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“Hello, young lad. You alone? Let us accompany with you~~”
(Y/N)'s face deadpanned, move towards to the voices that come through in her ears as the three young thugs approached. She shortly sigh. “Er, it’s okay. I am already waiting for someone. Thanks for advance-”
She feel a breezy breath in front of her face, a firmly hand landed on shoulder, trying to hold her step away from them. She nudged his rough hand from her shoulder and stepped back slowly from them.
“Hey hey don’t be cocky with us. You’re blind, don’t you? Then, follow us-”
“Oh, I thought you had some hearing problems too. I said, it’s okay.” She talked back sarcastically with a smirk.
Another thugs speak as she feel a warm air come closely to you. “I see, you’re playing hard to get even in your condition like this. Listen, whore-”
A swaying white cane in the air, smack straightly to something. (Y/N) blink in quick, cover her mouth palm with a pretend shock creating in her face. “Ah, I am SO SORRY! I can’t see, pardon my slipped hand.”
“You bitc-”
Again, as she feel she just hit onto something like hard. “Eh? Did I hit something like a ball shape here? Eh~”
“Don’t fool us, you’re not blind, don’t you- Shut your damn mouth if you want to stay alive- ack!!”
(Y/N) keep swinging her white cane around her, protecting herself from those thugs intentionally. “Arara~ Sorry, I may have lost my ability to move so that my hand keeps swaying around.”
Gintoki came into the frame, witnessing the moment before his eyes. He rubbed in between two eyes. Women in Gintama really have some kind of extraordinary power, huh?
“Stop lying you bitc-”
A slap shut the thugs mouth from finishing the words, abruptly turned their to the source. Gintoki sharply glaring to them with his pair of dead-eye-fish eyes. “Mention that word again and you’re gone back underground.”
“Tch. Damn that old-man.”
“Who are you calling old-man?!!”
“Sakata-san, that's enough. Let’s go home. Today’s work was really tough. I had to double my usual energy.” (Y/N) softly slid her empty hand in Gintoki’s arm and wrapped it around his. That gesture never gets his heart thumping in fast. Since the first time he get a job to accompany this woman went after work after being tasked by her older sister, (F/N) Minami to take care of her.
“Don’t they once ask you that you can just work at home? Why should you bother yourself to go to your office?”
“It’s boring working alone at home. At least, I can refresh myself with some sound around me with those mumbling, yelling from the boss or some noise from those fax machine and printer instead of my blind eyes. I feel alive just by listening to some sound, which means that I still have a reason to keep moving forward.”
He lost his words, receiving those unexpected words from the sightless woman. Not only him, maybe whoever heard those words maybe will have the same reaction as his. His world has a huge different boundary than her world. A black, dark, empty sight that only can be felt by her.
It’s been almost a week since the job started and both of them are already comfortable with each other like they’re already known each other a long time ago. Usually, Gintoki would complain or slack off if the job related to some kind of this companion but somehow, it’s exceptional for this one.
He… met her again. Never did he imagine his day once for a while would have a drastic change since he finally encountered her and fell for her at first sight.
But, never did he imagine his day when he met her again, in that poor state.
Those beautiful, fascinating and captivating (E/c) eyes of hers even if the color quite a little bit diminish, but it’s still look pretty in his two eyes. For him, it’s the most ethereal nature he has seen. Her sweet chuckles, her mesmerize smile on her lips, has won his heart, lock her eyes to not ever let others enter his heart and betray her ethereal eyes.
“Sakata-san? Hello? Are you with me? Or already went to another dimension?”
“I bet someone who chose to be with you is lucky.”
“Are you kidding? Who wants to take this blind woman as their partner. He must be out of his mind.”
Yes, it’s me. I am that person who is already out of his mind, because his mind is full with your sweet smile and mesmerizing eyes.
And, still. I don’t have courage to tell her those words that keep lingering in my mind.
“Now that I said about a partner, do you have one? You must have one, don’t you? Whoever that person falls for a kind person like you is so blessed. Would you mind if I ask how old you are?”
“Suddenly asking about my age and a partner, do you, by any chance, have a soft spot for me?”
“W-what?! Me? You’re the one who started this topic, saying whoever is with me is lucky!”
“I’m just stating. Why are you stuttering? Oh, are you that kind of person, tsundere-”
Her white cane smacking his back head. “Ah, I’m sorry. My hand slipped.”
