The First Move, Chapter 3
Two things: I didn’t expect (a) anyone to actually read these stories, and (b) actually request new chapters for this. I feel truly blessed. I am so, so, so, so sorry for the delay, but life really is super unpredictable, and I’m just blessed to still continue this. Thank you all, and I love you Gintsu shippers so much! @pwapuri @imxeracus here you go! \^_^/
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
AO3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/26330785/chapters/70877502
“You kept muttering ‘Tsukki’ while drooling all over the bar counter last night. Who’s ‘Tsukki’?”
“Huh?”
“You heard me.” Otose fixed a piercing glare on Gintoki, as if having made up her mind to extract this piece of information no matter what. “You had a stupid ass grin on face, and you couldn’t stop being gleeful. That’s too abnormal for ya.”
Gintoki shrugged, his deadpan expression all set. However, his insides were just about ready to explode. He hadn’t really cared to let anyone know about the fact that he and Tsukuyo were going out, and right now he was absolutely terrified to find out the repercussions of letting one of them know. Gintoki definitely did not wake up today expecting to answer oddball questions about his love life, but life sure found ways to throw curveballs at him.
Why now of all times...
Otose did have her suspicions too. She had noticed it when the silver haired idiot partied with the sunglasses-wearing NEET in the bar yesterday, and had drank to oblivion. The other one crashed, and had to be thrown out of the bar, but the samurai had stayed quiet, simply lying his head down on the bar counter and enjoying whatever was served to him in his dreamland. She had seen how he kept mumbling the same name over and over, making hugging motions, and doing the most cringing smooch faces she had ever seen, and it became crystal clear to her that this moron was head over heels in love with someone.
“What is it to you, baba, go choke on nicotine smoke, you ugly old hag.”
“Getting testy now, are we” Otose muttered under her breath, her eyes widening menacingly. “Here’s the thing. Normally I’d pass this off as one of your many buffoon acts, but I saw how you were behaving, and there’s no mistaking something is up. Now, you’re gonna spit it, or you start saying your prayers.”
“Woah, easy there, baba, what’s with the hostility, eh?”
“You’re not answering.”
Gintoki slumps on the counter, leaning his head onto the palm of his right hand. “Baba,” he groans. “This has really nothing to do with ya. I swear to god, just please let me enjoy my strawberry milk.” He shakes his head and starts itching his nose. “And do leave me be in peace. This fucking headache is killing me,” he yawns.
They both stare daggers at each other for some time, a deadpan red meeting a wrinkled, yet sharp black. And then she explodes.
“YOU BETTER START SPITTING OUT THE TRUTH RIGHT NOW OR I EVICT YOU THIS INSTANT!”
“NO WAY IN HELL, KUSOBABA! I DIDN’T WAKE UP AND HEAD DOWN HERE TO HEAR YOUR SCREAMS, LEAVE ME ALONE!”
“ITS FUCKING 2 PM IN THE NOON, YOU SILVER HAIRED CLOWN!”
“Silver-haired clown? That’s a new one...”
Otose grits her teeth, racking her brain for ideas. Her eyes lit up, and she approaches Gintoki, smirking.
“Fine, have it your way. I’m pretty sure that the two kids would know who this ‘Tsukki’ is. And then I tell everyone.”
“Tell them what?”, he says, warily.
“That you’re in love.”
Gintoki’s heart stops. The old hag did figure it out already, she was just coaxing him to clean clean. He was vehemently cursing his past drunken self for indulging in another one of Hasegawa’s cheapskate drinking parties and putting him in this situation, while also thinking of how to squirm out of this situation. Maybe free labor might be his ticket out of this... even if the kids had been actually paying the rent on time now.
“Say, baba, how abou-“
“Nope, you ain’t getting out of this,” she states, grinning. “Only the answer, Gintoki.”
She sees how he’s internally battling it out, and cheers inwardly when he finally gives in and sighs. He takes a sip of the milk, and clears his throat.
