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Author: Aquaian Goddess
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Angst. Drama. One-shot.
Status: Complete.
Pairing: Shido x Ban.
Summary: Ban stared at Shido, and Shido stared back.

Ban stared at Shido, and Shido stared back. Then he smirked. They had come out here to fight, not for a staring contest.

“You make me laugh, Mido. You drag me into the garden to what... stare at me?”

Ban glared. “Maybe.”

Shido smirked at this, deciding to taunt his adversary. “My, my, my, Mido. If you wanted me so badly, you should've said something.”

“Shut up, you sack of crap.” Ban snapped.

Shido’s eyes narrowed. “Oh? Careful-- Daddy may have to spank you.”

Ban’s eyes widened in shock, unaware of the soft blush forming on his cheeks. “Wha-what?”

Shido smirked. “You heard me.”

Ban blushed a little harder. “I can't believe you said that.”

Shido widened his eyes innocently at Ban, testing his ‘Cute Puppy’ transformation. He had been wondering if it still worked, since he wasn’t a little kid anymore. “Would you rather have me tie you up and make you beg?”

Ban was blushing a lot more now, a little unsure now that the situation had been changed from hate to lust. Hatred he could deal with. Hatred he was used to, but lust? For him? “...can we fight now, please?”

Shido smirked and walked forward, cornering Ban against a tree. “I don't think so, because now I'm all hot and bothered, and since you caused it, you have to do something about it.”

Ban snarled. “Never.”

“Oh?”

Ban was glaring at Shido over the tops of his glasses. “Better knuckle up, lowlife, 'cause I'm gonna school your ass!!”

Shido grinned like the cat that got the cream. “Oh, really?” He dipped his head, bringing his mouth to Ban’s and kissed him, practically purring with satisfaction when Ban opened his mouth to protest and Shido’s tongue delved in, effectively silencing the smaller man.

It was surprisingly pleasant, kissing Ban. Okay, maybe pleasant was the wrong word for it, but it was definitely better than expected, which, if Shido had taken the time to think about it, seducing Ban had never really been in the plan. Then again, he had never expected his hated enemy to be so pretty. Not like Kazuki, who was feminine and delicate and smelled like a field of wildflowers. Ban was pretty in a masculine sense. His eyes, exotic and slanted, fit well in his face, a face that could almost be considered feminine, but the set of Ban’s jaw and mouth said otherwise. There was strength beneath that mask of delicacy, much like Kazuki’s, but different. Then there was his body. Shido hummed into the kiss, sliding his hands under the white dress shirt Ban wore to caress warm soft skin. Ban’s body, he hadn’t been expecting. It was trim and lithe and Gods above did he ever want to tie the smaller man down and just worship it. Pressing closer, the kiss becoming a bit more forceful, Shido felt rather than heard Ban’s moan as he opened his mouth a little more, welcoming Shido inside.

Ban’s head was spinning, overloading on feelings and sensations he hadn’t felt since, Gods, he couldn’t even remember if he ever had at all. Shido’s hands were warm and callous rough and felt wonderful on his skin. Ban’s hands gripped at Shido’s shoulders, a brief thought flickering in his mind as to if he was hurting the larger man or not, which made him slide his arms around the larger man’s shoulders and lifting himself up slightly, deepening the kiss and moaning into it.

Shido pulled away from the kiss, causing Ban to make a soft noise of protest. Shido trailed his kisses from Ban’s mouth, along his jaw, up to his ear, where Shido nipped at the lobe before moving down Ban’s neck.

“Why are you doing this?” Ban whispered, barely audible, save for the fact he said it right in Shido’s ear, the hot breath against Shido’s skin sending soft shivers down his spine.

“Because you’re not what I expected. You’re not…” Shido nuzzled at Ban’s neck. “You’re not like I remembered you. First I saw you, it was only for a few minutes, but it was enough. You were killing them, even though their level was obviously so much lower than yours. You were cruel, blood covered and in our territory, obviously an enemy. Then Raitei showed up, I figured he could handle a bastard like you, and therefore you were not my problem. Then you left, and he followed.”

“What changed that?” Ban’s breathing hitched as Shido nipped at Ban’s neck, then kissed the sting away. “Why-”

“Because you’re different. Raitei-”

“Ginji. He’s not Raitei anymore.”

“-He was smiling, he seemed lighter. Happy.” Shido lifted his head to look Ban in the eye. “You did that. I want to know what in you could’ve possibly made him so damn happy.”

Ban scowled. “And you’ll find that out by fucking me?”

“Mmm, no, but I will find out if you taste as good as you look- if you feel as good- if I do.” Shido nipped at Ban’s lower lip. “And you would’ve stopped me long before now if you didn’t want this, wouldn’t you’ve?”

Ban pressed against the tree, trying to get away from Shido, who merely pressed closer. “Curiosity killed the cat, you know.”

