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Chapter 3: Miss Edward
Spike's face went to a "leave it to a woman to say that" kind of look. "Oh I should have known." He muttered as the memories of her screaming almost pulling him into the pool and then kissing his cheek and speaking in Faye's voice. How dare she even think she could even pretend to be his Faye? "Spike? How do you think you'll get into the temple when you don't even have clearance now?" Anastasia asked as she turned back to tending the sickly fern. "You forget Annie I have Radical Edward on my side!" He grinned like his old self, old self being before when he was truly happy with Faye and was living every man's dream of perfect bliss. He could do something about his future and even avenge the past he couldn't wait to meet Ed so she could hack into the Temple computer and get him clearance. Then he would go in and "kidnap", for lack of a better word, the pre cog and download her data and find Faye and prove his innocents and get away from Vicious and even he never thought he would Julia. He couldn't believe he would see his Faye in less than 48 hours. "Spike? Hello come in Spike?" Annie's voice sounded and interrupted his thoughts. "Um your standing in my dirt pit." She said as Spike looked around him, yup he was in the middle of an ocean of dirt. "Ewwww Annie." He groaned as he pulled his dirty shoes out of the dirt. He stomped several times trying hopelessly to shake the dirt off. "Sorry now I think you might want to meet up with that Ed of yours because you might not have a ship soon." She said as she pointed to the sky and Spike looked up "SHIT!" He saw two of the pre cops dispatch ships fly overhead and he ran out the exit. "BYE ANNIE SEE YA LATER!" He called.
He jumped in to the swordfish and took off keeping low to the ground and going through the woods dodging all the many trees. Then his scanner picked up company. One of the dispatch ships and spotted him. Nothing would stop him and they knew that so there was no point in asking him to stop or even slow down. "Swoosh" bullets shot by close to the cockpit of the swordfish, too close for Spike. Then he heard a shatter and tinkle of breaking glass behind his head then the cold lead penetrating first the blue material of his jacked and then his yellow shirt then flesh then out flesh on the other side. He cried out in pain but kept control over the ship and he fell back behind the dispatch team ship. They never saw it coming they nor anyone else stood a fighting chance against Spike's fury. "Hahah no one injures Spike Spiegel or damage my "baby" (Swordfish ll) and lives." She yelled as the wind ruffled through his already disheveled green hair. But he is mortal and he tried to shift gears with his left arm but it faltered as warm blood stained his jacked and trickled down his arm. "Aww Shit." He mumbled as he brought his right arm over and down shifted with it.
After a few hours of waiting in the country side of mars Spike thought is was safe to go back to the city and wait for Ed. He was off again but his arm was hurt worse than he had thought and he couldn't steer with it so it had been a long and tedious trip for him. When he finally reached the inner city limits of Mars he stopped at a small apartment building that only had 4 floors. He parked the Swordfish on the roof and hit a button on the "key" and it turned to a deep black color instead of it's normal red. "Stealth mode, I'm glad Ed finally figured out how to work it." Spike said as he watched it change in a miracle of engineering. He then blinked several times and turned to walk down the stairs to Ed's apartment. While walking down the stairs it suddenly dawned on Spike how tired he felt from loss of blood. First his eye yesterday and now his shoulder today, life sucked but it was about to turn a sweet and unexpected turn he thought one of his first optimist thoughts for 3 years. Sure he had believed Faye would somehow find her way back to him like a lost puppy for two years but then he gave up on her. Not entirely thought there would and is now especially that special fire that only Faye would make burn in Spike's heart and soul.
His mind was racing remembering that flame inside him that hadn't burned strong for so long, too long. "Faye.." Spike whispered as he slipped out of consciousness falling head first down the stairs and slamming into the landing a flight below hard. It was Ed who found him minuets later. (Computer scanner baby that's how she knew) "Oh Spike." Ed breathed seeing the wreaked man with his face tilted to one side sprawled on the cold titles of the landing. She called for her doggie Ein. He came silently sensing the calm ness and seriousness in Ed. Ed bent down and rolled Spike over and slid her arms under his and pulled him leaving a small line of blood to her door. She laid him on her couch and looked down at her hands covered in blood. "Spikey?" He twitched in sleep. As I said Ed had a little crush on Spike ( who wouldn't baby teehee) so she was genuinely worried about him not just being silly. (don't flame about her OCCness come on she can't be so weird when she actually has human emotions. She'll be back in character soon and also remember she's older like 19 now) She went with Ein to the kitchen and got a bowl and filled it and then she sent Ein to get sheets from her bed and a bandage from the bathroom. She walked back out to see Spike sleeping on the couch so peacefully. Then Ein came in with the sheets. Ed took one and started shredding it. Once she was satisfied it the cloth she moved towards Spike. She calmly un clipped his jacket and carefully slid it down his left shoulder the she moved to unbutton his yellow shirt. She loosened his tie and pulled it off and placed it on the table as she moved the yellow shirt with a red patch on the left shoulder down and un tucked it from the hem of his pants. She then grabbed a bandage from Ein and opened it and placed the soft gauzy patch over the bullet hole. And did the same on the exit wound. Then she grabbed some of the linen she had shred and wrapped it around his shoulder and around his upper chest to hold it in place. Then she took the un-shredded sheet and placed it over Spike as she placed another strip of linen in the cold water and placed it over his forehead.
