Bloody Crush!
By: Cold Rain
Rated: PG-13 for mild violence and yaoi
NOTE TO READERS: Hi, Readers! This fanfic doesn't have a designated couple yet. Ban likes Ginji, Akabane likes Ginji. Sooner or later our poor little chibi will have to choose which one to pair up with. No worries, Akabane fans, I'll give him a fair chance. This is my 1st Get Backers fanfic so no flames, please! Lines between paragraphs mean scene/time transitions (including flashbacks which will be written in past tense). Translations for Japanese phrases will be at the end of the chapter. Oh, and I don't own Get Backers, any of the characters, etc.
DISCLAIMER: If you didn't read the Note to Readers here it is again: I don't own the Get Backers, any of the characters, etc. I just own the fanfic.
CHAPTER 1: Trouble as Usual...
"Ban-chan!" A poor chibi-fied Ginji pouts as a certain black-cloaked (and extremely cool) psycho stares at him. Ban doesn't notice and doesn't turn around to look. It's been a hard week with virtually no profits again. He can't handle whatever it is right now.
"What?" Ban asks as Ginji cowers.
"Ban-chaan!"
"What, Ginji?" Ban's patience is wearing thin now.
"BAN-CHAAAN!"
"GINJI, WHAT IS IT!?" Ban turns around screaming to see Akabane leaning over Ginji. Akabane peers through the slit in his hat at Ban.
"My, my, what a temper, Midou Ban-kun..." Akabane comments while Ginji uses his puppy eyes.
"Hey! You know Ginji doesn't like it when you do that!" Ban retorts. Akabane leans forward, towering over Ginji even more.
"Ah, but it makes him look so kawaii, ne?" Akabane opens his eyes which makes Ginji let out a pitiful squeak, "You see? So kawaii..."
"Ban-chan!"
"Stop it, you're freaking him out!"
"Really..." Akabane comments staring at Ginji who is now full size and shielding himself with his forearms.
"Onegai shimasu, Akabane-san! I don't wanna die!" Ginji is more frightened than usual so Akabane looks at Paul.
"Can I order a pizza over here?" Akabane smiles backing off of Ginji.
"Of course," Paul says while Natsumi places the pizza next to Akabane and Ginji.
"It's for you, Ginji-kun. An apology."
"Huh?" Ginji is yet again a chibi, he looks from Akabane to the pizza, (Is it poison? Nah, Paul-san and Natsumi-chan wouldn't do that...) Chibi-fied Ginji leans over to the pizza and sniffs it, (It smells OK...) He takes a slice and almost bites into it when Ban snatches it out of his hand, "Huh?"
"Baka! It could be poisoned!" Ban smirks, "I'll try it!" A scalpel hits the wall next to Ban's head, compliments of Dr. Jackal.
"You shouldn't steal things that aren't yours, Midou Ban-kun. I suggest you give that back..." Akabane smiles, three scalpels poised to hit Ban if he didn't return the slice of pizza.
"Fine," Ban hands the pizza back to Ginji.
"Arigatou, Ban-chan," Ginji smiles, eating the pizza.
"That was nice of you to give Ginji that slice of pizza back, Akabane-san," Natsumi smiles, "Ban likes to take Ginji's food."
"You should treat your partner better, Midou Ban. You just might lose him with that attitude," Akabane smiles, summoning his scalpels back into his body.
"What do you mea-" Ban gets cut off by Hevyn walking into the Honky Tonk Café.
"Hello, Get Backers. I found a mission for you," she smiles (she's definitely up to no good).
"Mm, what kind of mission?" Akabane asks while Ban glares at him, he did steal Ban's line.
"You have to go to a fortress and get a box-"
"No way! No boxes! Not after what happened during the 'platinum' mission!" Ban glares at Hevyn, now.
"Yeah! That mission was hard and scary and all we got for it was 1/10 of a melon slice!" Ginji adds sadly, (But it did taste good...)
