Hakuoki: An Unexpected Adventure
Still don't own Hakuoki and still disappointed about that fact. Hakuoki is still the property of Sentai Films, Idea Factory and any other affiliated companies. I only own Aryssa and her weird thing with Sakura Trees. R & R please. As I mentioned in the last chapter I appreciate any tips or anything that can help me. I would like to thank xenocanaan for pointing out that I have the time period for the Shinsengumi wrong.
Chapter 5
As I walk into my room I look around and see my training sword in a corner and feeling a need to have it on my person in a time where if I looked at someone wrong I would be cut down without a thought go to grab it and replace it on my right hip. Turning back towards the entrance I see Saitou Glance at my hip before focusing on my face and speaking up
"For your sake you should simply imagine the worst." He says and with that he turns and walks away from me.
As I watch his retreat Yamazaki comes up and unwraps the bandages to check my arm
"This wound will take more than a few days to heal so don't get your hopes up." He tells me
"Trust me," I tell him, "This cut will most definitely heal in a matter of days. I have had worse injuries than this over the years and the most it has ever taken a wound to heal is a month when I broke my arm around 6 years of age. If you don't believe me you can check my arm tomorrow evening and I can guarantee you will see a major difference from what you see right now." As I finish telling him that he rewraps my arm and leaves, sliding the screen shut behind him. After a few minutes I suddenly realize that I am barely able to stand from fatigue and I remove the sword from my hip and lay down on the Tatami Mat, falling asleep in a matter of seconds.
When I wake up the next morning I don't recognize my surroundings. Sitting up and stretching my arms above my head I catch a glimpse of my bandaged arm and remember that I am essentially in my prison cell. As I climb quickly to my feet I realize right off the back that my head is no longer pounding when I move. Going over to the window I slide it open and immediately notice yet another Sakura tree in full bloom in the courtyard outside and yet again feel a slight pull from it.
"Ok what is it with my sudden fascination with sakura trees?" I ask before continuing a monologue to myself. "I wonder if this is what that letter from Great Grandma to Hana was talking about when it mentioned something happening to me. If she thought something like this was going to happen why didn't she give me a heads up? I guess I just have to ask her if I ever get home again."
"I do not know about your fascination with sakura trees but maybe your great grandmother was trying to protect you." I suddenly hear a reply and jumping in surprise I turn to my left and see Okita Souji sitting by my door an amused grin on his face.
"How long have you been sitting outside my door?" I ask him in a deceptively calm voice.
"About Three hours." He replies with a smirk on his face. "I have to assume that you had a nice rest since you have marks on your face from the tatami mat."
"CREEP!" I yell going to slide the window screen shut firmly.
"Do not let him get to you." I hear another voice and turning to my right see Heisuke Toudou, Shinpachi Nagakura and Sanosuke Harada the first two holding trays of food.
"Is that food for me?" Souji asks motioning towards the object of his attention
"One is but the other one is for our friend here." Toudou says handing his tray to me
"I guess that means I get to keep my life." I ask accepting the tray hesitantly.
"Yeah, we decided to keep you alive for a time at least." He tells me
"I think it is because you actually spoke out to Hijikata the way you did." Nagakura says, "Even we are afraid of what the demon vice commander will do if we even think of trying something like that."
"I just spoke my mind. I didn't even think before I blurted that out." I said, "That kind of stuff happens to me quite a bit actually."
"By the way do you have a name kid?" Harada asks me, "We can't just keep calling you kid if we are keeping you alive."
"Oh my name is Aryssa Tousani." I say.