"It's veeery rare of you to ask me out" I commented as we walked inside a restaurant. "Huh? What do you mean? I felt like taking you out since you're such a wonderful person" he said as his eyes scanned through the area for empty seats. "Please spare me your empty flattery" i turned around and spotted a vacant seat. "There's one ove-" i was suddenly grabbed by my arm and pulled into a seat. "What the- oh" i stopped talking as soon as i noticed who we were sitting with. "Did you plan this?!" i threatened Gintoki in a whisper. "What the hell? No!" his whisper was a bit loud causing the two around us to be startled. Gintoki was actually pulled by someone causing him to pull me. "These 2 are my best friends, nee-san. Sakata Gintoki and Mitsuki Hanae"
"My, you've made friends with people who's older than you. You've been surrounded by older people since you were young, Sou-chan" the woman smiled at us gently before her eyes feel on me. "I'm Okita Mitsuba, Sougo's sister. Thank you for taking care of my little brother. I hope he didn't give you any trouble" she said grabbing my hands that i rested on the table. "No no, not at all. He's really a sweet boy. I couldn't be more proud to have him as a friend" i smiled back at her as i put my hand on top of her. I felt someone pinch onto my thigh causing me to release her hands immediately. "Is something wrong?" Mitsuba asked me worriedly. "Ah no, I'm fine really. W-Well i run a restaurant at the centre of Kabukichou named Edo Paradise. Please, feel free to come anytime you want" i smiled professionally at her.
"Of course! You know, i love spicy good" she grabbed the last parfait which Gintoki didn't touch since he and Sougo were busy in their own world "Adding spice to everything is my forte" she took out a small bottle of pepper sauce from her sleeve and started pouring it all over the bottle W-Wait a minute, Sis. What are you doing?! "As a sign of appreciation for you to take care of Sou-chan, I want to show you the most delicious way to eat it. Do you like spicy food, Sakata-san?" she gave him a deadly smile. "Well.. this is not supposed to be spicy in the first place" Gintoki mumbled as he backed away nervously. This caused her to cough a bit which resulted in a sharpened sword held under Gintoki's chin by Sougo. "Y-You see i already ate two parfai-" the man couldn't even finish his sentence before the woman started coughing uncontrollably. "A-Alright! Get me some water, Hanae!"
I did what i was told and also placed a bowl full of ice in front of him. He poured the parfait in his mouth at once and tried to swallow it in one go. Of course he gagged on it and almost puked it out but the sudden spilling of blood out of Mitsuba's mouth and the red murderous eyes of Sougo caused him to gulp it down quietly. "Nee-san! Nee-san!" he shook her slightly in his arms as she leaned on him. I looked at Gintoki and saw him putting ice cubes one after another in his mouth. P-Poor guy.. *so i badly wanted to insert a Gintoki x Hanae moment here but since it would disrupt the flow.. i erased it* "I-I'm alright Sou-chan.. I just puked the pepper sauce that i ate before" she replied weakly before closing her eyes. W-What the hell is wrong with these siblings?!
We were then 'asked' by Sougo to accompany him and his sister around the place since it was her first time visiting the city. We went to various places like gaming arcades, shopping malls, parks, restaurants and so on. As the sun set down and the night dawned on us, it was soon time to drop Mitsuba at her fiance's house. "I had a great time" Sougo smiled at her while handing her the packets full of gifts. "Sou-chan, thank you for everything" her gentle smile made me think back to the time when she forced Gintoki to eat the parfait. "Sakata-san, Hanae-san, thank you for spending time with us" she bowed slightly towards us. "Oh no please don't" i gently raised her up "You can call me Hanae. I'm really happy for you Mitsuba. Sougo is really lucky to have such a loving sister like you" indeed she was king and gentle except she had a few loose screws. "Well nee-san, see you later" Sougo said smiling brightly. Hmm? "Yes.." the woman turned around to push the gate open until she suddenly stopped. "Um.. Sou-chan, how is he doing?"
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To be continued.
