Pinch Me

The night was peaceful. Everyone was asleep due to the time. It was far too early in the morning for anymore to be awake unless they worked at jobs with night shifts and such. Jackal was on such a job.

His scalpels sliced through flesh and anything else with the human body that got in its way. The person didn't even have time to scream out in pain. A smile danced on his face as he regarded his "artwork". Something flashed before his line of vision which gave him just enough time to dodge an oncoming attack. It seemed he was found at last.

"Where's Ginji?" Ban growled out as he flew by Jackal, hand forming a claw.

"What would be the fun in telling you?" Jackal jumped and flipped into the air as string glided by him.

He landed and tilted his head up to get a better view of his opponent. Ban, Kazuki, and Shido were standing before him. Instantly, scalpels appeared in his hands as he vanished before them and reappeared behind them. The only managed to get their clothes torn as they dodged. Kazuki threw more string at him but he cut them with ease. Then it was Shido's turn. He took over in beast form and lunged at Jackal. He dodged with ease and, with great speed, struck the beast master in the back with three scalpels. He fell to the floor with a groan as Ban ran towards Jackal once again. Jackal caught his claw-like hand as it attempted to reach his chest. Kazuki had jumped overhead and threw his string down upon Jackal. Ban ripped his wrist from the Jackal's grip as it loosened. He kneeled on the floor and glanced at his torn jacket. The string was still locked around him, holding him in his kneeled position.

"Very good show. As entertaining as this was, I must be getting home before I am missed." He felt blood trickle down his arms where the strings tightened.

The blood gathered in his hands and formed more scalpels. He easily sliced the string and tossed the blades at the three to make them stagger back. Before they could blink, Jackal was gone. Ban fell to his knees and punched at the ground. He was just about to use his Evil Eye too.

"Ginji…where are you?" He clenched his eyes shut tightly and rain began to fall on and around them.

Akabane opened the door to his house and entered. Ginji appeared a second after he had closed the door. He took one look at him and gasped. His clothes were torn and rain soaked.

"What happened? Are you alright?"

"Worrying is not necessary, Ginji-kun."

Even so, he still rushed forward and helped the older male to take off his hat and jacket. Akabane continued insisting he was fine but Ginji pushed him towards the bedroom and ordered him to change. There was no room for protest and Akabane was too amused by the situation to care. He had begun to attempt to undo the buttons of his shirt but his fingers had become numb to the rain. He wouldn't have been so cold if he hadn't run into a few distractions. He became frustrated at his failed attempts.

Ginji seemed to notice. With a few second of hesitation, he walked towards Akabane, where he was sitting on the edge of the bed, and kneeled in front of him. The older male watched him with curiosity. With a small amount of blush on his face, Ginji slowly raised his hands and moved Akabane's out of the way. He then began to do the task himself.

"I would have done it myself in a few minutes."

"B-but…staying in c-clothes that a-are wet, isn't g-good."

Akabane let Ginji undo the buttons of his shirt, feeling the warmth radiating from the younger male. When he was done, he pulled the material away and stared at the scars on his body. It was almost like he was entranced by them. Without realizing it, he traced his fingertips, lightly, across the skin near the large gash. The skin was chilled under his touch but started to warm up as he lingered.

Unknown to the blond, Akabane was having a hard time controlling himself. He wanted to run his fingers through the blond locks. He wanted to grab his arm and pull him to sit in his lap. He wanted to kiss those lips, which were dangerously close to his chest, with such deep passion. Before he did lose control, however, he cleared his throat and caused Ginji to snap out of his trance.

He pulled away and glanced up at the older male. His cheeks were crimson as he attempted to squeak out an apology. But when he opened his mouth, nothing came out. He closed his mouth instead and stared up at Akabane. He was looking for a trace of disgust or something but his expression was perfectly blank. But then he remembered, why would he be disgusted if he had kissed him only hours before this time?

Before another thought formed in his mind, he discovered a slightly cold hand against his cheek and a second later, lips were upon his. He didn't pull back nor did he accept. But the dark haired male didn't move either. They stared at each other over the kiss.

Akabane knew he was risking his wish by moving quickly but he couldn't resist anymore. After a few seconds more, he pulled back. But he only managed to get a few inches away before the younger male had wrapped his arm around his neck and pressed their lips together again. Akabane tried to get a glimpse at his eyes but they were tightly shut.

