Title: Sickness aboard the Bebop
Author: SephirothSpirit
Disclaimer: I don't own Cowboy Bebop. So the characters in this story aren't mine.duh!
*Hello again. This chapter was another challenge for me, but that makes it more fun to write. Again thanks to all that are always reviewing, like I said before you're my motivation for writing chapters. Thanks again and enjoy! *
Chapter 6: Pain and Charity
Spike slowly awoke to the beep-beep of the heart monitor. He felt a dull throb in his right eye and soon figured out he couldn't open it. He went to touch it and felt a bandage covered it. He slowly opened his left eye and focused on the ceiling. He soon realized where he was, in a hospital. He then turned his attention to a breathing he heard to his left. He turned his head to see another bed with Faye on it, sound asleep. Spike smirked and remembered the ambulance ride, 'Maybe that gently voice was Faye.' He thought, 'Or maybe it's the drugs playing tricks on my mind.' He watched Faye's chest rise and fall as she slept. Spike then started to wonder why she was here in the first place, but before he could figure it out he fell back to sleep.
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Light started to seep into the dimly lit hospital room as Faye slowly awoke. After realizing she wasn't in the waiting room anymore she bolted up and tried to figure out where she was. She turned and saw Spike on the adjacent bed. He was asleep but facing her, his right eye bandaged up. She looked at the clock which read 8:30 a.m. She looked at Spike again before she got up and left. The nurse stopped her at the doorway and said, "Oh your awake?"
Faye smiled, "Yeah- um can I get some coffee?"
The nurse smiled and said, "Sure it's in the cafeteria. Oh a Mr. Black called and said he would be here to pick you and Mr. Spiegel up at 10:30."
Faye said, "Thanks."
The nurse said, "Before Mr. Spiegel can leave though, the doctor has to check his eye when he wakes up. After that your free to go."
Faye gave her a weird look and said, "Yeah-fine." And headed toward the cafeteria to get coffee.
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Spike started to slowly wake up again. His right eye seemed to throb more than before. He could hear the heart monitor's beep and yet again realized he was still in the hospital. He then looked at the empty bed next to him and remembered who was in the bed when he first awoke. He smirked to himself, but it quickly faded when the nurse came in, "oh your awake, I'll go get the doctor."
The Past events started to sink in while he waited for the doctor. It felt as if the past was happening all over again but with different people. The pain wasn't as bad, but it was bad enough. The recovery was going to be a bitch, just as before. All he could think was, 'why now…' He then started to realize there really isn't much to really do now but face it-like he always said, "Whatever happens, happens."
The doctor came in and asked, "Good to see you're awake. Are you in any pain?"
Spike replied, "Yeah. My eye has been throbbing ever since I woke up."
The doctor said, "It's still swollen from the operation, which is why it hurts."
Spike asked, "Can't you give me something for it?"
The doctor injected something into Spike's IV, "There, the pain should subside, and I'll write you a prescription before you leave." The doctor then changed the bandage on Spike's eye; it indeed was swollen and bruised. Spike winced at the rather rough way the doctor handled his bruised eye. During this time Faye was on her way back from the cafeteria and stopped at the doorway watching. The doctor finished, wrote the prescription, and left without another word. Faye came over to Spike who was holding his eye and biting his lip.
Spike hissed, "God, why didn't he just shoot me!"
Faye wasn't sure Spike was aware of her presence but asked, "Something wrong, Spike?"
Spike yelled, "Yes there's something wrong, my frigging eye hurts!!"
Faye jumped at his yelling and said, "I'll go get someone, ok?"
Spike nodded in response and laid back down. Faye got the 'smiling' nurse and told her what was wrong. She was pleased to help and came in with an ice pack for Spike's eye. Spike moaned as the cold helped the pain and the swelling.
The nurse said, "I'm so sorry! The doctor's in a bit of a rush today. He's so busy, he gets careless when he's overwhelmed like this."
Spike didn't move or say anything; he was still waiting for the pain to stop.
Faye said, "Thanks…um"
The nurse smiled and said, "Sally."
Faye said, "Thanks, Sally, for all your help."
Spike opened his good eye and asked lifting his left arm with the IV in it, "Can you take this thing out?"
The nurse said, "Not until your about to leave." Spike groaned and closed his eye again.
