Disclaimer for FAKE
Fandom: FAKE
Pairing: Dee/Ryo
Rating: Work safe. No more fun nummies until around chapter 7.
Spoilers: After Vol. 7
Timing: First year of being together. Just after the end of the last volume for sure. I think somewhere in the middle of May maybe since I want it to be spring. Probably just a couple of months after getting together.
Summary: Dee and Ryo are now a couple and Ryo is trying to understand this new kind of relationship. Two weeks of vacation can really fly by. Soon it's time to come home.
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of FAKE. They belong to Sanami Matoh. I'm just a poor fan fic writer. I do own Sakura, Kobayashi, and Mrs. Stuckey
Word Count: 4,688 words. Not including the disclaimer.
A/N: So here's chapter 6. I'm glad it's moving along the way it is. Basically this chapter is going to be a quick rundown of the vacation time. It's still two weeks for them, but I didn't go day by day with this. They still have to get home and then I still need to get to the parts that I really wrote this story for. So enjoy the chapter and I hope I didn't make it too boring.
Trouble in Little New York Ch. 6
For the rest of the week, the two men are found to be busy having a good time enjoying their vacation. Ryo is steadily picking up the Japanese language and he's even able to hold simple conversations. He speaks mostly to the staff of the ryokan. He even teaches Dee a few simple phrases so that the younger man doesn't feel too left out of the conversations. Every day, Ryo keeps his promise to Bikky and buys him a present from their shopping trips and everyday he and Dee go to the nearest post office to mail the gifts back home. They take a train ride through the mountains and admire the beautiful springtime scenery. They go to a few local temples and learn to say a prayer of respect. Ryo even buys a few good luck charms for himself, Bikky, and Dee; even though Dee said he didn't want one. At lunch time, they would wander around Kyoto and eat traditional dishes of the area and at night they would have candle lit dinners. They even found a local market where Ryo indulged himself in a beautiful porcelain tea set and dinner set. It was a lovely shade of dark violet with white paintings of lily flowers. The tea set even came with a strainer for tea leaves. Ryo brought tea of all kinds to go with his new tea set. Jasmine, orange pekoe and black tea just to name a few found its way into another box to be sent to the states.
Dee on the other hand, didn't buy much for himself during this first week. He did buy a Japanese/English dictionary to help him with his vocabulary and a black tourist tee-shirt with 'I love Japan' written in Japanese on it. He felt it wasn't too hokey because of the Japanese characters on it. He figured no one would figure it out. For the time being, he just couldn't see much he wanted.
At night, after wandering around hot spots and shopping in local districts, they would come back to the ryokan horny and ready to tear each other's clothes off. Every night for the first week is filled with passion and bliss and after the wild love making; they would take a shower and fall asleep in each other's arms.
The second week of the vacation turns into a travel week for the lovers as they make their way from Kyoto to Tokyo. Every day they would take the bullet train to Tokyo to enjoy the sights of the major city. This is where it feels more familiar with the hustle and bustle of the people and traffic and they don't even mind the close quarters of people around them since they're used to the city life themselves.
They eat lunch in ramen booths or local restaurants and even so boldly as to go to a karaoke bar. Dee was even successful to drag Ryo into an arcade they happed to pass by. They visit Tokyo Tower and more temples and Ryo buys more trinkets. They get their fortunes read by the shrine maidens as well and are pleased with the outcomes of the readings. Dee was even able to pick up some CDs for himself as his souvenirs. He found out that J-pop is very likeable. And he even finds a nice katana in a sheath. He finds a way to mail that one home to avoid any trouble on the plane. Once again the nights at the ryokan are spent in each other's arms in passion.
All too soon, the time for them to leave Japan on Saturday, May 22nd springs up and we find our two men packing up their belongings with solemn faces. They're ready to leave and go back home but they're also sad that their time in Japan has come to an end. Luckily Ryo remembered to bring a couple of cameras and they were able to take numerous pictures of their vacation.
"One thing I'll always remember," Dee contemplates as he shoves his suits into his suitcase without worrying how they were folded, "even without pictures to help me, was the massage that we went to last night and what happened afterwards when we came back to the room." He glances sidelong at Ryo and grins in pleasure as his lover smiles with a blush coloring his cheeks.
