Chapter 30: Men cannot understand what women are thinking...
The sun is not yet rising but Satsuki can feel the heat onto their rooms. Seconds, minutes and hours already passed but she cannot sleep a single wink at all. While Kagura is fast asleep beside her, it was a complete opposite to her. She rustled out off her bed to get some water to the refrigerator.
Sliding the door close softly so that she cannot wake up Kagura up, she silently headed to the kitchen when she spot Gintoki doing the same thing. Her eyes filled with round circles she twitched and reverted her gaze to him.
Inside the kitchen only the both of them alone, it was utterly silent compared to what they usually do. Satsuki poured out some water in the pitcher and drank it. SIlence continued on its way as the both of them weren't even trying to talk with each other.
Satsuki deeply sighed while muttering, "You should already sleep later on we will fight that evil queen..." She was about to step out of the kitchen when Gintoki hault her by holding her wrist.
"Oi Satsuki, I have something to tell you." Gintoki started to let his voice out.
Satsuki, still quiet, did not barge any step at all, she stood still and wait for what he would say. The man fidget within seconds, absorbing this awkward situation made them both unstable.
"There is some dirt stuck on your eyes, I think it some sort of mor-" He tried his best to point out the flaw from her face but unfortunately Satsuki already did her part and punch him hard to his cheeks causing him to fall while blood is dripping from his nose.
"Damn it, Yorozuya bastard!" She screamed on top of her lungs when she punched him. Together as he fall, she gripped onto his collar and fall right to his body. Cringing tightly onto his collar, now that they're really into this awkward situation and position. Gintoki's eyes twitched in this situation, forget about being comedic or something like that moreover if someone saw them like this they might get misunderstood that they're doing something ***** or ***** or something that grown ups do, the worst is if they have to do it, why it should be in a kitchen...
"Why... won't you take it seriously you jerk!" Satsuki snarled at him and established a firm eye contact with one another.
"Well..." He averted his gaze to her for the mean time and answered, "I've been Out of Character these past few chapters so..." He faced to the direction of the camera and continued, "Sorry for being OOC these past few chapters so... I'm so-"
"The heck no!" Satsuki retorted with a karate chop that landed on his head while tightening her grip to his collar. Suddenly her expression changed from the agitated one into a wistful one.
"Forget it..." She mumbled and was about to get off from the position when Gintoki held out her wrist and pull her closer to him.
Satsuki tried to beam out a smile, "I...I plan to...leave the Yorozuya after this..."
Gintoki's eyes widened for her sudden news about the fact that she is leaving already. He became unstable to this situation, "If it's about that-"
Satsuki interrupted him and continued on talking about this fact, "It is not about your misconception about that daring blonde girl at all. But... I am leaving because you do not even pay me money, how am I supposed to buy and earn things out?" Her trying hard smile slowly began to fade into a languish one while whispering something, "Plus, he is coming..."
Gintoki arched his brow up and tried to comprehend all of her matters, "What's that supposed to mean, you damn flat girl? You see, I wo-"
Again, Satsuki pried up to reply seemingly to not allow him to reply at all, "At first, I admit that I am disheartened by what you said but I realize that people all over the world does the same thing. Blabbering to other person that..." She paused for a moment, trying to avoid tears fall to her eyes but it seems that she cannot avoid it. Her eyes started to brawl out and her voice suddenly appeared to be shaky, "They do not even know a single thing about that person... I am not mad at this moment, I just accepted some fact about it..." Her tears fell right into his face, he wasn't sure already about this.
He just made the person that he love cry in front of him...
"Fuck, why am I crying into a useless bastard over here?!" She tried to rub off the tears that currently continuously streaming down her face but it seems that she cannot stop it, "You said that you hated to see me crying but currently right now..." She paused for a while, "Did you just close your eyes when you saw me crying?" She utterly tried to force a smile onto her features.
She maintain her composure by breathing slowly. Gintoki was truly shocked by the sudden situation, he need to apologize for now, for hurting her since that last statement of hers just struck him.
Gintoki cleared out his throat and started to talk, "Listen, Satsuki... I want to tell-" He was again interupted for the umpteenth time by this woman, somehow, he was pissed to this. She pressed her index finger to Gintoki's lips and murmured, "If you're attempting to do that..." She attempted to grin again but this time failed since there is a single drop of tears again onto her face, "I might regret that I just told you those things... I promise that... I won't bother you at all..."
After saying her last statement, she get off of his body and dust up herself as she stood up. As soon as Gintoki stood up as well, the bright sunlight beam all over the place, letting out a sign that it was about time to kick of the buckets. Satsuki headed first to the exit but before that she gave out a forceful smile and greet him, "Good Morning, Yorozuya-san."
"Hey, we are going to get rid of that evil bitch already." Satsuki scratched her hair while sitting upon the sofa with Kintoki on the other side. As they discussabout that matter, Gintoki couldn't put at ease at all.
He continued to pick his nose while sipping his favorite strawberry milk and glancing to the blue haired woman on the sofa. Somehow he cannot get along with her idea a while ago and she don't even allow him to reply to those words that she uttered. Without noticing, he dig his nose further resulting into nose bleed, Shinpachi got alarmed by this and warned Gintoki.
"G-Gin-san! You're nose is bleeding!" Shinpachi instantly grab a tissue paper and snuggle it on his nose but Gintoki didn't even pay any attention at all to the nagging glasses in front of him. His mind must be not present at this time.
"Gin-san!" Shinpachi called out the frustrated samurai. This time, he went back to reality, realizing that Shinpachi and Kagura were both in front of him calling him out.
The glasses man scratches the back of his head while squinting his eyes over the man, "That's enough, Gin-san! You've been acting out of character since the past few chapters!"
