Chapter 25: Girl talk is seriously not fun at all for a girl that cannot even relate.

Beta read by: AL19

"P-Pajama Party?!" Satsuki stuttered after she heard the unexpected invitation.

"Yes! Yes! A Pajama Party! It's my first time!" Mai exclaimed in delight.

"W-Well, I-I…" Satsuki hesitated.

Mai puffed her cheeks, "Please, Satsuki-chan! I promise that you won't regret going! So please come!"

Satsuki sighed and patted her head, "Fine! Fine! If you insist, then I'll come. By the way, when will it take place?"

Mai crossed her arms and hummed, "Hmm," She continued to hum until she grinned, making her realize that she already decided upon the said date, "Tomorrow evening! It will be at my house! At exactly 8:00 pm, you should be there, okay? Invite more girls please! Girls only, Satsuki-chan! Okay, later!"

She dashed out, leaving Satsuki without any chance to speak about her idea. Sighing, she went to Snack Smile to invite girls.

…

"Huh? That piece of shit is inviting you in a Pajama Party?" Otae clarified.

Satsuki cracked a smile onto the lady, "P-Piece of shit? A-Anyway, would you like to come?"

Otae smiled, "Why would I go to that piece of shit's house?"

Satsuki thought on how to bring Otae there, "They have bargain dash."

"Okay, I'll come! Kyu-chan, would you like to come?" Otae invited her one-eyed friend.

Kyubei smiled at the girl, "If it's your wish, then it shall be my command."

Satsuki cringed, "What is this, girl love?!" She saw Akane and Mutsu walking around the club. She invited them at the same table with Otae and Kyubei. They both introduced and greeted each other.

"Akane-san and Mutsu-san, why are you still here? Aren't you going to travel?" Satsuki asked.

Akane bluntly stated, "No… That asshole is playing with that damn chick again."

Mutsu smirked at her, "Are you jealous? Oh, I must tell it to—"

A loud crash was heard around the Club as Akane crushed the glass with her own hand. Blood began to drip from her hand as she madly argued, "I am not jealous at all…"

Satsuki cracked a smile, "Y-Yeah, I can see that. Oh, by the way, Mutsu-san and Akane-san, are you free tomorrow?"

"Hmmm. That idiot told us that we will be staying for three days here in Edo so no problem… Well, what is it?" Mutsu asked.

"I would like to invite you to a pajama party. Please come!" Satsuki insisted.

"Pajama Party… It sounds like fun…" Akane said.

Mutsu smirked at the girl, who hadn't experienced any of those, agreed to her offering, "Sure! We will come!"

Looking at Akane's delightful expression made her smile. But it suddenly changed when Akane saw Tatsuma chasing Oryou off, making her mad. She pulled out a gun and immediately fired it to Tatsuma and Oryou.

"Hey! No guns are allowed here, brat!" Otae warned her.

Akane triggered the gun to Otae and luckily it missed, "Ah. I am not a kid. At least let me get rid of this son of a bitch."

Mutsu immediately came to stop Akane from hurting Tatsuma and Oryou. Satsuki just sighed to them and ate some nuts as she watched the whole cabaret being wrecked.

….

"Huh? Pajama party?" Kagura asked the blue haired girl.

"Yeah, Mai is inviting us! Let's go!" Satsuki offered.

"That bitch is inviting us? No way in hell, Satsuki-chan!" Kagura disagreed.

Satsuki blurted out, "There is a lot of food there…"

"Okay, I'll come!"

...

The group of girls who agreed to attend the Pajama Party gathered in front of a certain Ice Cream parlor. Somehow, the others got themselves a heavy bag compared to Satsuki. Once they were complete, they immediately went to Mai's condominium.

"This place is big!" Kagura praised.

"Pajama Party… Pajama Party… Pajama Party…" Akane continually murmuring the words and couldn't help but feel excited to this since it'd be her first time.

Satsuki pressed the doorbell. After a few seconds, Mai came rushing towards the door and opened it. Seeing this many girls made her happy and delightful. "C-Come in!"

The girls walked inside and saw that the house was pretty clean. Satsuki patted Mai's head for doing a great job. Since this was Mai's first time, she immediately started, "O-Okay! L-Let's start the pajama party!"

The others didn't feel hyped as well, but as for Akane and Kagura, they rejoiced, "Okay!"

