Kai: (grins) Woot! I have 3 whole reviews on my Peacemaker Fic!

Hijikata: Good for you, I really don't care.

Kai: (face fault) Well thank you for caring Mr. I have a stick shoved up my ass.

Hijikata: (major glaring) I resent that, Kai

Tetsu: She has a point, Vice Commander.

Hijikata: (smacks Tetsu) Shut your mouth page-boy!

Tetsu: (cries) Owww...

Okita: You'd think you would have learned to keep your mouth shut by now, Tetsu.

Kai: Yeah no kidding.

Hijikata: Kai doesn't own Peacemaker, thank Kami-sama

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"What did you think you were doing you brat?" Hijikata yelled as folded his arms. Tetsu cringed as Hijikata sent a glare his way. "Not only did you skip out on your page duties once again, but you nearly got Souji killed!"

Tetsu bowed his head, afraid to look up at the Vice Commander. "I said I was sorry," he replied, "I was only trying to help you guys."

"Get outta my sight!" Hijikata roared, giving Tetsunosuke his cue to run as fast as he could. Hijikata sighed as the frightened boy left his room. "What am I going to do with him?" he questioned out loud as another figure entered the room.

"Don't you think you were a bit too hard on him Toshi-san?" the figure questioned as he sat down on the floor after a great deal of effort.

Hijikata scowled at the newcomer. "Souji, you should be resting," he scolded as blew smoke out of his mouth, "I'm not going to stitch you up again if your wound reopens."

Okita shook his head. "I'm not a child anymore, Toshi" he reminded the Vice Commander, "it wasn't his fault I saved him, that was my choice."

"Who are you to reprimand me, Souji?" Hijikata questioned, trying not to lose his patients with the younger man.

Okita frowned at the comment as he forced himself off the ground, nearly falling over from being so weak. "I was merely suggesting, Toshi, nothing more then that." and with that, Okita started to make his exit.

"Where do you think you're going, Souji?" Hijikata questioned raising an eyebrow at Okita's unexpected exit.

"For a walk"

"You're in no condition to be going for a walk, especially when it's pouring down rain outside."

Okita stopped for a second, he hadn't even thought about the fact that it was raining or that he was injured and easy prey for the Choshuu, if they should so choose to attack him. "I don't care," he remarked before leaving Hijikata's room and the Shinsengumi headquarters with Saizo following close behind him.

Hijikata sighed in frustration as he continued to smoke his pipe. "Damnit Souji, why do you have to be so stubborn?" he asked to know one in particular.

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"Oh come on Sano, it's not fair when you're using that thing!" Shinpachi whined as Sanosuke charged at him with the wooden spear. "When will you learn to pull your punches a little?"

Heisuke snickered as he watched the match from the sidelines. "What's 'a matter Shinpachi? Scared of a little wooden stick?" he joked before bursting out laughing.

Shinpachi glared at the 8th unit caption before blocking Sano's latest attack. "Shut it Heisuke!" he shouted. "I don't see your sorry ass out here practicing!"

The brown haired boy simply shook his head at the comment. "That's because I'm already perfect, Shinpachi," he declared as Tetsu walked in with his head hanging, "Or haven't you figured that out yet?"

Sano raised an eyebrow at the gloomy figure that had just entered the training hall. "Hmm, wonder what's up with Puppy-kun?" he asked as Shinpachi hit him square in the face with his bamboo sword. "Ouch, what the hell did you do that for Shrimp?"

Shinpachi grinned as the two stopped their sparing match and walked over to Tetsu and Heisuke. "You left yourself open to an attack, Sano," he replied

Sanosuke rubbed his head. "Yeah, you made that point clear," he muttered as he sat down next to the redhead. "What's up Puppy-kun, you here to spar?"

Tetsu looked up at the trio with a somber look on his face. "IhurtMr.OkitaandMr.HijikataandMr.Okitaaregoingtohatemeforevernow!" he blurted out suddenly as Heisuke, Sano and Shinpachi exchanged confused looks.

"Slow down Puppy, and try pronouncing this time."

Tetsunosuke took a deep breathe before trying to explain himself again. "I hurt Mr. Okita and now Mr. Hijikata and Mr. Okita are going to hate me forever!" he finally managed to spit out.

Heisuke was the first one to start laughing followed by Sano and Shinpachi. "What are you talking about Puppy?" he questioned as he tried to catch his breath. "Okita's not the type to keep a grudge against a friend, Hijikata you can't be too sure about though."

Tetsu growled as he glared at the trio of jokers as they continued to laugh at him. "What are you talking about, you don't even know what happened!" he shouted.

"Trust me Kido, we heard all about it," Sanosuke corrected, "but if you don't believe us, why don't we go pay little Souji a visit right now." Tetsu gave Sano a small nod as the four of them stood up and headed out of the training hall towards Okita's room.

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Okita shivered as he sat by the river bank, Saizo sitting less then contently in his lap. The pig couldn't figure out why his master would want to sit in the pouring rain, he could never understand human logic. "I just don't understand him, Saizo," he remarked before suddenly breaking into one of his coughing fits. Saizo nudged his master's arm as if trying to tell him it was time to go home before Okita patted his head, "I'm fine Sai…" Okita was cut short as he was roughly pinned against the wall by a figure dressed in a black kimono.

"You didn't even hear me slip up behind you, did you wolf of Mibu?" the voice questioned as the figure held Okita up by his throat. "That's too bad."

Okita's eyes widened as he finally recognized who was attacking him. "You!" was the only thing he managed to choke out before the figure cut off his air supply, effectively knocking him out.

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Kai: (smiles) I'm so evil, I gave you all a cliffhanger and I even did it all while composing at the computer!

Shinpachi: (blinks) What'd'ya you want us to do, give you a medal?

Okita: But no Toshi in a dress

Hijikata: That's because she's not going to get me in a dress

Kai: (grin) That's what you think! Please Read and Review! Especially if you wanna see the Vice Commander in a dress!