Are You Ready For Love
Disclaimer: You know this by now, but it's not mine.
Author's Note: Well, I only have a few more chapters to go. Sorry, I'm going to hate to end it, but there is going to be a sequel. Oh and this isn't going to contain sleight before Christmas. Originally it did, but I decided to make it into a short little sweet chapter between heists.
Chapter Title: Drowning
Chapter Summary: Well, looks like love is in the air..
'Cause every time I breathe
I take you in
And my heart beats again
Baby I can't help it
You keep me drowning in your love
Every time I try to rise above
I'm swept away by love
Baby I can't help it
You keep me drowning in your love
Drowning, Backstreet Boys
(On With The Story)
Jigen got to the Eiffel Tower in record timing. He parked his car and made his way up to the top of the tower. He didn't know whether it was excitement of seeing Alex again or fear of her reaction when he told her what he was that got him so bent out of shape.
He had grabbed a blanket out of his trunk knowing it would be cold up there; it was near Christmas after all. He sat down once he got to the top of the tower to wait. He lit a cigarette and looked over the side of the railing. It was snowing lightly which only added to the scenery. He saw a cab pull up in the parking lot and someone got out.
She took a cab, he thought.
He wondered why she didn't drive her herself, then again, she was unpredictable. He watched as she ran up to the tower and walked to the elevator. When he heard her step off the elevator he turned throwing the cigarette over the railing.
"Hey," he said with a smile.
"Hey, you know it's freezing out here," she told him.
"I know," he replied.
Alex walked over to him and leaned against the rail looking out over the city. From this distance it looked so peaceful, like nothing bad could happen. She wished that were true. She felt Jigen come up behind her and wrap his arms around her waist and smiled. With him she felt so safe, so secure in the world. She didn't feel like a spoiled little rich girl. She felt like a normal girl who didn't spend half her life traveling the world and being treated like dirt by one parent only to have the other treat her like a princess.
Alex leaned back and kissed him.
"You seem happy," he said into her ear went they broke the kiss of.
"I am," she replied.
"You too, huh," he asked.
"Yeah I missed you so much and you weren't even gone for a day," she whispered.
"I know how you feel; I couldn't believe how much I missed you. And for me, that's saying something, I don't get attached easily," he told her.
"What's so special about me," she asked him.
"I dunno, with you it just feels right, everything seems to make sense even if the relationship makes no sense what's so ever. I mean I've only known you for a few days and every thing I have come to believe about women over the past few years has been thrown out the window," he said.
"Well then, I didn't know I had that effect on you," she said shocked.
"Well you to, and to be quite honest, it kinda scares me," he told her truthfully.
"Well you don't have to be scared because I feel the same and I'm not scared just in shock," she told him.
"Alright," he replied and kissed her.
They both sat down on the roof and he put his arms around her waist her head leaning against his chest. Jigen wrapped the blanket around them both and they sat there in silence.
"You okay, you're a little quiet today," Alex told him.
"There is just a lot I have to tell you that you might hate me for," he told her.
"You a drug dealer?"
"No, nothing like that," he told her with a small laugh.
"You're really gay?" she asked him.
"No, not even," he told her looking offended.
"Then what is it?"
"It's kinda hard to say. I'm on the run from the law," he told her after a deep breath.
"You're WHAT?" she practically yelled jumping up.
"Let me explain Alex," he told her. "When I was eighteen I hooked up with Lupin, Goemon, and Fujiko. I actually work for Lupin. We're professional thieves," he told her.
"What was this all some sort of plan," she asked him pacing. "Fool the spoiled little rich girl into thinking you actually care about her so that way when she wasn't paying attention you have your friends come in and rob her family."
"No, Alex, none of it was a plan, we were there for the race and the race only," he told her.
"Right," she said turning and walking into the elevator.
"Bye Jigen," she told him as the door closed.
Jigen stood there for a minute thinking. He had gone over this in his mind and had a thousand different reactions but he hadn't been prepared for this one. He had actually seen tears on her face when she got into the elevator. He had never meant to hurt her. He got up and hit the button on the elevator. He wasn't letting her get away without her knowing the truth.
When the elevator got to the bottom he ran out and looked around. She was sitting on the ground crying. That's when he remembered she had taken a cab.
"Alex," he said walking over to her and putting a hand on her shoulder.
"What do you want," she asked through her tears.
"I wasn't using you," he said sitting down beside her. "I would never do that. I really care about you or else I wouldn't have told you. I would have kept it a secret," he told her.
"You mean it, you actually care about me," she asked looking up at him.
Jigen looked into her bright blue eyes that shimmered with tears and knew he was lost. There was no way he was turning back now. He was telling her the truth, he did care about her, and he cared so much it really scared him.
"Yeah, I do," he said sitting down beside her. "Listen, I told you my name was Antori, and that was my name when I was a kid, but when I was eighteen I changed it to Daisuke. My name is Daisuke Jigen; I have wanted posters in almost every country of the world. I'm telling you this because for the first time in my life I trust someone."
"I trust you too, at least now I do, as long as I know you won't hurt me and you won't lie to me anymore I trust you," she told her.
"I promise Alex," he told her.
"Good, now come on its cold and I want to get indoors," she told him standing up and kissing him.
"Where are we going to go," he asked her.
"I was hoping your place," she told him.
"Sounds like a plan to me," he told her walking with her to his car.
(On the other side of town)
Fujiko walked inside the small house they had been able to rent for a few weeks. A friend of her family had allowed them to rent it for as long as they needed it with his promise of silence. She heard some giggling from one of the bedrooms and stopped. That was her and Lupin's room, which either meant the T.V. was on or someone had a girl in her room and she had only one guess as to who it was.
