Ever since he was little kid Ban had caught himself chewing mercilessly on his lower lip. It was a nervous habit. If he was ever confused, worried, upset, most the time he didn't even know he was doing it. He never really thought about it until he was sixteen and found himself teemed up with two other thieves. That would be about the same time as Himiko began to tease and nag him about the scabs it left there. He managed to ignore it until Yamato joined her one day, so as a small revenge he started chewing bubblegum instead. Bubblegum he stole from her. Yamato kissed him once, in full view of a wide eyed Himiko, excessive tongue and all. Then he walked off without a word. It wasn't until he wandered back a full two minutes later blowing a large pink bubble that Bans still fuzzy brain registered that his gum had been stolen. The next day he gave up on bubblegum and started stealing Yamatos cigarettes. This was a habit he liked much better. He found that sharing smoke with your boyfriend was at least a little bit like being kissed.
