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May 1871 – Koichi hobbled over to the kitchen. Uncle Shinpachi rushed after the young boy. – He adored small fry. Unable to have a child of his own made this little fellow special. Not to mention; he was a precious memento of a late friend, his old fukuchô, Hijikata Toshizô.
Two years had passed and war took the best, fukuchô was one of them. Reminiscing the old days, the good ones. Everyone was still alive, content in that small Dôjô of Kondô’s.
As he lifted up small fry, he looked into those all too familiar purple eyes. “ Aye, mate, are you goin’ to be as grumpy as your ole pa?” Not much sense came out of the boys mouth, just some gibbering. He didn’t felt like talking it seemed.
A hand was placed on the retired samurai’s shoulder. “ Shin, may I?” It was the boy’s mother. “ B-But I— just…” Shinpachi pouted at the boy. Koichi mimicked his uncle’s face. “ You’re two are so alike.” Fuu chuckled. “ Do not worry, I merely want to enter the kitchen— you’re blocking my way.” She teasingly whispered.
He narrowed his eyes. “ What are you sayin’ mate? Shall we let this maiden board our ship?” The boy sheepishly eyed at his uncle. Suddenly he shook his head. “ Îe…” That was evident enough. Mama wasn’t going to enter ‘their’ ship. “ Aye, mate. You speak a clear language!” He rubbed his nose against the small fry’s. “ You heard it, mama. You ain’t goin’ to board.” Fuu shook her head. Those two always made her laugh. “ So I hear. I shall refrain from entering the— ship then.”
Another victory for the two pirates. “ We did well, mate! I couldn’t have done it without you!” Swirling the boy around in the air. “ If I am not allowed to board, I assume you two will prepare lunch then?” Cheekily Fuu eyed at the two. Oh, oh, wait! Mama was going to feed them? The thought made their bellies rumble. “ O-Oi, mama, can cook and we… watch!” Small fry nodded. Shinpachi wasn’t entirely convinced yet. For all he knew it was a trap. “ Don’t give in so soon, mate. She is a woman after all.” He whispered in small fry’s ear. “ A— woman…?” Koichi repeated. He looked over his uncles shoulder. How could she be a woman and his mama at the same time? Uncle Shinpachi was being silly now. Koichi shook his head. “ Îe! Mama is not a— w-woman…”
Shinpachi burst out in laughter. Sure there were rumours that fukuchô wasn’t attracted by gender alone. But he was pretty sure that the boy’s mama was a woman. He was the living proof. The boy’s conception of a mama and a woman was something every little boy had to go through. Nonetheless it made his uncle laugh.
“ You know, shall we let mama board our ship? We are hungry aren’t we?” Shinpachi gave small fry a wink. Stepping aside for mama to enter. “ Thank you very much, gentlemen. Now if you excuse me, I have two hungry men to feed, so it seem.” Both nodded at mama. ‘ And make it q-quick—’ Koichi mumbled. Shinpachi’s eyes widened. Shit, shit this isn’t good! Quickly taking them both out of the kitchen. “ Oi, me and Koi-kun will be outside~” He nervously grinned. Luckily Fuu didn’t hear what her son just said. “ That is fine with me. Just don’t go anywhere far. Lunch will be served shortly.”
“ Hi, hi, just the backyard—” Yes, just the backyard. It was a lovely place. A small place but still lovely. He seated himself and the boy in the grass. Koichi immediately started to play hide and seek. Of course his uncle had to search for him.
“ Ichi, ni, san, shî, go—”
Again he began to reminiscing the old days while pretending to count. Heisuke, Sano, fukuchô, Sôji, Kondô, Sannan, Inoue, Shimada, Susumu… mîna… you all… moved on to the other side. Wait for me a little while longer, will you?!
Fukuchô, how would you’ve done it? What kind of father would you’ve been? Would you have played hide and seek too? Would you? Yes, you would have. You would have been a great father. Just as you were a great commander. I promise! I will look after your little fry. I am the boy’s uncle after all. Koharu and I… we can’t have our own. Koichi is special to us.
His thoughts were interrupted. Koichi pressed his nose against his uncle’s. Shinpachi chuckled. “ Aye, mate… sorry about that.” Wow, for him not to notice small fry was something— he must have been…
“ Shin, Koi-kun, lunch is ready!” Small fry’s mama exclaimed form out of the kitchen. Koichi quickly hobbled over to his mother. Looking over his shoulder. “ Come, come!” Shinpachi nodded. “ Comin’, comin’…”
He looked up into the blue sky. Envisioning his fallen comrades in their Shinsengumi attires one more time. He lifted up his hand, reaching for the sky. Thumb up and a bright smile on his face. “ Mîna, I will live for you all. I will make the most of it. Together with small fry. Thank you…”
A moments of silence. Suddenly; wait, wait, Sôji and Chi-Chi-chan were going to join for today’s lunch weren’t they? Yes! We planned this all. Shit! How could he forget?! It was all small fry’s fault, heh heh~ Nah. With a smile on his face he entered the kitchen.
“ Now, where is my food, woman!”
