Hello, everyone! Sorry for the delay, I've already started writing the wedding and I remembered I hadn't written the 'before' so here it is :) I tried to focus more on Kagura than in Sougo because that was actually how this fanfic started, Kagura having trouble as she wrote her wedding vows. Excuse the long chapter 7w7
I don't own Gintama...blablabla ENJOY!
Beep Beep. 'Huh?' Beep Beep. Sougo groaned softly and turned around. Beep Beep. He frowned and covered his head with the covers. Beep Beep.
"Just turn that shit off-aru" Kagura said, not moving from her position.
"You were awake this whole time, weren't you?" he asked, turning the alarm off.
Kagura giggled, turning around to face her fiancé. She rubbed the sleep of her eyes softly, feeling his arm wrapping around her waist and slowly pulling her towards him. He pressed his lips against her forehead as he whispered 'Good morning' in her ear. It was around 8 in the morning of a Thursday, the day before the wedding. The cold weather made them cuddle for a little longer in bed.
"What are we doing today?" he asked, placing a strand of hair behind her ear.
"I don't know-aru. I have to get some stuff for the wedding with Otae and Tsukki" She said, grabbing his hand and kissing it softly.
"I already got my suit and left it at the office" he explained, taking her hand and kissing it.
"We can't cuddle the rest of the day, right?" she pouted.
"Nope, China. What time are they coming to get you?"
"Around 10 am. I'm going to have breakfast with Otae and Tsukki and then we're going to get the stuff that's left" Kagura explained as she sat up.
"What's all this stuff you talk about? You're very mysterious nowadays, China" he pouted, fixing the pillows.
"You really want to know?" she asked, folding the bed sheets.
"Of course, I'm the groom after all, not the bride" he chuckled softly.
"Well, first we're going to get Gin-chan's, Shinpachi's and Papi's suit, the we're going to go get Papi from the airport and leave him at the Yorozuya with the other dudes. We're going to get the dress and Sadaharu's tie from the seamstress. We'll see what we stuff our face with and then wait for the rest of the girls for the night, where we'll have a girly talk and all that weird shit" Kagura explained, now trailing behind Sougo to the bathroom. "What are you dong today?"
"I might take a nap until Kondo-san comes to get me to eat with him and the rest of the Shinsengumi guys" he explained as he brushed his teeth, Kagura had to decipher whatever the heck he was saying.
They brushed their teeth together and after doing so, she left Sougo to do his necessities alone so she could prepare their breakfast. She placed the timer on the rice maker and took out of their fridge some food from the other day. She placed everything in the table and soon the bathroom door opened. Sougo walked out and let her do her necessities now as he quickly half closed the door in their studio and dialed someone.
"Hello?" a guy's voice answered.
"Oh, Shinpachi-kun. Good Morning, it's Sougo" he said politely. "Is Sakata-san there?"
"Sure, wait a minute" he said, covering the speaker as he called Gintoki.
"Yes?" his lazy voice answered.
"Good morning, Sakata-san" Sougo greeted politely.
"Morniiing. Do you need something for the wedding?" he asked, probably picking his nose.
"Yes, actually. I heard today Kankou-san is coming and I was wondering if you guys could go together to get China's wedding present from me. At the oldest jewelry in the city, the one beside the new bar, around 3pm" he requested.
"Ooh…What is it?" Gintoki asked curiously.
"You know, the traditional stuff." he scratched his nape nervously.
"C'mon! Tell me, I'm going to see it anyways"
"If you're going to see it why are you asking, then?" Sougo said as he chuckled.
"Because I'm her second father and I want to know what you're going to give her before I actually go. If you don't tell me I'm going to unbox it" Gintoki teased.
"Alright, you win. It's a jewelry set for her to use tomorrow: a necklace and earrings with sapphires and diamonds." he sighed in defeat.
"How the hell can you afford such expensive gifts to each other?" Gintoki asked carelessly. "You got his for Kagura and she got you mmphh" his mouth was covered by Shinpachi, shushing noises being heard..
