Sycamore
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Author: Aquaian Goddess
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Romance. Humor. PWP.
Status: Complete.
Pairing: Shido x Ban.
Summary: A certain Beast Master plagues the dreams of our dear Midou Ban-sama.
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Shido was faintly purring in the afterglow. Ban’s head rested in the hollow between Shido’s neck and shoulder, his body curled on top of Shido’s.

“It feels strange.”

Shido’s hand started to trace lazy patterns across Ban’s back. “Hm? What does?”

“The fact that I know next to nothing about you.”

“Really?”

“Yes.” Ban lifted his head to look Shido in the face. “It’s strange, considering what we just did.”

“Twice.”

Ban chuckled. “Mmm. You must be so proud of yourself.”

Shido kissed Ban, softly. “Ask me later. Sleep now.”

Ban shrugged. “Whatever.” He rested his head in the hollow of Shido’s shoulder and fell asleep.

Ban woke feeling cold and empty as the dream faded. His eyes fluttered open. |That was... nice.| Ban stared at the roof of the ‘Bug and lit a cigarette. He scowled and walked into the Honky Tonk. Ginji waved at Ban.

“Someone’s grumpy. Bad night again?” Paul set Ban’s cup of coffee down in front of him.

“I’m not sure.”

The bell above the door jingled. Ban scowled at it. How dare it jingle so happily when he was suffering, damnit! |Oh look. It’s Shid-Monkey Tamer.| He nodded his head in greeting to Ginji and Ban, then settled down and ordered a cup of coffee.

The bell above the door jingled again and Ban glared at it, willing it to melt into a jingle-less puddle of gold-plated goop, preferably goop that went against the laws of physics and would fling itself through the air to land on Shid-Monkey Tamer’s face. Hevn walked in, followed by Himiko.

“Hello! I have a job for you!”

Ban let his head fall to the counter top with a thud. “Oh yippee skippy. Another mission where you take thirty percent of our earnings so we can dodge bullets, jump off high places, nearly drown and in the end, get doubled crossed and not get paid ANYWAY.”

Shido blinked. “You did not just say ‘yippee skippy’, Snake Bastard.”

“Oh shut it, Monkey Tamer.” Ban scowled. “What’s the job, Hevn?”

Hevn flipped her hair over her shoulder and smiled.

|I am going to kill Hevn. Very slowly.| Ban seethed as he readied himself for battle. |Forty of them, with sunglasses, so I can’t use my Evil Eye, guns, and not enough room to dodge. Fabulous. Fan-fuckin’-tastic, even. At least Ginji got away with Himiko and the-| Ban’s musings where cut off with a sudden shriek, as a murder of crows came out of nowhere and blinded the guards. Ban felt a hand on his arm.

“This way!”

“Damnit, Monkey Tamer! We don’t NEED your damn HELP!”

“Is that so, Snake Bastard? Who just saved your ass back there, huh?”

“I could’ve handled it.”

“Of course, because you could’ve easily taken down nearly forty armed guards after they riddled you with bullets, I’m sure.”

Ban snarled at him. “Listen you-”

A gun went off.

“SHIDO!”

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