Fallen Angel
My first Cowboy Bebop fanfic, yay for me.
Disclaimer: I, like all the other otakus out there, do not own Cowboy Bebop. If I said I did, though, maybe they would put a bounty on my head and Spike would come after me. ^_^ oh, no. it would be a really small bounty, boo-hoo T_T
~*~*~Flashback~*~*~
"Bastard! You never said-" the girl with long black hair was cut off by a slap across her face.
"Watch how you address me, Doku Zume," the man kneeling over her warned.
"Don't call me that. It isn't my name."
"It's your name because I say it is," he said, his voice sickeningly soft. He stroked her face lightly, and she snapped her teeth at him. Her arms and legs were bound. "You belong to me. You will do what I tell you to do, kill who I tell you to kill."
"I refuse. You can kill me. Go ahead, I don't care," she said, being very reckless.
"Oh, I will kill you if you don't follow orders, be assured of that. But I will also kill your little sister, your mother, your father, and everyone you care about, and I'll do it in front of you before I kill you." He had started unbuttoning her blouse.
"No, leave them alone," she pleaded, her voice only now beginning to sound scared.
"That is more like it," the sick fuck sounded pleased. He moved to undo her pants. Then he untied her. "Swear that you'll do whatever I tell you."
"I swear," her voice was a hoarse whisper.
~*~*~End Flashback~*~*~
~That was the first time I let him see I was scared. Not of him but scared for my family~ the woman known as Doku Zume thought as she race through the stars. ~And now here I am, running from bounty hunters. Why do I never just let them catch me? ~ She had outrun more bounty hunters in the past six months, after that first night, than all their past bounty heads combined. ~I know why. Because I'm still a scared little girl, just wanting to hold mommy's hand and wondering what I'll do when I grow up. Well, snap out of it! You are grown up and this is what you do~ she told herself. ~Learn to live with it~
Suddenly, the man whom she feared and despised popped up on her vid-screen. "Did you complete the task?" he asked her, knowing full well that she had.
"Yes, but I'm a bit busy being chased at the moment. Can we discuss this later?" she asked him. She didn't get a response. The screen had gone fuzzy because the ship had taken a hit and the signal was interrupted. Then another face came on the screen. A guy with brown hair and, maybe it was the crappy reception, but his eyes looked different colors. [Guess who!]
"Doku Zume, this is the Bebop. Surrender now. You can't defend yourself," he said. It was true too. Her shields were down and she was out of ammo.
"The last time I surrendered to someone, I wound up with a bounty on my head," she smirked.
"Does surrendering ever lead to something good?" he asked her, strangely still chasing her.
"Freedom," she said cryptically.
"Huh? Just pull into the shipping dock," he said assuming that she meant she was giving up.
A little while later...
"I've heard of you Spike," she said sitting on the couch.
"You know, we normally tie our bounties up," he said, giving her a weird look.
"Well, I'm not your normal bounty head," she said lazily.
"I guess not. I really didn't expect it to be that easy to catch you, especially with your reputation. And the size of your bounty," he said, sitting across from her. "How do I know you aren't just going to run away when you get the chance, Doku Zume?"
"Please, don't call me that. I hate that name," she said. "And I won't run away. Tie me up if you like. Though I'd prefer you didn't, it brings up bad memories."
"I just finished facing my past, maybe you should face yours."
"I face it every single day," she said through gritted teeth. "Don't talk to me about facing my past when I prefer my memories of even 1 year ago, to those of yesterday."
"What did you mean before, when you said that surrendering could bring freedom?" Spike wanted to change the subject.
She looked away. "I don't want to talk about it," she said quietly.
That wasn't working, so he tried another topic. "You told me not to call you Doku Zume, then what should I call you?"
"Angel..." she muttered. "It was my name before." She trailed off, not wanting to venture onto that topic with anyone for anything except to yell at herself about it.
"I guess you're not exactly in the mood to talk not that I blame you for it," he said. ~Why am I being so friendly to this girl? ~Spike asked himself. ~I guess she seems like she needs someone to talk to, even if she knows I'll b handing her over the police in a few hours~
"I don't mind talking," she said almost returning to her earlier mood. "Just not about that." But before he could restart the conversation, a certain scantly clad, former cryogenic walked into the room.
"Spike, did you catch-" she cut herself off when she noticed Angel. "You're letting a 15 million woolong bounty sit on the couch getting comfy?!"
"Yes, she's not running away is she?" Spike countered.
"I know you wouldn't trust me, especially if you know my reputation, but I'm not really like what they say," Angel told them. "I'm just following orders. The only reason I do that is to protect my family." She stood up and started walking up the stairs.
"Where the hell do you think you're going?" Faye demanded moving to follow her.
"Unless you want to watch me pee, I suggest you stay here and continue to fight with Spike," she said just before disappearing around the corner. Then they heard her yell and watched as she ran back into the room being chased by Ed. "Kya! What is it?"
"That would be Ed," Spike said, resisting a laugh. ~No Spike, don't get attached to her. She's a bounty head and you're a bounty hunter, it's that simple~
"Is that the Doku Zume Person that Spike was chasing?" Ed asked.
"Sort of," Angel answered for him. "I'm the person Spike was chasing, and they call me Doku Zume. But that's not who I really am." She is very vague.
"Who are you then?" asked Ed. "My old name was Angel, and that's what I've told Spike to call me."
"That is what Ed will call you then," she said brightly.
"Good," Angel smiled, causing them all to almost totally forget why she was there.
~What's with this girl? ~ both Spike and Faye were asking themselves.
