DateWritten: 12/6/05
Word Count: 1,014
Rating: T
Fandom: FAKE/Law and Order: SVU (yes, a crossover! scary, no)
Characters/Pairings: Dee/Ryo from FAKE; Olivia Benson, Elliot Stabler, and Alex Cabot from SVU (mentioned Olivia/George Huang)
Warnings: None
Spoilers: Through book 7
Notes: I have been itching to write a SVU crossover with FAKE, and here it is.
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"Do you swear that the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?" the bailiff asked tiredly as Ryo stood before the witness stand, one hand on resting on a black leather-bound Bible, the other raised as he swore in.
"Yes sir," came the calm reply and Dee watched as his lover sat in the chair, adjusting the mike stand a bit so every utterance could be recorded for posterity.
"Please state your name and occupation for the record," the judge, a slightly-balding man with circle wire-rimmed glasses, requested, looking over the gold rims to glare benevolently at Ryo.
Ryo leaned forward a bit in his chair. "Randy MacLane--M-A-C-L-A-N-E," he spelled out for the benefit of the court recorder, who nodded as she typed. "I'm a detective at the 27th precinct's Criminal Investigations Unit."
The ADA, a pretty blonde with black-rimmed glasses, stood and walked towards Ryo, her heels clicking on the tile. She paused about a meter in front of the witness stand, folding her hands in front of her. "Detective MacLane, please tell the jury what occurred on August 5th of last year."
"My partner--Dee Laytner--and I received an anonymous tip on the case that we had been working on."
"And what was the nature of that case?" Alex Cabot interrupted.
"We were trying to uncover a cocaine drug ring that was shipping drugs from outside the country through Los Angles to New York. The tip we received corroborated suspicions that we had that Mr. Roberts--the defendant--was acting as a drug mule."
"Please continue."
Ryo shifted in his seat, trying to find a comfortable position. It helped that three friendly faces were sitting in the galley, but he was always nervous when he testified. "When we arrived on the premises, Mr. Roberts' ten-year-old son Steve granted us entry. Before we even entered the house, we could see approximately a pound of what looked like cocaine on the dining room table. My partner radioed in to report what we had found when the defendant appeared in the hallway and began striking his son with his belt. I arrested Mr. Roberts for child abuse and drug possession, and proceeded to call Olivia Benson from the Special Victims unit. Detective Laytner and I gave our statements to her and her partner--Detective Elliot Stabler--and the four of us agreed to take Mr. Roberts back to the 27th for interrogation on our case while Detectives Benson and Stabler took Steve to the hospital for a physical and then later to Special Victims to take his statement."
"Thank you Detective MacLane."
Alex walked back to her seat (with only a small glance at the jury to gage their reactions) as the defense attorney stood, smoothing his jacket and straightening his tie. "Let me get this straight: You called Detective Benson personally?"
Ryo nodded, looking slightly confused. "Yes sir--I have her cell phone number in case of emergencies."
"How do you know Olivia Benson?"
"Objection!" Alex rose to her feet, the wooden legs of the chair scrapping along the floor. "Relevance, your Honor?"
"If you would allow me to continue this train of questioning..." the other attorney defended.
"Get to the point," the judge cautioned. He looked at Ryo. "Please answer the question, son."
"Detective Benson and I have been friends for years," Ryo replied, blonde brows furrowing in confusion. "We went through the Academy together, we remained friends after graduation."
"Just friends?"
Ryo allowed himself a small smile. "If you're implying that I made up this child abuse charge to try and get in Detective Benson's good graces, you're sorely mistaken. Detective Benson is a friend, nothing more."
In the galley, Dee leaned over Elliot to whisper to Olivia, "You ho, get your hands off my man."
Olivia chuckled in return. "But he's so cute!" she replied in a quiet tone.
"And oblivious," Elliot muttered.
"It's a cute oblivious," Olivia defended.
"You and Asians," Elliot teased. "First Huang, now Ryo--"
"But since you obviously don't believe me," Ryo's voice cut off their argument before it could really start, "I'm more inclined to chase her partner than her."
The three detective stopped to stare at Ryo, eyes wide. "Dude, Ryo's totally hitting on you, Stabler," Dee said.
"On record, even. Should I show this to Kathy?"
"Shut. Up."
"You're a homosexual then, Detective MacLane." The question was more of a statement, but Ryo answered it anyway.
"I am. And before you imply anything about me doing something to impress Detective Stabler, I have a lover that I am very satisfied with."
Dee gave Olivia a smug look, and the short-haired woman rolled her eyes. "You win this round..."
"Who is this mystery lover, then?"
"Your Honor!" Alex cried, rising to her feet again.
"That's quite enough," the judge agreed, glaring at the man.
While the defense went to his table to review his notes, Dee smiled at Ryo. The blonde had apparently come a long way in the few short years they had been together, from flat-out denial to stating on court record that he was taken. He was proud of his Ryo.
He also wondered if he could get a court transcript to frame. Oh, Ryo was getting a big thank-you tonight. He might even have to send the monkey brat out to Carol's.
"Detective MacLane, you have a ward, don't you?"
"I have a son, yes."
"And didn't Detective Benson help you with the adoption process?" Alex's chair scraped on the floor and the attorney immediately withdrew his question. "Do you ever have to punish him?"
"I never raise an angry hand to Bikky."
"Did your father spank you as a child, Detective MacLane?"
"Spank? Yes." Ryo looked at the jury. "Beat me over the head with a belt buckle the size of his fist? No"
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The jury was out two hours before coming back with a guilty verdict.
Alex later told them that they had only taken five minutes to decide that he was guilty.
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