Riatsuka Yoake-an 18 year old girl that is a member of the Shinsengumi, she joined the Shinsengumi when she was only 13 and now she is a spy. She has brown eyes and short brown hair. She is 5'7" and mostly legs.
Chapter 2: The Bloodline
It was the dead of night and I was running across the rofftops silently alone. Yamazaki was busy with something else. I stood over the gate and noticed HIjikata with a woman. "Must be some broad." I thought hiding in the shadows. "Hijikata better know what the hell he is doing." I mumbled. Watching Hijikata and the woman talk started to bore me until a group of men surrounded them. I pulled out a kunai as Hijikata began killing the men. I gasped as I heard Tetsu's scream.
"Why the hell is he there?!" I thought as Souji and his squad appeared. Everyone then left the scene except for Tetsu. The boy was trembling by the fact that he saw Hijikata's demon. The rain then began to pour softly. I approached Tetsu silently. "Why...?" Tetsu questioned me. "Souji wanted to show you what can happen if you joined the Shinsengumi." I sighed. "Of course, most of the captains have experienced this kind of situation. Including Souji and I, however, you wouldn't want this. Not even...you're just not ready for this." I explained.
"But do you think that I can't do a thing?" Tetsu asked. I kneeled down to be at eye-level with him. "It's up to you." I answered. I then stood up and headed back to the gate. Tetsu just stayed outside in the rain.
It was early morning and I was sitting on the rooftop allowing the rain to devour me. "The pup is still out there. I can sense it." I thought. "Are you worried about something?" Yamazaki stated. I turned away from Yamazaki's direction. "Funny. You and Souji read me like a damn book." I chuckled. "You met the boy yesterday. I saw you talk with him last night." Yamazaki said as he sat next to me. "Is Hijikata concerned?" I asked. "He still does not know." Yamazaki closed his eyes. I looked at the sky, "Hey, Yamazaki, did someone ever forget something about you?"
"What do you mean?" Yamazaki questioned. "Nevermind." I hid my face. "I was always forgotten. I guess it was better that way." I muttered. "Yet I accepted it because I was weak back then." "Yoake, you're speaking of nonsense." Yamazaki stated catching my attention. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't let my human...emotions get the best of me. I should focus on our duties as watchers." I shook my head as I spoke. "You always have something on your mind." Yamazaki held his umbrella over our heads. "You're right." I gave Yamazaki a weak smile. "May be I should be forgotten...the childhood."
"Hey, Yo-chan!!" Souji called out. "Damn it." I twitched. "Yo-chan!! I know you're up there!" Souji called out to me once more. "See you later Yamazaki." I jumped down from the rooftop. I fell on one knee knowing that the ground was damp. "Yoake, you're soaking wet." Souji pointed out. "I'm fine." I lied. "So here you are playing in the rain again." Hijikata complained. "I wouldn't use the word 'playing' Vice Commander." I retorted. I stood up slowly hoping to control my balance. "Can't walk?" Hijikata crossed his arms. "I'm not crippled sir." I grunted. "She's done it again." Souji thought as he spotted blood on my pants.
I noticed Souji's stare and kept a close eye on him. "I am fine sir." I said looking at Hijikata. "Let's move then." Hijikata ordered and we all began to walk. I followed the two from behind since I was a little bit unfocus. I didn't pay attention, I just stared at moving feet. Pushing me from behind, Souji moved me right beside Hijikata happily. "Yo-chan, you'll catch a cold if you keep playing in the rain." Souji smiled. "You just keep testing me Souji and I'll have your head." I growled. Souji playfully hugged me. "Come now, Yo-chan. You need to have fun. I'll play with you when we get back." Souji spoke softly.
"Vice Commander..." I complained. "Souji, release him." Hijikata ordered. "Yoake has been doing his best trying to stay on his duties. Give him some air." he added. Souji shook his head "no" and still held on to me. "This shit will never stop." I thought. "What the hell?" I noticed Tetsu sitting on the ground soaking wet. "..." I was about to call Tetsu's name about, but Souji shook his head. Approaching Tetsu silently, the boy looked up at us. "Turn me into a demon." He begged. I looked at the boy with a surprise look on my face.
"You may be small, but you have the eyes of a man. You are much like Souji. You can join..." Hijikata gave in as Tatsu ran past us and kneeled down beside Tetsu. Tetsu smiled as he passed out and fell into Tatsu's arms. "He's a good kid." I said with a smile. Souji had his head on my shoulder . "I think Tetsu is more like someone else." Souji said cheerfully. The rain stopped pouring as the sun came out. "Hey, the sun came out." Souji said as he looked at the sky. "It's warmer now so let's head back." I sighed.
The day went by slow and I was stuck with Hijikata. I was making copies of Hijikata's haiku book. Hijikata was smoking as usual. Souji was walking down the hall humming cheerfully. I hid the haiku book under my legs. Hijikata turned to me with a stern look on his face. I had a calm look. As Souji entered the room, Saizo ran over to me and leaped onto my chest. Saizo snorted as he snuggled up against me. I placed a hand on the pig's back gently. "Saizo seems to like you a lot Yo-chan! Saizo enjoys your company. Oh, have you seen Tetsu lately? He's an adorable little page isn't he?" Souji smiled.
