Chapter 06: Wearing a swimsuit in beaches is too mainstream.

Beta Read by AL19

The train departed from Edo and was headed to the Airport. The people inside it, especially the five people, were excited to this trip...

except for Satsuki.

"Hello. I am Sakakibara Satsuki, nice to meet you." She offered her hand to the eye patched girl. Kyubei smiled and shook her hand.

"I am Yagyu Kyubei, nice to meet you," Kyubei introduced herself.

"Oh, By the way, I've prepared a lunch for us." The Yorozuya was happy that they'd have lunch. But when Otae opened the box, they saw a merciless black matter in the box. The trio's jaw dropped from seeing this thing. They totally rejected this thing but then Otae offered it to Satsuki.

"Satsuki-san, you'll die if you eat-" Shinpachi got interrupted when Otae smiled at him. He knew that it was one of her terrifying smiles. Satsuki took a peek inside the box.

"What's this? Poop?" Satsuki asked rhetorically. The trio sweat dropped at that. Satsuki was finished now; she made Otae angry. They glanced over the brunette girl, whose face looked like a dark grimmer of death. Otae attempted to punch her, but Satsuki dodged, causing the seat to have a hole. Gintoki, who was beside her, was terrified by this.

"That's scary, Shimura-san. Watch your fist. Look, you even damaged the seat." Satsuki lifted Otae's stuck fist in the hole. She gazed over at the window and saw that they were already in the destination.

"Shimura-san, if you would like I could teach you how to cook fried eggs…" Satsuki offered.

"No. I'm already an expert, so no need," Otae stated.

Gintoki and Shinpachi thought, 'She can distinguish it! She's amazing!'

The six hopped out of the train and there they saw the Airport. They went inside and inquired. But, they found out that they didn't have any passport at all.

"Are you all idiots?! You didn't have any passport?! How can we travel to the Philippines?!" Satsuki crossed her arms and lifted a brow up, "By the way, what is the name of this Airport?"

Shinpachi answered, "Heatherfilla's Airport… Ahh. Avril Heatherfilla-san is very rich."

"Huh? Why this airport? We can go to the airport of Edo."

"It's for space.."

She continuously tapped her foot on the ground. Thinking on how they will get in, well, she had a passport but as for the people with her they didn't have any. She came up to an idea. "Wait here." Satsuki left the five people there. They sat on a bench quietly.

"Ahhh. We are lucky that we have Satsuki-san. It is our fault after all, being so excited about this trip," Shinpachi said as he crossed his arms. After a while, Satsuki came back.

"So, how did it go, Sakakibara-san?" Otae asked.

"It's okay, already. We can go without any passports."

"Eh? Why?" Shinpachi asked in confusion.

"Well, it is because I—Oh nothing! Let's go already." After waiting for hours, they were finally in front of the airplane. Kagura was filled with excitement; she dashed inside the airplane. Of course, Shinpachi yelled at her for being so excited. But it was too late. She was already inside. The four remaining people were excited except for Satsuki who was sweating like a pig.

"What's wrong, Sakakibara-san?" Kyubei noticed Satsuki.

"I-I thought we were going to ride a cruise…" Satsuki nervously stated.

"No way in hell! We are in the airport!" Shinpachi yelled.

"B-But!" Her eyes began swirling because of fear. If they will ride in a plane she will really suffer. She clung onto Gintoki's kimono, begging for help.

"No-No-No way!" Gintoki knew it; Satsuki wanted him to carry her.

"Gin-san, what's wrong? Why are you talking secretly there?" Otae butted in the conversation. Satsuki doesn't have any plan on telling to them that she has fear of heights. Instead, she smiled on them and waved happily.

"Ahahaha! We aren't talking, we're glaring at each other."

"No… She is ly-" But before he could finish his sentence, she elbowed him in the hip. The five went towards the plane, but Satsuki was having a hard time climbing. Sweating hard and nervous, she couldn't even reach the top. Finally, Gintoki had a change of heart and he decided to carry her since they owed her. They were already inside the plane when Satsuki dragged Gintoki on her side. Soon, they sat in a seat together. She hurriedly picked up a blanket and an eye mask to cover herself. Avoiding to see what is below, the plane departed and Satsuki wasn't releasing her the grip of the blanket.

"Satsuki-chan, are you okay?" Kagura took a peek at the shaking girl.