All the color swirled around as Spike opened his eyes. He knew it was morning because everything was bright or was it heaven had he died on those steps? No not the great Spike Spiegel die before reaching his goal. Came an arrogant voice in Spike's head as things stopped swirling. He saw his shirt and jacket and tie on the table in front of him. "Is Spikey awake???" came Ed's chipper and happy voice as Spike sat up slowly cradling his head. He groaned as he replied "Yup Ed." He looked around again and saw an end table with a photograph of all the "gang" together. He had Faye in his arms dipping her towards the camera doing a tango pose as Ed was sitting atop Jet's shoulders looking at them curiously. He smiled remembering that day when they went to the festival of cherry blossoms. "Ed loves that picture you and Faye look so happy and carefree." Ed said walking from behind the kitchen area with at pan in her hands. "So Spikey why did you come to Ed' place? Or at least Ed's stairs." Ed asked as she sat down across from Spike with the pan and two forks. Spike looked up at her and put the picture back on the end table as he turned to her. "Well Ed you know how you hacked into the Temple yesterday to get me in?" He asked as Ed put the pan down on the coffee table between them and placed a fork in front of him, which he took gratefully. "Yeah?" Came Ed's reply as she stuffed some of the egg in her huge mouth and grinned. "Well can you do it from here?" He asked also taking a huge bit of the fluffy eggs. "Ed thinks so." Ed said looking up as if into her brain. "YEAH Ed pretty sure she can! Why Spike ask?" "Well I need you to hack into it and give me access when I tell you to." Spike said as he stopped eating to make sure Ed heard him right. "Is this about the murder thingy?" Ed asked slightly serious as she grabbed her tomato (her lovely and oh so dear computer) and goggles. Spike looked up suddenly and afraid Ed would turn him in. "Yeah." He mumbled. "Don't worry Spikey Ed would never turn you in. And Ed knows Spikey would never kill someone." Ed told him smiling like she always did as she plugged her goggles into her tomato. "Did they tell you who I'm suppose to kill?" Spike asked as he put down his fork and leaned back slowly cringing at the pain shooting through his whole body. "No they didn't. Why?" Ed asked not at all curious. (hmmmm wouldn't Ed want to know. I'm not telling till later teehee) "It's Faye." Spike said almost above a whisper closing his eyes. Ed tried to look surprised and gasped looking up through her goggles. "Yeah I don't know why or how that's possible but at least I know she's alive. You where right Ed to just wait and she'd come." Spike said standing up slowly and waving his right hand smiling sorrowfully. Ed looked up at him and asked where he was going and he simply said he was going to go to the bathroom. Ed continued to hack her way from the processing system in the apartments to the Temple.
As Spike walked through the halls he pasted an open door he stopped not looking into it. He closed his eyes and inhaled deeply taking in her jasmine sent. Then he opened his eyes and turned his head to the room, Faye's room. She had lived with Ed when he meet her and she was about to move in with him a week just after she was taken. He walked in to the room and looked at the warm glow coming from the windows that cast light into the dimly lit room. The warm glow that surrounded him reminded him of Faye's warm touch against his skin. He walked over to her bed and sat down as he looked around seeing that nothing had changed since the last time he had been there over 5 years ago. As he at breathing in her sent for the first time since that day he thought up a plan. 'Okay I'll get the pre-cog then come back here download the vision and see if there' a minority report and then find Faye.' He'd work out the details later but right now he needed to get "materials" in case things went south. He walked over to Faye's closet and opened it and got a face full of dust. Spike started coughing as his body shook coughing and wincing at the pain and dust. As the dust cleared he saw what he was looking for. His trench coat. "Thanks Faye." He mumbled as he picked up smiling remembering that night he came over with the trench coat on and *cough* nothing else. He had left it because Ed had come home early and he had to leave wearing some of Faye's sweat pants. Just like he had left it his gun, extremely dusty now lay in the jacket pocket with some other weaponry. (like in the show before she was kidnapped and he joined pre cops he was a bounty hunter with Faye but only local stuff for fun they both before had steady jobs) He shook the jacket and coughed again from all the dust that flew up in his face. "Damn it how long has this thing been in here?" Spike growled as he then walked out of the room back to where Ed was.
