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Chapter Seven – The Truth

Sergeants Munch and Tutuola returned to the car, after what Fin had to deal with. He was mildly offended that Kallen wanted to keep her affair with Lelouch a secret, even thought her intentions were actually pure, as she intended to tell Suzaku herself. But this did prove difficult for the detectives, who had a decision to make. Tell him or wait 'til she does. The actual question was: when would she tell him?

Before the drove off, Munch asked a bothered Fin, "So... what do we do from here?"

He looked out the car window and sighed, "I'm not sure, Munch. All I care about is telling Suzaku what is going on?"

"But are you sure you want to tell him yourself?" he exclaimed, "Personally, I don't believe that this is any of our business. So if she wants to tell him, why not?"

"What if she doesn't, man?" he inquired. Munch was left in silence. "What if she doesn't tell him and she continues doing the same two-faced crap she was doing before? I'm aware that this is difficult, but not telling him means we're almost as bad as her. Suzaku, Alex, both of them would hold it against us."

"I'll admit that if we not tell him, then we'll receive backlash from Alex and Suzaku," he acknowledged, "but are you seriously considering telling him? I know she did wrong, but like I said, it's probably none of our business to get involved in someone else's personal drama."

"What would you do then, if you knew someone that was being cheated on?"

He sighed and told his partner, "Then I might feel obligated to say something."

"Exactly! Keeping that stuff secret won't benefit anyone. So it's better to just give him a thumbs up, rather than someone who knows and keep their mouths shut."

"I suppose you may be right. I'd want you to tell me that my woman was running around on me." Munch finally agreed, "So what do we do from here? Do we tell him now or do we wait until it is necessary?"

Fin started the car, in preparation of leaving and answered, "I'd rather sleep on it. There is no need to tell him right away."

"I suppose so."

The following day, both of them went to Suzaku's apartment to tell him the shocking truth. They knew that he lived in Brooklyn, just they didn't know where he lived in particular; fortunately, Alex was willing to hand over his address so they could speak to him. The fact that they asked for his address made her suspicious of their intentions, she wanted to follow them to see what they were up too, but work deemed a little too overwhelming for the blonde detective.

As they arrive at his door, they hoped that Kallen had not already told him. Munch knocked on the door and within seconds, the door was opened. Suzaku had the uncomfortable pleasure of seeing them at his door, rather than Alex; he assumed that they wanted him for something. He had no idea.

"Hey, detectives." he greeted, "What are doing here? How did you find out where I lived?"

"We're cops, young man." Munch explained (sort of), "We could go through your medical history, if you had a subpoena to do so."

Like most of the things that comes out of his mouth, this comment left Suzaku slightly confused. Nevertheless, he welcomed them inside. "Come on in. Sorry it's a freaking mess, my roommate is kind of a slob. To put it that way."

They looked down at the trash that lied on the floor and it didn't seem like much. Most of the clutter was female clothes anyways. Fin didn't want him to worry so he told him, "It's alright. We don't mind the mess, just as long as you clean it up."

Suzaku sat on the couch, and asked them, "So what do you want?"

Fin sat down next to Suzaku so he could tell him, "Well. We're here to tell you something. You probably would like it."

"And don't worry. It's nothing death related." Munch added.

He didn't know what was going on. Well, he already didn't know what was going on prior to this. He still asked, "What are you trying to tell me, guys?"

They sighed, trying to think of a way to break it to him. So Fin brought out the camera and begun explaining to him, "The other day, when you and your girlfriend came to the squad room, I accidentally read a text from someone that wanted to meet her the next day. So me and Munch went out to see what's up."

"Yes...?"

He pulled up a picture and asked him, "Do you know who this guy is?"

Suzaku took a close look at the picture and immediately recognized who it was, "Yes. That's my best friend, Lelouch. What about him?"

"Well yesterday," Munch jumped in and explained, "me and Fin tailed Kallen, to see if she was up to no good. They met up that day and spent a lot of close time together. Fin, show him the pictures."

He pulled up the photos of Kallen kissing Lelouch in public, there were at least ten different photos. Suzaku was in shocking disbelief; he didn't think that those photos were real. It had to be some sort of prank according to him, because he didn't want to believe it.

"Are these fake?"

