Words That She Couldn't Say

by powderyblue

The story (or at least, my version) of a woman and the only two people on Mars who can truly call her Anastasia. UPDATE - slightly revised Session 1 and new Session 2 is up!

1. Prologue

"Words That She Couldn't Say"

a Cowboy Bebop fanfic.

Hi, this is my first CB fanfic, and what more can I say, except I hope you enjoy it! Please, feel free to review it! Thanx!

(*NOTE* Be warned, for there are spoilers to a certain episode located within this fanfic.)

Cowboy Bebop and its characters and likenesses are copyrighted property of Sunrise, Inc. and Bandai. All original characters belong to me.

Annie could not believe what she was seeing. The man right in front of her…no, it was only a dream, a ghost. A ghost that should have stayed buried in the crevices of her mind.

She heard words come out of his mouth, but they did not gel together, due partially to the bourbon, partially to her disbelief.

He noticed her reaction, so he said the only word, slowly and softly, he knew that could get her undivided attention.

"Anastasia."

How dare he…NO!

Slamming down the bottle, she thrust out her hand and pointed to one of the pictures hanging on that section of the wall, a glimpse into memories past.

It was of three people: two men, and her. Now, she was the only one of them left.

She then muttered something to Spike, which she figured didn't matter, since he would never listen to her anyway.

Another quick shot soothed the shock of seeing him as her mind drifted back to those times…