Are You Ready For Love
Author's Note: Well, this is it, the first in at least a three part story. Last chapter of Are You Ready For Love, and it will be a long one. And soon Open Arms will be up, and it will start exactly where Are You Ready For Love leaves off. So if you want, check that one out too. Oh, I'm sorry if this chapter seems a bit rushed but I had writers block for it since I posted the last chapter so it was hard to write. I guess that's because I knew it was my last chapter until I get the sequel posted. That of course will be soon I just have a Harry Potter story I abandoned in order to get this done I need to update it.
Disclaimer: Do I have to put this; you have fifteen chapters of this. Fine I guess I do, I own nothing, besides Amber, Darrah, and well that's it, those are my only original characters, the others belong to my friend Psycho-Katrina15, who has her own Lupin story by the way. And the rest belongs to Pioneer Entertainment.
Chapter Title: She's Got A Way
Chapter Summary: Well, this is I Left My Mind In San Francisco, Alex says bye to Jigen and they move cross country for a few days. Then they come back home.
She comes to me when I'm feelin' down
Inspires me
Without a sound
She touches me and I get turned around
She's got a smile that heals me
I don't know why it is
But I have to laugh when she reveals me
She's got a way about her
I don't know what it is
But I know that I can't live without her
Anyway
She's Got A Way,Billy Joel
(On with The Story)
"I don't want you to go," Alex whined as the others got on the helicopter.
"Alex, we talked about this," Jigen said with a sigh.
It was two and a half weeks after Lupin had told them about the Micro-film and Jigen was saying bye to Alex before they left for San Francisco. They were about to fly off from the roof of Alex's house.
"Can't I come with you," she asked him.
"No, I'm not going to have Zenigata thinking you're working with us," he told her.
"Fine," she sighed. "I just don't want you to leave."
"I know, I don't want to leave either, but I'll be back and I'll be back soon," he said and kissed her.
"Fine if you must go take this that way you can call me and tell me what's going on. It'll be better than worrying about you the whole time you're gone," she told him handing him her cell phone.
"Alright, but don't call it, because if I'm in the middle of a job and it rings, I'm toast," he told her.
"I know, I just want to be able to talk to you," she told him.
"Alright," he sighed.
"I love you," she said after they broke off the kiss.
"I love you too," he said and got in the helicopter.
Alex watched as the helicopter lifted off and sighed.
"You okay," she heard someone ask behind her as they walked onto the roof also.
"Yeah, I'm fine Amber," she said walking over to her.
"You sure, because to me it looked like you were about to cry," Amber said titling her head to the side.
"I know, I just don't want to say goodbye to him," Alex said walking back into the house with Amber.
"Understandable, I don't want to say goodbye to your dad but I have to one of these days," Amber told her.
"What do you mean?"
"Alex if I tell you something, do you promise not to tell your dad," Amber asked her seriously.
"I promise," Alex said confused.
"Alright, come on, I can't tell you this out here," Amber said.
They walked to Alex's room and Amber sat down on the bed looking at her. It was obvious she was upset about something and didn't know how to say it.
"Alex, I'm pregnant," Amber said, and she had to hold up her hand to cut off anything Alex was going to say about this little piece of information and continued. "I know you might think it's wonderful, but in reality it isn't. I'm not going to give the baby up, but I can't stay here with your mom being here. You know being around her is enough to piss me off, and having that kind of stress on a baby isn't healthy. I don't want to leave but I have to, and I know your father doesn't want me to leave, which is why I'm wondering if I should even tell him. He's going to want me to be around so he can be with his baby, but I know for a fact that if I stay, I will lose the baby."
Alex was looking at Amber in shock. Her first reaction was as Amber had said; she thought it was wonderful news. Her father was having another child, he might actually get the son he never had. Then as Amber continued talking she got why Amber was upset about it.
It would be dangerous for Amber to continue her pregnancy in this house, it would be best if she wasn't here.
"Amber, what's my dad going to do, without you around he will go back to being as unhappy as he had been when you guys first got together," Alex said softly.
"I know, I wish there was another way, but your mom, she won't sign those papers," Amber told her.
"I know, my moms a cold sadistic bitch, life would be so much better if she left us alone, but she knows this, and she just wants us unhappy," Alex told her.
They didn't notice the person who walked away from the bedroom door after they went quiet.
"You going to be okay," Alex asked her.
