Note: Heh, be prepared for an "awwww" moment. It'll be an odd "awwww" moment, but it'll be an "awwww" moment, nonetheless…
The Lighter Side
A Gunslinger Girl fan fiction by:
Sintendo
Jose nearly did a back-flip as he saw a stranger sitting in Jean's office chair.
"Excuse me," He asked, "Who are you?"
The man sighed, "It's me Jose."
"Jean?"
The man sighed, "Yep."
Jose chuckled, "W-why is your hair black? And your eyes are blue too."
"Rico and I are going deep undercover."
"But you look like me!"
"Not my fault; it was the Chief's orders and the makeup artist's decision."
"Jesus Christ…" Jose laughed, "It's like looking in a goddamn mirror."
Jean had to slap his brother's hand away as Jose tried to mimic the famous scene from the "Mime" episode of "I Love Lucy".
From across the office, Ferro noticed the identical men.
"Hey Jean," she called out, "I bet you could trick Henrietta that you're Jose."
Jean grunted, "Now why would I do that?"
"Oh, I dunno," Ferro wondered, "Maybe you could find out if she hates you or not?"
"Pfft. Yeah right."
"Actually, she tells me these things," Jose said, "But you'll have to find out for yourself."
"I don't care weather Henrietta hates me or not."
Jose patted his brother's back, "Sure you do," he teased, "Well, good luck on your mission. I have some business to take care of back in the city."
Jose left his brother alone to wallow in his own curiosity…
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"Jose!" Henrietta yelped, "You're back early!"
"Uh… yeah." he said.
"What's wrong?" Henrietta noticed a hint of hesitation in the man's voice, "Do… do you have to go away for business again?"
"No," he said, "I was just…"
"Yes?"
"I was just curious about something."
"About what?"
The man cleared his throat, "Well, I was just wondering… what do you think about m—, er… my brother, Jean?"
Henrietta frowned at the sudden awkward question. Nonetheless, she answered to him faithfully.
"Oh, Jean? He's a nice man. I like the way he works hard, just like we do. He also doesn't like the bad guys, almost as much as we do. I think that he does a great job with handling the agency, especially with all the trouble we've been having recently and he's also an extremely valuable member; double that with Rico. He's a good man, I think, second only to you."
Not expecting such a compliment, the man's throat began to swell with pride and satisfaction. It took him a moment before he had a chance to clear his throat and respond to the girl.
"Thank you, Henrietta," he said, "Now if you'll excuse me, I have some paperwork to finish."
"Ok, Jose." Henrietta said, smiling to herself as he walked away; knowing full well who the man was the entire time…