CHAPTER 4, THE DARKNESS

"Don't panic Girl, his just within the realm. His not dead" Rei said as he stood up and walked over to Souji. Rei pulled Souji close to his chest, "Release him, He is not a danger" Rei said as darkness started vanished. Souji's eyes widen as he pushed Rei away from him. Chizuru went over to the shocked man breathing rapidly. "What did you do!?" Souji demanded as he struggled to get up.

"I did nothing, nor did I intend to harm you" Rei said, his hand behind his back holding onto the black rabbit by its ears. "You just fainted. Are you alright?" Rei asked softly as a glare was sent his way. "...Fainted?" Souji repeated, remembering what occurred moments ago.

"I don't care about your so called job, your disturbing our work. You better leave right now, or else I will kill yo-" suddenly as if something hit his head, everything went blank. He couldn't felt anything, as soon as he opened his eyes, it was darkness that greeted him.

"Isn't he the Captain of that group of thugs?" "Tch, those dogs. Acting like their samurai" "don't look at them sweety, they're bad people" "The Shinsengumi? Their just killers!" "Just what are the Aizu domain thinking? Letting those people into our town"

Those words burnt deeply, sharpening the hate Souji held. He looked around to see himself in a room, there a huge monster resembling a rabbit. "What the?!" He gasped, never in his life had he seen such a creature. Souji tried to unsheathe his sword to only find it not there. The rabbit turned towards Souji, it's eyes crashed against Souji's.

"Those bastards, making a scene again" "Leave already you dogs!" "I hope they die in battle" "hopefully someone get rids of those bastards" "

Those thoughts went through his mind, as if something is forcing Souji to remember, all those hateful sights. How much he wanted to kill those villagers and those who threatened the Shinsengumi. He did nothing wrong, this those people who didn't keep their mouth shut. "That's right, they talk thrash about the Shinsengumi when they know nothing" he whispered, starring down at the ground with a smile, imagining the scene of a bloody massacre in his mind.

"Oi Rabbit. Claim down will you?"

A voice slap him out of his thoughts, Souji saw a shadow of a person standing in front of him.

"Release him, his is not a danger"

And then everything was covered with bright light, he opened his eyes and found himself on the floor and Rei's face in front of his.

"Oi Rei, Why did you help him?" Haku whispered into Rei's thoughts"I don't understand that question, Like said, I want to give them a chance. Not to kill them without reason" "Hn, Aren't you the one that's lying?"

A grin of the monsters face, A proud smile he held as he watches through the eyes of the boy. The boy who killed thousands, being mercilessly with no regret. A boy worst than the Shinsengumi themselves. "The fact that you stated that You ~Admire~ the Shinsengumi killed me from the inside out. You never cared for them, only a sense of curiosity towards that group of humans. Nothing more, nothing less" Haku whispered with laughter. This is the boy he knew, not the one who cared for others. But the one who never bothered to look at the eyes of those who plead for his help. "You caught me, as expected of my partner who sleeps all day"

"Okita-San!" Chizuru cried as she gave the man a death hug. Souji was still confused, wondering of what had happened. Was it only a dream? Maybe he was pushing himself too hard. "Chizuru-Chan, if you don't let go. I might die from your hug" Souji said as the girl released her hold with a blush on her face. Souji pushed himself from the ground and dusted off the dirt as he glared at Rei.

Feeling the rabbit trying to escape his hands, Rei tighten his grip on the rabbit hidden behind him. The rabbit was mentally crying, thinking of how cruel Rei is acting towards it. Souji picked up his sword and turned his back on Rei as he walked away, not showing the angry and confused face he held as he walked off. "Okita-San?" Chizuru muttered, looking at Rei and to Souji and Rei again. She later decided to follow behind Souji since she was given orders to stay by the Captain's side if they were to be near Rei.

"I wonder if he left because his Pride got smashed to bits" Haku laughed. "Probably to report back to Vice-Commander-San" Rei thought with a smile. Now this is getting more interesting. "Haku," "Yeah?" "Remember that day I gave you Your Name?" "Of course, you named me after that Demon in his stories. Now I feel like I'm a pet. WHICH I'M NOT!" "Zaza-Chan said that My Father was once a friend of that Demon he fought against. Naming you with the same name is just for convenient sake" "You burn me Rei, But Isn't your name the same? A Pet's Name" Haku mocked.

"Then We're even. Hakuouki"

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I apologies if there is any mistakes, this is my first time writing Hakuouki~