Chapter 14: Midou Arrives

Ginji continued to follow the strange woman and frightening Dr. Jackal along the field of flowers. Not super cheery about it, but not willing to start fighting Akabane if it could be avoided either.

"So...who is paying you to take me to Babylon city?" Ginji asked to break the silence more than really wanting to know.

"Mr. Kagami," Akabane answered cheerily, "I just have to take you to the gate safely. It's easier now that your awake though eh?"

"Sure," Ginji agreed then frowned as the black clad demon turned back around. "wait...Ban?"

Ginji turned around and his ears were telling him right, Ban was running his way screaming his name.

"Ban!" he yelled with relief, though as he headed toward his friend Ban clotheslined him when he got there.

"Dammit Ginji!" he screamed at him, "didn't I tell you to be careful! Why are you going with this freak?"

"Ow," Ginji whined, "don't be mad Ban. I figured sense they wanted me badly enough to hire Akabane that it'd be easier to just go along and see what they wanted."

"You just didn't want to fight Dr. Jackal." Ban snapped at him.

"He's scary Ban..." Ginji continued to murmer, hiding behind his friend, "hey who are they?"

Ginji was looking toward where the twins were rushing toward them, following Ban's path.

"Meh..." Ban snorted, "they're a couple annoying kids that were getting in the way. Well, if you are really set on going and doing this, guess I should come along, unless the freak or his girlfriend have a problem with it."

"Sounds plesant," Akabane responded and held up a hand to pause the twins from pursuing their attack. "Do you have any objections Constantina?"

The woman shook her head negatively with her cold attitude perfectly on her, she might have been able to loosen it for a time with only the doctor at his request, but she would choose death over dishonoring him with these lesser beings present.

"Great," Ban muttered, "come on Ginji."

"Thanks Ban!" Ginji hugged him and clung to a shoulder in chibi form, still half-hiding from the man that scared him so much.

"Get off of me Ginji!" Ban threw him onto the flowers with a huff, then stalked after the doctor and his assistant with a frown on his lips, digging out a cigarette and lighter.

"You don't have to be so mean Ban," Ginji protested as he caught up, rubbing his nose, "what do you think they want with me in babylon city anyway?"

"Ah...who knows Ginji?" Ban's frown deepened, "they always have some screwed up scene they are after you for. Maybe it's another plan to destroy the city, maybe it's to take over the world this time."

"Always causing trouble eh Ban?"

"That's for sure. I don't like Kagami anyway, dirty little illusionist always plays games and crys when he loses."

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After traveling for some time, and a fair amount of crude comments and near battle with Akabane seeming quite happy about it all the whole way they reached the doors leading to Babylon city, stopping there as no one seemed to be around.

"Well, I'd imagine that this is the end of my job then. Where are we collecting payment my dear?" he asked Constantina, turning to face her.

"We'll be picking up payment here sir, I was told they wouldn't keep us waiting for very long. I believe Mr. Kagami should be here shortly. Though I'm not sure of how he'll see the addiction of Mr. Midou or Mr. Amano being awake."

"He should be ready for any contigency's." Akabane shrugged a little, turning again toward the door when it started to open.

End Chapter

Sorry if it was a little short, I've been away for a week and haven't been online other than to check mail. I will be updating again if I see interest keep up, not seeming to get a whole lot in it.

-Aura

To my reviewer:

XSuicuneX - Thank you very much, it gets a little difficult to come up with words to use when I'm doing Akabane or Constantina in first person. I hope I'll get some inspiration for some more first person stuff soon. Thank you a lot for the review!