Hope you guys enjoyed the last chapter! Here's a longer chapter, and it has more excitement in it. I think... Thank you, i love okikagu, for your review! Here's the chapter you waited for! Please review!
-At Oedo Hospital-
"Ah, sir, please don't make such a racke-," began the nurse, getting cut off by Gintoki. He slammed the door to the hospital room open. Sougo looked up from his position by the window calmly. "Ah, boss-"
"OIOIOI, OKITA-KUN," Gintoki said, menace dripping from his voice. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO OUR KAGURA, EH?"
"Gin-san! Calm down! Eh? Sadaharu, you too!" Shinpachi cried, to no avail. Sougo found himself surrounded by a giant wet dog, and a slightly dryer man. He kept his poker face.
"Boss, Glasses is right," Sougo started. "You don't wanna disturb China, right?"
Gintoki rather reluctantly agreed, and he and Shinpachi settled themselves in chairs; Sadaharu next to Kagura's bed.
Sougo began, "Well, there's a group of Joui patriots who have been hunting down the Amantos. More specifically," his eyes meeting Shinpachi's and Gintoki's, "the Yato race."
"B-but, why?" Shinpachi asked. "Aren't they endangered? What would be the point?"
Sougo shrugged. "I dunno. The Shisengumi have been trying to track them down and figure it out, but, no luck. And unfortunately, I suppose, they ran into China here."
"How'd they even figure out she was a Yato? She looks like a normal human girl," Gintoki said. "Well, actually that's where the resemblance ends."
"I told you, boss, we dunno. Anyway, luckily for her, I was skipping out on my patrol duty…"
'So… openly admitted…' thought Shinpachi and Gintoki.
"She was real badly beaten up. Well, can't blame her, there was a big group of them. Probably, if I hadn't managed to intervene, she would've died."
"How bad are her injuries?" Gintoki asked.
Sougo glanced at the bed. "A broken arm," he replied, adding,"and also a fresh cold. Apart from that, it's just some deep cuts and bruises."
"This Joui group… Are they with Zura?" Gintoki asked. "No," Sougo replied. "They're a separate group."
The hospital room door was banged open again. This time, it was Yamazaki Sagaru. "Captain!"
"Yo, Zaki, any clues?" Sougo drawled.
"No," Yamazaki said, shaking his head. "We didn't manage to catch any of them either."
"Tch," Sougo stood up. "Boss, about China, it'd probably be better if she doesn't go anywhere alone, no matter when. The hospital is safe, for now, but," Sougo gave another shrug, "I can't say that for other places."
"Well then, bye boss," Sougo waved. "Let's go, Zaki."
"Right! Bye, Shinpachi-kun, Yorozuya's boss!" Yamazaki waved cheerily before dashing after Sougo.
Gintoki waved absentmindedly. He just stared at the sleeping Kagura. Shinpachi joined him until he remembered that he had to inform his sister about the incident. "Ah, Gin-san, I'm going to call Sis and tell her about Kagura-chan."
"Yeah," Gintoki replied. He watched as Kagura took short puffs of breaths, finally turning away before Shinpachi returned to the room, his face contorted
Gintoki instantly felt a slight fear creep up his spine. "Shinpachi?... What h-happened?"
Shinpachi looked up. "Ah.. well... Kondou-san was supposed to be on patrol duty apparently, near the place where Kagura was attacked... And well, Gin-san, I think Sis's gonna kill him."
Gintoki sighed a sigh of relief. "Ah, phew, I thought we were gonna die. The gorilla can die for all I care."
"I didn't finish, Gin-san-"
The door slid open, emitting a familiar aura, one that the two knew very well.
"O-Otae?" Gintoki slowly turned around, his eye twitching.
"Gin-san," said the sweet voice dripping with malicious intent, "TAKE MORE CARE OF KAGURA-CHAN! AREN'T YOU AN ADULT? WHAT ADULT LEAVES A GIRL BY HERSELF?" Otae yelled.
"No, no, hear me out! Kagura-chan is-"
"I DON'T WANT ANY OF YOUR EXCUSES, YOU LAZY PERM!" Tae yelled, beating up the man.
"Sis! Calm down! Kagura-chan is sleeping!" Shinpachi cried.
"HAH? Then, LET'S TAKE THIS OUTSIDE!" Tae lifted a dazed Gintoki and Shinpachi and hurled them out the window.
She brushed her hands off as Kagura began to stir.