“Fine, I’ll tell you,” he groans, and he straightens up, facing Otose. “Her name is Tsukuyo. She’s the leader of Yoshiwara’s police force, the Hyakka. She and I worked on a couple missions together, and we both helped each other out a couple of times. There, you happy now?”
Otose couldn’t believe her ears. The samurai had never ever leaned on anyone, or ever expressed his own thoughts and desires, and yet here he was, telling her about his love. Granted, she did extort the information out of him, but knowing him meant that Otose knew he would’ve never opened up. He had definitely changed since the time when the entire district had become a war zone, and Otose couldn’t help but smile at the man her adopted son had become.
“Come now, go on. How’d the two of you meet?”
“At Yoshiwara, when we were trying to get Seita to meet his mother.”
“Ah, I do remember you telling me about it. When did you two start going out?”
“It’s been a couple of months,” he said, retaining his signature bored face.
“And you didn’t let anyone else know?”
“It really wasn’t anyone else’s business, baba,” he shrugged, helping himself to some more milk. “Although I was gonna let them know sooner or later... just didn’t expect to have to talk about it this soon...”
Otose’s eyes flashed, another idea springing into mind. “Tell you what, I won’t tell anyone else if the two of you come over at the weekend for dinner here.”
“Done.”
Otose eyed his deadpan face. “...that was fast.”
“Free food. Can’t complain,” Gintoki retorts, as he finishes his milk. He gets up and stretches his arms and legs, preparing to leave, and doesn’t notices the bar doors sliding open and close. “Listen baba, just don’t tell this to anyone else, please. I ain’t ready yet for that commotion.” Otose nods curtly.
“Tell everyone what?”
Gintoki and Otose freeze, and slowly turn their heads towards the person standing at the bar entrance, a tall, red haired girl dressed in a red cheongsam, with a giant purple umbrella attached to her belt. She looked confused, and was staring intently at Gintoki, who stood still with his mouth agape.
“What were you guys talking about, Gin-chan? What can’t we know?”
Gintoki facepalmed.
*
Tsukuyo stood in front of the bar porch, unsure of what to do.
She had dressed up in her usual garb, not really keen on dressing up as fancy as she’d normally would for their date nights. Her self awareness over the roof, Tsukuyo was really struggling with trying to compose herself. It was awkward enough when Hinowa had found out that she was dating the perm head, and now she would have to talk about the same embarrassing topic with people she didn’t know at all. She was cursing her brain for being so bold and accepting the invitation, but there was really no way in hell that she could turn down the samurai’s request. Him actually asking something from her was a once-in-a-blue-moon event, and she could never forget the way his face lit up when she agreed. Small moment like those really made her appreciate the relationship that she shared with him, and she couldn’t be more thankful for his existence. Perhaps these dates have only served to deepen her love for him after all...
Remembering all of this, Tsukuyo steeled her resolve and knocked on the door. A few seconds later, the door slid open, with a green-haired maid standing close by inside. Wearing a blue yukata, she gestured Tsukuyo inside, greeting her with a small smile.
“Welcome, Tsukuyo-sama. My name is Tama. You’ll find Gintoki-sama and the others at the corner booth.”
“Thank you,” Tsukuyo replies, walking inside and looking around to see where they were seated. She didn’t need to look hard, for the silver perm in the corner was unmistakable. Gintoki had seen her too, and was waving at her.
“Yo, glad you could make it! Come over,” he spoke out. He sat lazily, but perched himself up as she approached close. Seated opposite to him were Shinpachi, Kagura, and an old woman she didn’t recognize.
“Tsukki’s here?!” Kagura shouts, and turns around to see Tsukuyo. She immediately jumps out of the booth, dashes at her, and pulls her into a tight hug. “TSUKKI! ITS BEEN TOO LONG!”
Tsukuyo smiles gently, and hugs her back. “I’ve missed you too, Kagura. It has been far too long. How have you been?”
Kagura pulls back, her face adorned with a radiant smile. “It’s been good, Tsukki. I’ve been training with Papi and working Yorozuya jobs, and got a small space hunting gig lined up soon, can’t wait for that.” She grabs Tsukuyo’s hand and brings her to the booth. “Come, we’ve got so much to catch up on!”
