A/N: I forgot to upload again D: Oh well.
Pairing: Van Pelt/ Rigsby
Prompt: Goldfish
Disclaimer: Yuh, I don't own the Mentalist :(
"No, absolutely not. You can't keep that here."
"Aw Boss, it's just for this shift, it'll be gone as soon as I am."
"...Why do you even have it anyway?"
The team turned their eyes to the goldfish on Rigsby's desk.
"Well, I was off duty when your call came in, and then I came straight here. I couldn't leave him heating up in the car."
"Him? -You know what, fine. But I want it gone by tonight." Lisbon said before briefing the team on the emergency prior to heading back to her office for her back up weapon.
"Well, that was close." Jane said while lying on his sofa and the rest of time started grabbing their weapons too.
"What do you mean?" Rigsby asked him.
Jane sat up and looked between Rigsby and Van Pelt. He smiled at the two because he knew the satisfaction he would get from what he was about to say.
"You arrived five minutes apart from each other which wouldn't have happened if you had both come from your own apartments. So, presumption number one is that you were together. Assuming that is correct my next assumption is that you were at a carnival because you have already said that you came straight from wherever you were before heading here and where else can you get a goldfish like that really? My third presumption links my prior two in that you were with young Van Pelt at a carnival, and most probably won that goldfish either trying to impress her, or just for her generally."
"We were off duty, and there's nothing in the rules about two colleagues hanging out outside of work. Off duty." Rigsby said again to drive the point home.
"Exactly, the most important question is though," She paused to turn and check Lisbon wasn't within earshot, "Where do we keep him?"
"No its not."
The other three turned their heads towards the usually quiet agent's desk.
"Cho?"
"Yeh, the most important question is, what do you call him?"
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