"You know what she got me as a present?" Sougo asked, trying to hide his excitement.
"Nope nope, I don't know. 3 pm, then!. Bye Bye "Gintoki hung up the phone.
"Stupid Danna" he whispered, opening the door.
A little bit later Kagura came out of the bathroom, wet droplets falling from her hair. She was wearing her pink robe. She dat down in the table and had breakfast with her fiancé. They tidied up everything and got dressed up to meet their friends. Kagura wore a pair of red sweatpants and Sougo wore blue ones. Each of them had their toiletries in a small bag since they were not getting ready at their house. The doorbell rang and Sougo opened it to reveal Kondo's wife and Gintoki's girlfriend: Otae and Tsukuyo.
"Good morning, Otae-san, Tsukuyo-san" he greeted them, stepping aside to let them pass. "China is in the bathroom, she'll be out soon. Would you like something to drink?" he asked politely.
"Thank you, Sougo-kun." Otae said with a smile.
"I'm good, thank you, Okita-san" Tsukuyo said politely.
"Tsukki, Otae-san" Kagura said as she closed the bathroom door behind her. "Shall we go?"
"Sure." Tsukuyo said with a little smile.
"See you tomorrow, Sougo-kun" Otae waved with a smile as she and the blonde waited outside.
"I guess I'll see you tomorrow-aru" Kagura said with a little trace of sadness in her voice.
"Take care, alright?" eh said as he placed some loose strands of hair behind her ear. "I'm sure you'll look gorgeous, China. We're not allowed to talk right?" she swayed her head in a no motion. "Then, stay safe. I'll see you tomorrow. Hopefully I'll see you before the ceremony."
"You take care too, make sure your friends tie your tie correctly-aru" She smiled and hugged him. "I love you, sadist"
"I love you too, China. Bye Bye" he pecked her lips softly.
Kagura left her apartment with her friends. They drove over to one of their favorite diners beside the mall. They sat in a small table and ordered their food. Yes, even Kagura.
"So, Kagura-chan, do you have everything for the wedding?" Otae asked before taking a sip of her tea.
"I think so-aru. I'm freaking out, you know? I don't even have the vows ready!" She face palmed herself.
"You can think of them today, Kagura-chan. I actually made mine up in the wedding" Otae sticked out her tongue with a playful smile.
"Are they really so hard to write?" Tsukuyo asked as she placed her cup down.
"You have no idea, Tsukki-aru. I have like two pages of lovey dove bullshit but that's not how I fell in love with him, you know?" Kagura explained gently. "For example, Gori-san stalked Otae-san for about a year until she finally agreed to go out on a date with him and she found out she liked him and would like to know him better" she continued explaining, Otae nodding gently in the back.
"As for Kagura-chan, Tsukuyo-san, she and Sougo fought every damn time they saw each other over the stupidest things. According to Hijikata-san, Sougo fell in love at first sight and we all know Kagura-chan started liking him in middle school, she realized it the day she fell on his arms. After that the went out and eventually they started dating. They had their own stuff and broke up a couple times but here they are, getting married, kyaa" Otae explained, squealing at the end happily.
"I see. Interesting." Tsukuyo nodded softly.
"By the way, Tsukki, I read the article you sent me and I think that accidentally I have everything-aru" Kagura said as she cut down her cinnamon roll.
"What is this about?" Otae asked, cutting down her tamagoyaki.
"Well, the article said that there's this Victorian rhyme that talks about what the bride should wear for her wedding day: something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue with a penny in her shoe." Tsukuyo explained, covering her mouth as she spoke.
"oh, I wish I knew that when I got married" Otae frowned. "What are you wearing, Kagura-chan?"
"I'm wearing a bracelet my mother wore in her wedding day, obviously the wedding dress and his suit are new, I borrowed Otose-san's wedding veil, I just had it fixed and I already have the penny. All I'm missing is the blue thing-aru" she explained.
"We can always use a permanent marker, Kagura-chan" Otae smiled before taking a bite from her fork.
