Summary: Another monster goes missing and it's up to the Yorozuya to find it and after certain events and one man desperate to impress the woman he loves, three Shinsengumi members are pulled in to help. Forced to be paired up-one sadist and one violent girl are working together to be rewarded for finding one monster. But as the days become long, they're unexpectedly pulled closer and closer.

Some random story that I decided to make up. I recently fell in love with OkiKagu so I've been meaning to write something about them. Finally I made something up! Yay!! Uhm… I'm not sure about their ages right now… I guess I'll just say Sougo/Okita (however you want to call him) is 19 and Kagura is 15. So maybe they're a year older than the original. Other than that nothing much has changed… Except of course the fact that the two actually end up together… Hehe!

Sorry if the characters are OOC.. It's kind of hard for me to keep these characters in character because I'm used writing my own stories with my own people.

Anyways, enjoy!

CHAPTER 1: THE JOB

"Ding Dong!"

Another day at the Yorozuya meant another odd job in store. Of course as freelancers, the three employees were opted to do anything anyone would ask them to do, for money. It could be an easy job at times but in moments such as these it made them want to quit. Getting paid well were actually rare moments but they like meeting new people. It's just that some days in the business just made living a lot harder.

"Get the door!"

"It's your turn to get it!"

"Damnit, I'm busy back here!"

"Busy doing what? Stop drooling over that damn weather lady and get the door!"

"Shut up! It's too early in the morning! Why are you guys being so noisy?"

"12 in the afternoon are not early! What the hell are you doing sleeping in that late? All you did yesterday was eat sukonbu until your belly burst and pass out!"

Shinpachi backed away from the battlefield and decided to drop the argument. It was always like this every time someone rang the doorbell. And like always he was the one to answer it all the time. He walked over to the front door and opened it, ready for anything odd.

"Hello, welcome to the Yorozuya. How may I help you?" he greeted as nicely as he could, a small vein still popped from the temple of his head from the loud, obnoxious yells from inside the house.

"Yes. I got another assignment for you freelancers." spoke the 'person' outside the doorway.

Shinpachi recalled the light purple color of the amanto. His antenna poked out from his forehead and a green amanto stood right behind him, wearing glasses and a stern face. A sigh escaped his lips and the smile disappeared, he gave him a stare that almost meant 'I could care less about your problems.'

"Hey! Don't give me that look! I'm a customer you know!" the idiot prince retorted. "What the-!? Why am I called the idiot prince?!"

"Whatever, come in." Shinpachi called already inside the house, the two guests followed him in.

It had to take a few seconds of Shinpachi's lectures to quiet the two down. Gin lied on the couch once again, ignoring the two other people in the room. Kagura sat next to the table munching on sukonbu. Shinpachi threw Gin off the couch and gestured the guests to sit down.

"Why the hell are they here?" Gin yelled as he got up off the ground.

"My dearest has run awa-!"

Out of nowhere a punch came flying towards the Prince's direction. The purple blob flew across the room, creating a loud thud noise. Gin stared down at him lividly. "We don't have time for your crap! I just remembered that JUMP comes out today damnit, and if I don't have them in my hands in an hour you will pay with your life!"

It grew silent in the room until Kagura decided to speak. "You're gonna die today, Gin-chan." she mumbled as she watched the alien's eyes roll to the back of his head.

"Why the hell do you have to do that every time we ask you to do something?! We pay you every time, can't you be a little bit nicer! Plus we'll pay you extra this time. That stupid monster that ran away happens to be one of this idiot's favorites." the green amanto shouted back he turned towards them but they were out of sight.

"Guys there's no time! Let's go get this money bag!" Gin cheered, already out the door. The two were right behind him cheering as excitedly as him.

"WAIT! I haven't told you where Pesu is yet!" Prince Hata called out for them, miraculously recovered from Gin's iron fist.

"I see, so this monster on the loose is troubling you three."

"Yes sir. It's a lot crazier than the other ones we've encountered before."

"Why the hell did you guys have to come here!?" Hijikata bellowed stopping his urge to punch his commander on the back of the head for allowing the guests in.

Kondou turned to his vice commander and cried "Hijikata! This is my chance! If I help them, this time Otea-chan will finally realize how worthy I am for her!" tears of hope welled up in his eyes.

A sudden silence dropped into the atmosphere and the four stared blankly at the man. "Not a chance."

"Eh? So noisy out here." Sougo complained as he walked out of the Shinsengumi doors. His trade mark eye mask hung from his neck and his sleepy, red eyes landed on the people out front.

"Sleeping on the job huh? I should fire you!" Hijikata retorted.

