FAKE Double Drabble: Unexpected Appearances - Sequel to ‘Acting On Impulse’

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Title: Unexpected Appearances - Sequel to ‘Acting On Impulse’

Author: badly_knitted

Characters: Ryo, Dee, Bikky, Carol

Rating: G

Setting: Vol. 2 Act 5.

Summary: Ryo doesn’t believe in ghosts.

Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.

A/N: Another double drabble.

Having the kids around was mostly fun; the four of them went boating, thankfully without any dead bodies this time, and spent the evening playing cards. Somewhere in the back of his mind, Ryo had to admit he sort of missed it just being him and Dee, although he’d never tell his partner.

Dee seemed to be making an effort to get along better with Bikky, which was encouraging. The story they made up about seeing a ghost was a bit much though. It dragged up things Ryo hadn’t really wanted to think about, especially not on vacation, so he was a bit short with them; if Dee and Bikky thought him unimaginative, that was their problem.

Ryo had long ago figured out that there was no such thing as ghosts. Once upon a time he’d believed in them, right up until his parents were killed. Then he’d thought if ghosts existed, surely his mom and dad would visit to let him know they were okay. But they never had. He’d finally realised ghosts were just a myth and he was never going to see his parents again; they were gone for good.

It had come as a bitter blow.

TBC in ‘Divided’

Comments

[timelordshines.livejournal.com]

*Hugs Ryo*
Does he tell Dee why he dislikes ghost stories? I hope Dee is nice and supportive - and maybe tries to kiss Ryo to distract him from his thoughts, because hey it wouldn't be Dee if he didn't do that, right?

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Dee doesn't know, and in fact it's not mentioned, that's entirely my explanation because it seems so out of character for Ryo to be so dismissive of ghosts. Bikky and Dee are so miffed Bikky decides he's going to sleep in Dee's room and they leave Ryo alone. At least the experience got Dee and Bikky to side with each other for once, it's sort of a bonding experience for them.

Dee wouldn't try to kiss Ryo in front of Bikky, 'cause he knows how Bikky would react. He doesn't want to get kicked and clobbered again, lol!

Thank you!

[lil-1337.livejournal.com]

Ouch. Poor Ryo, that is a hell of a revelation to have to live with.

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It's not covered in the manga just WHY Ryo is an unbeliever when it comes to ghosts - it seems so out of character to me that I wanted to try to figure out what made him so completely dismissive of Dee and Bikky's ghostly encounter. This is what I came up with. He used to believe but he became disillusioned.

Thank you!

[awieatti.livejournal.com]

Actually that's a very good explanation!
If Ryo ever happens to see a ghost, he'll be so freaked, even more than Dee and Bikky. Because if ghosts do actually exist, he would probably ask himself why his parents didn't come back as ghosts... *shudders* Well I hope he never encounters a ghost.

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I just needed there to be a reason, because it just seemed so weird for head-in-the-clouds Ryo to be so adamant that ghosts don't exist. That's one of the great things about writing fanfic - you can take a canon scene and then try to work out what's going on in the characters' heads.

Thank you!