There Are Days Like These Too
There Are Days Like These Too
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A/N: this took a while because I am only able to write with one hand. Please forgive me. I really am working on it but it is hard to type with one hand in a brace that will not let you type at all. Three more chapters… and I will try to get them out as fast as I can.
Question for you all. With this story drawing to a close I want to know what you think I should work on next… so choose one of the following
1 Write something angst like this again!
2 Write some fluff for once woman! I don't come to the FAKE category to read all this depressing shit!
3 I think it is about time you leave FAKE alone and work in a different category for a while… may I suggest (insert suggestion here)
4 Leave fanfiction for a while! You can't keep stable updates, and your stories are lame (I hope you don't pick this one)
5 Other (tell me what you want here!)
I will tally up the votes from both places that this is posted and from there let you all know next chapter what I will do! Please let me know!!
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Chapter 21
Saving an Innocent
General POV
Dee was flying down the packed roads like a man possessed. In the back of his mind there was a small mantra that was playing that sounded something like 'Bikky be OK, fuck the red light, come on kiddo… you are ok right, fuck you, you damn car! Can't you see that I am on a mission…. Fucking crazy ass drivers!' and it went on and on like this until he reached the orphanage.
There were times that Dee wondered what he would do if something ever happened to Bikky and Ryo, time where he let his imagination get the better of him and his mind entertain the ideas that could happen. It wasn't like it was not possible, hell if it was one thing that he had learned it was that anything is possible. He knew that the job that both he and Ryo were doing placed them in a slightly higher risk category than say someone who was a clerk at a gas station or a secretary for some company, perhaps that was the reason that he let his mind wander like it did from time to time. However, when he thought back to how he acted in the scenarios his mind had created for him, he would have to say that he never thought that he would act quite like he was acting now!
He had this feeling deep in his gut that was telling him that something was wrong, that something was out of place. He knew that he shouldn't be letting it drive his actions like he was but at the same time he was only human, how was he supposed to act? Calm, cool and collected? Fuck that, this was a matter of life and death of a person that he loved. This could be a matter of life and death not only for Bikky but for Ryo as well and Dee knew that this was the case. After all Ryo, although recovering and seemingly normal, was not completely cured of his depression. With him in this unstable state there was no telling what he would do if Bikky was to be killed as well. It was all too much for Dee to handle let alone Ryo who was closer to all the victims that Dee himself was.
The orphanage seemed to be quiet and everything looked as if it was in its rightful place. There were a few children that were running around in the empty church lot, complete with grungy clothing and dirt streaked faces. A few of them ran towards the car as Dee put it in park and got out. He ran inside ignoring the please of the younger ones that were all but to eager to throw themselves at him.
He busted through the door not caring that it slammed into the wall behind it. Mother poked her head out into the hall way half expecting to see one of the children standing there but frowned when she saw that it was Dee.
"Dee, what's wrong my son?" she asked, she had always been able to tell when something was wrong with Dee because he wore his emotions on his sleeve when he got to angry or disturbed by something.
"Bikky!" he said in a raised voice. "Where is Bikky?" Mother looked at him for a moment trying to judge if he was mad at the boy for something he had done or if this was something a little more drastic.
"He's in the kitchen dear." She told him and ran to keep up with him as he made a mad dash for room. "Dee, what is wrong!" she called after him, her substantially shorter legs unable to keep up with the pace that Dee ran.
Dee threw open the door and could only stair at everything that was in front of him. All he could do was take in the scene. Once mother had caught up she gave a small gasp looking in the room.
"C-Call an ambulance please." Dee told mother softly as he stepped into the room.
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Some times it seemed to Ryo as if his world was falling in around him and he was helpless to do anything to stop it. There were also times where there was a brief reprieve from this torment which appeared to him in small, sometimes uncanny ways. Estelle was one of them.
Estelle was the sweetest woman that Ryo had ever had the pleasure of meeting. Then again he had to admit that he was a bit bias seeing as how she was his grandmother, but still the sweetest woman in the world. She loved her grandchildren as if they were all precious gems like the ones that decorated her fingers, wrist, and neck. It was because of this that Ryo always felt calmer and more in control of things when she was around. Much like Dee she acted as an anchor that helped him to remain attached to the real world.
