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DAMIEN RUSSO had received directives from ROCKET to rendezvous with another agent in one of the abandoned warehouses outside of Slateport City. He'd been given little information outside of that. Just something about a two man, long-haul smuggling job to Lilycove City.[break][break]

He'd been camped out there for awhile, waiting. In the meantime Damien had checked the vicinity for anything suspicious: wire taps, hidden cameras, the usual. You could never be too careful when it came to shit like this.[break][break]

Around 2:00 AM a nondescript moving truck pulled into the nearest open port and rolled to a stop in front of him. Knowing the drill, Damien wasted no time in shouldering his backpack and jogging to the passenger-side door.[break][break]

It was dark, and the door was fairly high off the ground, so he didn't notice who his partner was until he'd hopped into the seat next to him.

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Frank's bosses had given him the same directive: drive a moving truck to X location, pick up the goods, then drive to Y location to rendezvous with his partner. From there, make the long haul to Lilycove to deliver the shipment. [break][break]

So when he pulled into the nearest open port of an abandoned warehouse, his stomach dropped into a black pit at the sight of the man waiting to meet him. Oh, fuck, he thought at the familiar splash of white-on-black hair. [break][break]

The passenger-side door opened. Frank swallowed hard. His gut was a squirming pile of Wurmple, and he could feel the damp sweat in his armpits. [break][break]

When he and DAMIEN RUSSO locked eyes, Frank offered a nervous smile. "Hey. Fancy seeing you here, Damien. Nice night for a drive, huh?"

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DAMIEN RUSSO recognized the man’s voice before anything else. It was a sound that sent shooting pains through his chest, made his mind suddenly fraught with innumerable thoughts and conflicting feelings.[break][break]

Shock, confusion, anger. His eyes smoldered briefly with a fury that Frank Caffey should recognize as unimaginable hurt and betrayal.[break][break]

This tidal wave of cascading emotions happened within a second or two. Enough time for recognition and acceptance of the situation. [break][break]

Soon, anger gave way to... nothing. The light left DAMIEN RUSSO’s eyes. His face turned away to stare out the windshield.[break][break]

“Just drive, Frank.”

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Frank's heart sank into his stomach at the expression on Damien's face. Despite hoping for a different reaction, Frank knew in his bones that Damien was not going to approve. That was simply how their relationship went: Frank did something and Damien didn't approve. [break][break]

Exhaustion and acceptance replaced the fury in Damien's eyes. A part of Frank wished it hadn't; he could deal with the anger, but not the disappointment. And so he peeled the van out of the port in silence, wanting to distract himself from the pain of the coming conversation. [break][break]

Eventually, however, the heaviness between them became too much to bear. [break][break]

"I was going to tell you," Frank said, trying to construct an explanation of partial truths. "I've just been so busy lately with my new responsibilities. Like at the museum." [break][break]

Damien knew about that one. They'd celebrated with some drinks when Frank had gotten the job.

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The museum.[break][break]

Of course that had probably been a lie, too. It had to be a front for some ROCKET bullshit. It was so obvious now. Why else would Frank bother with such a low level job like that? No wonder he’d seemed so disproportionately enthusiastic at the time.[break][break]

What a fool Damien had been, smiling and celebrating with his friend, when in reality Frank was doing illegal shit behind his back. He’d promised… and yet.[break][break]

All Frank Caffey seemed to do lately was lie.[break][break]

“I don’t want to fucking talk about this right now.” Damien hissed lowly, his focus still on the passing buildings outside the window.[break][break]

He couldn’t even look at Frank. Doing so would probably just set him off.[break][break]

In the back of the truck, the sound of something slamming against metal punctuated the silence between the two men.

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Shit. This was going even worse than Frank had ever imagined. He could tell from the simmering anger in Damien's voice that he was probably close to exploding but was trying to hold in his emotions. He'd always been that way, Frank knew. [break][break]

"Well, it's a long drive," the older man said. "What do you want to talk about instead? I don't think you want to hear about my work since it's a lot of boring number-crunching, and you know how much of a nerd I can be about it." [break][break]

The slamming sound happened again, prompting Frank to throw an apologetic look in Damien's direction. [break][break]

"Sorry, we're delivering a Skeledirge tonight. She's muzzled and tranquilized so she can't set the truck on fire or kill us with her song, but her species is still pretty strong without all that." [break][break]

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"I don't." [break][break]

The thought of having any sort of personal conversation with Frank right now made Damien's blood boil.[break][break]

"In fact, I don't want to hear a single word from you unless it has to do with the mission—" [break][break]

Right, the mission. Since they were partners now. [break][break]

Not partners in love, as DAMIEN RUSSO had wanted things to remain — but partners in sin, working for a soul-crushing organization like TEAM ROCKET.[break][break]

How easily Frank Caffey had sold himself off yet again. Was three years in prison not enough of a lesson for him?[break][break]

Damien reached a hand toward the center dash, attempting to turn on the radio in an effort to tune out the fucking bastard beside him.

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Frank resisted the urge to roll his eyes at Damien's childish behavior. Whenever the younger man entered one of these moods, Frank let him throw his tantrum for a little while before reminding him (sometimes painfully) that it was time to come around. [break][break]

So he said nothing while Damien turned on the radio, instead focusing on the dark road ahead of them. Late night smooth jazz filled the space between them, accompanied by the sultry voice of a female singer. [break][break]

They listened in silence. Even the Skeledirge in the back stopped pounding the walls of the truck, suggesting that the song had calmed her. Frank couldn't blame her; he recognized the old tune as one that used to play on the radio when he and Damien were kids. He even started humming along with it. [break][break]

Casually, strategically, he reached over and rested his hand on Damien's thigh as the song came to an end.

