FICLET: Any Direction in High Heels (FAKE, Diana Spacey)

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Title: Any Direction in High Heels
Fandom: FAKE
Character: Diana Spacey
Rating: G
Spoilers: takes place after Like, Like, Love
Words: 218



Diana hasn't forgotten how Ryo said he'd be "rooting for her" in her quest to command Berkeley's attention, but she's still thrown for a loop when she connects the dots and realizes it must have been Ryo who tipped Berkeley off about her impending engagement to someone else. She couldn't be more pleased with the results, of course, but it's not like Ryo to be direct about anything, so when she gets the specifics of his conversation with Berks, she descends upon the 27th the very next day and orders Ryo to accompany her to lunch.

Ryo is true to form, and when she demands, "What made you so sure?" he stammers and mumbles and dodges the question with the clumsy determination of a stoned St. Bernard. But Diana is an experienced interrogator -- as Ryo already knows all too well -- and she eventually extracts from him the word "footwork."

It's not an answer she was expecting. Bemused, Diana taps a perfectly manicured nail against her water glass. "Berks dances well with lots of people," she points out.

"I know," Ryo agrees. "But you're an even better dancer than he is."

Diana shoots Ryo a skeptical look. "How does that make us a good match?"

Ryo's smile is genuine. "He has to dance his best when he's with you."

Comments

[thistlerose.livejournal.com]

Hee! This is lovely. It's been ages since I read FAKE, but I remember rooting for Diana and Berkeley too.

[bronze-ribbons.livejournal.com]

*grins* Thank you! I confess I first felt rather bad for the guy Diana doesn't marry in Like, Like, Love -- but I've myself dated men who fancied things were much further along than they'd ever be, so I like to think Diana wasn't necessarily leading him on. (And Ryo really is so sweet both in v. 3 and LLL...)