Title: Family Ties
Author: Vicious Question Mark
Rating: M
Summary: Dee may have dragged Ryo out of the closet at work, but as far as Ryo's family's concerned, he's still straight as a board. When an unexpected visit from Ryo's Aunt Elena interrupts Dee's Christmas plans, Ryo may find himself in over his head. DLxRM. Yaoi.
Disclaimer: I, sadly, do not own FAKE or any of the related characters or their personalities. I just like to manipulate them for my own twisted amusement (with my deepest apologies to Sanami Matoh for brutalizing and mutiliating her beloved characters)
Chapter 1Dee Laytner smiled to himself as he stood outside the jewelry store, carefully examining the ring he had just picked up. A plain silver band with an intricate design twisting around it and the words Love is Forever inscribed on the inside. It was perfect. With a satisfied sigh, Dee placed the ring carefully back into its box and then dropped the box into his pocket, his hands following quickly. It was late December, five days before Christmas in New York City, and very cold. People generally ignored the temperature, however, cramming themselves into stores and onto the sidewalks, searching desperately for those last minute gifts. Not Dee Laytner. His gift had been carefully thought out for months, ordered weeks ahead of time, and picked up nearly a week before Christmas, giving him ample time to wrap it, and keep his partner wondering about the satisfied, secret smile that played about his lips.
Dee Laytner and Ryo McLean had been working together as partners at the NYPD for almost three years now. They had been a couple for nearly two, and living together for one. That had been Ryo's surprise Christmas present to Dee last year – asking him to move in. Dee smiled as he remembered Ryo's initial shyness when they'd first met, his uncertainty about their relationship, and the cute way that a blush would still rise to his cheeks anytime Dee said something blatantly lewd, especially if it was in front of other people. Preoccupied with these thoughts, the dark-haired man had hardly noticed where his feet were taking him, and sooner than he expected found himself outside of the apartment complex that he now lived in. He ran up the steps, eager to get out of the cold and home to Ryo.
'Maybe he'll offer to warm me up,' Dee thought hopefully. He fervently prayed that Bikky was out somewhere with Carol, leaving himself and Ryo free to…entertain themselves wherever they liked. He stepped out of the elevator and walked down the hallway a little, stopping in front of the familiar door and digging his key out of his pocket.
"Koi, I'm home!" Dee ducked aside just in time to avoid a suitcase to the head.
"What the hell? Are you trying to kill me!"
Ryo pointed to the suitcase. "Pack your things. You're moving into Bikky's room."
"What?" Dee was dumbfounded. "I just got home! What can I possibly have done to make you kick me out! And into Bikky's room?"
"It's only temporary, koi. And it's nothing personal. My Aunt Elena phoned today. She and my uncle Rick are coming to stay for the holidays." Ryo spoke as he fluffed and arranged pillows on the couch.
"Oh, I see…Actually, I lied. I don't see. What does their coming over have to do with me moving into Bikky's room? And where's the little monkey going to sl- Oh no, I am not sharing a room with that brat!" the outraged Dee followed Ryo into their bedroom which, now that Dee saw it, held no trace of him. "Ryo, what the hell is going on?"
Ryo turned from adjusting a picture on the wall with an apologetic look in his eyes. "I'm sorry, Dee…" he said quietly, dropping down to sit on the bed. "I couldn't tell them…" Dee stared uncomprehendingly at the man in front of him, and Ryo sighed. "They don't know, Dee…they don't know that I'm gay, they don't know that I have a boyfriend, and they certainly don't know that I live with him."
The words took a minute to fully register in Dee's brain. They didn't know? He…hadn't told them…?
"So…how are you going to explain me?" he questioned.
"They think you're my room mate," explained Ryo miserably. "That's why it's got to look like you live in the other room…Bikky's going to stay at Carol's, and…I'm sorry, Dee, but you've got to sleep on the couch."
"WHAT?" The dark-haired man's eyes widened, not quite sure he'd heard his partner right. "I have to sleep on the what?"
"The couch. I told my Aunt that they could have a room to themselves…I wasn't thinking about the fact that it would look suspicious if we shared a room…"
"Why don't you just tell them?" the question seemed simple enough to Dee, who had grown up in a loose, accepting environment. Ryo just cradled his head in his hands.
"You wouldn't understand," he mumbled. Dee crossed his arms stubbornly.
"Try me," he challenged.