By 2pm Dee and Ryo are on the bus to go back to the Kansai International Airport in the Osaka prefecture. Their bus driver was Kobayashi once again. Even though they weren't the only ones on the bus, they were able to sit at the front of the bus to be able to talk to the man once again. Ryo and Kobayashi had a more complex conversation even though it still has its rough spots. This time and Dee was able to follow the flow of words thus able to follow the conversation. By 2:30pm they arrive at the airport and bid Kobayashi farewell and with their luggage they go inside. They go through ticket and baggage check along with passport and metal detectors and all of the safety measures before being admitted into the terminal. Finally with only their carryon bags left to them, they make their way to their gate, check themselves in and settle down to wait to board the plane back home. Dee borrows a few yen from Ryo and gets a couple of cold drinks for them to sip on while they wait.
By 4:40pm the announcement goes out that the plane is now ready to be boarded for the flight to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. As everyone boards the plane, Dee snags the window seat for himself again and Ryo sits next to him in the middle seat. Once everyone is on the plane and settled into their seats, the safety procedures are called throughout the cabin in Japanese and English as the plane begins to move to the runway. The stewardesses seat themselves as the plane gathers speed and then finally launches itself into the air for its journey back home to America. Dee and Ryo settle themselves into their seats for the long twenty-seven hour flight.
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At 2am WCT Friday, May 21st, the flight comes in for its landing in Washington State. Dee and Ryo are exhausted from the long flight but are grateful to be up and walking around again. Ryo turns on his cell phone to call Bikky to announce that they landed safely in the states and does a double take at the phone. His sleep addled brain didn't seem to want to comprehend the date that he was seeing.
"Are you alright, baby?" Dee asks as he comes up behind Ryo.
"Did you know its May 21st today?" Ryo asks as he continues to look at his phone wondering if it was going to change on him.
"How can that be?" Dee seems a little confused as well. His brain is also muffled from exhaustion. "We left Japan on May 22nd."
"Look at my phone then," Ryo pushes the phone under Dee's nose to prove his point.
Dee stares at the date on the phone and then his brain finally catches up to the time. He chuckles a bit at their misunderstanding. "Baby, we both forgot something very important," he smiles down at this lover. "They even told us on the plane as we were landing that we went back a day flying here from Japan. Think back on it, love."
Ryo pauses in thought for a moment and then his memories finally come back to him. He smiles at Dee for his own silliness and then proceeds to call Bikky.
By 4am they men are back in the air for the next flight to DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in ATL Georgia. The five hour flight has them landing at 12pm ECT. Being back on the east coast of the United States makes Dee and Ryo feel better about their time zone. They go to the next gate to get ready for the last flight to New York. The final flight leaves at 1pm and takes two hours to arrive at LaGuardia Airport in Queen New York at 3pm, May 21st. This is where Dee and Ryo take a deep breath of relief when they get off of the plane and placing their feet on New York ground for the first time in two weeks. They are so happy to be back in the Big Apple.
From the gate, they go to luggage claim, get their suitcases, and head outside, to the noisy hustle and bustle of the city with all of the familiar smoggy smells, to hail a cab to get back home to Manhattan. Ryo peeks into his wallet for American bills and blushes slightly as he sees that he's pretty much broke for the time being. Normally he's better prepared with his money to remember to keep cab fare on hand. "Hey, Dee?" he looks up from his wallet, "Do you have any cab fare on you? I'm pretty much out of luck here."
"Sorry, babe," Dee grins sheepishly, "I'm pretty much broke too. I only have five dollars on me now."
"Well that doesn't help my last twenty out at all."
They both chuckle at their follies as Dee pulls out his cell phone. First he calls Ted at home, but gets no answer, so he tries his cell phone next. Ted picks up on the other end but he doesn't sound too happy when he answers. "Ted, it's me, Dee," Dee tries to sound apologetic hoping that Ted just forgot to look at his ID to see who was calling.
"Oh yeah?" Ted's voice perks up a bit once he realizes who is on the other end of his line. "What's up man?"
"Ryo and I just got back to La Guardia and we're in a bit of a bind. Could you come out here and give us a ride?"
"Sorry man, no can do," Ted says apologetically himself. "My car has been at the shop for the last two days for a part. I've been bumming rides off of JJ and Drake until it's fixed. I think JJ has the day off. Why don't you call him?"
"Gee, thanks man," Dee says sarcastically, but he changes his tune with the next set of words, "Sorry about your car. Hope things get better for you. We'll see you at work in a couple of days."
"See ya man." Ted hangs up first.
Ryo looks at Dee's apprehensive face and give a small look of his own. "Let me guess, Ted couldn't give us a lift and with the way your face looks, we're going to have to call JJ."
