GetBackers Fan Fiction ❯ Sightless ❯ Chapter 11 ( Chapter 11 )

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Sightless

Chapter 11

"Midou...he's admitting that..." Shido said slowly, still in disbelief.

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"He's admitting what Shido?" Kazuki asked.

"He's admitting that he's submissive." Celeste said as she stood from Shido's arms. "He's declaring that he will submit to Ginji and allow Ginji to be the dominate person. I've only seen him do this once before."

"But...why is he doing it now?" Shido asked.

"Ginji's the only one that can hold his anger back." Teshimine said as he walked to Celeste. "Like he holds Raitei in check, Ginji can hold his anger back."

"Which means...Degei will be held back also." Celeste concluded. Teshimine nodded and looked at Ban and Ginji.

Within the circling ghost of Ascelpius, Ginji stared wide eyed at Ban. He had dropped to his knees before Ginji and lowered his head.

"Ban-chan?" Ginji asked as he put his hand on Ban's head. The other man raised his head and grabbed Ginji's waist. He pulled Ginji forward and buried his face in Ginji's lower abdomen. Ginji gasped at the sensation. "Ban-chan...what's going on?" He asked in a low whisper.

'Everything's fine now...' Ban's voice echoed in his head. Ginji frowned and ran his hand through Ban's hair. 'I'm yielding myself to you Ginji...' Ban replied softly as he leaned into Ginji's stomach.

"What?" Ginji blinked. He looked up to see Ascelpius disappearing and everyone looking at them. He blushed and held Ban closer as if to make them disappear. Aleera raised an eyebrow at Ginji.

"No need to be embarrassed my dear grandson-in-law." She smiled.

Celeste frowned. Aleera was taking this in too easily. She watched as Ban wrapped his arms around Ginji, keeping his face pressed in his stomach. If Ban stays here...this house will have the same effect the Limitless Fortress has on Ginji. She stepped away from Teshimine and walked to her cousin. Kneeling beside Ban, Celeste spoke softly in German.

Ginji held onto Ban as he seemed to calm down and nodded to whatever Celeste was saying. Celeste smiled when Ban replied and slowly stood. She stood also and patted Ginji's arm. He tilted his head as he looked at Celeste.

"Ban has not explained everything to you." Celeste said.

"I KNEW IT YOU SNAKE BASTARD!" Shido shouted from across the dojo. Ban scowled and flipped Shido off before turning away from him. Kazuki laughed and he pulled Shido back. "You better tell us the truth and--" Celeste got tired of Shido's raised her hand. She made a 'closing-of-the-mouth' gesture with her hands which caused Shido to become mute.

"Boy he gets loud when he wants to." Celeste said as she sighed. She looked back at Ginji and smiled. "Ban is disoriented right now. That's why he hasn't spoken to you. German will be the only language he understands until his mind calms down more."

"But he just flipped Shido off for yelling at him in Japanese." Ginji said as he looked at Ban. The brunette smiled down at Ginji.

"Don't get me wrong, Ban remembers who you are and understands you. But when he is that close to the barrier that separates him and Degei from getting into his body, for some reason he can only speak German until he can straighten out his own barriers." Celeste explained.

"Celeste...maybe you should take the boys to the hot springs and explain." Aleera said. "I will watch over the house." Aleera looked at Ban. Ban scoffed and replied back in German. Aleera chuckled.

"As he wishes...." Celeste said. She looked at Ban and Ginji. Grabbing, their hands she motioned for the others to follow as she ran over to a closet door. Ginji stared at it as Ban started to speak in German.

"Celeste?" Kazuki asked.

"Oh sorry, Ban says to tell you guys that this is a portal door. That it will transport us to the Midou Mountain Estate, where the hot springs are." Ban grabbed Ginji's hand as Celeste opened the door. Ginji looked at Ban as he pulled Ginji into the closet.

