Chapter 5
"GIN-SAN, KAGURA-CHAN, WAKE UP!" shouted the glasses wearing samurai, already picking up a broom and cleaning up.
"Eh, Patsuan, it's too early," called back a silver haired samurai from his bed.
"Gin-san, it's already 10 o'clock! It's time to get up," Shinpachi replied. "Kagura-chan, you need to get up!" He knocked on her cupboard-room. "Kagura-chan?"
"Go away, Megane, I'm tired!" responded the young Yato.
"Kagura-chan, you need to go to see the Shinsengumi, Okita-san said that they wanted you to be there this morning."
"Oh right… They need to discuss…" She immediately stopped speaking when she remembered that she wasn't supposed to tell Shinpachi or Gin-chan about her job. "Never mind."
"Huh? Kagura-chan? What do the Shinsengumi want with you?"
"Ah, Kagura, I want to know as well," Gintoki said, tiredly as he walked out of his bedroom, already clad in his usual attire. "A good father, like me, dislikes letting their daughters go to hang out with young men like those filthy tax robbers."
"You? A good father? Gin-chan, you don't even give me any money," Kagura said, snorting with laughter. However, she permitted herself a small smile; she really did love her family here at the Yorozuya. Of couse, she did love her real Papi, that useless baldie, too. Kagura slid open her door and looked at the other two. "I'm up!"
"Good," Shinpachi said, smiling.
"I better get ready to go," the red-head said, yawning. She stared at her clothes, trying to decide what to wear. Normally, she would just throw on whatever was in reach but today she felt the urge to dress up. What was wrong with her? She didn't understand this sudden impulse to look nice. All she was doing today was visiting the tax robbers, so why did she want to dress any different from usual. Who was she doing it for? She felt sudden confusion and then she realised that deep down she wanted to impress the sadist. She blushed, what was happening to her? The sadist was clearly playing one of his mind tricks on her. She glanced down at her clothes again and decided it was probably best to wear her usual attire for today. Something among her clothing caught her eye, the outfit she wore during her fight against Abuto. A small smile emerged on her face, she knew what she was going to wear to fight the black-haired Yato that the Shinsengumi were telling her about. The strange thoughts reappeared, would the sadist like that outfit? She shook the thought out of her head. She had never had thoughts like this before and she did not like them. With a quiet sigh, she got changed into her normal apparel and then re-entered the room Gintoki and Shinpachi were in. "I'm going to go now," she said, picking up her umbrella.
"What about breakfast?" Shinpachi asked, surprised that the girl, who usually ate a ridiculous amount, was leaving without eating breakfast.
"I'll get the sadist to buy me something," she replied, stomach rumbling loudly. "Ah, sadist will have to buy a lot of food." She grinned as she fantasised about spending all of her rival's money on food. All of the Shinsengumi members seemed to be rich so she felt a wave of joy course through her veins as she imagined how much food she could buy with that red-eyed bastard's money. She ended up skipping to the Shinsengumi Headquarters in glee.
"Gin-san, she said Okita-san was going to buy her food..." Shinpachi whispered to his boss after Kagura had left.
"I know," Gintoki replied.
"So, they're going on a d-d… a date?"
"Yes."
"Gin-san, are you okay?"
"My daughter's going on a date with a sadistic bastard…"
"Do you think we should follow them?"
"Yes, we can't leave our Kagura to the hands of those filthy tax robbers!"
"Okay, let's find Kagura-chan!" Shinpachi yelled in agreement and then muttered in an undertone, "but Gin-chan, they aren't the filthy ones, I've seen your dirty magazines…"
"Sadaharu," Gintoki called, "come help us find Kagura!"
"TAX ROBBERS, YOUR QUEEN IS HERE!" Kagura shouted in a singsong voice as she pushed past the guards who were guarding the Shinsengumi base.
"Uh, little girl, you're not supposed to go-," one of them began but was cut off by a strong fist slamming into his face.
"I've got an appointment," she responded, looking down at the man, whose nose was now broken and bleeding. She turned and ran into the headquarters. "SADIST, GORILLA, MAYORA!"
"Now, now, China, stop disrupting the peace here… or I'll have to arrest you," Sougo Okita called, aiming his Shinsengumi bazooka at her. He noticed a black-haired man smoking behind the girl. "Ah, Hijikata-san, look out," he mumbled as he pulled the trigger. He smirked; he was going to kill two birds with one stone. The red-haired girl back flipped out of way and the vice-commander of the Shinsengumi sidestepped to avoid the incoming rocket. Sougo frowned as he saw that he had missed both of his targets.
"SOUGO!" Hijikata yelled, however he did not attack the sandy-haired man, he simply took out another cigarette and lit it. Kagura, on the other hand, was infuriated by her rival.
"SADIST, I WILL KILL YOU!" the Yato screamed as she ran at the police officer.
"You want to kill me, China? Really? I thought a beautiful friendship was blossoming between the two of us. That's too bad…" Sougo retorted sarcastically.
"Tch, I hate you, bastard. We will never be friends. Although, I can understand why you'd want us to," she said, arrogantly, aiming punches and kicks at him. He used jumps, ducks and his sword to block her movements in order to avoid being injured by the violent girl's attacks. He unsheathed his sword with a great speed that matched the Yato's. He sliced at her; each strike was unfortunately dodged or blocked by her umbrella.