"Yeah, I'll be fine," Amber replied putting on a forced smile.
"You sure?"
"Why wouldn't I be," Amber asked her standing up. "I better go; I'll talk to you later alright Alex?"
"Yeah, bye Amber," Alex said and Amber walked out.
Alex got up and walked down the hall to talk to Zander, she needed to find out if Amber told her only.
Alex knocked on the door, "Can I come in?"
"Sure," Zander said looking up from the comic he was reading.
"How are you," she asked sitting down on his bed.
"Good why?" Zander asked.
"I was just wondering," Alex replied, knowing now that Amber hadn't told Zander yet.
"So, how are you doing, I know your upset over Jigen leaving and all," Zander said.
"Yeah, I've been wondering something, why did you really take off with his gun, I mean I know you didn't find it, you purposely took it," Alex said looking at him.
"Truthfully?"
"Yeah," Alex said nodding.
Zander sighed, laid his comic book down and looked at her.
"Alright, I snuck into your room while you guys were sleeping. I'm glad you guys cover yourselves up by the way, but I took his gun and practiced with it, I wanted to scare Arista into signing the divorce papers so I could actually see my mom happy, it's been a long time since I've seen that, longer than I can ever remember," Zander said. "Then I figured, if I can't scare her into signing the papers I could always kill her and no one would be the wiser.
Alex looked at him in shock and then burst out laughing.
"Zander, I think you're officially part of the family now," she said shaking her head and laughing; and then said in a serious tone. "You were joking about the last part right."
"Yeah, I'll leave the killing of your mother to you," he told her with a grin.
"Sounds good to me," she told him and smiled.
"You okay Alex, you seem distracted," he told her.
"Yeah I'm great, but I got to go, I'll catch you later alright," she said getting up and walking to his door.
"Alright, bye Alex," he said picking up his comic book and reading it again.
Alex was about to walk to her room when she heard voices down the hall. She sighed, and walked towards the room. If they were fighting, she might as well know what they were saying to stop it from getting too bad.
"I don't care what you have to say Arista, I'm not leaving Amber," Alvin was saying when Alex leaned her head against the door.
"I think I have something that would change your mind," Arista told him.
"And I think you're insane but that's beside the point," Alvin replied. "What is it?"
"I'm sure it would interest you to know that your little girlfriend was planning to take off without telling you she's pregnant, I mean, why would she do that, I thought she loved you," Arista simpered.
Alex sucked in her breath real quick. How had her mother known that, there was no way, they hadn't even talked about it a half an hour ago. And it was clear from her tone that Arista was planning on starting an argument between her father and Amber so that Amber would leave for her.
"What gives you that idea," Alvin asked coldly.
"Just that I heard our daughter and her talking about it, Alex seems to agree with her," Arista replied.
Now Alex was fuming, her mother had no right eavesdropping on her conversations, and she had to stop this before her father though Amber had turned her back on him. Alex walked into the room shutting the door behind her; there was no reason for Zander to find out like this.
"She's telling the truth for once. Amber is pregnant, but she was going to tell you, she didn't know how," Alex said without preamble.
The look that Alex got from her dad was one of pure shock. She knew he had expected her mom to be lying about Amber's pregnancy, and the fact that she wasn't only meant that she was telling the truth about Amber leaving.
"When did she tell you?" Alvin asked her tightly.
"About a half an hour ago, she begged me not to tell you. Amber is afraid that if she stays here she would do something to hurt the baby," Alex told him.
Alvin stared at her for a second before he slowly sat down in his chair.
"Arista," he said slowly. "For once listen to me and sign those damn papers."
Arista looked at him as if he was the crazy one and shook her head.
"Nope, not doing it, I'm kinda enjoying this," she told him before walking out.
"Alright that's it, I'm going to kill her with my bare hands," Alex said heading for the door but Alvin grabbed her to stop her from walking out the door.
"I don't think so, you're not going to jail for murder," Alvin told her.
"Dad, Amber is having your baby, you should be married to her, instead of Arista," Alex said emphasizing the use of her mom's real name.
"I know this Alex, and I wish I could get married to Amber and have your mom sign the divorce papers, but I'm having trouble getting the papers signed if you haven't noticed," Alvin said sitting down in his chair again.
Alex knew from the minute his outburst came out that he wasn't in a good mood, but the look on his face told her that her dad was having a very bad time right now.
