A/N: Hello everyone! I am back with Chapter 13! And I must warn all of you before you read this, but... This chapter is HORRIBLE. Like, no kidding. You might read it and be like "What the F**K was that?". Anyways, I might have caught a cold, so I'll probably take a break next week. And a pretty LONG one. Because I want to focus on studying for this month, and I also want to cure myself of this cold as soon as possible. I'm really really sorry, but please bear with me till the end. And don't worry, because I'll have this review and edit period when I'm done with the whole story, and I will fix everything that seems off and weird.

Hope you enjoy! (Well, I don't think any of you can enjoy this, but...)

Kazama had surprisingly let it off easily. He had just sent Aye out for her to wash herself. She looked at the water, and… Something was off about her. Her eyes were red and gray. Maybe she was hallucinating or something from too much stress…

Closing her eyes, Aye splashed some water on her face. When she opened her eyes, she found her reflection looking at her. This time, she looked normal. Her eyes were their normal hue of gray. Aye exhaled, stood, and made her way towards the door of the room. Sliding it open, she found that it was empty, and felt disappointed. But soon, Kazama came in the room and smirked at her.

Blushing, Aye looked down, and looked at the wooden floor that was suddenly all too interesting. Why was it that she was always so confused and lost around him, but he always seemed unfazed?

Hitting herself on the head in her mind, Aye cleared her throat and walked towards Kazama. She tried to avoid him, as she slipped pass him and made her way out.

She couldn't help but feel disappointed as she left the place.

Although Aye had no sense of idea where she was, she shifted into her Rasetsu form and inhaled the scent of the trees around her. It seemed as if they were telling her where to go. Moving quickly, she proceeded to the Shinsengumi headquarters. But she was stopped by a crunch of leaves behind her.

"Aye-sama?" A woman called. She turned around to see Kimigiku and Osen-chan looking at Aye with suspicion.

"Kimigiku-san? Osen-chan? What's wrong?" Asked Aye. Why were they looking at her like that?

"We… We sensed the presence of Chikage Kazama, and followed his scent. Until we found you…" They explained. Kazama's scent? It was true that she was with him until a moment ago, but…

"I think you are misunderstanding, but—"

"His scent is all over you. You cannot fool us," Osen-chan hissed, surprising Aye.

"Putting everything aside for now, we have business with the Shinsengumi," Kimigiku said. "If you could, would you please deliver this message to Kondou-san?"

Panting, Aye ran into the Shinsengumi headquarters, and alerted the guards that she needed to talk to Kondou-san.

"We are very sorry, but he is not available right now," one of them said, and Hijikata-san rushed out with Chizuru by his side.

"What is it, Aye-chan?" Chizuru asked, frowning

"Kaoru Nagumo and Koudou Yukimura…" Aye cringed after saying it.

"They're alive."

"What is it," demanded Aye, and it was not a question.

"Kaoru Nagumo and Koudou Yukimura are alive." Osen-chan explained calmly. "They have been spotted near here during night, and they seem to be going in the direction of the Shinsengumi headquarters."

"We are not sure what they want, but we wanted you to know. Please watch out and be careful."

All of the Shinsengumi captains had gathered in the meeting room, and Sannan-san took a sip from his tea that Chizuru prepared before listening to Aye.

"What? Those two Oni's who kidnapped Chizuru?" Shinpachi-san exclaimed, making everyone glare at him.

"Yes, I am afraid so."

"But why now? Why are they here now?"

"Aye-san, who told you this?"

"I met Kimigiku-san and Osen-chan on my way here back from—" Aye stopped to make sure she wouldn't make any mistakes. "Shimabara."

"In any case, we must watch out and look out just incase. They still might be after Chizuru."

Aye sat in her room, listening to the bugs crying. Their sound was echoing through the night and she breathed in. When was the last time she could be so relaxed?

But that thought was soon shattered when she spotted a figure slipping into the headquarters. Shifting into her Rasetsu form, she swiftly ran towards the figure, and found it to be a short boy.

His brown hair ruffled in the silent wind, and a slow smile spread on his face.

YES! I KNOW! It was HORRIBLE! AWFUL! I don't even know!

I'm sorry... I know that it was really bad, but my head's a little out in space right now... And I really didn't want any of you guys to wait... :( Anyways, thanks for reading this chapter, and WOW! 21 reviews! 27 followers! 23 favorites! OMG! I thank all of you guys who gave this awesome happiness to me!

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That's it, and I'll probably be off studying next week, but please wait!