Fake Fan Fiction ❯ Counterfeit Money ❯ Picking up fans ( Chapter 5 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterfeit Money 5

 

 

 

I don't own Fake but I do love those boys at the 27th!

 

 

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Chapter 5

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Dee knocks on the Commissioner's door and enters before he says anything.

 

“Good morning detectives.”

 

“Good morning sir.”

 

Oh yeah, good morning…Sir.”

 

“Det. MacLean, the others are in the briefing room waiting on the two of you. I have to sit this one out for now.”

 

“Ah…you have another case to look into? Does it have anything to do with our current case?”

 

Rose looks at the object of his desire and takes his glasses off. Rubbing the bridge of his nose he says, “No, this one is about the endless paper work that they have us doing when we request something special for the squad.”

 

“However thank you for asking.”

 

“Uh…ah since we don't have anything to do with this, let's go Ryo. I'm sure the others are waiting.” Dee turns to go as he looks over at Ryo.

 

“Well good bye Commissioner, we'll keep you informed of our progress.” Ryo gives him a sympathetic smile because he knows the Commissioner tries his best for the squad.

 

Dee grabs Ryo's arm and literally pulls him out of the Commissioner's office, slamming the door behind them.

 

“Dee…did you have to pull me like that, it was embarrassing!”

 

He looks at his lover, “Are you nuts! The man was drooling all over you and you were in there stroking his ego.”

 

“How could you say that?! You know I can't stand the man and then you say something like that!” Ryo pulls his arm away and storms off to the squad's conference room with Dee storming behind him.

 

They make it to the room with Ryo pushing the door open first and almost running into Steven.

 

“Sorry Steve, I wasn't looking where I was going.”

 

“Its okay man, are you okay?” He looks at the blonde with concern in his eyes.

 

Ryo smiles at him and says he's fine and they all sit at the conference table.

 

“Since Ryo is okay and Dee is here also, let's get started. We have decided to team you two up with one of the agents so we can get more work done, the two of you decide who you want to partner with.”

 

Ryo and Dee look at each other and Ryo turns his head, “I'll team with Steven, if that's alright with him.”

 

“I'll team up with Traci, I guess. This reminds me of what happen before and if you put your hands on Ryo…you will regret it.”

 

“Dee! What are you saying?!” Ryo looks at him in shock.

 

“Look man, I know the two of you are together so don't threaten me!

I'm not the one that is a threat man, he is!” he's laughing at the look on Dee's face.

 

Steven looks at Ryo smiling, “I hope you don't hurt me man. However you're safe from me.”

 

“Now that we have that settled, Det. Laytner I have some stats I want to go over with you.”

 

Dianna looks at the partners and knows that something is not quite right with them. “Is the honeymoon over boys?”

 

“You wish sea-hag!” He looks over at Traci, “Let's get started.”

 

Ryo and Steven head out the door and go into Ryo and Dee's office.

 

“Is something going on with you and Dee?” He flops down in Dee's chair and looks up at Ryo as he slips into his coat.

 

“There is nothing going on, so don't concern yourself. We will be fine. Where do you want to go first, agent Homma?”

 

He looks up at Ryo and gives him a lazy smile, “Can we go to lunch right now? I'm starving; I've been here since seven. It's my treat.”

 

Ryo looks at him and blushes, “You don't have to do that. I can pay for my own lunch, Steven.”

 

He laughs, “You called me Steve, Agent Homma and now Steven. Have you decided which name you prefer?”

 

Ryo cocks his head to one side, “Which name do you prefer Agent Homma? After all, it is your name.”

 

He stands up, “Call me Steve; yeah, I'll like you to call me Steve.”

 

“Okay then Steve it is. Are you ready to go, Steve?”

 

“After you, Ryo.”

 

At that moment Dee and Traci enters the office and Ryo looks up in surprise. “We're going out to lunch…so I guess I'll see you after our shift end.”

 

He walks past Dee without looking at him; he is still smarting from what he said earlier about Rose.