“What are you, Sugar Glider?! Keep slipping and swaying around like nothing! There’s a limit of slipped, you know?!”
“I’m gonna tell my Nee-chan you slack off your job~”
“No! You sly!”
Gintoki abruptly halts when he senses something around him. He swiftly draws attention, looking around trying to find what it is. (Y/N)'s sister's words came to his mind, the other reason why she assigned him for this job.
"Recently, (Y/N) told me that she feels like someone was stalking her every time she went back home with me. And sometimes at her office too but she only thought that it's just her being insecure because of her condition. Maybe that's just people eyeing on her because she's blind and still going to work."
"Sakata-san? What's wrong?"
"Hah? Ah, nothing. I just dropped something on the floor."
"What? Your brain?"
“There you go! How’s your work?” Minami put the bowl of ramen in front of (Y/N) and took a seat beside her.
(Y/N) pout, her hand swaying on the table, finding the fork. Minami noticed her gesture, grabbed the fork and put it in her hand. “Tired and exhausted as usual. Thanks, Nee-chan." she mentioned it and started slurping the ramen.
“I told you before, didn't I? It’s better if you just do your work at home than trouble yourself walking to your work in this… state.”
“Nee-chan, I’m not a kid anymore. 29 is not a young age anymore, plus I don’t want just sitting here not doing anything to contribute some bills. It’s not just us living here, and you too, Nee-chan! You should get married now. You’re not growing backward. You don’t have to worry about me, I know how to handle myself.”
“Said someone who still can’t tell which nilo or coffee.”
“It-it’s not like I can’t tell the difference. Both are from coco!”
“Okay, okay. Let’s eat. Oh, before that. How do you think about Sakata-san? Are you already developing something for him yet?"
(Y/N) choke. “Dev- develop WHAT?!!”
“I can’t sleep well while thinking about who's gonna be your partner. At least, after you get your own happiness, I can die in peace-”
(Y/N) cut her words before she didn't get to finish it with a frown. “Minami-nee. Don’t ever mention that word again. You won’t die before me." her voices reduce into the whisper.
“People live and die, (Y/N). That’s a fact and reality that we can’t run from. We never know how and when we’re gonna depart from this life. I love you, (Y/N). I want to watch you in those white dresses before I close my eyes.” Minami dark (e/c) eyes stare her softly with a gentle look and smile crooked on her lips
(Y/N) hand searching for her sister's. Minami realized her act, right away catching her and palming in her both hand. “Nee-chan. Please, you’re the only one that I have in this world. Don’t ever leave me or I will not forgive you until the end of my breath.”
Minami's thumb caressing her back hand. “(Y/N).... You are my only sweetest sister, I want to witness your most happiest day ever. That’s my only wish for you.”
The younger sister pout. “I also want to be the witness of your happiest day too. Nee-chan in white dress~ Ah, I wanna see that too, but my eyes say no. haha!”
“(Y/N)…. You’re too sweet for this cruel world. I really want to keep you in my pocket. You’re too innocent to be born in this world.”
“What are you? Kangaroo? And are you sure, me? Innocent?” (Y/N) pointing to herself with a sly smile.
“Hey, don’t tell me… Oh my! Is that Sakata-san teaching you some obscene stuff? I must cut his pay-”
The girl grip her sister's hand. “Wa-wait! No, he did not have anything to do with this. How many times should I say I’m not your little crybaby anymore?”
“Aww, no matter how old you’re, you're still my crybaby sister.”
“Stop that, it makes me cringe. And….Can we have a normal dinner? What with this sudden gloomy while we’re having our dinner here?”
“Well, we’re in Gintama fic-”
“Nee-chan, stop breaking the wall… ah!"
"What?"
"Sakata-san just now. When he is with me after work, he's quite….. like in defense mode. And he's holding my hand, as if someone would drag me from him."
"It's still happening..? The stalker..?"
"... I… guess so? Gosh, why did they even target this good-for-nothing and blind old woman? There's a hundred thousand pretty women out there and still pick this handicapped. What a creep. You should be careful too, nee-chan. You always came back home late. And thinking about you being alone… You should find someone, nee-chan."
"..... Are we back to this square again? I already passed that phase, (Y/N). Too old to be someone's partner. "
"Hey who said that? I bet they really need to taste this powerful white cane. People are scared of me because of this swaying stick, you know?? And, you know what, there's two brats trying to hit on me after work. Just only a hit, they run away like they just saw a ghost. Haha! Serve them right!"
