Retrievers, Transporters and Ducks! Oh My! (Edit #1)
By: Alicorn
Chapter Rating: PG (swearing and discussion of certain natural functions)
Betas: Riyuji and Rabid Lola
Note: Since they have the same given name, Dr. Jackal shall be referred to as Akabane, while Amayako shall be Amayako when I write,and when other people talk to her, she'll be Akabane-chan, while Jackal with be Akabane-san. Hope that clears up any future confusion X3
Akabane Kuroudo pondered.
This was a rather often occurrence lately, what with the fact that he had just discovered that a) his little sister was not dead, b) she actually stillcared forhim, didn't blame him for anything and wanted to live with him, and c) she had become very pretty.
This last fact disturbed him more than the others in that, he didn't love Amayako in any way other than a platonic fashion, and really didn't want to. Not to mention that he felt uncomfortably like Midou Ban.
This was not to say that Akabane didn't like being around the girl he considered his sister, but he really didn't like the way his body reacted when she walked around their shared apartment in a towel after a shower.
I suppose the biggest problem is, if I find her attractive, other people will as well...
The prospect of other people ogling his sister was very disturbing, and out of habit, his scalpels jumped to his hands.
I will definitely have to start cutting things off if I see anyone with lecherous intent.
His thoughts were interrupted when something tapped his cheek.
"Kuro-nii!" Amayako, who had been sitting in the 'back seat' part of the truck had leaned forward, and her head stuck out between the headrests of the two chairs. Her necklace, a thin gold chain that held a little charm shaped like a flying bird, swayed from side to side, then hit his cheek a second time. "There's headlights in the side view mirror, and there's shouting going on from that direction too."
Dr. Jackal chuckled, and resheathed his scalpels. "Ah, so the GetBackers have arrived."
Amayako grabbed the road map from the dashboard, and stared at it for a minute, then crowed triumphantly, brandishing the bit of paper as if it were a trophy.
"Mya! Mr. No-Brake! We're almost at the trade-off point! You can do it!"
In response, the man at the wheel of the Transporter truck grunted, and then, if possible, pushed the acceleration pedal harder, and the truck moved even faster than before.
"Ban-chan, they've noticed us!" cried Ginji, apprehensively.
"Yeah, ok. Why don't you get ready to jump, and I'll focus on driving."
After letting Ginji run behind the car, screaming desperately, for fifteen minutes, Ban had let up and let the exhausted blonde back into the car on the condition that he was not to mention Himiko in relation with Ban in any way, shape, or form. The much subdued Ginji had slumped down in his seat and agreed exhaustedly.
After much debate, the duo had decided that Ginji would try jumping onto the back of the truck, and into the back to get the box of disks without being hit by Himiko's perfumes. At the very least, Ginji boarding the truck would cause Akabane to come out, and hopefully would cause the truck to stop so the transporters could fight without being left behind.
The 360 caught up to the truck, inch by inch, until finally they were close enough. With a leap, Ginji jumped out of the sun-roof, and grabbed onto the back of the truck, shimmying over until he could grab the handles to open the door.
Ban barely kept up with the speeding truck, as he cooed softly to his car.
"C'mon baby, I know that you can do better than this. Come on, only a few more minutes, then Ginji will be back, and we can slow down."
Meanwhile, Ginji fumbled with the catch to the truck's back doors. As he finally hit the catch properly, he grinned, but his cry of triumph was cut off as the truck swerved.
"Shit! Why the fuck grab me like that Amayako?"
"You were going to HIT them! ... and you call onii-chan 'Jackal', so at least give me the respect of calling me by codename as well, Brakee-tan(1)."
"What is it then?"
With a grin and a V-sign, she pronounced, "Shinigami!"(2)
Midou Ban was surprised to say the least.
He would have never thought that all it took to stop Mr. No-Brake was a line of ducklings crossing the road(3).
When the truck swerved, Ginji thought that he was going to be sick.
When it hit a tree, he thought he was going to die.
