Author's notes:
Looks like I left you hanging there didn't I? The cliffhanger scene got to ya? lol..anyways the whole scene where Susumu stops is just a reaction so yeah...Anyways I appreciate the support and reviews and yes your reviews make my day, anyways here's yet another chapter of my story and I hate to say this to you but I am slowly developing a case of writer's block. Me and writer's block do not mix so therefore I am trying my best to write as much before all the inspiration leaves me. Read and Review ok?
Chapter V
The Shocking truth
Ichimura Tatsunosuke greeted the rays of sunshine with a smile, alas yet another gorgeous day fell upon Kyoto and it was just the right weather to do his bookkeeping duties outside in full view of the scenery.
"The day is just perfect to do my calculating outdoors"
"Not too warm, not too frigid. Today is just the perfect day, just what could go wrong?"
Just what could go wrong? He just had to ask.
Tetsu began walking to the bathroom when he suddenly noticed something peculiar about him, panicky he ran his fingers through his hair and noticed his head of spiky brown hair was now a head of long brown curls, his cheek bones high and his lips unusually soft and pale and the worst part was he woke up having feminine features he was never meant to have.
"Holy Bakufu" Tatsu said before fainting (AN: Bakufu is government system)
Just a few rooms down a certain captain by the name of Okita Soji who had been effeminate to begin with found himself staring at a reflection that was not his own, his violet orbs remained and so did his pale complexion but apparently by some unknown reason he had now attained some extra assets.
"Oh my…" was all the young captain uttered
Inside the demon vice commander's room a distraught Hijikata panicked madly as he observed his new look from head to toe, Hijikata twitched.
"I can't believe it…I'm" Hijikata said
"A" Okita followed
"Freaking" Tatsu said finally regaining his composure before fainting again. Apparently being a girl had been too much for him.
"GIRL!" Tetsu screamed
"AHHHHHH" The four of them screamed in unison, and yes that included the stoic demon commander. Tatsu fainted, Okita kept looking twice to make sure, Hijikata was ripping everything to shreds while Tetsu ran in circles screaming.
Hijikata demanding answers of his sudden gender change grabbed hold of his katana and stormed his way out his room.
"Oh shit…" Susumu gasped as his jaw dropped
"What is it Yamazaki-kun?" Saitou asked with his usual bored tone
"I feel...a presence..."
"Who is it?" Shinpachi asked curiously
The young ninja remained frozen apparently concentrating on the dark figure that approached them.
"IT'S THE CURSE!" Sano shrieked as he grabbed hold of Shinpachi, "IT FROZE SUSUMU AND NOT ITS OUT TO GET US"
"Baka! You're worst than Heisuke…"
"You better not be talking about me…" Heisuke retorted
"I sense a deathly aura…could it be…"
Susumu turned to face the ghost seeing captain and gave three nods
"Oh yeah…Hijikata found out…" (AN: picture Hijikata in the haiku book episode)
"Oh crap…" was all that Saitou could say
"Kami-sama…help us…" Sano, Shinpachi and Heisuke said as they huddled together
Still filled with rage the demon vice commander stomped his way into the quarters where the Ichimura brothers had occupied, to his dismay the shoji doors had been barred shut
"I-Ichimura open up!" Hijikata demanded, apparently his deep voice had now been replaced by that of a woman. "Damn it. Even my voice isn't intimidating anymore, now how they hell am I supposed to run the Shinsengumi looking and sounding like this?"
"Ichimura this is your commanding officer, open up or I will break down this door!"
Slowly the shoji doors opened up and revealed not Tatsu the big brother but…Tatsu the big sister? Hijikata gasped, alas he was not alone.
"Hijikata-san? Is that really you?" The bookkeeper asked as he opened the door wider
"Looks like I'm not the only one who got turned into a woman" Hijikata said bitterly as he entered the room
"Oh don't tell me you've turned into a woman too!"
"Oh I'm not a woman I just like dressing up as one…of course I've freaking turned into a woman what the hell do you think?" Hijikata growled causing Tatsu to shiver. "Sure now that Kami-sama has turned me into a woman…just what else is he up to next…"
Before the vice commander could answer a ball of fiery red hair stormed into the room, fists clenched and eyes watery. "Tatsu-nii! Tatsu-nii! I'm a…I'm a…OH MY GOD" the red head shrieked, forgetting his own troubles.
"TATSU YOU TOO!" Tetsu screamed as he hugged his brother or in this case sister
"Apparently so" Tatsu sighed
"AND HERE I THOUGHT I'D GONE CRAZY"
"That makes two of us"
"HOLY CRAP IS THAT HIJIKATA-SAN?"
"Oh great even the twerp turned into a woman" Hijikata groaned as he buried his face in his hands, "DAMN IT!"
"IT IS HIJIKATA-SAN! AHCK HE TURNED INTO A WOMAN TOO"
"As if he weren't enough trouble as a boy he's more trouble as a girl, now what other troubles does Kami-sama have in store for me now?" Hijikata asked sarcastically
"Hey Hijikata-san…um…you look good as a girl…" Tetsu said as he tried his best to stifle his laugh
Hijikata's eye twitched madly, his hand on the hilt of his sword ready to slice the boy into mince meat. "Calm down Toshi...deep breaths...in and out...in and out..."
"Its true...you look beautiful..."
"Ichimura…don't give me a reason to kill you…"
Moments later the three men were soon joined by Susumu, Saitou, Shinpachi, Heisuke, Sano and Okita Soji who seemed to not have changed at all.