"Sakata-san called me, you even knocked their…. testicles too. And leaving some bruises on them."
"Nee-chan...don't you feel proud I'm able to protect myself too??"
"Fine! But still! You should be more careful about the stalker. What if they suddenly burst out from their hiding and try to hurt you?"
"It's okay, Nee-chan! Everything's gonna be fine."
"I hope so too."
Sakata-san…. Hope you are able to protect her…
"Hello? I'm going in."
Gintoki slid the door, went into (F/N) household carefully. He closed it, putting his boot aside and walked in. Where is she? The fuzzy hair guy is eyeing his surroundings, trying to find the lady. Her sister had asked him to accompany her while she's working overtime and maybe come home the next morning.
"(Y/N)-" Gintoki halted in his feet when abruptly, a pair of shirtless but only a towel covering her naked body suddenly appeared from nowhere, her hand in the air finding something to help her with walking.
Gintoki contemplating whether he should talk to her or not in that nice view of her. He gulped, trying to control his beast child from being wild.
Wait wait wait! I thought this fic is not under parental guidance advised?!! How much you want to taunt me huh, author-san?! Is making (Y/N) doesn’t enough for hurting me and you testing me with her in just a fucking damn towel that doesn’t even cover her knees too?!
Her (h/c) hair is still wet, some drops of water fall to the floor, making a round shape. She stopped on her feet, sensing another breathing in the living room. Her ears quite have a sharp hearing when her eyes lose the actual use.
"Nee-san, is that you?" her hand trying to reach something for protection.
Still no response had been made, she turned a little bit into panicked mode.
The nervousness of Gintoki took its place. It's not cool to die because of white cane.
"Who-"
"It's me."
"'It's me' scammer??? Does it also happen in real life???"
"No- It's Gintoki. Your sister has overtime, she asked me to be with you while you're alone."
"Eh? Sakata-san? Oh, is she? I didn't get a call from her. Oh, maybe she did when I'm in the bathroom."
"Perhaps, that's why she called me and told me to go to your house and check whether you're okay or not. And, yeah. You're beyond good, I think."
"Ah! You pervert!"
"You’re the one who tempt me, serving the meal in front of my fucking dead eye!"
"Pervert perm fuzzy head."
"How do you know I have perm hair in that condition? Or, you're not really blind aren't you? Are you testing my little beast, (Y/N)-chan-"
A flying vase suddenly in the air, almost hit Gintoki’s head while (Y/N) attempted to find more objects near to her. "Ah, did I just slip? Sorry not sorry, I'm just a blind lady. Ah! Sorry I slipped again! Ah! Sorry, another slipped-"
Another unknown flying objects floating in the air, practically knocks him out and suddenly, a soap homerun straight to his face.
"How much do you want to slip my soul out?!??"
"Sakata-san-"
"Gintoki."
"Gintoki-san-"
"Gin. To. Ki."
"Okay, Gin. To. Ki. As you can see me now, I'm doing fine. So, it's okay. I can handle it by myself."
Gintoki sweatdropped, scrunching his face peek to her. "Not when you are holding the knife upside down."
(Y/N) rotate the blade from facing her face and direct it down to floor. "... I still haven't started doing anything yet. I'm just-"
"I'm not doing half-ass work here."
"Sakata-"
"Either you let me cook with you or I'm carrying you to the bed romantically if you keep calling me that name or maybe… change your last name with mine."
"It's just cooking. Why so serious… oh God.."
After a few hours having a third war in the kitchen, they both settle down the havoc and have dinner in comfortable silence. Most of the time, Gintoki can't stop stealing to look at the woman opposite her on the table who was enjoying the dinner with his help.
For the first time, the dinner was far more delightful than his usual.
"Do you mind if I ask you something?"
"Huh? Oh. Hm."
"That business of yours…. How long have you been?"
".... Are you sure that's what you wanna ask me?"
"I'm just curious… somehow…"
"Well you can say that I'm the last person or the next generation of yorozuya after the people before me resigned for personal reasons. Or.. maybe more than one or three years? Because certain gorilla make several Christmas arcs and new year arcs too that I'm not sure how many years already."
(Y/N) scratch his cheek. ".... Okay..?"
"Why did you suddenly bring this up? Don't say that you want to apply there. I'm quite full with the glasses wearing virgin boy and an alien flat glutton in my hand."