"Dad, I think you should go talk to Amber about this, it would be better on you both," Alex told him.
"True," he said standing up again.
"Dad, good luck, if you talk to her today it most likely means she's moving out soon," Alex told him when he reached the door.
"I know," he replied with a pained expression on his face and walked out.
Alex sighed and walked back to her room. Why did her mom have to ruin the best thing that had ever happened to her dad?
(Later On In San Francisco California)
"Well we're here at NASA," Lupin whispered to Jigen in the jeep.
Jigen nodded before they pulled up to the doors and gave their names and id numbers.
"Password?" said a voice of the intercom.
"To boldly go where no man has gone before," Lupin told it.
"Second password, please," the intercom replied.
"She can't take much more of this captain," Jigen told it.
"Third password please," the intercom said.
"Huh!" Jigen and Lupin said staring at it.
"What's the third password," Lupin whispered.
"I don't know, but he's dead Jim would be appropriate," Jigen snapped.
"Oh jeez oh mom oh Crap," Lupin yelled.
"That would be correct sir," the voice over the intercom said and the doors opened.
They made their way to a bunch of security lockers. The minute they found the locker they were looking for Lupin put a wire in the lock and went to work picking the lock.
"Hello," he says as the door opens.
When they looked into the locker they saw that it was empty except for a little diamond sitting in it.
(Meanwhile out of town)
"God Dammit Lupin, you get back here," Zenigata said chasing after what looked like a ghost of Lupin in the air.
Suddenly the mirage disappeared and Zenigata fell to the ground crying.
"I'm really loosing it, I just spent the last half hour trying to arrest a mirage," he said.
Lorraine stood off the side shaking her head. She had no idea her partner was a loony and it was kinda funny to figure it out, especially when she admitted to having some type of feelings for him. She had the weird feeling that any second she would realize that he was crazy and stop having feelings for him. At least for her sanity she hoped she would.
"Souta, come on, don't worry about it, spending five years chasing him is bound to make you crack up anyway," Lorraine told him.
Zenigata looked up at her and stood up. He couldn't believe he just had a break down in front of her. He couldn't believe he just spent half an hour chasing a figment of his imagination either.
"I'm really loosing it, aren't I," he asked looking at her.
"Maybe, but who can blame you," Lorraine asked with a small smile.
"Good point," he replied and they walked to her car.
"By the way, while you were off chasing your mirage, we got wind that Lupin is in San Francisco," Lorraine told him.
"Well then what are we waiting for, let's go," Zenigata said.
"You'll never learn," Lorraine muttered as they headed for San Francisco.
(At Lupin's Hideout)
"I can't believe someone got it before us," Lupin was muttering as he paced.
"Calm down Lupin, we'll get it," Jigen told him putting out a cigarette.
"I know, I know all about the local competition and it's a pretty short list," Lupin told him.
"So you plan on finding out who took it and getting it back," Goemon asked.
"Of course, this micro film turns every gem we have ever stolen into cheep ugly, brooches," Lupin told them.
"Well then that's one gorgeous hunk of ugly," Fujiko said staring at it.
"Fujicakes don't tell me you actually like that diamond," Lupin said staring at her.
"Of course, it's gorgeous, and seeing as I'm not getting paid on this, count me out," Fujiko said before walking out.
(Later On at a hotel in San Francisco)
"I still can't believe this, why the hell would he go to San Francisco," Lorraine asked sitting in a chair looking at Zenigata.
"No clue," he replied.
"I mean it seems a bit weird that something he wants is here," Lorraine said pouring her something to drink.
Zenigata lit a cigarette and walked to the window lost in thought.
"All I know is one of these days we're going to get him and we will finally be able to live our own life," he told her leaning up against the window sill.
"You're really lonely aren't you Souta," she said and walked over to him.
"What do you mean," he asked looking over at her.
"Well it's obvious, you're a very lonely, middle aged man," she said smiling at him.
"Who says I'm middle aged," he said looking shocked.
"Well you are in your thirties right," she asked slowly.
"I'm twenty eight," he told her looking confused now.
"Oh, well then, you're a very lonely man," she replied correcting herself. She was amazed at how young he actually was. He looked to be in his early to mid thirties and he was still in his late twenties. Stress really does make someone look years older than what they were. "And don't tell me you're not lonely, because we both are. We are separated from the people we love and it tears us up inside. Only we can understand the pain we're going through."
