DISCLAIMER: I do not own Lupin III… But, hey, on a happier note, I baked a cake today!

Heya, there!

Ah, another chapter out (finally!!!). Sorry about the wait, but I've been bogged down with so much work as of recent it's been mind-boggling. Anyway, I finally got it out, and I'm glad I've received so much positive response already from the first two chapters. I hope everyone enjoys the next chapter, and please don't hesitate to review! See ya'll around soon!

Fun Fact of Boredom: Why does Ally like hockey? I wanted at least one athletically inclined new Lupin gang member, and hockey is my favorite sport, plus it's the only game I where I have any vague ideas of the rules, other than rugby. But who could honestly imagine a Jigen look-alike in rugby shorts…? Sorry if that imagery was a little much for anyone, hee hee… I'm gonna go shudder for a solid hour….

'When I think of all the times I tried so hard to leave her,
She will turn to me and start to cry,
And she promises the earth to me and I believe her,
After all this time, I don't know why. '

—The Beatles, 'Girl'

Chapter Three

A Few Moments Later: Sara

"In here!" Fuji shouted quickly, taking a hard left and bounding down another darkened hall with Heiji in tow. Leo and Max soon followed, Leo stumbling along slightly, for he was not used to the Chinese-style shoes that Ally wore. He tripped once, and Max quickly caught him, and they continued down the musty hall.

"Hey, you three run for it, I've got an idea!" Fuji shouted to the men quickly.

"What about you!?" asked Heiji.

"Hey, don't worry about me, I've gotten out of worse spots!" Fuji said with a confident smile. She stopped, and pulled a small bulb out of her jacket, and stood glaring menacingly in front of the guards. Leo went to go grab her, but Max forced him along down the hall with Heiji. There was a brilliant explosion, and the three sped up the pace, in order to avoid the flames. They ended up ducking into a hall, and Leo was first to run back out when the flames died down.

"Fuji!" Leo yelled frantically, "Fujiko!? Where are you?!"

"Hey, LeBlanc," Max called Leo over, and kicked at his finding. A singed blue denim jacket.

"Oh, no…. No…" Leo shook his head, and fell down at his knees in front of the jacket, which lay amongst where the guards had stood, "Fuji…"

"I… I don't believe it…" Heiji said in a small breath of shock.

Max gulped dryly, and approached Leo, placing a hand on LeBlanc's shoulder, "She, um… Died doing what she loved most…"

"Hey, um, could I get a hand here, guys?" the three heard in a weak chuckle.

"Huh?" Max looked upward, and fell to the ground as Fuji dropped herself down from the hidden tunnel above the three she had ducked into.

"Thanks, Zenigata!" Fuji said with a wide smile.

"Do you have any idea what you're digging your high heel into?" a pained Max inquired.

"Whoops, hee hee… Sorry…." Fuji chuckled lightly, and rose, only to immediately be pulled into Leo's hold.

"I thought you were dead! Oh my God, I was so scared you were gone!" Leo admitted as he embraced her tightly.

"Pfh! If I had a quarter for every time I had a gaggle of guys tried to chase me down… I'd have a friggin' piggy bank the size of Zenigata's ego!" Fuji laughed.

"Watch it," Max snapped as he rose and dusted himself off.

"Here," Heiji stepped forward, and removed his light blue short-sleeved over shirt, and draped it over Fuji's shoulders. "What's a Lupin without a jacket?"

"Colder, for one thing," Fuji admitted. "Hrm… I wonder…" she looked upward at the tunnel she had hidden in once again, and looked back at the three men.

"What's up, Fuji?" Heiji inquired.

"How good are you boys at climbing?" Fuji asked with a smirk.

"….Why?" asked Leo suspiciously.

"Well, that tunnel just can't lead to nowhere, now can it?" Fuji smirked, "LeBlanc, you're the tallest, give me a lift."

