Title: I found a boy
Pairing: Kono/OC, with hints (lots of hints) of McKono
Disclaimer: Not mine so whatever, except Dylan, he's mine and I ADORE him because of reasons.
Spoiler: This is sorta like sequel of my last fic "Tell him"
A/N: The title is based on the song "I found a boy" by Adele, I was actually listening to it while I wrote this. And this is also a sequel of my last fic "Tell him", though I said I wasn't going to do this, I couldn't help it. SO there, enjoy!
This was not the perfect way to meet someone, that much was true. Not that she was actually looking for someone right now, but somehow it happened anyway. Chin tagged along with her for company as Steve sent them to interrogate a potential witness for a case; it was supposed to be the usual questions like 'do you know this man?' and 'have you seen this woman?' That kind of thing. Nothing out of the ordinary. The man was supposed to answer the questions and nothing else; she was prepared for a long, boring day truth be told.
She did not know destiny, fate or whatever you want to call it, had something completely different prepared for her.
The man before her smiles repeatedly and nods now and then but she was hundred percent sure he was not paying attention to Chin's questions. He looked at him and agreed, then he watched her intently. Kono had to look away; his intense green eyes were making her nervous.
"I'm sorry," he interrupts Chin and moves a little closer to her, which was technically impossible since there was a small table separating them but he tried anyway. "I don't mean to disrespect you or anything, officer, but you must be the most beautiful woman I've ever seen."
Kono choked at his words; was he seriously trying to pull that old trick on her? Chin laughs softly and she slaps his arm playfully.
"Are you trying to disrespect me, Mister…?"
"Matthews, Dylan Matthews. But please, call me Dylan," he says, flashing a wide smile at her.
"Mr. Matthews, we are here to solve a homicide, not to make friends and certainly not so you can work your pick-up lines over on an officer."
"It's not a trick," he says. "I'm being completely honest with you."
"Alright then…" Chin speaks from next to her on the couch and focuses his attention on the witness. "Mr. Matthews, you are the only potential witness we have to solve this case. Any information you have would be very useful."
"Of course, anything you need," he speaks with a serious look, "I just have one question."
He turns his attention towards Kono once again, and she could not help the surprise on her face because she had no idea what to expect from a man who was openly flirting with her when he was supposed to be answering questions.
"Would you go out with me?" he says and Chin exchanges looks of disbelief with her.
"Excuse me?" she asks him.
"I mean, I might remember something in the next couple of hours and the only way for me to answer any of your questions or doubts is for you to go out with me."
"Are you trying to manipulate us?" Kono asks him with what she meant to be a harsh tone, but the amusement this man provoked in her did not allow using any neither serious tone nor face.
"No, of course not. I wouldn't even try," he says. "I was just wondering, since I'm not from around here and I would really like for someone to show me around…"
"Okay, time to go," she gets up quickly, sensing somehow that this was already getting out of hand. He follows them to the door and she felt the need to walk away from the guy, who now seemed to her like just another creep. He grabs the door knob before they could actually reach it.
"I'm sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable, please forgive me," he begs.
"It's okay," she responds and he smiles at her sweetly.
"You haven't answered my question though."
"What?"
"Would you go out with me?"
She certainly should have said no, because it was out of line and because they were working. She knew how awful it was for her to say it or even thinking about it, but maybe this was some sort of a sign for her to leave her feelings for Steve behind, including the so-called love confession and his rejection. Besides, this man was charming enough to get her attention, he didn't seem so bad, he looked honest and straightforward. Part of her brain was telling her to say no, but then her heart was telling her to move on and take a chance.
"Fine," she answers him, receiving a strange and surprised look from Chin.
"Perfect," he gives her a boy-ish grin.
"Can we go now, please?" she asks him and he releases the door knob and they walk out. They reach the car and she can hear him yelling.
"Hey! You didn't give me your number."
"Guess it!"
Chin stares at her the whole time on their way back. He was shocked at how easily she gave her answer to a complete stranger, but she felt completely at ease. She was tired of waiting, tired of dreaming the man she wanted would be hers because she know that would never happen. Steve was far away from her, he loved someone else and she could not possibly compete with Catherine, no matter how strong her love for him was, this was her time to let him go.
That's the only explanation she had, at least for herself.
The get to the HQ where Danny and Steve were waiting for whatever information they could get. This time they had nothing, though.
"So, he knew nothing then?" Steve asks, she nods slowly.
"Sorry…"
"Well we didn't get information but Kono here got something else," Chin says, smiling widely.
"Shut up," She whispers, staring at Steve for a moment but he was focused on reading the case file instead of their conversation.
"What?" Danny asks, curious.
"The guy asked her out," Chin says, and that's enough for Steve to snap his head up. She stares at him again, this time his eyes were glued to hers.
"He did?" Steve asks her, frowning.
"Yes," She answers.
"What did you say?" Danny speaks.
"She said yes," Chin smiles and she felt her cheeks hot with embarrassment. She did not like the look she was receiving from Steve, her heart jumped inside her heart thinking he might be jealous. But then, when she truly saw it, he was actually angry.
"You're going out with a potential suspect?"
"Potential suspect, since when?" She asked, confused. When did he become one?
"Since… always," he responds and she gets the same confused look she had from Danny and Chin.
"Whatever you say, Boss," she answers. "but as long as he's not the killer and you show me no proof that he might be, I am going out with Dylan."
"Who?" Danny whispers.
"The witness," Chin answers.
"Right."
There's an awkward silence between them, in which Steve does not take his eyes away from her making her heart beat faster once again. He had no idea the effect he had on her. That until the phone rings and they all snap out attention to it. Danny picks it up, calling her name a few seconds later.
She takes the phone out of his hand and she watches her with amusement as the voice on the other line whispers her name.
"Yes?"
"You told me to find you. I did."
"Dylan?"
"Oh. so I'm no longer Mr. Matthews?"
"I could keep calling you that if you wish."
"No, please. I love how you say my name."
"What can I do for you, Dylan?"
"You could tell me when our date is gonna take place."
She steals a glance from the team, who were paying close attention to whatever she was saying. She could have told Dylan them going out could be a huge mistake, with him being possibly involved with the case, but her heart was telling her she was making the right choice.
"How about tomorrow?"
"Really? That's perfect."
"So, I'll see you tomorrow then."
"I can't wait."
She hangs up the phone and smile at the boys. This was the right thing to do, right?
TBC