Tough Love

Chapter 8

Ginji stood still for a few minutes trying to process what Akabane just told him. Akabane on the other hand was looking anywhere but at his lover. As minutes passed Ginji slowly stepped closer to his lover and lifted his chin to make him look straight into his eyes.

"Akabane-kun…I want you to go and find Shido while I go and talk to Ban before this situation gets any worse ok…. now go."

"B-but…

"I SAID GO!"

Akabane then flinched away and ran full speed down the stairs and out the door to look for the beast master. As Ginji glared at his lover's back he turned his attention to Ban and Shido's room and his glare disappeared and was replaced with a look of pure sadness. He then slowly walked toward the door and knocked hoping that Ban would answer.

"Knock, Knock"

Ban who was still on the bed with his head on his knees and a still tear stained face looked up from his position on the bed to the door.

"Ban its Ginji may I come in?"

Ban 's eyes widened at the voice of his friend as he hurryingly stood from the bed, headed toward the door, all the while trying to clean up his face. As he finished clearing up his face the best he could he unlocked the door and slowly opened it.

"Ban? Are you ok?"

Ginji asked as he stared at his friends face that was bright red with his eyes also red from crying so much. Ban on the other hand just smiled at him weakly and nodded a yes as he let his friend inside.

"I'm fine Ginji don't worry about it ok."

Ginji didn't believe him for one second.

"If that's true then why do you look like your going to cry again huh?"

"Ginji I told you I'm fine now drop it ok I'm just tired that's all."

"Ban…."

"I SAID DROP IT GINJI!"

Ban yelled as he threw a pillow at the wall almost hitting Ginji in the head, but luckily for him he dogged it. Ban on the other hand just fell onto the bed again and held his head in his hands. The sounds of quiet sobs filled the room as Ginji approached his friend to try and comfort him.

"Ban…its ok everything is going to be ok."

"H-How do y-you know."

Ginji sighed as he sat next to the snake man while wrapping his arm around him. Ban lifted his head to face his ex partner waiting for him to say something.

"Akabane told me he saw Shido walking away from your room with a heartbroken look on his face as he left the house."

Ban was about to say something but Ginji beat him to it.

"Its alright I told or rather yelled at Akabane to go and find him so he could apologize to him and you."

"For what?"

Ban asked looking confused for a minute.

"For making you and Shido-chan break up."

Ban just sat there looking at the floor thinking about what to say, but couldn't think of anything. Ginji noticed this and smiled at his friend.

"You still love him don't you?"

Ban didn't say anything but a blush appeared on his face, telling Ginji all he needed to know. He then smiled as he suddenly tackled Ban to the floor.

"G-Ginji what did you do that for?"

Ban said as he looked up into his friends smiling eyes and goofy grin.