A/N: Here is the continuation! Expect the upcoming wedding here and since I can't remember the sequence of a real wedding, I kinda suck at writing that part, so bear with it! Let's begin with Hijikata-san's signal! *nods at Hijikata and gives him mayonnaise*

Hijikata: Okay! 'Let's party'~! *rides on the back of Gin who has two horns on his head*

Gin: Oi! Why am I ********?

-"Marriage is a Lifetime Commitment, so be Faithful!"-

(Final Part [2])

After two hours . . .

Ding! Dong!

"Eh? A customer? That's rare . . . Gin-san, I'll go get it," said Shinpachi to Gin as he got up from the couch and walked to the door. Kagura wasn't there because she went out to buy some sukonbu, so he expected that he's the only one who's responsible enough to welcome some clients or visitors. Gin was lazy, after all. He opened the door by sliding it, revealing a long-haired guy, wearing a black suit with blue tie, and a penguin-like Amanto, wearing a brown wig and a black coat with green tie, outside.

His eyes bulged out when he recognized them, "Katsura-san! Elizabeth-san!"

Katsura chuckled evilly, "Finally! I finally showed up in this fanfiction! After I'm on stand-by for almost two parts, I, Katsura Kotarou, made my appearance on the wedding as a Man of Honor!"

Elizabeth showed his signboard, stating, "I'm a bridesman!"

Shinpachi scratched his head sheepishly as he informed them, "Umm . . . I'm sorry to disappoint you, Katsura-san, but Gin-san's wedding has been canceled for a month now. You're too late . . ."

Silence.

Katsura blinked, "Ahh . . . Can you repeat it again?"

Shinpachi repeated, "Gin-san's wedding has been canceled for a month now. You're too late . . ."

Silence.

Then the terrorist leader barged quickly inside the apartment, searching for Gin, "Gintoki! What's the meaning of this? Why did you cancel such an important event for my special appearance? Don't you know how many days I've been waiting for this to appear in this damn fanfiction?"

"Shut up, Zura! I'm watching who's gonna win on American Idol!" yelled Gin as he threw the remote control to Katsura's face, causing him to fall with a nosebleed.

Katsura was trembling in pain as he tried to face Gin, "It's not Zura . . . ! It's Katsura!"

"Oi! Are you still saying that punch line of yours when you're like that?" retorted Shinpachi.

"This isn't like you, Gintoki . . . Are you watching American Idol because you're expecting Jessica Sanchez to win? Pathetic!" he stood up weakly and sat on the couch.

Gin growled, "Oi! Don't make yourself at home, you trespasser! And, what do you know about Jessica-chan? She's gonna win, definitely! She got the voice and the cute looks!"

Katsura laughed, "Do you think so? Don't expect too much, Gintoki. Unexpected things always happen in this kind of event. I bet Phillip Phillips will win!"

"That won't happen! Right, Shinpachi-kun?" he looked at Shinpachi.

"Eh? What are you talking about? I'm not a fan of Jessica. I'm only devoted to Otsu-chan!"

Gin gritted his teeth when Katsura snickered at him. Katsura bragged, "How pitiful! Your follower is devoted to another person! Unlike me, my faithful follower, Elizabeth, is devoted to every decision I make. Phillip Phillips will win! Right, Elizabeth?"

Elizabeth showed his signboard, stating, "I'm devoted to Jessica Sanchez!"

Gin was the next one who snickered at Katsura, "Hmm . . . It seems that your faithful follower has just backstabbed you, Zura. How pitiful!"

With an angry, humiliated look, Katsura kicked Elizabeth out the apartment, shouting, "Don't ever show your face again, you backstabber! And, it's not Zura! It's Katsura!"

As they watched the outcome of the show patiently with sweating faces and wide eyes, the winner of American Idol season 11 was . . . Phillip Phillips!

Gin cried, "No way! Jessica-chan loses?"

Katsura folded his arms and stated confidently, "I told you so. Gintoki, you're like Jessica. You thought that everything will go on your way, but you're wrong about that. You'll experience loss, just like you lost your soon-to-be husband."

Gin recalled it again and made a depressed look, "How do you know that . . . ?"

Katsura patted his back to cheer him up, "Just my instinct. Don't make such a face, Gintoki. Every loss gives you determination . . . and, that is not to give up!"

Gin's red eyes widened. "Not to give up . . . ?"

The long-haired guy nodded, "Yes. I believe Jessica will still become the brightest star in the music industry because she didn't give up! And, I believe that you'll live happily with your future husband because you'll never give up, as well."

Gin faced his Man of Honor with a smile when he got encouraged, "You're right, Zura . . . Killing myself won't do anything to make Toshirou come back to me . . . It's just like I'm giving up on him . . ."

Katsura smiled, "It's not Zura! It's Katsura! But, I'm glad that you realize it-"

Then he gave the terrorist leader an uppercut, causing him to fall on the floor with blood coming out from his mouth. Shinpachi protested madly, "Oi! Gin-san, why did you do that to Katsura-san? Are you insane? He's helping you yet you-"

Gin stepped on him with a glare, "I'm giving up? Don't screw up with me, Zura. Do you think that I have given up on him from the very start? That's bullshit!"

A card flew out from his white hakama suddenly, so Shinpachi caught it and looked at it. His mouth dropped down, "What the heck? You ordered Kagura-chan to give the box and bouquet of flowers to Shinsengumi in exchange of a year supply of sukonbu?"

"In order to attain happiness and money, one must take the risk of losing something," murmured Gin as he grabbed the card back from the boy with eyeglasses.

Shinpachi mumbled with a sweat drop, "You're not after love, right? You're just after the happiness of having a supply of money."

"Don't be like that, Shinpachi! 'Mother' is just trying to save you from poverty, you know."

"I don't ever recall you being my mother, Gin-san!"

Katsura laughed abruptly after understanding Gin's intention, "You're gonna be a wonderful bride and mother in the future, Gintoki . . . I'm sure of it."

"Why are you still convinced that he's my mother, Katsura-san? And he's really the bride in the wedding? That's absurd!"

"Well, Toshirou doesn't like to be the bride! And I felt that I 'm meant to be a mother ever since I have you two brats!" informed Gin. Then he smirked as he helped his old friend to stand up, "I know that. Even if you give me a lame advice today, I'll always remember that compliment. Thanks, 'idiot' Zura."

"Your welcome. This is a Man of Honor's job, too, after all. And, it's not 'idiot' Zura. It's 'friend' Katsura!" he complained.

"Whatever," he smiled, staring out the window while hoping for Kagura's safe return, together with his future husband.

Meanwhile at the Shinsengumi headquarters,

"Huh? This is . . . !"

Kagura nodded with a big smile after Hijikata received the bouquet and opened the small velvet box, revealing the ring that he refused to have when Gin proposed to him. He couldn't believe it . . . That silver-haired samurai didn't hate him after all the terrible things he did to him. He still loved him. His sight became blurry as tears started to appear on the corners of his eyes while thinking about that fact sincerely.

Remembering the moments she had with them, the orange-haired girl said with tears, "To-chan, Gin-chan misses you, and not only him . . . Me and Shinpachi-kun miss you very much! We miss the good and bad times we shared with you when you're with us all the time in that crappy apartment! I hope you and Gin-chan will make up with each other . . . We need you, To-chan! Without you, we'll never eat three delicious meals a day, and pay our rent in time again . . ."

Hijikata mumbled with a sweat drop, "You only need me because of money, right? And, who the hell is To-chan? Is that my nickname from now on?"

