Fortune Cookies Don't Lie
Chapter Two: Cupid is a mean little Devil
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It was four o'clock in the afternoon at Paris international Airport Bentley, Murray and the Guru had been waiting there for thirty minutes yet it felt like it had been years.
"Every time you go to pick up someone you always find that their plane is going to be delayed." Bentley muttered as he scratched at the fake mustache on his upper lip. The three had traveled to the airport in disguise. Bentley had the look of a wheel chaired veteran complete with an old army jacket; Murray was rocking out in his punk outfit and green hair and the Guru was relaxing in Murray's backpack dressed in a five year old get up. People who saw the three of them quickly looked some place else and continued with their lives.
A few more minutes slowly ticked by when the Guru too up in the backpack and spoke.
"Herae Bjingin de." Guru proclaimed pointing to the arrival gate of the airport.
"Are you sure master?" Murray asked although quickly regretted the question when the Guru bonked him on the head with his mystic walking stick.
"He's sure let's go." Bentley said as he wheeled in the direction of Jing King.
Upon arriving Bentley pulled out a sign from the back of his wheel chair, it simply read Jing in dazzling red letters to attract the most unaware eye.
All of a sudden a huge Beijing tiger and gorilla in business suites but with long braids down their back approached and immediately began a pat down search of the three friends.
"Hey what are you doing?" Bentley nearly shouted as the gorilla lifted him from his wheelchair. The gorilla dropped Bentley down as if he were a sack of potatoes and nodded to his partner before guru and Murray could react.
"All is clear, send her out." The Beijing tiger left and a few moments later returned carrying two luggage bags and followed by a small spider monkey and Jing King.
The Guru jumped from Murray's back and waddled over to Jing who immediately bent down to pick up the wise mystic.
"hein jain heba!" The Guru said and Jing hugged him.
"I am happy to see you to, especially under better circumstances." Jing said to the Guru and to Murray and Bentley as well. The spider monkey that was carrying her luggage dropped the bags in front of Murray and moved to stand with his compatriots. Jing turned to her three body guards her father demanded to go with her.
"Thank you very much for accompanying me, and please tell my father I shall write soon." She bowed slightly and they bowed deeply before they turned and left. Jing turned around and bowed while still holding the Guru.
"Thank you for accepting to watch over me while I am here." The young panda bear stood up and smiled, she put the Guru down and went to pick up her bags however Murray beat her to it.
"Hey as far as I'm concerned you don't have to be thanking us for nothin.'" Murray said and Bentley nodded in agreement.
"Murray is right Jing; we owe your father a lot for helping us out." Jing blushed slightly and bent down picking up the Guru who was more then happy to be back where he was and the four left the Airport and when back To the Cooper Gang hideout.
Penelope was busy in the kitchen ordering a pizza for the gang's dinner and putting together her new RC chopper with improved guidance system and a new turret gun. From the living room Penelope could hear Sly jumping around and yelling at the TV while he played Resident Evil 4 on the Gang's Play station 2.
"Oh come on die already you ogre…damn it!" Sly yelled frustrated, that was his third time dying on that level.
"You know you could just get the cheat codes for that game." Penelope said from the kitchen with one hand she was flipping the pages of the phone book for a good pizza place and with the other putting the turret on the RC chopper.
"What would be the point of that?" Sly asked already bouncing again while trying to dodges the ogre's clutches….he failed.
"For one you would be yelling as much." Penelope murmured while dialing up as number to a local Pizza place.
A loud knock resounded at the door and Penelope looked to the living room and yelled out, "Sly can you get that please?" The pizza place answered and she began to place a very large order. Sly put the game on pause dejectedly, he was beginning to feel that level was unbeatable.
'Well at least I got further on that part then with the chainsaw lady.' Sly thought as he reached the front door.
Sly opened it and there stood a young woman with her back to him, but the Guru was facing Sly only his head was resting on the woman's shoulder, he was sound asleep snoring slightly. The young woman turned to Sly and Sly found himself staring at the most beautiful sapphire blue eyes he had ever seen.
The young woman smiled softly and whispered as to not wake the sleeping Guru, "You must be Sly Cooper." Jing bowed her head as low as she could with out waking the Guru.
"I never thanked you properly for helping to rescue me." Jing said softly. Sly had heard her words but just nodded in response. Her Eyes never left Sly's as he looked at her.
He could not believe that this was Jing King; of course now he under stood Why General Taso had wanted Jing for his bride she was beautiful.
Jing was about a head smaller than Sly himself; she had long dark black hair that was almost blue in a braid that went past her back to her knees. Her long bangs framed her face of white and black, and she was wearing a blue silk Chinese dress with delicate white silk butterfly embroidered along the right shoulder, the dress only flattered her curves and Sly found himself at a loss for words, however Murray and Bentley came up the walk way.
"Gee Sly let us freeze out here why don't you?" Bentley snapped playfully as he approached. Sly shook his head out of the daze he had been and smiled.
"Sorry come on in." Sly said moving aside and letting Jing and Bentley pass, Sly took one of the bags from Murray to help out.
"Welcome home Jing." Murray Said dropping the luggage by the stair case. Jing gently put the Guru in the recliner and placed a near by blanket on him. The guru murmured contently.
Penelope came out from the kitchen once she saw Jing she smiled brightly.
"Jing it's great to see you again." She gave a hugged to Jing and Jing hugged her back.
"I can tell you it's going to be fun having another woman around here; you won't believe what I put up with." Penelope gave a look to the guys who just shrugged.
"I think they look relatively harmless." Jing joked and turned to the rest of them.
"I honestly can't thank you enough for allowing me to stay with you." She gave a slight yawn that she tried to hide with her hand.
"Hey you had a long flight and you need some rest." Murray said. Jing smiled gratefully to the hippo.
"Yeah don't worry I'll save you some pizza if I can." Penelope said as she began to show Jing to her room. Murray was about to pick up the bags but Sly beat him to it.
"I'll show you to your room Miss King." Sly said picking up both bags with ease. He had managed to regain some of his trademark charm however it was lost once again as his eyes locked with hers. She laughed slightly and Sly knew he wanted to her laugh more often.
"You can call me Jing Mr. Cooper." She said politely.
"Only if you call me Sly, Miss Jing." Sly could have sworn his voice came out weaker then it should have.
Jing nodded and began to walk up the stairs. Sly turned to the Gang who were all giving kissy faces at him…except for the Guru who was still off in dreamland. He stuck his tongue at them and followed after Jing.