Ginji felt the bottom of his stomach shift as he felt himself being transported. He clutched Ban's hand tighter and closed his eyes. When the feeling faded he felt Ban's hand on his cheek.

"Liebe..." Ban's thumb caressed his cheek. "Geliebte...Sind sie okay?" (Love....Lover...Are you okay?)

Ginji blinked. "Huh?" Ban smiled.

'I asked if you were okay...' Ban replied in Ginji's head as he led Ginji away from the door.

"Oh...yea...I think..." The blonde replied as he looked around. The place they were in looked like some kind of hotel. A dark haired woman stopped in front of them and bowed.

"Ban-sama," The woman said. "Aleera-sama called and told me to lead you and your guest to the private changing room until Celeste-sama and the others arrive." Ban went to the woman and helped her stand. Ginji watched as Ban shook his head at the woman. "But it's customary to bow to the heir..." Ban shook his head again. "As you wish, Ban-sama." The woman motioned them to follow her. Ginji grabbed Ban's hand watching him frown as they followed.

They were led to a changing room. The woman bowed at the waist and left. Ban sighed and walked into the room silently. Ginji followed after Ban and looked at the room. It had two baskets, towels, and robes ready for them.

"Ban-chan...are you sure this is...Ban-chan, what are you doing!?" Ginji blushed as he saw Ban start to strip. Ban's shirt landed on Ginji's head as he continued to get undress. Ginji pulled the shirt away to see Ban start to pull the robe up over the scars on his back. Ginji quickly step forward and stopped Ban.

"W-was sind...?" (W-what are...?) Ban murmured as Ginji stopped him from pulling up his robe. Ginji turned Ban around and pulled him into a kiss. Ban moaned into Ginji's mouth. His hands went to Ginji's hips as Ginji back him up against the wall. Ginji attacked Ban's neck and nibbled and sucked on it. The man under him moaned in response. His gloved fingers started to trace up to Ban chest.

Ban's eyes snapped open as Ginji's fingers reached the words healing on his chest. He flinched back, his head hitting the wall painful, as he grabbed Ginji's wrist.

"Ban-chan...." He heard Ginji murmur.

"Schmerzlich..." (Literally painful; similar to Itai)

"Oh be careful Ban-chan...." Ginji reached up and rubbed the back of Ban's head. Ban shook his head and gently pushed Ginji away from him. "Ban-chan?" Ban let go of Ginji and pulled up his robe. He then pointed to the words and shook his head. Ginji glared at Ban and grabbed his arm tightly.

"Liebe!" (Love!) Ban said as he tried to get loose. He glared toward Ginji.

"No! I don't care if you don't want me to touch you because of them!" Ginji said sternly as he opened Ban's robe and pressed his hand against Ban's chest. Ban hissed as Ginji did that and tried to back up, only to hit the wall. Ginji then pressed his body into Ban's. He kissed Ban, causing the brunette to melt against him. He pulled back and leaned down to kiss Ban's chest.

Ban eyes glazed over as he watched Ginji kiss each word. He frowned slightly. Yes, he was embarrassed by the words...but they were true...at least he thought so. Ginji lifted his head and kissed Ban on the lips before pulling back and getting undressed. Ban stared at Ginji with a smile. Who was he to just what Ginji was or wasn't allowed to see or do?

Just as Ginji put the towel around his waist he felt two arms wrap around his shoulders. He turned his head slightly to see Ban staring at him. He smiled at Ban. The blind man leaned his head on Ginji's shoulder and kissed it.

"See, I knew you would see it my way." Ginji laughed as Ban raised an eyebrow at him. "Come on, let's get into the hot spring before the others come."

Ban nodded and walked to the door opposite from the one they came in from. He opened and stepped out into the small hallway. Ginji followed Ban down the hallway. It soon opened up into a hot spring. A private one from what it looked like. Ban slowly walked to the edge of the hot springs and stepped in. Ginji watched as Ban gracefully walked to the other side of the spring, in the shade. He then sat down and looked at Ginji.