She cried while covering her face, "That's true . . . , but I know that Gin-chan needs you the most! Do you know how much he suffers from diarrhea and insomnia when he's not with you? He also quit from drinking too much alcohol, playing pachinko, and going to x-rated places. He even tried to suicide because you told him to kill himself, right? That's how much Gin-chan loves you, To-chan! He's really faithful to you . . . !"

After hearing that, Hijikata hugged Kagura while his tears began to fall once again. He didn't expect that hearing only that samurai's name could make him cry a million times. He's so weak when it came to this kind of things which concerned his heart. With a soft voice, he apologized, "Sorry . . . I made you and Shinpachi all worried . . . Gintoki and I will make up with each other, so don't worry anymore. I love being with you, guys . . . and I also want to be with that bastard again."

Kagura's eyes widened in surprise. She cried louder when he said those words, not because of sadness but because of happiness. She never felt this kind of happiness before. She did feel glad that she joined the Yorozuya but having more members in their so-called family, she felt that her happiness tripled. She thought with a smile, "I'm gonna have another daddy and Gin-chan is my mommy! I'm sure Pappy will get jealous when I send a letter to him about this!"

Thinking this decision thoroughly, Hijikata made up his mind. He would go to Gin's apartment to talk things more seriously with him this time. His feelings for him would never waver again. He's ready to be hurt again because he knew that he loved Gin more than anything else in this rotten world. Hijikata pulled back from their hug and said while wiping away his tears, "Kagura, can we go to your place now? I'm planning to talk with him-"

She interrupted, "I know that, To-chan! Gin-chan also wants to talk to you. I'll accompany you there!"

When she's about to run, he grabbed her wrist to halt her upon looking below, "Kagura, wait. What happened to your shoes? They're worn out!"

She looked below and saw her half-destroyed shoes, "Oh! How did this happen?"

"Isn't it too obvious, Hijikata-san? She ran very fast just to deliver these gifts for you. There's no wonder that she has ugly shoes now," answered Sougo as he showed up outside Hijikata's room, leaning against the wall.

"Sougo, how did you get there exactly?"

Kagura bit her lip in frustration so she insisted, "I'm just fine, To-chan! I'll still accompany you there-"

"That's not gonna happen, China. To-chan, go now to Danna's place. I'll take care of this brat," he countered while grabbing her hand, causing her to be wild.

"Oi! Let me go, you sadist!" she tried to punch him but he dodged it.

"Don't call me To-chan, you bastard! Kagura, sorry but I agree with Sougo. Stay here for awhile and rest. I'll buy you some new shoes when I come back, okay? And, Sougo, put this inside my room," replied Hijikata as he patted her head gently and gave the bouquet to Sougo while placing the small box inside his pocket. Trying to be a good girl to her soon-to-be daddy, she nodded her head without a single complaint. Then Hijikata excused himself and left them quickly. Kagura couldn't stop crying in joy as she imagined their brand new life with a new daddy. She bet it would be great. She murmured gladly, "I hope Gin-chan and To-chan will be together again . . ."

"Oi . . . What are you babbling there, China?" asked Sougo lazily.

"It's none of your business, you jerk," she growled, not trusting him.

Shrugging his shoulders, he picked up his handkerchief and offered it to her, "Here. Wipe off those greasy tears of yours. I don't like seeing ugly women covered in grease, you know."

She refused with a pout, "I don't need it. Being covered in grease is my way of not forgetting this important day. It's too precious that I don't want to wipe it away."

"You're really weird . . . ," he commented with a faint chuckle. Suddenly, he moved closer to her and put her head on his right shoulder. She tried to complain with a blushing face, "Oi, what are you-"

"At least be grateful that I'm offering you a shoulder to cry on, you crybaby," he retorted without facing her. She was speechless when she heard him. So, without hesitation, she continued to cry on his shoulder softly. Sougo just stayed with her in silence without knowing that he's already consoling her. Feeling grateful, Kagura mumbled under her sobs, "You're not too bad after all . . . for a sadist."

"I'll take that as a compliment, China," he smirked while looking at the sky peacefully, ignoring a blushing girl beside him.

At the streets of Kabuki district . . .

Hijikata was running very fast as he couldn't stop thinking about the silver-haired samurai. His mind was full of thoughts and memories about him. He's really crazy, but it's a proof that he loved the sugar freak, no matter who he was. He wanted to see him again so badly. He even didn't care when the lit cigarette between his lips fell behind because he's running too fast that he almost break a record in Olympic Games. He didn't mind, too, when he noticed a Mayorin mascot in front of a convenience store even though he's dying to have an autograph or a picture with Mayorin. He didn't fell for the temptations. He just kept on running until he could reach his destination. However, he felt a strange presence when he entered an alley which he used as a shortcut to Gin's apartment. He stopped on his tracks and unsheathed his sword instinctively when someone tried to attack him behind. He blocked it with his sword on time and made a counter by slashing the enemy's right arm swiftly. His enemy backed off for a moment to regain his composure and to halt the bleeding of his right arm by tying a torn cloth around it as quick as a wind. Hijikata observed it with astonishment. His enemy wasn't ordinary. While concentrating, he made his sword stance and waited for his enemy's next move sharply. Within a split second, he didn't notice that his enemy was already behind him and whispered coldly to his ear, "You're gonna be my next toy, mate."

Without having enough time to turn around and to attack his enemy, he abruptly fell down on the chilly ground as his enemy's hand struck his neck to knock him out. Before he lost his consciousness, he recognized his enemy's voice in fear. There's no doubt. It's the real Captain Jackie Sparrow.

-~- GINTAMA -~-

At the Yorozuya's place, dusk . . .

"Hmm . . . Kagura-chan sure is taking so long. I'm getting worried, Gin-san," said Shinpachi while looking over the terrace.

Before facing him, Gin put down the phone with a very worried face. "No use. I contacted the Shinsengumi a few minutes ago, and told me that Toshirou, Kagura and Okita-kun already left there but Toshirou left earlier than those two."

"Eh? So, that means, Hijikata-san must be already here if he left earlier."

"You're right, Shinpachi-kun. I think I must search for him now," replied Gin as he got up from his seat and took his wooden sword, beside the table, with him.

"How about me? Should I come with you, Gin-san?" he questioned, walking closer to him when he noticed the troubled face of Gin. He knew something was suspicious from the last call . . .

Gin shook his head and put his hand on Shinpachi's left shoulder with serious red eyes, "No. You should wait for Kagura and Okita-kun here. Tell them to stay here for awhile and if you notice that I'm not coming back yet . . ."

Shinpachi's eyes widened in terror after Gin told him the continuation with a smile. He knew the last call was a bad omen . . .

Somewhere nearby . . .

"Hey, don't move an inch, China. I'm having a hard time here, you know," groaned Sougo while sweating.

Kagura's arms were wrapped around his neck tightly, "Oi . . . This position hurts, you jerk. You must be gentle to girls like me!"

"Okay, okay. Stop complaining. Just hang on tight, so we can overcome this, you whiner," he replied while carrying her legs on the sides of his waist.

"Ouch . . . Ahh . . . Be careful with me, you idiot!" she muffled her yell in pain.

"Oops, I touched it. Sorry," he smirked sadistically, positioning her on the top carefully.

"Stop being a sadist here! You should do this right. You're a boy!" she nagged, tightening her hug around his neck.

He retorted, "Easier said than done. You're so heavy for a girl. How much food do you eat in a day, you fatty?"

She blushed in irritation, "You jerk! I should be walking on my own if To-chan only comes back early for a new pair of glass shoes! I didn't know that you suck at providing a piggyback ride on someone and you shouldn't ask questions like that to a girl!"