They laughed and continued eating and talking happily about other girly things and celebrity gossips, like Ketsuno Ana's second divorce or Otsu's new album and photobook Shinpachi was raving about. Now they were on their way to the tailor to get the suits for the guys since almost each had their own modifications done.. They entered the store and she showed the receipt to the tailor's assistant. A couple of minutes later the tailor walked down the stairs with the suits. After he greeted the girls and congratulated Kagura he proceeded to show the finished result.
"This one is for Sakata Gintoki, miss" the tailor said as he took the suit out of it's cover. "Light grey two piece suit, the ivory shirt already fixed to his size and the coral tie. Is it ok?"
"Yes, Fukaku-san" Kagura smiled softly, feeling the fabric of the tie gently with the tips of her fingers. Tsukuyo blushed, apparently at the though of imagining her boyfriend in the suit.
"Alright, Izumi, put this one in it's cover please. Thank you" he told his assistant, handing the suit to her as he opened the cover of the next one. "This one is…Shimura Shinpachi's. He's your Best Man so I made sure his would be special" he winked at Kagura politely. "The standard blue indigo two piece you and your groom chose, his white shirt and blush pink tie according to your bridesmaids dress color. Now, the special thing I made is this: his family name embroidered in his handkerchief."
"Oh, Shin-chan's going to look very handsome" Otae complimented.
"Here, Izumi. Now, the last one's is Yato Kankou's, your father, miss." he said as he fiddled with the zipper of the cover until he finally slid it down. "It's a two piece navy blue suit with the same shirt and tie color as Gintoki-san." he explained.
"Thank you so much, Fukaku-san, Izumi-san, they're gorgeous" Kagura thanked them with a small bow.
"You're welcome, Kagura-chan, for choosing us over the already made suits that are coming from America this days. Also, thank you for helping my wife by choosing her to make your wedding dress, we're very thankful" the man bowed politely. "I'm sure you're going to see her now, right?" he asked.
"Actually yes-aru" she chuckled. "Have the other guys picked their suits up?"
"Sougo-san came yesterday early, Kondo-san came to get his and the other two young men's suits yesterday in the afternoon and your brother, Kamui-san, came today early in the morning" Fukaku said with a polite smile.
"Thank you-aru" Kagura smiled.
Once they said goodbye to the man they drove off to his wife's shop, a couple streets down. They had the suits hanging in the back of Kondo's van. A couple minutes later they were inside the seamstress' shop. Kagura handed her assistant her receipt as he walked them to the small fitting room with a long couch in the middle.
"Good afternoon, Kagura-san" the woman said as she walked in the small room, greeting also the other girls in the room. "Are you ready to try your dress?"
Kagura nodded nervously and was led to the fitting room where the woman helped her get changed into her wedding dress. She untied her hair from her low bun and let it flow down her back before tying it into a similar hairstyle she would wear tomorrow. She walked out of the dressing room and stood in the stool in the middle of the room. Otae and Tsukuyo had not seen the dress since she picked it out with Soyo and Nobume, and they had their eyes closed as they waited for Kagura's signal.
"Okay, you can look now-aru" she said and her friends uncovered their eyes.
"Holy…" Tsukuyo whispered, her eyes as wide as plates as she looked at her friend.
"Kagura-chan, you look gorgeous!" Otae said, happy tears in the corner of her eyes as she covered her mouth with her hands in awe.
"Thank you-aru" Kagura herself was starting to get teary eyed.
"Now, turn for me, dear" The seamstress said as she helped Kagura turn around in the stool so she could see herself in the mirror. "Shisui, can you pass me her veil, it's in the back, inside a box with her name written on it: Yato Kagura." she told the guy who instantly walked to the backroom. "How are you feeling, my dear?"
"I…" Kagura was out of words. She was nervous and excited. "I can't believe it's tomorrow" she said as she tried to hold back her tears. "It's too real-aru" she said, wiping the tears from her eyes before they could fall.
