Fate's Outlandish Ways
---by Sordid Ego---
Chapter1 : Ambiguity
An illustrious get backer… a strong and powerful enemy… an excellent and caring companion…
That's Mido Ban!
Recently, he seemed not in his self. He looked as if he was constantly lost in thought. The world appeared to have totally stopped rotating for him.
His thoughts were subjugated by this naïve and uncanny young woman with this long shimmering creamy hair whom he had run across the other day. The thought of the woman kept on bothering him… overcoming his whole persona… turning him away from reality… Yet, he could do nothing to exonerate himself from it. All he could do was to let the wild contemplation govern his whole ego.
"Nan desu ka?" A voice suddenly spoke from behind barging in his thoughts.
Asking what the matter was, his friend, Amano Ginji, was leaning forward in front of him. His hands were placed beside his waist and one of his eyebrows raised.
"Do natta wa desu ka? You don't seem to be in yourself lately, Ban. You aren't like that at all." Ginji looked so confuse.
Ban did not respond. He did not utter even just a single word. He did not nod. He did not even give a shook. He gave no reply that would answer his friend's questions. He just gave him a cold and somber look that Ginji had not yet seen in his entire life.
Have I said anything wrong? Ginji thought to himself.
Saying nothing, Ban headed for the door. Seeing this, Ginji endeavored to go after his partner. He quickly stood up knocking his seat behind him. It gave a loud thump to the floor. Before he could even take another step, Ban had motioned him to leave him alone.
Being so childish and stubborn, he once again insisted to follow his friend. He walked fast after Ban calling out his name.
Ban stopped walking… and so as Ginji.
Ginji found himself holding his breath. His knees were quivering. His whole body was trembling.
Why am I anxious?
Apparently fuming now, Ban turned his head towards his friend's direction. Gradually, as if under some spell, he held his spectacles. His gesture indicated that he wouldn't hesitate to remove his glasses and use the evil eye against his own friend.
Ginji felt sudden chilling of electricity running down rapidly his spine. Is he serious? What's happening anyway?
Meanwhile, flashes of lightning drew across the dark skies. A loud rumbling, frightening sound followed… waters poured down from the heavens…
Ban stared up at the sky and then closed his eyes. He let the waters into his face.
"O sora, are you crying for me?" Ban mumbled to himself then went away.
Ginji was left behind completely soaked wet with rainwater...
Oh, Ban, I'm sorry. I'm just trying to help and yet I'm not being of help!
Ginji felt like a rotten egg.