 

Dee says nothing as he watches Ryo leave with Steven who is wearing a smug smile on his face. He winks at Dee as he leaves, making the raven-haired man regret, letting Ryo go with him.

 

Dee looks at the two of them trying to remember where he and Agent Homma could have met before. He looks over at Traci and asks her if she and Homma have been partners long.

 

“We've been partners for two years now. Why do you ask, do you think he is going to try something with your partner.”

 

Dee shakes his head, “No, that's doesn't bother me at all. Ryo can take care of himself, if anything he should watch out for Ryo.”

You don't want to get on my partner's bad side; he can be more stubborn than the average person. Don't get me wrong, he's a nice guy and all, but he does have a dark side to his personally.”

 

He grabs his coat, “We might as well go to lunch too.”

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Dee walks into the diner expecting to see Ryo and Steve inside having lunch but as he looks around, he sees no sign of them. He turns to Traci and leads her to a table where they order lunch.

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Meanwhile Ryo and Steve are having lunch at an upscale restaurant complete with waiters.

 

“When you said we were going out for lunch I didn't think we were coming to a place like this. I guess I'll let you pay for lunch after all.”

 

Ryo looks around at the other patrons and then looks down at his menu.

 

“We're here for a reason, Ryo. I heard that the murdered man was a regular here and I thought maybe we could talk to the head waiter about him and we do need to eat, right? Besides, I'm putting this down as business expenses so don't worry about it.”

 

“Well they sure pay you people much more than they pay us, that's for sure. Looking at these prices, I could buy dinner for two days with what a meal costs in this place.”

 

“Maybe you weren't listening; I said I'm putting it on my expense account. I don't eat this way very often…unless I'm on a date with someone I'm trying to impress.”

 

He gives Ryo a sly smile and his cheeks turn pink at the implication of them being on a date. “Another Rose.” Ryo thinks to himself.

 

As the waiter takes their order Ryo studies the agent, “The other night when you were over, Dee got upset with you, why was that?”

 

Steve picks up his water and takes a sip, “He didn't tell you?”

 

Ryo looks at the dark haired man, “I didn't ask him, I'm asking you. To be honest I just thought about it, so no, he didn't tell me, because I didn't ask.”

 

Steve tries to hedge and tells Ryo maybe he should ask Dee because he didn't know if he was the one that should be telling him about Dee's past. This makes Ryo even more curious which is what the agent wants. He looks over at Ryo and smiles with a, butter wouldn't melt look.

 

Ryo smiles “I guess I'll ask him when I see him, and he will, tell me. I didn't think it was that big of a deal.”

 

Steve picks up his drink and smiles at Ryo over the top and says nothing.

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As they are about to leave Steve walks up to the headwaiter and shows him his I.D. and introduces him and Ryo and tells him he wants to ask him some questions. He looks at him and says he is busy and they have to come back some other time.

 

“You can answer our question here or down at the station. It is entirely up to you. This is a federal investigation and if you don't cooperate I'll have to place you under arrest.” Steve is not happy with the way he is trying to brush him off.

 

He looks from one to the other and wonders if they would actually do that and decides from the stoic looks on there faces, they probably would. He calls one of the waiters over and tells him to take his place for a few minutes, and walks outside with them.

 

Steve shows him a mug shot of Robert Powell and asks when was he last there.

 

“I haven't seen him, in here for a few days now. Is he in some kind of trouble?” He looks at Steve with a frown on his handsome face.

 

Steve ignores his question, “Did he come alone, or with someone else?”

 

“He was in here with a very tall man, I remember, because he paid the check and Mr. Powell is the one that usually pays when he comes in. However, I don't know the man he was with.”

 

Ryo looks at him, “Was he a well dressed man, with an arrogant air?”

 

The waiter looks at Ryo and smiles because he likes the looks of a beautiful man. “Come to think of it he was, yeah he was one of those take charge kind of guys. He expected you to follow his orders no questions asked type. Is that what you're talking about?” Hoping he has pleased Ryo with his answer.

