Started: 9-17-03 Completed: 10-26-03“New recruits?”
Ryo and Dee, who were called in to see their superior, were standing with surprised looks on their faces in front of him when the Big Guy announced this news to them. They looked at each other questioningly, thinking that one of them had an explanation to all this, but none of them did.
“Don’t look too alarmed,” the inspector said as he took out two files for them to read. “They have just been undergoing an exchange squad course our department is having right now. Another two of our men will be taking their place in Asia. Take it like an exchange student kind of thing. You two are assigned to recruit and let them know the ways of our rules and work here. I have heard that they are one of the best in their hometown.”
Ryo and Dee took a file each and opened it to read. Their eyes lit up at upon looking at the pictures on the files and their resume.
“Jinggo Kilimano,” Ryo read his file. “25 years old, 7 feet 1 inch. Past experiences: private detective for about 4 years before making it into the police force under recommendation of Chief Officer Hiro. Served the force since then. Solved many cases involving anything ranging from rapes to robberies to evil villain conspiracy. Awarded with a number of medals and certificates. Well, I can see that he is good.”
“Joned Polar,” Dee read his. “22 years old, 4 feet 6 inches. Past experiences: partner at work when Jinggo was a private detective. Went in together with him into the police force and barely scratched the tests. Became Jinggo’s partner at work ever since. Also had his share of work and awards like Jinggo,” he lowered his voice for only Ryo to hear, “They both sound almost like us, don’t they?”
“They are expected to come here tomorrow evening at about 6 p.m. You boys have to go there and meet them and show them around town. Their accommodation has been set to be just right next to your house, Dee, so that you can keep an eye on him and it would be easier for them to come here in the department as you can drive them here.”
Ryo and Dee stole another glance at each other. It seemed as if their superior had already intended to let these two new recruits revolve around their lives.
“That’ll be all, boys. Remember, I expect you to make them feel at home and do their job well. They’ll be here for the next 2 ½ years, so bear with it even if you don’t like them. This exchange course is part of their training and I would hate to see them going back to their hometown telling their police department that we don’t provide good training for foreign recruits.”
“Yes, sir!!” Ryo and Dee saluted before leaving the inspector’s office, taking the files with them. As soon as the day ended, the two lovers walked into their car and opened the file again to check the new recruits out.
“This Jinggo guy looks more like an outlaw than an officer,” Ryo commented. “I think he’s better off being his private detective than let him mess around with the police business.”
“Yeah, and I personally think that this Joned is more of a rookie kind,” Dee agreed as he eyed Joned’s resume. “I don’t expect him to have any abilities in him to qualify for the police force, unless he sucked up on his Jinggo here to get him into the force without question.”
“Well, we’ll never know for sure until we actually get to see them,” Ryo closed the file with a huff. “What time did the boss said we have to meet them? 6 p.m. tomorrow, right?”
“Yup, and I have a serious feeling that they would be quite an interesting pair we’ll be working with.”
“You and your sixth sense,” Ryo sighed in defeat.
“Well, that’s what got me to believe that you will love me, isn’t it?” Dee asked before he laid his lips on his blonde half-Japanese lover. As expected, they kissed as if they would never break away from each other.
Ryo and Dee shared a bag of potato chips as they sat there waiting for the new recruits. Dee looked up to check out if the plane from Asia has landed. Not yet. Only the sign that bears the word ‘CONFIRMED’ was shown on the list of arrivals on the TV screen. Ryo let out a small tired sigh as he turned back to his novel he brought along to read. Dee grumbled and looked at his watch.
“When are they coming? I’m getting impatient here!”
“Well, it was you yourself who wanted to come early so as not to give a ‘bad impression’,” Ryo replied calmly, not looking up from his book. “You’ll just have to wait like everybody else.”
“If they don’t show up within the next few minutes, I’m outta here! you wait for them yourself!”
As if complying with his demand, a ding was heard and the CONFIRMED sign changed to the word LANDED. Dee made a glad ‘yes’ motion and ran towards the arrival gate. Ryo shook his head helplessly and followed suite. Always the impatient one.
After about 10 minutes of waiting, they saw the people they were waiting for. A really tall man followed by another short teenager that fitted the photographs’ description appeared and they went over to get their luggage before coming out of the arrival gate to find Ryo and Dee. It was a good thing that Dee decided to write a small banner bearing the names JINGGO & JONED to the airport or those Asian people would be looking forever.