"Wha—Hey, watch it!" Leo grumbled as Fuji climbed atop his shoulders and gripped onto a metal rung in the tunnel.

"Hey, I think there's a light up here!" Fuji called, "Come on, guys!"

"You next, Heiji," Leo lifted Ishikawa up, and then Max. Max reached downward and helped Leo up, and the four ascended up the old metal rungs, to an unknown destination.

"If either of you two look up my sister's skirt, I'll kill you," Leo said to Heiji and Max sternly.

"He'll do it, too. He disconnected the brakes on my first boyfriend's car," Fuji added.

"He wasn't any good for you, Fuji," Leo reminded her.

"Yeah, and the day I find a boyfriend you actually like is the day I become convinced you're still straight…" Fuji snorted.

"I'm straight!" Leo snapped.

"Max, hearing that each time must be like a little knife in your heart…." Fuji said with a small chuckle, "Ouch! I just hit the roof with my head!"

"Good to know you didn't hurt anything…" Max mumbled.

"Ha ha…" Fuji looked back at Zenigata and stuck out her tongue in response.

"Okay, can we please get out of here? Being stuck here with you guys in a tight space isn't exactly my idea of fun…" Heiji sighed.

"Okay, gotcha…" Fuji hit the ceiling, and the door rose only slightly. She continued to hit it with her full strength, but to no avail.

"I'm coming up there," Max grumbled. "If it's true, and I am as crazy as my dad, this ought to work…"

"Ow, hey!" Heiji snapped as Max climbed upward, and squeezed past him, "God… I feel like I should report you for sexual assault after that!"

"Good luck with that," Max laughed as he continued upward, and became eye-level with Fuji. "No one would believe you; everyone in that office knows I haven't gotten any in months."

"Zenigata, I know I've had dreams about being alone with you in a tight little dark space, but not with my brother watching!" Fuji chuckled.

"Shut up and cover your ears," Max ordered.

"Should I even ask?" Heiji sighed.

"I've learned not to. It's better just to listen to him," Leo added tiredly, complying and covering his ears.

"Woah, what the hell was that!?" Fuji yelped.

"Relax, that was just my gun…" Max sighed.

"Jeeze…. For a second there I thought I was going to have to ask you why you've had such bad luck dating," Fuji responded. "…Wait, gun!? Zenigata, what are you going to do with a gun!?"

"Cover your ears, Lupin!" Max repeated, aiming for the door.

"Oh God… He's friggin' nuts…" Fuji muttered to herself as she ducked her head down and covered her ears. Max fired, sending both his ears and the tunnel ringing and sending the lock upon the door falling, straight onto Fuji's head.

"Damn it! Would things quit falling upon my skull!?" Fuji demanded angrily.

"Here, push with me," Max ordered, and both he and Fuji pushed upward upon the trap door. Max was the first to pull himself out, and he then helped Fuji. She accidentally fell upon Zenigata, and Heiji shot a quick glare at his uncle as he worked his way out. Leo was the last out, and he adjusted his glasses to get a better look at their surroundings. It did not take long for him to realize he and the others were in a bathroom.

Ally, who had been relaxing calmly in the tub of his bathroom, stared in quiet surprise as he looked at the four.

"Hey, got room in there for one more, Ally? That place is a freakin' crap hole down there…" Fuji said in a pant. "I feel like a dishrag in a Waffle House…"

Later:

"So we think we could get out through there," Fuji ended as she sat in her chamber along with the rest of the group and the inspectors. Ally had dressed himself in a bathrobe, and was still damp from the shower. Yukiko and Toshiro had exhausted their ideas for an escape, and had settled upon playing card games until Fuji called upon them. Ryo had nearly beheaded a guard who went to park her vehicle, and had to be led back to her room at gunpoint after she gave him a black eye for accidentally ripping a seat cushion. Odori had also tried to escape, but was led back to her room as well, numerous times. She was now exhausted, as she was often in her condition.

