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Honky Tonk…
It was another normal day. It was quiet, peaceful, and calm. Until…"Howdy, howdy, howdy!" Ban greeted with a big grin. "Ban, you've been acting so weird ever since we left Kazu-chan's place," Ginji worried as they entered the shop. True, Ban had been really happy since they left Kazuki's apartment. You'll know why later. "Ban, is this about him again?" Ban's grin widened at Ginji's response.
"You bet you!" (I didn't know what to put)
"What is it this time?"
"I'm sure of it now! I am completely sure!"
"But, Ban-chan, I thought you already told him you don't love him."
"That's what I thought. But now I'm perfectly sure that I do love him. In fact, when I see him, I'll tell him right away."
"Why didn't you tell him this morning?"
"Because, when I woke up, he wasn't there."
"Oh, I see."
The two sat in their usual booth in front of the counter. A few minutes later, Hev'n arrived with a job for them. It had been one like others. As always, they would break into a place somewhere, be attacked by guards or whoever's on duty, and get the said item back. Ban thought this day was going to be great, but not everything you expect will come true.
That night…
After getting paid, the two Get Backers feasted on lots and lots of sushi. The Jagan Master was so happy until…
"Hello," the string master greeted. Ban looked up and ran toward Kazuki. Hugging him, he said, "Kazuki, I have to tell you something."
"Excuse me," an unwanted voice interrupted. It was none other than Toshiki.
Ban turned his gaze to him. "What do you want?"
Toshiki replied. "I don't find it amusing to see someone hugging my fiancé."
"Yeah, right, like I'm supposed to believe that."
Kazuki stepped back. "Ban, he's telling the truth." The brunette walked closer to Toshiki.
"Ban, he is my fiancé."
Ban was shocked (No, he wasn't shocked by Ginji). "You're joking, right?"
Kazuki sighed. "We're not joking, Ban. Do you see us laughing?"
"So you threw yourself to this guy just to annoy me?"
"What are you talking about, Ban? I'm in love with Toshiki now and what do you care?"
"…"
"Let's go, Toshiki."
They left the shop, leaving Ban confused. "Ban-chan, are you alright?" Ginji asked, walking to his partner. He was about to touch his shoulder, when…
Ban pounded his fist on the table. "I don't believe it! Kazuki and Toshiki? He could have been mine, if I had told him sooner! Why? Why? Why!"
"Ban-chan, there's nothing you can do. It's Kazu-chan's choice. He wanted to be with Toshiki."
Ban immediately went into his car and fell asleep right away. His partner followed, hoping the next day would be fine.
Somewhere else…
Kazuki and Toshiki were laughing their hearts out. "Boy, Toshiki, did you see Ban's expression?"
"Yeah, he was so confused. He actually fell for it."
"I wonder what he's thinking about right now."
"So, are you satisfied now?"
"No, I want to see, if he really does love me."
"Don't tell me you're going to use your evil eye on him again like earlier."
"In fact, I will. But this is my special evil eye. When I use it on him, I'll definitely know if he does love me."
"You know. You can be cruel at times."
"I do it, when I have to."
"You have to, when you love somebody?"
Kazuki started to talk seriously. "I love Ban. And before I tell him, he will have to tell me he loves me because I am me. Not because I look like his ex-girlfriend."
"You're really in love with him aren't you?"
"Yes, I just hope he loves me."
"What if Ban kills himself or finds someone else to love?"
Kazuki frowned. "Ban is strong and tries to fulfill his desires. And if he would, I'd know. I'm going to be there, watching him without him knowing."
The next day…
"Natsumi, what am I going to do?" Ginji pouted. "Ban has been eating, eating, and eating some more of that instant super spicy beef noodle soup for hours. I can't make him stop."
Paul, the owner of Honky Tonk, replied. "Usually, when people are sad, they eat and eat. Seeing Ban's condition here, he's either really hungry or upset about what happened yesterday."
"Oh, poor Ban," Hev'n pitied him.
Ban didn't care about the people talking about him. He just kept on eating and eating, concentrating on the food. He had already eaten nine big plastic bowls of instant super spicy beef noodle soup. He allowed Ginji to try some, but it was too spicy for him. At this rate, Ban would be putting up a few pounds and lose money. But he didn't care. Of course, if they needed to go on a job, he'd stop eating, go on the mission, retrieve whatever it is they needed to retrieve, and resume eating. He had been like this for three weeks. Ginji worried so much about his partner that he called Kazuki on his cell phone. "Hello," Kazuki answered his cell phone.
"Hi, Kazu-chan."
"Oh, Ginji-san, how are you?"
"I'm fine, but Ban isn't."
"Why? What did he do now?"
"He has been eating so much for the past three weeks. I think it's because of his despair."
"Well, can you ask him to come to the park?"
"Sure. I know he'd want to."
"Okay, how about this evening?"
"Alright. Bye, Kazu-chan, thank you so much!"
"Tell him I'll be waiting for him. Bye."
After that, Ginji told Ban about it. Since it was already 6 o'clock, Ban bolted up and ran to the park as fast as he could, leaving the instant super spicy noodle soup behind.
Tsuzuku…
