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Stirrings In The Dark	By : Okita_Kamiko Category: +G to L > Gintama Views: 4020 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 4 – The Birds And The Bees Is Just A Really Confusing Metaphor
He had never thought it possible. After all this time, he thought that he would never experience this feeling. He felt as though the floor had disappeared from underneath him and that the world was being erased. His mind was devoid of all thought as he tried to comprehend what was happening to him. He felt that he would come undone at the seams. Okita Sougo was speechless.
He sat stupefied as the petite, short amanto devoured twice her own weight in food. He watched on in silence as he attempted over and over in his mind to deduce where the food was being deposited. She did not pause. There was no hesitation. Kagura took each dish in stride as the vacuum that was her mouth inhaled their contents. Sougo was torn between disgust and an odd sense of being impressed by the girl's abilities. As she finished the final bowl, Kagura let out a conclusive belch and reclined back against the booth. As she did so, Sougo could see the crowning of her stomach over the edge of the table. He realised in that moment that he was witnessing one of the great wonders of the world.
Kagura looked bored as she attempted to pick something out from between her teeth." What are we doing today then?"
"I was thinking of going cheese rolling and taking you as the cheese."
"You're hilarious, brat. You should quit your day job and become a comedian. Kami knows you couldn't do any worse than you already are, tax robber." Kagura's facial expression was almost a mirror of Sougo's. She didn't care for his belittling and now that she was done eating she had grown tired of his company. She could quite comfortably go home and sleep off her bounty in the comfort of her closet.
Sougo looked out of the window and placed his head in his upturned palm. "Pigs shouldn't oink at hungry wolves, China." He didn't turn to look at her as he heard her slam her hands down onto the table.
"Who the hell are you calling a pig, you bastard?!" Try as she might, Kagura could not keep her cool around him. Sougo was the kind of guy who was innately an asshole and a 24/7 one at that. One had to be prepared always for his barbs and actions lest they fall victim to his passing fancies.
"I never said anything about you being a pig, Miss Piggy."
"It's not the first time you've pulled that line, brat! You might call yourself a wolf but you're just a mangy mutt." Kagura nodded and felt quite proud of herself for her rebuttal. She recalled the first time he had used the analogy was during the attack on the Shogun's home. She remembered getting angry when he had said it and this time was no different.
Kagura tried to take a deep breath to calm her anger. Today had already been an eventful day and she had no desire to drag it out any longer than it needed to be. She decided to ignore the sadist's attempts at baiting her and opted to instead address the issue at hand. "Just what are you up to, Sadist? What's the fastest way out of this situation for me?"
"Fastest?" Sougo raised an eyebrow. "There is no way to speed this up, China. A month is a month no matter how you look at it. Who knows, loosen up a bit and you might enjoy it." he grinned at her from across the table. "Keep glaring at me like that and your face may and up stuck that way."
"Why the hell do you care about my face? Besides, what exactly are you getting out of this? Why are you doing this?" Her face softened as she asked the question. As angry as she was she was genuinely curious as to why he would make such a demand for a bet. She knew the brat was sadistic but this was unusual even for him. She had known the captain for almost as long as she had been on Earth and was no fool. She was well aware that while Okita Sougo had his quirks he was a dangerous man and not to be taken lightly.
"Do my reasons really matter considering it's already been agreed on? Or are you looking for a reason to bail out, China?" He turned to look out of the window. Kagura was sure that she saw him sigh. Just as she was about to respond he continued speaking. "I'm bored, China. Things have been quiet lately and I need new toys."
"Is that it?"
"Yep, that's it.
"That's the most asinine excuse I've ever heard." Sougo just grinned into his hand. Of course, there was more to it than that but he wasn't going to tell her yet. Where would the fun be if he did? He was more than happy to let her ponder the reasons for herself. At least that way he could watch her squirm. "I've said it once and I'll say it again. I am not a coward. I'm going to play your game and I'm going to beat you at it. Just don't come crying to me when you can't hold your head up in front of the Shinsengumi."
"Whatever you say, China. I'm glad to see you taking responsibility. I would even go as far as to say you've almost grown up a little bit." Forgetting her previous anger at him Kagura couldn't stop a look of surprise from overcoming her face. "Almost." Sougo Grinned as the surprise dropped from her face and returned once more to an expression conveying annoyance.
"Whatever, sadist. As I said, we'll play your stupid game."
"You're already enjoying the game and we both know it, China." He folded his arms and leaned closer towards her across the table. Kagura remained in the position she was not willing to back down. "I felt how you shuddered. How you tried to press yourself further into me. How you tried to hide your moans by biting your lip but couldn't keep it in. You can deny it as much as you want, China, but you enjoyed it. You can lie to yourself but you can't lie to me. You're looking forward to this month as much as I am and I don't plan on it being a disappointment." He licked his bottom lip as he stared into her eyes. Kagura watched how it glided across his lip and followed it back into his mouth. Sougo chuckled drawing her attention back to his eyes. He was laughing at her and she knew it. Rather than continue on the track the conversation was currently running on, Kagura thought it best to once again get back to the issue.