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Whatever his strategic plan may have been, all Frank Caffey's touch did was cause DAMIEN RUSSO to flinch and turn his head further away to the right, his focus lasered on the dark nightscape moving outside the passenger window.[break][break]

Damien didn't push his hand away. Didn't spat or hiss for Frank to keep to himself. Instead, he simply didn't acknowledge the gesture. Pretended, as best he could, that the situation they found themselves in wasn't actually real.[break][break]

He stewed in his denial for a long while. Soft, familiar jazz faded in and out as he inwardly processed the anger and betrayal and all the other bullshit that came with Frank Caffey joining ROCKET.[break][break]

How long had it been? Could Frank still back out somehow? Maybe if he begged, said it was a short-sighted mistake? Would Cillian Quinn ever even consider releasing someone once he had his fangs sunk into them?[break][break]

Fuck.[break][break]

If he looked over, Frank might be able to see Damien's face, misty-eyed and dour, reflected in the window as he finally spoke up and asked,[break][break]

"Why?"

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Relief filled Frank when Damien did not throw a tantrum. As the minutes passed, he felt the anger seep out of the space between them. What remained was a tension laced with sorrow; a glance to his right revealed Damien's face reflected in the passenger-side window, eyes glistening with unshed tears. [break][break]

Frank sighed. "The work is good, Damien. The real work, not this smuggling stuff. It challenges me mentally and pays really well. And I've been guaranteed protection so that I don't end up in prison again. I'll make sure you won't, either." [break][break]

He squeezed the younger man's thigh in what he hoped was a reassuring gesture, one that conveyed a promise Frank had made Damien a long time ago. One that said, I'll take care of you. [break][break]

He'd already broken that promise four years ago, when he'd disappeared into the Unovan prison system. He would not let that happen again.

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Frank Caffey couldn't guarantee shit. ROCKET was all about making short-lived promises and not following through. If someone like him fucked up royally enough they'd drop him just as easily as they'd picked him up.[break][break]

"But you knew I didn't want this."[break][break]

DAMIEN RUSSO wrapped his arms tighter around himself. His face was hot, but a deep chill had settled in his chest.[break][break]

"You knew it and you did it anyway." He accused, his voice low and scathing. Still, he refused to look Frank in the eye.[break][break]

"Don't you care about how I feel? How this affects me?"

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A muscle worked in Frank's jaw as irritation flared in his chest. Once again, Damien was refusing to listen to reason and patience. [break][break]

This kind of behavior wouldn't last long in prison, Frank thought darkly as he removed his hand from the other man's thigh. [break][break]

Though he casually placed it back on the steering wheel, as if to improve his control over the car, the conscious deprivation of his touch was the first signal of his displeasure. [break][break]

"Damien, I need you to grow up." [break][break]

Frank had spoken to Damien with such harshness only a few times over the course of their long, shared history. Stripped of his laidback attitude, no longer assuaging others with optimistic reassurances, he appeared almost like a different man. [break][break]

"You know we can't always get what we want out of life. At least this way, I can take care of you. I can know everything that goes on in Team Rocket. Money doesn't lie; in fact, if you follow it long enough, it reveals a lot of secrets." [break][break]

Signs on the road ahead indicated the route to Lilycove. Frank's hands adjusted the wheel, even as he continued his lecture. [break][break]

"Of course, I care about your feelings. I know sure as shit that you don't want this life, that you'd rather do anything else to make sure your brothers and sisters will turn out okay. But you chose it anyway. So don't be a damn hypocrite with me."

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The removal of Frank Caffey’s hand was a calculated blow. With it came a wave of pain that tightened Damien’s chest even more, threatening to send him over the edge. [break][break]

Fuck, he hated himself for missing the feeling of Frank’s touch. Hated how dependent he felt on the other man. [break][break]

That feeling of pain and fear only worsened when he heard Frank’s tone shift — but something else started to rise up, too.[break][break]

Anger. Indignation. Outrage.[break][break]

All DAMIEN RUSSO had ever fucking done was grow up. So much quicker than any child should ever have to.[break][break]

“What do you mean? You could have taken care of me literally any other way!” If he truly cared about his feelings he’d have found another way. Anything other than ROCKET.[break][break]

But when Damien heard the word hypocrite leave Frank Caffey’s lips, he felt something snap inside of him. All the anger he’d been trying to temper this entire time suddenly welled up into his throat, coating his words in vitriol.[break][break]

Damien was damn sure looking at him now.[break][break]

“FUCK you, Frank! I didn’t have a choice! How else was I gonna make enough money to feed and clothe everyone, huh?!”[break][break]

He needed to stop. The conversation was spiraling out of control.[break][break]

“But you fucking did! You HAD a choice, Frank, and you chose fucking wrong!” [break][break]

Stop.[break][break]

“All that education. All that time working for your fancy ass company and starting your own business. And for what? Just so you could stoop as low as me?”[break][break]

STOP.[break][break]

“It’s pathetic. You’re pathetic.”

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There it was: the anger Damien kept bottled up inside him. Frank let the other man's rage and accusations crash over him. With as much calm as he could muster, Frank guided the truck to the shoulder of the highway, parked, and put on the hazard lights. [break][break]

Then he sat and stared through the windshield into the darkness, his hands curled into fists on his lap. As Damien's tirade continued, Frank found himself turning inward by force of habit, trying to find a solid center amidst the storm. [break][break]

It had been his defense mechanism in prison, a way for him to preserve his sanity. By adopting ruthlessness, he asserted himself over others and survived. [break][break]

Frank did not look at Damien until silence filled the space between the two men once more. And when he did, he tried to keep the sadness out of his eyes. [break][break]

"Are you done?" Frank asked softly, maintaining an even voice. Damien would find no rage thrown back at him, but no groveling apology, either.

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