#shiranui kyou

[blueneil]

I SWEAR HAKUOUKI SSL ISN'T REAL HSJDJSIS WTF IS THIS LMAO 😭😭😭

#in japanese shiranui called him “host” from host club 😭 #hakuouki #hakuouki ssl #harada sanosuke #shiranui kyou #i laugh so hard at this oh god

[witchfinderlieutenanttable]

#hakuoki #hakuouki #shiranui kyou #harada sanosuke #hakuoki memes #kyoto winds #i want what they have

[lightmelodyva]

Here's more Hakuoki Alter Children from Thursday's Art Stream, I focused on Haruka's side of the route but I think Tomorrow I'll do a day art Stream and do Chizuru's side. But, first up is Miyabi! Haruka and Shiranui's child and may or may not had influence of Shin Shiranui when designing her.

Next up are the twin boys of Haruka and Saito, Aka the route where everyone lives. (well...of the shinsengumi..and a certain brat..) Minato and Tsutomu.

Now, in Hijikata and Haruka's route, they adopt Tetsunosuke, but they also have a daughter, Hanae. Hanae likes green due to her older brother. She does however have a tendency to sneak out of the village, leaving Tetsu to go and find her.

And the last child of the night was Oiso, Nagakura and Haruka's daughter. She takes her role as the heir to the Shinomi clan seriously, even wearing the symbol on her forehead like her mother.

#hakuoki #hakuouki #hakuoki alter #artwork #art #haruka shinomi #nagakura shinpachi #saito hajime #shiranui kyou #hijikata toshizo

[hiraethum]

To botany experts and hakuouki enthusiasts out there, any idea what these are?

from the loading screen of the Toki no Kizuna

Suzumori Yukina's status board

I'm getting around to learning the language, but I keep getting sidetracked. This is present in the game Toki no Kizuna, which is the prequel of Hakuouki in the terms of the demon clans. The titular ten demon clans, Jukkishuu, have this as their insignia - as present in their clothing, banners, and in Suzumori Yukina's status board(?). Does anyone know the significance and symbolism in the culture of this flora?

Other than that, I'm wondering what happened to the council during Edo Era as it seems that after the formation of the group, it eventually sundered? Based on what I've understood when I went into the game blindly, the clans seems to be relatively close then - especially that of Yukimura, Kazama, and Amagiri , they essentially view Amagiri Kazutake as their aniki. Of the central clan, Yase Clan, the clans revered it as a powerful figure considering they do have prophetic visions and ties to the imperial family. For families with such close relationship, its pretty tragic that they ended up separating due to the effects of the Battle of Sekigahara.

In the game, there were also other clans such as the Tsukishima, Shiomi, Kotoura, and Hatsushimo which were part of the council. The clans Nagumo and Oboro were long ostracized by the council due to their affront centuries earlier and thus were considered as a solitary oni. What does this signify when Amagiri Kyujuu decides that if Kazama Chikage were to go to Ezo, he'd be considered as such? Are his actions so grave that he would be relegated to be alike to the families that his ancestors once fought?

In the Chuugoku Region(which would be considered as Choshuu Domain) where the Shiranui Clan resides, they revered them as deities - pretty ironic, though Shiranui Shin does look very pretty to be stated otherwise. There are many more of others that I can mention, but I'll do it on another day.

There's tons of information that can be extracted in TnK for the supernatural side of Hakuouki, it would be good discussion on Chizuru's family. :3

#hakuouki #hakuoki #hakuōki #yukimura chizuru #toki no kizuna #suzumori yukina #kazama chitose #yukimura kazuya #amagiri kazutake #shiranui shin #nagumo shiyuu #kazama chikage #shiranui kyou #amagiri kyujuu #can pull a fic out of this for the mythological side of hakuouki

[fuckyeahbakumatsu]

Nobody:

Nobody at all:

Shiranui: "HEY HEY HEY HEY!"