"No no no. Not that. I'm just.. had a hunch I once heard your name before but maybe it's not. Nah! You know- urm. Just forget what I'm saying-"
"Oh~~ I see. That's how you kittenish with a guy, (Y/n)-san. That's quite out of character for you. You're the bold one." She didn't noticed the proximity between two of them, Gintoki close the gap admist, tilted his head a bit, admiring the view come into his mind with a tender smile. A flush of pinkish creeps across his cheek, lucky for him the woman can't see him shy gesture.
"What? No! I'm not close to hitting on you!"
"It's okay, I understand that." he inclined, responding to her words.
She just staring to a direction, expressionless. Gosh, just burn me deep in the Mauna Loa please.
"Shiroyasha, isn't it?"
A quietness atmosphere fills the room, leaving the breathing of those two people and the chirping of crickets in the night.
"Gintoki? Are you still there?"
"You have done dinner right? I'm helping you clean up. You can prepare for sleep now."
(Y/N) peered her ears, hearing the sound of plates colliding with others. She instantly feels wrong, without knowing the reason. But, summarizing Gintoki's sudden quiet and changing the topic, she decided to not ask him more than that.
I wish I could see his face and see his emotions…
"... sorry."
"What for?"
"I think I'm saying something I shouldn't talk about."
"It's not a big deal anyway. No need to feel sorry about it. And… from where did you hear about that?"
(Y/N) unspoken for a second, she take a deep breath before carry on with her talk. "My dad was once a samurai who fought against the Amanto in the Joui war decades ago. So.. you know, I kinda.. heard some rumors about it. So I bet your age must be like maybe… 40 something like that."
"What a stupid deduction! I'm far younger than that, okay?? I'm only 27! And that Onishi guy forgot to remind that certain gorilla to reveal it after the latest final arc! Damn, they really follow Sazae-san format." Gintoki scowl on his stood. His hand yet cleaning the dishes with a blabbering mouth.
"As if that I can take a look at your pretty handsome face, young man. I can't believe you beat me into the bush."
"What bush… ah! Is it Gintoki-ni or (Y/N)-nee-san from now on?"
(Y/N) eyes bug out with a pout. "I'm not that old! Just two years apart from you."
"Old hag or brat?"
"I know where's the knife, Sakata-san. You better not change the usual place I put that."
"Thanks for telling me!"
"DON'T YOU DARE-"
“Hello, Yorozuya Gin-san here.”
Only a couple seconds of silence went through the telephone. Shinpachi waited for a second, waiting for someone to answer but nobody did it.
“Hello? Is someone there?”
A prankster? He decided to call off the telephone but a scream did stop him from doing that. A name which he was familiar with suddenly heard from another side.
“(Y/n)-san! Are you sure you’re okay? You look so pale. I can help you to go to the clinic.”
“No, it’s okay. I will go by myself to the office. I put my medicine there. You can stay at this coffee shop.”
“I am not. I can’t let you go there alone in this state.”
“It’s fine! Thanks for the offer. See you later in the office-”
“Oi, Patsuan. Enjoying the asmr of make out session or telephone se-”
Shinpachi swiftly put his index finger closer to his mouth, signaling him to stop his words. He covered the below from being heard and held it a bit far from his mouth. “Shh! It’s (Y/n)-san. I don’t know what happened but I feel like something is wrong here.”
Shinpachi put the phone between them two, giving Gintoki space to listen.
“I heard (Y/n)-san say coffee shop just now. And with a man, guessing from the rough voice. Do you notice if there’s any coffee shop around her workplace? Maybe we can go find her there."
Gintoki can’t stop thumping, getting the ideas of (Y/n) with a man making him squirming in his stand. He didn’t wait anymore, quickly sauntered to the couch, taking his bokuto and leaving the room with a confused Shinpachi that kept eyeing on his act.
“Gin-san, where are you going?” Shinpachi took the phone far from his mouth, whispering in loud to the old-guy.
“Joining them, I guess. Keep listening to her. Something happened, called Minami-san and those tax robbers too.”
Already move your pawn, huh, you dumbshit stalker-san?
Okay, maybe I shouldn't have taken his offer before. His existence already willies my stomach .
(Y/n) can’t stop pondering, she can’t stop being suspicious suddenly being extra nice to her, didn’t stop offering this and that. And her head suddenly felt so heavy for some reason. The telephone that she hid in the bag still on called to some household, for caution.
