A/N: Finally, heres the next chapter. Disclaimer! I don't own Lupin III and the Castle of Cagliostro nor any of it's characters. Though I wished I owned the hot steaminess that was Jigen and Goemon :P

Goemon quickly glanced at Jigen, he skin was flushed from embarrassment and his lips were pouty and bruised looking from the kiss. Goemon couldn't help but smile at the sight even despite the light blush decorating his face. He quickly slid his hand into Jigen's and gave it a little squeeze hoping to convey reassurance. He got a smile from Jigen before he turned to address Lupin.

Before either Goemon or Jigen could even open their mouths however, Lupin cut them off. "Don't get me wrong, guys. Congratulations. I knew you would get together sooner or later." He threw a huge smile their way before getting off the bed and heading for the bathroom. "But if we are going to make it to Cagliostro by the end of the day, we'll have to leave soon. And I don't think that letting you guys partake in some morning delight would help us leaving soon."

All Jigen could do was sputter while Goemon gave a sage like nod. "Of course, my friend." Goemon replied. "We shall endeavor to keep our schedule in mind for next time."

Lupin guffawed at that, while Jigen sort of hung his head in embarrassment. He squeezed Goemon's hand back and shoved him playfully in the shoulder. "Ass." He didn't even look up while he said this to Goemon.

What caused him to look up was a quiet little chuckle that got his attention. He was very quickly falling in love with Goemon's laugh and smile. It was something the samurai should do more often. He looked up into Goemon's eyes, watching the mirth that shined in them. He couldn't help but smile in return.

Upon hearing the bathroom door shut, they both glanced in it's direction. Lupin was gone, presumably to get ready for the car ride to the castle. Goemon turned back to Jigen, catching his eye before he leaned in for another kiss. Jigen gladly met him half way, sliding his arm around the samurai's waist to pull him even closer to him. The kiss stayed relatively chaste... that is until Goemon ran his fingers though Jigen's hair again, which caused him to let out a little moan. That caused the kiss to become more heated, filled with more tongue and more noises than it's innocent predecessor.

When they finally broke about they both had to pant for breath, letting their foreheads rest against each other. They stayed in their embrace until they heard the bathroom door open again. Breaking apart slightly, but still staying close enough to stay in contact with the other, they looked up to see Lupin looking at them while rolling his eyes.

"Come on guys. Get ready. I don't have all day for you two to bask in the 'glow of your love'" Lupin teased, throwing each of them their hats.

He watched as both of his friend finally released each other. The samurai went in the bathroom to get ready first. So that left Jigen in the room with Lupin alone.

"So," Lupin began, smiling charmingly at his friend. "You and Goemon, eh?"

Jigen couldn't help but smile at the mention of Goemon. "Yeah."

"Good, I'm happy for you. How did that start though?"

"Just asked him to sleep with me..." Jigen said thoughtfully, leaving his sentence hanging while he pondered his next words.

"What!? You slept together last night? While I was in the room. Come on!" Lupin said, nearly shouting.

"No!" Jigen was quick to reassure. "I meant sleep, not 'sleep'. We didn't do anything." He threw a pillow at Lupin. "Don't be an idiot."

Lupin laughed. "Sorry, sorry. Couldn't help myself. Well I'm glad it all worked out, if I had to watch you make eyes at him for another day without you actually making a move I would have locked you both up in the closet together for the rest of the day."

"Not sure if anyone would ever be able to use that closet ever again." Goemon said as he walked out of the bathroom looking refreshed and ready to go.

Lupin nearly chocked when he heard the double meaning in that sentence, while Jigen beamed at Goemon, clearly liking the idea.

"Go!" Lupin yelled, while pushing Jigen towards the bathroom. "Get ready now and stop looking like you want to devour Goemon on the spot."

Jigen and Goemon just laughed at Lupin. When Jigen walked past Goemon, the samurai captured the sharp shooter in a quick kiss, pulling away before it became heated. Jigen looked back over his shoulder after getting in the bathroom, giving Goemon a quick wink and a smile before he shut the door.

"Come on, man! Do you have to keep doing that in front of me?" Lupin whined.

"We could do it behind you if you would prefer." was Goemon's quick reply.

