Author's Note: Well I had fun writing this story, and it's a pity it's almost over. But I do want to say, I'm glad most of the people that read this story like it. It means a lot to me to have people think so highly of my stories.
Disclaimer: Not mine, but I'll take Goemon as a constellation prize.
Chapter Title: Waiting For A Girl Like You.
I've been waiting for a girl like you to come into my life
I've been waiting for a girl like you, your loving will survive
I've been waiting for someone new to make me feel alive
Yeah, waiting for a girl like you to come into my life
Waiting For A Girl Like You, Foreigner
Chapter Summary: Christmas Time!
(On With The Story)
Jigen landed the helicopter on top of a roof of a New York mansion. The others he had dropped off at the hotel, as he had told them earlier, there was some place he wanted to be. He had called Alex and told her he would be in Washington D.C. for a bit and she told him to stop by New York if he was able, and he was. He had called her from the Hotel in Washington and told her that they were down with their job and he could fly there right away. She told him she would wait for him on the roof.
When he looked out the window of the hotel he could see she wasn't lying. She was standing in the door way waiting for him. He finished shutting down the helicopter and climbed out.
"I'm so glad you made it," Alex said running forward and hugging him.
"So am I," he replied hugging her back.
"Well come on, it's freezing out here," she told him dragging him in the doors.
"You sure your dad won't mind having a helicopter on his roof," he asked her with a laugh.
"He won't notice, the house is too big," she replied.
"Alright," he replied walking down the stairs to the hallway.
They got about halfway through the main hall of the house leading to the ballroom when a black haired woman walked out.
"Alexandra, who is this man," she asked looking at Jigen her face disdainful.
"That's none of your business mom," she replied.
"Seeing as you're my daughter it makes it my business," she told her. "Actually no it doesn't Arista, it's none of your business who Alex spends her time with," Alvin said walking out the room.
"Fine, she wants to hang around people who look like bums she can, not my reputation it ruins," Arista snapped and walked back into the ballroom.
"Well, now you've met my mother," Alex said glaring at the room Arista walked into.
"That's your mother?" Jigen asked shocked.
"Yep, dear old mom," Alex sighed.
"Dear isn't exactly the word to describe her, I would use a few others," Alvin said.
"I know, sarcasm, look it up dad," Alex said shaking her head.
"What's with your mom?" Jigen asked her.
"She's a snob, a bit time snob," Alex replied.
"If you want to put it lightly," Alvin said dryly. "Come on, the guests want you in there Alex."
"Great," she muttered and walked into the party with Jigen.
"I take it you're not happy about this," he asked her.
"God no, I hate these stuffy Christmas parties," she told her.
The minute Jigen walked into the ball room he could tell that it was an upper class party. People weren't really partying; most were standing around sipping champagne gossiping, or slow dancing.
"See what I mean," Alex muttered to him.
"Oh yeah, and you deal with this each year," he asked her.
"Of course I do, ever since I was born," she told him.
"I pity you," he told her.
"Why would a dirt bag like you pity a girl who grew up at the height of society, I think she should pity you," said a voice behind them.
"Mother why don't you shut that fake little mouth of yours and leave me alone," Alex snapped turning around. "Because I will not allow you to bring trash like him in my home," Arista told her with a nasty look.
"The only trash I see Arista, is you," Alvin replied seeing as he was still standing with them.
Arista walked away from the wall she was leaning against and glared at Alvin.
"You are making a huge mistake letting her bring him into this party and you know it," Arista said.
"The only mistake I made with this party is allowing you to be here," he told her.
"If you didn't people would wonder why you didn't let me, your own wife show up, and allowed your whore of a secretary show," Arista said nastily.
"Leave Amber out of this," Alex snapped at her.
"Why when it's so much fun watching you get mad because I speak the truth, if the girl had any morals she wouldn't be dating a married man," Arista said.
"If you had any morals you wouldn't be having a different man in your bed once a week, married our not," Alex snapped.
"Umm, Alex how about you go over and talk to the DuGrey's while I handle this situation then show Daisuke around, it's about time I talk to the man," Alvin told her.
"Alright," Alex muttered obviously not happy and walked over to an old couple standing next to the drinks.
"Listen Arista, you keep your spiteful words off our daughter and Amber, you hear me," he told her.
"Why, Amber is a whore, and Alexandra is no better wasting her time on a scum bag like him," she said.
"You know I'm standing right here don't you," Jigen asked her. "I'm sorry but if you start insulting Alex you'll have me to deal with, and that's not a good thing."
