Sick

Chapter Six

This is somthing that I meant to do wwaayy back in chapter one, but it never crossed my mind... but I do not own -FAKE- or any of the characters in it. They are the property of Sanami Matoh...I just use them as play toys.

Oh my god, I am so sorry for taking as long as I did with this, but I wanted it to be perfect. So I give you a sad, yet wonderful, welcome to the last chapter in this saga. In this chapter everything is going to meet an end one way or another.

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Italics - Flash Back

Warning - Charater Death ... I meant to add this before

Monday wasn't a very pleasant day, the rain had started falling again and most shops had closed due to flooding. But that didn't stop Dee and Drake from trailing Damien…although it did slow them down, thankfully around ten o'clock Damien made his way to the precinct for his shift, which got the boys out of the rain.

Everyone in the Investigations Division was well aware that Damien wasn't a reliable person, and they also knew that he had to be watched because, although not solid, there was a firm belief that he was connected to Ryo's assassin.

Sitting in the office was the most boring thing in the world right now for Damien, it was still to early to lead the cops to his boss. Hell Ryo hadn't even been released from the hospital yet, although he was supposed to be, later on in the afternoon, in which Damien would go pick him up and bring both Ryo and the cops-most likely Dee and possibly Drake-to Smyth and…. Leo, a smirk found its way to his lips as he thought of Leo, and then rubbed his ribs, where he was sure a bruise was forming, just remembering of HOW he got the injury was enough to dull the pain and make the boring day a little more interesting.

Damien walked into the back room, which even though was empty, it still retained the blanket of smoke, that the many men made thicker each time they had a meeting, which was now only twice a week. Walking over to the big brown bag in the far corner, and pulled a smaller black bag from his coat pocket, he halted in his actions when he heard footsteps stop behind him.

"What are you doing here, scum."

Damien stood up and turned around to face the speaker and inwardly groaned, he did not want to have to put up with this bullshit today, he really wasn't feeling well.

"Nice to see you too…asswipe" Damien mumbled the last bit, and Leo scowled,

"What did you say, speak up"

"I said, nice to see you too Leo"

"…" Leo turned and sat down in the black leather chair that Smyth usually occupied, "So, what are you doing, coming in after-hours and trying to get some …candy"

"None of your business Leo, what I do is what I do. You keep your head up your ass, and-" Damien was cut off by a punch in the jaw, the force of the blow made him stumble back a bit, he was about to regain his balance when Leo grabbed him by his shirt collar, there faces only millimeters away.

Damien should have been shitting his pants at the close proximity and the burning hatred in Leo's eyes, well at least that's what other people would be doing, but Damien wasn't like other people, he had built up a resistance to other people like him and Leo, he had no fear of death or caring if others hated him, it was in the job description. Instead Damien got a real good look at his second boss, and noticed for the first time, just how good looking he really was, and that lead him to do the most stupidest thing he has ever done in his entire career.

He leaned up and kissed Leo.

Taken back by Damien's actions, Leo didn't have enough time to responded, and made the idiots mistake of opening his mouth to try and curse Damien out, unfortunately for him, Damien seized the opportunity and slid his tongue into Leo's mouth. He managed to explore a great deal before Leo sucker punched him square in the ribs, making him retreat and keel over in pain.

Leo kicked him where he had just punched him, turned around and walked out of the shop, leaving a smirking yet injured Damien holding his ribs on the floor.

Sighing and rubbing his ribs once more, he started to pretend like he was doing the mountain of paperwork in front of him. Yes he knew he was being watched by everyone, that his phone calls where all being tracked, but he didn't care, he really didn't. it was all going to end soon, he would get his money and then he was planning on going to Canada for a year or two before coming back, once things settled down a bit that is.

Just out side the room, Dee and Drake where sitting, border then anyone else in the building,

"Dee, why can't someone else watch him for awhile?"

"Because, Drake…we started on this assignment, and the Chief wants us to finish it."

"Man this blows, I am hungry and I gotta piss."

"Then go, I am sure nothing will happen in the five seconds it takes you to piss."

"Okay, you gotta point, alright I'll be right back"

Drake got up and made his way to the bathroom; Dee sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose, which seemed to be the thing to do when partners with Drake. Apparently, JJ does it a lot too.

