Hi, long time no see! (I know, I know, my fault).

So, as I already said, this a sequel to Temee! You can blame math, but you can't calculate your life! in whic... I don't know what's gonna happen... mostly some Okikagu couple fluff.

Now, if you haven't read my other story... then go and read it!

Joking. *laughs* I think you'll understand this without reading that first, so don't worry. (but you can always read the other, you know *flutters her eyelashes* )

And without other introductions, here's the story!

But first...

Disclaimer: I don't own Gintama, it belongs to Gori-san... I mean Sorachi-sensei!

Sometimes people who sleep in class have better marks than the others.

"So, now I'll give you your tests." the teacher said those words she rotted to hear. After all, she didn't stay awake a night long for nothing. Not to say that the test was so easy that she had time to sleep 'till the break. So, she could bet she'll get a high mark.

"Hasegawa" he called. Her classmate, a good-for-nothing-old-man reached for the paper...

...and started to cry quietly.

That's what you get if you don't study. Kagura thought with a smug grin on her face.

"Don't worry, you'll do better on the next test." a honorable student in her class, Hatsu, tried to comfort the depressed man.

"Ikumatsu" the teacher recited and handed the paper to the girl next to him. "Good work, Ikumatsu-san." the teacher said to the girl, which made a certain long haired teenager smile.

I don't care how good her work waaass! Kagura yelled in her mind. She was frying in her own grease to find out how high her mark was.

A classmate rose his hand.

"Senseeei! I wrote exactly like Ikumatsu-san at the first question, this means that I'll get ten points at this question, right?" her stupid classma- err, I mean classgorilla- shouted.

I don't care how many points you geeet! They'll not got gonna change anything anywaaay! She thought as her fingers started to dig in the desk.

"Isao-kun, did you just said that you answered like the girl who seat next to you?" the teacher asked.

"Err... it's a bad thing?"

"That question was the "express your opinion about something" type. " the teacher sweat-dropped.

Kagura started to bite the desk. Kondou eyes wide opened.

"I didn't cheated! Sensei, I copied only the answer of question one from Ikumatsu-san!"

The teacher rose an eyebrow.

Kagura stopped her biting on the wood. Did that gorilla just...?

"Isao-kun, I think we'll have to recheck your test."

"Sensei! I'm not lying!" He turned toward Anego with a tender and lovingly smile. "I took the rest answers from Otae-san, but she didn't know how to answer the first question..."

Hijikata face-palmed himself and mumbled "Kondou-san..." under his breath.

Kagura looked at the gorilla with dead-fish eyes.

Otae smiled.

He smiled back.

Otae's smile cracked. And then...

BANG! Otae's punch crushed Kondou's head on his desk.

"Why are telling me that you stole my answers with such a lovingly expression, huh?! Are you implying that is my fault that I didn't know how to answer that question? Are you?!"

Hijikata face-desked himself while mumbling "Kondou-san, Kondou-san" over and over.

"There we go again." Sougo sighed as he looked at the scene in a bored way.

"Umm, I think we can solve this problem without violence, Shimura-san." the teacher waved his hands with a scared look on his face.

"Oh, my! I'm sorry. I don't know what happened with me." Otae said as she let go of the poor gorilla's head and took her seat. "Please forgive me, Sensei." she smiled sweetly.

A shiver ran down the man's spine. "A-any-any... ahem! Anyway, Kagura."

"Huh?" Kagura said with a confused expression. She forgot completely her impatience and she was chewing on some sukonbu she found in the desk.

"H-h-here's your paper." The teacher said with a trembling voice as he gave her her paper. I have to quit this class as soon as possible. An internal voice advised him.

Kagura took the test and the teacher moved to the next student.

"Matako, be more careful at the question." He said and he continued to hand the papers.

Of course you have to pay more attention at the questions, especially if your panties are dirty. Kagura thought with a troll face.

Matako's eyebrows frowned.

Kagura smiled prideful as she saw Dirty-panties's reaction. Then she looked at her own piece of paper...

...and ripped it apart with a single move, her bangs covering her eyes.

She stood there the whole class and when the bell rang she got up and headed to the teacher desk.

"Sensei, I think you got my score wrong." She said cheerfully.

The teacher stopped and looked at her. "Eh? Then let's see." He smiled and took the paper from her hands.

He looked at the paper once, then twice, then thrice...

