Message from Co-author Tara: So, I started writing chapter 10 at about 9pm, and it's now midnight. Nonie is asleep, I'm listening to The Amity Affliction on my ipod (awesome band from my home country Australia, if you haven't heard of them, check them out, they will CHANGE YOUR LIFE), and I'm about to get into writing the final chapter. Things are gonna get pretty damn intense here people, so brace yourselves. The reunion starts now. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Blah blah blah, we don't own Gintama, bla dee blah blah. WUTEVA!

Gintoki was shocked as he stared at the woman that stood in front of him, this wasn't the Nanami he knew. Her eyes were always full of happiness and love, but now they showed only pain and hatred. Nanami sighed as she stepped forward.
"Come on Zura, I haven't got all day," she spoke, drawing her sword.
"Nana? Is that you?" Gintoki asked, using his old nickname for her. Nanami's eyes remained focused on her prey. 'What the fuck? I can't see her face properly. Is it really her?' He thought.
"What?! That's her?!," Kagura squawked. "That's Nanami? The girl from the picture aru?"
"She looks so different from the picture," Shinpachi noted.
"She looks scarier aru," Kagura added. Nanami turned to glare at the youths for a moment before returning to her task. The teenagers squeaked with fear under her evil gaze.
"Reeeeeaaaallly scary aru," Kagura muttered, hoping to not incur the wrath of the rampaging demoness. Nanami walked over to Elizabeth who was lying on the floor, seemingly unconscious. She kicked the strange white beast.
"Stupid bastard, you snuck up on me," she growled, touching the spot on her head where she had been struck earlier by the creature's sign. It had begun to bleed.
"Oi Nana," Gintoki called, still trying to figure the whole situation out. 'It's definitely her, but why won't she answer me? It's like she can't hear me.' Nanami walked over to where Katsura was kneeling beside his fallen "pet". With her knee on his back, she pushed him down, his face hit the ground. Pinning his arms behind his back, Nanami pulled cuffs out of her back pocket and arrested him.
"Got you Zura," she claimed. "I hope the boys appreciate my efforts."
"Nanami!" Gintoki spoke again, his voice slightly frantic. Just then, Hijikata, Sougo and a few other Shinsengumi officers entered through the massive hole that was once a door. Hijikata noticed Nanami's bleeding head and quickly ran over to her.
"Nanami, are you ok?" Hijikata asked, touching her cheek and gently brushing the hair from her face as he examined her wound.
"I'm fine Toushiro," she said, brushing his hand away. She motioned towards Katsura. "What do you want me to do with this?" Hijikata called a couple of his men over.
"Take these two out to the car," he ordered.
"Yes sir!" The two men quickly took Katsura and Elizabeth and disappeared from sight.
"Did you just call him Toushiro? Wait, Nanami, what's going on?" Gintoki cried, his voice threatening to fail him. "Wait! Why won't you speak to me?" 'Were the rumours true?' Nanami turned to leave, but stumbled. Gintoki jumped forward and swiftly caught her as she fell. Nanami immediately spun around and backhanded him in the face.
"DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH ME!" She screamed. "You-you bastard! You left me for dead! Don't even speak to me!" She turned away from the silver-haired samurai and stormed out. Before following her out, Hijikata turned to look back at Gintoki with shock and anger. 'Is he one of her comrades? Is he her love?' Gintoki, feeling the vice-commander's gaze, returned the look with his own death stare. Hijikata felt a chill run down his spine. He felt as if a real demon had him in his sights.
"You coming?" He heard Nanami call.
"Uh...yeah," he responded, and followed unwillingly. He still wanted to know more, he wanted to know what relationship Nanami had had with the sugar-freak.

Gintoki was still furious and confused about all that had happened. He paced the room impatiently.
"Gin-chan? Are you ok? aru," Kagura asked quietly.
"DAMMIT!" Gintoki yelled, kicking his desk over.

*BOOM!*

The Yorozuya trio ran outside, investigating the loud explosion. They were greeted by the sight of a police car charred black with unconscious Shinsengumi splayed around it.
"Urgh, stupid bastard," a familiar voice cursed. "He has become such a coward to resort to such sneaky means as hidden explosives." Nanami stood, he clothes were in ruins. Her white shirt was in tatters, revealing most of her stomach, including her massive scar. She ran off down a nearby alleyway.
"Nanami wait!" Gintoki called as he and his comrades ran after her.

