"Wow, the Yorozuya girl has really grown up." At this, the Prince of Planet S' ears perked up. Lately anytime he hears anything about that china girl it garners his full attention, much to his chagrin. But this overheard statement had him feeling something beyond the usual curiosity. Looking around for the source, he spotted a few Shinsengumi members standing together watching China. The girl in question was strolling through the courtyard of the Shinsengumi with her fellow Yorozuya members. She was just wearing her trademark red cheongsam, but have the slits showing off her legs ever been so noticeable and so appealing? Sougo shut down that thought immediately and vowed to never acknowledge it.

It had been two years since Kagura left to go alien hunting with her father. She had only just gotten back a little over a month ago. Looking at those three goofing off together, though, it would seem like no time had passed at all.

"Damn, you're right. Were those slits always so high? She's really something." Sougo snapped out of his reverie and turned his focus back towards the men openly gawking at China. He stared at them as he felt an unfamiliar, and frankly unwelcome, feeling rising up. Of course, the China girl was completely unaware of the attention she was receiving as she twirled her deadly umbrella and lightly argued with Danna about something. His hand started to cramp up and he noticed his fist had gone white from gripping his katana. He forced himself to relax and silently chastised himself. What's gotten into me. That's still China, even if she now has a nicely developed chest and her legs are now long and sexy, Sougo had to concentrate hard on not banging his head against a wall after that last thought.

"Yeah, too bad she's got some of the scariest men in the universe surrounding her," another member (or sack of shit as Sougo is now referring to them as) piped in with audible regret.

"That's right, she's the Daughter of that legend, Umibouzo, and her brother's a crazy pirate king."

"Not to mention Yorozuya over there. Still, it doesn't mean we can't look, I mean it'd be a waste not to." This comment was met with hearty laughter and sounds of agreement and Sougo's hand was cramping once more. All the sudden their laughter cut off. Sougo looked over in time to see China grabbing Danna by his face and throwing him across the courtyard to crash through the wall of the meeting hall. The Sadist winced in sympathy having been on the receiving end of that face-throw once before.

"I don't wanna hear any more of these 'jokes' about not paying us you useless, unkempt, sorry excuse for a boss." Kagura's angry shout echoed through the Shinsengumi headquarters and if you ask anyone who witnessed this later they'll swear that her eyes were glowing red and maybe even her entire body was, too.

"Aha, wait wait wait," Danna said shakily from the floor with his hands raised in surrender. "Of course, I'm gonna pay you guys," he laughed nervously. "It was just a little joke, but I got it no more jokes like that ahah."

"Hmph," Kagura walked by him through the hole she made in the wall and flicked a booger at him as she passed. Shinpachi quickly followed her only to stop to help his boss up, though he made sure to point out that he felt the same way as Kagura-chan.

Everyone continued to stare at the hole the three Yorozuya members disappeared into in silence. The Sadist just smirked, see, that's still the same old China, and walked up to the now frozen members who were only moments ago praising her beauty.

"Hey, who were you guys talking about earlier? She sounded like a fine babe." At the sound of the First Division Captain's voice they all jumped.

"Oh, uhm…" one guy spoke up as he looked around the compound seeming to search for something. His face, along with the other members, was quite pale as though they witnessed something shocking and unexpected. "Ah, she's gone now."

"Yeah, in fact I don't think she ever really existed. Just a product of our overactive imaginations." At the second guy's statement there were nods of agreement and hesitant laughter. Sougo kept his bored poker face up but inside he felt himself smiling, though at what he wasn't quite sure.

"Ah, I see." He said as he turned and started to walk away from them, still hearing them mutter things like "there's no such thing as a cute China girl" and "dehydration sure can make you delusional". Sougo almost left it at that, almost. "Oh, and for this afternoon's training you all will do 1000 practice swings or however many it takes until you pass out." The Sadist turned to give them a friendly parting smile that caused any remaining blood in their faces to immediately drain. "Whichever comes last." With that he strutted away feeling significantly better. This being due to him scratching his sadistic itch, not anything else, not anything pertaining to that girl. "Tch." Nothing at all to do with that China girl.

End of Chapter 1

A/N: So, this is basically same old Gintama but two years in the future and obviously with some awakening feelings. I'm skipping over all the final arcs because the world is a bit different after them and I wanted it to be pretty much the same haha, plus I'm lazy and that would make things complicated. This will not give you immediate Okikagu satisfaction, just as a heads up (sorry). But I just wanted to share how I see Okikagu happening and developing if it were to actually happen in the story (which ofc it won't because Sorachi is the trolliest of them all). Trying to keep them from being ooc, but maybe I'm trying too hard? Should they have matured a little by now? Is kagura really still picking her nose? Idk I'm just going with it for now, feedback is always welcome especially since this is my first fanfic.