Dee looks at his lover's hazel eyes and nods his head. "You've pretty much summed up the matter in a nutshell. Besides, he might be here sooner than any of the other guys if he knew he was coming to pick up his 'Dee-sempai'. Might as well."
"Kuso. Fine. Let's get this over with." Ryo frowns at the thought.
Dee then calls up JJ and gets a bored sounding voice. "Hello?" it drawls.
"Hey JJ It's me, Dee." Dee quickly moves the phone from his ear as a very loud squeal of delight emanates from the ear speaker. It was so loud that some passersby even looked curiously at Dee.
Both Dee and Ryo roll their eyes from the outburst of excitement. When Dee deems it safe to put his ear back to the phone, he begins to tell JJ about needing a ride home. "We both need a lift," he says when he feels that JJ forgot that he was with Ryo at the airport.
"Fine, fine. I'll be picking you both up in Queens. I won't take long. See you soon." And JJ hangs up his phone first.
"What are you going to tell him about where you're staying once he gets here?" Ryo asks as he leans against the wall to the building. "You know he's going to think you're going home."
"The twerp is just going to have to deal with the fact that I'm crashing at your place tonight. I'm too tired anyway to make it to my place."
Ryo just smiles at Dee as they wait for JJ to pick them up.
About an hour later, they see JJ's light blue Nissan car pull up in front of the building they're standing in front of. Once the car is turned off, JJ practically jumps out of the car and comes running to give Dee a glomping hug when he's stopped by Dee's hand.
"If you tackle me now, I will fall down onto this hard ass sidewalk and more than likely get a concussion from it. I'm just too damned tired to try to stay on my feet from the impact you're about to give me." Dee says with a little grumpiness in his voice.
"No problem, Mr. Sexy. No tackle hugs at the moment. Oh, hey, Ryo," JJ glances at the chestnut haired man behind Dee and addressing him as if he almost forgot he was there. He did wish Ryo wasn't around though so he could have Dee all to himself. He then helps put Dee's and Ryo's suitcases into the trunk of his car and the extra bags into the backseat.
Ryo climbs into the backseat much to Dee chagrin. He didn't want to ride in the front with this crazy light violet haired man. He sighs in defeat and settles himself in the car where he buckles up and waits for JJ to begin the drive home.
"So we're going to drop off Ryo first at his place and then I'm going to drop you off at your place?" JJ asks hopefully.
Dee looks over at the younger man driving and sighs inwardly. "Nope. I'm going to crash at Ryo's place tonight. I'm tired as hell and he as a very welcoming couch calling my name. Besides, I have a couple of packages waiting for me there."
"Oh," JJ has a crestfallen look on his face. He was so hoping that he could have gone home with Dee. He glances at Dee to make more conversation but sees that the object of his affection is fast asleep on the window of the car. He looks in his review mirror to see that Ryo is still awake but with his eyes half closed as he looks out the window at the familiar city passing by. He makes small talk with the part Japanese man and is even a little pleased when Ryo responds back to him.
Ryo wasn't really in the mood to talk to JJ but he just couldn't be rude to the younger man so he talks anyway. It was nice to talk to JJ without the hyper activity that the other man usually possesses that Ryo found himself starting to like the man a little bit.
Before too long, they're pulling up in front of Ryo's apartment building and JJ is turning off the car. Dee is awake from the familiar turns and stops in getting to Ryo's place. JJ helps to remove the luggage from the car and then bids the two men a farewell as he drives away.
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At 5:30pm, Dee and Ryo are struggling with their suitcases up the apartment stairs until they get to Ryo's floor. Ryo fumbles for his keys, unlocks the door, pushes it open and once again the two lug their suitcases into the apartment kitchen. From there, they muster the last of their strength and manage to get everything into Ryo's bedroom where they finally collapse onto the bed for a few minutes. During the whole time, no one greeted them home so it was to be thought that no one was home yet.
"When is the brat supposed to be home anyway?" Dee grumbles from his lying position on the bed.
Ryo glances at his watch and sighs wearily. "He should be home now. But seeing as its Friday, he might be playing around somewhere before heading home."
Just then, the apartment door opens and a pair of unfamiliar footsteps sounds out in the living room. They head to Bikky's room and stop there for a few seconds. At first Dee and Ryo could just stare at each other as their sleep deprived brains catch up to their ears, but before either man could react to the person, they hear a familiar older woman's voice calling into the emptiness of the apartment.
"Bikky," Mrs. Stuckey says sharply in her southern accent, "Are you home yet? I'm here to make you dinner." She raps her knuckles loudly on the closed door. When she gets no answer she can be heard grumbling about how kids have no respect for when to be home as she putters off to the kitchen where she can be heard rattling some utensils around preparing for dinner.
