Chapter 11: Lovers' quarrel.

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Sa~ Let's goooooooooooooo!

Yui: Wait Liz! Get me out of here! I want to go home T.T

Me – *blasts epic music on Youtube* WHAT? CANT HEAR YOU. I'M BUSY WRITING! TTLY!

I don't own Hakuouki. I only own my OCs!

Fumiko's POV

It was a bright and beautiful summer day! The birds were out chirping their sweet love songs, the crickets were out getting eaten by the singing birds and the koi fish were just….being fish.

I sighed, looking out at the garden from the kitchen. I missed spending days like this out with my family. My father would sit in his office drinking tea and doing whatever it is he claims to be busy with. My mother , brother and I would sit around the gardens and play. Well, Mother wouldn't play. She'd actually just watch my brother rolling around in the grass and catching insects while I would sing and play the flute for her. How I missed mother and Daichi-junior. Daichi senior was a prick and even when I ran away from home, he was still messing with my life.

"Fumiko! I have to go home and prepare the wedding for you and Souji. I'll be back with carriages, my men and the maids to bring you and Souji back to our estate to get married. If you can, try and have a baby as soon as you can."

I blushed furiously and stammered angrily, "F-FA-FATHER! NO!"

Okita smirked and placed an arm around my waist, "I'll take care of that, future father-in-law."

Father grinned and left the Shinsengumi headquarters. As soon as he was out of sight, I pinched Okita's arm. He let go instantly and rubbed his arm, "Owie, dear. How can you do that to your husband?"

I glared at him, "YOU ARE NOT MY HUSBAND!" and stormed off.

It's been two days since then. I don't expect Father to be back for at least maybe 10 months,hopefully longer. By then I should have been long gone from here.

"So…please be mine." Okita's words rang in my ear. My heart hurt a little for thinking of betraying him. I did tell him to give me more time…I don't know. I can't marry him…yet I can't leave him. What's wrong with me?

"Hey Fumiko-chan," a voice sang out to me, "It's time to serve the lunches."

Yui held out the trays of food to me. The girl really had gotten used to the Shinsengumi, she changed her strange clothes for more befitting ones, like the yukata I gave her. Chizuru and I shared a room with her. Our first few nights with her were very difficult, she seemed to believe everything was a dream or something. Grandmother did say that she was brought here to this day and age. And what about her family name? I hope it doesn't mean I have to marry into the Watanabe family. Was Yui really from the future? She had a weird black rectangular object with her all the time though it looked more like a mirror to me. I remember the time I came with everyone else to check on her after she blacked out that day,

"Oh my goodness! Yui-chan! That was amazing!" I cheered. She was a dancing a very strange dance. It was elegant or smooth as a geisha's but it was captivating and cute.

I could see the men's mouths (except Hijikata's)were practically drooling over her. Note to self : Protect her from shinpachi-san.

"That was really something, little missy." Sanosuke grinned at her. She blushed and kept her head low. I sensed sparks between the two and giggled. I nudged Chizuru and she too could see the sparks flying off.

That morning, Uncle decided that she could stay until she could find a way home. She seemed reluctant to tell us where she was from, all she said was that she was from a very very far away place. I wonder if the place she meant was England, she did speak English the first time I met her.

I walked towards the dining hall with the girls and set the trays in front of the men and set aside extra strays for ourselves. Speaking of England…. I sighed.

"Fumiko, what's the matter?" Uncle asked quizzically.

"Hm? Oh no. I was just thinking of Jos-I mean Mr Abel." There was a sudden clank, Okita had dropped his chopsticks and was glaring at me.

"Hey monkey, I think you better forget about your English boyfriend. Don't forget you have a fiancé."

Yui spat out her rice, the trio laughed at her reaction.

"Fumiko-chan, you have a fiancé? But you're so young! I guess it must be normal to marry at 18 here…" she trailed off at the end of her sentence.

"Ne~ who's your fiancé? Do we know him? He must be one heck of a guy to get a girl like you?" she said again with a cheerful smile.

A vein popped out on my forehead as I said through my teeth, "Yea, he's one heck of a guy alright."

"Yes he is, Yui-chan. He's an excellent samurai, a prodigy in fact. And he's extremely handsome, girls practically faint when they see him. He's –" Okita was bragging on and on.
Yui stood up suddenly, worry on her pale face, "You're engaged to Harada-san?"

"EHHHHHH?" Fumiko dropped her rice, "What no!"

"But Okita-san's description fits him…" she said confused but yet with relief on her face.

"Only you would think that would you, Yui-chan." Fumiko winked at her. Realising her mistake, she sat back down eating her rice with a blushing face. Sanosuke was grinning at her and Shinpachi and Heisuke were laughing so hard on the floor.

