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Kissing her wasn't supposed to feel this good. He didn't want it to feel this good. But her lips were soft and plump, and everytime he bit her, she whimpered, moans leaving her mouth as he tasted her. He had lost count of the number of times he had had her there, straddling him, but damn him if it wasn't worth it.

He broke the kiss, puffs of air leaving his mouth as he looked at her, blue eyes lidded and filled with passion. He moved then to her jaw, kissing every spot, and the girl grabbed his hair, tugging at it.

Making out with her had not been in his plans that evening, but who cared? It was the way it had turned out and he wasn't complaining. He was gonna enjoy it, indeed.

However, he didn't want them to get too carried away. They were in the most crowded building in Yoshiwara on the most busy day. A summer festival was being held, and they could hear the footsteps of the people running down the hallways. The cheerings from outside were dimmed due to the music coming from the adjacent rooms. It would be a really amazing night.

Events such as these were not common, with the White Plague consuming everybody's time. People, however, men more specifically in Yoshiwara's case, appreciated them. So it was only normal for Sougo to pay a visit to the district. He had come with the rest of the members of the Shinsengumi, even if it was disbanded now. They met from time to time to keep up with their lives. Even Hijikata had been dragged along, though it was known he didn't enjoy the activities held at such places. People said he was a lone wolf not interested in those things, but Sougo knew better. The former Vice Chief had yet to forget his sister.

Thinking about Mitsuba still pained him, and Sougo tried to concentrate on the orange haired girl sitting in his lap. Kagura had her hair in a bun and was wearing a baby blue yukata, which was a little bit disarranged at the moment, so the view he had was an interesting one. She was trailing kisses down his neck, and his skin tingled where her lips made contact with it. He came to the conclusion that if he didn't stop her now, he wouldn't be able later. Besides, the others might be wondering where he was.

Begrudgingly, he grabbed both her arms and separated her body from his. Kagura glared at him, slightly pouting.

"What are you doing?"

"What do you think? You're the one that always reminds me of how you will beat me up if we ever get caught. Yamazaki and the others are in the room next to this one." His voice was back to the usual monotonous tone, and he hoped it would turn the Yato girl off a little.

She raised up then, taking a few steps back and furrowing her brow.

"Tch, just this time I will agree with you, Sadist. But you owe me one."

"Hell no, I owe you nothing."

"You know you'll end up looking for me." She smirked, imitating his trademark gesture, and Sougo sighed in annoyance.

"As if." He also stood up, lifting his arms to tie his ponytail better. Kagura always messed with his hair. Said girl was next to the door trying to look decent again, so she didn't notice Sougo approaching her. As he opened the fusuma, he also reached for her obi, untying it and opening the yukata completely, exposing her panties and her braless chest. As he rushed out of the room to avoid the punches and kicks, he bumped into someone.

The shriek died in her throat when the door opened and she saw the man standing outside. His eyes widened at the sight, and he didn't avert his gaze when Sougo bumped into him.

Hijikata Toushiro was looking at her as if he had just seen a ghost. He wasn't even paying attention to her body, just her face, but it didn't stop the red spreading across her cheeks.

Sougo walked backwards, and Kagura did the only thing she believed would be coherent enough. Covering herself again with the yukata, she swinged her leg towards his back, aiming a perfect kick that sent him flying towards the wall, crashing it. Hijikata dodged him in time.

"WHAT ON EARTH DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING, YOU PERVERTED ASSHOLE!" Her face was burning, and she hoped, really hoped, that whatever was going through the man's mind turned to 'Here we have Sougo messing again.'

"Mmmm, if you excuse me..." Mayora turned around and left, entering the other room as hastily as his legs allowed him. Well, that had been fast.

"Ow, China. That hurt."

Her attention returned to the man on the floor.

"Don't screw with me. What was that for? It would have already been a mess if he saw me, but I was naked, too! What I'm supposed to say when people ask?"

"Calm down, brat. First, Hijikata is not one to tell this kind of things to others. He will keep it to himself. Second, he saw you naked. So? He didn't seem interested, as he didn't spare you a second glance. Besides, he also saw the obi in my hand." He lifted his arm, the sash still between his fingers. "He probably thinks I was tricking you, which is our routine, right?"

Kagura looked angrily at him, closing the distance between them and retrieving the obi violently, putting it back around her waist.

"Go to hell."

Those were her last words before she headed towards the opposite direction of the room the Shinsengumi was staying in at the moment.

Sougo sighed in relief. He was glad Kagura hadn't complained more. She was a smart girl, but he had lied to her and she hadn't noticed. Or so he hoped.

Hijikata was, from now onwards, aware of their affair. Of course he was aware. That man had been second in command of the Shinsengumi, an outstanding strategic. Sougo was positive he had noticed his absence in the room, and seeing him exiting a room with a kind of naked girl would be proof enough for the Demonic Vice Chief to conclude that something was going on. Kagura had tried to play it cool, as she would had done if he had been messing with her, but Hijikata was smarter than that.

Some hours later, he found himself in the terrace of the room. The air was warm, and the city was filled with people, the streets crowded. Yellow and red lights were everywhere. The room had become a little noisy for him, so he had decided to enjoy the night from the balcony. He was resting his arms on the railing when he felt another presence behind him. He didn't need to look to know who it was.

"Hijikata-san."

The smell of tobacco filled his nostrils and he made a face. He hated it.

They remained silent for a while, listening to the shouts coming from the room and the way Yamazaki tried to explain his last purchase -a new badminton racket.

"I won't meddle with your life, it's something that doesn't concern me, but you shouldn't play with her feelings."

Sougo turned around, his eyes severe. The other man was leaning against the frame of the door leading to the terrace, a cigarette in his hand.

"And who says I am? You don't even know what happened."

"Kid, please. I know it. You come to Yoshiwara way to often, and you don't have that much money. Also, that girl becomes a mess whenever you're around. She hides it well, but she doesn't fool me. I know how to put two and two together."

"Good thing to know you graduated kindergarten and weren't gonna meddle with my life."

"I won't. You can do whatever you want, but let me tell you that if you make her sad I'll have your head."

"Die Hijikata-san."

Hijikata exhaled, the smoke dancing around him. He was walking through the streets of the courtesan's district, headed for the exit and ignoring all the lecherous glances directed his way, his mind elsewhere.

He had known about Sougo and the Yorozuya girl for a while now. It was true what he had told the younger man. Kagura couldn't fool him. He knew the way she looked at the former Shinsengumi Captain. He had seen those eyes before in a girl, a woman, whose face he wanted to forget.

Longing eyes.

With the difference that Kagura had changed her attitude towards Sougo somewhere along the way.

The way she moved around him wasn't the same, as well as the vibe between them. Something in their relationship had shifted, and Hijikata had been spot on. He had confirmed it that late evening, when Sougo had come out of a room with a very flustered Kagura inside. Almost naked.

He shook his head. The last thing he wanted was that image engraved in his mind.

He had also told the truth when he had said he would have his head. When the Yorozuya boss had disappeared, everybody had taken upon themselves to take care of Shinpachi and Kagura. They had told them nothing about it, but they had been looking after them in their owns ways.

It was crystal clear to him that the girl was in love with Sougo, and he also knew how Sougo wasn't the best person to fall in love with. If the man was aware of it, he didn't know, but if something were to happen and the girl ended up hurt, he would make sure to beat that brat's ass.