My first Cowboy Bebop fanfic, yay for me.
Disclaimer: I, like all the other otakus out there, do not own Cowboy Bebop. If I said I did, though, maybe they would put a bounty on my head and Spike would come after me. ^_^ oh, no. it would be a really small bounty, boo-hoo T_T
~*~*~Flashback~*~*~
"Bastard! You never said-" the girl with long black hair was cut off by a slap across her face.
"Watch how you address me, Doku Zume," the man kneeling over her warned.
"Don't call me that. It isn't my name."
"It's your name because I say it is," he said, his voice sickeningly soft. He stroked her face lightly, and she snapped her teeth at him. Her arms and legs were bound. "You belong to me. You will do what I tell you to do, kill who I tell you to kill."
"I refuse. You can kill me. Go ahead, I don't care," she said, being very reckless.
"Oh, I will kill you if you don't follow orders, be assured of that. But I will also kill your little sister, your mother, your father, and everyone you care about, and I'll do it in front of you before I kill you." He had started unbuttoning her blouse.
"No, leave them alone," she pleaded, her voice only now beginning to sound scared.
"That is more like it," the sick fuck sounded pleased. He moved to undo her pants. Then he untied her. "Swear that you'll do whatever I tell you."
"I swear," her voice was a hoarse whisper.
~*~*~End Flashback~*~*~
~That was the first time I let him see I was scared. Not of him but scared for my family~ the woman known as Doku Zume thought as she race through the stars. ~And now here I am, running from bounty hunters. Why do I never just let them catch me? ~ She had outrun more bounty hunters in the past six months, after that first night, than all their past bounty heads combined. ~I know why. Because I'm still a scared little girl, just wanting to hold mommy's hand and wondering what I'll do when I grow up. Well, snap out of it! You are grown up and this is what you do~ she told herself. ~Learn to live with it~
Suddenly, the man whom she feared and despised popped up on her vid-screen. "Did you complete the task?" he asked her, knowing full well that she had.
"Yes, but I'm a bit busy being chased at the moment. Can we discuss this later?" she asked him. She didn't get a response. The screen had gone fuzzy because the ship had taken a hit and the signal was interrupted. Then another face came on the screen. A guy with brown hair and, maybe it was the crappy reception, but his eyes looked different colors. [Guess who!]
"Doku Zume, this is the Bebop. Surrender now. You can't defend yourself," he said. It was true too. Her shields were down and she was out of ammo.
"The last time I surrendered to someone, I wound up with a bounty on my head," she smirked.
"Does surrendering ever lead to something good?" he asked her, strangely still chasing her.
"Freedom," she said cryptically.
"Huh? Just pull into the shipping dock," he said assuming that she meant she was giving up.
A little while later...
"I've heard of you Spike," she said sitting on the couch.
"You know, we normally tie our bounties up," he said, giving her a weird look.
"Well, I'm not your normal bounty head," she said lazily.
"I guess not. I really didn't expect it to be that easy to catch you, especially with your reputation. And the size of your bounty," he said, sitting across from her. "How do I know you aren't just going to run away when you get the chance, Doku Zume?"
"Please, don't call me that. I hate that name," she said. "And I won't run away. Tie me up if you like. Though I'd prefer you didn't, it brings up bad memories."
"I just finished facing my past, maybe you should face yours."
"I face it every single day," she said through gritted teeth. "Don't talk to me about facing my past when I prefer my memories of even 1 year ago, to those of yesterday."
"What did you mean before, when you said that surrendering could bring freedom?" Spike wanted to change the subject.
She looked away. "I don't want to talk about it," she said quietly.
That wasn't working, so he tried another topic. "You told me not to call you Doku Zume, then what should I call you?"
"Angel..." she muttered. "It was my name before." She trailed off, not wanting to venture onto that topic with anyone for anything except to yell at herself about it.
"I guess you're not exactly in the mood to talk not that I blame you for it," he said. ~Why am I being so friendly to this girl? ~Spike asked himself. ~I guess she seems like she needs someone to talk to, even if she knows I'll b handing her over the police in a few hours~
"I don't mind talking," she said almost returning to her earlier mood. "Just not about that." But before he could restart the conversation, a certain scantly clad, former cryogenic walked into the room.
"Spike, did you catch-" she cut herself off when she noticed Angel. "You're letting a 15 million woolong bounty sit on the couch getting comfy?!"
"Yes, she's not running away is she?" Spike countered.
"I know you wouldn't trust me, especially if you know my reputation, but I'm not really like what they say," Angel told them. "I'm just following orders. The only reason I do that is to protect my family." She stood up and started walking up the stairs.
"Where the hell do you think you're going?" Faye demanded moving to follow her.
"Unless you want to watch me pee, I suggest you stay here and continue to fight with Spike," she said just before disappearing around the corner. Then they heard her yell and watched as she ran back into the room being chased by Ed. "Kya! What is it?"
"That would be Ed," Spike said, resisting a laugh. ~No Spike, don't get attached to her. She's a bounty head and you're a bounty hunter, it's that simple~
"Is that the Doku Zume Person that Spike was chasing?" Ed asked.
"Sort of," Angel answered for him. "I'm the person Spike was chasing, and they call me Doku Zume. But that's not who I really am." She is very vague.
"Who are you then?" asked Ed. "My old name was Angel, and that's what I've told Spike to call me."
"That is what Ed will call you then," she said brightly.
"Good," Angel smiled, causing them all to almost totally forget why she was there.
~What's with this girl? ~ both Spike and Faye were asking themselves.