The nurse turned to leave and said, "If you need me again I'll be at the patients desk." With that she left.
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Spike groaned in the hospital bed while Faye sat in her bed and watched him, not sure what to do. She then asked, "Spike, do you want something to eat or drink?"
Spike mumbled, "Water."
She quickly got him some water. He took the glass and sat up to drink it. On the first try he spilled some on himself missing his mouth only by millimeters.
Spike yelled, "Damn." He tried again and still spilled it.
Faye came over to help him but Spike yelled, "Go away I can do it myself!"
Faye backed away and again he spilled it.
Spike roared, "God damnit!" Throwing the glass it hit the floor shattering into pieces. Spike angrily lied back down and turned away from Faye, waiting for a nasty remark about his actions.
Faye oddly was silent. At first she wanted to laugh at Spike but his sudden outburst of anger and frustration shocked her. She'd never seen Spike act like this in front of her before. There was an awkward silence for about five minutes.
Faye broke the silence by saying, "Jet's coming in an hour to pick us up."
Spike didn't respond. He reached for the ice pack he had earlier and placed it back on his eye. Faye silently got up and came back with another glass of water, this time with a straw in it.
Faye said, "Hey, Spike."
He opened his eye and saw Faye with another glass of water, but it had a straw in it.
Spike said, "Are you mocking me?"
Faye returned his remark with a cold stare and said, "No, for your information I'm just trying to be nice."
Spike said, "I don't need your pity."
Faye yelled, "I don't pity you, I'm just trying to help. Remember you wanted to know why I came, well there you go!" Faye set the glass on the table next to him.
Faye said, "I'll wait for Jet in the waiting room." She turned to leave.
Spike reached for her hand but got her thumb. Faye turned to look at Spike.
Spike asked, "Please stay." His one eye pleaded she not ask why but she just smiled and started to pick up the glass he had shattered earlier. She threw out the glass and wiped up the water and said, "I should be getting paid for this."
Spike smirked and took a sip of his water.
*Kind of sappy ending huh? Well hope you liked it. And for all those who were wondering, Spike kept spilling the water due to the drugs and the fact he can't see through one eye. Well, again, hope you liked it-please read and review! Till next chapter…*
Author: SephirothSpirit
Disclaimer: I don't own Cowboy Bebop. So the characters in this story aren't mine.duh!
*Hello again. This chapter was another challenge for me, but that makes it more fun to write. Again thanks to all that are always reviewing, like I said before you're my motivation for writing chapters. Thanks again and enjoy! *
Chapter 6: Pain and Charity
Spike slowly awoke to the beep-beep of the heart monitor. He felt a dull throb in his right eye and soon figured out he couldn't open it. He went to touch it and felt a bandage covered it. He slowly opened his left eye and focused on the ceiling. He soon realized where he was, in a hospital. He then turned his attention to a breathing he heard to his left. He turned his head to see another bed with Faye on it, sound asleep. Spike smirked and remembered the ambulance ride, 'Maybe that gently voice was Faye.' He thought, 'Or maybe it's the drugs playing tricks on my mind.' He watched Faye's chest rise and fall as she slept. Spike then started to wonder why she was here in the first place, but before he could figure it out he fell back to sleep.
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Light started to seep into the dimly lit hospital room as Faye slowly awoke. After realizing she wasn't in the waiting room anymore she bolted up and tried to figure out where she was. She turned and saw Spike on the adjacent bed. He was asleep but facing her, his right eye bandaged up. She looked at the clock which read 8:30 a.m. She looked at Spike again before she got up and left. The nurse stopped her at the doorway and said, "Oh your awake?"
Faye smiled, "Yeah- um can I get some coffee?"
The nurse smiled and said, "Sure it's in the cafeteria. Oh a Mr. Black called and said he would be here to pick you and Mr. Spiegel up at 10:30."
Faye said, "Thanks."
The nurse said, "Before Mr. Spiegel can leave though, the doctor has to check his eye when he wakes up. After that your free to go."
Faye gave her a weird look and said, "Yeah-fine." And headed toward the cafeteria to get coffee.
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Spike started to slowly wake up again. His right eye seemed to throb more than before. He could hear the heart monitor's beep and yet again realized he was still in the hospital. He then looked at the empty bed next to him and remembered who was in the bed when he first awoke. He smirked to himself, but it quickly faded when the nurse came in, "oh your awake, I'll go get the doctor."