The offering from his coworker to lunch together really was a bad sign. She took it considering the guy was bringing the other coworkers too. But, end up it's just only the two of them.
She tried to act as fine as she can, ignoring the drink that might actually be putting something on because somehow, her head felt dizzy and sleepy even though she’s not that tired. Trying to be positive, maybe she’s exhausted after walking down to the coffee shop the man said before, at first she doesn’t want to doubt him.
“I am not. I can’t let you go there alone in this state.”
Gosh! Can he read the room here? Abruptly, her thoughts about the recent thing occurred in her mind. She felt her blood rushing hurriedly, splash to her face. Heart beating, thumping faster than usual.
What if…
“It’s fine! Thanks for the offer. See you later in the office.” (Y/n) quickly straight up her white cane and walked away, leaving the person there alone. Her feet rapidly speed, white cane knocking hard on the floor, attempting to find some blocking to her step when instantly, she can’t feel her feet anymore.
Shit. Not now! Don’t lose to that damn drug those shit give me, (Y/n)! I hope they got here in time to find this place. I don’t know how much I can hold my consciousness anymore.
She slowly lost her awareness, her ear deliberately can’t hear anything anymore and she realized, she’s done for it.
Gintoki harshly panting, standing in front of the so called coffee shop by (Y/n). Indeed, it is a coffee shop, not far from her workplace. He hurriedly went into the coffee shop, eyeing everywhere seeking for her.
Please, please, please say I made it in time . Still zero shadow of her, he strolled to the counter with a death stare.
“Is there any customer, a blind lady in this height and a man that looks close come here?”
“Oh! Them? I think they just left like five minutes ago. The lady didn’t look so well, if I’m not mistaken and her boyfriend helped her by carrying away....”
Gintoki’s mood turned sour, making a fist beside him, trying hard to control his emotion from bursting.
Her boyfriend…..
He didn’t ask much, thanked the cashier and left the coffee shop with a burning rage feeling. An audacity to even carry her with his filthy dirty hand, what a dumbshit. He is really asking for an eternal sleep and the perm-head is ready to make the wish come true.
(Y/n)’s (e/c) pupils grow, as if she is searching for the source of light, standing confusedly in a place that she doesn’t even know where it is. Neither a single hush of noises or breathing stuffing the area close to her. The situation left her shivering more than before, clinging her arm around her body. All she can see is dark all over the place.
Wait, of course it's dark. Not that I have that sense anymore. (Y/N) facepalm herself, what kind of question I’m asking to myself.
“Hello, is anyone here? Nee-san? Gintoki? Kagura-chan? Shinpachi-kun? Where are you? No, where am I?”
A glimpse of memories swiftly passed in her mind. She stopped wandering around, suddenly being in a crowded and noisy place that contained many people fighting towards others. The sky was gloomy, as the surroundings became more feral as the people in the samurai outfit went forward from behind. She turned around, everywhere she saw people fighting with the swords.
Where in… the…. damn hell…. am … I?? totally forgot about her original states, her eyes can’t stop glancing at the turmoil that happened before her.
Her eyes abruptly stuck onto someone’s body lying on the dusty ground. A bloody crimson red enfold almost her upper clothes. (Y/N) gasped, knowing the face of the owner's body, she didn’t wait and sprint to him.
“Pop- Dad!”
“Dad, wake up! Dad! I’m here! Don’t leave me, please. I beg. Dad, open your eyes please!! Dad!!” (Y/N) carefully put her father's head in her lap. She tried to stop the blooding but didn't work.
“... (Y/N)...?” the father weakly attempt to open his injured eyes to her.
She bobbed her head, some tears starting to pool in her eyes. “Yes, it’s me. I’m here. I’m not gonna leave you again. So, please. Stay with me.”
“Oi! Look out!”
(Y/N) rapidly gaze, taking one look towards the high-pitched, orotund voice that catches her sight. A faded snowy hair running in slow motion into her view. Her pupil grew wide, as if she just saw a walking snowman in the daylight.
That voice.
That snowy color hair.
Is that….
She swivels behind her with curiosity, before her flash of an opaque red fluid terminates her last reflection of a snowy-haired young man who gawked at her with a furious look.
I see. That’s how he looks like. What a fine man he is.
She slowly collapsed, beside her dad’s corpse.
“Sakata-san! (Y/N)! She-she woke up!”
The thoughtful fuzzy head that stares blankly onto the floor quickly glancing to Minami’s voices from (Y/N)’s room.