"Ouch! Ouch! You're breaking my hand! Stop it!" Gintoki yelped.

"Satsuki-dono, what's wrong?" Kyubei gazed upon her.

"I-I am O-Okay. Ahahahaha. R-Right, Gintoki?" She questioned as she gripped his hand.

"Ouch! Ouch! Yes! Yes! You're fine, so let go of my hand, quick!" Gintoki tried to release himself from her grip but no use. She was too strong.

Finally, they made it into the Philippines. Currently, the 6 people were seating in a bench. Satsuki was really sweating, thinking that she made it.

"Ummm...Sakakibara-san, people here kept on staring at us." Otae poked her cheeks.

"Ah. It is because the way we dress, we are wearing kimono. So everyone, we should first buy some t-shirts."

"But we don't have any money…" They all stated in unison. Satsuki faced palmed herself, thinking about how stupid these people were.

"Jeez, fine. Let's head to the Resort already! I don't care about the clothes now!" She stormed out of the group, feeling angry. How did she end up with these stupid people? The remaining people immediately followed her. Although, everybody there were glancing at them, but they didn't care. Finally, they were in the resort. But, there was a problem, they didn't have any money.

"What's with you?! You're dragging me to this place, saying I have to join! But you didn't have any money to go inside!" Satsuki finally snapped from this awkward atmosphere.

"Don't worry, Sakakibara-san, Tae-chan, Shinpachi-kun and I can go in except for Kagura-san and Gintoki." Kyubei stated and began paying. But they had another problem. The entrance fee was very expensive and they couldn't afford it. Satsuki's nerve cracked and she began on banging herself in a near post.

"Sorry! Satsuki-san!" Shinpachi apologized to her.

"Fine! Wait here again!" Satsuki headed to the inquirer and held out her credit card. After a few minutes, Satsuki came back.

"Kay, we can go in."

The 5 people were surprised by this. 'What's with this woman?! She can pay everything!' was all they thought.

Shinpachi bowed to him, "Sorry Satsuki-san and also thank you."

"Thank you, Sakakibara-san." Tae thanked her with Kyubei.

Satsuki let out a sigh and raised an eyebrow. "It's okay. Now we can relax in the beach. Did you bring everything?! I won't pay for your necessities, kay?!"

"Satsuki-chan, thank you!" Kagura hugged her tightly. Satsuki hugged back and together they went inside.

Kagura ran quickly onto the sandy floor and shouted, "It's the ocean!" She wore a cute red top and red skirt made by Otae. Of course, Otae and Kyubei wore a swimsuit. But because Kagura's skin was sensitive to the sun, she was still holding onto her parasol. As for, Shinpachi and Gintoki; they were scouting for hot girls.

"Look! Shinpachi! There! There! There is a hot girl!" Gintoki pointed at the sexy girl with a bikini. Shinpachi agreed and they both stared at the beautiful girls with their noses bleeding.

"Umm. Gin-san, I can't see Satsuki-san here." Shinpachi told him.

"Well, she is absolutely putting pads in her swimsuit.."

"Who is wearing pads in my swimsuit?!"

Shinpachi and Gintoki gasped when they heard the unfamiliar voice. They turned their heads and was disappointed. She was wearing an orange t-shirt and walking shorts.

"What are you doing, Satsuki-san?! You won't swim?" Shinpachi asked the blue-haired girl.

"Huh?! What are you talking about?! Of course I'll swim!" She held a thumbs up to him.

"Y-You're going to swim with your t-shirt and shorts on?" Shinpachi cracked a smile.

"Of course! I won't wear a bikini or swimsuit! It makes me feel disgusted!"

"What are you talking about?! Satsuki-san we are in a public beach! Lots of rich people went here and you're going to swim with that!?" Shinpachi shouted at her.

"Yep, I am serious. I know that it's against the rules, but I don't really like it. I'm going to swim, so bye~!" She dashed towards the beach, and when she was close to the water, she dove right in. Gintoki and Shinpachi cracked a smile. 'Is she really a girl?' was all they could think of. Kyubei could wear a swimsuit but Satsuki couldn't? What was with this world?!

They continued on their mission peeking on the girl's swimsuit but accidentally they saw a man with a long hair and a duck. "Zura?!" Gintoki gasped at him.

"Oh! Gintoki! And it isn't Zura, its Katsura! What are you doing here?" Kotarou headed to the 2 guys and began to talk.

