Chapter 3
Kagura opened her eyes, her vision still blurry yet, eventhough the view was unfamiliar, she felt a nostalgic feeling just like the times when she's lying down in someone's bosom. As her eyes became more focus and she can see clearer and clearer, she recognize the blue skies that were above her and the sound of the rustling leaves of the trees echoed in her ears. It was a very peaceful and calming moment that she wanted to close her eyes one more time but as she turned her head the calming feeling was replaced by cold sweat and terror.
She noticed the sadist, crossing his arms and and looking down on her face with his sleepy eyes shut closed. As she realized whose lap she was lying down into, she quickly rolled down her enemy's legs but she forgot that they were sitting on a bench and fell down to the ground head first. She rolled down writhing in agony as if her cranium was cracked open.
She quickly stood up and patted her aching head. She sighed and looked around. "So we're in the park." She sighed again with an exhausted expression. Kagura's legs were still a bit wiggly like a young fawn so she decided to stay for awhile and sit with the sadistic prince.
She looked at Okita and seeing her adversary in a vulnerable state, a brilliant idea popped in her head. Her fatigue somehow disappeared and she enthusiastically ran to a nearby store. Kagura quickly came back, excited to enact her revenge but the sadist position post a predicament. She can't draw his face with that position and she can't change his position 'cause it might wake him up so she has to adjust herself. She lay on his lap again but this time she used her elbow so that her head won't touch his bosom. She was ready and confidently positioned that she can't help but to smirk. She was ready to execute her plan but she was shocked when Okita suddenly opened his eyes. "This is bad, I forgot this guy was a sadist." She only just noticed that Okita was faking his sleep, and his arms were not crossed anymore. She was about to move in that fast moment yet her elbow failed her and it slipped. In that short span of time, she only saw Okita's face as it got near and she only felt his right hand holding the back of her head, pushing it upward, everything else was just numb.
"Got you, presumptuous idiot." Okita said while licking his lips. "The heck was that, ugly mongrel!" She quickly escaped his grasp. Clueless about everything, she based her reaction solely on that single qoute.
Okita stood up and brushed his pants with his hands. "I'm not like you, I'm not gonna wait for someone to attack, I'll kill him before he can raise his hands."
"Do you think you can defeat me, how audacious can you get?" Kagura smirked and threw a challenge to Okita.
"What's the purpose? My strength will only be a waste, you're an airhead after all."
"Who you callin' airhead? You're just scared, aren't you?"
Okita held Kagura's neck and pinned her to the bench. "You forgot what I did before, right?" His face got a bit closer to Kagura. Silent and threatening, like a wolf ready to pounce, he said with a low voice, "Should I make you remember?"
Kagura's flight and fight response, or should we say Yato insticts, were triggered. She raised her legs and kicked Okita in the stomach with full force and ran away.
Okita stood up holding his stomach, in pain. "That little bastard." He then sighed.
Meanwhile, Kagura ran until she reached the bridge, she, then, rest her head in the railing, and just watched the setting sun.
Gintoki and Shinpachi coincidentally passed by the bridge. Shinpachi called her, "Kagura-chan!" but no response was found. They approached Kagura but an awkward silence was the only thing they got from her.
"Come on Shinpachi let's leave her for now." Gintoki tried to be considerate. They walked away and suddenly Gintoki heard a ripping sound behind his back. He looked behind him and saw Kagura pulling his kimono. "Ahhh! What are you trying to pull off, crappy bastard? If you want to act like a maiden in love, control that brute force first!" Kagura kept pulling "Aaaahhh! Stop that!" She still kept pulling. "Okay! Okay! What do you want?" Kagura looked up to Gintoki and Gintoki's face was full of dread. "Buy me a year's worth of sukonbo."
"I won't do that smartass, I don't have money to buy a worthless sukonbo."
"What about the payment for my work for today."
"I didn't it was for …"
"You can't fool me you used that for pachinko." Kagura interrupted.
"I told you already, it's for the rent."
"No, give it back, I won't be a fool anymore so give it back!"
"Kiss my a…" Gintoki was about to retort when he saw Kagura react to his first word. He decided to treat them to a yakiniku with the money.
The next day, Yorozuya met up with the Shinsengumi while they were patrolling on the street. Gintoki approached Okita. "Hey, you did something, right?" Gintoki said with a voice of an overprotective father.
"What are you talking about, danna?". Okita glanced at the back where Kagura was. He saw Kagura dodging his gaze but still trying to pull a couple of glances. When their eyes met Kagura quickly looked away and started turning red. Realizing and remembering the meaning behind the reaction, Okita covered his blushing cheeks in front of the suspecting father figure and suddenly, he felt a pat on the back and Hijikata whispered, "Sougo, what did you do?."
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