Author's note:I do not own anything from Gintama. Please review! This story is unbetaed. Well Merry Christmas to all. This fic is different from my usual stuff because sometimes I need a break from serious writing and worrying about complicated plots. Thank you reviewers. (ashika, mehr03, 8579, Freya, and Shilpa). Once again… Enjoy!

Chapter 5: Moshi Moshi

Everyone made it through the night, thankfully. Sacchan, while blushing, had knelt on the floor and apologized in a less than regretful tone, but Gintoki accepted it since he wanted her out of his hair. Much to Toushi and Tae's insistence, both of them had a truce for their friends' welfare, even though Gintoki rolled his eyes afterwards. Sacchan handed him a piece of paper and he saw numbers written on it.

"Like I'd give you a call," he muttered. Toushi filched the paper from him and pocketed it.

The girls waved goodbye and Kondou shut the door behind them.

"Ugh, what an annoying girl. She seems the clingy type, right?" Gintoki resumed his rants as soon as the ladies were out of earshot. He flopped down on the couch and scratched his inner ear.

Kondou mockingly covered his ears. "Oh no, not again. You're not doing this again, are you?"

"Face it, Gintoki, you were quite immature," Toushi reprimanded.

"Me? She's the weird one!"

"Let it go, Gin," Kondou advised.

"But she was the one acting so weird suddenly! Didn't you guys notice? Gave me the creeps." Gintoki scratched his head, unable to comprehend what happened.

"Maybe she realized that you were sooo handsome, Kintoki, you stud." Tatsuma waggled his eyebrows and did a crazy dance.

"She was giving you heart eyes," Zura murmured while rubbing his chin.

"Shut up, all of you! Why pick on me?" Gintoki roared. "Toshi over there had his heart laid out on the table. He was practically drooling over-"

"DON'T compare me to your state." Toushi pointed a finger at Gintoki's face.

"I'm tired," Kondou yawned. "Let's not talk about it anymore."

"I never ever ever ever in my whole existence would want to meet that crazy girl again," Gintoki declared.

Kondou chuckled. "You sure?" he asked teasingly.

"Whatever." Gintoki stomped to his room and slammed the door. Tatsuma and Katsura also retreated to their beds.

Kondou shut off the television. "Hey, uh, Toushi?"

"Yeah?"

"That girl, Kyuubei, she kept staring at you."

"Really?" Toushi didn't notice. He yawned.

"You interested in her?"

"Nah," he stretched his arms above his head, "Otae's really pretty though."

"Otae? You like her? Are you guys dating? What do you mean?"

"Hmm.. yes… and no…?"

"What do you mean, Toushi?"

"I like Otae, yes… but no, I'm not dating her… Yet."

"I see…" Kondou frowned.

"Why so many questions, Kondou?" Hijikata yawned again.

Kondou bit his lip then gave a short laugh. "Oh, it's nothing. Don't worry." But he hoped and prayed.

Tae was all smiles on the way home and even when they entered the house. She clapped her hands together and bounced on the couch. "Wasn't it such a great night?"

Mutsu nodded. "There are only three things that made it great."

"What?"

"Katsura, Katsura, and Katsura!" she exclaimed. That made Tae roll her eyes.

"Too bad we had to leave so soon…" That was Sacchan. "But it's good to be home."

"What do you mean, Sacchan?" Kyuubei wondered.

"That Gintoki… Gin… he acted like he hates me."

"Oh, you mean you guys were busy flirting?" Mutsu raised an eyebrow. That made the others laugh.

"We weren't!" Sacchan turned red and waved her palm.

"But admit it… You like him, don't you?"

"I… I… NO! I was just trying to let him put his guard down. I'm sure he was fooled." But her heart was suddenly beating so fast again. "He sure has a lot of mean words to say." Such dominance, she thought, it made her melt.

"I'm sure he's nice. You guys just started off on the wrong foot," Tae said.

"It doesn't matter. I'm having sick thoughts. I'm going to bed." Sacchan started to walk to her room. "By the way, I gave him my phone number, but I think Hijikata has it." She remembered him keeping the paper.

"YOU DID WHAT?" Tae screamed and jumped to her feet.

"Calm down, Otae," Kyuubei said.

"You mean they asked for our contact numbers? Or just yours?" Mutsu was leaning forward eagerly.

Sacchan shook her head. "I just handed mine over." She grinned.

Tae frowned. "So, he just took your number? He didn't ask for any other contacts?" Like me?

Sacchan shrugged. "I gave it to Gin but Toushi snatched it."

"Do you think he'll call you?"

"Let's see."

"Okay…" Tae was giving her the evil eye.

Sacchan placed her hands on her hips. "Hey Otae, it's not like I'm gonna steal your man away. He just took it when I gave it to… Gintoki."

"Why did you give your number to him?" Kyuubei frowned. "So you like Gintoki?"

"I was being POLITE, okay? Look, Otae, I'm not interested in Toushi!"

"Hmm…" Kyuubei shook her head. "What about Bansai? Remember? Your BF?"

"Oh my gosh I have to meet him!" She ran outside and shut the door. "See you girls later!"

Tae was quiet. She couldn't shake away her dejected thoughts… What if Toushi had a crush on Sacchan? What if he called her? Arrgh. She would go cry herself to sleep.

"How was dinner?" Bansai asked in between their kisses. Sacchan was sprawled on his bed later that night, with his weight on top of her.

"Good," she answered. She did not want to speak about dinner. Her stomach was full but her body was still hungry. She shivered when he bit her neck.

"And?" His lips trailed down to the side of her breast, then under it, then to the other side…

"And nothing." Sacchan sighed and rubbed his back. "Bansai, please…"

He silently sucked on her breasts for a while, which should have felt like heaven, but her mind was racing with forbidden thoughts. She could feel herself exiting the moment, detaching from it, as if watching herself with Bansai while she was floating at a distance.

