January 23 2007: Wow this update was a very very long time in coming. It's been almost two months sense I wrote my last chapter but figured I should at least post something to show that (even if it's rare) I do plan to continue work on my little Akabane-centric fiction. Thanks to any continued readers.

-Aura

Disclaimer: Yeah I don't own Getbackers or characters thereof…Constantina is mine though J This fiction is not for money but just for fun.

Chapter 18: Listless Drifting

The day wasn't going to improve if it was Ban's thoughts that were taken into consideration, traveling with Akabane and his possibly even less sane assistant wasn't on the top of his list of fun pastimes. Ginji was mostly hiding behind him and being as clingy as he usually was whenever Ban was around him, not adding anything to his quickly losing patience…he didn't want to have to fight Akabane again and he knew that this arrangement would lead to that at some point.

"Ban…I'm scared of those two." Ginji whimpered for the seventy-third time into his ear and clung to his shoulder as he scooted along behind him. "Do you really think she's worse than Akabane?"
"At least as bad as him." he answered with a sigh. "That bastard won't waste his time to go after us once he's finished whatever other job he must be on right now. I hope you realize that Ginji."

"Yeah…" he looked down at his feet as if he were completely admonished by the tone Ban was giving him. "I'm sorry Ban, but I don't like to see girls get hurt…even Akabane isn't totally rotten…so she can't be completely bad either."

"You have too much faith in people Ginji." Ban smiled though at him, lightening his mean voice some. "Always getting us into trouble and we aren't even being paid for this."

"Yeah I know…we'll figure something out." Ginji answered optimistically as they walked, relaxing for a split second until he ran into the back of Akabane and then jumped behind Ban a second time with his nerves fully returned.

"Something wrong Ginji?" the doctor's voice made a shiver go down his spine and goose bumps appear along his neck. "Here we are…the door is somewhere in this area."

"I apologize doctor." the neutral voice of Constantina announced as she closed her phone. "I cannot find the exact exit."

"Not to worry." Akabane answered with his usual smile in place. "We'll find it."

"Yeah great…" Ban commented with annoyance as he turned to look at the wall opposite the ones the monsters in human form were searching…Ginji following behind him, animated about staying close to his friend in hopes that he'd keep him safe from the darker doctor.

"Mmm…Ban…" Ginji was tugging at his friends collar insistently…"Ban…um…"

"What Ginji!" he snapped, getting too irritated at the whole day; blinking and stopping the punch he'd thrown his blonde haired friends way when he noticed that they'd been somehow closed off from the other two members of the little team. "Maybe the door was on that side."

Scene Switch

"Doctor?" Constantina did her best to search in the suddenly dark room she was thrust into. She wasn't overly shocked by the change given what her research had told her about the Limitless Fortress and especially it's higher levels. Babylon city had to be a truly unique place and if they had stumbled upon it very dark as well…

The lack of response had her paused to listen and sniff at the air, trying to pick up any clues as to where she might be in this blackness, cautiously reaching out toward where the wall had been a few moments before but pausing upon feeling the tough smoothness of the long suede coat that Akabane wore…giving her pause as he hadn't actually spoken to her. A hand raising to intercept the knives that dug into her flesh and barely missed her skull a moment later. The bitter copper-ish scent filled the air as she felt the sticky warm liquid slide down along her arm.

"Constantina?" he asked immediately. "Did I injure you past quick repair?"

"No doctor." she replied easily. Resisting the urge to ask him to retract the knives, the pain was something she'd come to more than appreciate and she adored the way he was able to so easily hit the right marks to kill most normal souls. Were she truly a mortal by the general belief then he would have done enough damage with just the slice through her main artery to kill her without quick medical attention. Even without the ability to see him he managed to marvel her. "It will be faster if you remove your knives."

He recognized that she had waited a long time to mention the retraction of his scalpels and paused in taking them away from her. The lack of lighting and scent of blood setting his mind reeling toward even darker things he could do with the regenerative woman that worked for him. Pulling her closer with the blades still through her hand gently - or attempting too. All he was succeeding in doing was slowly drawing the knives out from the side as opposed to drawing her whole body.

Though he didn't mind the effect that had on her either, the way she gasped in a mixture of agony and delight was tantalizing enough to keep him interested - what else was there to do in the unknown room for the time being than better acquaint himself with her. He'd considered the possibility before, she always was too much of a businesswoman - not that he didn't appreciate her many gifts but sometimes he wanted to see her lose that control. He knew that keeping such a perfect domination over emotions and urges only made losing them for a time all the sweeter…it wasn't as if he'd never been with women before.