"Here, Mikoto-san" Shisui had brought the box.
"Alright, Kagura-san, here's your veil" the woman said as she held the small flower crown with bobby pins around her small half ponytail. "That's how you'll look tomorrow" she smiled proudly.
"It's perfect, holy fuck…sorry-aru" she apologized with a cracked voice.
"Does it fit alright?" the woman asked, Kagura nodded. "Ladies, is the dress ok?"
Tsukuyo and Otae raised their thumbs as they smiled emotionally, everyone laughed softly. Kagura walked to the fitting room and took off her dress with the help of Mikoto. Once she was done she walked out of the room where she received the dress in it's cover along with the box that contained her dress, Sadaharu's tie, veil and garter.
"Here are your bridesmaid's dresses, Kagura-san. A short sleeved dress in this gorgeous blush pink color, like you asked" the woman showed her one of the bridesmaids dresses and Kagura nodded, thanking her.
Once the woman gave her all the dresses and congratulated her, Kagura left the shop with Otae and Tsukuyo to go get her beloved Papi form the airport. They hung the dresses beside the suits and drove towards the airport. Tsukuyo seemed to be lost in thought in the passenger seat beside Kagura, who was driving since Otae was talking on the phone on the back, settling some wedding stuff down.
"Kagura-chan…" Tsukuyo said, playing with her fingers.
"Hmm?" Kagura murmured, looking at her briefly as she drove.
"I have a question for you, if you don't mind." the blonde said shyly.
"Sure, what is it-aru?"
"I don't mean to sound rude or anything but since I started dating Gin-san I haven't been able to sit down and talk with you properly. I'm curious about your family." the blonde said, an embarrassed blush in her cheeks.
"Well, who do you want to know about-aru? Papi, Kamui,Mami?" the Yato asked.
"About everyone, actually. I know Gin-san took care of you since you were about four years old and Shinpachi-kun is basically your brother" Tsukuyo couldn't put into words the actual question.
"I understand, Tsukki. Well, my father met Gin-chan when he was in his last year of middle school-aru. Papi was trying to find a clue in a case he was working on since he's a world known detective, Gin-chan worked as a waiter at the restaurant Papi was having breakfast at. Gin-chan actually butted in one of Papi's loud thinking moments and helped him see the case form another perspective which caught Papi's attention since everything made sense-aru" Kagura explained with amusement. "They became very good friends and Papi 'saw a potential on Sakata-san he had never seen on anyone else' and decided to help him with his education so they could work together someday-aru" she imitated her father's voice before chuckling softly.
"I see" Tsukuyo said with an amused smile, she didn't know the Yato version.
"Papi travels a lot and if he sometimes doesn't come to Edo frequently nowadays he certainly didn't do so before. I used to live with Mami and Kamui but when she got sick she had to stay at the hospital very frequently and Gin-chan offered to baby sit me so he could get a little bit of income-aru. Kamui was with Papi's friend, Housen, and I didn't see him that often but he took care of me when I was a baby. Around the time Mami got sick, Papi was looking for doctors around the world to do something for her. She eventually died when I was five and Kamui decided to stay with Housen and I decided to stay with Gin-chan. Kamui was actually mad with Papi for a long time because 'he didn't take responsibility of his own children and he didn't deserve to be our legal guardian'" Kagura imitated her brother this time, laughing afterwards. "So Papi spoke with Housen and Gin-chan and they agreed to be our tutors legally, still Papi being our father. I understand Papi, you know? He felt guilty of not being able to take care of Mami and he thought he wasn't able to care for us so he decided to just go. He visited about twice every year, video called every Friday before I slept and sent me postcards whenever he could-aru" she said, understanding completely her fathers intentions.
"So you became Gin-san's tutee or 'almost legal daughter', right?" This time Tsukuyo imitated her four-year boyfriend, making Kagura laugh.
