Disclaimer- I don't own FAKE. Sanami Matoh beat me to the idea. Oh and the songs not mine either. It was written by the other Grunge god, Kurt Cobain of Nirvana.

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Chapter 7: Dumb (SongFic)

I'm sitting on my couch, in awe that this is actually happening. Rose just called and told me he was on his way over. What the hell is going on? I feel like I cheated myself. After the stupid kiss in Rose's office with Ry...Randy...I'm yearning for his touch. To taste him again. I teased myself. I'm so stupid.

I close my eyes when there's a knock on the door. I stand to go get it when I hear a soft voice. "Dee? Are you here?" My breath hitches. Ryo?! What is he doing here?! Berkley will be here any second. I run to the door to open it. I open the door and sure enough Ryo is there. His face is wet and his brown eyes are huge.

"Wanna come in?" I ask, unsure what to do.

Ryo steps and I shut the door. He sits down on the couch and stares at his feet. What is wrong with him? I hate seeing him so sad. "I'm lost." He says, softly.

I give him a weird look. "What do you mean your lost? You found your way here." I say, a little too harsh because he began to cry. I rush to his side and sit next to him.

"Dee, I don't know what to do. I feel like I've fucked everything up." Ryo says.

I pull him into my arms and he cries into my chest. I start to stroke the back of his head. His hair is so soft. I kiss his head. The smell of his shampoo is strong and makes me smile. It's the smell of Ryo. He looks up and he leans in. His eyes are closed and I know what he wants. "Are you sure you wa-"

I was awakened to a loud pounding on the door. I jolt up and walk over. A dream. A stupid teasing dream. I open the door to see Rose standing there, smiling.

"Ready?" He asks. I nod, my eyes to the floor, and we leave.

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I was quiet the whole way to the restaurant. My dream just kept playing over and over in my brain. God how I wish that was real. I wish Ryo was in my arms. I wish he was back.

"Randy came back to the station after you left." Rose says, his eyes still on the road. I twitched when he said 'Randy.' I HATE THAT NAME!

"That's nice." I reply, not looking over.

"Bikky was with him this time. He said he was looking for you." He says. Bikky was looking for me? Why would he want to talk to me?

"What did Ryo say? Did he call me a dickwad? Did he say he hated my guts and wished I would just disappear?" I ask.

I saw Rose look over at me in the corner of my eye. "No. He told me what you did and I called you a dickwad. Randy called you an asshole." He says.

I guess 'asshole' is better than a death threat. "Why am I doing this to myself, Rose?" I ask.

"Do what?"

"Why am I teasing myself, hanging onto an old memory?" I ask.

"You tell me." He says.

"I wish I knew."

He sighs and pulls into the parking lot. He turns off the car and turns to me. "Listen, I'm going to tell you something and don't flip out on me." He says.

I look over at him. "What are you talking about, Rose?" I ask.

"Look, I...um...care for you, Dee. I hate you so...broken. I know I'm not Ryo, but I'd like you to give me a try." Rose says.

"I'm not like them

But I can pretend..."

I'm shocked. I can't belive my ears. No way. D-Did Berkley, the Berkley who tried to yank my Ryo away from me and my arch enemy, just tell me he CARED about me? I shake my head. "Your funny, Berk. You're not serious..." I start and look into his eyes. I saw his eyes change from care to hurt in a flash of a second. "...Are you?"

"Yes, I'm serious! Why is it so shocking? You don't think I could care about you? Damn. You're so..." He starts and growls.

I frown. I've realy pissed him off now. "Sorry, man. It just seems a little-"

"Weird?" He asks. I nod. "Tell me about it. How do you think I feel. I have the hots for my rival."

I laugh a bit. "Why do I have a feeling it would never work?" I ask. I realy don't want to be hurt again. Not yet. I'm still coping with the loss of Ryo. I give myself a strange look in my mind. Why am I making it sound like he's dead?!

"Dee, I don't want to hurt you. I want to be your missing link." Rose says.

"...The sun is gone

And I have a light..."

I smile. "Ok."

He smiles back. "Let's go eat." He says.

We get out of the car and I walk over to him. I give him a little shove. "Just so you know, I'm gonna stuff my face and run up the bill." I joke.

"You do that and your paying." He growls and we both laugh.

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We walk out of the restaurant. I'm wasted and Rose is slightly buzzed. "Where we headed now, Berkey?" I slur.

"You got beer?" He asks.

"Two 24 packs." I say.

He opens the door for me. "Back to your house. I'm all out of beer." He says.

I fall into the car and I start cracking up. "This is so much fun. Hurry up and get in!" I demand.

Rose rolls his eyes. "Chill out, Dee." He says. I smile and straighten in my seat and sit as still as I could, holding back my laughs. "What are you doing?"

"Trying to chill out!" I yell, happily. He shakes his head and shuts the car door.

"...The day is done

but I'm having fun

I think I'm dumb

Or maybe just happy..."

Rose gets in the other side. He starts the car and pulls out. I roll down my window and stick my head out the window. "Look, Berk! I'm a dog!" I yell and start to bark.