“I haven’t died yet.” Shido kissed Ban again, and Ban kissed him back. Shido’s fingers deftly undid each of the buttons of Ban’s dress shirt, caressing the skin beneath it.

Ban gasped when he felt Shido’s hands undoing his belt and then the button and fly of his pants, eyes staring up at Shido, wide and almost frightened and very aroused, then they fluttered closed with a moan when Shido reached into his boxers and began to stroke him. Fingers digging into the bark behind him, Ban thrust his hips into Shido’s touch, biting down on his lip to keep from making any more noises than he already had.

Shido glanced around for something he could use as lube that wasn’t tree sap, when he was hit on the head with a bottle. “Ow!”

Ban’s eyes snapped open. “What?”

Shido knelt to pick up the small vial of massage oil that had dropped on his head. “Either the Gods have a very strange sense of humor, or they have given us their blessings.”

The sound of the crows in the trees made Ban certain they were laughing at the two of them. “Or your blasted birds are laughing at us.” Ban snarled, trying to get his body away from Shido’s hand, but ended up pressing himself closer.

“Or that.” Shido grinned in the moonlight, and Ban’s breath caught in his throat.

‘No man has the right to have a grin like that and be using it on me. Yamato had a grin like that and he used it on me all the damn time, usually when he wanted me to do something gross or life threatening, the fucking bastard.’ Ban grumbled internally.

Shido nipped at Ban’s neck, and Ban’s thought processes screeched to a halt, the hand down Ban’s pants squeezing gently and moving slowly, driving Ban slowly insane. “Have you ever done this before?"

"No." Ban hissed out from between clenched teeth.

"I should be on top, then. This way you'll know what to do for next time."

Ban snarled. "Who says there'll be a 'next time', Monkey Tamer?!"

"I do." Shido kissed Ban roughly, dragging down Ban’s pants and boxers ‘til they were down around his ankles, and Ban stepped out of them and his shoes. Shido’s mouth then trailed down along Ban’s jaw, then his neck, paying careful attention to the soft skin at the hollow of Ban’s neck, and the warmth of the curve of where neck met shoulder. Ban’s whole body was trembling as Shido lifted him higher on the tree, Ban’s legs wrapped around Shido’s waist to keep from falling, Shido pinning Ban to the tree with his bodyweight. Shido slicked his fingers with the oil, purring against Ban’s throat. “I’d love to spend more time exploring,” Shido lapped at Ban’s collarbone, “but I’m sure you’ll forgive me if I forgo it this once.”

Ban’s breathing was becoming nothing more than short, sobbing gasps for air as Shido’s fingers found his opening and circled it. “You make it sound like we’ll be doing this a-” Ban cut himself off with a sharp cry as Shido’s finger entered him. Ban turned his face from Shido, ashamed and angry enough as it was for even letting the Monkey Tamer take things this far, but for him to be his first? Ban clenched his eyes tight as he willed himself to relax, to just get this over and done with.

Shido nuzzled Ban’s temple, nudging the smaller man’s glasses to the top of his head and placing a gentle kiss to the corner of Ban’s eye. “Are you alright? I’m not hurting you, am I?”

“Why would you care if you were, anyway?!” Ban hissed, torn between moaning in pleasure and crying in anguish, but the Great Mido Ban-sama never cries!

“Because sex shouldn’t hurt.” Shido kissed Ban’s temple. “Sex isn’t a weapon.” Shido nibbled gently at Ban’s ear. “If I wanted to hurt you, we’d be fighting.” Shido suckled softly on Ban’s earlobe and felt Ban’s inner muscles relax, sliding his finger in deeper, then out, and back in again, adding a second oil slicked finger.

“OH!” Ban’s eyes were wide as he stared down at Shido, amazed.

Shido grinned at Ban and pressed against the sweet spot again. “Like that?”

Ban moaned, pressing back against Shido’s hand and clutching his rib cage with his legs. Ban’s hands, shaking, reached down to undo Shido’s belt and the button and fly of his jeans. Ban’s hands faltered and his eyes went wide. “Oh my G-”

Shido kissed Ban as he inserted another finger, only to have Ban tense up even more. “Shhh, it’s alright.”

“You are fuckin’ huge! HUGE!” Ban’s panicked rant was cut off when Shido kissed him on the forehead, then the corner of each eye, the tip of his nose, then settling softly on Ban’s mouth.

“Ban, calm down. Just relax.” Shido pressed his fingers deeper inside Ban, feeling no resistance. “Deep breaths. Trust me when I say this will feel good, alright?”

“…How many chicks have you scared off with that thing?”

“One or two.” Shido nipped at Ban’s neck, grinning against it. “I prefer male bed mates.”

Ban blinked. “Ever have sex with Ginji?”

Shido bit down harder on Ban’s neck and pressed his fingers deeper inside Ban. “I’m about to fuck you senseless and you’re asking me if I slept with your business partner?”