Zenigata looked at her and gave her a sad smile.
"I didn't know you could read people so well," Zenigata said.
"I usually can't but when you're on the road with the same person as long as I was with you, you learn to read their emotions very well," Lorraine replied.
"Oh," he replied and went back to looking out the window.
"Souta, can I ask you something," she said softly.
"Sure," he replied.
"Why do you still wear your wedding ring, do you still love your ex wife?" she asked him.
Zenigata looked at her in shock then smiled slightly.
"No, I don't still love Raven, we divorced almost five years ago, I wear my ring out of habit," he told her.
"Oh," she replied.
"Now that you mention it, bout time I got used to not wearing it isn't it," he told her and pulled his ring off putting it in his pocket.
"So, you ever plan on getting married again," Lorraine asked.
"Maybe, when I'm not chasing Lupin around," he replied.
"That could be never," Lorraine gasped.
"I know," Zenigata told her.
"Would you really want to be alone that long," she asked him.
"Better than leaving a wife and kid at home because I have to chase after some crazy thief," Zenigata muttered.
"True," she replied sitting down. "I don't want to next few years of my life to be like this. I want to be with my son when he goes to kindergarten; I want to be there when he learns to read and makes all those accomplishments that mean so much to a young kid. Hell I just want to be there."
Zenigata walked over to the chair she was sitting in, kneeled down and took her hands in his.
"Hey, don't worry about it Lorraine, you'll get to spend time with Caleb," he told her.
"How do you know, look how long you were away from your daughter," she told him tears in her eyes.
"Hey, don't cry," he said standing up and wrapping his arms around her.
Lorraine buried her head in his chest and started crying. She didn't know what brought on the break down but it was nice to finally be able to lean on someone and tell them how she was feeling.
It was weird that the person to comfort her was Souta Zenigata though. He had been through what she was afraid of going through; not being there for your child and yet here he was holding her and comforting her.
After Lorraine calmed down a bit she looked at Zenigata and smiled at him.
"Thanks," she said softly.
"Of course," he replied smiling back at her.
Lorraine looked at him for a second before leaning forward and kissed him. At first Zenigata was too shocked to do anything but after a few seconds he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her back. When they broke off the kiss Lorraine just looked at him with a smile on her face.
"I've been dying to do that," she told him.
"Really," he asked.
"Of course," she replied and leaned forward to kiss him again.
(Later On That Night)
Zenigata and Lorraine lay on the bed in dead sleep when two men snuck in the window. They had been forced to share the same bed since the hotel had run out of rooms. The men looked at each other then walked over and put tissues of chloroform over their mouths that way they stay asleep.
"Jeez this guy could use a mint, his breath smells like an ashtray," one of the men said.
"Come on, let's just get our job done," his partner said.
They opened a black case on the bed and started drilling in his teeth. When they were done they closed their case, and took a picture. They went to leave when Zenigata yelled and stood up on the bed.
"Lupin, get back here," he yelled throwing his cuffs forward and getting himself cuffed to his bed.
"Come on, he's just talking in his sleep," the first guy said and they snuck out the room.
They arrived at their hideout later to see their boss waiting for them.
"Did you do it," he asked them.
"Yes boss, this is the guy," they replied handing him the picture.
"Huh? Zenigata?" the boss asked.
"What'd you say boss," they asked, but didn't get an answer because they were hit on the head with a sword and promptly fell unconscious.
"They'll be fine-ish," Goemon replied putting Zantetsu away.
"So Zenigata's the guy," Jigen asked coming from his hiding spot.
"Yes," Lupin said.
"Do you think we can get anymore information out of him," Jigen asked opening a closet.
"Nah, he's been through enough today," Lupin replied staring down at a guy locked in a closet and tied up.
(The Next Day)
Zenigata walked into the psychiatrists' office holding his cheek. His tooth was killing him and he wasn't in the mood for this, yet Lorraine had insisted he see a doctor about his Mirage yesterday. She seemed to think he had lost his mind.
"Hello Inspector Zenigata," the doctor said as Zenigata sat down.
Lorraine was there also but she just stood in the corner watching.
"So it says here that you are seeing things," he said looking at a writing pad in his hand.
"Yeah," Zenigata agreed.
"Any trouble eating," the doctor asked.
"Now that you mention it yes," he told him.
