For the next couple of days, Olivia insisted that Hijikata train her and every day he told her to let her wounds heal even just a little, but she insisted that she couldn't wait that long. Every morning they would spare and just before lunch, Kondo would demand that she stop for the day and rest. She wasn't allowed on patrol nor on calls even when they weren't that physically demanding. Kondo had told her that if she wouldn't let him take her to the hospital, the only things she could do was rest and if she must, train in the morning with Toshi.

Captain Okita obviously had better things to do than make sure one of his subordinates was resting up instead of overworking herself. He left that to Kondo and Hijikata who honestly didn't mind. It may have been a bit of an annoyance, but what was more of an annoyance was seeing the Captain not care about his subordinates. Kondo was the doting type; making sure that she had everything that she wanted and needed throughout the day. It got on her nerve as the day went on. Hijikata was different. He didn't get her anything unless she asked for it. He would allow her to get up and be out of her room. He was better company than Kondo.

"Find your weak spots before I find them for you!" Hijikata growled, swinging the wooden sword with such speed and precision that it caught Olivia off balance.

All the thumping and jutting around irritated the wound at her side and pain shot through her body, making her fall to her knees. "Damn it," She hissed, using her wooden sword to try to get back on to her feet, but her legs didn't want to listen anymore.

"I think we'll have to end there," He said, setting his sword aside and kneeling beside her. "I'll help you up and to your room."

"I'm fine, Hijikata-san," Olivia insisted, trying ever so desperately to get up again. "I can go for one more round at least."

He grabbed on to her arm gently but hard enough to hold her down where she kneeled. "Your side is starting to bleed."

"It can last."

Hijikata shook his head and gave her a serious, hard stare. "Even the best samurai know when to give their body a break."

He was right. Of course he was right. She let him take the sword from her and helped her back into her room. He made sure that both doors were tightly shut so he could help her re-wrap her side without getting any snickering from the other members or even Kondo with his little comments about how cute it was that he was the only one able to help her do such a thing. 'She must really trust you!' he would say while trying to hold in his laughter 'You're so lucky!'

"Do you want lunch?" Hijikata asked, putting back the bandage wraps in her bathroom. "You worked hard this morning. You should be hungry."

Olivia shook her head and rolled on to her side with a sigh. "I think I'm just going to sleep."

"Alright," Hijikata opened the door. "I'll send Sogo to get you when it's dinner time. You at least need to eat dinner."

Olivia nodded and Hijikata closed the door, leaving her to her dreams.

Toshi had an easy going type of day. Only one call for a local disturbance regarding a screaming family that wouldn't shut up no matter how many people complained to them. He would have gone on patrol by himself, but he didn't want Kondo checking up on Olivia every five minutes just to see if she needed anything. Instead, he went back to the training room to work out by himself. It eventually became dinner time.

"Oi, Sogo." Hijikata sat down in his usual spot in the dining area for dinner after taking a long, relaxing shower. "Can you go get Olivia for dinner?"

"Why can't you go get her? You two are love birds."

"Sogo!" Hijikata fumed. "She's under your command! You should at least go get her! You haven't cared about her well-being at all!"

"Alright, alright mayo-san," Okita hoisted himself up and left for Olivia's room.

"Toshi… how's she doing?" Kondo asked.

Hijikata pulled his cigarette out of his mouth and blew out the smoke. "She pushes herself to the point where her body gives out from under her. She's definitely dedicated but also on the verge of her own destruction."

"Sounds like someone else I know, hm?" Kondo wiggled his eyebrows and Hijikata rolled his eyes.

Sogo came back but without Olivia and sat down in his usual spot. "So, does anyone know what dinner is?"

"Uh, where's Olivia-san?" Toshi asked.

Sogo shrugged. "She wasn't in her room."

"Whaaaat!?" Kondo and Hijikata yelled, jumping up from their seats. "She wasn't in there!?"

"No," Sogo said. "Her boots were gone along with a clean uniform from her closet and her sword."

"Alright! There's no time! We have to move!" Hijikata exclaimed, pulling Sogo up from his seat. "Yamazaki! You're in charge until we get back!"

"Yes sir!"

Hijikata pulled Sogo along with Kondo to the first police car; Hijikata in the driver's seat, Kondo in the passenger and Sogo in the back. He turned on the siren and stepped on the gas, making the car lurch forward.

"Toshi! We don't even know where she is!" Kondo said as Hijikata swerved in and out of the streets of Edo.

"No, we don't, but we know some people who can help us find her…," He sighed heavily. "I never thought that we would be asking these guys for help."

"Do you mean Odd Jobs?" Sogo asked, poking his head in between Kondo's and Toshi's.

"Unfortunately," Hijikata replied in a mumble, stopping the car short as they almost passed Odd Jobs.

They all got out quickly; Hijikata quicker than the others and ran up the steps to bang on the door of Odd Jobs.

"We're closed! Go away!" Gintoki's voice echoed through the apartment.

"Open up! It's the Shinsengumi!" Hijikata yelled, banging on the door harder.

"Then we are definitely not home at all!" Kagura's voice rang.

"It's about Olivia-san!" Kondo said and immediately, the door was opened by both Gin and Kagura with dead serious faces.

"What did you guys do to her?" Gin asked.

"Hey! Blondie! Did you scare her away with your sadistic ways?" Kagura poked Sogo in the chest.

"Nothing like that happened," Hijikata waved his hand dismissively. "About a week ago, something attacked her, I think she called it a shapeshifter and we- I- think that she's gone to fight the thing again by herself, but we… we need you to help us find her."

"Oh ho ho!" Gin-san grinned, rubbing his chin. "You actually need our help, ay?"

"Stop your insufferable mocking and help us find her!"

"It's your fault for leaving her be in the first place!" Gintoki said. "You know how she is! She'll shoulder everything if she believes that it's only her responsibility!"

Hijikata leaned back on the railings. His gaze relaxed into a more upsetting expression and peered down to the floor. "I thought… I thought she was sleeping. She said she was going to sleep. I didn't want to be a creep and watch her while she slept, so I went through the day like I would have normally." He gritted his teeth. "Please. Help me… Help us. Please."

"Alright, alright." Gintoki waved his hands at him. "Just don't get all mopey on me. Geez."