When he drew back, Sacchan still found herself half-full. She shifted her weight, uncomfortable and perturbed.

"Are you tired?" he asked. "You're quite stiff right now. Was I too rough?"

"No…" she struggled with her answer. She was actually considering something else.

"Then… What's wrong?" He was frowning and his eyes were digging into her.

Sacchan took a deep breath. "I was thinking of trying new things… In bed…"

"Like?"

"I dunno… like roleplaying? Or you can handcuff me to the bed? Try a bit of slapping my ass?" She tried to make it sound as lowkey as possible. "Blindfold? Gagging?"

"So I wasn't too rough, I was too gentle?" He scoffed and wrinkled his forehead. "What's gotten into you?"

"I don't know… I just wondered… Don't you want to try it? It's exciting, right?"

"I wouldn't dare raise my hand to you, nor be violent with my woman." He curled his lip. "I'm not sure about those odd things that you suggested…"

"It's not like that…"

He sighed. "Look, if you're tired, just let me. Lie back and close your eyes."

And think of England… Sacchan finished in her head. She bit her lip as he spread her legs and started to eat her. Sure, it felt really good, as usual… but there was something missing. She still longed to indulge in being dominated… to submit… and to feel that rush from a bit of danger.

One week… yes, one week later, Toushi gathered his guts and decided to send Sacchan a text message… to ask for Tae's contact number. He tried stalking Tae's Facebook profile and Instagram but her accounts were locked. He thought her profile picture was cute though. He couldn't click "add friend" nor "follow" just yet.

Toushi closed his eyes as he clicked send.

Suddenly, his phone was ringing. It was Sacchan. He panicked.

"Answer it! Answer it!" he screamed at Katsura. "Uh, hello?" He ended up taking the call anyway.

Zura shook his head and continued to stare at the TV.

"Can you tone it down?" Toushi hissed.

Zura ignored him.

"Hello? Hello?" Sacchan sounded annoyed. "Who is this?"

"Hey there, Sacchan. As I've texted, it's me, Toushi… Toshiro Hijikata… We met a while back… At the grocery store… then had dinner with friends…?" He fumbled for more ways to introduce himself.

"Yeah, I was just kidding about not knowing you. You wanted to talk to Otae, right?" She was speaking very fast. "OOOOOOTAAAAEEEE!" she screamed.

"WAIT WAIT WAIT!"

"What's with all the screeching?" Toushi could hear another's girl's sleepy voice on the line.

"Mutsu, where's Otae? Toushi called up."

"Me? You were the one who called! I only texted!"

"Oooh, why did he call her?" The girls were giggling. Toushi felt so embarrassed and he wanted to end the call until-

"Hello? Toushi?" It was Tae. Tae sounded very excited.

"Yeah, uhm, is this Otae?" He asked softly.

"Yes." He could hear the smile in her voice. "It is Toushi!" she exclaimed in the background. Toushi's heart started to beat stronger and faster, he felt the sweat on his forehead. He almost couldn't breathe. Then he laughed to diffuse his tension.

"Well, what's up?"

"Nothing much…"

"So… You girls are hanging-out? Did I disturb you?" he asked.

"Oh, no! We all live together, just like you boys," Tae laughed. I own this place, it used to be a gym owned by my dad but he passed away so I had it renovated but I didn't want to live on my own… I asked my good friends to live with me."

"I see…" Toushi nodded but stopped himself when he realized that Tae couldn't see him. He glared at Zura who was chuckling at him.

Tae started to tease him. "Why did you call? Did you miss Sacchan so soon?"

"What? No!" he cried in surprise. "I mean, not her… I was uh… I mean…"

"Yes?" Tae laughed inwardly. He sounded so adorable.

"I mean," he coughed, "I sort of thought that I could get your contact number through Sacchan, because she gave us her phone number, and I was hoping to talk to you and maybe see you again." He held his breath in anticipation of her response.

"Wow, really Toushi?" Tae squealed after a long, long, long pause.

"Yeah. You wanna go out sometime?" Wow, that was quite bold, even for him. He hit himself on the head, earning another weird look from a silent Katsura.

"You can come over, if you want to."

"Okay… where is your place at? And can I get your number? This is still Sacchan's phone, right?" He couldn't help it, he grinned so much and shook his legs in the air with glee. Zura threw a pillow at him.

He wrote down her number and address then ended the call. Afterwards, he added her on Facebook and Instagram. He also checked Twitter - she had one too! So he also followed her. So much bold moves today, Toushi, he thought.

Suddenly, the door slammed open and Gintoki walked in like he owned the place. Well, he did actually, and he let his friends stay over. He was picking his nose as usual and Katsura had to evade his hand to prevent the silver-haired idiot from wiping it on his long, flowy hair. Toushi found himself grinning again. They looked like idiots. But his mood was definitely lighter now.

"You look scary with all that happiness, Hijikata," Gintoki observed. "That Lenny face…"

"It probably had something to do with his recent phone call," Katsura supplied helpfully.

"With who?" Gintoki slapped Toushi on the back, a little bit too hard.

"No one." Toushi just smiled. He needed a smoke so he took out his pack which Gintoki grabbed and held out of his reach. "Damn it, give that back, Gintoki!"

"Not until you tell me what's up with that Lenny face of yours." He still did not give up the cigarettes.

Hijikata considered. "Do you really want to know?" He smiled. "But take back the Lenny face thing."

"Lenny face!" Katsura stood up and started to dance while rapping, "Deg deg, deg deg, deg deg."

"Idiot!" Hijikata screamed.

Gintoki frowned, something was definitely up with Toushiro Hijikata...