"Yes, most of my memories are from Gin-chan and Shinpachi, whom I met around the same time Mami passed, his father had passed too so when we hung out with Gin-chan the sadness didn't feel very heavy on our little shoulders-aru. He has Otae-chan but I only had a stupid brother that only sent me letters once a month, not even asking how I was-aru." Kagura frowned gently. "Anyway, I've been with Gin-chan since I was around three years old and that's why he's my second father and I love him like so-aru" she smiled softly.
"I see. Thank you so much for explaining, Kagura-chan" Tsukuyo smiled at her.
"You're welcome, Tsukki, you're family after all" Kagura gave her a heartwarming smile.
The rest of the ride went smoothly, Otae still talking on the phone and Tsukuyo tapping her fingers gently to the music Kagura sang along to. A couple minutes later they got to the airport and were now parked in the parking lot, waiting for Kagura's father to arrive, which took around 30 minutes more than expected.
"So, Otae-chan, is everything ok-aru?" Kagura asked, sitting in the reclined driver's seat, chewing some sukonbu.
"Yes, everything is alright, all I have to do is call the photographer to let him know the time we are letting them into the rooms." Otae said, lying in the backseat, her phone resting on her shoulder as she waited in line.
"Do they have enough napkins and flowers this time?" Tsukuyo asked, recalling the time in Otae's wedding as she laid also in her reclined seat.
"Yes, I threatened them when we decided to contract their services" Otae said with a dangerous smile. "Oh, Minato-san! Hello, it's Shimura Otae, the planner for Sougo and Kagura's wedding…" and there she went again, making Kagura and Tsukuyo laugh.
"Hello?" Kagura's phone rang a few moments later and she answered. "Oh, thank god, Baldie, I was thinking of getting you a cab-aru!" Kagura scolded her Papi. "Gate 3, alright, yes, sure, bye" Kagura hung up and placed her seat in the normal position again.
"Is he here?" Tsukuyo asked, looking at her friend.
"Yep, be right back-aru" she said, opening the door to get out of the car.
Kagura walked towards the airport steadily, her hands in her pockets and her hair swirling in the soft breeze that blew in the middle of July. The airport was quite crowded due to the summer vacations so it wasn't weird she saw a couple of her coworker's faces and old college classmates. She bumped someone accidentally on the shoulder and her eyes widened as she saw who it was. Soichiro, the one who had a crush on her since middle school.
"Well, hello, Kagura-chan." he greeted her with the same 'charming', or as Kagura liked to call it, 'annoying' smile.
"Hello" she said politely.
"I heard you are getting married soon" he said, a tinge of sadness in his voice.
"Yes, and you got married last year to a millionaire's daughter-aru" she said annoyed.
"It was actually an arranged marriage." he said, fidgeting with his beaming gold ring that laid in his ring finger.
"I see, anyways. Hope you are happy, take care" Kagura said as she walked to the side.
Soichiro looked at her as she walked away, her long coral locks sawing softly as she walked in between the poeple. Kagura never felt anything towards the guy, she only knew he liked her but she knew nothing could be done, she already loved someone. It took her a couple minutes to get to the gate and find her bald Papi. She waved at him and hugged him hard, making him spin her around like a little girl.
"Kagura-chan, m-my back" he lied as he put her down.
"Yeah, yeah" she smiled as she grabbed his suitcase. "C'mon, you're paying the parking lot's fee-aru"
They walked together to the van, chatting about his trip and the latest case he solved. In their way they passed Soichiro, who was still sad about his recently meeting with Kagura. He couldn't help but smile melancholically as he heard Kankou's happy voice saying 'My baby is getting married tomorrow'. Kagura didn't notice and just kept walking, the suitcase rolling behind her.
"Hello, Otae-chan" Kankou greeted the girl that was finally free of the calls. "Tsukuyo-san" he greeted the blonde girl as well as he sat beside the brunette in the back.
"How was your flight, Kankou-san?" Otae asked, putting on her seatbelt.
"A little tiring and delayed for about an hour" he sighed.
