Chapter 09: You know that feeling when your classes end, it is the same as I am feeling.

Beta Read by AL19

Satsuki stood up to her post while facing the big wall. Gulping so hard, she tried to climb at the wall. As for Mai, she entered the horror house with a confident look on her face.

"I can't! I can't! I can't!" Satsuki shouted to her might.

"You can do it! If you give up here we are finished! Just slide down already and I'll catch you!" Gintoki responded, holding out his arms.

Satsuki gave him a nod and climbed higher, sweating hard. She closed her eyes and breathed heavily as she continued to climb up the wall. As for Mai, she wasn't scared at all because she lied about her fear. Actually, Horror houses weren't fun to Mai; as long as Hijikata was with her, she could act so scared. Astraphobia, fear of thunder, that was her fear. So it was so easy, a pie to get through with this. she walked continuously in the horror house with confidence. Until Mai saw a white light at the end, she was sure that she was near and she could hug him!

Meanwhile, at Satsuki's side, she was already at the top of the wall, eyes closed. She was seating hard and her hands were shaking. It felt like the end of the world for her; Gintoki continuously shouted at her.

"Get down already, so that we can finish this!" Gintoki pointed out.

She gulped hard and screamed back, "Gintoki! Are there white flowers there?!"

"Of course not! There are no flowers here! You can only find sand here!"

"C-Can you gather some?!"

"Are you an idiot?! If you slip down who will catch you?!"

They both argued as Hijikata lit out another cigarette.

Hijikata's POV

I stood outside the horror house glancing over the Yorozuya boss and Satsuki arguing. I was still worried about this contest and of course Satsuki's condition. What if that idiot didn't catch her? If he didn't, I'd murder him to death. They continued to argue until I heard something.

"Just put some damn flowers on, idiot!"

As Satsuki said that I remembered something in the past. I was the one who was at fault for her fear in heights. I remembered her falling from the ruin building.

Normal POV

Satsuki continued to argue until she slipped and fell. "GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" She shouted at the top of her lungs. Gintoki positioned his arms and was ready to catch her until…

"Darling~ Sorry for the late!" Mai was about to hug Hijikata until he ran off to catch Satsuki. Mai fell down, head first. Pouting, she glared at his back.

The trio fell on the ground and let out a groan. Satsuki was panting really hard with her eyes widened in shock. Gintoki and Hijikata sat up straight while ruffling their hairs.

"Why did you come and catch her also?!" Gintoki demanded.

"I cannot trust guys like you!" Hijikata argued back.

Gintoki formed a smirk on his face, "Or maybe you were worried? Satsuki-kun, Hijikata-kun is worried sick about you."

"The hell?! I am not!"

Satsuki slowly held her head high, "Ouch… That was close…" Glancing over at Hijikata she gave him a confused look, "Why are you here?"

"Forget about him and let's start running!" Gintoki pulled Satsuki's arm.

"Oi. Stop doing that to her!" Hijikata hissed.

"Oi. Don't go around pulling someone's arm! By the way, thank you Toushiro…" Satsuki thanked him and stood up. When the two of them were about to run, somehow, Mai interrupted them by giving out a loud yelp.

"I'm done… Why are you always snatching the things away from me? I GIVE UP!" Mai shouted, which made the pair stop running. Mai clenched her fist on the sand and faced the duo, "Fine, you win. I am done with you, stupid. I give up as an idol…"

"What a huge revelation! What's this? Why is Mai giving up?!" The MC narrated this intense situation. Satsuki and Gintoki dug their noses using their pinky fingers and flicked it to a random direction. After that, Satsuki headed towards Mai.

"You are the worst human being ever! Always popping around and snatching things away that is precious to me! Why are you always like this? You-" Mai was cut when Satsuki punched her. Not just an ordinary one, but a hard one. Mai snapped from this and widened her eyes, seeing a serious look coming from Satsuki. Tears fell from Mai but Satsuki didn't care; she pulled Mai close.

"That is for being selfish." Satsuki said and punched Mai again, "This is for thinking only about yourself." Another punch came from her, "This is for dragging Toushiro here."

Satsuki glared at her seriously and inhaled deeply before shouting with all of her might, "Don't screw with me, you bitch! Dragging us to this just to prove yourself that you're greater than me! You even lied about everything and you are under this game! You made me do everything, you took away people near me in doing this game, and you even made me feel ashamed! You are an idol right?! What kind of idol are you?! Idols are meant to make people smile but look at yourself! You aren't making the people around you smile instead you are thinking about yourself! Then you say you give up, the heck! Don't make me laugh you bitch! A meaningful life is not being rich, being popular, being highly educated or being perfect. It is about being real, being humble, being strong and being able to share ourselves and touch the lives of others. It is only then that we could have a full, happy and contented life. But all you ever do is think about yourself! For once try considering the people's feelings and stop being selfish! You damn selfish bitch!"

