Kagura really did not know what to say. This was her first experience with love after all. "U-Um...Christmas is coming close...s...so..." Kagura began
covering her face. "AH! I'M SO EMBARASSED!" Kagura looked away from Sougo. Sougo then was about to turn Kagura to face him. "Hey...China...what's wrong wit—" And suddenly a punch was thrown into Sougo's face by Kagura. "N-Noooo! DON'T LOOK AT ME YOU STUPID SADIST! CAN'T YOU SEE I'M EMBARASSED?!" Sougo was really angry. "UGH HOW DARE YOU HIT ME, YOU STUPID CHINA GIRL." Sougo grabbed Kagura's head as if he was trying to pull all her hair out until she went bald. Sougo thought that was a satisfying punishment. "S-STOP PULLING MY HAIR!" Kagura grabbed a hold of Sougo's cheeks and pulled it as if she was trying to rip his whole face off. She thought that was a satisfying punishment.

They continued fighting by hitting each other.

Kagura than began to laugh. "HAHAHA! SADIST, ARE YOU HAVING FUN? I AM!"
Sougo stared. He stared at that face of Kagura laughing. It was like a huge ray of sunshine to his eyes. Why did he view it like that. Sougo thought he was seriously going crazy. "Ugh. Stupid sun."

Kagura looked at him confused. "Oh? You hate the sun?" Kagura looked at her umbrella. "You see. I love the sun. But...because
I am a Yato...and due to the Yato nature...we can't be in the sun." Sougo saw that Kagura just looked her umbrella with not a sad or happy expression. She just really stared at her umbrella like she was used to seeing it? "Because we are weak to the sun...and the sun can ruin us...even leading to our death...So..." Kagura pointed her umbrella to Sougo's face. "THAT'S WHY I ALWAYS BRING MY UMBRELLA WITH ME TO COVER MYSELF!" Kagura smiled happily.

Sougo felt that weird feeling again. Kagura's smile made Sougo really angry. Sougo usually does not get angry. He usually does not feel emotional at
anything. Sougo's feelings is like he usually does not even have a heart. But Kagura's smile. That smile. Made Sougo angry.

Ah...what a pain in the ass...But it won't be fun if I just stop now. I guess I'll go through with what I started. "...Does it look like I care."

Kagura made an angry face. "Huh?! You want me to hit you in the face, you stupid sadist?!" Kagura began chasing after Sougo. Sougo began running away.
"Wow...what a scary monster..." Kagura got more angry. "WHO ARE YOU CALLING A MONSTER?!" Kagura began shooting gunshots from her umbrella at Sougo.

Sougo sure likes thinking to himself. So he thought...why. Why did Sougo enjoy teasing Kagura so much? He felt it is not the same feeling he gets when he teases Hijikata. It was like the teasing that he does to Kagura...makes him happy.

Sougo soon stopped running.

Kagura stopped behind him. "Huh? What's wrong, sadist? You give up? HEHEHE I WIN!" Kagura jumped around happily.

Sougo turned around. "Hey. China." Kagura looked up. "I'm going back. If I don't come back soon, Hijikata-san is going to start yelling at me again which is annoying. See you later." "WAIT!" Sougo got really tired of hearing her voice. He turned around to face Kagura. He decided this is the last time he was going to turn to Kagura today. He saw Kagura blushing. "U-Um...about the...thing I was going to say earlier..." Kagura began fidgeting her fingers. "What is it, stupid china? If you're not going to say anything, I'm leaving." "DO!...DO YOU WANT TO GO ON A CHRISTMAS DATE WITH ME?!" Sougo scratched his head.

Ugh...how annoying...These stupid girls and their stupid love dates...

"What? That's all you wanted to ask me?"
"ANSWER ME YOU STUPID JERK!" Kagura's cheeks was puffing with anger.
"...Well. Depends if I can or not."
"Huh?! The Shinsengumi works on holidays too?!"
"No. We all have to be present for an early new year party on Christmas. If we are not present, we'll get in trouble later on. Like a ban of not entering Shinsengumi Headquarters for a month."
"Hmph! Then get banned! You can come to my place here! With Gin-chan and Shinpachi!"
"Huh? Gross. Why would I want to stay at your place?" Kagura smacked him on the head. "ANYWAYS. JUST GIVE ME A REPLY! YES OR NO!"
Sougo sighed. "Maybe. Maybe not." "What kind of a reply is that?!" Kagura began making her way to smack Sougo on the head again. But Sougo stopped her by gripping tightly on her arm.

There it was. It was that gaze. Sougo's gaze that made Kagura feel immensely weak. That gaze was more torture to her than the sun is what she really felt. Sougo pulled Kagura up by the grip on her arm. "H-Hey! What are you doing?! Let me go!"

Even of all the food Kagura eats, Kagura still weighs really light. It was really easy for Sougo to pick her up. Sougo looked close to Kagura's eyes. "Behave
yourself. Or I won't even go on a date with you at all."

Kagura's eyes began to shine with light. "D-Does that mean it's a yes?!" Sougo stared at her. Kagura looked so damn happy. She just looked so damn happy.
Just so happy over that sentence he said. He seriously thought girls were the most stupidest things ever. But as Kagura continued staring at Sougo with her eyes, Sougo's eyes felt danger from those blue eyes of hers. It was as if those bright blue eyes could overtake his own red eyes any day. "...Think of my reply as whatever you think my reply is." Kagura smiled. "It's a yes to me." Sougo put her down on the ground. "...Well. Bye."

