Beta-ed by Ashura Akuma

Ashura san and I had tried our best in correcting the mistakes. If there's still any, please accept my humblest apology.

Banzai! Gravitation vol 6 is out! (Readers: This is Fake!)

"So, where do I find this son-of-a-bitch?" Dee slammed his fist on Rose's desk. The files on the table jumped, a few pieces of paper slipped and fell onto the floor.

"Look Laytner, punching that fist of yours won't get you anywhere; so I suggest you to calm down and give your brain a little practice." Rose said irritably as he bent down to pick up the papers. He straightened himself up after picking up the papers and tossed them onto his desk carelessly. "In simple words, use your brain."

"Asshole, you don't know how the hell I feel!" Dee said angrily, stabbing his thumb on his chest.

"Dumb ass, you think I wanted it to happen?" Rose argued. "If you don't want to cooperate with me, then I suggest you to get out of this office and I'll look for Ryo myself."

Dee was about to open his mouth to argue when he shut it back again. Frustrated, he pulled a chair and dropped his tall body onto it, welcoming the pain on his butt. He looked up at Rose and spat. "Like hell you are. I'm sticking my ass in your office until I find out where Ryo is."

Rose sagged onto his cushion chair and muttered sarcastically. "Whatever.."

"So, what have you found so far?" Dee sat up and took one of Leo's file on the desk, scanning through possible information that might be useful.

"I found out that he had been dealing with some high and mighty Asian drug traffickers. Ryo must have encountered with Leo during one of his dealings."

"I'm not interested in those, commissioner." Dee cut in. "I just want to know where that bastard's hiding place is." Dee threw the file onto the desk again.

Rose ignored Dee's sarcasm and continued. "According to my personal information, Leo's business partner has not turned up yet when Ryo was kidnapped, so there's possible that they might set another date to meet up again."

Rose took out his spectacles and placed them in his breast pocket. He massaged the bridge of his nose before looking straight into Dee's impatient eyes. "To answer your question, I haven't found out where Leo's hiding place yet. And before you sulked like an idiot, I have to tell you that Leo is not some street thug that you can dig anywhere." Rose added after noticing a change in Dee's facial expression.

Dee banged the table with his fist and barked, "Are you implying that we will not be able to find out where his hiding place is?"

"That's why you're not paying attention to what I was saying just now." Rose stood up as he said. "I told you that when Ryo was kidnapped, Leo's trading partner has not turned up yet."

"Which means, Leo might set another date to meet him up….." Dee stated quietly.

Rose smiled. "Now, you're putting that rusty brain of yours into some use , Laytner."

Dee ignored Rose comments and kept quiet as leaned back against the woodened chair. Crossing his arms on his chest, he shut his eyes and gave Rose's words a thought. He knew he was acting like a kid back then, but he couldn't help it. When it comes to Ryo, he loses his patience, his mind. Dee's heart raced as he thought of Ryo, sitting somewhere in the dark room, hands tied and blindfolded, waiting hopefully for him.

Dee's eyes shot opened in an instant when he remembered something suddenly. Looking across the table, he asked in a curious tone, "How did you know so much about Leo's activities, Rose?"

Rose looked up from the reports he was reading and smirked. "Unlike you, I'm smarter and calmer."

"Don't give me bull-shits, asshole. I'm hell lot smarter than you are." Dee fought back. God, why is Rose being so difficult? He swore that working with this superior of his was extremely difficult; their ideas and opinions contrast like black and white.

"My god! Have you been listening at all? What the hell is running into that rusty brain of yours?. I mentioned about my personal information. This means I have someone who is currently working on the case, idiot." Rose's low, flat voice answered and directed his eye level back to the reports.

"Spy?" Dee couldn't help but to ask.

"That's… a secret, Laytner." Rose smiled without looking at Dee.

