A/n: And I am back, with the final chapter, or rather the Epilogue of this story. Honestly, I believe in cliffhanger endings, so I leave any explanation, possibility or expectation completely to you. Fisrt of all, thank you all for reading, following, favoriting and especially reviewing! This is only the second fic that I have written and because of your encouragement, I shall continue to write more! This fic is probably my favorite of the two I've written and I want to write even better ones!

I hope you like this chapter, because I was NOT expecting it to end the way it did, nevertheless I'm extremely pleased by it. Yes, yes I sound super awesome with the smooth English 'n all xD This is the last Author's not for this story as I don't want to ruin the ending by adding a note there. So once again thank you all for the support! I really love you guys for reading, I love Sogo and Kagura of course, they are too adorable for the world and I LOVE SORACHI SENSEI AND GINTAMA THE MOST!

This chapter is possibly AU, from the perspective of the rest of the story and the ending. The characters are slightly OOC and definitely much older than their present or future selves. They're probably in their mid twenties here. So saying, I shall leave the rest to your imagination! I really hope this is a satisfactory ending for you guys!

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Recap:

CRACK

"OH MY GOD OKITA SŌGO I WILL KILL YOU!"

"Oi Oi chillll! It's just a scratch! See?"

"IT'S NOT A SCRACTCH! NOOOOO DON'T TOOOUCH ITTTT! GIN CHAN WIL KILL ME!"

"What are you so worried about anyway? It's just some musty old vase."

HIT

"IT'S NOT JUST SOME MUSTY OLD VASE! IT'S THE VASE TSUKKY AND EVERYONE FROM YOSHIWARA GAVE US TO SHOW US THEIR APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE!"

"Is that why he was storing a bunch of pornos in there?"

"…. Are you serious?"

"Pfft you didn't know?"

Sound of knuckles cracking

"That Gin chan….. I'LL KILL THAT PERVERTED OLD MAN!"

"Yeah that's the spirit! Now forget all about me cracking the vase and-"

"YOU WISH BASTARD!"

Lots of crashing banging smashing breaking and destroying.

Kagura and Sōgo stood facing each other, both panting hard, sweat pouring down their faces. Kagura had grown slightly taller and her hair had grown a little too long to fit it all in her two side buns. So she was letting her hair down or tying it up in a pony tail until her Papi sent her new hair buns. Sōgo had grown a little taller too. His Shinsengumi uniform was now a tad too small for him, showing off his muscled body, and his pant was a little too short, well over his ankles. His bangs kept falling in his eyes and finally out of frustration he had come to Yorozuya to get it cut.

Only to ram into Kagura who was carrying a large intricately carved vase, causing her to drop it, causing it to crack and you know the rest. Now the two finally decided they didn't care anymore. Kagura sat chewing on her Sukombu, while Sōgo looked in the little hand mirror and tried to cut his bangs.

"You'll poke your eye."

"Won't"

"Will to."

"Will not."

"Will."

"Not"

"Yuhuh."

"Nu uh."

"Let me cut it."

"Never."

"Die."

Snip

Kagura and Sōgo's mouths fell open as they both stared at the latter's bangs. Kagura was the first to react.

"Pff…. BWAAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAA! AAAHAHAHAHHAHAAAA! GYAAAHAHAHHAAAA! HAHAHAAA!" She clutched her stomach, as she rolled around the room, screaming with laughter.

Sōgo shook and trembled quietly in his seat. He eyed the mirror again to see the extent of damage. Okita Sōgo had successfully cut his bangs. Now they were an inch too short and looked like a mustache on his forehead.

He was made fun of until his bangs grew back. From then on he vowed never to cut his bangs in the presence of a certain carrot head.

"It wasn't all bad."

"Yeah right."

"Honest!"

"Even liars lie better."

"… You mean even honest people lie better."

"No liars lie better. Because you're definitely not an honest person. Dumbass."

Kagura threw herself at Sōgo, only to be caught ad pinned to the ground. She struggled to push him off, but he had grown bigger and stronger apparently. She blamed Gin chan for the lack of nourishment. She stuck a tongue out at him. To her utter shock, he grinned and leaning down, bit her tongue.

Sōgo walked out with an extremely pleased look on his face, leaving behind a dumb struck Yato girl lying on the floor with her tongue hanging out.

Chapter 19

Give the Author a break!

"Say what?!"

"I'm serious!"

"Oh please~ Such an awful liar you are ne~"

"Don't call me a liar! I'm telling you the truth!"

"Liars will always be liars~"

"And china monkeys will always be china monkeys."

"And kusso gaki sadists will always be kusso gaki sadists."

"And Hijikata will always be an idiot mayo freak."

"And Gin chan will always be a stinking, natural perm madao."

Shinpachi looked at the two teenagers in front of him, with his glasses glazed over and a perfect poker face.

"…. What… No never minds I'll just pretend I never saw anything." Shinpachi walked away, his small back disappearing in the sunset, his brave Samurai bravado giving him a strong-ish aura, as he set forth on a journey to never return- (Shinpachi: I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS! MY CHARACTER BARELY APPEARED IN THE ENTIRE STORY AND THE SECOND I APPEAR I'M DISAPPEARING FOREVER?! FUZAKERUNA! Kagura: Arara~ Patsuan is upset~)

(A/n: Well anyway. –clears throat- Fuzakeruna means don't joke with me. It's a slang. BTW)

Kagura, dressed in an over large purple Kimono with an over dose of make up on her face and Sōgo, also dressed in an over large green Kimono with reasonably applied make up on his face, watched Shinpachi walk away, absolutely disinterested expressions on their face. A second later the two started ripping of their Kimonos, stepping on it, wiping the make up off their faces and roaring into the sunset.