"No, Hijikata-san! If you fire me it'll be harder for me to kill you!" he replied, his sleepiness suddenly gone.

The two argued loudly while the others walked away to discuss more important manners.

"So that stupid prince lost another one of his stupid collections?" Kondou asked, Shinpachi handed him a picture of the monster and the Shinsengumi Commander grimaced at the abnormal beast.

"He deserved it! So cruel to just trap a beautiful animal! He has no right to take away its freedom!" Kagura cried her eyes filled with passion. Gin smacked her on the back of the head.

"Idiot! What beautiful animal are you talking about! That thing isn't even from Earth, how can it be an animal?!" he shouted and turned back to Kondou. "Anyways, the last time that Baka Oji saw it, it headed 

towards the mountains, so we decided to start there."

"Good, at least we have a starting point." the commander spoke, he cracked his knuckles. "C'mon! Let's prove Otea that I am a worthy man!"

Shinpachi sighed. "If she was here, she would've killed you by now."

"Kondou-san, I understand that you're helping them out but..." Hijikata started. "Why do I have to be here?! I have more important things to do!"

"As my brethren, you must help me in times of troubles!" Kondou replied with emotion.

"Helping you get the girl you want is no "time of trouble", damnit!" the vice commander yelled back and he turned to the person walking next to him. "And I still don't understand why you have to be around all the time too!"

"Hijikata-san, this is a perfect chance for you to die! This way you can die in humility and I can finally steal your position with ease, see? Happily ever after." he deadpanned, staring off at the path casually.

"Basta--!"

"Hey, shut up back there! It's already annoying enough that we have to look for the stupid thing in this hot weather, you guys aren't making it any easier!" Gin complained from the front of the pack, a sunhat covered his silver hair. Shinpachi and Kagura who were right behind him, stared back at the three.

Gin stopped the whole group and turned around; he stared at everyone in the group as if he was sizing them up. "By the way, this might be the best to split up in teams, just so we could get it over with."

"How are we gonna pair up?" Shinpachi asked.

"Keep me away from this bastard. He's seriously out to kill me." Hijikata pointed at Sougo, taking a step away from him.

"Aw, Hijikata-san you're no fun. Don't be scared of a few bombs." the captain spoke casually, his face held no emotion like always.

"See? Keep me away from him!" he yelled.

"Okay, okay! Stop whining!" Gin replied.

An idea reached Kondou's head and he patted Shinpachi on the back. "This is a great chance to bond with my brother-in-law!"

Shinpachi's glasses twinkled. "Who the hell do you think you're calling 'brother-in-law'?"

"Okay, fine by me. You two are paired up then." Gin replied and moved on, leaving Shinpachi with a huge vein popping from his forehead, Kondou laughed in victory.

"Let's work hard, brother!"

"I see why Ane-ue wants to kill you." he glared.

Gin sighed as he looked at the remaining people. "Okay, since Mayora doesn't want to be with the sadist prince then you'll be with me."

"Where the hell did those nicknames come from!?" Hijikata growled. "And why do I have to be with you! I can find this damn thing on my own!"

"No, no see. If we paired up, I can make you do all the work but I'll just collect the money. Win, win right? You get to let out frustration and I get paid." Gin explained a victory smile appeared on his face. "My plan is brilliant."

"Asshole! Is this why you dragged us here! So you can make us do all the work?"

"Hey! You're supposed to help people! Isn't that what the Shinsengumi is for!"

"What the hell do you know about the Shinsengumi!?"

"So, you two are paired together. No whining; you have to be paired up, I wouldn't want to have to go looking for you kids if any of you get lost." Gin explained to the two remaining, his ears already blocking out Hijikata's ramblings.

"Oi! Bastard! Are you listening?"

"Shut up! What? Are you in heat or something?! We have no time to be arguing!"

"You better not get in my way, china girl. If I catch that thing, I'll get paid." Sougo added as they began walking in pairs.

"Asshole! Like I'll lose to a low-life like you! You're still a hundred years too weak to match up to my strength! Gyahaha!!" Kagura boasted her face twisting in a mad laugh.

"It's a challenge then."

Yay! First Gintama fic! First chapter of a new story! Yes! I finally pulled something out my butt after a few months of nothing but writer's block. This is another one of my half-baked stories. A small brake from my PoT addiction and spending some time with my new addiction! Hehe! Not really sure where this story is headed, but like always, I just wing it. Hope you enjoyed the first chapter. If you keep up with me things might actually get interesting…. Keyword: might. So don't hope too much. Haha!

So, thank you for reading. I hope you review! If you notice some mistakes or anything than please let me know. Constructive criticism would be awesome.

--Torogi