Dee gave up arguing with Rose and exited the office. He slammed the door behind him and strode to his desk. Sitting down, he stared at the empty desk in front of him, where Ryo's place is. It stung to remember Ryo was just sitting on his chair in front of him that morning, giving him a cheeky wink to remind him about their plans for the night and here he was; looking at the empty seat. He unlocked the first drawer and took out Ryo's photograph and gazed at it, tracing Ryo's face with his callous fingers.

Dee smiled when he remembered how Ryo hated the picture. Dee had secretly taken the photo when Ryo was sleeping peacefully. His partner tried to destroy the picture, stating how ugly he looked in it. But Dee liked it, and kept it locked in his drawer to keep his partner's hands away.

Unnoticed tear fell and wet the photo that Dee was staring. Alarmed, he quickly wiped it away and placed it back in his drawer. The black haired officer rested his head on the hard desk, whispering softly, "Ryo, where are you?" before he fell asleep.

Ryo was hungry. It has been hours since he last taken anything and he desperately needed a drink. He had been tied for a few hours now, in a place god knows where; surrounded by the blackness of eternal night. Ryo could still see, faintly, if he widened his eyes. However, apart from an empty room with a couple of chairs, he could not see anything else.

Ryo felt stuffy, as the darkness seemed to suffocate him. He heard a few crickets singing happily outside and Ryo guessed that he must be in an abandoned house or Leo's private residence. He couldn't be sure with what he guessed, though.

The light-haired officer felt his eyes began to close in tiredness. He felt dizzy and weak, having tied in the same position for so long without food or a quench of thirst. He tried to stay awake, but found his eyes eventually gave way. Vaguely, he heard the door of his room opened and light shone into the room, lighting it. Ryo forcefully opened his eyes and found Leo entered the room with two armed men beside him.

Ryo wasn't in a position to argue, so he kept quiet. He sincerely thought that Leo would walk to him and pulled the trigger at his head that instant. Frankly speaking, he couldn't care about it either. He was too weak to fight.

He felt the bondage on his wrist loosened; Ryo was surprised and looked up at Leo. Ryo immediately stretched his arms the minute Leo's men took off the rope, thankful that he could at least move a little even though his legs and torso were not spared.

"I brought you food. Eat. You must be hungry." Leo stated.

Ryo looked at Leo before travelling his eyesight to the food placed on his lap.

"Don't worry, there's no poison in it." Leo murmured, smiling as he took the mug of water from the other man and trusted it to Ryo.

Ryo grasped the mug and gulped down the water to quench his dry throat. He handed the mug back to Leo quietly and took the food on his lap.

"After you've eaten, I want to talk to you." Leo said suddenly.

"What about?" Ryo asked when he swallowed his first mouthful of food. "I'm not interested in talking, especially to you." Ryo said as he raised the spoon to his awaiting mouth.

"You will be." Leo said quietly before he turned to leave the room.

That got Ryo so confused that he lost his appetite after swallowing the food. He placed the plate on his lap and sighed. He thought of Dee and realized how much he missed him, even though it has only been a day. He wondered if Dee found out where he was; but he knew that it would be a little difficult finding where Leo's hiding place is.

"Latyner, wake up. We've got news." Rose leaned against the corner of Dee's table and gave Dee a push to wake the officer from his sleep.

Dee jolted up the minute he heard Rose's call and sat up. He stretched his tired body before standing up and walked past Rose to head to the gents to freshen up. After washing his face, he walked into Rose's office where the impatient commissioner was already waiting for him.

"What's the news?" Dee stated quietly.

"My source told me that Leo will be meeting his partner in another five hours."

"5 hours!" Dee gasped in shocked, checking his wrist watch simultaneously. 1 am.

"Yep, I know we have some time constraints over here, but we need to start work as soon as possible to ensure that we could invite our guest to have a cup of specially brewed coffee." Rose said, taking the glasses that was resting on the table and put in on.

Dee nodded and grinned. "Oh yes, I would love to serve him myself." Dee smiled and cracked his knuckles.