"Through the tunnels? Yeah, or we could always blow up something, and use that as a diversion…" said Yukiko thoughtfully.

"With what explosives?" Fuji retorted. "Point blank, they've got our supplies, and we're having to rely on our minds."

"So we're screwed," Ally concluded.

"Exactly. I, I mean, no, no we're not! I'll think of something, I always do!" Fuji said with a smile. She then turned to Heiji and Ryo, "You guys got any ideas on what the hell we can do?"

"I think you're getting what you deserve for being greedy," Ryo answered, folding her arms. "You put yourself in a situation that you wouldn't admit is too big for you to handle because you're too proud…."

"But you're going to help me, right?"

"Of course…" Ryo sighed, "Why I bother, though, I still don't know!" she threw her arms up in defeat, and then rose, "I'm going to go grab some shut up… They don't have cable here, so I'm missing Gunsmoke, which is making me more irritable than usual…"

"I'm going to go put on pants… It's freezing in here," Ally muttered.

"I've got to eat.... I'm hungry… The people here are bastards, but I'll be damned if they don't make the best beef jerky and radish sandwiches on the planet…" Odori admitted.

"Please don't tell me you really eat that, Dori," Heiji shuddered.

"It's not my fault that this baby has weird tastes… Last night I found myself eating banana cream pie… And I detest junk food," Odori shuddered.

"I'm gonna go get drunk…" Yukiko sighed.

"It Friday already? Guess I'll come too, then," Toshiro added, standing and walking out with her.

"I've got to do some computer repairs. Good luck, Fuji," Heiji patted her on the shoulder and went to walk out of the room.

"Hey, Heiji-chan, what about your shirt?" Fuji asked.

"You keep it for now," Heiji answered with a small smile, leaving her with the inspectors.

"Well, you two going, too?" Fuji inquired.

"I'm going to catch some sleep," Leo yawned. "Max, I'll meet you in our room…"

"We have a room?" Max asked, turning his head in Leo's direction.

"I'll leave my tie on the door so you don't get lost… G'night, guys," Leo yawned, stretched, and walked out of Fuji's room, closing the door behind himself.

"Well, just us, Zenigata! I remember last time we were alone in a castle, the results were a disaster!" Fuji whooped, and pushed Zenigata on the shoulder playfully. "You're too uptight, Zeni-chan! You need to learn how to relax!"

"Hm. All of this stress is due to you, you know," Max snapped. "You're the one who puts me through hell!"

"Jeeze… I'm just a scapegoat for your problems, aren't I, Zenigata?" Fuji sighed, "You know what, one of these days you're going to retire, look back, and have nothing to blame your problems on anymore! And you'll probably blame me for that, too! I'm not the reason you're such a luckless, crazy, obsessive jerk, you know!"

"Better that then a whiny, whorish, annoying bitch," Max grumbled.

"Why do you settle for so little in life, Max?" Fuji asked after a pause, "Don't you ever have fun anymore? You know, I did some research on you, Zenigata, and I asked around. You were quite the hell-raiser… Then your dad kicked your ass once and it was all over… You really are a coward, and that's sad…"

Max glared at her, and grumbled, "I don't have to take this crap, especially from you!"

"You didn't even notice that's the first time I've ever called you by your first name," said Fuji, apparently bemused. "You just jump ahead of so much… You ever think of stopping to smell the roses, Zenigata?" She reached toward Max, and he jerked back. Fuji sighed heavily, and leaned in again, this time removing his glasses and setting them upon a nearby table, "You could do a lot better than you're doing."

"What are you trying to pull?" Zenigata asked suspiciously.

"Sit down, shut up, and just go with something for once," Fuji ordered sternly.

"Huh?" Max frowned, "What are you talking about? Give me back my glasses, I'm going to—"

"Tell him already, Zenigata!" Fuji snapped.

