Of Angels and Demons

Chapter 5 to Of Angels and Demons

Author Note: Hi again and welcome to chapter five. Thanks again to those taking the time to let me know your thoughts, its really a big help. Enjoy!

Warnings: violence, language, adult humor


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The sun was settling slowly beyond the buildings of Shinjuku, its dying lights a mixture of honey rising to scarlet which then melted into a deep violet to sapphire where the stars had already began to shimmer in the night. A mid summer breeze was sweeping through the city though the air it carried had to have been pulled from far up north by the bitter sting it presented to the skin unfortunate enough to be uncovered. It was a chill Ginji welcomed whole heartedly. Slowly he let his head fall back to the weight of the wind’s touch, closing his eyes and the stars from his sight as he inhaled the wintery approach in the air.

“Gin?”

Opening his eyes, the stars over head captured instantly to sparkle within his chocolate orbs before he dropped his head, turning to peer at the slender brunette staring interestedly at him from the corner of the Honky Tonk café, Ginji hitched his breath at the lustrous sight of the one person that could cause such a reaction from him.

“Ban …”

The light of a passing car allowed Ginji to see the frustrated expression on his partner’s face for an instant before he was left in shadows again and it unsettled his already squeamish nerves. He turned his eyes away, his head hanging as if in defeat as he pulled his now trembling lips tightly together hoping the approaching brunette wouldn’t notice. He did, Ginji cringed, pinching his eyes closed as he heard the frustrated sigh beside him.

“Am I so terrifying I scare my partner to death by just standing beside him?” Ban sighed sadly as his fingers hooked Ginji’s lower lip to gently free it from the blonde’s teeth. “What’s wrong Gin?”

Lifting his eyes to stare at Ban in confusion, blinking several times to be sure he wasn’t dreaming, Ginji opened his mouth to say something to shut it as nothing left his lips.

Turning his eyes carefully over his partner’s, studying the expression carefully before a smile lifted to his knowing lips, Ban shook his head while releasing Ginji’s lip, his fingers slipping lightly down the sensitive flesh, leaving tingles in its wake.

“I see …”

“You aren’t angry with me Ban?”

Lifting his eyes to Ginji, furrowing his brows as he realized he’d calculated wrong, Ban tipped his head to the side. “Why would I be angry with you?”

“Because of …” Ginji paused, hesitant to continue.

“Come on Ginji, spit it out, because why?”

“Because of Masaki?” Ginji whispered, lowering his eyes again, afraid of the look that entered Ban’s eyes. “I know that I should’ve …”

“The only thing I’m upset about is the bastard nearly killed you and he wouldn’t have cared!” Ban snarled, “The cold bastard was supposed to be like some kind of guardian like Teshimine and the fucker was freak’n blasting you through the chest!” Ban fumed. “He’s God damned lucky I didn’t fucking kill ‘em! Every single fuck’n one of ‘em … they worship the ground you walk on but if the opportunity presents itself or its just convent spur of the moment shit, they fuck’n turn on ya and try to blast, cut, or rip your head off!”

“I know, but I … I can’t hurt them,” Ginji sighed, his eyes trembling as he continued to stare at the ground, “I love them all Ban … I can’t hurt them!” Brightening his eyes as he felt Ban’s soft fingers grip his chin, tugging gently to have sapphires take over his own chocolate orbs, Ginji stood immobile as Ban smiled earnestly at him. “Ban …”

“It’s not you I’m angry with Gin,” Ban sighed, his eyes lowering as he released Ginji’s chin, his hand slipping down the blonde’s neck to fall at his side. “So don’t be scared of me … of all people, I can’t stand you being scared of me.” He frowned, turning away to pause as Ginji hugged him.

“I’m not scared of you Ban, just scared I’ve disappointed you!” Ginji cringed as he buried his face into Ban’s back, “you’re the one thing in my life I don’t want to ever change … you stand by my side through everything. Help my friends even though they hate you cause they think you’re the reason I abandoned them … Ban I …”

“Ban, Ginji!”

Opening his eyes as he felt Ban’s hand remove his arms from his chest, Ginji straightened to watch Ban approach the corner Natsumi and Rena came around.

“There you two are … aren’t you two hungry, the parties starting!” Natsumi chuckled, “come on Gin, everyone’s here!”

“Hi Ban,” Rena blushed.

“Yo …”

Sighing heavily as he walked after the brunette not at all excited for a party, Ginji lifted his hands to rub his arms as the wind bit bitterly at him.

“Hey Snake Bastard …” instantly came the gruff voice of Beast Master, Shido Fuyuki, the snide smile present in his voice, “what were you doing (better have been keeping your grimy hands to yourself), didn’t you know we were celebrating!”