#hakuouki #hakumyu #shiranui kyou #shiranui kyo

[captainstevieart]

Some hakuouki doodles heh

#hakuouki #hakuoki #hijikata toshizo #chikage kazama #kazama chikage #shiranui #shiranui kyo #shiranui kyou #my art #art #traditional art #doodles

[scuffle-with-spirals]

Kyou in the 3DS version of Hakuoki: Hey girl, nice flirting attempt. Unfortunately, *BANG BANG BANG BANG*

#the fact the 3ds version is just basic hakuoki is just OOOOOAGG #it's still good though #rambles #hakuoki #kyou shiranui

[cosmo-estelar]

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[hakuogakuen]

Daily Story 3: Side Characters

Brought to you by the translators kumoriyami and yuugs, and the proofreaders yuugs, Julia, and dei-hime!

Read it here at our blog!

#hakuouki #hakuoki #hakuouki ssl #hakuoki ssl #hakuouki ssl english translation #fan translation #sweet school life #ssl daily story #otome #kyou shiranui #shiranui kyou #Amagiri Kyuju #kyuju amagiri

[manaika-chan]

SHIPPING CHART, The Second x 2

Since you all liked the last one so much, here's one for the side ship of FabFam (and an underappreciated ship in all of Hakuouki overall): The Uncles Takasugi x Shiranui (TakaNui). This one was pretty clear cut for me in terms of placents - no long essays here, hah.

Enjoy, share, reblog, like, comment, feedback, as you please.

#FabFam #Hakuouki #TakaNui #Takasugi Shinsaku #Shiranui Kyou #shipping chart

[witchfinderlieutenanttable]

#hakuoki #hakuouki #kyoto winds #kazama chikage #amagiri kyuuju #shiranui kyou #hakuoki memes #the boys are back in town

[lightmelodyva]

Harada grinned, his gaze lingering on the two women. "Well, you've certainly succeeded. I'm sure heads will turn when they see you both. The festival just got a lot more interesting!"

He extended his arms, gesturing for them to proceed. "Shall we? Let's make our way to the festival and enjoy the night together. I'm honored to be in the company of such beautiful ladies."

Haruka and Chizuru exchanged glances, their smiles growing wider. They linked their arms with Harada's, forming a small trio as they stepped into the streets of Kyoto. The sound of music, laughter, and the aroma of street food filled the air, enveloping them in the festive ambiance.

They laughed, admired the colorful lanterns, and indulged in various festival delicacies. It was a night of forgetting their responsibilities and immerse themselves in the lively atmosphere of the Gion Festival.

At one point, Harada noticed Haruka wasn’t with them. He looked around the crowd when he spotted her. She was talking with a man with long blue hair in a ponytail, tan skin, and western clothing. She looked happy and even laughing.

Harada was conflicted on what to do. “Ah..I don’t want to ruin things..”

“Hm?” Chizuru looked up at Harada. “Ruin what?”

Harada looked at Chizuru. “Haruka’s talking with a man. Seems like their getting along. But Hijikata told me not to separate from you two…”

Meanwhile, Haruka was laughing at Shiranui. “Are you surprised I look like this for a festival!”

“Hey, Hey, Ice princess..You look unrecognizable! I mean..damn..” Shiranui smirked.

“Come on..It’s not that big of a change..” Haruka laughed.

Shiranui then leaned a bit closer. “Still..you’re pretty no matter what.”

Haruka blushed a little. “Jeez..”

Back to Harada and Chizuru who were watching from a distance curiously . “Maybe it’s an old friend?” Chizuru asked.

“No way..That’s definitely flirting.” Harada said quietly.

“Flirting?”

Harada nodded. And then he saw them hold hands. “Did Haru ever say she met someone here?”

Chizuru shook her head. “Not really.”

“Well, they look like they know each other..”

Chizuru gave a small smile. “You’re like a protective older brother right now.”

Harada scratched his head sheepishly. "I guess that's what I seem like, huh? Haru's been through a lot during Ikeda, and I just want to make sure she's safe and happy."