Otose and Shinpachi both stand up as Kagura brings Tsukuyo around, and Otose’s eyes widened. Here was a beautiful, blonde haired girl with eyes of purple, greeting Gintoki and Shinpachi, and conversing with Kagura, acting in the most normal of ways, something so uncommon in all of the people she encounters on a daily basis. And this is the woman dating the silver dumbass of all people... Otose really couldn’t figure out just how Gintoki had won the lottery. Coming back to sense, Otose cleared her throat and bowed her head to Tsukuyo.
“Greetings, Tsukuyo. I’m Otose, Gintoki’s landlord, and the owner of the bar. Thank you so much for coming over for dinner.”
Tsukuyo bowed in return, standing beside Gintoki. “Thank you for inviting me, Otose-san. I’m glad to be here.”
Otose smiled. And she’s well mannered too...
“All right, let’s all sit down. Catherine is readying the hotpot soon, and I’ve got enough ingredients for us all this time, so you can all eat to your fill. Yes, even you, Kagura.” Otose nods knowingly at Kagura, who cheers gleefully.
Gintoki’s eyes widen, and he looks at Otose. “Really went all out for this one, didn’t you, baba?”
Otose waves him away. “Urusai. We’re all long due for a celebration, anyway...”
Shinpachi nods, beaming. “She’s right, Gin-san. Thank you so much, Otose-san!”
Gintoki shrugs, content with it all. He moves closer to Tsukuyo, leaning close to her ear.
“You’re a sight for sore eyes,” he whispers.
Tsukuyo blushes, and pinches Gintoki’s arm. He notices, and mocks a surprised face.
“No kunais? I’m flattered.”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t exactly want your forehead splattering blood all over the hot pot and ruining our dinner,” Tsukuyo retorts back coolly. Gintoki grins.
“Whatever. I’m just glad to see you here.”
She turns towards him, a pleased look on her face. “Me too.”
Otose notices their interactions, and for a brief moment sees her own young self with her husband flash in front of her eyes.
Young love is truly beautiful...
*
Otose really wasn’t kidding around. Gintoki had never seen so much food available in a hotpot before, and by the end of it even Kagura had her fill and was exhausted. Gran really did splurge this time, even offering free beer, which he was more than willing to indulge in. However, Gintoki made sure to keep the alcohol as far away as possible from Tsukuyo, and kept passing her glasses of water. He also saw how shy she was in collecting the cooked meat from the hotpot, and made sure to slide extra food on her plate whenever possible. To his amusement, she blushed every time he did that, which got him grinning ear to ear.
Feeling full and somewhat tipsy, he leaned on the corner wall of the booth, watching Shinpachi and Kagura, sitting opposite to him, bickering about Otsu-chan’s latest album. The kids had taken the news extremely well, with Shinpachi expressing his happiness at Gintoki’s relationship while Kagura endlessly threatening to chop his genital parts off should he ever make Tsukuyo sad. They were definitely estate about tonight’s dinner party, and had congratulated Tsukuyo as well (which she took very meekly, to his unending amazement). Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced Tsukuyo and Otose, sitting at the bar counter talking, and smiled. The old hag was very gracious, conversing with Tsukuyo in a kind tone Gintoki never though was possible for her. Tonight really just kept on giving. However, the exhaustion was claiming him fast, and Gintoki decided that a quick nap wouldn’t hurt.
Noticing the samurai falling asleep, Otose chuckled. “You know,” she started, looking at Tsukuyo, “I never imagined the day would come that this idiot would actually bring a girl into the place. Always causing a ruckus upstairs with the two kids, but I’m glad that he had them around. They’ve kept things lively around here, but don’t let them know I said it. They’d let it get over their heads.” She smiled, and so did Tsukuyo.
“Don’t know about the kids on that one, but I can surely agree the he would,” Tsukuyo giggled.