Ban gasped and arched his back as Shido began to pump his fingers in and out of him. “Good point.” Shido pressed the vial into Ban’s hand.

“I’m going to try it now, okay? But I need you to put the condom on me.”

“I can stand you know.”

“Yes, but not for long.” Shido grinned. Ban blushed as he put the condom on Shido. “You’re very pretty when you blush.” Shido murmured against Ban’s ear as he removed his fingers and positioned himself at Ban’s entrance. “Ready?”

Ban nodded. “As ready as I’ll ever be.”

Shido grinned and kissed Ban as he slowly pressed into him. Ban broke the kiss hissing and Shido paused, fighting down the urge to thrust into the tight heat that was Ban. Shido nuzzled Ban’s neck, growling softly. “Tell me when I can move again.” He nipped at Ban’s ear, trying to distract Ban from the pain. At Ban’s soft nod Shido slid the rest of the way in with a moan. The vial slipped from Ban’s fingers, unnoticed.

Ban’s eyes were wide and unseeing as Shido slid the rest of the way inside, then stopped. He moaned as Shido nipped at his ear, tongue tracing the whorls of it, then sucking softly on the soft skin behind his jaw. Ban bucked his hips up and threw his head back with a cry as his body tightened with pleasure.

Shido moaned low in his throat as he thrust into Ban. “You feel so good, Ban.” Shido whispered against the retrieval specialist’s skin, kissing, licking, and nipping at the soft skin of his neck. “So tight, so fucking tight.”

Ban couldn’t stop the desperate mewling noises keening from his throat even if he knew he was making them, muffled only by his teeth clamping down on his bottom lip. Shido was striking something inside of him with each thrust that was driving him insane, rocking his hips forward to meet Shido’s, hands clutching at Shido’s vest.

Shido, taking delight in the desperate noises Ban was making, could feel himself getting close and wrapped a hand around Ban’s shaft, pumping it in time with his thrusts, drawing the smaller man’s mouth into a kiss.

Ban broke the kiss, biting down on his lip to muffle the cry as he came all over Shido’s hand and his stomach.

Ban’s muscles clenching around Shido was the last straw for the Beast Master as he thrust a few more times and sunk his teeth into Ban’s neck as he came hard with a guttural sound. Shido licked and nuzzled at the bite mark on Ban’s neck. “Can you stand?” Shido murmured against Ban’s ear.

Ban lifted his head from Shido’s shoulder, and blinked at him, dazed. “Huh?”

Shido laughed softly and kissed Ban, nipping lightly at his lower lip. “I wanted to know if you could stand.”

Ban blinked slowly. “Umm, dunno.”

“Let’s find out, okay?” Shido slid out of Ban, slowly, immediately missing the warmth of the other man, and gently placed him on his feet. Ban was trembling, but standing. “You okay?”

Ban nodded, then shook his head, as if he couldn’t decide which answer was the right one.

Shido bent down and kissed Ban, lightly at first, then deeper as Ban’s lips parted in invitation. “Ban…”

Ban’s cell phone rang, causing them both to jump. Ban knelt to get it, wincing as he did so. “Ban-kun speaking.”

“Ban-chan? Hey, can you hear me?”

“Oh, hey Ginji. What’s up?”

“...Are you alright? You sound weird.”

“I’m fine, Ginji.”

“Okay. Anyway, Madoka-chan knows where the violin is. Let’s go get it.”

“Great, I’ll be there soon. Ja.” Ban hung up the phone and glanced up at Shido, then away again as he got dressed. “I’ll see you around, Monkey Tamer.” He turned to leave.

Shido grabbed Ban’s arm and spun him around, kissing him. “You can count on that, Snake Bastard.”

Ban gave Shido an almost shy smile, which turned to coy and mischievous as Ban leaned in for another kiss. “Of course. Next time I have to be on top, after all.”

Shido nuzzled Ban, almost purring. “We’ll see.”

Ban chuckled, the sound low and smooth. “’Til then.” Ban kissed him, softly, then left.

Shido discarded his used condom, dropping it at the base of the tree that the hidden security camera was in. ‘I should’ve disabled that…I’ll retrieve the tape later.’ He scooped up the vial of oil and tucked himself back into his pants.

“This will be interesting.”

“Kazuki.” Shido grinned at his friend “I always knew you were a voyeur.”

“When you have sex in public places, you’re bound to have a few witnesses.” Kazuki tilted his head, the bells in his hair jingling softly with the movement. “You should be more careful, Shido-kun. One would begin to think that you’re a Kitsune luring away young virgin boys.”

“Then you have nothing to worry about, do you?” Shido shook his head, smirking at his friend.

“I don’t understand that man.”

“Who? Mido? What’s to understand?”

“I didn’t like the look in his eye before. It frightened me.” Kazuki made his way towards the house as Shido followed.

Shido thought back to before he had made his move on Ban, and how his eyes had burned with a killer intent, then to after they had sex, and how they seemed so drastically different. ‘Which one was the real one?’ “You know…”

Kazuki turned to face Shido as they settled down on the roof, “Hmm?”

