I Hate You, With Loving Passion: a Gintoki x Hijikata story

Prologue

It was a chance meeting. Yamazaki got some information on the Jouishishi Rebels, so we went to raid their hideout. It was there that I first saw him. To me, he was just another terrorist, so I charged at him. But something seemed off like he wasn't planning to be there. And somehow his dead-fish eyes seemed like it was looking down on me. That pissed me off.

Furthermore, even though it was the first time we exchanged words, he seemed to know that I wasn't their normal police officer and there was something vicious and demonic about me. He wasn't wrong. That pissed me off more. But before I could slash him, Sougo shot at us with his bazooka. He took the chance and ran away. And then I saw him running with a bomb, I was sure he was going to blow up the place and that I was wrong about him. But instead of blowing up the place, he jumped out of the building with the bomb and even though he could have died, he stopped it from blowing the people up. There was something seriously wrong with him, he is just crazy and reckless.

It was three weeks after that incident. Kondo-san was busy stalking some girl and had a spout with her fiance. Well, he challenged him and lost. How embarrassing for the chief of the Shinsengumi to lose to a stray samurai, even though he tricked Kond-san to win. I'd like to meet this guy. According to the people witness, he was a silver-haired samurai. Why did it remind me of him? Huh, anyways, my subordinates were insisting on taking revenge so they all went out in search of that samurai and running around all of Edo that Kondo-san lost the fight. Those idiots!! I had to go out and take care of the mess they created. I knew that a samurai who defeated Kondo-san won't be an ordinary samurai. Even though we got no information on him, I knew I'd recognise him when I met him.

After some running around and hitting dead ends, Sougo suggested that we go home to watch our favourite anime that was about to start. But I wasn't ready to give up yet, it was Kondo-san who recruited us from that run-down dojo and started the Shinsengumi. He is my oldest comrade, I can't let anyone blemish his name like that. Suddenly a bunch of logs was about to fall over me but I somehow dodged it. It was then that when I saw him, the guy from Ikedaya, whom I never wanted to see again. He didn't remember me and mistook me for some 'Oogushi-kun'.

But I can't just leave it there, first preventing a bombing, then repairing a roof, that guy didn't have any integrity at all. After reminding him of that bombing incident, he seemed to remember me. Since he had silver hair too, I knew if anyone could defeat Kondo-san, it would be him. I charged at him, I wanted to see how much of a talented samurai he is. Kondo-san started the Shinsengumi and I won't let anyone reduce its name it. If he made the mistake of hurting one of my comrades, then I'll have no choice but to cut him into shreds!! I managed to injure his shoulder but he didn't fight back. He seemed like he didn't want to hurt me.

Was he underestimating me?!

So I charged at him again, I felt cut into something. I surely believed that this would be the end of him. But as the dust cleared, I saw it was just a piece of cloth.

Did he just dodge it? Did he just use Substitution Jutsu and escape? was what I thought but he suddenly attacked from the side and broke my sword. I lost! I presumed. He would kill me for sure!! But he threw his sword, held his bleeding shoulder and left.

Was he pitying me now?!

But he denies it, saying that he was protecting his honour just as I was protecting the Shinsengumi. Aah, I lost to him as well.

After that, I just saw him here and there. But somehow he always seems to stand out even in a crowded place. Well since I had no business with him, we had no reason to talk. Sometimes I got the urge to talk to him but couldn't.

Why am I acting like this?!

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*Oshiete Baka-sensei*

Ehh, so this is my first time writing a story and it might not be that great yet, but I'll try my best to improve. Also, there are going to be a lot of things that won't make sense cause GINTAMA never does. So if you want to ask any questions or have any suggestions feel free to comment, even if it is stupid. And support Hijikata on his way to realise he's the dumbest and the cutest tsundere there is.

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Haiiii, owari desu~ mata aimashou.