'G' and 'B'

Author: Keaide
Rating: G
Genre: Romance. One-shot.
Status: Complete.
Pairing: Ban + Ginji.
Summary: Ginji and Ban make advertisement posters together.

"Ban-chan! Ban-chan!" Midou Ban turned in slight irritation as his partner's voice interrupted his work. "Ban-chan, what are you doing?"

"I'm drawing, Ginji, can't you see?" A slight hint of exasperation could be traced in Ban's voice. "Somebody stole our signs last night, remember?"

"Oh yeah...then where did you get markers and paper?"

"Natsumi brought some for me."

"Ooh, do you have some more? Can I draw something, too?"

"Natsumi only gave me one sheet, so no, you can't. Now could you please just let me work?" The annoyance in his voice was more apparent now, and Ginji got the point. Sitting down on a bench with a sigh, he surveyed the park around him.

Ban settled back to work making his signs. He was enjoying it—unbeknownst to the general public, Midou Ban had an artistic side that rarely had a chance to express itself. He worked steadily, ignoring the humming, tapping, shuffling, and sighing issuing from the park bench that revealed Ginji's acute boredom.

"There!" Ban proudly displayed his creation.

"Wow, Ban-chan! That's really pretty!" Ginji exclaimed, marveling over the sign. It was quite an impressive piece of artwork. The letters G and B stood out very prominently from the page, brilliantly colored in red and orange. The rest of the words to Get Backers spilled down vertically from the two letters. At the bottom in bright bubble letters were their usual statements: "We'll get back anything taken!" and "Almost 100% success rate!"

As Ban admired his handiwork, his eyes were drawn to the large G and B on the poster. It reminded him of something...but he couldn't quite place what.

"Ban-chan! I didn't know you could draw so well!" Ginji's voice interrupted his thoughts. With a flash of awareness, Ban realized what was so familiar. Blue eyes widened in shock behind their protective glasses. G and B! It stood for Get Backers...and Ginji and Ban! He stood there, staring, wondering what sort of ideas that portended.

"Ban-chan! Ban-chan!" Ginji tugged on Ban's arm. "Look what I just noticed! The G and B on your sign can stand for Get Backers and Ginji and Ban! Isn't that cool?" Ban stared at his partner. How was it that Ginji seemed to voice exactly the thoughts whirling around his head? It was almost as if he were psychic, or that there was some sort of bond between them...wait. What was he thinking? There was no bond between the two of them, other than partnership and close friendship. Ban might have wanted some other, closer bond, but Ginji seemed perfectly happy the way they were...

Once again, Ginji's voice shook Ban out of his reverie. "Ban-chan? The Get Backers will be together forever, right?"

"Sure, Ginji."

"So that means we'll always be together, too, right?"

Ban turned to look Ginji in the eye. "Of course we will."

Before Ban could realize what was happening, Ginji leaned upward and gently pressed his lips to Ban's. Then he looked at Ban.

"Ban-chan, can I see those markers?"

"Huh? Yeah...here." Almost as if in a daze, Ban handed Ginji the markers, his mind reeling with what had just happened. Did Ginji just...kiss him? Did that mean he, Ban, was wrong about Ginji? Could Ginji possibly share the feelings that Ban had for his brown-eyed friend?

"Ta-da!" Ginji announced. "Ban-chan, come see!" Looking down at the poster, Ban got his answer. Neatly printed in Ginji's best handwriting, next to the ever-noticeable G and B, were four words: