AN- This should be chapter ten really...eh. Oh well. Anyway...This chapter will have some angst in it. Berkeley musing over his life so far, and Dee trying to make decisions for himself about his relationship with Berkeley. Oh! And some action from the detectives as they try to find this Rei guy! Yay! Anyway...Enjoy!
Chapter 11
Dee woke up before Berkeley did. He had to be in a little early that day and tell Ted the bad news. He knew Ted was just going to yell. He wasn't ready to deal with that just yet. He liked the warmth of Berkeley's body close to his. He didn't want to get up for fear that he would wake Berkeley, and he would lose that warmth, but Dee had to go to work, so Dee got up and he was successful except....
"Shit!"
Dee yelled as he tripped on the rug, and fell flat on his butt.
"Are you ok Dee?"
Berkeley asked sleepily. He had woke up when he heard the rather loud thudding sound.
"Yeah. I'm ok."
Dee got up and rubbed his sore backside. It really hurt when he fell.
"Are you sure you don't want me to get you anything?"
Dee nodded his head.
"Yeah. I'll be fine. Sorry I woke you up."
"It's fine. I didn't want to sleep too long. I want to go out and pick up some more food. You don't have much."
Dee blushed.
"Yeah. Ryo normally did shopping."
Berkeley nodded his.
"You're not allergic to anything are you?"
Dee shook his head.
"Nope. Well except bees. But that's it."
Berkeley smiled but it soon broke out into small giggles.
"You're allergic to bees?"
"Stop laughing at me. It's a serious allergy."
Berkeley saw the look that came to Dee's face and he stopped.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you."
Dee gave him an evil glare, before he broke out in laughter.
"I'm just playing. I know. It's a really stupid thing to be allergic to, especially a guy like me."
Berkeley was glad he didn't hurt Dee's feelings.
"So. I am going to head into the shower, and then be off to work. I will be home a little earlier today, because I am gonna head in so early this morning."
Berkeley nodded his head.
"Ok. I'll probably leave after you do then. I will more then likely be gone the rest of the afternoon. I noticed you don't have a whole lot of food in their, so it may take me a while until I'm all done."
Dee nodded his head and walked into the bathroom. His mind was going over the past few nights he had spent with Berkeley. Berkeley asking him to think about the two of them together. Berkeley turning down Diana for him. Berkeley making him dinner last night. Then Berkeley doing his grocery shopping.
'He's caring for me the way Ryo did.'
Dee thought to himself.
'Berkeley is like Ryo to me. Is he trying to be like him, or is he just being himself?'
Dee didn't know. He was still so confused over everything. Everything the two of them had shared, and what they would share in the future if he decided to take their relationship further.
'Shit. I am way too far into this already. I may as well give in.'
Dee shut off the shower, and quickly ran a comb through his hair. It didn't take him long to get ready for work. He stepped out of the bathroom.
"Here Dee. I made you some coffee."
Dee took the offered mug and sipped at it. It was surprisingly good. Better then the shit in the office coffee room.
"Thank you Berkeley. I need to go now, if I want to come home early today."
Berkeley nodded and took the mug from Dee. Dee put his coat and shoes on and walked out of the door. He didn't even say goodbye to Berkeley.
"Damn it. And I thought we had a strong lead. Are you sure the other guys don't know where he is?"
Ted asked Dee. He was very annoyed at this point. The case was starting to get to him.
"Nope. I called twice, and they said that they didn't know where he is either. Beyond the address he gave us."
Dee sighed as he drank his coffee. He wasn't really happy with it...but he needed to stay awake.
"I give up. Can't we call this case unsolved and get on with our lives?"
Dee shook his head.
"Our department already has too many unsolved cases. How do you think that makes us look? We look like a bunch of lazy pigs."
Dee said while throwing the empty cup towards the trashcan. It landed on the floor with ten other similar cups.
"You are a lazy pig Dee. I've seen your apartment recently Dee, and it's very scary."
Dee smiled.
"I guess you haven't seen it since Berkeley's been there then?"
Ted stopped reading over a report and looked up at Dee.
"Dee? Tell me you're not implying what I think you're implying?"