"Tell him? Who? Tell him what?" Max asked lividly, "You're speaking in friggin' rhyme…"

Fuji smirked knowingly, "You'll figure it out… Here, take your damn glasses… But if I were you, I'd put those contacts you were wearing back in… Those glasses hide a lot of your face, you have to admit."

"I like them to," Max snapped, took his glasses, and stormed out of the room, closing the door once again.

"I'm gonna have to do something drastic soon, before those two kill each other… Mommy never liked her little girl to play with bows and arrows, but Fuji may very well end up playing Cupid to a couple of dumb-asses… He he he he… This is gonna be fun! I love playing with sharp things!"

"Your sister's a freak and a perv," Max announced to Leo as he walked into their room.

Leo looked up from his book, and stared at Max a few moments quietly, "Didn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one. What'd she try to do now, grope you again?"

"Not this time around," Max replied, seating himself at a nearby desk and removing his shoes.

"Hey, apparently that Von Idle lady, man, whatever the hell it is, brought our bags from the Harley up… I checked them for any tracking devices or anything poisonous, and we're okay… I think she just likes playing with people."

"She and Fuji ought to have a very nice life together, then," Max concluded. He pulled over one of the bags on the desk and began to shuffle through it. He pulled out a pair of pajamas and strangely enough a pair of boxer shorts. They were yellow, and the pattern upon them was one of little orange ducks. "What the bloody—"

"I don't judge you, Zenigata, so don't judge me," Leo said, quickly cutting Max off.

"No wonder you don't get any action," Max said to himself, rising and walking into the bathroom. "Hey, LeBlanc, can I ask you a question?"

"You just did," Leo replied.

"Are you tired tonight, because you're awfully cranky," Max said with a pause.

"I usually get a little irritated when there have been attempts made upon my life," Leo answered. "What's your question, Max?"

"Well, that um… That was just so Fuji would lose the bet, right?" Max asked nervously.

"Yeah…. Why?"

"I thought so."

Leo closed his book, and looked over at the couch, which was looking better and better as their uncomfortable conversation continued, "Hey, maybe one of us should stay with Fuji tonight."

"It'd have to do you; I'm afraid of what'd she do to me in my sleep," Max shuddered.

"Hey, she never shaved your head!" snapped Leo.

"….She shaved your head?"

"Yeah!"

"Well, what'd you do to her?"

"I filled her bed with lobsters," Leo replied with a shrug, as if this were the only natural way to respond to the situation. Max gaped a moment, but shook his head, and continued to prepare for bed. He stared in the mirror a few moments, and slowly removed his glasses, and studied his reflection a little before taking out a contact case from his pocket and putting the glasses away their respective case.

He walked back out, and found Leo already asleep on the bed, "Well, that didn't take long… You must be beat, LeBlanc. He switched off one of the old lights, and also crawled into the bed. He looked over at Leo, shifted his eyes and rolled to the side away from Leo, "Okay… It's just Leo… Your friend, Leo… Pretend he's your brother, and you'll be okay…" Max growled and ducked his head under his pillow after a few restless moves, "Damn it, why couldn't I have had a brother!?"

Max, after a few more minutes' worth of frustration, rose, and walked out of the room, throwing on slippers and a bathrobe before his departure. He was surprised to see Ryo in the hallway, in her nightgown, smoking a cigarette and looking off distantly as she usually did.

"Zenigata…. What are you doing out and about this time of night?" Ryo asked, "Cigarette?"

"Yeah… Thanks," Max nodded, took the cigarette, and allowed Ryo to light it for him.

"Where's your other half?" Ryo asked teasingly.

"Asleep," Max answered, taking a drag of his cigarette.

"Does he still have that nightmare?"

"Not as much," Max admitted, shaking his head. "He's actually a pretty sound sleeper, now… He was snoring when I left him…"

"He always was before the accident," Ryo said with a small snort.

"Oh," Max looked downward at the ground, and coughed lightly. He had to find a way to escape, somehow. Not so much the palace, now, but the presence of Ryo. He never realized exactly how old her eyes were, or how ancient she seemed when she talked. She had always given him the creeps, he admitted.