Before long, Akabane decided that Ginji must be alright with it. He opened his mouth and began to lick at the younger lips. Hesitantly, they opened. Akabane's tongue wormed through and prodded Ginji's into responding. Slowly, it did. Seconds seemed to tick by before their tongues were meshed together in either's mouth and dueling for dominance. Of course, Akabane won but Ginji still fought for fun.

Soon, they found themselves breaking away and panting with deep breaths, staring at one another. Passion filled both of them. Suddenly, Ginji realized he had moved. He was no longer kneeling on the floor but sitting in Akabane's lap, legs wrapped around his waist and hands in his, still damp, hair. One of Akabane's hands was under his shirt while the other rested on his neck.

"A-Akabane-s-san…"

"Yes?"

"Y-you're still i-in wet c-clothes."

"Then perhaps I should change them."

Akabane smiled his usual smile as Ginji held onto his shoulder and began to untangle his legs. When he managed to do so, he began to stand on the floor but his knees gave way beneath him. Akabane caught his waist with ease and helped to steady him before letting go. He left from the room in a hurry. Akabane let out a slow and shaky breath. He had not expected this at all. But it wasn't a bad thing.

"I'll need to take a shower now."

Ginji slowly opened his eyes as the sun glared to wake him up. He sat up and glanced around the room. Akabane was no where to be seen. He rubbed at his eyes before standing from the bed and leaving the room. He walked into the kitchen upon smelling food and saw the older male by the stove, cooking eggs. Ginji sat at the small table and rubbed at his eyes once again before yawning. This caught the other's attention.

"Good morning Ginji-kun."

"Good morning Akabane-san."

After a few minutes, breakfast was made and they were eating. The event passed in silence. Ginji was concentrating on his food and Akabane was concentrating on Ginji, but this went unnoticed by the younger. When they had finished, Ginji finally looked up at Akabane.

"Akabane-san…"

"Yes?"

"…um…" A light blush grew on his face as he glanced down at his empty plate.

"There is no need to be nervous about what had occurred." Akabane reached out and raised the blond's head with his thumb and index finger.

They stayed that way for a few minutes before a small smile formed on Ginji's face. Akabane let his head go and smiled in return. He then stood and took the plates to the sink.

Later on in the day, after discovering that neither of them had wanted to eat what was in the house, they decided to go to a restaurant. It wasn't that they didn't have food or that it had gone bad, it was that they didn't feel like eating what was there. The restaurant they chose was called Twilyte. It had the best food.

They were currently at a table near the window, waiting for their food. Ginji had ordered ribs with a baked potato and Akabane had ordered spaghetti with meat sauce. At the moment, Ginji was telling Akabane about the movie they had rented. He was telling him every important detail because the older male stated that he would probably not see it anyways. This had lasted the entire dinner. Ginji had described several movies and Akabane was amused so he didn't mind.

"But it was kinda weird because of the ending. Everyone dies but the main character whose mind gets changed back to the way it was, devoid of emotions of kindness, caring, and such. I never saw that happening. Throughout the whole thing they were like, '…and no one will beat us because we've got hope and our bonds are too strong to be severed'. But it was still my favorite one by far."

"I'm glad you enjoyed yourself. Shall we leave now?"

Ginji nodded before they both stood. Akabane placed some money on the table and they left. The sky was a dark shade of blue and stars sparkled amongst the glowing half moon. He watched it as Akabane unlocked the doors to his car and sat in his seat. Ginji did the same. A few seconds later and they were on their way back home. After ten minutes of silence, Akabane chanced a glance at Ginji and found him to be asleep.

They arrived home in fifteen minutes. Akabane parked the car and exited before going to Ginji's side and opening the door. The blond didn't even stir when he was picked up and brought inside. It was difficult for Akabane to open the door but he had managed and was now walking towards the bedroom. He placed the younger male on the bed and watched as he clenched his eyes but did not open them. He sat on the edge of the bed and continued to watch him. As if sensing the older male's presence, Ginji awoke and stared at him before glancing around the room.

"We're back?"

"You fell asleep in the car."

Ginji stifled a yawn with his hand before closing his eyes and slowly drifting off once again. Akabane stood from the bed and went to his desk. He removed his gloves and placed them on top of the papers of his desk.