"I asked Diana and her men to help us since we have a shortage of manpower here."

Dee said nothing and sat down in front of Rose, waiting for the man to give further instructions.

When Diana arrived with her team twenty minutes later, they set out to work, laying out their plans. Dee hated to admit, but Rose deserved to be at the top. His plans were brilliant yet persuasive at the same time; and he lifted up Diana's men spirits easily, pushing them a little further.

By the time Rose finalized everything, almost two and a half hours had gone. Dee checked his wrist watch and told Rose that it was time to move out. Rose gave his consent and divided the men into groups before moving out from the room.

Dee rechecked his gun to see if it was fully loaded before placing them in its holster. He slipped his coat on and strode out of the main building to his car.

"Hey, Dee. You ok?"

Dee nodded at Drake and smiled. "Yeah, I am."

"You better be, we still need to get Ryo back." Drake smiled sympathetically.

"Don't worry. I'm just worry about Ryo. Trust me, getting Ryo back is my main priority; I don't even give a damn if the bastard got away with this. I just want him back…. Then I'll hunt that son-of- a b down." Dee said and slid into the driver seat.

Wait for me, Ryo. I'm coming. Another few more hours…. Please be patient until then. Dee thought as he pressed on the gas pedal.

"Lost your appetite?"

Ryo looked up and saw Leo staring at the almost untouched food on his lap. Ignoring him, he turned his head slightly and directed his eyesight away from Leo, refusing to answer his question.

"Still stubborn, aren't you?"

Ryo felt that the plate on his lap was taken away by Leo's men. Leo gave them a nod and they exited the room immediately, leaving them alone. The minute the door closed behind them, the room turned into darkness again. Ryo was almost glad; he didn't want to look into Leo's eyes. Something in his eyes made him uncomfortable and it scared him.

For a moment, Ryo felt useless. The man who killed both of his parents stood right in front of him and he could do nothing about it. The very same man who had made him parentless, homeless and was forced to grow up in the hard way. Ryo bit his lower lip, so hard that he could feel the outer layer is about to tear soon.

Ryo's thoughts were snapped off the moment Leo switched on the light. The dim light allowed Ryo to look around the room for the very first time. Leo walked towards the corner not far from Ryo and leaned against it, noticing that the officer's eyes were staring at him.

"Randy Maclean, I got something to tell you."

Ryo gave a bitter laugh. "What? You want to tell me that tonight will be my last night on earth and you'll be sending me to meet my parents soon?"

"How noble of you, Leo." Ryo continued sarcastically.

"I don't have any intention of doing so, Maclean." Leo said softly.

Ryo blinked a couple of times, confused by Leo's answer. "Then, what the hell you want? You don't want to kill me yet you don't feel like releasing me. Just tell me what in the fuck's game are you playing?" Ryo's anger shot up immediately.

Leo moved towards Ryo in a heartbeat and cupped Ryo's cheek hard, forcing the half-Japanese to look at him. "Let me tell you, I can kill you if I want, but I'm not doing it, at least not yet." Leo said dangerously.

"Why??" Ryo managed to choke out.

Leo released Ryo and turned around, letting Ryo to view his back. " To be honest… I don't know why myself."

Ryo continued to stare in bewilderment. He could not believe what Leo had said just now. He doesn't know why himself?

"Ryo….." Leo's voice was soft, almost a bare whisper.

Ryo fought to remain calm as he stared at the blonde's trench coat. His heartbeat rose, as if it's ready to burst. What he said next caught Ryo by an absolute surprise.

"What if I tell you that I never really wanted to kill your parents? That killing them was the biggest regret I ever had in life?"

For once, Ryo was thankful that he was sitting down instead of standing. He doubted that he would be able to if he was standing After an eternal moment of silence and awkwardness, Ryo finally muttered silently. "Liar.."

Leo spun around and shouted. "It's true! When I saw you in the emergency ward sitting alone, I felt…"

"Shut up, you liar! I don't believe a word that comes out from your mouth!" Ryo screamed, cutting into Leo's lines.