Lupin just huffed and turned away from his samurai friend. "Whatever, I'm still happy for you both. We'll all go on a double date when we get to Clarisse." Lupin added with confidence.

"Of course. It would be a pleasure."

After that they waited mostly in silence. Both of them packing up their few supplies they had unpacked the night before. After Jigen came out of the bathroom and packed his stuff as well, they made their way to the car.

"Ah, on the road again. We'll be in Cagliostro soon. I can't wait to see my Clarisse again." Lupin told them, a huge smile plastered on his face.

"Yeah," both of his friends agreed. "I can't wait to see her. She was a lovely girl." Jigen said. "I agreed." Goemon added.

With Lupin driving they were making great time. They would be within sight of the castle in about an hour. Lupin was getting more and more excited. His nervous energy rolling off him in waves.

Trying to distract Lupin momentarily Goemon asked, "Lupin, if I may ask, how long were you watching us this morning?"

Jigen quickly averted his eyes when he saw Lupin look between him and Goemon. With a smile Lupin replied, "I was up before either of you old men. I saw it all. We should buy a camera someday soon. I want to catalog every cuddle fest you two have."

"Perhaps after we see Clarisse." Goemon said, much to the shock of both Jigen and Lupin.

The samurai just chuckled softly to himself upon seeing their surprised expressions. Lupin turned his attention back to the road after a loud snort, not seeing Jigen give a quick kiss to Goemon's neck as he grabbed for his hands.

The rest of the drive was ridden in relative silence. No one in the car seemed to want to talk. The two love birds in the back seat were quite content with stealing quick kisses or touches when Lupin wasn't looking and Lupin was happy to just be in his mind, envisioning how he would be greeted by Clarisse.

Sooner than they thought possible they could make out Cagliostro in the distance. Lupin let out a little whoop of joy and seemed to drive even faster. The sooner he made it to the castle the better. They parked the car in a visitor's lot and made their way towards the castle.

"I wonder how she'll act when she sees us." Lupin asked, looking over his shoulder at his two friends, who were currently holding hands.

Lupin raised his hand to knock on the door when he was halted by a sudden voice. "Probably with the same surprise as me."

All three turned around sharply looking for the source of the voice.

Jigen and Lupin greeted the person at the same time, one with pure shock and a bit of happiness, the other with far less enthusiasm. "Old Man!" Lupin yelled. With a bit of doubt Jigen said, "Zenigata."

ooOOoo

After dancing around for what seemed like hours in the ballroom, the cousins finally bid each other a farewell, so they could recover and rest for a bit. They didn't rest for long however before they both set out with a few castle guards and a maid or two for their little picnic.

"Your grounds are very lovely, dear cousin." Fredrick told Clarisse while glancing around the yard before them.

"You should see the garden, it is very beautiful this time of year." Clarisse replied.

"Then we should head for it at once." Fredrick exclaimed with much more hand motions than were absolutely necessary.

Clarisse just giggled lightly at her cousin's dramatic behavior and lead the way to the garden. She had installed two gardens since she took over control of the castle, hoping they were rid the castle of it's dark and ominous feeling. It did do the trick, it seemed to lighten the castle with it's bright greens and it's fragrant smells.

Clarisse loved the gardens. They were her second favorite place to go in the world. The first being the ancient Roman city that she and Lupin had found shortly before his disappearance.

When they arrived at the gardens Fredrick made all the appropriate sounds of awe. "This is truly, one of the most beautiful gardens I have ever seen. How long did it take you to finish this?" Fredrick asked, clearly awe-struck.

"About a year for it's full construction." Clarisse looked around her masterpiece of greenery. She had a fountain in the middle of the garden. Flowers of every kind were scattered around the place. There were vine flowers, potted flowers, and flowers in hanging buckets. Every color imaginable was represented. Flowers of the commonest kind were there, but so were many of the most rare. It was a sight to behold for anyone. "Though it took longer than that to acquire all the flowers."

"I can only imagine. I have never seen this many flowers in one place before. How did you manage?"

"Well, when one is almost forced to marry an evil count many send flowers in the hope that it will make one feel better. Many of these flower were gifts. Mikael takes care of them all. He is a wonderful man, very gifted when it comes to flowers." Clarisse couldn't help but brag a bit about her best friend and gardener.

