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Written in the Stars: A Destined Romance

Part 31: Six Months Later…

It was pouring rain, the sort of day where you'd use the expression, 'raining cats and dogs'. Only, this rain served not to flood or end a drought or anything typical like that. No, this rain's only purpose was to impede the chase of a renegade Rytinon that had eluded the MIB for days in it's mad spree of destroying local businesses. Why? Well, some aliens just get a kick out of it.

Mrs. Patters on Old Johnson's Boulevard was about to get the shock of her life as the alien rounded the street corner and spotted her salon. "I'm telling you Martha you're better off without that creep." she informed the lady under the dryer next to her.

"He's just so darn predictable Patsy," the woman replied, "I mean, he goes off to his poker game at Lenny's and doesn't come back till daybreak, then he walks in for breakfast the next morning smelling of cheap perfume."

"Wake up hon, he's cheating on you!"

"But with who?"

"Any tramp that'll give him the time of day." Mrs. Patsy Patters scoffed.

"I just can't believe my Harold would do that." Martha Summers shook her head, filled with curlers.

"Oh please doll, all men are like that! They're like another species within themselves. A bunch of backbone lacking parasites that mooch off us intelligent women."

"Yeah," Martha sighed, "but where will I ever meet a better guy, a decent one?"

"It'll happen," Patsy shrugged, "stranger things have."

"Oh right Pat, like he's gonna come flying right through that window and land in my-"

"RRRRROOOOOWWWWWRRRRR!!!!!!"

Glass shattered as the Rytinon broke through and landed smack dab in Martha's lap. She and Patsy looked at it for a moment, it was about the size of a Great Dane. It was burgundy with long fangs and claws and it's brown eyes didn't look happy to see them. "Aaaaahhhh!!!!" both women got up and ran for the door, the Rytinon falling onto the floor as Martha leapt up.

"Lost 'em." Jay panted as he and Kay rounded the corner, "And where are Elle and X? Aren't they supposed to be backing us up?"

"On their way Slick," Kay replied then looked up and noticed two women fleeing from the salon, one with curlers and the other with wet pinned up hair. "I think we've found our alien."

"Let's get him before he jets again!" Jay hustled over to the broken window and saw the Rytinon inside trashing the place while the staff hid in the back.

"Alright dirt bag freeze!" Kay ordered as he aimed the 547-Ray Shooter at the alien.

"You won't take me alive MIB filth!" the Rytinon sneered.

"Don't be so sure Ralphy." Kay spoke in his usual levelheaded tone.

"Ralphy?" Jay repeated.

Outside an SUV pulled up to the curb, there was a very good reason that it didn't HIT the curb…Elle was driving.

"Hey Elle," X pointed out the windshield, "look up there."

"What?"

"Christmas beat us!"

"Oh very funny!" Elle snapped, "At least all the civilians LIVED this time!"

"I've never run over a civilian," X insisted and caught Elle eyeing him, forcing him to add, "that didn't live."

"Is that the best you've got?" Ralphy laughed as Jay and Kay opened fire, they had to be careful not to hurt any of the hair dressers in the back. The alien knew this and danced around in front of the petrified humans.

"Care to test your luck against FOUR MIB agents?" Elle asked as she and X came in, weapons drawn.

For a moment the Rytinon stopped bouncing around, it seemed to be assessing the situation, "Sure, why not?!"

He grabbed one of the hair dressers and hurled her at Elle, "Aaahhhh!!!"

"What the-" Elle stepped back and X caught the startled lady before she could hit her mark.

"Merciful-" the lady passed out before she could finish her statement.

"Humans…" X muttered and placed her in a dryer chair.

The stand off continued as the Rytinon hurled terrified workers at the agents, one hefty one landed directly on top of Jay, "Somebody…get…this…lady…off…me!"

Elle found this amusing and teased him, "So Jay, you finally got a girlfriend."

Jay gave her the stare of death and she pulled the woman off him. "That stick man just broke my fall," the woman muttered as she was escorted out of the building.

Elle was almost in tears, this was too funny.

"Just wait MIBs I'm not done with you yet!" Ralphy cackled. He turned to grab another employee but found that he'd run out of humans to catapult at the agents. "Uh-oh."

"Looks like you're all out of ammo." Kay grinned, holding up his icer.

"Now wait fellas, I was just kidding see, can't ya take a joke?" Ralphy put his hands in front of his face and backed up towards the counter.

"Joke's on you, Ralphy my man," Jay chuckled as Kay blasted the alien into the world's ugliest ice sculpture.

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"And you were able to neuralyze ALL of the employees and customers?" Zed inquired of the four agents in his office.

"Yes Sir, no one remembers a thing about the Rytinon." Kay responded promptly.

"Yeah," Jay laughed, "they all think it was some sort of exotic amphibian that escaped from the zoo."

"Good work Agents," Zed commended them, "now maybe things will stay a bit quieter until this rain storm passes."

"It's so dull and mucky outside," Jay complained, "Don't know why any alien would want to go rompin' around in that."

"So can we go now?" X asked impatiently.

"Whoa there Cowboy," Elle laughed, putting a hand on his, "you haven't forgotten all that paperwork waiting for us downstairs have you?"

"No." he replied, dreading the endless writing and cramping that his hand was about to endure, "I just don't see that point in wasting time up here with menial chit chat."

"Very well," Zed spoke up, "since Agent X here is so eager to get back to work, you're all dismissed."

Jay groaned, he hated paperwork!

"Come on Slick," Kay nudged him on the shoulder and Jay dragged himself out of the chair and slunk out the door.

"Coming Little Ears?" X snickered as he made a dash for the door before she could retaliate.

"Just wait X!" she shouted, "You can run but you can't hide!"

Elle chased him out the door, Zed knew what would happen next, he'd been through it for nearly six months.

X would slow down just enough for Elle to catch up with him, she'd pretend to be mad and then X would put his arms around her in a mock apology. Elle would play it off for a minute before looking up at him and then the kissing would start, it distracted all the paper pushers at first. The whole organization had been shocked to see Elle and X admit to their feelings for each other, there had been various bets at the water coolers and in the kitchenette about how long it would take for such a thing to happen. And when they started expressing their emotions in public, well that had nearly given half the agents, including Zed, a heart attack. Such a thing was totally unexpected, and unheard of until six months ago.

Zed shook his head as he sorted through some more papers on his desk. He would just never get used to those two acting that way. He idly wondered how long it would last.

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