"I'm so scared," she said sarcastically and walked away.
"How can you put up with a wife like her," Jigen asked Alvin.
"I don't know, thought I'd be in an institute by now to tell you the truth," Alvin told him.
"Why aren't you," Jigen asked him.
"To tell you the truth, because I had Alex. My daughter is the most important thing in my life which is why I wanted to talk to you, don't break her heart," Alvin told him.
Jigen looked at the man and knew those words were more of a statement, they were a threat. He was telling him if he hurt his daughter he would have him to deal with without actually saying the words. Jigen actually respected him for that; a man who protects his family is okay in his book.
"I promise I won't do anything to hurt Alex," Jigen told him.
"You know what, I actually believe you on that one," Alvin said looking at him.
"Really," Jigen asked him. "Even if this is the first time you've ever spoken to me?"
"I don't know, you just seem like a good guy," Alvin told him.
Jigen looked at Alvin. He was shocked; he had expected someone completely different. Now he was where Alex got her kindness from.
"Thanks," Jigen told him.
"Now you want something to drink," Alvin asked him.
"Yes, after the encounter with your wife, I really could use a glass of scotch," Jigen told him.
"Good taste," Alvin replied walking with him over to where Alex stood by the drinks.
"So, mom finally quit bitching," Alex asked them.
"No, your boyfriend scared her off," Alvin replied.
"Jigen, what did you say," Alex asked her.
"Just told her if she insulted you she'd have me to deal with," Jigen told her.
"Well thanks," Alex said smiling.
"What happened to the DuGrey's?" Alvin asked her.
"They said they were going to talk to the Masons," Alex told him.
"Alright," Alvin replied.
"Where's Amber," Alex asked him. "I dunno, she was supposed to get Zander ready and be down here," Alvin replied confused.
"They're probably arguing, you know Zander hates these parties as much as I do," Alex told him.
"True, wait there she is, and she doesn't look happy," Alvin told her.
"She looks livid," Alex replied.
Amber got over to where they were standing and smiled at Alex despite her obvious bad mood.
"You look great Alex," she told her hugging her.
"You think," Alex asked looking down at the blue dress she was wearing. "Jigen over here didn't even notice."
"I don't notice what someone's wearing," Jigen told her.
"I'm just having some fun, trying to lighten the mood, where's Zander," she asked Amber.
"He took off with some friends, I go up there to see if he was dressed and he's gone, left a note on his desk," Amber replied.
"Which is the reason for the bad mood," Alvin asked her.
"Pretty much," Amber told him.
"Come on, I was going to pour a drink, but I think you need to be shown a good time to cheer you up," Alvin told her.
"Really, at one of these parties, you think it's possible," Amber asked him.
"Yeah, come on, let's dance," he said.
"Fine," Amber said sighing and they walked out to the dance floor.
"Your mom doesn't think to highly of her or you for that matter," Jigen told her.
"My mom hates me because of the fact that she was so pretty before I was born and I ruined her figure. My mom is in love with herself, she'd marry herself if it was possible. She's like Narcissus in Greek Mythology, and my mom hates Amber because she stole my dad away and my dad wants to leave her for Amber, but she won't let him, the divorce papers are on her desk collecting dust," Alex told him. "Hopefully she meets the same fate as Narcissus," Jigen told her.
"Oh I wish she would," Alex muttered.
"You really hate her don't you," Jigen asked.
"Why not, she hates me, she always has, not one memory do I have of her smiling at me, or even being in the same room as me by myself," Alex told him.
"I'm sorry you had to go through that," Jigen said wrapping his arms around her.
"It's not your fault, at least I had my dad though, he treated me as a princess, so I really have no reason to complain do I, and I have Amber, she's like a mom to me," Alex told her.
"True," Jigen replied and smiled at her.
"I have a question though," Alex told him.
"What's that," Jigen asked her.
"Lupin said something that morning at breakfast about your girlfriends betraying you, what's that about," Alex asked him.
"That's not really something I want to get into Alex," Jigen replied looking away.
"Really, well then I won't bug you about it, I was just curious though, I'll tell you this right now, I won't hurt you, if you don't hurt me," Alex told him.
"Sounds good to me," he told her with another smile.
"What's with this hat, the only time I see you without it is at night," Alex told him.
"It's just a habit I picked up as a teenager to wear a hat," he told her.
"Well I like it," she said.
"Really," he asked.
"Yeah, I wish I had one like it," she told him.
