Disclaimer: Lupin isn't mine, so there.

Author: I'm trying really hard to work writing into my schedule, I swear. It's just not working in well...

Chapter 12: Deep Love, Puppy Love.

-Hotel Restaurant-

"Madam Hattori, you have a telephone call." A butler like person said. She looked up from the menu.

"Oh, kay..." She seemed rather confused by this but got up to answer the call anyways. Once far enough from Zenigata, Lupin took off his mask. "I figured. What is it this time?" Lupin looked at her, a hurt expression on his face.

"I'm not here because of me, I'm on a special mission." She rose one of her eyebrows in slight confusion.

"Care to explain in a tad bit more detail?" She said quietly.

"Jigen has fallen in love with you." Lupin said being bluntly honest. Tsurugi's eyebrow dropped as they furrowed.

"You're kidding, right?" Lupin shook his head. "Oh crap..." Was all Tsurugi could utter before nodding to Lupin and leaving. Once she returned to Zenigata their food was there. Zenigata smiled as she sat down, and she returned the smile.

"I waited for you. If it's too cold, I'll have them take it back." He said, like any caring significant other would.

"Aww thanks. I'm sure it'll be just fine though." She said, cutting her noodles up. After taking a few bites she realized just how gross cold noodles in cold cheese sauce could be. Though she didn't want to make a big deal of it, since she really didn't want them to just re-heat it. That was even worse.

-Back at Lupin's room-

"Where'd that little bastard go again?" Jigen questioned Fujiko.

"Why should I tell you? You wouldn't talk to me about him earlier, so why should I talk to you about him now?" She was being very defensive about the whole situation.

"Fine. I'll just go find him."

"Find who Jigen?" Lupin's voice could be heard down the hallway.

"WHERE THE FRIGGIN' HELL DID YOU GO?!" Jigen bellowed at Lupin.

"I was busy taking care of a little personal business. No worries." He said waving his hand entering the room, his trademark on crack smile plastered to his face.

"I always worry when you say personal and business in the same sentence." Goemon spoke from his mat. Lupin shook his head in disgrace.

"You mean after all these years you don't trust me yet?"

"Of course we don't! How many times have we nearly had our asses shot because of you?" Jigen growled crossing his arms, sitting on the sofa. He pulled his fedora over his face even more and tried to sleep. However it was impossible because Lupin had begun to rant now.

"What do you mean? Half the time I save our asses from getting shot! And you know that for a fact so don't you dare try to argue with me!" Just as Jigen opened his mouth to retaliate there was a knock on the door. All yelling stopped and Goemon called out.

"Who is there?"

"It's Tsurugi." Her voice was quite and sound saddened.

Fujiko opened the door and let a tears stained Tsurugi enter the room. Jigen was the most shocked, but his steel poker face made it impossible to tell. Instead of talking to any of them right there, she took Jigen's arm and dragged him into a different room.

"What's wrong?" Jigen asked, his voice gruff but it could have been gruffer. Instead of giving him and answer she just buried her face into the oh-so-perfect groove in-between his shoulder and neck. She began to cry again, and even though Jigen wasn't the comforting type he tried. Which made her feel slightly better, though it didn't help much.

"Uh...Would you like to sit down...?" Jigen's voice was slightly shaky as he tried to coax her to sit down. She lifted her head and nodded softly, and they both sat on the edge of the bed. "What's bothering you?"

Tsurugi shook her head as she spoke. "You wouldn't care..."

Jigen shook his head to that statement. "You'd be surprised." His voice had an understanding tone in it now. She looked up at him, a small smile spreading on her lips.

"Okay Jigen. I don't know how to say this really...But I've fallen for you."

The look on Jigen's face was a mix of sheer horror and utter joy. He stuttered the next sentence he said. "Th-that's not wh-what I was ex-expecting." Her smile faded and she looked at his face more closely.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said anything." He looked at her the expression on her face and frowned.

"No it's fine. I just...It's hard to come up with an answer to that. It's been a long time since someone has loved me." His voice was soft, as if he was talking to himself. She looked at him and softly kissed his cheek while standing up.

"You know where to find me hun." Were her last words as she walked from the room. "See you all later guys!" She said much more cheerily than when she had come in.

"Wonder what the hell that depressing jerk did to her." Lupin mumbled crossing his arm in anger. Jigen on the other hand, was just sitting slightly dumb struck, though happy as all hell, as he'd put it later to everyone.

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FINALLY! Another chapter complete. Only took me FOREVER! Sorry for the wait. I've been...Stressed to say the least. I do hope you like it. I know it moved a bit quickly, but I feel like the story's going no where as of now. Please R&R