"Come on, hustle hustle, move already!" commissioner Rose bellowed as things weren't going exactly his speed that morning. Things couldn't be worse. Paperwork was flying at him left and right, and he had spilt coffee all over his new suit. Good fortune wasn't on his side today. Unluckily for everyone else, if he was in a mood, everyone was.

"Dammit I need a friggin secretary. Someone get me Laytner, I don't care who, just bring his ass in here!" he demanded. Running a building full of morons wasn't exactly his ideal pleasure in life.

Muttering incoherently, he struggled to arrange the papers on his desk. He was so lost in his grumbling that he didn't even notice Dee standing in front of him.

"You rang?"

Rose removed his glasses. He could plainly see that Dee was not at all happy to see him. Safe to say, he felt the same way.

"Don't get snippy with me, you little sorry excuse for a detective!"

Dee rolled his eyes. "Whatever. What do you want?"

Berkeley just growled, not responding back to Dee's attitude. He was always finding ways to get even with him. He's tried them all: breaking him and Ryo apart, kissing Ryo, pairing himself up with Ryo, just about anything that had to do with Ryo to piss him off. He smirked mentally. He'd have his way with Dee yet. As much as Berkeley was doing his best to separate them, he started actually falling in love with Ryo. Still though, there was one thing he hadn't done, and he was sure to score big with this one.

"I have a mission for you, smart ass," he began with a smirk, "and you are to be completing it with JJ."

Dee's mouth fell open at his superior. "Commish, Ryo and I are already working on a case!"

Rose proudly shook his head. Score! "No need, he's being paired up with me. I figure the rookie needs a little more teaching. He's still making wrong moves."

Luckily there was a desk in front of him, otherwise Dee would have made a leap at the superior, pounding him into the floor. He growled and clenched a single fist.

"He's been here longer than you have, Rosie, so watch it! There's nothing wrong with Ryo! He's a perfect shooter and just about perfect with everything else! You're just jealous that he doesn't give you the benefit of even a straight look in the eyes!"

Rose slammed both hands down on the desk. "You're really asking for it, Laytner! ADAMS! GET YOUR

ASS IN HERE!"

On immediate cue, JJ dashed into the room, huffing and puffing, but the second he saw Dee, he wasted no time in trying to throw his arms around the officer.

"Dee! Oh joyous times! This must be my lucky day!"

"JJ!" Dee squealed, pushing the pest out of his personal space. He turned to Rose. "Rosie, I won't allow this.

Ryo is my partner, whether you like it or not. The previous—"

"Yes I know, he set you two up as partners, but remember, I'm in charge now and what I say goes. Your new partner is JJ and Ryo will be with me."

Dee balled his fist and delivered it straight onto the surface of Rose's desktop. They met face to face.

"You won't get away with this! You're so lucky I can't threaten your ass!"

Rose ran his fingers through his hair with deep satisfaction. Somehow, this had turned into a rather enjoying day. He was rather pleased with JJ literally dragged him out of his office. He then made a call in for Ryo to come see him.

"You wanted to see me, sir?" Ryo asked in his generally good-natured tone, looking down at the desk in front of him.

"Sit down, Maclean," Rose said, motioning towards the chair to the right of Ryo, the sat down in his own chair.

Ryo did as he was told. This brought a smile onto Rose's face.

"You're so obedient, Randy. Has anyone ever told you that?"

Ryo shook his head, but still refused to keep eye contact. "No sir."

Rose stared for a few seconds; sweet images plastered his mind on how…intensely Ryo would look in the sack, covered in sweat, hair messy, panting heavily, tickling his nose with Ryo's delicious body scents, it would all be in a days work when he got done with him. Rose wouldn't be a jerk to Ryo, he could never.

"Why don't you ever look at my face, Randy? Does it shame you?"

Ryo's eyes widened, but then retracted. "Um…I don't know sir. I don't generally keep good eye contact with anyone, sir. I'm shy."

Rose smiled. A shy guy really wasn't his type but Ryo was just too cute to let go, but more importantly, too cute to be let loose in the hands of that jerk-off Dee.

Ryo was a very special person. He generally didn't speak unless he was spoken to, and was very gentleman-like. No wonder he captured the many hearts of the police force. Ryo was anything but weak though however. He was very strong when needed to be. On the other hand, he wouldn't think twice in sacrificing himself for his loved ones either.