Drake wasn't gone for more then three seconds, when Damien walked out of his office and headed for the door, Dee stood and looked around for Drake,

"Fuck … uh … Ted!"

Ted looked up from a … magazine that he was reading with a pissed-off look on his face, "Yeah Dee?"

"When Drake gets out of the cann, tell him to call my cell and I'll give him directions to … where ever the fuck I am at the time."

"Uh … okay Dee, I'll tell him"

Dee shouted a thanks and bolted out the door, just in time to see the silver SC Lexus drive out of the station parking lot. Jumping into his car, Dee drove after him.

Just as Dee left, poor Drake came out of the bathroom, looking around he didn't see Dee,

"Hey Ted… where is Dee?"

"Oh, he left chasing Damien, he wants you to call his cell phone and he'll tell you where he is," Drake slumped his shoulders, and Ted gave him a worried/questioning look, ", you do know Dee's cell number…right?"

Drake shook his head, and sat down in the chair, he was stuck at the precinct while his partner was chasing after the bad guy, like in old cops and robbers movies … except Damien wasn't running away, Damien lead Dee right to the,

"Hospital … why are we here." Dee sat in his car and watched as Damien got out and walked into the building, that's when Dee saw Ryo, talking with Dr. Walker,

"Remember Ryo, if you have any reoccurrence of any symptoms, return here immediately, so that we can have a look and if need be, put you back on the atropine dripper."

Ryo sighed, that was the sixth time sense Dr. Walker had released him from the hospital that he had repeated the same warning over again. Putting his jacket back on and standing in front of the door, Ryo reassured him, for the seventh time.

"Don't worry doc. I will return if anything happens."

"I know, I shouldn't be worrying like this, however this is the first time, in all twenty-five years that I've been working at this station, that I've seen anything like this. I can't help but to be worried."

"I understand, well I should be off, and if it makes you feel better, I'll keep in touch with you"

Ryo left the building glad to be out and able to work again. He felt fine, no muscle aches, no nausea, head aches, the rash was gone and he could breath on his own again. The only thing that he dreaded about going back to work was, the paper work, which was –by Dr. Walkers orders- the only thing he was aloud to do for an extended amount of time, saying that field work and the adrenaline rush that comes with it, would put to much strain on his body and could cause a relapse of his lungs.

Unfortunately for him Berkeley had agreed, so he was going to be stuck behind a desk for the next –hopefully- little while, unless he could get his hands on a minor case, like a bank robbery or just basic going in and talking to people.

Stepping out into the parking lot was a big thing for Ryo, the sun was bright on his eyes, and the wind was cold on his skin two things that he hadn't really noticed that he missed until now. Taking in and breathing the fresh air, Ryo didn't see Damien until he was right in front of him,

"Hey Ryo, you out already?" a question he already knew the answerer to,

"Yes, I just got out a few minutes ago, I am on my way to the precinct right now"

Damien nodded his head, "Before you get back to your desk and the piles of paper work on it," he notice that Ryo lost a bit of his poster at the mention of the mountain, he looked over and saw Dee, sitting in his car, talking on his cell phone, "would you like to go get something to eat, you know, real food instead of that mush they call hospital food?"

Ryo thought over it, not really sure if he wanted to go out with Damien, after what happened last time. But this time it was going to be at a restaurant, nothing bad could really happen right, I mean it's not like Damien could cook the food, and accidentally put something in it. He nodded his head.

"Sounds like a plan, I am hungry for real food, and am in no real rush to get back to my desk."

Damien smiled a very good 'yay-I-am-happy' smile and lead Ryo to the car, opening the door for him, when he got in Ryo chuckled,

"What's so funny, Ryo?"

"It's nothing, just last time I was in here, it was a pig-sty."

"Yeah, I cleaned her out, I was trying to find something in here…some document that the chief wanted."

Ryo nodded and leaned back in the leather seat, the soft sound of the radio filled the car, and he didn't notice Dee as they drove passed and out of the hospital. Dee however did notice, and after yelling at Drake, he pounded on the steering wheel and stepped on the gas following them, "Ryo, how fucking dense are you!!"

They stopped out side of a casual/formal restaurant and Damien gave his keys to the valet, with a glare that clearly stated, 'if anything happens to her, it will be your balls' and they walked in, leaving behind a trembling valet. Dee parked on the other side of the road and called into the station, giving the Chief a heads up on the situation, the Chief replied that he would send in some guys to go in and sit close enough to them and that they would get him on his way out. Closing down the radio, Dee sat in the car and waited.