The girls chuckled and kagura started to drive, this time to Gintoki's apartment. Tsukuyo kept tapping her fingers with Kankou to the beat as Kagura and Otae sang along to the music that was being played in the radio. A couple minutes later they were parked in front of the building where Kagura spent most of her life on, the Yorozuya. Everyone got out of the car and walked up the stairs.
"Yo, Papi" Gintoki greeted the man as he opened the door.
"Hello, Gintoki-kun" he greeted too politely for his taste so he just smacked the silver haired man's butt.
"You'll never change, Baldie" Gintoki chuckled. "Hello, babe" he pecked the blonde girl in the lips as she entered the apartment.
"Yo" Kagura greeted the silver haired man with her palm, the suits on her other hand, hanging down her back.
"Yo, brat" he high fived her as she walked inside. "Yo, Otae-san" he greeted the other woman who just smiled gently.
Everyone sat down in the living room, including Shinpachi who just finished talking on the phone with his friends from the Otsu's fan club. Kagura stood in front of everyone with the suits inside the black cover, ready to give them away.
"Alright-aru. Here are your suits. You don't know how they'll look like because the one you tried was a standard black one from the tailor shop, all you know is the color options you suggested they were-aru" she said proudly.
"Just show them already, brat!" Gintoki said, picking his nose bored with one arm around his blonde girlfriend.
"Now you're the last, perm head-aru" she pouted. "Shinpachi, this one is yours-aru" she called the brunette young man to the front.
"Alright, let's see" he said excited as he unzipped the cover, revealing his indigo blue suit. "Wow, thank you, Kagura-chan!" he hugged the girl softly. "Man, I love this color" he said as he returned to his seat.
"Now, Papi's turn" she called her dad. "Here, Baldie-aru"
"Let's see how you did" he said with a dangerous smile as he fiddled with the zipper of his cover. That damn thing didn't work. "C'mon!" he ended up ripping it but he didn't care. "Kagura-chan…this color"
"It's the same one you wore to your shotgun wedding with mom-aru" she said, smiling gently, suddenly being hugged by her teary eyed dad.
"I love it, Kagura-chan. Thank you!" he sobbed softly in her shoulder.
"You're welcome, Papi" she smiled as she pushed him towards his seat gently. "Now, Perm head, come here-aru" she pointed at the man.
"Let's see what this brat picked for me" he murmured as he opened the cover, his eyes widening as he saw the suit. "Damn, you know me too damn well, brat" he said with a fatherly smile as he hugged his 'daughter'.
"Of course-aru, I'm also your daughter after all!" Kagura said with a smile as she hugged him. "Now, Sadaharu, come here-aru" she called her doggy that came running out of Gintoki's room.
"Woof!" he wagged his tail happily as Kagura took his necktie from her pocket, tying it around his neck.
"You look adorable, Sadaharu!" she squealed, making everyone laugh as she hugged the white dog.
Everyone stayed for dinner at the apartment, Shinpachi had cooked a simple but delicious dinner for everyone, including Sadaharu. They chatted happily about celebrity and friends gossips and soon it was time to leave. Kagura said goodbye to her fathers, Sadaharu, and Shinpachi, as her friends were waiting downstairs for her and the girls.
"Shinpachi, I'll see you at Hime-chan's house in the morning, okay?" she smiled as she waved the brunette away.
Kagura greeted her Sadist Sisters with a squeal and a hug. She hadn't seen them in months because of their got in Soyo's car and drove off to her house, where they would spend the night and morning before the wedding. This time Nobume drove, Kagura sitting in the passenger seat. Tsukuyo wasn't uncomfortable she just didn't know the girls from a long time like Otae, still she tried to talk to them, being well welcomed into their small talk.
"We're here. Kagura-chan, I'm sure you'll be comfortable here" Soyo said with a happy smile as she stood before the big door to a room from her house that Kagura had always loved.
"Open it already-aru!" the Yato said excited, holding Nobume's hand.
"Alright, hope you enjoy your stay here, ladies" Soyo said to Otae and Tsukuyo as she opened the door to Kagura's favorite room.
