Sweet as Honey 「Sakata Gintoki x Reader」

Chapter Ten.

"Gintoki."

Shinpachi storms into Otose's bar, where Gintoki sits in a booth eating a slice of cake, and slams his palms onto the table, making the silver-haired man jump. 

"Huh? Shinpachi? What is it?" 

Shinpachi slides into the booth, sitting opposite the Samurai with his brows furrowed and eyes staring at him with an intensity Gintoki had only seen from the boy at Otsuu's concerts. 

"Gintoki. Please, please, listen to me and think about what I'm about to say, alright?" 

Gintoki raises a brow as he shoves another bite of cake into his mouth, speaking with his mouth full, "Alright?"

Shinpachi takes a deep breath and points his hand at Gintoki. 

"Look, you like (Name), right?"

Gintoki chokes on his cake. "Huh?!"

Shinpachi shoves his hand over Gintoki's mouth. "Quiet! Listen to me!"

Gintoki doesn't speak again, his cheeks revealing all his embarrassment. 

"It's so obvious it's actually getting painful to watch. I'm speaking on behalf of Kagura, Otose and, honestly, everyone who's seen you interact with her. Please, just tell her. You can't keep ignoring it!"

Having finished his rant, Shinpachi removes his hand from Gintoki's mouth and sits back, awaiting a response. 

Gintoki stutters, "Hey, bastard! What makes you think I like h-"

"You're always staring at her," Otose states from behind the bar while she prepares a drink for a customer. 

"You always go red when you see her," Kagura chimes from the bar between bites of her rice-bowl. 

"You act like a married couple," Shinpachi adds, holding his fingers up to count the list of reasons. 

"Alright, alright! You can all shut up now," Gintoki huffs, resting his hand on his palm in a huff and pout. 

"So, you're admitting it?" Shinpachi sits up hopefully. 

"...Yeah, I guess," Gintoki mutters, awkwardly picking up his fork and stabbing the slice of cake, which suddenly lost its appeal to him. 

"Oh, thank God," Shinpachi sighs in relief. "So, you'll confess, then."

"Hey, hey, I never said that!" Gintoki protests. 

"What, you're gonna just stay her friend and never tell her?! It's killing all of us, too, y'know!"

"Gintoki," Otose points a finger at him. "Stop being a child about it. If you don't hurry up, you'll lose your chance. There're plenty of guys better than you, you know!" 

"I agree!" Kagura nods aggressively. 

Gintoki groans, shoving his head into his hands. "Fine, I get it! I will, I will!" He stands up to leave, cheeks red. 

"You all suck." 

He leaves the bar in embarrassment, hearing the chorus of cheerful cries behind him.