FAKE
The Games He'd Play
Disclaimer: I do not own, claim to own, or dream about owning the cast of Fake. Ryo, Dee, Carol, Drake, JJ, Bikky, Commissioner Rose, and anyone else I forgot to mention are the property of the author of Fake, Sanami Matoh, and such.
So! – Here begins the story! I didn't have any plans as to where the story was going when I started it. It wrote itself as I went along. This used to be part of a seven chapter story, but since it had very little to do with the other chapters, I separated them. This is more focused on Dee and Ryo's romance. And I think prepositions are the best things to end a sentence with. The crappy grammar isn't the product of careless mistakes; it's included to add to the style. I sound really pretentious, don't I? I'm really not. Wait, that makes me sound even more pretentious. Oops.
Chapter 1 No More Games
Dee and Ryo didn't talk much for a few days after the conversation about Ryo's alleged feelings for that new women who'd moved in next door. Dee didn't want to do much talking until he knew for certain what Ryo's feelings were. What better way to find out than trying to make Ryo jealous?
Ryo didn't mind the silence. He wanted some time to think of the best way to admit his feelings. He didn't want to come off as a dumb ass, after all. Besides, if Dee didn't actually want a real relationship, then he wasn't going to shoot his mouth off for nothing.
Dee set his "make-Ryo-jealous" plan in action early one morning. As much as he couldn't stand JJ...the plan wouldn't work without him. With Ryo busy at his desk nearby, and easily within line of sight and hearing range, Dee called halfway across the room, "Hey, JJ!"
JJ came bounding across the room like an eager puppy. Thank God no one else was around to see. Hating every second, Dee took a deep breath, raised a hand over his head and said, "Lookit." JJ had seen Dee pull this trick on Ryo before, so, of course, he played along and looked up.
Pretending he didn't know what was coming he said innocently, "What?"
And Dee kissed him. Not just any kiss, oh no, a 100% authentic takes your breath away Dee kiss – the kind that had made Ryo like him even more. JJ squealed like a little girl. He'd never been so happy in his life. Dee had never been more disgusted. Of course, his disgust didn't compare to how Ryo felt at the moment. He gagged, stood up, and left the room. Dee didn't think much of it – at least now he knew that Ryo was jealous.
Jealous wasn't actually the most descriptive word for Ryo at the time. He walked into the men's room, which was empty as always, slumped against the wall, and stared into space. Deeply hurt, furious, or completely crushed would cover the state he was in. He sank to the floor, put his face in his hands, and cried like a woman. How could he have ever thought he could have a relationship with Dee? That bastard! Dee had played him. He'd gotten him to fall for him, love him, even, and now he showed that he was just a whore. Dammit, since when did he even like JJ, much less kiss him? He usually spent several minutes a day trying to avoid being kissed by that freak. Bastard! Ryo pulled himself together, washed his face, and went back to his desk. He pretended that nothing had happened. Still, he wanted to get back at Dee somehow.
Ryo got the perfect opportunity to get sweet revenge later that afternoon. Since Ryo was the more reliable member of the pair, Commissioner Rose usually spoke to Ryo alone before speaking to both him and Dee. Quite often, Berkley Rose would try to kiss Ryo. It wasn't much of a secret that Rose liked Ryo. It was almost like he had a kiss me sign on his forehead! First Dee had to kissing him out of the blue, and then Rose had started trying. However, Ryo had always tried to find a way out of the commissioner's kisses – he wanted nothing to do with the man beyond a healthy working relationship. But when Rose tried to kiss him this particular day, Ryo made it clear that it was welcome. So Dee walked in on quite the lip lock when he barged in as usual. He was horrified. It didn't dawn on him that Ryo was trying to hurt him for the stunt with JJ. Dee actually thought that Ryo had had a thing for Rose all the while and was simply stringing him along. He acted like he didn't notice, but he was really pissed.
