Voiced by: Aoi Yuki
To say that Gudako wanted to be with her Servants was an understatement. One needed to be specific if they were to say such things to the only Master of Chaldea. Therefore, she found herself quite flustered when she ventured inside the Summoning Room, barely escaping the teasing looks that the other Servants were giving her. Everyone knows what today is.
Today is the day Gudako promised herself to summon a certain Saber that Oda Nobunaga had been with since the GudaGuda Honnoji event. To say that Gudako was pumped was both true and false, though. Because having been in Chaldea for a long time and not getting certain Servants and causing Gudako to sulk sometimes was already a recurring event in their daily life
Anyway, once Gudako was by herself in the summoning room, she gave a tired sigh. She had tried summoning this Saber already before - costing her a huge amount of Saint Quartz she got from various Free Quests - but said Saber always evaded her.
And when she sees that familiar pink kimono once she used a Summon Ticket instead of the usual Saint Quartz, you could bet that her eyes bulged out of their sockets
"Saber, Okita Souji, Captain of the First Unit of the Shinsengumi. Nice to meet you, Mast-EH!?!?!" the Saber cut off what she was saying when her new contractor had fell face-first to the floor, blood pooling down beneath her as she used her remaining strength to write using her blood:
Okita-san dai shouri
"MAAAAAASSSSTERRRR!!!"
***
A month has already past since that day. After Okita Souji screamed her title, Oda Nobunaga, Chacha, Mash and Da Vinci burst into the room to find Nobbu's rival slash friend trying to awaken a blood stained Master Gudako. Okita is no stranger to blood, having her sickness carved into her Saint Graph. But still it made her panic when her new contractor would greet her with blood instead of normal hello's
"...MUMYOU SANDANZUKI!!" Okita finally shouted out her Noble Phantasm as she defeated a Lancer class Shadow Servant in the Lancer training ground for that week. Today, she was sent by Gudako into said training ground with Mordred, Saber Alter, Arthur and Nero. She was just getting the hang of things around Chaldea. Especially since she was just maxed out a few days ago
"Nice work! I guess we'll stop there for now, huh, Arthur?" Gudako then proceeded to go talk to Arthur and Okita found herself looking at the two as the other members of their team that day crowded closer to Gudako. For some reason, Gudako had been avoiding her. Totally unlike what she expected from someone who got a nosebleed after calling her forth
She wanted to find out the reason. As Okita Souji, no, as Master Gudako's Servant. Making up her resolve, she briskly walked towards Gudako to talk to her. But just as she was about to call her, they all suddenly noticed the change in the Master's expression. Her face turned pale and she held a hand to her mouth, as if she was going to vomit...
"Oi! Gudako pull yourself together! Hey, Shieldy! Get us out of here!" Mordred, the ever-so concerned big brother figure of their Master called the Main Servant of said Master just as Mordred let Gudako vomit on the forest floor while nursing her back "Senpai! Commencing Rayshift!" Mash's voice rang in their ears just as Gudako finished her business and Arthur carried her bridal style while Chaldea came to retrieve them
Upon looking at where Gudako had been before, Okita's face paled. She saw traces of blood on the grass, some more darker shade of red than the others. But just as she was about to ask, they have been retrieved.
***
Once they got back to Chaldea, the other Servants awaiting Gudako's arrival crowded over to her and Okita saw no chance in entering that fray. Besides, everyone was shoved aside when Gudako was fetched by the Medical team for a checkup
Okita sighed as she walked back to her room she shared with her sister, Okita Alter (who just joined their cause a few days ago), and now she was wondering what the heck it was. Does her Master possess the same sickness she does? If so, she's too young to be subjected to what she is suffering. If not, then why does Master vomit blood so suddenly? Considering everything, the first one is an impossibility because her record before from Chaldea medical team was clear. There were no signs of her suffering from tuberculosis and whatnot
"Then, if so...why did she...?"
"Why did she what, Big Sis?"
"GWAAHHH!!"
Okita looked behind her to see her sister, the Guardian from the Counter Force, Majin Okita "Seriously, don't scare me like that, Majin...you'll make me cough out blood for no reason..." she put her hand on her chest while Majin just shook her head at her original self
"Is this about Master being sick?"
"Bwah!? H-How did you know?"
"You have forgotten that I spent almost a few days with her in the Imperial Capital...."
"Oh, right...then, would you happen to know the reason why she suddenly vomited blood so suddenly? It can't be from the sickness I also possess, right? Her medical record is clear as far as I know..." Okita said as she leaned on the wall while her sister stood beside her, looking at her in the eyes
"I do know."
"Huh?"
***
"Why did it have to happen during a mission with Okita!?!?!" Gudako groaned, clutching her head and rolling back and forth on her bed. She had just been discharged from the medical ward after the medical team - more specifically, Da Vinci - had given her an earful of sermons about what she was ill of
"Why can't you just tell her?"
"And risk myself of being scolded by Nobbu, Okita Alter and - once I summon him - Hijikata? No way!"
