Author's Note Plus Little Story: HA! And you all thought I disappeared...actually no..had some writer's block..just started new schedule at work about 3 weeks ago...9-5 from now on..and it takes a number on ya...I couldn't upload to Fanfic this weekend..some weird error thingie that I guess they corrected...plus I am starting to get a Yugi Oh addiction so I have been spending my weekends catching up on the cute little spiky head and his hot Yami (if only REAL men were that sexy..well..I wouldn't want them with Yami's hair though...hehehe..my hair is bad enough). But yeah..Yugi's got a soft spot in my heart. It was early June or late May of '02 and it was the day of my senior prom . It wasn't exactly magical. It was nice..but not the way I wished it had originally turned out. My date was my very first boyfriend that had become an ex a few weeks before after he broke my heart. I couldn't find another date and the limo price would go up if I didn't go with one. It was hectic getting to the hair salon from school (no license or car and the salon was backed up)..it was raining..my dad had a possible job interview after being out of work for 4 months, our only car had been repossessed the night before so we had to get a ride from my brother's friend...everything was chaos. But for some reason while my family was going nuts, I just sat on the edge of my bed with my pretty done up hair with my chin in my hand watching cute little Yugi cry over Pegasus being a prick to Kaiba and taking his soul (I think that was the episode). For some reason watching Yugi Oh kept my nerves in check and I am pretty big worrier. Guess I owe that little guy. God who da thunk there'd be so much Yami and Yugi yaoiship out there?! (drools). Where was I?...Oh yeah..anyway..no I haven't forgotten about our Dee and Ryo and I plan on getting the story out. Bear with me people:-D

Love,

Jennifer K

Ryo and Dee's questioning of the bartender came up empty as he had tried to stop a fight while the girl and the perp had been chatting it up and then leaving. All he remembered was the devil mask, the fact that he didn't have to ask the guy for ID since he clearly looked over 21, and the fact that he paid cash. Much to Dee and Ryo's chagrin, the cash had already been put into the register making a DNA test and a search through the fingerprint databases a long and arduous task that would just make their hunt harder and longer. Time was not on their side. They tried questioning the rest of the bar staff and all the clientele, but unfortunately most of them were college students who had been occupied with their time. The friends of the victim could only describe him just the same as a bartender, older looking guy in a devil mask. They too were enthralled with the brawl to notice. Apparently it was two girls fighting over a guy or some nonsense like that.

Exhausted, the two men returned to the car. It was nearing four am. DNA results wouldn't be in till at least eight, after they dragged the CSIs out of their comfy beds and to the labs where numerous tests would be conducted to get the smallest piece of the criminal from that mask that they could find.

Ryo decided to drive as Dee looked like he was about to collapse. A three block run into a busy intersection, a yell from the Chief, a report to do, and no one who got a good look at the perp was not exactly what detectives would call a good night.

"I am so tired." Dee murmured as he leaned his head on the window with his eyes closed.

"Same here." Ryo agreed as he stopped at a red light. "I was going to shower, but I'll do it in the morning."

"I am too tired to even fucking do it, if you catch my drift." The dark haired man said with a sly smile and closed eyes.

Ryo swatted Dee in the arm, but was chuckling. Minutes later, the car was quiet. Ryo peeked over and saw that Dee was fast asleep. He sighed happily as he turned into the garage of the apartment building. He turned off the engine and undid his seatbelt, but he didn't get out of the car. He just turned his head towards Dee and smiled. Dee looked so peaceful fast asleep, like a puppy. Ryo reached over and stroked the ebony locks off of the beautiful face. A silly part of him wished that Dee wasn't so strong and heavy as he was so that he could pick him up in his arms and carry him to bed like he would when Bikky would fall asleep on the couch.

"Dee?" Ryo shook the man's arm. "We're home."

Dee grunted.

"Dee? Come on or I am going to leave you in the car."

Again grunt.

Ryo sighed. He knew how to wake up Dee. He leaned over to Dee's ear.

"Oh Dee…I've broken out the edible body lotion and I'm wearing those black silk boxers you love so much."

Dee's head immediately shot up.

"Huh wha!?" He snorted

Ryo laughed and opened the door.

"Come on sleepy head." He said with a smile.

Dee dragged his weary body out of the car and followed behind Ryo. Once inside, Ryo went to check on Bikky to make sure he was asleep while Dee went straight for the bedroom and collapsed belly down on the bed. Ryo came in a few moments later to see his partner sprawled out on the bed dead asleep still wearing his daytime clothes. Ryo stifled a laugh as he removed his watch and his tie and put them away. He then looked over at his snoring partner and knew Dee couldn't be too comfortable asleep like that. He couldn't resist doing something to get Dee awake. He got down on all fours onto the bed and crawled atop Dee's back and waited for his partner to react.

"So this is what it's like being a top!" Ryo said with a silly smile.

Dee grunted and opened an eye while Ryo straddled Dee's back.

"If your thinking of taking advantage of me while I am asleep…Dee said with a muffled voice…at least remove your pants so your belt buckle isn't hitting me in the back. It's uncomfortable."

Ryo laughed.

"You're gonna wake up uncomfortable Dee." He said. "You're still wearing your jacket for Christ sake. Come on, get up and out of those clothes."

"Don't wanna." Dee protested

Ryo sighed.

"Well at least move over!" You're hogging the entire bed."

"Don't wanna." Came the reply.

Ryo had to break out the big guns.

"Okay…you asked for it." He immediately started bouncing up and down on Dee's back moving the two of them and making the bed creak.

Dee growled as he was being bounced.

"Quit it Ryo." He said.

"No way…not till ya move!" Ryo said laughing. It was so silly, the him before Dee would be astonished at him acting so weird bouncing up and down on his lover's back trying to get him to move over, but the him now was having fun. He loved finding new ways to tease Dee.

Dee couldn't take it though. With a heavy shove he knocked Ryo flat off of the bed and onto his back on the floor. Ryo laid there laughing hysterically as his lover stared down at him with a smile on his face as well.

"You win." Dee said as he got off the bed. "But don't expect me to help pick your ass up." He started removing his clothes. Ryo too ceased his laughter and undressed. Once the two settled in their respective spots in the bed, they reached over to embrace one another and fell asleep.

Around 9am, the phone rang. Dee and Ryo were not to go on shift till 3pm, so the call was not a wanted one. Dee heard its annoying trill, and grumbled.

"Why oh why did you insist we put a phone in the bedroom!?" He said looking down at his love that was fast asleep on his chest unaware of the phone ringing. Dee reached over and picked it up.

"This better be important." Was the first words out of his mouth.

"Dee-senpai!" JJ's voice boomed. "Forensics just sent over the results…they got a hit on the Halloween mask! You and Ryo gotta get to the lab!"

Dee growled and hung up the phone before JJ could say more.

"Dammit Jim couldn't you have waited till Ryo and me got more sleep."

He reached over and tried to wake up Ryo.