“I’m gonna call for the doctor, can you be with her for a while?”
He nodded unbelievably. She darted towards the corner, finding the doctor to check on her sister. Gintoki hurriedly went into the room, only to find out (Y/N) already in her sitting position and facing the window when she heard some chirping and feels a windy slapping her face.
“....(Y/N)?”
She switched her face to the raspy voices that were almost on the verges of breaking the pool of tears. “Gin..toki? Is that you?” her hand flapping in the air, trying to locate his position. Gintoki sprint on his feet and take her hand in his. The man dragged her body in his embrace and arm tightly wrapped around her waist stunned the eyeless lady. He sat beside her on the bed, nuzzling into her neck. A fragrance of vanilla envelope in his scent, ignoring the surrounding, the place he is currently at.
“Stop scaring me, (Y/N).”
“Eh? Me? I still have a pulse in my hand right? I’m not a ghost yet, right?”
“Please, stop saying that.”
The woman hummed. The small pale hand firmly grabbed onto his yukata behind him, a slight of shivering still not leaving her yet. Not realizing she already sobs in his tight embrace.
“It’s okay now. I’m here.”
“.. I’m scared.”
He patted her back gently, trying to wipe away her shivering that kept breaking his heart, seeing her in terrifiedly. “I know.”
“He is a creepy bastard.” she sniffed, her mind can’t stop wondering to the eerie guy who suddenly tried to take her away from her place. Her grip kept rigid, the tears flowing endlessly.
“Indeed.”
“Fucking disgusting trash. How dared he stalked and creeped me out.”
“He is indeed a trash bin. Or maybe worse than that.”
“Ehem.” Gintoki and (Y/N) quickly turned towards the noise.
“I’m sorry for interrupting. I’m gonna examine her for a bit. " The spectacles man in white coat strolled to them with a relieved smile planted on his face. (Y/N) let her firm hand go from grabbing his yukata, controlling her embarrassing feelings right now when their bittersweet moment was being disturbed.
Gintoki nonchalantly pulls out his hug from her, clearing his throat and fixing his yukata, trying to act cool without knowing his both ears are already in crimson. He stood up beside her bed and nodded. "I'm gonna wait outside."
Didn't waiting for the response, he sped his walk, left the ward room, leaving the three of them.
"Cute."
"Nee-san, stop!"
“How is she?”
“Did (Y/N)-nee still alive?”
“She's fine. Just need a rest for a while.”
Both of those two young people let out a relief sigh.
“I’m glad Kagura-chan met her by chance or else…. Okay I don’t want to talk about it. And that call too. Ah, where’s Okita-san?”
“That Sadist? He just left. Maybe tied up to that bastard in his play, aru.”
“Gin-san, are you okay? Perhaps you need some rest too. You look so exhausted right now.”
“I’m gonna take some air. You guys can go home first. I will stay here.”
“Don’t forget to rest, Gin-san.”
“I heard that, glasses. What are you? My mom?”
“I just to make sure your look doesn’t make (Y/N)-san worried about you. Even if she can’t see it, she still can feel you.” The young boy put a plastic of onigiris beside him, attempting to comfort him and feel concerned about his anxiety.
“I know.”
No sound of those two lingering in his eardrum, he turned his face to the plastics and took it with him, marching to her ward. He carefully slide the ward door, revealing the inside. Minami already left, leaving the woman in the bed whose face is opposite the door. That was what he thought before he figured out she’s actually enjoying the fresh air in the evening that came through the wide open window.
“Can’t sleep?”
The eyeless woman faintly slid her face to the hoarse voice coming in her room. She paints a smile, shaking her head.
“Hungry?”
“A bit.”
“Let’s eat first.”
Gintoki pulls the adjustable overbed table toward her bed, arranging it before putting the plastics of food on the table. He unfolds the plastics, three onigiris and two cups of strawberry ice cream flavor in it.
“Frosty or mild?”
She could had swear she just heard something wrong just know. She stuttered, almost bawling out her both eyes from the cage. “A… what?”
“Eh~ I’m just asking which food do you want? Why is your face being tomato, huh? What did you think about, (Y/N)-chan?”
“Gintoki, do you perhaps want to feel like living here for the rest of your life?”
“I’m joking! Stop making me piss, woman. Onigiri or ice cream?”
“Onigiri.”
