Fake Fan Fiction / Pet Shop Of Horrors Fan Fiction ❯ Double Dipped ❯ Always My Baby ( Chapter 38 )

Hello, I know it has been a while, sorry for that folks, but I have returned. I seem to say that the beginning of almost every chapter. Anyway, time did a funny thing again and yes it is now May in the series for all intents and purposes. Sorry for the inconsistence, and thank you all who have stuck with me and have commented. You are all wonderful and greatly appreciated. Ja Ne

 

Double Dipped 38

 

Always My Baby

 

Leon stood in awe and watched as Count D secured a large yellow bow and looked up with a serene smile. “Iwai no kotoba.” D said and kissed his daughters forehead before handing her to Leon. “It is her very first Cheongsam.” Leon looked down at the happy child in his arms and gave her a squeeze. She was swathed in yellow, white and green silk. The white Cheongsam had large yellow flowers with green stems winding about it in a swirling design. “My father made it.”

“Wow, he paints, he sews... is there anything he can't do?” Leon said and stroked the shiny black hair of his child. Chris came into the room wearing the brand new suit that D had purchased for him and Leon scratched at the collar of the shirt and tie that D insisted he wear. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to suggest that they take a family photo.

“Come along now.” Count D said and undid his protective robe. Chris and Leon both stared in wonder at the yellow Cheongsam that complimented his daughter with a white Calla Lilli design. The green stems gracefully embraced his slim body.

“Beautiful.” Leon said and two bright pink spots appeared on D's cheeks. “Yeah,” he said and winked as he handed Jewel to D and picked up her diaper bag. “Let's go, Ryo, Dee and the boys are going to be waiting.”

 

Break

 

“I'm not gonna!” Bikky yelled and threw the offending object away from him. “A photo is supposed to reflect who you are and that ain't me. I wore it at your wedding and Leon and D's wedding! I ain't gonna do it again!”

“Not gonna... Not gonna... Not gonna.” Lyo said and threw his small tie as far as he could which was not too far from his feet.

“Oh great; some big brother you are.” Dee yelled at Bikky and scooped up the tie. He shoved it at Bikky. “Put it on dammit!”

“Dammit... Dammit... Dammit!” Lyo said and stomped his foot.

“Yamero, both of you! Right now.” Ryo stepped from the bedroom adjusting the collar on his shirt. “Dee you are acting like a child! Bikky you are being obnoxious! You are both bad influences on a two year old.”

“Well he is almost three and still in diapers, whose a bad influence huh?” Bikky retorted and picked up the tie and tossed it on the couch.

“Let's go,” Ryo said with a sigh. “We're running late as it is.” Cujo barked at the door as they all shuffled out. He picked up the tie between his teeth and happily began to shred it. Bikky looked over his shoulder and grinned and a young man in a leather coat winked and continued to dismantle the mark of teenage oppression.

 

Break

 

“It will never cease to amaze me.” Dee said and heaved a defeated sigh. Ryo smiled and walked forward to place a kiss on Count D's cheek in greeting. “How the hell did you manage,” Dee began ignoring Leon and speaking only to D. “Not only to get here early, but with your family looking intact? I thought you hated the mall.”

“Hate is such a strong word detective. I should think it more prudent to say that atmosphere of the large conglomeration of humans disagrees with my disposition.” D gave his serene smile and a passer by was amazed that such a masculine and deep voice emerged from the perfectly pretty Asian with the doll-like features. D smiled down at Lyo and then looked back up to Dee. “Where are Ryo and Bikky going?” D asked when he noted that the two were headed out of the photo studio.

“The baggage decided to ruin his shirt on the way over here by eating melting chocolate in a moving car. So now Ryo has to go and buy him a new shirt.” Dee grumbled and pulled out a cigarette. He looked at Jewel and Lyo before he shoved the pack back into his pocket.

“Hey,” Leon said when Dee finally turned to give him a grin. “Aren't they gorgeous?” He asked and motioned to his family.

Chris beamed a smile before he said. “D had to buy Leon a new shirt too. He was drinking coffee while driv...” Leon's hands over his mouth silenced the rest of his sentence.

“Waited so long to hear him speak out loud and now I need to teach him to shut up.” Leon huffed and ruffled Chris' fluffy blond locks which D had cut the night before.