"Well here, wear it and tell me if you like it," he said taking it off.
"It'll be too big on me," she said giggling as he put the hat on her head.
"A little bit, but it looks good," he told her. "Really," Alex asked him tilting the hat up.
"Yep," he told her.
"How do you see in this thing," she asked taking it off.
"Well for one, it fits me so it doesn't fall over my eyes and another I'm used to it," he told her.
"Well put it back on Cowboy, it doesn't work for me," Alex told him.
"Cowboy?" he asked wondering where she got the nickname.
"You dress like one," she said giggling again.
"Well, let's just keep that nickname between us," he told her.
"Fine by me," she said leaning up and kissing him. "I'm glad you came."
"Same here," he said kissing her back.
"Come on, my dad has the right idea, be nice to dance," she said looking at the couple dancing.
"I don't dance," Jigen replied.
"Please," Alex asked with a begging look in her eyes.
"Fine," he told her.
They walked onto the dance floor and he wrapped his arms around her waist as they started dancing.
(A ferry on the way to New York City)
"I still can't believe your ex-wife moved to New York," Lorraine said looking at Zenigata.
"I know, I was shocked when I got the letter myself, but that's what it says," he told her.
"So you excited about seeing Aria again," Lorraine asked looking at him.
"Of course, I haven't seen her for months, she barely knows me and I'm her father, so yeah I'm happy to see her again," Zenigata replied.
"That's about how I feel with Caleb, I mean I missed his second birthday, and I was really hoping to be able to spend time with him, I'm glad we are able to be off for Christmas," Lorraine said.
"I know the feeling," Zenigata told her.
The ferry docked and they got off.
"Looks like I'll see you in a few days," Zenigata told her.
"Yeah, bye Souta, good luck with Aria," she told him.
"Thanks, I need it, Raven will kill me for being away from our daughter so long," Zenigata replied.
"No, I think she'll understand, and with her being newly married, I'm sure she's in too good of a mood to be mad," Lorraine replied.
"Good point," he sighed.
"See you in a few days Souta," she said and called a cab.
"See ya," he replied.
After her cab drove off he called his own and gave the cab driver the address to his ex-wife's' new home. He paid the cab driver when they pulled up in front of the house and got out.
He took a deep breath before walking up to the door knocking. After a few minutes a woman with long dark brown hair, and brown eyes opened the door.
"Souta," she said obviously shocked to see him there.
"Hi Raven," he said.
"Still wearing the trench coat," she asked leaning against the door frame.
"It's an Interpol thing," he told her.
"Aria saw you on TV, she thought you were the regular hero yelling at Lupin like that, she laughed when Lupin's face appeared on the TV," Raven told him. "Apparently she said he looked like an Elvis wanna be cause his sideburns."
"She's still up right?" he asked her.
"Yeah, why," Raven asked.
"I got a Christmas present I wanted to give her," he told her.
"Come on, she was hoping you would come, I think it was her Christmas wish," Raven said smiling at him.
"Well I'm here," he told her walking in.
Zenigata walked into the living room to see a little girl with brown hair sitting on the floor playing with dolls.
"Daddy!" she yelled when she looked up.
"Hi Aria," he said smiling at her.
Aria jumped off the floor and ran to her dad jumping in his arms. Zenigata picked his daughter up laughing. He didn't know how he wanted her to act when she saw him again, but he was really glad she was this happy to see him. He was almost worried that she wouldn't recognize him, but it was obvious she did.
"I've been hoping and hoping you would come to see me," she told him smiling at him.
"Now why wouldn't I, it's Christmas and I want to spend it with my daughter," he told her.
"I wrote to Santa that I wanted to see you for Christmas, I guess he gave me what I wanted," Aria said.
"Looks like he did and I got a present for you now," he said setting her back on the ground.
"Really, what is it, what is it," she asked hoping up and down in excitement.
"Hold on, hold on," he said laughing again pulling a box from his pocket.
Zenigata put the box in her hand. It was wrapped in silver Christmas wrapping which she got rid of real quick.
Aria opened the box and pulled out a golden chain with a heart shaped locket on it. The locket had her name written in Cursive on it.
"Daddy, I love it," she said hugging him tightly.
Zenigata smiled and hugged her back.
"I'm glad you do," he said. "Now, come on, let me put it on you." "Okay," she said, spinning around so he could put it on.
After he had the necklace fastened he turned her around and smiled at her.
"Merry Christmas Aria," he said and hugged her again.
"It is now," she replied. "I missed you daddy."
