Here's the next chapter. The story will take a different turn after this. I do not own Hakuouki, only Haro and her best friend(s) Enjoy!^.^ And please review.


Haro's knees bent as she slowly fell to her knees. Arata's and Haro's eyes wide not believing what they saw standing next to Kondou and Hijikata. Haro's eyes began to water once more, "Father." She said weakly. Agony and sadness hit her like a giant tidal wave. Her father had been dead for so long and a few days ago her mother died. What else could happen next?

"Haro, you've grown. So have you Arata." The man said in a kind tone smiling warmly. Haro grabbed the side of her head clawing her scalp and shook her head. "No, No, NO! You can't be, You can't be him!" Haro shrieked. Arata bent down next to Haro trying to calm her down. Out of everything that has happened, this wasn't expected by Arata either. Heisuke just stood still staring at the man and Haro who slowly stopped crying. And by the way Arata and Haro were acting towards that man he could already guess that this man was dead. Another person walked out and stood beside Haro's father, it was the man who captured their commander and who injured Arata. Haro looked up her eyes red and swollen her hair tangled from her thrashing.

Haro had never looked so broken in Arata's eyes. The beast chuckled lowly, "I think it's better if you leave the girl alone don't you think?" He said snapping his fingers. Both Heisuke and Arata were transported into a different room with no doors or windows; they slammed themselves against the stone wall attempting to break out but to no avail. While Haro was with the man she created by accident. Haro clenched her hands forcing herself to have a serious look on her face as she stood up. "I've made the story, now please release them." Haro sternly ordered. The man smirked snapping his finger again the cuffs broke off as the two unconscious men fall to the ground. Haro ran toward them checking to see if any sort of harm was done to them. But there was nothing that showed any signs of torture, no scratches, no bruises, no cuts, no nothing. Haro sighed deeply in relief glaring back at the man beside her father.

"Now that I've written your stupid story let Arata and Heisuke go, and leave my father the way he was before you did anything to him." Haro said in an irritated way. His smirk became wider, "I don't know if I can grant that request. I said that I'd let those two go and I did, I said nothing else about the other two you brought along." He said smug. Haro glared much more, as he again snapped his fingers, Arata and Heisuke were back but they were tied and gagged. The man smiled evilly as he held out his right hand, a dagger appeared. Haro's eyes widen predicting his next move. "Don't you dare!" Haro yelled. He smirked again, "Oh I do. You may have the power to make stories come true but now you're nothing more than a human." He said coldly then he walked behind Arata quickly sinking the sharp silver jagged dagger into his back. Arata's eyes widen from the pain struggling to get free but the beast kept a firm hold as he twisted the dagger, blood started spilling out making a small puddle.

"DON'T!" Haro screamed running to stop the man before any more damage, only halfway through Haro's father blocked her way. Haro stopped but quickly ran to the side and toward the man who was torturing Arata. Haro held out her hand as the emotions ran wild in her mind and heart a light formed at her palm as it shot from her hand to the beast behind Arata. It hit him perfectly. Haro instantly took the dagger out his hand and stabbed him to death as her father turned to ash. After Haro was satisfied she went back and cut Heisuke and Arata loose. Haro gently laid Arata onto the ground as he grunted in pain.

Even more agony and sadness grew in Haro's heart as she tried to stop the bleeding. But whatever she tried Arata's wound kept on bleeding. Heisuke watched unable to do anything as Haro cried hysterically. Arata suddenly held onto Haro's hand, "Stop, it won't work. Just go on." He said in a weak voice. Haro continued to hold into Arata's hand, her crying had a more painful and sorrowful feeling to it as it echoes. Just then Hijikata and Kondou wake up to hear Haro crying sorrowfully. Heisuke looked back at them with a sad face. Haro ignored them for the moment paying more attention to Arata who looked more and more weak every second. Haro squeezed his hand crying into it. "Hey, don't cry….smile for..me before…I can't see it..anymore." Arata slurred, his life slowly draining away. "Please don't leave me Arata. You're the only one left to me who's like family to me. Please don't go, don't go, don't leave me alone." Haro cried in agony as Kondou, Hijikata, and Heisuke walked beside her. Arata looked over at the others then back to Haro, "Please smile for me…one last time." Arata managed to say much weaker than before. While crying Haro's lips slowly curled upwards into a small smile, tears streaming down. Arata smiled back, "Thank yo-" His hand had no more strength as his head turned away his eyes closed and his hand becoming cold.