"Looks like we've been forgotten about, love." Dee grins as he sits up on the bed.
"It seems that way," Ryo grins back as he sits up as well. "Maybe we should make ourselves known to Mrs. Stuckey?"
"Why?" Dee gives a frown at the idea, "She seems to have everything under control. Besides, I'm really tired and I just want to go to bed."
"I think we should help her with dinner," Ryo looks thoughtful as he speaks, "That way, we could go to sleep on a full stomach and not wake up in a couple of hours hungry and cussing up a storm as we hunt for food to eat."
Dee thinks for a bit and then agrees, "You're right. There's nothing like home cooking anyway to help you sleep like a baby." He grins at the idea.
Ryo chuckles at Dee's response and gets up from the bed. He goes to his bedroom door and stops as he hears the apartment door open again and this time hears a pair of familiar sneakered footsteps enter the kitchen. He listens as Mrs. Stuckey scolds the youth for coming home late and to go and get washed up for dinner. As he stands there and waits, he finally sees Bikky coming down the hallway, with a sullen look on his face, and makes his way to the bathroom.
Bikky was just about to go into the bathroom when he felt like someone was watching him and he glances over to Ryo's bedroom door. His blue eyes stare at the sight before him and his mouth opens a bit in an 'O' of surprise.
For one minute the two stands there staring at each other. Bikky is the first to move as he runs straight towards Ryo and Ryo takes one step towards his foster son. They collide into a very strong and loving embrace of the kind where a father and son have missed each other very much. A small touching moment where tears are shed from both pairs of eyes but not seen by each other. Bikky wipes his eyes before looking up into Ryo's face as he reluctantly pulls away.
"Glad you made it home safe and sound," he says with a slight huskiness that betrays the fact that he was crying a bit.
"Me too." Ryo says as he rustles his hand in the boy's blond hair.
"Did the perv make it with you? Or were you lucky enough to leave him behind?"
"If you mean Dee, sorry, but he's here with me right now. He's in the room getting ready to go into the kitchen."
Bikky shrugs as if he could care less even though he was secretly glad that his bantering buddy was home as well. "How long have you guys been home?" he asks instead.
"About five minutes. JJ dropped us off."
"Cool. That means you can have dinner with me again then. And you can finally get rid of that crazy old bat."
"Mind your manners and yes, I'm here again so I can let Mrs. Stuckey go after tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?" Bikky's voice raises and octave at the idea of having to deal with the elderly lady another day. "Why?"
"Jet lag. Dee and I have it bad right now. We're so tired that we forgot what day it is today. When we go to sleep after dinner, it's probably going to be a while before we wake up again."
"Okay, fine, whatever. Just promise me that tomorrow will be the last day with her."
"Not a problem." Ryo smiles fondly at the way Bikky sulks at not getting his way. "Go on and get ready for dinner. Dee and I are going to lend a hand so it goes quicker."
Bikky only nods his head and goes into the bathroom where he closes the door behind him. It can be heard that he turned on the sink and begins to wash his hands and face.
"Little monkey," Dee says from behind Ryo making him jump. "But at least he's glad that I didn't get left behind. I'm glad to be home around his annoying ass too."
"You noticed that as well?" Ryo asks as he looks at the closed door again and then heading off to the kitchen with Dee in tow.
"One couldn't miss that at all." Dee responds back as they finally walk into the kitchen where Mrs. Stuckey is busy preparing some meat on a plate.
"Good evening, Mrs. Stuckey," Ryo says politely as he stands next to the older black woman who was a whole head shorter than him. "How have you been while we were away?"
Never looking up from her seasoning of the meat, Mrs. Stuckey goes into the tale of how Bikky was pretty much a good boy the last two weeks. He came home from school and did his homework with no complaints and he even limited himself on his TV and games. He had his 'girlfriend' over a couple of times but they stayed in the living room during her visit. He helped set the table and wash the dishes and even answered the phone with politeness. She does point out that he has as stubborn side to him but he was pretty good at keeping it in check the whole time. "As for me, I'm doing well for a person my age," she concludes. "What about you? Did you have a good time on your vacation?"
"Yes ma'am," Ryo responds politely as he gathers up utensils to be set on the table. He gave a brief rundown of his trip to Japan as he helped get the dinner prepared.
