Disclaimer: Unfortunately I do not own the characters I use in this story. All credit for these wonderful personas goes to Jeff Eastin and Steve Franks.


"Come on, Jules. You know how much I hate these things. Can't we just get some fries Quatros Quesos Dos Fritos and curl up like little rabbits to a Die Hard marathon? You like rabbits. With their silky smooth ears and beady eyes that can pierce your soul and discover your innermost thoughts and feelings..." The fake, psychic consultant trailed off with frightened realization crossing his features. "I've changed my mind. Rabbits are evil. Let's curl up like-"

"Shawn!" Detective Juliet O'Hara of the Santa Barbara Police Department rolled her eyes at her exasperating boyfriend/coworker, who at this moment was being particularly childish. "Forget about rabbits! We hardly ever go out. You know I love spending time with just you-"

"Pssh, who wouldn't? Am I right Lassie?" Shawn nodded in the direction of Detective Carlton Lassiter.

"No."

"Oh, Lassie! You joker! You know how much your heart hearts me." Shawn gave him a big, cheesy grin. Lassiter continued to read the file at his desk, ignoring him completely.

"Back to my point," said Juliet. "I really think this art show will be fun."

"Jules, apparently we have very different definitions of the word 'fun.'"

"I let you bring Gus."

"Deal," he responded instantly.

"Bring me where?" said Shawn's best friend and partner, Gus, who had just walked into the precinct and heard the tail end of their conversation.

"Some art show for this guy, Vladimir Putin," said Shawn.

"You mean Vladimir Kush. Vladimir Putin is the President of Russia," said Gus.

Shawn scoffed. "Sure."

Gus shook his head. "Anyway, I've been wanting to go to that show."

"Man, not you too!"

"What? He's a pioneer in the genre of 'metaphorical surrealism,'" said Gus.

"Sounds sur-real boring."

"Just give it a try Shawn, please?" said Juliet.

From the other side of the room, Lassiter piped up, "You know, Shawn, you could always stay here with me and help file these reports."

Shawn turned back to Juliet. "I'll pick you up at 6:00."


A/N: I know the chapters aren't very long, but I'll hopefully update this story somewhat frequently. Thanks for reading! Leave a comment or review if you want and I'll try to remember to read them.