Ted stared wide eyed at his temporary partner.
"Well...that depends on what you think I'm trying to imply."
Dee smirked. Ted was just too fun to egg on. He knew JJ had told Drake about him and Berkeley...now he just wanted to see if the little bastard had told Ted as well.
"JJ said...shit. You were purposely doing that...weren't you?"
De laughed and nodded his head.
"Yup. And he's going to pay for it as well. And no. There really isn't anything going on between the two of us. He is only staying for two weeks. That's it."
Dee looked down at the page of leads he had collected throughout the case. Most of them had red marks through them...except one.
"Hey Ted?"
Ted, still trying to figure out what Dee would do to JJ, looked at him again.
"Yeah?"
"What do you think about us going back to the warehouse? I mean, it's the only place left. We still have it bugged, right?"
Ted nodded his head.
"We haven't really been keeping on it though. There hasn't been much activity, so we pretty much gave up on that one."
"But it wouldn't hurt to at least try to go there. It's all we have left."
Dee said as he put down the folder he had been holding.
"Yeah. I guess you're right. I'll go tell the chief what we're doing, and see if JJ wants to tag along. We'll need his men if something goes down."
Dee smiled.
"No. Watch this."
Dee turned and called for JJ.
"Hey JJ! Get your ass in here!"
JJ came running into the office.
"Yes Dee?"
"Do you want to come along with me and Ted? We are going to go and do some work. We'll need you and your team is something happens."
JJ's eyed got huge.
"Do you mean that? Me coming along?"
"Yeah. But only if you have your team on stand-by, and you go tell the chief what we plan on doing."
JJ sighed. He hated talking to the chief. The man was angry all the time, and he only seemed to get even more pissed when JJ was around.
"Ok. I guess."
JJ walked off. Dee was grinning, and Ted just shook his head.
"You're so mean Dee."
Dee just laughed and walked out of the office.
"Nope. It's just called payback."
Ted and Dee walked down the hall and waited for JJ. They could hear the yelling, and then JJ running out of the door, with the chief following him. He looked at both of them, and they all mouthed one thing.
"Run."
The three of them were out of that building in less time then it took the chief to make it out of his office.
Berkeley was walking down the aisles of the store. So far he only had the basics like milk and eggs.
'What else should I get? I mean, I know I need food...and not just eggs, but I don't know what kind of vegetables he likes, or what his favorite fruit is.'
Berkeley thought to himself as he continued to wonder the aisles.
'I'll just buy what I like. I'm sure me and him have some things in common.'
Berkeley wondered around the store. Throwing this and that into the cart. Soon the cart was full, and he left to go and pay. The cashier looked at him funny.
"Don't I know you from somewhere?"
Berkeley looked at her.
"I don't think so."
"Her eyes went wide."
"Uncle Berkeley! I thought that was you!"
Realization came over Berkeley.
"Holy shit! Nancy? Is that really you? You have grown up so much."
Nancy smiled as she continued to ring him up.
"Thank you. How have you been? After Casey died, you just kind of disappeared. We were all worried about you, ya know."
Berkeley looked down.
"I know. But I guess I just always blamed myself for her death."
Nancy paused.
"No. Don't even think that. No one else thought that. There's no reason why you should feel that way."
Nancy finished ringing him up.
"That'll be $100.05."
Berkeley handed his niece the money.
"Do you need help out?"
"No. I got it."
Dee had let Berkeley borrow his car for the day while he went and did the grocery shopping.
"Hey. You tell everyone I said hi, ok?"
Nancy nodded.
"And you give us a call sometime. The holidays just aren't the same without you."
Berkeley smiled.
"Yeah. They just aren't the same without you guys either."
Berkeley turned and walked out of the store. He wondered briefly if Dee would like his family, and if they would accept him and Dee.
Dee, Ted and JJ all crept around the warehouse. They had come up with nothing so far.
"Wait."
Ted stopped the other two. They both looked at him puzzled.
"What?"
Dee asked impatiently after they didn't hear anything for a while.
"I heard voices coming from over there."
Ted whispered back.
