Lotus Petal Hakuoki| Sanosuke x Reader

Chapter 5

We were running in the night toward the conflict our hair was whipping in the cool air by the time we got to the shikoku Inn. Id kept running toward the ikedya in as to try to stop them. But as I got there I was only met with loud strained voices and the slashing of swords.

A man charged toward but I slit his throat easily. Trying to find Kondou San "Yukimura Kun." he looked at me with wild eyes an  enemy came behind him and I had deflected him.

"sanan San had told me to relarly a message as I found my opening to run him through with my blade." Sir you're injured. "

" Soujis coughing up blood upstairs." Nagakura shouted through all the fighting.

I ran at once to upstairs the drowning out the screams of protest from Kondou San. A man had me pinned against the wall and I was able to push him over the railing on my way. I looked over my left to find Saito San give me a sucmbtle mid of approval as he came fighting in again.

Annoyingly my way was blocked by a of fights and I found myself trapped inside them one by one I ran another soldier too giving curt nods to members of the Shinsegumi who managed to save and who managed to save me.

I felt myself start to be sicken by the constant blood shet and how my clothes started to clung to me with the wet feeling of blood. Somehow Chizuru managed to gain up to me and I took jher hand in mine and we made our way to the room. Souji stood there his blood staining his lips and panting out of exhaustuon.

Facing a scrathless blonde man in pristine condition."Okita San." Chizuru as the laboured fighting commenced. He had pushed him down and Chizuru  ran to his side. I came  forward my stances posed to fight." if you two dare to interfere Ill kill you too." he taunted.

With that threat okura stood up in front of me." Your fight is with me leave her alone." he panted.

Worry was stricken in me as I respected his decision." I swear Okita San if you dare get yourself killed I'll personally find you in the next life and kill you."

The blonde man seathed his sword into its halt I throw one my sword at him and he dogded it and it embedded itself into the wall. The rage I've felt engulfed inside of me.

He pointed at me with his sword." You. I like you. I hope we meet again. "

"Go to hell." I growled. He just chuckled. And he disappeared in to the night.

Later I looked down at Okita San tears were threatening to leave my eyes.

"Don't go all soft on me. I promise you Y/n the next time me and that ass hole meet it'll be a different story."

"Don't you dare even think about getting up or i'll kill you."

"Nice to see that my hostility has rubbed off on you." he smirked painfully.

A soldeur that I'd saved earlier had given me a Kurt nod of graditude and I did the same.

The next day

The result was one shinsegumi member was dead and two were seriously injured. Thankfully it didn't take much time for everything to be back to normal. We were eating dinner, spoke up during dinner." from what I hear from some of my men, if I didn't know any better I'd mistake Y/n for a class warrior."

A warmth came upon my cheeks at Harada San's kind words." I looked up to find him peaking down.

" I was just trying to help it was nothing. " I replied taking a shallow sip od water.

"I don't call saving peoples lives 'nothing' y/n"

"Seriously I would've never known you were a girl the way you kept fighting alongside us like that. Earned my respect."

The next day

Hijikata San had ordered both me and Chizuru to go along with the rounds.

The energy of the people were worse then usual." why do they seem to-"

" Hate us. " Harada San completed my se tance before." because of the incendent last night."

"But you all risked your lives why would they."

Harada San was about answer me when Nakagura San interupped him."Kytoto folk are bakafou hating pawns that's why."

"Chizuru." I said coming up to her. "Fin anything on the doctor." she gave me a disappointed shake of her head.

"anything out of the ordinary Shinpachi ."

"Not on the surface." he said giving a glib shrug." he came closer to Harada San and told him about some rumors of the chousu gathering.

"still suspicious."

There was a pause.

"Guys you go on ahead we have something to take care of" I looked up at Harads San is normal laid back smile on his face." Shinpachi you come too." he said before briskly walking off.

We followed him through town and he wouldn't tel us one bit. The sound of a flute playing and the beautiful display of a wall of lanterns accompanied a with the oos and aahs of the people.

"Tommorw is the second half the Gion festival this is the last chance to see the Yama hoku Parade."

"Its beautiful." the soft glow of the light  consumed us.

"the bells of the monastery their ring is the temporal worldly things. The flowers symbolises that the prosperous shall Decay either the proud endure little more than a dream."

"Even the greatest splendeur will fall to ruin."

I didn't feel like I could anything meaningful to their passages. Not even a second of silence was allowed before.

"Shinpachi you confused the music for the bells of the monastary." That was all it took for them to break out into another squabble me and Chizuru joined hands laughed.

"Wanna go take a closer look." he said grabbing my hand and Nagakura San took Chizuru's. Going in it felt like even for a minute I was floating a moment of levity and light in the darkness of what was yesterday.

The next day

According to Kondou San the Izu had charged the shinsegumi with a formal letter I wasn't paying too much attention before he called my name. "Y/n and Chizuru Yukimura would you like to accompany us."
"i'm not asking for you to join us on the Battlefeild but if we need messaging or extra hands for aiding the sick we would greatly appreciate the help."

"We won't force you."

Me and Chizuru looked at each other and then the others the faces of now our fellow comrades and some of our friends. We gave a nod.

"Yes if we can be of any help well do it."

A wave of approval crashed through the room."Make sure to put in the work for the both of us" as both him and Okita San were badly injured before.

"This however is not a game make sure you are not an hinderance to the others."

"of course not Sanan San."