This is an excellent story, so funny! I especially love the contrast between cheerful Soujiro and evil Saito! It's easy to forget which was the antagonist and who was the protagonist in the series, LOL! The verbal Shukuchi mode was also hilarious. I'm really enjoying this and am eager to read more. Great job.

LOL This was hilarious...just wanted to leave a review complimenting on the superb writing.
Hope you keep up the good work by continuing to grace Fanfic with more stories...

WRITE MORE! Very well written! I can definitely see the action, and plus it's great comedy!

This story is one of the best i've read in a long time. I'm suprised it hasn't gotten more reviews because it's not only well written but the style of humour you used is on another level compared to the average humour fanfic. The ending was great i really loved reading your story and hope to see more of your works posted ^^

Tokio giggles? That's scary... making her new children wash the lavatory as a means for bonding is much much saner... for her...

"They were so inconspicuous in fact, that they stood out quite a bit from the rest of the crowd moving around his house." - that makes almost no sense at all! I love it! *sick sense of humour... me, I mean :D*

"A distance away, Saitou tripped over his own feet and did a perfect, joke-book worthy face plant, which (he would many times later) deny he had done, even after it was published in the local joke book by a certain rebel anti-Meiji media personnel. Controversy over the truth of the event would eventually save Saitou from international infamy." - there's a very silly grin on my face from reading this right about now... blame it on the excessive laughter...

“Eh…” they began together – these types of sentences, along with “N” he began and “S?” are so funny, in the most basic sense of the word (I have no idea what that means, it just sounded cool! – to quote…-)

"She’s your wife?” one of the men stuttered. “You must be a Buddha-like man to marry such a…”" - turning the tables around, eh? Good idea!

Aw, and such a wonderful way to end a good story! complete different POVs, first the Kenshingumi's (minus Sano, plus Kenji and Kaoru... ok, so maybe Kenshingumi isn’t the right word for their gathering...) and then a tired and hungry fox (who prays to the Heavens for a swift death... and gets steak instead! the lucky dog...er.. fox!)

*sits down demurely with hands folded in her lap and great big mushy eyes* I have enjoyed this story very very much. Thank you for a very a very enjoyable story. Hugs you!

"Finally, he could not resist the mob-mentality anymore" - I can see it now: Kenhsin's standing around looking dejectedly at the fresh fish going all 'must resist mob-mentality, must resist mob-mentality, must res-... ah, screw it!'

"And all this time… all this years…” Soujirou panted, his squirming making him lose balance and sliding him further into the mud pit, “you never ever said you love me! Not even once!”" - Ack! Oh my god! I'm scarred for life! Argh!

And now all of Tokyo'll think Sou-chan is big-bad Saitou's illegitimate kid; and he was abused, too! Tokio will give him Hell! (desert, anyone?) Well, I see she did, in her own way... man, I never saw *that* once coming! The new family relations are positively stunning! No wonder even Saitou cringed! (well, he cringed even before hearing who he's going to adopt, or that his arch nemesis (whom he's tried to kill several times) just became his son in law, but that's beside the point...)

And there are also several excerpts I *loved*, which must be quoted here (how do you *do* it?!):

* "“Define... ‘fatherly’!” Kenshin rolled his eyes and rubbed the bridge of his nose wearily" - Oh, I can *see* it!
* "Soujirou, my son…”" - this has such a wonderful ring to it. With or without coming from Saitou, really. But coming from Saitou it sounds even better - for humour purposes, of course...
* There was another brief silence during which Kenshin, Enishi and Eiji all exchanged glances with each other (how they accomplished that unanimously is something even this author does not know).
* “For my honour, I must first inform you that I am not a coward, and that I am not a sissy-pant.” “Ok?” “Because I am going to start screaming very loudly and run out of the room right about… now.”

Ack! Soujiro flipped! He's gonna murder Saitou! With a not-yet-present wakizashi! Run, run, run for your lives! OR you could just turn away very slowly like the average human being aiming for self-preservation.

Seriously now, great chapter! The desert from Hell strikes into the ranks of the innocent (well, not quite so innocent... but if you pit their innocence against the evil-ness that is Saitou Tokio I think they'd clean up quite well *grin*) I loved this part:

“What is it?” Eiji asked suspiciously, poking it with his spoon. “That would be none of your business,” Tokio scolded, “Now eat it.”

and then this:

"Soujirou’s admiration for his partner rose dramatically. Even in such pain, his partner was still capable of speaking his mind, and communicating with his comrades. Such determination! Such strength! Surely as a samurai, he had to do something to match this display of will! “Urg,” he replied proudly"

And let's not forget the rosy feeling of friendship (between two psychotic murdered and a boy with issues) and the new rosy look of Saitou's office (with a red couch and a nice cream coloured door; all spattered by mud) along with the blank looks of all the officers in the building listening with blank faces about how their Boss had the 'wrong' gender.

And then the fun starts and Saitou begins a Gatotsu-rampage, brandishing his katana and growling all the way towards them at incredible speed, and he's still not scary enough to overcome smiling little Seta-san who's currently weightless and free and carrying his two bestest buddies in the whole wide world (well, they would have been, if only Saitou had scolded them for the mud in his office.. which he didn't on account of being the wrong gender... so it's all *his* fault!).