"SAITOU-SAN? THE SHORT ONE? THE LARGE ONE? THE PERVERTED FREAK? SUSUMU? OKITA-SAN? YOU GUYS TURNED INTO WOMEN TOO?" Tetsu shrieked
"Short one?"
"Perverted Freak?"
"L-large one? I'M BIG BONED DAMN IT!"
"WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL WITH THESE NAMES?" Shinpachi and Heisuke demanded with rage
"They suit you" Saitou answered lazily as he entered the room
Now reunited the men found themselves in an uncomfortable silence, apparently neither knew where to start; except for Heisuke who started rating everyone in their now women forms.
"Saitou as a woman…hmmm…I love the whole mysterious dark woman aura in you, very pleasing and attractive. Susumu as a woman…I love your stoic personality and eyes that kill…"
"The only thing my eyes want to kill is you if you won't shut up" Susumu thought dangerously
"Tatsu-kun…hmmm…a bit shy but we can work this…puppy-boy, you are one cute girl…cuter than Shinpachi! Sano as I said rugged and big but it'll work…Shinpachi, one word ugly in curls…Taichou…."
"Say something negative about me Heisuke and I'll sell you to Shimabara" Hijikata threatened as he puffed on his pipe.
"Okay…Hijikata-san gorgeous as a woman…but has to stop smoking...no man would want a smoker for a wife..."
Hijikata twitched at his last comment, "Where the hell are you getting at?" the demon commander asked
"Eh...Heisuke is overwhelmed by the sudden change..." Sano covered up
"Overwhelmed my butt...he's just being weird again...like he usually is..."
"I'll pretend I didn't hear that Shinpachi...now where was I...oh yes, and last but not the least Soji" Everyone turned to look at the 1st division captain who had seemed more feminine than before. Long purple locks, soft skin, he was the picture of perfection.
"I hate you…" Heisuke retorted
"Eh?"
"AS IF YOU WEREN'T GIRLY ENOUGH AS A MAN!"
"It's not my fault you know…sorry…I guess…" Okita sweat dropped
"I'm not satisfied with that..."
"Eh...I'm confused Todou-kun...should I apoligize again?"
"Sorry doesn't cut it"
"Heisuke here's a cut it for you…CUT THE CRAP YOU NARCISSIST BASTARD!" Shinpachi growled
"Both of you enough or I'll both sell you to Shimabara!" Hijikata growled as he puffed his pipe faster than usual. "Due to our current situations it seems like we'll be stuck in this predicament for a while" the demon commander began. "And being if that's the case I suggest we act discreetly, the other men must never know what has become of us. That could give the Choshu rebels an excuse to attack while we're at our weakest point"
"Or give the men an excuse to sell us to Shimabara!" Tetsu chimed in
"Yeah...sure...anyways Hijikata-san is right…as of now I guess we'll have to be discreet" Sano said
"Apparently that's easier said than done…HELLO! Ever thought about the fact we live in a compound of men, someone is bound to get suspicious!" Tetsu retorted
"Page boy is right…any suggestions of what to do…Yamazaki?"
"Well…in the mean time why don't we attain new identities and live by them as of now"
"New identities and why the heck would we need that?" Heisuke asked
"Idiot, new identities to keep our real ones safe, ever imagined what others would think if I called out Heisuke to you in your woman form" Shinpachi said
"Good plan! I've already picked a name"
"And what god forsaken name did you pick?"
"I'm not telling you…you might steal it…"
"Baka…absolute baka…"
"Actually its Hisaki..."
"And why the hell is it Hisaki?"
"Its the closest one to Heisuke so shut it...want me to make a name for you..."
"No thanks..."
"Be like that...I already dubbed Sano as Sana..."
"Sana? Isn't that Yamanami's name? and Sana is a stupid name"
"No his name is Sanaan...but yeah it does sound too womanly for Sano...how about Sanada, a combination of Sano and Harada!"
"Just shut it Hisaki"
"No you shut it Shina"
"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?"
"DON'T START!" Hijikata ordered, "Anyways Yamazaki's plan for new identities, good plan…anything else?"
"Well…as I have told the others earlier, it would seem as if the curse is centering around us, the same crowd that was at Tatsunosuke-kun's party" Susumu said
"I knew it! Tatsu cursed us!" Heisuke exclaimed, "You didn't want us to throw you a party or know it was your birthday so you cursed us!"
If Hajime Saitou weren't a man of patience he would have probably taken his prayer beads and shoved it in Heisuke's throat, luckily the mysterious captain remained calm.
"The curse was not emitted by Tatsunosuke…it's a dark aura…a vengeful aura…"
"Vengeful?"
The men huddled around and began to think…"Vengeful?"
"Now who would…" Shinpachi began scratching his chin
"Want to curse" Sano followed
"a group of" Okita said with a smile
"Sexy swordsmen" Heisuke said earning weird looks from the men around him, "okay fine…sexy Heisuke" now this time he not only earned weird looks from the men but a punch in the head from Sano and Shinpachi.
Susumu's eyes lit up, "I may have a lead…"
So now that the boys have found out that they've turned into women the story shall progress on, anyways did you guys like it? I hope you did...I tried my best to fight off the writer's block and hopefully I prevailed in this story. Anyways Heisuke throughout the story will be an idiot with stupid remarks so please bear with that. Once again thank you to those who read this chapter and please review to tell me what you think...
PREVIEWS FOR CHAPTER VI
The boys get new names to keep their real ones secret, they ask help from a certain captain
"What kind of name is that?"
"Its better than yours Hisaki"
"Nothing can ever be better than mine"