Shadow

04

If the boy was smart enough, he would be out of the Station until everything was solved. 

The next step was to try to find a way to solve that situation properly. He wandered his eyes across the room and found Kao peeking from his office. By the little door slit the Chief of Police signaled to him that he had pushed the panic button already and soon the back up would be coming to help them out. Now it was just a matter of time and trying to convince the subject to stay calm and not to do something that could put their lives at unnecessary risk.

"Y'all sitting nicely here,", the man started to walk around the room like he was inspecting the place, "aircon, nice meals and free wifi! I could totally live like this!", he smiled, letting show a golden tooth among the other pearly ones. "You also have nice ladies, as I see!", he said grabbing Pine's hand and burying his face on her neck.

The officer tried to push the man, but he was stronger than her and the fact that he was holding the gun made her worried to react and get the worse result from it. 

"Don't be modest, girl! I'm gonna be good for you, huh?", the man said leaning away just a bit to stare her in the eyes filled with horror.

Ohm was about to take the moment as advantage to hit the man when the impossible happened: Fluke appeared in the front of the room, hands full with coffee and bags with cupcakes, the usual order they would make at that hour. When he noticed the man trying to hurt Pine, one of his colleagues, he didn't think twice and jumped in the man's back, like he was capable of taking him out of the woman.

Considering the man's physique, it was fair to say that Fluke resisted bravely. He held the man's neck and shoulders, refusing to let go, until he was thrown away 2 meters far from where they were.

"What is this? An insect?", were the man's last words before being electrocuted by Ohm's taser gun and fainting. The detective used his moment of distraction to move and thanks to Fluke this was even easier. 

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"What happened?", Ohm heard the hoarse voice trying to communicate.

"Thank god you're awake! We need to get you to the hospital, you know?", he said although he kept a firm hand on the other's shoulder just to guarantee he wouldn't try to get up too fast.

"I don't need to go to the hospital, de-detective…", Fluke tried to bite back, sarcastic as usual, but winced at the pain. They couldn't say properly, but he had probably hit his head when the man threw him.

"Give me a break! This isn't under discussion, Fluke! You gave us a major heart attack trying to be a hero back there! That guy was high on drugs and only God knows what he could've done to you.", Ohm said too fast, trying to maintain his words as light as possible to hide that he was actually panicking inside.

"I guess the word you're trying to find is 'thank you', Ohm! I saved your asses!", Fluke averted his gaze, trying not to face Ohm who was currently scolding him even if what he did had no consequences and saved the day.

"Hey…", Ohm poked the chubby cheek to get the other's attention, "hey, Flukie! Please look at me?", he asked softly and the smaller male had no alternative but to look at him. Mostly because he was feeling too dizzy to get up and walk away, but also because he couldn't resist when the other was talking using that sweet tone at him.

"I really am thankful, but you could had hurt yourself and I would never be at peace if that had happened, you know?", Ohm said, staring intently at the big doe eyes.

"Don't worry, I'm stronger than you think, detective!", Fluke said using the sofa's arm to get up from where he was. Only now he could recognize they were in the Station's kitchen. Even if Ohm was kneeling before him, the man was still too tall and that made Fluke lift his chin a bit to face him.

"I know you're strong, you had proven to me that, silly!", Ohm chuckled low.

"Wow, am I getting some recognition here?", Fluke asked sarcastically, "If that's the case, what about you stop bullying me to get you coffee or stop to make me taking official letters in person?", he raised an eyebrow and got a little closer to the man in front of him, already waiting for him to stand up and move away like he always did when they were too close.

Contrary to what Fluke expected, Ohm got even closer to him, their lips only inches apart. "But this is kinda a ritual to us! The first time we met you tripped on me, showering us with coffee, now I'm enchanted and need to drink the coffee you bring me every morning. This is how I know it will be a good day, even if it isn't.", Ohm stretched his lips in a smile.

"Detective?"

"Yeah?"

"Is this a truce?", Fluke asked with sparkling eyes, his cheeks were as red as a tomato, his bottom lip was trembling and Ohm felt a little distracted by it.

"I call it truce…", Ohm said, leaning closer until their lips met.

Saying it was a kiss would be a profanity. It was like the river meeting the sea, powerful, strong. The desire building up inside them made Fluke tangle his fingers through Ohm's strands of hair while the latter circled the narrow waist with his huge hands, anchoring his fingers on the tender skin like it was needed to make him feel sure it was real and not one of his fantasies.

Fluke had just inserted his tongue inside Ohm's mouth when the kitchen's door was opened startling them, making Ohm jump from where he was to two steps to the side, while Fluke moved to the other side of the sofa, as far as possible. However, anyone in that room could feel the tension between them like bare electric wires sending sparkles all around them.

"Sorry for interrupting, guys! I just came to check on you, Fluke! But I guess you're more than fine!", Boun teased the couple after quickly reading their body language and the fact that he saw Ohm practically swallowing the boy's face. As he didn't get any response from them besides Ohm's fierce gaze throwing daggers at him, he soon bid goodbye. "Okay, okay, I'm going now! Enjoy the moment, kids!", he said, leaving and closing the door behind him.

"This asshole!", Ohm muttered to himself, his cheeks still burning after being caught like that.

"Ohm…", the smaller male softly called his name, making him snap out of his thoughts and come back to reality. He was a senior detective, he had a task in hand and a lot of work to do. Romance, sex or whatever that was, wasn't on the plan… at least for now.

"Fluke, I'm sorry.", Ohm said sternly and the other could notice the hard gaze was back at the senior's face.

"I don't need you to be sorry…", Fluke replied.

"I'm sorry, Fluke. We can't do this. I have a career, you're the unit's new member, we're professionals, right? We can't put the investigation in danger because of… whatever is happening here…", Ohm said, moving his hands between the two of them like it was enough to explain the irresistible attraction both were feeling since day one.

The silence filled the room, Fluke was visibly angry after being rejected like that, but Ohm tried to do his best as a colleague. Offering a hand, he said "Let's go, I'm gonna give you a ride to the hospital.".

Fluke huffed in response. "I can find a way on my own, detective!", he stood and stomped to the door, moved by anger and resentment, leaving Ohm behind to succumb to his own frustration.