Aku No Hana ~ Flower Of Evil ~ Hakuouki Fanfiction Story

***...Special Training ...***

Time went by and another two days had passed. I was a bit bored. Of course I had no right to complain, but the situation I was in didn't let me do much. The only things I could do was listen and behave. This room was a prison and the only time I could go outside was when I had to take a bath or that one time I could join Heisuke. I breathe out a loud sigh and turned towards the door. What if I went out, would they kill me for it? As if someone noticed my thoughts the door slit open. I was surprised to see Heisuke standing there, his naturel bright personality flooded into the room. "Alright, I have permission to train you!" What was he talking about, train me? Where was I training for and why would they let a prisoner train anyways.

     "Come on, this will be fun." He practically dragged me towards a dojo and I had a hard time keeping up with his speed. He may have been still a boy, but he was really fast. We entered a dimly lit room and he picked up two wooden swords "Mr. Toudou, what are you doing?" He gave me one of his swords and smiled. "I am going to train you of course." Surprised and confused I stared at him, looking for some clue of why he would do such a thing. "But, I'm a prisoner?" Why would someone train a person they had no trust over. This doesn't make any sense at all.

Heisuke just smiled and placed his hand softly on my shoulders. "You have been accepted into my division, you are a part of the team now." I still felt skeptical of the story. I couldn't picture Hijikata or any of the higher members agreeing to this. "I don't get it." I shook my head, I didn't feel uncomfortable, but it still sounded like they were up to something. "You see, trouble is rising here in Kyoto. We might need you to fight for yourself once we are away. You can't stay weak forever."

He spoke this softly, whispering like a charm. So that's what they meant by it all. I did notice that there were more injured people coming back from patrol, but I never guessed it was this bad outside. "I'm training you so you can at least hold your ground for a while." I see, that made sense for some reason. Heisuke stepped back and readied himself for a fight. I was clueless about fighting, I had sparred with a friend of mine, but it was always so I would win. I wondered if he would feel jealous now I got in the shinsengumi, it had always been his dream after all.

I tried to stand the way he had teach me, arms close to my body and my legs steady on the ground. I watched my opponents eyes, making sure I would see his moves. I wasn't totally clueless about fighting, but I did know I had to work hard for me to even get anywhere. "Alright, I see you've had some training at least." Heisuke Took the end of his sword, gripping it tightly. In seconds he would attack, launch forwards heading right towards me. If I would predict when I would be able to evade him. I waited, looking for something that changed. My eyes seriously on his, not moving from my target. I was a bit surprised I knew all of this, it had been years since I last had a fight with Ibuki.

I waited and waited, but because we probably thought the same we didn't move. Maybe I should change my strategy, make a move before he could. I could be the one to start this fight, launch forwards, but before I reached bend down. Would he notice if I did that, could I take him down? Even though the words seemed to be logical and smart I had doubt I could even come close to him. He was a leader, of course it wouldn't be because of his looks. He was strong and smart, he would see through me like a window. But if we stood here any longer there wouldn't be any training at all.

I held on tightly to my wooden sword. My hands feeling hot and painful. I couldn't let go now, but I wanted to. As if everything went in slow motion I lifted my feet, launched towards him and tried my best not to sway. Patience would be good to have right now, but I didn't possess a lot of it. I tried my best to hold much power into my swing. To make sure he at least staggered a bit, but he knew what to do even without thinking. His body moved to the right, a speed that was almost inhuman and I missed. The tip of the sword he held pointed over my shoulder, if it was a real fight I would be death right now.

     "Sorry, but you lose." I sighed and gave up. he let me move back to my normal state. I watched him, he knew what I was planning, even though I was trying to trick him. "How did you know what I was planning?" He smiled widely and patted me on my shoulder. "You are pretty easy to read." His answer made me pout, why was that, I thought at least I could hide that much. "When you think of your attack try and look away from the enemies eyes. If you stare at them to long he will be able to tell your next move." I don't think that was it, maybe he is just abnormally smart. He is one of the captains after all. "Also.."

He seemed a bit hesitant, but I waited for what he wanted to say. Was there something important, did I miss something? "You need a reason, the way you fight now is not serious enough." Of course not, this was training, what if I hit him and hurt him by it. "But this is just training."

     "No it's not, try to think of it like a real fight. If I was going to really attack you, what would you do then?" He moved closer and held the hand holding the wooden sword. His grip was pretty strong and I felt like I wouldn't be able to escape. "See, the moment you think you are captured, you give in." He dropped his wooden sword and held on to mine. What was he planning to do? Was I supposed to stop him from taking it. I tried my best to hold on to it, but with only one hand it began to feel near impossible. He just squeezed my hand and I weakened. "See, again it's too easy."

With nothing to defend myself I tried to give myself a determent look. I didn't waver at his touch. Nor was I planning to now. he told me to not give in to quickly so I wondered how I should do that. I always thought I was trying my hardest, but maybe I was wrong. "So what is your plan, Hana."

The way he said my name was low and I only now noticed that Heisuke was a man. He wasn't just a boy that I made him to be. He was taller than me and way stronger. Maybe he didn't look like it, but he was a grownup as well. I swallowed at his words and waited. My stomach felt a bit weird, nervousness? I was thinking on how to remove his hand that I hadn't noticed him closing in even further. His other hand wrapped around my waist and he pulled me closer. "If you don't want to, then try and escape from me." My hearth was hammering in my chest. Why was he doing this, what if someone saw us, I was still a man in many others eyes and it would really make Heisuke's reputation fall. "W-What?"

His body was already pressed against mine and I could feel his muscles underneath his Yukata. I felt so embarrassed that I began to feel dizzy. His face inched closer and closer, I could feel his breath closing in, mingling with my own. With my free hand I was trying to push him back, but I couldn't. "Idiot." He stopped, immediately sighing. "If this thing happens, you are supposed to hit the men or kick him. If you stay pushing him away he will be able to make you fall. If that happens you have no strength to push him away then, at least standing you can move your limbs." Oh right, I guess he was right. If I had fallen to the ground I would have to use more strength. How stupid. He let go and turned away from me, picking up both swords and walking away. I felt a bit disappointed in myself now.