"Master, you're already at risk right now! If you don't tell her, you'll be sacrificing Humanity as well! Remember, you are the only Master here!"
"Nobbu..."
"And I guarantee you that she will understand!"
"Telling her is easier said than done, ya know..." Gudako mumbled, her eyes starting to brim with tears as she leaned her face away from the door of her room.
Suddenly, her room door slid open quite loudly and heavy footsteps flooded her room. But it was only made by one Servant and she had a pretty good idea who it was. She held back the trickle of blood from her mouth again as the lingering feeling of sakura flowers accompanying it prominent in her taste buds
"Who is it?" she heard the voice of the one and only Okita Souji, Sakura Saber. Gudako had thought how fitting it was
Fitting because she was suffering from Hanahaki
Fitting also because the one she has feelings for also bears the title of the flowers accompanying Hanahaki
Fitting because she loved Okita Souji and she is such a coward to tell the Shinsengumi first captain (who, because of what she had said upon entering her room, she bets has a vague idea of what sickness she is suffering from) what she feels for said Sakura Saber
"Master, I asked you a question!"
"It doesn't matter anyway grk!" once Gudako had opened her mouth, the rushing of blood and sakura petals fell from her mouth and onto the awaiting the small basin at the foot of her bed. The strength in her arms as she supported herself upright leaving her. And just in a nick of time, Okita Souji was at her side, just as a whole flower - unlike before which are just mere petals - fell with the rush of blood that came down her mouth, finally subsiding
Okita looked intently at the flower that bears her title that separates her from Artoria and Nero. She was thinking back on earlier when her sister had told her that the Master is suffering from a disease based on love and has some ties to herself. Okita's face grew stern while sitting on the edge of the bed, eyes still glued to the flower that came out of her Master but then her expression softened when Gudako got into a more comfortable position by leaning onto Okita's body, taking a heavy intake of breath when possible
"Master Gudako, I am begging you. Not as Okita Souji nor as a Saber Class but just your familiar. You don't have to tell me if you don't want to. But please...please..." Okita's eyes were now brimming with tears while she grabbed Gudako's shoulders which also made Gudako's tears appear too
"If you won't tell them, whoever it is, you will die! I don't want you to die! I want you to live your life as normal and as happy as you possibly can! I DON'T WANT YOU TO DIE, MASTER! I DON'T WANT YOU TO LEAVE ME ALONE!" Okita screamed the last parts and Gudako could feel her body heat up
"Okita what do you-?"
"This is my true feelings, Master..." she paused to push open her haori then grabbed her Master's hand and placed onto her modest chest "Can't you feel it? My heart...it is beating so fast...just because you are near me. Just because you are touching me. I cannot stand the thought of you dying. Not when I can or you can do something about it...."
Gudako was blushing as she inched closer to Okita who had tears flowing harder down her eyes. Suddenly, she feels the drag of blood and flowers from her throat suddenly vanish just in time with Okita saying;
"I love you Master..."
Gudako's eyes widen as a renewed vigor returned to the entirety of her being upon hearing the Sakura Saber confess to her, going as far as opening up her haori for her. And now that she thought about it, Gudako's eyes trailed to where her hand was still resting on the bare skin of Okita's chest. Using her free hand, Gudako wiped Okita's tears
"Thank you. That makes me very happy, Sakura Saber..." Gudako says as she pulled Okita's chin to hers as their noses brushed and their lips finally met
To say that Okita was surprised was an understatement. Because she was downright smitten
After a few moments of them being in a chaste lip lock, Okita placed her fingers on her lips, her pale eyes widening at the sudden development. Gudako pulled her hand away from her Servant's haori as she gave the Saber a smile, her usual energetic smile that she would flash every single one of her Servant
"I love you. I was the one who loved you first, Okita. And I still do."
"Master...your hanahaki..."
"Yes. I didn't confess to you because I was af-OOF!" Gudako was cut off when Okita tackle-hugged her to her bed, the Saber's hands hooked around her neck and her face on her Master's chest
"Why didn't you!? I was waiting for my dream of you to also love me to come true! I was...*sob* waiting..." she gave a small hiccup accompanied by small traces of tears
Her statement made Gudako smile as she tugged Okita to face her. "I'm sorry, Okita...I didn't know how to go about it.... Sorry I had to make you wait. But...would you mind...if I took responsibility?" Gudako gave a sly smirk, her tone of voice dropping a few octaves
Okita's face was hued of her Master's hair and she buried her face at the crook of Gudako's neck so that her voice should be muffled
"You BETTER take responsibility..."
Gudako laughed as she flipped them over so that she was on top
"I will. I will take responsibility for disturbing your heart too much..."
...and for some reason, Okita's sickness didn't act up through it all
~fin~
Wasted 250+ sqs then she suddenly comes out of 1 summon ticket
*sighs*
Got the idea while playing the new GudaGuda event in NA and then reading OkiNobu fanfics in AO3
BTW I SHIP OKINOBU MORE! GO OKINOBU!!!
Anyway, look forward to Okita Alter's chapter too! Ja ne!