Sorry about the delay. I hope it won't take as long to get the next chapter up. Thank you for reading ^.^
Also, I'm wondering if I should throw in a smex scene... otherwise I'll go from before the smex to after... I'll see. Tell me in your comments what you think
"Yo, what's wrong Ginji?"
Ginji had to look up to see the beholder of the familiar voice. He was to zoned out to figure out who it was otherwise. "Oh…hey Ban…"
"Ginji?"
"Mm…? Oh, nothing Ban-chan." Ginji murmured, standing up from his seat. "I'll see you later." And he started to walk away from Ban.
"Hey! Wait!" Ban quickly ran up to a seemingly depressed Ginji. "What's wrong?" He said softly, stepping in front of the man he loved and grabbing his shoulders so he couldn't move away.
"Just… get away Ban!" The Lightening Emperor yelled. It felt like tears were starting to reach his eyes. He was aching inside.
"Ginji?" Ban's voice seemed hurt , and the blonde hated himself for doing that. "Why?"
"I'm sorry Ban….you shouldn't be blamed because you don't feel the same…"
"What?! You know?!" Ban's wide eyes and surprised voice portrayed his surprise.
"Yeah, and I know you can't return the way I feel…"
"What? Ginji… I-I love you!" Ban said, looking at Ginji, bringing his partner's face up so he could see the man's reaction.
Ginji's smile was wide and a tear shed from his eye. "I-I love you too Ban-chan." He wrapped his arms around the Jagan-user with a smile.
Ban returned his embrace. "So is that what dinner was about?"
"Mmhmm."
"You stole our idea. Kazuki and I were planning to do the same."
"So Kazu likes Jubei?"
"Mhmm." They were still in their embrace in the middle of the sidewalk and people were looking.
"Oh, Ban."
"Come on, lets go hang out at the Honky Tonk and wait for Jubei and Kazuki to get there." Ban said, stepping away from the hug. Together, the two walked to the Honky Tonk happy as can be. They had told each other without heart break. Now they had to hope Jubei and Kazuki got a happy ending as well.
Kazuki was at Madoka's mansion with Shido, both of them outside with the animals sitting under a tree in the shade. "W-What? You like-?!" Shido's mouth was covered by Kazu's hand.
"Shhh! Don't let Emishi hear! I'm telling him tonight….well, should I?"
"Hmmm… if you want I'll ask the animals." Shido offered.
"No, I'd rather take the risk. Thanks anyway Shido."
"Well, if you're asking me, I say go for it. You guys have been together forever. No matter what I'm sure he'll stay with you, whether he returns your feelings or not." The Beast Master advised.
"Are you sure?" Kazuki asked.
"Yeah, I say go for it." He said as if he were helping a friend, but inside he was sad. Kazu had told him about Ban as well and, well, Shido had a thing for Ban. A bird flew onto the Beast Master 's shoulder and chirped a little. "I'm alright." He whispered in reply.
"What did he ask you?"
"Nothing."
"Oh come on, do you really have to hide it?" Kazuki asked.
"Mmm… he wanted to know if I'm alright." Shido admitted. "The animals are good with emotion."
"What's wrong?" The Thread Master asked.
Shit! He thought. Now I have to tell him! "Ban is… important to me. I'm just a little shocked." He said with a sigh.
"Shido! You… Ban?" Kazuki was shocked that the Beast Master liked the Jagan-user.
Shido sighed and nodded. The Thread Master put his arm around his friend and sighed. "I'm sorry."
Jubei walked to the side of the Mansion where he knew Kazu had gone. Once he turned the corner, he saw Shido and Kazuki sitting under a tree and hugging. They looked peaceful… it looked like they were already together.
The needle-user's body tensed. He wanted to attack Shido, wanted to kill him, but he ran off instead. Just as Jubei ran off, Kazu looked up and saw the man running away. "B-Bye!" Kazuki jumped up and followed the figure he loved. "Jubei!" He called, trying to catch up with his protector. Regardless of Kazuki's efforts, the man kept running.
It was getting harder for him to breath as he ran. He could usually run faster than anyone for a long period of time, but now… he just couldn't. He finally stopped, dropping to his knees and onto the grass of a park. Tears were falling from his eyes. Jubei had been cleared from his blindness for a while now, so he had seen the whole ordeal, and Kazuki knew that, he just hoped he could make things right with Jubei.
