I'm FINALLY back! I'm terribly sorry for taking months to update, I get these slumps from time to time, plus this spring has been very stressful with work, graduating and applying for university, so please forgive me! :begging on my knees:
Now, about this chapter: I know people were looking forward to more action and development, but once I tried to get started, nothing publishable came out. I had once again written myself into a dead end (this happened with START!, and I eventually abandoned it) with seemingly no way out. This kind of thing happens because I write rather whimsically and never plan my moves carefully enough. BUT, since I've vowed to never abandon another fic again, I eventually scrapped this together in a pathetic attempt to salvage the situation. I know, I screwed up, so once again, please forgive me. :begging on my knees:
I've felt so happy, guilty and giddy for how many people reviewed in my absence! A HUGE thank you, hug and muffin to: ayaka chi, arkee, Koatan, little101, Neil (Rambling is fun, plus it makes you more human. The snow fight actually was heavily influenced by said episode xD Yup, they're responsible for their own actions, and since both were wrong, both should suffer. Much of that suffering is left behind the scenes, sadly...Kamui is an enigma, his thoughts are incomprehensible and his actions seemingly illogical. I have no idea whether his plan, if he has one, is going along smoothly or not...we shall see! Well, this chapter is both late and rubbish, so...), Alice Peaches (sorry for writing your name wrong, ff is at war with my computer), Kimchi (I'm so glad, a ghost reader reviewed! I'm usually a ghost reader myself, so no offense meant. Yeah, I'm always searching for those hilarious moments these two get in the show xD And honestly, I think a blatant love story among the main characters would ruin Gintama...it's much more fun with few hints but no facts. Hehe, no need to be embarrassed, I've experienced runaway reviews, too! Now I feel like a drug dealer all over again for getting someone hooked xDD I'm not sure if you need me, but I'm happy to know how you appreciate my writing!), C.A.M.E.O.1 and Only, Ayjah, , Shinichi's Lover, Oxenstierna D. Yuki-Rin, domo-chi (a hero...? :blush: I'm no such thing, but thank you! And, once again, I take no offense about grammar mistakes in my lovable readers' reviews, so don't worry about that ^.^ Your review was really cute and had me smiling like this :)), Namie Amalia, yiseunggi, Diclonius57, AnimeFreakster13 (I'm honored you consider this your first favorite fic! Hehe, don't worry, there will be more chapters, maybe even past 15 ^.~), Zubatattack, kisakasama, RoseFriendships(glad I could make you laugh ^.^ and sorry for the long wait...), PyroMeoba, OrangeStrawberries, DENTEDILEONE (thank you so much, and sorry you had to wait so long...), tufi, Litari Kisaru, Rosesinthenight (the best? Wow, thanks! I've actually thought about using a similar idea, but then I realized that it would probably lead to another dead end for me, so I decided to pass that. Still, thanks for offering an idea!), Omo (aww, thank you! If you keep reading my fics, though, you'd better get used to long waits, since I'm not efficient at all...), Yatogirl (You give me too much credit, there are tons of authors here far better than me. Still, thank you very much for the compliment! I shall do my best to instill as much violent love as possible in the future ^.^), anon (wow, I'm honored you consider this good enough to make a leap from Naruto to here!) and mazzal. I love you guys, you really helped me through my slump with your positive and energetic words! Really, thank you T.T
Now, I'll let you read and hopefully, at least a little tiny bit, enjoy the new chapter. Again, I am very sorry for the skydiving quality. :begging on my knees:
No one likes people who complain about everything
"It's cold, get more firewood."
"My pillows are wrong, rearrange them."
"I'm bored, get me a book." ... "Are you blind or can't you read? This is part two, I wanted part one. Go and get the right book, stupid."
"I don't like this food, go and get me something else."
"My nails are too long, cut and file them."
"I don't like that bun, change your hairstyle."
"This water isn't cold enough, take it away and get me a new drink."
"I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!" Kagura screamed in blind fury and threw the glass into the kitchen wall. It shattered into hundreds of pieces that flew everywhere, causing the staff to scream in surprise and panic.
A young man with glasses turned to the mad woman wearing a maid's uniform, a shard stuck on his forehead. "THAT WAS DANGEROUS, DUMBASS!"
Kagura glared at him heatedly, grabbed a nearby knife and threw it at his head. He barely avoided it by ducking at the last second. "I. Don't. Fucking. Give. A. Shit. I'm sick and tired of that sadistic egoistical jerk's complaining! He makes it look like every single thing in his life is wrong and I'm supposed to fix everything! Plus, it's already been FIVE WEEKS! I know for a fact that he's already healed! He's just pretending so he can satisfy his perverse sense of humor!" Kagura ranted, snapping cutting boards in half as she grew more and more irritated.
Shinpachi, the man with glasses, sighed tiredly and resumed preparing vegetables for dinner next to the royal fiancée. "His Majesty is rather peculiar, we know it all too well, but the fact that he hasn't killed you yet speaks volumes."
Kagura threw an annoyed glance at him. "You're still going on about how that jerk 'cares about me but doesn't know how to show it'? Stop, right now. This engagement is only for appearances and political reasons. There are no mutual feelings of that sort..." Kagura mumbled the last bit so that the people around the two wouldn't hear her. She had kept her tender feelings for her fiancé top secret, having confided in only Shinpachi. He was the only one she knew who could keep a secret.
The thought that she was absolutely terrible at hiding said feelings had never occurred to her, thus she was blissfully oblivious to the fact that practically everyone but the object of her affections knew of them. So, in reality, they weren't top secret at all.
