Rhia: I'm only going to do this once. Hit it Seifer!
Seifer: She don't own Fake. She don't own anything. She's a poor senior in high school wondering how she's ever going to afford college! Honest!
Rhia: This is my first Fake story. Kindness. Please?
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Prologue
Ryo "Randy" McLean was having a bad day. Okay, let's be honest more then a bad day. Dee in all his splendid glory had left him all of the paper work. And he did mean all of it. He didn't know why either. Dee knew that the paper work was due today on the Finale case. He knew it, but having the nerve to not show up on the most important day. Not to mention that Rose apparently had a stick so far up his ass that it stuck out his mouth. Either he was yelling or leering or both. He was so ready to march into Rose's office and give his two weeks notice that it wasn't even funny.
As he slammed the file cabinet drawer shut again Ryo head the sound of Rose's office open. It made him angry. He wanted to turn around and give his superior a piece of his mind when he noticed an odd look on his face. He turned and stared at Rose.
"Sir?" He asked softly.
"It's Dee... He's at the hospital." Rose whispered softly.
It wasn't the glee that Ryo expected and it made him jump. Ryo dashed out of the office and to his car. Rose caught up with him grabbing his arm.
"Don't go." He whispered.
"I have to check on my partner, Sir." Ryo growled.
"He's not worth your time." Rose continued.
"One of your officers is down Sir. I suggest that you try to act the part you should." Ryo growled jerking out of his hands and got into his car.
It was a quiet day for New York City and it made the events seem so surreal. He couldn't believe that Rose would go that far. Sure he wanted him; even a rat could see that. But to go as far as to ignore the welfare of someone under his wing. It was unethical and down right selfish. It made the blood boil in his veins. He pulled into the hospital parking lot and made his way to the desk.
"May I help you?" The cheery receptionist asked.
"I'm looking for Dee Laytner."
"Are you a family memeber?"
"I'm his partner... Detective McLain."
"I'm afraid I can only let family in Sir."
"I'm one of the only people he can call family." Ryo growled.
The woman looked cowed. She told him the room number and Ryo took off with out so much as a 'thank you.' He slowly opened Dee's door and stared at the older man. He waited patiently.
"Who's there?"
"You're partner." Ryo answered.
"Oh... Then I guess I want an explanation. Last night was a dozy." He muttered.
"What happened?" Ryo asked.
"I'm not sure. A cop from another precinct decided to be friendly with his gun."
"Nani?"
"Quit speaking Japanese."
"Okay... What do you mean?"
"Yelled something about street punks and hookers as I tried to make him lighten up on this girl. He fumbled with his gun and it went off. Caught me right in the side."
"You idiot... Never following the rulebook."
"That's why you love me." Dee smiled.
"Dee..." Ryo sighed.
"I meant that on a friend bases... You need to lighten up."
"You could have been killed." Ryo pointed out.
"Not my fault it was a dirty cop." Dee muttered.
"I need to get back to work and finish our report."
"Then go... Don't let Rose molest you too much. And tell him I'll be better soon." Dee told him.
"Alright..." But Ryo didn't admit that he was hurt that Dee didn't try to entice him to stay.
************* Rhia: So. You like it. Right? Please read and review!
Seifer: Send plenty of flames. We need something to create fire with, you know.. With winter coming and all.
Seifer: She don't own Fake. She don't own anything. She's a poor senior in high school wondering how she's ever going to afford college! Honest!
Rhia: This is my first Fake story. Kindness. Please?
*************
Prologue
Ryo "Randy" McLean was having a bad day. Okay, let's be honest more then a bad day. Dee in all his splendid glory had left him all of the paper work. And he did mean all of it. He didn't know why either. Dee knew that the paper work was due today on the Finale case. He knew it, but having the nerve to not show up on the most important day. Not to mention that Rose apparently had a stick so far up his ass that it stuck out his mouth. Either he was yelling or leering or both. He was so ready to march into Rose's office and give his two weeks notice that it wasn't even funny.
As he slammed the file cabinet drawer shut again Ryo head the sound of Rose's office open. It made him angry. He wanted to turn around and give his superior a piece of his mind when he noticed an odd look on his face. He turned and stared at Rose.
"Sir?" He asked softly.
"It's Dee... He's at the hospital." Rose whispered softly.
It wasn't the glee that Ryo expected and it made him jump. Ryo dashed out of the office and to his car. Rose caught up with him grabbing his arm.
"Don't go." He whispered.
"I have to check on my partner, Sir." Ryo growled.
"He's not worth your time." Rose continued.
"One of your officers is down Sir. I suggest that you try to act the part you should." Ryo growled jerking out of his hands and got into his car.
It was a quiet day for New York City and it made the events seem so surreal. He couldn't believe that Rose would go that far. Sure he wanted him; even a rat could see that. But to go as far as to ignore the welfare of someone under his wing. It was unethical and down right selfish. It made the blood boil in his veins. He pulled into the hospital parking lot and made his way to the desk.
"May I help you?" The cheery receptionist asked.
"I'm looking for Dee Laytner."
"Are you a family memeber?"
"I'm his partner... Detective McLain."
"I'm afraid I can only let family in Sir."
"I'm one of the only people he can call family." Ryo growled.
The woman looked cowed. She told him the room number and Ryo took off with out so much as a 'thank you.' He slowly opened Dee's door and stared at the older man. He waited patiently.
"Who's there?"
"You're partner." Ryo answered.
"Oh... Then I guess I want an explanation. Last night was a dozy." He muttered.
"What happened?" Ryo asked.
"I'm not sure. A cop from another precinct decided to be friendly with his gun."
"Nani?"
"Quit speaking Japanese."
"Okay... What do you mean?"
"Yelled something about street punks and hookers as I tried to make him lighten up on this girl. He fumbled with his gun and it went off. Caught me right in the side."
"You idiot... Never following the rulebook."
"That's why you love me." Dee smiled.
"Dee..." Ryo sighed.
"I meant that on a friend bases... You need to lighten up."
"You could have been killed." Ryo pointed out.
"Not my fault it was a dirty cop." Dee muttered.
"I need to get back to work and finish our report."
"Then go... Don't let Rose molest you too much. And tell him I'll be better soon." Dee told him.
"Alright..." But Ryo didn't admit that he was hurt that Dee didn't try to entice him to stay.
************* Rhia: So. You like it. Right? Please read and review!
Seifer: Send plenty of flames. We need something to create fire with, you know.. With winter coming and all.