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A simple goodbye is hard to say
Gintoki took a sharp breath, eyes wide with surprise and something akin to horror. Was she going to perform a German surplex on him? He wondered when he felt arms wrapped around him.
"O-otae?" he could feel her body heat seeping through his clothes.
"I'm not going to stop you from fighting," he heard her said softly, worry and dread lacing her voice. He wished she did not have to worry so much for him. A good-for-nothing guy like him was undeserving of such things.
"I'm sorry," he said. He always felt bad to be the reason of her tears and to know that until he would not come home, she would wait for him in sorrow. He never wanted this or hoped for this but before he knew it, this thing between them had grown deeper and stronger despite both of them ignoring it and pretending that there was nothing.
Her hold on him tightened. "Just come home, will you? Don't do things so recklessly that I won't be able to patch you up."
He chuckled and allowed himself to place a hand on her arms. "Just don't let me eat your tamagoyaki when I get home," he said. Before Tae could react to his words, he left with her warmth and sweet scent still encasing him protectively.