ANNOUNCEMENT-I can't write romance to save my life, so there will be no story entitled "A Kiss" cuz if I try I can guarantee you it will suck. So, the next one up is "A Cry". This would only matter if you've heard the song, otherwise ignore this little announcement!

WARNING: CHARACTER DEATH

A Cry

This always happens when we take Hevn's jobs Ban thought as he dodged a stroke of his opponent's sword. Things had gone completely fine throughout the mission, until he and Ginji had tried to escape with the item. A couple thugs and the swordsman had ambushed them close to the exit.

Ginji was dealing with the thugs, and Ban had taken on the swordsman. Ban could hear gunfire, but he could tell that Ginji wasn't seriously hurt, and he was holding his own against the swordsman.

Ban dodged the sword again and lunged in to strike at his opponent's wrist. The swordsman ducked under the attack and spun away, pulling his sword in a shallow cut across Ban's stomach.

Ban grimaced, but the cut was nothing compared to some that Jackal and Natsuhiko had given him, and it wasn't bleeding too bad. He dodged another slice and retreated, brilliant blue eyes scanning the room for his partner.

Ginji was finishing off the last of the thugs, and looked like he was mostly fine; one arm hung limply at his side, the sleeve stained red. Ban checked the area to make sure there were no reinforcements coming, then refocused on his own opponent.

Ban dodged around another thrust and coiled for another lunge. His attacker suddenly dropped down and knocked Ban off balance. The brunette fell, eyes widening in surprise. Oh shit… Ban thought, seeing a sword heading straight for him.

Ginji turned around in time to see Ban get tripped by the swordsman, and he was already moving as Ban began to fall. He ran faster as the swordsman raised his blade over his partner, using magnetism to pull the blade away from Ban.

The only problem with this strategy was that it pulled the blade at Ginji instead. He inhaled sharply as the blade bit into his abdomen. He could see Ban looking at him in horror before the brunette sprang into action.

Ban boosted himself off the ground, driving a foot into the swordsman's face, and then flipping over and punching him in the gut for good measure. The swordsman sailed away, bringing his sword with him.

Ginji gasped as the sword was dragged out of his gut and crumpled, hands over the wound. Ban caught his partner before he hit the floor, cradling Ginji's head against his chest.

Ginji was breathing hard and blood soaked through his shirt and vest. "Ban…chan…" he gasped out, eyes scrunched shut in pain.

"I'm right here, Ginji, just stay with me, ok?" Ban said, tearing his shirt off and using it to apply pressure to the hole in his partner's middle. Ginji grunted as the pressure sent a fresh wave of pain through him, then gently grasped Ban's hands.

"Just hold on, Gin," Ban pleaded with his partner. He gently picked Ginji up and ran through the house to the Ladybug. Ginji's head rested against Ban's chest, his hands weakly pressing against the shirt over his stomach.

Ban gently laid his partner in the passenger seat of the Ladybug, then ran to the driver's side and got them out of there as fast as he could.

Where should I go? There aren't any hospitals close enough…Infinity Fortress is close, I'll take him there, that old pharmacist guy can help him Ban thought, speeding towards Infinity Fortress as fast as the Ladybug could go and hoping there wouldn't be cops on the way.

The drive was only a few minutes long, but to Ban it seemed like an eternity. He could hear Ginji's labored breathing beside him beginning to slow.

When they arrived at the entrance to Infinity Fortress, Ban had Ginji out of the car in a matter of seconds. The blonde felt unnaturally light in Ban's arms, and his face was too pale; it scared Ban.

"Ginji, come on, wake up," Ban said, squeezing his partner's arm gently. "Ban-chan…" Ginji moaned weakly, cracking open his eyes. "It's ok, Gin, we're gonna get you to Gen and you'll be fine," Ban said as he sprinted into Infinity Fortress.

"Ban-chan, I'm sorry."

"Don't be sorry, Ginji, it's ok, you just gotta stay with me, ok?"

"Ban-chan, you're…my best friend…in the whole…world. You…make me…happy."

Ban looked down at his partner and best friend, his heart constricting in his chest when he saw how clouded and unfocused Ginji's beautiful warm brown eyes were. "Ginji, please, don't go, you're my best friend too, my only real friend, I can't let you die!"

"It's ok…Ban-chan. I had…fun…being a…Getbacker…with you." Ginji grabbed Ban's arm and squeezed it, smiling up at his best friend.

"Thank…you."

Ginji's eyes slowly closed, and his breathing stopped. His hand fell away from Ban's arm and rested limply against his chest. Ban fell to his knees, cradling his partner.

"No, Ginji, wake up, come one, wake up! Please…I don't want…I can't do this alone. Getbackers can't be plural if you're gone! Ginji…"

Ban buried his face in his friend's hair and felt an unfamiliar wetness on his cheeks. For the first time since he had killed Yamato, Ban was crying.

"Good bye, Ginji," Ban sobbed as he held his partner tightly, crying alone in front of Infinity Fortress.

Author's Note-I don't even know how I got through writing this, I was definitely almost crying at the end. Hope you liked it anyways.