"Kommen?" (Coming?) (1) Ban asked. Ginji mentally shivered at the way Ban said that. He climbed into the spring and made his way to Ban.

The Jagan Master grabbed Ginji's hands and pulled the blonde straight into his lap. Ginji blushed as Ban turned him so his back was to Ban's chest. He shivered as Ban's hands went down his back.

Ban started to knead and massage Ginji's back, causing him to gasp. He smiled as Ginji's head fell back against his left shoulder. His hands moved up a bit to massage the middle of Ginji's back. Ginji moaned loudly as Ban did that. Ban leaned down and smiled into Ginji's right shoulder. He continued to do this, getting all sorts of noises from Ginji that he liked.

"Ban...." The blonde moaned, moving his right arm up around Ban's neck. The man behind him grinned and started to nibble on Ginji's shoulder. Ginji gasped as Ban freed one hand from massaging his back and raked it down his chest and stomach. "Oh my god, Ban..." He breathed. Ban turned his head and kissed Ginji's neck, then his cheek. Reaching up, Ban turned Ginji's head and captured his lips in a passionate kiss.

Ginji opened his mouth to allow Ban to ravish his mouth. He moaned as Ban's tongue dipped into his mouth, touching everything. When Ban's tongue wrapped around his own, he mewed happily. Ban began to suck on Ginji's tongue which caused the blonde to shiver in delight against him.

"Tun Sie dies, wann immer Sie ihn alleine haben?" (Do you do this whenever you have him alone?) Celeste asked from the other side of the spring. Ginji jumped and sat straight up in Ban's lap. Ban held a growl in the back of his throat as he glared at her. She laughed and sat on the edge of the spring.

"You are not staying here are you?" Shido asked with a slight blush.

"Yes I am, now get in." Celeste replied. Teshimine laughed and slid into the spring right next to Celeste. Kazuki dragged Shido into the spring moving to the side of it. Ban was still glaring at Celeste as he held Ginji against his chest.

"Possessive, isn't he?" Teshimine asked.

"Very..." Celeste said. "So what first?"

"Er...um..." Ginji blushed. "I want to know about Degei..." Ban nodded and began to talk with Celeste translating.

"As long as Ban could remember, he's always been a vessel. He's been trained and educated to be nothing more than one. He wasn't supposed to have a will of his own..." Celeste said.

"What changed it?" Kazuki asked.

"His special someone..." Celeste smiled. "Ame-chan...."

"Ame-chan?" Ginji whispered to himself. Ban continued to talk.

"Ah yes, the night he fought Thiras, he found out about the secret of the Midou." Celeste frowned. "He found out that if there are two people that are in line for heir, there is a fight. The winner takes the loser's powers..."

"Wouldn't that leave the loser vulnerable?" Shido asked.

"Yes...then the winner would have to kill them." Celeste said. "Ban says its survival of the fittest in a form he'd rather not be apart of."

"How does the fight for heir deal with Degei?" Kazuki asked. Ban's voice became quieter as he talked.

"Ban says that though he was supposed to be the vessel for Degei...the god could appear in the Midou with the most strength." Celeste said with confusion. "Wait, Ban are you telling me that if Thiras gets the statues and becomes more powerful than any of us...including Aleera...he would be able to summon Degei?"

Ginji watched as Ban nodded. His grip tightened on Ban's arm, causing Ban to look at Ginji. The blonde put his head down on Ban’s shoulder and held on tight. Ban frowned and put his hand in Ginji's hair.

"This is bad..." Celeste said.

"How so?" Teshimine asked.

"If Ban summons Degei, at least he has some control from dealing with it before. Not only that, but Ascelpius would help Ban hold on. Thiras...he holds a cat deity similar to Ascelpius...not in his arm...but throughout his body. Siam is vicious and will kill in one strike. If Siam and Degei are together...with the statues no less...everything is lost." Celeste explained.

"But will Degei have the same effect on Thiras as he does on Ban?" Kazuki asked looking at the couple hugging each other in the shadows.

