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Chap. 6 Hiding Your Emotions Can Worry the People Around You

Gintoki sighs briefly, before gritting his teeth at his ribs. He hears Sadaharu whine softly. Looking at the door he sees Sadaharu's huge fuzzy head peering through his door, his eyes sad.

"Don't give me that look," Gintoki says quietly.

Sadaharu whines again, this time louder. He walks over to Gintoki rubbing his head against his shoulder. Gintoki pats Sadaharu's head.

"You don't need to worry," Gintoki whispers, "Kagura will be alright." Sadaharu whimpers.

Gintoki gives a small smile, "Besides we have work tomorrow." Sadaharu bobs his white fuzzy head. He lies down next to Gintoki, yawning he closes his eyes.

Gintoki sighs, "At least I hope she'll be alright."

"Gin- san! Kagura- chan!" Gintoki's eyes snap open, he hears Shinpachi close the shoji door loudly. "You guys aren't up yet?! We have a job y' know!"

Gintoki gets up, shuddering at the pain in his ribs. Shinpachi slides Gintoki's shoji door slowly, he peers through seeing Gintoki struggling.

"Gin- san! Be careful!" Shinpachi cries, opening the shoji screen all the way.

"Shut up!" Gintoki yells. "You're the one running in here telling me to get up!"

Shinpachi sighs, "Maybe you shouldn't work today."

Gintoki smirks, "I'm not going to let a few broken ribs stop me from getting money to play pachinko."

Shinpachi narrows his eyes, "Don't you mean pay the rent?"

Gintoki and Shinpachi turn their heads as Kagura enters the room, "Can you two shut up? I'm really tired." Kagura rubs her still red swollen eyes.

Shinpachi tilts his head, "Kagura are you alright?"

Shinpachi cries out as he's hit behind the head by Gintoki, "Of course she's okay!" He turns to Kagura, eyes sad, "She's not going to work today though."

Kagura's eyes widen, "Gin-chan, what do you-"

Gintoki simply shakes his head, "Go back to bed," he smiles, "You said you were tired."

"But, Gin- chan…" Kagura whispers.

Gintoki ignores Kagura, "C'mon Shinpachi."

Shinpachi rubs the back of his head nodding. They walk past Kagura, out of Gintoki's room towards the front door.

Gintoki stops suddenly, he tilts his head, "What's that noise?"

Shinpachi stops beside him listening as well. They hear a buzzing, it gets louder.

Gintoki's eyes widen as he realizes what it is, but it's too late. The front door explodes inward in balls of flame. Gintoki and Shinpachi are thrown backwards against the wall. They look up, at the dark silhouette walking through the door.

"Gintoki- sama, I've come to collect the rent." Tama walks through the smoke. She raises her broom, the bristles still smoking.

Gintoki laughs shakily, "T-Tama, we're going to do a job now."

Tama shakes her head, "Otose- sama said, "If that lazy ass Gintoki gives you the I'm going to do a job now crap," her eyes flash bright red, "I' am free to eliminate Gintoki- sama."

Gintoki's mouth twitches, "N-Now Tama."

Tama points her broom at Gintoki, "Prepare to be eliminated."

Gintoki shrieks, he jumps up through the air a column of fire hits the spot where he was. He runs jumping over Tama. Tama quickly turns shooting another column of fire at Gintoki. Gintoki almost makes it through the doorway, but a ball of fire hits him in the back of the leg. Gintoki screams, he runs through the doorway jumping off the balcony. He smacks at the flames, extinguishing them. Landing in a crouch, he groans as his ribs strain, he starts running minding his leg and ribs.

Tama walks out on the balcony, "He got away." She turns to the stairs, "I'll go tell Otose- sama."

Shinpachi and Kagura walk out onto the balcony staring after Gintoki.

Shinpachi sighs, "Kagura, let's go do that job now." Kagura nods. She smiles, but the smile is not genuine.

Gintoki sits down on the park bench, rubbing the scalding part of his leg gently.

"Stupid robot," Gintoki says quietly gritting his teeth.

"Hey Gin- san!" Gintoki looks up seeing Hasawage walking towards him. He looks at Gintoki's leg, "What happened?"

"Nothing," Gintoki says quickly. "What are you doing here?"

Hasawage raises an eyebrow, "Um, I live here. Are you alright Gin- san?"

Gintoki sighs leaning back against the bench, "Yes, I'm alright, but the people around me aren't."

Hasawage nods, "Yeah, I heard about what happened. It's a good thing the amanto didn't get very far through the city. The Shinsengumi drove most of them away." Hasawage looks into Gintoki's eyes, "You did some work though, didn't you?"

Gintoki smiles slightly, "Yeah, but it didn't help in the end."

Hasawage nods again, but doesn't pry. He looks at the watch that's drawn on his wrist, "Well I need to go, I think I finally found a place that will hire me."

"Um… that watch isn't even real…" Gintoki mutters. Hasawage doesn't say anything as he walks away. Gintoki sighs, slowly getting up off the bench.