Two years had passed and war took the best, fukuchô was one of them. Reminiscing the old days, the good ones. Everyone was still alive, content in that small Dôjô of Kondô’s.
As he lifted up small fry, he looked into those all too familiar purple eyes. “ Aye, mate, are you goin’ to be as grumpy as your ole pa?” Not much sense came out of the boys mouth, just some gibbering. He didn’t felt like talking it seemed.
A hand was placed on the retired samurai’s shoulder. “ Shin, may I?” It was the boy’s mother. “ B-But I— just…” Shinpachi pouted at the boy. Koichi mimicked his uncle’s face. “ You’re two are so alike.” Fuu chuckled. “ Do not worry, I merely want to enter the kitchen— you’re blocking my way.” She teasingly whispered.
He narrowed his eyes. “ What are you sayin’ mate? Shall we let this maiden board our ship?” The boy sheepishly eyed at his uncle. Suddenly he shook his head. “ Îe…” That was evident enough. Mama wasn’t going to enter ‘their’ ship. “ Aye, mate. You speak a clear language!” He rubbed his nose against the small fry’s. “ You heard it, mama. You ain’t goin’ to board.” Fuu shook her head. Those two always made her laugh. “ So I hear. I shall refrain from entering the— ship then.”
Another victory for the two pirates. “ We did well, mate! I couldn’t have done it without you!” Swirling the boy around in the air. “ If I am not allowed to board, I assume you two will prepare lunch then?” Cheekily Fuu eyed at the two. Oh, oh, wait! Mama was going to feed them? The thought made their bellies rumble. “ O-Oi, mama, can cook and we… watch!” Small fry nodded. Shinpachi wasn’t entirely convinced yet. For all he knew it was a trap. “ Don’t give in so soon, mate. She is a woman after all.” He whispered in small fry’s ear. “ A— woman…?” Koichi repeated. He looked over his uncles shoulder. How could she be a woman and his mama at the same time? Uncle Shinpachi was being silly now. Koichi shook his head. “ Îe! Mama is not a— w-woman…”
Shinpachi burst out in laughter. Sure there were rumours that fukuchô wasn’t attracted by gender alone. But he was pretty sure that the boy’s mama was a woman. He was the living proof. The boy’s conception of a mama and a woman was something every little boy had to go through. Nonetheless it made his uncle laugh.
“ You know, shall we let mama board our ship? We are hungry aren’t we?” Shinpachi gave small fry a wink. Stepping aside for mama to enter. “ Thank you very much, gentlemen. Now if you excuse me, I have two hungry men to feed, so it seem.” Both nodded at mama. ‘ And make it q-quick—’ Koichi mumbled. Shinpachi’s eyes widened. Shit, shit this isn’t good! Quickly taking them both out of the kitchen. “ Oi, me and Koi-kun will be outside~” He nervously grinned. Luckily Fuu didn’t hear what her son just said. “ That is fine with me. Just don’t go anywhere far. Lunch will be served shortly.”
“ Hi, hi, just the backyard—” Yes, just the backyard. It was a lovely place. A small place but still lovely. He seated himself and the boy in the grass. Koichi immediately started to play hide and seek. Of course his uncle had to search for him.
“ Ichi, ni, san, shî, go—”
Again he began to reminiscing the old days while pretending to count. Heisuke, Sano, fukuchô, Sôji, Kondô, Sannan, Inoue, Shimada, Susumu… mîna… you all… moved on to the other side. Wait for me a little while longer, will you?!
Fukuchô, how would you’ve done it? What kind of father would you’ve been? Would you have played hide and seek too? Would you? Yes, you would have. You would have been a great father. Just as you were a great commander. I promise! I will look after your little fry. I am the boy’s uncle after all. Koharu and I… we can’t have our own. Koichi is special to us.
His thoughts were interrupted. Koichi pressed his nose against his uncle’s. Shinpachi chuckled. “ Aye, mate… sorry about that.” Wow, for him not to notice small fry was something— he must have been…
“ Shin, Koi-kun, lunch is ready!” Small fry’s mama exclaimed form out of the kitchen. Koichi quickly hobbled over to his mother. Looking over his shoulder. “ Come, come!” Shinpachi nodded. “ Comin’, comin’…”
He looked up into the blue sky. Envisioning his fallen comrades in their Shinsengumi attires one more time. He lifted up his hand, reaching for the sky. Thumb up and a bright smile on his face. “ Mîna, I will live for you all. I will make the most of it. Together with small fry. Thank you…”
A moments of silence. Suddenly; wait, wait, Sôji and Chi-Chi-chan were going to join for today’s lunch weren’t they? Yes! We planned this all. Shit! How could he forget?! It was all small fry’s fault, heh heh~ Nah. With a smile on his face he entered the kitchen.
“ Now, where is my food, woman!”
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters mentioned beside; Fuu and Koichi. Koharu belongs to my bff Scribblenoodle. Also I would like to emphasize that I am not a writer nor native English. Excuse me for the silly mistakes you will find along the way.
Just wrote the p.o.v of my Tumblr muse Nagakura Shinpachi.
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Holy shi- geweldig!