HappySad Pathetic Day we Call Birthday
Chapter Four: Time's up
This is rated T for teen for violence and some minor bad language. No likey no reading.
This contains Okita/Kagura. If you do not like I suggest you leave.
I do not own Gintama or its characters. I wish I did but I don't =(
Now on with the story.
HappySad Pathetic Day we Call Birthday
Chapter 4
Time's up
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LAST TIME!!!
Kagura looked at the stars for one last peak. Judging by the height and brightness, she could tell she was mere seconds away from losing it. She laid down from her sitting position next to a control panel. She pushed a green button on the panel and watched as the observation window began to close. She sang to herself quietly as she watched the stars disappear.
"Happy birthday to me."
"Happy birthday to me."
"Happy birthday dear Kagura-chan"
"Happy birthday to me."
Then everything went black.
AND NOW CHAPTER FOUR!!!!
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Shinpachi checked his watch. 12:35 a.m. it told him. The last time he checked it read 12:34 a.m. For some reason he couldn't explain, he was very impatient. He wanted to get to the space ship as soon as possible to see if he Yato friend was there. The abnormally large spaceship was getting bigger and bigger as they continued to run towards it. It wouldn't be long now.
Okita was fairing no better patience wise than Shinpachi. He also wanted to see if hisChina girl was there. The tan haired swordsman also couldn't help but feel a bit worried. Like he would see something he shouldn't. And that something would be the equivalent to finding out his sister had some sort of killing habit whenever he wasn't around. It's something no human should witness. Then again, Okita had always been called non-human for most of his life. 'Oh well. Better concentrate on getting to China.' he thought.
'You mean our future girlfriend.' his conscience corrected.
'Didn't I get rid of you in the last chapter?'
'Nope. I enjoy being here with you.'
'Then how come your never around when I torture-I mean play with innocent children.'
'...I don't know...'
'Useless!'
'I think the authoress created me for the purpose of this fanfic only.'
'possibly'
'I mean I did help you find out your love for the beautiful Kagura-chan.'
'Okay thanks for the reminder.' (pure sarcasm)
'How you managed to go through the years without noticing her perfectly shaped face, petite figure, smooth skin, that wonderful peach colored hair and deep blue pools of emotion that are her eyes is beyond me. In fact-'
'hey'
'yes?'
'Shut up'
Okita's conscience shut up. Now he could concentrate on more important things like the fact that the spaceship was right in front of him and he had almost run into it.
"So what do we do?" Hijikata asked as they all gazed in aw at the huge ship.
BAM
"I don't know maybe we should knock and see if anyone is here." Kondo replied.
BANG
"Or we could just barge in leaving complete destruction in our wake." Okita suggested
BANG BANG
"Or we could just leave and get some parfaits." Gintoki also suggested. Everyone just looked at him in shock that he could be so heartless.
POW BANG
"Anyway. What is that obnoxious noise? It sounds like someone is trying to break out of prison." The demon vice-chief inquired as he moved to stand in front of the door.
"Kagura-chan could be stuck inside and desperately trying to get out!" Shinpachi exclaimed.
"Well...There's only one thing to do..."Okita stated. He took his stance a few feet away from Hijikata.
"W-wait what are you doing?" Hijikata asked while beginning to sweat bullets.
Okita smirked. In a blink of an eye he charged forward, drawing his sword and slashing the door in an "X" shape. His superior barely dodged.
"..tch.."
"Oi let me punch you just once. It won't hurt I promise."
"Guys now is not the time. We have to go save the china girl." Kondo said rolling his gorilla eyes.
Everyone looked into the now open doorway. Inside was dark and omunious. Kind of like the entrance to a haunted house only without the fake monsters, creepy vines, and cheep sound effects.
Shinpachi gulped. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, but when he opened them everyone else was already going through the doorway. Feelling stupid all of the sudden the pubescent boy followed.
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As the group walked the hallways of the ship the bangs and bams seemed to get louder. Sadaharu was reluctant to continue. His doggy senses were telling him that something was off. He prefered to listen to his instincts, but at the same time his master could be in trouble. So he continued forward despite his instincts screaming otherwise.
Eventually the group found their way to a giant door labeled "Obsevation Room" in whatever language the baka prince speaks. The only thing off about the door was the large dent potruding from it. Also the sounds coming from beyond the door where a reason to be concerned as well.
"ARGGGGGHH" followed by a series of BANGS, POWS, and the sound of technology being destroyed.
"That sounds like Kagura-chan" Shinpachi stated.
