"Stop bouncing, JJ." Drake said for the twenty-seventh time (Ted was counting), "You should have gone to bathroom before we left the station."
"I don't have to pee." JJ finally answered, "Isn't this exciting! I mean, I've heard this guy is quite the business man and from the looks of his picture… he's quite the looker to."
Drake turned and glared at his hyper active lover and giving JJ a pout as he turned away and looked out the van window mumbling, "Thanks… I love you too."
"Oh! Drakey, I still think you're hot nothing will ever change that." a sly look crept over JJ's face as his eyes looked somewhere else than Drake's face.
"Hey shorty, keep you're eyes up… especially in here." Dee shouted back from the front, "Nobody wants to know the one reason you stay with Drake."
"HEY!" both Drake and JJ snapped back at Dee as all he did was chuckle to himself.
"Dee, knock it off." Ryo's voice was calm as he drove to the airport, "Let's not start an argument… I mean we all have to cooperate to keep him safe, right?"
"He started it!" Drake and JJ both whined in unison, "Get mad at him!"
"Hey! You guys just left yourselves open so don't complain!" Dee shouted back, "Now shut up!"
"Would you all shut up!" Ryo snapped, "You're all acting like little children! Act your ages! That means you as well Dee!"
As usual a verbal fought broke out between the four detectives, Ted just sighed thinking maybe Ryo should listen to his own advice. Staring out at the sky watching as a plane flew over top of them; Ted was lost in thought. The words and arguments of his friends just seem to disappear behind and Ted just concentrated on the music that was playing silently through his mind.
"Okay, that's enough!" Ryo shouted over top of everything as they pulled into the airport, "It's time to get down to busy, now you all remember what to do right?"
JJ perked up, "Drake and I are to stay here and wait by the vehicle and get ready to drive once you three return with Mr. Seguchi."
"Ryo and I are to enter the building but stay on either sides of the landing dock to keep our eyes out for anything or anyone suspicious." Dee smirked, "What about you job Ted?"
"I meet the client…" Ted mumbled as he undid his seat belt, "Can we just get this over with already?"
Dee smirked, "Sounds like the best plan to me… but we've still gotta be careful, if anything happens to this guy we're toast."
The three men hopped out as JJ and Drake moved up to the driver and passenger seats. Once inside Dee and Ryo spilt up and left Ted to head toward the luggage pick-up. This is where he was to meet the Japanese superstar. Ted stood there hoping that he would be able to recognize the man by the photo he looked at back at the station… Ted also hoped that he looked like a civil rather than a cop.
"Flight from Springfield, Tennessee now arriving in dock three…" a woman over the intercom announced.
Well… Ted thought to himself, at least this means his flight wasn't delayed; now where is this guy? Ted watched as the luggage begin to come around on the conveyer belt and soon people began to come from the dock to were either no one, their friends or their families waited for them.
Not him… whoa, definitely not him… Ted sighed as he studied each man's face as the left the docking area, Wait who's that?
Staring up he noticed a tall and thin man his eyes hidden under the brim of a hat. Ted slowly and cautiously headed toward him. Carefully Ted placed his hand on the man's shoulder; startled that man turned lifting up his hat Ted could finally see the green of his eyes.
"Mr. Seguchi?" Ted whispered, "I'm Ted… I work for the police of the 27th precinct and the FBI has asked us to look after you…"
"Ah… yes. I've heard about you from the polite agent Diana Spacey." Seguchi smiled gently as he took Ted's hand and shook it, "It's very nice to meet you."
"Yeah… umm… same here." Ted smiled back, What the hell is wrong with me? No, wait… he can speak English?
"Excuse me Ted-san, do you think that you could let go of my hand?" Tohma tugged lightly, "I need it to get my luggage."
"Oh!" Ted could feel his face get hot, "Umm yeah sorry." San?
"That's quite alright." Tohma walked over to the baggage and picked up a bright red suitcase; that smile still plastered to his face.
"Umm can I ask you something…?"
"Sure…" Tohma turned toward him and still kept his smile, "Ask away."
"Okay, this is probably going to sound really dumb to you but…" Ted looked around and the back at Seguchi, "How can you speak English so well?"
All he did was a light chuckle and Ted could feel his face growing as red as his hair. Tohma handed his suitcase to him and Ted sighed as he took it.
"I told you that it was dumb…" Ted muttered out loud and slowly followed Tohma toward the exit where the others would be waiting.
"It's not dumb at all." Tohma Seguchi's giggles came to a halt, "Actually I was waiting for you to ask that… and I knew if you didn't someone else would."
Ted held the door open and noticed Ryo and Dee walking up from their separate positions. Tohma looked over at Ted, "I come to New York often so I thought way not learn how you Americans speak. Besides, it's easier to compliment someone good-looking when you speak the same language."
Shocked Ted stood there the door leaning open against his back; he nearly dropped the man's suitcase when Tohma winked at him before going to introduce himself to Ryo and Dee. OH MY GOD! Ted's mind was screaming at him, IS HE HITTING ON ME!
"Ted-senpai!" JJ hollered out of the passenger window interrupting that disturbing thought, "Are you coming or what?"
"Fuck…" Ted mumbled under his breath as he opened the back and placed the suitcase inside and another fuck when he had to sit beside the man. Can't wait until this day is over… so soon, so fucking soon! Ted sighed as he turned his attention outside and back up to the blue sky that was tinted from the window, Not fucking soon enough.
The ride to Tohma's hotel was a long and very noisy one; especially for poor Ted that sat very quietly beside the blonde man. JJ just wouldn't shut up with questions about anything that he heard, looked up and was told about Seguchi. Through-out this interrogation Ted tuned in just as JJ asked if Tohma was married.
"Yes… actually I am." was Tohma's reply as he lowered his head and sighed sadly… from that moment on everyone was quiet and Ted felt even more awkward than before.
This is all I need… Ted thought to himself in the long ride up to the tenth floor of the hotel. A married man is hitting on me…okay a rich married man is hitting on me. I'm so fucking screwed!
Ryo unlocked the door and the six men piled inside, Ted still pulling Tohma's suitcase after him.
"Okay." Dee smirked as Tohma was putting his things away, "Ryo and I are taking the first stay here, Drake and JJ you guys are tomorrow and then Ted you'll be last."
Ted sighed, "That's fine with me…" The longer time I stay away from him the better… but why do I feel disappointed…?
JJ smirked as he grabbed Drake's arm, "Come on let's get back to the station and inform Berkeley that everything has gone right… so far."
Drake looked over his shoulder as he was being pulled away, "Well be in contact with you guys… See you later!"
And out the door they went, Ted sighed again and looked up at Dee. Dee walked over to where Tohma was unpacking his things and Ryo smiled at Ted.
"Why do you go home and get some sleep Ted?" Ryo bent over to tie his shoe, "You look like you can use it."
"Sounds like a plan to me…" Ted sighed again and walked out of the hotel room… he swore he could feel those green eyes staring at him as he left… or maybe it was just his imagination. Hopefully…
The sooner this is over the better… Ted slouched over and buried his hands deep in his pockets as he walked back to his apartment, Let's pray that the bad guy decides to kill himself instead… Oh! To make my life a living hell…
TBC
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It's about time I updated isn't it… I didn't wanna stop here but I couldn't lead too much in to the next chapter so yeah. Now to see what unfolds dear Ted is the next chapter…