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Recap: Chikage ordered Kyo to get Chouka's mother and killed anyone in the way. Chouka escape and ended in Kyoto and save by Sanosuke and now in the Shinsegumi Headquarter. While there learned of her father looking for her and Kondou and Toru friendship.

Shinsegumi HQ: 3rd Person POV's

Chouka feel like the nightmare will be soon be over. She is free from the crazed demon that kidnaps her and learned that her parents are looking for her. She always knew not to trust the lies that Chikage Kazama was telling her, but as the weeks passed, doubt stated to build. Since she saw that there was no movement of anyone to save her and rescue her. Wondered is Chiakage was telling her truth, that her parents never really loved her and that they lied about the origin of her life with them. But now she has no doubt, her parents love her and the story of her origin will come from them, and she will believe them.

Chouka was in the inner garden, while the rest of the members are in a reunion. She know that the reunion must be about her, but so far she feel she can trust them, especially Kondou-san, he mentioned that her father was his senpai and that will make sure that she go back home. One thing that keeps her on edge is: Chikage Kazama. He's out there and he knows where her family is. So her fear is that he could be already there waiting for her to come so he can take her away and finish what that night he tried to do. Then her thought jump toward Amagiri. "Amagiri, I hope you be okay?" What Chikage could have done to him? "He must be really mad at you; I really hope he didn't hurt you?" She actually feared the worst case scenario. That he was killed and that because of her Amagiri could be dead. She can't see him with more that admiration and gratitude, that erase those week of him helping Chikage in restraining her of freedom.

Chouka was so entrance in her thought that she doesn't realized that someone was watching her from afar. Sanosuke was admitting that she was beautiful and that his order was to keep her safe of possible that the demon show up to take her and Chizuru. Now the Shinsegumi have two thing that the enemy wants. And is not related to the war that is going on in the country. Maybe Hijikata-san may not think of this, except that they are a mean to be use to win the war, Yukimura to find her father and deal with the issue of the water of life, something that was given to the Shinsegumi by the higher-ups and Chouka because is direct order from Kondou-san. But to protect the innocent and beautiful females (demon or not) was something that give him some sense of honor to say the least.

Sanosuke was surprise that this woman, even spite her fear took front and tried to fight her robber and she showed some basic knowledge of fighting, nothing less from the daughter of the man that train Kondou-san and could be considered the father of the Shinsegumi, next to Serisawa Kamo. She looks lost in her thought and gives him the change to get close to her and start to hear that she's talking to herself. He clearly can't pass on this opportunity.

"You should be careful, this place have many ears and maybe say the wrong thing can lead you to trouble."

Chouka jump at the sound of the man, looking at the man realized is the one that save her from the thieves. She wondered if she's in a place that she should.

"I apologize; I'll keep that in mind." She vow and make the movement to get up and leave.

"Hahaha, sorry if I scared you little lady."

"No, um, your okay, I apologized I should have been in my room. . ." Chouka reply a little red in the face. This guy has one of the most beautiful eyes that she was so nervous to see directly at him.

"NO!" Sanosuke doesn't want her to leave. That his reaction startle Chouka for a second, he regain his composure and continue "I mean, you can be here, sorry if I gave the wrong impression. Is that you were so distracted that I wanted to have my fun."

Chouka POV's

Chouka is embarrassed that he caught her dozed off. He must thought that something was off and came to check on her and be friendly. She can hope that is his intention. But she also reminds herself that she's in the base of operation of the Shinsegumi, samurais and man that are dealing with war and death. That this act of niceness could be him checking her, as asserting that she could be a treat to them, even thou that she could be the daughter of a ally or an old friend of his leader, she's a demon, and demons are in the opposing side killing their comrade. It could be hard to deal with her no knowing how to treat her, as an ally or an enemy.

She wonder if her father mentioned them about her being a demon, and its worries her. It's a thing that at the moments that come back to her family wants to forget. She never thought that she could want to have a normal uneventful life, now more than ever. She realized what her father felt and the reason that he left the samurai life and lived with her mother in a secluded small village. She knew little to none of her father exploit before her and she only knew that he was a soldier or a samurai of a lord and now is a farmer, because he fell in love and wanted to give his bride a peaceful life. As she can see it as anything more than a love story.

Without realizing she dozed off again, and was pull back when Sanosuke wave his hand in front of her face.

"Are you okya?" Sanosuke in a worried voice said.

"Gomen, I was deep in thought." Chouka could only respond, due that it was true.

"It looks like you do that constantly these days." Sanosuke mentioned while scratching the back of his head. "But again I imagine that there's many reason to be like that."

"Well, . . ." Chouka stopped before saying anything else, that the realization of something. "Look like you know that fact about me." She needs to find out something. "Do I have to be worried?"

"Of what?" sanosuke curious at her comment, wondering of what she's going with this.

"That I have you spying on me in my room?"

"WHAT?!" Sanosuke responded in shock at the accusation. "I would never. . ."

"Is that is the first time outside my designated room and that you have to mentioned that means that you have seen me more than time day doing that." Chouka was right that even that they mentioned that she's safe and that they are friends of her father, they will surveillances her, even in the privacy of a room. Not that difference from her kidnapped days with Chikage, well, yes with one difference. They don't see her as a breeding object. Still she could take them any day that Kazama.

Chikage POV

Chikage mood is getting worse by the day; one of the filthy human spy mentioned that their woman that came to the base of the dreaded Shinsegumia couple of days ago. Need to confirm that is not what he's fears. His beautiful and unique Chouka falling into the hand of those human and they being in possession of two female demons is a thought that could only cause more hate toward them. If that true he will go straight and kill every one of them, and claim both Chizuru and Chouka.

But even if that idea haunt him, he have to keep his composure and think of other way. If Chouka is there, at least he know where she is, and if he make any movement could cause her to run away and then go to a place unknown and be more hard to find. So far if she is there, he only have to wait for Kyo to come to the hideout with the woman that call herself, Chouka's mother and make sure that Chouka learn that if she wants her "mother" back unharmed and safe, she have to come back to him voluntarily and marry him immediately. He need to make her his and pregnant with his child, to save the clan and the demons. Also he must deal with Amagiri for his treachery.

"What is taking him so long?" Sitting and the board of the window, smoking his pipe. "Is a very simple task, to bring a weak old female human. I hope he hasn't betrayed me too."