“I’m with you. I don’t get him either.”

They watched, amused, as the retrieval specialists escaped.

“Hmph… I guess those idiots got away. I don’t know what Ginji sees in them.”

“You seem jealous, Shido.”

“I’m NOT jealous! Do you want me to kick your ass?!”

Kazuki laughed, shaking his hair back, bells tinkling merrily in his hair. “Are you just going to let them get away? I thought it was your job to protect the Stratovarius?”

“Tch, I can get it back whenever I want to.” Shido said, looking at Mozart.

“Ban-kun, you sound like you’re in pain.” Madoka tilted her head. The six of them (Paul, Hevn, Natsumi, Madoka and Mozart, Ginji and Ban) were in the back of the rather nice car that Madoka owned.

“Ban-chan, are you sure you’re okay? Shido didn’t hurt you did he?”

“I’m fine!”

“I could’ve sworn I heard you let out a hiss of pain, Ban-kun.” Hevn drawled, enjoying Ban’s discomfort.

“I said I’m FINE!” Ban glared at her through his glasses. “Hey, Driver! Ginji and I get off here.” He snapped.

“Ban-chan only gets so irritable when he’s injured.” Ginji teased, then blinked. “Ban-chan did you just…”

“What?”

“Why’d you use the Evil Eye on him?”

“Ban-kun?”

“Trust me, he’s not who he says he is.”

“But…”

Ban moved to light a cigarette. “Just one minute.”

Shido was growling. Seething even. “How could you have used the Evil Eye on him?! You used your last one on my birds!”

Ban laughed. “Oh yes, I did use the Evil Eye on your birds, didn’t I? From the moment our eyes met, you were trapped in my illusion.”

Shido blinked. ‘I was-’ “When?!”

“When what?” Ban took a drag on his cigarette.

“When did it end?”

“Hmm, I wonder.” Ban smirked at him, and Shido was about to attack him when that Stupid Old Man Butler showed up.

Ban watched as Shido led Butler of Evil Number One away from them. “Man, Shido’s beast mimicry always gave me nightmares.” Ginji said with a nervous laugh.

“You still have to deal with me!”

‘Oh, look, it’s Butler of Evil Number Two.’ Ban sighed and called out to the younger brother. “Hey, are you guys really brothers?”

“What? Of course we are!”

“Really? You look nothing alike. I know! It’s your hair.” Ban grinned; an almost frightening grin that he knew made him appear to have fangs. “Let’s fix that.” He charged.

“Try it, you petty crook!”

“SNAKE BITE!”

Ginji was battling Hishiki, Ban knew. Battling for Madoka and the little bitch had the nerve to say she was crushing on Shido?! That bastard did nothing and Ginji tried to hard to win her affections and she chooses the damn MONKEY TAMER?! Ban was fighting down the urge to snarl at her. Ginji was everything anyone could want in a boyfriend! Ginji was sweet and caring and willing to fight to the death for the ones he loved. And besides, Shido was his! HIS! Well, Shido was nothing but his first time, but still! That counted for something, damnit! Ban was gonna give that blind brat a piece of hi- Ban’s head snapped around.

“Ban-kun?”

“Damn!” Ban took off at high speed towards where he felt Ginji was last. ‘Shit shit shit shit shit shit shit!’ “GINJI!”

In the back of his mind, Ban noted that Hevn had taken Madoka’s arm to help her stand.

Ban blinked as he saw Ginji, a little worse for wear, but alive. “You had me scared there for a minute.”

“Sorry, Ban-chan.” Ginji smiled.

Ban rolled his eyes. “Sometimes I wonder why I even bother to worry about you.”

“Because I have really funny ‘no-shit-there-I-was’ stories?”

Ban laughed, shaking his head, and his laughter died as soon as his gaze locked with Ginji’s. “Ginji?”

“I’m sorry Ban-chan, but… I can’t leave Shido alone.” Ginji tried to stand and ended up on his knees.

Ban shook his head, laughing quietly to himself as he walked around in front of Ginji. “Come on, you’ll just get in the way if you go by yourself.”

“Thanks, Ban-chan. Don’t lie, though. You’re just as worried about Shido as I am. I know something happened between you two.”

Ban blinked. “How?”

“Well, firstly, you’re walking strangely. I doubt the others noticed, but I did. The only thing they noticed was your ‘hiss of pain’.” Ginji grinned. “That and I can see you have a hickey.” Ban’s hand flew up to his throat. “Shido always did like to mark his mates.” Ginji blinked. “He always kept them though. I mean, it was either they both agreed it would be a one time thing, or they died.”

“Died?”

“Some of Shido’s lovers were killed in raids from the Belt line. It always hit him pretty hard.” Ginji gave a one shouldered shrug, “He didn’t have many serious lovers because of that, maybe about two, just lots of one night stands.”