Normally they ended up dead…short trysts that did little to amuse him past his body's needs. On rare occasion he would find a woman more able to put up with his ominous tastes for such desires of the flesh but they rarely lasted through a night…one particularly vigorous one had managed three sessions before he'd gotten overzealous and ended up killing her from the blood loss…

The way she shuddered against what she wanted, fighting to retain that professional image she'd given him to that point just brought a further grin to his thin lips. Wondering just how far he could go and tease the girl before she'd give in to what she wanted…he knew she held more than a faint crush on him and while he'd considered it amusing he'd never acted on it before. She'd managed to keep him so well entertained that he'd never gotten bored enough with his surroundings to consider it really…physical pursuits came after combative ones after all.

He wrapped his free hand around her to slide her body closer and take a breath of her as he traced the side of her face with his nose, enjoying her quickening heartbeat as she finally gave a breathless comment…"Doctor…what are you…doing?"

Akabane grinned and then bit her neck gently at first, teasing her with the light pressure of his teeth, dragging them along her collarbone and finally pulling his scalpels back into his hand so to free it for other pursuits. "Unacceptable Constantina? Shall I pause?"
"No…" the answer was too fast, even for her, her tone uneven in her internal battle. "…unless you wa…want t-to doctor."

He called the sharpness of his blades to a single finger…he knew he shouldn't destroy her clothing…it wasn't as if she had anything else here that was readily available for her should he do it…but instead he sliced along part of her sleeve to give her the idea…not deep enough to draw blood but enough to scratch her skin. "What do you want Constantina?"

He generally wouldn't be up for such games but drawing it out from her was something he could do to pass the time until they at least turned the lights on for them. Sliding one gloved hand down to tug at the buttons of her suit jacket…

"I…" she hesitated and started to fumble with taking his clothes off in return, bringing a further grin to the sociopaths face and making his press her into a kiss, deep and demanding from both as she broke down and fell into the pleasure he was offering her with the twisted embrace…biting into his lip as they tore at each others wardrobe to get the shielding fabric away from one another.

Constantina figured the whole thing was some sort of vision, one of the illusions or fake realities that the fortress could create for it's inhabitants or intruders. Not that she cared, if it wanted to show her some of her dreams she wouldn't argue with it…she knew she should be searching for the real doctor jackal but this was the one thing that could have kept her and indeed stuck her to the spot like glue…it wasn't as if it were unrealistic, he was causing her pain and had the control that it was either him or some specially programmed vision she'd been gifted with.

It wasn't long before they'd each lost most of their clothing…she was digging nails into his skin deeply and scratching at his back as he drew his fingers with the tips of his knives along her chest, forcing her to stop from lack of real thought as her body shuttered against him, the two tumbling onto a hard floor as they tore at one another in a violent display of animalistic passion. Wrapped together in a bloody tangle of torn flesh and ragged new cuts and scars as they rolled unseen in whatever area they'd been left in within the strange tower.

She pulled her body against him with dizzy need to have him inside her, wrapping her legs around him now that they had ended up on the floor. It didn't matter to either one that they seemed to be on a harder floor than any bed would have ever offered…without even a carpet to help cushion them as they moved, slamming into some sort of furniture as they tousled about on the floor.

That was when they broke apart, much to the chagrin of either one. Akabane because it was a rare occurrence that his trysts could last more than a few minutes and thoughts of quick murder for whoever interrupted on his mind. Constantina because she'd dreamt about the racy scene she'd finally been experienced for a long while…crawling to get her guns when a light switch was turned on. Leaving the heavily self-injured pair with weapons drawn on a very shocked -and probably disgusted- Ban and Ginji walking into the small foyer like room where they had been about ready to take the foreplay up to the real thing…

End Chapter

I figure this chapter will lose me some readers but hey…that's what I figure sex with Akabane would actually be like - so anyone that writes it with kind and gentle care and passion…or wanted me too - sorry won't happen here. For anyone still reading: I know this chapter was a long time coming and I won't lie and say the next one won't probably be as well but I have not yet actually given up on this fiction completely.

-Aura

To my reviewers:

None from the last chapter…not really expecting any at this point I guess.