And now we're back at the beginning of this review (I have no idea when the logic of it all flew out the window...) where Sou-chan had lost it completely. And I can't *wait* to see what happens next! Onwards I go!

"sorry to those who don’t like the way I portrayed Tokio! Her character is purely for humour purposes " - yes, yes, humour purposes, yes, yes. Saitou would most certainly not be hen-pecked - humour purposes, yes, yes... *relatively large pause* But, Sweet Mary and Joseph! They are so incredibly funny!

I love the "my most beloved, dearest, most precious wife" part, and the "you are like my most precious katana to me… you are… like Aku is to Soku and Zan. You are beautiful like the sword slicing through an evil human’s flesh! You are as sweet as the taste of victory over evil" (from last chapter) I loved the cleaning up of the office and Saitou knowing Shukuchi, I loved Soujiro's and Enishi's comments on the nature of Saitou's office (along with Saitou's, of course) and on his Gatotsu technique, I loved his thoughts when being perched on the sofa (and later feeling *it*, a wife's desire to ... OMG... clean!), I loved the sudden stop of the mouth-watering when noticing Saitou perched up at the head of the feast-table.

And let's not forget, from the previous two chapters (which I read last night at an ungodly hour and couldn't trust myself to review for fear that said reviews wouldn't make any sense... not like this one makes any sense either... oh well...) Kenshin's stately walk, Soujiro verifying what exactly that most desired earthly pleasure is, Enishi's talks with nee-san and his decision to be helpful (leaving even Soujiro behind in taking down notes... apparently not Saitou though... but then he learned Shukuchi from dealing with his wife :]) and smile more (more like terrify people with his grin) then having all his questions answered by his new room-mate from the very first word (that was hilarious! especially the 'you assume too much' line, I *adore* that!)and the 63-people-who-can-walk-backwards (I love it when you remember them now and then :D) making a V-shaped room for the two newest recruits to see through (I'm picturing a Japanese-looking Roman legion from Asterix and Obelix moving about :D)

*deep breath* *sigh*

You're good!

"“Can’t I even… hope?” “Were you given permission to?”" - this (along with the application which had to be filed in three hours in advance for Soujiro to use the facilities - from the first chapter - which I forgot to mention the first time around) is so *incredibly* funny!

“Of course, you’ve got another choice,” he said, suddenly brightening up, “you could choose to be executed - ack! you're evil!

Oh, and that slow, stately walk of Kenshin's - I love the way you draw out humour even from dry rocks!

And finally, the entire paragraph before this little wise saying: "If you can’t convince them, confuse them.". I was laughing so loud that my sister kept giving me weird looks... ah, it's so god to laugh... *sigh* :)

"But we have a very nice big window...” “Oh, the size definitely makes things much easier and less messy" - talk about practicality *snicker snicker snicker*

"Saitou didn’t know whether to rejoice or slam his head against the wall in pure agony. He decided to settle for something less destructive.
“Out of the way!” he growled, pushing his way past the archers and trying to circle around the cannons, accurately kicking the cannon-bearers in highly sensitive areas. “I mean it.” In perfect synchrony, the circles parted in formation to form miniature circles before flowing back again behind him." - MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Theb there's the 'you assume too much' line; I can actually hear Saitou saying it... and picture the cloud of smoke he's hiding behind while saying it, too :)

"That was a first for the former Shinsengumi captain. He continued walking backwards, trying to place the smile in a category so he could deal with the situation." - poor Saitou, the things he has to deal with...

And I can picture the running around part in the dojo compound so well! Especially thew part where Soujiro wails for Saitou's help - and gets none...

You know, I'm sorry, I'd rather leave a review that makes more sense than this, a few well drawn out comments here and there, I usually do, but is it my fault I just turn to laughing every other line or so? *looking at the monitor in dismay* Drat! You're too funny! (but that's good for the soul =])

Egad! I haven't laughed this much since... since... forever! What a wonderful way to start the morning! Wow, this story has really made my day (it was supposed to be very boring, but that's taken care of, isn't it? yay!)

I simply adored that image of the swordsmen, riflemen, archers plus three cannons all coming round the poor tied up Tenken - while Saitou clearly said he had no worry/admiration for the man's skills... what an image!

"Visiting from afar" is hilarious (for some reason) and the mercy of the government to allow you execution instead (and the possibility to choose your won means, *and* nursing you back to health if you miss the first time) was almost evil it was so funny. And then Saitou gets mad because of the amount of paperwork he has to fill in... *shakes head* the humour never ends, does it?

Well, I'm off to read the next chapter! Yay!

Hey, good to see you writing a new Soujirou fic. Keep it up, sorry about not contacting you in anyway nowadays. See ya soon!

This is a great fic. If you hadn't finished it I would say have Tokio and her "children" babysit Kenji.

“Gatotsu! Gatotsu! Gatotsu! Gatotsu!” LOL. Luckily Saito's favourite move has such a short name, unlike some of Kenshin's which would really make you run out of breath if you had to repeat them again and again. ^_~

And Tokio...obviously we should breath a sigh of relief that she has no dreams of ruling Tokyo as I don't think even Kenshin would be strong enough to stop her.

Thank for a hilarious story.

GREAT!!*laugh insanefully*XD
I LOVE IT!~