Disclaimer: Don't own FAKE.

[A.N.: OMG. It's been so long since I've written here. I had kinda given up when I wrote a rough draft of the second chapter and everything went down the drain. ::flush:: But! Now I'm back, and I've seen the movie and read four parts of the manga series. And now I'm rarin' to go and planning to write...and maybe Ryo would do better for JJ. Aww, lovely, lovely JJ. -KS-]

The next day fell into a routine. Wake up, shower, dress, light breakfast, and then work. I had a few days to do the paperwork, but I still took some with me to do on the bus and during my lunch hour. Might as well get done what I can when I can.

I took the bus, sitting squished between a business man who seemed to be rather worried about the time and a woman who hiked up her skirt mid-thigh and smiled across to another man sitting in the plastic seats. I clutched the paperwork tighter in my lap, and tried to read the bouncing words but I gave myself a headache instead. Guess it'll have to wait until later.

Neither Dee nor Ryo were at the office, their desks empty. I sat in mine and put the papers down on the desk and clasped my hands over them, thinking over about last night. Dee had been so angry, and Ryo had been nice enough not to become quick tempered about the fact that people knew I wanted Dee in my bed. But that was just a lost hope wasn't it?

People began to file into the station, little snippets of conversation filling the stale air. No Dee. No Ryo. And neither of them were the kind to not have the guts to face someone whom they had had an argument of personal reasons with. Me, on the other hand, was beginning to worry that maybe I shouldn't have bothered to come to work at all.

Slowly the worry began to grow and I twisted a paperclip lying on my desk into different shapes.

"JJ!"

I winced and dropped the paperclip, staring at the bleeding from where I had accidentally stabbed myself. Ouch. I pressed my mouth to my palm and turned in my chair, watching as Rose sauntered over to me. Ooh, you just think that you're so sexy and perfect? Bastard.

"Yes, sir?"

"Have you seen Dee and Ryo?"

"Uh, no sir. Not since yesterday."

"Ah, well, Ryo's late. And I was worried that maybe that idiot Laytner did something to him."

Idiot?!

"Anyway, will you inform me the moment that they come in? I need to speak with Ryo about something."

Filthy pervert. "Yes, sir."

I turned back to my desk and pulled a tissue from the box in one of my drawers, using it to staunch the flow of blood.

"Good morning JJ."

Ryo!

I turned again and looked up at Ryo. He looked. He looked. I felt the tears burn in my eyes and I looked away from him.

"JJ?"

"Oh, oh, good morning Ryo."

"JJ," he sat down in his chair, taking off his jacket and draping it across the back, "about last night...Dee, Dee was cranky. He didn't mean what he said, and he wants to apologize."

"Oh, he didn't? Well, then I'll expect an apology from him later today."

Ryo flinched and chewed lightly on his bottom lip. "Yes, yes..."

"Oh, and Rose wants to see you in his office."

He groaned and ran his fingers through his hair. "Could you go for me? I don't feel like having to deal with any of his...well him."

"I...of course...uh..." I stood up from my desk and dropped the tissue into the trashcan. "Yeah. I'll go."

He smiled and my stomach flipped.

Oh my.

******

"Ah...excuse me, sir?"

Rose looked up from his desk and frowned. "Is Ryo here?"

"Ah, yes, but he's been stalled at Evidence and wanted me to get the message you had for him."

He rubbed his forehead and sighed. "I don't think that you would fully understand the extent of the message that I have for him."

"Uh...I'm sure that I would."

Something flashed in his eyes that scared me as he stood from his desk and came around to lean against the front of it.

"Would you?"

I kept my hand behind me on the doorknob. "Perhaps, sir..."

He came near me and had me pressed even closer to the door, his hands landing beside my head.

"I don't think that you would JJ."

"Heh...you're right, I probably wouldn't."

"But, you could deliver a different message to him."

"A different message, sir?" My fingers tightened on the cold metal under them.

"Yes," he looked at the fingernails of one of his hands and then turned back to look at me, "you see, there's something that you could give to him for me."

"Give to Ryo, sir?"

He nodded and his warm breath got closer to my face, and oh God, I don't want to be kissed by this man. I turned the doorknob as his lips grew closer. Faster, faster.

One of his hands reached out and ran through my hair. "You are so pretty JJ."

I froze. He called me pretty. I couldn't feel his mouth, or his tongue. But I could feel the warm vibe running through my body. He called me pretty. Dee's called me pretty annoying before. Oh. But never pretty.

"You can give that to Ryo, can't you?"

Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh.

"Yes, I'm sure you can." He reached behind me and covered my fingers, turning the doorknob and pushing me out. "Good morning."

I stared at the door as it closed, blinking blankly. Pretty.

Ryo appeared, a small smile on his face, and I looked up at him.

"What did he want?"

"He wanted to give you something."

He looked puzzled. "What?"

I reached up and curled my hand around his neck and brought his mouth down to mine. Ryo was very pretty too. And I gave him the message, using my tongue to open his mouth and slide in, pressing so much closer.

I heard Ryo, somewhere in my cotton-filled brain. And, and, was he enjoying this? Strong hands pushed at my stomach and moved me away. Ryo looked sad, surprised, and angry at the same time.

"Ryo..."

"What are you trying to do JJ?" His voice was a harsh whisper and he reached out to grip my arm tightly. Bruisingly tight.

"I'm, I'm just giving you the message Ryo..." I was not going to cry anymore in front of this man. "I'm just doing what I'm told because that seems to be the only thing that I'm useful for."

He frowned, "Rose gave you that message?"

I nodded, "He called me pretty too."

That sad look came back and he hugged me, and shouldn't he be worried about Dee seeing us?

"Oh, JJ..."

"Ryo...I'm sorry."

"For what JJ?"

"For, for being me. And loving Dee. And..."

"Wait, wait, wait. You love Dee?"

"For such a long time. But..."

"How come you never told me? Or him?"

"Ryo he loves you, can't you see that? I couldn't ever tell him."

He hugged me tighter. "I don't want you to go into Berkley's office ever again. Ok?"

"Ok."

"Maybe you should just go home."

"No! No..." I pushed away from him and shook my head vigorously. "As an officer of the law it is my duty to stay at work to help people!"

He sighed and smiled softly, stroking his hand over my ear. "Oh, JJ."

I stopped myself from moving into his hand and jerked away. "I have paperwork to do, so if you would please Ryo..."

He shook his head. "I want you to go home JJ."

"I don't want to go home!"

He covered my mouth with his hand and backed me into a corner, covering me with his body. I closed my eyes and breathed in, inhaling his cologne.

I pushed his hand away. "Ryo, let me go back to work."

He shook his head and leaned in a little closer, his mouth near mine. "Go home."

I blinked.

"Ryo?"

He kissed me then, soft and gentle.

"Go home JJ."

I clutched the back of his jacket, sliding one of my hands underneath it to touch the silk of his shirt.

"Ryo-sempai..."

"What the hell are you two doing?!"

We both turned to look at who yelled.

Dee.

Oh dammit.

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