His smile dropped. "Ugh, I don't think I could have calculated something wrong."

"Then what did I get wrong?"

"Everything." the teacher said bluntly.

"Everything?!" Kagura gulped down. "For example?"

"For example?!" the teacher asked scandalized, but he answered her with an sarcastic tone. "For example you wrote that Napoleon Bonaparte was Beethoven's cooker and that he invented a cake named La Grande Armée."

Kagura dropped her head, her bangs covering her eyes.

"Or you wrote that the Enlightenment is a bulb factory and that they work pretty well. Do I have to keep on going?"

"N-no." She said as her mood became gloomy.

"Good." the teacher said harshly as he took his things and exited the classroom. "I really have to quit this class."

"Alright!" Kagura shouted and rose her arms in the air. "History is a tough subject, it doesn't matter as long as I'm good at the others. After all, this author is weak at it too, uh-huh!"

She took out her French notebook and opened it.

"Yosh! Let's do the French homework, yes!" She cheered. "French, French, French, French... Really!? I'm supposed to say François, François, François, François!" She took a pencil. "Anyway, it doesn't matter."

And started to work.

Ten minutes later...

"I can't write anything!" She yelled and caught her head with her hands. "I don't get it! I don't get it! I don't geeeet it! I DON'T GET IT!"

"Gin-chaaan, teach me, teach meee! "

The teacher took the Jump from his face and looked at her annoyed. "How I'm supposed to teach you?"

"I don't know, you're a teacher, you should know!"

"I don't want. " he said and went back to sleep. "Teach yourself."

"I can't, I tried already." She said with a sour expression.

Gintoki looked at her a little undecided, then he told her to ask for Shinpachi's help and returned to his sleep. She looked at her lazy guardian with dead-fish eyes. Well at least I tried. She said to herself and headed to the kitchen.

"Shinpachi! Can I copy your homework?"

"What? No!" The respectable boy yelped when Kagura started to search into his bag. "Stop it, Kagura-chan!" He said as he protected his notebook with all his might. It was a good thing he was taller than her.

"Come on, Shinpachi!" She puffed her cheeks. "Please! Please! Please!" she reached her hand in the air to grab the "treasure".

"No, Kagura-chan, NO!" He tried to push her away, but damn her, she was really persisting. "Do it yourself!"

"I can't! Oh, look, Otsuu CDs for free!" she pointed at Hasegawa who just arrived.

"Where?" Shinpachi turned his head in that direction.

She jumped to grab the notebook when Shinpachi's guard was down, but he managed to protect it. "Please, Megane, pleeease!"

"At least get my name right, will ya'?!"

"Okay, sorry, Shinpachi. Will you give me your homework? Please?" she said formally.

"No."

"Eeeeh, why? I asked you formally, I even got your name right!"

"Is not enough to get my name right!" He caught her hand. "Why don't you ask Okita-san?"

"Sadist?" She stopped at the sudden mention of her boyfriend's name then looked at him with dead-fish eyes. "Out of question." she said bluntly.

"Why?"

"Because, knowing him, he'll probably give me the wrong answers!"

"That sound like Okita-san." Shinpachi sweat-dropped.

"Come on, Shinpachi! This is the last time I ask for your homework. Pretty pleeeease!"

He sighed. "Fine, but this the last time I'll give it to you."

"Thanks!" She jumped and took the notebook, not listening to what he was saying.

"Alright! This time I'll try harder!" she cheered. "Yeah, if I try harder, I'll get a high mark and Sadist would kneel down before me!" The idea of Sadist bowing in front of her made her grin. And Shinpachi too, why not. These two asking everyday for her notebooks... now that sounded really appealing. Just wait and see! Yours Kagura-sama will be reborned!

Five minutes later...

"I. Don't. Get. It... " she stopped spinning in frustration and looked down at her desk. All she saw was an empty piece of paper. "Well, let's try harder…" she took a seat. "Yeah, perseverance is the... best... Yeah... is good to..." she mumbled.

Ten minutes later...

"Alright, now rise your arm and... And so Hitler... No matter where you are, use Arwais (1)... And so, tomorrow will be a bit rainy and dangerous for Virgos. Your lucky color is... Next time: In Front of the Person I Admire, believe it... "

The door opened. "Oi, dinner." Ginpachi's head popped out, pointing to his backside.

"Huh?" Kagura made the sound with a bored expression as she switched the channels.

