A/N:

Hello!

I am really in the mood to make a Kamui fanfic, so here's the second chapter!

Reviews and comments are highly appreciated, thank you.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Gintama, but Hideaki Sorachi does. ^-^

Enjoy~!


CHAPTER TWO


"Because I think the person who hurt you-aru is none other than… my Baka Aniki."

Aika let out a shocked expression, her mouth wide open. "Kagura-san, are you serious? Like, really really serious?"

"Well, her demonic brother does look like her." Gintoki said, picking his nose and wiping the snot on Shinpachi's sleeve.

"Yes, Tackybana-san. My bastard of a brother who left me and often calls me a weakling-aru. I'm mad at him for leaving me and mami when we were little. He also wants to battle and kill other people-aru." Kagura replied, sitting down after being nudged by Shinpachi.

"Uhm, Kagura-san… you can just call me Aika if you want to."

"Oh! Okay then-aru!"

"But still… I really do believe that you are different from your brother. Don't worry about it. And you are strong too you know! Just because you're a woman doesn't mean you're a weakling. Just because you're a kid with caring feelings doesn't mean you are weak. Only those who are devoid of feelings can be considered as weak." Aika reassuringly said, patting Kagura's head. "It must have been hard on her though, considering that her brother just turns his back on her and leaves her alone."

"Don't worry, Aika-chan. I am the Queen of Kabuki-aru! And I have my own family here too, in Yorozuya-aru. My papi sometimes comes here though." Kagura smiled. "And… thank you for cheering me up-aru. I think I like you already!"

"Haha, your welcome, Kagura-san." A sudden feeling of unease wavered through Aika's system, which made her drop the bun she's eating. "What the fuck. I sense danger nearby. I think I better leave." She worriedly thought, looking at her newfound friends.

"So, Tachibana-san, do you have any place to go? It seems that it would take a while for you to heal your wounds." Shinpachi asked, concern in his eyes.

"Don't worry about Tackybana-san, Pattsuan. She can manage on her own. If she was able to survive Kagura's brother, she'd definitely survive again." Gintoki replied with dead-fish eyes.

"Now, now, Gin-san, don't be so hard on her. AND YOU DIDN'T GET HER NAME RIGHT YET!"

Aika stood up and bowed. "Thank you so much for your hospitality. But I swear that I am alright now, I need to go though. Some of my companions are probably looking for me right now."

"But Aika-chan, I thought you were alone—" Kagura asked, looking up at the girl.

"Nope, I have some… friends waiting for me." Aika cut in, a sweat drop trickling down her face.

"Oh… okay then. Please come back anytime! I want to hang out with you more-aru!" Kagura smiled.

"Yes Tachibana-san, you are welcome here any time." Shinpachi added.

"And if you need some help or services, you can always count on Yorozuya Gin-chan!" Gintoki handed her a business card. "Oh, and you should hurry along now. Kids shouldn't stay up so late."

"Thank you very much, all of you. I really appreciate your efforts to help me." She then turned to Gintoki. "And I'm sorry, but I am already 17 years old. That is, in case you were wondering."

"Ah. Hahaha. Ha. Ha. WHY DO YOU LOOK SO DAMN YOUNG?! " Gintoki spat out.

"Because that's just how I am." A hand suddenly grabbed her foot. "Hmn?"

"P..please… Join forces with me… To..together we can be the Joui—" WHACK! Katsura dropped dead once again after being kicked by Kagura.

"Shut up Zura, Aika-chan needs to go home."

Katsura suddenly gained consciousness and looked up. "It's not Zura, it's Katsu—OUCH!"

"Thank you again, guys. I'll pay back for your kindness next time, I promise!" Aika happily waved at them before hurrying outside. "I need to get as far from here as possible. Who knows what danger may come here because of me and my stupidity." She worriedly thought.


Aika hurriedly limped through the streets, looking back with nervousness. She can sense someone chasing her, but can't pinpoint where due to the darkness. She continued to run until she reached a dead end. "Shit. Another dead end?! When will these dead ends ever get enough of me?"

She then tried to jump to the roof, but her body failed her, due to her injury. "Shit."

"Ah, I told you my instincts were good Abuto. Look! We found her" a cheerful voice said.

"Ah, I will be damned. I honestly don't want to see you killing off a woman, a Yato at that" a man with sandy-colored hair came into view after Kamui.

