Do you have to do a disclaimer for every chapter? You shouldn't, but I
will, just in case someone is searching through every fanfic that gets
published, waiting for someone to slip so they can sue them... O.o Ahem. Urusei Yatsura, and
all the characters in it belong to Rumiko Takahashi, not me. I repeat, not me. Anywho,
let's get on with the chapter, shall we?


Urusei Yatsura
Truth in Lies
Chapter 3: Lum's Happiness

"Maybe, for starters, you could release me!" Mendo yelled.
"Shut up!" Ataru yelled, and began flailing his arms and running about.
"What am I gonna do, what am I gonna do?"
"Honestly, Moroboshi, what do you think Lum's going to do to you? Umm... alien
or not, what do you honestly think she's capable of doing?"
Ataru quit running around for a moment and thought.
"I dunno... something horrible, no doubt!" Ataru said thoughtfully, then proceeded
to continue running around, arms flailing.
"If it's really THAT bad," Mendo said in a know-it-all tone of voice, "then why
don't you just ask Sakura to help get rid of her? After all, she IS a priestess."
Ataru hit a palm with his fist.
"You know what? I'm just gonna go ask Sakura to help me! I mean, she's a priestess!
She should be able to get rid of this alien nuisance!"
Mendo facefaulted. (I love writing that! ^.^)
"But, how am I gonna get out without Lum seeing me?"
"How about that window?" Mendo said, and pointed.
"I know! I'll go out a window!"
Mendo simply sighed. (I'm done with the facefaulting for a while.)
"Darling?" Lum's voice was followed with a knock at the door.
"ACK! She's here!" Ataru shrieked. He then proceeded to leap out of the open
window.
"Lum-Chan! It is I, Mendo! Moroboshi is holding me hostage in this place!"
There was a short silence, followed by the doors being blasted open with electricity.
"Mendo! What's going on?"
"Well, he thinks you're under 'alien' control."
"Oh, he does, does he?" Lum said with a giggle. "At least he hasn't figured out the
REAL reason I'm so happy."
"Yes," Mendo said, as Lum began untying him. "However, I would like to mention
something he said to me."
"What?" Lum asked, after finishing untying Mendo.
"I believe he said something along the lines of 'I think I'm in love with Lum.' "
"Really?" Lum said, and blinked.
"Of course, it might have just been his way of seeing if I'm an alien."
"Huh," Lum said. "What did he think about seeing himself?"
"I didn't ask him about it... I suppose he thinks it's another 'alien'."
At this, Lum laughed.
"He couldn't be farther from the truth, could he?" she asked.
"No," Mendo said, and moved his wrists around a bit.
"Where is he now?"
"He went to go find Sakura."
"Hm. I wish him luck!" Lum said with a wink.
"Well, let's go, Lum-Chan. We have to be ready for when Moroboshi arrives at the
check-point."
"Yeah," Lum said dreamily, a smile on her face. "Let's go..."
With that, the two of them walked out of the warehouse.

Well, everyone probably knows what's going on now, don't they? Except Ataru... n.n
Sorry the chapters are so short, but there IS a reason. Please R and R, and I'll have
Chapter 4 up by tomorrow, if not later today!