Butch is back on duty, don't even think of plagiarizing or suing me while he's on guard! Some characters are mine, others are Delia's or Chanda's, the rest are the property of that ultimately cool show MIB The Animated Series! ^_^
Written in the Stars: A Destined Romance
Part 30: Life Goes On…
Another day at the MIB HQ, even after winning a battle against the galactic menaces Ziphron and F the work of an MIB agent is never finished, so inside this bustling tourist filled building, life goes on…
Elle and X were off doing paperwork, the height of the stack made them both dizzy. "We're never gonna finish this, even if we do have 37-hour days!" X exclaimed.
"My neck hurts just from looking at it." Elle muttered.
They both slumped down into their chairs and started the seemingly impossible task. Their work was only interrupted by playful bickering and spurts of flirtation.
Down the hall the Worms were brewing up another batch of primo java and inhaling the steam from the coffee maker.
Jay and Kay were off gathering hot sheets, in search of clues to the latest alien crimes.
Zed, well, Zed was where he always was, in his office, overseeing it all.
A slender figure walked down the hall, rather hastily, towards the medical lab. She entered one of the recovery rooms, shy and blushing, lying on the bed, another figure stared up at her…
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He'd been waiting for her to come by, it was usually the first thing she did. His sensitive hearing alerted him to the familiar sound of her footsteps approaching from down the hall. "Agent N, what kept you?"
Agent N smiled down at him for a moment, he was so handsome, his green color was coming back well. It had been nearly a week since the fall out with the two cons, who were now serving life in a Partonian Utix mine. "Had to stop by the filing rooms and drop off some paperwork partner."
She could remember their conversation about her plan like it was yesterday, they were in the LTD speeding after the culprits and captured agents, N directing him on turns and reminding him of human traffic laws. Then she had started filling him in on her plan, he had taken better than she would've expected…
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"WHAT?!" O demanded, his foot stomping on the accelerator, "You were in on this entire scheme, from day one??"
N started explaining herself quickly, pitying any pedestrian who dared to use a crosswalk this late at night with O driving like he was, "You don't understand, I had to make them think that I was on their side, I knew that it was the only way to find out what they were up to. It's not like I'm the first agent to go undercover you know."
"Why not tell someone what you were doing?" O persisted, "You could've gotten hurt, or worse! Dealing with those cons all by yourself wasn't exactly the safest thing to do!"
"What was I supposed to do?" N cried desperately, "Flat out refuse them, alert Zed, have no one know their next move, they still would've kidnapped Elle and X would've been out there with no one to back him up. Both agents would've been killed!"
"I know your intentions were good N, it's just that we're gonna have a heck of a hard time convincing anyone else of that," O sighed, running another red light. 'What the heck were those things for anyways?'
N slumped back into her seat, "You mean because of my crush on X?"
O was silent, he didn't want to discuss this.
"Look O," N began, wondering why he'd stopped yelling, "that's why I had to talk to you, I don't want you getting hurt. But I knew I had to tell someone. I'm not stupid, I know better than to try and rescue them both on my own."
"You mean you actually want to rescue them both?" O turned to her, eyeing her, almost sadly, "Even Agent Elle?"
"Of course I want to save Agent Elle!" N cried, "She's a fellow agent. Why wouldn't I want to save her?"
O glared ahead for a moment then muttered, "Because she's Agent X's partner, and you like Agent X. They're an item now and she's standing in your way. And that's exactly why no one else is going to believe that you're sincere about wanting to save her."
N was silent, she searched for the right words, "Agent Elle, well, I did try a couple of times to break up their partnership, back when I thought I still had a chance. O, I'm from California okay, I've been competing against beauty queens, superstars, and models all my life, and when I finally meet a guy that I like, here's another blonde bimbo to ruin it for me. Only, Elle's not some blonde bimbo like I thought she was. If it weren't for Agent X, I might even like her. I guess I do sort of. She's not out to show me up and I know that, it's just hard to except that a guy I like so much doesn't like me, sometimes he doesn't even notice I'm around."
"I notice you're around," O said a little nervously.
N looked over at him and smiled, "I know you do."