As Sougo walked away, Kagura ran to him...and gave him a hug. Kagura gave him that hug. That hug like a hug never wanting to let him go. She wanted to hold onto him forever.

"Hey...what do you think you're doing? You're suffocating me." "Your girlfriend can't give you a hug?" "Ewwww. How gross. You disgust me. "

Kagura got mad. She hugged him tighter and tighter as if wanting to break Sougo apart.

Sougo grabbed a hold of her hands to stop her from squeezing the life out of him. "Okay. Enough." Kagura blushed. That touch Sougo did on her hands...did not feel like an ordinary touch to her at all. That touch she felt on her hands was as if Kagura felt like she would never ever forget how it felt.

"I'm really going now. Bye."
Sougo walked away. This time, there was no interruptions by Kagura.

Kagura waved at him. "BYE YOU STUPID SADIST!"
When Sougo left completely out of her sight, Kagura smiled to herself. "Bye Sougo."

Sougo finally arrived at Shinsengumi Headquarters.
As Sougo expected, he found Hijikata-san with an angry expression at the entrance. "SOUGO! WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?! I ASKED YOU TO GO INVESTIGATE IT SO YOU BETTER HAVE A GOOD REPORT FOR ME!" Sougo scratched his head. "Ah. Sorry, Hijikata-san. I forgot to."
Hijikata felt he was about to snap. Hijikata was about to smack Sougo on the head but Sougo kicked Hijikata right in his crotch. A kick in the crotch to a guy is not good. Really...pain in the crotch is not good for guys. "Don't touch me Hijikata-san. I don't want your dirty germs on me." Hijikata was in so much pain from that kick in his crotch. His crotch was in immense pain and he eventually collapsed onto the ground.

Sougo made his way into his room. Sougo changed out of his Shinsengumi uniform into his usual yukata. Sougo then laid down. "Ah...really. What a pain in the ass that China girl is."

In the Yorozuya place, Kagura was jumping around happily. "AHHHHHH! WHAT SHOULD I GET HIM FOR A PRESENT? I WANT TO SURPRISE HIM. Hm...since he's a sadist..." Kagura thought of some sadist items. Kagura then shuddered after that thought. She did not ever want to think of that thought again.

"Hm...he likes that sleeping eye mask of his..."

After several minutes of thinking, Kagura then threw herself on the floor. "UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING!"

Suddenly, a knock was on the door. Kagura widened her eyes. "Gin-chan and Shinpachi! That must be them!" Kagura ran to the door and opened it. Her guess was right. It was Gintoki and Shinpachi after all.

"Ah. Kagura. You seem all better now."
"Hehehehe, who do you think I am?"
"Ah. Great. Her annoying loud voice is back again." Gintoki scratched his head.
"Hmph! Gin-chan, I know you're happy to see me back to normal. You just don't want to admit it."
"Yeah yeah whatever. Dinner is almost ready. I brought home some barbeque meat. Get ready to eat."
Whenever food is mentioned, Kagura gets immediately happy. "OK GIN-CHAN!"

Kagura ran to the table and sat down.

Gintoki took out 3 plates for him, Shinpachi, and Kagura. He laid the tray of barbeque meat in the middle between the 3 plates. All 3 of them clapped their hands together. "ITADAKIMASUUU!" Then, all 3 of them grabbed whatever meat they want and immediately ate.

Kagura tried talking while eating. "Gin-chan..." "What? Don't talk with your mouth full."

"W...What would be a good present for your lover?" Gintoki and Shinpachi suddenly spit out all their food.
"W...WHATTTTTT?! KAGURA-CHAN, YOU HAVE A LOVER?!"
"OI OI OI! KAGURA, WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO WITHOUT ME KNOWING?"
Kagura could not stop blushing from embarrassment. Gintoki suddenly remembered yesterday.
"D-Don't...tell me...yesterday you were acting weird because...you were..." Shinpachi gulped. "Kagura-chan...are you...preg...nant?"

Kagura slammed her hands down on the table. "NOOOOOOOOOO! YOU BOTH HAVE IT ALL WRONG! WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK I AM?! I DO NOT HAVE A LOVER OK! I'M JUST JUST ASKING!"
Gintoki thought for a moment. "...Hmmmm. That's true. Who would love a scary monster like you anyways?"

Kagura absolutely thought to herself she absolutely could NOT let Gintoki and Shinpachi know she has a lover. Both of them would eventually figure out her lover is Sougo anyways. And she thought that would really be the end for her if Gintoki found out. She knew Gintoki will never stop making fun of her if he knew it was Sougo that was her lover.

Kagura really could not stop blushing.
"O...Oi Kagura. Your whole face is red...Are you ok?"
Kagura then took a deep breath. "Anyways...answer my question."
Gintoki picked his nose. "You really don't even need to buy anything. Just a get a paper and fold it then write some lovey dovey crap in the paper and then you're done. Simple."
"Gin-san! You need to be more serious about this. Kagura-chan. What present you give to your lover is very important. It needs to be full of your feelings in it. For example, invite him to a dinner at a restaurant and—"
Kagura than ran away from the dinner table and ran to Gintoki's room.
"OK! THANKS GIN-CHAN AND SHINPACHI! I KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW!"
Gintoki angrily yelled at Kagura. "HUH?! KAGURAAAAAAA?! WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE RUNNING IN TO?! THAT'S MY ROOM!"

Kagura laid down on the floor and smiled to herself. "Hehe."

To Be Continued