"I don't care. She should just die, look she's so weak that she can't even stand up. Let's just—"

BANG!

Aika fired a bullet, hitting Kamui's arm.

"Don't you dare call me weak, it's just that I can't stand the goddamn heat and I'm hungry! Well, you twisted my ankle too so how do you expect me to move as fast as you, huh?!" Aika angrily spat. She attempted to go into battle position when suddenly she was pinned down to the dirty ground.

"Now you're not all talk I guess. You're such a feisty woman. Do you really want to die that much?" Kamui said, his smile annoying the daylights out of Aika.

"Get off me you pervert! Don't be so stiff. Just because I barged into your ship doesn't mean that you can kill me!" Aika said, kicking Kamui with her good foot. "I SAID GET OFF!"

"Then make me. You are pretty amusing. It's a first for me to see someone who isn't afraid at me, rather you seem very annoyed." Kamui smirked.

"Well you really are getting annoying. Are you what, 10? Stop being such a childish brat. If you won't get off then I'll have to resort to—AAH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"

Kamui lifted Aika on his shoulder as if she's merely a sack of potatoes, ignoring the injury on his arm.

"Well, taking you of course. You're coming with me."

"Now who told you that I gave you permission to carry me so casually?! GET ME DOWN!" Aika angrily punched her fists on Kamui's shoulders.

"No."

"Okay then. If you really won't then how about this" Aika snickered and started to open up the laceration on Kamui's arm. "FEEL THE PAIN YOU BASTARD!"

Kamui's antenna twitched, although he continued to smile and smirked at Aika. "Is that all you've got?"

"Taichou, I really think we should be gentle on the girl. She's just a—"

"Shut up or I'll kill ya." Kamui cut Abuto off.

"Hai, hai."

"Hey, you! Big guy! Why are you following this brat's orders around? We can take him down when we team up you know!" Aika said, turning her attention to Abuto.

"I'm sorry miss, but this 'brat' you're referring to is actually the Captain of the 7th Division Harusame Squad. No, the Admiral of the Harusame."

Aika suddenly stopped torturing Kamui's injury and gaped at Abuto. "You serious? This annoying brother? He's nothing like his own little sister! Heck, I bet he can't even do anything properly aside from fighting!"

"But it's true whether you like it or not. Now stop squirming if you don't want me to silence you for good" Kamui said, tightening his grip on Aika's waist as a warning.

"What the—"

SMACK!

Kamui smacked her head hard, rendering her unconscious.

"Now that's better."

"'Now that's better' my ass. Taichou, you have far more important things to do than play around with that girl" Abuto sighed. "And I am so tired of doing all of your paperwork. I'll definitely be damned."

"Nah, not in the mood." Kamui replied in a bored tone while skipping towards the Harusame ship.

Abuto could only slap his forehead in response.


"Where am I?" Aika thought, wiping her eyes. "It seems that I was passed out for quite a long time" she sighed, looking at her surroundings. She found herself to be lying down in a large room with red carpet as flooring, and an enormous window opposite of the bed she's in, giving a wonderful view of the stars.

"Stars…"

"Wait. WHAT?!" she suddenly sat up, panicking. She tried recalling the events that happened after passing out.

"Oh shit. That pervert of a brat knocked me down unconscious after dangling me on his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. Now how am I supposed to get out?" Aika worriedly thought, she was searching for her umbrella, which was missing. "And where the heck did my umbrella go? I'm perfectly sure that I was gripping on it tightly before I passed out"

She walked around the room hoping to find any clues, which led to nothing. Giving up, she sighed and went towards the door.

"I might as well go outside."

Once she was outside the room, she scanned her surroundings. To her right was a hallway with signs labeled as, "Straight Ahead: Main Hall, Dining Room, and Main Office"; to her left was a sign labeled as, "Straight Ahead: Dormitory rooms", and finally, to her front was a sign labeled as, "Straight Ahead: Control Room, Rooftop, Captain's Room"

"Okay, now where the fuck is the exit? I am not in the mood to fight any other Yato, although I pretty much can handle them now." Aika mused, twirling her once twisted ankle, which was now fully healed.

"It's a surprise how it healed so fast though. I guess I rested well enough."

After debating where she would go, she decided to go to the hallway on her right, which led to the main hall, dining room, and main office.

"I'd probably get the clues I need over there. I also need to get my umbrella back."

