This feeling...it's warm...I just...I can't NOT...I haff ta be right there with her! She's just...SO CUTE! I wonder if this is how Ginji-han feels when Ban-san does these sorts of things...if so I can see why he plays along with it so often. My heart's pounding...she's...oh GOD. I have to help her! If only to see the look on her face when I join in, for that face I'd do anythin! God, I must be fallin in love! Yosha!

"Pizza delivery!"

"Mail service! We need you to sign here please!"

"Come see the Great Natusmi-chan doing her daring stunts!"

Oh man, she's so cute! Anything! I'd do anything for her!

-Later at the Honky Tonk after Ban and Ginji get back from the beach, Ban steps outside for a smoke. Ginji's shooting puppy-dog eyes at Natsumi and Paul. Emishi fidget's nervously next to his thunder emperor.-

"Ne, Ginji-han..."

"Hai, Emishi-kun?"

"When Ban-san does things...like using pizza delivery to sneak into a building...why do you go along with it?" Natusmi shoots me a look and I smile at her.

"Eh?"

"I mean...what did you think that first time he pulled something like that?"

"I...was confused. I thought he was absolutely insane...it didn't work and so I was almost...embarrassed. But Ban-chan was just so...adorable, pouting over it. So the next time he tried it I went along with it...and it's worked ever since."

"Ne, Ginji-han...do you...love Ban-san?"

"Of course I do! He's my partner! We're never alone cause that's what the 'S' means...He's my...most important person..." The cafe falls silent. Natsumi looks at me nervously and I shoot her a warm glowing smile. When Ban comes back in everyone avoids looking at him.

"Oi, Oi. What's up? Who's gone and made the mood all solemn?" Of course Ban-san would confuse embarrassed contemplation with solemn thought.

"Gomen ne, Ban-chan!" Ginji says with a sheepish grin, taking the blame where it wasn't even his fault.

"Oi, Ginji! You're supposed to be the life of the party!"

"Hai hai! Gomen ne! Demo ne ne, Ban-chan! Can we eat real food today?"

"Ginji! You know we don't have any money!"

"Demo Ban-chan~!"