Ryo and Dee had a good look at these new recruits whom they were going be working with for the next 2 ½ years. Jinggo Kilimano stood tall, a real 7 feet 1 inch guy with the darkest eyes they had ever seen. There is a hint of coolness in him, yet there was something in him that made him look cute too at the same time. His raven-black hair was cut to form the shape of his head and he had sideburns and a small tail. He was muscular and of strong built and his right eyebrow was slightly lower than his left, making him look like he only had one eye. He was wearing a singlet and a pair of fashionably torn jeans, revealing a sort of tattoo on his right shoulder.
Joned Polar, on the other hand, was short and stood just above Jinggo’s elbow level. He wore his bandanna across his head, revealing his long brown hair. It was obvious that he dyed his hair because Ryo noticed at the end of his hair was black. His eyes were larger than Jinggo and he seemed to have no eyebrows. Although he wasn’t, his eyes looked angry. They found it hard to believe that a 22-year-old man would look so young, like a 15-year-old teenager.
“Welcome to our country, Mr. Kilimano and Mr. Polar,” Ryo, the ever courteous one held out his hand to shake with the Asian recruits. “My name is Ryo and this is Dee, and we will be recruiting you and be at your service throughout your training here.”
“Glad to meet you guys in person at last,” Dee offered his hand too. Jinggo took it coolly while Joned shook their hands with much enthusiasm.
“I am so thrilled to be here in a foreign country! I have never been out of our country before, and it wasn’t easy for me to coax this hard-headed Jinggo to take this course,” Joned chattered all the way to Dee’s car. “It’ll earn us more credit for our record, you know, and I’m sure this extra credit would also do some good to your two colleagues. They’ve already reached our station yesterday afternoon and…”
“Joned, don’t get carried away,” Jinggo’s sudden authoritative voice silenced the enthusiastic little Joned. Ryo and Dee were quite taken aback by Jinggo; looks like they were going to be utmost entertained by this pair.
The rest of the day was spent by giving them a brief tour around the city. Joned practically enjoyed himself with all the sightseeing and Jinggo took in everything coolly with some brief compliments or remarks. It was really tough for Ryo and Dee to impress this tall, cold man but Joned’s carefree and jolly attitude compensated with that.
After the tour, Dee drove them to their home. It was a double-storey, moderately furnished house with a small front yard and back yard to match. They helped them with the luggage and showed them around the house. Jinggo nodded Dee’s introductions away and Joned practically walked around the whole house admiring everything there is in store for him. Ryo helped them to put their luggage in their bedroom.
“Thank you, Ryo,” Jinggo immediately addressed him by his name and stopped him from helping them unpack. “I’ll take it from here. I won’t be bothering you until tomorrow morning.”
“Right,” Ryo said. “Well, we’ll be seeing you tomorrow so that you may report to our inspector. Dee will be driving.”
Jinggo nodded. Joned barged in and hollered, “Jinggo! You should check out the living room! It’s the bomb! Come on!!”
“Later, Joned. We have to unpack.” Again, Jinggo’s authoritative voice tamed the wild side of his partner. Ryo glided awkwardly out of the room, putting out a forced friendly smile.
“Well, I guess we’ll be going then. If you need anything, just come over to our house next door or call us. I’m leaving our home number and our cell phone number right here.”
Ryo then walked as quickly as possible towards Dee’s home which he and Dee shared together ever since they started going steady. Dee had already parked the car into the garage and was waiting for him to come home. As soon as they were inside the house, Ryo tugged slightly at Dee’s sleeve.
“I don’t think I like that Jinggo guy. His partner Joned was OK, but that Jinggo gives me the creeps.”
“I don’t blame him,” Dee said with a sigh, relieved that he was not in the presence of the tall, cold guy. “What with the lead figure he had to keep and the good impression he had to show in front of everyone else, he had made his coldness a habit.”
“What do you mean?” Ryo asked, questioned.
“He is suppressing his feelings. He wanted so much to make a good impression on us as a calm, collected guy so that we might give him a good word or two to his superiors and he wanted so much to succeed in this training that he had made his cold attitude and coolness a permanent mark on his heart. Not that it can’t be undone.”
“But Joned said that he didn’t want to…”
“That’s what that Jinggo guy wants the Joned shorty to think. I told you, he’s suppressing his true feelings. I bet you a thousand bucks that his true feelings are just dying to get out,” Dee said in an as-a-matter-of-fact way.
“How do you know all this?” Ryo asked.
“I didn’t become a police and be trained to read the truth and lies on questioned people for nothing, did I? and I’ve also found one thing that links the similarity between them and us.”
“What is it?” Ryo was interested.
“They both love each other, but they both are unable to confess it to each other and they are not sure if the other loves them.”
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