Dee, in the meantime was also helping out. Though he didn't talk, he did what he was told to do. He washed the okra and the placed it in a pot as Mrs. Stuckey seasoned it and put it on the burner to cook. He got the flour out of the cabinet and put some in a bowl as Mrs. Stuckey put the seasoned meat into it for a coating and place it in a skillet to cook.
Between the three people, dinner was cooked in no time. Bikky was already seated at the table waiting patiently for the meal to be served. Not once did he complain about having to wait. For dinner, they cooked smothered pork chops, steamed okra, brown rice and rolls. Ryo and Dee, not having a home cooked meal in two weeks, devoured the food with the help of Bikky. Dinner was so good, that no one said a word until the meal was gone. Between all four people, there was no such thing as left overs. Ryo was shocked to see both Dee and Bikky eat all of the okra with no complaints about a strange unknown vegetable. He asks Mrs. Stuckey if he could have any recipes of the food that Bikky liked that she had cooked. She happily agreed to give them to him.
After dinner, Ryo and Mrs. Stuckey cleaned the dishes and kitchen while Dee and Bikky sat in the living room arguing about what program to watch on the TV. They were hurling insults back and forth at each other until finally all became quite and the only noise could be heard was some kind of 'shoot-em-up' movie. At first Ryo was going to go into the living room to change the channel but was stopped by a calm Mrs. Stuckey. "They're fine dear," she says endearingly, "They need this time to re-bond with each other. That boy missed your friend so much he wouldn't stop talking about him while you were gone."
"Okay," Ryo smiles back. He hears the raucous laughter coming from the living room and gets a warm feeling in his chest.
After everything was done for the night, Mrs. Stuckey bids the trio goodnight and starts to head for the door.
"Please wait, Mrs. Stuckey," Ryo calls after her. "Let me walk you to your apartment."
"That's okay, dear. I can manage on my own. I've got plenty of fight left in these old bones."
Ryo smiles at this but is still insistent. "Well let me at least watch you to your door. It's the least I can do for you. You've been such a great help these past two weeks. Also, can I ask you one last favor?"
"For you, anything, hon." Mrs. Stuckey smiles warmly.
"Dee and I have terrible jet lag at the moment but we just had to hang out with you two tonight. But once we go to sleep tonight, I really don't know when we're going to get up tomorrow. Could you please come by one more day to make sure Bikky will be alright?"
"Oh, absolutely, sweetie," Mrs. Stuckey southern accent carries across the room. "I love coming by to help out anyway. That boy has been the best to me while you were gone."
Ryo sighs with relief, "Thank you so much." He walks the elder woman to the door and opens if for her. "I really appreciate this. I'll find some way to pay you back."
"I wouldn't dream of it," Mrs. Stuckey says as she steps out of Ryo's apartment. "I expect no payment at all from you. I did this on my own accord. You just take good care of that boy and that's all the payment I'll ever need from you."
"Deal." Ryo watches from his doorway as Mrs. Stuckey walks up a flight of stairs to her apartment. He stays at this door until he hears her door close from one floor above. He then locks up his own home and goes back into the living room to be with the two best guys in his life.
At around 10pm Bikky lets out a sleepy yawn from his place on the floor. He gets up, stretches, and wanders off to his room. "Night guys. See you sometime tomorrow." He calls back before he closes his door.
"Night." Ryo and Dee call out after him. They get up from their positions on the couch, turn off the lights, and go to Ryo's bedroom. Both men are so sleepy now that they don't even bother with taking a shower. Dee wraps his arm around Ryo's shoulders and pulls him close. "Let's strip down to nothing, cuddle under the covers and just go to sleep." He says with a little sleepy slur in his voice.
Ryo looks up at the raven haired man with a mild skeptical look on his face but once he got a good look into Dee's sleepy green eyes he knew that there was nothing hidden in the suggestion. "Sounds like an excellent plan, love." He replies.
They strip each other lovingly and take their time to look at each other's naked bodies as they walk to the bed where they nearly collapse from fatigue. They help each other cover up and as they hold each other in their arms, they fall into a blissful deep dark slumber.
More A/N: I was never good at describing time zones in the USA so I did the best that I could to help everyone out. WCT= West Coast Time; JPT= Japan Time; ECT= East Coast Time. I know how it's supposed to be written but I felt this was a little easier to understand for the time being. The time difference between the west coast and the east coast in the USA is 3 hours. So if it's 9 am in Washington State then it's 12 pm in Georgia. Hope this helps since I didn't go into too much detail in the story.
I know Ryo could have gone to an ATM but what fun would that have been if I couldn't get some minor JJ action going?
Kuso= Shit