Disclaimer: The characters of Gintama belong to Sorachi Hideaki. :)

Authors Note: Hey! Ugh, I hate school… Just so you know… Enjoy this 32nd chapter of mine! (;

Chap. 32 Lying can Bring out the Worst in People

Gintoki grins. "You made a terrible miscalculation." Kakeru's eyes widen as Gintoki pulls Kakeru towards him. Gintoki quickly lifts his knee, slamming it into Kakeru's abdomen.

Kakeru gasps as oxygen leaves him. Gintoki smirks, releasing Kakeru's wrist. He quickly pivots smashing his elbow against Kakeru's jaw.

Kakeru flies landing on his back a few feet away, blood dribbling out of the corner of his mouth.

Gintoki walks over to him. Before Kakeru can get up Gintoki slams his foot atop Kakeru's chest, causing Kakeru to cry out. Gintoki leans down, his eyes wide as he grins. "Well… Looks like you got caught off guard by a mere… brat."

Kakeru opens his mouth but no sound comes out.

Gintoki smirks. "I…" Suddenly Gintoki jumps back as something flies in front of him. The knife embeds itself in the dirt with a light thump. "Damn…" Gintoki smirks at the perpetrator. "Someone could have gotten hurt."

"You know I don't give a shit if you get hurt." Akira growls, walking forward.

Gintoki raises an eyebrow. "Apparently I'm not the only one you don't care about hurting." He says, glancing at Souchi.

Akira's eyes widen in anger. "Son of a-!"

"Akira!" Kakeru screams. Everyone looks at Kakeru in surprise. Kakeru smirks. "Akira… We're leaving."

"W-What."

Kakeru chuckles. "We're done here…" Kakeru gets up, wiping the blood at the corner of his mouth. "Get the others back to the ship." Kakeru orders. Akira nods, but with slight hesitation before running off.

Kakeru chuckles slightly, looking over at Gintoki. "I'll say it again… I've made a terrible miscalculation. Then again… Gintoki." He smirks sadistically. "Let's use this miscalculation in a different context."

Kakeru pushes his shaggy hair back, starting for his ship. Suddenly he stops, turning. "Oi, Akatsuki!" Akatsuki glares at him. Kakeru smiles, letting out a small chuckle, he turns back around, throwing his hand up in a fleeting gesture.

Gintoki rubs the back of his head, sighing. "I'm starved…"

"So am I…" Kagura moans.

"How are you two hungry?! After that we should be…" Shinpachi trails off, dropping his gaze.

Gintoki sighs again. "There's nothing we can do… This has nothing to do with us."

"Gin- san! We should at least do something!" Shinpachi insists.

Gintoki glances over at the Tendoshuu members. Ryouchi and Minase were as quiet as ever, but the air surrounding them was different and Eiji was standing over Souchi who was sitting on the ground, knees up to his chest, tears streaking his face. Akatsuki was looking at the ship that was now rising in the air, his face impassive.

"Sakata Gintoki!" A voice screams.

Gintoki's eyes widen slightly. "You guys were here?"

Kondo stops a few feet away from Gintoki, the Shinsengumi members falling in line behind him.

Gintoki raises an eyebrow at the Shinsengumi's downcast faces. "What's with you guys?"

Kagura nods. "Yeah, it's not like you characters. Especially you Gorilla, are you out of bananas?"

Kondo glares at Kagura, but does not retort like he usually does. "Sakata Gintoki…" Kondo lets out a rushed breath, eyes suddenly hardening. "Sakata Gintoki, by order of the Shinsengumi. You're under arrest."

"Huh…?"

"Who did this?" Kamui demands.

Abuto sighs. "For the last time, I don't know Captain."

Kamui sighs, glancing at the paper in his hand. "A bounty for 100 million yen…"

"It's not that surprising." Abuto says. "I heard from some others that the bounty was raised quite a large sum."

"Who did this…?" Kamui mutters.

"You already asked that…" Abuto murmurs.

"It could have been the Tendoshuu… they like to have people do their dirty work." Kamui says.

Suddenly, Kamui glances at Abuto his eyes widening slightly. Quickly, he looks down at the paper. "Hm, there's no place to hand over Gintoki and get the money." Kamui smirks. "Don't you find that odd Abuto?"

Abuto raises an eyebrow. "Why wouldn't they put that?"

Kamui smiles slightly. "Either they are stupid and forgot it, or they knew no one would get Gintoki."

Abuto's eyes narrow. "Why would they send out the bounty if they knew no one could get Gintoki?"

Kamui chuckles, crumbling the paper, throwing it on the ground. "They wanted to create hype."

"Why the hell would they want to do that?" Abuto asks.

Kamui turns to look at Abuto, grinning sadistically. "They want to see a war."

"What exactly is your motive? We've been dragging this out for far too long."

Takasugi laughs. "Patience is bitter isn't it?" Oboro glares at him. Takasugi chuckles. "It's better not to rush things… It will be far more interesting."

Oboro raises an eyebrow. "Then why would you send out that bounty?"

Takasugi smirks, blowing smoke from his kiseru. "Like I said… it will be far more interesting."

Kakeru sits on the couch, bringing his legs up to his chest like a child. He rests his chin on his knees, smirking. "You look down Akira?"

