WARNING: If you ever have a phobia of extreme laughter, I recommend you do not read this.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own The 39 Clues, Gucci, or Facebook.

A/N: This is my best chapter so far. So, sit back, relax, and prepare to laugh your heart out. =))

On with the story….

A coin.

A stupid gold coin with a symbol on it – that's how the Ian, I mean the Kabras, were buying their trust. Alistair had read the Japanese print on the back and claimed it might have belonged to Hideyoshi – might. Dan couldn't stand it. Collaborating with the Kabras was like kissing your sister. Well, maybe not that bad.

But that's the least of Dan's problems right now. He looked over at his side and gazed at the most beautiful girl in the world. He sat like that for what seemed like 10 minutes, observing the girl's flawless facial features.

Then suddenly, he realized something. 'Wait, did I just call Natalie Kabra, the Natalie Kabra, beautiful?! Seriously, I need to get my eyes checked. I mean, she's our enemy, one of our archenemies to be exact. Why the hell would I fall in lo – NO!!! I'm not falling in love with Natalie Kabra! NEVER!!! I'm just too overwhelmed by Nellie's comeback. Yeah, that's probably it…. Yeah….'

He put his attention back to the coin. He found it really, really, really familiar....

And then it struck him. "Hey, Amy!" he called out. Amy leaned forward in response. "Yes, dweeb? What's the matter?" she said.

Dan shot a quick glance at Ian. He was staring ahead blankly, apparently thinking. "Better come closer. I have something private to say to you," he then said to Amy.

Amy leaned in a little more. Dan whispered in her ear, "Do you find this coin familiar, too?" When she shook her head, he pulled out another gold coin from his jacket pocket. "Well, duh, of course you wouldn't know. It looks exactly like this token for the arcade games at Laser Sport Time! Well, maybe except the little square in the middle and the Japanese print on the back." Dan continued, still whispering.

"You're right! Are you saying it's a fake and that Ian is lying to us, again?" Amy said exasperatedly.

"Nah. Ian's coin is solid gold, unlike my token. I guess it's just a coincidence. But, in the future, we get to double-cross them with this, kay?" Dan said proudly, giving his arcade token to Amy, for further examination. "I bet they've never even set foot in that arcade. What losers! They don't know what they're missing."

After a few minutes of inspection, Amy said, "Sure, Dan. But we'll only use it for emergency purposes. Understood?"

"Okay," Dan said uncertainly. "But we're not gonna hurt or kill them…right?"

"Of course not. We're not like the other Cahills, remember? Why, Dan? Are you concerned of your precious Natalie's safety? Wow, that's new. Got any more surprises up your sleeve. Like you're gonna get married, or something?" Amy said, a mischievous smile playing on her face.

Dan looked away, but even he could tell that he could not hide his bright red face away from Amy. "I-I-I – " he stammered, hating himself immediately for being like his dorky sister. He quickly regained his confidence and said, "I'm not. I just sense that Natalie….and Ian are telling the truth."

Amy rolled her eyes. "Yeah, right. You just feel that way because Natalie touched your hand and maybe loaded you with love potion or something…."

"Shhh!" Dan said, as Natalie glanced toward them. She said, "What are you talking about? Why are you whispering?" She blinked her gorgeous amber eyes. Dan couldn't help but sigh. Natalie seemed to have noticed this and a pinkish color formed at her cheeks. But she regained her composure and sat up straight, awaiting their answer.

"None of your business, Natalie." Dan said strongly. But he was not looking at her directly at the eye.

Amy elbowed him in the ribs, ignoring Dan's immense glare. 'Sorry to embarrass you in front of your girlfriend. Hehe.'

Amy spoke almost immediately. "Dan, I'm sure we could trust her now. I mean, we do have an alliance and all…. Anyway, we were just talking about….our parents. They would've been proud of us right now. It is quite amazing that we're following their footsteps in the hunt for the Clues," Amy said. She wiped an imaginary tear from her eye and gave Natalie a wet smile.

"I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to. Please forgive me," Natalie answered sincerely.

"Wait, did you just say sorry? Are you serious? I mean, really, drop-dead, hair-over-your-head serious?! I can't believe it!" Dan said.

Natalie rolled her eyes. "Hey, I'm not that evil as you think. What do we have to do for you to believe that? I know you're the slowest people on the planet, but come on! Ian gave you the coin and all, and you still don't trust us? Ugh! What is wrong with you two?!"

"I'm sorry, Natalie. But you can't blame us, after you tried to kill us. I guess we can trust you now…." Dan's voice drifted off.

The late afternoon sky was a bruised purple as they reached the alleyway across from the subway stop. The silk jacket was still in the corner like a discarded old bag. Amy started to climb out, when she suddenly felt a throbbing sensation at her ankle. She nearly collapsed to the floor, if not for Ian catching her again.

"Are you okay, love? What's wrong?" Ian said, concerned.

"It's my ankle. It's hurting again." She said. "And for the last time, don't call me love!"

"I'm sorry, love." Ian answered, smiling that charming smile of his; the one that sends Amy chills every time. "I can carry you if you want. I consider you're not that heavy, aren't you?"