Chizuru nodded understandingly. "I know what you mean. But maybe we shouldn't interfere unless Shinomi-san gives us a reason to be concerned. She deserves to enjoy herself during the festival."

Harada sighed, torn between his protective instincts and respecting Haruka's privacy. "You're right, Chizuru. Haruka can handle herself, she is an Okuzume after all. If anything seems off, we'll be there for her. For now, let's continue enjoying the festival ourselves."

As the night drew to a close, Haruka eventually made her way back to Harada and Chizuru, a bright smile on her face. "Hey, sorry for disappearing on you guys. Hope you had a good time without me!"

Harada chuckled. "No need to apologize, Haru. We had a fantastic time, and it looks like you did too. Who's your friend?"

Haruka blushed slightly. "Oh, him? Just an old friend. We happened to cross paths here. Anyway, I'm glad you both enjoyed the festival."

Chizuru smiled warmly. "It was wonderful, Shinomi-san. We had a great time together."

Haruka linked her arms with her companions, the trio walking side by side as they made their way back to their quarters. The night may have brought unexpected encounters and moments of separation, but ultimately, their bond remained strong, solidified by the shared experiences and memories they had created together.

The next morning at breakfast, however, was lively.

“Ha!? What do you mean you went to the festival?” Nagakura said looking at Harada.

“Yeah! And you took both Chizuru and Ka-san!” Heisuke said after.

Haruka just sipped her tea letting the baka trio handle themselves. She’s also gotten used to the nickname Heisuke gave her. Chizuru though was a bit on the side of caution at their outburst.

“Oh?” Okita said taking interest. “You took both of them?”

“Why are you guys making a big deal out of it?” Haruka said still drinking her tea.

Hijikata sighed. “Just let them bicker. Neither of us feel like dealing with them right?” Hijikata looked at Haruka.

Haruka looked at the trio and stared at them for a bit. “...Yeah, let them handle it if they want to act like toddlers…” Haruka drank from her cup.

Okita fake gasped. “For once both mother hen’s don’t want to deal with us? How cruel!” He turned his head to Chizuru. “It’s horrible! Right, Chizuru-chan?”

“Huh!?” Chizuru was surprised at her being dragged into this situation.

Haruka sighed. “Don’t drag her into this..”

Okita pouted. “Kondou-san! Ka-san is being mean!”

“But seriously! Why did Harada, Ka-san and Chizuru the only ones to go!” Heisuke asked.

Sanan and Saito both sighed at the group. Yamazaki then spoke up being curious. “It is odd only Harada being there to watch them..”

“See!” Nagakura said. “Even Yamazaki finds it odd!”

“I just wanted to do them a favor!” Harada said.

-Haruka's Shiranui Route-

#hakuoki #hakuouki #hakuoki alter #artwork #art #haruka shinomi #shiranui kyo #shiranui kyou

[by-mana]

Wreath

Advent | 1st is Hope | 2nd is Peace | Part 3rd is Joy | 4th is Love | Wreath

Fandom: Hakuouki Relationship: Harada Sanosuke/Nagakura Shinpachi, Takasugi Shinsaku/Shiranui Kyou Characters: Harada Sanosuke, Nagakura Shinpachi, Toudou Heisuke, Yukimura Chizuru, Ibuki Ryuunosuke, Shiranui Kyou, Takasugi Shinsaku Genre: M/M, Gen, Slice of Life, Family, Unconventional Family, Queer Relationship, Found Family, Christmas Fic, Genderfluid Character, Bisexual Character

Summary:

Sano and Shinpachi spontanously decide to celebrate Christmas Eve. The Western way. Considering that neither of them really know how it proves to be easier said than done. But then again, as that old saying goes - nothing that's worth doing is easy. Warning: Rated T, except it starts with smut. However, I really don't think it's graphic enough to declare it M. Still, be aware of this when clicking on the title. Written for Advent 2017. Once aain, FML.