"ED ED IS IN!" Ed cried as she jumped up sending a sleeping Ein of her lap and on to the floor. "Great job Ed!" Spike said sitting down on the couch again slowly pulling on his yellow shirt. "Okay Ed will get Ed's communicator so Spikey can tell Ed when to hit enter. OKAY Spikey?" Ed said getting up and disappearing into the hall beyond the kitchen. Spike sat in near silence as he winced and groaned pulling his blue jacket on over his shirt and buttoning it's two light blue clips and let the flap of light blue fall carelessly. Ed came back in her hand in a fist. "Where is it?" Spike asked seeing nothing. "Right here Spikey." Ed said holding out her hand showing him a back molar. "Ed that's a tooth!" Spike said grossed out. "Ed knows you put it in your mouth and then when you talk Ed can hear you then you can hear Ed in your head!" Ed told him wiggling her arms above her head assuring Spike that she had no bones in them by the way she moved them. Then Ed walked over to Spike and shoved the molar into his mouth. "Mmmphm!" He mumbled as he tried to put the molar in the right place as Ed sat down in front of her tomato. Ed put on some headphones with her goggles. Spike picked up his trench coat and started to cough like crazy from the dust. "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Ed screamed wrenching the headphones of her head. She looked up at a stunned Spike and growled. "Grrrrrrr..Don't do that Spikey! Ed got feedback and THAT COUGHING NOISE!" Ed yelled, luckily she hadn't hooked up her mike yet so Spike didn't go deaf. He then put his trench coat on and walking towards the door. "Spikey?" He stopped when Ed called to him. "Yeah?" Spike said no turning around. Ed jumped onto Spikes back and hugged him. "Be careful Spikey!" She cried as he feel forward from body weight he slammed his hands against the door to keep himself from falling flat on his face, again. "Ed I can't breathe." Spike groaned his shoulder burning from the sudden weight of Ed. "Oh Ed is so SORRY Spikey!" Ed said backing away from Spike. Spike turned around and looked at Ed. Ed looked at her feet feeling stupid about forgetting his injury. She felt his hand come to her small shoulder and pull her into a hug. Ed was surprised but hugged him back smiling like.well Ed. "Don't worry Ed I'll be back in no time with the pre cog then we'll download her visions. Okay bye." Spike said pulling her away from him and standing up to his full height. "WAIT Ed wants to give Spikey something!" Ed yelled running off to her room. Spike sighed hanging his head waiting for Ed to return. When she came back a second later she was holding a backpack that looked like she would fall over if she held it any longer. "Ed????" Spike asked looking at her like she was crazy. (hmmm it's Ed??) She gave him the backpack and put her mike in as he walked out the door with the backpack over his right shoulder.
"Come in Spikeo!" Ed called as Spike started walking up to the roof. "Yeah Ed?" He replied getting into the now black Swordfish ll and taking off. "Ed's just testing it." Ed said as she went quiet. He landed it a few blocks away from the pre cops building. He walked the blocks with his hands in his trench coat pockets his right hand holding his gun with the fresh mag in it. He walked up each step slowly as he pulled the collar of the trench coat high so no one would know it was him. (of course blood will be shed but will the pre cogs see? or will they see but not tell) As he opened the door he quietly walked up the stairs to the room above the Temple. "Okay all clear so far." Spike said as he opened the door of the room. There was a man sitting there. "Hey your Spike Spiegel!" He said as he was about to hit the red button to set off an alarm but "BANG" his hand fell to the side as he fell of the chair into a fresh puddle of his own blood. "The first murder in 5 years." Spike whispered as he turned to the door to go to the Temple. "Ed can you hear me?" Spike asked running to the metal door. "Yeah Ed can hear Spikey!" She replied, "ENTER NOW!" He yelled as the door flew up and he ran in the people on the other side of the glass where stunned seeing the man in the trench coat run through the temple. He turned to them and grinned wickedly at them before shooting a round off at the glass. He dug his hand in his pocket and pulled out a grenade he pulled the metal pin out with his teeth and through it into the hole he had created with the gun. He them jumped into the pool. He found the woman (easy because of distinguishing parts ) and ripped of the wires on her head. He hit a button on the wall and (teehee like a toilet) he and the woman where "flushed out" of the building in a rain of debris.
