Act XV
"Now my pet, let's get serious," Touin said, getting up and pulling Ryo's jeans off in one fluid movement. "No underwear? Why, baby, I knew you were too sexy for words."
Touin fell on top of Ryo, his mouth working overtime for all of four seconds. Four seconds...all it took for Dee to crash through the window and grab Touin by the hair. He yanked Touin back and smashed his fist into Touin's still open mouth. By the time Rose and JJ entered through the door, Dee was holding Touin up by the collar hitting him repeatedly.
"He's out!" JJ told Dee, trying to pull Dee off of an unconscious Touin.
"But not down," retorted Dee, wanting to fix Touin so he could never get up.
"Stop it, Dee!" pleaded JJ, latching onto Dee's fists so he couldn't throw any more punches.
"Off me, fool!" roared Dee with a heavy shrug.
"Ryo needs you!" JJ called out in desperation as he went sailing to the floor.
Dee dropped his fists and turned back to the bed, his face red with fury. Rose was trying unsuccessfully to unlock the handcuffs that held Ryo. Unsuccessful because he could not stop ogling Ryo's naked form.
"Get the hell away from him!" Dee snapped, pulling his jacket off and covering Ryo's waist before shoving Rose aside.
"It's okay, Ryo." Dee told him as the handcuffs came loose. Dee dropped the cuffs on the floor and sat down beside Ryo. "You're safe now," he said, pulling him close.
"I'm sorry," Ryo said, crying into Dee's chest. "I'm so sorry."
"What for?" Dee demanded. "Touin's the sicko. It's all his fault."
"But...but I trusted him," Ryo stuttered. "I feel like such a fool."
"He was your partner, albeit temporarily," Dee reminded him in a soothing tone. "None of us suspected he was capable of rape, murder and castration."
"Yeah, why did he castrate his other victims and not you?" JJ wondered, interrupting the two.
"Probably mad at Dee for getting what he couldn't," Rose hypothesized.
"Experience speaking?" asked a smug Dee.
Rose scowled. "Let's get Touin to the hospital and then into a cell," he said to JJ as two uniformed officers entered the room. "We'll let Ryo get dressed before forensics arrives." He turned to look at Dee. "Take him home. But I want both of you at the station tomorrow."
"Wait a minute," snarled Dee angrily. "Ryo needs time.."
"Just to file charges," Rose hastily explained, lifting up his hands defensively. "Then you both get a week off."
Everyone left the room except for Dee and Ryo. "You okay?" Dee asked, patting Ryo's head.
"Do...do you still love me?" Ryo asked softly, afraid to move.
Dee grabbed Ryo's chin and forced him to meet his eyes. "That's the dumbest question you have ever asked," he said a bit roughly. "Of course I still love you. I always will. Even if Touin had gone all the way, I would love you. Even if...even if you stopped loving me in return."
"Never going to happen," Ryo stated softly but with conviction, his dark eyes bright as they started into Dee's. He leaned up until their lips met.
"Never," Dee murmured, enveloping Ryo in a passionate kiss.
End