Then her brain processed the magical word. Her face brightened, a big smile curled her lips. She stormed in the kitchen, almost knocking down the poor man in process.

"She let the TV on." Gintoki tsked. "If Shinpachi see this, he'll crush your with his famous nose-hook. You're lucky you have Gin-chan, you heard me?!" he yelled toward the kitchen. He took the remote from the desk and was about to turn it off when... "Oh, Naruto... I haven't seen this episode." he glued his eyes on the TV.

"Oi, Megane."

"Huh?" Shinpachi turned his head toward the voice. "Ah, Okita-san, good morning!"

"Morning." the guy responded expressionless.

Silence.

"Ugh... um..." Shinpachi tried to say something as they walked to their classroom. But nothing came out and they reached their destination. The Megane headed to his desk awkward. He took a seat and sighed. To talk with Okita-san was awkward. And stressful.

"Oi, Megane."

Shinpachi nearly jumped from his place when a hand was placed on his desk nonchalantly. "Ah, Okita-san." again… he remarked for himself. "Can I help you with something."

"Hmm... have you seen China?"

"China?..." The brunet repeated confused. Then he snapped his fingers "Ah, you mean Kagura-chan. No, I haven't seen her."

"I see."

Shinpachi took out his books from his bag, searching for a certain notebook. "Now that I think about it, it's kinda strange." He put on desk the notebook he founded. "Do you think she skipped classes, Okita-sa-" he turned toward the guy but Okita-san were nowhere to be seen. So he talked with himself all the time. So much for making a conversation with Kagura-chan's boyfriend… Shinpachi sighed.

"Shinpachiiii! Give me your homewoooork!"

"Aaaaah!" Shinpachi screamed his lugs out when Kagura's head popped up from beneath his desk. "Kagura-chan! What are you doing there?!" He asked embarrassed. The position was very strange, as Kagura was sitting right between his legs. Even resting her hands on his things!

"Asking for homework?" She said innocently.

"Not like that! That's not the way you ask for homework!" He turn his head left and right searching for "witnesses".

And he met Okita-san...

"Hyah! O-Okita-san..." Shinpachi's eyes wide opened. "K-K-Kagura-c-chan, get u-up." Shinpachi mumbled frightened. And he had reasons. Sougo was right next to his desk and, even thought he was just as impassible as always, Shinpachi could feel a murderous glare being aimed at him.

He gulped. If he don't find an explication fast, Okita-san is gonna aim for his life. And that guy was very creative when it came to torture.

"But if I get out you'll gonna do "that" again! So no." Kagura concluded.

W-what that?! There's n-no that! Aaaaah! Okita-san's gonna kill mee! The respectable boy though as he saw the sadist's eyes literally digging a hole in his head. Or shouting beams.

Kagura looked at him confused, but she was there for a reason. A very important reason. "Shinpachi, can you give me your homework?"

"H-Here..." The Megane gave her a notebook with a trembling hand. A happy smile appeared on the girl's face. She thanked a hundred times then got out from her place, grabbing the boy's shoulders for support and passing a few inch away from his face in process.

I'm gonna get killed! Shinpachi cried mentally as he felt Okita's eyes fixed on him.

Kagura jumped on her feet and ran to her desk to copy the exercises. Shinpachi saw Sougo's eyes following her quietly.

He blinked all tensed up. He was waiting for a threat, but Okita left just as he appeared. D-did I just escaped?

The bell rang and the teacher closed the books and exited the classroom. So did the students.

"Anego."

Otae rose her head toward the voice. "Ah, Kagura-chan" she said and smiled to the girl. "How are you doing?"

"I'm fine, thank you. Wanna hang out a little before going home?"

"Umm, but there's a test tomorrow and I haven't studied at all." The young woman said worried.

"I haven't studied either! We're not staying much! Pleeease!"

"Fine, I guess a little time out wouldn't hurt me." Otae smiled.

"Yes!"

"Wake up, darling." said Ketsuno Ana softly.

Ginpachi mumbled something in his sleep, his Jump covering his face.

Ketsuno Ana chuckled. "Come on, wake up. It's time to wake up, dear. We have something to do." she said sensually.

After hearing these words, Ginpachi didn't feet sleepy anymore. His eyes flung wide open and he got up in an instant...

...Only to face a Justaway clock.