*End of the Tube, Someplace kinda close to where Spike parked the Swordfish ll*
(Okay you know in the movie Metropolis how Tima's hair grows really fast when she gets disconnected from the computer well that happens to the "woman") Spike began to breath deeply taking in oxygen in huge gulps. The woman who he had "kidnapped" was sitting next to him asleep. He turned to her and once more he couldn't breath, but this time it wasn't because he had been trapped in an airtight tube but because of the woman sitting next to him. Her violet hair draped and clung to her beautiful pail face. "Faye." Spike whispered afraid to say her name because she might be a dream that would go away if he spoke. Hearing her name Faye stirred and opened her emerald eyes and looked up at her savior. "Spike!" She cried jumping up and wrapping her cold wet arms around his neck and kissed his cheek. Spike couldn't move he couldn't breath he couldn't feel anything but then he felt, the warm caress of Faye's lips touch his cold cheek. Then for the first time in five years Spike smiled a true smile, a genuine smile, a smile of bliss and pure happiness. He moved her back and looked her in the eye and she looked closely in his. Her felt her icy touch hit his cheek below his left eye, "Spike what happened?" She asked instantly noticing the discolorization of his left eye. "The day you where taken that guy shot me in the eye and this one is fake." He told her placing his hand upon hers caressing her skin trying to warm it up. "Spike." She said a crystalline tear forming in her eye, but she had too much pride to let it fall even if she was with the man she loved. (same o' Faye okay sorry for occness but this is first cb fic and I'm used to mkr fic's with a lot of fluff so just think love can make anyone even Faye and Spike turn in to big fluff balls! O.o) "Faye I had no idea what happened to you and I didn't know if you where a live or not." Spike said bowing his head no daring to look her in the eyes. Faye felt her heart tearing seeing the painful expression on her beloved. "And I thought since you hadn't come back that you.didn't.l..l.l.mmmpphh." Spike was cut off by Faye's luscious red lip (yeah it's not just the lipstick) pressing hotly against Spike's lips. He responded to her kiss by wrapping his arms around her slender waist pushing her closer to him. But as he did this the pain in his shoulder shot red-hot pains up and down his arm and he winched into the kiss as Faye stopped and looked at him worried. "Spike what is it?" she asked backing off him and sitting simply beside him. "Nothing really don't worry." He said as he took of the backpack that was now around his shoulders. He opened it and gasped to see Faye's normal yellow outfit and red jacket even spandex panty hose. "Ed!" Spike said pulling the clothes out. Faye smiled "YEAH! MY FAVORITE! Hey how is Ed???" Faye asked standing up and picking up her cloths. "Oh fine, hey wait a sec, ED??" Spike said as Faye signaled him to turn around (alley no one there it's okay) Spike looked at her with a "huh?" kinda look. "Uhh Faye I've seen you naked before okay." Spike said looking at her grinning. "Not since 5 years ago." Faye said winking and moving her hand so Spike got the message to turn around. So he did rolling his eyes and slowly turned around. "Yeah Spikey?" Ed's voice came in Spike's head. "I got the pre cog and you won't believe it, she's Faye!" He said whispering so Faye could hear. Ed wasn't surprised at all but said in a surprised voice "Wow Spikey that WONDIFEROUS!" He was about to ask her a question when Faye tapped his shoulder. "Ed I gotta go see ya in like a half an hour." Spike said as Faye tapped him on the shoulder once again.
He turned around slowly taking in the beauty that he hadn't seen in 5 years starting at her bare feet and moving up her long slim legs then her short hot pants un buttoned at the top the black straps showing the contours of her toned stomach then her red jacket tied just below the beginning of her yellow "shirt" (if you call that a shirt) and then her chin and ruby lips and lovely nose and emerald eyes and deep purple hair and yellow head band and more lovely wet deep purple hair clinging to her pale face. Spike couldn't help but drool and get a dazed look in his eyes. Faye bent down at the waist and looked into his eyes. "Spike breath." She said as he snapped out of his daydream. "Umm what about your shoes and hoes?" Spike asked as she dangled the spandex hoes in his face. "I need some help Spikey poo." Faye said in a baby voice pouting. Spike jumped at the offer and grabbed the hoes. She held out her foot and he slowly pulled them up to almost the end of her shorts, his warm touch leaving hot traces against her cold skin. He repeated this with the other leg. As he stood up he cringed again from the pain in his left shoulder and Faye looked at him now knowing something was wrong. "Spike really what did you do to your shoulder?" She asked coming to his right side and taking his arm and putting it around her shoulders to help him. (okay that won't really help but at least if he's going to fall she can pull him back.) "Nothing! Okay." He said going into defense mode. Faye got the message and stopped bothering him about it. "So wait how exactly did Faye Valentine have enough brain power to be a pre cog?" Spike asked grinning wickedly, sure he loved her but he also loved to tease her. "Excuse me? How did Spike Spiegel ever get employed by the people working there?" Faye said coming up with the stupidest comeback. She knew it too and frowned seeing the smirk still on his face as they started to walk to the swordfish. "Okay don't blame me I never asked for it and I just got out of that god forsaken place a few seconds ago so I'm not that witty right now." Faye told him as he looked over at her. "Okay I guess you didn't unless you didn't want to move in with me THAT much!" Spike said once more grinning at his own joke. Faye couldn't help but smile at the way he was acting, still hopelessly in love with her. He turned his attention back to the sidewalk as they turned into a parking garage. She moved quickly and kissed him on the cheek. He looked up at her surprised "What was that for?" he asked. "For still loving me." She said laying her head on his shoulder. As he spotted the Swordfish ll he breathed in her jasmine sent, no matter what she always smelled like jasmine.
