Kanashii Shi
Illustrious Sorrow
Disclaimer: I don't own Fake, I don't own anything other then my computer and a pair of socks. Isn't that sad?
Chapter 3
Ryo stiffened in his bed. "No.you can't be here. You're from New York! Why are you here?" "I followed you. Couldn't let the seer of the past get away." "Ryo? Who is this guy?" "He's the first.the first to ever write an article about me. He followed me everywhere, I thought I lost him after my parents died, but now." "Here he is."
"I work for the Tokyo Press now. I've come to see what our golden seer has been doing these last few years. Let anybody else die recently, Ryo?" "He hasn't had a dream since he was eighteen." "That true Ryo?" Ryo dumbly shook his head. "Well, I suppose that after eleven children died, it's enough that you could stop."
"Hey you! Leave Ryo alone you bastard!" "Ah Ryo, you've picked up another child to protect? That is so like you. I suppose that he'll be the next one?" "Leave him alone!" Bikky jumped at the reporter and began to bit his head. "Where did you pick this one up? He's to old to be yours."
"Please leave Bikky alone. He has done nothing to you." "Ryo?" "Bikky, come back here. This man has a right to be angry with me. Do you remember the boy I told you about, the one who drowned?" "Yes, but what does that have to do with him?" "That boy was this man's brother."
There was a silence. "So you've told them. They must be very precious to you." "They are." Finally Dee spoke up. "You know what? I don't think Ryo wants to talk to you, so out you go." He grabbed the man by the collar and literally threw him out the door. "Sorry Ryo, I'll find a different reporter."
After about five minutes, Dee returned, followed by a blond woman reporter. "Hello Mr. MacLean! Do you mind if I ask you a few questions about the hostage situation a few days ago?" "Of course not." "Well, first, how did you feel when you realized that one of the hostages was your ward?" "I was pretty scared, and I knew that I had to get him out of that situation."
The reporter scribbled on her notepad. "Alright.And I heard that you didn't realize you had been stabbed until it was pointed out to you, is that true?" Ryo grimaced, "Yes, that's true." "Wow, that must have hurt a lot." "It did."
"What was your ward doing at the bank in the first place?" "He had noticed that one of the men had a gun and followed them inside and called the police. That is why we were able to get there so quickly." Ryo beamed at his ward. The reporter smiled at the pride in Ryo's face. "Yeah well.don't expect it again." Bikky muttered, and the reporter laughed in return.
"How did you decide to become a police officer?" Ryo was quiet for a moment. "I'm sorry, if the question offends you, please don't answer it. "No, it's all right. I decided to become a police officer when my parents died in a hit and run car accident. We never found the driver of the other car." "I'm so sorry for your lose. Do you mind answering a few more questions?" "No."
"Well, what do you plan to do now?" "I plan to get better and go back to work." "Any other plans?" "Not really. Got to save money for Bikky to go to collage, if that's what you mean." "Yes, that was more what I meant. One last question. Is it true that you bailed a bank robber out of prison?" "Yes, the father of a friend of Bikky's he had cancer. He was not involved in his robbery." "Alright, thank you for your time." The reporter smiled again and left.
"See, that wasn't so bad was it, Ryo?" asked Dee as he closed the door. "No, I suppose it wasn't." Replied Ryo as he sank into the pillow. "Hang on a second! Why aren't you in school Bikky?" "Long weekend." Ryo looked at Bikky suspiciously. The boy only nodded and when Ryo looked back up at Dee, he nodded in agreement. "Alright, but if I find out that you're lying, you will be in big trouble."
"Would I lie?" Asked Dee, smiling endearingly. Ryo only gave him a sharp look and then dropped the subject. "Anyway, do you have any plans today?" "I have to go to work, so I thought Bikky could stay here with you." "Wouldn't you bored Bikky?" "No, I want to stay here." "Alright then." Ryo looked suspicious, "I suppose you can stay. Dee, you're two hours late for work, I suggest you get there." "I'm going, jeez, you're worse then a mother."
Ryo grinned at Dee and said goodbye. Dee, to Ryo's surprise, moved up to the bed and swiftly kissed the injured man. "Bye Ryo!" Dee sang out as he left the room. "Dee! How could you! I'm injured! And sick!" Dee didn't answer as he shut the door.
