Disclaimer: The characters of Gintama belong to Sorachi Hideaki. :)
Authors Note: Hey! Enjoy this 35th chapter of mine!
Chap. 35 Motivation is Supposed to Get You Off Your Ass, Not Want to Kill Someone
"How could you do that?!" Shinpachi screams. "Gin- san! Do you have any idea how this will affect us?! We could get arrested!"
Gintoki sighs taking his hands off his ears. "Would you shut up already? You're so damn annoying…"
"Yeah stupid four eyes!" Kagura says, sitting back on the couch, chewing on a piece of sukonbu.
"This is serious! Why out of all the Shinsengumi did you have to do that to the damn boss?!" Shinpachi screams.
Gintoki tilts his head back. "He was pissing me off…"
"That's no excuse!"
"Would you stop acting like my mother? This won't affect us at all. He hasn't even come for us." Gintoki says.
"That doesn't mean he won't!" Shinpachi retorts.
Gintoki is quiet for a minute looking up at Shinpachi. "I didn't even notice but did that Tendoshuu guy leave?"
Shinpachi eyes widen slightly. "I didn't even notice them leave…"
Gintoki snorts. "Oh, well…"
"Didn't they want to make you a Tendoshuu member?" Kagura asks.
Gintoki gets up off the couch, waving his hand in dismissal. "Like I care. They haven't brought it up since they brought me back to Edo."
Shinpachi's eyes narrow. "Where are you going?"
"To get a parfait… I haven't had one since all this shit started." Gintoki mutters.
"Um, I don't think that's wise Gin- san." Shinpachi says apprehensively.
Gintoki sighs, walking towards the shoji. "Shinpachi, I can't just stay in the house…" Gintoki slides the shoji open, taking a step forward, smacking into something hard. Gintoki looks up. "The hell…?" Gintoki stares silently at the five figures in front of him.
"Hey!" Akatsuki greets. Minase, Ryouchi, Eiji, and Souchi wave at him.
Gintoki stares for another second before taking a step back, reaching up he grabs the handle of the shoji slamming the shoji shut.
"What the hell?! Gintoki!" Akatsuki screams.
Gintoki clicks his tongue. "Damn… Can't people leave me alone?" Gintoki turns, walking back towards his desk.
"Gin- san!" Shinpachi exclaims.
Gintoki opens a window, stepping up on the sill.
"W-What are you doing?" Shinpachi asks.
"What does it look like? I'm leaving…" Gintoki mutters.
"Wait! Gin- san!" Shinpachi screams.
Suddenly the front shoji smashes open. Akatsuki stomps on the broken pieces of the shoji, walking into the middle of the room, glaring at Gintoki. "What the hell are you doing?"
Gintoki turns looking at Akatsuki, Eiji, Ryouchi, Minase, and Souchi. He blinks once, sticking out his tongue. Gintoki leans forward, leaping out the window.
"Son of a bitch!" Akatsuki screams.
"You'll never catch him now…" Kagura says.
Akatsuki sighs. "Dammit…" He looks around the room, raising an eyebrow at the sign above Gintoki's desk that says 'Sugar'. "So, what do you guys even do here?"
"We're the Yorozuya!" Kagura exclaims.
"Yorozuya?" Eiji murmurs. "Doesn't that mean house of 10,000 businesses?"
Shinpachi smiles slightly. "We do odd jobs for people."
Akatsuki chuckles. "Really…?" He pauses, tilting his head. "Well, we better go find Gintoki."
"Um…" Shinpachi steps forward. "Are you really planning on making Gintoki a member of the Tendoshuu?"
Akatsuki smirks. "Of course." He turns around, walking out onto the balcony.
"Well, we're coming too!" Kagura says, jumping up from the couch. "For all we know you'd take Gin- chan back to space!" Kagura grabs Shinpachi's arm, dragging him after her.
"Kagura- chan! You don't have to drag me!" Shinpachi yells.
Kagura stops behind Akatsuki who was still standing on the balcony. Kagura glares at his back. "What the hell are you doing old man?! Get going!"
Eiji takes a step forward. "Akatsuki?"
Kagura pushes past Akatsuki. "What's wrong with-" Suddenly Kagura stops, eyes widening at the sight below the balcony.
"What's going on?" Souchi asks, Eiji, Ryouchi, and Minase right behind him. They all stop, just as everyone else at the two figures below.
"Hey!" Kakeru greets, a huge grin on his face. Akira pushes up his glasses, his gaze never leaving the ground.
"Is Gintoki here?" Kakeru asks. Akatsuki glares at him. Kakeru chuckles, his grin widening. "Perfect…"
Kondo walks into Matsudaira's office, silently sitting on the chair in front of his desk. "What did you want to see me for?"
Matsudaira sighs. "I wanted to talk about Sakata Gintoki."
"Not a big surprise…" Kondo mutters.
Matsudaira leans forward, resting his elbows on his desk. "I wanted to drop my last order. I will no longer issue the arrest of Sakata Gintoki."
Kondo's eyes widen, a small relieved smile coming to his lips. "Really?" He pauses, his smile faltering. "Why did you even issue the arrest in the first place?"
Matsudaira leans back in his chair, quiet for several seconds. He smirks. "I thought this bounty would create hype, so I decided we might as well lock his ass up. Besides he had enough false evidence to have himself put away."
Kondo raises an eyebrow. "False evidence? So, you don't believe Gintoki is a bad guy at all?"
