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Hijikata slowly opened his eyes when the sunlight from the window hit him. He began to get up but then held his head as the pounding started.

'I drank too much last night. But what happened?'

Trying to recall his memories, the only thing he could remember was after that great fuck from the red head, he headed back inside for another person. He ended up drinking quite a bit but he couldn't remember what happened after. He thought Taylor would probably help him get home but he left early it seemed.

Looking to his right, he saw brown hair underneath the cover. The jerk who did a number on him was still sleeping without a care. He looked to the clock next to him and noticed the time.

"Oh shit!" He exclaimed as he saw the time. 10:05! His team was wide awake since 8:00 in the morning and was probably working on the case at that very moment while he was lying in a stranger's bed with a sore ass.

He attempted to get up, the pain ricocheting throughout his whole body. He groaned and fell over, unable to catch himself in time.

"Hmmm…are you ok, sweet cheeks?"

Hijikata looked up to see a man with a semi beard, waking up himself. He yawned, stretched, and swung himself off the bed, making his way to Hijikata, completely nude.

Hijikata glared at him and wondered if the asshole took advantage of his drunken state. The guy stooped down to grab onto Hijikata. He was picked up bridal style despite his protests.

"Don't worry, I'll help you shower."

Hijikata struggled until he fell again and it made the pain even worse.

"Fuck! No! I can do it myself," Hijikata cursed. He slowly got up, moaning at the painful sensation. He noticed the man was getting off on this as his cock did a little twitch.

"Well sure. You can use it first."

While walking, Hijikata noticed the lack of a condom in the garbage and when he found his pants on the floor, he noticed he still had 2 condoms left and the bottle of lube.

'Oh god no…' Hijikata thought. Cum was sliding down his leg and he shivered. 'Ok, don't panic. It's not guaranteed I caught something from this guy.'

The man was laughing and Hijikata turned to glare at him.

"Don't worry sweet cheeks. I'm clean as a whistle," the man said He handed Hijikata his shirt as well and smiled. "I'm not a jerk. I just thought with the way you looked, I wanted to try it raw. You were all stretched up though. Had someone else first?"

"That's none of your business. I wasn't looking for another man to fuck. Did you pick me up?"

"Maybe."

If he could, Hijikata would have beaten the guy up and threw him out the window. But he didn't have time for that. He went with his clothes into the bathroom. He noticed a spare toothbrush in the cabinet and used it before showering. In the middle of it, the peacefulness was interrupted as the man, who he couldn't care enough about to ask for his name, barged in holding something. Hijikata tried to see what it was through the glass door of the shower.

"Hey, some guy named Sougo says he's coming to kick my ass and get you," the man said. He was on the verge of laughing. "What a joke, right?"

Hijikata sighed and counted. "Five…four…three…two…one…" The front door was knocked on twice before it collapsed.

"My door! What the hell?!"

Hijikata listened intently, hearing a few crashes and some pleading before it went quiet.

"Hurry up. I can only cover you for so long, asshole." Sougo's voice seemed louder than normal in the bathroom. He could see him as a blur through the shower door.

"I'm almost done. Just get the hell out," Hijikata said. He was rinsing himself off, the shampoo from his hair pouring down his face, forcing him to close his eyes. This left him rather defenseless so when Sougo slid open the shower door and pulled him, he lost his balance. He closed his eyes, expecting to hit the bathroom floor.

"Oww…" The sound of Sougo's painful (was he being sarcastic?) moan, Hijikata forced one eye open to see Sougo underneath him and holding onto his waist in order to keep him from hurting himself.

"Are you ok?" Hijikata asked. He wanted to punch Sougo more than anything right now but he did keep him from hurting his already painful ass. And this wasn't the first time he was naked in front of Sougo. That was the least of his worries.

"Hmm, I'm ok but something else does hurt," Sougo said. He sat up right as Hijikata stood up to move away from him.

"Like I'd sleep with you!" Hijikata said as he dried himself using the blue towel that was left there by the other man who was currently knocked out.

"You slept with him. Why not with me?!" Sougo's voice was rising. He didn't understand it. Hijikata was willing to sleep with strangers but not with him. Even though he hated Hijikata, it didn't mean he didn't like him at the same time. Maybe his hatred was another form of love like that Kadowaki guy with Arata from Arata the Legend. Why did he even watch that anime?

Hijikata's movements stopped. He didn't turn to look at Sougo but he spoke nonetheless. "You don't want to be mixed up with me. Find a young girl and get married already, you dumbass."

