Stories - A Literary Compilation

Okita Sougo || Diamond in the Rough

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"Sougo!"

Oy vey. Not again.

It has been two weeks since [Male Name] starting working in the Shinsengumi headquarters. Toshirou was against it at first, saying that they, the Police, should take care of themselves and not rely on a civilian. But, somehow, Kondo Isao, his superior, was able to convince the strict Vice Chief to give it a try, letting the poor [Male Name] work in the site for a trial period of one month.

Now, the male needs to continue impressing the Mom in order for him to continue working there. He needed the money, after all.

But, he was not expecting to witness such a grande display of premeditated murder. Right inside the police headquarters.

Now, [Male Name] was standing beside a big hole dug at the backyard. Staring down at it, he saw the one and only 'Toshi', his hands and legs stretched out on the circumference of the trap like a starfish, preventing himself from falling into the bottom filled with bamboo spikes.

"Shall I get a rope for you, Hijikata-san?"

"T-That would be nice, [Last Name]-kun."

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"Thanks for the save, [Last Name]-kun."

"Don't mention it, Hijikata-san. After all, it would be too gory and sickening to clean up the mess if ever you did fall right in completely."

"That pitfall trap's not the first one I fell into. Don't worry. It would take more than that to get rid of me."

Both males were now walking inside the headquarters, Toshirou folding his arms over his chest while [Male Name] had his behind him.

The two were enjoying the peaceful stroll along the corridor when one shōji slid open right across where both males were.

"Oh, Hijikata-san," called out the brunet. "Welcome back. Did you find your way to your dreamland?"

"No," Toshirou snarked. "But I can send you to yours in one go."

He already had one hand on the scabbard of his sword. Not that [Male Name] didn't care, but he just didn't prefer cleaning up after broken doors and floors at that moment, so he sprang into action.

"Now, now, now," [Male Name] waved his hands in front of him and Toshirou. "Didn't you say you and Kondo-san have a meeting with Matsudaira-san?"

"Ah, right," the Vice Chief relaxed his stance. "Thanks for reminding me. In that case, I'm off."

After saying farewell to the raven-haired male, [Male Name] was left alone with the 1st Division Captain. He didn't want to stand on the receiving end of the male's swordmanship, so, as politely as he could, he bowed at the male before turning his back and walked to the dining hall.

"Aren't you being too chummy with Hijikata-san, [Male Name]?"

The male with [Hair Colour] locks stopped on his tracks and turned to face the policeman, completely caught off-guard by the male's remark.

"What do you mean by that, Okita-san?"

"Are you really that desperate as to cling onto Hijikata-san's good side, so he'd let you stay here and work?"

The male-in-question raised a brow. "Excuse me?"

"I can't believe Kondo-san let in here someone who'd resort to brown nosing just to get what they want."