It was always the little things that she did that made a world of difference. Like now, with the way that she proposed that Ryo and Dee take some time to get reacquainted with one another and have a nice dinner on their anniversary. Not to mention the fact that she was the one that wanted to pay for it. Although after a few minutes of thinking it over Ryo had to refuse to let her pay. It just didn't seem right to him. But of course Estelle was a stubborn as she was kind and refused to back down.
In the end Ryo was left to make some calls and place orders for caterers and even a waiter for the night. Estelle wouldn't let him get out of it, no matter how much he complained about not wanting the gift. Although he was ever grateful and eventually the argumentative side of Ryo died down and relented this win to her. After all as the head of the McLean family he really couldn't say no.
It was going to be perfect. The dinner was set for tomorrow night, the caterers would arrive at about four to start setting up and dinner would be served at five. They would be having sushi, of course with clear soup, which was Dee's favorite meal ever since he had been with Ryo.
The other night they never got around to actually having their dinner like he had wanted. Ryo refused to come out of his room and Dee settled of repacking all of the things that hadn't been cooked yet and just heating up some left over stroganoff sauce from the other night to put over the rice.
The desert that Ryo picked out was something that sounded so sweet that it was sure to put the two of them in a diabetic coma… or give them more than enough energy to engage in some… play time after dinner. In all honesty, even though he was not the one paying for it, he still wanted it to cost as little as possible and still be perfect. Although he was sure that Dee would think it was perfect if it was nothing more than a few sandwiches while they sat on a blanket. That was one of the things that he loved about Dee.
Having grown up in a house hold where more was always best it was refreshing to be with someone who believed that less is more. He was happy to be able to leave that life behind and not really have to worry about flaunting his money around so that he could secure himself a good marriage to a girl so that he could raise his family's social status. Of course that was the way that old money really worked. You never married out of love but out to help raise the family higher up the ladder. His father was the first to break that tradition and he was more than happy to keep it going by staying with Dee.
"Well?" Estelle asked as Ryo walked back to the car and got in the drivers side. Estelle, having told Ryo that he should get the preparations for tomorrow done now so that he would be guaranteed a spot, was already sitting in the car waiting for him.
"Everything is set up grandmother." He said with a smile on his face as they pulled out into traffic and headed back to the apartment. "Although, you know you really don't have to do this." Estelle laughed a little and lightly patted his shoulder.
"Yes I do dear, you are my favorite grandson, I have to spoil you. What kind of grandmother would I be if I didn't?" She gave a chuckle as the conversation moved into lighter subjects of times that were happier, back in times when things were carefree and the only thing that Ryo was worried about was the grades that he was getting in the academy.
Ryo was so absorbed in listening to her go on about the embarrassing moments he had while growing up that he jumped a little when his cell rang. The caller ID read Dee and Ryo suddenly felt a little gloomy. They hadn't talked at all since last night and although he was setting this dinner up for them, he wasn't sure if he was ready to talk to Dee just yet. But it was something that had to be done. He pulled into a parking lot and quickly apologized to his grandmother as he stepped out of the car.
"Hello." He answered and almost dropped the phone as he listened to Dee.
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Dee's mind didn't really have time to process what was in front of him. He knew that something was out of place here. Although it was something obvious he didn't want to believe what he saw.
Karina was sitting there on the ground, Bikky's limp wrist in her hand and the blade hovering millimeters above the skin. She looked up as she heard the door open, looking into Dee's eyes with red swollen eyes and a tear stained face.
Bikky's eyes were closed, but there was no blood to be seen. Dee couldn't help but give a small sigh as he noted that he was in time and that Bikky was fine. He turned back to Karina and was surprised as she dropped the knife and threw her arms around Dee's waist.
"Save me!" she yelled, "I don't want to keep doing these things!" she sobbed the tears soaking through the front of Dee's shirt. Dee was unsure of what to do. She was a little girl that was no older than Bikky was, but at the same time she was just poised over him ready to kill him.
