Rewritten. There are some spoilers for Gintama episode 18 and 8.
Disclaimer: Gintama doesn't belong to me (obviously, should I even have to type this?!)
"Is something wrong Hijikata-san?" Shimura Tae stood at her door before the deputy leader of the Shinsengumi. Hijikata sighed heavily and let out a gentle poof of smoke from his cigarette.
"Well . . ." Hijikata trailed off and his mind drifted off to that incident several weeks ago.
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"Yes . . . You should impale someone all the way through."
"Better yet, chop him to pieces."
"Tear him apart."
"Dismember him and stomp him into the ground." at that moment Hijikata had finally found someone who shared similar ideals as him when it came to killing someone. Hijikata glanced over at Shimura Tae who was smiling with blood lust. Hijikata felt his heart skip. He looked away and brushed it off as just a mayonnaise over dose. Later on that night when the panties thief finally appeared and Gintoki had failed to attack, Otae attacked.
"Don't underestimate . . . us women!" Another heart beat.
Hijikata hadn't realized how deeply he loved Otae, even though it grew involuntarily every time he saw her again. Every time he heard her scream violently and knock Gorilla out again, he felt his heart laughing while on the outside he ran to his commanders side. Every time he saw her smile while threatening to kill Gorilla. Every time he saw her pony tail bounce as she walked away. He came up with pathetic excuses to cover up for the feeling growing in his chest.
'It's probably just the result of too many cigarettes. I did have over a dozen bottles of mayonnaise last night. Actually, it must be the after affects from Sougo's attacks.' The list went on. Each time Hijikata would come up with a new excuse so he could deny the warm feeling pulling at his heart. He told nothing to Sougo about his situation even though Sougo began to notice after the fifth attack that Hijikata did not react to.
"Hijikata?"
"Eh, what do you want?" Hijikata had pulled out another cigarette and lit it with the fire Sougo had caused from the rapid gun shots he had just shot at Hijikata.
"Aren't you going to yell at me?"
"Tch, what's the point?" Sougo had stared at him in shock, unable to attack Hijikata for the rest of the day . . . well hour actually.
Finally it hit him after several beef bowls with 500 mL of mayonnaise and hours of screaming at the insane Sougo, that he indeed had feelings for her. However, there was someone else who also adored Otae.
"I won't give up after being turned down once or twice!" Hijikata rolled his eyes at the memory of his captain's continuous proclamations of love to Otae. All the same it wouldn't be fair of Hijikata to take away the women Gorilla loves so much. It was also not a guarantee that Otae would return Hijikata's feelings so Hijikata let out another poof from his cigarette and smiled at Otae.
"Never mind." Then he turned and headed back to the Shinsengumi headquarters.
"I wonder what that was about." a familiar and unwelcome voice met Otae's ears. She swiveled around to see Kondo Isao lying under the table set up in the middle of the room. Otae smiled and pulled her sleeve up.
"Get out right now."
"But Otae-san-."
"NOW!" with a resounding punch and kick Kondo was sent flying across the sky, past the relieved Hijikata.
Yea that's right, I'm extending this story cause I just found a ton of HijiXOtae pictures and they've inspired me! They really do make a good couple. I wish more people would realize this V.V
. . . I mean think about it . . . they're child would be the most violent kid in all of Edo!