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Phase Three

First Division Captain of the Shinsengumi, Okita Sougo, stood at attention before his commander and vice commander.

'Sougo…' Kondo rubbed his chin, hoping it made him look as mature as his position. 'Recently, we noticed that once your lunch break comes, you disappear.' He turned to Hijikata, whose eyes were closed, complete with a lit cigarette dangling from his lips, arms crossed. 'Right, Toushi?'

'Huh?' Hijikata opened an eye and let his attention linger on Sougo. 'Oh, right. Sougo's behavior is suspicious.'

'Hijikata-san, why do you think that?'

'Because whatever suspicious thing you happen to do, it involves my life!' Hijikata jumped up from his sitting position and grabbed Sougo by the collar, annoyed at his calm, and unchanging expression. 'My life is in danger! Of course I have to be involved!'

'Ah, Hijikata-san,' Sougo deadpanned. 'Don't tell me you, the voice commander is scared of me, the First Division Captain?' he turned to Kondo as Hijikata tightened his grip on Sougo's shirt. 'Kondo-san, do you really want such an easily frightened Mayora to be second in command? I would be so much more useful than this hopeless idiot here, who's about to die anyway.'

'Toushi's going to die?' Kondo looked horrified. 'TOUSHI! Why didn't you tell me something this serious?'

Hijikata let go of Sougo. 'I am not about to die! My life is only in danger because this bastard is always trying to kill me!'

'It's all right, Hijikata-san. I will put you out of your misery soon.' Sougo turned around and slid the door open. 'Rest in peace.'

As the Sadist walked away, the room in which he had just exited from burst into flames with a significant explosion.

Two smoking, yelling bodies of men in the Shinsengumi uniform were seen hurling through the air, and disappearing into a tree.

'SOUGO YOU SADISTIC BASTARD!'

He just ignored the enraged shout and continued towards the park as if nothing that drastic and traumatizing had just happened.

The familiar orange-haired girl in a Chinese dress and black battle boots sat on the very same bench, munching sukonbu. Her purple parasol was propped against her shoulder, shielding her pale, sensitive skin from the glaring afternoon sun. She looked deep in thought.

'Oi, China.'

The girl turned around, her rounded, innocent blue eyes blinking at him. She stared for a moment, and turned away. 'Oh… it's just the Sadist.'

'You're happy to see me. Admit it.' Sougo smirked and sat himself next to her, stretching his arms out on the backrest of the bench, crossing his legs.

'Why should I admit to something that's wrong?' Kagura retorted. 'I'm not happy to see you. Not at all. In fact, it's depressing.'

'You've been waiting for me, haven't you? Hoping that I'd come earlier so you could spend more time with me?' Sougo laid his head back and turned to face the Yato who had suddenly gone red in the face.

'Idiot Sadist! Then if you knew that, why did you come so late!'

'So are you admitting that you're happy to see me?'

'No! I…' Kagura trailed off, and turned away, her actions abrupt.

'Don't try to act strong, China.' Sougo sighed in an exaggerated manner. 'If you can't live without me, just say it.'

'Are you kidding?' Kagura snapped her head around to glare at him. 'No one would want to spend their entire life with you! That'd be pure torture!'

'Ah,' Sougo gave her a knowing grin. 'But I know of someone who would gladly do so.'

'Who?' Kagura felt her heart plunge. So there was someone else?

'She's beautiful, strong, and smart,' Sougo said in an offhanded way.

Without realizing it, Kagura was checking herself off the list of things that Sougo was rattling off. She also realized that nothing matched her.

'…and she's an idiot, really. But that's why I love her.'

'Oh.' Kagura stood up. So I've wasted the past two years hoping that he really loved me the way he seemed to do. What a waste of time. I'm not telling him that. What a joke it'll be for him. 'Well, then, I guess… I shouldn't bother you anymore…' she pretended to be in a hurry. 'I think I need to go now. Gin-chan will be worried—'

Sougo raised an elegant eyebrow. 'Since when are you so concerned about Danna? From what I can tell, it's like you never worry about what he thinks. Ah~ah,' he shook his head. 'I pity Danna. To have to look after such a naughty girl like you.'