Satsuki came back with her wet t-shirt and shorts. "Gyah, its cold… Ah. Who are you?"

"Gintoki, who is she?" Katsura pointed at her.

"Gintoki, who is this guy and this weird mascot?" Satsuki sat on the mat under the umbrella.

"It isn't a weird mascot! It's Elizabeth!" Kotarou retorted.

"Let me introduce to you, Zura and Elizabeth." Gintoki told her.

"It's not Zura, its Katsura!"

"Nice to meet you, Zura and Elizabeth. I am Sakakibara Satsuki."

"It's not Zura, its Katsura! Oh! Gintoki, Elizabeth and I will going to swim, bye!" Kotarou bid a farewell to them and began to dive in the ocean. Satsuki sighed from this and took out a towel.

"Look, because you aren't wearing a swimsuit, you're going to catch a cold." Gintoki stated and continued their mission.

"Oh, shut up. I don't like to wear those thin clothes! It's just like me wearing a bra and panties!" Satsuki blurted out.

Otae came back with Kyubei and sat down in the mat. "I forgot to put some sunscreen lotion… Kyu-chan, can you put some?"

"Of co-"But before Kyubei was going to say those words someone interrupted her.

"Of course, Otae-san!" Isao blurted.

"Hi, Isao-san." Satsuki greeted him.

"Hi, Satsuki-chan~!"

"Who the heck invited you here?!" Otae landed a kick into his face causing him to be knocked out.

"Hmmm. That means, they were here…" Satsuki thought as she glanced over the ocean. Her eyes widened when she saw Kagura and Sougo beating up each other.

"Oh, Satsuki. What brings you here?" Toushiro questioned her.

"Hello, Toushiro! We're on vacation! Ahh! Toushiro let's swim!" She dragged Toushiro in the ocean and dove.

"Why is the Shinsengumi here?!" Gintoki complained as he stomped in the sand.

"Gin-san, calm down." Shinpachi told the man as he build a sand castle with Sagaru.

"Don't mind them, Gin-san. I am here…" Sarutobi came out of nowhere and hugged Gintoki.

"Even the stalker is here!" Gintoki cried.

Meanwhile, to the people who were swimming endlessly. Like, Sougo and Kagura, who were fighting over the ocean. Satsuki taking a deep with Toushiro. Suddenly, she heard a girl calling out for her.

"Oh! I'm surprised that you came here, Sakakibara Satsuki." Mai headed for the two.

"I already knew what your plan is, you thought we don't have any money that we cannot enter this place. Screw that, bitch! What's with that bikini? It disgust me for some reasons."

"I don't want to hear that from a girl wearing a t-shirt and shorts!"

Mai peered over at Hijikata and was captivated by him. She started blushing, which that made the 2 curious.

"Ah. Toushiro, I didn't ask, why are you here?" Satsuki asked the Vice-Commander.

"Someone told us that we should secure this beach for the upcoming contest."

"That's me!" Mai raised her hand up in the air and winked upon him. It made him disgusted, so he started to drag Satsuki out of the beach.

"Let's go, Satsuki. There is a weirdo here."

"WAIT! WAIT! What's your name, Mr. Cop?" Mai walked closer to him.

"Hijikata Toushiro. By the way, who the heck are you?"

Because of those words, Mai froze. She didn't knew that some people didn't knew her, despite being so pretty. Especially the person she liked.

"Oh. Don't joke around me, I am the great Mizukia Mai," She said proudly.

"Satsuki, you do know her?" Toushiro asked her.

"Yeah, she is the worst human being ever. You know, she intentionally slapped me. Of course, I dodged it."

Toushiro glared at Mai, who was standing there nervously. "Oi. Get lost."

"Y-Yes!" Mai swam as fast as she could and added, "Sakakibara Satsuki, you bitch!"

"You're the one who is a bitch!" Satsuki shouted back.

"Ah! Toushiro. We will have our barbecue tonight, so if you would like you can come."

"There's a job."

"Please!"

Toushiro sighed, "Okay."

Evening came, and they had their barbecue party together with the Shinsengumi plus Sacchan. They partied all night until Toushiro decided to have some fresh air outside.

"Hijikata Toushiro…" Mai called him.

Toushiro lit out a cigarette and arched a brow up, "What?"

"I-I am sorry for my rude behavior, a while ago." She bowed to him.