Leo was about to say something when Ryo stopped him again. "Don't you ever….. say another thing about it." Ryo said in a low, flat yet dangerous voice.

"That was why I told you to pull the trigger at my head back then." Leo said, ignoring Ryo's commands. Before Ryo could spat, Leo continued. "Trust me… many people might want to have my head but there's only one person that I would give it voluntarily."

"And you want to tell me that the person is me?" Ryo closed his eyes, feeling dizzy all of a sudden.

"Yes. I know it's hard for you to accept this, especially from a person like me who had killed more people than you've met in your entire life.." Leo stopped and waited for Ryo to open his eyes. When he did, Leo took the opportunity and continued. "but.. I swear it's the truth."

Ryo shook his head, tear were already falling, wetting his coat. "You lied… I don't believe this. You bastard!" Ryo screamed.

"Asshole! I will never believe what you've said! I will…" Ryo choked.

A knock on the door interrupted their conversation. Leo turned towards the door and found his men bowing in front of him, signaling that it's time for the appointment.

"Trust me, Ryo. I never wanted to kill you. My intention to kidnap you here was to tell you this. I'll leave you with your thoughts." Leo said before he slammed the door shut.

"Liar… Liar.." Ryo mumbled over and over again as the darkness welcomed him once again.

Gomen!! I didn't mean to stop there.. I promised that Dee will find Ryo in the next chapter! Please don't kill me!

Okay.. so I messed up some things. When I started with this fic, I haven't read book 7. So, I misunderstood Leo for many things, and I know I twist the whole fic here and there, but hey.. This is fanfiction after all right? Bear with me ok? And the part where Leo had kissed Ryo, it meant nothing.. Pure lust.

Isuki: I pitied Ryo too.. but he's so adorable that even Leo can't help but to kiss him too.

Touya's Angel: Thank you so much for your review! I will keep going!

Alanna Evelyn: I think you have a very sweet name. I love Dee/Ryo and I love you for reviewing my fic! You rock too!

Devil666sc: Wah! (wails) You're going to hunt me down and beat me with your wooden spoon? (Gasp) Better run fast! ( runs away)

Youki no ko: Don't worry, I'm kicking Leo's ass after this… He's going to get it for kissing Ryo! Anyway, thank you so much for your review!

Chris-Redfield26: Please don't cry…(gives chris chan strawberry pocky sticks) I'll make Dee kick Leo's ass ok?

Niaka1: Glad you approved it! I want Dee to become the hunter. No one shall look for Ryo except for Dee! (nods) Thank you for the review!

Fleeingfaith: Thank you so much for pointing out my mistakes. I never realized them until you pointed it out for me. Thank you soo much! I will work hard to erase the mistakes.

Sweet Sakura Curls: Yeah! I noticed their names actually rhyme! Oh god.. please stop laughing at me.. It's totally embarrassing. But I can tell you that Leo doesn't want Ryo, so don't worry ok? (Sakura chan: Sheesh… I know that.. I just read the fic…dolt)

Asma: Dee will give Leo his Special Dee Punch soon! No worries. Thank you for constantly reading and giving your ideas..

Firgodes7 : Thank you so much for your review. I never thought on giving it up. No matter how bad it is, I'll finish it. I don't know why I can't leave a fic hanging; please be rest assured that I will definitely complete the fic ok? Arigatou!

AshuraAkuma: Ladies and Gentlemen, May I present you… (drums please) the queen of the devil herself, Ashura!!!

Ashura walks in the court waving like a queen, nodding at her fellow servants/devils.

Ashura: Can you stop these bull shit?

Kadzuki: Hai hai… anyway, my partner in anime, thank you for reading my fic and correcting my mistakes. Without you, I'll be flame by everyone! Thank you so much! (gives Ashura her precious Yuki sama for a minute before snatching him back)

Eto… how many momo juice I owe you? (lost count)