"Get over it," Jett said as Spike lit a cigarette. He glared at Jett and Fay sighed.
"Men. You get so possessive of women at times," she said as she lit a cigarette.
"What do you mean?" Spike asked.
"Simply because she sees something in Vicious that you don't, you get all upset. What's she's done doesn't affect you."
"Everything with Vicious affects me. I swear, I hate that bastard."
"It's not your problem," Jett said.
"What's out next hit?" Fay asked and Spike stood up. He sighed and stretched. Ein walked up to him and Spike glared at him.
"What the hell is your problem?" he asked as Ein gazed up at him.
"He just wants to say hello. You're too edgy Spike. You need to relax," Jett said.
"I can't relax about that damned woman. Crawling back to a snake like Vicious."
"She can take care of herself, Spike. Now, are you going to try for money or are you going to go on about her? I know you guys are broke."
"She's right there," Jett said and Spike sighed.
"All right. Turn it on."
***
Vicious walked beside her up to a large and ornate house. He gazed coldly at the gatekeeper and the gatekeeper unlocked the gate. It slid open and Vicious and Rei stepped through. He stayed silent as they walked up the path, acknowledging each one of his armed guards. He stepped up the stairs and raised a hand to an electronic keypad. He typed in a password then opened the door.
"I wasn't aware that you'd be bringing home company," a young man in a suit said and Vicious looked at him.
"Take her to the spare room, Max. I need to make some calls. You'll find fresh clothing in the closet. I had some new clothing sent here especially for you. Take a bath if you like. I'll return as soon as I can," Vicious said and stepped into another room. Max led her into the room that Vicious had given her.
"So what did he promise you?" Max asked and Rei looked at him.
"What do you mean?" Rei asked.
"Vicious isn't very involved with women. He doesn't normally do something like this for anyone. For him to do this for you, you must have done something of great importance to him. Here is the bath. I'm sure Vicious will inform you of meal times. I guess you're free to roam the house. I don't have much say in this. I'm just an associate."
Max walked out of the room and Rei stepped into the bathroom. She shut the door and began taking off her clothes.
***
Vicious sat cross-legged in his chair with a glass of wine in one hand. He stared at the screen of his security system which was, at that point in time, viewing Rei's bathroom. He watched her take off her shirt then run her fingers through her aqua hair. She stopped, then unclasped her bra and Vicious watched her pull it off, revealing the soft flesh underneath.
"What's the reason behind her?" Max asked and Vicious glanced at him.
"She has a purpose even though she lost a shipment of Red Eye," he replied and Max stared at him.
"You trusted her with something that valuable?"
"Don't take that tone with me. I know what I'm doing."
"It's been my experience that many a great leader was ruined because of a woman."
"She's not going to ruin me."
"She's a damned fine woman, though."
"I'll agree with you there. I've met her twice before. Once as a small child and once a few years ago. You were at that bar, if my memory serves me. I had told her some information and was planning on killing her when the fight broke out but found I couldn't. I don't know why."
"She's got a nice ass."
"Yes, she does."
He poured some wine into his glass and ran his fingers around the edge of it. He watched her get into the bath and laid a hand on his lap. After a few moments, he stood up and walked over to the birdcage where his bird sat. He fed it a couple of seeds from a bag near the cage then turned to Max.
"You know what needs to be taken care of. Shut off the camera in her room. I will turn it back on when it suits me."
"What are you going to do with the bounty hunters?"
"Keep an eye on them. Spike has enough bravado to try something stupid like coming here and...rescuing her."
"Think he'll try something like that?"
"If his comrades don't convince him otherwise," Vicious said and walked out of the room.
"Men. You get so possessive of women at times," she said as she lit a cigarette.
"What do you mean?" Spike asked.
"Simply because she sees something in Vicious that you don't, you get all upset. What's she's done doesn't affect you."
"Everything with Vicious affects me. I swear, I hate that bastard."
"It's not your problem," Jett said.
"What's out next hit?" Fay asked and Spike stood up. He sighed and stretched. Ein walked up to him and Spike glared at him.
"What the hell is your problem?" he asked as Ein gazed up at him.
"He just wants to say hello. You're too edgy Spike. You need to relax," Jett said.
"I can't relax about that damned woman. Crawling back to a snake like Vicious."
"She can take care of herself, Spike. Now, are you going to try for money or are you going to go on about her? I know you guys are broke."
"She's right there," Jett said and Spike sighed.
"All right. Turn it on."
***
Vicious walked beside her up to a large and ornate house. He gazed coldly at the gatekeeper and the gatekeeper unlocked the gate. It slid open and Vicious and Rei stepped through. He stayed silent as they walked up the path, acknowledging each one of his armed guards. He stepped up the stairs and raised a hand to an electronic keypad. He typed in a password then opened the door.
"I wasn't aware that you'd be bringing home company," a young man in a suit said and Vicious looked at him.
"Take her to the spare room, Max. I need to make some calls. You'll find fresh clothing in the closet. I had some new clothing sent here especially for you. Take a bath if you like. I'll return as soon as I can," Vicious said and stepped into another room. Max led her into the room that Vicious had given her.
"So what did he promise you?" Max asked and Rei looked at him.
"What do you mean?" Rei asked.
"Vicious isn't very involved with women. He doesn't normally do something like this for anyone. For him to do this for you, you must have done something of great importance to him. Here is the bath. I'm sure Vicious will inform you of meal times. I guess you're free to roam the house. I don't have much say in this. I'm just an associate."
Max walked out of the room and Rei stepped into the bathroom. She shut the door and began taking off her clothes.
***
Vicious sat cross-legged in his chair with a glass of wine in one hand. He stared at the screen of his security system which was, at that point in time, viewing Rei's bathroom. He watched her take off her shirt then run her fingers through her aqua hair. She stopped, then unclasped her bra and Vicious watched her pull it off, revealing the soft flesh underneath.
"What's the reason behind her?" Max asked and Vicious glanced at him.
"She has a purpose even though she lost a shipment of Red Eye," he replied and Max stared at him.
"You trusted her with something that valuable?"
"Don't take that tone with me. I know what I'm doing."
"It's been my experience that many a great leader was ruined because of a woman."
"She's not going to ruin me."
"She's a damned fine woman, though."
"I'll agree with you there. I've met her twice before. Once as a small child and once a few years ago. You were at that bar, if my memory serves me. I had told her some information and was planning on killing her when the fight broke out but found I couldn't. I don't know why."
"She's got a nice ass."
"Yes, she does."
He poured some wine into his glass and ran his fingers around the edge of it. He watched her get into the bath and laid a hand on his lap. After a few moments, he stood up and walked over to the birdcage where his bird sat. He fed it a couple of seeds from a bag near the cage then turned to Max.
"You know what needs to be taken care of. Shut off the camera in her room. I will turn it back on when it suits me."
"What are you going to do with the bounty hunters?"
"Keep an eye on them. Spike has enough bravado to try something stupid like coming here and...rescuing her."
"Think he'll try something like that?"
"If his comrades don't convince him otherwise," Vicious said and walked out of the room.