Akira snorts, turning his head. "As if."

"Aw, really?" Kakeru chuckles. "The kid was crying quite a lot. Did it not bother you?"

Akira looks at Kakeru angrily. "Shut the hell-!" Akira's eyes widen.

Kakeru smiles, closing his eyes. "You want to finish that?"

"I'm sorry…" Akira mutters, dropping his gaze.

"Hm…" Kakeru turns his head, a small smile coming to his lips. "Sakata Gintoki… he's really…"

"Kakeru?"

Suddenly Kakeru bursts out laughing. "Sakata Gintoki! I can't believe I even underestimated him for a second!" Kakeru flips his legs up on the couch, his back resting on the couch's armrest. He throws his head back, running a hand through his hair. "I finally have someone who has the potential to beat me!" He looks over at Akira, a smirk playing on his lips. "You still don't believe he's strong, do you?"

Akira shakes his head. "Of course not. You were caught off guard."

Kakeru laughs. "No I wasn't." He tilts his head. "Well, maybe I was… But, it was just I didn't know his real strength." Kakeru chuckles, looking at Akira. He points to his eye. "His eyes were amazing. They held so much power! So much pain and sadness! I've never seen anyone with so many emotions, but the best thing is… there is so much more within his eyes that I can't even describe."

Akira sighs in annoyance. "Then why didn't you just kill him there?"

Kakeru chuckles. "There are just some things that you have to be patient for."

Akira snorts. "Even if you wait Sakata Gintoki would not fight with you. He made fun of you; there was no sense of violence towards you."

Kakeru jumps up from the couch, excitedly. "That's the problem! But, I must say, it has already resolved itself."

Akira raises an eyebrow. "What are you talking about?"

Kakeru chuckles. "I'll say this again Akira. His eyes."

"His eyes?"

Kakeru nods excitedly. "Everyone is very ignorant at this concept, but you know how the humans say that the eyes are the windows to the soul? Well, that saying is true."

Akira narrows his eyes. "Where are you going with this?"

Kakeru smiles. "You know when I went to hit that annoying girl? Well, when he grabbed my wrist his eyes changed drastically. They were so full of bloodlust! So…" He smirks. "What do you think our next move shall be, Akira?"

Akira's eyes widen. "You're going to-!"

Kakeru grins sadistically. "Yes… Let's make sure he gets a little motivation."

Gintoki blinks. "Huh?"

"I'll say this again. You are under arrest." Kondo says.

Gintoki blinks again. "Huh?"

"You heard me dammit!" Kondo screams.

"Captain! Calm down!" Yamazaki exclaims.

Gintoki scratches the back of his head. "Why the hell am I under arrest Gorilla?"

"You're under arrest for the murder of the men known as Jiraia and Housen." Kondo says.

Gintoki's eye twitches in annoyance. "You're arresting me for self- defense?"

"Self- defense?" Kondo shakes his head. "Killing those two like that was not self- defense."

"Gin- chan was trying to save Yoshiwara from Housen! For Jiraia he was trying to save Tsukki!" Kagura screams.

Kondo nods. "There was no need for you to interfere. The Shinsengumi were already working on this case."

Gintoki raises an eyebrow. "Which one? Housen or Jiraia?"

Kondo's eyes widen at the sudden question. "Well…"

Gintoki snorts. "You were never working on either of those cases were you?"

The Shinsengumi members glance at Kondo, waiting for his response.

Kondo smirks. "Well, I didn't think you'd notice…"

Gintoki sighs. "Tell me the real reason why I'm under arrest."

Kondo chuckles. "Yorozuya… you're really…" Kondo takes a step forward his eyes meeting Gintoki's. "I'm taking you into custody as the suspect of the murder of Takagawa Sada."

"Captain! What are you saying?!" Yamazaki screams.

Gintoki raises an eyebrow. "Takagawa Sada? He's dead?"

"Kondo- san… Gin- san was injured after that incident." Shinpachi says.

Kondo sighs. "Everyone there was a suspect."

Gintoki shakes his head. "That makes no damn sense."

"Yeah… Only an idiot would come up with those excuses." A voice says.

Kondo looks over in surprise. "Sougo!"

"You lied to us Kondo- san…" Another voice says.

Kondo sighs slightly. "Toshi…"

Sougo and Hijikata walk forward, stepping in- between Kondo and Gintoki.

"I've known you for a while Kondo- san and I've… almost always followed your orders, but I won't follow this one." Sougo says, eyes dark.

"I also cannot follow this order Kondo." Hijikata says.

Hijikata and Sougo pull their swords from their sheaths, pointing them at Kondo. They both smile.

"Sorry…"

Authors Note: Hey! I ran into a little accident… I either pulled a muscle or cracked my rib, so it hurts like hell to sit up. Can you imagine how hellish school was? Writing hurts because I usually sit on my bed, but either way sitting up hurts! Okay enough about me…

Well, yes. Gorilla lied.

In case you guys forgot… Oboro joined Takasugi. Yes! I know! I stated that in like November! Hope you guys didn't forget…

Yes… I finally have a moment of Kamui and Abuto! Gosh, I love them…

Kakeru's very crazy isn't he?