N/A: Thanks to those who reviewed. Still I feel that my fic isn't getting any attention. I just hope that my readers enjoy this.
Mirage of Needles
Kakei Jubei laid awake in his bed. The room was silent except his own breathing and the sound of the night crickets playing their song. Jubei stirred. Almost every night the needle man laid awake. It wasn't that he wasn't tired it was more that he had so many things on his mind. Usually his sleeplessness was due to the fact the he was worrying about a certain string man. Finally after a bit more of tossing and turning the Jubei finally felt himself slip into a dream.
He was sitting. Kakei Jubei was sitting on at the counter of the Honky Tonk. In front of him was sitting a plate with a piece of pie. Natsumi the kind waitress was happily doing the dishes behind the counter and Paul was reading a newspaper. At a corner table the Get Backers, Ban and Ginji, were having a heated conversation about some unimportant matter. To a normal person it might have seemed like there was nothing wrong. But there was.
Jubei stood up so fast that the chair he was sitting fell to the floor. He pointed his finger at where the Get Backers were sitting. "Your not Ginji and Ban!" He yelled at the pair sitting at the table. The whole room was filled with silence. Natsumi stopped washing the dishes, Paul looked up from his newspaper, Ginji stared at Jubei then at Ban, and Ban adjusted his glasses.
Ban stared hard at Jubei behind his violet glasses. "What are you talking about needle boy?" Ban stood up from his chair and continued to glare at the needle man.
"I mean what I said! You aren't Ginji and Ban!" Jubei yelled in an angry voice. He knew that even if those impostors looked and sounded like Ban and Ginji, they weren't. He just knew it.
"Ban! Jubei! Can't we talk about this or something!" Ginji suggested in a nervous laugh as he waved his hands in front of himself. He didn't want anyone fighting in the Honky Tonk.
"What is there to talk about? I know that you two are aliens that are here to take over the world and take my precious Kazuki away from me." Jubei exclaimed. He took out a handful of needles. Jubei was ready to attack the invading aliens.
Ginji looked at Ban then at Jubei and frowned. Ban adjusted his glasses one more time, a serious look took over Ban's face. "How did you ever know?" With that Ban and Ginji transformed into hideous green octopus-like aliens. They had slimy suction tentacles, a mouth filled with rows of sharp pointy teeth, and a plate-sized eye in the middle of their head. "We will take over the world and take your precious Kazuki away from you!" The alien that use to Ban announced in a low growl.
"Let's see." Jubei sent a rain of needles in the direction of the two ugly aliens. Instantly both of the aliens reflected the attack by protecting themselves with green light shield. The needles that Jubei had sent bounced off the green light and sent them flying back to Jubei.
Jubei shielded his face with his arms. It was going to be a hard fight. "Get out of here!" He yelled at Paul and Natsumi. Jubei stared in shock as he saw that Natsumi and Paul stood calmly behind the counter watching the scene.
Natsumi gazed slyly at Jubei. "Why would we ever do that?" Instantly the pair behind the counter also turned into green octopus-like aliens.
Needles weren't working so Jubei quickly grabbed the first thing he could get his hands on. It was a bowl filled with bananas. Where it came from, Jubei didn't know or care. Jubei took a banana from the bowl and showed in to the aliens, the way you show a cross to a vampire. The aliens seemed to be taken back my the yellow fruit in Jubei's hands. Jubei threw a banana at the one of the aliens behind the counter. Suddenly the Honky Tonk was filled with a horrible screeching made by the alien. This was his chance to escape.
Quickly Jubei ran out of the Honky Tonk still carrying the bowl of bananas. As fast as his legs could take him he ran to his apartment building he had to save Kazuki from the evil invading aliens. He reached the apartment building panting but that didn't stop him. He continued to run up nine flights of stairs. Suddenly he remembered his apartment was on the second floor. Jubei quickly made his way back to the second floor. He found his apartment and opened the door quickly, inside Kazuki was reading a book.
Jubei stopped at the door and caught his breath. "Aliens...out of here...Kazuki..." Jubei panted. He was so tired that he was leaning against the door and clutching the bowl of bananas.
Kazuki stared at Jubei, the expression on his face was confusion. "What are you talking about? What's wrong with you?" Kazuki set aside the book he was reading and made his way to Jubei.
"Kazuki we got to get out of here! There are aliens!" Jubei yelled frantically at Kazuki as he finally caught his breath.
Kazuki went to tend the exhausted Jubei. As Kazuki approached he spotted the bowl of yellow fruit in Jubei's hands. "Bananas!" He exclaimed as he retreated quickly.
Jubei stared down at the bowl then at Kazuki. Could be possible? "Don't tell me! No! It can't be true!" He voice was dripping in desperation and hysteria. Could it be possible that his precious Kazuki was one on them?
Kazuki smiled evilly and looked up at Jubei. "I'm sorry. It's true, Jubei." With that Kazuki turned into a green octopus-like alien, just like Ban, Ginji, Natsumi, and Paul.
Jubei couldn't take it anymore. Everyone was an alien even Kazuki. Jubei dropped the banana bowl on the floor next to him. He fell on his knees and raised his hands to the sky. "WHY!"
Jubei quickly sat upright in his bed. It was just a dream. It wasn't real, it was just a dream. Jubei buried his head into his hands as he tried to calm himself back down. It was dream. That meant Kazuki wasn't an alien. At least he was sure he wasn't.
The needle man stood over Kazuki's bed. He stared down at the sleeping Kazuki. Kazuki couldn't be an alien, but Jubei had to make sure. Jubei raised the object in his had and waved it above Kazuki. The object in his hand was a banana. Jubei sighed with relief as Kazuki didn't react with the yellow fruit.
Kazuki stirred and opened his eyes. "Jubei? What are you doing here? Why are you waving that Banana?" He asked as he stared sleepily at Jubei.
Jubei stood frozen. He couldn't tell Kazuki that he had to make sure that he wasn't an alien. He had to think something to say. Anything. "I thought that you would like a banana." With that Jubei placed the banana in Kazuki's hand.
The sleepy Kazuki seemed confused. "Well...thank you Jubei. It was very sweet of you." He accepted the banana and placed it on his side table. This wasn't the first time that Jubei had given Kazuki a present the middle of the night. Last time Jubei had given Kazuki some garlic. It was pretty strange but Kazuki never asked Jubei about it.
"Goodnight." Jubei quickly left Kazuki's room and made his way back to his own room.
Jubei laid awake in his bed. The room was silent except his own breathing and the sound of the night crickets playing their song. Jubei stirred. Almost every night the Needle man laid awake. It wasn't that he wasn't tired it was more that he had so many things on his mind. Usually his sleeplessness was due to the fact the he was worrying about a certain string man. Finally after a bit more of tossing and turning the Jubei finally felt himself slip into a dream.