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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 8: Missing
It has been a week since Ayu has been sent on a mission. I was sitting in my room staring out the window. Souji had his head against my lap. He had been ill for awhile, especially with the coughing. Souji, however, kept watch of my appetite. After the night of sex, my body changed and I wasn't pregnant. Souji was peaceful as he slept. "It's been pouring for a while now." I said as Saizo was snorting. "I wonder how Ayu is-" I thought until Tetsu opened the door. "Ayu is in trouble!" he shouted. Souji sat up slowly with a yawn. "Souji, I'm going ahead." I said as I stood up. "Souji nodded, "Tetsu, if you see Yamazaki, tell him." I said before leaving the room.
Nagakura and Harada had their squads ready. "Let's go." I ordered. "Right." The two captains agreed. On the rooftops of Edo, but no one was out to get me. "Ayu, please don't die." I thought as I looked around. It has been at least two hours and still no signs. The moment I heard Tetsu's shout I hurried in the direction and froze as I stared at Ayu's lifeless body. I sensed someone's presence and pulled out a kunai. It was that blonde from earlier. "Such a waste." She commented. "Why are you here?" I asked. "I was passing by. Although, you seem to have lost a fellow spy." The blonde answered. ". . ." I threw the kunai towards the blonde. The blonde caught the kunai and grinned. "You aren't yourself today." She chuckled. ". . ." I glared at the woman before she disappeared.
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It was the evening and Ayu's funeral was tomorrow. "Yoake-san hasn't come down yet. He skipped lunch and dinner." A soldier informed Hijikata. "Leave him be." Hijikata ordered. Temmora was washing dishes silently. Harada came into the room depressed. "She's..." Harada tried to speak as Temmora smashed a rice bowl on the floor. Temmora cried angrily as she lifted another rice bowl up. "Temmora-chan." Harada grabbed the bowl. I stared at the moon. Yamazaki sat beside me. "Are you going to attend the funeral?" I asked. "Are you?" Yamazaki retorted "I don't know. Should I ? Hijikata wants me to attend." I said annoyed. "I'm going to see Souji." I stood up.
"Do not let your emotions get the best of you." Yamazaki warned me. Before I entered my room, Souji pulled me by the arm. "You haven't shed a tear. Are you scared of what might happen to you?" he asked as I glared at him. "Maybe I should commit seppuku?!" I asked as Souji held me close. "No. I don't want to lose you." he said before he kissed me roughly. "Please let me sleep." I yawned slightly. My legs were going to drop. "Yes." Souji said solemnly as he released me. I laid on my bed and felt Souji's body right beside me. "Yoake-" Souji coughed as he tried to speak. I sat up quickly and grabbed a cup of tea. "Drink it." I ordered as I handed the cup to Souji.
Souji started drinking the tea slowly. After Souji finished his cup he laid his head against my chest. I held him close. "You're worried about me." Souji smiled. "Sleep Souji." I said rolling my eyes. "No." Souji said as he gave me his childish face. "Then let me." I muttered. A knock came to the door. "Who is it?" I called out. "Tetsu." Tetsu spoke. "Come in." I said. Tetsu opened the door and walked in with a solemn look. "Huh?" I heard tear drops hit the floor. "Tetsu-" I felt Tetsu's arms around me.
"She's gone." he muttered as he cried. I sighed and wrapped one arm around him. "Tetsu...if she had let me take her place then none of this would've happened." I said. "Don't talk like that! We know that Ayu wouldn't let you. She knew what her duties and fate were as a spy." Souji spoke sofly. "The fate of being a spy is getting caught and dying." I said as Tetsu held onto me. "Why couldn't I be any help? Being a page sucks and I can't do a thing." Tetsu stated. "Do not blame yourself." I said.
During the funeral, I was in Hijikata's room sitting at the table. Hijikata and I sat silently. ". . ." I couldn't stand this silence. "I need to know..." I began as I stood up. Hijikata did the same. "Let's go." Hijikata ordered. As we entered the room, everyone turned to us. "Hijikata. Yoake." Kondou stated. I held a kunai to my palm revealing the scar. All the men gasped as I reopened it with the kunai. The blood stained the blade and I placed the kunai beside her head. I walked out of the room silently. "She's at it again." Souji thought. I stood in the of the hallway staring at the wound. "She's dead. Why wouldn't she let me go?" I thought. "Yoake, you were not the type to talk. I remember when you first spoke...to everyone."
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"Let me go Souji!" I said annoyed. Souji, Nagakura, Todo, and Harada carried me around the district. "Come on Yoake! You need to lighten up a bit." Nagakura said as they carried me to the lunch hall. "Assholes!" I cursed as I struggled to get free. "Now guys, let Yoake go. He is not in the mood to horseplay." Ayu smiled cheerfully. Nagakura, Todo, Souji, and Harada released me. "We were just playing around. The boy is fine." Harada chuckled. "You got some nerve!" I said annoyed. "Boys will be boys." Ayu laughed.
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"Ayu..." I thought. "She's gone." Hijikata was walking from behind with Souji following him. "Hijikata-san." Souji said. I faced the two men silently. Hijikata and I stared at each other. "Sir...I am going to get that bastard Masuya." I said calmly,"The mission Ayu died for was suppose to be mine in the first place."
"Very well." Hijikata said. "I am going to scout the city." I said as I turned around. "No." Souji spoke as he was concerned. "I do not accept pity. I am tired of hiding and now I want to raise hell." I explained. "Fine. I will accompany you." Souji said solemnly. "Souji, forgive my rudeness." I apologized. "No. It was my..." Souji continued but then stopped. I knew what Souji wanted to say, but I didn't want to hear it. "You are one cold hearted bastard Daybreak." Hijikata complimented. "Sir, I guess I can go by that compliment." I chuckled. "Ayu...I won't forget my mission-not this time."