Amy blushed in spite of herself. She didn't know if it was because of Ian's heart-melting smile, his consistence in calling her love, his sarcasm, or the fact that he offered to carry her. Once she got back to the real world, she looked at Ian's face and realized that he was waiting for an answer. But she didn't know what to say. "Um. I-I –" she started.

But before she could answer, Ian swept her off her feet and carried her bridal-style until they reached the little corner. There, he put her down gently so that he can help in opening the geometrical containers.

Dan rolled her eyes. 'Now, who's the lovestruck one? Amy's face is as red as a tomato!'

Alistair knelt to pick up the cube container. He must have noticed Dan's spaced-out look, and so he said, "Move quickly."

With a reluctant sigh, Dan struggled to remove the rusted top from the cylindrical container. Beside him, Alistair flung aside the cube with disgust. "Nothing in here but lizards."

With a grunt, Dan finally managed to yank the top off the cylinder, releasing a stream of nuts, bolts, screws, and rivets.

"Fascinating…." Ian spilled tools from the rectangular books. "I adore hammers."

Amy laughed just to be polite. But Dan had other ideas. "Was that a joke? If it is, nod your head twice so I'll know when to laugh."

Ian looked embarrassed for a moment. Then he looked at Amy and flashed his smile. "Thank you." he said. "For what?" Amy answered. "Nothing."

Alistair exhaled with frustration. "That room we found may have been a subway storage facility sealed off during construction years ago and forgotten."

"Hey, look!" Amy moved into the streetlamp light, pulling a scroll out of the tube.

Alistair began translating: "In the place of the final conquest, between three horns lies the people's wealth. And by the elements united is entrance granted, the highest to be revealed."

"'Final conquest'…." Alistair murmured. "That's it! That's the key. I know where the clue is!"

"And where might that be?" asked Ian.

"We are going home," Alistair said, his eyes ablaze. "To Korea."

"Sure, sure, I'll get to that," said Dan, obviously not listening. "But first, I want to check that shop selling fake samurai swords. It's 50% off! What a bargain! Wait for me, okay?"

Dan literally ran to the store. But he didn't get far. Amy raised his good foot and placed it directly at Dan's path. And so, you guessed it, Dan tripped over her foot.

Naturally, he screamed while he was falling. This caused Natalie Kabra, who was really, really nearby, to look at his direction. She closed her eyes, so the last thing she saw was Dan Cahill falling over her. Her back hit the rough ground. She was about to complain that her million-dollar Gucci blouse would get ruined, but then, she realized that Dan was directly on top of her.

Dan didn't move from their awkward position. And what was worse was that she made no effort to get up too. She wanted to stay like that forever.

And things got from bad to worse. Dan closed his eyes and lowered his head until their faces were centimeters apart. Natalie closed her eyes too, waiting for her surprise. But it didn't come. She opened her eyes and saw that Dan still didn't get up, but his head was now held up high.

A tinge of disappointment came to her body. She wanted more. How could he do that, and not continue it. It wasn't fair. She was so into it. Why did he stop?

Then, Natalie realized that Dan was beginning to stand up. The magical moment would soon be over. No, she couldn't let that happen.

And you could never guess what happened. She flung her arms around Dan's neck and pulled him back to her until their faces were centimeters apart again. She gently removed her arms.

Dan knew what to do. He closed his eyes again and lowered his head until finally, their lips met. It was pure bliss. It was like time had stopped around them, and the only thing he could feel is Natalie's soft lips on his.

Natalie was shocked, in spite of herself. When she released her arms, she expected that Dan would think she was crazy and run away. But the unthinkable happened. She never even imagined that she would experience this kind of feeling while kissing Dan, her former enemy.

Come to think of it, this was her first kiss. And she was pretty sure that this was Dan's first kiss, too.

Meanwhile, in the background, Nellie, Alistair, Ian, and Amy had their mouths wide open. They couldn't believe what was happening. One minute, Dan was rushing off to a sword store. The next, he and Natalie were kissing. What was going on?!

At first Ian kept covering Amy's eyes with his hands, like how a mother would do to her child. But Amy kept pushing his hand away. She had to see this. This was a year's worth of blackmail!

But Nellie had other ideas. She got out her camera and began taking pictures at breakneck speed. 'This would do very well on Facebook.' she thought.

After what seemed like five hours, although it was only in about five minutes, Dan and Natalie broke away from each other and immediately turned 8 shades of red. They've realized what they've done, after just looking at the faces of their witnesses. Nellie was smiling and proudly holding up her camera. Amy was laughing. Ian was looking really embarrassed. And Alistair, well Alistair's mouth is still open.

In a desperate attempt to change the topic, Dan said, "Ehem. Could we please leave now? We need to go to South Korea fast, so that the other teams would not catch up to us, although I highly doubt that they will."

Nellie answered, "Sure, kiddo. But only if you will let me borrow your laptop."

"Sure Nellie, but don't call me kiddo. And what the hell would you do with my laptop?" Dan said, annoyed.

"Well….these pictures can't wait to go to Facebook!"

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hahaha! I was having a laughing fit while doing this, even if it was 1:00 am. My neighbors must have thought I was crazy. But that's a compliment, right?

As I was saying, I was having a freaking good time while writing this. First, romance and comedy are my forte, so it was sort of easy. Second, I am a huge fan of the pairing, so this was all good fun to me!

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