Ryo sat and growled for a while, until Bikky interrupted him. "Ryo? Are you alright?" Ryo's gaze softened. "I'm fine Bikky. Was there something you wanted to talk about?" "Did you have anymore dreams?" "No, I'm sorry Bikky, I didn't." "Oh. So when is the doctor going to let you out? The day after tomorrow if I haven't had anything unusual happen, like it did last night. To tell you the truth, I'm a bit surprised, I'd have thought they'd keep me here longer."
Bikky shrugged. "I dunno. I've never been in the hospital. Cal wanted to come and see you. Is that alright?" "Yeah sure." "Hey Cal, you can come in!" "Oh! She's here? Why didn't she just come in with you?" "Beats me. Girls are weird like that." Ryo laughed as Cal entered the room.
"Hey Ryo. Cool article. Bet you planned the whole thing just to get in the paper." "That must be it. How's your father?" "He's doing good. He says to thank you again and if you need anything to let him know." "Oh well, thank you." Cal nodded and moved next to the bed.
"Here, I brought you flowers." Cal showed Ryo the pot of lilacs. "I'll just put them by the window." "Thank you. They're very pretty." "I thought you would like them." "Ach-oo!" "Oh, god bless you." Ryo smiled in response. "Again, thank you." "I brought some cards, wanna play?" "Sure."
And so the day passed. The next day, Ryo was informed that he could go home the next day on the condition that he not return to work until his shoulder was totally healed and his cold was gone. He called Dee who promised to come and pick him up in the morning.
The night was passed with Ryo getting minimal amount of sleep, the meaning of his dreams alluding him and then the images and messages were forgotten with the passing of one dream to the next.
TO BE CONTINUED.
|Amethyst- Glad you like the story and the riddle. Hope you enjoyed | |the chapter. Great storyline... Looking forward to more... I like | |the riddle challenge... | |Shikira- Uh, what do you mean, Second chapter was repeated? I'm glad| |you liked the story, hope you liked this chapter as well. | |Shuichi-san- Thanks for reviewing. Glad you like the story-line. The| |riddle was vague and only hinted at some really important things. | |Each line is important in it's own way. Enjoy trying to crack it. | |Hope you liked the new chapter. Review and tell me what you think, | |and if you managed to crack the riddle, you asked for two days in | |your review, did you get it? |
Illustrious Sorrow
Disclaimer: I don't own Fake, I don't own anything other then my computer and a pair of socks. Isn't that sad?
Chapter 3
Ryo stiffened in his bed. "No.you can't be here. You're from New York! Why are you here?" "I followed you. Couldn't let the seer of the past get away." "Ryo? Who is this guy?" "He's the first.the first to ever write an article about me. He followed me everywhere, I thought I lost him after my parents died, but now." "Here he is."
"I work for the Tokyo Press now. I've come to see what our golden seer has been doing these last few years. Let anybody else die recently, Ryo?" "He hasn't had a dream since he was eighteen." "That true Ryo?" Ryo dumbly shook his head. "Well, I suppose that after eleven children died, it's enough that you could stop."
"Hey you! Leave Ryo alone you bastard!" "Ah Ryo, you've picked up another child to protect? That is so like you. I suppose that he'll be the next one?" "Leave him alone!" Bikky jumped at the reporter and began to bit his head. "Where did you pick this one up? He's to old to be yours."
"Please leave Bikky alone. He has done nothing to you." "Ryo?" "Bikky, come back here. This man has a right to be angry with me. Do you remember the boy I told you about, the one who drowned?" "Yes, but what does that have to do with him?" "That boy was this man's brother."
There was a silence. "So you've told them. They must be very precious to you." "They are." Finally Dee spoke up. "You know what? I don't think Ryo wants to talk to you, so out you go." He grabbed the man by the collar and literally threw him out the door. "Sorry Ryo, I'll find a different reporter."
After about five minutes, Dee returned, followed by a blond woman reporter. "Hello Mr. MacLean! Do you mind if I ask you a few questions about the hostage situation a few days ago?" "Of course not." "Well, first, how did you feel when you realized that one of the hostages was your ward?" "I was pretty scared, and I knew that I had to get him out of that situation."
The reporter scribbled on her notepad. "Alright.And I heard that you didn't realize you had been stabbed until it was pointed out to you, is that true?" Ryo grimaced, "Yes, that's true." "Wow, that must have hurt a lot." "It did."
