chapter 4
sakata family
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Takasugi
A direct hit at my face make me bleeding like hell and from the pain, I know that some of the broken glass manage to get into my left eye. The abuse continue until the police came and save me from that woman who I used to call as mother. After my case end, I being adopted by the police officer who in charge in my case together with that guy who continue becoming my friend until today and his sister who act as our mother until she left us. Forever.
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"I'm going to throw this trash." I lift the plastic full of wasteful stuff from the cafe's kitchen. When I come out from the cafe I'm working, I saw an orange head girl stand in front of the arcade standing there as if she waiting for something. She keep looking into the arcade. She suddenly she walk a bit try to enter the arcade but suddenly stop, long time. She then turn to my direction and walk away from the arcade until she saw me.
"it's you. You in my class right?" she suddenly ask me. I look at her, still silent.
"I'm Sakata Kagura."
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As Sougo stand up from Shinpachi's table and walk toward Kagura, we watch his every move until he give a kiss on her cheek. At that time I saw Kamui suddenly stand and try to walk and go to them but being pulled back by Nobume while Shinpachi just manage to gape his mouth wide.
"now, you officially my girlfriend." Sougo declare to all the witnesses as if he want to say that Kagura is his. Well, he did, did it to stop all the talking but for some reason I felt pang in my heart.
As I saw her run away after those insult from those fangirls, I almost run also to chase her but saw Sougo did it before I manage to, stopping my leg from taking another step.
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"please help me." a dark brown hair girl suddenly run to me and begging for my help at the back of the cafe that I work.
"please, your friend, the sandy blond hair one are in danger." she said as she pulled my shirt holding it as if I'm going to leave her if she don't hold it.
"he going to -"
"there's so many of them. Please." as I heard what she had said, I ran to the park to see if it's true. As I arrive at the park, I saw Sougo pulled Kagura and protect her from being hit with the plank and pass out because of it. Then, the next thing I know, I had manage to make almost half of those delinquent pass out while Kamui, Nobume and Shinpachi manage to make the other either pass out or crying and begging to be release from them.
After all those fight, we look at Sougo who have injuries at the head, Kagura who wipe back all the blood from his head while crying, Sougo who wake up and start to tease her back even at that condition and Kagura who suddenly hug Sougo. And I swear that time I saw Shinpachi make one of the poles bend using only his right hand while Kamui, still being pulled back by Nobume from attacking Sougo for hugging Kagura. What's wrong with them?
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"who would have thought that they are sibling huh?" Sougo suddenly said as he drink some cola at the balcony of our house.
"yeah, tell me about it. How long did we know both megane and niconpop that we didn't even know their family name anyway? for some reason I fell that we suck as their friend." a peanut are put into my mouth. Sougo just give a chuckle as he heard what I had said and end with the laugh from both of us.
"you want to know something Takasugi? Kagura, she actually my fiancé that big sister used to told me." as I heard what Sougo had said, I felt like heart being crush and my stomach felt like I had a poison food earlier. I look at him.
"are you sure?" I ask him.
"yup, I can never forget those smile. The same smile that she used to give me when we first meet at anee-ue's grave." I look at how Sougo's smile and at that time I know that she will never and can't be mine. I won't take anything from Sougo as he is my friend and family since I was being left out by my family.
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The class are so noisy early in the morning. I pull my chair and sat while putting my bag at the left side of my desk. Shinpachi, who sat beside me do the same and quickly open back the book he read on his way to school. I look at the front, seeing Kagura and Sougo keep fighting about Sougo's sexual harassment or something. I keep looking at Kagura, realizing how red her face are as she keep push Sougo away while Sougo pull one of her twin pony tail. After almost 5 minutes, our homeroom teacher entering our class make almost all the student in our class silent.
"ok, before I take you attendance, I will introduce you guys with the new teacher." the said teacher enter as Ginpachi-sensei called her. A beautiful blond woman entering our class make almost all the guy a bit excited about it until I saw Kagura's face. She seem surprise to see the new teacher. As I gaze around, I saw the same expression on Kamui and Nobume while Shinpachi keep mumbling about something.
"Nice to meet you. I'm going to teach your class history. My name is Tsukuyo."
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The white perm hair sensei reading my report I write for kendo club. He is, as the adviser of our club, have to make sure that everything are fine. At the same time, I can see the new teacher which right now being surrounded by other male teacher, keep looking at Ginpachi-sensei at the same time replying every question the other teacher ask her.
"so, they told you to make it for them? What a bunch of senior you have here." Ginpachi-sensei said as he arrange back my report.
"no, it's my turn this week to write the report since I'm the new club assistant." he look at me and throw the report on his desk.
"it's good. Don't worry. I just want to know how the club are. Anyway, do you guys have any plan after school again today?" he ask me as clean up his desk a bit.
"well, we were planning on going to karaoke since Kagura ask us to go there with her."
"really, it's might be her first time going there so please take a good care of her."
"yes, we will."
"oh, yeah. After that come to my house for dinner. All of you." he said as he stand up from his sit.