"Nah. They're not." Fin answered him. He continued to show him more photos, featuring them in close contact. Meanwhile, he explained even further, "They made their way to his apartment, where my son also resides. His little sister let me in so I could get them; I found them in his bed, fully naked. They were already at it when I caught them."

He needed a moment to think. He didn't want to believe that it was true. There was still lots of doubt in his mind that these were all lies, but it was as true as possible. His emotions were running all over the place, unsure what to do. All the times she's blown him off, he tried to comprehend it.

Munch and Fin watched him take the news hard. They had no pleasure in showing him this. In fact, it was hard for them as well. Suzaku shook his head, still trying to think this stuff through. He stood up and asked one of the detectives, "Are you sure you saw this happening? I just want to know."

"It's for real, man. We're sorry that we had to be the ones to tell you." Fin tried to comfort him, without things becoming awkward. He attempted to pat his back a few times, but Suzaku got up and went into his room.

They looked to see what he was about to do; they had hoped that he didn't lose it and do something he regretted. They thought of the very worse things that he might be considering, and it was only necessary that whatever it could be, it could be preventable. However, after a minute or two, Suzaku returned from his bedroom, with his shoes on. He never said a single word when he took his coat and headed off.

Immediately, they followed him to see what he tried to do. Fin was the one to ask, "Where are you going?"

"I need to go see her." he replied. Telling them nothing else as he stormed out of the apartment building. All they could do was watch as he left, and hoped that he didn't do anything crazy. Did they believe that he would? Perhaps.

Hours later, Suzaku rushed from Brooklyn to Upper Manhattan as fast as he could. He didn't know what to feel at that moment. He didn't want to think that what he saw was actually true. At the very least, he hoped that Munch and Fin were wrong. Hoping that they were all wrong. But he needed to her her side of this story. After taking a long express back to Manhattan, he went around in search of her.

He knew where she resided, in a affluent Manhattan apartment complex. It hardly took him long to find the place, especially on foot; once he reached the her apartment door, he had to make sure that he kept his wits about him. He took deep breaths to try and calm himself down, as fast and effective as physically possible. As soon as he was able to calm himself down, he knocked on her door.

Kallen walked to the door and saw no one other than him at her doorstep. She nearly jumped out of her own skin when she saw him, and by his looks, he did not seem happy. He asked her, with no emotion in his speaking voice, "May I come in?"

She was resistant of doing so, but it would be rude to her if she shut the door on her boyfriend – at least right he was. She allowed him in, backing out of his way. And was worried when he shut the door. She said, "So, what do you want? I wasn't expecting you."

"I bet you weren't." he chuckled... slightly. He took out the camera he got from Fin and asked her, "Kallen, could you explain this?"

He pulled up a photo of her kissing his best friend, along with several others. She fretted; she had no idea what to say to him or what to do. He was practically a bomb waiting to explode. So it was only necessary to lighten the blow some.

"I...I don't know how to tell you." she tried to explain it to him. But was concerned that he'd take it even harder than he was right now, "Suzaku, I screwed up. I..."

"You what? Tell me so I can understand."

She tried to hold back her tears. But she explained to him the best she could, "I haven't been truthful with you recently. I've been lying to you for a long time about where I am and where I'm going. It hurts me to say this but... I've been... unfaithful to you."

Suzaku was unsure whenever to laugh or break out in tears. He tried not to do both, but it did not change the fact that he was angry. He asked another question, "How long... how long have you've been cheating on me? With my best buddy?!"

This was painful for her to admit. And all she could think of was the potential worse things that he might do; even though he rarely violent. She began tearing up, "More than three months ago. We were having a nice time and it just led on from there. I don't know why I started doing it but all I know is, I made an awful mistake and at least I could've been truthful to you."

It was overwhelming for him to hear. He put his hands over his head, and said, "Almost three years, we've been together. I never hurt you physically, I never lied to you and I certainly gave you as much love as I could. Why? What did I do to you to deserve this?"

"Look, I know what I did was wrong and I know that I lied but please if you could, forgive me." she pleaded to him. But there was no way that he could.

Suddenly, he balled up his hands into fists. Kallen noticed this, thinking that he was gonna hurt her. Even thought she could fight back, getting into a physical altercation wouldn't help either of them. He tried to handle his emotions as he possibly could. He couldn't even calm himself down so he tightened up his fist and with all his might, propelled his arm in punching motion.