Lorraine looked up shocked, she hadn't known that.
"Any trouble sleeping?"
"Yes," Zenigata asked.
"Can you feel as if this person is watching you at this very moment," the doctor asked him closely.
"Yes as a matter of fact, it's as it his eyes are boring into the very back of my head," Zenigata told him.
"Anything else," the doctor asked.
"Well I have this funny tooth ache," Zenigata told him.
"Uh hmm, hallucinations, trouble eating and sleeping, and feeling paranoid, yes it seems to me that you are in the very bonds of depression," the doctor told him.
"The very bonds of what?"
"Of depression," the doctor cleared. "You just simply have to get this person off your mind."
"It's not that simple," Zenigata started but was cut off.
"Hey, how do you expect me to help you and write an award winning book if you don't listen to me? Now repeat after me, did you ever know you're my hero," the doctor started.
In a few seconds Zenigata and the doctor was standing up and singing the chorus to the Barbara Streisand song "Wind beneath My Wings."
Lorraine looked at them closely after they were done trying not to burst out laughing. That was perhaps the worst rendition of the song she had ever heard, and that was saying something seeing as she had heard a million drunken versions of it in bars in New York.
"Keep your day jobs," Lorraine told them.
Zenigata looked at her in shock and looked away. He had forgotten she was there and now that he remembered her he wasn't feeling as good as he was five seconds ago.
(Meanwhile across the street)
"Come on, we have to go get that Micro Film," Lupin said and they ran out the apartment.
They ran down the street and got into their red and black forties model convertible. Lupin got out behind Zenigata as he was staring into a window. When Zenigata turned around and saw Lupin, instead of pulling out his handcuffs and trying to arrest him, he ran off yelling that he was just a figment of his imagination. Lorraine stood off to the side with her arms crossed and a look of confusion on her face as they ran off, then after a few minutes went after them.
Jigen and others chased in the car occasionally making comments about Zenigata.
"I don't see why the ol' man is running from us," Jigen said chasing Zenigata down the street. "Although I must admit it does feel good to be running his sorry ass rugged for a change."
They wound up giving up when Zenigata got into a helicopter and flew off. Lupin on the other hand didn't and he got into another helicopter and chased him. Lorraine was once again confused. Why the hell was Lupin chasing Zenigata?
They finally got to the edge of the beach and stood there.
"Come on Zenigata, aren't going to try and arrest me," Lupin said and jumped onto a boat to go after him.
They didn't see the stick of dynamite that was thrown after them and were both shocked when they were in the middle of an explosion. Zenigata was knocked unconscious and Lupin was forced to swim him to the nearest boat.
"We got him boss," one of the guys from the night before said.
"You guys never count Lupin down for the count," said the voice of Fujiko as she walked out to the top of the deck.
"And she should know she's one of my best friends," Lupin said from the water.
"How'd you survive," one of them asked.
"Well some of my friends actually happen to be loyal, like the guy with the shotgun aimed right at you," Lupin told them.
"This is ridiculous," one of them exclaimed.
"Not as bad as the excuses I'm about to hear, come on babe, give me a taste," Lupin replied looking at her.
Fujiko sighed and shook her head.
(Later On sitting on the boat)
"I swear I was going to cut you guys in on the profit," Fujiko told them.
She was having trouble looking Goemon in the eye among the others. She knew the other two weren't surprised at her actions but she could see the disappointment in Goemon's eyes.
"Just admit it, you were blinded by the diamond just like almost every woman out there," Jigen told her.
"Think about it Lupin, you and me working together, just think about how much money we could make," Fujiko said looking at him.
"What a choice, money and sex, sex and money, hey I'm only a man after all," Lupin said laughing.
"How about Money and no sex, no sex and money," Fujiko told him crossing her arms.
Lupin sighed and looked at Zenigata.
"So where's the microfilm," Goemon asked speaking up for the first time.
"Right here," Lupin said plugging Zenigata's nose. "Wake up inspector Sleeping Beauty."
Zenigata sneezed in his sleep and something flew out his mouth and bounced off Jigen's hat while he slowly woke up.
"Hey where is it," Lupin asked.
Jigen made whistling noises while moving his hand in a circle then pointed to the water.
"Kerplop," he said.
"My diamonds," Fujiko gasped running to the edge of the boat.
"Couldn't happen to a nicer bitch, ahem, woman," Jigen muttered.