Betaed by the lovely @galysh, who is a huge help and secretly an angel, I'm sure.

It's been a while since I updated this, I swear I'm working on it.This year the opportunity is over but I will do my best and try to finish it next year. FabFam is my lovechild but it's hard to write since there's little interest in it. I still wanna do it. I love my little family.

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[yukimuraruki-art]

Kashiwagi Yuusuke as Shiranui Kyou - Harada Sanosuke-hen

Size: A4 Medium: Derwent Graphite pencils, Derwent Charcoal pencils, Sakura gel pens - silver, Derwent metallic pencils, Winsor & Newton Pro Markers Series: Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan (Musical version, Harada Sanosuke-hen) Character: Shiranui Kyou (Kashiwagi Yuusuke)

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A sign of life!I've moved again and the house we live in now is like a trillion times better than the tiny flat we have lived in for the past 7 month. Although I would have liked to avoid the stress and the money of another move. Oh well... So I started this actually December 2018, when I first watched the Harada-hen of the HakuMyus. Finally! I have to admit, that I really, really hated Sasaki Yoshihide's acting as Kazama Chikage, I absolutely enjoyed the dynamics between Harada Sanosuke, Shiranui Kyou and Yukimura Chizuru. I strongly dislike the Harada route in the game despite for Chizuru being absolutely badass with her words and attitudes. She is absolutely gorgeous but I can't with Harada's stereotypical talk about guys having to protext their ladies and that the ladies absolutely have to settle down, have a family, make babies and all that. At least not to that extent. I mean, I know that Edo-period Japan had a strict pattern of gender roles as well, I feel that the whole route was a single emphasize on that aspect. I could live with every other route, however I never played Kaze no Shou through the lack of a PS Vita xD The main reason I was looking FOWARD to Harada Sanosuke-hen was indeed Shiranui. Because we get to see so much about Shiranui, his backstory, his kinda love-hate with Harada and as he argues with Chizuru... I love everything about that. I could really enjoy a route where you just befriend Harada as your partner in crime or soemthing, because I guess that Shiranui and Harada would be best mates and every time they are in action they'd high-five and something would explode behind them xD But now, back tó the drawing. As I mentioned I started this in 2018 and then, being totally moved by Kashiwagi's Shiranui especially when he held his graduation speech. So I decided to draw Kashiwagi Yuusuke as my favourite gunslinger bae. It wasn't easy especially because Kashiwagi Yuusuke has a little bit of a squint in his eyes and every time I draw people who squint, I wonder if I just should correct it... but no that would be wrong. I actually bought some charcoal pencils to draw this, but when I just had the rough sketch down on the paper, I realized that I couldn't use the charcoals anymore because I put them in some box with my water colours etc. So I had to do it in graphite, mostly. I wasn't happy about it since graphite always has that shine to it. But well... I did some of the whites and highlights with charcoal when I finally got my stuff back last week. The cherry blossom in the background is done with a base of Pro Marker (Pastels) and metallic pencils. That's why the scan came out quite unique with different hues of the pinks and reds. I have to admit that I am very, very fond of this piece. I think I want to offer this soon as a fine art print.

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[shibuemiyuu]

Desires - Hakuoki Fanfiction - Chapter 10

Hi readers! Just read and enjoy ^^. And thank you for @impracticaldemon​ for editing this chapter :D

By the way, the scene in picture above is one of my favorite scene between our couple :3

Chapter of the Stories:

Prequel - Prologue - I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII - IX

@hijichiweek​ @kirakirachiizuru​

-X-

"There are Onis that have attacked us right now."

That one sentence left Chizuru speechless. "What?"

She could hear the roars and shouts of battle accompanied by the sound of steel against steel echoing from outside her room. She had come back not too long before to her room. The whole fiasco with Sen had made her feelings into a swirling pool, with all the confessions that she had told Sen about. It really wore her out and she wanted to lie down and sleep to rest her body and mind. Unfortunately, she would not get that sleep that she so much needed that night.