Kagura retorted as well, "That's right, you bastard! You're hiding something from us, yes?!"
Hearing about this sort of a topic, Satsuki excused herself and went to the Yorozuya's place. Gintoki felt a warm hand tapping his shoulder, he faced up, seeing Satsuki behind made him aloof for some reasons.
"Gintoki... I think I should tell them." Seemingly, Satsuki started to take action onto her declaration a moment ago. But Gintoki jumped off of his seat, grumbling, "Who told you that I already allowed that, you damn flat girl!?"
Satsuki sighed, "We won't be going anywhere, Sakata..."
Shinpachi and Kagura jumped from what she said a few moments, they cannot help but already be puzzled upon the situation they're currently in. They were just really surprised on how Satsuki called their leader at his last name. Usually, Satsuki will retort about her chest being C cup or something like that. Also, Satsuki calls Gintoki some lame nicknames of mere Gin or Gintoki, but that isn't how it is this time.
"What the heck...? Sakata, you said?!" Gintoki retorted.
She wrapped her arms under her chest, "I n-need to get use-"
"You two, stop it already!" Shinpachi snapped, "What the heck is with you two?!"
The blonde Satsuki stood up in between them and jolted a signal to stop, "D-Do not f-fight here! F-FIghting is b-bad, you know!"
Satsuki's eyes darken while averting her gaze from them, "I'm sorry, I'm acting really like a child."
With that the fight stopped for a while, the blonde girl smiled both sides, trying ro explain something, "If you're going to fight the evil queen, to change into some sort of costumes rather cosplay."
The group's mouth gape as they heard the information from her. Immediately, Shinpachi went on to his straight man mode; retorting, "What the heck is with that queen? Why are we going to parade ourselves with those costumes just to fight her? That's enough already, we have done many crazy-"
He was interupted into his blabbering when the blonde Satsuki interfered, "But you won't be able to fight her!"
"Fine, we got it! Let's just wrap these things up! Also Satsuki, I have-" Gintoki was interrupted when Satsuki spoke up.
"Sakakibara... You shouldn't just call someone in their first name, right Sakata?"
Gintoki got pissed on how she acted this day. Seriously, this wasn't the Satsuki he knew for the past few months on living with them. He clicked his tongue and responded, "Satsuki!"
"I told you to call me in my-"
"Do not be a stranger, you melon girl. Just because you've decided to, I do not have the right to say a no, you bastard! I am the leader of the Yorozuya, damn it!" After he said his statement, he quickly dragged the retorting glasses with him.
"Yorozuya-san, we have costumes here so if you would like I will lend you some." The blonde Satsuki reminded him. And they all jumped into the offer.
"It's just a typical yukata..." Shinpachi commented to what the both of them wearing. They're really wasting their time to this, the blonde girl reminded them that the clothes they're wearing a while ago will be present if they check their inventory. Atleast do not forget that they're still inside of this stupid crap game.
"Man, I hate this outfit. It's hot..." Gintoki whimpered.
"But your outfit a while ago is also a yukata..." Shinpachi retorted softly as they both sighed while waiting for the girls to get changed.
Suddenly, Kagura appeared out of nowhere tried to snuggle Gintoki's back but failed since Gintoki stood up before she snuggled. Kagura landed face first onto the tatami floors, immediately, sat back while snarling at him, "What the heck is with that?!"
"You're about to snuggle and kill me back, didn't you!?" Gintoki completely growled at the girl but then noticed that Kagura is wearing the same cheongasm dress.
"Kagura-chan, why are you still wearing your outfit?" Shinpachi asked her.
"That bitch told me that I am already wearing a costume so I do not need one, uh-huh!" Kagura explained with a highly tone.
"Then, where is Satsuki-san?"
Kagura grinned ear to ear, she was completely excited to this matter and replied, "You'll see, glassses."
"Who the hell are you calling glasses?!"
"What are you blabbering? Come on let's go." The voice coming from a certain distance was heard all over the place. When they turn their gazes onto the voice were it is currently heard, they saw Satsuki. Currently, she is wearing a red kimono up to her knees. The sleeves of the kimono were cut into half with some black ribbons struggling to it. Also to avoid to be conscious to her legs being revieled, she wore a black thigh socks while wearing black boots. Her hair was styled into a bun style, together with her red ribbon.
Shinpachi's eyes widened from the sudden turn of events, knowing that Satsuki wouldn't wear such short kimono at all. But surprisingly, it really did fir her and was gorgeous to that. He turned his gaze to Gintoki, who is now having a massive nosebleed.
"G-Gin-san?"
Gintoki cleared his throat despite blood dripping from his nose, "S-Shall w-we go?"
"Wait!" The blonde Satsuki called out by haulting them. She headed to her counterpart and gave her a sort of green book. Somehow, Satsuki was utterly confused to the situation, "What's this?"
"Open it when you're in your last breath." The blonde Satsuki suddenly averted from her jolly mode into a serious one. This was giving Satsuki goosebumps just by saying that. Well, it's not like she'll die anyway. Holding out from the book, she smiled onto her counterpart, "Do not worry..."
Finally, putting the green book into her inventory, she continued, "I am not going to die in this crappy game! So that's it, thank you for the accompany!"
They all bid their farewell to one another. As they leave the place, all the left behind can do is to gaze onto them as they took their journey.
"I hope they won't be get obliterate..." Kintoki muttered.
"Let's see..."
Confused, Kintoki quickly glance onto the blonde girl, who is staring the group from afar, "Since one of them is one step close to her death bed..."
I am using WordPad right now and I do not even know how many words that this cost! I badly need a beta reader please! Anyway, thank you for the nonstop support to this fanfiction even though I am slow as a turtle! Continue on reading, folks! I love you all!