Then the door stopped abruptly, and his mind went blank with sheer terror. Come on Ginji, you can do this. You're a Get Backer!Letting go of the door handle, and creeping underneath it, Ginji grabbed hold of the lip of the truck's back door, and pulled himself up, only to face a dark shadow.
"WAAH! A-A-Akabane-san..."
The cloth tied about his head fluttered in the wind as the figure standing in the truck's back cocked his head to the side, his face in shadow.
"Why did you call me by –san(4)?", the figure asked with a silky voice. Ginji's adrenaline rush slowed as he looked at the boy he faced.
Long black hair tied back with a red cloth like that Shaman King character(5), red turtleneck, black pants… definitely not Akabane-san. Actually, that cloth makes me think of Makubex more than anyone else. Wonder why he's here?
"Who are you?" asked Ginji curiously. "And why are you travelling with Akabane-san and Mr. No-Brake?"
"Who are you to ask, and why are you breaking into their truck?"
"I'm a dakkanya, retrieving something that was stolen."
"From this truck?"
"Yes ..."
Amayako studied the intruder intently.
Oversized green vest over an equally oversized white tee-shirt and green shorts, fingertip gloves with metal backings, spiky blonde hair, big brown eyes ... this would be Ginji-kun then. What did onii-chan say about him again? Oh yeah...
"Please don't."
The boy shifted so that the moonlight hit his face, and Ginji realised with a startthat "he" was a she ... and she had the biggest puppy-dog eyes known to man.(6)
"Ah- I sorta have to ... it's my job."
"Are you suuuure?Because ... I'm supposed to be guarding the truck while onii-chan is away."
The eyes grew bigger, and tears started to form at the corners.
Onii-chan... Could she be Mr. No-Brake's little sister?Stuttering now, Ginji tried his own pleading.
"M-maybe you could back down?"
She simpered, and leaned a bit closer.
"But... you're the one stealing things from my onii-chan's truck."
Ginji now had himself on good moral ground.
"Not stealing, un-stealing. I'm retrieving it. And ... I'm sorry chibi(7), but I have to get it back."
"I'm sorry as well then."
The tears disappeared as big brown eyes flashed red in the moonlight, and pain blossomed in his ear.
As his world faded to darkness, Ginji heard the voice of Mr. No-Brake grumble, "Hmph, so you can use those after all."
When the shadow landed on his car, Ban immediately dropped, and dove out the door, tucking and rolling into a defensive position.
Chuckling, Akabane advanced.
"Ah, Midou-kun, it's so nice to see you again."
Ban ran his fingers through his hair, and sighed, pulling out a cigarette and lighting it.
"I guess we'll have to fight, huh Jackal?"
"Unless the famed Midou Ban is going to back down... and that would be disappointing."
"Hmph."
Ban took a deep breath from his cigarette, then blew a cloud of blue smoke into the air.
"I beat you in Infinite Castle, and I can beat you again."
"Ah,let's see if you can."
Then, laughing his mocking laugh, Akabane unleashed a rain of scalpels from his hands.
"Damnit!"
Ban shouted, and jumped, screaming, "I'll fight you, but just get away from the car, okay? I don't wanna have to repair her again so soon!"
"Whatever you say Midou-kun, as long as we can have some fun."
Akabane leaped off the hood of the 360 and hurled himself at Ban with scalpels in hand. Dodging under the stabbing knives, Ban punched upwards.
"SNAKE-BITE!"
He tore off a piece of Dr. Jackal's coat, but the man had twisted in mid-flight, hit a nearby tree feet-first, then catapulted himself back.
Ban whirled around to face the oncoming Jackal, but flinched to the side as a rain of glowing scalpels flew at him.
"Shit."As he stumbled backwards, Ban was unaware of the mob of cars that drove up the road behind him until he was hit by multiple stabbing pains in his back, and his world went black.
Pausing, Akabane brushed himself off, then looked through the slit in his hat brim, at the man who climbed out of the leading car. "What made you come out here Watanbe-san(8)?"
"Your tardiness made us wonder if ... negative ... events had happened."
Walking up to the unconsciousbody of Ban, and nudging it with his boot, he continued, "It appears that our suspicions were correct Akabane-san."
