Bffimagine: Okies…

Ban: What IS 'okies' anyway?

Ginji: Ban-chan! I know what it is!

Ban: Yeah right…

Ginji: I do!

Ban: Fine then. What is it?

Ginji: It's uh… I can't remember.

Ban: slaps forehead

"Where am I?"

Ban looked at the environment around him. Plain, spotless white covered every square inch of where he was. White everywhere, in a never-ending vortex.

Ban heard liquid drop to the ground—wherever that was—at his feet. He looked down, seeing drops of crimson spattered on the blank canvas, marring the perfect whiteness.

"What is this…" he questioned nothing in particular, his voice distant and echoing.

Slowly, he lifted a hand to his face and touched his cheek.

"Are these tears?" he asked the White, "No. Tears aren't red… am I crying… blood?"

The pool of blood slowly, but steadily, grew larger and deeper. Soon, Ban could see his reflection in the circle of red.

"My… eyes…" he whispered in horror.

"Ohayo Ginji-kun!" Natsumi called out cheerfully. No answer. She set the bag of food she made for the Get Backers on the coffee table and walked further into the suite.

"Gin-chan? Ban-kun?" she chirped, growing increasingly worried.

Natsumi poked her head in the kitchen, bathroom, living room, and every closet she could find and there was still no sign of Ban or Ginji.

"BAN! GINJI!" She yelled. Still no answer or acknowledgement that she was there.

Then she came to the bedroom. The door was slightly ajar, so she pushed it gently and walked in.

There was Ginji sleeping in a sitting position, head resting on the bed. Something was in the bed, and Natsumi intended to find out what—or who—it was. She took small steps forward, careful not to wake Ginji.

"Ban?" She gasped inwardly.

Ban was lying on the bed, seeming to be living through a horrible nightmare. He was tossing and turning, covered in a cold sweat. His face was flushed, and his eyes squeezed shut. Ban's breath came in harsh, shallow pants and his hands were holding his head.

Very carefully, Natsumi leaned forward and lightly touched Ban's forehead. She recoiled quickly, having burned her fingers.

'He's burning up,' she thought, 'And Ginji seems exhausted. What happened here?'

"Hmm? Natsumi-chan?" Ginji yawned and stretched.

"Oh! Ginji-kun. I didn't mean to wake you up. I'm sorry," Natsumi giggled, trying to hide the fact she almost jumped out of her skin when Ginji woke up.

"I didn't hear you come in," Ginji stated groggily. He rubbed his eyes and yawned again, taking a habitual glance a Ban. His face fell and he turned to Natsumi.

"I was yelling the whole time and…" Natsumi started, but stopped abruptly when she saw Ginji's face.

"Um, could you come another time Natsumi-chan? We're… not doing so well right now," Ginji muttered quietly.

"Oh, um, sure," Natsumi answered, slightly flustered, "I brought breakfast for you two. I thought it would be nice to bring you something from our vacation so I got you both some food from Hawaii. You can help yourself, it's on the coffee table."

"Arigato, Natsumi-san."

Natsumi stopped smiling, even though it was a fake smile anyway. 'He always calls me Natsumi-chan… does this mean he loves someone else? Or am I just being paranoid…'

"Well, take care of Ban. He looks like he could use a vacation."

Ginji flashed a false grin at his friend.

"Say hello to Pore and Hevn-san for Ban and me."

Natsumi agreed and left.

Ginji's smile disappeared and he looked as if he'd never smile again.

'Oh, Ban-chan…'

The white void was no longer white, and no longer was it a void. It became crimson with blood and became visions Ban couldn't quite comprehend… no, visions he could not accept.

"Ginji!" Ban tried to yell, but his voice had left him. The tears of blood kept flowing as he watched his lover massacred by Himiko. He could not kill Himiko, but watching her kill Ginji was worse than unbearable.

For every vision there were more tears of blood, slowly filling the area where he was.

Every vision was of Ginji's gruesome end, most by people Ban knew and held dear. But the most unbearable of them all…

"Ban-chan… You have to get through this. Just remember how much I love you." Slow tears rolled down Ginji's cheeks, leaving their trails of salt-water on his skin.