"The reward for this one is 3 billion yen. I've already deducted my fee for information from the profits that stand to be gained. That means 1 billion for each of you, if Akabane helps, too," Hevyn smiles, (Ban will definitely want to do this mission with all of the profit to gain.)
"We'll get that box back!" Ban smiles, he always does when there's money involved.
"Ban-chan... What if someone strong is defending the box?" Ginji pouts, (The last thing we need is another Akabane...)
"Then I will remove them from the picture," Akabane states, holding a handful of scalpels up as proof, "There's no need to worry while I fight, Ginji-kun."
(That only worries me more...) Ginji thinks to himself, especially because he can't use an electromagnetic field to stop Akabane if worst comes to worst.
Time for a ride in Ban's Beetle, fresh from being impounded. That really dug a hole in Ban and Ginji's collective pocket. Ginji's sitting in the front with Ban while Akabane silently sits in the back.
"Gomen, Ban-chan. I didn't know that they would take your Beetle if I parked for a second..." Ginji pouts, that was the only time Ban has ever let Ginji drive.
"It's OK, Ginji. What's past is past. I forgive you," Ban takes a look at Ginji, happy to see the former Volt's leader smile again, (I'm never letting him drive again...)
"Keep your eyes on the road," Akabane suggests to Ban, "Ginji-kun is not the road."
"It's OK, Ban-chan is good at driving," Ginji smiles, happily oblivious to the fact that Ban drives like a maniac.
"Why are you coming, Akabane?" Ban glares at him with the rearview mirror.
"Traveling with you two can be very interesting," Akabane opens his eyes and slides his gaze towards Ginji who instantly stiffens when he senses Akabane watching him.
"Ban-cha-" Ginji cuts himself off when he feels Akabane shift his gaze elsewhere.
"Ginji," Ban smiles, "We'll finally be debt-free after this mission."
"Yeah!" Ginji smiles, if he weren't in the Beetle, he would do his happy fan dance right about now.
"Ginji?"
"Hai, Ban-chan?"
"Maybe after the mission is over, we can go see a movie."
"Yay! Can we see a comedy, Ban-chan?"
"OK, Ginji, whatever you want."
Akabane silently "glares" at Ban, there are quotation marks because his eyes are still closed, but you can tell he's glaring.
"And can we get an apartment? I don't wanna sleep in the backseat of the car, anymore. You snore a lot, Ban-chan."
"Well, of course we'll get an apartment. Besides, you snore really loudly, too."
"Nuh-uh!"
The forest outside of the fortress, it's a dark place already, but night makes it worse. Sadly, it is night. Akabane steps out of the Beetle and looks at the darkness the tree make overhead. He smiles, "What an interesting place..."
"I can barely see a thing, Ban-chan..." Ginji looks around, chibi-fied, "How can we get there if we can't see?"
"Well, we can't use Ginji-kun's electricity, the forest is very dry. If he uses it, a fire might start and alert the guards, not to mention we could get harmed by the flames ourselves. Of course, I can see fine, so I'll navigate us to the fortress. Once we make it there, Ginji-kun can use his electricity as he pleases," Akabane says, walking up to Ginji and Ban.
"Alright then, lead the way," Ban says, "Walk slowly so we can keep up."
"What's the mission about, anyway?" Ginji asked with his chibi face.
"The box is somewhere in the fortress. The grounds are guarded by security groups that take rounds in one hour shifts and the entire area of the fortress is watched by surveillance cameras. It's in a place called the Forest of Eternal Night, they say no one can navigate it without a map and compass. It's extremely dark even during the day and it acts like a giant maze. Luckily there aren't any security cameras in the forest, you won't have to worry about that," Hevyn explained.
"How... unimaginative," Akabane commented, "But it does sound interesting."
"Anything else you can tell us?" Ban asked.
"No, that's all the information I'm allowed to give."
"So we can't hear about the employer or what's in the box?"
"No, I can't. I've agreed to keep it confidential."
"Hai," Akabane smiles, "Be careful, if I were one of them, I would put traps in this forest. They might have actually thought of it as well."