"What was your ward doing at the bank in the first place?" "He had noticed that one of the men had a gun and followed them inside and called the police. That is why we were able to get there so quickly." Ryo beamed at his ward. The reporter smiled at the pride in Ryo's face. "Yeah well.don't expect it again." Bikky muttered, and the reporter laughed in return.
"How did you decide to become a police officer?" Ryo was quiet for a moment. "I'm sorry, if the question offends you, please don't answer it. "No, it's all right. I decided to become a police officer when my parents died in a hit and run car accident. We never found the driver of the other car." "I'm so sorry for your lose. Do you mind answering a few more questions?" "No."
"Well, what do you plan to do now?" "I plan to get better and go back to work." "Any other plans?" "Not really. Got to save money for Bikky to go to collage, if that's what you mean." "Yes, that was more what I meant. One last question. Is it true that you bailed a bank robber out of prison?" "Yes, the father of a friend of Bikky's he had cancer. He was not involved in his robbery." "Alright, thank you for your time." The reporter smiled again and left.
"See, that wasn't so bad was it, Ryo?" asked Dee as he closed the door. "No, I suppose it wasn't." Replied Ryo as he sank into the pillow. "Hang on a second! Why aren't you in school Bikky?" "Long weekend." Ryo looked at Bikky suspiciously. The boy only nodded and when Ryo looked back up at Dee, he nodded in agreement. "Alright, but if I find out that you're lying, you will be in big trouble."
"Would I lie?" Asked Dee, smiling endearingly. Ryo only gave him a sharp look and then dropped the subject. "Anyway, do you have any plans today?" "I have to go to work, so I thought Bikky could stay here with you." "Wouldn't you bored Bikky?" "No, I want to stay here." "Alright then." Ryo looked suspicious, "I suppose you can stay. Dee, you're two hours late for work, I suggest you get there." "I'm going, jeez, you're worse then a mother."
Ryo grinned at Dee and said goodbye. Dee, to Ryo's surprise, moved up to the bed and swiftly kissed the injured man. "Bye Ryo!" Dee sang out as he left the room. "Dee! How could you! I'm injured! And sick!" Dee didn't answer as he shut the door.
Ryo sat and growled for a while, until Bikky interrupted him. "Ryo? Are you alright?" Ryo's gaze softened. "I'm fine Bikky. Was there something you wanted to talk about?" "Did you have anymore dreams?" "No, I'm sorry Bikky, I didn't." "Oh. So when is the doctor going to let you out? The day after tomorrow if I haven't had anything unusual happen, like it did last night. To tell you the truth, I'm a bit surprised, I'd have thought they'd keep me here longer."
Bikky shrugged. "I dunno. I've never been in the hospital. Cal wanted to come and see you. Is that alright?" "Yeah sure." "Hey Cal, you can come in!" "Oh! She's here? Why didn't she just come in with you?" "Beats me. Girls are weird like that." Ryo laughed as Cal entered the room.
"Hey Ryo. Cool article. Bet you planned the whole thing just to get in the paper." "That must be it. How's your father?" "He's doing good. He says to thank you again and if you need anything to let him know." "Oh well, thank you." Cal nodded and moved next to the bed.
"Here, I brought you flowers." Cal showed Ryo the pot of lilacs. "I'll just put them by the window." "Thank you. They're very pretty." "I thought you would like them." "Ach-oo!" "Oh, god bless you." Ryo smiled in response. "Again, thank you." "I brought some cards, wanna play?" "Sure."
And so the day passed. The next day, Ryo was informed that he could go home the next day on the condition that he not return to work until his shoulder was totally healed and his cold was gone. He called Dee who promised to come and pick him up in the morning.
The night was passed with Ryo getting minimal amount of sleep, the meaning of his dreams alluding him and then the images and messages were forgotten with the passing of one dream to the next.
TO BE CONTINUED.
|Amethyst- Glad you like the story and the riddle. Hope you enjoyed | |the chapter. Great storyline... Looking forward to more... I like | |the riddle challenge... | |Shikira- Uh, what do you mean, Second chapter was repeated? I'm glad| |you liked the story, hope you liked this chapter as well. | |Shuichi-san- Thanks for reviewing. Glad you like the story-line. The| |riddle was vague and only hinted at some really important things. | |Each line is important in it's own way. Enjoy trying to crack it. | |Hope you liked the new chapter. Review and tell me what you think, | |and if you managed to crack the riddle, you asked for two days in | |your review, did you get it? |