She could hear that someone had come running and his footsteps were stopping in front of her room. It turned out to be Shimada and he said that an emergency situation had happened. And what happened was the situation described above.

When Chizuru's mind had started to work again, she shuffled from her futon and grabbed her kodachi. But when she leapt for the door to go outside, Shimada threw out his arm to stop her and his determined eyes met Chizuru's panicked ones.

"The Onis are after you," said Shimada in calm voice. "You can't go out. You need to stay here."

"But –"  Chizuru's mind was in turmoil. 'I am the one that they're after. How could I just sit and wait in here while the others fight the battles, my battles for me?!' What she was most afraid of was happening. 'Everyone could die in the battle. And I don't want that to happen!'

Chizuru was imagining the worst that might happen… that the Shinsengumi could be wiped out because of her, the members could be dead of fighting the Oni, the captains could be dead because they were defending her, that he could get hurt and be killed because of her….

"I have to go Shimada-san," Chizuru said it with her most certain tone.

"No! I can't let you do that Yukimura."

 Chizuru looked straight to Shimada and the man could see the determination that reflected in her eyes. "Those onis are here for me. I will try to talk to them. Maybe if they have seen me, the fight could cease. I… I just don't want anyone to get hurt because of me. Please, Shimada-san. I'm begging you." She pleaded in desperation at the end. She could hear that the sounds of the battle were getting louder. Her gut told her that it wasn't a good thing.

Shimada furrowed his eyebrows. His mouth drew into a tight line. But at last he gave a loud sigh and shook his head. "If you give me that look, I can't say no to it. Fine. You can go out. But, vice-commander Hijikata had directly commanded me to protect you personally. So if you are going out, so am I."

Chizuru nodded to Shimada's condition and gave him a brief smile, grateful for his cooperation and understanding.

They were running out from her room. Chizuru paused momentarily unsure of where to go. Shimada told her to go to one direction when suddenly she heard a strangled sound from the said man. Next she knew, Shimada flew several yards through the air then landed hard on the ground. He slid another few feet from where he landed and after that lay still, not moving at all.

"Shimada-san!" She screamed in horror, looking at the still man. Her body froze at the view. She tried to go to look at him but a voice stopped her.

"Where do you think you are going?" She felt a chill run through her body from that low-cold-flat voice. One name entered her mind as the owner of that voice.

'Kazama Chikage.'

In the same instant that Chizuru recognized the owner of the voice, she felt Kazama's arm snake around her neck, pulling her toward the oni. She struggled from his grip around her neck but his arms were as immovable as steel.

"Let me…go!" Chizuru said in a strangled voice, because of the grip around her neck.

"Hmph!" Kazama let out a sigh and said his next sentence arrogantly. "What sort of business do you still have with this false demon, huh? You as the pure Oni should not mingle around this fake Oni and humans, and get tainted with their impure minds. Especially around these Shinsengumi humans." His voice was like a cold breath in her ear. She could almost hear a sneer in his tone. "Come with me."

"Why do I have… to do… that?" Still in her strangled voice she asked the question to her capturer. She could feel that her strength was ebbing slowly.

"Because no matter how much you give to these humans, in the end they will betray you. Haven't you learn from what happened with the Yukimura clan? The humans betrayed and killed your whole clan. Your family. And with those abominations that you've seen they've created. What could you possibly hope to gain from them?"

"I…" Chizuru lost her words. The creation of Rasetsu was hardly something she approved of. But she wasn't officially part of the Shinsengumi. What right did she have to criticize their actions? Especially when the very concoction that allowed the Shinsengumi to create their 'false demons' had been created by her own father?

With that thought lingering in her mind, she could feel her consciousness was fading and her vision became black not long after. She had lost consciousness.

Kazama felt Chizuru's body go limp. He caught her and carried her in his arms, as gentle as he could be. He looked into Chizuru's face and a smirk was spread on his face.