 

Ryo looks in his eyes, “Can you give us a description of him? You know like hair color and age, that sort of thing?”

 

The waiter looks only at Ryo as he answers. “He looked to be about thirtyish, with close cut silver hair and very slim. He had a rather femine look about him, with his skin being so smooth and all. He didn't say anything, so I didn't hear his voice though. He had to be at least six feet tall.”

 

Ryo smiles at the man, “Could you come down to the station and talk to a sketch artist for us? It would be greatly appreciated if you could come down, after you get off here.”

 

The waiter smiles, “Anything I can do to help agent, I will. I get off here at four, would that be too late?”

 

Ryo smiles, “No it won't and he's the agent, I'm Det. MacLean with the 27th precinct.” He reaches in his pocket and pulls out a card and hands it to him.

 

“This is my card, you can come down to the station and I will set you up with the sketch artist. This way, we will have some idea of who we're looking for. You've been very helpful Mr...I'm sorry I don't know your name.”

 

He looks at Ryo, “No, where are my manners, its Andrew Adams, I've been working here for over three years. However, what if I see this person, before I see you, Det. MacLean?

 

Ryo tells him to call the station and they would relay the message to him. “I'm going back to the station, so you shouldn't have any trouble getting a hold of me, my cell number is on there also. So, we'll see you around 4:30, okay?”

 

Andrew Adams smiles at the detective, says he will be there, and goes back in the restaurant smiling, as if he has won a jackpot.

 

Steve chuckles as they make their way back to their car. Ryo looks at him as he gets in on the driver's side, “What's so funny?”

 

“You know that waiter was hitting on you, don't you. He was hanging on your every word just now. Come on now, you must have noticed it Ryo. You can't be that dense.”

 

“And what is that supposed to mean…Steve? Are you implying that I'm dense?”

 

“No I'm not Ryo; I'm just saying you had to have known, he was hitting on you.”

 

“I don't remember him hitting on me at all, so tell me what did he do to make you think, I was being hit on?”

 

“Well he was smiling at you the whole time he was talking to you. At first, I had to threaten him with arrest before he would talk with us and now you have him coming to the station to talk to a sketch artist. He acted as if I wasn't there the whole while.”

 

“So he ignored you cooperated with me didn't ask me for a date, or my home number, didn't give me a compliment, but he did smile a lot and he was hitting on me? Have I got it straight, Steve? No pun intended.”

 

“When you put it that way, I guess he wasn't hitting on you. Sorry about that Ryo, I was out of line.”

 

Ryo looks at him with a smile “Are you crazy! He was totally hitting on me! I'm just glad that Dee wasn't here!”

 

Steve looks at him, they both start laughing at the looks on each other's faces, and head back to the station.

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Dee and Traci are sitting in the office when Ryo and Steve arrive. Ryo comes in with Steve and they are still smiling about earlier.

 

“Hey Ryo, I didn't see you at the diner for lunch. Where did you eat?” Dee throws a piece of balled up paper at him.

 

Ryo walks over and hangs up his jacket, “We went to the Che Amour, for lunch.”

 

Dee lets his chair hit the floor, “That place is expensive; I hope you enjoyed your meal.”

 

Steve chuckles, “Ah…we did, but it was a working lunch. We went there to talk with the headwaiter and Ryo charmed him so much, he is coming in to help us with a sketch of the man Mr. Powell had lunch with the day of his death.”

 

Ryo looks over at Dee and blushes, “Steve has come to the conclusion that Mr. Adams is a fan.”

 

Dee looks at the blush on Ryo's face, “It's not your fault if he likes you Ryo. You have that effect on people you know?” He gives Ryo his trade mark smirk and Ryo turns a deep shade of pink as he smiles at Dee. Then he does something very unRyo like.

 

He walks over to Dee and bends down and kisses him on the side of the face. He smiles down at him, “As long as I have that effect on you I'm satisfied.”

 

Dee looks up at Ryo, green eyes meet ebony, and the others in the room fade away.

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TBC