"Are you sure? I haven't..."
That was when Dee heard laughter. The three of them hugged the walls as the voices got closer.
"Shit. What do we do now? They're going to find us."
Dee barely spoke above a whisper. He did not want to confront these guys in this place again.
"I'm on it."
JJ whispered as he spoke into the little radio he had. He told his team where he was, and to hurry up. The voices got closer. Both were unmistakably male.
"You know, Rei, those cops are pretty smart. They almost got you several times. As well as those syndicate guys. Man. You really have it out bad for you, don't you?"
"Yeah. But at least the pay off is good. I have all that money, plus the drugs that the cops didn't confiscate."
The trio of detectives heard the two men laugh once again. Then they heard a gasp.
"No! Wait. Don't!"
Then they heard a loud gunshot ring through the building. The three of them decided they should make their move right then and there.
"Freeze!"
Dee pointed his gun first at the guy. Rei's lifeless body lay slumped next to him.
"How wonderful. Cops. Do you even know who or what you're dealing with? This is official syndicate business. So it would be best if you guys just left."
Ted smirked.
"We can't do that. We were after this guys as well. And now we have to take you in for murder."
The guy smiled, and then said something neither one of the guys could understand. The lights went out, and that was the last the guys could remember.
Berkeley sat in the living. The groceries put away, and dinner in the oven. Dee was supposed to be home soon, and Berkeley couldn't wait. He had wanted to tell Dee about his niece at the store. He turned the news on, and his mouth dropped to the floor.
"Good evening New York. We have some breaking news, and live coverage. Earlier today three Detectives from the 27th precinct went into this warehouse you see behind me."
The reporter pointed towards the warehouse.
"About five minutes later, their back-up team arrived....only to find that the three detectives had been taken hostage. It is not certain why or who has them, but what we do know is the situation has gone on for about three hours now. Negotiations are still pending....and several teams are waiting to make their move."
Berkeley didn't know what to think. His Dee...his men were in danger.
AN- I'll leave there. Now you all will be wondering...what happens to Dee and the gang? Who saves them? Oh ho ho! All these questions and more will be answered in the next chapter pf MOONLIGHT! Sorry...I had to do that. Anyway. Review and tell me what ya'll think.
Chapter 11
Dee woke up before Berkeley did. He had to be in a little early that day and tell Ted the bad news. He knew Ted was just going to yell. He wasn't ready to deal with that just yet. He liked the warmth of Berkeley's body close to his. He didn't want to get up for fear that he would wake Berkeley, and he would lose that warmth, but Dee had to go to work, so Dee got up and he was successful except....
"Shit!"
Dee yelled as he tripped on the rug, and fell flat on his butt.
"Are you ok Dee?"
Berkeley asked sleepily. He had woke up when he heard the rather loud thudding sound.
"Yeah. I'm ok."
Dee got up and rubbed his sore backside. It really hurt when he fell.
"Are you sure you don't want me to get you anything?"
Dee nodded his head.
"Yeah. I'll be fine. Sorry I woke you up."
"It's fine. I didn't want to sleep too long. I want to go out and pick up some more food. You don't have much."
Dee blushed.
"Yeah. Ryo normally did shopping."
Berkeley nodded his.
"You're not allergic to anything are you?"
Dee shook his head.
"Nope. Well except bees. But that's it."
Berkeley smiled but it soon broke out into small giggles.
"You're allergic to bees?"
"Stop laughing at me. It's a serious allergy."
Berkeley saw the look that came to Dee's face and he stopped.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you."
Dee gave him an evil glare, before he broke out in laughter.
"I'm just playing. I know. It's a really stupid thing to be allergic to, especially a guy like me."
Berkeley was glad he didn't hurt Dee's feelings.
"So. I am going to head into the shower, and then be off to work. I will be home a little earlier today, because I am gonna head in so early this morning."
Berkeley nodded his head.
"Ok. I'll probably leave after you do then. I will more then likely be gone the rest of the afternoon. I noticed you don't have a whole lot of food in their, so it may take me a while until I'm all done."