Like she said, he gave her a piggyback ride while they're heading to the Yorozuya's apartment. Hijikata didn't come back in the headquarters for four hours, so they speculated that the couple was hitting on each other after not doing it for a month. Instead of disturbing them, she would just walk home. Since Sougo wanted to take a peek on their 'maybe intimate' reunion, he tagged along with her. However, on their way there, she stepped on a sharp piece of glass, so she couldn't walk properly back then. Thus, she demanded for a piggyback ride from the sadist . . . even if her wounds would go away instantly after a few minutes. She's tired and too hungry to walk on her own, after all.

"Oi . . . I just heard from the narrator that your wounds will disappear after a few minutes. Will you get yourself killed now when I drop you to an open manhole?" the sadist countered innocently while trying to drop Kagura to an open manhole. Much to his dismay, she's too strong that he couldn't get her off from his back. She stuck out her tongue to irritate him, "Too bad! You're a hundred years early to defeat the Queen of Kabuki District!"

He clicked his tongue with annoyance, "Tch! You whore-"

Then a roar of thunder startled them. Their heads quickly faced the dark, cloudy sky where many lightning bolts struck and shone for a second furiously over them. The cold wind ran through them, making them shiver instantly. Their surrounding gave enough goosebumps to them; even the carefree sadist could feel an uneasy emotion. Kagura felt something was really bad, so instead of arguing with Sougo, she got off from his back and ran as fast as she could towards her so-called home. Sougo got surprised when she did that. Feeling the building tension, he still followed her by running, too and caught up with her speed.

As they reached the dim apartment, Kagura kicked down the sliding doors and screamed at the top of her lungs, "Shinpachi! Gin-chan! To-chan!"

"Oi. Is it okay to knock down your door when entering?" he asked beside her.

"Shut up!" she growled.

Shinpachi ran quickly to the entrance when he heard Kagura's voice. He's panting nervously as he arrived there and put his trembling hands to her shoulders. Calming down a bit, he said in tears, "I'm glad you're here now, Kagura-chan . . ."

She showed a concerned look, "Shinpachi-kun, why are you crying . . . ? Is something wrong?"

Recalling Gin's request, he bit his lip in frustration as his grip tightened on her shoulders. The orange-haired girl knew that something was really wrong, so she tried to persuade him to talk. "Don't try to lie, Shinpachi-kun! Something is definitely wrong here! Where's Gin-chan and To-chan? Tell us!"

Shinpachi's cry became louder when he heard Gin's name. Without bearing it anymore, he told them with a stressful look, "Gin-san left an hour ago to search for Hijikata-san . . ."

"Eh? But, To-chan is supposed to be here now . . ."

"That's the problem, Kagura-chan," he explained.

Sougo suggested, "Then we should help Danna out-"

Shinpachi interrupted, "That's useless, Okita-san . . ."

"Why?"

He gritted his teeth as he accepted the fact that he's such a coward to let Gin go and do what he selfishly wants. With shame, he answered sadly, "Gin-san . . . might never come back again . . . He might die in the hands of the real Black Pearl just for Hijikata-san . . . !"

Kagura's blue irises shrank in terror and Sougo's, as well, after hearing it. As she knelt on the floor weakly with tears streaming down on her pale cheeks, a traumatic scream of hers echoed throughout Kabuki District.

Inside a certain floating black space pirate ship . . .

"How is my handsome police officer doing now?" the real captain of Black Pearl asked as he touched the scratched cheek of a beaten vice-commander whose clothes were tattered, almost showing his body full of fresh wounds due to excessive tortures. He's currently chained on the wall and he couldn't even open his eyes to glare at the real deadly criminal. He groaned weakly, "Can't you tell . . . ? I'm still breathing, you jerk . . . !"

Captain Jackie Sparrow chuckled maliciously, "That's what I want from you, mate. I want to see you suffering more. It'll be a pure pleasure to observe you scream for help as I slash you with my whip!"

"I'll never scream for help . . . and beg for my life . . . I assure you that, Captain Jack-ass Parrot!" he hissed bravely even if he's barely alive. This was fine for him . . . Death was nothing, because . . . he already lived happily. He had no more regrets. However, there's still something inside him yearning for someone . . . It caused him to hesitate a bit. While enduring the pain, he continued to keep his mouth shut. Thinking hopefully, he would never give up yet . . . He still needed to see the person he loved the most . . . With that decision, it gave him more strength to endure the next torture. The captain slashed him with his whip mercilessly. He laughed, "Yes! Keep that painful look on your face, mate! I love that! You're such a wonderful toy!"

Hijikata felt that he might lose his consciousness if this torture wouldn't stop. Considering how many crew members were lost from the captain, he knew that the captain wouldn't forgive him . . . That's why he got abducted again. After five minutes, the torture stopped. Then he just felt that he was placed on a soft bed. Feeling weak to move, he couldn't escape there. Suddenly, the captain was already beneath him. His eyes were wavering when he saw Captain Jackie removing his clothes with lust. He tried to protest, but some pirates covered his mouth with a thick cloth. Without knowing where he was and without any help, his whole body was trembling in fear. This could be his worst death ever . . . The captain showed a dirty grin as he touched Hijikata's naked body. "You have a great body for a guy, mate . . . You're the most handsome victim I'd ever have . . ."

The vice-commander tried to prevent him from raping him by covering himself with his hands while the rapist tried to penetrate him. The captain was enjoying it with sinful eyes. "You're so cute . . . I'm so in love with you, mate. But love is only a game . . . An illusion!"

Hijikata's eyes bulged upon hearing it. He once believed that . . . He believed that love was only an illusion. That's the reason why he couldn't bring himself to love someone . . . He would only be a fool, and alone in the end . . . He didn't want that so he's afraid to love . . . He didn't want to get hurt . . . However, he came to love someone because he witnessed a love which wasn't an illusion . . . He witnessed the love of a silver-haired samurai that was so real with his own two eyes. That's why his belief on love changed . . .

"Gintoki . . . ," he mumbled his name with tears running down from his eyes.

Abruptly, an emergency siren rang throughout the Black Pearl. The captain was alerted so he got off from the bed and faced the large monitor beside the door madly. "Hey! What's going on there, you fools?"

The pirate in the screen sweated nervously, "Captain, there's an intruder in the deck of our ship! And more importantly, it's a human with silver perm!"

Hijikata's face brightened when he heard a familiar description, "Gi-Gintoki!"

"What? Shiroyasha . . . ? How could he . . . ? Eliminate him now! I still have to enjoy playing my toy here, so don't disturb me!"

"But he already eliminated all of the guards in the deck!" he informed with nervous eyes.

"Impossible! How can a mere human defeat all of my best guards?"

"He's a monster, captain! Even if he had major injuries, he still continued to kill our crew!"

"This is outrageous! Send out all the available-"

"He's here! Ahhhh . . . !"

Then the screen went blank.

"I thought he's only weak . . . This is going to be fun."

Captain Jackie Sparrow began to shiver . . . but not in fright. He dressed up again and grabbed a dual revolver from an antique chest. Hijikata began to worry as he observed a monstrous aura around the pervert captain. He must not belittle him.

"He's strong . . . ," he thought while watching the captain chuckling with a scary look.

After a few minutes, the big door was knocked down with a single kick from a samurai whose white hakama and silver hair were covered in blood. He's carrying a wooden sword with dreadful red eyes. When Hijikata saw him, he could tell that Gin was serious this time.

