Chapter 7: The One Who Knocked Her Up
"Sis, I'm here." Shinpachi walked in to the dojo. However, his eyes widened at what he saw.
"Sis!!!" he yelled when he saw her trying to crawl on the floor, water flowing all over the floor.
"It's time…!" she whispered in pain, grasping her stomach.
"I'll call the doctor!!!" he yelled to her, running to the Sakata household, where they had a phone.
"Gin-san!!! Open the door!!!" Shinpachi pounded.
"What is it, Shinpachi…?" Gin yawned and stretched, wearing his usual green pajamas. Kagura came behind him with her hair down, and she wore a pink and white striped tshirt, with royal blue sleep shorts.
"My sister is going in to labor!!! Please, let me use the phone!!!"
"Ah…!" Kagura gasped.
"Come on, quick!!!" Gin pushed him in. He looked at his wife as Shinpachi dialed the phone. She knew exactly what he meant. They had to talk. They both walked into their private bedroom and spoke softly.
"Kagura, you know it's against samurai code to lie, right?"
"Yeah."
"I'm sorry. I have to." He kissed her.
"Let me go with you!" she pleaded, but then held her body, feeling intense pain again.
"You need to stay here and rest, OK?" he helped her into bed.
"…Make sure everything goes well." She said bluntly.
"I got it." He kissed her once again and jogged down the stairs of his house to his bike, where he quickly kicked it off. He had to convey the message.
"Hijikata!!!" Gintoki yelled into the bar where he was smoking. He looked up, surprised a bit because of his urgency.
"What is it, Gintoki?" he said unenthusiasticly.
"Otae is in labor!" Toushi just sat there, his eyes shocked, frightened. He barked back at him.
"Don't joke like that!!!"
"You think I'm kidding?!" he yelled, "YOU'RE the one who knocked her up!!! You can't even pay attention to how the one you love is doing?!"
"Why you…!!!" he gritted his teeth, "Don't you lie with that shit!!!"
"Mr. Sakata!!!" a woman's voice called. It was Mitsuki's assistant, Akari.
"What is it?"
"This is really bad…!" she said with tears on her face, "Otae has been so depressed and scared, that she didn't eat enough…!!! She has a high rate of dying in childbirth…!!!"
"God dammit!" he reached out his hand, "What are you waiting for?! Let's go!"
"…I can't."
"…What…?!"
"I want her to be happy, and me going…!" he was interupted by a punch from Gintoki.
"Otae is scared because you're not around!!! She made us swear not to tell you because she wanted YOU to be happy, but we broke the promise!!! She might make it if you're there to encourage her!!!" Hijikata looked down for a moment, silent. But out he ran. He ran, ran all the way to the dojo, where his loved one was waiting.