Author's Note: It's not as lengthy as the first one so do enjoy!
Edo Mall
Gintoki and Otsu were walking in the mall; Otsu was quite pleased with the date so far. Gin-san is a very down-to-earth guy, she thought to herself. That's when people starting recognizing the famous pop idol.
"Is that Otsu?" someone said aloud.
The word Otsu was like taboo. A crowd immediately drew to the two like moths to light.
"Otsu-chan!" screamed the crowd as they pummeled the helpless two.
The sudden burst of the crowd frightened Otsu; she then clutched Gintoki closely to his side.
"Isn't he that guy from yesterday?" someone noticed Gintoki.
"Hey!" came a voice. It was from someone the crowd. He was a tall and husky figure with blue hair and a toothpick in his mouth and he was staring at Gintoki.
He walked up to Gintoki and pointed at his face.
"I don't like the way Otsu's looking at you," the husky figure said.
"If you have problem, then I'd ask you to leave," Gintoki responded.
"You trying to intimidate me punk?" the husky figure snapped back.
Gintoki then looked at Otsu who was holding him tightly.
"It seems to me that she's awfully scared of you. I can't have that," Gintoki looked at the husky figure.
The crowd grew tense. They sensed a fight coming up.
"Oh yeah?" the husky fellow said.
And then punches were about to be thrown.
The husky fellow raised his right arm and attempted to punch Gintoki.
SMACK! The punch echoed across the mall, silencing everyone nearby.
Otsu looked up in fear but to her surprise, Gintoki was unfazed by the assault. Gintoki caught the punch with his right arm rather easily and now was gripping the assaulter's hand very tightly.
"Gin-san…" Otsu whispered. She held him tighter.
"If you'd excuse us, Otsu-chan and I have places to go," Gintoki responded to the punch. Gintoki released his grip on the man's punch, grabbed Otsu's hand and swiftly guided Otsu through the stunned crowd.
Otsu-chan was blushing again as she stared at the man's broad shoulders. It was like she was falling in love all over again.
Shimura Household: Two Days After the Concert
"What?" Otae said in shock.
"It's true," Shinpachi said as he welled up in his room.
"Can you repeat the course of events again? I'm still trying to process all this," Otae asked of Shinpachi.
Shinpachi sighed. It had been a difficult two days for him. His idol had fallen in love with his brother-like best friend. He felt tired and lazy the last two days.
Then Gin-san gathered himself momentarily and repeated the sequence of events back to Otae. From the concert to yesterday to today where the headlines of all the pop magazines is how "The Silver Protector Saves Otsu from Confrontation at the Edo Mall"
Shinpachi finished re-explaining everything to Otae and then rolled up like a dead bug on the floor.
"Shinpachi," Otae said in a soft voice as she patted Shinpachi on the back.
"What?" Shinpachi asked. He felt like crying.
"Let's find this backstabber!" Otae declared.
"Sister…" Shinpachi looked up at his sister. He became scared quickly. She had eyes of fire and a smile that showed the intention of true evil.
Shinpachi smiled back. This was playing well into his hand.
Yorozuya: Two Days After the Concert
It was all part of the plan. Kagura and Shinpachi were to incite fury amongst the females that revolve around Gintoki and agitate them to where they would separate both Otsu and Gintoki.
"It's for the best. Gin-san doesn't like being too popular and dating the biggest idol of Edo will do that to him, as for Otsu, dating a commoner like Gin-san would drag her down and prevent her from being successful in life. Kagura-chan, we're actually helping them! This is for the best!" Shinpachi assured Kagura.
Kagura remembered those words as she sat at the seat under the "Mind Your Sugar Levels" sign that was usually reserved for Gintoki.
Kagura right now was to wait. It was part of Shinpachi's "master plan".
Chewing on her favorite pickled seaweed, Kagura waited for the slightest sound of noise. Then she heard it. It was creaks from the rooftop.
"Sadaharu!" Kagura commanded her favorite pet.
Sadaharu acknowledged the command and released a loud bark. The bark echoed around the room and part of the ceiling of the Yorozuya broke. A body followed suit as it fell to the ground.
It was Sa-chan!
"Good afternoon Sa-chan…" Kagura greeted the kunoichi stalker.
"Gin-san?" Sa-chan responded. Her glasses fell off, causing everything to be a blur.
Kagura picked up the fallen glasses and handed it to Sa-chan.
"Oh it's you Kagura-chan!" Sa-chan exclaimed. "Where's Gin-san?"
"On a date with another girl," Kagura responded. She awaited the response from Sa-chan.
Sa-chan's face got red. Fury built up Sa-chan!
"WHAT?!" Sa-chan screamed. "I'm going to kill this bitch!"
Kagura smiled. It was all going according to plan.
Author's Note: What's their plan?! How is Otsu still in love with Gintoki? Will I ever stop asking questions at the end to build tension for the next chapter?