Fake Fan Fiction ❯ Dee ❯ Chapter 11

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Ryo sighed and let his shoulders droop. Mary and he were sitting on his bed, watching TV. Well, he was anyway. Mary seemed determined to touch him in any way possible, and it was downright disturbing.

 

At first she had rested her shoulder against him, which he didn't mind, but then she made a silly excuse to reach across him. The feel of small, developing breasts brushing against his leg for longer than necessary made him start. He had inched away.

 

Somehow she ended up nearly on his lap though. He wasn't sure how she accomplished it, but here he was, trapped in a corner and with no idea how to handle the overly hormonal teenager. His mind fell back to his old method of dispersing the tension in the air.

 

“Would you like something to drink?” He stood up as he said this, and hurriedly took the three steps needed to reach the decaying refrigerator. Behind him Mary pouted. This was harder than she expected.

 

“Sure. What have you got?” she stood up and walked over to him, pressing up against his back to appear interested in the beverages. She could feel him tense up this time.

 

Sighing, she hooked a finger through one of his belt loops and pulled him back to the bed, where she proceeded to straddle his waist. Her hands flew to his collar, but a sudden strong grip held them in place. Their eyes met for a moment; then Ryo looked away.

 

“No.”

 

Ryo slowly pushed her off of him and directed her to sit next to him on the bed. She didn't go willingly, but his grip was too strong.

 

Silence reigned for a while.

 

“It's my age, isn't it? If it makes you feel any better, I've slept with older guys that you.” Ryo looked at her, horrified.

 

“How would that make me feel better? No, it's not your age - but that contributes as well.” He ran a hand through his hair. “Look, I'm not good with stuff like this, and I hate it when people take advantage of me because of it. You're a nice girl, really, but you and I will never work-“

 

“Says you! You're not even going to give us a chance, so how would you know?” she jumped off the bed and clenched her fists at her sides, all the while screaming louder at him. “But that's not the issue, is it? Why don't you just tell me what your real problem is, huh?” Ryo flinched. “I thought you were different, but you're all the same! Burn in hell!” With that she fled from the apartment, sidestepping Ryo's attempts to calm her down.

 

She was halfway down the stairs when an awkward force picked her off her feet. Dangling in the air, she didn't resist the temptation to kick. Despite her efforts however, she was carried back to Ryo's apartment.

 

“Fuck it Alex! Let me go! Put me the fuck down!” She was roughly thrown on the bed and she scrambled upright, glaring newly sharpened daggers at Ryo.

 

“What? Changed your mind?” The startled look she received made her reconsider. Ryo sat down on the bed again, heaving a nervous sigh.

 

“I'm in love with someone, okay? Now, if you still want to leave, that's fine with me, but do so once you calm down. Or you can stay here, but I'm going out. Help yourself to whatever is in the fridge.”

 

Mary observed him in silence as he made his way to the door, but as he reached for the doorknob, she spoke one word.

 

“Who?”

 

Mary was shocked at the faraway look of longing that rested on the features of the beautiful man in front of her.

 

“Not someone you know, and not someone I have the privilege of seeing.”

 

And then he was gone.

 

~$~

 

JJ clutched his coffee in his hands as a desperate measure to think Drake into talking to him. The uncomfortable absence of noise was sharpening its teeth up his spine, and he was itching to do something.

 

He wanted to ask Drake what was wrong. He wanted Drake to sit next to him, ruffle his hair, and make a wise-ass remark about his mood. He wanted to apologize, but he wasn't sure what for.

 

By all means, he wasn't even supposed to know about that last comment.

 

But it did succeed in making him feel like some insignificant little bug's ass.

 

And what did it mean?

 

“Hey.” The blue-eyed man looked up into concerned hazy eyes. “You're spacing out.” JJ dropped his head and mumbled an apology.

 

“Talk to me JJ. You know you'll feel better.”

 

Drake watched the younger man closely as he fought the depression from behind his own eyelids. He wasn't sure what to do himself, and then there was Rose…

 

Should he tell JJ about that?