"Uh Spike isn't the Swordfish ll a one person space craft?" Faye asked looking over the once again red ship. Spike nodded. "So where am I going to sit?" Faye asked her hands on her hips in front of Spike. "On the roof, of course." Spike said smiling. Faye's mouth dropped open in disbelief. "FAYE you think I would really make you sit on the roof when there's a perfectly warm set right here." Spike said patting his lap after getting into the ship. Faye actually blushed as she sat down on yes his truly warm lap. They took off towards Ed's apartment in a flash. Faye's arms where around Spike's neck but not putting any weight on them because of his non existent injury, she had crossed her legs and her now under the dashboard and swaying with the movement of the ship. Spike opened his mouth to yawn and "Shiori shiori yama no naka!" Came out. Faye looked at him as the music muffled because he had closed his mouth continued. "Spiiiiiiikkkke? What was that?" She asked getting close to his face as he backed away grinning nervously. Then she pried his mouth open and more music came out as she examined his teeth. She saw a discolored one in the back and grabbed it almost making Spike gag. "Faye!" He yelled after she took her hand out of his mouth with the false back molar. "A mister you have some explaining?" She said holding the tooth up then she heard her name called twice.
"FAYE-FAYE!" Ed cried hearing her voice for the first time in 5 years. "Ed?" She replied looking at the molar then at a smirking Spike. She talked to her old roommate for the rest of the trip talking about everything. When they landed on the roof she jumped out and helped Spike out as he groaned from the sudden pain. "I haven't heard that in a long long time." Faye said covering the molar so Ed wouldn't hear. Spike looked at her surprised as a little color flashed on his cheeks but disappeared suddenly. "I know some other thing I haven't heard in a long time." Spike said winking at Faye as they started down the stairs. Faye stopped when she saw dried blood on the titles but then she kept walking as she saw them trail off to Ed's door. She looked up at Spike frowning. Ed came to the door after Faye had knocked. "FAYE-FAYE!" Ed yelled jumping and grabbing Faye around the neck wrapping her legs around her waist. "Ed I can't.BREATH!" Faye cried as Ed got of her blushing. "Sorry Ed." Faye said walking into the apartment fallowing Ed. As Spike came in he took of his wet trench coat and tossed it on to a random coat hanger nailed to the wall by the door. As Faye sat down on the couch she saw blood on one of the cushions. 'Spike what the hell did you do?' She thought as Ed started to pat Ein with her feet. Spike walked over to the couch and sat down on Faye's right side. She looked over at him concerned and saw that the back and front of his blue jacket where a darker color. 'Same stupid old suit but maybe he's worn it so much it's fading everywhere but here.' Faye thought putting her fingers on the discolored part of the jacket as Spike cried out in pain. Faye looked up at his face, which was now turned to her. "See I knew you did something to your shoulder." Faye said as Ed looked up. "Yup, Yup Spikey got sho..mmmph!" Ed said but was cut off by Spike who moved pretty fast being injured and all. Faye looked at him frowning. "Spike you got SHOT! And you didn't tell me come here right now MISTER SPIEGEL! I'm going to talk to you!" Faye yelled as Spike ran (well ran as you can run with his injury) down the hall to her room. Faye took off after him leaving Ed by herself. "Hmm well Ed will make lunch for Ed and Faye-Faye and Spikey!" Ed said jumping up and running to the kitchen with Ein close on her heels.