"Tch!" Sougo gritted his teeth and got up. He walked out of the house not before kicking the unconscious guy once more.

Hijikata sighed. 'When did he get so serious?'

"I'm telling you! I didn't kill anyone! That old man told me he was driving and noticed the body. He pressed on the brakes and hit the guy but he was already dead before that!"

Shinpachi sighed. This was going nowhere. With the chief all worked up and ready to blame anyone suspicious, the situation wasn't improving. They were interrogating a man named Taylor and he was at the crime scene, the one who called the cops. It wasn't unheard of for the criminal to call the cops in order to mess with their heads but it was obvious this man didn't do anything. The man who was also driving the car that hit the dead body was innocent as well. He was currently throwing up over himself and shaking in fear. It was too much to consider him even a possible suspect but he was being held just in case he was connected and for his statement.

And this Hayate guy wasn't helping at all. Where was Hijikata when they needed him? Yamazaki had said that when he woke up, Hijikata wasn't in the room so where could he have gone? With how cold the bed was, he must have awoken way earlier than they did.

"The bastard," Hayate said, after closing the interrogation room door. "He did it. I bet he did. I saw him at the club last night and he's obviously gay. He came in after that other guy left!"

Shinpachi sighed. "Too bad there are no surveillance cameras. But he said he noticed the guy while walking in. The man was alive when he came to the club."

"Where's Hijikata?" Hayate asked, ignoring Shinpachi who gritted his teeth at the attitude. No wonder Hijikata ignored him yesterday.

"I'm right here. Update me." Shinpachi and Hayate turned to see Sougo and Hijikata walking towards them. Hijikata was wearing casual clothes consisting of a button up lavender shirt and black jeans that weren't baggy or too skinny. He looked handsome and the girls in the vicinity couldn't help but all swoon under his charm.

"Finally, you little slu-," Hayate grumbled. He got kicked in the shin by Hijikata and he fell over in pain, holding onto his leg while hissing in pain.

Shinpachi filled him in on the information. Hijikata's slight discomfort while sitting down didn't go unnoticed by Shinpachi. Sougo even handed him a pillow which he gladly accepted. Looking at his neck, Shinpachi noticed something and spoke up.

"You have a mosquito bite, Hijikata."

Hijikata's eyes widened and his hand slapped against his neck in an attempt to cover it up. He noticed Shinpachi's confused expression at his reaction and he pretended to laugh it off. "It's nothing. Just a bit itchy. Get back on the case and stop staring at me," he said.

Shinpachi shrugged. Thank goodness he was a virgin and oblivious.

"So this means he really is a gay guy suppressing his desires for another man," Hayate said.

"Yeah. Kyuubei and I noticed that Charles wasn't chosen at random. The kill had a lot of rage built into it. You could say he did it because Charles is also gay and he hates that he can accept himself but if we go based on the fact that the unsub actually is suppressing his desire for a single man, it only makes sense that he killed Charles for maybe interacting with that man?" Shinpachi concluded.

"This man, Hanes, was killed in the moment. He most likely put up a fight. That means the guy who the serial killer is in love with was there last night," Sougo said. "No security cameras but we can ask the employees if they saw anything suspicious."

Hijikata stiffened at the suggestion. This wasn't good.

"I'll do it with Hayate," Hijikata said, getting up from his seat.

"Eh? Are you sure? I'd rather go with you because I have some – "

"It's fine, Shinpachi. Stay here with Sougo," Hijikata said. He pulled Hayate along with him with no protest from the other man.

"Toshirou!"

Everyone paused and turned to see who addressed the unit chief so casually. They saw it was Taylor who had gotten released from the interrogation room for a breath of fresh air. Either way, it didn't seem like they were getting anywhere with him.

If Hijikata was shocked, he masked it well. He simply looked at Taylor as he made his way to him.

"Thank god! These guys are trying to find a silver penny in a stack of bronze pennies. I did not commit this crime!" Taylor exclaimed. He briefly glared at Hayate who glared back.

"Taylor didn't do it," Hijikata stated simply. He was going to leave it at that but then Sougo had to go and open his big mouth.

"How do you know? He was at the crime scene that night," Sougo challenged.

'Is he trying to do what I think he is…?' Hijikata thought, standing in front of Sougo with daggers in his eyes.