 

“I'm sorry.” The words pulled him from his reverie. “I shouldn't have said that. I don't even know why I did it…” JJ seemed to let go. “I thought I stood a chance with Dee now that Ryo is gone, even though I know I should give up on him. I just want him to look at me the way he looks at Ryo; I would be happy if it were to happen only once! And then you showed up at the precinct looking hot as hell and I felt bad that I was thinking about you like that… and I'm not insulting your sexuality or anything, I swore never to get involved with straight men again-”

 

The beeping sound of JJ's pager filled the room and he started. Looking down at the display, he slumped his shoulders.

 

“This time of night…”

 

“Called out?” Drake stood up and took the empty coffee cup from JJ's hand, feathering his touch over the other man's hand.

 

“They need a sharpshooter. Guess that's me.” JJ smiled an unhappy smile.

 

“Hey JJ?” JJ paused his movement of collecting his belongings to look at Drake. “Feel free to come back here when you're done. You're on third shift tomorrow, right?”

 

JJ shook his head. “I traded with Ted, sorry. Can I come over on Monday though? It's my day off.” Their eyes met for a moment, and JJ's eyes widened in surprise.

 

Was Drake… lonely?

 

~$~

 

Sitting on the roof of a building at three a.m. found Ryo scribbling Dee's name in a multitude of swirls and pitches. He found himself constantly thinking of his lover, missing the bittersweet stench of cigarette smoke and sweat.

 

He sighed.

 

Tomorrow he would head over to Ria's place to meet Tim. He looked at the piece of paper in his hand and wondered what it would look like in black ink on his back, centered between his shoulder blades.

 

Small, of course.

 

For a moment he wondered if he should forego the deal all together, but thinking about the state he had left Mary in, he was afraid of she might say. He leaned his head back against the cold brick wall. He still hadn't figured out a way to get word to Rose of his predicament, and he was craving sex like crazy.

 

It had been how long since that night?

 

Ryo shook his head as he berated himself. Control.

 

The fantasy, however, was more stubborn than he and he lost himself to it.

 

~$~

 

JJ never made it to Drake's house on Monday. As per usual, Dee was in the way.

 

Drake glared at his detective certification in his room. He had been the first to make it as a detective out of the three of them: Dee, Ted and him. Dee had been an ass about it, saying it had been his idea first.

 

The other two only passed the next year.

 

He glared at the photo tucked away in the corner of the frame with Dee's head stuck over the rim. As much as he was Drake's friend, he was an annoying cad.

 

Another annoyance popped into his head, and he closed his eyes and groaned. Berkeley still made his blood boil. With all the time on his hands, he had devised a plan of action as to how he was going to go about handling the commissioner. He wasn't planning on being a docile victim, not at all.

 

A smile crept onto his face.

 

Even JJ would be hard pressed to ignore him then.

 

~$~

 

 

 

 

 

~AN~ I had to end it there! Prepare for some major excitement next chapter people!

 

Oh, and sorry for taking so long to update. I've struck some major luck in life, and I was busy earning a little bit of cash to spend on my computer. I'm going to buy RAM and a new CPU! I can't wait!

 

Anyway, I was personally requested to help out an editing firm for two weeks. I've been animating like crazy! It was so awesome! I'm behind on college work now, but I'll work hard next week to catch up. Even the book I ordered arrived at the store, so I'm picking it up tomorrow.

 

I think I should have the next chapter out by the 31st, or before that. Look out for it!

 

~Me~

 

~Daxemon~ You have no idea how happy I was when you smsed back! *hugs you* I'm so friggen happy!! Anyway, I have some major Rose-Drake interaction planned next chapter, so look out for it! And thanx a ton for all the advice. You have no idea how much you've helped me out.

 

I can't wait to read more of your story too! *Dies of happiness and general over excitement*

 

~Kita and Subu-chan~ Oh, I plan to punish Rose all right! Wait for it! *laughs underhandedly* Next chapter! Thank you for picking up all my errors (I can't believe I got that wrong… *gapes at screen*) and thank you for complimenting my writing! I really try to leave better reviews for you guys too. Which reminds me - for some weird reason I can't join or review on aff, but I love the new story sooooo much! Please please write more! *begs*

 

You hate mushrooms? Err, why?

 

~Hana Tenshi~ What is this? A new reviewer??? *HUG* Thank you so much! I starve for reviews! I contemplated begging for some, but I'm too stubborn (rest of the world reading this, get the hint okay?). I'm sorry for making you wait so long for the update! Here it is, but I promise you'll love the next chapter more!