*Faye's Room*
"Oh Spikey poo darling!" Faye called walking into her old room stopping. "Ohhhh." She sighed looking around the room and closing her eyes remembering all the times he had come over, all the times Ed had beet her a twister and all the times Ein had come in and licked her face to wake her up, when she felt warm strong arms come around her waist. "Boo!" Spike breathed against her neck sending chills up and down her spine. She turned around in his arms and looked up at him smiling. "Spike now I should look at that it could be serious." Faye said placing her hand over the discolored part of his jacket but not touching it. "Ed already put some bandages on it." Spike said letting go of Faye and walking over to her bed and sitting down on it. "Well I know Ed did a nice job but it's obviously bleeding more. I mean let me check." Faye said standing in front of him with her hands once again on her hips that where tilted to one side. "You just want to see me without my shirt on." Spike said with a leer as he pulled Faye on to his lap. She giggled (Faye giggle, sorry) "Come on I haven't seen you or that for 5 years. And I want to take care of my lil Spikey poo." Faye told him in the same baby voice. He looked at her as if there was nothing he could do to stop her. "Please stop it with the "Spikey poo" stuff." He said as Faye got off him and headed out the door. "Okay Spikey poo, will do!" She said as she winked and continued out the door. "Okay Spikey poo, will do!" Spike breathed in an airhead sort of voice imitating Faye as Ed came in smiling like always.
"Hehehe Silly Faye-Faye!" She said sitting on the floor in front of Spike. He looked down at her and remembered what he was going to ask her before he had to leave because Faye had tapped him on the shoulder. "Hey Umm Ed how did you know that I was going to need Faye's clothing and umm why weren't you surprised when I told you who the victim was?" Spike asked interested in the "youngsters" answer. "Umm Ed, aaa Ed has a confession to make Spikey." ***************************************
Oh NO what did Ed do???? Find out in the next Chapter, Miss Julia. What do you think Faye will think about Spike sleeping with Julia what will she do? An interesting twist in this strange and demented love story.
Faye: Spike I knew it! *throwing her arms around his neck* Shi-chan: I'm sorry I'm a hard core FxS kinda person. Julia: Well at least I can ruin in your perfect little lives when I come back into the story! Muwahahahaaha! Faye and Spike: Can't you stop her Shi-chan! Shi-chan: I'm sorry every story has to have a conflict in it this one happens to have a lot! Till nest time y'all! Punch and Judy: Shucks Howdy! Hope Ya'll come back now ya hear!!!!
Chapter 3: Miss Edward
Spike's face went to a "leave it to a woman to say that" kind of look. "Oh I should have known." He muttered as the memories of her screaming almost pulling him into the pool and then kissing his cheek and speaking in Faye's voice. How dare she even think she could even pretend to be his Faye? "Spike? How do you think you'll get into the temple when you don't even have clearance now?" Anastasia asked as she turned back to tending the sickly fern. "You forget Annie I have Radical Edward on my side!" He grinned like his old self, old self being before when he was truly happy with Faye and was living every man's dream of perfect bliss. He could do something about his future and even avenge the past he couldn't wait to meet Ed so she could hack into the Temple computer and get him clearance. Then he would go in and "kidnap", for lack of a better word, the pre cog and download her data and find Faye and prove his innocents and get away from Vicious and even he never thought he would Julia. He couldn't believe he would see his Faye in less than 48 hours. "Spike? Hello come in Spike?" Annie's voice sounded and interrupted his thoughts. "Um your standing in my dirt pit." She said as Spike looked around him, yup he was in the middle of an ocean of dirt. "Ewwww Annie." He groaned as he pulled his dirty shoes out of the dirt. He stomped several times trying hopelessly to shake the dirt off. "Sorry now I think you might want to meet up with that Ed of yours because you might not have a ship soon." She said as she pointed to the sky and Spike looked up "SHIT!" He saw two of the pre cops dispatch ships fly overhead and he ran out the exit. "BYE ANNIE SEE YA LATER!" He called.
He jumped in to the swordfish and took off keeping low to the ground and going through the woods dodging all the many trees. Then his scanner picked up company. One of the dispatch ships and spotted him. Nothing would stop him and they knew that so there was no point in asking him to stop or even slow down. "Swoosh" bullets shot by close to the cockpit of the swordfish, too close for Spike. Then he heard a shatter and tinkle of breaking glass behind his head then the cold lead penetrating first the blue material of his jacked and then his yellow shirt then flesh then out flesh on the other side. He cried out in pain but kept control over the ship and he fell back behind the dispatch team ship. They never saw it coming they nor anyone else stood a fighting chance against Spike's fury. "Hahah no one injures Spike Spiegel or damage my "baby" (Swordfish ll) and lives." She yelled as the wind ruffled through his already disheveled green hair. But he is mortal and he tried to shift gears with his left arm but it faltered as warm blood stained his jacked and trickled down his arm. "Aww Shit." He mumbled as he brought his right arm over and down shifted with it.