The Past events started to sink in while he waited for the doctor. It felt as if the past was happening all over again but with different people. The pain wasn't as bad, but it was bad enough. The recovery was going to be a bitch, just as before. All he could think was, 'why now…' He then started to realize there really isn't much to really do now but face it-like he always said, "Whatever happens, happens."
The doctor came in and asked, "Good to see you're awake. Are you in any pain?"
Spike replied, "Yeah. My eye has been throbbing ever since I woke up."
The doctor said, "It's still swollen from the operation, which is why it hurts."
Spike asked, "Can't you give me something for it?"
The doctor injected something into Spike's IV, "There, the pain should subside, and I'll write you a prescription before you leave." The doctor then changed the bandage on Spike's eye; it indeed was swollen and bruised. Spike winced at the rather rough way the doctor handled his bruised eye. During this time Faye was on her way back from the cafeteria and stopped at the doorway watching. The doctor finished, wrote the prescription, and left without another word. Faye came over to Spike who was holding his eye and biting his lip.
Spike hissed, "God, why didn't he just shoot me!"
Faye wasn't sure Spike was aware of her presence but asked, "Something wrong, Spike?"
Spike yelled, "Yes there's something wrong, my frigging eye hurts!!"
Faye jumped at his yelling and said, "I'll go get someone, ok?"
Spike nodded in response and laid back down. Faye got the 'smiling' nurse and told her what was wrong. She was pleased to help and came in with an ice pack for Spike's eye. Spike moaned as the cold helped the pain and the swelling.
The nurse said, "I'm so sorry! The doctor's in a bit of a rush today. He's so busy, he gets careless when he's overwhelmed like this."
Spike didn't move or say anything; he was still waiting for the pain to stop.
Faye said, "Thanks…um"
The nurse smiled and said, "Sally."
Faye said, "Thanks, Sally, for all your help."
Spike opened his good eye and asked lifting his left arm with the IV in it, "Can you take this thing out?"
The nurse said, "Not until your about to leave." Spike groaned and closed his eye again.
The nurse turned to leave and said, "If you need me again I'll be at the patients desk." With that she left.
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Spike groaned in the hospital bed while Faye sat in her bed and watched him, not sure what to do. She then asked, "Spike, do you want something to eat or drink?"
Spike mumbled, "Water."
She quickly got him some water. He took the glass and sat up to drink it. On the first try he spilled some on himself missing his mouth only by millimeters.
Spike yelled, "Damn." He tried again and still spilled it.
Faye came over to help him but Spike yelled, "Go away I can do it myself!"
Faye backed away and again he spilled it.
Spike roared, "God damnit!" Throwing the glass it hit the floor shattering into pieces. Spike angrily lied back down and turned away from Faye, waiting for a nasty remark about his actions.
Faye oddly was silent. At first she wanted to laugh at Spike but his sudden outburst of anger and frustration shocked her. She'd never seen Spike act like this in front of her before. There was an awkward silence for about five minutes.
Faye broke the silence by saying, "Jet's coming in an hour to pick us up."
Spike didn't respond. He reached for the ice pack he had earlier and placed it back on his eye. Faye silently got up and came back with another glass of water, this time with a straw in it.
Faye said, "Hey, Spike."
He opened his eye and saw Faye with another glass of water, but it had a straw in it.
Spike said, "Are you mocking me?"
Faye returned his remark with a cold stare and said, "No, for your information I'm just trying to be nice."
Spike said, "I don't need your pity."
Faye yelled, "I don't pity you, I'm just trying to help. Remember you wanted to know why I came, well there you go!" Faye set the glass on the table next to him.
Faye said, "I'll wait for Jet in the waiting room." She turned to leave.
Spike reached for her hand but got her thumb. Faye turned to look at Spike.
Spike asked, "Please stay." His one eye pleaded she not ask why but she just smiled and started to pick up the glass he had shattered earlier. She threw out the glass and wiped up the water and said, "I should be getting paid for this."
Spike smirked and took a sip of his water.
*Kind of sappy ending huh? Well hope you liked it. And for all those who were wondering, Spike kept spilling the water due to the drugs and the fact he can't see through one eye. Well, again, hope you liked it-please read and review! Till next chapter…*