[Girls Try To Act Like Women, But Women Try To Act Like Girls!]
Flicking at the stray hairs hanging in her face, Kagura sat watching over the nighttime kingdom of Yoshiwara from the rooftop of a brothel.
"Gin-chan, I'm booored! Can we go home yet?" she whined, collapsing on the cold stone tiles. "We've been here for 2 weeks and nothing's happened. The food in Yoshiwara sucks and Sadaharu is getting restless from staying in the hotel with us."
Her silver-headed guardian lowered his binoculars, and wiped the trail of blood from under his nose.
"Shut it. When good friends like Hinowa and the Female Terminator need help, the right thing to do is give them your all during their time of need!"
The Yato paused. "…But Gin-chan, all you've been doing these past two weeks is peep on the courtesans while they get ready for work. You're not protecting them, you're just a pervert," she said with casual indifference.
"Oi, I am like Santa! I may resort to spying and surveillance, but my ultimate goal is good. You know, the ends justify the means and all that."
"Please don't drag Santa down to your level," murmured Shinpachi behind him.
Ignoring his spectacled friend, Gintoki brought the binoculars up to his eyes once more and scanned the open windows of the building across the street.
A naked old man washing his hair - gross.
Old ladies preparing laundry on the balcony - nope.
A fully dressed courtesan delivering trays of sake to the rooms - yawn.
The disappointed samurai sighed and shifted his gaze to a building farther down the street. But while swinging his binoculars to the right he observed something strange along the bustling Yoshiwara road. A group of 5 men walked bunched together, slowly passing the crowded storefronts. He noticed a man walking in the middle, face purposefully shrouded, and four other men stationed at each of his sides. Lowering his binoculars once more, he turned to his companions and notified them of his findings.
"See you guys, all my peeping – I mean diligent investigation has finally paid off!" Gintoki passed the binoculars around for each of his subordinates to witness for themselves.
"Kagura," he mentioned finally. "Since you're complaining about being bored and whatnot, why don't you take Sadaharu for a walk and tail these guys?"
"Are you sure that's a good idea, Gin-san?" The Yorozuya's sole voice of reason rang again. "You want a young woman like Kagura-chan to follow a seedy looking group of guys – in a place like Yoshiwara no less?"
"That's why it can be her, Patsuan. Dress her up as just another young 'courtesan-in-training' walking around, no one will bat an eye. Plus, you and I will back her up from the roof-"
"I'll do it!" The Yato cut in with enthusiasm. "All this sitting and waiting business is making me sleepy. I wanna get in on the action," she pumped her fists in mock battle, "and I get to wear the pretty robes and make up that all the other women get to wear, right?!"
The men around her nodded weakly, reconsidering the effectiveness of this plan, but it was already decided. Well, Kagura had decided, and she was nothing if not determined.
A/N: I'm back with another super short chapter! Again, I have the next chapter written already, just need to proof it.
