"So, a kid whose mother was used as part of the experiment, is now kidnapped by this guy called Takatori?" Hevn asked, hands on her hips.
The rest nodded in reply.
"Ne, Hevn-chan, do you think we'll be able to leave today? We're all worried about Makoto, especially Aya", Ginji said. Hevn sighed and picked her phone out form her pocket. She dialed a number and spoke silently, nodding once in a while.
After five minutes, she shuts the phone off and turned to the guys seated in the living.
"Okay. You guys can go in, but I'll have to drop by at my own place first to collect some stuff that'll help you in the mission."
"What? How does Hevn know about the Takatori?" Ken asked.
"Before you guys came, I told her so", Omi replied, stroking a black cat on his lap.
"Oh, you mean the on about the Pokemon pinball", Yoji teased. Omi frowned at the playboy and Kazuki got up from his seat.
"Anyway, Hevn would take about an hour to come back. We'd better get ourselves ready before then."
"I'm sure you would", Akabane said, lowering his hat. The rest shuddered at his voice, and Ginji started fumbling the end of his shirt. Then, he remembered about something.
"Where's Aya-san and Ban-chan?"
"Asleep…?" Akabane said in a scary voice. The rest sweat-dropped and moved away from the scary doctor. "After all, they did have a troubling night yesterday."
"Trouble?" All f then exclaimed simultaneously. All of them were given a large smile.
Akabane put up a photo of Ban leaning over Aya. The rest stared in shock.
"That is not Ran!" Ken shouted, pointing to the piece of paper.
"Just where did you get that?" everyone heard from the steps.
Ran was at the lowest one, face looking flushed. Akabane simply smiled back, flicking his hands. The photo drifted in the air and Aya caught it easily. He stared at the picture and blushed hard when he heard Ban approach.
"What's all the commotion abo.." but before he could finish, Ran a given him a punch across his face. Ban raised his hand to his face and felt a liquid collecting at the corner of his mouth. He removed his hand to see some blood. "Why'd you do that for?!?" He yelled.
Aya snarled back at him and forcefully pushed the paper against his chest. Ban snatched the picture and saw its contents.
"What the…" Where the hell did they manage to take this? He could swear that no one was in the upper floors last night!
"You sick bastard! I should have known you were an ass since the first time I saw you!" Ran growled and stormed up the steps.
I should have known you were an ass the first time I saw you… Doesn't that mean… "Oi! Ran! Wait!" Ban called out, retracing the steps the redhead did. The others stared in shock as Ban disappeared from sight.
All exchanged glances of confusion mixed with amazement.
Omi broke the silence first.
"What should we do now?" He asked out loud. The rest returned him a puzzled look, and Shido placed his hand on the teenager's head.
"That guy can be left to Ban. We've got more important things to do."
Aya was seven-eighth up the steps when Ban caught up. He grabbed onto Aya's arm a little too rough, pulling him backwards by accident. Aya yelped out when he fell back against Ban, and due to the sudden addition of weight both of them went rolling down the steps. Ban slammed onto the wall behind and Aya was pressed against him, both of them groaning at the impact.
Aya regained control first, noticing he was sitting in between Ban's legs. He started to get awfully nervous and the other guy could tell. Aya was about to move away when two arms wrapped around his chest, preventing him from escape.
Aya was about to protest but froze when he felt Ban rest his forehead on his shoulder.
"You're trembling", he heard.
It was true. He was trembling and he had not known it, even though it was his own body. Aya tried to speak but no words came out.
"I'm sorry I did that okay? It's just that… Aya, I think…"
"Shut up and let me go!" Aya interrupted.
"What is wrong with you? I'm talking to you nicely and you start telling me off!" Ban said angrily. Aya half-turned and threw the Dakannya a dirty look. Ban growled back and wrapped his arms tighter, making the redhead face the front again.
"Midou! Let me go this instant or else you'll regret it!" Ran threatened.
"And what are you going to do if I don't? Bite me?" The man behind sneered.
Not a bad idea, Aya thought and he chomped down at the arm. Considering his flexibility, it was no problem bending forward to sink his teeth into the biceps. Ban let out a shout and released the arm which was not bitten and grabbed onto Aya's neck instead, making the assassin release his arm.
"Damn it! That hurts!" Ban growled. Ran tossed him a glare. "Kono…."
Ban let go of his hand and the redhead got up to his feet immediately, staring down angrily at the other man. Ban frowned upwards with the same anger, and Aya sniffed when he locked gazes with fiery dark-colored eyes.
The silence was awfully disturbing Aya, more or less. Aya got really uncomfortable.
"So, what are you going to do now?" Ban asked all of a sudden, which startled Aya a little.
Aya ended up mumbling some things Ban may not be able to hear, but definitely knew.
"About what you said just now, what exactly do you mean?" he asked again. Aya grumbled and sat at the first step of the staircase, burying his face into his knees.
"I'm asking you a question Mr. Ice", Ban said in an irritated tone.
"I said I liked you!" Aya blurted. Ban stared back at the redhead in surprise. "At first I thought you hated me… that's why I…"
Ban watched, and gave a soft sigh. He reached over, placing a hand on his head and ruffling his hair a bit like a kid. Aya managed the courage to look up, and Ban smiled back at him.
"I can deal with that very well. Now we have to get Makoto back right?" Ban asked in a gentle tone. He sat beside Aya, who froze when a hand was placed on his other shoulder. "Well Aya, I think I very much like you as well", Ban joked.
Aya gave a soft smile and leaned against Ban, who willingly let him do so.
Aya felt himself relax, rather then tense when Ban placed a kiss on his cheek. He felt comfortable for some reason, and liked the feeling of it.
Okay... ending was a little rotten... but anyway. On going and on going! I plan to get this finsihed as fast as I can, but there is an estimate I'll finish this story between chapter18 to20. Wait for me!!!!