Shinpachi enters the Otose Snack House, Kagura trailing behind him in a downbeat, quiet air.
"Excuse me," the boy mumbles a greeting.
He raises his head to scan for Otose, his eyes landing on the booth at the end and his eyes widening. He looks at Otose, standing behind the bar with a barely noticeable smile, and rubs his eyes to make sure he's not imagining things.
Gintoki and (Name) sit opposite each other in the booth, talking quietly and occasionally laughing. Shinpachi turns to face Kagura, whose eyes are even wider than his own, her mouth agape in hope and excitement. He looks at the two again.
Gintoki reaches across the table, his hands meeting (Name)'s as he points out the difference in their hand sizes, then intertwining their fingers with a laugh. (Name) can only laugh at the poor excuse of flirtation, rolling her eyes.
Otose raises a finger to her lips to indicate Shinpachi and Kagura shouldn't bother them, and Shinpachi gets the hint. He turns to sit at the bar, flinching when he sees Kagura bolting towards the couple and Otose reaching out to her in frustration.
"Gin-chan, (Name)! You're together again?!" Her eyes sparkle as she slams her hands on their table, making them jump.
Gintoki and (Name) share an almost awkward, knowing smile as Gintoki swings their hands around, (Name) pulling them to rest on the table.
"Yeah," she starts gently, watching Kagura's grin grow. "We're starting fresh."
Kagura cheers, her fists raising to the sky triumphantly. "I knew you'd come back! Things aren't the same without you. Gin-chan became boring," Kagura begins to rant, slipping in beside (Name), causing Gintoki to complain as the ginger-haired girl continues on without even looking at him.
A bead of sweat sits on Shinpachi's forehead, the boy smiling awkwardly at Kagura's ways.
"Geez. Honestly, can that girl not read a room?" Otose sighs, crossing her arms.
"Well," Shinpachi laughs lightly, "she's right about things not being the same before."
He smiles watching Kagura – eyes closed blissfully – talk about how down Gintoki was, said man telling her to shut up and (Name) having to restrain him from strangling her.
"It's definitely better this way."
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