Instinctively, Kallen flinched and tried to protect herself. But then she heard a loud *shatter*. She opened her eyes and saw that he had punched a glass table into pieces. He tried to keep himself from crying, while his knuckles were bleeding aggressively. Quickly, she rushed over to aide him, but backed away from her.

She backed off, he no longer could stand to look at her. Watching the blood from his fist drip on the carpet, Suzaku tearfully said, "No, forgive me. For wasting all that time. I have nothing more to say to you. Good-bye, and take care."

He walked out of the apartment, slamming the door behind him. He hardly minded his wounded hand, because that wasn't what hurt to him. Back inside, Kallen sat on the couch rest and started sobbing. She knew it was all her fault. And now it cost her the one she loved. It was painful for both of them.

It has been more than a week since Alex had made contact with Suzaku. He hasn't answered her texts, her calls, he hasn't shown up in the squad room at all in that time. It made her worry that something bad might have happened. She even tried going to his apartment, but nobody answered the door. All that she could hear, was the sound of sad music inside. It was very clear to Alex – something bad happened to Suzaku.

Inside the SVU squad room, Alex sat at her desk thinking about no one else but Suzaku. She believed that something definitely happened to him, which was why she hasn't made contact with him in so long. The other detectives looked at her and noticed that her mind was elsewhere. Elliot walked by and saw that Alex was somewhere else at that moment, Munch and Fin didn't know what she was thinking about, probably because she didn't know what happened.

But she might hear some news, as C.C. walked in the precinct and entered the squad room, searching for Alex. She yelled out to her direction, "Detective Cabot!"

She turned around and saw C.C. standing there. Alex got up and asked her, "Hey there. What are you doing here and how did you find out where I work?"

"I found one of your business cards. Made my way over here." she told her, "Anyways, I'm here to tell you about Suzaku."

"Yes, have you heard from him? I haven't been able to talk to him, as if he has been ignoring me."

She turned away and answered, "It might have something to do with the whole break up he went through. Anyways, I'm going to Italy for a while. Not sure when I'll be back."

"Alright..." Alex nodded, until the break up part crossed her head, "Hold on a sec, what? What do you mean 'break up'?"

"Oh yeah, didn't anyone tell you? Suzaku found out through someone that his girlfriend was cheating on him for some time, so he broke up with her. But I don't care, I'd rather leave him alone with his problems and go about my business."

Now there were some things that did not sound right. So Alex asked, "Who told him that she was cheating?"

"Don't know. Possibly those two." C.C. answered, pointing at Munch and Fin, "Well, I have a flight to get too. Farewell."

Alex turned around to Munch and Fin, seeing as how they kept this from her. Technically, they didn't keep anything from her, they thought Suzaku told her. Nonetheless, she was displeased, "Did you two tell him that his girlfriend was going around on him?"

"Yeah. I'm afraid so." Fin confirmed.

"Why did you tell him that?"

Munch took out the camera, which he retrieved from Suzaku and showed her what they saw. Alex didn't know what to say about this, now knowing what is going on, Munch told her, "Me and Fin followed her all across Midtown the other day and caught her with this guy right here, turns out to be Suzaku's best friend."

"Oh my god. Poor Suzaku..." Alex sighed in disappointment, "Why didn't you tell me about this?"

"We thought he told you." Fin assumed. They actually thought he told her by now. Regardless of whenever they told her or not, Alex grabbed her coat and rushed to his place as soon as she could. It was more productive than being down their throats.

Suddenly, it became all clear to her. She wanted to see if he was alright, but in truth, he was in a vast amount of pain. There was no doubt that he loved Kallen, and seeing how things panned out really must have torn him apart. It was up to Alex to help him through it, because C.C. damn sure wasn't going too.

After a lengthy drive to Brooklyn, Alex went to visit Suzaku again to check on his well-being. She frantically knocked on the door, to actually get his attention. She waited a moment or two to see if he would answer, but what seemed to be a lifetime (three minutes), he answered the door. She took a gook look at Suzaku, who was near depressed, had a bottle of alcohol in his hand and had a bit of fuzz on his face. It happens.

Alex tried asking as gingerly as she could, "Could I come in?"

He said nothing, but welcome her inside. For the second time, she had to deal with the mess in his apartment. She knew that C.C. made this mess and neglected to clean before she left. Supposedly, it was her "farewell present" to Suzaku. Nevertheless, she still asked him.