"Ah, it's just the alarm." he mumbled sorely. The publicly played in his head. Ketsuno Ana was waking up her "husband" in the same manner. And he thinks the same thing as Ginpachi. So he wakes up and wants to hug her... but she shows his an empty packet of sanitary pads with a apologizing smile. "We have to do some shopping..." she said shyly. Then the scene moves to the respective shop and then blah blah blah about some offers no one was interested about.

He sighed and ruffled his hair. He shouldn't have set that advertisement as his alarm clock, really... Ah, but Ketsuno Ana's voice was after all the best thing to wake up with. And her face, off course. Too bad he couldn't put one of her photos on the clock... Well he could actually... but Shinpachi will think ill of him.

Yawning, he took a look at the clock. 6:30 PM. He frowned. Why the heck did he put an alarm at this hour?

"Ah!" his eyebrows straightened as he remembered that it was the usual time Kagura's tummy started to make noise.

So, it was dinner time after all.

He got up, still yawning and headed to the kitchen. He opened the fridge and took out a ramen cup which he heated at a normal temperature. And so, with a ramen cup in a hand and with a bowl of rice with azuki beams in the other one, he headed to Kagura's room.

He opened the door with his elbow. God bless them for not choosing that complicated western type of latch, with a cam.

"Oi, Kagura, dinner ti-"

"Noooo, nooooooo! Ruby come back... Everyone, come baack! Poo-hor Liesl... (2)" Kagura was at the desk, crying in front of a book, her tears rolling from her cheeks on the book's pages. She sniffed loudly. "I'm alright! I'm alright..."she mumbled mostly for herself, wiping her tears with her palm's back. "N-hot at aaaall!" She dropped her head on the desk and started to cry again.

Gintoki tried to comfort her, but he ended up increasing the flow of tears. "It was the main character?"

She mumbled a weak denial.

He decided to go for the worst. "It was your favorite character?"

"It was the whole street..." she cried as she burst in tears.

It seems that there was another definition for "worst".

He smiled warmly. "Come on, eat something to eat away all your problems." he said and handed her the ramen. She took it sighing and stuffed the noodles into her mouth, choking them down as she felt the sour taste of eating after crying.

"Thank you, Gin-chan..." she murmured softly as she calmed down.

The man smiled. "No problem." He said and patted her head.

"Oh my God! Kagura-chan, you look awful!" Otae exclaimed worried.

Kagura just mumbled something.

"What happened? You couldn't sleep? You have dark circles under your eyes."

"I stayed up all night to study for the test..."

"Oh! So this means you'll get a high mark... Good job, Kagura-chan!" Otae cheered for her with such a sincerity, that it hurt. She just grimaced sourly. They were wandering around the school's hall, chatting about not very important things and it seems that Otae remarked her lack of sleep and her sourness.

"Oi, China."

She froze. F*ck! she thought, but then she relaxed, maybe he'll forget about her...

Then she heard steps getting closer and closer. It's not him, don't worry! Don't worry! she chanted as she and Otae were walking. The sound melted in the hall's noise. See? It's not him. Like I've told you.

Otae pointed toward a certain direction. "Oh, look Kagura-chan, it's O-"

"I'm sorry Anego, but I have something to do." Kagura said as she sprinted away as fast as possible. She heard Anego telling her that there's no problem then all her attention focused on a certain sound: steps. Running steps. Running steps that followed her.

"F*ck!"

There was only one who would call her "China" so nonchalantly. And he was the last person she wanted to talk right now.

She passed right through a group of students and mumbled some random excuses. Good thing she didn't push one of them down. Then she heard other excuses being mumbled and her blood froze in her veins. He was still after her!

She cursed under her breath and headed toward the courtyard. She planned to run so much that it would be impossible for him to follow her.

The cold air hit her flatly in face and it was so cold that it was hard to even breath, but that rose her hopes. I mean if it was difficult for her to run in these conditions, then it would be even more difficult for Sadist. She choose a random route, thanking for every pebbles that popped up. If there were obstacles, so much the better!

She stopped, satisfied by her work and turned around just to make sure he gave up...

... what she saw freaked her out and she started to run at full speed toward the school building.

He was a few meters away from me! She thought as she snapped open the door and stormed in the school. What the hell?! What the hell?! He was supposed to give up five minutes agooo! Why's he still following meeee?! And how did he kept up with her? Was he some kind of superman or something?!