"We don't know...no one but Ban, as far as I know, were able to call Degei." Celeste put a hand to her mouth. "We can't let him win...."

"We won't..." Ginji said. Ban kissed Ginji's forehead and said something quietly to Celeste.

"Ban no! That's suicidal on your part!" Celeste said glaring at her cousin. "Don't you dare for one minute think that I...let alone Mirai will let you do that."

"Do what?" Ginji asked sitting back to look at Ban's eyes. Ban put a hand up to Ginji's cheek.

'I told her that I would bait myself by stepping into the open and summoning Degei.' Ban's voice echoed in Ginji's mind.

"NO!" Ginji grabbed onto Ban's robe and shook him. "You will not do that! You hear me!"

"What's going on?" Shido asked not liking the way Ginji was upset.

"Ban....Ban said he would summon Degei and use that to become bait..." Celeste lowered her head putting her hand over her face. "Dammit Ban! Do you always have to be so stupid...?”

"He is stupid..." Shido glared at Ban. The Jagan Master was wiping away the tears that were falling from Ginji's eyes.

'Don't cry Ginji...' Ban whispered in his mind.

"How can you be so calm about this? You could die!" Ginji asked trying to stop the tears.

'I guess it get it from Ame-chan...' Ban replied. Ginji frowned as he looked at Ban, who was smiling slightly.

"Ginji...Ban is use to the threat of death...though he might of hidden it while on retrievals." Celeste replied. "Ginji...you can stop him though." Ban's eyes became panicked

"Anschlag! Erklären Sie ihm Celeste nicht!" (Stop! Don't tell him, Celeste!) The man said. "Halten Sie ihn aus es heraus!" (Keep him out of it!)

"Shut up! You try to take everything on your own and shut us all out!" The woman said. "I'm fed up with just standing on the side lines watching you get hurt! Twenty six years Ban.....that's how long I've watched you suffer. I'm not about to let it continue just because you stepped up."

"Nicely put Celeste...I agree. I don't want Ginji's lover to be put in any more danger because of his family." Teshimine said. "I'm helping..."

"If Ginji needs our alliance, then I will give it freely." Kazuki said. Shido nodded in agreement.

Ginji smiled at his friends and looked back as Ban. "See Ban...they want to help you." He frowned when Ban shook his head. "Ban, why are you being so stubborn?" Ban removed Ginji from his lap and stood.

'I will fight Thiras...he killed Ame-chan. He's out for my blood… nothing more, nothing less.' Ban replied to Ginji as he moved to the edge of hot springs. 'I am nothing but a vessel for Degei. This conversation made me realize that. There is so much more to this than you think, Ginji.'

"Ban-chan..."

'I don't want to explain my family...I didn't want you to see my family.' Ban swiftly got out of the spring and walked back down the hall to the dressing room.

"Ginji..." Celeste said. "You are the best thing to happen to Ban since Kerasi was born."

"I don't understand..." Kazuki said. "What do you mean?"

"Ban was forced away from Kerasi...but they held communications because of Mirai and myself. You..." Celeste looked at Ginji. "You made him stronger....no you are making him stronger. Just being with him makes him stronger."

"But how do I stop him?" Ginji asked as he went closer to his soon-to-be cousin. Celeste smiled and put a hand to Ginji's forehead.

"Relax...first of all. You aren't helping anyone by being all worked up." Ginji sighed and took a deep breath. "Good, now listen well." She leaned down and whispered into Ginji's ear so the others may not hear. Ginji's eyes seem to have died as Celeste talked with him. She pulled back and frowned at Ginji. "That's all an assumption though, Ginji-chan... So don't try to run off and do it."

"Now I'm more worried...." The former leader of the Volts said. Celeste pulled him to her and put his head in her lap. She ran her hand through his hair gently, in a motherly way.

"You know....this was used to calm Ban-kun like this...." She said softly.