Ryo looked at him sideways, and smiled, "We always seemed to understand each other, you know… I must admit, sometimes I'm really jealous of you, Max… Hell, I'll go as far to say I've thought about assassinating you a few times!"

"What!?" Max shrieked.

Ryo shrugged, "It was just a passing thought. My point is that you're one lucky bastard, Zenigata."

"Um… I'll keep that in mind… I'm gonna go now…"

"Orange duck," said Ryo as Max turned to leave.

"Huh?" Max turned back to her, and frowned.

"Those were his first words… I figured you could use it against him as blackmail someday," Ryo said with a smirk.

"Heh… Anything else I should know?"

"Never take him to New Orleans," Ryo added with a shake of the head. "He loves the Bourbon there for some reason, and I can't remember a time when I went with him where I didn't end up picking him up off of the concrete and driving him home, all while he ranted on and claimed he was Oprah Winfrey."

Max smirked, "Thanks, I'll keep that in mind…" Ryo watched as he left, and she gave another discontented sigh.

That Morning:

"Hm?" Yukiko raised her head as she heard a rapping upon the glass window in her and Toshiro's room, and she rose, and walked over to the window. It was the same pigeon, the one with paperclip. "Son of a bitch… I friggin' hate birds…" she grumbled, but then stopped as she noticed the paper tied securely about its foot missing, "Huh…Hey, Toshiro, wake up… Wake up…"

"Huh? It's not even seven yet, Yukiko," said Toshiro with a yawn.

"Someone got our message!" said Yukiko excitedly.

"Let's hope it's the right person…" Toshiro rose from bed, and walked over to the window. He opened it, letting the chilled air in along with the bird. Yukiko shivered, and walked back over to the bed, and hid under the thick comforter as Toshiro undid the paperclip marking from the bird and set it free once more.

"Well, that's taken care of," Yukiko yawned, and settled back down to sleep. Someone's staring soon stirred her from her light sleep, however, and she looked up at Toshiro. "I can't sleep with people staring at me…"

"Hm… Sorry, I just zoned out," said Toshiro with a shake of the head.

"Yeah, considering the airhead you are, I'm not very surprised," Yukiko chuckled. "Get to sleep, man! Busy day tomorrow if we're going to get our asses out of here!"

Toshiro nodded, and followed Yukiko's advice, crawling into the large old bed. He prodded her on the shoulder, and Yukiko turned around, and looked at him questioningly and tiredly. Toshiro gave a hopeful smile, and Yukiko returned this with a frown of disbelief.

"Guess not, huh?" he sighed.

"What, here!?" Yukiko choked, "You've got to seriously be kidding!"

"What? It's been months, Yukiko!" Toshiro snapped, sitting up in the bed, "If something's wrong, let me know what it is!"

"Fine, you wanna know what's wrong? I think this is all a mistake!" Yukiko answered in growl.

"You're the one who told me you loved me!"

"Only after you hounded my ass for over a year!"

Toshiro sighed, and rose from the bed, "Are you trying to tell me you want to go back to being friends?"

"We didn't argue this much as friends," Yukiko reminded him quietly.

"I'm not the one with commitment problems…"

"Commitment problems!? I—"

"You can't commit to do anything outside of work."

"Well, I didn't realize you were under the thought that I was so socially inept," Yukiko said darkly.

"I don't think that, Yuki, I just think you need to learn to grow up!" Toshiro responded, "I'm surprised you didn't pack your bags when you found out you could be pregnant!"

"…I did…" Yukiko nodded and replied in a quiet choke, "I… I just don't know what the hell to do a lot of times, okay!? I don't know how to manage relationships, I'll admit! And my track record isn't exactly spectacular, either…"

"Well, I…." Toshiro closed his eyes and sighed, "If you want to go back to friends, fine. I'll love you no matter what you decide, Yukiko, you know that. If you need help, I'll help. Just tell me what to do!"