Her heart started to beat faster as she heard the door being closed in a hurry. Key words: in a hurry.

Damn! Damn! Damn it! She cursed as her mind was searching for a place to hide.

Nothing.

She climbed the stairs two by two and almost tripped right at the top. She could feet her brain's circuits burning when the answer finally popped up in her mind and enlightened it.

The bathroom.

Then she heard climbing steps and her feet moved on their own. Get in the girls' bathroom, girl!

She opened quietly the bathroom door – cursing at the squeak sound it made, Wait, don't make that sound! I'm not some frightened girl from a horror movie who's running from the big wolf! – , entered and closed it just as careful-

*Squeeeak* "Shut up or I'll kill you!"

…carefully.

She sighed as she leaned on one cabin's door. She was safe. No boy would enter the girls' bathroom and there wasn't any possibility that he would knew where she was. So she could relax a little. She closed her eyes. If she had to stay in the bathroom the whole class, then she could at least relax herself a little. She yawned. God, she was so tired. She rubbed her eyes and sniffed, as her nose froze while she ran... or she caught a cold.

She opened her eyes lazily and was welcomed by the bathroom's green walls, the ceiling, some sinks, a washed-grey door – that was squeaking like a squeaking toy – some broke mirrors and a pair of brown-red eyes. Nothing new...

Wait, nothing new? No, no, no, wait! A pair of brown-red eyes? Do mirrors have eyes? No, actually. Then were her eyes red? Surely not. Then...

No, no, no! It can't be Sadist. No boy enters the girls' bathroom. Maybe it's his sister.

Definitely not.

"Now, care to explain why you're running from me like I have some contagious illness?"

The sound of his voice woke her up from her intense thinking. She blinked.

It was only then when she became aware of his presence. Now she could see very clearly that he caught her by placing his hands on both sides of her head. Hell, she tried to deny his existence so much that she missed the chance to run away. She started to bit her lower lip as she felt his eyes staring at her mercilessly.

"So? An explication? I think I deserve one." he tried to say those words dead-panned, but his breath was heavy and his cheeks were a little pink from the sudden change of temperature.

She just stared at him. She couldn't speak, she wanted but she felt that if she tried, the words will get stuck into her throat.

He grabbed her chin and lifted in up. All she could do was to flinch at the sudden touch. His hands were cold on her face, warm from the adrenaline.

"So?" he asked as his breath calmed down little by little. He stared right into her eyes, but she remained just as quiet. He let go of her chin and placed his hand back on the wall.

"You know, we can stay here as much as I want. The class already started and it's not likely to get caught." he said and brought his face closer to hers. "So, speak up, China, what's the problem?"

She flinched. How did he know there was a problem?

"What makes you think there's a problem? Kagura frowned.

"So avoiding your boyfriend with such a passion is a normal thing?" he asked sarcastically, but for her there was another problem.

"Get out!" she commanded. He rose an eyebrow at her. "Why are you in the girls bathroom, Sadist?! Get out, you pervert! What if in one of these cabins is a frightened girl who doesn't dare to get out, or wipe herself because you're here?! Girls are quite shy when it comes to these kind of things, yes!"

He looked around expressionless then he put his hands at his mouth in a V-shape and shouted with dead-fish eyes.

"To the one stuck in a cabin: don't be shy, get out till you can. 'Cause I'm gonna get an explication from China-girl and you may get traumatized by my methods."

They waited for a response in silence.

Nothing.

"No one's here, it seems." he dead-panned.

Kagura looked toward the cabins. No move indeed, it seems.

She flinched when he leaned closer, reducing the gap between them. "Now, China, spit it out." he whispered with a seductive voice. Her eyes went wide open and she blushed at his choice of tone... and words... and action... He was too close!

She looked around desperately, but all she could see were his arms, on both sides of her head. Her hearth started to beat faster. It wasn't uncomfortable, but it made her feel strange, I mean, for goodness' sake, he was cornering her right now! Sure, she could kick him somewhere and break free but, no matter how she looked at it, it wasn't his fault he had to use force. I mean she had run the f**k away from him! So, it was mainly her fault.

Not to say that Sadist was a very sour person sometimes. She recalled that he ignored her 5 days, only because she tried to befriend Mitsuba. And hell, he would ignore her even when she tried to start a fight, not even touching her to fight back. He would choose a place very crowded or simply lock her in a closet to avoid a fight. Sure she'll get mad at him and try to make him angry.