"Are you okay, Suzaku?"

He sat on the couch and groaned out a response, "Yeah, I've been better."

"Well, I heard what happened between you and Kallen." She told him, "You really cared for her didn't you? Well, if you need a shoulder to cry on, I'm always here."

Alex patted his back, and he chuckled, "Don't worry. I've done plenty of that."

Seeing a smile on his face also put a smile on hers. Alex was glad that he had cheered up a bit, but knew that wouldn't entirely help. So she asked him, "So, are you sure you're okay?"

He looked down and sighed, "I'm not really okay. I don't know, but I feel betrayed. For a week, I've been sitting here, trying to get all those tears out of my system. But I suppose that's natural. But what I don't understand is why two of the closest people in my life, would inexplicably screw me over like this. My best friend and my now ex-girlfriend, it is just too surreal."

"I understand that you loved her, but drowning yourself in your own self-pity will not solve anything." Alex explained, "Trust me, I've been there before."

Suzaku looked up at Alex and exclaimed, "What are you talking about?"

"If you must, then I guess I can relive it once more." she begun to explain, "Some time ago, I was in a relationship with this woman I met at work. She was a detective like me. I loved her deeply, more than anyone I've ever met. We were together for more than a few years, possibly more. I thought she was my soul mate, that one person that would assure me companionship for the rest of my days. It was nice."

"What happened between you two?"

"Turns out, she didn't love me as much as I did. When she came to my former squad, it was when I found out that she was cheating on me."

"With another woman?" he inquired.

"No. A man." she told him. It was difficult for her to explain, "The day I found out, was the same day she dumped me for him. I pleaded to her, 'Why?' and she said that I was not enough for her."

"What did he have that you didn't?"

"A penis. She wanted to be a mother, and she knew that being with me, meant that would never happen. Even though adoption could have been an option." Alex explained further, "So I held it up for the rest of work, and as soon as I came home. I cried as much as I could, until I fell to sleep. I thought that I'd could drink all my pain away, but it didn't help. If I hadn't took control of myself, I could have lost my job. Since then, I lost all hope of finding a mate of my own."

Suzaku couldn't believe that she had gone through all this. Comparing his relationship with hers, both were no different from each other. Except one aspect. He was curious of one thing, "So, you just gave up on love? You never tried finding another woman... or man?"

She chuckled and stated, "In case you're wondering, I'm not a lesbian. I'm actually bisexual."

"Whoa."

"Yeah, I've been with both. And both have wrecked my heart." she nodded, "That is why I decided to hang it all up. But I do have a point to all this. Even though I might have given up, it doesn't mean that you should too. You have your whole life ahead of you, soon enough the right girl will come along. It may be too late for me, but it's not for you."

These words interested Suzaku. Seeing how well she picked herself up, perhaps he could take some pointers from her. "Is there any way you can help me get through this?"

"Yes. And the first step towards that is," Alex swiped the alcohol from his hand, and begun pouring it on the floor, "Don't drink your problems away. It might numb down the pain now, but it'll destroy you much later in life. Take my word for it."

Suddenly, Suzaku felt a little better already. But the distinct smell of gin in his carpet was a problem to him, especially due to the mess. Still, he was glad. When you look at it, Alex is the only bit of support he has, so that meant he was gonna rely on her more than ever. Alex thought of something that could cheer him up.

"How about I buy you lunch? Would that be nice?" she offered.

Suzaku considered it for a minute, then he nodded, "Sure. That would be nice."

"Good!" she smiled, getting up from the couch and on her way to the door, but not before she told him, "But first, you should probably clean yourself up. Maybe shave your face."

He felt his face and exclaimed, "Is my face really that bad?"

"Well it's not bad. But it wouldn't hurt."

Suzaku shrugged and made his way to the bathroom. He really was in no condition to leave his apartment. While he was fixing himself up, Alex wondered; how can she help him? Can she help him? That's for fate to decide.

End of Chapter Seven

Yep, that shit just happened. Well, like I said, the next few chapters should be this and that. I'm not gonna spoil anything. Also, any news regarding this story is on my profile.

Lastly, show this story at least some support. I've worked hard on it so far, and I don't intend to disappoint you. And don't assume what will happened from here on. Enough of that and peace.