the side as it glinted in the sun when an unholy scream reached to his ears, and saw a cat running helter skelter; behind the stray a flash of blue passing by. Hajime quickly replaces his katana and sprung into action.

Yamazaki steps aside from the head on collision with Hajime but Inoue crashes from behind, the pair falling on the ground. Hijikata jumps over them not breaking his pace as Kondou stood from afar shielding his eyes with a hand staring the unlikely scene.

When Hajime rushes out of the headquarter he slids to halt, in front of him stood a shaking Miyuki as a huge dog facing off both the tabby and her. Behind him Hijikata skidded as well, but the daft woman was waving and clapping her hand trying to scare the brown dog away.

"Shoo, he's mine! go away!"

MEEEEEEEEEEOW!

WOOF WOOF WOOF!

The dog stared at the cat with ferocity shining in it's gold eyes, the hackles rising indicating that it was about to attack any moment. Hajime moved without being noticed, his eyes never wavering from the dog. The orange tabby hissing but stubbornly clinges onto something white, it hackles were also raised. Hajime's hand greeted air when he grabs for Miyuki's sleeve, but she sped after those strays straight into an alleyway.

Souji and Nagakura were on their way back from patrolling when they came upon the rest and surveyed the situation, they spied a huge dog growling at a familiar looking tabby and also at Miyuki.

"Souji, you take the other side of the alley, while I go from here!" Nagakura shouted when the trio zoomed for the alleyway.

"Hai," Souji took off after telling the other men to head for the headquarter.

Nagakura's brows lifted up to his bandana when he came upon another bizarre situation, Miyuki was now pressed against a building while holding onto a white cloth and the cat was dangling mid air since it wasn't giving up whatever that was. The dog was barking madly as it inched forward in a predatory manner.

"N-nice, doggy san!" Miyuki placated the huge beast as she valiantly tried to shake off the tabby that was about to turn into cat sushi.

By now the others were surrounding them, Hajime's eyes were wide and Hijikata stood aside with alert whilst Souji's gaze locked onto his cute cat, it's life in peril so was Miyuki's. Without haste Nagakura pulled his katana from it's sheath and aims for the dog's neck. But someone pushed him from the side and Nagakura staggered losing his footing. Anger boiled within him, ready to plummet whoever caused him to stumble dangerously while he still held on to his katana.

Miyuki stood protectively in front of the dog with both her arms raised, glaring at him.

"Get away from the dog, you fool!" he yelled.

At that moment the dog got into a tug of war with the cat, stretching Miyuki's undergarments into smithereens.

"Oi! go find someone's underwear! leave mine alone!" Miyuki was about to hit the duo on their head but someone lifted her up causing her to scream.

"Stay here!" Nagakura shouted.

"B-but my-"

Nagakura silenced Miyuki with a frightening glower. Hajime stood aside and tried scaring the strays with a loud bark.

"Wan!"

Hijikata felt his jaw tilted sideway as he stared dumbfounded at the other captain, his ears not deceiving him. Souji smirked but his eyes were trained on the critters as he moved forward to defuse the fight when the tabby surprised them all as it tugged so hard that the cloth shredded apart and scutters away.

The dog growled but turned it's head toward Nagakura and Miyuki, when he saw the stray ambling closer he stepped in front of Miyuki, protecting her. Of a sudden the dog sat on it's haunches and set the torn garment on the dirt near Nagakura's feet.

Woof!

Miyuki peeked from behind Nagakura and grinned, the cute dog was aiding her all this time. Without warning, Miyuki went to hug the dog much to the men's surprise but Nagakura grabbed onto the back of her yukata and lifts her up.

Woof!

"Kya! how cute!" Miyuki squealed.

Souji came back empty handed, the cat had disappeared off and found the dog near Nagakura's feet, it's tail swooshing back and forth.

"Can we keep him?" Miyuki was radiating with excitement but her request was denied by Hijikata.

The dog looked at his surrounding and whined, his golden eyes shone with intelligence as it crawled closer to Miyuki.

"At least, please let me reward him with food, please Hijikata san?"

Hijikata let out a long suffering sigh, and finally obliged to her request. Miyuki led the dog to the headquarters but it whined they got closer, backing away. The stray flopped on it's belly near the entrance making high pitch noises.

"Neh, the dog suddenly seems scared. I guess he has come to realize that Miyuki chan is scary," Souji joked.

Miyuki scowled at him before focusing on the dog, Heisuke and Harada appeared they gawked at the size of the dog.

"Heisuke, will you follow me to grab a bowl of rice and water?"

"Haai, say Miyuki where did you find him?" Heisuke asked as they head off for the kitchen.

Nagakura crouched near the dog but it moves away a little. A while back at the alley, it was friendly and now those eyes were wary as it looked at them.

"What do you think happened to him?" Souji muttered to no one in particular.

Hajime was bend mid waist as he studied the dog, he adored animals because they were some sort of stress relief for him besides sake.

Harada heard the duo returning with a bowl of rice and water, soon the stray was lapping up in hunger. Miyuki stood aside cooing the whole time, Nagakura hovering near her making sure she kept her distance.

"You know what? let's bath him," Miyuki nod her head.

"Oi, that brain of yours always gets you in some sort of trouble," Nagakura chided her.

"Heisuke!" Miyuki ordered, "go bring a tub filled with water since the dog is afraid to enter inside."

Heisuke rushed off, Hijikata stood aside as usual with his arms folded in the wide sleeve of his robe, actually he was curious as to how they were about to handle the dog.

Wary golden eyes spotted the tub, he knew bath time was here and howled aloud.

Miyuki struggled as she carried the heavy dog and it's paws were dangling, the howl much louder than before. She tried to fit the dog in the tub but he latched those big paws on the edge avoiding water.

"Sano san, Shinpachi san. A little help here?"

Nagakura shrugs off his uniform and hands it over to Miyuki before grabbing the front body and Harada at the back, no matter how they twisted and turned, the dog found ways to latch onto the side of the tub.

"Miyuki, just give it up already," Nagakura sighed.

The dog suddenly looked up directly at Nagakura, his body became rigid at the close proximity; a sweat trickling down his back. But instead of teeth clamping onto his neck, Nagakura was assaulted by it's wet tongue and Harada was slapped twice in the face when the bushy tail waggled excitedly causing the big man to fall on his butt.

Finally the dog sat obediently in the tub as Miyuki and Heisuke scrubbed it's brown fur, Hajime petted on the head once in awhile; Hijikata was chuckling softly beside Sannan and Yamazaki. Kondou had gone back inside afraid to be caught wet by the dog. Nagakura stood behind Miyuki in case it showed signs of aggression and he could pull the girl away.

I hope you enjoyed reading my story everyone, any mistakes found forgive me. See you in the next chapter, bye.