Two days passed with Ryo and Dee pretending they didn't know the other existed. Finally, Dee caught on that it was perfectly possible that Ryo didn't actually care about Rose; maybe he'd just been using the commissioner's crush as a convenient way to hurt him. Maybe that stunt with JJ hadn't been the best plan. He didn't want to admit it, but Dee figured that he'd have to apologize if he wanted Ryo to start speaking to him again. Sure, Dee was stubborn and pretty arrogant, but he understood that he'd have to make up for what he'd done to Ryo. If Ryo really did care enough to have been jealous, he was probably hurt even more by Dee's pathetic choice in men. He wasn't very experienced in apologies, but now seemed like the time to try it.
Dee thought about talking to Ryo at work, but then he thought better of it. If things degenerated into a shouting match, he didn't need JJ around to butt in. That evening, Dee drove over to Ryo's apartment. Since it was Friday, Dee figured that the Bikky would be out. Too bad he was wrong. Carol had some family thing to do, and Bikky was home waiting to see if it would end early enough for them to go out. He and Ryo were watching TV and playing cards when Dee knocked. Bikky, figuring it was Carol, answered the door. He gave Dee a look that would have frightened a wiser or weaker person.
"What the hell do you want?" Ryo hadn't told him anything, but he could tell Ryo was upset. Since Dee hadn't been around for longer than usual, and Ryo hadn't mentioned anything, he assumed it was all Dee's fault.
Dee smiled. "Happy to see me, aren't we?" He didn't smile back. "I gotta see Ryo, okay?"
Bikky turned his head and yelled over the TV to Ryo. "Hey, you feel like talkin' to Dee?"
Ryo walked into the entryway, surprised. "Well...tell you what, Bikky. Why don't you grab some money off the kitchen table and run to the corner store for some chips?" He stepped back to let Dee in and went to the table. He shrugged. He knew Dee didn't really care for chips, and he didn't want them either. It had been really obvious that Ryo just wanted some time alone to talk with Dee. He'd just take a walk around the neighborhood and give them some time. He met up with Carol on his way out, since she'd been on her way over to meet up with him.
Ryo gave Dee little more than a sideways glance before he knelt down to pick up the cards on the floor. Dee leaned over and shut the TV. "Ryo, I – I'm sorry. About JJ and all that, it was stupid. I just wanted to know if chasing after you was a waste. So I thought that if I made you jealous, I find out for sure if you cared at all. I know it was really stupid..."
"Stupid? Oh no, that doesn't even begin to describe it," Ryo shouted. "You bastard, I was ready to tell you how I felt, open up to you, and you just go off and put the moves on that little twerp! What, you thought I was going to get jealous and possessive the way you do? You thought that I'd profess deep feelings for you trying to turn your eyes back to me or something? What kind of an idiot are you?! I did care! And then you went and showed me that it was all just a game and you're nothing more than a whore. You basically told me that you don't give a damn who the lips belong to as long as they're warm! And now you think you can just waltz in here and act like it was just a joke and I should forgive you? Who do you think you are?!"
Dee stood with his hands in his pockets and his head and shoulders down, the demeanor of a beaten dog or a scolded child. Okay, Ryo was definitely justified in everything he'd said. For once in his life, Dee was willing to admit that he'd been incredibly wrong. He'd been a fool to risk his friendship with Ryo, and if he'd heard right, he'd probably just destroyed Ryo's feelings for him. "I can't say anything to justify what I did, Ryo. I was wrong, okay? What more can I say? You worked up some quick revenge, in any case, getting all kissy with the commissioner like that. I deserved that. But if you hate me now or something, that's just...too much."
Ryo sighed. Anyone else you'd have expected a fresh burst of shouting and anger, but with Ryo, a sigh seemed fitting. "Dee...can we make a promise not to act this friggen moronic ever again?"
Dee perked up. "Of course, Ryo."
"Then let's put this behind us." This statement was a real testament to their friendship and feelings towards each other. This fiasco had everything needed to destroy their relationship, but they didn't let it. Ryo put an arm around Dee's shoulder. "No more games, then. Pull a stunt like that again, Dee, and I'm really never gonna talk to you again." They smiled.