"Shiroyasha . . . So, you came! This is so exciting. I can finally have a battle with a legendary figure that sent fear to all Amantos and the one who killed my other crew in the abandoned docks of Edo! Now, we'll determine here who's stronger between us, mate!" the long-haired captain said while pointing his dual revolver to the standing samurai in front of him.

"Oi, you pervert . . . I don't care about a damn thing you're saying . . . Just get away from my future husband!" shouted Gin angrily as he suddenly appeared behind the captain and tried to slice him horizontally with his sword, but the captain swiftly dodged it by crouching. Even if he's not looking behind, he precisely pointed his dual revolver to Gin and got two clear shots on his left arm and right leg when he triggered his weapon. Gin groaned in pain when he got shot. At the same time, he backed off for a minute while deflecting other shots with his sword. Hijikata got worried when he watched Gin in pain. His heart was tearing apart as the curly-haired samurai received more damage in the battle as time went on. Unable to move his weak body, the raven-haired guy just cried silently while watching Gin almost dying in front of him. Captain Jackie Sparrow was really strong and fast, after all. When the captain finally shot Gin's left ankle, he abruptly fell down on the floor covered in blood. Captain Jackie laughed mockingly at him, "Is this what you're made of, mate? I'm so disappointed. I thought you could take out my arm or my head . . ."

Gin gritted his teeth while trying to face him weakly, "Let go of . . . Toshirou!"

"Hmmm . . . So, you're only here to save your lover, eh? I thought you also want to play with me, mate," he went nearer to the bed and grabbed Hijikata's hair to lift him up. Gin's anger became worse when the captain did it harshly to the vice-commander. Hijikata bit his lower lip in pain, feeling as if he's going bald. Gin pleaded in tears when he couldn't bear to view it any longer, "Please, let go of him . . . !"

The captain continued to laugh, "This is so entertaining! Shiroyasha is begging me to free his lover? I love it! Beg more!"

He removed the cloth around Hijikata's mouth and lifted up Hijikata's head higher, causing him to scream in pain. He did this in order to torture Gin mentally.

Gin shouted madly, "I told you to let him go, you freak . . . !"

"Gi-Gintoki . . . ," the raven-haired guy called out his name weakly. But Gin still heard it so he tried to reach out for him with his injured hand while crying, "To-Toshirou . . . I missed you . . . so much."

"I missed you . . . , too . . . But, please . . . , leave me now . . . ," he told him.

Gin's eyes widened in shock, "Wh-Why? I . . . I can't do-do that . . . ! I'll save you . . . !"

Hijikata pleaded with a smile, "I'm glad . . . to see you now . . . So, I don't . . . have regrets anymore. . . That's why . . . I want you to escape . . . and live happily!"

Then, the captain noticed a ticking sound from the vice-commander's hand. As he observed it closer, he yelled, "This is . . . a time bomb! Where do you get this?"

"I had it all along inside my pocket, you idiot . . . !"

"Eh? A time bomb? Toshirou, what are you doing? You'll get us-"

"Leave me and escape now, Gintoki!" he retorted while the captain tried to get the time bomb from his hand. Gin was going insane when Hijikata said that. How could he escape without the person he's willing to die for? Refusing to leave without him, he replied, "Sorry, Toshirou . . . , but I'll gladly die with you . . . rather than living in this world without you . . . !"

Toshirou's cobalt eyes mellowed after hearing it. He felt that he's the happiest person right now. How lucky he was to be loved like this by a persistent samurai . . . ! His tears wouldn't stop falling as he tried to reach out Gin's hand weakly even if it's too far. He murmured with a loving smile, "You idiot . . . When I'm willing to let you live . . . , you'll still waste it just for me . . . !"

When the captain finally grasped the time bomb, he tried to stop it by disconnecting a wire but it's no use since its wires were hidden inside its hard shell. If he would crash it by force or destroy it with his revolver, the bomb would still blow up. Sweating nervously as he saw there's only 3 minutes left, he put his revolver beside Hijikata's head and threatened him, "Hey, mate. Your head will blow up earlier if you don't tell me how to stop this time bomb!"

The vice-commander just smirked at him mockingly after figuring out Gin's strategy when he noticed him holding his wooden sword silently. "How clever," he thought before stating, "I don't know how, captain . . . So, let's die together . . . ! Or . . ."

In a split second, Gin stood up immediately with his wooden sword despite of his injuries, and charged towards the captain as fast as the lightning. Hijikata knew it was all an act to ignore the silver-haired samurai's presence and to bring down Captain Jackie's defenses. However, before Gin could slash down the pervert captain completely after waiting for a perfect chance, Captain Jackie was fast enough to react so he pointed his other revolver to Gin's chest and fired it. "You got me there, Shiroyasha-"

At the same time, both of them received fatal damage. The captain was cut into two after the sneaky attack so he's dead, but Gin was caught off-guard, as well. When Hijikata saw Gin got shot at the chest, his eyes were wavering in terror. "Gi-Gintoki!

He pulled his own weak body immediately towards Gin even if he fell from the bed and felt more ache in his injured body. With a panicking look, he crawled to him slowly. He never thought Gin was going to die . . . He never thought of it! He felt like he's going crazy just thinking of that possibility. As he reached him, he cried in sorrow while caressing Gin's pale cheek, "Gintoki . . . Gintoki . . . , open your damn eyes . . . Please, open your dead fish eyes! Don't . . . leave me . . . Don't die yet, you bastard! I . . . always believe in you . . . I-I always enjoy . . . being with you . . . even if we quarrel a lot . . . I know that I always hurt your feelings . . . and I sometimes hate to admit that I need you . . . ,but I come to realize . . . that I do love you . . . So stay with me . . . whether in bad times or in good times . . . always, you jerk . . ."

Without hearing any response, he continued to weep while burying his face on Gin's chest. He knew everyone would eventually die . . . With one minute left, he just stayed beside Gin while waiting the time bomb to explode so that he could die with him . . . He didn't care about himself anymore as he closed his eyes and embraced the white-haired samurai. When time was running out, a hand caressed Hijikata's cheek and wiped his tears away abruptly. Hijikata opened his eyes in surprise and saw Gin smiling brightly at him. He murmured gently, "Of course . . . I already told you back then . . . that I'll always stay by your side, you moron."

"Gintoki . . . !"

Then, a loud explosion was the last thing witnessed in the dark night sky of Edo.

-~- GINTAMA -~-

After a month . . .

Kagura and Shinpachi were walking in the street of Kabuki District while carrying grocery bags and a bouquet of fresh flowers. It's a peaceful day for the both of them . . . even without their leader. As usual, the orange-haired girl was still eating sukonbu and Shinpachi was listening to Otsu's songs with his music player. They're going to visit a client in the hospital with happy faces today. Well, they didn't have many clients last month so it's their another big chance to earn for themselves. As they went inside the hospital, Kagura said excitedly, "We're here, Shinpachi-kun! Who is this client of ours? I'm so excited to meet her!"

Shinpachi replied with a smile while they walked towards the elevator, "Well, I'm nervous to meet this client of ours. I heard that she's a mother who has two children. Due to a sudden accident that brought her to this hospital, her children didn't know that she's still alive."

"That's sad. Maybe that's her request, Shinpachi-kun. Maybe she wants us to inform her children that she's still alive," she guessed with a sympathetic look when they took the elevator.

"I guess so. Well, let's do our best then, Kagura-chan," he faced her with determined eyes as they got off the elevator. When they finally found the room of their client, both of them opened the door. Upon seeing their client, they showed shocked expressions and large tears began to fall from their watery eyes. Together, they mumbled, "Mother . . ."