(Sōgo: Just because this fic is ending the Author thinks it's ok to write bullshit. –cracks knuckles- Kagura: Aww give her a break! She has no clue what she's doing after all! Especially since this is the last chapter~ A/n: Yes well….. No comment.)

NOW IT STARTS FOR REAL OK?

Chapter 19

Possibly the Epilogue

Last but not the least

"Sōgo? Where are you going so late?" Okita Sōgo looked at Kondo Isao over his shoulder with a nonchalant expression.

"'ve got some stuff to do."

Sōgo walked with long strides, his broad shoulders hunched forward and his hands stuffed in his pockets, as he squinted in the cold January wind that blew by. He reached up and tightened the red muffler around his neck. As he brought his arms down, he noticed several threads came along and the lower his arms went, the more undone his muffler got. Groaning, he tried to fix to damage as best he could and quickened his pace. Soon, he was turning into a long narrow alley, his breath coming out in puffs as he rubbed his red nose with his frozen hands. Reaching his destination, he rapped twice on the weathered wooden door. Two seconds later the door swung open to reveal a gruff looking Bouncer, with heavyset eyebrows and a sinister frown. Sōgo nodded once and stepped around him and into the warm interior. Sighing, he rubbed his hands together to regain circulation in them, as he walked down the carpeted corridor. As he neared the end, the room to his left emitted brightly coloured light and shouts of laughter as drunk and semi drunk men partied their night away with warm beer, game tables and beautiful waitresses. As he passed the door, the head bartender noticed him and nodded once in acknowledgement. Sōgo returned the greeting with the flick of his wrist. He climbed up the long narrow staircase at the end of the corridor and pushed open the heavy metal door at the top. He squinted at the sudden burst of cold air and made his way to the lone figure leaning against the metal railing in the far corner.

"You're dressed up awfully light for a winter night."

The red haired woman moved her head slightly at the sound of his voice. She straightened up as he stopped beside her and clutched the freezing steel tightly. The two stood in silence, disturbed only by the howling wind, the flapping of their coats and clicking of her coat's buttons against the railing.

Kagura opened her mouth and watched the puff of her breath as it disappeared into nothingness. Then she turned to look up at Sōgo with shining cerulean eyes, which betrayed her excitement despite her indifferent posture. Sōgo looked down at her, wine red eyes flashing with expectation. Then he plunged his hand into his coat pocket and brought out a small black box. Kagura waited for him to open it, but when he made no move to do so, she raised her eyebrows questioningly. She followed his gaze to the hand clutching the railing and deduced he had lost all feelings in his fingers. Rolling her eyes, she reached towards him with a hand and eased the box open daintily. The second it was open, the stone inside glittered furiously, catching the meager light it got from the moon and throwing thousands of rays on every surface it could reach. The diamond glittered in Kagura's blue eyes, giving the reflection of the stone an iridescent blue glow. Kagura's lips turned up in a gleeful smile as she reached for the stone. But just as her fingers touched it, Sōgo tore his other hand from the railing and captured her small hand in his. She squeaked at the extreme cold of his hand and looked up at him with a frustrated expression. That was the exact moment he needed to swoop down and plant a sweet kiss on her lips. Kagura's cheeks turned a pretty shade of pink as she watched him pull her into his arms, nestling his head on her shoulder. Out of habit, she stroked his soft dirt coloured hair, her fingers playing with the silky strands.

Sōgo turned slightly and planted a kiss on the side of Kagura's throat, his cold lips causing her to shiver. He let his lips linger there as he closed his eyes and spoke softly.

Kagura's eyes widened when she heard the words Sōgo murmured against her neck. She shifted, causing him to raise his head enough so their eyes could meet. Brilliant blue eyes stared into blood red ones, as the two stood staring at each other in their half embrace. Finally, Kagura looked away, breaking what connection they had and buried her face in Sōgo's chest. It was his turn to stroke her hair as she mumbled something inaudible into his coat. Pulling away, he opened his mouth to question her, when pink lips captured his bluing ones. The two stood close, reveling in the same closeness and the shared warmth. Breaking the lip lock, Kagura looked into Sōgo eyes and breathed the words he would give his life to hear.

"I will."

Sōgo's face broke into an earsplitting grin, as he picked Kagura up and twirled her around, their peals of laughter ringing in the clear winter night. Moments passed, but the two were lost in their own little bubble, filled with the joy of a new life, a combined future and a path that merged into one. While the young to-be-wedded couple shared their moment of unending joy, from somewhere withdrawn and cast away, two people were watching them. No, they could no longer be called people, they would be ghosts or apparitions or the wishes, for need of a better word, of their former selves. Their fingers entwined, as their spirit bodies floated through nothingness, watching the two happy people from a thought bubble. The bigger of the spirits shifted, his form materializing and the other followed suit.

"Looks like nothing can begin without truly ending." The male spirit breathed.

"I agree." The female replied in a whisper.

Cerulean eyes looked into Burgundy ones, as the two souls rejoiced, that their unfulfilled wish had finally come true. Not in the time they wanted, not in the age they wanted, not even in the place they wanted. But they could feel their souls reverberating with the warmth of love, joy and everything happy and kind. The spirits laughed, as their formless bodies disintegrated into nothingness.

The universe is forgiving of those who share an unbreakable bond. So laugh away your sorrows and embrace the joy around you and know that there is someone out there who is meant to share their soul with you. Know, hope and believe, for then your wish shall truly be granted. May you be happy forever.