"Pft, Yeah yeah. Whatever helps you sleep at night, sadist. If we're really doing this we need to set up some rules otherwise I'm not playing." She hoped the look on her face was one that conveyed a strong conviction. Sougo leant back into the Booth and considered her words.
"I don't think so, China. You had your chance to set rules when we made the bet. I stated my terms and you agreed." Kagura made to interrupt him but he raised a hand stopping her. "However, I will be merciful and allow you to make three rules, within reason and with my agreement, that you may implement." Kagura looked down to the table to consider her options. She could push the issue and try to force more from him but decided to take this as a small blessing.
"Fine. I'll accept your so called 'mercy'. My first rule is that no one can know. I would rather spend an eternity in hell with Freaza than have anyone know about this stupid arrangement of yours." She paused and waited to see if he would refuse her first request.
"I assumed that went without saying but sure, that can be your first rule." While not showing it externally, Kagura was berating herself internally. In her paranoia, she had wasted a rule. She didn't bother asking him for a redo feeling that he would already hold these three rules over her.
"Second rule is that this cannot interfere with work. Ignoring the fact that if it did it would be a sure sign that there was something going on, my loyalty is to the Yorozuya before this stupid bet." Sougo just looked at her in silence for a moment. Kagura grew nervous thinking that he would decline the rule. Sougo, however, was more confused with how tame the rules were. He had expected her demands to be broader and in relevance to the premise of the game and its physical aspects but instead, she seemed to be solely focused on how it would affect others rather than herself. He was not going to complain however. Far be it from him to put a wall in front of his own desires. If the China girl was too naive to see the bigger picture then that was on her. He was more than happy to reap the benefits of her poor choices.
"Sure, China. That's fine by me. So, what is this magical third rule?" Kagura was surprised that he had agreed. What with being a sadist and all she had thought that one of his primary objectives would be to ridicule her. She didn't know what he was planning and she was running out of time to work out what his intentions were. This was feeling less like a game and more like a game of Cat and Mouse and pigs would fly before she would be the mouse.
"For my third rule, I withhold the right to outright refuse one order with no discussion." She braced herself again. She was confident that he would not simply agree to this one. After all, this rule contradicted the very nature of the game. She hoped that by only requesting just the one time, he would be more inclined to accept it. She only needed one get out of jail card. Should she have to use it, she would make sure that was the end of the game period. Sougo remained silent once more. While this rule wasn't ideal for him, it still wouldn't affect what he had planned. He used all of his control to prevent the grin that he was holding back from gracing his face.
"Very well. I will agree to the third rule. Are we in agreement for the rest of this month?" Kagura was unsure. The fact that he had agreed to all three rules without any discussion was alarming for her. She had expected some kind of resistance but had received none. Now that she had set all three rules, she would just have to proceed with caution for the duration of the game.
"Fine. Then what do you want from me today?"
Sougo raised his hand to request the bill. He needed to get back to the compound before Hijikata could spam him with calls. Kagura waited patiently for him to finish paying. She didn't want to get stuck with the bill after all. She wouldn't admit it out loud but she had gone above and beyond what she would normally eat. If the sadist was foolish enough to offer then she would make sure there was a smoking hole in his wallet for it. Win the battles and you win the war. After thanking the waitress, Sougo stood to leave and gestured Kagura to follow with his hand. They paused outside the store while Sougo took out his phone. After frowning at the screen, he typed a message as he spoke to her.
"I have to go back to the compound as some of us have real work-"
"Oi! I work too you asshole!"
"-so we'll have to meet up this evening. Meet me in the central park at 7:15pm and we'll go from there." Before she could say anything, he finished his message and put his phone away. He made his way towards her to walk down the street and stopped next to her. He leant down and spoke to her in a low voice.
"As much as I enjoyed earlier, don't be late this time, China. I have things I want to do and won't be happy if you mess that up. I was merciful once but don't tempt me." He straightened up and continued on his way once more as though everything was normal. Kagura stood there processing what he had just said. She was unsure just what she had gotten herself into this time but she wasn't going to back down. Not now, not ever. She proceeded to walk in the opposite direction to the one Sougo had taken.
It would take her a little longer to get back to the Yorozuya but she refused to walk the same way as the sadist. Besides, she could do with a stroll around the block to work off her lunch.
