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Who: Fujiko, Gokudera, possibly others who run into Fujiko (sub, Vongola, Roxas, or people with a reason to be there only please)
Where: Sub to Vongola.
What: Fujiko's smoking a cigarette and helping Gokudera who got his hand trapped.
When: After her date with Havoc, before picking up Lupin (Valentine's Night)
Why: She's emotional
Rating: PG-13 for language and Gokudera/Fujiko's respective tempers



Fujiko needed a cigarette break and now. The post was mortifying although she felt she was doing a decent job covering up the embarrassment. On the other hand, Havoc had managed to disarm all of the traps to her room, sneak in that morning and wake her up with a smile on his face. He'd gotten a boxing glove trap to the face for it, but when she realized it was Havoc and not Lupin they talked. She mentioned Lupin showing up at dinner and he hadn't been thrilled, but he wasn't saying much of what he thought of it.

She need a reality check. Her adopted little brother, however much he hated it. And that meant seeking out Gokudera. Where the hell was he anyway?

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She peeked out from her arms and poked Gokudera's arm softly, "Thanks." It sounded right. Mostly she just wanted to run away from Lupin and leave someone else to handle him. She couldn't just forget him and she got weak whenever he was around but if she avoided him then there'd be nothing to get weak to. Havoc already said he'd come after her and had done so and Lupin...

Was there really much point to hoping things would ever improve between them? It was part of the curse. Their timing was abysmal. If she was up, he was down. And it was Lupin, he was never going to change. "Once a wolf, always a wolf," she muttered. It wasn't always bad, but it wasn't smething to brag about either.

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He offers her a small galnce and nods before speaking again. "You're not the only person looking for him, though, right?" He asks, wanting her to think that she doesn't have to be the one responsible for Lupin. If he's a real man, he can figure things out on his own. Then again, if there's anything Gokudera has learned by working next to his boss, it's that they have alliances everywhere and are never truly alone.

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"Yeah. Zenigata probably still wants to arrest him... I'm thinking I'll run off and talk to him. And Goemon I'm picking up tomorrow when his contract ends," Fujiko nodded with a distant look. "I wonder if Jigen..." she didn't really want Jigen around. Oh well.

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He doesn't really know much about Jigen besides the fact that to her, they're pretty similar. "So Goemon is joining your crew? I thought he was one of Lupin's friends?" Gokudera raises an eyebrow at her while he flicks the ash off the end of his cigarette.

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"What? Hah. Goemon hates working with me. Even if Lupin asks him to. No. I'm just picking him up because I'm getting Lupin. He can deal with Lupin and then they'll probably go off somewhere like always. And I think... I'll just go find Havoc," she swallowed. "If nothing else, I wanna talk to Pops so..."

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"Hm." He's getting the feeling that he's going to be stuck driving the submarine around in her absence. It's not like that's such a bad job. In fact, it shows off the level of responsibility he's able to handle to the Tenth. In a way, since they're both driving side by side, he feels even closer than when he spent most of his time on the ship! Just this thought alone seems to perk Gokudera up a great deal, "Just do what you want. To hell with those other guys."

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A giant grin split on Fujiko's face, "Thanks!" she purred. Even if that was what she usually did, she was second-guessing herself. Having someone tell her to follow her instincts was really quite nice. Definitely made all these cigarette breaks they shared worthwhile.

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Now if only he could help the Tenth out like this every once and a while. He makes a mental note to visit his boss and offer assistance when he returns the ship. "...Yeah."