After dressing up in their pajamas, they proceeded to their Pajama Party. Mai gathered all of the food onto a table and sat in front of it.

"L-Let's s-start f-first! I-I am M-M-M-…" Mai stammered.

Satsuki calmed her down, "You don't need to be nervous."

Mai agreed, "T-That's r-right! I-I am M-M-M-Mizuki M-M-Mai! N-Nice to m-meet y-you!"

Satsuki sighed, knowing that she was really nervous since it was also her first time.

Mutsu replied, "Mutsu here. Nice to meet you."

"Otae Shimura~" Otae gladly introduced.

"Yagyu Kyubei…" Kyubei continued.

"A-Akane… Akesaka Akane…" Akane murmured.

"Sakakibara Satsuki…"

Mai pinned in, "S-Since w-we now kn-know each other, h-how a-about w-we watch a movie?"

The group agreed. Mai happily set up the video tapes and played one of them. While the others were busy unpacking the chips, Satsuki couldn't stop thinking about that question that Tatsuma threw and Gintoki's expression that night.

"Are you still wondering about Tatsuma's question?" Akane blurted out. It made Satsuki cringe.

"Well, yes, but how did you know?!"

Akane glimmered at Satsuki, "I was watching you… All of the rooms in the ship have cameras… Anyway, keep thinking about it, but not too much. When Tatsuma asked you that, he was serious about it."

"Well you're right… You really do know a lot about him. As expected of Tatsuma's girlfriend!" Satsuki cheered.

Akane glared at Satsuki. It made her flinch and crack a smile. Akane was the type of person wherein she didn't express her love too much. That was what Satsuki thought of this young lady. When the movie started, all they did was laugh their guts out. Satsuki just rode on the flow, thinking that it might ease her emotions.

...

"Waaah. That movie was really fun, uh-huh!" Kagura cheered while swimming in the huge bathtub.

"Your place is really big, Mizuki-san…" Kyubei complimented.

Mai was flattered by the sudden compliment. She stuttered, "Y-Yeah!"

Currently, they were inside Mizuki Mai's bath tub. It was really big, just like a hot spring place. The girls were having fun splashing and cleansing each other's back. While others were having a good time, Akane sat beside Satsuki.

"Akane-san… Woah! You got a slim figure!" Satsuki surprisingly complimented her. Akane slightly blushed from her comment, not leaving that emotionless look. The blue haired girl chuckled and went into the tub with the others.

Mai was astonished by seeing Satsuki, "Whoa!"

Otae and Kyubei went closer to Mai and also were astonished, "Whoa!"

"What the heck are you doing?" Satsuki hissed.

"B-Because… Your body… It's too perfect! Damn it! I'm jealous!" Mai complained.

"Well, it's true, but I will never be jealous! My body is more perfect than Satsuki-san's!" Otae hailed.

"We haven't seen your figure since you're always wearing those bandages…" Mutsu, who came out of nowhere, said.

"No wonder Gin-chan likes you, uh-huh!" Kagura blurted out.

"H-hey! W-What's with Gintoki?! H-He doesn't like me! He's an idiot who keeps on pestering me!" Satsuki tried to deny, but she failed, because all of them kept on pestering her, making her feel uneasy.

"J-Jeez, stop it! Let me wash myself peacefully!" Satsuki stood up and stepped out of the tub.

Mai grumbled, "Idiot Satsuki-chan…"

…

"Waaaaaah! I am tired! I want to sleep!" Satsuki yawned.

Mai didn't want to end this night with an unsettled feeling. She wanted to know more about these girls, so she tried her best to pry up, "H-Hey! W-Wait!"

"What?" Mutsu questioned.

"L-Let's eat chips!" Mai insisted.

"We ate too much!" Akane scowled.

"B-But… Oh! Let's play cards!" She gave another shot.

"We want to sleep, Mizuki-san…" Otae said.

"L-Let's h-have s-some girl t-talk!" Mai made yet another suggestion.

"Girl talk?" All of them repeated.

"Forget it, it's too boring…" Mutsu deadpanned.

"Come on, let's sleep already, uh-huh!" Kagura whined.

Mai couldn't think of any possible way to make them stay awake. However,, she peered upon Akane, who was now fixing her bed. She didn't have a choice but to use Akane. Though, she didn't have any clue about her.

"H-How's y-your b-boyfriend, Akane-san?!" Mai screeched.