After that Zenigata woke up and the gang had to swim to their freedom.
(Meanwhile in New York)
Alex stood in her room looking out her window as her dad helped pile things into Amber's car. It was late at night and she was just wanted to get her major things out the house before she moved into her apartment in the morning.
Alex sighed and turned away from the window. It was funny how life just seemed to sneak up on people like her father and Amber. At one minute things are great and they're madly in love. The next, a psychotic bitch of a wife ruins it all.
Her father didn't deserve what her mother was doing to him. She was taking away his one chance at true happiness just because she thought it was fun to watch. She walked out her room and down the steps to talk to Amber. She knew Amber would be gone when she woke up the next morning so she wanted to say goodbye.
"Hey Alex," Amber said looking at her while she put a tote in the back of her car.
"Hi," Alex replied.
"You okay," Amber asked.
"Not really, you're leaving, and now the only other woman in the house is my mother, and I don't want to talk to her, so who am I going to talk to about Jigen," Alex asked her.
"Me, drive down to my apartment a few blocks down and come talk to me," Amber told her.
"True," Alex replied. "Who am I kidding? I'm going to miss you like hell. You're the only person I've ever gone to for advise, well besides my dad, and I've gotten used to having you here."
"I've gotten used to being here, but tomorrow I have to leave, it's for the best Alex," Amber told her.
"If you say so," Alex muttered. "If I don't see you before you leave in the morning, bye Amber."
"Bye Alex," she told her and hugged her.
After Alex walked in Amber slammed her trunk shut and walked into the house with a sigh. She usually wasn't one to give up so easily. If it had been a year or so ago she would have fought Arista tooth and nail to get what she wanted. If it had been a month ago she probably would have knocked her unconscious, but that was a month ago, before she found out she was pregnant, and before this had all become too much for her.
After almost a full three years of defending her relationship with Alvin in her mind, it had finally become too much. She loved Alvin more than anything else on earth, besides her son, but it had finally come to a close. She leaned against the wall and took a deep breath then let it out. At the beginning she had thought there was a chance that maybe Arista would sign the divorce papers so she and Alvin could be together. But she knew now that it was impossible. Amber opened her eyes when the sound of someone coming towards her reached her ears, she groaned when she saw Arista walking up to her.
"Finally decide to leave," Arista asked smugly. "It's good you finally realize that you don't belong here."
"That's where you're wrong Arista, you don't belong here. No one here wants you around. You could die tomorrow and they would dance on your grave," Amber spat at her.
"You think I care," Arista asked her laughing.
"Of course you don't; you don't care about anyone but yourself," Amber snapped.
"Finally you learn that, you sit there and make speeches about how I don't deserve these people, about how great they are, and I don't care, it only makes you look like a fool," Arista told her with a smirk.
"One of these days you'll get what's coming to you, and I only hope that I'm there to see it," Amber told her with a shake of her head.
"We'll see," Arista told her.
"Like I've said before Arista, you are nothing but a spoiled rich bitch. You can't stand seeing other people happy when you're so miserable in life. You like to pretend you're the happiest and richest person in all of New York, when really; you're just as miserable in this marriage as your husband is and the only reason why you don't divorce him is because of the money. I only hope that one day Alvin gets you to sign those papers and not so he can be with him. So that way we can watch you slowly but surely lose all your money and have to work for a living. I think that could be the best revenge," Amber told her.
Arista glared at her for a second before raising her hand like she was going to slap her. Amber tensed and waited for the slap that was sure to come, she wasn't about to back down from Arista, but she knew it would be dangerous to her baby if she fought back. Then she saw a hand wrap around Arista's wrist and watched as she spun around. Amber looked over Arista's shoulder to see Alvin standing behind her with a very dangerous expression on his face.
"You lay one hand on her and you will regret it for the rest of your natural born life," he told her before letting her arm go and walking up to Amber.
"You okay," he asked, eyes full of concern.
"Yeah, I'm great; you think I would let her get to me?"
"You always do," he said with a sigh and wrapped an arm around her shoulder before leading her out the room.
Alex stood at the top of the stairs watching all this with a closed expression on her face. She walked back in her room just in time to here her phone ringing. She walked over to it and picked it up with a sigh.
"Hello," she answered.
"Alex, hey," said Jigen's voice on the other line.
"Jigen, hi, where are you," she asked brightening up.