The whole people around them were very shocked at her speech. Satsuki let go of Mai and gazed upon the MC with her striking eyes. "Oi. You told us in the backstage that if one of the pair ripped off their costume that pair will lose right?"

"Y-Yes, that's right." The MC sweated hard to this.

Satsuki rolled her eyes and tore off the lower part of her wedding dress. Seeing this made the crowd gasped. They didn't expect this. Because at this moment, Satsuki did have a higher vote than Mai. Satsuki got rid of the clip on her bun and clasped her hand. "Fine. I lose, I hate sticking with this bitching game. So good bye. Let's go Gin, Toushiro."

The trio left Mai in deep thoughts, sobbing softly to herself. Her butler went towards her and they both exited the contest. The audience keep on murmuring to each other, and as for the group, they were really worried on what would happen next so they immediately left and headed to the trio.

Hotel Room.

"Don't screw with me! Because of that we didn't have any money!" Gintoki complained to the blue haired girl.

Satsuki dug her nose and replied while raising a brow, "Huh? In that situation, do you think she'll give money to us? Of course not! Use your brain, permhead!"

The two began on fighting again as Hijikata blew smoke in the room. Staring at the two, he lightly smirked, thinking that Satsuki really changed and already knew how to get along with others. It was really loud in the room until the Shinsengumi appeared, with Shinpachi, Kyubei and Otae.

"Hm. What's wrong, everyone? Panting like that…" Satsuki lifted a brow.

"What a relief. We thought that you are frustrated with a while ago…" Shinpachi sat on a sofa with the others.

"Huh? There's no way I will be frustrated by that. I just gave her a lesson, that's all." Satsuki said plainly while beating up Gintoki.

"Nee-chan, why is the tone of your voice high?" Sougo asked.

Satsuki let go of the lifeless Gintoki, "Nee-chan is too… Well, I'm just like that. I'm scolding them but I am not angry at all, you can ask it to Toushiro that I am always like that. Well, no one did see me angry because they say I am a demon when I do that."

"Umm. I'm sorry to interrupt you but I want to say this… Let's go to the hot spring…" Otae offered and all of them agreed.

Hot Spring (Girls)

"Too bad that Satsuki-chan didn't come!" Kagura pouted while taking a breath in the hot water.

"Yeah, that's right..." Otae nodded.

"But, I cannot understand, why did Gin-chan come along with her? Maybe, they're heading to their dating spot, uh-huh!" Kagura smirked and splashed the water.

Hot Spring (Boys)

"Tch. Why is Satsuki with that Yorozuya bastard?" Hijikata clicked his tongue.

"It cannot be help Toushi. Satsuki said that they needed to go somewhere." Kondo calmed Hijikata.

"Maybe, the two were dating and headed to their dating spot…" Okita said and sadistically smirked, "Too bad, Hijikata-san. Boss did make a move to her…"

Hijikata was frustrated by this and stood up from the water, "There's no way Satsuki will like that Yorozuya bastard!"

"Hijikata-san, calm down… Seriously, you really fall for her, it's so deep, that we can't reach it…" Sougo replied.

That made Hijikata heat up and bury his face in the water. As for Shinpachi and Sagaru, they were each cracking a smile.

…

Meanwhile, with Satsuki and Gintoki, they continued to walk in the sand. Both silent and at the same time too bored since they were already together since this day. Seriously it was too tiresome for them.

"I hate this… Why is that bitch calling us in this time?! Moreover, with you!" Satsuki complained.

"Do you think I didn't hate this? Why am I stuck with melon girls—ahh! Wait, you are now a flat board." Gintoki sighed and saw a familiar figure. He squinted his eyes and saw Mai waiting for them.

"She is here… What will you do?" Gintoki asked her.

"If she acts like a bitch, I'll punch her so hard." She replied with a deadpanned manner. As soon as Mai noticed them, she didn't hesitate and headed towards them.

"Yahohoho! Suki-chii, Gin-chii!" Mai waved at them. It was a super shocking to them since she was acting out of character. Like, Satsuki didn't do anything to her a while ago.

"S-Suki-chii?"

"G-Gin-chii?"

They both cracked a smile as Mai grinned at them.