Scoffing, a snide grin of his own reaching up his thin lips, Ban raised an eyebrow as he lifted a hand in acknowledgement to Paul Wan, the café’s owner, “Partying with a whipped man isn’t my idea of celebrating.”

“I’m not whipped!” Shido snarled.

Already ruffling your feathers! Ban snickered, being quite proud of himself. “Ya are to ya damn monkey!”

“Say that to my face Snake Bastard!”

“I believe I just did you idiot!”

“No rats in the café Shido!” Paul shouted, “Get them out!”

“Awk,” Hevn squealed, “Ban give me that stool back!”

“I’m going to knock your block off ya damn thief!”

“Thief!” Ban puzzled, the raised stool lowering a bit as he tried to process to instead chuckle devilishly, “So what I steal this time … your wooly bikinis? Or your snake skin thongs? Was it that one?”

Snarling his nose as he turned bright red, Shido slammed his foot down as he inched closer to Ban, fist ready to strike. “No, I haven’t skinned you for those yet-”

“Oh, right,” Ban sighed, rolling his eyes to brighten them, “Oooh, I got it! That low riding feather kilt, right … did I get it right!?”

“Ginji! Ya damn snake!”

“Ha, I didn’t need to steal Ginji; he was all for abandoning your boney ass, Monkey Boy. Ginji didn’t leave, he was running!” Ban chuckled hysterically, enjoying himself immensely as he watched Shido’s red face turn a shade darker.

“Do we have to do this every time we get together?” Kazuki sighed.

“Shido doesn’t really own those sort of things does he?” Hevn inquired as she leaned across Himiko Kudo to get closer to Kazuki.

“I don’t believe so,” Kazuki sighed heavier as worse insults flew across the café. Leaning into the bar while taking a small sip of his tea, Kazuki opened his bright brown eyes to stare at the cabinet of glasses before turning to Hevn. “At least … I hope not.”

Furrowing her brows at Ban’s next hysterical cackle, Himiko turned irritated violets to glare at the two boys, “Gaa, this is ridiculous … they’re like two big dumb alpha males fighting for some pathetic scrawny mate,” Himiko sighed to chuckle at the pun accidently directed to insult Shido.

“Who’s the mate?” Natsumi inquired while Rena nodded excitedly beside her; both eager to know the answer.

“Hehehe,” Akabane mused while sipping his coffee, “well dear Ginji of course!”

“Ban put the stool down, you break that I’m putting it on your tab!” Paul shouted.

“Ya think a stools gonna shut me up Midou!” Shido growled, “You’re not getting away with stealing Ginji …”

“How’d we get back to this,” Ban pouted. I was enjoying making fun of him and his poor fighting styles. “I didn’t steal Ginji, you ass-” Ban shouted.

“He doesn’t belong to you!” Shido interrupted.

“You’re all the ones that acted as if he was a possession, doesn’t he have a right to decide where he wants to be and who he wants to hang around!?”

“Not when it’s you ya snake!”

“Ya know what,” Ban softly snarled, his brows twitching in irritation, “I’m going to do everyone a favor and ripe your throat out so no one has to listen to your annoying voice anymore! I’m about to do Madoka a major favor, not only does she not have to look at your ugly face, but now she won't have to listen to your annoying bitch’n!”

“Ya fucking snake, don’t you dare talk about Madoka like that!”

“Who knows she may want to thank me personally for this God sent gift!”

“She wouldn’t pay you the time of day!”

Standing in the doorway of the Honky Tonk, watching Ban and Shido once again going after one another, Ginji released a long sigh as he turned his eyes to the rest of the gang. With all the girls crowded around Kazuki gossiping, it wasn’t a wonder people usually mistook him for a woman, the way he gossiped and giggled away with them, Ginji couldn’t help but chuckle. Juubei sat silently beside him, happy to just be at his side, though he seemed to be immersed in the conversation he was having with Paul and Emishi. And last was Akabane, the psychopathic physician that had had it out for Ban and him since the beginning. The glint in the man’s eyes infuriated Ginji as he saw that it was to Ban the look was directed.

“Ginji tell this fool that you like me better than him!”

“Ha as if ya damn Monkey, you smell like shit all the time!”

“As opposed to a cold slithering freak like you!”

“What you just say?”

“You heard me ya damn snake!”

“I think you just said kill me Ban Midou the Magnificent cause I’m a Fucking Asshole that doesn’t deserve to breath the same air you do!”

“Can’t you two not do this for once?” Kazuki growled softly.

“You want a piece of this to Thread Spool!?”