"Hmm, so it seems. Still, we transporters could have handled this problem by ourselves."
There was a shout from the trees. "Hey boss!" A man in a suit with sunglasses, traditional yakuza attire, ran towards Dr. Jackal and Watanbe, tie flapping in the wind. "We've secured the perimeter."
"Hmm." Watanbe nodded, smiling slightly as a pair of men picked up Ban's body, and started dragging it with them to a black car.
"You messed up and didn't get the delivery to us Akabane-san. We are disappointed that you didn't live up to your reputation."
"Ah, but that was because of YOUR interference. I would suggest that you not do that if you call for our services again... I hate having my fun spoiled..." Scalpels sprung to his fists, as Akabane's eyes closed to slits. "Do I make myself clear Watanbe-san?"
"Dr. Jackal, I think that YOU should be the one backing down."
Pulling out a black box with an ominous white button, he gestured. "My men have secured the perimeter, as well as the middle-aged man, blonde youth, and young girl that were in the back of your truck, your partners I presume? If you let us shackle you and you behave, we might not line them up and kill them executioner style. And don't try to kill me. If I press this button, or if I die, an alarm will go off and they'll be killed immediately."
Watanbe pulled out a cigar, cut, and lit it all the while playing with that sleek black box, as Akabane glared from under his hat.
Then, suddenly, the scalpels re-sheathed themselves, and Akabane stalked closer.
"I will comply with your demands as long as you treat my partners properly... and please keep the blonde and the girl apart, he's not one of my partners, and I don't want him around my lady partner."
Watanbe smiled around his cigar.
"I'm glad we agree with each other."
He called, and a young man in yakuza attire ran up with handcuffs, and gestured for Akabane to cuff his hands behind his back. The steel rings closed with a definite click, and Akabane was escorted into one of the black cars.
Watanbe watched for a while as the car drove off, then dropped his cigar into the dirt, and pulled out his cellphone.
"Hello. The cargo is on its way. Make sure that they're ... comfortable."
(1) School girls tend to add on nonsense endings, like –tan, or –pi, because they're cute. Amayako tends to make up cutesey names for people, because she tends to be immature when things aren't serious.
(2) "Shinigami"- the Japanese god of death. A bit over-used in some parts, but it fits. meh.
(3) And the duckies appear again X3... and they WILL be a theme ... thus the name, right? hee
(4) –san is usually added for those considered equals, sort of a respect term. As Amayako is noticeably younger, and female, she would be called 'Akabane-chan' if anything.
(5) Yes, that Shaman King character is Anna
(6) As you know, Ginji has a weakness for cute women X3 (more obvious in the manga) And yes, my sister can make those eyes… and cry at will to boot shudders Her husband will be SO whipped X3
(7) "Chibi"- kid. Dunno, it seemed like something Ginji would say to a younger girl to calm her down?
(8) I always have reasons when picking my names. Watanbe is one of the most common ones in Japan... so it's sorta like being "Mr. Smith", and it's not necessarily his real name.
AN: My first cliffie ... I'm so proud T-T
And the (non-existant) fans scream in agony.
Akabane is a bit perverted... but honestly, I think it's a natural reaction for a boy if he sees a pretty body, whether or not they're related… /swt/
And yes, I know that both the GetBackers are out, and very clichédly too, but what can I say? They ALWAYS get into a fix before they're pulled out of it... and you can figure out what the stabbing pains were.
First reviewer who gets it right gets a prize X3
Whee! There are reviews! pokes at the SHINEE-ness of them
So, without further ado, let's give out some of the carrot-cakeI made this weekend (with cream cheese icing!)
Sister Reiana - I don't know..Akabane-san just might ENJOY a plate of cookies with some warm milk... I presonally think that he's the type to have a sweet tooth X3
Rabid Lola - Paul/HEVN's nice, but Invader really had me goin' ... I may even try it (although I'm probably not going to... Akabane ships are hard to write properly). Thanks for getting the chappie done! I'l try to write up GB, although I seriously doubt that it'll be done before March Break starts ; dies
And so, Chapter 3 is done.
bleh.
Alicorn