The black-haired archeologist and martial artist sighed. "Mr. Frilly, is there really no other way?"
The handsome young man smoothed out his hair. His white teeth flashed as he gave Jackie Chan a cocky grin. "Of course not, Mr. Chan! While I understand how much the museum would like to have the golden amulet, I just can't give it away like this." He chuckled. "After all, it belonged to my dear father."
"Ouch!"
"Oh, excuse me!"
Jackie gritted his teeth as he let the fashion designer measure his body. But did he have to pin him with that needle?
"Please raise your left arm a little higher!"
Jackie sighed and did what Frilly told him.
Jackie's niece Jade sat on a chair in the corner of the room and giggled. "That jacket suits you, Uncle Jackie!"
Jackie groaned. "But... I don't think frills are really my style..."
"But just imagine..." Fred Frilly spread his hands in a dramatic gesture. "What a great advertising material this will be. I can already see the slogan: 'The famous archeologist, Jackie Chan, is wearing Fred Frilly's creations...' Sounds good, huh?"
Jackie sighed again. What he had to endure just because of some golden pendant... and he didn't even know if it's that important.
But if it really is something magical, he had to get it before the Dark Hand would learn from its existence.
Jade swung her legs back and forth. "Jackie, this is so boring... When you told me I could come with you, I was hoping we would explore some old ruins... or perhaps some cavern within the African jungle."
"Jade, an archeologist's life is not an adventurer's life, keep that in mind! And you know I don't want you to go to such dangerous places."
Suddenly, the door bell rang. "Oh, excuse me for a moment," Fred smiled. "I'll be right back... And please don't move!"
Jackie kept standing in the middle of the room, his arms spread, wearing some silver-glittering, silly-looking suit with frills that made him look like an idiot.
----
The door opened. "Yes?"
Three smiling Japanese girls were looking at him. "Excuse me, sir," the eldest said. "Are you Mr. Fred Frilly?"
Fred gave them his cocky smile. "That I am!"
Minako and Makoto almost swooned. Their eyes sparkled.
"He's sooo handsome," Minako gushed.
"He looks exactly like my old sempai," Makoto murmured.
"In your dreams," Minako muttered.
Kasumi didn't notice what the two other girls were doing behind her back and smiled. "We heard that there is a certain golden pendant within your house, and we are interested in acquiring it."
Fred scratched his chin. That could be a problem...
"Well, I really do have something like this..."
"It has a picture of a beautiful girl on it, right?" Kasumi asked.
"Yes, yes, exactly! But forgive me, where are my manners?" He gestured inside. "Please, come in! Then we can talk more."
He led them to the living room, where Jackie was still standing. "May I introduce you to Mr. Jackie Chan? A famous archeologist from San Francisco!"
Jackie smiled at the girls. "Good afternoon, everyone!"
Minako grinned. "He looks cute as well..."
Kasumi bowed. "Nice to meet you, Chan-san!"
"Oh, you're Japanese?"
Kasumi nodded. "Yes, we're from Tokyo! I live in Nerima and my friends are from Juuban! My name is Kasumi Tendo, and these are Makoto Kino and Minako Aino!"
Fred Frilly smiled. "Mr. Chan also asked me for the amulet, so you see I'm in a difficult situation here..."
"Oh dear..." Kasumi said. "What now?"
Jackie sighed. "Mr. Frilly... could we continue with the measurement later?"
"Oh, of course!" He removed the needles from the jacket and Jackie took it off.
Jade was jumping off her chair and extended her hand. "Hi, I'm Jade Chan, Jackie's assistant!"
Kasumi smiled. What a nice little girl! "Oh, I'm pleased to meet you!"
Jade grinned. "You know, Jackie and I are always trying to find magical artifacts from all around the world, so the bad guys won't get them. We have already been to Egypt, Brazil, Spain, England..."
"Jade, please..." Jackie whispered.
Makoto frowned when she heard that. Magical artifacts? How much did this man know about the Zodiac Amulets?
Jackie coughed. "Well, Miss Tendo... I'm sure we can find a solution for all this... but you know, this amulet surely is a very valuable piece of art... and therefore, it belongs into a museum."
'What should I do?' Kasumi pondered. 'I can't just tell him of my destiny as a Sailor Senshi, can I?'
Fred Frilly grinned. He would let them talk about it, and in the end, he would offer it to whoever offered him the most money.
Although he was hoping that Mr. Chan would be the one... Or else he could forget his advertising material...
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(Posted Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:14)
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