“Oh?”

“Yeah. When he did start an actual relationship with someone, they stayed together for a while.”

“Is that so?”

“I think you two would be cute together.” Ginji chirped, grinning.

“EH?!” Ban looked at his partner as if he had grown a second head.

“Did he say anything?”

Ban kept his eyes on the path ahead of them. “He kept talking about the ‘next time’ we did it. It pissed me off. Like I’m ever going to let him take advantage of me like that again!”

“Ban-chan, you and I both know that if you didn’t want it, it wouldn’t have happened.” Ban ignored him. “Ban-chan… it’s okay to be attracted to someone.”

“Gin-chan! Ban-kun!”

“What’s Hevn-san doing here?”

“Madoka said she wanted to see Shido, no matter what.”

The heartbreak on Ginji’s face made Ban want to punch Madoka. Repeatedly. In the face. “Shido? She wants Shido…?” Ban could see Ginji wilt, and glared at the two women.

“Can you find him?” Ban snapped at Madoka, who gave a curt nod. “Then lead the way. Let’s go, Ginji!” Ban followed Madoka, Hevn close behind.

“Eh?! Hey! Ban-chan, wait up!”

Ban wondered briefly if he was openly drooling at the sight Shido made, shirtless, bloody, and mud-streaked. He took pleasure in the fact that the blind bint couldn’t see Shido, and fought down the urge to lick the blood off the corner of Shido’s mouth.

“Did you see my power, Mido Ban?”

‘Oh I saw it alright.’ Ban smirked, knowing exactly how to get a rise out of Shido. “Yeah, and?”

Shido snarled. “Listen, you-”

“Ban-chan, Shido-kun, come on now, we’re all friends here, right?”

“I knew we couldn’t be friends!” Shido snarled, whistling.

“Wh-what? Shido-kun what did you-?”

“Ginji, take the ladies and go start the car. I’ll just deal with this dumb ass and we’ll be on our way.”

“Ban-chan?”

“Go on, before it starts raining again.”

“If you insist…”

“I do.”

Ginji’s widened in realization. “Ooh! I get cha’. Have fun, you two.”

Ban stiffened and glared at Ginji, who merely cackled with glee and ran off, Hevn, Madoka and Mozart in tow.

“Don’t want them to see you die, eh Snake Bastard?”

“I just didn’t think you’d want them to see you bent over and screaming my name, but if you want me to call them back…” Ban grinned.

“So you were just trying to get a rise out of me, hmm?” Shido smirked. ‘So, the sex wasn’t an illusion. That whole battle was a part of his Evil Eye, but when I started hitting on him, the dream had already ended.’

“I see I succeeded.” Ban walked over to Shido, almost purring as he threaded his fingers through Shido’s hair. “In more ways than one, apparently.” Ban flicked his tongue at the corner of Shido’s mouth, cleaning off the trickle of blood there with a satisfied smirk.

Shido growled, and pinned Ban to the boulder as the rain started to fall again. “You annoy me. You annoy me greatly.”

“Apparently you’re stuck with me, from what Ginji says.”

Shido’s eyes narrowed. “You don’t seem like the type to kiss and tell.”

“I don’t. Ginji saw the hickey.” Ban glared at Shido. “What’s the big idea, anyway, leaving a hickey on me?!”

Shido smirked. “I can leave more, if you’d like.”

Ban blushed slightly. “Not really.”

“Like I believe that.”

“Yeah, well…I figured I’d collect my ‘on top’ status from you.”

“Oh really? What makes you think that would happen this time?”

“…Because?”

Shido laughed, purring in Ban’s ear. “Maybe next time.” Shido reached behind Ban and gripped his rear, causing Ban to make a cross between a gasp and a hiss of pain. “Still sore? I promise I’ll go easy on you this time.”

“Don’t you dare.” Ban hissed. “I’m not some weakling you can just have whenever you feel like it you know! What the hell do you want from me, anyway?!”

Shido blinked. “What do I want from you? That should be fairly obvious.”

“Ginji said you only take one time lovers if they both agree. I didn’t agree to anything.”

“Except the sex.”

“Yeah, well-”

Shido laughed. “What I want, Ban, is you. The rest will work itself out later.”

“Tch, you just want sex.”

“Umm, yes?”

Ban snickered. “You’re lucky I think you look sexy right now, or I’d kick your ass and leave you with blue balls.”

Shido kissed Ban, nipping gently at his lower lip. “You are a cruel man, Mido Ban.” Shido murmured against Ban’s lips as he unbuttoned Ban’s shirt, sliding it from his shoulders and exposing Ban’s skin to the light drizzle that had started falling around them.

“Just shut up and fuck me, Fuyuki.” Ban breathed against Shido’s lips, nimble fingers undoing Shido’s jeans and tugging them down, along with his boxers, until they fell down the rest of the way on their own.