He had accomplished his purpose of coming to this godforsaken place. It was time to depart. But first he had to meet his other Oni fellows that were still fighting with the Shinsengumi members and tell them to stop the meaningless fight. He didn't want to waste any more time than they should.

***

The fighting was fierce on the temple grounds. Even Sannan, the supposed-dead-man, had come out. He turned into a Rasetsu and fought with one of the oni, known as Amagiri Kyuju. The other oni was fighting with Harada.

"Shiranui, wasn't it?" Harada said while dodging the bullet shot by the said oni.

"Harada, huh?" The oni acknowledged the captain on the 10th squad of Shinsengumi.

"I'll be your opponent. Let's settle the previous unfinished battle, shall we?" Harada readied his spear to attack Shiranui.

Shiranui answered Harada's invitation with another shot. From then the two were engrossed with their battle.

The rest of the Shinsengumi members that gathered on the grounds could only watch the battle. They were waiting and also ready on the sideline and if they were needed they would assist the captain.

In the midst of that, a shadow emerged from the darkness followed by a voice.

"I have what I want. Let's go back."

All the heads turned to the voice and the fight was also stopped midway. The Shinsengumi captains' eyes widened when they saw who the voice belonged to and what he carried in his arms.

"Oi, oi," Shiranui drawled. "I'm not finished yet you know. Don't take the fun out of it."

"If we stay here for too long, these humans' stink might rub off on us." Kazama spoke in his haughty tone. "Besides, I'm here only to take this oni woman with us. There are no reasons for us to stay any longer." Shiranui was clicking his tongue but he didn't argue any longer with Kazama, while Amagiri nodded his head from the start.

"Hey! Let her go!" Harada blocked the three onis. The other members were standing behind him. Sannan stood beside Harada, his sword pointed to the onis.

"Stop right there!" A shout from other side was heard and with that came the running Hijikata. He was unsheathing his katana, the famous Izuminokami Kanesada, from its scabbard and ran to Kazama. He thrust his katana at the oni, but Kazama dodged it with a graceful move. He moved several steps back while dodging Hijikata's attack.

The intense glare sent toward each other was swirling between them.

There was a pillar near where Kazama stood. He put Chizuru down next to the pillar. "You dare turn your katana on me," Kazama took his katana from his scabbard on his waist. "How interesting."

Hijikata moved his stance, readied to attack. Kazama held his katana in his hand; his eyes glinted in menace toward Hijikata. "Let's play then."

That was the cue and their katana were against each other with a clanging sound.

"Ugh…!" Hijikata had to admit that Kazama really was a formidable opponent. Even though he used all his strength to attack and defend, he could feel the difference between their strength. Each attack from Kazama was so strong and his speed was on another level. It was not that he was slow, but his opponent was so much faster than him. He defended from the attack and he felt his arms getting heavier. Kazama was serious and if he didn't use all the power that he had, death was waiting for him in the end.

"Are you surprised with my strength?" Kazama said calmly in his haughty tone. "This is the true strength of an Oni. My true strength to be exact. You humans can't stand the true strength of Oni power. I guess play time is over. I will bring this woman to the place that she belongs to." He pointed the tip of his katana at the vice commander.

Chizuru eyes were flickering. She was regaining consciousness. Her head still felt a little bit dizzy. But she could hear the sound around her. And one voice caught her attention.

"She doesn't need to go to anywhere. Her place is here. She belongs here."

She heard the conviction in Hijikata's voice. And what she heard made her heart beat frantically. 'Hijikata-san…'

Kazama let out a sneering laugh. "You do realize that she isn't a human, don't you? She is an oni. You fools have no idea of her worth. She will become most valuable to us. Can't waste that on human like you."

Hijikata furrowed his brow, a piercing glare directed at Kazama. "I don't give a s**t about that. She's under our protection, the Shinsengumi. You won't have it your way. She will decide what she wants by herself. You can't force your will on her!"

Kazama narrowed his eyes. "I can't allow our kind to fraternize with those fakes . Especially a pure blood like her and myself. She will come with me and to be honest, I also don't give a s**t about all you humans."

