Kai: (grins) Well, thanks to my Hikari; I can now start chapter 3!

Hijikata: (glares at Noma) Thanks a lot.

Noma: (points to self) Nani, why's it my fault?

Hijikata: Because you gave her ideas

Kai: (huggles Noma) What would I do without you, Yadonoshi?

Noma: (shrugs) Ask other people to help you brainstorm?

Kai: (hands reviews cookies and Okita and Hijikata plushies) Thanks to all the reviews! I hope you guys enjoy this chapter!

Okita: Kai-chan doesn't own Peacemaker! Please R/R! Can I have a cookie now?

Kai: (hands Okita and cookie and huggles him) That's for what's about to happen.

Okita: (shudders) Toshi, I think she wants to eat me!

Kai: (rolls eyes) Can I start the chapter if there are no further interruptions.

Hijikata: (raises hand) I've got one!

Kai: (flicks Toshi off) You don't count.

Hijikata: What did I say about not needing that finger?

(a/n: I really hope I got everyone in character, I'm still new at this PMK thing. Now the Yoshida and Okita part has been revised I hope you like!)

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"Hey Souji, you awake?" Shinpachi yelled before Heisuke and Sano pushed past him and barreled into the 1st captain's room only to find it empty with the sheets lying on the floor in a heap.

"Where'd he go?" Heisuke voiced the question that had been on everyone's mind. "With that wound you'd think he'd resting."

Tetsu shrugged. "Maybe he's with Mr. Hijikata," he suggested as the group left Souji's room and went down the hall in search of the Vice Commander.

"Hey Boss, you seen Okita?" Heisuke inquired as he plopped himself next to Hijikata, who was contently smoking his pipe.

Hijikata looked up from his Haiku book long enough to give the group a response. "We had a disagreement and he ran off," he said before flipping the page.

The group blinked as few times as if they could not believe their ears. "How could you just let him run out like that?" Tetsu yelled grabbing a hold of Hijikata's collar. "It's isn't good for him to be in the pouring rain."

Hijikata growled. "You think I don't know that, brat?" he snapped as he grabbed Tetsu's collar instead and lifted him off the ground.

"I hope I'm not interrupting anything, Vice Commander," a figure remarked as he opened the door and set a familiar pink pig on the ground, who immediately lunged at Tetsu and latched on to his foot.

"Stop sneakin' up on us like that, Saito," Sano complained.

Tetsunosuke glared down at Okita's pet. "Stupid pig, let go!" he screamed as Saito pried the pig off his foot. "It's bad enough that Hijikata has me by my collar."

"Any luck on finding him?" Hijikata asked as he dropped Tetsu ungracefully on the ground.

Saito shook his head. "All I was able to find was his pet wondering around by the river," he replied sitting down and drinking some tea that was sitting on the table, "Yamazaki may know more."

Hijikata growled impatiently as there was another knock at his door. "Enter," he stated calmly as his Shinobi entered.

"I believe I've found where Master Okita is."

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Okita winced as he snuck through the hallways of what appeared to be the headquarters of the Choshuu. Looking down he noticed a red spot starting to form on the side of his kimono. Great, just what I need, he thought to himself as he turned down another hallway praying that there would be an exit at the end of it. At least he was armed though, due to the unfortunate soul that happened to be guarding the room he awoke in, though a sword wasn't going to do him any good if he was too injured to fight with it.

"So you're awake?" an icy voice remarked as a figure stepped into the dim light.

Okita turned around to glare at the figure. "Toshimaru Yoshida, by order of the Shinsengumi you are under arrest!" he yelled as he took out a fighting stance.

Yoshida smirked as he lunged at Okita, pinning him up against the wall by his throat. "You think you're in a position to be doing anything little Shinsengumi pawn." he stated as he ran his fingers through Okita's hair with his free hand.

"Don't underestimate me, Yoshida," Okita snarled as he spit in Yoshida's eye.

Yoshida growled and wiped the insult out of his eye. "You will regret that, brat," he remarked as he applied enough pressure to Okita's right shoulder to dislocate it. The sword Okita was carrying clanged to the floor as he let out a scream. "And this time, Hijikata won't be there to save you." Yoshida released Okita from his grasp, causing him to fall in a heap on the floor.

Okita laid there for a moment trying to get his mind off the searing pain before trying to make a grab for the sword again, but Yoshida had already predicted his move and grabbed his head slamming it into the wall. The force of the blow had led Okita to bite his tongue causing a stream of blood to flow from the corner of his mouth. Yoshida looked down at the first unit captain with a sinister smirk on his face, still crushing Okita's head with most of his body weight. "Underestimate, don't make me laugh," Yoshida spit out as he released him again.

Okita's eyes swam in his head as he tried to make out the room and the figure in front of him, he now wished that he'd been more careful not to end up caught again, but this predicament wasn't the worst thing that had happen to him. Okita smiled as he summed up the last of his strength to try and lash out at Yoshida again, but Yoshida got to him first and stabbed the blade of his sword into Okita's already useless shoulder. Okita cried out in pain as blood began to flow freely from the wound. Another swift kick in the head and he was unconscious once more, leaving Yoshida to drag him down the hallway back to his room.

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Hijikata growled as he rubbed his temples, if what Yamazaki was telling him was true, they were going to have their hands full trying to get Souji out of his predicament. "Where is that brat?" the Vice Commander growled impatiently as he, Saito and Susumu waited for Tetsu to come back with tea.

"Speaking of Tetsunosuke," Saito began as he glanced at the opening door, "I suppose we could use him as a decoy for the Choshuu."

Hijikata glared at the psychic. "I'm not trusting this to that brat," he muttered blowing smoke from his pipe.

"Yeah, the kid can't even walk and carry tea at the same time," Yamazaki added as Tetsu tripped over his own feet and spilled the tea once again, "I rest my case."

Tetsu glared at the trio. "Shut up Susumu!" he shouted as Hijikata rubbed his temples again.

"I believe I've got another idea," Saito piped in as he sipped his tea, "and with Yamasaki's help its crazy enough to work."

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Kai: (grins) Oh they love me…they really love me

Hijikata: Yeah that's why you haven't updated in forever

Kai: (sweatdrops) Yeah sorry for the lack of updates, I had bad writer's block. I blame Yoshida.

Heisuke: (grins like an idiot) Oh come, we all know you just wanted to torture Soji some more.

Kai: Shut it Heisuke!

Okita: Please R/R!

Kai: And since this is now the revised version of ch 3 with more Okita torture in it I feel I need to give a shout out to my girl Acko for helping me out so much and just so you know, when you read the first chapter and Hijikata-san is calling dear Souji a pain in the ass…just pretend he says thank you at the end..

Okita: I am NOT a pain in the ass Mr. Hijikata

Hijikata: (twitches) Did you HAVE to bring that up, Kai?