Chapter 15: Its good worrying about others but it can cause terrible things also

BETA READ BY AL19

It had been a day, but Satsuki and Shinpachi hadn't returned to the Yorozuya. The retorting glasses and the nagging woman were both gone. The Yorozuya became gloomier because of this atmosphere. If you would include the rain outside, the atmosphere here was really dead. Gintoki was reading his JUMP - as usual - and as for Kagura, she couldn't help but feel worried about the two.

"Gin-chan…Satsuki-chan didn't come home today…Also, Shinpachi didn't come today… I think we need to find them." Kagura said.

Gintoki dug his nose and replied, "Maybe they were stuck in the toilet so they both couldn't come.. Let them be!"

"Gin-chan, you don't even worry about your wife and glasses!" Kagura scolded.

"Who the heck is my wife?! Also, I don't wear glasses, idiot!" Gintoki retorted.

"Gin-san, this is bad!" Otae reported, coming out of nowhere.

"Hey! Don't go and barge in others houses!" Gintoki angrily said.

But Otae completely ignored the complaining Gintoki and proceeded, "Shin-chan didn't come home! He didn't even say it to me? Is he here?"

"Anego, Satsuki-chan and Shinpachi weren't here also..." Kagura blurted out, making Otae frown.

"Calm down… Maybe they weren't finished claiming that necklace." Gintoki reasoned.

"No! Shinpachi was with Satsuki-chan, so it will be easy as pie, but-" Kagura was unable to continue her sentence when Otae punched him hard.

"Gin-san, come and think of it, Shin-chan and Satsuki-san aren't back. As his sister, suggesting me to calm down isn't an option. I won't just sit here and do nothing. I'll find them." Otae said and ran off, leaving him and Kagura alone.

"Gin-chan! If you don't want to look for them, then I will look! Let's go Sadaharu! Let's leave that idiot here, yes?" Kagura declared while leaving with Sadaharu.

Silence was the only word to describe this atmosphere. Since Gintoki was the only one left, he sat on his rotating chair and dug his nose.

"What a bunch of idiots…"

"Hey! Are they awake already?!" Matako asked the two men.

"Not yet." They both answered in unison.

Matako gave out a grumpy look and stormed out of the group. Confused, Bansai asked, "Where are you going, I daresay?"

"It's obvious, Bansai-senpai! I'm going to wake those idiots!" Matako yelped.

"Then I should go with you, I daresay." Bansai and Takechi stood up, following Matako. While the three were walking, Bansai couldn't help but feel amazed on what show Satsuki pulled last night.

Flashback.

"Okay, that's enough, I daresay." A teal-haired guy with headphones and glasses stood there.

Satsuki grinned at him, "Not bad. But… Take your damn sunglasses off to see where you are stabbing at!" After saying those words, she somersaulted over Bansai to kick him in the face, causing his sunglasses to have a crack. After that, she ran over to Shinpachi and carried him. When Matako saw this, she didn't hesitate to fire bullet at her knees again.

The bullet clashed at her knee, causing her to fall down with Shinpachi. Just then, the men were about to touch her when Satsuki knocked them off using a random katana. Spatting blood all over the place, she stood up and started to run, even though it hurt.

When Matako was about to fire another bullet, Satsuki turned and threw the katana over her, "Stop firing bullets to me, you bitch!"

Fighting endlessly in the ship with several men, even though she was wounded. She needed to get off of this ship to save Shinpachi.

She was about to completely escape from the ship when a short, black haired man with dark-purple highlights, stood there and immediately stabbed her. His left eye had bandages; he wore a purple yukata. Wearing his terrible smirk, he retreated his bloody katana over her, "Play time is enough, girl."

Satsuki's vision began to fade and she fell unto unconsciousness.

Finally, Shinpachi awoke from his deep slumber, only to find out that he and Satsuki were held captive. Their wrists and ankles were tied by some chains. Nervously stuttering, he heard a voice from his side.

"Shinpachi! Shinpachi!"

