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gracie_musicaTitle: Swapping Notes Part II
Date Written: 11/8/05
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 763
Fandom: FAKE
Characters/Pairings: Dee/Ryo, Drake/JJ
Warnings: None
Spoilers: Up through Like Like Love
Disclaimer: Not mine!
Notes: People wanted a sequel to Swapping Notes, so here it is, from JJ and Ryo's point of view.
"Che-che(1)," JJ Adams told the elderly Chinese lady he and Ryo had been questioning for the past twenty minutes, bowing politely to her. Ryo did the same, and the two detectives walked silently back to their car.
When Ryo was buckled into the passenger seat, JJ observed him with glittering blue eyes. "I didn't know you knew Chinese," he informed his temporary partner, starting the car.
"Not many people do," Ryo replied, squirming under the intense gaze his fellow sharpshooter had fixed on him.
"Where'd you learn?"
"I double majored in college," Ryo replied, turning his face to stare out the window. "Linguistics and philosophy."
"But you speak like a native," JJ argued. "You didn't learn Chinese in college."
Ryo sighed. "My parents were art dealers, so they traveled a lot. I picked up some foreign languages."
"Define 'some'."
"I dunno... Ten?"
JJ had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting the car in front of them. "TEN?!"
Ryo shrugged. "Most of the Romantic languages--Spanish, French, Italian--are closely related, so it wasn't that hard to pick them up. I grew up speaking Japanese and English, Chinese wasn't that hard--I had an 'uncle' who taught me Mandarin. And Father taught me Scottish Gaelic."
"Scottish Gaelic?"
"Yeah." Ryo turned to look at his temporary partner. "There are two strands of Gaelic, Irish and Scottish. Both are dying out, though. My grandfather taught Father, and he taught me. I think he had hoped I'd teach my son, but it doesn't look like that's gonna happen," the blonde finished ruefully.
"You could teach Bikky," JJ offered helpfully.
Ryo just laughed. "Like I could teach that boy anything. I think you've gotten crazier, Adams."
JJ laughed as well. "You never know. Hey, he and Carol might give you and Dee really cute grandkids and you could teach them."
"Damn, now that's a scary thought."
"What, Bikky and Carol getting married? Is that really that so out of left field?"
"No, them being old enough for me to not think that they're so young."
JJ patted Ryo's knee affectionately. "They're smart kids. You did a good job with them."
"Sometimes I think I hit them a little too late," Ryo confessed.
"Please. They both cleaned up their acts, didn't they? I mean, Bikky's gonna graduate this spring, and Carol's got herself a job as a secretary in a law firm. Those are two that I never expected to be contributing members of society."
Ryo grinned. "Just goes to show you that it's as much nature as nurture."
"Speaking of nature versus nurture... is it really true that Dee was your first first?"
Ryo turned a bright shade of red. "I, uh, don't think that's an appropriate subject--"\
"Oh, psh. Please. C'mon. Did you have any girlfriends?"
"A few," Ryo confessed.
"And nothing happened?"
"They were all nice, but I just... didn't love them."
"Not the way you love Dee, that is."
"I haven't loved anyone the way I love Dee," Ryo replied without thinking, then blushed furiously when he realized what he had said.
JJ pinched Ryo's reddened cheek. "And I'll bet the sex doesn't hurt."
"JJ!"
The blue-blonde grinned. "I know the sex I've been having has been great!" he crowed, laughing at the way Ryo flushed red at the sensitive subject. "So, question: Has the sex between you and Dee gotten better or worse over the years?"
"What?"
"Well, you know what all the heteros say about married sex. I've never actually had a lover for longer than a year."
"I couldn't keep a girlfriend for that length of time after I joined the academy, either," Ryo agreed. "It has to be the job."
"So who else to take into bed but another cop?" JJ teased.
"JJ... I don't feel comfortable talking about this with you."
"Because it's about sex?"
"Because one of the people we'll be discussing we used to have fights over."
JJ grinned. "I thought we made peace with that, Ryo."
"Still doesn't change the past."
JJ sighed. "Well, how about this: Can Dee make you... well, babble?"
"Dee can make anyone babble."
"Not what I meant."
Ryo smirked. "I know. And yes."
"Hot damn, I'm glad I'm not the only one," JJ exclaimed, smacking the steering wheel. "Drake's been making fun of me about that since I let my first ai ya slip."
"Well, we have it better off," Ryo agreed, smirking at his fellow sharpshooter. "At least we babble in words, instead of just sounds. Guh, ah, oh," the blonde gasped, imitating his lover.
JJ nearly rear-ended another car laughing.
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(1) Chinese for 'Thank you'... I think that's how it's spelled transliterated. If it's wrong, someone please let me know!