"What brings you here, bitch?" Satsuki asked with a sarcastic matter and that made Mai grin.

"Suki-chii is so sarcastic, don't call me 'bitch', call me Mai!" Mai cheered and that made the two irritated for some reason.

"Fine, I got it. What is it Mai?" Satsuki crossed her arms and lifted a brow.

"I think about the words you said and it was pretty awesome! I really learned about you for now you are my role model!" Mai gleamed with happiness, which made the duo disgusted.

"Wait, why did you also call me here?" Gintoki dug his nose and flicked it to a random direction.

Mai grinned at him and took out an envelope. She offered it to Gintoki and that made him happy. He knew that it was money and immediately, he counted it. Satsuki stared at him with a disbelief look and Gintoki knew the message she was sending… It was 'Money freak.' Hiding the money, he cleared his throat and Mai continued.

"After all, I lose…By the way, I am so sorry! I did bad things to you! I-I am so cruel." Mai bowed to them.

"You just realized?" Satsuki dug her nose again. When she said that Gintoki smacked her for being so sarcastic.

"So, you are going to quit being an idol?" Gintoki asked.

"Of course not! My fans knocked on the door to my room and told me that I shouldn't quit!" Mai stated happily as the duo continued to pick their noses.

"Then, you're going to quit bugging on Toushiro?" Satsuki began to unwrap a gum and swallowed it.

Mai became silent for a second and replied, "Of course not! Suki-chii, as of 10:07 pm, I declare you as my love rival to him! OHOHOHOHO. Okay, that's all, bye! By the way, you two fit each other so Suki-chii, just let me have Darling!"

Mai left the two feeling irritated. They both sighed and headed back to the lounge. As soon as they reached the lounge, they opened the door. Confetti and party paupers were launched to them.

"Congratulations!" The group and Shinsengumi except for Hijikata cheered.

The duo made a confused look and asked at the same time, "Why?"

"How's your first time Satsuki-chan, did you see it, how big is the-" Kagura was interrupted by Gintoki's slap to her face.

"Congratulations for being a couple, boss and nee-chan. You made me happy for making Hijikata-san feel defeat." Sougo clasped his hand and gazed upon Hijikata from the corner of his eye.

The two gave out a 'huh?' and that made the whole group confused.

"What do you mean Gin-san and Satsuki-san?" Otae asked.

"We aren't dating…" They both said in unison and that made the group feel disappointed.

"First of all, why would I date this useless guy who is a money freak?!" Satsuki spat and that made Gintoki pissed.

"Yeah, why would I date a flat board and a melon girl?!"

"What did you say money freak?!" Satsuki smacked him and Gintoki did the same. They both fought and made the room loud.

Hearing this made Hijikata good and returned from his good mood...

Lady's bedroom

"I will turn off the lights now…" Otae informed them and the group nodded. She turned off the lights and proceeded to the bed.

It was really silent until Kyubei asked a question, "Satsuki-san, I have a question… Who do you prefer? Gintoki or Hijikata?"

Upon hearing this made Satsuki think deeply. She stared upon the dark ceiling and let out a sigh. Finally, after the long silence she replied, "I don't know… They're both good people so I cannot decide…"

"I see…" Otae, Kyubei and Kagura replied in unison.

…

"Nooooo! Gintoki carry me, please!" Satsuki began on screaming as they were in front of the plane.

"You can do it yourself. When we were in the contest, you climbed that wall all by yourself…" Gintoki reasoned out and gave her a thumbs up. It made Satsuki angry and she broke the thumb.

"Ouch! What's that for?!" Gintoki yelped in pain. She smirked and stuck her tongue out.

"What a waste! I do have a lot of food in my luggage! There are lots of chocolates!" She stormed away. As soon as she walked away from him, Hijikata offered to carry her. She nodded in silence and carried her in the back.

When the two were climbing the stairs, Gintoki halted them. "Wait! I'm the one who will get the chocolates so get out! I'll be the one who will carry her!"

"No, it's been decided that I will carry her so get out!" Hijikata hissed.

They both argued until Satsuki got off of Hijikata's back. With her eyes closed, she both dragged the two inside the airplane and sat with them.

"The chocolates are all mine! Don't steal it!" Gintoki retorted.

"No, that's all mine! Satsuki gave it to me!" Hijikata replied.

As for Satsuki, she did was loudly chuckle.

"What a weird bunch…" Kyubei and Otae thought.

The plane departed. And unfortunately, Satsuki screamed at the top of her lungs.

So that's the end of the Idol Arc, yep!

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