Sometimes it's easy to beat up someone with the same face a you.

Disclaimer: Gintama belongs to Gorilla-sensei, so give all your bananas to him

Sougo wandered care freely through the streets of Kabukicho. It had been 6 months since the end of Gintama' and the show had finally restarted so Sougo gladly played the party of the Lazy Shinsengumi captain on patrol as usual. He waved at the cake shop owner he liked to talk to and she merely nodded in acknowledgement. This confused him slightly but he let it slide. He smirked as he approached the park he always took a nap in and deep down he hoped that a certain redheaded girl was lounging on the bench which he always claimed as his own.

However when he did arrive he found that Redheaded girl fighting with someone else. He overlooked it briefly thinking it was just some bystander who happened to anger her. Maybe he ate her shitty sukonbu or something. China could easily handle that small fry.

That was when he noticed the two were actually engaged in an all out brawl. Like the kind they usually had. The difference was that China was SMILING? He never remembered her smiling when she fought him. And surprisingly the stranger was keeping up with China, he wasn't getting over powered, that bastard seem to be enjoying himself as well. He looked closer and then noticed the Shinsengumi uniform.

Just like the one he was wearing.

"Dammit China, found some other Shinsengumi officer to keep up with you. A shinsengumi officer that isn't me." He muttered to himself. He walked closer and got a better look at her component. Ear length black hair, kindof looked like Yamazaki. Wait. Yamazaki? Could Yamazaki even keep up with China?

He waited a bit longer for China to hurriedly wrap up the match, but he found himself waiting longer than he expected. The two seemed evenly matched. Getting slightly annoyed (and jealous, not that he would admit that to himself) he pulled out his bazooka and fired at them to break up the fight.

The two coughed loudly as the fog cleared. Sougo wandered up to the two on the ground, bazooka swung over his shoulder smoke still coming off.

"You alright?" Kagura muttered to her partner, still coughing.

"Yeah you?" The man replied. She grinned at him and gave him the peace sign.

Sougo spoke loudly to break up their conversation. "Oi, Oi China fighting with the police, I should totally arrest you."

"Shut up pig! Don't speak so familiarly to me." She stood up immediately on the defensive. The shinsengumi officer also stood up.

"Yeah only I can call Kagura China." He said clearly glaring at Sougo.

That was when he got a clear look at his face. Black eyes and black hair. Then it dawned on him that he didn't recognise anyone who looked like him in the shinsengumi.

He grabbed the man's collar, angered at this imitation. "Who the hell are you?"

The black haired man shrugged out of Sougo's grasp. "Okita Souji. Captain of the first squad of the Shinsengumi." He adjusted his collar as he spoke. "Who the hell are you?"

Sougo's face turned to shock. This bastard was an imposter, he had stolen half of his name and his position. "Okita Sougo, and I'm Captain of the shinsengumi's first squad."

Kagura laughed loudly in his face. "Imposter, this guy," She tapped Souji heavily in the chest. "Is the only captain of the first squad. Take a hike."

"What forgot me already China?" He was actually quite shocked, unless she was pulling some pathetic joke, if that was the case he wouldn't let her win.

"I don't who what the hell you're talking about. I've never met you." She stuck her tongue out.

"I think your mistaken Okita-san. There's only one first captain, and that's me."

Sougo ignored the intruder and moved closer to Kagura refusing to believe her act.

"What? Pretending to have forgotten me China. Your act isn't going to work."

"What act? I don't know who the fuck you are!" She shouted in his face.

"Come now China, whatever silly game you're playing isn't working, drop the act so we can have a fight. I'm bored." His face was deadpanned as he sighed.

"I'm not playing any game asshole. I don't know you!"

Sougo grabbed her by the shoulder and shook her lightly. "Yeah yeah, this joke is getting old."

She roughly shoved him off. "Don't touch me."

"Look whatever I did I guess I'm sorry." Sougo apologising that was a first, I guess he really just wanted to brawl with his best rival. "Stop this act it's not funny. You'll hurt this poor officer's heart."

"WHAT ACT? I TOLD YOU I DON'T KNOW YOU!" Sougo blinked she looked really serious. If this was a joke she would have started snorting or laughing a while ago. She could never keep a straight face.

"Wait, don't tell me you forgot me. Did you hit you head or something? You forgot my handsome FACE, China?" He shook her again by the shoulders in disbelief and this time Souji tore him off her.

"I'll make you remember me then China." Sougo withdrew his Katanna ready.

Okita Souji stepped in front of Kagura also ready to draw his Katanna.

"What kind of Shinsengumi officer attacks an innocent citizen, imposter?"

"Stay out of this sadist!" Kagura pushed him out of the way. "This guy's mine." Sougo blinked briefly shocked at what she had addressed Souji. Wasn't Sadist his nickname.

"No Kagura, sit this one out. I'll handle this imposter who's dirtying the Shinsengumi's good name."

"Kick his ass sadist!"

"Gladly." Both of them shouted.

They drew their swords and the two charged. Sougo moved quickly as usual but so did his opponent. Every time he swung, Souji would block him and vies versa. They were evenly matched. After a few more attacks the two pulled away from each other.

"You've got some skills there, imposter." Souji smirked.

Sougo stared ahead deadpan. "I think you need to get your facts right, you're the imposter.

He laughed. "I'll believe it if you prove it."

Sougo smirked. "Gladly." And with that he dashed forward again for the next attack which would decided the fake from the original.

But he never reached his target, instead he was met with Kagura's iron kicked to the chest, sending him flying in the opposite direction and landing in a tree.

"Dammit China, what was that for?" He shouted brushing the branches of the tree out of the way so he could see better. But then he realised no one was listening. His eyes widened.

Kagura was smiling at that asshole. That asshole that had stolen his identity. Why was she smiling at him? She never smiled at me! He patted her on the head.

"Nice work, how about I treat you to some Ramen?" He smiled back at her.

"What about our fight we never finished!" She pouted at him but the smile was still evident on her face.

"Let's just say you won this one. After all you got rid of that nuisance."

Kagura spat on the floor. "Small fry. Couldn't handle a fight with me." She smirked as the other Okita placed a hand on her head and guided her in the other direction.

"Let's go eat." She nodded happily and skipped along with him.

"Next time we should bring Gin-chan and Megane and Anego and gorilla….."

Her voice faded out and until Sougo could hear no more.

Dammit he said to himself. He had lost his status as her rival and she didn't seem to remember her at all. What the hell was going on?

Okay how was it? This is my first ginta fanfic, so everything feels awkward. Let me know what you thought :)

and I was inspired by the Kintama arc, but this is completely different, so there are no spoilers for those who haven't read it yet!

Thanks for reading!