Date Written: 11/8/05
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 763
Fandom: FAKE
Characters/Pairings: Dee/Ryo, Drake/JJ
Warnings: None
Spoilers: Up through Like Like Love
Disclaimer: Not mine!
Notes: People wanted a sequel to Swapping Notes, so here it is, from JJ and Ryo's point of view.
"Che-che(1)," JJ Adams told the elderly Chinese lady he and Ryo had been questioning for the past twenty minutes, bowing politely to her. Ryo did the same, and the two detectives walked silently back to their car.
When Ryo was buckled into the passenger seat, JJ observed him with glittering blue eyes. "I didn't know you knew Chinese," he informed his temporary partner, starting the car.
"Not many people do," Ryo replied, squirming under the intense gaze his fellow sharpshooter had fixed on him.
"Where'd you learn?"
"I double majored in college," Ryo replied, turning his face to stare out the window. "Linguistics and philosophy."
"But you speak like a native," JJ argued. "You didn't learn Chinese in college."
Ryo sighed. "My parents were art dealers, so they traveled a lot. I picked up some foreign languages."
"Define 'some'."
"I dunno... Ten?"
JJ had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting the car in front of them. "TEN?!"
Ryo shrugged. "Most of the Romantic languages--Spanish, French, Italian--are closely related, so it wasn't that hard to pick them up. I grew up speaking Japanese and English, Chinese wasn't that hard--I had an 'uncle' who taught me Mandarin. And Father taught me Scottish Gaelic."
"Scottish Gaelic?"
"Yeah." Ryo turned to look at his temporary partner. "There are two strands of Gaelic, Irish and Scottish. Both are dying out, though. My grandfather taught Father, and he taught me. I think he had hoped I'd teach my son, but it doesn't look like that's gonna happen," the blonde finished ruefully.
"You could teach Bikky," JJ offered helpfully.
Ryo just laughed. "Like I could teach that boy anything. I think you've gotten crazier, Adams."
JJ laughed as well. "You never know. Hey, he and Carol might give you and Dee really cute grandkids and you could teach them."
"Damn, now that's a scary thought."
"What, Bikky and Carol getting married? Is that really that so out of left field?"
"No, them being old enough for me to not think that they're so young."
JJ patted Ryo's knee affectionately. "They're smart kids. You did a good job with them."
"Sometimes I think I hit them a little too late," Ryo confessed.
"Please. They both cleaned up their acts, didn't they? I mean, Bikky's gonna graduate this spring, and Carol's got herself a job as a secretary in a law firm. Those are two that I never expected to be contributing members of society."
Ryo grinned. "Just goes to show you that it's as much nature as nurture."
"Speaking of nature versus nurture... is it really true that Dee was your first first?"
Ryo turned a bright shade of red. "I, uh, don't think that's an appropriate subject--"\
"Oh, psh. Please. C'mon. Did you have any girlfriends?"
"A few," Ryo confessed.
"And nothing happened?"
"They were all nice, but I just... didn't love them."
"Not the way you love Dee, that is."
"I haven't loved anyone the way I love Dee," Ryo replied without thinking, then blushed furiously when he realized what he had said.
JJ pinched Ryo's reddened cheek. "And I'll bet the sex doesn't hurt."
"JJ!"
The blue-blonde grinned. "I know the sex I've been having has been great!" he crowed, laughing at the way Ryo flushed red at the sensitive subject. "So, question: Has the sex between you and Dee gotten better or worse over the years?"
"What?"
"Well, you know what all the heteros say about married sex. I've never actually had a lover for longer than a year."
"I couldn't keep a girlfriend for that length of time after I joined the academy, either," Ryo agreed. "It has to be the job."
"So who else to take into bed but another cop?" JJ teased.
"JJ... I don't feel comfortable talking about this with you."
"Because it's about sex?"
"Because one of the people we'll be discussing we used to have fights over."
JJ grinned. "I thought we made peace with that, Ryo."
"Still doesn't change the past."
JJ sighed. "Well, how about this: Can Dee make you... well, babble?"
"Dee can make anyone babble."
"Not what I meant."
Ryo smirked. "I know. And yes."
"Hot damn, I'm glad I'm not the only one," JJ exclaimed, smacking the steering wheel. "Drake's been making fun of me about that since I let my first ai ya slip."
"Well, we have it better off," Ryo agreed, smirking at his fellow sharpshooter. "At least we babble in words, instead of just sounds. Guh, ah, oh," the blonde gasped, imitating his lover.
JJ nearly rear-ended another car laughing.
-----
(1) Chinese for 'Thank you'... I think that's how it's spelled transliterated. If it's wrong, someone please let me know!