“Ah... Iie, iie Aoi.” Count D chided and moved his daughter away from Leon's open soda can. She clapped her hands and reached for D who all too happy to pick her up and cuddle. “Hai, Papa no shojo.” He cooed and blew her a kiss that she reciprocated.

“Say a word,” Bikky grumbled as he stepped into the studio wearing his new shirt and a tie. “And I will put something vile in the coffee pot.” He whispered so that Ryo would not hear. Dee scowled, it was a good threat Ryo rarely drank coffee preferring tea instead.

“Sorry to keep everyone.” Ryo apologized and smiled at the Photographer that had remained silent in awe of the strange families that had entered her studio. He stepped to the counter and smiled and she gasped sorry that such a beautiful man was not only married but married to the hottie he had walked in with. She had originally raised a brow at Leon and wondered why all the hot Americans wanted foreigners, now she simply wondered why all the hotties were gay?

“Are we all one big happy family?” She asked as she began to prepare sample photo packages.

“Oh no,” Leon said and walked over beside Ryo. We will have two separate packages.” He smiled when Ryo nodded. “We seldom get days off you see and it just so happened that we are all off at the same time and decided to spend the day together. As if I didn't see these two enough.” Leon said with a good natured jab at Ryo.

“You know you love us.” Dee quipped and looked over his shoulder at the different settings and background. “That would suit Little D perfectly.” He pointed to the backdrop of a meadow with a spring flowing behind a strand of trees.

“That is lovely. As evinced by your devotion to Ryo, you have excellent taste.” D said and smiled before he nodded at Leon and the photographer. Leon smiled and promised himself that he would not mock Ryo's red face.

“Well, who would like to go first?” The photographer said with a wide smile.

“Well, I kind of like the playpen one, we can put all four children there.” Ryo said and looked at D who nodded with a smile.

The photographer nodded and reached for Aoi who screamed at the top of her lungs and grabbed Count D's hair and scrambled up to his shoulders as far as she could. [“Ok, Ok, everything is alright, don't be afraid, little love.”] D said and stroked the distraught child's back her screaming slowed to a hiccup and she turned her red tear streaked face to Leon. “...Da...” She said and Count D and Leon's jaw dropped. She reached out her hands and her lower lip trembled. “Da.” Leon scooped her into his arms and she laid her head against the his shoulder content. “Pa...” She reached for D who walked over nearer to Leon.

“That is fantastic!” Ryo exclaimed as he patted her small back.

“How old is she?” The photographer asked.

“Nine months.” Leon answered and Dee grinned he saw Jewel's lip tremble when the strange lady took a step towards her.

“She kind of reminds you of Lyo every time you try to leave.” Dee said. Ryo looked at his lover as was surprised to see a gentle smile instead of scorn for his obvious spoiling of the young boy.

“She's a little wound up,” Count D said with a smile and sat next to Leon. Chris handed his niece a bottle and smoothed her hair. She leaned against Leon and drank looking around every once in a while to make sure the stranger was not coming near her. “Why don't you guys go ahead.” Dee laughed and assisted Ryo with sitting Lyo in Bikky's lap on the platform. The photographer smiled and began to click away. After the children alone, Ryo and Dee joined them. Bikky then took Lyo and watched as Dee wrapped his arms around Ryo for several pictures and one with Dee kissing Ryo's cheek. Once the photo shoot was done and Bikky and Lyo had both taken separate pictures with Ryo, and then Dee the Photographer looked over to see Count D gathering up Aoi and her diaper bag.

“She's wet.” Chris explained when the Count took her to a bathroom. The photographer smiled and set up the Garden background. D returned with a smiling baby and sat on his knees with her in his lap.

“Perfect, can you encourage her to smile?” The photographer said and D blew a kiss at his daughter. She kissed back and showed a wide grin her one tooth on display. “They are beautiful.” She said to Leon and began to snap. Chris soon joined them followed by Leon. Aoi went happily to Ryo while Leon and D posed for their pictures. The photographer finished up by having each child separate with the parents and then all the children together and each child separate, the younger ones holding a favored toy. Chris and Bikky chose to take pictures holding Detective badges. Ryo had left his in the car, so Bikky proudly held up Dee's and Chris brandished Leon's. “You guys and Little lady, Have a great day.” The photographer said as she waved them out of her shop glad of the large commission she had earned.