With that Kazama leapt from his spot and he attacked Sannan in full force. Sannan didn't see it coming and he couldn't defend himself in time.

"Sannan-san!" Hijikata ran to Sannan and lifted his katana to slash Kazama. But before he could reach Kazama, the Oni let out a force that knocked him hard and made him roll a few feet away on the ground. His sword was released from his grip and was thrown out in the different direction. Chizuru watched the whole incident with bated breath. It seemed no one had recognized that she had regained consciousness.

"A-Agh…" Hijikata couldn't move his body. With hard effort he managed to stand, but even then he was stumbling in his stance. His head was spinning and his vision wasn't clear enough. When he could assess his surrounding, he realized that Kazama was on his way to attack him while he still tried to regain his composure. His hands still felt numb. He couldn't raise them to defend himself from the attack. He was bracing himself for whatever impact the Oni would give to him from the attack.

….But the attack didn't come.

Instead he was pushed by someone on his shoulder. He could hear a hiss sound come from the one that pushed him, indicating that this person received the attack instead of him. And to his, and Kazama's, surprise… It was Yukimura Chizuru.

"Yukimura!"

When Chizuru saw Kazama come at Hijikata to attack the vice commander, her body was moving on auto pilot. Without thinking she got up from her sitting position and pushed Hijikata away from the attack. Hijikata had rolled and stopped near where Chizuru was. The katana sliced her shoulder and fresh blood poured out from the wound.

"You…!" Kazama lost his words upon seeing Chizuru's action.

Hijikata fell to the ground when Chizuru pushed him. Both of them stared into each other eyes before Chizuru turned her body toward Kazama. She pulled out her kodachi from its sheath. With cold sweat running down on her back and shaking leg, she faced Kazama.

"Why would an Oni protect a human?" Kazama asked in a chilling voice, his eyes smoldering with cold fury. He was trying to repress the bubbling anger that arose from the previous incident. 'This woman… Why is she so stubborn?!'

"Even if I am an oni, that's not a reason to not protect someone that is dear to me. Please, leave this place." Chizuru’s voice was still hoarse, the after effect of Kazama strangling her neck previously. But she spoke in a steady and firm tone.

"Human and Oni can't live together. We are different from the humans." Once again Kazama let out a force that enveloped him and Chizuru. Their hair turned into white and their eyes turned into gold. Chizuru's wound was closing with inhuman speed and as if she had never received any wound, her supposedly bleeding shoulder was good as normal again. "See? We're different from them. You are not stupid enough to think that you can live together with them, are you? Your background history has already told you that you should not trust any human. You belong with us, Yukimura Chizuru."

"I….I…." Her hands were shaking. Her voice wasn't as sure as before. She couldn't counter what Kazama had told her. While it was the truth, she couldn't accept it as the whole truth. But she didn't have any proof to show it to him.

Suddenly she felt that her shoulder was being pulled gently and a strong arm was curling around it. Someone had taken her kodachi from her hand. That someone was the one that pulled and embraced her, and at the same time was catching and sheltering her. That someone was Hijikata. She gazed at the man that embraced her so tightly.

"You stand in the house of the Wolves of Mibu," Hijikata had gained his composure fully. "There are no humans in here in the first place!"

"Hijikata-san…." She spoke his name softly.

"I won't let you screw us over with a mere thought like that."

Several moments passed before Kazama retracted the force and he and Chizuru turned back into their human appearance.

"…You would choose a simple human, then?"

"I refuse to go with you. Please leave!"

Kazama stared back indifferently. Then he sheathed his katana. "How disappointing."

Shiranui and Amagiri were standing behind Kazama. They could feel that the battle was over.

"What a waste of time," Kazama turned his body and began to walk out from the compound. "We're leaving."

"Huh?" Shiranui let out a tired sigh. "You just do whatever you please, really." He clucked his tongue again, not pleased with how the events unfolded in the end. Still, he followed his fellow oni to walk out.