"Ban-chan... I don't like this place..."
"I don't like it either, Ginji, but we have to try to get through this so we can get out of debt."
"Hai, Ban-chan," Ginji frowns.
"Hmm?" Akabane stops and starts looking up at the tree limbs then, as only he can, throws a scalpel into the branches. A man falls to the ground with the scalpel lodged in his arm.
"What are you?" The man glares at Akabane, "No one has ever been able to hit me!" The man is thin and has bright green eyes, but that's almost all Ginji and Ban can see of him. He pulls out the scalpel from his right arm.
"I am Kuroudo Akabane, commonly known as Dr. Jackal."
"I've heard of you, murderer! Well, I am Sorin. You've probably heard of me as the Wind's Knife!"
"Hm, with a title like that, shouldn't you have been able to sneak up us?" Ban mocks, "You sure aren't that threatening right now."
"Shut-up!" he yells throwing the scalpel towards our favorite Retrieval group. It misses Akabane and Ban, but scratches Ginji on his left cheek.
"Itai! That hurt!"
"Sorin," Akabane appears behind him, "I will make sure you regret trying to harm Ginji-kun. Die, now."
"No, don't kill him!" Ginji screams, making Akabane stop his deathblow.
"You're the one who'll die!" Sorin screams at Akabane while summoning razor-sharp wind as a protective shield. It starts to hit Akabane.
"Akabane-san!?" Ginji is shocked to see Sorin's attack hit Akabane and even more surprised that, "Waahhh!" He turns around to see Akabane touching his shoulder from behind, "How did you..."
"I quickly moved out of the way, he barely hit me at all. I underestimated him, though, a foolish mistake. I never expected him to have wind powers..."
"Akabane, you're the only person who can navigate well in this forest! Take Ginji to the fortress, I'll take care of this guy!"
"But Ban-chan, we can't leave you behind!" Ginji whines, turning into a chibi.
"Get going! Now!"
"Don't worry, we will," Akabane smiles, picking up chibi Ginji as usual and walking towards where the fortress most likely is.
"Why does this always happen to me!?" Chibi Ginji questions helplessly as Akabane carries him away from Ban.
"Ginji-kun, when we get to the fortress, the first thing we need to do is destroy the security cameras. I won't mind if I am seen, but I am sure you mind if you are seen."
"H-hai," Ginji stammers, "Leave it to me."
"I will. My job will be to knock out the guards."
"Akabane-san?"
"Hai, Ginji-kun?"
"You're really strong."
"Hm?" Akabane suddenly notices he's carrying Ginji in his full size now, he unconsciously started carrying him with both arms, but it's still strange considering how thin Akabane looks compared to Ginji. Akabane smiles, "I guess that means you can walk yourself, ne?"
"Hai!" Ginji jumps out of Akabane's arms and starts to walk behind him. But then he noticed something on his favorite green vest, "B-b-b-b-blood!"
"Oops, did I get some on you?"
"You mean it's yours?"
"Hai, from Sorin's attack."
"Eep!" Ginji squeaks, turning into a chibi while running in circles around Akabane, "Akabane blood, eew! Get it off!" So Akabane grabs the back of Ginji's vest, yanking it off of him.
"Is that better, Ginji-kun?"
Yay! Chapter 1 is done! Read and Review! No flames, this is my first Get Backers fanfic. Advice will help, though!
Translations:
Chibi: A very small version of the character. (You should already know that one if you like anime.)
-chan/-kun/-san: A title for a friend. (-chan is usually a title for females but not always. –kun is the male version.) -san is a formal title used to show respect.
Baka!: Idiot!
Kawaii: Cute.
Onegai shimasu!: Spare me!
Arigatou: Thank you.
Hai: Yes.
Itai!: Ow!/That hurt!
Gomen: Sorry.
Cold Rain: Well, that's the end of the first chappie!
Ginji: pout Rain-chan! No fair, you can't leave me with Akabane-san!
Cold Rain: smirk I can and I will!