Gintoki turns walking back to Otose's bar. He sighs. "I won't let anybody join this fight. I'll go in alone." His eyes darken. "I'm not going to let anything slip through my fingers again…"

"I hate work," Kagura says sighing.

"You haven't done anything!" Shinpachi yells.

Kagura and Shinpachi were cleaning out a big storage room that looked like a tornado had torn through it.

Shinpachi picks up a ramen cup in disgust, "Why the hell is this even in a storage room?!" He drops the ramen cup in a garbage bag. He points a broom at Kagura, "Would you work already! You've been sitting there for almost an hour now!"

Kagura is sitting on a box, cross legged, chewing on a piece of sunboku. "Shinpachi, I'm worried about Gin- chan."

Shinpachi puts his broom down, leaning against the wall. "Why would you be worried? He wasn't hurt that bad by Tama- san."

Kagura shakes her head slowly. She looks up at Shinpachi eyes shimmering, "I mean overall, he's been more distant than ever." She puts her head down.

Shinpachi sighs, "Yeah, but at least he's bearing through the pain."

Kagura's eyes darken, she bites her lip, "Yeah," she whispers. Kamui's face comes to the forefront of her mind.

Shinpachi nods, "C'mon Kagura, we should finish this job."

Kagura nods again, getting off the box slowly. She throws her empty sunboku box on the ground.

"Why the hell are you making it worse?!" Shinpachi screams.

Kamui laughs, looking out the window, "Abuto, exactly how did you find a place right across from Gintoki?"

Abuto shrugs, "It was empty." He glances at Kamui still looking out the window, he raises an eyebrow. "You're not going to turn into a creepy stalker are you?"

Kamui chuckles. "The higher- ups must have heard about him by now." His eyes flash, "He's MY prey." He smiles slightly, "I need to keep an eye on him."

Abuto snorts, "So you're going to stalk him."

Kamui sighs, "No, Abuto. I'll stay here," he turns smiling, "You'll stalk him."

"Huh?! Why do I have to do that?!" Abuto screams.

"Well, I'm too lazy. Also I want to wait till that other samurai comes to create a commotion again." He grins, "That's when I'll fight Gintoki again."

Abuto's eye twitches, he opens his mouth to yell, but closes it again, looking behind Kamui. "Well the one you call Gintoki is back."

Kamui turns, he sees Gintoki walk up to the old lady cleaning the entrance to her bar. Kamui opens the window a crack, so he can hear them. "He looks pissed," Kamui whispers.

"Hey, old hag! Why the hell did you tell Tama to kill me?!" Gintoki screams.

Otose looks at Gintoki, mouth twitching, "You haven't paid the rent in four months! I'm not waiting any longer!"

"So you go and try to kill me off?!" Gintoki sighs, rubbing the back of his head. "I just need a few more days. That's when he'll come back." He looks into Otose's shocked eyes, "You won't have to go through the trouble of killing me off then."

Kamui and Abuto gape, surprised.

Otose's eyes widen, "W-What are you saying?"

Gintoki smiles, a ghost of a smile, "I'm saying I'm going into this fight alone. No one will get hurt that way."

Otose's eyes darken, "Are you stupid?" She whispers. She looks up at Gintoki bottom lip trembling, eyes shimmering, "If you die, nothing will be the same. You would just leave Kagura and Shinpachi alone like that?" She grits her teeth, "They'd be lost without you!"

Gintoki looks at her sadly, "I don't want people I care about to get hurt."

Otose's eyes narrow angrily, "Go away," she whispers, voice trembling.

Gintoki nods, he walks past her slowly. He glances at the window Kamui's looking out of.

Kamui gasps, crouching down. He hears Gintoki's footsteps walking away slowly after a span of two heartbeats.

Kamui glances over the sill. He sees the old lady named Otose throw her broom on the ground. She wipes away tears before returning inside, banging the shoji shut.

Kamui sits back on his haunches, biting his lip.

"What are you going to do now?" Abuto whispers.

Kamui sighs, "We'll just wait." He glances at Abuto smiling, "It's bad, because that means I'll have to talk to you."

Abuto chuckles, sitting down.

"Oi, you two still not done?" Gintoki asks, standing in the doorway of the storage room.

"Gin- chan! Gin- san!" Kagura and Shinpachi cry out happily in unison.

Gintoki raises an eyebrow, "Why so happy?"

They both just shake their heads, smiling. Shinpachi throws a broom at Gintoki. He catches it before it hits him in the face.

Gintoki sighs, "I still have to work? What happened to you saying I shouldn't work today?"

Shinpachi glares, "Screw what I said."

Gintoki chuckles, "Well we better hurry. I want to make a visit to Yosiwora."

Shinpachi raises an eyebrow, "Why Gin- san?"

Gintoki sweeps dust into a pile before answering with a smile, "We'll just visit Seita and everyone. Besides, I could use some good sake."

"Yay!" Kagura claps her hands happily, "We'll get to see Tsukky!"

Gintoki smiles, "Yeah, we better hurry then."

Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura enter Yosiwora about an hour later.