"So she's in there?" Kondo gulped. Sadaharu barked confirming the gorilla's question.
"Well...we won't see her if we stay out here." Gintoki said flicking a booger somewhere.
"And how do you expect us to get inside?" Shinpachi asked.
"The same way we got in the ship dumbass." Okita stated once again assuming his stance. Hijikata was once again in the path.
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Blood. Where is blood? It's outside. Must get outside. Blood. Must kill.
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(FYI: this is my first fight scene so sorry if it sucks)
The door caved. Hijikata barely managed to escape again. Everyone else slowly entered the room shocked at the scene they were faced with.
The observation room was next to destroyed. The computers were mere wires and broken keyboards. Chairs were mutilated beyond repair and in the middle of it all stood Kagura.
"Kagura-ch-" Shinpachi started only to stop abruptly. Something was off about his usually cheerful friend.
Her back was towards them so the couldn't see her face. She was hunched over slightly, arms hanging low with her umbrella gripped tightly in her right hand. Her usually somewhat neat peach hair was collected in the usuall twin buns only the bun covers were no longer there and strand after strand hung out giving the Yato clansmen a wild look from their veiw. Then she stood up straight and turned her head towards the group.
Shinpachi took a sharp intake of breath as well as Hijikata and Kondo.
The young alien's expression was frightening. The pupils of her large, round, blue eyes were way to small to be considered normal. She was smiling. Not an 'I'm happy to see you' smile but an 'Oh look my next meal has finally arrived' smile. The grin got wider as she turned around now facing the group completely. Her head tilted towards her right side.
"Hee" she said in a giddy way that sent chills down eveyrone's even Gintoki's spine. Before anyone had time to blink she disappeared only to reapear infront of the silver haired samurai, bringing her umbrella down towards his head. He managed to dodge but the umbrella connected with the floor causing dust to fly.
When the dust cleared there was a hole where Gintoki once stood and Kagura's grin widened even further to an almost painful point.
"Is this what you were talking about when you said she was like a monster?" Hijikata asked Shinpachi.
"Yes but this seems...worse." Shinpachi gulped. Kagura turned toward him and tiltled her head towards her left.
"Heee" she said before charging at an alarming rate towards the glasses wearing boy. Shinpachi ducked and rolled as the punch was aimed for his head. This was a mistake. When he opened his eyes, that he hadn't even realized he had closed, he was starring down the barrel of Kagura's umbrella gun thing. Her wide grin turned into a wide smirk.
"Bye...Bye..."she said.
"We have to do something or she will kill him." Hijikata said. Kondo drew his sword and ran towards Kagura.
Kagura, seeing this, turned slightly toward the charging gorilla. She made no effort to dodge or even run. Just as Kondo's sword was about to pierce her shoulder, she brought her left hand up to block it. So the sword went through her hand instead. Kondo tried to remove his sword but to no avail. Kagura chuckled like a little girl. Kondo shivered at the cheery but dark tone.
The peach haired girl quickly pushed her hand along the sword leaving smeared blood along the blade. Everyone watched astonished as the girl didn't wince once. When her hand reached the hand guard of the sword, her creepy grin returned onto her face. Dropping her umbrella she drew her right hand into a fist and sent it hurtling towards Kondo's stomach. Finally one of her blows connected sending the ape across the observation room successfully knocking him out.
Raising her left hand in front of her, she looked in aw at the sword still stuck in her hand. Gripping the handle with her right hand she began to pull the sword out. Blood traveled from the agravated wound, down her arm and eventually onto the floor. Finally pulling the sword free, Kagura watched as her blood began to pour from the wound. Shrugging a little she dropped the bloodied sword onto the ground and then stepped on it. With a satisfying crunch the blade snapped. She then turned her attention back onto her prey.
Okita watched with his usual deadfish expression as all this took place. Inside however he and his conscience were back in an arugement.
'You have got to do something to save her from her inner monster!'
'but if I'm lucky she'll kill Hijikata-san and turn back to normal.'
'and if she doesn't?'
'........'
'Exactly. Besides, you love her. China is in there somewhere and we have to get her out!'
'Hey!'
'Yes?'
'Thanks'
'For what?'
'Giving me a wonderful idea.'
'Huh? Oh well'
Okita looked around. Hijikata was currently blocking Kagura's umbrella attacks with his still sheathed sword. The sadistic youth could see the irritation slowly creeping onto the young girls face. She obviously wanted the demon vice-cheif to draw his sword, but the man was stubborn. He refused to draw his sword on a friend, if he could consider the girl as such.