After a few hours of waiting in the country side of mars Spike thought is was safe to go back to the city and wait for Ed. He was off again but his arm was hurt worse than he had thought and he couldn't steer with it so it had been a long and tedious trip for him. When he finally reached the inner city limits of Mars he stopped at a small apartment building that only had 4 floors. He parked the Swordfish on the roof and hit a button on the "key" and it turned to a deep black color instead of it's normal red. "Stealth mode, I'm glad Ed finally figured out how to work it." Spike said as he watched it change in a miracle of engineering. He then blinked several times and turned to walk down the stairs to Ed's apartment. While walking down the stairs it suddenly dawned on Spike how tired he felt from loss of blood. First his eye yesterday and now his shoulder today, life sucked but it was about to turn a sweet and unexpected turn he thought one of his first optimist thoughts for 3 years. Sure he had believed Faye would somehow find her way back to him like a lost puppy for two years but then he gave up on her. Not entirely thought there would and is now especially that special fire that only Faye would make burn in Spike's heart and soul.
His mind was racing remembering that flame inside him that hadn't burned strong for so long, too long. "Faye.." Spike whispered as he slipped out of consciousness falling head first down the stairs and slamming into the landing a flight below hard. It was Ed who found him minuets later. (Computer scanner baby that's how she knew) "Oh Spike." Ed breathed seeing the wreaked man with his face tilted to one side sprawled on the cold titles of the landing. She called for her doggie Ein. He came silently sensing the calm ness and seriousness in Ed. Ed bent down and rolled Spike over and slid her arms under his and pulled him leaving a small line of blood to her door. She laid him on her couch and looked down at her hands covered in blood. "Spikey?" He twitched in sleep. As I said Ed had a little crush on Spike ( who wouldn't baby teehee) so she was genuinely worried about him not just being silly. (don't flame about her OCCness come on she can't be so weird when she actually has human emotions. She'll be back in character soon and also remember she's older like 19 now) She went with Ein to the kitchen and got a bowl and filled it and then she sent Ein to get sheets from her bed and a bandage from the bathroom. She walked back out to see Spike sleeping on the couch so peacefully. Then Ein came in with the sheets. Ed took one and started shredding it. Once she was satisfied it the cloth she moved towards Spike. She calmly un clipped his jacket and carefully slid it down his left shoulder the she moved to unbutton his yellow shirt. She loosened his tie and pulled it off and placed it on the table as she moved the yellow shirt with a red patch on the left shoulder down and un tucked it from the hem of his pants. She then grabbed a bandage from Ein and opened it and placed the soft gauzy patch over the bullet hole. And did the same on the exit wound. Then she grabbed some of the linen she had shred and wrapped it around his shoulder and around his upper chest to hold it in place. Then she took the un-shredded sheet and placed it over Spike as she placed another strip of linen in the cold water and placed it over his forehead.
All the color swirled around as Spike opened his eyes. He knew it was morning because everything was bright or was it heaven had he died on those steps? No not the great Spike Spiegel die before reaching his goal. Came an arrogant voice in Spike's head as things stopped swirling. He saw his shirt and jacket and tie on the table in front of him. "Is Spikey awake???" came Ed's chipper and happy voice as Spike sat up slowly cradling his head. He groaned as he replied "Yup Ed." He looked around again and saw an end table with a photograph of all the "gang" together. He had Faye in his arms dipping her towards the camera doing a tango pose as Ed was sitting atop Jet's shoulders looking at them curiously. He smiled remembering that day when they went to the festival of cherry blossoms. "Ed loves that picture you and Faye look so happy and carefree." Ed said walking from behind the kitchen area with at pan in her hands. "So Spikey why did you come to Ed' place? Or at least Ed's stairs." Ed asked as she sat down across from Spike with the pan and two forks. Spike looked up at her and put the picture back on the end table as he turned to her. "Well Ed you know how you hacked into the Temple yesterday to get me in?" He asked as Ed put the pan down on the coffee table between them and placed a fork in front of him, which he took gratefully. "Yeah?" Came Ed's reply as she stuffed some of the egg in her huge mouth and grinned. "Well can you do it from here?" He asked also taking a huge bit of the fluffy eggs. "Ed thinks so." Ed said looking up as if into her brain. "YEAH Ed pretty sure she can! Why Spike ask?" "Well I need you to hack into it and give me access when I tell you to." Spike said as he stopped eating to make sure Ed heard him right. "Is this about the murder thingy?" Ed asked slightly serious as she grabbed her tomato (her lovely and oh so dear computer) and goggles. Spike looked up suddenly and afraid Ed would turn him in. "Yeah." He mumbled. "Don't worry Spikey Ed would never turn you in. And Ed knows Spikey would never kill someone." Ed told him smiling like she always did as she plugged her goggles into her tomato. "Did they tell you who I'm suppose to kill?" Spike asked as he put down his fork and leaned back slowly cringing at the pain shooting through his whole body. "No they didn't. Why?" Ed asked not at all curious. (hmmmm wouldn't Ed want to know. I'm not telling till later teehee) "It's Faye." Spike said almost above a whisper closing his eyes. Ed tried to look surprised and gasped looking up through her goggles. "Yeah I don't know why or how that's possible but at least I know she's alive. You where right Ed to just wait and she'd come." Spike said standing up slowly and waving his right hand smiling sorrowfully. Ed looked up at him and asked where he was going and he simply said he was going to go to the bathroom. Ed continued to hack her way from the processing system in the apartments to the Temple.