He glanced over at Satsuki and saw something horrible. Bandages were all over her body and he didn't even know where it came from. Never hesitating to ask, he parted his lips, "Satsuki-san, what happened?!"

Satsuki stared at him, dumbfounded, and chuckled, "This is nothing, don't worry!"

Suddenly, the door opened. Spotting three familiar people, her expression turned bitter. As the two came closer, Matako didn't hesitate to pull Satsuki's hair, "Hey! Good Morning!"

A smirk crept up Satsuki's features, and immediately, she spat, "Yo. Good Morning, bitch."

Matako was pissed by this and brought out her gun, "I'll kill you!"

Takechi didn't hesitate to grab Matako's arms and tell her to calm down, "Calm down! That's a beauty!"

"Oh shut up! You're just a lolicon!" Matako yelped.

"I'm not a lolicon, I'm a feminist!" Takechi exclaimed.

"Shut up! I'm 23 years old, and I'm no longer a little girl!" Satsuki retorted.

After a few minutes, Matako finally calmed down. But still, Satsuki's expression didn't change. She was still wearing her bitter expression.

"What's your goal?!" Satsuki asked while struggling in the chains.

Suddenly, a wild voice came out of nowhere. And when Satsuki heard this, she knew it was one of the people she despised the most. Seeing Alsiel in the room made Satsuki angry and struggle more.

"Isn't it obvious, Satsuki-chan?" Alsiel said.

When Shinpachi saw the expression Satsuki held, he couldn't help but think, 'Who is this person?'

"If you need me then there is no use of dragging Shinpachi here! Release him!" Satsuki demanded.

But the group ignored her demand. Just then, Alsiel remembered something and spoke up, "Hey. Your leader said to torture her, but not kill her."

After saying those words, he bid a farewell to them. Satsuki couldn't stand this; she screamed his name multiple times. Hearing Alsiel's demand, the group formed a small circle and talked about this.

"I want to torture that girl! I really want to!" Matako squealed.

"I won't do anything, I'll just watch, I daresay." Bansai declared.

"No, I don't want to torture her. She's a beauty!" Takechi argued.

The trio started arguing about this matter. As for the duo, they were finding ways on how to escape this mess; they didn't have any time to take their attention to the arguing group. But it was too late, because they had already decided on what they would do to them.

"Shinpachi… Listen... I will protect you... I won't let them land a hair to you." Satsuki stated with anger all over her face.

The group started on their task and tortured them. The first one would be Satsuki, but before they started, Satsuki asked a favor, "Hey… If you're going to torture me, just take all of it to me. Don't do it to Shinpachi."

The group didn't respond; they proceeded to what they were doing. Seeing this made Shinpachi frown and yelp, "Hey! Please stop!"

They tried all the things on her like wiping and such. Blood continue to drip from her. Few minutes later, Satsuki reached her limit and head-butted Takechi (currently it was his turn) who tortured her, "It freakin' hurts you bald head!"

Both heads bled blood. Bansai was very surprised by this and noted, "Her song is interesting."

"Man, forget about her! She is too tough! Proceed to that glasses man!" Matako pointed at Shinpachi.

Hearing this made Satsuki struggle from the chains and yelped, "I told you to torture me all you can but don't do it to Shinpachi! Hey! Answer me, you bitch!"

They completely ignored her and proceed to torture him. Matako whipped Shinpachi hard and because of this, his wounds were present all over his body. The blue haired girl pleaded to just turn it over to her and not to Shinpachi. But they never listened to her demands; they continued to whip him hard. Matako passed the whip to Takechi and was about to whip him until someone gripped his hand very hard.

All of them looked upon Satsuki and saw something very drastic. Her left hand was free from the chains. She lifted her face up and made a furious expression.

"I told you to stop, didn't I?" She smiled sadistically. Without noticing, her hand shifted to his neck and started choking him.

Shinpachi's eyes widened. Seeing this made Shinpachi shocked; he thought, 'This isn't Satsuki-san anymore! This is Vendetta!'