"X does love Elle though, and she loves him. That's obvious even to me." O added in a low tone, worried about hurting N's feelings. "And if any guy doesn't appreciate you and see how beautiful and intelligent you are, then he doesn't deserve you anyway. I mean, look at what you've done already, you've conned some of the most notorious cons in the JeeDang Galaxy, you're out to save an agent that holds the affections of the alien you love, and you've found a partner who's willing to stand by you through it all. I'd say that's pretty impressive work. I don't know of many females on my planet that could've done all that. And I'm betting that there aren't any supermodels or beauty queens here that could've done that either."
N felt her cheeks turn red, he was so sweet, and right. She wondered why she'd never noticed it before, he was head over heels for her. "Thanks O, I couldn't ask for a better partner. And if I had it to do all over again, I'd let you in on all this sooner."
O smiled and took her hand as they rounded the corner, nearly knocking over a mail box, "Now let's go bag some galactic scum."
"Sure thing partner," she leaned over and kissed his cheek affectionately.
O blushed and pulled into the parking lot, "What was that for?"
"For being the sweetest JeeDangian in the universe." N laughed and got out. Looking up at the shopping duplex she thought silently, 'Hold on X, Elle, we're coming.'
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…O was holding her hand again, smiling up at her lovely Californian features. Tanned skin, lovely green eyes, and auburn hair with chestnut highlights. She was the most beautiful creature that he'd ever seen.
"Dr. Zeeltor says that you'll be well enough to travel in a few more days." N smiled down at him, tears welled in her eyes.
"That's good news, I guess." O smiled back, still clinging to her hand.
"I'll miss you, you know." N looked down at the tile floor, hiding her tears. He needed her support right now. It had been decided that O should go back to his own planet to help out in a string of thefts that had broken out since he'd been gone, this sort of crime solving was his specialty.
"You don't still blame yourself for what happened do you?" O inquired, he knew her thoughts so well. "It wasn't your fault, I jumped out because I didn't want to see you get shot. The blast wasn't fatal or anything, missed both lungs and my heart, that's something to be thankful for huh?"
"It's a miracle alright," N felt like she was going to collapse, to drop to her knees, by his bedside, and beg him not to go, not to leave her when she'd finally found out how he felt about her, how she felt about him.
O was silent a few minutes then forced himself to sit up. "O!" N gasped, "You shouldn't be doing this, not for another few days! You don't want to aggravate your condition while your wounds are trying to mend!" she was almost scolding him for being so careless, he was certainly not mindful of his own fragile condition. She'd learned how stubborn and reckless he could be.
"I'm fine," he chuckled, it was nice having her fuss over him like this. "I just wanted to ask you…"
N was still upset about his failure to follow doctor's orders, Elle was right, men (of all species) were terrible about taking care of themselves. He'd be in that bed another week if he didn't watch himself.
O shook his head, he'd never get her attention like this. He cupped her chin in his hand and tilted her head to look at him. "Well?"
"N, I want you to come back to my planet with me," he spoke genuinely and with a bit of passion, "I don't know when or if I'll ever be able to return to Earth, they won't keep shipping me back and forth on transports you know." he laughed a little at this last part.
This was one big bombshell to drop on a being, especially a HUMAN being. Moving from one planet to another certainly isn't like moving down the street or to another state. "O, I…"
He was still holding her hand and released her chin, she was blushing and nervous, "It's okay if you say no, or if you need time to think about it. It's a big decision, I wish there was another way."
"It is a big decision," N agreed, "What do JeeDangians think of humans anyways?"
"Most have never seen one, they aren't uncommon, the MIB do make rounds there every so often." O replied, "Our atmosphere is, um, human friendly. It's actually a lot like Earth back home."
"That doesn't sound so bad, I'd be with you anyways." N leaned her head on O's shoulder, "One day, give me one day to think it over okay?"
"You can have longer if you'd like, at least a whole other d-"
"I know," N interrupted, "but one day's enough, I don't want to keep you waiting that long anyway. I'll give you my answer when I come by tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay," O sighed, stroking her back and shoulders as she laid there against him, he wished they could have longer here, this way, everything was perfect now. But in one day, 37-hours, it could all change.
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Elle met up with N in the hallway the next morning, it didn't look like the poor agent had had any sleep. "N, you feeling okay?"
"I'm fine, well, I'm a wreck," N sighed, "but I'll be okay, just gotta go and get something off my chest."
She was headed towards the medical labs, Elle had heard about O's plans to leave on the next transport to the JeeDang Galaxy the following evening. "N, are you sure you're gonna be alright?" Elle pulled her friend into a hug.
