Chapter Two:
"Ahhh, Im still pissed that the thief got away with my milk ahhhh Shinpachi." Gintoki muffled with the toothbrush in his mouth.
"Gin-san, just let it go. It was, well just strawberry milk you know."
The morning at Yorozuya hideout was typical as always. Gintoki was brushing his teeth while watching his huge crush on the television. Kagura was too lazy to get out of her wardrobe. Shinpachi was cleaning the floor.
Kagura tramped out of the wardrobe and headed towards the toilet.
"Gin-chan, we are out of toilet planks."
"Toilet paper, toilet paper. Shinpachi go buy." Gintoki absent mindedly said.
"Oi, oi, what is this. I am not a maid in this household." Shinpachi snapped.
"Aahhh fine, whatever I'll go. I need my strawberry milk and the latest JUMP issue anyway."
Gintoki exited the convenience store with dead fish like eyes. He yawned for all he cares. The weather was rather sunny. He scanned the cover JUMP magazine as he took several steps away from the store.
"Get her! She hit Aniki's shoulder!"
The sounds of hurried footsteps travelled from afar. Focused with the cover, he looked up only when the woman, in her 20s, long green hair with crimson eyes in faded blue yukata collided with the permhead, again.
"You! Wh-"
Before Gintoki could say anything anymore, the woman dashed off again. However, this time around, due to instinct, Gintoki managed to secure his plastic bag, containing the carton of strawberry milk. He looked around, scanning for his other newly bought item. The cries of thugs got louder then got softer as they passed by. Gintoki slowly stood up. He brushed the dust off him. He picked his nose with his pinky.
"Hmm, something is definitely not right here. That woman. My strawberry milk ah she stole my strawberry milk before. My strawberry milk is with me so its fine isn't it." He said a rhetorical remark.
Beads of perspiration appear comically raining down his face. A vein popped on his forehead.
"What a hot day hn." He grinned his sadistic frustrated grin.
"JUMP! GIVE ME BACK MY JUMP."
"The Woman" POV
Ah why did I grab JUMP? I turned to see they were still chasing after me. Geez, its not like his shoulder broke or anything. Why am I being treated like a criminal, wanted by criminals?
The white permhead man. He seems familiar. I had a headache and my mind was foggy. I was on alert though to make sure I did not make a wrong turn.
I glanced behind again.
Oh I did not know his hair was that curly.
I took a quick glance behind again. His red eyes below his furrowed eyebrows seem so empty.
Ah,
Wait-
W-Why,
He's getting closer.
He look so angry.
"EEEHHHHHH!" I yelled. This man is indeed after me. Oh my god what a pathetic man. Just a couple of days ago his was after a carton of milk now for a JUMP?! Wait, what? Couple of days ago? When did I even meet him? A migraine hit me like a brick thrown to my head.
"OI, YOU BASTARD. WHY IS IT ALWAYS ME. GIVE ME BACK MY JUMP YOU THIEF!"
I was speechless. I could not think of anything else apart from how ridiculously foolish this man is. It has been nearly a week since I arrived here. I explored enough to know my way around this area. I made a few turn to narrows alleyways, hoping to lose the thugs and this man.
"UUUOOOOOO!" Gintoki yelled furiously as he made a dive towards a certain ninja who suffers haemorrhoid. The mentioned ninja just exited Edo Hospital, engrossed with the latest issue of JUMP.
"JUMP! GIVE ME JUMP!" Gintoki screamed as he collided with Hattori Zenzou, beating him to the ground.
"Ah. Ouch."
Gintoki immediately released his end of the rolled up thick JUMP magazine. He looked away. He pinky found its way to his nose. His expression twitched. "Ah gomenasai. Its okay, I don't feel like reading JUMP anymore." He walked away without hesitation.
The other end of the rolled up thick JUMP magazine happens to be in the certain ninja behind. He was on the ground, face down with his behind facing the vast wide sky.
"Gin-chan, did you buy the toilet paper?" Shinpachi asked as soon as the sliding door opened.
He did not receive an immediate reply. He turned around to see a sadistic expression on Gintoki face. "G-Gin-san, a-are you okay?" Frightened to see his boss acting this way, he moved away with the japanese mop in his grasped.
"Ahhhhahahaha," Gintoki let out a grin as a red comical vein pop on his forehead. Kagura, appeared out of nowhere, ran towards him and gave a flying kick.
"TOO CREEPY!" Kagura yelled.
"That woman," Gintoki said as he stood up from the rubbles made from the impact of Kagura's kick, "My JUMP."
"The Woman" POV
Why oh why did I not grab the milk instead? I grumbled. I walked around in an unfamiliar area. Women in kimonos, thugs in groups. I got lost while escaping the thugs and the white curls man. Not far, I saw a convenience store. Ahhh if only I had money. I survived in battlefields but I cannot seem to survive in civilisation. Jobs around here for women are either hostess or harassed bartenders. I cannot stand being a hostess and I probably would have killed any problematic customers.
"There she is!"
I turned around to see the same thugs running towards me not far.
Immediately, I started running. I have no idea where I am. I have no idea who I am. I scanned the area. I no longer trust going to an alleyway and be caught up in an explosion again. Explosion? Again? I increased my pacing. I looked behind again. Something ticked off in my head. I had enough of this.
I intended to stop running and face those hooligans. Though, it did not happen.
A plain man standing about a hundred seventy centimeters tall exited the convenience store with a bag full of anpan and small cartons of milk. His black hair emphasizes on his neutral being and had a blue outerwear on. He started walking, heading towards his intended destination. A woman, in her 20s, with green hair and a pair of crimson eyes abruptly stopped right in front of him. Yamazaki Sagaru too abruptly stopped too. Their eyes met for a brief moment. The woman eyes was fixated on the convenience store carrier held by the Shinsengumi spy. Yamazaki, distracted by the shouts of the thugs, seeing them glaring their direction, the woman grab the carrier and broke into a run again, cancelling her initial plan.
"CH-CHO-CHOTTO!" The plain man cried out after a few moments passed as the group of thugs ran passed him. Never once he ever thought he would be robbed.
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