"I missed you too Aria, the problem is I don't know how long I'll be able to stay and spend time with you," he told her.
"Is it because that monkey that was on TV," she asked him.
"If you're talking about Lupin, sort of, it's my job to check him and make sure he can't do stuff like that anymore," he told her.
"Well, as long as you have a good reason," she told him.
"I would never be away from you unless I have to be," he told her.
"Well I wish that was never," she said.
"So don't I," he replied.
"I'm sorry to break this up, but it's someone's bed time," Raven said.
"Mom, why, he just got here," Aria whined.
"Well, he can stay in the guest room and you can see him in the morning," Raven told her crossing her arms.
"Really? You want to dad, please, please," Aria begged him.
"Of course," he told her.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you," she said hugging him and running upstairs.
"She sure is a fire ball lately," Zenigata told Raven.
"She had a lot of sugar today," Raven replied. "I'm glad you could make it, I don't think I would have been able to stand her expression if you didn't."
"I wouldn't have forgiven myself if I didn't come," Zenigata told her. "It wouldn't have been right if I didn't spend Christmas with my daughter."
"You know I hate to say it, but you make a better dad now than you did while we were married," Raven said.
"You sure your husband won't mind me staying here tonight," he asked her.
"Lucas will be here in like ten minutes so I can ask him if it bugs him and if it does, he can sleep on the couch. Our daughter misses you and wants to spend time with you, and if he can't see that a girl should spend time with her dad he is very thickheaded," Raven told him.
"I take it you're happy right," he asked her.
"Which way do you want me to answer that," Raven asked him.
"Truthfully," Zenigata said.
"Well yeah I'm happy, I'm a married woman with a husband who loves me, an adorable five year old daughter who I adore, and an ex-husband who does everything he can to make sure he can see his daughter even if his job doesn't allow him to see her most of the time," she told him.
"I'm glad you're happy, that's all I ever wanted for you," he told her.
"I know," Raven replied and hugged him.
Zenigata smiled slightly and hugged her back.
"Raven, you still up," said a voice from the front door.
"Of course I'm up Lucas, it's only nine o'clock," Raven said leaning back and rolling her eyes.
"Well I thought Aria would have worn you out with as hyper as she was," Lucas said walking in the room.
He had brown hair and blue eyes which narrowed at the sight of Zenigata standing in the living room.
"What's he doing here," he asked confused.
"Souta came to spend Christmas with Aria, and I was wondering if you would let him stay in the guestroom for the night so he can spend tomorrow with her," Raven said looking at him.
Lucas looked at his wife from her expression he knew she wasn't taking no for an answer so he sighed and nodded. "Sure, he can stay," he told her.
"Alright, come on I'll show you where it is," she said looking at Zenigata.
"Thanks," Zenigata said to Lucas.
"Don't mention it, Aria's been begging us to make you come here for the past week," Lucas replied.
"Well, right now I hear her jumping on her bed, Lucas can you go stop her that way I can get him settled in," Raven told them.
"Sure," Lucas said and walked upstairs.
"This way," Raven told Zenigata and led him to the guestroom.
(At Another House In New York)
"Mom, Dad, Caleb, I'm home," Lorraine yelled sitting her bag down in the hallway.
"MOMMY," yelled a little boy's voice and she heard footsteps pounding through the house and looked around to see a little blond blur running from the living room and throwing its arms around her legs.
"Well I'm glad to see you too Caleb," she said laughing and kneeling down so she could be eye level with him.
"I missed you," he replied hugging her.
"I missed you too, now come on, I'm sure grandma and grandpa missed me too," she said picking him up and walking into the living room with him.
"Lorraine, I'm glad your home," her mom smiling at her.
"So am I," her dad agreed.
"I know, but it's only until we figure out what Lupin's doing next, I just wanted to spend time with Caleb before I have to leave again," Lorraine told them.
"You leaving again," Caleb said looking at her.
"Not for a day or so," Lorraine told him.
"Okay Mom," Caleb replied. "Yeah, our show is on."
"Our show?" Lorraine said looking at her parents confused. "He watches the Addams Family because they have our name, he claims our family is like that," her mom told her.
"Well weren't not," she said as Caleb jumped out her arms and ran to the TV.
"Well I told him he'd look like Pugsly if he keeps sitting there watching TV," Lorraine's dad replied.
"It's true," Lorraine said.
"Grandma Lene," Caleb said. "Can you turn it up?"
"Sure," Lorraine's mom said.