Otose sighs, leaning on the table. “I’ve never had kids. Never had the opportunity. As soon as the Joui war started, my husband enlisted along with another dear friend of mine. He perished there, saving people like he always did my entire life. He’s buried here, in Kabuki-who, and in every anniversary, I’d always make sure to visit his grave with food. So one day, I visit his grave bringing manju, and I place them close to the gravestone. Suddenly, I hear the voice of this silver haired brat asking for the food!” She chuckles, reminiscing. “The brat reaches out for the food and starts eating, and offers to make a promise. To protect me for life, no matter what.”
She grabs a bottle of sake and two small cups, filling the cups and placing one in front of Tsukuyo. “No matter what, Gintoki has always kept his word. Sure, the brat is clumsy with rent, but he, the kids, Tama, Catherine… they’re all family, my family. He’s the son I never had.” She takes a sip from the cup, slowly exhaling after. “And that’s why, seeing him today being so happy really moved me beyond words. I see what your presence does to him, Tsukuyo. I can tell you, the kid had never looked like this ever. Never.” At this, she bows, startling Tsukuyo. “Thank you so much, Tsukuyo.”
Tsukuyo, filled with gratitude, felt tears welling up, and hastily bowed back. “I’m honoured, Otose-san. Thank you for taking care of him as well.”
Otose notices the tears flowing silently down her cheek, and clutches her hands. “There, there…”
“There are times,” Tsukuyo said, “where I feel I don’t do enough for him, that I’m not worthy of him. Gintoki really changed my life for the better, and the debt I owe to him for saving me is something that I can never repay. I hope to everything that I’m good enough for him… I really hope…” At this point, Tsukuyo cannot stop the tears, and Otose immediately rushes to her side, bringing her into a warm embrace and consoling her.
“Tsukuyo dear, you really shouldn’t worry. He chose you, after all. Of course you are good enough. Actually now that I think about it, you’re definitely far too good for his lazy dumbass.” At this, Tsukuyo laughs slightly, and wipes her tears off. “To tell you the truth, we all owe him, not just you. That’s just who Sakata Gintoki is. He takes on, but he never asks for help. He’s always there for us. So, don’t worry at all.” Otose passes her the cup. “This will help.”
“Thank you,” Tsukuyo replies, as she accepts the cup and takes a sip. Just then, Gintoki walks in, stretching his arms out and yawning.
“Well, that was a good power nap, feel like I could drink some more now. Baba, whatcha talking about with…” he trails off as soon as he notices the cup in Tsukuyo’s hand.
“Nothing much, just discussing how useless you are, the usual.”
“Baba…” Gintoki whispers, shaking. “What have you done….” Otose notices his genuine concern, confused.
“What, I just gave her sake,” she states, as she turns towards Tsukuyo, only to recoil in shock. Tsukuyo’s face was glowing red. She was wearing an eerie smile, and she looked at Gintoki menacingly, almost like she was ready ready to charge at him.
“Well hellooooo there, Gin-sama… how was yer slumberrr… ready to DRINK SOME MORE, YA SAY?!?” Gintoki stood frozen, not moving a single muscle.
Oh no…
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Mochi and admires as disney princesses movies Tama(Snow white) Tsu(Little mermaid)Neito(Princess and the frog) Toshi (Tangled) Mei(Atlantis) Ocha(Cinderella ) Miri(Sleeping beauty ) Momo (Aladin)
Alright, why not?? I love this idea! Honestly, I’d switch Tsu and Neito around but I can definitely see all of these.
This is gonna be a long one!
Oh, and spoilers for all mentioned Disney Movies.