Okita sighed. That mindset was going to get the man killed, but anyway back to his search. He continued to look around the observation room looking for anything that might help. He then noticed a small purple bag underneath wires and various other debris.
Sneaking over to it, Okita removed the stuff on top of it and looked at the bags contents. Inside was nothing but boxes upon boxes of sukonbu. He knew China like sukonbu, but damn. Wasn't this pushing it a bit? That's when it hit him. He could use this. He noticed Gintoki hiding behind Sadaharu and the annoying glasses kid trying to get him to help with returning Kagura back to normal. He creeped his way over there as well.
"Danna, catch." he said tossing a box of the pickled seaweed to the silver haired man, who caught it with one hand. He also tossed a box to Shinpachi who struggled to catch it.
"What is this for?" Both Shinpachi and Gintoki asked.
"We're gonna wake China up." Okita stated.
"and how are we going to manage that with sukonbu?" Shinpachi doubted.
"Just eat it." The sadist commanded turning to look back at Kagura. Shinpachi was about to protest but when he saw the look in Okita's eyes he stopped himself. Confidence and something else flashed in those maroon eyes. The glasses boy just couldn't put his finger on it. But anyway he followed the shinsengumi man anyway, opening the box given to him and sticking the green sliver in his mouth. Man he wanted to throw up. He looked at Gintoki and noticed he had the same expression on his face. He also wanted to throw up.
"Pretend you like it or my plan won't work." Okita said, drawing his sword to turn the simple command into a threat. Both Shinpachi and Gintoki faked the biggest smiles they could muster. Okita returned his attention to Kagura. He needed to grab her attention, but how? Then he noticed a very conviently placed rock beside his foot. Picking it up he smirked like a true sadist would.
He chucked the rock towards Kagura's head. She didn't notice because she was too into trying to kill Hijikata. The rock connected with the side of her head.
"Oi China. Look what we have." Okita taunted. He too stuck a peice of sukonbu into his mouth. Kagura looked at them again. Her creepy grin disapearing. She bowed her head so that her eyes could not be seen.
"Who...told...you...TO EAT MY SUKONBU!!!!" the real Kagura yelled and started charging towards the sadist but she stopped. She hunched over quickly and gripped her head in pain. No seriously it looked like she was trying to pull her hair out.
While this was happening Shinpachi checked his watch. 4:45 a.m. it read. (they took a long time to find the observation room) Anyway back to Kagura and Okita.
Okita watched as Kagura screamed in pain. It seemed her blood was trying to take back over.
"Come on China aren't you supposed to be tough. Some tough girl you are, letting you blood take over like that." Okita taunted again. Kagura grabbed her umbrella, that was also conviently placed by her foot and swung at Okita who dodged. The Yato Kagura was trying to gain control again, but the real Kagura was starting to fight back.
Gintoki watched Kagura trying to gain control over her body again. In all honesty he was actually worried about the Yato girl, but he would never show it on his face. Deep down Gin-chan knew what he had to do. So he crept out of his hiding place and stood up all confident and stuff.
"Hey Kagura-chan. This sukonbu is so tasty." he told the currently insane Kagura in a sarcastic tone of voice. Said girl turned towards him. That's when he saw that the real Kagura-chan had taken control.
"Gin-chan...You dumbass!!" she gave him one hell of an upper-cut. Sent the man flying. She spit out some blood. "Never diss the sukonbu."
Shinpachi sighed in relief. The real Kagura was back. or so he thought. It still is the girl's birthday you know.
(OMG. This could be like the most epic cliffhanger I've ever done! but I'm not that mean)
Kagura once again grabbed her head and closed her eyes. Her head was felt like it was splitting. Shinpachi sighed this time in irritation. When are they going to get a break?
Okita made his way slowly but determinedly towards Kagura. Once he was in arms length, what he did next shocked everyone. Except Kondo who was still knocked out.
(another good spot for a cliffhanger, but once again I'm not that mean)
Okita hugged Kagura. Dearly. Like she was some sort of fragile doll that needed special care which, in a weird contardictory way, is true. Kagura didn't know what to do, but she liked the warm feeling the sadist gave her.
The first division captain broke the hug before leaning in a whispering five words into Kagura's ear.
"I love you, China...doll"
There was a sharp pain in the back of her neck before everything went black once again.
Now there's a cliffhanger I can live with. Laugh Out Loud
Anyway there's only one chapter left before this story is over =( aww. I know you're sad, but don't worry. I will write more OkitaXKagura stories after I finish up some of my other stories.
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Anyway next chapter coming out soon. Look forward to it.
See you in final chapter.