"Of course not." Matsudaira mutters. "But after that bounty was released nuisances will think otherwise."
Kondo's eyes narrow. "Wait… so locking him up was to protect him from the… nuisances?"
Matsudaira smirks, all other emotion hidden behind his sunglasses. "The hype would be annoying." He says simply.
Kondo sighs. "Why did you make me lie for you?"
Matsudaira grins. "Cause you're easy to manipulate."
"Is that the only reason?!" Kondo screams.
Matsudaira sighs, staring at his desk. "Yes… that is the only reason."
"What the hell are you doing here?!" Akatsuki growls.
Kakeru smiles. "Oh, just a little reason." Suddenly, Shinpachi cries out.
Kagura whips around. "Shinpachi?!" Shinpachi was lying on the ground, an amanto on top of him. "Get off Shinpachi you bastard!" Kagura screams. She runs forward, drop kicking the amanto.
"How did he get in?" Shinpachi asks as Kagura helps him up. Shinpachi gasps as a hand grips the sill of the window by Gintoki's desk. An amanto lifts itself up into the room, and another.
Akatsuki glances behind him and up. Amanto were everywhere, including on the roof. "Shit…" He mutters. He glares down at Kakeru. "What the hell are you doing?!"
Kakeru grins. "Well, I thought Gintoki needed a little motivation." He pauses, his eyes slightly wistful. "Guess this is it…" He mutters.
Akatsuki raises an eyebrow. "What do you mean-" Suddenly, he turns. Shinpachi was pinned on the ground by two amanto and Kagura was still fighting. Eiji, Ryouchi, Minase and Souchi run inside. Souchi tackles an amanto that was holding Shinpachi down while Minase takes out the other.
Kakeru chuckles. "Wow, can't believe they would turn on you."
"What?" Akatsuki asks, confused. His eyes widen suddenly when he realizes it. "Wait! Did you… Did you think I was here to hurt people?"
Kakeru's eyes narrow. "So you're saying you would help protect Gintoki's friends?"
Akatsuki blinks. "I… I guess I am." He says surprised at himself.
Kakeru's eyes widen. "Really…?" He sets his jaw. "Well, they're going to need a lot more help."
Suddenly a huge amanto smashes through the roof, almost landing on Shinpachi. Shinpachi cries out, throwing himself to the side.
Kagura's eyes widen. "A Dakini?!"
The Dakini shifts his red eyes to Kagura, quickly reaching out to grab her. Kagura reacts swiftly jumping in the air, coming down hard with a drop kick atop the Dakini's head.
The Dakini smashes onto the floor, the boards underneath close to breaking.
"Be careful! Otose- san and Catherine- san are down there!" Shinpachi screams.
"I'm not trying to be careful dumbass!" Kagura screams. "Besides, they're so old they probably don't even hear this noise!" Kagura punches an amanto, sending it smashing into the wall.
"Who the hell wouldn't hear this noise?!" Shinpachi screams.
The Dakini picks himself up, glaring at all of them.
Eiji takes a step back, looking around. "We should really change locations." With that another crash above resounds as another Dakini drops in. Eiji nods. "Let's go! They'll follow us!" Eiji starts running, jumping off the railing of the balcony. Minase and Ryouchi follow suit, but not before grabbing Shinpachi.
Kagura kicks another amanto, not following the others, the Dakini both closing in.
"Kagura!" Souchi screams. "C'mon!"
Kagura looks over at him, nodding slightly, she starts running, dropping to slide between the two Dakini. The Dakini lunge at her but Kagura is too fast, the Dakini's heads slamming together.
Kagura laughs, sticking her tongue out at both of them.
Souchi grabs her arm. "C'mon!" He yells, pulling her in front of him. As she starts running Souchi looks back, the Dakini already picking themselves up.
"Damn they're spry…" Souchi mutters.
"Souchi!" Akatsuki screams.
Souchi nods, starting to run but the Dakini grabs his ankle. He cries out as he slams into the ground.
"Shit!" Akatsuki mutters, running forward. He leans down, grabbing a broken table leg from the middle table, chucking it at the Dakini. The Dakini cries out when it connects with his forehead, releasing Souchi's ankle. Akatsuki grabs Souchi throwing him over his shoulder.
"Boss?!" Souchi exclaims.
Akatsuki ignores him, running outside, and jumping off the railing.
Kakeru's eyes widen. "Hey!" He screams.
Akatsuki doesn't stop, running in the direction everyone else went, Souchi still thumping against his shoulder.
Both the Dakini and the amanto jump off the balcony, running after them.
Kakeru looks over at Akira who was watching after them with a wistful expression. "Follow them. I'll go later." Kakeru says.
Akira looks at him for a second, then nods.
"This is a small matter…" Kakeru mutters after Akira is gone. He grins. "But, it's better than I thought!"
Gintoki sighs. "Damn Tendoshuu…" He murmurs. Suddenly Gintoki stops, raising an eyebrow at the figure standing in the middle of the street. The figure stares at him, a hood obscuring his features. "The hell…?"
The figure starts walking towards him, stopping a few feet away. He raises a hand, gripping the hem of his hood, throwing it back.
Gintoki's eyes widen slightly. "You…"
Oboro grins. "Hey, Shiroyasha…"
Authors Note: I'm going to have to get the next one out quicker… HAH.
Yay! Oboro and Gintoki face-off next chapter! This will be a fun and most likely bloody fight.
There will be a lot of fighting next chapter. Just so you know(;