"I didn't think you were that stupid but apparently you can't even grasp the concept of sarcasm," he responded. One of her kicks landed, hitting his leg. His eyes widened, that damn brat had better not have broken his leg. He glared at her as he attempted to strike her with his sword. He did manage to cut her arm. They both stopped fighting as they watched the red fabric of her sleeve and the blood from her arm dance in the air. Kagura frowned at her wound, however, her mouth quickly changed into a grin as she saw that it was already beginning to heal, but nevertheless, the sadist had managed to give her a deep cut so she realised she would be uncomfortable and pained for the rest of their fight. Despite her wound, Kagura clasped her umbrella more tightly in her hand in anger. Wound or no wound, she could definitely kick that sadist's butt because she was Kagura, Queen of Kabukicho. Sougo was staring at her smugly. "Still want to fight, China?"
"As if I'd stop fighting because of a puny wound from a weakling like you."
"Want another 'puny wound', you brat?"
"Want me to break your leg, bastard?"
"I don't think a little brat like you would be able to."
"Do you want to bet on that? I could break your leg easily!"
"Prove it."
"Nobody will prove anything," came the voice of someone else. The vermillion-haired girl and the brunet turned to look at whoever interrupted their fight.
"Oh, Kondo-san… When did you get here?" Sougo asked, annoyed that his fight had been interrupted but because he was respectful of Kondo, he sheathed his sword, still slightly disgruntled.
"I headed straight over when Hijikata told me the two of you were fighting... again," Kondo replied, giving the two of them a disappointed look, "at least try to get along."
"Mayora," Kagura mumbled glaring at the smoking policeman.
"I'm glad Toushi told me. We don't need the two of you killing each other," Kondo said, smiling at them.
"He wouldn't be able to kill me!" Kagura yelled and at the same time, Sougo said, "she wouldn't be able to kill me."
The two of them looked at one another, surprised that they had said almost the exact same thing at the same time but soon Kagura's facial expression became a scowl. "You stole my words, you bastard! And I could kill you easily!"
"Hah, why would I want to steal the words of a vulgar brat?" Sougo replied, frowning at his rival.
"Ohohoho, but you did, Sadist," Kagura said laughing. "And if anyone's a vulgar brat, it's you."
"Ah, do you even know what 'vulgar' means? Impolite, rude, ill-mannered. I am in no means 'vulgar' in comparison to you. Although, it is not a surprise that you're so vulgar, seeing as you live so poorly with your beloved, unrefined 'Gin-chan'."
"Don't talk about Gin-chan like that! He is a much better swordsman and person than you!"
"China, let me tell you something. Danna is a bum, a regular MADAO," Sougo said, angrily. Truth be told, he was upset that Kagura regarded that idiot so highly. He didn't understand why, but he felt a strong dislike for the silver-haired samurai when the young girl spoke so proudly about him. He disliked her love of him.
"Leave Gin-chan out of this!"
"Dammit, China. Shut up about your stupid 'Gin-chan'. Ever since I've met you, it's been 'Gin-chan' this and 'Gin-chan' that. I've had enough."
"You're the one who mentioned him! I hate you, idiot!"
"I just…" Sougo froze, unsure what to reply. She was right, he had brought Gintoki into the conversation. "Ugh, shut up, China."
"Ohoho, I'm right and you can't think of a comeback because of my rightness! Ohohoho, sadist is jealous of my rightness!"
"What's it like to be right for the first time in your life, dumbass?"
"SADIST!" she screamed, lifting up her umbrella again, preparing to attack.
"Don't start fighting again," Kondo said in his usual cheerful voice, clearly trying to lighten the mood, "and, please, calm down, Queen-sama."
"But, but, Gorilla, the mean sadist ruined my clothes," she said, looking up at her Anego's stalker with her wide, sapphire orbs, which glistened with tears. Kondo looked at her tore sleeve with a disappointed expression and turned to Sougo. Kagura smirked evilly at Sougo when Kondo looked away from her. The sadist's anger bubbled inside of him when he saw the young girl's smugness but he maintained a bored expression.
"She started attacking me," he deadpanned.
"Sougo, you will go shopping with Queen-sama and buy her new clothes," Kondo said causing Kagura to grin at her rival. Yes, free clothes, she thought.
"What? Kondo-san, you're joking, right? I'm not going shopping with that monstrous brat! She's not even upset about the sleeve, she's smiling at me!" Sougo argued, not wanting to waste any more of his money on his annoying rival.
"Sougo, please," Kondo replied, giving him a serious look.
"Fine, I'll take the monster shopping," Sougo muttered.
"Buy me some food as well, sadist!" Kagura said.
"As if I'd buy you food when you ask as impolitely as that," he replied, but when Kagura turned to Kondo, he muttered, "fine."
Kagura almost squealed in delight at the thought of making the sandy-haired policeman spend more money on her. Sougo nearly jumped in surprise as his arm was grabbed and he was dragged away from the Shinsengumi headquarters by the strong girl.
It was not a good day so far for Okita Sougo.
"Okay, Sadaharu, find Kagura for us," Gintoki ordered as he held up one of Kagura's worn cheongsams for the oversized dog to sniff. Sadaharu ignored the samurai's instructions and decided to bite on his head instead. "Ah, Shinpachi, I'm beginning to get a headache."
"G-Gin-san, there's blood pouring down your head…" Shinpachi replied.
"Ah, Patsuan, you are correct. Sadaharu, we need to save Kagura!" The lazy silver perm said. Sadaharu released the man's head and sniffed his owner's clothing to pick up her scent. Sadaharu barked and led the two men out of the door. "Come on, Pachi-boy! We need to save our Kagura-chan from Sofa the sadist!"
"Ah, Gin-san, I think it's 'Sougo'," Shinpachi said, following his boss out.
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