"I just fucking know," he growled, not loudly so it looked like he was whispering to Sougo. Everyone just watched with interest and confusion etched into their faces.

Sougo got so close their noses were about to touch. Hijikata was taken aback for a second, allowing his layers to fall for a moment before returning back to his original form. Sougo smirked. "Or is it because you're hiding something?"

"What-"

"How do you even know him?" Sougo asked aloud on purpose. "We never told you his name was Taylor and he addresses you as if you're familiar."

Hijikata mumbled something under his breath before looking at Taylor, trying to quickly coming up with a lie in his head. He noticed Hayate's smug look. He definitely knew. If you weren't his childhood friend, his team, his boss, or someone he had to work with before, there was no way you'd address him so casually. Hijikata wasn't a man who walked around and made friends. The only thing he walked around for was…

"Toshi!"

Kondo made his way into the building, smiling at his subordinates. "I came to help!"

Hijikata thanked whatever holy being was blessing him with this good luck. Kondo was able to take everyone's attention off the awkward situation. This was his chance to leave.

"Help? Or did Matsudaira send you here because you weren't doing anything productive?" Shinpachi deadpanned.

Kondo inhaled and started laughing. "Oh brother-in-law! You are a funny one!"

"In-law?! You never married my sister!"

Hijikata turned away and headed to the bathroom as the commotion took over the previous situation. He closed the door behind him and took a deep breath. He needed to think. Was he afraid about anyone knowing his dirty secret? Was that what he was worried about? But he was fucking anything sporting an 8-inch or better. Or a combination of both? Did he feel degraded because of it? Like trash? A slut?

Being gay was…he just didn't see the point in loving another man. He only saw them as ways to relieve himself. He didn't want anything long term or permanent. It would just bring him problems. He didn't have time for a faithful relationship. It would take too much to hide it so no one else would know.

He made his way to the sink and saw the glaring hickey that Shinpachi had noticed. He rubbed it and saw how raw and red the skin was. He couldn't remember if the red-head was the one who did it or the other guy.

"Toshirou?"

Hijikata was on alert as he looked at the intruder. When he saw it was only Taylor, he sighed a small sigh of relief.

"Just go. I'll have this cleared up."

Taylor hesitated but came up to Hijikata and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"You can talk to me about it."

"There's nothing to talk about," Hijikata said, annoyance clear in his voice.

"Yes there is. Being gay isn't a bad thing."

"I never asked you whether it was or not!"

Taylor stayed quiet for a bit before continuing. "Gays…can be in a monogamous relationship like straight people can."

Hijikata didn't respond. Instead, Mitsuba was a fleeting image that passed through his head for a mere second before he pushed Taylor's hand off his shoulder. His bangs hid his eyes.

"No, they can't."

With that, he walked off. Taylor wanted to go after him but didn't want to cause any more problems. When Hijikata walked out, Sougo walked in.

"What are you to him?" Sougo said quietly, stopping to pee quickly and wash his hands afterwards.

"I don't think that's any of your business – "

"I already know you're one of his fuck buddies."

"Excuse me?!" Taylor was offended. "It was only one night but I am not that kind of person."

Sougo smirked. "No one is with Hijikata. They come for a one night stand and get mesmerized by his beauty and want something more but he plays hard to get." He finished washing his hands and grabbed some paper towels. "Either way, stay away from him."

Taylor's mood began to take a turn for the worse. "I don't think that's up to you."

Sougo dropped the paper towels in the trash can and cornered Taylor. "It's best if you do. He doesn't want you anymore. You'll just end up getting hurt."

Taylor gritted his teeth before smiling slightly. "Oh…I get it," he said.

Sougo raised an eyebrow, waiting for him to continue.

"He didn't even let you…fuck him, did he?" Taylor spat.

Sougo's eyes widened and he balled his fist. He was ready to send it flying toward Taylor's face when Shinpachi came in.

"Sougo! Kondo needs – what's going on here?" Shinpachi said. He had felt out of the loop for the whole day.

Sougo lowered his fist reluctantly and shook his head. "Nothing. Get back to work and you can leave," he said, addressing Shinpachi and Taylor before shoving his hands in his pockets and taking his leave.

Shinpachi watched him exit and then turned to Taylor who smiled and also took his leave.

Shinpachi stood there for at least five minutes, trying to put two and two together but failing to do so.

"What the fuck is going on here?"

What the fuck is going on. I think I forgot where I was going with this but I'm trying to make up for it! Sorry again for practically taking a year!