Dee gently wrapped her arms around Karina and shushed her. He figured that he could question her about it all after they got back to the precinct. For now he would think of her as nothing more than a distraught child, because that was all that she was.
"Please," she begged again, "save me from him!"
'Him?' Dee thought. Was she talking about Justin? The paramedics arrived on the scene and put Bikky on a stretcher.
"Detective, do you know what happened? Has he been taking drugs of any kind?" Dee shook his head to both questions.
"Ph-Ph-Phylimitocen" Karina whispered before looking at the paramedic. "He's been injected with a small dose of Phylimitocen. N-Not enough to hurt him though." She looked at Dee again. "He orders them all to be alive when they are killed; he gives us needled with phylimitocen in them."
"He? Us?" Dee questioned. But Karina shook her head.
"I can't tell you. If I tell you he will kill me… he will kill us both." She started to cry again burying her face in Dee's shirt a second time.
"You and Justin?" Dee said softly Karina pushed Dee back and looked at him with wide eyes. He mouth hung open making her look like a fish out of water.
"You know about Justin?" She whispered.
"I do. Two officers just went to arrest him. I need to know who the other person is? Is it Justin or this other person that is ordering you to do these things?" He asked as he knelt on the ground so he could meet her at eye level. "I want to help you, but in order for me to do that I need to know these things."
"I-I can't tell you." Karina whispered and hung her head. Dee sighed and pulled out his phone to call Ryo. He needed to know Bikky was at the hospital.
"Hello?" floated the voice of an angel… his angel.
"Baby, Bikky is on his way to the hospital right now, how soon can you get there?" Sure there was better ways to phrase his questions, he could have been more tactful but at this point his nerves were so frayed that he didn't have the ability to word it any differently.
"What happened? Is he Ok? Are you OK?" Ryo said panicked.
"Calm down Ryo, we are both fine. Bikky just passed out for a little while that's all. He is on his way to the hospital right now for treatment but he will be fine." Dee didn't see a reason to tell Ryo what happened with Karina and Justin just yet. He would wait until he could do it face to face.
"I'll be there in a few minutes. Where are you?"
"I am heading to the precinct for a few minutes because there is a pressing issue that has to be taken care of and I know Berkeley will not let me off until I get it taken care of." The phone went dead for a minute and then Ryo sighed out a reply.
"I'll see you in a few minutes then." Dee smiled a little, he knew Ryo would make it thought this turn of events… so long as no one else got hurt then he could finally start down the road to recovery.
"Ryo…" Dee said and waited for some kind of acknowledgement from the other side before he continued, "I love you baby. I'm sorry. I really do love you."
"I love you to Dee, I love you too." With that the phone conversation ended and Ryo headed to the hospital while Dee drove Karina to the precinct.
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Dianna and Brittany stood outside Justin's office door. Dianna nodded to Brittany before pushing open the door and raising her gun. Justin continued to sit calmly at his desk working on papers.
"May I be of assistance to you two?" he asked nonchalantly.
"Please stand up and keep your hands where I can see them, you are under arrest for the murder of Elena and Rick McLean. Justin looked up at them before standing. There was no trace of emotion on his face, nothing that would betray the way that he was feeling inside. He knew that this time would come. The time when he would be arrested because of a slip up. He raised he hands above his head and came around the desk.
"You have the right to remain silent" Brittany said as Dianna cuffed him, "anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney, if you cannot afford one the court will appoint one to you-" she continued to recite as they walked down the hall. There were a few murmured gasps as they left most from nurses and doctors that they passed.
Justin and Danny locked eyes as they walked past one another. Danny mouthed something that looked like 'not one word' to Justin as they passed. It didn't go unnoticed by Dianna who was walking behind Justin holding his hands. She didn't act however. There was no proof of anything. But she did see it and took note.
Danny Fuller… who was he exactly?
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A/N: I hoped that you liked this chapter… two more to go (does happy dance) it will be the first story that is more than five chapters that I actually finished! I am excited. So even if it takes me a few weeks to update… which I am hoping that it will not happen like that.
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