The Scar

Hi Bebop fans! Guess what! I have a new fic up! It's an Escaflowne fic! If you like Esca please read it! It's called Legend of the White Wings. Check it out after you read this chapter. Since Spike, Jaz, and Faye ran away ::sniff:: I guess I'll have to do the disclaimer.

Ed: Wait! Ed will do it! Ed won't run away!

AC: *teary eyes* arigato gozaimasu Ed.

Ed: anime-person does not own the Bebop show or the people in it!

AC: that's right. You're my only friend Ed.

Ein: Ruff-ruff!

AC: you too Ein!

Ein: Bark! *runs away barking*

Ed: Ein! Come back! Hahahaha! *runs off after Ed giggling*

AC: WAIT! Dammit. Why can't I keep friends. Lil-warrior-gal won't leave me....right? RIGHT?!

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Chapter 9-The Secret Behind the Scar

Jaz was in her room gathering up dirty clothes to wash. She decided to do it in private since she had to wash her glove as well. The only person who was there was Ed. Jet, Faye and Spike had gone to buy food, supplies and fuel. Ed and Ein were passed out on the couch. Jaz grabbed her basket of clothes and walked to the washroom (A~N* I don't actually know if there is a washroom on Bebop b/c they never showed one in the show but how else would they wash their nasty, stinky, dirty, sometimes bloody clothes?). When she got there she placed the basket on the dryer and opened the washing machine. She used her left hand to load the clothes into the wash because her right arm was still in a sling. After all the clothes that were in the basket were loaded, Jaz looked around to see if anyone was around. After confirming that no one was there, Jaz carefully slipped off her glove and put it in the machine.

"Vicious....." Jaz said angrily after looking at the hideous jagged scar on her arm. It made a gruesome 'V' shape on the palm side up that started from the center of the palm and cut across her wrist to the center of her forearm. She winced as she ran her fingers over it. "I'll kill him and send him to hell where he can burn for all eternity!" Jaz said as she sat on top of the washing machine and waited for her clothes to finish.

After waiting for about five minutes, Jaz heard voices coming from the lounge area as she put the wet clothes into the dryer.

"Ow! Spike you idiot! Watch where you're going!"

"Get outta my then!"

"Will you both shut up!"

Jaz was sent into a panic. She didn't want anyone to see her arm. She tucked it further into her sling in hopes of no one seeing it.

"Where's Jaz?" Jaz heard Spike ask.

"I don't know. Go look for her." She heard Jet say.

"Why me?" Spike asked.

"Just do it!" Jet yelled annoyed.

"Fine!" Spike said.

Jaz was panicking even more now. "Shit! What do I do?" She looked around for something to put on her arm just in case.

"Jaz? Where are you?" Spike called out.

"Uh...." Jaz said to herself as she found a towel and put it over her arm in her sling. "Oh, uh...In here Spike!"

Spike's head popped in the room. "Oh. What are you doing?"

"Can't a girl wash her clothes once in a while?!" Jaz asked trying to act cool.

"Sure but...why is there...a towel on your arm?" Spike asked pointing at her arm.

Dammit! Jaz thought. "Uh...I spilled some...uh...water on it and I was wiping it off when you came in!" she said with a nervous smile.

"But...it looks dry." Spike said staring at Jaz with a questionable expression.

"Well, uh, it dried...?" Jaz said slightly sweating.

Spike looked at her then at her arm and back at her. "OK. What the hell is going on?" he asked rubbing his forhead.

Jaz sighed and slowly took the towel off her arm revealing the 'V' shaped scar.

"Holy shit! What the hell is that?!" Spike asked with a yell.

"It's a scar you moron!" Jaz yelled backed at him.

"I know that but how the hell did you get it?"

Jaz rubbed the back of her head and said, "Well...It's kind of a...let's call it a mark someone left on me a long time ago."

Spike raised an eyebrow with interest. "Who and when and ...how?"

"What business is it of yours!" Jaz yelled flustered.

"Oh I know! This has to do with Vicious doesn't it?" Spike said crossing and smiling slightly.

Jaz's eye twitched at the mention of Vicious.

"By your expression I guess it does. Now tell!"

Jaz lowered her head and closed her eyes. "Fine. I'll tell you if you'll leave me alone." She said and sighed deeply at the painful memory. "Well, the night that you and Julia were going to run off together, I went to see Vicious."

~I smell another flashback!~

It was raining. Jaz stood looking up at the apartment building where Vicious lived. She breathed deeply and adjusted her glasses and walked in. She walked over to the elevator and pushed the 'up' button.

"Ok Jaz, you can do this." Jaz told herself. "But just in case...." she put her hand on the top of the handle of her sword which was hanging on her waist.

When the elevator reached the 7th floor and Jaz stepped out she reached into her pocket and pulled out a piece of paper. "Ok. Room 7G." Jaz said and walked down the hall to apartment 7G. "Well, here I go." She said and inhaled deeply again. She knocked on the door and waited.

"Hold on!" a voice on the other side of the door yelled.

"Ok." Jaz said under her breath. When the door opened Jaz's breath was taken away.