Shinpachi glanced at her from the corner of his eye before turning his gaze back to the carrots he was currently peeling. "I still think you're being too pessimistic about that. Everyone who sees you two together can see it, but you're too dense to see it yourselves. Anyway, did you come here for a reason?" he asked, noticing how she was growing more and more depressed despite his words.
Kagura snapped out of her dark thoughts at his question. "Yes. His Royal Pain In The Ass wasn't satisfied with the water's temperature, so he sent me to get him a new one. Apparently it has to be freezing cold to satisfy him," she growled, her annoyance coming back.
Shinpachi glanced around and spoke in low tones. "You didn't hear this from me, but I have an idea for a little revenge..."
"Kagura-chan!"
Kagura turned to face the woman who had called her name. She grinned. "Hi, Otae! What's up?"
Otae smiled a little and sighed. "His Majesty is rather sour and sent me to find you. He demands to know how hard it can be to get a glass of cold water since you've been gone for an hour already."
Kagura's grin widened. "I found a way to keep the water cold enough for His Pompous Highness' taste. It took some time to prepare but, as you can see, his drink is definitely cold."
Otae leaned closer to the glass in Kagura's hands. "Where did you get the ice?"
"A reliable source of information."
"That's too vague..."
"Too bad," Kagura laughed and continued on her way. "His Bratty Majesty is about to get his cold water, I'll make sure of it."
Otae looked at Kagura's retreating form and wiped her eyes theatrically. "I'm so proud of her."
Kagura strolled into their bedroom, completely ignoring the annoyed glare her fiancé was sending her. "I have returned with your water, Your Majesty Jerkface the First," she passively announced.
Sougo's glare intensified. "You're amazingly incompetent if fetching a glass of water takes you over an hour," he snapped.
Kagura lifted an eyebrow challengingly. "Then maybe you should've gotten it yourself. I've seen you sneak out of bed and roam the palace for weeks now, so surely a trip to the kitchen wouldn't be too much for your frail body." 'Honestly, what do I see in this selfish, bratty sadist?' Kagura wondered.
Knowing he was caught and couldn't retort, Sougo dropped the subject. "Give me the water and fetch more firewood, it's getting cold in here again."
Kagura set the glass on his bedside table and left the room. Instead of closing the door and going to get the firewood, she turned to spy on him through the slightly open door. She was soon rewarded for her efforts as Sougo took a mouthful of the icy water. His face and the indignant, strangled sound he let out as the freezing liquid assaulted his mouth was enough to keep Kagura happy for the rest of the day.
She basked in her victory even more as she saw that Sougo had left the sickbed the next day.
"Hey sis," Shinpachi started as he and his sister were carting dinner to the dining hall, "how long do you think those two will stay ignorant of each others feelings?"
"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity, Shin-chan," Otae answered with a smile ("Umm, I didn't ask about their intelligence, I was asking about their denseness..."). "But we shouldn't overestimate it, either. In my opinion, they need another, even bigger threat to move forward in their relationship. That delusional cousin was actually rather pitiful."
"Harsh..." Shinpachi muttered under his breath. "So what you're saying is that they need a third wheel that actually is a threat?"
"Not necessarily a third wheel, just something to force them to realize and admit that, in their own way, they're already head over heels in love. By the way, Shin-chan, why do you have glass stuck on your forehead?"
So, that's it. Yes, it really was that short and pathetic. Forgive me :begging on my knees:
After this chapter is a notice that I, as well, would like everyone to read and sign, if possible. So it is NOT A NEW CHAPTER yet. I'll start working on the next chapter asap but, as usual, don't get your hopes up too high with me.
Thank you very much!
~poakkis
...I did a lot of begging this time...
PS. I'll put the petition under this chapter, since it is against the guidelines as a stand-alone. Thanks to Storm of FoxClan for pointing that out for me, I didn't realize it myself...-.-"
Attention All Readers, Reviewers, and Authors!
The administrators of are as of June 4th going to be taking down Fics that have lemons or have extreme violence. Now I don't know about you but I think that's stupid. There are many wonderful fics that only have one or two lemons in them yet the plot itself is awesome! You can't just take down a 100,000+ word fic just because it has a lemon in a chapter that is only 1000 words long. Now I urge you all to read the petition below, sign it, and repost this to your own fics. Hopefully if we make enough noise everything will return to normal. Thank you.
Greetings to the fine folk that moderate our site.
Myself, along with many, have been writing and posting on your fine site for years now, some of the better examples of up and coming writers out there are now suddenly finding some of the stories we've come to love at risk of being removed without the chance to even rectify our errors.
For some, that means the permanent loss of a story. While I don't have anything that I believe violates your terms of use, there are those out there that are never able to recover a story in its original form, this is something I find to be almost worthy of a legal action, as while we cannot claim ownership of a character, the stories are OURS and simply destroying them is something that is inexcusable.
It's quite easy to simply add an MA rating, additional filters or even a simple requirement for a free membership to read the stories presented here, and would cut down on hateful anonymous reviews and posts at the same time, so I have to question as to why such a thing, in all this time, simply wasn't added.
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ATTENTION! Crepe-lover was kind enough to inform me of another petition, it's more official so everyone please sign that as well! - petitions/fanfiction-net-stop-the-destruction-of-fanfiction-net#
I don't write lemons myself, but I've read a lot of amazing fics that are rated M for one or two scenes that aren't even written as senseless porn/violence. It would be a waste to never be able to read them again.
~poakkis
PS. I apologize to those who have this story on story alert, since I need to re-upload this notice to add the names of some who don't have stories themselves.