Shido growled, his own hands clawing at Ban’s pants, forcing them open and down, nuzzling at Ban’s erection as he knelt to retrieve the small vial from his pocket that he stashed there earlier. Taking delight in Ban’s shocked gasp as warm, moist air and icy cold raindrops danced over his over sensitive skin, Shido smirked and slicked his fingers, taking Ban’s length into his mouth as his fingers circled the still loose muscles of Ban’s entrance, not even noticing the rain pouring down harder around them. He suckled gently, bobbing his head slightly in time to his fingers sliding in and out of Ban, feeling Ban’s muscles tremble around him, legs shaking in an effort to support his body. Shido could feel Ban’s muscles as they tightened, readying for Ban’s release, and Shido pulled away from Ban’s erection as Ban whimpered, cursing him. Shido took a moment to take in the pretty picture that Ban made, with his hair flat, dampened by rain and sweat, the dress shirt pooling around his wrists as Ban supported his weight against the boulder, bringing him eye to eye with Shido. His legs were open and bare, and his skin had rivulets of rain/sweat sliding down it, some pooling in his belly button until it spilled out again and continued its journey downward. Shido lapped at the surrounding skin, then flicked his tongue inside Ban’s belly button, causing the smaller man’s hips to buck as Ban shouted his pleasure, surprising both himself and Shido.

“My, my, my, aren’t we sensitive.” Shido purred as he stood, licking his way up Ban’s torso, pausing to lick and nibble at Ban’s nipples, causing Ban to moan and wrap his legs around Shido’s waist, dragging him closer.

“Don’t you ever do that to me again.” Ban hissed against Shido’s ear, then licked at Shido’s neck, before he kissed and sucked on it, leaving his own mark on Shido.

“Why not?” Shido purred, positioning himself at Ban’s entrance.

“Because I-” Shido thrust inside Ban, cutting him off with a harsh kiss.

“I want to see you lose control, Ban.” Shido breathed against Ban’s ear. “I want to hear you.”

“I-”

“Give in to me.” Shido purred, rocking his hips softly against Ban’s, more like a rubbing motion than actual thrusting as Ban lay back against the boulder, breath coming in sharp, sobbing gasps. “I want to hear my name fall from your lips. I want you to know it is me giving you this pleasure, and only me who could ever give you this pleasure.”

Ban’s moans were getting louder as he thrust back against Shido. “Shido…” Ban moaned, and it was quite possibly the sexiest thing Shido had ever heard in his life.

Shido thrust into Ban, rain falling all around them, nipping at Ban’s ear and trailing kisses along his jaw and neck, nipping and sucking his way around to the other side and back up to Ban’s other ear. Feeling himself getting close, he wrapped a hand around Ban’s erection, counter stroking it to his thrusts. “Scream for me.” He panted into Ban’s ear.

Ban came hard as lightning crashed overhead, his cry, almost a shriek (not that the Great Mido Ban-sama would admit to shrieking. Ever.), echoing through the woods. “Shido!”

A sharp cry sounded, and Hevn’s head snapped around as they were nearing the edge of the woods. “What the hell was that?!”

Madoka’s ears pricked up at the same time Mozart’s did, reminding Ginji of a saying he heard once about how pets and owners start picking up each others mannerisms after a while. “It sounded like Ban-san. I hope Shido-kun’s not hurting him...”

Ginji held back a snicker, not sure if he succeeded from the look that Hevn was giving him. “Ban-chan’s fine, he can take care of himself. As can Shido. They’ll be fine once they get this out of their systems. You’ll see. They’re gonna be good friends, those two.” Ginji was sure he was grinning. Probably the same grin Ban-chan said he gets when he’s thinking of something that would probably get him into trouble, but would be lots of fun pulling off.

“Gin-chan…what exactly are you hiding from us?”

Ginji grinned and leaned over to whisper in Hevn’s ear, where Madoka couldn’t hear. “I’ll tell you later.”

Hevn jumped again as another cry sounded as lightning struck.

“I can almost make out a word!” Madoka said excitedly. “Its…no, I lost it.” Her sightless eyes stared blankly back at the forest. “I do hope they’re okay.”

“Let’s just get to the car and wait for Ban, okay?” Hevn didn’t like that grin Ginji was wearing. It reminded her of a little boy who was about to do something very, very wrong.

Ban felt fingertips tracing his face, across his brow, his cheekbones, his jaw line and the bridge of his nose. “Mrrgfrm.” He said, batting at the hand as his eyes fluttered open.

“Hey there, beautiful.” Shido’s voice was a low rumble, sensual and almost sounding like a contented cat.

“How long was I out?” Ban realized that Shido was still inside him, braced on his hands above Ban. Ban blushed a bit at that, then a little more when he realized Shido called him beautiful.

“Not that long. A few minutes.” Shido was nuzzling Ban’s hair, drowsily content. Ban found himself wanting to curl against Shido and fall asleep, rest of the world be damned.