"Oi . . . Can I request you two brats to buy me a carton of strawberry milk?" a familiar lazy voice ordered them with dead fish eyes and a smug smirk on his face.

"Gin-chan . . . ," mumbled Kagura as she ran to him.

"Gin-san . . . ," murmured Shinpachi as he ran, as well, beside her. The silver-haired samurai welcomed them with open arms and the two teens . . . punched him hard on both cheeks.

"Ouch! What are you doing, you bastards? This is supposed to be a heartwarming scene where we hugged together in tears as the Yorozuya trio!" complained Gin, soothing his aching cheeks.

"Heartwarming scene, my ass! You've left us for a month without leaving us any money!" protested Shinpachi with folded arms madly.

"Shinpachi-kun is right! I don't want to see your ugly face after leaving me without giving first my year supply of sukonbu, you irresponsible jerk!" she spat on him with an annoyed look.

A nerve throbbed on Gin's forehead, "Tch! How irritating! Is that how you treat injured people, you heartless fools? Just leave my room now before I call the boar-like nurse who will kick out your asses!"

Then Shinpachi threw to him the grocery bags and Kagura put the fresh flowers on a nearby vase beside Gin's bed. The boy with eyeglasses and the Chinese-like girl quickly went to the door without looking back at him. Before leaving, Shinpachi reminded while crying silently, "You better eat the food and read the newspapers we bought for you!"

"And come back home immediately when you're fine now! You better clean the toilet and Sadaharu's *** after that!" shouted Kagura with tears trickling down on her flushed cheeks.

When they left his room, they screamed in the corridor, "We're glad that you're back, you bastard!"

Hearing it and seeing a pile of sweets, JUMPs, and two cartons of strawberry milk inside the grocery bags, Gin smiled with tears on the corners of his eyes, "It's good to be back, you brats . . ."

After a few minutes, a fellow patient entered his room and sat on a chair beside his bed. With a smile, he asked, "So, did they already visit you, Gintoki?"

Gin nodded while eating a pudding on a cup, "Yeah. They're still the useless idiots I know. How about you? Did they visit you?"

He shook his head while he accepted the pudding on cup from Gin when he offered one to him, "Not yet, but they'll arrive sooner or later."

"Eh? They're a slow bunch, as usual. That's why people can't trust police these days! The thief always gets away before they can catch it!" he replied, earning him a punch from the raven-haired patient.

"Oi! Don't mock us police officers! I'll get you arrested for insulting us, you bastard!" he protested madly while putting mayonnaise on the pudding. It made Gin want to puke when he observe his fellow patient eating it happily. When he noticed Gin staring at his pudding with mayonnaise, he gave him a smug smirk, "Do you want this?"

"Hell, no!" exclaimed Gin with a pale face.

"Don't be shy, Gintoki. You're gonna eat this everyday after we get married! Do you want me to feed you?" he smirked evilly.

Gin countered, "I'd rather have a divorce if you'll feed me with that kind of food everyday!"

"Eh? Really? I don't think you have the guts to do that, you coward!"

"Are you sure? How do you think that I can't do that, Toshirou?" questioned Gin, daring Hijikata to give him a convincing answer.

"After all, you'll have me as your husband," he answered confidently, twirling handcuffs around his finger. Gin gulped when he realized that his life was still in danger if he did something foolish . . . As he observed him twirling the handcuffs, he noticed the silver ring, which he bought from an expensive jewelry shop, around Hijikata's ring finger. He smiled, thinking that the silver ring did look good on his lover. What about him? Well, he's been wearing the other ring for a long time now. He wore it after he and the vice-commander had their first sex. Remembering that, he suddenly had an urge to do it once again with Hijikata, but he's still injured. Much to his dismay, he would just wait for another week before doing it again with him . . . intensely.

"Umm . . . Gintoki, I have a question . . . ," the blushing vice-commander said all of a sudden after putting his handcuffs in his pocket.

Gin got curious, "What is it?"

He began to blush more when he's about to ask something embarrassing so he's avoiding to have an eye contact with Gin while holding his right arm, "Umm . . . Does mayonnaise taste better if . . . if we go mouth-to-mouth . . . ? Something . . . like that . . ."

After hearing it, Gin was too shocked to hear it from the demon vice-commander, like 'Are you really a demon?' thing was appearing in his head. He knew that Hijikata was trying to make him accept his mayonnaise as a part of their soon daily life. Was he so desperate for his mayonnaise? Well, the idea of going mouth-to-mouth wasn't a bad idea at all . . .

"Then, let's test it out to find out," he replied with a seductive grin, causing Hijikata to blush harder. Knowing that the vice-commander was too nervous to move, Gin made the initiative to put some mayonnaise to his mouth even if he didn't like it. To be blunt, he preferred sugar to be their first experiment. Since he already put it, he didn't have other choice, but to do it so he cupped Hijikata's flustered cheeks gently, and slowly, he kissed his smooth lips like it's their first time. Their mouths started to move in harmony as the raven-haired guy kissed him back. Soon their tongues played sweetly, tasting every flavor inside their mouths. Then the taste of mayonnaise blended in their kiss. Surprisingly, the silver-haired samurai liked the taste of mayonnaise as he continued to kiss Hijikata passionately. Was mayonnaise this good? For him, it was as sweet as sugar. He knew mayonnaise tasted sour or maybe, their kiss was a special trick to change anything you dislike to something you like. Couldn't get enough, they continued to kiss deeper as Hijikata pushed harder while his hands ran though Gin's fluffy silver perm. Gin smirked when he realized the vice-commander's another motive: he just wanted a long kiss again. Responding intimately, he lifted up Hijikata and placed him beneath his body. His hands wrapped around Hijikata's body and used them to caress his back gently. It motivated Hijikata to deepen the kiss, causing Gin to let his tongue explore inside. Abruptly, their kiss ended when they heard someone taking picture of them. Looking at the entrance, they spotted the sadist smirking evilly while taking another picture of them, the commander whistling with a blushing face, and the spy hiding nervously behind the commander. Hijikata quickly got off from the bed and coughed to hide his embarrassment when he noticed that he and Gin were doing something affectionately in public. Gin didn't mind it but what bothered him was whether Sougo took a good picture of them kissing or not. Feeling the heavy atmosphere around them, Kondo tried to start a good conversation to lighten up the mood, "Oi, Toshi! Long time, no see! How are you? Are your wounds fine now?"

Hijikata played along as he replied, "Ah . . . Yeah! My recover is quite fast so my wounds are going to be fine. How is Shinsengumi doing, Kondo-san?"

Sougo butted in the conversation, "It's doing fine without you as our vice-commander."

"I'm not asking you! I'm asking Kondo-san, so don't butt in, you bastard!"

"Shinsengumi is doing fine like what Sougo had said, but all of us are still waiting and believing for your return, Toshi. Your presence is irreplaceable in Shinsengumi, after all, so get better soon!" said Kondo with a smirk as he patted Hijikata's right shoulder. The vice-commander nodded gladly in response. When Yamazaki perked up his head a bit, Hijikata and Gin glared at him dreadfully so he trembled in fear. Unable to hide his huge mistake, his conscience told him to apologize again in bended knees, "Vice-commander! Danna! I'm really sorry for what I've done! I know that I can't atone for my sins just by apologizing, but I'll do anything for your forgiveness!"

Gin grinned evilly, "Really? Anything?"

"Yes! Anything!"

Hijikata smirked like a demon, "Are you really sure about that, Yamazaki?"

Yamazaki sweated, sensing his near death, "Ye-Yes!"