"Oh, hey Jaz. What's up?" a topless Vicious said with a towel on his head. He had obviously just gotten out of the shower because his hair was wet and he still had tiny droplets of water on his well muscled chest.

"Duh, uh, oh, I, uh, was wondering if I could talk to you for a minute." A blushing Jaz stammered.

"Ok. Come in." Vicious said gesturing Jaz in. "Sorry the place is such a wreck."

"Oh, it's ok. You should see my apartment! Spike's been living there and he's a pig!" Jaz laughed as she walked in.

"Haha! I can imagine. So what's up?' Vicious asked draping the towel across his shoulders.

"Um, yeah, Julia told me to tell you that she isn't feeling very well and she had to cancel you guy's date. You can see her tomorrow when she is feeling better." Jaz said trying not to look at Vicious's wet, dripping chest.

Vicious crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows. "Sick? Really? Hmmmm....she doesn't get sick very often."

"Yeah, uh, she just has a, uh, headache and her stomach hurts." Jaz lied.

"A headache? Oh too bad. Maybe I should go visit her."

"NO! I mean she looks really bad, I mean, ice on her face, a trashcan by her bed, and she's constantly moaning. You should just stay here." Jaz lied again, digging herself into a deeper hole.

"Mmhm. Well why don't you stay with me. I'm lonely and need a little company." Vicious said and put his arm around Jaz's shoulder.

"Umm, uh, I think I really should go." Jaz stammered as her face turned completely red.

Vicious leaned in and tilted her head up to where their eyes met. "Oh come on. I'm sure you could stay for a little while." He said leaning his face into hers.

"Maybe just for like 5 minutes." Jaz said as their faces moved closer together.

Just before their lips touched Vicious suddenly grabbed Jaz by the throat and pushed her against the wall.

"V-Vicious?" Jaz mumbled trying to break his grip on her neck.

"You lying little bitch! I know about Julia and Spike! I also know that you're in love w/ me! You want to know what I think of you, huh Jaz?" Vicious said as he tightened his grip.

"Unnnh...Let...go...please..." Jaz said painfully.

"YOU DISGUST ME! I always knew you loved me but I didn't want to say anything because I knew you would be hurt!" Vicious said as his eyes widened and a crazy smile swept across his face.

"Vi....cious....please...." Jaz said gasping for breath as things started to turn black.

"You know what Jaz. I'll kill you, then I'll kill Spike! Great plan right? But I don't just want to strangle you. I want you to suffer!" Vicious said and kissed her.

Jaz was able to break his grip and push him away from her face. She rubbed her neck as she coughed. "You bastard!" she said and pulled out her sword and tried to stab Vicious but he dodged.

"Are you planning on killing me? I thought you loved me! How fun! Let's play!" Vicious said. He grabbed his sword and knocked hers out of her hands. He then grabbed her arm and flung her across the room. Jaz hit the wall hard and fell to the floor.

"Aaahhh...." Jaz moaned painfully.

Vicious walked over and grabbed her by her hair. He got on one knee and lifted her head to his. "I didn't think you would go down this easy. I expected more from the great swordmaster Jasmine Collins! Haha! What a disappointment." He said and grabbed a knife out of his pocket. He let go of her hair and grabbed her right arm and lifted it up above her head. He stabbed her hand and the blade went completely through her hand and into the wall.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!" Jaz cried as Vicious removed the blade and made an incision from the base of her hand and dragged it down her forearm in the pattern of a 'V'.

"There, I've made my mark. Now I'm going to leave you here to die while I go see Julia. Bye bye, Jaz!" Vicious said as he stabbed the knife through her hand again, pinning it to the wall.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnhhhh!!" Jaz cried w/ tears running down her face. Blood ran down her arm forming a puddle on the floor beside her. "Someone....help...." she said as she tried to remove the knife from her palm. After several minutes of pulling the blade finally came out. Jaz let out a grunt of pain as blood flowed even harder.

She struggled to life herself up. "Vicious....you will die....I'll make sure you rot in hell! Even if I have to go down with you!" she said as she grabbed her arm and slowly walked out the door.

~great flashback, huh?" ^__^~

Spike stood in awe as Jaz finished her story. "Spike? Are you ok?" Jaz asked waving a hand in front of his face.

"Woah. No wonder you hate Vicious so much!" Spike said coming out of his trance.

"Yep." Jaz said as the dryer buzzed signaling the clothes were done.

Jaz hopped off it and opened it up. She first took out her glove and put it on. "That's better."

Right at the moment Faye ran in in a panic.

"Faye calm down! What's wrong?" Spike asked.

"It's Vicious! We've found him!"

Jaz froze as her eyes filled with the fire of anger. "Vicious.....Finally.....You're mine!"

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Lalala! I'm so happy! You know why? Because the guy that I've been crushing on since the beginning of the school year asked ME to dance at one of the school dances! He didn't dance w/ ANYONE else! Plus I'm happy because my new fic already has 5 reviews! Plus, the next chapter of this story if going to be the second to last chapter! I'm kind of sad because it's ending but it's been a fun ride! Well I got to go! Don't forget to review!

Chapter 10-Target Found....Second to last chapter! Hope you will like it! Ja ne! ^-^