Sorry this chapter is sort of short like the first one, but this is kind of a turning point where things get to be difficult and different. I do not own Hakuouki, on my oc. Enjoy!
For about another month or so has passed since Arata's death. Haro is still living peacefully with the Shinsengumi, until one day in December when the snow started to fall at night.
"AAAHHHHHHHHHH!" A loud and high pitched scream echoed through Shinsengumi headquarters as the captains immediately woke up and went running toward the source. It lead to Haro's room but when Hijikata opened the door Haro was in the corner curled up into a tight ball, trembling. "Haro!" Heisuke cried running to Haro's side and holding her, but Haro wasn't paying attention to any of them her eyes wide in terror as she turned into Heisuke's arms. "I-I saw something…something horrible! It was looking at me and…it was…eating…it was killing-" Haro stopped and trembled even more as the captains searched the room for anything suspicious. "What is it Haro? What happened?!" But Haro did not answer, she just continued to shake in fear.
The fact that Haro was screaming because of a dream or possibly even a vision made all the captains and some of the other members worried. At dawn Haro managed to go back to sleep peacefully. While the captains sat confused and worried at the dining room. "Who do you think was the person Haro saw being eaten?" The atmosphere became unsettling. Okita who looked away at the wall like some of the other captains were parted his lips, "Well, maybe it was someone she knows." He suggested. Harada sighed starching his head, "That could be a possibility. I think we should ask her when she wakes up." But no one noticed that someone was on the other side of the door, just far enough so it won't create a shadow on the door. Haro had woken up not long ago and snuck up to the dining room to see if everyone was alright.
But then she overheard Heisuke asking 'Who do you think was the person Haro saw being eaten?' the second he said those words the 'dream' Haro just had replayed quickly in her head. Walking in town with everyone, slowly one by one they disappear as the sky became darker, still walking Haro saw something at the end of the road which no longer had any houses or shops along its sides, but dead trees and corpses. Reaching the end Haro saw a monster as tall and large as a house eating something, it turned around at looked at Haro with its hungry and hateful eyes. The person it was eating was Heisuke, Haro saw other human bones nearby and a gut feeling told her that the monster ate the other captains as well. Something about the monster felt so real, staring into its glowing red eyes Haro trembled unable to move as the sound of bones crushing rang out in the deserted place. Haro forced herself to stay calm and to breathe steadily. Haro slowly walked toward the door opening it and glancing at everyone before closing the door.
"I can tell you all now that I've calmed down." Haro said sitting in her seat. Haro made eye contact with Heisuke, "It was you Heisuke. In my dream it was eating your corpse and there were other bones nearby too. I had a feeling even though I was asleep that it was the other captain's bones. All of you were dead in my dream, caused by that monster I saw." Haro explained looking down at her slightly shaking hands. "I need to tell you all something else too, before it's too late." Every captain stared at Haro with mixed emotions displaying across their faces. She held her head up, "I was once a soul reaper in my past life. I still had the power to make my stories come to life but I was much better at controlling thatability. And Yesterday I went to visit the captain leader of the Soul city, a place where soul reapers come to train and take on missions once in squads. And I think a problem might have been left unsolved while I was a soul reaper and it must've somehow come back to me again." Everyone gave Haro puzzled faces while she looked back down. "It might even have to result that I have to go back and work as a soul reaper again not to mention leave here.. forever." Heisuke, Harada, and Shinpachi all stood up at once. "What?!" They shouted in unison.
Haro looked away, "Oh you heard me." "But why can't you ask us to help you?" Harada questioned arching his brow at Haro who looked at Heisuke then back down. "I think you all should know well by now that I've already lost people who really meant a lot to me, I don't want that to keep happening." Haro replied. Not even touching her breakfast that was set in her place just in case she woke up in time Haro stood up and left the room. Not even looking or saying anything to the captains who watched as she silently disappeared behind the doors.
Alright I was sorta lazy and I wanted this to probably be the last time Haro gets to be with the Shinsengumi. So I decided to make this a chapter and move onto Haro working as a soul reaper again. If there's any problem I need to fix or anything either pm me or review. Until next time.