He unwrapped the cover, took her hand gently and put the onigiri in her hand. He tugged the chair closed to her, enjoying their accompaniment to each other in silent comfort.
“How did you find me?”
“The phone call."
"Right. I'm the one who made the call. I mean, how can you find the place?"
"I'm a genius."
She stopped eating. "Gintoki."
"Okay, okay. Kagura found you when she's playing around near the bridge."
"I feel like a dejavu here." a curly brown hair boy blurted, his eyes stunned onto someone.
Two young boys stand not far from the other young girl who shedding tears, hugging her knee and her other hand holding the purple umbrella.
The second boy, wearing sleeveless shirt exclaimed. "Same here… Kagura-chan, let's go home."
The curly let out a sigh, nudging to his friend's torso. "Leave her alone. Even if it's just a dung beetle, she loves the poop-eater. That bastard….. He took away all our beetles. He must be the one who's been going around hunting beetles."
"He's so immature. What is he thinking?" their minds thinking over a caramel brown hair guy with a red eyes who tricked them while playing just a while ago. A satanic smile creep on his face. They both growl mad in unison.
Kagura shedding her tears, gazed to the buried ground. "Sadaharu…. SADAHARU NO. 28- eh no I mean No. 36!"
After the boys left, Kagura, still sobbing at her beetle called Sadaharu No. 36, was buried.
"What were two people doing there?" The curly halted when his eyes lay on something.
"Where?" the others turned into the line.
"That way! Are we gonna watch this live?"
Kagura peered her eyes, listening to their loud voices. "What are you talking about?"
"There!"
Weeping her wet cheek with her back hand, she slowly on her feet and peeped onto someone not far from the view. Her blue orb caught on the female with a disgusting face.
"Euww, can't they get a room? So disgusting- eh that…. (Y/N)-NEE!!" Kagura sprint off to them with an irritated face.
"What the hell are you doing, you scumbag??" A high kick landed straight to the guy's face, making him fleet in the air. Kagura immediately walked in fast to the woman. "(Y/N)-nee! You okay? Are you hurt? What happened to you??"
She received no response at all. "I must tell Gin-chan about (Y/N)-nee! Oii, you two! Take care of her, can't you? I'm gonna tell-"
"Kagura!!"
Kagura jerked her head to someone's yelling with a grim widen eyes. "Gin-chan! (Y/N)-nee.. She-"
"Where's that shit trash?!" Gintoki sprint while shout his voice out to her, a dark aura resurface in the background.
"There! He's trying to do something to (Y/N)-nee!" the young yato pointing to a guy who is still lying on the grass.
Gintoki cracked his knuckles, wandered closely to the shivered guy. "Oii, you scum. Brave enough to show yourself in front of her face huh? Tainting your fucking gross hand on her. Do you want me to clean up all your existence that much?"
"Hik!"
"The end."
"I see."
The perm-head tilted his head to his side, swallowing another spoon of strawberry jello. "Eh, you can see?"
"No, I mean- urgh! You-" she let out a small sigh, giggled at his lame joke.
"What a lame. But, thanks."
"No worries."
(Y/N) fidgeted in her sit, tucked a lock of hair behind her ear before exhaled a long breath. "Gintoki, actually…. I have something to ask. About the past… if you're fine…. Don't need to force yourself to answer it!" she waved her hand quickly, trying not to intimidate the man. "I just want to confirm something, because…. it still bugs me somehow…."
"Go ahead."
"You sure?" She leaned close to her side, feeling a warm heat forming beside her. The crimson red eyes guy who devoured in his jello on the chair, nodded.
"Erm… You see. About my eyes, I used to have the sense before. But, because of this one unlucky event, my vision is gone… forever. And… There's a person who's trying to save me and his face was… still remains in my mind. His long snowy-perm head, his fierce eyes, his pale, fair skin and a headband wrap around his head. People called him Shiroyasha because his skills in fighting were so damn good. And maybe because of his personality too. So I was wondering if the person that keeps stuck in my mind is the same person as you…. Sakata Gintoki."
Her hand squeezed into fists, clenching to the end of the blanket with unreadable look appear on her face. She tensed, before return to her speech.