“Lunch?” Dee looked around and saw Count D's pallor. “How about at a nice, quiet restaurant. Let's get out of this mall.” He said quickly and Leon nodded and placed an arm around D to help him support Aoi. Leon reached into the diaper bag and handed Count D several sugar cubes which he ate gratefully. Chris and Bikky ran ahead to the car, both explaining loudly the choices for their afternoon repast.

 

Break

 

Leon sat with a frown on his face as he looked over the file on his desk. They were running out of leads and Double X was taking a large toll on the young population. More and more males were being taken and female numbers had doubled. “And to think yesterday was so pleasant and I have to come back here to this crap.” Leon mumbled around his mouthful of doughnut. He tasted the glaze and smiled. This morning before he had left, Count D had put a smile on his face. Leon grinned licked the doughnut and got back to work.

“We've got a lead,” Dee announced as he stepped into the office. “There is a club down by the docks and it is called, Twilight Zone, Ryo and I will stop by after work to check things out.”

Leon looked up and smiled. “Need backup?” He asked and looked over to Jill who had perked up at the news.

“Not this time we are just going to look things over and see if we can find any suspicious behavior.” Dee answered before he ducked out of the office and nearly collided with Count D. “Oh, hey Little D, where is Jewel?”

“With my Grandparents, I thought you all would like some lunch. I even stopped by the bakery and picked up some freshly made pastries.” Count D announced and several other officers, catching a hint of free food quickly swarmed the office.

“Man, I love you.” Ted from New York said and picked Count D up and swung him around before planting a kiss on his cheek. “Leon you sure know haw to pick 'em. Sheila would never dream of bringing me lunch here.” He said with a smile.

“We've been trying for years to figure out a way to keep Count D away from the office.” Leon said and pulled D over to him and away from Ted. As the officers dug in Count D laughed and picked up a danish with what looked like strawberry jam and began to nibble at it in his usual dainty manner. He frowned when he noted the jam was thicker than usual but reasoned that perhaps the bakery was using a new recipe. As the officers cleared out Leon frowned. D was sitting with his hand on his stomach and weaving as if he meant to fall over.

“Baby?” Leon questioned and sat beside him. He shivered as he got near to D and touched him. “You're like ice, are you okay?” Ryo grew worried and walked over, he placed his hand on D's forehead and gasped in shock. D was pale and becoming more so by the minute. As D fell completely over onto Leon losing consciousness, Leon recalled a similar time when he had found D lying in bed and cold. “We have to call Lord D.” Leon said and scooped D into his arms. “I've got to get him to his father.” Leon marched past the startled police officers and deposited D into the backseat. He turned on his siren and sped as fast as he could to Nana's house hoping that Lord D was able to assist his son.

“Why didn't he just call an ambulance?” Ted asked as he instructed all the officers to bag the food and report any symptoms similar to D's.

“Ah... Lord D is a doctor.” Dee was quick to say as he cast a worried glance down the street in the direction that Leon had taken.

Leon pulled up and JJ came rushing out of the house to help him get D inside. D had awakened in the car and Leon had to pull over and hold him over the side of the road as he tossed the contents of his stomach. The movement from the car to the house upset him more and before he could be seated, Leon rushed him to the toilet.

“I don't think I can do it again, not so soon.” D said in tears as Lord D placed a calming hand on his shoulder. JJ had said that he had gotten out of bed and could walk, but Leon was not prepared for the picture of health and happiness that Lord D presented him with.

“Calm yourself child,” Lord D instructed and Nana could be heard singing a lullaby in the background as he placed his hand on his son's stomach.

“What are you doing?” Leon asked when Lord D closed his eyes and leaned in as if to sniff D with a look of concentration on his face.

“What you would call a pregnancy test.” Lord D answered and his hands began to move in a sweeping motion over his son's body. He gasped and stepped back. “Child how could you?” He asked with wide eyes. “You know the consequences.”

“Consequences?... Of what?” D asked and heaved. JJ held a bucket over and sighed when D waved him away and winced. “What have I done?”

“You” Lord D said with a disapproving frown. “Have ingested flesh. You have eaten meat.”

 

TO-BE-CONTINUED