Dee nodded his head and walked into the bathroom. His mind was going over the past few nights he had spent with Berkeley. Berkeley asking him to think about the two of them together. Berkeley turning down Diana for him. Berkeley making him dinner last night. Then Berkeley doing his grocery shopping.
'He's caring for me the way Ryo did.'
Dee thought to himself.
'Berkeley is like Ryo to me. Is he trying to be like him, or is he just being himself?'
Dee didn't know. He was still so confused over everything. Everything the two of them had shared, and what they would share in the future if he decided to take their relationship further.
'Shit. I am way too far into this already. I may as well give in.'
Dee shut off the shower, and quickly ran a comb through his hair. It didn't take him long to get ready for work. He stepped out of the bathroom.
"Here Dee. I made you some coffee."
Dee took the offered mug and sipped at it. It was surprisingly good. Better then the shit in the office coffee room.
"Thank you Berkeley. I need to go now, if I want to come home early today."
Berkeley nodded and took the mug from Dee. Dee put his coat and shoes on and walked out of the door. He didn't even say goodbye to Berkeley.
"Damn it. And I thought we had a strong lead. Are you sure the other guys don't know where he is?"
Ted asked Dee. He was very annoyed at this point. The case was starting to get to him.
"Nope. I called twice, and they said that they didn't know where he is either. Beyond the address he gave us."
Dee sighed as he drank his coffee. He wasn't really happy with it...but he needed to stay awake.
"I give up. Can't we call this case unsolved and get on with our lives?"
Dee shook his head.
"Our department already has too many unsolved cases. How do you think that makes us look? We look like a bunch of lazy pigs."
Dee said while throwing the empty cup towards the trashcan. It landed on the floor with ten other similar cups.
"You are a lazy pig Dee. I've seen your apartment recently Dee, and it's very scary."
Dee smiled.
"I guess you haven't seen it since Berkeley's been there then?"
Ted stopped reading over a report and looked up at Dee.
"Dee? Tell me you're not implying what I think you're implying?"
Ted stared wide eyed at his temporary partner.
"Well...that depends on what you think I'm trying to imply."
Dee smirked. Ted was just too fun to egg on. He knew JJ had told Drake about him and Berkeley...now he just wanted to see if the little bastard had told Ted as well.
"JJ said...shit. You were purposely doing that...weren't you?"
De laughed and nodded his head.
"Yup. And he's going to pay for it as well. And no. There really isn't anything going on between the two of us. He is only staying for two weeks. That's it."
Dee looked down at the page of leads he had collected throughout the case. Most of them had red marks through them...except one.
"Hey Ted?"
Ted, still trying to figure out what Dee would do to JJ, looked at him again.
"Yeah?"
"What do you think about us going back to the warehouse? I mean, it's the only place left. We still have it bugged, right?"
Ted nodded his head.
"We haven't really been keeping on it though. There hasn't been much activity, so we pretty much gave up on that one."
"But it wouldn't hurt to at least try to go there. It's all we have left."
Dee said as he put down the folder he had been holding.
"Yeah. I guess you're right. I'll go tell the chief what we're doing, and see if JJ wants to tag along. We'll need his men if something goes down."
Dee smiled.
"No. Watch this."
Dee turned and called for JJ.
"Hey JJ! Get your ass in here!"
JJ came running into the office.
"Yes Dee?"
"Do you want to come along with me and Ted? We are going to go and do some work. We'll need you and your team is something happens."
JJ's eyed got huge.
"Do you mean that? Me coming along?"
"Yeah. But only if you have your team on stand-by, and you go tell the chief what we plan on doing."
JJ sighed. He hated talking to the chief. The man was angry all the time, and he only seemed to get even more pissed when JJ was around.
"Ok. I guess."
JJ walked off. Dee was grinning, and Ted just shook his head.
"You're so mean Dee."
Dee just laughed and walked out of the office.
"Nope. It's just called payback."
Ted and Dee walked down the hall and waited for JJ. They could hear the yelling, and then JJ running out of the door, with the chief following him. He looked at both of them, and they all mouthed one thing.
"Run."
The three of them were out of that building in less time then it took the chief to make it out of his office.