"I've been searching for you almost a decade now, Gintoki. Can you at least… greet me properly? How dare you disappear and suddenly popping up nowhere and being my impermanent bodyguard. How could you-"
Her long words suddenly interrupted when she felt a soft and warm lip collapse with her. She lost her words abruptly, her mind was messed up. She silent for a while, letting the gentle, graceful lip of him landing on her. His arm snaked into her waist, closing the gap between both of them. In a slow pace, she engulfed in the passionate gesture by the man, relaxed in his big warm arm by wrapping his neck. His other hand adjusted to her cheek and the legs landed on the bed, savor in the moment.
A moan resonated while both of them were immersed in the scene, surprising the man who heard from her. He sneaked his tongue, seeking for her entrance and she allowed to slide in, fighting for dominance. Another purr of moan envelopes, excite the dead-eyes-fish guy more.
Both of them pulled from their sudden intimate, catching the loose breath. Gintoki stared deeply into her glitter (e/c) eyes that were shining in his view.
"Your eyes still can't beat a million stars."
"Gintoki… please. That's so cheesy."
"You're not the only one. And the moment you suddenly came into my life again, I swear I'll never lose that chance again. Never."
(Y/N) flinched when she felt her both hand being held dearly in his rough big palms. Gintoki hung his head, before took in a deep breath. A bitter sad smile curved on his lip.
"The moment my eyes catch yours, everything changes. Please, I'm not the romantic person who gives a bouquets of hundreds roses or a guy who says a cheesy pick up line to his lover or a man who promises to give the moon or stars to his significant other. That's really not my main dish. But, if it's you, I can say I can do more than that. I will be your eyes, your hands, your legs, your weeping place, a huggable device wherever you want or maybe I want to. I want to be your reason to smile or cry because too much laughing over my lame joke. I want to be your everything, even not for the first time but at least…. your last for everything. To be the last person to be love.... Same goes with me."
(Y/N) crooked a smile. Drip of tears dropped, tainting her faint crimson on her cheek, flowing in speed. "Liar. You just said you're not a sweet candy pickup line man but you're saying the sweet line just now."
Gintoki let out a small giggle. He wiped her flowing tears dropped on her both cheeks gently, a velvety touched her one cheek.
A tender touch feathering his face gently. His lazy eyes, his sharp nose, his warm and soft lip, his cheeky cheeks and lastly, his snowy hair that everyone keeps saying perm one. She patted his hair delicately with a curious face.
"Smooth, like cotton candy. Yosh, I will call you cotton candy from now on!"
"HOW COME??!!" Gintoki furiously stands, can't believe with her non-stop teasing. (Y/N) let out a light giggles listening to his snap.
"Come on, isn't that sweet? It suits you who love strawberries more than me."
"Who said that I love strawberries more than you??"
"Am I wrong- wait. Did you just confess-"
"I AM NOT! GAHH I CAN'T STAND WITH THIS WOMAN ANYMORE!"
The uncontrollable laugh echoed in the air, cracking the smile on the man's face.
"I love you."
"I love you more."
His hand rested on her cheek, held gently and close the proximity amidst the woman's face once more to develop another longing, sloppy but sweetly heartfelt kiss.
“Hello, young lad. You alone? Let us accompany with you~~”
"Er… no thanks. I already have someone waiting for me."
“Hey hey don’t be cocky with us. You’re blind, don’t you? Then, follow us-”
Gosh, not this setting again. Seriously, are you already out of ideas to end your story here, you good-for-nothing author-san??
"Stop disturbing the married and a mother of twins, you thug!" a man in his right arm out from his yukata, picking his nose sauntered to them.
The same three young thugs gaze to the man who approached them suddenly. "Not this old-man again. Boringg~ let's go muddle others- AH!!!"
"Araraa I'm sorry I'm just a blind married woman and a mother of twins!" (Y/N) wielded her stick wildly, trying to shush those thug. Gintoki no exception too.
"WHY DID YOU AIM FOR ME TOO??"
(Y/N) still didn't put an end to her sway yet with a straight-faced. "Oh, is that you, my cotton candy? Did I missed it?"
"What do you missed? Do you really want to strike out my soul that much??"
"Not again." the seven years old twins, Gabi and Falco watching the scene with so done face. Gabi pat her younger brother, on her step to leave the scene. "Let's go play with Gura-nee and Pachi boy."
"HONEY, YOU SLAP THE WRONG THUG! KIDS, HELP YOUR DAD HERE!" Gintoki and the three unlucky thugs yet protecting themselves from being attacked.
"Not listening!" the twins left out their crackhead parents, ignoring the yelp of their father.
The both three of them were screaming in pain when their testicles was out from the original place.