I made an effort to keep my eyes pinned on the ground as I wandered through the run-down city. I had gone almost four days without food, and although it was normal on my planet to eat only once a week, I knew my body wouldn't be able to function right if I didn't find something to fill my stomach. My feet came to a halt as I spotted a strange circular metal device sitting blatantly in the middle of the street. Using just the tip of my boot, I gently nudged it aside to see if it would do anything. A beeping sound suddenly omitted from the object, and I took a step back in curiosity.
"Aish, damn it" I heard someone huff under their breath. Not too far from where I was standing, a man with long black hair closely resembling mine, pushed himself up off the floor and adjusted his rice patty hat. "That wasn't meant for you to find." He muttered, sounding a bit irritated. "We better get out of here before things get messy, Elizabeth." He motioned for the large penguin-looking creature beside him to follow, and the pair disappeared before I could say a word. I looked back at the object. The beeping became quicker and quicker, and I stood there blankly, not knowing what I should do with it. Suddenly, the noise came to a stop. In a spilt second after that, an explosion erupted from the spot, and destroyed everything within a twenty foot perimeter from the device. It occurred to me that perhaps the object I was messing with was some sort of bomb, in which I had triggered by nudging with my foot. I was sent flying backwards from the amount of blast energy, but managed to land on my feet , completely unharmed. It seemed bombs on this planet were much weaker than back home. I didn't have even a small scratch anywhere on me. I stood in that spot for a while, as people around me began rushing outside to see what all the noise was about. I heard screams coming from worried mothers, who began rushing to get their children away from the scene. My eyes focused on the spot where the bomb was set, which was now nothing but a black ring of ash. I then shrugged, turning around. I wasn't going to stick around and take the blame for it. Adjusting my shirt, I once again began treading in the opposite direction.
"You there!" I heard someone shout through the smoke. I ignored it and continued walking. "Stop!" I felt a hand touch my shoulder and roughly tug back. "Don't think you can escape from the Shinsengumi, you damn rebel." His voice was deep, and his grip on me was tight, as if signifying to me that I wasn't going to be able to escape. I turned around to face this stranger and saw he had on some sort of frilly uniform.
"What are you talking about?" I asked, staring directly into his eyes .This was the first human I had spoken to since arriving on Earth. I had been making an effort to avoid interaction with anyone who didn't seem to be of help to me, to avoid unnecessary conflict that would involve exposing the fact that I was an Amanto. Although, it seemed too late now. Setting off that bomb was now obviously going to cause a lot of problems.
"Don't try to play dumb. I saw you set off that bomb with my own eyes, and you walk away as if nothing happened. There are more Shinsengumi in this city than you think, and we're always on the lookout for crooks like you." He now pulled my arms behind my back. "Im taking you down to the station, and you're gonna tell us where that damn leader of yours, Katsura, is hiding." I felt something clink around my wrist and quickly jerked myself away from him in defense. A strange cuff-like thing with a chain had been attached to one of my arms and the other side was left hanging off. I met the surface of the metal cuff with a small flame that had ignited on my finger. The metal slowly melted away and eventually the chain fell to the ground, making jingling, rattling noise.
"I don't know who this Katsura-chan that you're talking about is, but I apologize for the explosion. Anyway, I'll be off now." Quickly I turned around and scurried away, this time at a bit quicker pace than before.
"Oi! Stop right there!" He called after me. At this point, I began running from him as quickly as I could, maneuvering my way through the crowds of people and food stands in the streets. I ran for about a mile until I could no longer hear the footsteps of him and his men behind me. When I felt I was finally at a safe distance, I turned around to see if he was still chasing me. There were too many people, and they had been lost among the crowd. Breathing a sigh of relief, I turned around and began walking at my normal, sluggish speed once more.
It was already entering autumn season, but the sun was still beating down hard that particular day. I escaped to a nearby takoyaki stand and sat underneath the canopy of shade. I rested my elbows on the wooden table and threw my bag onto it aswell.
"Excuse me onee-san. Your bag is in my eating space." I whipped my head in response to the childish female voice that had spoken to me. Her orange hair and blue eyes seemed oddly familiar to me and I cocked my head in response.
"… Kagura-chan?" I murmured. Her eyes suddenly widened and dropped her chopsticks to the floor.
"Hannie-saaan!" She yelped, pulling me into a tight embrace. I felt the air knock out of my chest.
"It's Han-san." I smiled sheepishly, returning her hug gently. "What a relief to see someone I recognize. Who would've thought I'd meet you here on earth, out of all places!" She grinned at this, and let go of me.
"I know huh! Gin-san, Shinpachi. This is my old friend Hannie-san. We fought against each other in a national girls' fighting competition on our planets a long time ago. She's pretty strong, way stronger than you two, anyway." I laughed at her comment and shook my head in modesty,
"Kagura's a pretty strong little lady herself. Though, I'm sure you two already know that."
"We do…" The silver-haired man mumbled. The boy with glasses nodded beside him with a grim expression on his face.
"So Hannie-san, what are you doing here on Earth anyway? I thought I'd be able to find decent work here, but instead I ended up with these two." Her expression was serious, but something in her tone told me she was secretly thankful to be with them.
"Actually Kagura-chan," I started, placing my hands in my lap. "My sister sent me here hoping I could find work, since our planet is still suffering from effects of the war. She wanted me to live somewhere that I can have opportunities, to make a good life for myself since she can't." I looked down at my hands, now thinking of my sister, and what she was risking by sending me here. Kagura looked at Gin, her giddy expression now gone from her face. She began tugging on his yukata sleeve, which was practically already half off.
"Gin-san, let her stay with us. She's a friend, and I know she'll be able to help us too, since you two are too lazy to do anything." She pleaded.
"No, I barely have enough money to pay you two. I can't afford another worker."
"You don't even pay us." Shinpachi muttered bitterly.
"In any case, we are barely able to support ourselves. We can help you find a place to stay, but it definitely can't be with us-" Kagura jumped in front of the man's face and socked him square in the jaw, knocking him out of his chair. He landed roughly on the ground and moaned in pain.
"You can stay with us , onee-san." She smiled. "Gin-san says it's alright. Right Gin-san?" The man only nodded slowly in reply. I smiled nervously.
"Thank you," I said, "Then, I promise to work very hard."
Hello everyone !~
thank you so much for reading.
I recently started watching Gintama and the characters are so well developed and lovable, i just had to write a fanfic!
Anyway, this is just an intro chapter, and I assure you, all the other chapters will be more interesting
I hope you'll all stick around to see how this story unravels, because I spent all night plotting it and wouldn't let myself sleep till i finished ;u;
(by the way guys, if i didn't make it clear, she can bend fire)
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