Akane widened her eyes in shock. At the same time, she felt herself sweating profusely. "When did she knew this?!"

Mutsu smirked upon hearing this question, "Yes, Akane… How is your boyfriend?"

Otae rose her eyebrows up in surprise, "Whoa! As expected from a beauty! Tell us!"

Akane stammered, "I-I d-don't have a b-boyfriend…"

Kagura peered at her, "Isn't it that laughing idiot?"

All of them looked at Kagura with delightful looks except for Akane. She screamed at the top of her lungs. It made the whole bunch giggle at her reaction.

"W-What's so funny?!" Akane stuttered.

"Well, you're funny when we tease you about Sakamoto-san…" Satsuki chuckled.

Mutsu teased Akane, making her somewhat blushful, "Mutsu!"

"H-Hey! How did you meet?" Mai interviewed.

Akane glared at Mai for bringing up such a topic, "Shut the fuck up."

"S-Scary!" Mai gasped.

Mutsu patted Akane's head, "Tell them…"

Akane clicked her tongue, "No way! Besides…" Akane gripped on Satsuki's shirt and looked at her with her red eyes, "What's with you and Gintoki, Sakakibara-sama?"

When the conversation shifted to Satsuki, she couldn't help but feel bewildered, "I told you, there's nothing between us!"

Akane suddenly smirked at her, "Really?" She bit her lip and continued, "Then, in your own opinion, what is Gintoki-sama to you?"

Satsuki gulped, "He is just a friend, that's all…"

Akane shot back, "Is that really all?"

Otae lifted up a brow, "According to my own opinion, Gin-san is an idiot but he never fails to amuse people."

Kagura crossed her arms, "Gin-chan is like a father to me!"

Mai shifted her gaze to Satsuki, "Satsuki-chan… Observe, when you're with Gintoki, what is he always doing?"

Satsuki dug her thoughts, and placed her hand under her chin, "Well, he always teases me, he is an idiot, and he is a glutton. Nevertheless, he is a good guy and he never fails to surprise me."

"Hmm. Satsuki-san, what will you do if he confesses to you?" Kyubei suddenly asked. It made Satsuki feel surprised, well, it was the same with Tatsuma. But she was bothered by this and didn't have any clue on what to do.

Akane smirked at the lady, "What will you do?"

Satsuki was baffled; she murmured, "You're… helping me? But why?"

"Satsuki-chan, what will you do? Don't you want to be a part of his and our lives? Well, you already are, but on a different level, yes?" Kagura probed.

Satsuki sighed with disbelief, "I don't know… I don't understand… I already fell in love when I was a kid, but now, it's in a different level. I want everyone to be safe."

Akane glowered at the girl; it made her angry for some reason. She tugged her shirt and began to ask her, "All you think is about is the others. How about yourself? How about your happiness? Do you think you'll be happy? NO! I was in that level. But, I am not really happy. It's okay to worry about others, but don't you think they're also worried about you? Get a freaking life."

Satsuki giggled at her, making Akane flush a little, "W-What?"

She continued to chuckle, "It is not like you, Akane-san… No wonder, Tatsuma-san likes you and you became together."

Akane stuttered, "W-Wha…?"

She continued, "If Gintoki likes me and confessed to me… I don't know. I want to be certain about my feelings… I want to confirm if I really like him or not. For now, I like Gintoki the way he is…"

Kagura smirked at the young lady, "Mutsu! Did you get that?! Did you record the last line?!"

Mutsu said, "Hmm. Well, I got the last statement."

Satsuki turned red and chased after Mutsu, "Give it back! Jeez!"

Mai laughed them as she stared at the night sky, "This is a night that I will never forget…"

…

"If Gintoki likes me and confessed to me… I don't know. I want to be certain about my feelings… I want to confirm if I really like him or not. For now, I like Gintoki the way he is…"

Gintoki kept on playing the recorder tape with Satsuki's voice in it. He couldn't stop, he wanted it and he felt like laughing. But still, he wanted to know what Satsuki was thinking at that moment.

"Gin-chan, you really like what Satsuki-chan said, yes?" Kagura commented.

"I feel like laughing…" Gintoki grinned.

Suddenly, out of the blue, Satsuki opened the door harshly, "The fuck?! What the heck are you doing?! Get it back! Give it to me! I'll destroy it!"

Gintoki taunted, "No way!"

"Damn… YOU DAMN IDIOT PERM-HEAD!"

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