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Subject: [Fire/Lupin] Interlude part 5 [FanFic]
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Part 5: Shopping Trip
<Marc shouts "Yes" and pulls his arm back "I just figured out how
Fujiko is going to show up.?"
     The VW moved past down the road and came to a stop at a
building an orange roof. "Well this is where we're supposed to
catch up with everyone. "You'll like Goemon, he's good with the
katana." As he spoke Lupin eyed the pair of katanas mounted on
Fire's back. She had been quite through most of the day. Asking
only a few questions about road signs and what not. But in
general she was still good company, certainly nice too look at,
especially with all the holes burned in her outfit. "So what
exactly do you do for a living Fire?" Lupin asked, pulling his
eyes up to her face.
     "I'm an adventurer." She replied.
     "Adventurer?"
     "You know, people who go out on adventures," she began "kill
dragons, fight monsters, stop evil mages. It's not really a job,
adventure is more of a label for people who make a living by
seeking excitement."
     Lupin's grin nearly slit his face in two, "So you like
adventure, eh. I think you came to the right place."
     "Planing a heist are we?" Fire broke in.
     "Huh?" Lupin spoke trying to sound innocent, "what makes you
say that."
     "I lived on the streets of Generica six to eight. I know how
to look for the tell tale signs of thief. You have to learn that
fast, or you'll end up robbing someone who robs you back."
     Lupin laughed, although he was a tad bit uneasy, despite his
greed, he didn't like hurting people who didn't deserve it, and
most thieves didn't bend that way, but something about Fire was
different.
     Jiigen went to check them in at the hotel. "Boss, looks like
someone got here ahead of us."
     When they entered the room, someone was sitting on the bed
lotus position. Fire recognized his clothing as Etarusian
instantly. "You are late Lupin, I hope you didn't take off just
to catch women." He spoke with a air of calm confidence that
caught Fire off guard. He had the air of a fighter, a fighter
good enough that he didn't have to prove it to anyone. Fire was
good, but she still had a lot to prove. She decided she'd better
give in to her natural instincts and bow to the man. Goemon
cracked a small smile "At least she has good manners, now tell me
what this is about."
     Once inside the door Lupin relayed the whole story to Goemon
in detail. As they spoke quickly and in Japanese, Fire broke in
to clarify a few points. Then she went on to tell how absconded
with the eye.
     "May I take a look at your blades?" Goemon asked Fire.
     "Certainly." 
     "Well they aren't ancient, and it doesn't fit the style of
any of the smiths who could make a true katana. If she isn't from
another world, then some went to quite a bit of trouble to make
her appear so."
     Both Jiigen and Lupin were busy leering at Fire, though with
Jiigen, you really couldn't tell. Apparently Goemon could. "Would
you two stop staring at the young lady, and get her some clothes.
That burnt ninja outfit, is quite conspicuous." 
     Jiigen countered "You are one to be talking. In the US, your
getup sticks out like a sore thumb."
     "He's got a point though Jiig," Lupin spoke up "She could
use some new clothes." He turned to wink at Jiigen "There's a
Wall-Mart a few blocks down."
     "Oh yeah," Jiigen replied, and God only knows if he winked
back or not.
     Fire made a not to be on her guard, from the sounds of
things they would do anything mean to her, but they might try and
pull something over on her.
     Lupin pulled a T-shirt and a pair of shorts out of his
luggage. "Go in the bath room and put these on. 
     Fire came back out with the T-shirt on, but wearing her
burnt ninja pants and holding up the shorts. "I can't wear these.
They have a whole in the crotch."
     Lupin cracked up, while Jiigen chuckled to himself. While
Fire look nonplused. "Gomenasi," Lupin blurted out, "See this
little metal tab here?" 
     "Hai."
     "You pull it up, and it closes the hole, like this" Lupin
demonstrated. "It's called a zipper."
     Fire returned to the bathroom returned dressed in a pair of
jean shorts and a t-shirt that had 'I' heart symbol 'NY' on it.
     "How do I look?"
     "Like a tourist" Lupin answered.
     "A what?"
     "I'll explain later. Oh Jiigen, Fire and I better go alone.
You need to get ahold of your friend in Chicago and tell him when
to scedual the diversion."
     "Why can't we do that after we shop boss?"
     "You said you talk to him as soon as you got in, and you
wouldn't want him mad at you, now would you?"     
     Jiigen nodded, "I'll make the call."

     On the way to the Wall-Mart, Lupin began asking Fire about
herself, she told him who she had been pulled out of a fire in
the temple the god of mischief, and how she had stayed in an
orphanage till age six and then lived off her wits in the
streets, and who she had been adopted by a Etarusina merchant and
trained as a ninja. 
     "Ninja are assassins though, you don't strike me a cold
blooded killer."
     "I'll kill if I have to," Fire reply with a bit of a shudder
"but I don't like doing it in cold blood."
     When they reached the K-Mart they were greeted by a tall
stacked blond in a cyclist's jump suit. 
     "Fujiko!" Lupin exclaimed "What are you doing here."
     "Goemon told me the whole story," she smiled "I just wanted
to keep you from taking advantage of the poor girl and dressing
her in g-strings and spandex."
     "Hey," Lupin smirked "I resemble that remark."
     Fujiko turned to Fire "Come on honey, lets get you dress."
<next the ins and outs of shopping if I can think of them. A
phone call, a little more about the heist. Zeningata (sp) shows
up, the Heist and eventually Fire's return home as well as a care
chase with and a cameo by another anime bandit. See you again
soon.>