A Friend Like You [Hakuouki Fanfic]

Furukawa Chie, an ordinary girl who works as a kitchen assistant in the family business, has no greater concern than satisfying her demanding father's matchmaking expectations. However, everything changes when the restaurant collapses over an unfortunate member of the Roshigumi, rendering him disabled for life as payment for attempting to save her life. Tani Sanjuro, a young man as impertinent and smug as he's skilled with the spear, becomes (to the annoyance of many and the delight of few) the captain of Roshigumi's 7th division. But the danger of his appointment doesn't stem from his clear contempt for the peasant class, but rather from the fickle plans of whoever is pulling the strings that determine his fate. Furukawa Kohana, a maiko from Shimabara who longs to flee the city and return to the lush meadows where she was born, sees her hopes dashed when the ruthless Shinsengumi puts a crushing end to her dreams of freedom. The Shogunate's sentence, however, pales in comparison to the obstacle posed by the whirlwind of intrigue that her non-human nature will unleash.