A/N: This is a short one. I basically just happened upon a decent ending point a little too early. –Saberae
What I Want
Chapter 4
"…Ban-chan?" Ginji whispered, as Ban faded from his vision into the newly fallen rain.
Ginji stood by Ban's flipped car, and stood silently, staring in the direction Ban wandered off in. He had been cut slightly on his arms, but nothing compared to what his partner had received, and Ginji was afraid. He was afraid that this was once again, his fault.
Over the past month or so, Ban and Ginji had been assigned a decent number of jobs, and the money they earned had provided an honest living for the two. Ginji wasn't sure why, but he had been muddling up some of their missions as of late, and this caused Ban to be unhappy. He hated it when Ban was unhappy.
Anyways, after screwing up a bit during a few of the missions, Ban started getting a bit more irritable. Now, Ban was already one to be easily irritated, but, he wasn't one to hold grudges, at least, as far as Ginji knew of. Now, as time continued, Ginji noticed that Ban seemed to be distancing himself, alienating Ginji from himself. This hurt Ginji, why would his best friend, his best partner, his best everything, leave him in the dark like this.
"Sir? We asked if you were all right," a medic repeated once again.
"What? Oh…I'm fine." Ginji said, distantly. "But, Ban-chan…"
"We'll need you to come over here, sir," continued the medic, pointing in the direction of an ambulance and several police cars.
"No, not now…" Ginji said again, before he began following the path his partner had lain out.
"But, you need to-" The medic called out.
"Don't worry, I'll be back," Ginji said, running down the sidewalk, waving back to confirm he had heard the medic.
"Ban-chan, I'm coming," Ginji thought, as he ran after his partner.
Ban continued down the sidewalk, no longer noticing the worried stares he was receiving from nearby passersby.
"What am I doing?" Ban questioned himself, "what's wrong with me? Why did I just walk away? The police are gonna raise hell when I get back." Ban chuckled.
He stopped, and leaned against the nearby wall of a building. He had pulled out the shards of glass he could find, and his bleeding had basically stopped, which was definitely for the better because he was getting a bit dizzy. After lighting a cigarette, he soon heard a familiar voice from the direction he came from.
"Baaaaaaaan-chaaaaaaan!"
"I wonder who that could be," Ban asked aloud. Grinning slightly, he turned to meet his approaching friend.
"Ban-chan! What are you doing down here?" Ginji asked, panting a little from the run.
"Ginji, it was only a block away," Ban said, walking past his friend back towards the accident, but was forced to a stop.
"Ban-chan." Ginji said sternly; hand firmly on Ban's shoulder. "What's wrong, is it something I did, Is it-"
"Ginji, stop it." Ban interrupted. "It's nothing. I got into a car accident, how do you expect me to act?"
"Oh, well…" Ginji contemplated.
"Alright, c'mon; I know the police are probably throwing a fit right now." Ban concluded, pulling away from Ginji's grasp.
"…okay," Ginji conceded, following Ban back up the sidewalk.
"You got into a car accident?" Paul inquired, lowering his newspaper just enough to see the Get Backers' faces.
"That's right," Ban answered, letting out a breath of smoke.
"It was my fault," Ginji began. Paul and Natsumi looked at Ginji, then over at Ban, expecting some sort of reply. There was nothing.
"Well, I have to go pick up the car from the mechanic. Fortunately, it wasn't damaged beyond repair, but it certainly drained our wallets." Ban sighed, standing from his seat, and walking towards the door.
"Ban-chan, I'll come with you," Ginji started, standing up as well.
"No, there's no need for both of us to go, you stay here in case Hevn comes with a new assignment, alright?" Ban insisted, leaving the café.
"But…" Ginji continued, knowing full well Ban couldn't hear him.
"Sorry Ginji, I just need some time alone right now…"
A/N: There's chapter 4 for you, I hope it wasn't too shabby. Now, I'm having a REALLY hard time getting Ban and Ginji in character, and I don't really know why it's so hard for me. I'm trying to get them in character more and more as I write each chapter, but, I don't know if it's improving… -Saberae