After a few moments, Gin and Hijikata tied him up with a rope and threw him outside the window mercilessly while ignoring his plea for their forgiveness. Then the pair returned to their places quietly like nothing happened. Kondo gulped and thought nervously, "So this is the strength of their love! How fearsome!"

"Wow . . . You two are a match in heaven! Two demons who don't know the meaning of mercy! Plus, I took a picture that will make Hijikata-san leave his position!" the sadist clapped his hands before showing the picture to the raven-haired guy.

"Die, Sougo!"

As Hijikata began to chase Sougo while wielding a silver tray, the commander went nearer to Gin. He cleared his throat before he spoke, "Sakata-san, I want to thank you for saving Toshi's life . . . and I also want to thank you for showing him the warmth of love that he didn't feel ever since he held a sword . . . I-I don't know how to repay you or-"

"Kondo-san, you don't need to thank or to repay me," the silver-haired samurai cut off his sentence while watching Hijikata chasing Sougo.

"Huh?" he blinked curiously.

Gin continued with a warm smile, "I also received enough love and gratitude from Toshirou so there's nothing I would ask for more . . . than his hand for marriage."

After hearing those sincere words, Kondo laughed cheerfully, "Man, Toshi is really damn lucky, isn't he?"

Feeling contentment and happiness, Gin said softly, "Well, he's my damn lucky one, after all. My one and only . . ."

After two months . . . , the awaited wedding day was finally here!

"Don't you regret this, Pa-ko?" asked Saigou as he put make-up on a certain silver-haired bride who had curly pigtails. The bride was wearing a white long loose kimono, which frilly sleeves and the sleeveless dress (underneath it) was made of silk. The long huge silver ribbon around the bride's waist resembled a butterfly, and light pink cherry blossoms are the design of the kimono. Its simplicity was truly beautiful like a flower by a river. Curving his pink-tinted lips, Pa-ko answered calmly, "I don't regret it, Saigou-san . . . It doesn't matter if I'm a man or a woman . . . What only matter is the responsibility that I must do, the soul that I must protect . . . , and the love that I must nourish and keep safely."

Saigou smirked happily as he heard a mature answer from a carefree samurai. As he finished putting the final touches, he slid a long golden hairpin, with crimson flower-shaped rubies and hanging beads, through Gin's left curly pigtail and pinned the long silky veil around his head. Then he rested his heavy hands on the bride's shoulders as he told him, looking at the mirror, "Look how beautiful you are, Pa-ko . . . I'm so proud to be your beautician in your grand wedding today and I'm also proud of you . . . You'll be the most outstanding bride who loves his groom unconditionally, no matter what your gender is and no matter how imperfect you are."

"Thanks, Saigou-san," replied Gin as he stood up from his seat and put the pinkish shawl around his shoulders. He added, "I'll make you prouder by following your ways of being a good spouse and a caring parent, so you better watch it out."

Feeling emotional, Saigou cried slightly. He never thought how happy he was to see someone fearless to love somebody even if it's painful to accept each other in such unacceptable circumstances. Love . . . does have many miracles . . .

"Oi, Zura! Help me carry this heavy dress of mine!" ordered Gin while trying to carry his long dress.

Katsura, wearing a white kimono with violet daffodils as a design, and having a loose ponytail as a hairstyle, came to him and assisted him quickly while reminding him again, "It's not Zura! It's 'Maid of Honor' Zurako!"

At the roofless chapel . . .

"Oi . . . There's a wedding supposed to happen here, right?" a man asked to himself while looking at the schedules and lists of marriage in a pamphlet.

Then another man showed up, walking to the man as he informed, "The couple changed the venue of their wedding last month."

"Eh? Why? This is a perfect place to get married, right? Such a waste . . ."

"No. Choosing a wedding venue is very important, too, you know. I believe that the couple has a very important place in their hearts and for them, that place is the perfect venue for their wedding. Ahh . . . Sakamoto-san is fortunate to know such a great couple. I like to see it!"

-~- GINTAMA -~-

At the streets of Kabuki District . . .

"Wow . . . ! Look, Shinpachi-kun! The dirty streets of Kabuki District were so clean, and full of guests and visitors! I'm so excited!" said Kagura, wearing a short white dress with frills and laces, and had white carnations on her hair which were used as substitution for her cup-like black hairpins with golden linings. The two teens were watching over the street on the terrace of their apartment. Since there was too much crowd, they're waiting there. It's almost like there's a festival in their place. There were white silky fabrics and silver lanterns hanging all over Kabuki District, and a red aisle was put on the road between the pedestals of white flowers which were lined up and separated proportionally. The staffs and workers of Snack Smile and Takamagahara worked together to clean and to beautify the wedding venue. The huge stage for the wedding was their masterpiece since they put the best altar and the finest furniture there which were given by the Yagyu Family and Yoshiwara. They also provided enough seats for all the guests and visitors of the wedding. The beautiful weather was made possible by the help of the Ketsuno Clan, and the best mechanic of Edo, Hiraga Gengai, arranged the sound system and prepared the video coverage for the wedding. The stunning flower arrangement was made by Waki Kaoru, and the two big doves in a golden cage were contributed by Prince Baka . . . , no, Prince Hata.

"Oi! I heard that, narrator! You just called me 'Prince Baka'!" yelled Prince Hata while mingling with other guests with pets.

Shinpachi, wearing a gray suit with a yellow necktie, replied with a big smile, "Yeah. I never thought that this kind of event will happen eventually, especially to Gin-san and Hijikata-san. I thought Gin-san won't get married forever, but he's actually getting married now to a man whom he hated from the start. Weird, isn't it?"

"Yeah, it's really weird! Is it natural for men to marry each other, Shinpachi-kun?" asked Kagura while chewing her sukonbu as she leaned on the baluster of their apartment's terrace.

The boy with eyeglasses twitched an eyebrow, "I think . . . no, but I heard from Ane-ue that same-sex relationships in ancient times were considered as 'glorious' and 'courageous'."

"Ohh! Then that means, Gin-chan is really brave, right? Maybe I'll have a romantic relationship with a girl, too!" answered Kagura with awe.

"Oi! Don't ever do that, Kagura-chan! You're still young! Don't follow Gin-san's steps!" nagged Shinpachi, shaking her on the shoulders back and forth.

At the street across the red aisle . . .

"Hijikata-san, will you calm down for a second?" advised Sougo, wearing a cream-colored suit with a green necktie, as he tried to halt Hijikata from pacing around. Hijikata was wearing a white tuxedo with a matching necktie and gloves. He's currently pacing in circles nervously as if he wanted to take a dump or to take a piss nearby. It's nerve-wrecking for the vice-commander because it's his first time. Of course, being a first-timer was making anyone anxious. He kept on asking himself, "Do I look good? Will I do it properly? Will I be fine? Will I make a mistake in this wedding? Will Gintoki-"

"Just calm down, Toshi! The wedding will run smoothly, so keep a calm mind," said Kondo, wearing a white suit with a black necktie.

Hearing it from the commander, he calmed down a bit and massaged his forehead to relieve his worry. Then, Sougo offered him suddenly an ice cream with mayonnaise, making him surprised.

"Here. Eat it to calm you down, Hijikata-san. It'll be a disaster again if your wedding with Danna will cancel because of your anxiety. Will you think positively this time for your future 'wife'?" the sadist recommended. It's really unusual . . . Sougo, the king of sadists? Being kind to him? Hijikata thought of it as a trap, but thinking on the bright side, maybe Sougo did care about him. Wondering why, he questioned the things that he noticed about the first squad captain's recent actions, "Oi, Sougo . . . It's been bothering me . . . but, why are you acting like a nice guy recently? And, more importantly, you're the one who helped Gintoki on that damn contract, so why?"