"Dammit Zura, you've always been a fast runner," Nanami said as she caught her breath. "Guess SOME things don't change." She smirked.
"I see some things DO change," Katsura said, pointing at Nanami's uniform. "What's with you being the shogunate's dog? I thought you had a reason to fight."
"I do have a reason to fight Zura," Nanami snarled. Her eyes narrowed. "Your dogs have gone stray. Doing what they like. Taking what they want." By this time, she was shaking with anger. "Even if it's horrible. EVEN IF IT HURTS OTHERS!"
"I don't understand Nanami, what are you talking about?"
"Shut up Zura!" Nanami snapped. She'd had enough. "You owe me your life. I've come to collect." Her eyes were clouded by hatred. She drew her sword and ran towards Katsura.
*CLANG!*
"Need a hand Zura?" Gintoki said, blocking Nanami's attack at the last second with his wooden sword. "As usual, you're useless."
"What's the deal Gintoki? Lose your sword?" Nanami snarled again. "My father gave you HIS sword. I thought you'd respected him enough to keep it safe. But then, you didn't care about his daughter's safety, so why would you care about his sword?" By the end of it, she was screaming in Gintoki's face. He flinched at the harshness of her voice and the sight of her eyes threatening to flood her face with tears.
"Nanami, I-"
"SHUT UP PERMA-DICK!" Nanami shrieked. "You're on THEIR side, so you can die!"
"Oi Nanami!" Hijikata called. "Do you have any idea who this guy is? I don't think even YOU could beat him."
"Never stopped me before," Nanami shouted back, as she swung her sword at Gintoki's legs. Gintoki jumped, and swung a kick at Nanami's hand, trying to knock the sword from her grasp. She quickly dodged it, and swung again.
*CLANG!"
Their swords connected, and both samurai pressed closer, each trying to overpower the other.
"Give it up Nanami, I'm a lot stronger now," Gintoki said, trying to sound casual. "This isn't some training session. Someone could get hurt." He jumped a few feet back.
"Yeah, that someone is YOU!" Nanami cried. Nanami stabbed forwards. Gintoki barely had enough time to bring his sword up and block. The tip Nanami's sword stabbed into the wood, and Gintoki stumbled backwards a step.
"You really think you can stop me?," she asked. "You never COULD beat me in a fight. What makes this time any different?"
"Who said I wanted to beat you?" Gintoki smiled sadly.
"Wha-"
Before she could ask what he meant, Gintoki released his defensive stance, letting Nanami's sword impale his chest. Her eyes widened in shock of his actions. Gintoki spat up blood and then, much to Nanami's surprise, Gintoki stepped forward, pressing the sword further into his chest. He took another step forward, and then another. He had almost reached her. Nanami freaked. She released her hold on the sword, trying to get away, but a warm hand gripped her wrist and pulled her into a loving embrace, the one she had missed all these years.
"Nanami...it really is you," Gintoki sobbed, pressing his face into Nanami's shoulder. "I thought you were dead."
"Gintoki, no...I-" Nanami stuttered. "I thought...I...you left me behind."
"Stupid idiot, I'd never leave you behind," Gintoki took a large breath, inhaling the scent of her hair. It was masked in cigarette smoke, but it still smelled like flowers. "I looked...I looked everywhere for you." His tears were making Nanami's hair damp. Nanami was shocked. She was no longer fighting the embrace. Her arms dropped to her sides.
"I'm sorry," Gintoki whispered. "I'm so sorry. I wasn't strong enough." Nanami's mind wet blank. All these years she'd been blaming him, telling herself she hated him for leaving her behind. But she was wrong. She didn't know what to believe now. Her eyes overflowed, releasing the tears she'd held in for all those years. She returned the embrace, and held him close. She never wanted to let go again. Gintoki broke the embrace for a moment to touch Nanami's cheek, gently wiping the tears from her eye with his thumb.
"It's ok Nana, I'm here now," he spoke softly, gazing into her eyes. She gazed back into his. They were full of love and joy. She cried with relief. It really was him, and she knew in that moment that he was telling the truth.
"Ginto-" Before she could finish her sentence, Gintoki's lips were on hers. They were warm and sweet. The world fell away. Nothing in the world mattered except the man who stood before her. The man with his warm arms around her. The man whose lips were pressed against hers. The man she loved so much.

Everybody was shocked. All they could do was stare in amazement. Hijikata took out a cigarette, lit it and took a long drag from it.
"Good for them," he muttered casually, not looking at the couple directly. He was happy for her, but at the same time, really sad. Sougo appeared at his side.
"Oh, Danaa¹, good job," he called to Gintoki, who was still preoccupied with the lips of his love.
"Shut up," Hijikata said, dragging Sougo away by the collar, grabbing Katsura on the way. "Let's go. We aren't needed here."

Shinpachi's hand was firmly held over Kagura's mouth. He knew she was going to say something very stupid, very loudly. It was to no avail. Kagura EASILY overpowered the weak Shinpachi with her yato strength.
"I'm not gonna do anything stupid," she whispered angrily. "I wouldn't wanna spoil it, aru." She giggled.
"Ok, just...stay quiet," Shinpachi whispered back. The two teenagers stood watching the two lovers, grinning like idiots, until Kagura spoke up.
"So, when's the wedding aru?"

*SMACK*

Gintoki had thrown his boot, which collided with Kagura's head.
"WILL YOU TWO SHUT THE FUCK UP?!" He yelled at them angrily. "Stupid mayo-freak knew what to do! Why don't you just do what he did, and FUCK OFF! I-" Gintoki collapsed.
"Gintoki!" Nanami squealed, dropping to his side, quickly removing the sword from his chest and instantly applying pressure to his wound.
"Idiot! You stupid idiot!" Nanami cried.
"I couldn't get your attention any other way," Gintoki choked out. "Stubborn bitch. When you put your mind to something, you don't stop until someone gets hurt." He smiled warmly.
"Don't call me a bitch, perma-dick," Nanami sobbed. Gintoki reached up and traced her scar.
"Now we match."

¹ Sougo calls Gintoki Danaa wich is usually translated to boss or master it always annoys the crap out of me so i kept it as danaa

we are crying now... dammit y are we so awesome...

idk what happened to the coughing up blood when they wer kissing... i couldnt bare spoiling the moment :)

OK GUYS if u wanna Keep reading you are gonna have to check out my profile and read the squeal "Reuniting Makes New Beginnings"this WASa long story but i cut it up into multiple!