"ah, I will tell them." I start to follow him out from the teacher lounge.
"oi, Sakata-san." Ginpachi-sensei stop walking as one of the teacher called for him.
"Sakata-san, we going to drink after work for some celebration for Tsukuyo-san. Would you mind to join us?" the teacher ask Ginpachi-sensei. Ginpachi-sensei look at them with his emotionless eyes.
"nope, I have another appointment after school. Have a good party and welcome anyway Tsukuyo-san." he said as he left all of them dumbfounded. As I took a look at Tsukuyo-sensei, I can see she almost cry for something.
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"Kagura, why did you change your hair style...?" Sougo whine as he keep pulling her braided twin hair. I look at Kagura who now annoyed with Sougo's whine since earlier.
"shut up! anego do it for me this morning. Stay away!" she keep pushing Sougo away from her.
"uwah...I can't wait for tonight dinner. Sakata-sensei cook are delicious." Soyo said as she walk right beside me.
"really?" I ask Soyo. She look at me while smiling then nod.
"yup. The most delicious of all. I wonder what he going to cook for tonight." I look at her and smile.
"how long did you know the Sakata? All of them." I ask her.
"Kagura enter our class 4 month before we finish our middle school. She a silent and shy type of person so nobody have the guts to say hi to her plus with the final are around the corner. My sit at that time are in front of her. I try to say hi but who knows that somehow we become best friend in just that 4 month. She told me that I'm her second friend she ever have after a woman which already died 3 years ago. From that I start to know the other when she bring me to her house to study. She's a genius you know. Studying with her are a very big advantage to you. I can't understand why did the other see her as if she's a monster for that." a smile still on her face but her eyes are telling me how she worried about Kagura. Only if she know what had happened to Kagura before she come.
"I'm glad that she smiling so happy right now."
"yeah..." I just nod in agreeing with her.
"were here!" Kagura suddenly scream. I look at front of me saw a big old Japanese style house with 'Sakata' name are written on the left side of the gate door.
"I-it's... a dojo." Kirie suddenly said. The view of this house did make us shock like totally. We enter the house following Kagura who already running entering the house.
"ah, yes. Actually Gin-san family used to open a dojo and teach other kendo. He teach one at school don't you remember?" Kamui explain as he slide the door entering their house.
"I'm home. Gin-chan!"
"oh, you guys already arrive? Welcome." all of us take off our shoes and bow to Ginpachi-sensei.
"sorry for disturbing you guys." Sougo said as he enter the house. Ginpachi-sensei look at him.
"oh, Souchiro-kun. Good to see you. Ougoshi-kun are here also so, it's complete then. Now only those idiot are left." he said as he walk back to the kitchen.
"it's Sougo, sensei. And who's Ougosh- oh." Sougo suddenly stop when he saw Hijikata at the kitchen drinking tea with Otae seems like discussing about something.
"what that mayora doing at here?" Sougo said.
"whose you calling mayora, bastard?!" Hijikata scream at Sougo who just keep pick up his ear and look back at Hijikata with his deadpan eyes.
"oh, president. You here also." Kamui say hai to Hijikata while he just raise his hand at us.
"come on, I show you my room." Kagura pulled Kirie's and Soyo's hand toward her room followed by Nobume.
"ok." Sougo said as he try to follow Kagura but being pulled on his back uniform by Shinpachi and Ginpachi-sensei.
"don't even think about it." they said as they hold his uniform, never tend to let it go.
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"ok, put it at there." Sougo and Takasugi put the table for dinner as the other put the food for tonight dinner on the table.
"WOLF!" Sougo turn around to look for the source of the sound and saw a white dog at the corridor.
"oh, a dog. It's shiba-inu type wasn't it?" Sougo walk toward the dog and try to touch it.
"wait! don't -" Shinpachi suddenly scream but before he manage to finish the dog already bite Sougo's hand. Silent. Few minute after it a scream can be heard and the dog let Sougo's hand go.
"he bite people? Maybe it hate your smell Sougo. Must be the reason why it bite you." Takasugi said as he also try to touch the dog but he also being bite by the dog at hand. Silent. Few minute after it a scream can be heard.
"haha, now it must be because of your one-eye-pirate-look." Sougo laugh at Takasugi as revenge for laughing at him.
Shinpachi try to help and manage to make the dog release Takasugi's hand but the dog bite Shinpachi's hand as an exchange.
"KAGURA! HELP!" Shinpachi scream calling for Kagura's help. Kagura look at the guys and run to them. As soon as she hold it, the white dog let go Shinpachi's hand look at Kagura and bark as if he didn't do anything wrong before.
"Sadaharu, bad boy. Don't bite anyone after this anymore or no food for you."
"Sadaharu?" Sougo look at Shinpachi.
"it's the dog. She gave that name." Shinpachi explain to both Sougo and Takasugi.
"and no one can touch it other than Kagura or else it going to bite you." Shinpachi finishing his word after the duo show as if they understand everything.