"Giiiiiiiin-chaaaaaaaan! I'm home!" Kagura bounced through the door as she heard the drumming of feet coming towards her. Kagura opened her arms wide as the giant Inugami leapt forward. She swung around his neck as she laughed. "Have you been a good boy, Sadaharu? I bet you have! Yes, you have!" She then proceeded to tackle the him to the floor as they playfully fought.
"Come on, Kagura-chan. You haven't even been home one minute and the whole house is shaking. Gin-chan needs his midday nap you know." She stood up and walked into the main room and saw Gintoki scratching his head with his JUMP issue resting across his face.
"Gin-chan, you haven't moved since I left!" She made her way to the adjacent sofa and sat down with Sadaharu laying at her feet. She scratched the Inugami's ears and he soon settled himself into a comfortable position for the afternoon. "If you don't start doing something, you're going to get old and fat in no time."
Gintoki didn't move from his position and chose to merely alternate his crossed legs. "You're so harsh, Kagura-chan! Gin-chan needs his beauty sleep too. Besides, I'll move once you tell me who put the bun in your oven. Kids grow up so fast these days I swear-". Gintoki never got to finish his statement as he felt himself being lifted. "What? Am I floating? Kagura-chan? Is this that leviosa thing? Kagura-ch-GAH!" All that could be heard in the room following the loud crash was Kagura's heavy breathing and the sound of Gintoki's limp form sliding down the wall. A hand rose from what was remaining of the sofa waving a white tissue. "It was just a joke, Kagura-chan. A joke! You know Gin-chan would never believe you would do such a thing. You'd break-"
"Shut up! I don't want to hear any more! And why are you napping? You napped before I left!"
"That was my morning nap."
"Why do you need two naps a day?!"
"I don't." Gintoki's head appeared above the wreckage.
"Then why are you-"
"I need 4 naps a day. 5 if we've done a job the day before." Kagura just squinted her eyes at him. While the samurai was the most amazing fighter she knew and the closet thing she had to a father figure, she sometimes forgot how lazy and often times idiotic the samurai was. "I need my morning, midday, afternoon and pre-night nap. It's how Gin-chan stays in shape!"
"That makes no sense."
"You wouldn't be able to understand it till you practiced it! Besides, what did happen to you Kagura-chan? I know I said to get yourself some lunch but I meant for today, not the week." Gintoki slowly climbed out of the wreckage. He was going to have to replace the sofa once again. He really needed to remember that the Yato girl had no restraint when she was angry. Pachinko would have to wait it seemed.
"Relax, Gin-chan. I didn't pay for it, someone else did. I'm not stupid ya know."
Looks like Pachinko was back on the cards.
Gintoki paused for a moment processing what she had just said. "Ne? Someone else paid? For food? Just you and someone else? Who was it Kagura-chan? Who?!" Gintoki had grown more dramatic as the words kept spewing from his mouth. Kagura sighed and fell back into her original place on the sofa.
"You're going to give yourself a heart attack old man. I saw the sadist when I was out and he owed me one." She couldn't resist a small smile as Gintoki collapsed next to her. All the images of Umibozu fled from his mind. He didn't need those kinds of possibilities haunting him.
"Souichirou-kun? That's okay then. As long as the tax robber was being a gentleman. Next time, bring a parfait home, yeah?" Kagura just looked down at her lap. She wanted to ask Gintoki about the feelings she had been experiencing but was struggling to find a way to bring it up. Considering his responses so far, she was having second thoughts. Maybe she would be better off asking Otae-san about her feelings? "Kagura-chan? What's wrong? You have that deep look on your face that character's get when they are about to get some character development."
"Gin-chan, what does love feel like?"
Gintoki was going to respond in his usual overdramatic way but her face held nothing but seriousness. Gintoki leaned forward and scratched the back of his head again. "Well, I guess it's a little different for everyone. Generally, I would say that love is when you feel so connected to someone that you would do anything within your power for them. No matter what they asked for or what it would cost you, you would go above and beyond to make that person smile because when they do, it makes you feel like you're floating on air and that you're indestructible." Kagura didn't say anything. That didn't sound anything like what she had felt with the sadist. If anything, she was more than happy to spite him and aggravate him in any way possible. "But a lot of people mistake lust and love."
Kagura turned to look at Gintoki. "Lust?" She looked confusedly at Gintoki wondering how the two were mistaken for each other. Did they not go hand in hand?
"A lot of people think they're in love but really they just have the hots for the other person. They'll do anything they can to be with that person because they are attracted to them but once they work it out of their system then they realise that they don't hold any attachment to that person and they often drift apart. They sometimes get the feelings mixed up because even when you lust after someone, you still get butterflies in your stomach and get excited when you see them or do certain things." Gintoki stopped his explanation and turned to see if Kagura was following. She appeared to be deep in thought and carefully considering his words.
"How do they do it?"
"Eh? Do what?"