Aika cautiously darted from one place to another. However, it was the wee hours of the morning; most of the Yato guards are asleep by now.

After finally reaching the main hall, her stomach suddenly made a weird noise.

"And now I'm hungry." She sighed, glancing towards the dining room.

"I could take a peek if there is food available for me to eat… and maybe my umbrella is over there."

Aika finally gave in to her hunger and ventured towards the dining room.

The door creaked as she opened the door. She tiptoed towards the kitchen, when suddenly she felt a tap on her shoulder.

THUD!

She tried to flip down whoever was behind her back at the moment, only to discover that she herself fell down on the floor. "Crap. How many times have I fallen today?"

"That is not a nice way to greet someone, miss." A deep male voice snickered.

"Well that's not a nice way to let your presence be known, mister." Aika irritatingly said while attempting to punch the person who made her fall.

"Not so fast, I could slice you in half right now if I wanted to."

"What—" Aika suddenly stopped, staring at the man. He had dark purple-hair which seemed to gleam under the star's illumination by the window beside them; he left eye was bandaged, and he wore a purple kimono which was not fully tied, exposing a bit of his chest. His eyes gazed down at Aika, with a smirk on his face.

"I wonder what a brat like you is doing here. This place isn't for kids."

"Well to be honest I don't know either. It's just that another brat kidnapped me and knocked me down." She grimly replied, standing up. Her stomach grumbled once more. "And I need food… Do you know where can I get some?"

Takasugi raised his eyebrows. "Doesn't she have even an inch of fear left inside her?"

"Uhm, hello mister? I need some answers please." She turned to Takasugi, with a dead-fish eyes.

"You do realize the situation you're in, don't you? And you also should know that I may be your enemy who can kill you at any moment now." He sneered.

"Well, I've got no choice, do I? It's no use in getting scared, since the situation I'm in is no win-win for me at the moment, and I bet I won't be able to get out of here at the moment, since we're in space for pete's sake" Aika replied, gesturing to the window. "And besides, fear will make me feel more tired, and I am in dire need of food or else I'll collapse again."

"Now this seems a bit interesting." Takasugi smirked. "Fine then, since you have amused me for a bit, I'll show you where the food can be found." He walked towards a large door at the far end of the room. "Follow me"

"YAY! FOOD!" Aika punched the air in delight as she happily followed Takasugi. "By the way, what's your name mister?"

"Takasugi Shinsuke. And you?"

"Tachibana Aika. I hate to say this but you seem like a nice person. Way better than some orange-haired idiot."

"Orange-haired idiot? Ah, you mean Kamui."

"Yeah. That bastard, kidnapping me as he pleases." She hurriedly ran to the large fridge. "Finally. HEAVEN!"

Aika was gulping down any food her hand comes into contact with. And not before long, the large fridge which was once full of food is now reduced to nothing. Takasugi was amused at what he saw.

"Say, brat. Are you a Yato?"

"Oh yes I am. My umbrella's lost though. I bet that bastard hid it from me. HA! He's probably scared that I might kick his balls again." Aika smugly replied, licking her fingers clean.

Takasugi snickered. "Oh? I'd love to see that." "And I'd love to take you in as part of the Kihetai. A yato would be of good use in terms of battling." He silently thought.

"Hey brat"

"What?"

"Do you want to destroy the world?"

"Huh, destroy what?"

"The world. The earth that is bleeding from sin. It gives nothing but despair to those who are in it. It takes everything important to you away."

Aika pondered on the thought for a moment. "Do I get to have an adventure?"

"Yes, you get to battle with many strong people and at the same time you can be able to go to different places."

"Hmmn. That seems like a nice idea. Should I? Or shouldn't I? Wait, wait, wait! I'm still in enemy territory. How can I assure that this person won't betray me and kill me off in the end?" Aika thought. "He may be nice to me right now, but who knows when he'll bare his fangs at me. I've got to be cautious… but the adventure this Kihetai whatever may give me is really tempting though."

"Takasugi-san. A question first before I join."

"Sure"

"Will you bare your fangs at me once you see that I am of no use to you anymore? From the looks of it, you seem like the person to betray others, considering that you want me to join your group on whim when you barely even know me. Or maybe you think I could be of good use to you in battling because I'm a Yato." Aika cautiously asked, while slowly inching her fingers to grab hold of the nearby kitchen knife.