Yukiko gave a weak smile, "I don't think you need any improvement… It's me, I'll admit it… It's me… I just… I kinda suck at this stuff…. I never paid attention to boys when I was little—"

"Like hell," snorted Toshiro. "If you only had any idea how many boys I beat up over the years on your account…"

"…Should I be flattered?"

"Highly," Toshiro responded. "I got my ass handed to me on your accord a few times too, after all…"

"Heh heh…. I remember," Yukiko chuckled.

"Hey, quiet," Toshiro whispered. "Do you hear that?"

Yukiko paused, "Yeah…. Yeah I do…"

"Check it out?" Toshiro suggested.

"You bet," Toshiro nodded, and rose from the bed. Yukiko soon followed, grabbing onto her gun. Toshiro grabbed a hold of his two swords, and both exited the room, and found Fuji fighting the hallway with a guard.

"No way I'm wearing that!" Fuji shouted angrily, "You're outta your friggin' mind!"

"But the wedding's tomorrow," said the guard firmly.

"Yeah, well Von Idle can take that damn wedding dress and stick it—"

"What's going on here?" Toshiro demanded. The guard was about to direct a snide remark, but then he noticed that the person who had directed this at him was about two feet taller, and more armed. And next to him stood a vicious-looking woman with a gun, who looked for any excuse to shoot.

"Toshiro and Yuki! Oh thank God!" Fuji sighed in relief, "This creep is telling me I'm getting married tomorrow!"

"What!? Tomorrow?" Yukiko gulped.

"You get away from her before you'll be able to count all of your fingers on one hand!" Toshiro snapped. The guard calmly threw the dress at Fuji, and grumbled as he exited down the hall.

"How much you want to bet he only spared us now because they're going to kill us later?" Yukiko asked darkly.

"This lady's relentless!" Fuji moaned unhappily, putting a hand to her forehead.

"Well, that's okay, you've got an idea, right?" Yukiko said. There was a pause, and Yukiko grew a little nervous at this silence, "Right, Fuji?"

"I don't have a single clue," Fuji admitted after a pause, "I guess I'm rusty from the convent…"

"Well, you called us together, so you must have some idea!"

"Yeah, and the idea was for you guys to come up with the idea," Fuji said meekly.

Toshiro faltered in his speech as he addressed Fuji, "You gathered us all to go to a heavily guarded fortress where you knew there would be tight security?"

"Hey, it sounds really bad when you put it that way!" Fuji shouted in defense.

"Wonder why…" Yukiko mumbled. "Perhaps because it was stupid friggin' idea!?"

"You know, you don't have to shout…" sighed Fuji heavily.

"Let's hope we picked one smart bird…" Toshiro said to Yukiko.

"Hey, you're forgetting we've got someone else in the game," all three looked down the hall, and saw Odori standing her doorway, digging into a bag of potato chips.

"….I thought you hated junk food…" said Toshiro with confusion.

"Yes, but he loves it," answered Odori, pointing down to her stomach. "Fuji, you have a brother who loves you. I suggest you go suck up to him."

"Ohhhhh…. I can't!" Fuji moaned, holding a hand over her head.

"Lupin," Fuji swung her head about, and looked into horror at Von Idle, who was standing at the stairway. "We need to talk…"

Fuji looked back at Odori pleadingly, "Dori, get Leo to help… I don't care what you have to do—Whore out Zenigata, for all I care! Just help me!"

"Lupin," Von Idle repeated. Fuji rolled her eyes and trudged over to Von Idle. "I want to speak with you a little…"

"Yeah, yeah, sure," Fuji grumbled.

"Huh," Toshiro tilted his head to one side.

"What?" Yukiko asked.

"It just hit me… She looks like the blonde woman in Hellsing…"

"….You watch anime?"

"Just a little…" Toshiro looked downward, "It was on cable! Give me a damn break already!"