"Really?" Teshimine asked as Ginji leaned closer to Celeste. She nodded and held Ginji as she started to hum. It was a soft melody, it held a soothing rhythm.

"I will hold on. I will fight. I will make sure everything's all right." Celeste sang softly. "For you....For me...For the happiness we seek."

Shido and Kazuki relaxed visibly as her voice carried in the hot springs. Teshimine watched passively as Ginji closed his eyes and listened to the young girl. As for Celeste she closed her eyes and continued to sing.

"Oh god...give me strength. I want to survive. I want to save him, I want to free him...." Ginji blinked as he heard those words echo in his head. He lifted his head and looked toward the hallway. "I will fight to the death to keep him alive, I will fight till my last breath to let him survive. God, let him live freely..."

"Ginji?" Teshimine whispered as the young man got out of the spring.

Ginji quickly walked down the hallway and into the changing room. He saw something that broke his heart more than anything would ever be able to. Towel and robes were strewn all over the room. The far wall looked as though something heavy slammed into it. In the corner, Ban sat. His back was against the wall, his knees drawn up. One arm rested on each leg as his head was tilted back staring blankly at the ceiling. Dry tear lines showed on Ban's face from the dim light. Ginji frowned more, Ban looked as though he visited Hell, and this was it. For the first time since Ginji got there, he finally understood the pressure that this whole situation had on Ban.

Kneeling beside Ban, Ginji lifted a hand to his face. "Ban-chan..." The said man turned slightly to Ginji and stared at him. "Oh Ban-chan, don't do this to yourself..." Ginji leaned forward and hugged Ban closely. The Jagan Master's head rested against his love's chest as he slowly pulled himself together.

"Ginji...." Ban's hands came up and held on tightly to his arm. "Don't leave me...."

"Of course not, Ban-chan...." Ginji murmured as he held Ban tighter. "I'll call Celeste, just let me go to the do--"

"No!" Ban's grip tightened around Ginji's arm holding him there. The blonde frowned as Ban began to shake. He quickly cradled the blind Ban to his chest as he situated himself against the wall. Ginji looked up at the door slid open, revealing Celeste with a sad frown.

"Oh dear....I forgot...."

"Forgot what?" Ginji asked. Celeste walked to Ban and him and knelt down.

"That song in the same one Ame-chan sang to Ban before she died."

Ginji felt Ban's arms tighten. "Ame-chan?"

"Yes, she died when Ban just turned 16. Did he tell you?" Celeste asked with confusion that Ginji didn't know.

"No...he never mentioned her..." Ginji murmured. "Were they close?"

"As close as they could get. They were practically inseparable."

"I see...."

Celeste frowned and put a hand to Ban's forehead. "We should get him to his room...I'll go ahead and tell Aleera, Teshimine will escort you guys back." She said standing. Turning she left quickly to inform the eldest Midou member.

Teshimine walked into the room with Shido and Kazuki. Ginji held Ban's hand as he finished putting on his shirt. He lifted Ban into his arms and frowned when he realized how light Ban was.

"This is bad..." Teshimine said as he got dressed with the other two.

"How do you figure?" Kazuki asked when they finished dressing.

"Ban is the last defense, if he's stuck in the past, this family is as good as dead." Teshimine said.

"How can someone live with that kind of responsibility on their hands?" Kazuki asked as he looked at Ban. The normally calm and suave man was nothing but a frightened boy in Ginji's arms. He watched as Ban nuzzled into Ginji's neck as though he could disappear. What is it about this place? What makes Ban so secretive and not like himself here? Kazuki glanced at Shido. It seems as though the Midou family hides many secrets, even amongst their own. If they wanted to keep Ginji safe and Ban well, they would have to find out what they are. Even if it kills....



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1: Sound's naughty doesn't it?


That's it for now! Yea sorry it took sooo long it was a pain in the butt for the last part. I think it kinda sucked, but you guys get the idea right?


Beta-er: Crimson-Vixen