Title: Cigarettes
Author: bubbleteadesu
Characters/Pairing: Gin/Hijikata
Rating: PG
Summary: Ginpachi-sensei Class 3Z verse; In which Gin smokes Hijikata's cigarettes and Hijikata starts seeing strange things
Warning: smoking and kissing if that bothers you
AN: See AN in previous drabble!
Disclaimer: I do not own Gintama
The rooftop isn't empty when Hijikata reaches it that afternoon.
From afar he could already spot the figure looking out towards the horizon: silver hair and a white lab coat. Quickly, Hijikata shoves the pack of cigarettes he brought with him deeper into his pocket before walking towards the railing, making sure he is as far away from Gin as possible.
Gin, however, immediately notices his presence. "Hijikata-kun, what are doing standing so far from me?" he asks, amused, motioning for Hijikata to move closer.
Hijikata sighs and obliges until he is only a few steps away from Gin. "What are you doing here, sensei?"
"Nothing much, actually." Gin shrugs. "I was hoping I could smoke a cigarette for a while here to pass the time but it seems I forgot my pack in my office." His lips curl up at the corners into a knowing smile. "You have a pack with you right now, right Hijikata-kun?"
The words stumble on Hijikata's mouth but he forces them out. "Of course not, sensei. What makes you think so?"
However, Gin is faster. His smile grows bigger as he waves a pack of cigarettes in front of Hijikata. "What do you call this then?"
Instinctively, Hijikata's hand moves to his pocket. His pack of cigarettes is gone. Damn!
"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone," Gin places a finger over his lips. "You can say this is our little secret~."
"Aren't you supposed to be telling me off?" Hijikata mutters in disbelief. What a strange teacher…
"Why should I? It's not like that would benefit me," Gin takes a stick before tossing the pack back to Hijikata.
Hijikata watches as Gin lights up his stick and starts to smoke. Surprisingly, he can't move his eyes away from Gin's hands; they were obviously rough and callused but, holding the cigarette stick in between the fingers, they've somehow looked so delicate.
He watches silently as Gin brings the cigarette to his lips. He exhales, a curl of smoke escaping from his slightly parted lips.
Before Gin could bring his cigarette up to his mouth again, Hijikata suddenly moves closer until his face is only inches away from the surprised sensei's face. Slowly, he moves Gin's hand, the one with the delicate fingers holding the cigarette stick, down until his arm lay on his side. Gin's lips are still partly open, as if still waiting for the cigarette to meet them, except now they are parted in surprise.
And then Hijikata closes the distance between them, his mouth crashing, rather clumsily, against Gin's. He could still taste the smoke in Gin's mouth, the bittersweet taste of nicotine on his tongue. It seems that Gin has gotten over his surprise quickly, for Hijikata could already feel his fingers tangled in his hair, his nails digging into his scalp and-
"Oi, Hijikata-kun! You're really the silent type, huh?"
Somehow, the wind has become warmer around Hijikata; the collar around his neck suddenly felt warm and suffocating. He fumbles with the first two buttons of his uniform, undoing them as inconspicuously as he could.
"Sensei," he mumbles out quickly. "I have to go now."
"Really?" Gin replies, surprised. "We haven't even started talking yet."
"It's alright, really. Goodbye, sensei." Hijikata quickly walks away, keeping his head down to hide his quickly reddening face.
"Don't walk around with the cigarettes in your hand!" Gin calls out after him. Hijikata curses, shoving the pack of cigarettes down his pocket.
He allows himself one last glance before he walks out of the exit, at the silver haired teacher smoking a cigarette while enjoying the sunset in the horizon, and he swears never to allow himself to be alone with Ginpachi-sensei ever again.
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