All was quiet in the Yorozuya. Shinpachi was listening to his newly-bought premium edition of Terakado Tsu's newest album. Gintoki was reading his Jump, with a open carton of strawberry milk open on the table next to him. Shinpachi looked out at the cloudy sky. "Looks like it's gonna rain, Gin-san," he said.
The older man just grunted in reply.
Shinpachi sighed. "I'm also worried about Kagura-chan. Why isn't she back yet? It's just to buy sukonbu."
"Calm down, Patsuan," Gintoki mumbled. "She probably just stopped to play with the kids. She'll be back before you know it and wolfing down everybody's share for dinner."
"I guess you're right, Gin-san," Shinpachi said. He returned to listening to his beloved Otsu. The rain started pouring minutes later.
Sadaharu yawned. His second yawn was cut short by the phone ringing. "Ah, I'll go get it," Shinpachi said, pulling out his earphones.
"Hello? Yorozuya here."
"Ah? That you, Glasses?" asked a very familiar monotonous voice.
Shinpachi's vein throbbed. "I have a name, Okita-san," he grumbled. "Anyway, it's odd to hear you call. What is it?"
At the mention of "Okita-kun", Gintoki had his ears priced up. "Hm? Souichirou-kun? That's odd."
"It's Sougo, boss," replied Okita Sougo. 'How'd you even hear that?' Shinpachi thought.
"Anyway, it's urgent. It involves a certain China girl," Sougo said. He paused and sighed. "It's a pain to say now, so just hurry to Oedo Hospital, kay?"
Gintoki, who had somehow heard every single word of the conversation('Seriously, how good can their hearing be?' Shinpachi thought.), cried out, "What?"
"Gin-san, he hung up."
"Hurry, Shinpachi! Who knows what that super sadist could've done to our precious Kagura-chan?" Gintoki cried. In no time flat, he was at the doorway, tugging his boots on. Sadaharu was also there, and barked at Shinpachi, as if telling him to hurry.
"I know, I know, Gin-san," Shinapachi said, grabbing an umbrella. "At least Sadaharu can get us there faster."
The two climbed onto Sadaharu's back and took off.