Amagiri bowed to the Shinsengumi before he followed the other two.

When he was only a few feet away from the gate, Kazama stopped and spoke his last words without turning. "Oni and humans can't live together in the same place. If you want to carry on that fantasy of coexisting in the same place and as you said, keeping her under your protection, then I will see you do it.

"But I can assure you that you will fail. And when that time comes, I'll get her. After all she's mine. And she doesn't belong to any of you mere humans."

After he said his cryptic words, they walked out of the compound and leap into the darkness.

Chizuru's body sagged with relief as the terrified energy of the last minutes quickly ebbed away. Hijikata could feel that Chizuru was leaning into his body. When he released his tight hold from Chizuru to see if she was alright, she fell to the ground. He didn't react fast enough to catch her. His muscles were screaming from the previous beating he took when he fought with Kazama.

Chizuru still could feel the warmth of his arm lingering around her body after he let go of her and her body dropped to the ground. And she knew that he was staring at her from where he stood. But for some reason, she couldn't turn and stare back at the man that had defended her with his life.

"Yukimu-,"

"TOSHII!" Kondou yelled to Hijikata and was running to his side, cutting off whatever Hijikata wanted to say to Chizuru.

"Kondou-san." Hijikata greeted Kondou and his demeanor had returned to the oni fukuchou of the Shinsengumi. His face was cold and hard. He left Chizuru while barking a command to look into the injury and the state of the rest of the members of the Shinsengumi.

Harada helped Chizuru to stand.

"You alright, Chizuru-chan?" asked the man with concern.

Chizuru nodded her head. But she didn't utter any words to state her well-being. It's like Harada could feel Chizuru's feelings. He just patted Chizuru's head and then walked away to where Hijikata had gone to.

After a few moments, she also walked in the direction the others had gone to, the infirmary. She would help Yamazaki in treating the injured members. While hoping desperately there wouldn't be a member that died because of the previous incident.

She knew that Sen had warned her of how she would feel. The feeling that had begun to grow inside her body since the beginning of the incident.

The guilty feeling that had slowly but surely begun to weaken her resolve.

And she didn't know if she could stand and hold the feeling any longer.

Her chest was tightening in a suffocating way. If she didn't maintain her composure, she knew that she would break down and maybe hyperventilate because of her guilty conscience.

She wanted to cry. To scream her heart out because of the agony of that guilty feeling.

….But at the same time. She had to be strong.

She didn't want the trust that he had given to her to disappear because of the fear and guilty feeling.

She wanted to show him that she was worthy of his trust.

She wanted to show him that she's someone that could be counted on.

She wanted to show him that his choice of letting her stay with the Shinsengumi was the right one.

In all, she didn't want to make him disappointed in her.

But the intense feeling inside her chest was hurting her from inside.

Not the first time that she had faced a thing like this. The confused feeling had clouded her mind before. But never had she felt so hopeless and defeated at the same time.

'What… do I have… to do….?'

To be continued

Note: This chapter is supposed to be one of the important scene that happen in the story. But somehow, it turned out to be so-so. I don't know why. Maybe because (I think) we already know what will happen for this part. I tried to input my thought in the story so it could sync with the main idea. But still... It didn't give much effect. That's what I feel.

Still, this is one of the turning point that Chizuru has to take. The decision of her staying with the Shinsengumi. And what that decision will bring. I have imagined this scene since I made the story. I really want to make this scene an epic one... But maybe I didn't.

Thank you for reading the story. See u on next chapter. :D

#hakuoki #fanfiction #tom holland angst #romance #yukimura chizuru #hijikata toshizo #kazama chikage #shiranui kyou #captain of the shinsengumi #chapter 10 #writing #disclaimer: hakuoki is not mine

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Hakamyu Demon Research!!!

Its pretty hilarious. I like all their skits...especially Shiranui's!

#chikage kazama #amagiri kyuju #kyou shiranui #hakamyu #hakuoki musical