X~X made it to chapter 3 made it to chapter! -hip swishes- woo-hoo!

now that that's outta my system nice to see you reading this far. i know not the best story, but it'll get better with time I hope.

Gintama belongs to Sorachi-sensei not me at all. X~X

A Freeloader Working For Another Freeloader

Yomi was back at the Yorozuya later that evening, enjoying a warm cup of team while Gintoki was out "talking with a client" and both Kagura and Shinpachi were out on errands. Though Yomi isn't the biggest fan of the night time, the quiet was rather relaxing. She sat herself in front of the TV, a device she still has yet to understand, flipping through the channels. Some channels she temporarily stopped at had shows about ninjas and pirates and death god people. Not being from this country, there still are too many things for her to list that she doesn't understand.

"Yo-Yo! You in here, Yo-Yo?!"

She cringed hearing the nickname Gintoki gave her and turned towards the pale skinned girl. "I'm here Kagura-chan. And could you not call me Yo-Yo please?"

"But Gin-chan calls you Yo-Yo. What's wrong with Yo-Yo, Yo-Yo aru?"

"Just stop. It gets really confusing if you keep saying it. Anyway, what's in the bags?"

"Meat bun. Don't want it I'll eat it."

"I'll eat one."

Kagura hesitantly handed over one of the bags. Yomi looked inside, seeing a big white bun wrapped in wax paper. The scent was making her mouth water slightly. She pulled it out, not bothered by the heat, and took a huge bite. If she could, she would eat these all day. Junk food in particular is more her style and thanks to her high metabolism, she doesn't worry about putting on a few pounds so she can pig out all she wants.

"Oh where did Shinpachi-san go?"

"Home aru. Left before we came back."

"He lives alone?"

"Nuh-uh. Lives with his big sister aru."

"Oh okay then."

Yomi went back to watching the TV and Kagura kept stuffing her face with the other meat buns. She wondered when Gintoki would come back and who this client was. She wanted to ask Kagura, but it seemed kind of rude so she'll just wait.

"Anyone in there?!"

The black haired girl just about choked when she heard a woman yelling from the other side of the door. She cleared her throat with some of the tea before standing and making her way towards the door. When she opened it, there was an old lady smoking a cigarette and had a sour look on her face. She studied Yomi before speaking.

"And who might you be, young man?"

"Oh my name is Yomi," she said with a bow. "I'm a new employee of the Yorozuya. It's nice to meet you."

"You freeloading too?"

"Ah well you see, it's more like I was forced to work for Sakata-san due to a little accident."

"Is that so? That boy is always bringing trouble here. I'm Otose the landlady."

She bowed again. "Thank you for letting me stay here Otose-san. What is it you needed?"

"That stupid brat is drunk and can't even get up the stairs. You should probably take him inside before he gets in anymore trouble."

Yomi slipped her shoes on and looked over the railing, seeing Gintoki faced down in the road. The people that were passing by didn't even bother which made Yomi to believe that this was a normal occurrence. She hurried down the stairs and to the almost lifeless body of Gintoki, rolling him over. He was out cold. With a sigh, she did her best to pick up his dead weight body, throwing him over her shoulders and trudged back towards the stairs. Though she's a bit stronger than the average human, he was heavy and it wasn't much help that he was passed out. Her legs wanted to kill her by the time she reached the top of the stairs and into the room.

"Kagura-san! Could you help me for a moment? Damn, the bastard's really heavy."

The young girl popped up in front of her, eating something that smelled pickled. "Wasted again aru?"

"He's a bad influence on you, ain't he? Besides the point, could you get his bed out?"

"Okey dokey."

She hopped away as Yomi slowly followed into the back room which she too as Gintoki's room. Kagura laid a bed out and helped Yomi set the drunkard down. Her clothes smelled slightly of alcohol and woman's perfume. It really started to make her wonder who this client of his was.

"Um Kagura-san? Does this type of happen a lot?"

"Uh-huh. Goes out late a night and comes back smelling aru. I hope she was pretty."

"Why do ya even live with this guy?"

"I'm going to bed. Bye Yo-Yo."

Yomi was getting really annoyed with that nickname. As Kagura left, she undid his outer belts, pulling of his kimono and folded it next to him. She then pushed his heavy, dead body onto the rolled out futon and covered him with the blanket. Before she left, she just studied his face. He looked very different when he was sleeping. Though he still looked slightly childish, he had a mature look to him. A look she's already seen before. She shook her head and stood, going into the closet to look for an extra blanket, before leaving the room with the door slightly ajar.

Kagura or Sadaharu weren't in sight, but she heard snoring coming from the main room closet. She set the blanket on one of the couches and looked around for the bathroom. She could use a long and hot bath after all the excitement the past few days. When she found it, she stripped down from her clothes, feeling quite relieved to have the bandages off. She doesn't know how long she can keep this up. Just long enough to let her leave this place, she hopes, but with her shitty luck, she doesn't now.

She quickly washed herself down with the shower before stepping into the hot bath she ran. A sigh of relief passed her lips as she sank down into the water up to her nose. She would just love to stay like this forever. If it was possible for her to grow gills, she'd find the warmest water and stay there. Escape the crappy life she has lived, get away from all the idiots she's been around. Just to escape from everything.

"But he'll find me anyways. Won't he?"

She stayed in for a few more minutes then stepped out, grabbing a free towel and wrapped it around her. She stared at her face in the mirror for awhile. She doesn't really have much in the line of feminine quality. Lanky body, but with some curves. On her back were black tribal looking markings that she was born with and slashing through the lines was a long scar, starting just under her left shoulder blade and ending on her right hip. A reminder of a battle she shouldn't have even bothered joining.

Yomi quickly dried off, pulled her clothes back on, except for the bandages and the haori, and left the steaming bathroom. She tiptoed over towards Gintoki's room and peered in the door. He was sprawled out now and mumbling something in his sleep. Next she quietly checked on Kagura in the closet with Sadaharu sleeping on the bottom. She was mumbling something too that sounded like food. She closed the closet door slightly and headed towards the couch with the blanket, setting her extra clothes aside and laid down, almost cocooning herself in the cover.

She couldn't fall asleep right away. There was a bit too much on her mind at the moment. It's been quite a few years since she's been in Edo, coming here at the end of some raging war against the Amanto. She really didn't want any part of it, but after seeing innocent people killed, their homes destroyed, children becoming orphans, something inside of her snapped and she decided to eradicate the Amanto. Not having much of a pleasant childhood herself, she stayed at a temple that had become an orphanage and killed anyone and anything that tried to destroy it. Killing is what she knows best, but she's not like the rest of her family. She kills to protect. During that war, she gained a nickname that just about ever Amanto and samurai knows to an extent. The samurai say she was a guardian beast sent down from the heavens while the Amanto claims she a demon straight from hell.

Either way, she's not human. She saved as many lives as she could, but there was one life she failed to protect. The one person she had loved, the one man that had loved her back, showed her the kindness and care that humans can have. The one person that treated her like anyone of the other allies on the battlefield. She was that one that killed him, helped him commit seppuku by cutting off his head so he could die like a true warrior on the battlefield. Now because of that, she has become afraid of herself, afraid that is she gets too close to someone, she'll end up killing them too.

With that on her mind, she managed to fall asleep, hoping it would be dreamless.

X~X i swear there had to be something i wanted to explain but i can't remember!

anyway thanks for reading kind people! there's probably a few mistakes i missed even with proofreading so sorry about those.

hope you keep reading! adieu! X~X