"Sadaharu not a bad dog. He just didn't get used with so many people around. Look." Kagura show Sadaharu and shove it in front of Sougo's face. He look at Kagura who are smiling cutely at Sougo then look at Sadaharu. The exchange glace between both Sadaharu and Sougo almost take forever until Sadaharu bite Sougo on his nose.
"SADAHARUUUU!"
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"here, some meat." Soyo give some meat she got from hot pot to Takasugi.
"oh, thank you."
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU IDIOT! MY MEAT!" Kagura suddenly scream at Kamui who just take a meat from Kagura's chopstick.
"KAMUI! STOP TAKING MINE ALSO!" now, it's Shinpachi time. The three sibling keep fighting for the meat while Gintoki keep searching for other meat in the same pot.
"GIN-CHAN!/GIN-SAN!" all three of them scream as soon as they saw Gintoki keep searching for meat in the pot. Suddenly a chopstick flying from Otae's direction and landed straight in front of them and make the other silent as those four Sakata start to behave.
"would you mind since we have guest today." Otae said with her demon face that make the other eat politely.
"ahahahaha... Kintoki, this musume never change is she. Still with that scary aura of her."
"Sakamoto-san, it really being a while since the last time we meet you so please just eat silently." after hearing what Otae had said, Sakamoto eat the food politely. As everything become silent for 25th time, Otae look back at the blond woman who sat beside Katsura who eat silently since earlier.
"so, Sakamoto-san, Katsura-sensei and Ginpachi-sensei are best friend since high school?" Sougo ask. He took a glance at the awkward aura emitted from the Sakata family member since Tsukuyo arrive in front of their door with other guest.
"yup. Kintoki start joining our school at second years of high school. I still remember his face at that time. He is an idiot who keep fighting with other like a true delinquent and make almost everyone worried."
"well, at least he not like that anymore." Katsura took some meat and continue asking, "anyway, what are you doing in front of their house Tsukuyo?"
"wasn't the teacher going to grab some drink to celebrate you?" Gintoki ask as he still trying to search some meat from the pot and the family continued their bickering despite being angered by Otae." okay, okay. I will stop. Gees, there's a lot of meat in it you know." Gintoki put his chopstick down at the table.
"you lying!" all three of them scream.
"It already end few hours ago." Tsukuyo told them. "I'm on my way to go back to my house when I meet with those guys in front of your house." she continue and put her chopstick down.
"I have to go back. Thank you for the food." she said as she stand up. As soon as Gintoki saw she stand, he also stand and walk toward Tsukuyo while the other Sakatas just watch them in silent with other guest start say good bye to Tsukuyo.
"I send you to the front." Gintoki said as he walk leaving the room while Tsukuyo follow him from behind. Before she leave the room, she bow and say good bye to the other and follow Gintoki who already left the room.
"It's really being a while is it?" Gintoki starting a conversation between them. Tsukuyo look at Gintoki's back.
"yes, it is." she answer. As they reach to the door, Tsukuyo put on her shoes and bow to Gintoki. "it really a nice dinner. See you tomorrow."
"yeah." are Gintoki's only reply as he turn around and start walk back to the dining room leaving the dumbfounded woman at the entrance of the Sakata's house.
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"it really nice wasn't it?" Soyo ask us as we walking back from Sakata's house to our own respective house.
"yes. You are right about Ginpachi-sensei's cook." I said back to Soyo.
"but it's turn a bit weird when Tsukuyo-sensei arrived with the other. Wasn't it?" Sougo put his hand on his chin, look as if he was thinking.
"don't you know anything Soyo?" I ask her and she look at me back.
"no, eventually. But I think Nobume might know something." She answer us a bit fidgeting. Well, unlucky for us, Nobume are not with us since her way to her house are not as same as us and Kamui already volunteer to send his girlfriend home and left me, Sougo and Soyo. After few minute walk, we arrive at our - me and Sougo, also Hijikata and Kondo-san - house.
"I'm going to send Soyo to her house." I said to Sougo and Sougo just lift his hand and wave at us means he understand and we both starting to walk again toward Soyo house.
"you don't have to send me until there you know." she said as soon as we arrive at the corner of my house.
"it's not save for a girl to walk alone at night."
"it really nice of you." and everything become silent.
"can I ask you something?" she suddenly ask. I look at her and nod.
"do you have a crush on Kagura?" her question make me surprise and my step suddenly stop. I look at her who now few step in front of me and she turn around and look at me.
"I-I..." I stuttering.
"why didn't you make any move toward her? you seem try to put her in your friend-zone only."
"because, (sigh) Sougo are in love with her for a long time. They used to meet long time ago but it seem like she didn't remember anything."
"you really are a nice guy you know." she pull my hand and continue running going down from the hill toward the town nearby. "I treat you some cake. You want some?" She ask as she continue pull me.
"don't you think your family going to get worried?" I ask her.
"nope. My brother always come back a bit late from his work so it's going to be fine. So, let's have a date for tonight."
"wha-what?!"