~ Dari
Tamaki as Prince Florian
when he met you at your parents’ castle, he was taken by you immediately as you were so accepting to his timid behavior
which he was unused to as people thought it was unsuitable for him as such a strong prince
he had heard of a royal being placed to rest in the deep part of the forest from a fairy friend of his
he longed for the change to see you again but… not like this
there he found you in a glass box, guarded by the four men that had taken you in
upon hearing what had happened, he was saddened but had requested to give you one last kiss goodbye
your adopted brothers and father, were the slightest bit weary of him at first
but when they see that he has nothing but good intentions, only wanting to say goodbye to the person he loved one last time
when you woke though, the entire forest seemed to thrum with life again and you were so happy to see him
he took you and your family to live with him in his castle, taking the throne with you by his side
Tsuyu as Ariel
she had always longed to see what humans were truly like and she had the chance to one night upon a large ship is where she spotted you, playing the flute whilst you danced with your crew
the devastatingly beautiful smile that graced your lips had her heart bubbling with adoration and when a storm broke your ship to pieces, she was quick to save you and struggled to drag you onto land
when you were awoken, all you could remember was being saved by a gorgeous woman with a lovely voice
she took off for the sea when she noticed a certain loud-mouth ash blond almost desperately searching for you
after seeing the sea witch to be able to walk on land, unfortunately at the expense of being unable to speak and having to get true love’s kiss from you to keep her legs
over the days she spends with you, she’s so happy that she’s able to slowly draw your heart into her hands
a woman suddenly appears that claimed to be the person that’s going to save you, someone that you stated you were going to marry
but it seemed the three that you introduced as your brothers were skeptical of her, as you seemed so deeply enamoured with Tsu
the two of you combined and a ship were able to defeat the sea witch
after seeing that you were willing to do anything to save his daughter, her father gives you both what you had wanted; your happily ever after
Neito as Prince Naveen
you wanted nothing more than to reach your dream of finally opening a restaurant, bringing smiles to everyone and making your family proud; being the type of person to never ask for help, you wanted to be able to make the money yourself
even so, you had the support of your loving father, brothers, and your dearest friend: Mina
the chance to be able to achieve your dream came on the night of at the Ashido’s where you were catering to a large masquerade ball, but it was quickly snatched from you as soon as it came
you thought it came again when you found a little frog that claiming to be Prince Neito that if you kissed him, you would undo his spell(cast onto him by a witch doctor) and he’d fund your restaurant
it only turned you into a frog as well since you weren’t royalty as he had thought
afterwards, you were pulled into an adventure that had you not only realize that hard work should be in moderation but also falling in love with the previously egoistical Prince who grew to fall for you too
along the way, you meet a trumpet playing gator named Kirishima, a singing firefly named Ray, and the sorceress by the name of Mama Chiyo
even after escaping the shadow man and being unable to break the spell in the way you thought and finally revealing to your family and closest friend of your transformation, the two of you were just happy to be in love no matter what you happen to be
the minute you became his spouse, you were considered royalty and therefore, had ended up breaking the spell that had made you both meet and fall in love in the first place
you got your restaurant… but you now also had a husband and new friends
Hitoshi as Eugene Fitzherbert
the two of you didn’t meet on the best of circumstances but upon meeting you, the sheltered ditz with a crap ton of hair, he couldn’t help but be a little charmed
he doesn’t really show you to the lantern festival willingly, at least, at first as you had the crown he stole and he had got through so much trouble procuring it after all
as you help him evade the guards and saved him from the ire of a very intelligent horse
throughout the entire thing, he finds himself more and more endeared to you, especially when you save and and heal him with that hair of yours
right under his nose, his heart was stolen by you and the crown is something he considered as nothing more than secondary
Gothel had used his previous reputation to get him arrested, only for him to escape again with the help of the charmed tavern of criminals
with the help of the horse that once was trying to put him behind bars, he found his way to you again, only to find that it was a trap set by Gothel
his heart sunk at the mention of you being locked away again, even if you were just to heal him from the mortal wound he sported; instead, he cut your hair to save you from that fate
he genuinely didn’t expect to survive to once again look into the eyes he loved so much, to be able to reunite you with the family that had been missing you for all of these years
being able to get married to you was a dream and he finally figured out something that he had wanted, somewhere he belonged
Mei as Milo Thatch
