Stuck in an Unfortunate

Vacation

Mido Ban had always been unlucky with cash. Frankly, the cocky brown-haired retrieval agent does not have any money at his disposal. However, lady luck seemed to have grown tired of the young man's daily grumbling, shouting and complaining. And so, one fateful day, luck gave the boastful, bad-tempered man a chance.

"Is this a lottery ticket? Why in the world would I believe in something like this lousy piece of card?"

"Come on, Ban-chan…we desperately need money! I'm so hungry!" his immature partner, Ginji Amano, whined. "I haven't eaten for a week!"

"I'm not accepting anything for a monkey boy like your friend! This might be part of his monkey business!"

"Madoka-chan was the one who bought the lottery ticket! She told Shido to give it to you as a peace offering. Come on, Ban-chan, let's give it a try! We might win something."

Ban took one look at his partner's cute, puppy dog eyes, and decided that he couldn't refuse. "It wouldn't hurt to try. We might win a trip to Okinawa, an eat-all-you-can coupon from Prince Steakhouse, a house and lot, or twenty million yen! If we don't win the twenty million, the consolation prize is five million. That's not so bad!"

"Yehey! Hurray! I wish we could win the coupon and the house and lot!"

"Hurry up, Ginji! We could only use this until the end of this day!"

The pair headed to the lottery center to see if they had won something. Ginji was praying hard, while Ban was crossing his fingers.

Meanwhile, Kazuki Fuchoin was patrolling in Mugenjou. He suddenly felt dizzy so he leaned his body on a wall nearby. Toshiki Uryu saw the beautiful man's pale face and was overcame with concern.

" Kazuki, do you feel all right?"

Kazuki departed his body from the wall and looked at Toshiki.

"I'm fine, Toshiki. I'm just feeling a bit tired. I have a lot going on in the underground network and I still have jobs lined up for me. I still haven't got a ticket to Okinawa for my job two weeks from now."

"Can't you have it cancelled? You'll get sick if you strain yourself."

"Who'll get sick?" a gruff voice called from behind. It was Jubei Kakei. "Are you all right, Kazuki?"

"I'm fine, Jubei. I'm just a bit tired." Kazuki smiled weakly at his allies. He was touched by their concern for him. "I'll see if I can buy a ticket to Okinawa, and I'll also visit Ginji-san."

"Do you want us to go to Okinawa with you? You seem so stressed out. What if you suddenly get sick?" Toshiki asked.

"And onee-chan told me that you were having a headache. If you don't feel all right, I'll take the job."

"No, I'll take Kazuki's job, Kakei. You're a doctor. You should stay and take care of Kazuki."

"You only want to go to Okinawa to see some girls, don't you, Toshiki?" Kazuki said jokingly.

"N-no, of course not. I'll do the job."

"He's not going to watch for girls, Kazuki, Uryu knows that they're just half as beautiful as you are." Jubei agreed. Realizing what he just said, he blushed and quickly added, "I mean, Uryu and I are not so shallow as to use your job for our pleasure."

"Thank you for being so concerned, Toshiki, Jubei. I'm really fine. I'll go now. Don't worry about me."

Kazuiki left and went to buy a ticket to Okinawa, where his stomach started to coil. He took a deep breath and continued walking.

"Do you have a ticket to Okinawa?"

"I'm sorry, miss. The last ticket was taken by the lottery center, and we don't have any room in the ferryboat."

"I see. That's too bad. Thank you."

He walked to a doughnut store nearby and bought a box of doughnuts for his friend Ginji. He reached Honky Tonk , and he was very surprised to see Ginji dancing around happily and Ban in an exceptionally good mood.

"Good morning, everyone. You all seem to be in a very good mood."

"Wai! Kazu-chan! We won five million yen in the lottery, a coupon for Prince Steakhouse, a whole pack of candy, and a trip for two to Okinawa! We're so lucky!"

Kazuki's eyes widened as he heard the last prize. "Did you just say that you won a trip to Okinawa? I will be having a job there two weeks from now, but I haven't bought a ticket yet. They already ran out of tickets, I guess. A lot of people want to go there for vacation. You really are lucky, congratulations."

Ginji saw the box of doughnuts in Kazuki's hand. He turned into his chibi form. "Is that for me, Kazu-chan?"

Kazuki remembered the treat he bought for his friend. "Uh, yes, this is for you, Ginji-san. I hope that you will enjoy it."

"Wai! Thanks, Kazu-chan!" chibi Ginji climbed his friend's slender figure and embraced his neck. "Uh, Kazu-chan, would you like to have my ticket to Okinawa? You can go there with Ban-chan! I went there already, and I think it's better if you have it. You really need the ticket, don't you? And you bought me a big box of doughnuts, too."

Ban, who was drinking his coffee, heard what Ginji said. The coffee burst out from his mouth. "WHAT? I am NEVER going to Okinawa with a thread spool like him!"

"But Ban-chan, Kazu-chan really needs the ticket! If you don't want to go with Kazu-chan, give your ticket to Jubei."

"NO WAY! I am going to look for girls there!"

"Well, if you are going with Kazuki-san, then you don't have to look for other girls because they're just half as pretty as he is!" Natsumi exclaimed, as a big sweat drop formed on Kazuki's head.

"That's right, Ban. All the other guys will be so envious of you because you have a doll-faced companion like Kazuki." Paul agreed.

"And you haven't seen Kazu-chan on a bikini! He looks so cute!"

"NO! I WOULD NOT GO WITH A YARNBALL LIKE HIM!"

"It's all right, Ginji-san. I'll just wait until they have a ticket. Thank you very much for your concern."

"Ban-chan, you're so mean! That's MY ticket! I want to give it to Kazu-chan! I'm the one who owns that! I should decide whom I'll give that to!"

Ban realized his mistake. "Fine! As long as you don't barf at me!"

Ginji smiled. "Thanks, Ban-chan! I'm going to eat expensive steak for a whole week!"

"Are you sure, you don't want the ticket Ginji-san? You should have the vacation because you own the ticket."

"It's okay, Kazu-chan! I want to eat free steak for a week! You really need it too!"

"Thank you Ginji-san," Kazuki smiled at Ginji. "I owe you another box of doughnuts."

"I owe you a lot, Kazu-chan. I know I gave you a hard time when I left VOLTS. I'm paying you back."

"Start packing your things, thread spool! We'll be leaving next week."

"It's all right. I don't have so many things to pack one week earlier."

Paul picked up the ticket and saw something which made his jaw dropped. He showed it to Natsumi, who giggled softly.

"Practice sleeping in a civilized manner, Ban."

"Yes, Ban-san. Kazuki-san wouldn't like a squirming, snoring, and drooling companion to sleep beside him!"

"What do you mean, Natsumi-san?"

"The ticket says there are only one room and only one bed."

"WHAT?!"