Continued in Chapter 2...
Disclaimer: I do not own, claim to own, or dream about owning the cast of Fake. Ryo, Dee, Carol, Drake, JJ, Bikky, Commissioner Rose, and anyone else I forgot to mention are the property of the author of Fake, Sanami Matoh, and such.
So! – Here begins the story! I didn't have any plans as to where the story was going when I started it. It wrote itself as I went along. This used to be part of a seven chapter story, but since it had very little to do with the other chapters, I separated them. This is more focused on Dee and Ryo's romance. And I think prepositions are the best things to end a sentence with. The crappy grammar isn't the product of careless mistakes; it's included to add to the style. I sound really pretentious, don't I? I'm really not. Wait, that makes me sound even more pretentious. Oops.
Chapter 1 No More Games
Dee and Ryo didn't talk much for a few days after the conversation about Ryo's alleged feelings for that new women who'd moved in next door. Dee didn't want to do much talking until he knew for certain what Ryo's feelings were. What better way to find out than trying to make Ryo jealous?
Ryo didn't mind the silence. He wanted some time to think of the best way to admit his feelings. He didn't want to come off as a dumb ass, after all. Besides, if Dee didn't actually want a real relationship, then he wasn't going to shoot his mouth off for nothing.
Dee set his "make-Ryo-jealous" plan in action early one morning. As much as he couldn't stand JJ...the plan wouldn't work without him. With Ryo busy at his desk nearby, and easily within line of sight and hearing range, Dee called halfway across the room, "Hey, JJ!"
JJ came bounding across the room like an eager puppy. Thank God no one else was around to see. Hating every second, Dee took a deep breath, raised a hand over his head and said, "Lookit." JJ had seen Dee pull this trick on Ryo before, so, of course, he played along and looked up.
Pretending he didn't know what was coming he said innocently, "What?"
And Dee kissed him. Not just any kiss, oh no, a 100% authentic takes your breath away Dee kiss – the kind that had made Ryo like him even more. JJ squealed like a little girl. He'd never been so happy in his life. Dee had never been more disgusted. Of course, his disgust didn't compare to how Ryo felt at the moment. He gagged, stood up, and left the room. Dee didn't think much of it – at least now he knew that Ryo was jealous.
Jealous wasn't actually the most descriptive word for Ryo at the time. He walked into the men's room, which was empty as always, slumped against the wall, and stared into space. Deeply hurt, furious, or completely crushed would cover the state he was in. He sank to the floor, put his face in his hands, and cried like a woman. How could he have ever thought he could have a relationship with Dee? That bastard! Dee had played him. He'd gotten him to fall for him, love him, even, and now he showed that he was just a whore. Dammit, since when did he even like JJ, much less kiss him? He usually spent several minutes a day trying to avoid being kissed by that freak. Bastard! Ryo pulled himself together, washed his face, and went back to his desk. He pretended that nothing had happened. Still, he wanted to get back at Dee somehow.
Ryo got the perfect opportunity to get sweet revenge later that afternoon. Since Ryo was the more reliable member of the pair, Commissioner Rose usually spoke to Ryo alone before speaking to both him and Dee. Quite often, Berkley Rose would try to kiss Ryo. It wasn't much of a secret that Rose liked Ryo. It was almost like he had a kiss me sign on his forehead! First Dee had to kissing him out of the blue, and then Rose had started trying. However, Ryo had always tried to find a way out of the commissioner's kisses – he wanted nothing to do with the man beyond a healthy working relationship. But when Rose tried to kiss him this particular day, Ryo made it clear that it was welcome. So Dee walked in on quite the lip lock when he barged in as usual. He was horrified. It didn't dawn on him that Ryo was trying to hurt him for the stunt with JJ. Dee actually thought that Ryo had had a thing for Rose all the while and was simply stringing him along. He acted like he didn't notice, but he was really pissed.