“Ah. I take it from what you said that this is more than a one time thing, huh?” Ban never liked admitting he wasn’t good at something, but when it came to relationships, Ban was as clueless about them as Ginji was about art.

“It’s not like I want it to be this way.” Shido grumbled. “You’re just… intoxicating.”

Ban blinked at this. “Oh really?”

“You act like you don’t know.”

“Tonight’s been a whole night of firsts for me, you know.” Ban murmured.

Shido grinned and kissed him, sliding out of him slowly. “I know.”

They got dressed in silence, Shido using his black t-shirt, now in rags, to help clean off Ban. “Umm-” Ban sighed as Shido kissed him thoroughly, Shido nipping at his lower lip. Ban broke the kiss. “We should stop…” His voice was barely a passing of breath, his hand resting over Shido’s heart as he felt it pounding against his palm.

“…Right.” Shido kissed Ban’s forehead, the tip of his nose, and his cheek. “I’ll be seeing you, Ban.”

“Later…” Ban watched, dazed, as Shido walked off. “What the hell have I gotten myself into…?” He muttered, then took off to find Ginji, wincing with every step.

Ban blinked as he saw Shido enter Madoka’s dressing room. ”What are you doing here?”

“I’m not here to see you, Ban.” Shido didn’t allow his face to show how stunned he was at the look of hurt that passed over Ban’s features for a split second, before Ban snarled at him. Shido ignored him as he returned the violin to Madoka, explain how he wasn’t working for Akutsu anymore, and therefore, didn’t need to hang on to it. He turned to leaving, talking about how he was probably going to go back to Mugenjou, now that he didn’t have a place to stay. Madoka, blushing slightly, asked Shido to stay for her performance. Shido blinked, amused, as she then went on to invite him to live in her home. It was big enough, she said, now that Suguwara-san (she could never think of him as Kurobe, even after all of the things he did) wasn’t there anymore.

Ban was seething. He was angry! Furious! Enraged! Ready to rip Madoka’s arms from her body and beat her with them!

Ginji was snickering.

Shido was smirking at Ban as he agreed to stay at Madoka’s place.

Paul, Hevn, and Natsumi were just confused.

Once Madoka left to inform the concert hosts that she’d be outside, Ban pinned Shido to the door, intent on marking up his neck, not caring that anyone else was in the room. Shido’s hands roamed along Ban’s body, mouth nipping and suckling at his earlobe in between murmurs of words that were indistinct to everyone except Ban.

Paul and Hevn covered Natsumi’s eyes as Ginji practically howled with laughter.

Shido pulled back a little. “You are aware that Madoka is blind and can’t see these, right?”

Ban’s answer was a harsh kiss and a softly growled “Mine.”

Ban was still sleeping in the Ladybug when it arrived, an innocent package wrapped in brown paper and string (which reminded Ginji of a song he had heard once as a child). Ginji blinked at the package addressed to him, care of the Honky Tonk café. No return address, but the delicate writing had to be Kazuki’s, because Shido’s was blunt and messy, and his own was more of a child’s scrawl than anything, and MakubeX’s was neat and uniformed, and Ban’s was strong and elegant. Ginji opened the package, blinking at the tape inside and a note that read “I’m sure you’ll find the contents of this tape interesting, Ginji-san. So sorry I cannot be there to watch it with you, but if Ban is there, I’d rather keep my distance. The tape has to do with him as well, and in a rather precarious position, too, and I’d rather not be there when he sees it.” Ginji could almost hear the soft laugher and the tinkle of bells that would follow that. “I’ll be seeing you around, Amano Ginji of the GetBackers.” The note ended with Kazuki’s name signed next to a silly chibi doodle of the string user. Ginji folded up the letter and placed it in the inside pocket of his vest, right over his heart, and asked Paul if he could borrow the VCR in the back room, and yes, he’d wear the rubber gloves, and no, he won’t break anything.

Ginji slid the tape into the VCR and hit play. And stared as what looked like security feed appeared on screen. “This is from a few nights ago…” He watched as Shido and Ban fought, and argued, and… Did Shido really just say that? Ginji’s eyes widened. This was Ban’s-! He shouldn’t watch this, it’s too personal! Ban-chan was a virgin; Ginji knew from when they had gotten drunk one night and started talking about love; and if this was what he thought it was, it would cheapen it if he watched! Ginji blinked. On the other hand, it wasn’t as if he didn’t know about this already. Ginji nodded and watched the tape, listening to the conversation, and trying not to be amused at how utterly unromantic the whole situation was, and how Shido was trying to make up for it. It reminded him of times in Mugenjou, the way they would come together in a flurry of flesh, lips and tongues. Ginji chuckled at the memory. The Volts inner circle definitely had a rather… unique dynamic to most people. A lot of them didn’t understand, but Ginji did not care about them. In a way, he understood Shido’s pack mentality. In another way, he just figured Shido was a sex fiend. In a totally different way, Ginji missed it. He missed the closeness that they all had had then, how they all understood each other, even when they didn’t speak. Oh, he had that with Ban, that ability to just know even though with Ban is went so much deeper, but he missed the physical aspect of it too, Ban not willing to do that sort of thing, at risk that he might lose Ginji. Ban did not handle losing people he cared about very well. This caused Ginji worry, even as he heard Shido’s repeated sayings of how there’d be a next time. What if Shido did end up leaving Ban? What if Ban was only a one time thing? Possibly two times, from what he had seen, Ban’s eyes looking a bit glazed, the oddness with the way he walked, and how quickly and deeply he fell asleep that night. Ginji started when he heard Ban’s panicked shout.