Coming to his senses, he noticed blood from her eyes. It made him remember what Satsuki told her that night. He immediately screamed, "Satsuki-san! Satsuki-san! Red blood! Vendetta is going to take over if this happens!"

Satsuki laughed like a witch and stared at Shinpachi in the corner of her eye, "Shut up, I'm having fun here, you wrench."

'Her eyes were turning crimson...She's no longer herself…' Shinpachi thought.

Matako was surprised by this. She immediately came to rescue Takechi from her grip. As for Shinpachi, he resumed his screaming until Satsuki returned to herself. Finally, she released Takechi from her grip and was shocked on what she saw.

"Bansai-senpai! Hurry and grab a rope to tie that girl..." Matako ordered while helping Takechi.

Luckily, Bansai heard it and immediately complied. Tying Satsuki's right wrist, they heard Alsiel's voice, "Ohhh. As expected from Satsuki-chan, you're really going to snap. Come on, let's go before Satsuki-chan will turn into a…demon."

"Satsuki-san isn't a demon, you bastard!" Shinpachi shouted.

They ignored his yell and left the place. It was again dark and silent. Shinpachi glanced at her, feeling sorry about this. He tried to calm her down, but failed.

"I'm sorry, Shinpachi. I snapped. I didn't want to see any people suffering in front of me." Satsuki smiled at him.

Even though things got worse, Satsuki never failed to smile despite what happened a while ago, "Shinpachi, I promise that I will take you out of here. But for the meantime, I want you to listen to me."

Shinpachi nodded at this and she started…

It was evening already, but the rain continuously fell from the sky. Kagura hadn't return to the Yorozuya, so Gintoki decided to find her.

"Man, if I don't find Kagura, baldie will kill me." Gintoki complained as he stroll down the bridge until he saw a familiar figure walking towards him. It was Sayuri Isumi.

"Good Evening. I forgot to drop by a while ago. Here, I'll give you my payment. The duo already found the necklace, so thank you." Isumi smiled at him while giving him the bag.

When Isumi handed the bag to Gintoki, he immediately noticed something and let out a smirk, "I'm sorry, but I think money isn't enough to bring my companions back…"

This realization made Isumi smile sadistically. She threw her wig and clothes off. Her real name was Chizuru Kana. Kana had red hair that was tied in a mess up style. She wore a purple kimono that draped over her left shoulder. Carrying her spear with her, she pointed it to Gintoki, "My… I thought you were an idiot. But, when did you realize?"

He scratched the back of his hair and replied, "Are you an idiot? Your hair was sticking out of your wig."

"Ehhh?! Damn that headphone freak! I told him to put my wig on properly! Damn it!" She spat, "Anyway, since I came far from this, I won't let you interrupt Cyclops plan!"

She charged over to Gintoki with her spear and constantly waved it at him. Fortunately, Gintoki blocked it with his wooden sword and asked, "Hey weirdo! What is really your objective?"

A smirk formed to her lips, "I told you… My necklace is lost." Emphasizing the word necklace, Gintoki remembered Satsuki's necklace. He immediately grabbed her spear and used his wooden sword to slash her off. But he failed in doing this since Kana jumped over it and instantly grabbed her spear to pierce his shoulder. Gintoki manage to dodge the incoming spear and turned his body to her, only to realize that he'd been stabbed in the hip.

"I am not a newbie here, so stop playing with your wooden sword already." After saying those words, Kana immediately received a strong force coming from Gintoki's sword.

"Where's that damn flat board and Shinpachi?!" Gintoki questioned as he jumpd over her, "I'm not going to play easy with you just because you are a girl."

"Like hell, I knew about them… Maybe he knows..." Earning a light grin from her, Gintoki heard someone's voice coming from his back. And he knew it was really from him.

"T-Takasugi?"

When he was about to turn around to see him, he was stabbed again by her spear, "My… Hearing things? I really love to imitate his—"

She was cut when Gintoki smashed her with his sword, "Hey, don't mess up with me. I am serious here."

"Hey, that hurts! You're not a gentleman! No wonder you aren't dating any girl!" She yelped.