"Enough, men." Hijikata said sternly but when he saw Chizuru giggle, he chuckled a little as well.

Yui wanting to change the subject, "S-so, Fumiko. Who is it?"

"Well, he's the most annoying person you'll ever meet. He's has some weird mental issues and he wants to kill anybody who isn't my Uncle. He's not as great as he says he is and he's just a big brute."

"A handsome brute, might I add." Okita butted in.

"No! He's mean and stupid and likes to make fun of me. Seriously who calls his own fiancé a monkey?"

"And who talks about their English boyfriend in front of their soon-to-be husband, MONKEY?"

"Well, I talk about him because he's so much better than you! He's kind, gentle and good with words. At least he doesn't threaten to kill me and calls me a flower! He's smart, MORE handsome and I bet he'd beat you up if he had the chance! Luckily, he's a gentleman and restraints himself from looking like a fool all the time!" I shouted back at Okita.

Okita put his chopsticks down. Pure anger and hatred was written on his face. He stood up and walked out, "Thanks for the meal," he murmured before leaving.

Fumiko's eyes stung as tears began to well up. She hadn't meant to hurt him but he deserved it for being so mean all the time.

"Fumiko, you better go apologize to him." Uncle said unhappily.

I shook my head like a defiant child, "No!" I gripped my chopsticks and began to eat my food despite tears flowing down my cheeks.

Everyone kept silent. After what seemed to be like forever, we had finished our meal.

"I'll bring his meal to his room. He might get hungry later." Chizuru began and stood up. She picked up Okita's tray. Yui and I continued to take everyones' trays back to the kitchen.

"Sorry…" Yui whispered to me, "I brought the subject up and made you and Okita-san mad at each other."

I sighed and place a hand on her shoulder once we had put the trays down. "It's fine, Yui-chan. I don't blame you."

She gave me a weak smile then a hug. I went to the cupboard and took out a the mochi I bought earlier from the market. It was wrapped up with a leaf and tied with a string.

"I'm gonna give this peace treaty. I'll be back to help with the cleaning up soon."

Yui waved at me, "Take your time with him! Chizuru will be back to help me out too."

I waved back and set off for my fiance's room.

His room was a few doors down, before I opened it, I listened in to the conversation between Chizuru and Souji.

"HEEEH? You mean…Kondou-san put you up to marry Fumiko-chan just so that her father wouldn't force her into the arranged marriage?"

"SHHHH. Chizuru, don't say it so loudly. People might hear you. Yes, Kondou-san did."

I stood still in my position. My heart raced and my hands trembled. Chizuru's sentence repeated itself in my mind over and over again. My brain processed every word clearly and put the pieces together for me to understand. An image came to my mind, my uncle bowing down to Souji asking him to do him a favour which Souji agreed to. The next image was of Souji trying to kill me before confessing to me. His words , "please be mine." Were they all just lies? My heart broke into pieces. What a fool I was….what an idiot I was...to actually believe in them…no, I was a fool to actually want to believe I had just heard wasn't real. He was just saying this because he was angry at me. They're pranking me. Yes that's right. They're playing a joke on me, he wants to see me cry that's all. This was all a joke…yes…a joke..

"Chizuru, I need to tell you something." Okita's voice sounded nervous.

"Hm? What is it Okita-san?"

I heard feet shuffling and then a muffled gasp. An image appeared out in my mind….no they wouldn't…he wouldn't… possibly…kiss…her?

After a few seconds, I heard ragged breaths.

" I love you Chizuru. Always had and always will. I know you're with Hijikata. But…if he ever hurts you, please know I'm always here for you."

I dropped the mocha. It landed with a loud thud. I could hear Chizuru gasped and a few shuffles to the door. I ran away as fast as my legs could take me.

Third person POV

Chizuru was shocked that Okita had kissed and confessed to her. She didn't know what to say. On her mind, all she could think about was Fumiko. Fumiko would be crushed if she knew what her uncle and Okita were planning. She felt bad for her best friend. She had to refuse Okita and somehow get him to realize Fumiko's feelings for him.

There was a loud thud as the door and gasped, what if Fumiko had heard them.

She walked briskly away from Okita and slid open the door. Thankfully, there was no one. She looked down and picked up a leaf-wrapped item.

Okita came behind her to look at what she had picked up, "A present for me?" He chuckled.

She unwrapped it and realised it contained mochi. "This mochi," she turned towards Okita with a fearful face, "Fumiko bought this for you at the market today….If it's here, that's means…."

Okita's eyes widened. Shoot…Fumiko heard.