Berkeley was walking down the aisles of the store. So far he only had the basics like milk and eggs.
'What else should I get? I mean, I know I need food...and not just eggs, but I don't know what kind of vegetables he likes, or what his favorite fruit is.'
Berkeley thought to himself as he continued to wonder the aisles.
'I'll just buy what I like. I'm sure me and him have some things in common.'
Berkeley wondered around the store. Throwing this and that into the cart. Soon the cart was full, and he left to go and pay. The cashier looked at him funny.
"Don't I know you from somewhere?"
Berkeley looked at her.
"I don't think so."
"Her eyes went wide."
"Uncle Berkeley! I thought that was you!"
Realization came over Berkeley.
"Holy shit! Nancy? Is that really you? You have grown up so much."
Nancy smiled as she continued to ring him up.
"Thank you. How have you been? After Casey died, you just kind of disappeared. We were all worried about you, ya know."
Berkeley looked down.
"I know. But I guess I just always blamed myself for her death."
Nancy paused.
"No. Don't even think that. No one else thought that. There's no reason why you should feel that way."
Nancy finished ringing him up.
"That'll be $100.05."
Berkeley handed his niece the money.
"Do you need help out?"
"No. I got it."
Dee had let Berkeley borrow his car for the day while he went and did the grocery shopping.
"Hey. You tell everyone I said hi, ok?"
Nancy nodded.
"And you give us a call sometime. The holidays just aren't the same without you."
Berkeley smiled.
"Yeah. They just aren't the same without you guys either."
Berkeley turned and walked out of the store. He wondered briefly if Dee would like his family, and if they would accept him and Dee.
Dee, Ted and JJ all crept around the warehouse. They had come up with nothing so far.
"Wait."
Ted stopped the other two. They both looked at him puzzled.
"What?"
Dee asked impatiently after they didn't hear anything for a while.
"I heard voices coming from over there."
Ted whispered back.
"Are you sure? I haven't..."
That was when Dee heard laughter. The three of them hugged the walls as the voices got closer.
"Shit. What do we do now? They're going to find us."
Dee barely spoke above a whisper. He did not want to confront these guys in this place again.
"I'm on it."
JJ whispered as he spoke into the little radio he had. He told his team where he was, and to hurry up. The voices got closer. Both were unmistakably male.
"You know, Rei, those cops are pretty smart. They almost got you several times. As well as those syndicate guys. Man. You really have it out bad for you, don't you?"
"Yeah. But at least the pay off is good. I have all that money, plus the drugs that the cops didn't confiscate."
The trio of detectives heard the two men laugh once again. Then they heard a gasp.
"No! Wait. Don't!"
Then they heard a loud gunshot ring through the building. The three of them decided they should make their move right then and there.
"Freeze!"
Dee pointed his gun first at the guy. Rei's lifeless body lay slumped next to him.
"How wonderful. Cops. Do you even know who or what you're dealing with? This is official syndicate business. So it would be best if you guys just left."
Ted smirked.
"We can't do that. We were after this guys as well. And now we have to take you in for murder."
The guy smiled, and then said something neither one of the guys could understand. The lights went out, and that was the last the guys could remember.
Berkeley sat in the living. The groceries put away, and dinner in the oven. Dee was supposed to be home soon, and Berkeley couldn't wait. He had wanted to tell Dee about his niece at the store. He turned the news on, and his mouth dropped to the floor.
"Good evening New York. We have some breaking news, and live coverage. Earlier today three Detectives from the 27th precinct went into this warehouse you see behind me."
The reporter pointed towards the warehouse.
"About five minutes later, their back-up team arrived....only to find that the three detectives had been taken hostage. It is not certain why or who has them, but what we do know is the situation has gone on for about three hours now. Negotiations are still pending....and several teams are waiting to make their move."
Berkeley didn't know what to think. His Dee...his men were in danger.
AN- I'll leave there. Now you all will be wondering...what happens to Dee and the gang? Who saves them? Oh ho ho! All these questions and more will be answered in the next chapter pf MOONLIGHT! Sorry...I had to do that. Anyway. Review and tell me what ya'll think.