Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East [FanFic]

Chapter Three: Love???

[Your Name]'s POV

I woke up on the almost dim room of Satomi's office. Its already afternoon?

I slowly sat up and flinched when I felt my wounds hurt because of my sudden actions.

"Be careful, [Your Name]." Kobungo said as he helped me sit up.

"Thanks." Was my only reply. I didn't want to talk much because I was still bothered by the incident earlier.

"[Your Name]. We'll be going out for a while. Hamaji, Ayane and Hibiki will look after you." Satomi said as he and the bead holders bid me goodbye. I just looked away while they leave.

"[Your Name]-chan. Can I ask you a question?" Hamaji said while the four of us sipped tea.

"Sure. What is it?"

"Have you... ever fallen in love?" She asked while blushing.

I bursted my tea and coughed, "Wh-Why would y-you ask that kind of question? O-Of course, I haven't. Have you?" I replied while blushing madly.

"Well... Yeah." She replied with a blush.

"Oh? Then who could this guy be?" Ayane asked while she rests her chin on her hand.

"Well... Can I just say that... he's K-Kaname Osaki?" Hamaji said, still blushing.

"Oh?! Really?" I asked with a slight interest on the topic.

"Yeah." Hamaji said, head bowed.

"Well then, that's such a wonderful news to me." Ayane said as she put her hands together.

"Well, how about you [Your Name]-chan? Has anyone here captured your delicate heart?" Hamaji asked with a smirk.

"Well... None of the moment but... maybe. How to know if you're in love or not?" I asked.

"To know that, if your heart is beating fast when you're around him, that's when you feel you like him." Hibiki explained.

"Oh." Was the only thing I said.

"Why, [Your Name]? You felt that before?" Ayane asked.

"Yeah. I guess." I replied while scratching the back of my head.

"Eh?!" Hamaji and Ayane said in sync.

"I'm not sure yet, you know." I said and looked away from them.

"Wh-Who do you think it is?" Hamaji asked.

"Well... Maybe Shino or Sosuke. Genpachi maybe. No. Uh... Kobungo... Wait. Azakeno? Dousetsu? Maybe Daikaku and Shinobu. Ugh... Its them. They flutter me the first time I get here." I said, confused.

"Woah. Really?! They must be very lucky." Ayane replied with a smirk.

"The fact that you like them, makes me wonder why they blush when you first arrive here, [Your Name]-chan." Hamaji said then sipped her tea.

"Maybe they like you, [Your Name]." Ayane said.

"Wait. I'm not into love yet and besides, who would fall in love with a demon?" I said. Well, who would be, right?

"Well, [Your Name]. There may be some people who dislike demons but there can also be people who loves demons." Hibiki said.

"Like who?" I asked.

"Like Satomi." She replied then I bursted out the tea that I'm drinking. Exactly when the bead holders and Satomi arrived.

"Are you guys having fun?" Shino asked while Ayane and Hamaji giggle.

"Yes." The both of them replied.

"No." Was mine.

"Why not?" Shinobu asked.

"Tch. Those two." I grumbled under my breath.

"[Your Name]. Didn't I tell you to rest?" Satomi said as he sat on his chair.

"Concerned to the demon, aren't we?" Ayane whispered to me.

"Shh." I shushed her. "Yeah. I'm not even going anywhere, Satomi." Was my answer to Satomi's question.

He then sat up at his seat and went closer to me.

"Good. You'll need more rest before I send you to finish your incomplete mission." He whispered to my ear. I blushed hard as I felt his cold breath brush at my ear.

I could hear Ayane and Hamaji giggling beside me. I growled as I hear the bead holders ask what they were laughing at. At the side of my eye, I can see Hamaji smirking. My eyes widened at what I thought she would say.

"Don't you dare." I mouthed her.

"Oh. Nothing. Someone's just in love here, I guess." Ayane said. This innocent demon.

Me and Hamaji's eyes widened.

"Who's in love?" Daikaku asked.

"These guys never liked to hide their thoughts, do they?"

"Oh. Why don't you ask [Your Name]? Maybe she knows the answer?" Hamaji said with a wide smirk.

"I don't know what the hell you guys are talking about." I said. I decided to take some rest so I laid down on the sofa again and closed my eyes.

Shino's POV

This girls seem suspicious. I don't know what they're talking about.

"Try telling us, [Your Name]? Please." Kobungo pleaded.

"No. I don't even know who is in love." [Your Name] replied as she tries to rest again.

"[Your Name]. Please." Shinobu said.

"I'm getting more and more interested in this topic."

"[Your Name]. I know you're not saying the truth so please tell us. Who is in love?" I asked her once again, which caused her to sat up straight.

"Tch. Fine. Maybe me or Hamaji." She said and then laid down again.

"What!?"