She even flirted with Gorilla and Zura! ... no reaction. Not even a little squint! And it hurt her, even though it had made her angry first, as she saw that his attitude would not change, she started to feel hurt and confused and lonely. I mean, she just tried to talk with his sister, what was so wrong in that, damn it?! In the end Anego helped them to make up and she asked that stupid siscon of a boyfriend to make her a big bento as an apology gift. He accepted, of course, without any complain (translate: Otae was there, smiling).

"Oi China, don't space out like that." he whispered.

She jumped in her skin as she felt his warm and soft breath on her cheek. His lips were so close to hers, that she could feel their warmness.

She blushed and adjusted her breath, anticipating his actions. She opened her mouth a little and tried to give him a punch line, but, heck, nothing came into her mind. His lips were hypnotics, that was all she knew. Ah, and she wanted to feel them, that too.

Her stomach started to make flips as his lips came closer and closer very slowly, teasing her and making her feel weird. She wanted it. She wanted him to kiss her. She felt that if they'll kiss every bad thing and though would be washed away, and she was longing for that particular feeling. Desperate, you could say.

He got closer to her, their body touching lightly and she closed her eyes in an attempt to calm her poor hearth and stomach, which were beating and twisting like crazy.

"Ah, wait, you're avoiding me." he said and pulled away so fast that she shivered at the sudden change of temperature.

She opened her eyes confused and looked at him a little disappointed, maybe even hurt. It was cold.

He came closer, put back his hands on both sides of her head and looked at her.

"What?" she mumbled.

"Well, you were avoiding me so I can't kiss you." She looked at him confused. "If you don't wanna talk with me, you would definitely don't want me to kiss you." he said, smirking a little.

Her eyes went wide opened. What!? It's not the right moment to think of that! She wanted to scream.

Hesitating, she grabbed his coat and pulled him toward her. But, damn him, he took her finger one by one from his cloth and let her with a hand hanging in the air, looking at him dumbfounded.

"So, tell me what's wrong." he said, using a sweet tone.

She blinked, then anger took over her. "I can't kiss you", my ass! He was playing with her, manipulating her mind and using her weakness against her! That bastard...! Who cares if he'll get mad that she kicked his balls?! He deserved it!

"Come on, I know there's something wrong. Don't you think you can hide it." he said, concern and sadness could be heard in his voice.

And so, all her anger melted away. She stood there silently a minute or two...

"Come on, you can tell me. I wouldn't freak out so, tell me. I can even help you bury the body."

"What makes you think I killed someone, yes?! You're more capable of killing someone more than I am, yes!"

"I am indeed, but I wouldn't do it." he deadpanned like they were talking about the weather.

"Well, I am too, but I would definitely not hurt anyone." She then paused and pondered over their conversation. "We sound like some villains characters that want to change camps." she chuckled.

"Yeah. Also, talking about changes: don't change the subject, China. I'm not gonna fall for that." he grumbled and set his eyes on her.

She closed her eyes tiredly and bit her lip lightly. She could not tell him, she just couldn't. She was nipping her lip as she was asking herself what to tell him, 'cause the true was pretty much out of question. She pondered the problem. Yeah, no matter how she looked at it, he'll get a stomach ache from laughing if she would – and she will not! – tell him.

He grabbed her chin and lifted it, parting her lips with his thumb. He chuckled a little.

"Oi, China if you want Snow White's lips, then I should tell you that lipstick existed even in medieval era."

She frowned. What does lipstick had to do with her problem? And why lipstick?

At her confused look, he added a little softly: "Your lips are bleeding. Why are biting them? If you want your lips to be bitten so bad, I can bite them for you, don't worry."

She licked her lips. They weren't bleeding but they were bruised because she got a habit to nip on them these days.

She avoided his eyes, wondering what to lie. That she had been hungry? Wait... what?! NO! Then she was bored? Hmm, no, definitely no. Then what?

"Come on, china-doll, tell me what's wrong. You wouldn't eat yourself normally. You're gluttonous and you would've been a pig if you hadn't had that metabolism of yours, but your not the type to eat yourself for nothing. " he emphasized the last two words.

Ugh, changing the subject became more and more impossible... God damn it!