Hearing his question, Sougo chuckled as he handed the ice cream over to Hijikata. With a sadistic smirk, he answered, "I already told you, didn't I? I just want you to quit Shinsengumi . . ."

Hijikata felt his blood boiling up. He shouldn't have asked questions with obvious answers. "Sougo-!"

Abruptly, Sougo continued, ". . . and to let you live the happiest life from now on with Danna. My dear sister wished that so don't get it wrong, you idiot."

"Eh?" the raven-haired guy showed a dumbfounded look. However, Sougo's good intention became clear to him when he absorbed every word he said. Smirking, he patted the sadist's head and mumbled, "Even sadists like you have a heart, after all. Thanks, Best Man . . . , but sorry . . . I don't plan on leaving Shinsengumi, you bastard."

"Tch! I thought that you'll give up your position to me if you'll marry Danna," grumbled Sougo under his breath, but deep inside him, he's glad that the demon vice-commander wouldn't leave Shinsengumi. For him, Hijikata was . . . his one and only victim of his sadism. While viewing Hijikata eating the ice cream, his phone rang in his pocket so he picked it up and answered the call. After a few seconds, the call ended. He informed the groom, "Hijikata-san, Danna will arrive here shortly so we must prepare ourselves now."

Hijikata almost choked when he heard that. He became nervous again as he took the last bite of his ice cream quickly. His mind was full of worries so he just stood there with a blank expression on his face. He didn't know that getting married was really hard to handle mentally. It didn't mean that he's having a second thought about marrying Gin. What bothered him was: would he be a worthy husband for Gin? What if not? Would Gin just leave him . . . ? And, could he really bring happiness to his new family? His face was sweating as he tried to calm himself down again. After a few minutes, the loud chatters of the crowd stopped as the orchestra that Otsu brought began playing the wedding march, "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Biting his lower lip to forget his worries, he focused his sight on the altar across him immediately. He finally decided to himself that he would face his new life without doubting his capabilities and worrying about his weaknesses. The important thing that only matters to him now was to move forward with his new companion in life: his aggressive 'wife'. He's the first one to walk down the aisle and halted at the right side which was a few miles away from the altar, where grooms usually wait for their brides.

After that, pair by pair, the honorable guests and attendants of the wedding walked and danced on the red aisle towards their designated places leisurely. Hijikata's mouth dropped down upon seeing it. "What the hell is happening here? I didn't hear about this! And, I already saw this weird entrance from 'YouTube', you bastards!"

First, the Best Man, Sougo walked and danced with the Maid of Honor, Zurako.

"Umm . . . Do I know you somewhere, you ugly okama?" asked Sougo while performing Tango with Zurako.

"No. It's not 'ugly okama'! It's Zurako!" he retorted while he swayed his hips.

Second, the bald priest, wearing a white long robe, performed a deadly 'helicopter' move before walking to the altar. He received many cheers from the visitors.

Hijikata commented, "Is he really an old man? Didn't he break his fragile bones after doing that dance move?"

Third, the bridesmaids and the groomsmen executed a horrifying waltz while moving forward since Kagura was stepping on Yamazaki's feet heavily, causing the spy (wearing a black suit with an orange necktie) to cry in pain, and Otae, wearing a sleeveless pink dress with frills and roses, kept on pinching and punching Kondo until his face was swollen. The rest didn't know how to dance, so they copied the moves from Kagura and Otae, making all groomsmen (the Shinsengumi) suffer with injuries.

The vice-commander palmed his face with pity, "Will you stop dancing now, you amateurs . . ."

Fourth, the children, who were studying at the school temple and were wearing pink frilly dresses while holding flower baskets (even the boys), were spinning and hopping gracefully like ballerinas down the aisle while throwing red and white petals. The boys felt humiliated when they did it.

Daigoro asked one of his classmates, "Oi . . . Why are we doing this embarrassing work, by the way?"

One of the boys replied while blushing in humiliation, "We don't have a choice . . . ! They will give us a lot of 'Patriots' if we don't do this!"

"Poor kids . . . ," whispered Hijikata.

Fifth, the Ring Bearer, Shinpachi and the Coin Bearer, Elizabeth (wearing an Egyptian costume) were performing an Egyptian dance while holding the important symbols of marriage without letting it fall.

"This is so embarrassing, Gin-san . . . ! I don't like his idea, at all . . . !" cried out Shinpachi while swaying his head in opposite with his open hands.

Elizabeth showed his signboard while dancing, stating, "Quit complaining, four-eyes! You don't even have guts to wear an Egyptian dress!"

"This isn't an Egyptian wedding, Elizabeth-san!"

Hijikata sweated while thinking, "So, this is the sugar freak's idea, after all . . . Is this really a white wedding, or a mixed wedding?"

After a few minutes, the crowd was awed when someone began to walk down the aisle while performing Samba. Musashi, wearing a black tuxedo coat, a white shirt with a red necktie, and a black loincloth, escorted the beautiful bride while using his pretty bouquet of white roses like maracas. His eloquent presence made Hijikata breathless. He couldn't think of an appropriate word to describe his bride. His reasoning was out of reach for his focus centered only at Gin. He was blushing hard when Gin gave him a teasing wink. The pages, who were carrying the long part of Gin's wedding dress, were Teruhiko and Seita. They're wearing white suits with pink ribbons under their collars. They almost tripped down due to the sudden dance steps of the bride. Gin was enjoying it so all of the guests and visitors joined the fun as they did a few Samba moves happily. Upon witnessing the festive mood of the wedding ceremony, Hijikata began to see cherry blossoms dancing around them as he realized that the wedding he saw from the other place back then wasn't really the wedding he'd wanted . . . His wedding with Gin would be far more colorful and memorable than that . . . He smiled genuinely as he thought of it. That's the wedding he'd been waiting for . . . As Gin finally halted with Musashi, the old man, who had the same hair like Gin's, gave away the bride to Hijikata. Politely and gently, he held his bride's hand and wrapped it around his arm. Before walking forward the altar, Hijikata whispered softly to Gin, "Umm . . . It suits you, Gintoki . . ."

Gin chuckled like a lady and whispered back alluringly, "Well, I think it suits you more, Toushiro . . ."

Hijikata blushed when he heard that. He couldn't picture himself as the bride, but he could be . . . However, he didn't want to show it to Shinsengumi, so their morale wouldn't drop down. Since Gin became an okama before, he volunteered to be the bride of their wedding to avoid that. He's so blessed to have a considerate lover like him, and to prove that, he didn't let himself waver in worry or hesitation as he walked together with Gin towards the altar. He would take his responsibility seriously as Gin's soon-to-be husband. On the other hand, Gin never felt worried because he believed on him. He loved Hijikata so much that he's almost ready to do anything just for him. His life was just for his future spouse's sake, and there's nothing more he could ask for. With faithful bonds between each other, they arrived in front of the altar and held hands tightly as if this was the final moment of their lives . . . The judgment of their enduring love.

The bald officiant began the ceremony as he welcomed the would-be-married couple in front of the altar. After that, he asked, "Does someone want to object the wedding of these two?"

"I object, you baldy! Gin-san only belongs to me~!" a loud feminine voice shouted.

All of them turned their heads towards the lavender-haired lady who shouted and was wearing a groom's suit.

"Sa-chan-san! Why are you doing this?" questioned Shinpachi as he tried to stop her from moving forward.

"Let me go, four-eyes! I can't let Gin-san be married to some guy! I'm the only guy he can marry~!"

"But, Sa-chan-san! You're a girl!" countered Shinpachi.

