Sorry about the long delay. I got distracted by other series, but now I'm attempting to catch up on all of my stories. And if anyone was curious, I was trying to make it so anyone could read this, as it is meant to be a humor story(no romance). So, yeah, here's the next chapter. (Still thinking of a new title, and will probably change summary again).

Disclaimer: Nope, still don't own anything.

Ginji ran into the relative safety of the park, ducking behind the small waterfall, hoping no one would spot him. Ginji sat down, bringing his knees to his chest and wrapping his arms around them. Ginji sighed, resting his head on top of his knees. The pounding of the waterfall calmed him slightly. Ginji was pleased that no one was paying attention to him, which meant they hadn't seen him duck behind the waterfall. Good, if they hadn't seen him, then Akabane shouldn't be able to find him so easily either.

Cheered by this thought, Ginji was about to doze off for a little while, when he felt it. There was a presence next to him…Gulping, Ginji opened his eyes and slowly glanced to his left.

Akabane was sitting there with his eyes closed, a pleasant expression on his face. And he was still in the surgeon outfit.

Ginji froze, before scooting to the far end of the small alcove behind the waterfall. In chibi form, backed up against the wall, Ginji began to inch towards the exit.

Akabane rose smoothly, walking toward Ginji with a smile on his face. Purple eyes twinkled maliciously as they focused on the nervous person before him, still inching toward escape, "My, my Ginji. You certainly do recover quickly. I shouldn't have been so worried about you at all. You certainly are intriguing."

Non-chibi Ginji prepared to throw himself from behind the waterfall.

Akabane continued to approach, still smiling, "Now, now. Don't go running off. You need to be good boy and go back to the hospital to rest. Your friends were coming to see you."

Ginji couldn't take it anymore, so he chose that moment to dive out from behind the waterfall, running at top speed as soon as he could. He raced past several startled people, including a somewhat surprised Ban.

"What the?" Ban watched as Ginji ran past him, headed for some trees, and then saw Akabane calmly walking after him, scalpels in one hand. Ban gave chase, thinking Akabane was going to pick a fight with Ginji. Seeing that he wasn't going to catch up in time, Ban called out, "Hey! Ginji! Watch out!"

Ginji heard Ban, and managed to veer away from Akabane, leaping toward the trees, thinking he'd hide behind them.

A flash of scalpels flew toward Ginji.

"Ginji!" Ban exclaimed, startled. Then stopped and stared, baffled.

Ginji was pinned to a tree by his shirt via several scalpels. Ginji's face was fearful as he tried to get down. His struggles intensified when he saw Akabane walking towards him in a calm manner. A whack over his head caused Ginji to stop, "Oww…" Ginji looked at who had punched him, "Ban?"

Ban was scowling lightly at Ginji, "What the hell are you doing?"

"B…Ban…Akabane…he…he…" Ginji tried to explain what Akabane had done to him in the hospital, but stuttered to a halt when Akabane stood nearby.

Ban turned to Akabane, tensed up, "Why the hell are you here and why did you attack Ginji?" Ban looked Akabane over, the surgeon outfit making him feel uneasy, "And why the hell are you dressed like that?"

"Why, I was going to bring Ginji back to the hospital. You see, he ran away," Akabane explained, raising a hand and recalling the scalpels.

Ban moved quickly and caught Ginji before he dropped to the ground. Ban then grumbled in annoyance as Ginji wrapped his arms around him.

"Ban! Don't make me go back to the hospital. Akabane might operate on me again!" Ginji whined. There, he had told Ban.

"He what?!" Ban tired in vain to make Ginji relinquish his hold, couldn't, and instead turned to Akabane, who was still standing in the same spot, humming something as he waited.

'You…operated on Ginji? Who would let a psycho like you perform operations on anyone?" Ban demanded, considering using the jagon on the smiling man.

Akabane tilted his head to one side, "Whatever do you mean Midou? As you can see, I merely fixed Ginji's broken ribs, nothing more."

Ban narrowed his eyes skeptically. Ginji seemed close to a breakdown, so Ban decided to skip the Jagon. Wriggling free of Ginji's grasp, Ban flung the startled man over one shoulder. Ban ran off, waving his free hand, "See you Jackal!"

Akabane watched the two disappear in the direction of the hospital. Akabane began to walk again, following at a leisurely pace. There was a smile etched on his face, "Ah Midou, making things more interesting now, are you?"

What he didn't know was that he would soon have another unwilling patient in a few minutes time.

Ten minutes later…

"Is this how rescues work?" Ginji asked hesitantly as he tried to help Ban remove his leg from a hole in the ground.

"Just shut up and help me out!" Ban growled irritably. At least he didn't see Akabane anywhere. Ban did not want to be found in this state by Akabane. That freak would either make the situation worse, or attempt to operate on him on the spot. Hell no. While ignoring his throbbing foot, Ban wondered if Akabane had actually operated on Ginji. Then again, maybe he didn't want to think about it.

Ban glanced down at a worried Ginji fiddling with his foot, wanting to get it out of the hole, but not cause any more damage. He had a twisted ankle at best. Ban's hands twitched as he shoved his glasses up, "Ginji, stop being so careful land get my foot out of the damn hole already. If it breaks, it can be fixed."

"O...Okay," Ginji responded uncertainly, and then tugged at the foot until it came out of the hole with a crunching sound.

"Shit." Ban winced as his foot was set on the ground carefully. Ban managed a faint smile and made light of the situation, not wanting to worry Ginji, "Thanks Ginji. Heh, guess I'll have to go to the hospital now." Ban tested his foot, face scrunching up in pain. Damn, did he get multiple breaks or something?

"Oh dear, did you get hurt as well Midou? Looks like I have another patient to tend to." Akabane stated, a few feet away from the two Get Backers.

Ginji stuttered in surprise, but Ban clenched a fist as he spoke, "Like hell! There's no way I'd let you near me!"

Akabane merely smiled, then vanished from view.

Ginji didn't see what Akabane had done, but Ban was suddenly on the ground, "Ban!" Ginji glared at Akabane, fear momentarily forgotten, "What did you do to him?"

Akabane could sense that Ginji was both upset and getting angry. As much as Akabane wanted to fight the Lightning Lord, It wouldn't be any fun at the moment, as Ginji was still recovering, "Calm yourself Ginji. I merely made him go to sleep, so that he wouldn't start a ruckus." Akabane knelt down and picked Ban up. He walked away, "Come now, Ginji. Let's go back to the hospital."

Ginji hesitated momentarily, but followed after Akabane. Ginji would have liked to run in the opposite direction, but Akabane was carrying the unconscious Ban. His worry for his friend overrode any fear he had of Akabane for the moment.

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I hope to update this one more often, as I found the outlines for the next several chapters.