Kagura exploded. 'Stop calling me a girl! In case you don't know, I'm already eighteen. I've grown up! I have a figure now, damn it!' she slashed her umbrella at the sand, causing dust to billow up around them. I just shouted that out in a park with people around. What did I do? It's all the idiot Sadist's fault.

Sougo chuckled. 'Oh? You have a figure now?' he clapped, sarcasm dripping from his actions. 'Well done! How did you do that? Sukonbu? Or maybe strawberry milk? I hear that it's nutritious and helps in growth. Strawberry milk that is.'

'SHUT UP. If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything!' Kagura was trembling, feeling tears coming, but she held them back.

'What's up with you today, China? Maybe since you've reached puberty, those mood swings are coming into effect. But don't unleash it all on this poor innocent policeman. You'll hurt his feelings,' Sougo drawled.

'That's it.' Kagura took two steps forward, intending to run, when warm arms encircled her waist.

'Oi, China,' Sougo's breath was just beside her ear, seductive and whispery. 'Don't think you can escape once you got yourself involved with me. There's a price to pay, didn't you know that?'

'Why don't you go ask that girl you were talking about just now to play your sick game with you,' Kagura spat, venom lacing her voice. 'I've had just about enough.'

'Oh, but I already am.'

'Eh?' Kagura blinked. 'No way,' she started to laugh. 'No one would want to marry you, Sadist!' The thought of Sougo actually loving someone was humorous to think of, and she could not believe a word of it.

'Like I said, she's the only person who would be more than willing to spend her whole life with me.' Sougo turned Kagura around. 'No one would want to marry you either. Whoever who does is an idiot who doesn't know what he's doing and doesn't care about his future.'

Kagura wanted to snap back with a smart retort, but she couldn't bring herself to say anything after the insulting comment. And she actually loved him. Her rival. The Sadist. Her tormentor. But she loved him all the same. 'Oh. I see.'

'I'm an idiot Sadist, aren't I?' Sougo smirked. 'As you call me everyday. And I don't usually think about what I do, and I think it's stupid to worry about the future.'

Kagura was speechless.

'You really are an annoying, stupid, idiotic, moronic China bitch,' Sougo deadpanned. 'But you've finally gotten yourself engaged. Congratulations.'

'What do you mean—' And he was gone. Just like that. Not even a single trace of him. Kagura's heart was still thumping from his close proximity of a few seconds ago. Still dazed, she picked up her fallen parasol and walked back to the Yorozuya.

Gintoki glared at her when she returned, as he did everyday since he discovered that she was going out with Shinsengumi's Prince of Sadists. 'Are you still pure, Kagura? Have you done anything you shouldn't have? Gin-san is watching you! The Gin-san will always be watching you! Think of your precious, cute Gin-san before you do anything wrong, and think again! You don't want to make your Gin-san sad—'

'Gin-san, SHUT UP!' Shinpachi's shrill voice echoed around the room, veins popping from his forehead. 'Stop repeating the same thing everyday! It's annoying! And stop saying such things about yourself! It's disgusting! Gin-san, it's disgusting!'

'You stop interrupting me when I'm giving an educational talk, Megane! Don't be such a nosy old grandmother!' the silver-haired samurai glared at him.

'I told you not to call me Megane! YOU CALLED ME MEGANE AGAIN DIDN'T YOU!' Shinpachi was about to start a ramble when he turned to look at Kagura and noticed something different about her. 'Kagura-chan…? There's something on your finger…'

'Eh?' Kagura brought her hand to her face and studied the mesmerizing object.

It was a silver ring. How'd he get this thing on me, that idiot Sadist? I don't get it...

A/N: im really in a rush. but i just had to upload :D so no lengthy author's note today. just PLEASE REVIEW :D thankss