Gintoki fell asleep in his room, snoring as usual. When someone calls his name, he turns his head and ignores whoever it is. He can hear his name again. Then he felt a few taps on his face. Gintoki sits up with his eyes still close. Someone shouted his name. He felt little hands pat his face again. "Sonata, stop calling my name. I am up, okay?" He sighed when he heard his name again. "Stop it, Sonata!"
"Gintoki, open your eyes." He hears his name again, then open his eyes. The twins are staring at him. "GIN!" The twins shouted. "THIS IS A OUTRAGE!" Sonata shouted. "I know. I am their father. Why are they calling me Gin?"
"What? Forget that! They were supposed to say Mama first, not your name!"
"That is what you are angry about?"
"You damn right! I am the one that pushed them big heads out. I am the one who carried them for nine months and one week. It is not fair!" The twins call him by his name again. "Not Gin. Call me Papa. When did you hear them say this?"
"The twins woke up saying nothing but baby talk. Then, when I sat them down for breakfast. I heard Gin. I thought I was going crazy, so I ignored it. When I placed their food on their high chair, at the same time, they said Gin." The twins said his name. "Stop calling me that. Say, Papa," Gintoki told them. "That is enough. Time to go, you two. We are going to learn a new word. It is called Mommy." Sonata picks them up and leaves the room.
Two hours later, Gintoki is sleeping again on the couch. His mouth is wide open as he snores. Gintosu sits on the couch to his right, and Ginharu is on his left. The twins looked at each other, stood up then stared at Gintoki. They giggle. Gintosu took his moped keys and shook them in his hand. Ginharu jumps in excitement. He hands the keys to his brother, then drops the metal into his mouth.
When Gin jumps up coughing, the twins sit down quickly. He spits his keys out of his mouth. The twins giggle at him. Gintoki looked around to see who had done it. He narrows his eyes, then falls back to sleep on the couch. The twins laugh.
A few hours passed. Gintoki is still on the couch with the twins watching TV. He checks the time, then notices that Sonata has been in the room for a long time. He needed to check on her. Holding the twins, he walks into the room to see Sonata drawing. Someone has to have a job around here. "Get out. Not the kids, you."
"You are not the boss of me." He puts the kids down, then stares at her work. "So this is the life of a manga artist/spy."
"My spy years were a long time ago. And it paid more."
"How much were you getting paid?" He asked. "Enough to keep me from running out."
"Can I get a specific number?"
"Why? So you can rob me?"
"Maybe I will." She shakes her head, then puts down her pen. She picks up the twins. "It is dinner time. We should go out to eat."
"Yeah, you are paying, right?" She stares at him. "You completed a job. Where is the money they paid you?" Gintoki thought back on that night he went out to have fun. "Yeah, I lost it while being chased by some guys."
"You fucked it up. Did you?"
"Who went to the Snack Smile? Not Me!"
"I did not say Snack Smile! That is where you spent your money?!"
"You know I like bitches and liquor, Sonata." She punched Gintoki on his injured shoulder. He screams in pain as the twins laugh. "You are so stupid, Gintoki. Since I am paying for dinner, again! You have to feed your kids, bathe them, change their diapers, then put them to sleep tonight." He groaned. "Alright. I will do it."
Masaya sat at his desk, going through old files. After searching, he walks into a lounge where Luke is resting. "Where are you going, Masaya?" Luke asked. "To get Sonata." Luke sat up. "Are you serious? Not without me. I want a rematch with that damn samurai as soon as we get there."
"You are not needed, Luke. You failed me twice." Luke grit his teeth. "Sir, you can not kidnap her alone." Masaya cocks his gun, then blows his brain out. Luke scowls at Masaya while everyone else backs up. "Now, does anyone else doubt me?" No one said a word. "Good. You all know better." Luke steps forward. "That was one of my men you killed."
"So? What are you going to do? Fight me? You lost to a former Samurai. You are useless right now." Masaya looks at the dead man on the floor. "But he was right. I need someone to drive. You, you, and you. Come with me."
"That is all you need? Three people?" Luke asked. "I only need one woman. It should not take me that long, unlike you."
"But what about that sliver-headed samurai?"
"He will not be a problem. Luke is in charge until I come back. Do not fuck up everything while I am away, Luke. Since it is your job to dispose of people, get rid of this body." Masaya walks out the door. As he leaves, Luke stares daggers into his back.