“You are fuckin’ huge! HUGE!”

Ginji laughed at that, remembering when he first saw it, but he was on top that time. Ginji worried at his lower lip a bit, shifting uncomfortably. This was turning him on, and he wondered, catering to the tiny seed of an idea that was planted in his mind by the memories, if he could have all that again. After all, he and Ban did share everything, didn’t they? Ginji knew better than to ask now, though. It was too soon, Ban wasn’t ready for that kind of relationship just yet. Ginji watched as the picture went black with Kazuki’s entrance, but the tape didn’t end, the picture only reappearing again, this time in a different setting; the field where Shido battled the oldest Brother, whose name escaped him at the moment. Ginji blinked, eyes widening as he watched Ban go from smooth and confidant, too nervous and unsure, to… “I didn’t know Ban-chan shrieked during sex. Maybe that’s why he avoided it…” Ginji mused. “That’s a stupid reason.” Ginji sat back and watched as Ban blushed at Shido’s complement, and sighed. Ban-chan was so silly sometimes.

Ban blinked when he walked into the Honky Tonk, expecting a Ginji where there was none. “Ginji?”

“He’s in the back.”

“Here I am!” Ginji walked out of the bathroom, grinning. “Good morning Ban-chan! Did you sleep well?”

“Yeah.” Ban was grumpy and wanted coffee. He twitched as the door to the Honky Tonk opened and Shido walked in and ordered a cup of coffee.

He glanced at Ban. “You look grumpy.”

“Meh.”

Shido shook his head, laughing.

“Ne, Shido, can I talk to you for a second?” Ginji dragged Shido away from Ban’s sleepy half awareness and Paul’s all knowing gaze.

“What’s up?”

“Firstly, I am glad that you and Ban-chan are together. He needs to know that he’s loveable, even when he’s grumpy. Secondly, I don’t care if you are an old friend, you break his heart, and I’ll feed you your balls.” Shido took a step back at this, morbidly fascinated by the calm way Ginji had said this, as if talking about the weather. “Thirdly, I have a proposition to make.”

“You mean other than feeding me my balls?”

Ginji laughed. “Yeah. What would you think of a Ban-chan sandwich?”

Shido raised an amused eyebrow at Ginji. “I’d say ask me again in a few months. I’m not quite ready to share him with others just yet.”

Ginji muttered something that Shido would’ve sworn was “Oh, but you have” but let it slide. “I know. I didn’t mean right now. I just got to thinking about old times with the Volts and… I missed it. The closeness of it all, you know? On one level, I already have that with Ban-chan, but on another…” Ginji smiled, almost melancholy, “I miss the physical closeness too.”

Shido snickered. “Sex fiend.”

“Pot. Kettle. Black.” Ginji grinned at his friend. “Now go give Ban-chan his good morning kiss so he wakes up more. We gotta find a job today.”

Shido laughed and walked over to Ban, kissing the top of his head, then his cheek as he sat down to drink his coffee. “What the hell, Monkey Tamer.” Ban groused, but still leaned into the kiss a little.

Shido stirred his coffee as he stared at Ban, amused by how unromantic their relationship was. They fought all the time and Ban teased him about being tamed by Madoka, while Shido countered with the fact he actually had a roof over his head, and food on a regular basis. Shido was slightly upset by the fact that Ban would not live with him, but understood the why behind it. Ban would hiss, Shido would snarl, and everyone would go on with their lives, ignoring them and their banter. “Hey, Ban?”

“What?” Ban glared at Shido from the corner of his eye, hunched over his coffee cup with a look on his face that screamed ‘You can have my coffee when you pry it from my cold dead fingers.’

“Want to have dinner with me tonight? My treat.”

Ban blinked. “What?”

“Dinner. With me. Tonight. My treat.” Shido said, brushing Ban’s hair out of his face.

“Like, as in a date?”

“If you’d like to call it that, sure.”

“…We’ve never been on a date before.” Ban mused.

“No. We haven’t.” Shido agreed.

“Ban-chan you should go.” Ginji grinned. “Then when you get back, we can play with each other’s hair and giggle over what a hottie Shido is.”

Ban stared at Ginji like he had grown another head.

Shido held his head in his hands and laughed. ‘Kazuki was right. This will be interesting.’