it’s been a long time since I’ve seen Atlantis: The Lost Empire so I'mma just write what I can
when she discovered the book, she poured everything into it and followed her fathers footsteps into the search for Atlantis
despite being rather skeptical of those she came with, she nonetheless trekked onwards
upon meeting you and your brothers, of whom saved and healed her and her party, she grows a deep fasination in the crystals that you all donned
despite your father’s worry and deep concern for the appearance of outsiders, she tries to prove that they were peaceful and bring no harm
as she finally has time with you, swimming and talking, she finds herself slowly growing more and more enraptured
the events of the expedition leader, Rourke taking you as hostage and fusing you with the Heart of Atlantis happens as it does
but she had the support of your brothers and father, who had almost succumbed to his injuries if not for her quick thinking; he told her how to save you
Rourke and his men were thankfully defeated, especially with your brothers’ destructive use of their crystals
despite the chance to tell the world that her father wasn’t a madman and that Atlantis was real, she decided to stay with you, the person she grew to love
Ochako as Cinderella
after the death of her birth parents, Ochako had no one else except for her stepmother and step sisters and she was tight under her thumb
when she had the chance to leave the house, to finally feel free, it was ripped from her… along with the dress her friends had made her
but with the appearance of her fairy god mother, she once again was able to help Ochako have just a night of freedom
meanwhile, your father had arranged a ball to allow you and your brothers to meet people, you were technically the only one other than Izuku, that were legally counted as the heir to his throne
when you saw Ochako, you couldn’t take your eyes off of her but neither could your brother but he gently urged you to go and ask her to dance
which you did, completely blowing past her stepsisters, much to the dismay of Katsuki; who now had to deal with them
the two of you danced and talked the whole night and soon, by the time the clock struck midnight, you chased after her after she said she had to leave but was only had the glass slipper she accidentally left behind as a reminder
that morning, your brothers and you went on a mission to find the girl that you started to fall for but the difference is… you could never forget her face
Izuku was also smart enough to check over the records of every house to make sure no one could be missed
she was freed at last, even though she was sad to leave behind the home her parents had left to her
Mirio as Prince Phillip
he had seen you once when you were barely even a year old, but nonetheless
you were whisked away by your fairy brothers under the request of your father as a way to keep Maleficent from making her curse on you come true
but the sight of you dancing through the forest though and can’t but be amused and amazed at the sight
your beauty caught his eye and your kindness ensnared his heart, after dancing with you, he told you he would see you again but when he went to the cottage that was your home; he was taken by Maleficent and imprisioned
at the same time, you were put to an eternal sleep by the spinning wheel, as she had said
to keep sadness from plaguing the entire kingdom, your brothers put the rest of them to sleep with you as they try to find a way to undo the spell that would help everyone awaken
upon hearing true love’s kiss would break the spell, they went to find Mirio trapped, barely alive but alive nonetheless
reversing the effects of what had happened to him, they aided him in defeating and slaying Maleficent
they knew they were right in choosing him to break the spell, as he and you were already deeply in love with each other and it was able to completely undo the spell
he was happy to take your hand once you were awake, and if you would have him
Momo as Princess Jasmine
when she met you, she couldn’t help but be charmed by you and your seemingly simple life although her heart aches when you softly state you wish you didn’t have to worry about food and things of the sort since you had stolen for your family
but unfortunately, you were imprisoned due to your stealing but it was better you than your brothers or father
it turned around when an old man busted you out and said you were the only one to be able to enter an enchanted cave to retrieve a lamp for him, he tried to just take the lamp and leave you trapped
the genie of the lamp was able to save you from the cave and turn you into a royal, as per your request
Momo thought she’d never see you again so when a noble like you appeared before her, she was incredibly prickly
you felt bad for misleading her but you thought that perhaps it was the only way that her father would ever consider letting you have her hand
also you had your family’s’ support in trying to court her; along with the help of the genie and your magical flying carpet, of which, you took her for a ride on to make her more comfortable being around you
by the time you were ready to tell her the truth, you were nearly killed by the Sultan’s adviser and his men
your identity was revealed after the same man that had attempted to kill you, after learning of his true nature as well coming up with the idea to completely defeat and trap him was forged
you had apologized to Momo over and over again, but she had already forgiven you… And her father had given you both his blessing
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