Ryo looked up at him. "My aunt and uncle are homophobic. I grew up in a family that was anything but gay-friendly. Whenever we saw a gay couple, they told me that it was immoral and wrong, a terrible way to live…They also think that it's a choice," he added bitterly, looking down at his hands again.
Dee, for once, wasn't sure what to say, so instead he moved to kneel on the bed behind his lover, sliding his hands gently around the other mans waist.
"I'm sorry, Ryo…" he said softly, resting his chin on the blonde's shoulder. "I didn't know…"
Ryo placed his own hands over Dee's, stroking the calloused flesh gently. "I think that that's part of the reason it was so hard for me to admit my feelings for you," he said quietly. "I felt like…like I'd be disappointing two of the only people who ever gave a damn about me, besides my parents…" He leaned back into the man behind him, who obligingly spread his legs, allowing Ryo to settle between them. The sound of Dee's heartbeat always had a calming effect on him, and he closed his eyes as it took over. He felt a pair of lips brush the top of his head, then his ear, and then his temple. He felt Dee pulling him up to allow better access to his mouth, and he felt the undeniable surge of lust that rose within him as his lover's lips brushed his skin.
"Dee," he whispered, tilting his head upward. Black hair and tanned skin came into focus as Dee's lips captured his own, a warm tongue gently begging to be let into his own mouth. Ryo complied automatically, parting his lips, his tongue meeting the other man's to join in an intricate dance of passionate dominance. Dee shifted slightly as Ryo twisted his body around to a more comfortable position, never breaking their kiss. Now on his knees, Ryo came chest to chest with his lover, taking the face of the man under him in his hands and crushing their lips together, feeling himself harden as strong hands gripped his hips, pushing forward to topple Dee onto his back, finally breaking their kiss to gasp for air, hands pulling at clothing that was suddenly glued to bodies. Ryo groaned as Dee's hands tore his shirt open, running over his smooth chest and down to the button of his pants, swiftly removing both offending items from the blonde. Left in only his boxers, Ryo made a noise of protest as Dee's touch left him. He looked up in time to see the other man discarding his own shirt and beginning to fumble with the buckle on his belt. With a grin Ryo reached up and undid the offending item, swiftly helping Dee remove his now too-tight jeans. Dee groaned loudly as his erection sprang free. He knew there was a reason he preferred to go commando. Free of his confines, Dee swooped down on his partner, capturing him in a kiss that threatened to devour. As wandering hands found their way to his boxers, Ryo involuntarily thrust his hips upward, grinding his own stiff manhood against Dee's hips, desperately seeking friction. His boxers quickly found their way off his legs, kicked to the floor by insistent feet as Dee clutched Ryo to him and rolled over, reversing their positions. Ryo whimpered piteously as the larger man began to lick and kiss his neck and chest, stopping to tease one taut nipple, flicking his tongue out to draw a hot, wet circle around it as one hand reached toward the bottle of lube kept on the bedside table. Ryo felt the familiar cool tingle of the gel as Dee coated his fingers with it liberally and inserted one, two, three inside him, readying him for something much larger. He went agonizingly slow, and Ryo thrust frustratedly down against him, whimpers begging him to go faster. Dee grinned and silenced his lover with a passionate kiss as he withdrew his fingers and coated his now achingly hard member with the same gel.
"You ready?" he whispered softly, nuzzling against the blonde's neck. He never took him before asking if he was ready. Ryo's eyes snapped open, hazy with desire and need.
"For God's sake, Dee," he moaned, digging his fingernails into the man's back. "Take me! Please," he whispered. Dee gave a feral grin and complied.
The two men laid entangled in each other for a long time afterwards, replete with the languor and tranquility of their lovemaking. Ryo snuggled into Dee's chest, knowing that this would be the last time they'd have the chance to lay like this until his aunt and uncle were gone. He looked up at his partner, who was beginning to drowse despite the fact that it was barely suppertime.
"Dee? You awake?" he whispered, reaching up to draw small circles on the man's chest.
"Mmhmm…" Dee mumbled sleepily, his fingertips trailing up and down Ryo's naked back. The blonde kissed his shoulder.
"I love you," he said. In the half-light of dusk, he could see Dee smile contentedly.
"I love you, too."
XxX A/N: Well, ok, what'd you think? Let me tell you, this story has given more problems than it's worth, and it's only on the first chapter! I wrote it out once, then erased it, and wrote it out again. So I hope you liked it. If you didn't, by all means, let me know (then I won't have to write anymore of it!)! Please review!