Rose grabs my shirt and yanks me back inside. I look over to see if he's mad but he's trying his best not to laugh. "Dee, you need to settle down. New York isn't in the mood to see another drunk person." He jokes.

My jaw drops. How dare he! "I'M NOT DRUNK! I'm slightly buzzed!" I yell in my defense.

"Yeah and I'm the king of England." He says, sarcastically.

I fold my arms and stick out my lower lip. "Fine don't belive me." I pout.

He strokes my head. "Your so cute when you pout." He says. What's he doing? He pulls away and puts his hand back on the steering wheel. We pull into the parking lot of my apartment complex and Rose gets out. He helps me out of the car and up to my apartment. When we get inside, I go to the daybed and lay down.

"ROSE! Where you going!" I yell thought the apartment.

"Getting myself a beer." He says.

"Bring me one." I say.

"No. you've definitely had enough." He says.

"GIVE ME A MOTHER FUCKING BEER!" I yell, angrily. Rose came to me 3 minutes later with two beers. He hands me one and sits on the floor. I sit up and open it. "Sit up here by me. I swear I don't bite. I nibble though."

He laughs and sits next to me. He puts his arm around me and takes a drink from the can. "I'm still serious about being with you, Dee. "Rose says.

"I know." I say and take a drink.

"Are you even up for the idea?" He asks.

I groan. "I told you ok already! Jesus! What do you want me to do to seal the deal?" I growl.

The next thing I knew, Rose was pressing his lips against mine. His lips weren't rough like mine, but they weren't soft like Ryo's. I close my eyes and wrap my arms around him.

"...My heart is broke

But I have some glue

Help me inhale

And mend it with you..."

He slips his tongue into my mouth and lays me down on the couch. I moan when he got on top of me and rubbed on the side of me. He started kissing me down my neck. I can't help but think about Ryo. How we've made out on this seat countless of times. Now I'm here with Rose, in Ryo's position. And to tell you the truth, it's not half bad.

He breaks the kiss and where both breathing a little heavy. I feel like I'm kinda floating. I feel myself coming down from the kiss, and the buzz. My head is starting to hurt. Damn, that sure didn't last long.

"...We'll float around

Hang out on clouds

Then we'll come down

And have a hangover

Have a hangover..."

Rose gets off of me and clears his throat. He downs his beer and stands. "I'm gonna get another beer. I'll be back." He says.

I nod. "You better come back." I say.

He rolls his eyes. "You act like I'm leaving." He says and leaves the room.

I lay against my pillows and sigh. I look at the clock. 12:52. Wow, I sure as hell don't have a long time till work. I close my eyes. Rose'll understand if I take a little nap.

"...Skin the sun

Fall asleep..."

I'm looking into a well. I lean over to look down in it. It looks like it could go on forever. I pull out a silver coin from my pocket and look at it. It's got Ryo's head on it. I give it a funny look. "What the hell?" I flip it over to see the words 'Dee's soul' on it. I hold it in my hand and close my eyes.

"I wish I could forget about Ryo and move on and love Berkley." I mumble. I open my hand and look down at the coin one last time before dropping it into the well.

"...Wish away

The soul is cheap

Lesson learned

Wish me luck..."

I feel someone shaking me. "Dee. You fell asleep on me buddy." I hear. The voice pulls me away from the well. I open my eyes to see me looking into Berkely's eyes.

"Sorry, I wanted a nap before I had to go to work." I say.

"...Soothe the burn

Wake me up..."

He frowns. "I forgot you had 1st shift tomorrow. Or today. However you wanna look at it." He says.

I laugh a bit. "Yeah. Sorry to cut your night off short." I say.

He shrugs. "It's ok. I don't realy mind. I'm a bit tired. I have 2nd shift tomorrow." He says.

I sit up and stretch. "Bedtime for me." I say.

I head to my room and collapse onto my bed. Rose follows me in and sits at the edge of the bed. "Want me to tuck you in?" He jokes.

I shake my head. "Naw I'm good." I say.

He kisses me softly on the lips and smiles at me. "See you later." He says and leaves. I sigh and smile.

"...I'm not like them

but I can pretend

The sun is gone

But I have a light..."

I close my eyes and hear the door shut. That sure was fun.

"...The day is done

But I'm having fun..."

I think I'm losing my mind. I actually think I'm falling for Rose. ROSE! I mean come on! It's my rival! It just seems so...wrong. So tell me why does it feel so...RIGHT! He's almost like a substitute for Ryo. Only difference is that Ros...Berkley seems better for me.

"I think I'm dumb." I say and drift off into sleep.

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Author's Note: Hey everyone! Sorry about the Ryo teaser. I like doing that. I think it's fun. Yeah, it's another songfic. Sorry about that. My dad was teaching me this on guitar and I started to listen to the words. For some odd reason, I saw Dee and Rose in my head. Then I went to work! LOL. I don't think I did a very good job on this. I think I'm starting to lose my FAKE touch. (Frowns) But I think I might need a break from writing cause my Harry Potter story is realy starting to suck. I kind of feel like I'm repeating the story almost. It's similar but WAY different. I don't know. Sorry I got a little off track there. (I tend to do that.) Well tell me your thoughts. Later!