"San Francisco, we just finished the job," he told her. "You sounded depressed when you answered, what's wrong?"
"What isn't wrong, I'd feel better if I could tell you in person, do you think you'll be back soon?"
"By the end of next week," he told her.
"Alright, I miss you so much already," she told him.
"I miss you too, and I'll see you at the end of the week, your battery is going low so I can't really talk," he told her.
"Damn, I knew I should have charged that the night before, I guess I'll talk to you in a week," Alex said with a sigh.
"Yeah, I love you Alex," he told her.
"I love you too," she replied and hung up with a sigh.
(Meanwhile a hotel in San Francisco)
Jigen hung up the cell phone and shook his head. Alex hadn't sounded right on the phone, there was definitely something wrong in New York and he hated the fact that she didn't want to tell him.
"You okay man," Lupin asked from the couch.
"Yeah, just worried about Alex," he told him with a sigh.
"Why are you worried about her, what could happen," Lupin asked.
"I know, but she sounded upset on the phone," Jigen replied.
"She's probably just missing you, she'll be fine and you'll be able to see her soon enough," Lupin told him.
"True," Jigen said with a sigh.
"You really do care about her don't you," Lupin said shocked.
"I thought you would have known that," Jigen told him.
"Yeah, but I guess it never really sank in, I mean I'm not used to seeing you care about someone so much. Usually you push everyone away," Lupin replied.
"I know," Jigen told him.
"Well, at least you didn't with her, because even if you did, I don't think she would have been easy to push away," Lupin told him.
"No she wouldn't have," Jigen agreed. "Lupin, since when do you understand people?"
"Oh I understand a lot of people. Like with Fujiko and Goemon, I understand right now that they're upstairs, and that no one will be able to break them up even if they moved Heaven and Earth to do it. I know that Alex won't leave you no matter what and that if you go to jail for twenty years she would write you a letter every day and wait until you get out. And I also understand that right now, I'm the only one without someone," Lupin told him with a grin. "That won't last though, and you and I both know it."
"Of course not," Jigen said with a small laugh.
"I mean come on it's me," Lupin told him.
"Lupin, you're not as great as you think you are," Jigen said with a smirk.
"What's that supposed to mean," Lupin asked offended.
"That you're not as great as you think you are," Jigen told him before standing up and walking out the room.
Jigen walked down the street trying to ease the feeling that something wasn't right with Alex. And if there was something wrong with her, he knew he would be able to talk to her soon and make her feel better. As long as Alex wasn't in danger he should be happy, he kept telling himself. But telling himself not to worry was only making him worry more. At least he would be with her soon, he told himself.
(End Of Chapter End Of Story, wait for the sequel please)
Well there it is. The end of Are You Ready For Love. The Sequel, Open Arms should be up soon. I just have to get the first chapter written. So please wait for the sequel and read and review it.
Thanks to all my readers
Thanks to,
Jenna1980, I'm glad my story is helping you plan your own. And I really want to thank you for your review. I don't get many new reviewers and I'm glad you liked it. This story started out as a Goemon story, because he is one of my fave characters of the show but it quickly turned into a three or four part story about all of them.
Whitesepulchre, thank you so much for your review; I have been wondering where you were. I'm am waiting for your update on your story. I really like it. Thanks again for the review.
Psycho-Katrina15, I am glad you liked Darrah and Rico being in the last chapter, and you know as much as I do that they make more appearances in the sequel. And I really look forward to the update on your story. I hope more people take a look at your story after they read mine because you do so much better at Jigen and Alex than I do.
Ensign Erasu Uraki, I'm glad you gave my story a chance. I really love writing about Lupin, I wish an Inuyasha fic would come to me as easily as Lupin does. And I don't usually notice when I switch P.O.V's or sometimes in tenses. I am glad you pointed it out. Maybe after a while I will revise this story and re post it. I hope you liked the ending of this story and go on to the sequel. And I hope you post your Lupin fic soon. I would read your others. But I don't know much about Yu Yu Hakusho, Gundam, Cowboy Bebop, or even MASH.
Well that's all the reviewers for this chapter, and this story would have been up sooner, but I went to a concert this weekend, a STYX concert, and it was well worth it. Great songs, great singers, and it was just plain great. Oh and I'm sorry I shortened the episode so much, it's been almost a year since I've seen it and I couldn't remember all of what happens so I just summarized it, sorry.
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