I wrote this story because Ginji and Akabane interactions amuse me, as well as Ginji and Ban interactions. I'd appreciate any feedback on how this chapter turned out, and how it was in general.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Get Backers.
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"Ban! Baaaannnn! Where did you go?" Ginji called, running along an abandoned alleyway. Ginji came to a halt and let out a unhappy sigh. "Ban...where are you?" Ginji muttered in a quiet voice. Suddenly, Ginji held perfectly still. What was this unsettling feeling? Shifting in the shadows made Ginji relax slightly. With a grin suddenly plastered on his face, Ginji spun around and dove towards a shadowed figure. "Hahaa! There you are Ban!"
"My, my aren't you a bundle of energy," A calm voice commented.
Ginji froze, stopping mid-hug. He glanced up slowly to see whose clothing he was clinging to. A man in black was smiling down at him...Ginji immediately let go and backed across to the other side of the alleyway, stuttering, "A...Aka...Akabane!" Sweat began to bead on Ginji's forehead. "Wh...What are you doing here?"
Akabane flashed Ginji a smile, "Whatever do you mean? I just happened to be in the neighborhood. Are you trying to say you're unhappy to see me?"
Ginji began to inch towards the alleyway exit, "Uh...N...no...nothing like that...a...ahahaha...well, see you!" Ginji broke into a dead run in an attempt to put as much distance as he could between him and Dr. Jackal.
Akabane shifted his hat to watch Ginji run off. He was still smiling, "It seems that today may turn out interesting after all."
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"Baaaannn! Help me!" Ginji cried, running along a sidewalk past surprised citizens. "Ban! Ban! Ban! Ban!" Ginji crossed several crosswalks, dodged down several alleyways, and through several buildings. Ginji finally came to a rest a few miles from where he had run into Akabane.
Ginji was panting slightly, but managed to laugh somewhat nervously, "I...I think I'm safe now...Oh Ban, where did you go?"
"What a shame. You've lost track of Midou have you?" Akabane asked pleasantly from atop a catwalk.
"Aaagghhh! Where the hell did you come from?!" Ginji yelped.
"Are you trying to avoid me? That's not very polite you know," Akabane said in response.
"Eheheh." Ginji ran off at breakneck speed, leaving Akabane to watch him disappear into the distance.
Akabane dropped down to the ground below and began to follow, smiling again, "This is turning out to be an interesting day."
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Ginji let out a relieved sigh. He had barricaded himself in an abandoned building near the Honkey Tonk, and was currently admiring his handiwork, "Ha! No one can get in here now! Ohh, where did you go to Ban?"
"Ginji, Ginji, so you are trying to avoid me. I'm hurt. I believe I'll show you why you shouldn't do that," Akabane stated from behind Ginji, scalpels appearing between his fingers, "Let's play, shall we?"
Ginji let out a silent scream of horror and leapt out a window.
Akabane's hands were empty once more as he gazed up at the broken window, "Hmm...Ginji seems more excitable than usual."
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Ginji hid in a nearby park, heaving a weary sigh. He hadn't planned to spend a day avoiding Dr. Jackal. Letting another small sigh escape, Ginji turned to find Akabane relaxing on a bench, "Why the heck are you stalking me?"
Akabane adopted a confused expression, "What do you mean? You fascinate me, that's all. Your reactions are quite amusing as well." Akabane held out a hand, "Bloody sword." A blood-red sword appeared and he grasped it, standing up. "Perhaps Midou will come if you are in danger." Akabane commented, before vanishing.
Ginji threw himself to one side as Akabane's sword missed him by less than an inch, "Wh...what are you doing?"
"What else? I'm having some fun." Akabane responded, preparing to attack again.
"Ban!!" Ginji cried out as he dodged Akabane's assault. 'Where are you?'
"What's going on?" A voice questioned.
Ginji had his back braced against a tree, Akabane's sword resting against his chest. But Ginji still managed to smile as he spoke, "Ban!"
"Good evening Midou, " Akabane said pleasantly, removing the sword to allow Ginji to get away.
Ginji ran over to Ban, exclaiming joyously, "Bannn! Where were you?" Ginji let out a yelp as Ban bonked him over the head. Ginji, in chibi form, rubbed his head as he looked teary-eyed at Ban, "Owww, why'd you do that?"
Ban put his hands back in his pockets and let out an irritable sigh, "What are you doing hanging out with this guy?"
Ginji, still in chibi form, clung to Ban's legs in a death lock, "He's been stalking me and won't leave me alone."
"Hmm..." Ban wriggled of Ginji, who was back to normal, and began to walk away, "Whatever. Not my problem."
"B...Ban!" Ginji scrambled up after him, casting a nervous glance over his shoulder at Akabane.
Akabane watched the pair leave before letting his bloody sword vanish. Akabane adjusted his hat, "When did he use the Jagon?" Akabane turned and began to stroll off, "Oh well, I suppose I'll play another day. Give Ginji some time to recover."
Ginji and Ban watched Dr. Jackal leave.
Ban resisted the urge to beat Ginji as he glomped him from behind.
"Thanks for getting him to leave!" Ginji said.
Ban struggled to reach his pack of cigarettes, "Whatever, get off me you clingy eel."
"No."
"Dammit, get off now!"
"No!"
"Don't make me hurt you."
"Oww! Why'd you hurt me?"
Ban reached for his lighter, ignoring Ginji and his hurt expression.
A moment later, lightning could be seen sparking all over the place, accompanied by an angry, crying voice and another voice cursing.
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Just the beginning of a story I thought of while being tortured by homework. I will probably put another chapter up, it just might be awhile, unless people actually want to see another chapter sooner. And I'm basing the spellings off of the English translation, even though I don't like it very much. It sounds better when Ginji says Ban-chan and Akabane-san.
So, until next time, thanks for reading and/or reviewing.