Ban seemed as if he heard Ginji, but yet still he suffered under the heat of his fever and the hallucinations of his nightmare.

'Ban-chan…'

Ban's hands gripped the sheet with deadly strength, his knuckles as pale as the cotton material.

Ban was seeing through someone else's eyes, even though he didn't know whose. He tried to stop moving but he had to control over anything.

Ginji swam into view and he was begging Ban for something…

Then the words became clear.

"Please! Don't do it Ban-chan!"

"I don't want to Ginji!" Ban shouted, but Ginji couldn't heard him. He watched as his hands cut and tore, ripping Ginji apart.

"B-Ban-ch-chan…" Ginji inhaled his last, then fell to the ground as a bloody heap.

"GINGI!"

Ban had cried so much blood that he felt the pressure gaining. The red liquid had reached his neck, and it was becoming deeper as more crimson tears flowed down his cheeks.

Next thing he knew, the blood became deeper than he could stand. He knew he couldn't swim forever, but he hoped there would be some way to get out of the pool of blood.

"Ginji…" he breathed, "Ginji's still down there."

Part of Ban's mind screamed for him to forget Ginji, he was dead anyway. But Ban never did listen to common sense.

Taking a deep breath, Ban dived to the bottom of the blood bath, searching for Ginji's body.

'There you are…'

Ban lifted Ginji and began to swim to the top.

'I can make it… I can make it…'

Ban knew he couldn't hold his breath much longer. He tried as hard as he could but the pool was getting deeper and deeper. The top was getting farther away and he couldn't hold on any more. He swan and counted down the time…

'Five…'

His vision was blurring from lack of oxygen and blood in his eyes.

'Four…'

He was feeling more tired than ever in his life.

'Three…'

It was getting increasingly harder to move.

'Two…'

Ban pressed his limits as hard as possible.

'One…'

Ban's body had failed him and shut down. The last thing that crossed his mind was…

'Ginji…'

Ban's eyes shot open, but he still could only see white.

"GINJI!" He yelled, hoping beyond hope that what he thought… wasn't… real…

"Ban-chan? You're awake! Ban-chan! I was so worried!" Ginji's familiar voice exclaimed.

Ginji jumped up and hugged Ban.

"I love you Ban-chan! I love you!"

Ban hugged Ginji tight. Even so, Ginji could feel him tremble.

"Ban-chan? Are you alright?"

"I… can't see."

"I know. Himiko-san told me."

Ban smiled.

He was still shaking when he let go of Ginji.

A sharp intake of breath was heard when Ginji looked into Ban's eyes. The normally clear, beautiful blue eyes he knew Ban for were clouded and blank.

"Ban-chan…"

Ginji pressed his lips firmly to Ban's, holding him tight around the waist as he did so.

"I love you," Ban whispered.

"I love you too. Don't ever do this to me again."

A small smile graced Ban's mouth.

Ginji looked at the large mirror at the wall parallel to the bed.

"We look beautiful together Ban-chan."

"Sure we do."

"I'm serious."

"You're never serious."

Ginji pouted slightly.

"Don't argue with me Ban-chan."

Ban gave a sheepish grin.

"Or what? You'll shock me?"

"No. I'll…"

Ginji left off when he caught Ban's lips with his own, deepening the kiss by probing in Ban's mouth with his tongue.

Ban winced and accidentally bit Ginji's tongue.

"Itai!" Ginji cried, "Why did you do that Ban-chan?"

Ginji stopped flailing around and looked worried when he saw Ban holding his head and whimpering slightly.

"Ban-chan?"

"Itai! Itai!" Ban grimaced, holding his head in agony.

"What?"

"My head hurts!"

"You should rest Ban-chan. You'll just get worse this way."

Ban tried to walk on his own but tripped frequently and had to lean on Ginji for support and guidance. Ginji led him to the kitchen and gave him a drink of water, then brought him back to the bed.

"Sleep now."

Ban reluctantly obliged and soon he was soundly asleep.

bffimagine: Too long?

Ban: Yes.

Ginji: No.

Bffimagine: That doesn't help any.