Title: The Meaning of Pops
Author: Lady Jet
Rating: PG-14
Summery: Zenigata finds out a lot of things very quickly about Lupin the Third, most that surprise both the thief and the inspector.
Author's Note: I own nothing! Except Haji
Chapter Eight: Good bye
Three years had past and Hajime Arsene Lupin Zenigata the third hadn't stopped in his adopted families tradition. Though he spent more time in Japan at home, learning more about his mother and his favorite Interpol cop who happened to be his father. Even though they often clashed on the fact that Lupin was still a thief, Zenigata admitted that he was stopping worse people from continuing their trades as well as putting a little money back into his own pocket.
"Haji, why don't you go see your father?" Zenigata smiled as his grandson curled up cutely in his lap. The small boy smiled and played with the cop's old hat. Lupin came out and chuckled cleaning his face from the shaving cream.
"Hey come here Kid-o," Lupin smiled and lifted his son lovingly into his arms. Zenigata shook his head as Haji eagerly played with Lupin's rather large ears.
"I'm surprised you and Fujiko finally got married, Lupin," Zenigata said smiling a bit. Lupin winched and shrugged.
"Either way, I'm not complaining." Lupin's grin could have cracked a Buckingham palace guard into smiling. Zenigata was about to say something when a scream was heard from the back garden.
"Fujiko!" Lupin ran outside still carrying his son. Upon arriving Lupin saw that Goemon stood over Fujiko facing off against a familiar enemy. Doctor Nomil's partner stood holding his bleeding hand.
"Momma!" Lupin's son scrambled from his arm and went to her. Lupin and Zenigata pulled their guns and aimed at the man who looked so much like Lupin.
"Seems like you've lost your touch, Lupin,"the man said with the most annoying smirk. Lupin glared.
"I thought they put you and my dear old doctor away for good," Lupin said his voice harsh and protective.
"Yeah, well you're the one whose fallen for our tricks twice now." Lupin blinked and frowned.
"Twice? What the hell are you talking a..." A gunshot rocked the garden and Haji screamed clinging to his mother. Lupin spun around and saw the doctor who had been a family friend for so long holding the smoking gun.
"Lupin..." Zenigata fell forward a single shot to his heart.
"POPS!" His gun clattered to the floor as he caught his father. Two more gun shots rang out and Lupin cringed until the familiar sent of Jigen's cigarettes filled the air. Lupin looked up at his long time partner and saw that both the doctor and his double were down and bleeding, but by no mean's dead.
"I'll call the police and an ambulance," Goemon said after quickly checking to make sure that Fujiko and Haji were all right. He then rushed into the house to make the call. Lupin stared down at the paling form of his father and friend and clung.
"Pops...no you can't leave me. Please, oh please God don't take him away!" Lupin's tears fell across his cheeks and down onto Zenigata's shirt and head.
"Lupin...he's gone," Fujiko said gently placing a hand upon her lover's shoulder. Lupin sobbed and clung tighter not wanting to say goodbye.