Fake Fan Fiction / Pet Shop Of Horrors Fan Fiction ❯ Double Dipped ❯ The Most Wonderful Christmas Present Ever :Part 1 ( Chapter 20 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Hi... I am back. This is just the beginning of this year's Christmas spectacular. Fasten your seat belts, it is going to be an interesting journey...

The Most Wonderful Christmas Present Ever

(Part One)

JJ frowned into his glass and heard the ice clink. What was this, his third drink? He wondered before he settled against the bar. He had left Lord D sleeping in their bed unable to sleep himself. Each year it was the same. Jeremy, Nathaniel and William would give him a hard time and he would feel as if he were sliced to ribbons. It never failed. Did they not remember growing up? The fun times they had shared and ... JJ fought back a sniffle reminding himself that he was in public. They had been inseparable, Aunt Helen had often claimed that she had four sons instead of three, and his mom always claimed four instead of one.

“Hey,” JJ looked up and glowered at his cousin.

“What do you want? And where are your brothers?” JJ asked looking around the bar. He paused when he did not see his other cousins.

“You're pissed?” Jeremy said quietly and hinted to the bartender that he would have whatever JJ was having. He received his drink and gasped as the brandy hit his throat. “Never figured you for a heavy drinker, you must be pissed.”

“Why the hell wouldn't I be?” JJ asked his freshly refilled glass. “You know something?” JJ asked finally looking over at his cousin. “Tonight I would have shot you. I would have shot you dead. I would have purposefully forgotten about all our years together, just like you did and I would have shot you.”

“What do you mean, just like I did?” Jeremy asked.

“How can you ask me that? We grew up closer than some brothers and then I come out and you treat like yesterday's garbage. I expected that from everyone else, hell I expected it from Nate and Bill, but I would never have expected it from you.” JJ said blinking hard to force the tears back from his eyes. He would not cry, he would not.

“Why did your lover pass out?” Jeremy asked remembering the look of pain that had crossed Lord D's face before he had passed out.

“You really want to know, or are you just rubbing it in?” JJ said bitterly.

“You know, I uh... We spent dinner tonight with the hotel owner and their family.” Jeremy paused and JJ looked at him waiting for him to make his point. “Nate, Bill and I... we uh, got back just as Miz Carlson was setting the table. When we sat down we noticed that there were three people there. There was a man who found his wife sleeping with his best friend and decided not to have a sham family gathering. There was also a young girl who ran away from an abusive father and a young pregnant girl who got put out.” Jeremy paused to sip his drink. “The Carlson's, they said that every year they have stragglers, and I realized... These people were away from their families because they had no choice. I had a choice, and I missed spending the holiday with my family because... because...” Jeremy paused and drained his glass signaling for it be refilled. “Because I'm gay.”

“You mean because I'm...” JJ paused and looked at his cousin. He sighed and sat down his glass.

“That's right, I wrestled everyday with knowing that something was wrong with me but you... you just. It didn't bother you. I loved you for it at the same time... I hated you.” Jeremy took a long gulp. “You always seemed so happy about everything... even when we beat the shit out of you... you ... you just, healed up and kept smiling. Tonight when we showed up and I saw that gorgeous piece of work .. God... He is something.” Jeremy looked at JJ and tried not to go slack jawed in complete amazement. “Is he like sick or something?”

JJ paused and thought long and hard. He could say yes, but then he would be lying. But he could not say that Lord D was pregnant, that went with out saying. “He's uh... He has a delicate constitution right now.” JJ said vaguely. He shook his head at the bartender who stood ready to refill his glass. “How long have you known?”

“You tell me,” Jeremy said and sipped his drink again.

“That long?” JJ said with raised brows as he hid a chuckle. “Damn, have you ever...” JJ paused not sure how to go on.

“With girls... hell yeah, it was easy. I just had to tell myself that it was normal, I desired to be normal and well you can figure out the rest.” Jeremy looked down at his lap. “Look, I have to get back, I convinced the guys that we should stay up here for a few days, and maybe apologize to you as best as we could.”

“Do they know?” JJ asked and stood to his feet. Jeremy was amazed that his cousin seemed steady.

“I told them tonight, its why I left the room. I can't even look at them.” Jeremy sighed and stood. He frowned when the room took a sick dive.

“Come on, we can share a cab.” JJ said and caught Jeremy around the waist. JJ made it home and tossed his jacket and shoes aside prepared to accept Lord D's glare in the morning for his mess. He slid into bed with his pants and t-shirt on and pulled Lord D close to him. JJ paused when Lord D woke up and shoved him away. “Precious...?”

“Get away from me!” Lord D gasped and dove from the bed running bare foot to the bathroom. JJ fell in behind him and held his hair back as he retched. “You...” Lord D gasped and gagged in between hurls. “Smell...” Lord D heaved and tossed some more his eyes watering and his stomach cramping savagely. “Please...” Lord D heaved again and JJ backed away afraid to leave him alone.

“You reek of alcohol; you should have showered before getting into bed with him.” JJ looked up at Lady Aurora. “You get into the shower I'll take care of him.” She commanded. JJ was glad that she had masqueraded as Q-Chan and stayed the night perched on the windowsill in the bed room. He nodded and turned on the hot water and undressed not at all worried that she would look back at him. As JJ showered he heard Lord D subside in his heaving and his mother lead him from the room.

“Lord D was tucked it with Q-Chan sitting on his tummy walking back and forth in small circles when JJ approached the bed. “Darling I am so sorry, I was not thinking.”

“I am alright now Jemi-Chan,” Lord D assured him and reached out a delicate hand. “You seem upset; would you like to talk to me about it?”