Realizing what had just happened Haro's feelings went into more overdrive. "NOOOOOOOO!" Haro screamed in sadness and frustration. The three captains continued to watch silently and sadly until Haro feel asleep over Arata's corpse. "I never thought it would end this way." said Kondou who looked more mournfully at Haro. "Haro I can't imagine her ever smiling after this." Heisuke carried Haro in a bridal style as Kondou and Hijikata carried Arata's corpse outside and burying it. "Let's go back." Hijikata suggested. They nodded and went back to headquarters. It was just about to get dark when the other captains saw Haro being carried and Arata gone they knew something was wrong. "What happened?" Harada asked looking clueless at Haro's face. The sorrowful atmosphere settled in again as Kondou explained. "Arata was killed by the beast that captured Toshi and I. Haro was devastated and fell asleep after crying." Everyone became uncomfortable after that. "Poor Haro I've never seen her and Arata apart unless they go to sleep." Shinpachi said glancing at the sleeping Haro. "I'll take Haro to her room." Heisuke said walking past everyone whose eyes were on them both.

BOOOMMM, CRRRRAASSHHH! Haro immediately woke from her futon breathing heavily. Haro looked at the door, "What was that?" She whispered to herself getting up and dressed putting on her katana Haro ran toward the source of the noise. It was in the meeting room which was technically the biggest room.

There in Haro's eyes stood a giant monster crouching over Heisuke, with Hijikata, Sannan, and Kondou on the floor by the wall opposite of the monster. The monster turned over and looked at Haro, and then two more monsters of the same kind appeared. "It'ssss youuu. Haro do you still remember mee?" The first monster asked turning to face her. Haro narrowed her eyes on the first monster, "Why? Do you know me?" The giant monster had a somber look on his face. "Youuu don't remember meee?" It asked. A voice spoke in Haro's head, 'Haro do you really not remember anything?' the female voice said. 'Who are you?' Haro asked back. The woman's voice became more serious, 'That does not matter now. You need to destroy that lost one now before it eats your friend's souls.' She replied. Haro made a little nod trying to make sense of everything. This all seemed a little familiar but Haro didn't know where something like this had ever happened.

'Umm, what's a lost one?' Haro asked in her head for that voice. It spoke, 'You really don't remember anything. I'll explain later right now concentrate on those lost ones in front of you.' She ordered. Haro nodded again unsheathing her katana she inherited from her father. Haro aimed for the head of the so called 'lost one' slicing it in two. The monster pulled back and roared in pain as it disintegrated, the other two monsters were about to attack when a flashback of her memory returned.

A teenaged boy with black spiky hair running with a younger girl behind him in a field, the boy stopped and turned around while the little girl ran into him. "Ofhh." The girl looked up, "I'm sorry Akio." She apologized. Akio laughed, "It's alright Haro it's nothing you need to apologize for. Now let's go back to the village." He said, the little Haro smiled, "Okay!"

Now the two monsters were only 2 yards away while Haro stood still remembering everything in her past life. The female voice spoke again this time in alarm, 'What are you doing Haro?! Destroy the lost ones now!' But Haro lets go of her katana as it drops to the floor and embraced the monsters. Their teeth on her arms as Haro began to cry, "I remember now, the one I just killed was Akio, right? And you are… you're Arata, right?" Haro asked in a wavering voice to the lost one on her left. Then Haro turned to her right, "And you're mother." Haro said crying in despair. "How could I-"Haro began, "How could I have forgotten my friends in the past?! How could I've been so blind to not even realize it!" Haro cried. Then Arata's voice echoed in the room, "I'm sorry I've turned out like this. I never meant to inconvenience you again." He sadly said. Haro's mother spoke as well, "My daughter, I so ashamed that I've become such a horrible monster. Please forgive me for also leaving you." She said as their faces of when they were alive they grabbed my katana from the floor and sliced themselves. "Live well." They both said in unison as they disappeared, this time forever.

"Ughh." Heisuke said as everyone else in the room woke up staring at me. "Haro what are you doing here?... U-ah wait! I just remembered there was a monster and it was really big and t-the monsters looked really scary it-" "It's dead." Haro said flatly. "Huh? Did you.. kill it?" Heisuke asked with a puzzled face Haro's tears still streaming down. "I killed the first one, the second and third managed to kill themselves." Haro answered sheathing back her katana. Hijikata stared at Haro's sword. "There something you want?" Haro asked eyeing his face. "What are you hiding?" Haro quickly wiped away her tears and faced Hijikata. "And what do you mean what am I hiding?" Hijikata narrowed his eyes suspiciously, "Don't play dumb something doesn't seem right about you and those monsters. You may have already been here for little over a month but don't expect that I can fully trust you." Hijikata warned in a menacing tone.

Haro feigned being calm and smiled to Hijikata. "Don't worry; what I know should not endanger anyone of you. Please dismiss this incident; I will see to it that it will never happen again. So please return to your rooms." Haro politely pleaded. Kondou reached his hand onto Hijikata's shoulder giving him an assuring nod, then everyone but Haro left the room. 'It's been a long time since I had to kill a 'lost one'. I wonder how they came into this world now that I remember everything.' Looking at the lace where they had perished Haro walked out of the room and back to her own.


So whatcha guys think? This chapter is sort of a Bleach reference but I changed what they call the 'hollows' to the 'lost one(s)'. I hope you guys like this chapter and continue to read this story. Until next time, bye. And please review!^.^