Two days passed with Ryo and Dee pretending they didn't know the other existed. Finally, Dee caught on that it was perfectly possible that Ryo didn't actually care about Rose; maybe he'd just been using the commissioner's crush as a convenient way to hurt him. Maybe that stunt with JJ hadn't been the best plan. He didn't want to admit it, but Dee figured that he'd have to apologize if he wanted Ryo to start speaking to him again. Sure, Dee was stubborn and pretty arrogant, but he understood that he'd have to make up for what he'd done to Ryo. If Ryo really did care enough to have been jealous, he was probably hurt even more by Dee's pathetic choice in men. He wasn't very experienced in apologies, but now seemed like the time to try it.
Dee thought about talking to Ryo at work, but then he thought better of it. If things degenerated into a shouting match, he didn't need JJ around to butt in. That evening, Dee drove over to Ryo's apartment. Since it was Friday, Dee figured that the Bikky would be out. Too bad he was wrong. Carol had some family thing to do, and Bikky was home waiting to see if it would end early enough for them to go out. He and Ryo were watching TV and playing cards when Dee knocked. Bikky, figuring it was Carol, answered the door. He gave Dee a look that would have frightened a wiser or weaker person.
"What the hell do you want?" Ryo hadn't told him anything, but he could tell Ryo was upset. Since Dee hadn't been around for longer than usual, and Ryo hadn't mentioned anything, he assumed it was all Dee's fault.
Dee smiled. "Happy to see me, aren't we?" He didn't smile back. "I gotta see Ryo, okay?"
Bikky turned his head and yelled over the TV to Ryo. "Hey, you feel like talkin' to Dee?"
Ryo walked into the entryway, surprised. "Well...tell you what, Bikky. Why don't you grab some money off the kitchen table and run to the corner store for some chips?" He stepped back to let Dee in and went to the table. He shrugged. He knew Dee didn't really care for chips, and he didn't want them either. It had been really obvious that Ryo just wanted some time alone to talk with Dee. He'd just take a walk around the neighborhood and give them some time. He met up with Carol on his way out, since she'd been on her way over to meet up with him.
Ryo gave Dee little more than a sideways glance before he knelt down to pick up the cards on the floor. Dee leaned over and shut the TV. "Ryo, I – I'm sorry. About JJ and all that, it was stupid. I just wanted to know if chasing after you was a waste. So I thought that if I made you jealous, I find out for sure if you cared at all. I know it was really stupid..."
"Stupid? Oh no, that doesn't even begin to describe it," Ryo shouted. "You bastard, I was ready to tell you how I felt, open up to you, and you just go off and put the moves on that little twerp! What, you thought I was going to get jealous and possessive the way you do? You thought that I'd profess deep feelings for you trying to turn your eyes back to me or something? What kind of an idiot are you?! I did care! And then you went and showed me that it was all just a game and you're nothing more than a whore. You basically told me that you don't give a damn who the lips belong to as long as they're warm! And now you think you can just waltz in here and act like it was just a joke and I should forgive you? Who do you think you are?!"
Dee stood with his hands in his pockets and his head and shoulders down, the demeanor of a beaten dog or a scolded child. Okay, Ryo was definitely justified in everything he'd said. For once in his life, Dee was willing to admit that he'd been incredibly wrong. He'd been a fool to risk his friendship with Ryo, and if he'd heard right, he'd probably just destroyed Ryo's feelings for him. "I can't say anything to justify what I did, Ryo. I was wrong, okay? What more can I say? You worked up some quick revenge, in any case, getting all kissy with the commissioner like that. I deserved that. But if you hate me now or something, that's just...too much."
Ryo sighed. Anyone else you'd have expected a fresh burst of shouting and anger, but with Ryo, a sigh seemed fitting. "Dee...can we make a promise not to act this friggen moronic ever again?"
Dee perked up. "Of course, Ryo."
"Then let's put this behind us." This statement was a real testament to their friendship and feelings towards each other. This fiasco had everything needed to destroy their relationship, but they didn't let it. Ryo put an arm around Dee's shoulder. "No more games, then. Pull a stunt like that again, Dee, and I'm really never gonna talk to you again." They smiled.
Continued in Chapter 2...