"I would have to agree after seeing this." Fredrick said while looking around the garden once more. "It's like a paradise. Why don't we have our picnic here? It is a lovely spot."

Clarisse wholeheartedly agreed. The maids helped them set up the picnic while the guards melded in with the shadows giving the couple the illusion of privacy.

The cousins and a wonderful lunch full of stories about their lives and their hopes for the future. They stayed outside in the garden way after the food was finished. Talking until the sky turned shades of orange and purple as the sun was setting for the evening.

They were interrupted by the arrival of one of the doorman. "I'm sorry my lady but you have a group of guests waiting for you in the foyer."

"Thank you, Charles. I will be there shortly." She turned to Fredrick, smiling. "I'm sorry, Fredrick, but I must go and attend to this. Would you like to join me or prepare yourself for dinner?"

"Of course my cousin, do as you must. I think I will leave you for the time being and go get ready for dinner."

"Very well, I will see you shortly then."

Fredrick stole a quick hug from his cousin as they both stood up. "See you soon." Fredrick said, a charming smile on his face.

Clarisse smiled in return and walked away from him, leaving him alone in the garden, the guards following Clarisse out.

"Hm," Fredrick spoke to himself. "I wonder who that could be. She didn't say anything about expecting company for dinner. I can't believe they would let just anyone into the castle. Maybe I should go investigate before I get ready."

Fredrick quietly followed after Clarisse, making sure to stay in the shadows and not the the guards see him. They walked down long hallways in their journey to the foyer. Clarisse had to stop at her room however and quickly change to make herself more presentable for her guest. Quicker than Fredrick would have thought possible, Clarisse emerged looking refreshed and as lovely as ever.

Upon reaching the foyer, Fredrick noticed four men congregating there. Three of them wore hats, though one seemed like an over sized bowl rather than a hat. They were all fairly tall. One man was wearing a tan trench coat that went to the middle of his calves. His hands were stuffed in his pocked and he seemed acutely uncomfortable being in the presence of the other three, seeing as he separated himself from the group by a couple feet. Two men were standing fairly closer together and they seemed to leave the most space between them and the first. One of these men was wearing a black suit, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, the other was carrying what appeared to be a sword and wearing what looked like a traditional Japanese outfit. The last man was in the shadows. Fredrick strained his eyes to try to make him out. He was wearing black pants that seems a bit to short for him and, in his opinion, a very hideous green jacket over a black button up shirt. He was the only one not wearing a hat, and he seemed to exude authority. It was obvious that he was the leader of this so called group.

The first person Clarisse noticed was the man in the trench coat. She ran over to him, giving him a quick hug and kiss the the cheek. "Hello Detective Zenigata. You are earlier than I expected."

"Yeah," this man, Zenigata, Fredrick thought with disgust, said. "I didn't think it would take me such a short time to drive over here."

"Well I'm glad to see you so soon." Clarisse said with a heart warming smile.

It seemed that Clarisse just noticed the men hanging off to the side, behind Zenigata. She squinted at them as if she didn't believe they were there. She rushed over to them. Getting both of them in one hug, kissing both of their cheeks as she went. "Jigen! Goemon! What a pleasant surprise! Did you come with Zenigata? Did he finally arrest you?" Clarisse asked teasingly.

As Fredrick watched he saw Jigen and Goemon look at each other hesitantly. "Um, no." Jigen finally responded with a dry chuckle. "Actually we came here with someone else."

Clarisse stepped back away from them, indecision clearly written on her face as she scanned the rest of the room. She found the man hiding partway in shadows quickly. She took a small step towards him. In a whisper that could barely be heard, Clarisse greeted the last man. "Mr. Thief, Lupin, is that you?"

The man stepped the rest of the way out of the shadows, a genuine smile covering his face. Giving Clarisse a sweeping bow Lupin replied, "Well, hello my lady. It's been too long. I've missed you."

Fredrick could see silent tears stream down his cousins face as she lunged towards the man, throwing her arms around him. "Oh, Lupin! I've missed you too!"

A/N: Finally, I didn't think Lupin would ever get to Cagliostro! I finally got my Jigen/Zenigata one shot up if you want to read it, it's called Jigen's Dilemma. Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!