Meanwhile, Von Idle led Fuji down the stairway, out of the palace, and into the gardens. "You shouldn't be afraid of the snipers… They won't shoot unless you run…" said Von Idle reassuringly.

"That's friggin' comforting…" grumbled Fuji.

"I would think you'd be more happy… You are going to be co-ruler, after all," Von Idle said with a smile.

"Listen, Lady, I hate to break it to you, but I'm not exactly one for commitment. No offense, but I'm happy being the Princess of Thieves!"

"Why be a princess when you could be a queen?"

"Huh?"

"Come with me… I'm going to show you something that may very well sway your emotions," said Von Idle with a small smirk.

"Hey, while we're talking, could I ask you what the hell all of the guards chasing my ass were for?" asked Fuji.

"Just a precaution…"

"I thought they were going to kill me."

"Well, now you know to be wiser when attempting an escape," responded Von Idle quickly. Fuji watched in wonder as Von Idle stopped in front of a mausoleum and pulled back one of the arms on the angel statue which protected it. She led Fuji down another dark stairwell, and turned on a light as they reached the bottom. Fuji gasped in shock at what she saw. Treasures were crammed throughout the entire room—Wine, paintings, jewelry—Anything she could have possibly imagined was stuffed in the large room.

"Your great-grandfather and mine were good partners," Von Idle explained. "They stole all of this… This is our legacy…"

"Wow…" Fuji spun around back to Von Idle. "You mean some of this belongs to me, too? I had this and didn't even know about it!? Holy crap! How could I possible miss that!?"

"Hrm… Well, it can all be yours, Fujiko," said Von Idle with a smirk.

"I… I'm not sure… I mean, Baroness, I'm sure you're nice… Crazy as hell, but nice!" said Fuji reassuringly, "I'm just not really into that sort of stuff. You dig?"

"Sara," said Von Idle. "My name is Sara… I'd like it if you'd call me that."

"Um, well, Sara, I, um…" Fuji looked at 'Sara', and then back at the large piles of treasures.

Later:

"You're going to WHAT!?" Leo shrieked at the very top of his lungs. Fuji, who was sitting up straight in a seat in LeBlanc's room, shuddered at Leo's shrill tone.

"Well, you know, that weather here's great!" chuckled Fuji in quick response.

"You're not going to go through with this, Fujiko! I forbid you!" shouted Leo.

"What?" Fuji hissed, "You listen to me, and you listen good, Inspector LeBlanc—No one leads Lupin the Fourth around on a short leash!"

"You're being stupid, Fuji!" snapped Leo angrily. "And I'm not talking to you as an inspector, but as a brother! You think you're going to use her, but she's going to turn around and use you! I know these people! They're part of the reason I got out of the business!"

"Well, I am one of those people, and it's time you realized it," snapped Fuji.

"You're impossible," Leo slapped his forehead in frustration. "There's no evidence that great-grandpa was ever here… I'm telling you, Von Idle's using you for something, but you aren't listening to me!"

"You need to stop policing me around, Ari," said Fuji darkly.

"I'm a police officer, Fuji—It's my job," replied Leo quickly.

"Listen, I've got some stuff to work out. I'll see you later," said Fuji, rising from her chair.

"I doubt it," Leo said with a shake of the head. "I'm going to find a way to get out of here…. I think I'm going to kill you if I stay any longer…" Leo stormed out of his large bedroom, slamming the door as he left.

"Fine, be that way!" Fuji snapped, "Immature little brat…" She looked towards an open window that drew some of her attention, and became even more attracted by a noise outside.

She rose, and looked out of the window, and nearly gaped at what she saw. Armed soldiers—A fleet of them.

"How in the hell…." she gaped in shock.

"Baroness Sara Von Idle—Open up! We have reason to believe you're holding the Lupin the Fourth gang in asylum! If you don't open these doors, we will!" shouted an officer.