Meanwhile on the other side of New York City, Smyth and Leo sat, arguing about the whole deal. Why, because Leo didn't like the way the whole thing was leading about, sooner or later the cops where going to come and set them selves out side of the candy store, and find them, Smyth was convinced that nothing of the sort was going to happen, and that Leo was just being paranoid. He noticed that ever sense early that morning, Leo had looked a bit uncomfortable, which was a great concern for the ring leader; Leo wasn't one that got uncomfortable very easily.

"You can stop worrying. Anytime now Diamond should be coming with that blonde cop, and which ever ones decided to tag along, and then you can end it the way you want to."

"Why do you want to him dead so bad?"

Smyth lowered his head and glared at a spot in the floor, the memories of that even was so clear that it hurt, the pain still felt like it had only happened that morning, however it had clearly been over two years, Kyle…

"I don't have to share that information with you. It's personal, that is all you need to know."

Leo grunted and made a crud comment under his breath, looking at his watch he smirked and stood, "It's almost five o'clock; we should probably get ready our selves, so that you can at least look presentable when you take care of your personal issues."

Smyth stood and put his cigar out and lit another one, "I am ready Leo."

When they had finished eating, Damien and Ryo walked out to the car, Ryo oblivious, and Damien well aware that they were being followed, so naturally nether one cared nor paid any attention to the two cars following them. They drove for a bit, talking about what was going on around work, and the latest on crimes and situations.

"So, is there anything new on the Smyth case?"

Damien shook his head, "We haven't been able to get a solid lead on Smyth in a while."

"Did anything come out of Indigo?"

Damien looked at Ryo through the corner of his eye with a brow raised, "What do you mean Ryo…?"

"Oh that's right you weren't at the hospital that day. When I woke up I told them all about a date and place that kept popping up everywhere, April 26th 06 at Indigo Knights, and I was just wondering if Dee and Drake found anything out."

Damien slowly shook his head, remembering that day, he had been a little drunk but now that he thought about it, the guy that looked like a cutie that I know from work…really was Drake, "No, I haven't been told anything about it, you would have to ask one of them."

"Oh, alright," Ryo looked out the window, beat up buildings passed them by, abandoned houses, drug dealers, hookers, they where all outside as they drove, "say Damien… where are we going?"

Playing cool, he acted as though he came here all the time on case work, although he really was trying to find the right warehouse, "To meet up with a friend of mine, who says that he might know something about Smyth."

Ryo looked at Damien suspiciously, "But you said that nothing has come up in awhile,"

"And that was true, it has been awhile, but now we have something."

Ryo was really skeptical about the whole ordeal now, and now he noticed that the cars from the restaurant were still following them, which made him that much worried. There was a feeling in the pit of his gut that told him something bad was about to happen, and that once again he was going to be stuck in the middle of it all. He really wished now that he hadn't taken up Damien's offer, something bad always happened when the two of them got together.

They stopped outside of the newest looking building, and Damien got out, and whistled, Ryo too got out of the car, and just as he closed the car, and took in his surroundings, he saw Leo standing in the door of the building.

"Ryo, what a pleasant surprise seeing you again, here of all places" Damien felt a pang of jealousy, Leo had never, in the two months that they had been working together called him anything other than insults, and here he was calling Ryo as though they had been friends before the whole ordeal, "and it seems as though you brought your watch dogs."

Damien was about to make a comment, when he heard four more car doors open and shut, he had forgotten about them, Dee and Drake, as well as two other cops got out of there cars.

"Dee…Drake…what's going on?"

"Ryo, get away from him, he, Damien is the one trying to kill you."

Ryo looked at Damien with a mixed look of hurt and disbelief, which made Leo laugh and Damien smirk,

"Never trust just anyone there Ryo old' pal." Damien walked over and stood by Leo, as another figure spoke from the shadows,

"Now that everyone is here, lets get down to business no?" there was more silence as everyone, expect Leo and Damien, looked around for the source of the voice, a stream of smoke lead them to the entrance, behind Leo.

"Who are you?"

"Randy, Randy, Randy... I am offended that you don't remember me…well I suppose, it's been more then two years sense then."