"Fine. But, apologize to Satsuki first."

"I'm sorry, but I cannot do that."

"Why?"

She crossed her arms and took a deep breath, "I cannot tell you; you will find it out tomorrow. By the way, I had a question..."

"What?"

"What is your relationship to her?"

Hearing this question made him choke. He coughed a lot and decided to speak, "It's none of your business."

"T-Tell me!"

"F-Fine, I got it. She's my childhood friend."

Mai sat beside him, "What do you think of her?"

"You've got nothing to do with it."

"Of course I do! I am your client so respect me!"

He exhaled some smoke and answered, "Fine, she is a barbaric woman. Who has a weird taste and a hobby but despite that she is a kind girl."

"You like her, right?"

"N-No way! Why would I l-like her?!"

"It's obvious!"

"Huh?!"

"Good Night…" She left him without a single word.

Toushiro puffed another smoke; he didn't even care about her. He gazed upon the bright moon and sighed again. It was yet another peaceful night but suddenly there are two people walking in the sand. Noticing it, it was Satsuki and Gintoki.

"Oi! Hurry!" Satsuki ordered to the drunk Gintoki. "Jeez, there you can vomit all you want in that tree!" She carried the silver-headed guy to the tree and let him puke. "Return in the cabin, kay!?"

"Y-Yeah!" Gintoki slurred.

Morning came and it was already time for the competition. The 6 people woke up really early; they began on preparing themselves. They headed to the place where the contest would be held. There were a huge amount of people, especially the people who supported Mizuki Mai. Loud cheers were heard in the whole place. Satsuki obviously didn't have any care for this. She headed to the dressing room with Mai. As for Sarutobi; she left the resort, because she had a job, which made her sad. The Shinsengumi gathered in the stage wondering what was going to happen...

"Yorozuya boss…" Sagaru said to Gintoki.

"What?"

"What's happening here?"

"You didn't know? There's a competition between Mizuki Mai and Satsuki Sakakibara."

Hearing this made Toushiro surprised. Satsuki hadn't told him that. "Oi, Yorozuya, what kind of competition?"

"Idol competition.."

The Master of ceremony stood up in the stage and greeted them. "Good Morning Everyone! Today, I am your Master of ceremony! We will be starting the competition between Mizuki Mai!" When the audience heard her name they began on cheering on her.

"Go! Mai!"

"Mai!"

Mai waved upon them and the crowd's cheering started to get louder. Seeing this made the group lose a little bit hope.

"And Sakakibara Satsuki!" The crowd became silent and no one cheered for Satsuki. She didn't care about it. She dug her nose with her forefinger.

"Satsuki! Go! Go! Go!" Gintoki began on cheering her. She let out a light smirk and waved upon him. The group with the Shinsengumi began on cheering her. The 2 contestants went to their dressing room and the Master of Ceremony started.

"I'll just tell you some important guidelines. First, you will just sing two songs, at the beginning and at the end. So we have 15 costumes, on the 2nd round up to 14th round, you're not allowed to sing. The audience will place their bets on the thing right in front of you. The condition is, if Mizuki Mai wins, Sakakibara Satsuki won't appear on her ever again. However, if Sakakibara Satsuki wins, Mizuki Mai will give them money and she'll quit being an idol."

"Wait!" Mizuki Mai interrupted the show and stand on the stage, "If I win, Hijikata Toushiro will be mine!"

The group, the Shinsengumi, and - of course - Satsuki was alarmed by this.

"W-Why?" The MC asked.

"I will snatch one of the precious people around her!"

"Don't go and drag Toushiro here, bitch!" Satsuki also appeared on the stage with a dark aura above her head. She added, "Why will you drag Toushiro, here?"

"I will make you sad!"

Satsuki crossed her arms, "What?!"

"It's because, Hijikata Toushiro likes Sakakibara Satsuki!" Mizuki Mai blurted out. The crowd's attention was on Toushiro.

Satsuki began to laugh like an idiot, but she immediately stopped, "Are you stupid?! There's no way Toushiro would like me! Kay, let's start the competition..." Satsuki dragged Mai with her.

It was an awkward situation in the stage and the MC continued his narration. "We will add that…"

"WHY?!" Toushiro shouted.

But the MC didn't care and signaled, "Let the competition begin!"

That's all! Thank you for supporting my fan fiction! You made my day!