Chapter 6: Question and answer
Zenigata found a park bench, away from prying eyes and ears for them to sit on and have their talk. He sat first and Carmen followed sute. She sat and crossed her legs getting comfy. Zenigata took a deep breath.
"Why?"
"Why what?" Zenigata glared at her and her response earning a smirk from the lady in red. He sighed and tried again.
"Why do you steal?" He clarified, having red that she use to work for ACME. Carmen shrugged and replied.
"Why does anyone do anything? To prove that I can."
"We had a deal." The inspector glared at the thief.
"You're more perceptive then I gave you credit for Inspector." Carmen smirked a little more. She then leaned forward looking at him. "Now before I answer, tell me why you asked."
"Well..." He started. "I read a good deal of your Crime Net case file and say that you use to work for ACME. So I wanted to know what would make someone like you turn to a life of crime?"
"Someone like me?" Zenigata was caught off guard by her sudden change of tone. Carmen did not sound pleased.
"I just mean you're beautiful, and strong, and smart. You could do so much good with your..." He was then cut off by Carmen raising her hand to halt his words.
"I'm gonna stop you right there Inspector." She began. "You ask why I started to steal, but not why I stopped working for ACME."
"Are they linked?" He looked at her, eyes wide.
"Not linked, but they are one in the same."
"And that would be?" He urged. God it was so hard to get her to talk, and they had made an agreement too. The poor man was already exhausted. And maybe that's what she wanted.
"I was bored." Carmen finally replied.
"I thought we settled this issue?" Zenigata shot back as soon as she finished.
"That is the God's honest truth." She smirked holding up her right hand. The grizzled old cop only glared at her. "Why are you looking at me like that?" Carmen seemed offended. "Once C.H.I.F.E. and I caught Maelstrom, there was no one left to really give me a challenge." She elaborated adding in a little shrug.
"This was all because you were bored?" He continued to stare in disbelief. The proud woman nodded and smiled.
"Listen Inspector it seems you still don't quit grasp the kind of person I am. And until you do, you can't hope to catch me, only chase my shadow." She stood with a smirk on her red lips.
"Hey wait." Zenigata got up as well reaching out to her, and she instinctively pulled just out of his reach.
"We had an agreement Inspector." She narrowed her eyes at him, not like she couldn't slip away from him even in custody. It was near impossible to keep Carmen somewhere she didn't want to be for more then a few minuets. The man just stared back at her like a kicked puppy, but it only lasted a minuet.
"This conversation was excruciating." He said flatly and Carmen chuckled a bit.
"I'm glad you enjoyed it." She smirked and Zenigata rolled his eyes at her. Then she started to saunter away into the night.
"I WILL CATCH YOU!" He hollered after her.
"Just like you've caught Lupin?" She replied not even looking back at him, and he growled in reply. "You know you love me." She chuckled witch only made the man blush as he angrily watched her walk away.
"Well that was pretty much useless." He huffed and sat back down. Upon sitting down and letting his hands rest on the bench, he felt a piece of paper, he was sure the bench had been clear of debris when they sat down. So he picked it up and found something written in Carmen's hand writing on it.
It read: Come visit me some time.
Followed by a sequence of numbers.
"I'm too tiered to deal with this right now." He mumbled and folded the paper up putting it in his pocket and leaving the park as well.
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Sorry for not updating in so long I felt like no one cared about my story, as I am getting like no reviews, so I have no idea if the people that do read this like the way its going or not. I can't improve or change if you don't let me know how to make it better or what you may like to see. So yah, I had no motivation to write for a wile, and then I got super busy with work. I have no idea when the next chapter will be, as this one I have absolutely no idea where to go at the moment.
I only decided to update as I saw some new people had put it on their watch list.
I know this is a little on the short side but it was a short conversation. You really think Carmen's gonna spill her life story just because Zenigata asked? Carmen likes him, but not that much. That kind of trust has to be earned. Hopefully the next chapter will be longer. Maybe I'll try and explore how the characters are feeling about what's going on and each other, and maybe Lupin will show up. Even thow this story isn't about him, it's about Carmen and Zenigata my 2 fav characters, if it wasn't obvious. We'll see.