"Shut up-"

"BOOM~!"

A loud explosion was witnessed in the middle of the aisle. Nobody got injured, except for Sa-chan and Shinpachi. The burnt ninja girl fainted with an afro while the boy with eyeglasses acquired an afro that caused him to panic.

"My hair~!" he cried in tears.

Sougo blew the smoke coming from his bazooka after eliminating the nuisance of the wedding and then, gestured the scared officiant to continue the ceremony with a killer look innocently. The bald officiant gulped and faced the couple with a forced smile as he said, "Let's continue the wedding ceremony, shall we?"

"The best man is very terrifying~!" all of them thought nervously. Well, nobody dared now to make a reckless move on the wedding.

-~- GINTAMA -~-

"I, Hijikata Toushiro, take you, Sakata Gintoki, to be my wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part, and this is my solemn vow."

"I, Sakata Gintoki, take you, Hijikata Toushiro, to be my husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part, and this is my solemn vow."

Their vows were the only things they could hear for now as they stared at each other, lost in each other's loving gazes. Even though they didn't listen to the bald officiant, their bodies moved automatically like they really knew what they would do next. They exchanged silver rings slowly, cherishing every second that they had with each other. After doing that, the climax of the wedding was finally there. They waited the signal from the officiant to seal their vows.

"Come on, old man! Say it already! Allow us to kiss . . . now!" shouted Gin in his mind impatiently.

Hijikata became uneasy as he wondered anxiously, "What should I do? This will be our first public kiss in front of the crowd . . . This is . . . I'm too nervous, damn it!"

After a few minutes, the bald officiant declared, "You may kiss the bride."

Hijikata was too nervous to do it, but the silver-haired samurai abruptly removed his veil and kissed his groom passionately, causing Hijikata to jerk a bit, and the whole crowd to stare in astonishment. Well, they hadn't witnessed a bride kissing the groom suddenly on the wedding. Since their vows were already sealed, the crowd clapped their hands and cried happily for the both of them. Kagura and Saigou rang the bells above the stage, the Ketsuno clan made the sky dark while the Shirino clan used their powers to create a dazzling firework display and tiny sparkling papers fell down as the newlyweds still continued to kiss with closed eyes.

"Go, Gin-chan! Go, To-chan! Do it already on the altar!" screamed Kagura cheerfully.

"Oi! Your cheer for them is obviously nasty, China girl!" scolded Otose, wearing a violet kimono.

When the couple pulled back and opened their eyes, Gin dragged Hijikata quickly towards his white scooter, decorated with flowers and laces, and there's also a 'Just Married' sign behind it.

Before they could get on the scooter, the aggressive bride threw his bouquet towards the crowd, causing the ladies to jump and to fight desperately for it, but the lucky girl who got it was . . . Otae!

"Oh my gosh! What should I do? I'm getting married next!" squealed Otae with flushed cheeks while holding the bouquet.

"It's me! Right, Otae-san? I'm the one you'll marry, right?" exclaimed Kondo, pointing himself to her.

"Don't show your face to me, Gorilla, or else I won't get married."

Kyubei barged between them, "No! Otae will be my bride!"

Tojo cried out, "Don't, young master! You should be the prettiest bride on the wedding!"

Kyubei punched him, "Shut up! Otae is my bride!"

"I don't approve any one of you scums to marry Ane-ue! And, why are you so desperate to get that bouquet? It's just a give-away, right? So don't believe that you'll be married soon!" defended Shinpachi while shoving away the persistent crowd.

"What did you say?" all of them made cracking sounds with their knuckles as they glared at the boy with eyeglasses.

After a second . . .

"AAAAHHHHH~!"

As a riot began there, Gin carried Hijikata on his arms and left the crowd while they got on the scooter quietly. Hijikata was relieved as he finally got married with the sugar freak on a wonderful, yet crazy wedding. He would never ever forget this day for the rest of his life.

"Toshirou, did you love our wedding?" asked Gin in front of him.

Without a second thought, he nodded as he wrapped his arms around his spouse's waist and rested his head on his back, "Yeah. It's damn good . . ."

Gin grinned, "I'm glad to hear that. Shall we have our wedding night now, Mayora-sama?"

"Oi! It's not night yet, you bastard! And, there's still a wedding reception, right?"

"I don't care about that! Let's just enjoy our time together as newlyweds in our reserved room at Hotel Chidaya . . . alone, okay?" he said seductively as he started the engines and drove his scooter immediately before the demon vice-commander could refuse.

"Oi! Wait a min-"

"Sorry, Toshirou, but I'm not patient enough to wait for our wedding night!" interrupted Gin, driving his scooter at full speed. Hijikata didn't have a choice now so he stayed silent, but hearing Hotel Chidaya, he recalled that that's the place where the two of them first met. Smirking, he thought, "This idiot does have a good memory about places, after all . . ."

After an hour, they arrived at the hotel and Gin dragged Hijikata towards their reserved room as fast as he could. He's excited to surprise his new husband so he's running.

"Gintoki, stop running. You're hurting me, you bastard!"

"We're finally here, Toshirou, so stop complaining!"

When they entered the designated room, the raven-haired guy was astonished. He saw their wedding cake at the middle of the room and their other favorite dishes and beverages were on the table. The room was also full of candles and roses, and beside the big bed, there's a mountain of gifts and bouquets. He's breathless as he observed it. He was really lucky . . . Without a word, he hugged Gin gently.

Gin chuckled, hugging him back, "Oi, oi . . . What's this? Don't tell me you're getting emotional again, Toshirou."

"Who wouldn't, you idiot?" he retorted, trying to stop his tears of joy from falling. Gin noticed him hesitating to express himself freely again so he went closer to his spouse.

"Aw . . . Come on! Don't make such a face. Since we're newlyweds, let's enjoy and celebrate for now, so don't hold back, Toshirou. If you want to cry, cry and if you want to laugh, laugh, okay?" the silver-haired samurai cupped his cheeks while resting his forehead on Hijikata's. He tried to soften the barriers that Hijikata used to cover his true self: his weak side. Reassured by his words, the vice-commander let his tears of joy trickle down on his flushed cheeks. He realized that there's no point in hiding his true self from Gin. They're already married and being married to someone was like being open to each other. He must trust him and be honest with his feelings . . .

"That's more like it . . . ," thought Gin as he wiped the tears away with his thumbs.

"Gintoki . . . , I love you . . . ," whispered Hijikata between his sobs honestly with mellow cobalt eyes.

Gin smirked, glad to see Hijikata's true self, "I love you, too."

Then, they closed the distance between them as their lips touched sensationally. It's certainly the best way for them to express their feelings. They made love with each other passionately as newlyweds throughout that day . . . The best day of their lives.

After a few days . . .

"Oi, Sougo! Did you record it well?" asked Kondo excitedly.

"Yeah. Clearly! It's a good thing to leave a video recorder in the newlyweds' hotel room! Well, this serves as a good souvenir . . . and a good blackmail, as well." smirked Sougo evilly.

The End

A/N: That's all, everyone! I like the last part about Sougo, really. *laughs evilly*

Sorry if it ended abruptly without some hot yaoi scenes. I'm still busy with my studies, after all. If you think this is the last chapter, don't worry! I'll add some special chapters about how Hijikata gets along well with the Yorozuya Trio, how Gin convinced Sougo to cooperate with him about Mitsuba's last wish and a lot more! If you have suggestions or requests, don't hesitate to share some ideas! Even if I suck at writing stories, I'll still spread my love for Gintama! I love this one of a hell anime! Until next time~! (^_^)v