"I'll be fine Elle," N smiled, Elle was like a sister to her now, she was sweeter than she seemed when she'd bickered with X, and she honestly had compassion for the distraught agent, "Thanks for caring though, I've kinda gotta let O know something though. Don't wanna keep him waiting."
"Okay," Elle pulled away and stared at N's eyes, they weren't sad, just tired. "Then you'd better go and get some sleep, I've still got all those degrees you know, so it's doctor's orders!"
N shook her head, she'd never be able to argue with Elle, and it felt nice to have a friend. Slowly she entered the room where O was recovering, she was glad to find him sitting up, he'd actually touched his breakfast this time, those were both good signs.
He saw her enter the room and watched intently as she came over and leaned against his bed, "You come to a decision?" he asked softly, fingers crossed.
"Uh-huh," N fought back emotions as she cleared her throat.
"And what did you decide?" he inquired, fingering the tiny box hidden beneath the sheets.
N's gaze met his and after a deep breath she spoke, "We're partners O, and partners stick together, that's one of the most important things about being an MIB."
She was drawing this out, making him sweat, he looked cute when he was uncertain. "So," she changed her tone to one more casual, "my bags are all packed and if you're serious, I guess I'll be coming with you back to the JeeDang Galaxy."
O's heart jumped and he threw his arms around the little human, "You sure know how to make a guy nervous!" he cried happily, "Of course I'm serious!"
"Then I'm coming." N laughed, enjoying his warm embrace.
After a few moments of tight hugs, soft kisses, and tears of joy, O brought out the tiny box that was beneath the sheets. "Um, one more question," he laughed.
N stared at the box in disbelief, it looked like a box for an….
Slowly O lifted the lid and revealed a sparkling diamond ring, N's knees grew weak and she stared at him in all out shock, "O??"
"I didn't wanna do this to you. I was afraid that if I proposed and you didn't wanna go to the JeeDang Galaxy, you might be influenced to anyway. I wanted you to come because you wanted to be with me. Not just because of some poor guy who was begging you with a ring." O shyly explained. "And now that I know you want to go, I have to ask you…"
Now it was N's turn to sweat, it'd been a little over a week, but it was one of the best week's of their lives. Was that enough for them to be sure that they were meant for each other?
"Agent N," O thought for a moment about what she'd told him about her pre-MIB life over the last week, "Natheen, will you marry me?"
Tears rolled down her cheeks, he'd remembered her real name and everything, "Ozaaron, yes, I will." She flung her arms around him again, "Of course I will," she was in tears but the happiest that she'd ever been in her life, the same went for Ozaaron, "I love you."
The ring was a perfect fit, one less thing to wreck their nerves. Not all agents got the happy endings that they longed for but every so often, someone caught a break. Those were the moments that made the job worth it, seeing someone happy, seeing them persevere through all the perils and upsets of the job, and find happiness.
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"Transport G9F-75 departing in terminal 6 for the JeeDang Galaxy in fifteen minutes." A voice rang out over the intercom and then was followed by other voices, translating the same English message in several other alien languages.
"That's our flight." O smiled to N. Remarkably they'd been able to convince Zed to allow this. He actually congratulated them on their engagement, wishing them the best!
"Nice of Zed to agree to let me come with you." N laughed, "Of course, our work's following us too."
O chuckled, "Yep, right after the honeymoon we're back on the clock as the newest additions to the Interplanetary Peacekeeping Embassy on my home planet. The first MIBs (and human) ever to hold a position in that galaxy. It's about time Earth had a say in the treaties and affairs there."
"That's great news for you both though," Elle smiled, hugging each agent good-bye. "Stay in close contact with us. We're gonna miss you. Won't we X?"
X had bid farewell to the couple, patting O on the back and even hugging N. She still preferred O's embrace, so much warmer and it made her body tingle. Elle could have this guy. Elle elbowed X in the ribs, he was looking off into the distance, "Huh?! Oh yeah, keep in touch."
Elle shook her head and whispered to N, "Guys are pathetic at long good-byes." N laughed and nodded in agreement.
Time was wasting and they had to get going, "Bye guys, don't fight too much!" N called as they turned to leave.
"We won't!" Elle called, X giving her bunny ears as she kept elbowing his ribs.
N shook her head and followed O into the transport, at the end of their journey a whole new world awaited her, and a whole new life, with O!
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