It was a big room that they had used for their sleep overs over the years, with the size of half of Kagura's apartment, it had a couple of fluffy futon mattress where they would sleep, a huge window on the side and small tables for everyone to get ready for the wedding, a table full of snacks and champagne ready to be opened. Soyo gave each of the girls a big box, except to Kagura.
"What is this, Tokugawa-san?" Tsukuyo asked curiously, shaking the box gently.
"It's for Kagura's important girls, I made some of them myself so I hope you enjoy it" she said happily. "You can open them now"
Each of the girls opened their boxes to find blush pink colored robes with "Bridesmaid" and the letter of their names embroidered on the back and in their chest, a framed picture of them with Kagura, a hand mirror, a handkerchief embroidered with 'Kagura x Sougo' and last but not least a hand written letter for each of them from Kagura. They sat in silence for a couple minutes as they read the letters, all of them ended up teary eyed on top of the Bride to be, hugging the life out of her.
"I love you, girls, you have no idea of how important you are to me-aru" Kagura giggled as she hugged all of them.
"Now, this one is for you, Kagura-chan" Soyo said as she gave her best friend her a slightly bigger box.
"Let's see" Kagura said as she opened the box.
Inside hers was the same robe but wide "Bride" and her full name embroidered on it, a lingerie and baby doll set, a framed picture of all of them with her and a cup decorated with flower paintings. She chuckled and grabbed the thong from the set.
"Really?" she asked her friends who just laughed.
They spent the night watching movies and eating as they did so. It was their second bottle of champagne when they decided to talk about old memories, their favorite thing to do as girls.
"I still remember the first time I met Kagura-chan" Otae said as she poured the champagne in her glass. "Shin-chan was about six years old and I was taking him to Gin-san's place as I worked. I knocked on the door and a little vermillion haired girl with two buns opened the door."
"Gin-chan, your girlfriend is here-aru!" Kagura imitated her child voice in between giggles.
"I took the little girl by her shoulders and said 'Do you think I'm that stupid head's girlfriend?', do you girls know what she said?" Otae said before taking a sip form her cup. "Little Kagura said 'Nah, I think he's gay'!" Tsukuyo almost spit her champagne as she laughed loudly, everyone joining her.
"Did she really say that?" the blonde was already a little drunk because of her low alcohol tolerance.
"I swear, Tsukki-chan. Then I basically made little Shin-chan her friend" she smiled proudly.
"I remember when I invited Kagura-chan for the first time to my house" Soyo said before gulping down her cup of champagne. "She cried at night and I thought she wanted to go home but she was crying because she had never been treated like royalty and felt like a princess" Soyo giggles, making everyone 'aww' in unison.
"I remember when Kagura-chan treated us to a month in the movies" Nobume laid back, supporting her weight with her arms behind her.
"Why was that?" Otae asked curious.
"The reason we're gathered here today, Shimura-san" Nobume said with a chuckle. "When she started falling for that sadist bastard."
"Right! I remember. When we were in our first year of middle school and we were teasing Kagura-chan about Sougo and she said that if she ever liked him she would treat us to the movies a whole month" Soyo remembered.
"One day we went to the mall to help Kagura with her clothing style because she wanted to be more 'feminine' and we saw the sadist with a girl." Nobume explained. "We were sitting outside the mall and she suddenly said 'How about we go to the movies, there are these movies blablabla' and everything just clicked. She confessed she started to like him, even Soyo-chan cursed for the first time"
"Now, Kagura-chan, we have a question back from that day" Soyo said, pointing at her with her empty cup of champagne.
"What is it-aru?" she asked, sitting up form her lying position.
"Were you really waiting for Shinpachi that day at the mall?" Nobume asked, already knowing the answer.
"No…"Kagura said, her cheeks now a pretty pink.
"What did you do?" Nobume asked her again.
"I was actually going to see the sunset from there, you know it's always been a favorite place of mine-aru" she said, playing with her engagement ring. "But that day he sent me a friend's request and private messages, he asked me if I was still at the mall and we ended up looking at the sunset together. I noticed the whole time he was looking at me, that's when I knew he liked me back for sure" The Yato smiled for herself.
