Disclaimer: I do not own Gintama. It belongs to Hideaki Sorachi. I only own the plot, the ideas and the gag in this fanfiction.

Of Addiction and Neglect

Chapter 1

Working for Yorozuya Gin-chan had its ups and downs.

The only upside was that she had fun doing the odd jobs with her 'family', whether they were looking for some lost Amanto pet or they needed to track down someone.

The downside was that despite Gin-chan promising them salary, both she and Shimura Shinpachi didn't get a single yen from Gin. She had lodging and everything, but what she wanted was her own money. Sure, Gin was a cheapskate and all, but now that she was growing up (maturing, even), at the age of sixteen, Kagura wanted to buy material stuff that she could call her own.

Of course, asking was the hard part. Gintoki was her father figure, and he took the role very seriously. Just like every daughter, it was hard convincing 'dad' to give her money.

"What the hell will you do with that anyway?" He asked absentmindedly one day when she had opened the topic. Sakata Gintoki had been picking his nose while reading his beloved weekly JUMP when Kagura took the chance to ask him for thirty thousand yen. "And I don't have that kind of amount."

Liar. "Come on, Gin-chan, pleeeeeeeease?" she tried giving him the biggest puppy eyes look that could rival even Sadaharu's. "I'm a growing girl. I'm a teenager. I want stuff!"

"… And what 'stuff' is that?" Don't tell me you want to buy **** and ****…! It was downright scary to think of his daughter growing up and wanting to buy the adult stuff.

"I want a QSP!" she declared boldly to the living room.

"… And why would you want a QSP?" he found it a very odd request from her. Most girls her age had always asked for the luxury items, but then again, Kagura wasn't your typical female. She was a Yato who could kill people in mere seconds, and her asking for a QSP was just… odd.

Not to mention just a bit suspicious.

"Well, Gin-chan, would you rather that I date boys, or you get me a QSP wherein I just virtually date them?"

She had gotten a bright red QSP-3780 three days later.

Gin-chan complained and complained about how her new handheld had bankrupt all of them, and that they were going to sleep on the streets by tonight, but she was too happy to care.

A QSP was in her hands, and she was going to have so much fun with it!

"Okay, let's try… that game." Getting the mini disc from the game case, she placed it at the back of the QSP port, switched on her handheld and put on her earphones.

Some pop music started playing, and then seven guys suddenly appeared on-screen, all grinning at her.

Kagura smiled to herself.

Hot male specimens, check.

3 weeks later, Kagura still found herself inside the cabinet that doubled as her bedroom, still staring at her QSP screen. Her vermillion-colored hair, which now reached past her shoulder blades, was a total mess and greasy-looking. Under her eyes were huge eye bags, and her sapphire-colored eyes were red and puffy. The clothes she was wearing were the ones she had worn when she and Gin-chan had gone to Akihabara to get her the QSP.

In short, she had been in the same old clothes she had worn for the last three weeks.

"Kagura-chan, for the love of— what the hell, why does the cabinet stink so much!" at this, Shinpachi screamed in horror at the top of his lungs. "You haven't bathed yet?"

"Nope." She said, running a hand through her hair, grimacing at how bad it looked. "Ugh, I think I need a bath…"

"You do! What the hell, seriously, three weeks without bathing? Kagura, you're a girl, act like one!" Shinpachi then launched a myriad of complaints on how a sixteen year old still didn't know how to act her age before heading off to the kitchen to cook their lunch.

Come to think of it, did she even think of eating at all for the past three weeks?

Putting down her QSP on her 'bed', she slid open the door to the drawer, ignoring the sick looks on Gin's and Sadaharu's faces when she walked past head as she headed to the bathroom for a much-needed bath.

An hour later, the needed bath had both refreshed and cleared her mind, and both males in the Yorozuya breathed a sigh of relief when Kagura donned on a new set of her trademark red qipao, her hair still wet from the long bath. Again, she had taken her QSP from her 'room' and started playing once more. Shinpachi had to remove the headphones from her ears as he called her for lunch, and as they ate their meal together, which they had finished in record time, the silver-haired samurai asked, "When was the last time you were out of the house?"

"Uh… I dunno." She estimated it to be three weeks since she got her QSP, but really, why should she keep track of the days anyway? "Two days ago?"

"For my own sanity and yours, go out, have fun under your umbrella! And no bad stuff, you hear?" he said, handing her a floral-printed umbrella and nearly shoving her out of the door. "Don't come back until six in the evening!" and with that, Sakata Gintoki slammed the door at her face.

Kagura could have kicked the door open and throw Gin-chan across the town in retaliation, but knew that he was right. She did need to see the sun from time to time despite her heritage, and it had been a long three weeks since she had been out.

Besides, she needed a new otome game to pass the time, and just before Gintoki had shoved her out, she had managed to grab a handful of bills from his pocket and her QSP from the table.

Counting the bills, the female Yato grinned maniacally as she counted a total of ten thousand yen.

Watch out, limited edition, I'm gonna get you!

Giggling to herself, she ran off straight to Akihabara, the umbrella shielding her from the harsh sun.

Okay, first off, otome games are targeted towards a female market. Usual plot always involves one girl and many guys, whom you date exclusively if you choose said guy's route (but there is a otome game that allows you to date the guys all at the same time). Occasionally, you can also date a girl, but it's a rare thing.

Another thing to note: otome means 'maiden'. XD

Slightly based on a true story wherein a friend of mine got so addicted to otome games that she was oblivious to the world for some time.

Sorry for the weird/crappy title. I guess every Gintama fic I wrote has those 'Of' at the start, hehe.

I think I'll be able to update this fic everyday. Once I hit the 1k mark per chapter, it's an automatic upload for me. As for the other fic, if all goes well, I can update by this Sunday, July 22.

Apologies for the lack of Sougo. He'll appear... soon. XD

Thanks for reading!