However, Takasugi saw what she was about to do and stopped her hand by blocking the kitchen knife with his katana.

"Now, now, no need to be so scared. And here I was just thinking that you are a fearless little kid. I won't be harsh on you since you're a brat, don't worry. And yes, a Yato like you could be put to good use. You don't seem to be the type to betray me so I can consider you joining."

"Yes, but… I am not a brat. I'm 17!" Aika replied, exasperated. "I just don't understand why people don't get my point."

"Well, I don't give a fuck. It still doesn't change the fact that you would be very useful."

Aika rolled her eyes. "Well whatever. As long as teaming up with you will be an adventure, then I don't see why I shouldn't join then." "Oh shoot. Did I just make another mistake? But wait. If he means he's from the Kihetai, then that bratty Kamui or whoever he is must not be his ally, since he's from the Harusame. But still… why would he be on this ship then?" she suddenly thought.

Takasugi walked towards the door. "Okay brat, are you done eating? I shall—"

"Wait!"

"Takasugi-san, another question please?"

"What is it? Stop asking so many questions, it's starting to fucking annoy me." He stopped, turning towards Aika.

"Why are you on this ship then, if you're from the Kihetai and that brat is from the Harusame?"

"She's pretty sharp. I thought she's just an airhead who doesn't give a fuck of her surroundings." He thought.

"It's because I saved his life from being executed. He's indebted to me, so he agreed in helping me destroy the world."

Aika raised her eyebrows. "Are you sure?—HEY! Stop pointing that at me!"

Takasugi's blade was pointed to Aika's neck, a small trail of blood trickling down due to its sharpness.

"Now listen here, stop asking me so many questions. It's not everyday that I ask someone to join the Kihetai. So shut your mouth and follow me if you don't want your head to be chopped off your bratty body."

Aika slowly raised both her hands in response. "Fine, fine. Now stop attempting to murder me mister. I'm just a brat remember?"

He lowered down his katana and continued walking. "Then follow me. I want to introduce you to the other members."

Aika followed Takasugi. "Alright then. I hope they're nice."


Meanwhile, Kamui suddenly bolted up from bed.

"Oops. I forgot to check on my hostage. She might try to escape." He mused as he headed towards Aika's room.

However, as he went inside, no Aika was to be found.

"Hmmn, she isn't here. Where is she then?" He wondered, looking around the room. Everything was arranged the way it was when he dropped her on the bed earlier.

Suddenly his stomach grumbled from hunger.

"Ah, and now I'm hungry. Oh well, I'll just search for her later on."

Kamui then skipped down the hallway into the dining room. His stomach is practically a monster as well, considering that he is also a Yato. Leaving him to hunger wouldn't be a good idea, let alone he gets grumpy and ends up killing innocent bystanders.

However…

"My, who finished all the food from the fridge? This is not gonna be pretty. I'll kill you whoever you are, glutton-san~"


A/N:

That now concludes the second chapter, folks! Please review and comment or whatever. ^_^

Kamui: Stupid author. I thought I told ya to give me more screen time. What happened? I can kill ya right now you know.

Juuno: Ugh, chill. You're practically the main character in this story, alongside Aika. You'll get all the screen time you want, just you wait.

Aika: Yeah Kamui, stop being a brat.

Gintoki: And why am I not getting enough screen time too? I'm the ORIGINAL MAIN CHARACTER in Gintama! How is it possible that the one-eyed freak gets more screen time than me?!

Takasugi: That's because you don't want to destroy the world. And because the author likes me more than you.

Gintoki: What did you say?!

Shinpachi: Now, now, Gin-san. Calm down. Let's give Takasugi-san a chance to have some screen time, since he wasn't able to appear often in the Gintama series.

Kagura: Shut up, Megane. Gin-chan deserves more screen time than that Cyclops!

Shinpachi: I HAVE A NAME YOU KNOW! AND STOP BRINGING DOWN THE FOURTH WALL!

Gintoki and Kagura: *dead fish eyes*

Juuno: Now, now guys. I'll try to give you all equal screen time if I can. I promise *crosses fingers*

Gintoki: I saw that author-san! I just saw what you did! How can you do this to poor Gin-chan… *sobs in the corner*

Takasugi: *smacks Gintoki's head with the hilt of his katana* Shut up.

Juuno: *sweat drops* Anyways, thank you for reading! ^w^