Hakuoki: An Unexpected Adventure
I do not own Hakuoki. All credit for this amazing show/game franchise goes to history itself, Idea Factory and any other group/company involved in said show. All I own is Aryssa (no matter what she turns out to be whether oni or something else since she is obviously not fully human)
Chapter 10
"As of right now," Hijikata says from the corner where he is standing with the other two commanders, "I place you in the Shinsengumi Third Unit under the command of Hajime Saito as we discussed during our meeting yesterday."
"Yes Commander," I say
"As a member of the Shinsengumi you will have five rules to follow as we all do. One, do not deviate from the way of the warrior. Two, Desertion will not be tolerated. Three, do not raise money without authorization. Four, do not manage another's litigation without authorization and Five, Personal duals will not be tolerated. If you follow these five rules you will do fine, but if you break any of these rules you will be forced to commit Seppuku."
"Very well," I say and with a bow to Hijikata I turn to return my borrowed sword to Okita. "I thank you for allowing me to borrow this sword."
"Keep it," He tells me, "It is my old sword so I don't ever use it and besides you can't very well fight and kill someone who attacks you on patrol with a wooden sword now can you? Just keep it and return it once you buy your own set of Katana. But if you don't return it once you have done so…"
"Let me guess," I cut him off, "You'll kill me right?"
"At least you know," He says with a wink and walks out of the dojo
"He threatens to kill people a lot doesn't he?" I ask no one in particular as I watch him walk away
"I think that is his way of saying he likes you." Chizuru says, "That is just how he is he told me the same thing every time he talked to me when I first got here."
"Maybe," I say, "At the very least I managed to impress him with my fighting skills."
"You impressed everyone today." I hear Hijikata say and turn to see the three commanders walking over to me as everyone else walks out of the dojo.
"Tousani, do you have any money?" Kondou asks me
"No I don't have any money." I tell him, "Why are you asking?"
"I just figured that you would want to return the clothes you are currently wearing to Chizuru soon so I was going to give you permission to head into Kyoto to buy yourself some clothes since the ones you were wearing when you arrives are ruined."
"I appreciate the thought sir, but as I said I don't have any money until I get paid." I tell him and with a bow grab my practice sword from where I had put it and get ready to walk out of the dojo.
"Here take this money," Kondou says grabbing my arm gently and pushing a bag of coin into my hand.
"I can't accept this!" I exclaim and try to hand it back to him
"As your commander-in-chief I am ordering you to take this money and buy yourself some suitable clothing for a member of the Shinsengumi." He tells me in a firm voice once again pushing the bag of coin back into my hand.
"Yes sir, as you command." I say accepting the money in resignation
"Very good," Hijikata says, "At least you know how to follow orders as soon as they are given. You are free to go now."
Yes," I say and quickly leave the dojo. Managing to find my way back to my room in order to drop off my practice sword I see a few people standing around in the courtyard outside of my room
"What's up guys?" I ask realizing that it is Harada, Shinpachi, Heisuke and Chizuru."
"Took you long enough to get here." Heisuke says with a grin
"The commanders were talking to me." I tell him, "I have orders to go buy myself some suitable clothing."
"How are you supposed to do that if you don't have any money?" Chizuru asks me
"Kondou gave me some money." I say showing them the bag of coin, "I tried to decline the money but Kondou pulled the commander-in-chief card on me and forced me to accept it. Not that I have the faintest idea where I can buy suitable clothing for me, let alone how to get there from wherever headquarters is."
"My unit is getting ready to head out on patrol if you want to come with us." Heisuke tells me, "Once we get you there however you are on your own."
"If it is okay with you I will accept that offer." I tell him and opening the door I throw my practice sword into a corner of the room before sliding the door shut and standing there waiting for Heisuke to head out. "Hey am I going to get one of those?" I ask nodding to the haori I realize he is wearing
"You should get one in the next few days since it is part of our uniform." He tells me before we start walking towards the main gate to meet up with his unit.
"By the way, am I pretending to be a boy like Chizuru or am I allowed to be a female Shinsengumi?" I ask genuinely curious since I have a feeling the guys in his unit are going to be wondering the same thing when they see me with him.
"That would be a question to ask Hijikata. For now we will just go with saying you're a guy."
"Hey who's the kid?" I hear one of the guys ask as we approach.
"The newest member of the third unit," Heisuke says, "Just got accepted today."
"Is the kid any good?" the guy asks,
"He nearly ended in a draw with Saito during his test, does that answer your question?"
"Yeah,"
"Thought so," Heisuke says, "Now let's head out for patrol."
"Yes sir!" They all shout and we head out