Then everything went quiet. All she could hear was the drip-drop sound a broken pipe was making. She held her breath. Even if he was quiet, she could feel his eyes on her, trying to break the wall, to get an answer from her. She knew she crossed the line. Any normal person would had lose his patience and left... or worse, tried to make her speak in more violent ways. Like shouting. Or cursing. Or... beating.

But Sadist knew that these kind of actions would only anger her and it will damage his health, as she was a Yato and a very, very prideful girl. And this pride was at fault this time too. Actually most of times. And it hurt her. Because their relationship wasn't full of drama like those in soap operas. They weren't a "happy couple" and they fought a lot, but – there's always a but – they understood each other better that any cheesy couple. And their fighting was only physical, as both of them were quite violent...Then she recall their verbal fighting... hmm, alright, alright, maybe it wasn't only physical... Fine! Every couple has their issues; that was theirs, mind you!

"China. This is getting annoying. Speak up. Now." he said monotonically.

She kept quiet.

"I can't. I simply can't..." she moaned. My pride would not allow me, no matter what. You're just as prideful as me. Understand that, please! she pleaded in her mind. She couldn't stand the idea of him laughing at her because of something that made her feel so hopeless about.

She pondered his words. If it was getting annoying, then he'll stop demanding explications and things will go back the way they were. Here, the perfect solution. She smiled to herself. It will be over soon. Everything was fine. Hmm, maybe she should buy him something as an apology for the whole pain in the ass she caused. Yeah, that was a good idea.

Seeing her just as quiet as earlier couldn't do him any good. And did her mood lightened? She was laughing at him, wasn't she? That was when his pride kicked-in. Alright. What was too much was too much. He sighed.

"China, we're not getting anywhere with all of this shit and I have missed my afternoon nap. Let's end it."

"Huh?" She tilted her head confused. End what? She wasn't doing anything anyway.

"Break up, China. Let's break up." he said annoyed by her cluelessness.

She blinked. He's only joking, right?

She looked at him quietly, so he continued. "It's the best choice. After all, nothing can remain alive if one of us is as quiet and secretive as a corpse." he spat the words.

Her eyes went wide open. Is a joke, right? Nothing serious, right? Just a joke, yes. He's only playing with me... only a joke. Only and only a joke. she chanted even though she could say by his tone and sourness that he was pretty much serious.

She stuttered something as her brain kept on saying that it was just some of his teasing, nothing to worry.

"Oh, for God's sake! Spit it out already. I'm bored to death by your incoherent blabbering." he groaned.

She frowned. So be it. If he wanted to break, then fine by her! Just who would like him, anyway?! No one indeed. She nodded to herself. And when he'll come back at her, begging her to forgive him, she'll walk on all his damned pride and dignity. Revenge would be sweet, indeed.

Their relationship wasn't based on feelings anyway. All that kept them together was only physical. She felt good around him, and, most probably, he was staying with her out of boredom. Nothing serious. She got interested in him because of the whole "let's-fake-a-lovey-dovey-relationship" thingy. That was all. That was definitely all. Nothing to feel sorry about. No need for regrets. Not. At. All.

As he didn't get any reply from her, he retreated his hands and took a step back. "Well, see you around..." he stopped as he realized what he said. "...or maybe not."

So, it's really over? she pondered a little, all her confidence disappearing miraculously. It was indeed.

He looked at her a little dumbfounded. She was so quiet. So, so damn quiet and distracted. He sighed. Yeah, it was over.

But it's good that it's over? she asked herself. I don't feel... good... nor better.... It didn't matter anymore. That was the end and she couldn't change that. Or she could... No. That was the natural flow of things and she was powerless about it. It wouldn't last long anyway. There was to much cursing and fighting in their relationship.

He turned around and started to walk toward the main door.

And there wasn't any little feeling. So, this kind of end was something natural...

She seized his sleeve and he stopped in his trucks. He turned slightly towards her with a questioning look on his face. She lowered her head to hide her face. "F-fine!" she muttered.

...but she didn't like it.

(1) she's crying over The Book Thief, Liesl being Liesel and Ruby- Rudy. I know, lame parodies but the movie is coming out in February and I HAD to do this. That book is friggin' amazing!

(2) Awuais- Always (sanitary pads)

I hope you liked it (translate: I hope you got a thing from my horrible writing)

I will reveal Kagura's big problem in the next chapter - even though I think you already figured it out.

Please, role-play Dee Dee from Dexter and hit the review button!

See ya'!