Disclaimer: The characters of Gintama belong to Sorachi Hideaki. :)

Authors Note: First story, so go easy please(;

Chap 1. Prologue

Kijima Matako opens the door a crack and says the one thing Takasugi and Kamui have been waiting for "Shinsuke-sama, we've arrived in Edo."

Kamui jumps up from the floor in excitement, blood lust in his bright ocean blue eyes. Takasugi smiles at the youth as he blows out a puff of smoke from his long thin pipe. "You seem energetic," Takasugi says, a ghost of a smile on his face.

"Well yeah, I can see that samurai again," Kamui chuckles. He tilts his head a little, "Unless he's dead. That wouldn't be any fun." He sighs, putting his hands behind his head. "He wouldn't die; he is too strong for that." He eyed Takasugi, "Don't you think so?"

Takasugi chuckles, "He's not strong he's an idiot."

Kamui smiles, "I heard about the war, how can you say he isn't strong, he was the most feared of all the rebels," Kamui's eyes flashed, "More feared than you."

Takasugi's mouth twitches into an angry scowl, "Enough of this!" He cleans out his pipe, getting up from where he was sitting on the floor. He points an angry finger at Kamui, "Why do you keep provoking me?!"

Kamui chuckles he looks straight into Takasugi's eyes, the bright ocean blue so deep it was hard to look away, "I want to see a war. It wouldn't become a war, without the leader all fired up wouldn't it?"

Takasugi looks away from the youth's eyes, and starts laughing so hard that he drops his pipe, "You… want… to see a war," he chokes out gasping for breath. His laughter dies down, unable to quit grinning he says, "I'll show you a war. I'll show you the sadness; I'll show you a sorrow- filled battlefield." He grins wickedly, his eyes showing deep bliss, "I'll show you hell on earth."

Takasugi picks up his pipe and walks over to the door, he turns around and says, "We can't leave yet, you know that right?"

Kamui's eyes widen, anger boiling inside of him, "Huh?! What do you mean?! This trip has taken more than 40 episodes! You expect me to wait longer?!"

Takasugi turns back towards the door opening it slightly; he looks over his shoulder and says demandingly, "Stay." With that he leaves, closing the door behind him.

Kamui chuckles, after Takasugi is gone, "You think I'm going to listen to your orders? I'm not a fricken dog," he walks over to the open window, stepping up on the window sill, he glances over his shoulder and says darkly with a sadistic grin, "I'm just here for the ride. I'm not interested in you anymore samurai- san, I'm only interested in one samurai. Only he is strong enough to bring hell on earth," his eyes flash, "I just can't wait to fight him any longer," and with that he jumps off the ship. He lands with a thump on the soft grass on the outskirts of Edo.