"How do they 'work it out of their system'?" Gintoki just blinked at her. He had no idea how to explain what he felt was obvious. He awkwardly laughed as he scooted slightly away from her. He took a deep breath. He was an adult and he could have this conversation with her. He'd faced far worse and lived to talk about it.
"Well, you see, Kagura-chan, when people feel like that they usually engage in intimate activities-"
"Sex?"
"Err, yeah. They have sex. Once they do and their feelings start to lessen, their interest in the person usually does too." Kagura hummed as she fell silent again. Gintoki felt that he should say something. He knew she was at the age when males would had already started taking an interest in her and certain…urges, so to speak, would rise to the surface. As he prepared his speech about being responsible and saving yourself for the one you love, Kagura got up from the sofa and walked towards the exit, calling Sadaharu as she went.
"I'm going to take Sadaharu for a walk. I won't be too long, Gin-chan! Try to move your legs to get your blood flowing again!" And with that she dashed out of the door and down the steps. Gintoki chased after her and watched her running down the street from the balcony.
"Oi! What about my parfait, Kagura-chan?!"
Kagura had taken her walk to consider what Gintoki had said and how it applied to her situation. She deduced that, from what he had explained, she was either attracted to the Shinsengumi captain or at the very least she was attracted to the things that he did. It was a hard fact to swallow and she refused to ever tell the sadist such a thing. He would have a field day if he knew how she felt when he did those things to her. Then again, from what he had said in the restaurant, he already knew.
"I felt how you shuddered. How you tried to press yourself further into me. How you tried to hide your moans by biting your lip but couldn't keep it in. You can deny it as much as you want, China, but you enjoyed it. You can lie to yourself but you can't lie to me."
She sighed. Maybe the sadist knew her better than she knew herself. She considered the best way to handle the situation. She had already sworn to uphold her end and she would but maybe the sadist was right. Like Gintoki said, people had urges and maybe it wasn't such a bad thing to indulge once in a while. At least with the sadist, there would be no feelings involved and she already had his word that no one would find out. She always had her get out of jail card too if things became too much.
She decided that she would see how things went. Maybe she would learn something new about herself. Maybe she would have fun. If nothing else, she would hopefully get some new dirt on the captain. She grinned at the thoughts of blackmail. Maybe she had an S streak herself. Knowing her luck, she had picked it up from Gintoki.
With her mind settled, she had made her way home. She needed to settle Sadaharu as well as get ready for the evening to come. She wondered what he had planned.
Sougo was genuinely surprised. He didn't think that the girl would be on time let alone get there before him. She was a quick learner apparently. He smirked as he made his way towards where she was standing staring up at the sky.
"Yo." She turned to face him. He noted that she was wearing a white cheongsam as opposed to her usual red outfit. He nodded his head in approval. While it hugged her form the same way as her other one, the white seemed to accentuate her curves more. The way it smoothed down her sides and over hips before splitting to reveal her long flawless pale legs. The way it strained around her chest and accentuated their round and full appearance. Before his eyes could travel anymore, she drew his attention back to her face.
"See something you like, sadist?" If Sougo could have applauded himself, he would have. He had managed to maintain his bored facial expression since greeting her and it had yet to slip.
"You brush up well, China. You did all this for me? Your master is touched." As expected, he watched as the smirk dropped from her face and a vein throbbed on her forehead.
"Who the fuck do you think you are?!" He walked past her and made his way towards the exit of the park. He could hear Kagura stomping behind him. He slowed his pace slightly to allow her time to catch up.
They walked in silence for a little while as Kagura calmed her temper. They had hardly spoken and she was ready to maim the brat. She wished she had brought her umbrella. She could have put it to good use if she had.
Eventually, the silence was starting to unnerve her. It was bad enough that she had no idea where they were going but on top of that, he hadn't even attempted to speak to her since they had met up. She noticed that he was still in his uniform and in an attempt to spark a conversation, she asked him about it.
"I didn't have time to change. It wouldn't look very good if I turned up late after telling you off, would it? Besides, I usually wear it anyway. It lets people know that if they piss me off that they're in trouble." She pointedly ignored the evil grin that he wore. If it wasn't for the fact that he had a history, she'd swear he was a Yato from the bloodlust she sensed from him sometimes.
Before she could continue the small talk, she took notice of the buildings that they were passing. She recognised them but couldn't recall why she did. As they walked on, the area became increasingly familiar to her and she subconsciously moved closer to the captain. He felt her bump into him and looked at her face. Her eyes were darting quickly as she tried to piece together where she was. She noticed that there was a warm yellow glow that was growing in intensity in front of her. She stopped walking forward and grabbed the back of Sougo's jacket.
"Oi, sadist. Where the hell are we going?" Sougo turned to face her with a smile on his face as he removed the hand on his jacket and held it in his own.
"We're going to Yoshiwara, China."
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