“Are you tired? Because it could wait till morning,” JJ said and crawled into bed not caring that his hair was still damp

“My stomach is unsettled, perhaps talking will lull him to sleep.” Lord D said with a smile.

“I talked to Jeremy tonight,” JJ began with a wry smile.

“Perhaps not,” Lord D said with a wide eyed stare.

“He thinks you are hot.” JJ said with a smirk.

“Doubtless if I were a woman he...”Lord D's words halted as JJ shook his head laughing.

“What?” Lord asked with a frown, JJ grinned and sat up for hours talking to Lord D and fell asleep holding him close. Lady Aurora rested her head on her sons stomach and listened to the faint sound of the heartbeat. She startled and sat up looking into the peaceful look of slumber on Lord D's face and she scowled folding her arms in fury. Her dear husband had a lot of explaining to do.

Break

Leon felt like he was going to kill some one... Soon. “Chief, tell my you are just yanking my chain!” Leon bellowed into his cell phone. “Oh come on... This is bull...” Leon hand to restrain himself from swearing as Count D looked up from where he held their daughter who was sleeping peacefully. “Listen Chief, any day but today. Please...”

“Orcot, get your ass here pronto, or hand in your badge, got that!” Leon winced and sat his phone down. He looked regretfully at D before he stormed out of the pet shop. T- Chan stood next to Ten-Chan and snickered. Leon had the serious urge to kick the little goat bastard. Count D avoided looking at Leon as he stalked outside and up the steps two at a time. Count D almost felt bad for whatever criminal crossed Leon's path first.

The door had just slammed shut when it was opened again. D looked up with a smile on his face knowing instinctively that it was not Leon. The door had opened too peacefully. He sat Aoi down and grinned. “Lord Suzaku, what a wonderful surprise.”

“Hello Count D the youngest,” Lord Suzaku said and tossed his ravishing blond locks aside before he sat. “Tea?” He asked and indicated the steaming pot on the table. D smiled graciously peeked at Aoi before he sat and served his old teacher. “You should not be surprised, your father told me when you would be able to enter training again.”

“Oh,” D said and dropped six sugar cubes into his own cup. D hid a frown as Lord Suzaku took it with only a hint of cream.

“Yes child, I an anxious to begin. I have some new techniques that I want you to try. You have heard of Chi Gong am I correct?”

“Well I have heard of it,” D said and looked into the master Phoenix's deep amber eyes. “I just never thought... I mean, it is an ancient art, older even than my father.”

“Yes it is,” Suzaku said with a grin. “What your father uses is a form of Chi-Gong.” Suzaku smiled when Count D looked bewildered. “He centers his mind and concentrates, then uses his spiritual energy to reach inside his patients body to help them recover. You should have no problem.”

“If you really think so,” Count D said absently wondering when Leon would get home.

Break

Leon stormed into the PD with his hell wormed over expression on his face. Jill took one look at him and backed away. He heard Diana squeal before he rounded the corner to see her in the lap of a tall bespectacled man. Leon frowned, he looked oddly familiar. “Detective Orcot, I am sure you remember commissioner Rose from New York.” Diana said and took Leon's hand and pulled him over to her companion. Leon noted Dee scowling at the man while keeping a protective hand on Ryo's waist. JJ sat sipping his coffee looking exhausted.

“Ordinarily I would not be here, but this case happens to have slide into your jurisdiction and it seems we will be working together on this case?” Rose said to Dee. “I doubt I will have time for much socializing... I doubt any of us will have time for anything, at least until this is solved.”

“What exactly are we working on?” Leon asked and sat at his desk beside Jill. Commissioner Rose pulled out several Manila envelopes and handed each detective one in turn.

“There is a new strain of Ecstasy out, it has been cut with a rare drug from Turkey it is extremely potent.” Rose said with a sigh and lit a cigarette. Leon stared enviously at the Commissioner before he thumbed through the file. “If the victim is seen to when the drug takes effect it will last all night until the person is spent and exhausted. IF not, the drug can make them miserable. The victim will be feverish, delirious and in physical pain. Their body's need will drive them practically insane. With out relief, the effects can last up to eight days. This drug has been largely distributed on a small scale in back ally rave clubs as a date rape drug. It is only recently that it fell into the hands of the Mafia.”

“The Mafia?” Dee asked finally perking up to pay close attention to what the Commissioner was saying.

“Yes, they have a slave trading ring and they use it to make their kid napped boys and girls submissive. Actually,” Rose said with a frown. “Submissive is not the correct word, the captives are practically begging for it.” Rose paused to scowl before he continued. “This drug ladies and gentlemen is now in your jurisdiction and I want to catch it before it moves on. Today it's this young girl,” Rose showed them a picture of a smiling teen that had gone missing. “She was found a few days ago in a back alley begging all passing men to take her. Apparently the men the mob boss sold her too could not satisfy her so he kicked her out, after letting his boys have her. It still wasn't enough. More drugs at the hospital would have killed her. She suffered for three day until her body cooled. After word she was horrified at what she had done and the nurse found her strangled on her bed sheets hanging from the ceiling. Today it's this girl, who will it be tomorrow?”

Ryo and Dee stared in horror at the blond curls of the young girl and them back at Rose. “We're in,” Ryo said simply.

Leon thought of Jewel. In a couple of years she would be as stunning as her Papa... “I'm in.” Rose looked around at each detective in the office and nodded his pleasure at their acceptance. “

“Take these files home and get familiar with the case we get started first thing in the morning.” Rose said and stood to leave the office. Leon clutched his file and headed for the door. He saw Ryo on the phone with Carol's aunt telling her to keep her close to home until he gave the all clear. Leon went to inform Dee that he should contact Catherine's family and any other young woman he knew. Or... Leon thought with a frown... any young men.

TO-BE-CONTINUED