Girls swarm around Gintoki, pushing Shinpachi and Kagura back, "Gintoki- sama! You're back! We missed you so much! You want to have a little fun!" The girls rub Gintoki's shoulders, and feel his well- toned muscles. "Why don't you come let us pour some sake for you?"

Gintoki shrugs them off, "I told you already! I hate clingy chicks!"

"Aw, but Gintoki- sama!" The girls whine.

"Girls, that's enough," Tsukuyo walks up, mouth twitching.

"Aw, Tsukuyo, why do you get him all to yourself?" A girl wails.

Tsukuyo blushes slightly, but ignores the girl; she looks at Gintoki, "Why are you here?"

Gintoki sighs, "Can't I just visit you guys?"

"You can visit us Gintoki- sama." A girl says.

Tsukuyo looks sharply at the girl, "Can you guys leave?"

The girls glance at Tsukuyo, they walk away, grumbling.

Gintoki smiles, "So where's Seita and Hinowa?"

Tsukuyo smiles back, "They're home," she turns, waving her hand for them to follow her.

Kagura runs up and talks to Tsukuyo while Shinpachi and Gintoki hang back.

Shinpachi looks at Gintoki, "Gin- san, are you alright?"

Gintoki smiles, "Yeah, Like I said, I just want some good sake."

Shinpachi nods, smiling slightly.

"Gin- san!" Seita yells happily running towards everyone. Hinowa right behind, her wheelchair being pushed by a member of the hyaku.

Hinowa smiles, looking at Gintoki, Shinpachi and Kagura, her eyes a bright confident blue. "It's good to see you guys." Her eyes shimmer, "I heard what happened, it took a while for news to travel this far." She looks at Gintoki, chuckling, "Tsukuyo was worried about you."

Tsukuyo's face reddens, she coughs turning her head, "It's not like I was worried about you specifically."

Seita laughs, smiling brightly. Tsukuyo thumps him on the head. "Ow! Tsukuyo- nii," Seita whines.

Gintoki tilts his head, "Hey Hinowa, you think I could get some sake."

Hinowa nods smiling, "Sure," she looks behind her at the hyaku, "Let's go." The hyaku smiles, turning the wheelchair around. Everyone else follows.

They walk into Seita and Hinowa's house, sitting on the benches. Gintoki grits his teeth as he sits down. Hinowa's eyes widen.

"Gintoki, what happened?" Hinowa asks, worry in her voice. Tsukuyo stops talking to Kagura and looks at Gintoki in obvious apprehension.

Gintoki laughs, "Just cracked some ribs, maybe broke a few..."

Hinowa shakes her head, biting her lip, "Honestly can't you be more careful?"

Tsukuyo's eyes narrow, "Are you alright, Gintoki?"

Gintoki sighs in irritation, "I've been asked that a lot today."

"Well sorry I asked!" Tsukuyo huffs.

Gintoki rubs the back of his head. "Sorry…" He mutters.

Tsukuyo's eyes widen slightly. "Um…" She turns back to Kagura, face red.

Hinowa laughs uneasily, she hands Gintoki a sake cup. He smiles slightly at her in thanks.

He takes a sip, looking intently at the ground. Pondering what to say. It's funny; he usually always knew what to say.

Takasugi leans his head back against the wall. Across from him is Bansai strumming his shamisen.

Bansai sighs, "Are we going back tonight? I didn't even have a chance to fight."

Takasugi smiles, "You will. We'll be leaving tomorrow."

Bansai nods slowly, "What do you think Kamui is doing?" He raises an eyebrow, "You don't think he's fighting Sakata Gintoki again, do you?"

Takasugi laughs, "He wouldn't. Didn't you see him after Gintoki saved him? He got soft."

Bansai eyes him; he smiles slightly, "I'd like to hear Gintoki's song again."

Takasugi frowns, "Bansai, you still can't get in tune with my song?"

Bansai chuckles, "Actually I have. It's a mix of rock and pop."

Takasugi grins sinisterly, "Don't you like it?"

Bansai laughs, "Yes, but Sakata Gintoki I'm interested in." Takasugi sets his jaw, glaring, "His song, I can't get in tune with. It's like jazz, but then it's not. It changes frequently, it's muddled. I couldn't even read his movements when we fought."

Takasugi snorts, "What's Kamui's song then?"

Bansai tilts his head, "Its rap. Why do want to know?"

Takasugi looks at the ceiling, a distant look in his eyes, "Just wondering," he whispers.

"After Gintoki saved him his song changed drastically." Takasugi looks at Bansai, eyes narrowing, "It changed to a gentle song, but it changed back when he kicked Gintoki."

Takasugi nods, "See what I mean? Kamui doesn't really want to kill Gintoki."

Bansai shrugs, "Does it matter? You want to kill him yourself, don't you?"

Takasugi averts his eyes, "Yeah," he whispers.

"I asked you before, but why do you want to kill Gintoki? Weren't you childhood friends?"

Takasugi snaps his head up, scowling at Bansai, "Never call us friends." He leans his head back against the wall again, "Besides, you'll learn everything tomorrow."

Bansai smiles menacingly, "I can't wait." He whispers.

Authors Note: Hey! I hope you liked this chapter. Look forward to next chapter!