Here's another okikagu one. I'll be posting another HijiMitsu soon, which is very light-hearted, and will probably be enjoyable for most.
Thank you once more to the awesome people who review this fic regularly! :) you know who you are.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gintama. It belongs to Sorachi Hideaki.
Everyday Diary
Ms. Kagura
Prompt: "teacher/single parent au"
"Papa, papa!" a sandy-haired little boy around the age of three ran towards the doorway of the kindergarten where he was enrolled in. At age three, Okita Kazuki was a bright young boy who was loved by both his classmates and his teachers.
Oh, and the mothers of the young children as well… most especially when the young child's father came over to pick him up, which was every single afternoon, and without fail.
Which meant seeing a rather handsome young father in a business suit cuddling and carrying Kazuki in his arms.
"Heya, Kazuki. How was school?"
Kazuki began babbling everything that he had done today as they walked home, while Sougo struggled to listen. At his age, his speech was slowly, but surely becoming coherent, but as a father, he wanted to know everything his little boy said.
Once or twice, he would mention a name, but today, not only did Kazuki mention the same name thrice… but four times.
Sougo found himself intrigued.
"Kazuki? What's the name of your teacher today? She seems very nice." he commented careful.
"Yeah, papa!" the child's dark red eyes, so like his own, glimmered happily. "Ms. Kagura is the best! I love her so much, I'm gonna marry her when I grow up!"
He nearly snorted. So typical of him. "Really now?"
"Yes, Papa. She's so beautiful! You should meet her!"
And meet her, he did.
During one Saturday, at a nearby mall, right after lunch.
… He wouldn't have known that the little girl who had lived close to his house, the very girl he had bullied during his childhood, would end up as his son's kindergarten teacher. As soon as she saw him, she actuallyfrowned.
"Ms. Kagura, Ms. Kagura! This is my Papa!"
Why did he not realize that she was the same old girl?
Oh yeah, I only leave Kazuki by the front door, and never bothered greeting the teacher.
She promptly recovered and greeted the young boy. "Hello, Kazuki-kun. How have you been today?"
She didn't even greet me. He watched as his son's teacher crouched down to talk to the young boy, who began babbling about what he had been doing since morning.
"… And then Papa said that we could go out and eat ice cream!" at the word 'papa', he noticed her eyes turn frosty.
"I see. Well, enjoy the day, Kazuki-kun. I'll see you on Monday."
She practically ignored him, and somehow, it did not sit well with him.
He'll make her notice him.
The following week, he actually brought Kazuki inside the classroom, and to his surprise, they had been rather early.
"Ms. Kagura!" Kazuki screamed as soon as he saw his teacher fixing the tables and chairs.
"Oh, Kazuki-kun. Good morning." she patted his son's head gently. "How was your weekend?"
"Fun! Papa and I went to watch movie!" the young child said proudly. "We got badge!"
"How wonderful." she smiled.
"Ms. Kagura, may I speak to you for a moment?" he spoke out loud.
Immediately, her eyes went hard. "Yes, sir? What is it?"
"In your office, if you will." he told her.
"Kazuki-kun, sit down until your classmates get here, okay?" she told him. At his nod, she added, "I will talk to your Papa for the meantime."
Inside the mini pantry of the kindergarten, the both of them sat down on the chairs across one another, and as soon as she took a seat, she opened her mouth immediately and asked, "What do you want?"
He nearly laughed when Sakata Kagura, his son's kindergarten teacher, went from pleasant teacher to hostile in an instant. Clearing his throat, he spoke, "I hope after learning that Kazuki is my son, you won't treat him badly."
"Your son is a wonderful boy; you're not." she snapped angrily. "You're rotten to the core, and I don't like you."
"Same here." he found himself saying, despite feeling otherwise.
The fact that this girl, woman, was fighting back and being hostile irritated him. Wasn't she over the whole thing already? It had already been more than two decades!
"Good. Glad we're clear with one another. I'll stay out of your way, and you stay out of mine." she told him before standing up so quickly. Unfortunately, the long skirt that she was wearing today had tangled itself with the leg of the chair she was sitting on, and she nearly tumbled forward if it wasn't for Sougo, who had caught her in his arms. Feeling her face against his chest, she straightened up immediately, muttered a quick, 'thank you' before saying out, "I believe you can show yourself out, Okita-san. I still have many things to do before classes start."
As Okita began walking to the train station on his way to work, he recalled the encounter with his son's teacher.
Somehow, Sakata had grew some spunk, was now some confident teacher, and was actually fighting back.
Intriguing.
As much as he did not want to get along with the person who was still hostile to him, after all these years, he had to.
His son was in her class, was even infatuated with her, and if he did something against her… well, he did not want anything bad to happen to Kazuki. If he had to make sacrifices, such as try and get along with the person who couldn't stand him, he'll do so.
For the sake of Kazuki.
For the sake of his son, he'll do it.
He had to get along with Sakata Kagura, get into her good side, just to make sure that she wouldn't hurt Kazuki.
I must say, I think Okita as a single dad is downright hot. ;)
Till next time!