"I'm sure you're not shy, Randy, it's probably just a little phase. After all, you did just join the police force here not too long ago if I remember correctly."

Ryo's eyes never moved from their position.

"I've been here a half a year, sir."

Rose stood. "Please, Ryo, no need to get all formal now. Just call me Berkeley. After all, we've known each other for a long while now."

Ryo nodded, staring down at the floor. He was well aware when Rose stepped up to him and was staring down at him. He could feel his eyes drinking him in, scattering warm chills all over his body and a funny tingly feeling inside.

"Look at me, Randy Maclean," he demanded in a much huskier voice, one that made Ryo have a hard time swallowing. Timidly, his eyes traveled up his commissioner and stopped at his face. Staring into peoples' eyes weren't his thing. He got nervous and fidgety when he had to do it. The closest he's ever gotten was to

their mouths.

Rose smiled. "You have very beautiful eyes. I bet you get a lot of compliments."

Ryo's face flushed. He wasn't exactly used to getting so many comments at the same time, not even from Dee.

"Well…err…not exactly."

A terrific pause occurred between them. Ryo was afraid to blink as he continued to stare back into Rose's eyes.

"Do I make you feel uncomfortable? Would you rather not look at me?"

"I'm sorry sir, it's just I'm not used to it is all."

"Call me Berkeley."

Ryo's eyes wandered away from his and fell to his mouth where he had felt more comfortable.

"Why have you called me in here?"

Rose was just about to open his mouth when Dee flew back into the room, thrusting the door open, outraged and panting heavily, getting their attention.

"Dee!" Rose questioned loudly with a drop of anger.

Not far behind Dee was JJ with his tongue down to the floor like he had been lost in the desert for weeks.

"I'm not finished with you yet, DEEEEE."

"Too bad," Dee growled, pushing the spazz from the office. "Get lost."

Rose immediately began shouting at him the moment he slammed the door in JJ's face.

"Where do you get off being all snazzy!" he demanded, fuming in the face. "I specifically told you to get lost with Adams, didn't I!"

They've all pretty much now ignored the fact that JJ was now pounding on the door in pursuit. Dee stared at Ryo, but Ryo, of course, looked just a tad away from his eyes.

"You are not splitting us up," Dee said strictly, narrowing his eyes at his boss. "Until you can give me a good enough reason for splitting up our partnership, I see no reason why Randy Maclean shouldn't continue to be my associate."

Berkeley Rose was pretty much border lining the warpath. Beads of sweat grazed his forehead.

"You're being a little too mature for my taste right now, Laytner! I TOLD you my reason already! Maclean needs to be taught things! He'll never learn them from the likes of you!"

Ryo was about to speak when JJ slammed the door open, knocking Dee to the ground and straddling him.

"Normally I wouldn't go for this type of sickening behavior, but go for it JJ, this is the last time you do it here."

Dee was over heated. His worst enemy was straddling him and the love of his life was getting flirted with.

Just when he figured things couldn't get any worse, he had to witness Ryo being forcefully kissed against his will while being pinned up against the wall. Blood boiling, and completely unaware of his next action, he punched JJ square in the jaw and bounced to his feet. That bastard was kissing Ryo, and in front of him, no less! That was the last straw. He didn't care if he was the commissioner or the president of the U.S., he had no right to do whatever he pleased.

Mind somewhere else, Dee ripped Rose free from Ryo without a single thought in his mind and delivered the sharpest punch ever performed to mankind into his cheek, nearly breaking the bone cleanly. Rose let out a grunt as he stumbled back and hit the wall with a thud.

"Dee!" Ryo cried. "Why did you do that!"

He was obviously aware of the penalties. This had snapped Dee back into thought, just in time to witness Rose panting slightly and rubbing his already bruising cheek. Dee didn't have a prayer. He knew what was coming next, although he struggled to not think of it like that. Was it so wrong for Ryo to be happy and not molested? Couldn't Rose be in trouble too? Why did Dee always have to suffer?

"Detective Laytner…I'm preferably sick and tired of your bullshit. I've been looking for a reason the whole time to say the two little magic words to you. Now you just set yourself up so very nicely and I will not hesitate. You're fired."