Ryo was about to question the figure when he walked out of the shadows, dressed in a black suit and tie, cigar in mouth, what was left of his hair was slicked back making it look like there was less then there was. Ryo's eyes widened, "Jerold Smyth!"

Smyth smiled, "The very same, my last time I saw you was in a court room."

"Ryo, what is going on, you know him!?"

Ryo nodded to Dee from his place by Damien's car, "Yeah I know him… Jerold Smyth, Drug Lord of NYC, he supplies drug dealer in NYC. He was almost caught once a couple years back, but managed to get away."

Smyth chuckled, "Yeah I got away, but mister sharp shooter missed me and got my son," Ryo looked down at the ground, as the news washed over the group, it explained why Smyth wanted him dead alright "but now that you're here, I can return the favor." He pulled a gun out from under his jacket and pointed it at Ryo, at the same point when the cops pulled theirs, Leo and Damien pulled theirs too.

"Put the gun away, Smyth"

"I don't feel like it, cop."

They stared each other down for an eerie handful of minutes, before anyone spoke,

"How long Smyth, how long have you been behind all this."

"Oh, I'd say about six months, different jobs state to state, but I must say that this one is the most entertaining of them all."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, I normally don't explain my self, but sense it's almost out time for you, I guess I will. See I am in charge of distributing Kuro-Ame. However that sale has been getting difficult over the past three months thanks to you boys in blue, but it's still a major sales point. Ether way, when I found out from Damien here that You," he pointed to Ryo who was still looking at the car, "were assigned to my case, I decided to make things fun. You're coffee was drugged, but you seemed to fight it off, so then I had some special chocolates sent to you hoping that you would die, but it seems that you recovered, but now," he pointed the gun at Ryo ",you die"

There was aloud bang, as a gun shot. Ryo braced for the impact, but nothing came, he looked up just as Smyth fell to the ground in a bloody lump. Leo smirked, "Serves him right."

Damien was a little shocked, more so disappointed that Ryo wasn't dead and that it was now going to be a little bit harder for him to get his money.

Ryo turned around, to see who had shot Smyth, Dee's gun was smoking, he was about to say something when Damien spoke,

"You know, that now he's dead, the whole candy thing might actually die down. But I am afraid that you still have to die, its part of my contract, and even if the bosses dead, I am still breathing."

"Damien relax, you'll get to shoot him soon enough. Just be patient."

Damien looked at Leo like he had grown another head; he had called him by his name, with out a string attached. Although he did halt in his action and stand by Leo's side, grumbling under his breath of how stupid this all was that he was following Leo's orders. He didn't even like the man, they never got along, always fought. Hell Damien even made the biggest mistake he ever could, he fucking kissed the man and was beat because of it. And now here he was doing exactly what he was told, all he had to do was pull the trigger and Ryo would fall, his job over and he could escape. Or at least try to.

Something must have happened in the short time that Damien was contemplating about Leo, because he could hear Dee shouting a rainbow, Ryo trying to get him to calm down, and Leo chuckling, Damien shook his head, now was not the time to be thinking about his other boss like that.

"Dee relax, it's not worth it."

"It is so fucking worth it. Damn it Ryo, he's trying to fucking kill you!"

"But what's the good in it if you end up going to jail too?"

"That's right Dee, be a good boy and listen to your boyfriend why don't you"

Pissed off beyond belief, Dee fired at Leo, Damien not being in the full know how, jumped in front of Leo and shot his gun as well, not making any direct aim, just hoping that he didn't miss anyone. They were all taken back some when he jumped in front, and took the bullet, no one noticed where his bullet had gone but, Damien hadn't missed, he had gotten Ryo.

Both bodies fell simultaneously to the ground with an ungraceful thump.

Nether one moved.

Nether one breathed.

Okay there you go the last chapter. I tried to make it perfect, but I still think it could have come out better, but each time I read over it, I couldn't find anything else to change, that and I made you guys wait close to a month for this,.

I've decided that I am not going to make an epilog for this. It wouldn't seem right. Maybe after a while I will and add it in, with a little, "I guess I changed my mind" note, but I doubt it.

Well, I really hope you enjoyed it… and don't hate me… review if you like, flame if you like, with the last chapter all is welcomed.

See you in Choked.

Aziza Khepri