"The Shinsengumi is not a nursery Souji." Hijikata sighed. "Yoake, what do you think?" Souji questioned. "What I'm thinking is-who is the father and who is the mother in this conversation? Basically, who the fuck is wearing the pants..." I thought. "Well, I think-" I began to speak until Saizo leaped off of me and ran outside. "Tetsu just needs to be taught properly. Which expludes ME babysitting." I said with a pissed off look. "Yoake, you are good at handling new recruits." Hijikata commented.
"Vice Commander, I am a watcher. Not a parent. I can only prefer the task at hand. Which, in fact, only focuses on gathering and analyzing information." I stated. "I see that you are dedicated to your work." Hijikata complimented. "I am just doing my job sir." I said calmly. "But Yoake, you do such a good job." Souji cheered. "Really, I am just glad that I am of some use." I gave Souji a crooked smile. "I should be going, excuse me." I said before I stood up. Souji tackled me to the floor.
"Off! Damn you!" I scolded as Souji pinned me to the floor. "Yo-chan, you need to play once in a while. Instead of hiding in your room all day." Souji complained. "Vice Commander." I called out as Souji was pulling on my shirt. "Souji, Yoake is being serious now. Let go of him." HIjikata said without looking. Souji refused and kept tugging. "Let go bastard." I ordered. "But Yo-chan this is fun." Souji whispered. My eyes widened as Souji placed his cheek against mine. I felt ill and closed my eyes. "This is bothering me..." I mumbled.
Souji sensed my hostile presence and released me. I then excused myself and headed to the training hall. Harada and Nagakura were sparring. "Hey, Yoake is up!" Harada said cheerfully. I glared at Harada as I leaned against the wall. "You know I've been busy." I growled. "So the Vice Commander kept you awake last night?" He teased. "Another gay joke? You got to watch what you say and it wasn't the Vice Commander, it was Souji's nagging." I retorted. "So, you get any?" Nagakura added. "Oh screw you too." I grabbed a bamboo sword.
"Now you want to fight." Nagakura laughed. I chuckled as I charged at him. Nagakura and I clashed swords immediately. "We all know Souji clings onto you like a kid clinging onto their parent." he grinned. "Funny." I glared at him. "He has feelings for you, Yoake. If this is a good conversation." Nagakura hit one of my nerves and my eyes went dark. In on stroke, I broke Nagakura's bamboo sword. "Shit, you released his demon Shinpachi!" Harada shouted as I charged at Nagakura once more.
"Yoake-snap out of it!" Nagakura yelled as he dodged my attack. Yamazaki ran into the room knowing that I had snapped. "Yoake is at it again man!" Harada shouted. I closed my eyes and changed my stance. "Emotions show weakness." I said with a grin. "Yoake, what is the matter with you? We were just joking." Nagakura said seriously as I saw him grab another sword. "..." Yamazaki shook his head and grabbed a sword. "Day break." he simply stated and I turned to him. "..." I didn't speak. "Wake up." Yamazaki ordered as we clashed swords. "...Yamazaki?" I rasped as he hit me on the head hard.
"He's fine." Yamazaki stated as I hit the floor. Tetsunosuke entered the room with Souji following from behind. "Yoake-san!" Tetsunosuke ran to me and glared at Yamazaki. "What the hell did you do to him?" Tetsu questioned angrily. Yamazaki ignored the boy and walked past Souji. "That demon of his." Yamazaki said before leaving. I blinked and regained control of myself. "Hey." I turned to Tetsu. "I'm sorry... I couldn't control it." I said as Souji had his eyes narrowed. I stood up slowly. "Hey, we started it so we should apologize." Nagakura scratched his head.
"I'm not angry Yo-chan." Souji said calmly. "Yeah, sorry man." Harada chuckled. "Tetsu-you seem scared?" I looked at him. "You looked like..." Tetsu tried to speak. "Give me a break. I am fine-I just went off a bit. I'm not hurt at all." I rubbed my forehead. "But-" Tetsu was worried. "Tetsu, that guy who took me down had no choice but to." I placed my hand on Tetsu's head. "I should go to my room." I said before I walked away.
"Yoake is a content person, puppy boy." Nagakura explained. "What do you mean?" Tetsu questioned. "Yoake is the type of person whose 'demon' wakes up after he gets angry or annoyed to a certain point. Of course, none of us have seen that demon completely. Hijikata, however, has experienced it and it was not a pretty sight. Yoake was covered in blood and was laughing hysterically. He saying that humans do not live long so death was fine." Nagakura became serious.
Souji's eyes narrowed as he didn't want to hear the rest of the story. "That's enough." Souji ordered. "Yoake is not to be secretly discussed about. Tetsu please go back to your chores." Souji said angrily. Tetsu nodded in agreement and left the room. "Now you both should know that the Vice Commander does not want that incident discussed." Souji said coldly.