"I knew it!" Nobume raised her hand in victory.
"Kagura-chan and Sougo are the cutest couple ever!" Tsukuyo said, drunkenly hugging the Yato. "With all of this wedding stuff I also want to get married to Gin-san" she pouted.
"Be patient, Tsukki-chan, he's a little slow but something might be coming soon-aru" Kagura said, patting the blonde's hair.
The rest of the night went on and by 9pm, apparently only Kagura was awake, sitting outside in the balcony with her 'Bride' robe on, a small notepad and a pencil. She was looking at the sky, breathing softly as she tried to get the words out of her mind into the paper. She didn't notice Otae sitting beside her in the small bench.
"Aren't you going to sleep, Kagura-chan?" the brunette asked the nervous Yato beside her.
"I'm trying to finish these things and I think now I'm getting somewhere-aru, can you check them?" she handed the notepad to the brunette.
Otae read the wedding vows carefully once, twice and turned to look at Kagura with a confident smile accompanied with a nod. The brunette gave the notepad back to the Yato and gave her a small squeeze in her hand.
"They're lovely, Kagura-chan." Otae smiled gently.
"Sure? I don't know if I will be able to say the tomorrow but let's call it a day, shall we-aru?" the coral-haired girl said as she got up from the bench.
"Alright, you have to be up and showered by 10 am" the brunette walked with her towards the room, closing the door behind her.
Kagura brushed her teeth and tucked herself in the futon. Only a couple minutes passed and soon she was sleeping like a rock. She ended very tires form all the stops she had to make in her way to get the clothing, her Papi,etc so it was no surprise that she fell asleep quickly.
During the day Sougo spent the afternoon at the Shinsengumi quarters eating with the guys and chatting happily about the marriage experiences some of them had, his inner Sougo getting more nervous every second. Right now he was reading and trying to memorize his wedding vows, which he wrote a week ago in the bathroom as he took a dump, making Kagura almost take hers outside in the bathroom.
Also, the lazy permed hair and the older Yato did go to the jewelry shop a couple minutes after Kagura left their house, Shinpachi was obliged to go with them in case they got lost. Gintoki spent a couple minutes trying to figure out how the hell the pair of lovebirds managed to buy such expensive gifts and around an hour looking at the engagement rings, even making Shinpachi try a couple of them because according to both of Kagura's fathers 'he had girly hands'.But that's another story.
Hope you liked reading this chapter, guys, please leave your nice feedback in your reviews!
-stands up in a stool with an okikagu band on her forehead.- THE WEDDING IS COMING! Don't forget to stay tuned for the "Wedding Vows Special: Wedding edition" coming to you in the next update! That's all, thank you -sits down.-
Lord Avarder: stay tuned, wedding is coming! I tried to add little bits of them in this chapter :)
Rinfantasy: I would have done so too but well..college guys. -face palm.-
Lucerenne: THE WEDDING IS COMING! \;A;/
Guest: Aww, thank you so much for reading and reviewing. I'm glad you're liking it!
Thank you for the reviews, guys. Love ya'll! -heart emoji.-
In other news, guys, I'm starting to write another fanfic...an angsty fanfic. I think the closer I've ever gotten to 'Angst' was in It was never over and now I may be stepping on those grounds again. Sadly it's not going to be a complete Okikagu fanfic because the pairing is actually GinKagu (age modified to make the plot easier) and SakaMutsu. If you guys would like to keep up with it when I upload it I would give ya'll cookies -looks at her wallet.- well...heh. -runs away.-
Also, If you have any okikagu ideas you'd like me to think about for future fanfics please let me know! I'd love to hear your ideas :3
Hope you enjoyed tis chapter focused only on Kagura, as I started first. Thank you for reviewing, faving, following and reading. -heart emoji.-
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PS: THE WEDDING IS MOTHERFUCKING COMING! -runs in circles.-