Lurlene and John Adams were Lorraine's parents. Both of them had blond hair which would be the reason their daughter and grandson also had blond hair. Lurlene reached over, picked up the remote and turned up the TV for Caleb who started singing the theme song to Addams family.
"He's become obsessed with TV already, I thought kids didn't get into TV until around five when they liked cartoons cause the colors," Lorraine said.
"He just likes the part that says Addams family," John told her.
"Oh," Lorraine replied. "He got the presents I sent right?"
"Yeah, he opened them first they're lying on the couch now, you know how two year olds are, they lose interest fast," Lurlene told her.
"I know," Lorraine said sitting down.
"He fell asleep already, tired kid," John said.
"Hand him here, I'll carry him upstairs," Lorraine said.
John handed Caleb to Lorraine and she carried him upstairs and laid him down to sleep. Before she walked out the room she kissed him on the forehead and told him she loved him.
(A Hotel In Washington D.C.)
"Do you know where Jigen went," Lupin asked.
"To a party to be with Alex," Goemon replied.
They were all sitting down watching TV. Lupin was sitting in a chair when Goemon and Fujiko were taking up the couch.
"Why the hell would he want to do that," Lupin asked.
"I think that Jigen fell in love while in Monaco," Goemon told him.
"With a rich bitch," Lupin said.
"You only think that about her because she hates you," Fujiko replied laying her head on Goemon's shoulder.
"And what's up with you guys?" Lupin asked her.
"Oh didn't I tell you, me and Goemon are together," she told him.
"Already after we broke up?" he asked now getting mad.
"Yes," Fujiko replied.
"I'm leaving, I'll see you guys later," he said pissed off and walked out the house.
"Well that worked to our advantage," Fujiko said leaning back and kissing Goemon.
"How do you say that," he replied kissing her back.
"Because now we're alone," she told him.
"Oh, I get your drift," Goemon replied.
"You better have," she told him and giggled when Goemon picked her up and carried her into the other room.
(Back at Alex's house the next morning)
Jigen opened his eyes to see Alex standing at the doorway in a robe listening to something.
"What's going on," Jigen asked her.
"My parents are going at it again, and this one is good," Alex said.
Jigen looked at her and shook his head.
"You want them to argue and disturb everyone who is trying to sleep in this house," he asked shocked. "Yeah, listen," she told him.
Jigen shut up and listened to what was going on downstairs.
"How dare you let that whore of a secretary live in my home," he heard Arista yell.
They heard Alvin say something but couldn't make it out.
"Come on," Alex said.
"What?"
"I want to hear what they're saying," Alex said walking out the room.
Jigen sighed and got up to follow her.
"I can't believe you, actually doing something like this, don't our wedding vows mean anything," Arista was saying.
"Wedding vows? We haven't had a real marriage in almost twenty years," Alvin replied incredulously.
"We are still married," Arista reminded him.
"Only because you won't sign the papers, damn Arista, I've told you a million times I want a divorce, but you just won't listen, you still won't get it through that thick skull of yours that I don't want to be married to you," Alvin said.
"So you could marry that whore who befriended our daughter, and has a kid of her own," Arista said.
"So I can finally be married to someone I love," Alvin corrected.
"You actually love the gold-digger," Arista asked. "Oh this just keeps getting better and better, at least I know I can keep you from being happy, wish I could get that dirt bag away from our daughter and torture her like she does me."
"Torture you, how can she torture you, you were never around her, and still never are," Alvin asked.
"I almost died because of her," Arista claimed.
"Oh please, that's just a story you tell her, you know it was severe morning sickness, and you just tell her that so she feels sorry for you and wants to everything to keep you happy," Alvin said. "And it's only because you want to keep our daughter unhappy, because you're just a bored, rich, bitch who needs something besides the men in your life to keep you entertained."
"Oh that was a good one," Alex whispered.
"This conversation is over," they heard Arista snap and heard a door slam.
"Does your mom really do that to you," Jigen asked her.
"She used to, until I realized that wasn't my fault," Alex told him.
"Well I'm glad you realized that," Jigen said putting his arm around her as they walked back to her room.
"So am I, can I tell you something you might think I'm crazy for," Alex asked him.
"Go ahead," he replied.
"I really think I'm in love with you," she said looking up at him.
(The End)
I know, I shouldn't cut if off there, but that's it.
And thanks to all my reviewers, I would say your names, but I don't have time you know how parents are. So you know who you are, and thanks. Oh well, I'll say the names anyway.
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