“Stay out of this Kazu it doesn’t concern you!”

“Well maybe I’ll make it my concern!”

“Sit your ass down Samurai boy no one told you to stand!”

“Juubei put the needles away.”

“Yeah, ya whipped rag, your cross-dressing uke’s spoken!”

“Ban!” Ginji blushed as Kazuki’s hair stood on end.

“Kazu, you and Juubei stay out of this; it’s between me and that slithering snake!”

“What did you call me Ban Midou!?”

“How dare you talk about Kazuki like that, I’ll make you regret your words Ban Midou, no one speaks of Kazuki like that!”

“This has become very inappropriate!” Hevn freaked as she turned from the scarlet Natsumi and Rena to stare at the four boys ready to rip one another’s heads off.

“You mean annoying,” Himiko sighed with a twitch of her brow as she leaned further into the bar. “I’m tired of hearing his annoying voice!”

You need to get him alone … your suffering will never abate if you don’t strike soon … can’t you hear it, the wild beat of his heart, the labor of his breathing … can’t you smell the release, the se-

“Paul can I get a coffee!” Himiko practically shouted, her face covered in sweat as she pushed her cup toward the café owner.

“Himiko, are you alright?”

“Black!” She exhaled. “Please!”

“Take back what you said, Ban Midou, and beg for forgiveness, only then may I forgive your incursion!”

“Dream on ya womanly man whore … everything I said was true, so what’s the point of taking it back!?”

“You’re deepening your grave Ban Midou!” Kazuki shouted as the soft ring of his bell sounded. “Any last words!?”

“I can take you blindfolded, Thread Spool, bring it!”

“Not In The Café!” Paul screamed.

“You have no honor now nor will you in death Ban Midou!”

“Who the hell gives a shit about honor Samurai boy,” Ban frowned to grin devilishly, “apparently its not so important to you or uke there or you’d not be banging each other every morning, afternoon, and evening!”

“That’s it, you’ve taken it too far Ban Midou!” Kazuki blistered, his beautiful face a crimson red. “I’m Not A Uke!”

“So you top him!” Ban chuckled, “hahahaha, oh how the mighty have fallen. So not only does he have your honor, wit, and brain but he’s got your balls to Samurai boy!?” Ban chuckled hysterically.

“Ban …” Ginji sighed while dropping his head to the bar, “why!?”

“At least they’re getting some Snake Bastard, when was the last time your limp noodle came alive!?”

Limp Noodle! Ban twitched, “when have you had Any ya damn primate!? Lord knows Madoka’s not ridden your puny package!”

Smacking her head to the bar while Hevn, Natsumi, and Rena stared red faced and slack-jawed, Himiko jerked her head back with a scream as Paul jumped for the knifes Shido grabbed.

He’s actually not so limp. Ginji mused; chin resting in his hands as he stared at the ceiling to snicker hysterically, his cheeks reddening. Though; I only saw by chance when he jumped out of the scalding shower.

Sitting quietly in the corner, the black hat draped over his eyes, shielding the wild glint they held, Akabane snickered in amusement at the spectacle before him. Hehehe well this is certainly more fun than I’d expected.

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Brushing slowly through the labyrinth halls leading up toward Babylon City, his reflection dancing in waves across the mirrored walls, Kagami grinned softly as a door suddenly opened to flood him within blinding light.

You know what to do

Pausing not nearly an inch from the edge of the light, his light violet eyes creasing thoughtfully, Kagami slowly lifted his gaze to a space in the ceiling.

Gasping painfully, his hands snapping up to rip his lens quickly from in front of his face, his labored breathing raspy gasps as he turned to pull himself several feet from in front of his mainframe, Makubex sank to the cold floor with a painful cry.

“Makubex!” Sakura shouted as she rushed into the room, shivering at the painful cries still escaping into the room, echoing all around her as she dropped to her knees beside him. Her heart sank as her eyes grew wider, tears springing instantly to life as she saw his frail body twisted in pain before her.

“Sakura …” he moaned weakly, “Sakura … its Mr.-”

Gasping as he snapped forward to thrash, Sakura quickly caught hold of his torso, attempting to pull him against her as he groaned. “Makubex what’s going on!? Makubex!” She screamed as he fell still. “Makubex!”

“I saw it …” he sighed softly, his eyes lowering wearily, “I saw what they’re planning to do … what they’ll do to Mr. Ginji!”

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Author's Note: So there you have it, hope you all liked it. I enjoyed writing it, especially the quarrel points. So there's going to be some angst in the next chapter. The usual Ginji getting in trouble and Ban having to save him. There may also be some lemon, so be warned, :).