A secret in the streets of Edo
Osen-hime is sitting in the sun at a dango shop. And just is listening the wind singing through the streets of Edo. Suddenly something is between her and the warming light.
"What do you want, Kazama-san?"
"How did … It doesn't matter. Have you seen the bastards of the Shinsengumi?"
"Are you continue to pick on Chizuru-chan? Mou, just give up this time."
"It doesn't must bother you, did you seen her?"
"No, because you're standing in the way, so I can't see anything!"
"I'm not asking about now, but maybe yesterday or anytime else!"
"I will look for you if you finally go out of my sun!"
"Are you trying to command me, what I have to do? Woman, know you're place, were you belong to!" He says while he leans forward to her to threaten her. But she didn't even open her eyes.
Then he realized that he couldn't get her, and follow the order with displeasure.
Some time later Kazama goes in the direction of the ShinsengumiZ's Headquarters, while having his mind above the clouds, he seems to be angry. But about what? Nobody knows… or could it maybe be Osen...
"What's up with her?", he wonders, "she's irritating…"
The setting sun and the chirping birds in the evening distract him from observing the surrounding, so he pass accidentally Chizuru without even recognizing. One hundred metres later he sees someone else, the last one he longed to see.
Hijikata… should Kazama pick a fight with him? But he wasn't seriously not in the mood for it, so he ignores him perfectly.
The next day Osen-hime waits for Chizuru to come for the appointment they made. Instead of the small figure of the girl Kazama shows up: "Have you seen her today?"
"Nope, not yet," but haven't you seen her yesterday? She has pass you in the evening on the Joyima-Street. What is it, what you want from her?"
"She's a pure blood demon, she is need to retrain our blood line."
"So you want her to be your wife even you don't have any feelings for her? Are you insane, she will definitely not like you more if you abuse her."
"Abuse? She will be to naive to recognize my real intention. It's possible to kiss her without feeling anything, it's possible to sleep with her without feeling anything ."
"I won't let you play with the feelings of my dear friend. Okay, I assume a deal. Or more a game. If you win do whatever you love to, if I win let your hands off from her."
"I will do anyway what I wish to. So you don't have to order me."
"Afraid of losing, Kazama-san?"
"Of course not."
"Then let's play. Kiss me and tell me what you're feeling."
"What a boring game."
"If you not play you lose."
"Fine." He closes his eyes and waits. 'Oh, is he really thinking I will kiss him, not a chance, ' thinks Sen.
"No, no, no. You have to kiss the woman. Or are you a weakling?"
Kazama is going to be angry but he gulps this anger down, closes his eyes again and stiffly leans towards Sen.
"Stop again, are you thinking Chizuru is that stupid not to recognize you inner force? You want her to believe you love her, but therefore you must believe it yourself or better just fell in love with her."
The night holds his entrance in the city and covered the mud, covered it's secrets and the blush in Chizuru's cheek while watching her best friend being very close with a man she can't recognize.
Kazama knees down, with shaking hands he takes her's. Then he lift his chin and touch just in a blink of an eye her lips, but before he could remove himself from this position, her free hand strike his neck and pulls him to her lips again and closes the difference between them. It wasn't a deep but a beautiful kiss.
Through Kazama's whole body runs a numb warmth he never felt once before and wouldn't have ever felt, if he hasn't someone teaching him that feeling.
The silent dark covers those and parts their way.
As Kazama pass the place where Chizuru hides she can see his red eyes shining in the moon's light. But she doesn't fear his impression, instead she can feel their pleasure. And then she finally knows who he is.
It was Kazama and Sen who embraced each other. It is a secret that Chizuru will always keep to her mind.
The thought that this love of his would release her from his chasing she has very late.