Goemon was sitting on the couch and gave her a pity look which only confirmed her suspicions. Fujiko made her way to the room and walked in right in time to see the girl finish getting dressed.
"Fujicakes," she heard Lupin gasp.
"I think I better go," the girl said getting up to walk out.
"Don't forget this," Fujiko said holding up her purse.
The girl walked out and Fujiko looked at Lupin with a raised eyebrow.
"Fujicakes, I'm sorry, I really am. It just happened," he told her starting what she figured was a very long apology speech.
"Don't worry about it Lupin. I've heard it all and to be completely honest. I'm not mad at you, in fact I'm relieved. Makes what I wanted to do a lot easier," she told him.
"What's that," he asked her.
"I came home today to tell you it's over Lupin. I realized something; things between you and me were never real. I never loved you, I thought I loved you but I never did. I wouldn't have tried to have you killed if I did," she told him and walked out the room.
"Is this because the girl, because she means nothing," Lupin told her.
It was about that time that the door opened and Jigen and Alex walked in. Lupin was standing in the door way in a bed sheet and Fujiko was by the couch staring at him.
"What's going on here," Alex asked him.
"I'm guessing the usual," Jigen replied. "I'm staying out of it."
"Hi Jigen," Fujiko said then she turned back to Lupin. "Listen Lupin, it might be hard for you egotistical mind to comprehend, but sometimes a girls heart isn't broken by you cheating on her. Maybe some girls don't care because they weren't exactly faithful to you because they don't love you."
"You cheated on me, with whom," Lupin demanded angrily.
"None of your business Lupin, and it's kinda hypocritical for you to get mad don't you think," Fujiko said with a smirk and walked out the room.
"Tough break Lupin," Jigen said with a shrug.
"What's she doing here?" Lupin asked him pointing at Alex.
"I brought her, don't worry, she knows," Jigen told him.
"You told her, how can you be so stupid and to tell her," Lupin asked him.
"Don't worry baboon, I'm not going to tell anyone," Alex replied.
"Hi Alex," Goemon told her.
"Hi Goemon," Alex said with a smile.
"Night Alex, see you in the morning," Goemon told her.
"How'd you know where we were heading," Alex asked him.
"I'm a guy, I know what's on a man's mind," he told her.
"Right, you're not a manly girl you're a guy," she said.
"You thought I was a woman?" he asked her shocked.
"No it was a joke," she replied.
"Night Goemon," Jigen told her.
"Night Jigen," Goemon replied.
Jigen led Alex to his bed room and smiled at her. He was glad she hadn't run and told the police what he was. He was glad he finally found someone he could trust, even if what he felt for her was scary at times.
"Well you have me here, are you just going to stare our what?" Alex asked him.
Jigen leaned forward and kissed her which let Alex know he wasn't just going to stand there and stare.
(In The Next Room)
Fujiko heard Lupin slam his door angrily and walked out of her room. She didn't want to deal with him acting like a kid and that's why she had walked out the room.
"Nice outburst," Goemon said from his position on the couch.
"I thought so too," she replied sitting down beside him and looking at him.
She was telling the truth when she told Lupin that she had never loved him. She knew people thought she did, but she didn't. Between them had only been one thing and that was sex. She had hooked up with him originally because she knew what to expect and knew what he wanted.
But with Goemon things were different. She felt so safe when she was around him. She had always felt safe with him. She didn't know what she felt with him, but she felt something. She knew he felt something or else the things that had happened between them wouldn't have.
"Goemon?" she started.
"Yeah," he replied looking at her.
"You know I was telling the truth when I was telling Lupin off right?" she asked him.
"You were?"
"Yeah, you actually thought I was in love with him. I thought you knew me better than that," she asked him shocked.
"Well you always put up with him cheating and all his crap what else was I supposed to think?" he asked her confused.
"Goemon, it's me, why else would I be with Lupin," Fujiko asked him trying not to laugh.
"Don't tell me you were with the guy just for sex," Goemon asked her shocked.
"Would it be so bad if I was," she asked him softly.
"Why," he asked her.
"Because I knew what to expect so I wouldn't have worry about what was wanted of me," Fujiko told him.
"What about having someone to love unconditionally? Someone who wouldn't want you because of your bust size and would just want you because they love you? Someone who wouldn't want just sex from you, wouldn't that have been better," Goemon asked her.
"Who would love me like that Goemon," Fujiko asked looking up at him.
It was obvious his words had affected her. She was actually sad about them there were tears in her eyes like she actually believed no one could ever love her like that.
"I mean, who would love me with my past. Am I even worthy of that love? After all that I've done can you look me in the eye and honestly say someone would love me even with all that, name one person," she said looking at him tears falling down her face.
"I would," Goemon told her looking her in the eyes.
"What?" she asked him looking shocked.
"I love you Fujiko, I have for years," he told her.
Fujiko stared at him in shock. She knew he had feelings for her, but like that she had no idea.
"Why didn't you ever tell me," she asked him.
"I was scared at how you would reply," he admitted.
"You, scared," she asked shocked.
Goemon looked at her and nodded.
"I mean I thought you only saw me as a friend, not as something more than a friend," he told her.
"Even after France?"
"Yeah, I thought you regretted it," he told her.
"Never," she told him. "I mean, I feel something for you, I don't know what it is, but it's something."
"Good," he replied and kissed her.
Well, there's a sweet little chapter to keep you satisfied between chapters. Hope you liked it. Thanks whitesepulchre for reviewing. And Thanks to psycho-Katrina15, you didn't review, but you told me what you thought. Here's another chapter for you.
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