"Oh shut up! And how did you know that I am not dating any girl?!" Gintoki shouted back.

"Well, because I told her you are an idiot and that won't pass." Another voice came up and it didn't hesitate to slash his back with his sword. The next thing Gintoki knew, he fell from the bridge and saw Takasugi with his psychotic grin, "T-Takasugi."

On the other side, Kagura saw what happened and called out Gintoki's name, "Gin-chan!" She was enraged by this; she fired bullets at the two, but Kana slashed all of them. They both departed from the bridge, leaving Gintoki in the river.

Kagura jumped over the bridge and headed to Gintoki, "Oi! Gin-chan, get a grip! G-Gin-chan!"

"S-Satsuki-san, wha-what are you saying?" Shinpachi stuttered.

"Enough blabbering. I can get you out of here!" Satsuki hissed and immediately struggled with the rope. Luckily, it was ripped, because that rope wasn't really new. Her left hand was now free. Now she tried her luck on the other one by struggling to it. She was also lucky that it got pierced. Maybe because she turned psychotic a while go so it was just easy to break out. Now that she was able to get free in the chains, she chopped of the chains that were binding Shinpachi's wrists and ankles. After doing that, her vision faded, and she passed out.

"H-Hey! Satsuki-san, get a grip!" Shinpachi approached.

Satsuki tried to sit up straight with her pale face and smiled, "I-I'm okay. Maybe, I'm just tired that's all. Shinpachi, do not hesitate, go now."

"Wh-What about you, Satsuki-san?!" Shinpachi stuttered.

"I told you to leave without me, didn't I?! They're targeting me so this is the best way! I won't let anyone get involve in my problem!" Satsuki shouted angrily.

To her surprise, Shinpachi held his arm out and helped her stand up, "I won't leave you. I will never! Because you're also one of my family! Didn't I say that you're like my older sister in the Yorozuya?! So, I will escape with you! We will go back to our home."

"Shi-Shinpachi… That's impossible! If you get involved in this, I will—"

"Stop saying unnecessary things, Satsuki-san!" Shinpachi shouted.

In his words, she shut her mouth and Shinpachi continued to walk to the door. Finally, they reached the door and it automatically opened it. Just then, Satsuki earned a stabbed in her right upper part of the body. She spat blood as Shinpachi felt shocked by this. He violently retreated his katana to her and fell unconscious to the floor, Shinpachi called out her name numerous of times.

"Too bad, you won't escape alive." Takasugi said with a smirk. The guards, plus Matako and Takechi, surrounded them with weapons. The glasses man sweated hard while staring at Satsuki, who was covered in blood. Takasugi turned his back to the duo and positioned his pipe within his lips, "Take the girl in 'that' room, the operation will start now. Summoning Vendetta."

The men complied and immediately carried Satsuki to a separate room. As for Shinpachi, Matako was the one in charge of him. She immediately imprisoned him there. He couldn't help but get teary-eyed in this situation. He screamed Satsuki's name multiple of times but Matako just shoved her gun right into his face, "Screaming won't do, brat."

Matako immediately left the room and locked him inside. Much to his dismay, he was already losing hope and was utterly appalled by this. Now that Satsuki was in danger, and he was held captive here. There were no signs of escape in here. But, he chose to not give up and continuously bumped the door, "Open the door, you bastards!"

The full moon shined brightly all over Edo, but it wasn't so great for the Yorozuya.

I finished this story exactly 3:00 AM and I was like 'Hey! My eye bags got larger again, welcome to the family!' *Ehem* Anyway, man this is bad! If they don't do anything, Vendetta will completely be summon! This arc gave me chills! Anyway, thank you for the reviews! I really love you from the bottom of my throbbing heart and from the bottom of my dark eye bags! Oh yeah! Yey, the mysterious girl was revealed. And yes, she was my OC in my upcoming Takasugi x OC fan fiction so if ever I manage to publish it don't forget to drop by! Anyway, that's all!

-Chii-chan!