Me: I'm really, really, really sorry that I haven't been updating this in a while. I have a bunch of schoolwork to do, so I'll try to update it once in a while. But here's chapter 5!

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Disclaimer: I do own any characters from Gintama. T^T. I only own my OCs.

I don't wanna read any more Gintama lessons. TT^TT

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Three days later...

Gintoki did not sleep well as the news of the demon hunter was heard. He had kept on tossing and turning during the night, dreaming that he might be the one who will be hunted. He couldn't stop thinking how he might die in the hands of his lover, who will never be able to remember him again.

With that, the demon lord began to pace about on his room, causing whoever to approach him to become nervous. Some had tried to ask him but the answers that they received were blank stares from their master.

Knowing that there is nothing else to do, the servants left him there. Not even with the help of the ghost servant, Rei, no one seemed to know what is happening with Gintoki.

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Hijikata sat against the wall of his cell, thinking about what happen when he gets out of the castle. She is coming here, right? I wonder how Kondou-san and the others are doing... The doors to his cell rattled open and this had snapped him out of his thoughts. The raven looked up and found the White Demon looking extremely tired. He began to back away from him.

"Don't..." His sentence was abruptly cut short as the demon lord laid a hold of his throat. "Haakh...!"

The White Demon let out a growl. "Shut up."He noticed Hijikata's bandaged arm. "Oh? Did she help you with that?"

"Ahh... No... No..."

He smirked while watching his lover gasp for air. His hand went for the raven's bandaged arm and squeezed it. Hijikata nearly blanked out and screamed in pain, causing the demon lord to laugh. The raven let out panting gasp and gritted his teeth in pain.

Gintoki let go of his throat and Hijikata landed on the floor in a heap. The demon lord began to think on what he should and an idea popped in his mind. He touched the raven's forehead with a finger and a mark appeared on it. He knelt down and removed his lover's yukata.

Despite trying to endure the pain, he had felt something from his head and now from behind. "It... it... hurts..."

"Oh? I thought you would be accustomed to it by now." The demon lord thrusted harder, causing Hijikata to moan in pain. His mouth moved his lover's ear and whispered. "You will be mine forever. There will be no escape." He continued to thrust hard but slowed down. The raven became oblivious to his surroundings since his whole body was in pain.

Gintoki leaned towards Hijikata's back and began to kiss it. In his mind, there was only one thought.

I'm sorry.

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Somewhere in a village called Akai Ringo...

Kumi dropped her sword as her head began to thud painfully. Her vision became blurry and she wanted to throw up. She fell onto the floor while Taiyo came into the room.

"Kumi-san?!" She immediately knelt by her side. "What happened? Are you alright?"

The hunter nodded as the brunette helped her sit up. "I feel a little dizzy."

Taiyo began to fret over her. "Do you want me to tell the innkeeper?"

Kumi smiled and shook her head. "I'll be fine."

As the girl helped her sit on the futon, Kou came running in with a piece of paper in his hand. "Kumi-san! Taiyo!"

"Kou-chan, what is it?" The brunette went over to his side, obiviously worried about him. "Did you hurt yourself?"

"I'm fine." He held up the piece of paper in his hand triumphantly. "But I do know where he is!"

The hunter quirked a brow. "Really? Go show us."

Kou sat down on the floor and spread out the piece of paper. His finger pointed at a circled location. "Here is the White Demon's castle."He then pointed at another location on it. "This is where we are right now."

The two females studied the map carefully. Kumi carefully calculated the days that it would take them. About 2-3 days. She picked up her sword and sheathed it back.

The hunter looked at the two kids. "It would take us a few days to get there."

The dark haired boy rolled up the paper. "Now that we know, what are the plans?"

"He probably knows about me." Kumi said as she began to tie the sheath with a string. "He will send some obstacles to block us."

"That is one thing we should be cautious about." Kou looked at Taiyo for help, but she shook her head. He looked back at Kumi and sighed. "I guess we should just watch ourselves."

"He might send out his strongest demon to stop us." The hunter said as she wielded her gun. "Who knows how strong they might be?"

"That's true." The brunette said as she began to walk out of the room with Kou. Kumi sighed as leaned back onto the futon with a plop.

I'm responsible for them. I don't want to see them injured. She stared at the ceiling. After what had happened to the village, I don't want or to see them die in my hands. Her hand clenched into a fist and she slammed it downwards.

"Damn it."

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The sounds of screaming and fighting could be heard everywhere. There is no end to the slaughter that is happening in the village. All she saw where the bodies of the one she had hold dear, dead.

"Shit!" One demon had tried to do a sneak attack on her but she managed to kill it. Kumi spat onto the ground. "There's no end to them."

Someone ran towards her and she recognized that person as Kondou. "Kondou! How are you doing?"

"It's... fine. But, seriously, there is no end to them." Their backs touched each other as a horde of demons surrounded them. The gorilla looked at the raven and gave her a reassuring smile. "Are you ready?"

"Yeah. Always ready to take them down."They both charged onto the onslaught of the horde, with their swords out and ready to kill whatever lies in their path.

Kondou managed to scream out. "We all will get out of here alive!"

"Yeah!"

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"Kumi-san..."

I opened my eyes and found that it was partially blocked by Sougo's face. I tried to sit up but he shooked his head.

"Your injuries haven't healed yet." He said as he removed a wet cloth from my forehead. "It's been a week."

"What... what happened to me?"

The Sadist looked away without saying anything. I looked at my surroundings and saw that the room we were in was somewhat clean. I looked back at him. "Are... are we still in the village?"

"No, this is only a shelter." He rinsed the wet cloth and dry and placed it in a bucket next to him. "Thanks to you and Kondou-san, we managed to evacuate most of the villagers to safety." Sougo remained quiet again.

I looked around again, expecting to see him sleeping next to me, but I saw that there was nothing at my side. "Where is he?"

"Who?"

"Kondou."

"..." His eyes began to fill with anguish. "Kondou-san is dead."

"Dead...?"My eyes widen in shock. "That's not possible! He was with me! He couldn't have died from fighting..."

"When I got there, I only found you. You were barely alive. He died from deep slashes and blood loss.

The shock from hearing this news did not leave my eyes. I looked somewhere else, somewhere than looking at Sougo. He said one thing.

"Hijikata-san went missing during the fight."

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Covered in cold sweat, Kumi sat up on the futon and rubbed her head. "A dream...?" She looked onto her hands. Because of me, Kondou is... Kondou is... She stood up and went towards the window and looked out at the village. It was all calm and quiet.

Ever since that day, Sougo wouldn't talk to me about Kondou anymore. Even if I find Hijikata, I can't tell him that Kondou died during the invasion. The hunter clenched her fist tightly. I'll make him pay.

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Me: That's that! Let's make a prayer circle for Kondou and pray that Sorachi-sensei doesn't kill him off. (I hate the new showgun.)