Own all the drama with Peach Girl? Dude, I don't need to own the drama. I am the drama. Tch. Peach Girl. Whatever, dude.
This chapter takes us back to the present, but then has some sort of flashback. I forgot about this part when writing it and didn't want to take it back farther. This story just takes time and mangles it into a crumpled ball. How awesome is that? :D
I love the meaningless explanation I have in the flashback. Why does anything pertaining to the job care? It doesn't. I just felt like writing it. xP This chapter made me laugh. It should have been more drama-ee but... -shudders- Yeah...I'm not that much of the drama...
The Second Time Around
by D. Ant
Chapter Three
Present Day
Lupin got to his feet, taking off his damp jacket and tie, unbuttoning his shirt as he made his way to the closet, grabbing a pair of dry clothes. He changed there, where he could hear something should there be anything to hear.
He now felt a little more comfortable in dry and warm clothes, wandering to the small fridge to grab a can of beer, something he always made sure his hideouts had an ample supply of.
He opened the can and took a long drink as he wandered back to the window, where he sat and continued to watch. He was sure his pursuer was gone, staying somewhere in the area.
"He knows I can't stay here forever," he muttered, his voice lacking any emotion. "But, can he...yeah...yeah he can stay there forever." He sighed, finishing off the can and tossing it aside. He stared back out at the flickering street light.
'No, my troubles didn't begin then. They started way before that. Before my father even came back...'
Lupin and Jigen had broken into a small office building. On the outside it appeared to be a law office, but on the inside it was anything but, the secondary offices of a notorious group of hackers.
The group could steal anything, no matter how tight the security was. And their main target was government files, anything they could sell for millions on the black market.
A high official from the Japanese government contacted Lupin, offering him the job of breaking into the place and stealing a copy of all they had before destroying all of the original files.
He had given Lupin a small chip, something a large chunk of information could fit on and also something that could be easily hidden.
Lupin took the job, taking Jigen with him. Everything had gone smoothly that night. That was until Zenigata showed up.
"You can always count on him to fuck things up," Lupin said with a grin.
"What's the plan?" Jigen asked.
"You're gonna take the chip and get out of here while I get arrested to buy you some time to escape. He came for me, anyway."
Jigen nodded, taking the chip and rushing off.
Lupin stayed, destroying the last of the information. 'He came. He always comes. I can always count on him. Only him.'
The door was kicked open, Zenigata grinning at Lupin as he reached into his jacket for handcuffs. "You're surrounded, Lupin!" he said with a laugh.
Lupin rolled his eyes. "I've heard that one before."
"Check the building," Zenigata ordered the other officers.
"I came alone," Lupin said with a grin and a shrug. "But, if you really want them gone when they could be helping you to catch me..."
Zenigata glared. "Hold it!" he yelled to the officers.
"I'm the big fish, anyway, right?" Lupin laughed.
Zenigata and the officers stood and stared Lupin down. Zenigata nodded, the officers rushing forward.
Lupin jumped in the air and avoided them as they dove for him. He landed, but didn't get far as pair after pair of handcuffs clasped around him.
Zenigata only laughed as the cops grabbed Lupin.
"Overzealous much?" Lupin muttered, rolling his eyes.
They got to the station, Zenigata entering the interrogation room Lupin was put in, locking the door behind him and shutting off the camera.
"You made it too easy," Zenigata said as he sat down. "Why were you there, Lupin?"
Lupin shrugged. There was something about being alone with Zenigata, a sort of calm that came over him. It was something he never really noticed, but something that was always there.
"Well?" Zenigata growled.
Lupin got his hand out of the cuff that held him to the table. He stood and wandered around. "I was just bored, waiting for you to show up."
"What?! What the hell kind of an answer is that?" Zenigata pounded his hands on the table as he stood.
"For once, it was a truthful answer. Well, sort of truthful." Lupin looked back and grinned.
Zenigata growled in anger and walked towards Lupin, grabbing him by his jacket and shoving him against the wall. He only glared, as no words came to him at that moment.
Lupin stared into his eyes and then looked away. "There's...there's something I need to tell you," he said in a low voice.
Zenigata, confused by his behavior, let go of him and took a step back. "Yeah?"
"I...I realized a few weeks ago...I realized how much I'm attracted to you." Lupin stared down as he spoke, not daring to look Zenigata in the eyes.
Zenigata was shocked, finally forcing a laugh. "What kind of trick is this? Something you thought would-" He stopped as Lupin walked up to him, placing his hand on his face and running it slowly down his cheek. "Wha-what are you doing?!" Zenigata could only stand frozen as all of this happened.
"I love you," Lupin whispered, moving in to kiss Zenigata.
Zenigata turned his head, Lupin kissing his cheek. "Lupin...Lupin, stop."
Lupin brought his hands up and held Zenigata's head, finally able to kiss him on the lips.
Zenigata struggled, finally shoving Lupin back against the wall. "Stop!" he yelled, glaring at him in confusion. "I'm not...I'm not that way, all right? Just...just stop, Lupin." He sighed and looked off to the side.
"Please," Lupin begged. "Love me back."
Zenigata looked up at Lupin, their gazes locking. As much as he didn't want admit it, there was something there, something more in the kiss he received. He had felt it, the feeling that now filled him, something he hadn't felt in a long time. Happiness.
Lupin smiling as he saw the love in Zenigata's eyes, the two walking towards each other and embracing...
'...I found true happiness. For once in my life I was happy. So, why did it fuck everything up? How did everything wind up this way? Maybe...maybe I would have been better off miserable.' Lupin looked down and sighed, tears building up in his eyes. Bringing his knees to his chest, he bowed his head into them and cried.