Accidental Fate

chapter 4

Kazuhi pov

The Shinsengumi stopped passing by my shop, except for members who called by almost daily claiming they were shopping; in fairness, they always did buy something, even if it was only a single vegetable.

"Ohayo Kazuhi-chan." Harada smiled crookedly as he came under the curtain, "Ohayo." I said shortly. "You have quite a punch, your father is still bruised across his face." He winced and I smiled to myself. "Serves the bastard right. So what do you want today?" I asked, checking my produce only to find a basket missing. "What the?" I picked up the empty case, "I'm sure I had restocked this, this morning! Damn thieves." I growled darkly.

"What's the matter?" Harada spoke, he had crept up behind me and was looking over my shoulder, "Why's that empty?" His question angered me and I pushed him aside, "A damn thief stole from me. If that bastard, I know his face, ever shows his face here again I'll cut him down." I vowed.

"How about you let me handle him?" He offered. "He's not your problem, why would you offer that?" I asked curiously. "Well, I like to help out my friends." His amber eyes smiled at me. Scoffing I lifted my curtain, "We are not friends Shinsengumi, buy something or leave, I'm busy." I said. He sighed, pushing his red hair back, "You don't have to be friends with the Shinsengumi, but can't we be friends? Just me Sanosuke, not the tenth division captain, and you Kazuhi, not the daughter of Hijikata San." He said poetically.  Hm, a friend? I've never had one, they're too troublesome. 

"If you buy something I'll think about it." I raised an eyebrow and he chuckled, "You're not as cold-hearted as you portray yourself to be, I can see it." He mumbled, grabbing a packet of rice and two fish.  "You don't know me, Sanosuke Harada, don't think you can read me like a book." I cautioned him.  Never the less his smile did not falter as he left the shop. Strange man, for someone so big he's so gentle and kind; its a strange combination and a rare one.

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"Konnichiwa Kazuhi-chan!" Okita grinned as he appeared at the front of my shop, "Oh well aren't I lucky? Two Shinsengumi in one day, oh joy." I scowled. It's like I'm becoming their personal supplier for medicine and food. Souji chuckled as he leaned on the counter across from me, "I still can't believe you hit your dad like that-" before he had finished, I grabbed his fringe slamming his head into the counter again. "STOP CALLING HIM MY FATHER!" I barked.

"AH OW OKAY OKAY!" He squirmed in my grip and I let go, "Good, now what do you want?" I asked. He rubbed his head with a scowl, "Something to stop this stinging and to take away the redness."  He huffed and I laughed, dropping to my knees and taking out a herbal cream. "This should work," I said and held out my hand. He dropped a few coins into my palm then I opened the container, "Let me, don't waste this." I said and took a dollop onto my index and middle finger. I rubbed circles in his red skin and he sighed in relief, "It cools and numbs." I informed him and he sighed again happily. "It's also good for fresh wounds to keep out infections," I said as he stared at me curiously with his bright green eyes.

"You know I'm not too fond of Hijikata-san myself." He said, "He's known as the demon vice commander and is feared by basically everybody." He said as I finished rubbing the cream in "He doesn't scare me, he's the biggest coward I know." I hissed. "I'll be sure to tell him that." He smirked.

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Hijikata Pov

I winced as I chewed my dinner, my damn nose is still black with bruises. Munching in silence,  the captains, Kondo-san and Chizuru chan mocked me until I wanted to explode. "Oh yeah Hijikata san, Kazuhi said you're the biggest coward she knows." Souji threw casually at me. How could she have so much hate pent up at only twenty years of age?

Well her mother died, she blames me for that...

She starved from time to time, she blames me again...

Her mother was disowned and abandoned by her family, she blames me for that too...

I have a lot to answer for...

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