As Spike walked through the halls he pasted an open door he stopped not looking into it. He closed his eyes and inhaled deeply taking in her jasmine sent. Then he opened his eyes and turned his head to the room, Faye's room. She had lived with Ed when he meet her and she was about to move in with him a week just after she was taken. He walked in to the room and looked at the warm glow coming from the windows that cast light into the dimly lit room. The warm glow that surrounded him reminded him of Faye's warm touch against his skin. He walked over to her bed and sat down as he looked around seeing that nothing had changed since the last time he had been there over 5 years ago. As he at breathing in her sent for the first time since that day he thought up a plan. 'Okay I'll get the pre-cog then come back here download the vision and see if there' a minority report and then find Faye.' He'd work out the details later but right now he needed to get "materials" in case things went south. He walked over to Faye's closet and opened it and got a face full of dust. Spike started coughing as his body shook coughing and wincing at the pain and dust. As the dust cleared he saw what he was looking for. His trench coat. "Thanks Faye." He mumbled as he picked up smiling remembering that night he came over with the trench coat on and *cough* nothing else. He had left it because Ed had come home early and he had to leave wearing some of Faye's sweat pants. Just like he had left it his gun, extremely dusty now lay in the jacket pocket with some other weaponry. (like in the show before she was kidnapped and he joined pre cops he was a bounty hunter with Faye but only local stuff for fun they both before had steady jobs) He shook the jacket and coughed again from all the dust that flew up in his face. "Damn it how long has this thing been in here?" Spike growled as he then walked out of the room back to where Ed was.
"ED ED IS IN!" Ed cried as she jumped up sending a sleeping Ein of her lap and on to the floor. "Great job Ed!" Spike said sitting down on the couch again slowly pulling on his yellow shirt. "Okay Ed will get Ed's communicator so Spikey can tell Ed when to hit enter. OKAY Spikey?" Ed said getting up and disappearing into the hall beyond the kitchen. Spike sat in near silence as he winced and groaned pulling his blue jacket on over his shirt and buttoning it's two light blue clips and let the flap of light blue fall carelessly. Ed came back in her hand in a fist. "Where is it?" Spike asked seeing nothing. "Right here Spikey." Ed said holding out her hand showing him a back molar. "Ed that's a tooth!" Spike said grossed out. "Ed knows you put it in your mouth and then when you talk Ed can hear you then you can hear Ed in your head!" Ed told him wiggling her arms above her head assuring Spike that she had no bones in them by the way she moved them. Then Ed walked over to Spike and shoved the molar into his mouth. "Mmmphm!" He mumbled as he tried to put the molar in the right place as Ed sat down in front of her tomato. Ed put on some headphones with her goggles. Spike picked up his trench coat and started to cough like crazy from the dust. "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Ed screamed wrenching the headphones of her head. She looked up at a stunned Spike and growled. "Grrrrrrr..Don't do that Spikey! Ed got feedback and THAT COUGHING NOISE!" Ed yelled, luckily she hadn't hooked up her mike yet so Spike didn't go deaf. He then put his trench coat on and walking towards the door. "Spikey?" He stopped when Ed called to him. "Yeah?" Spike said no turning around. Ed jumped onto Spikes back and hugged him. "Be careful Spikey!" She cried as he feel forward from body weight he slammed his hands against the door to keep himself from falling flat on his face, again. "Ed I can't breathe." Spike groaned his shoulder burning from the sudden weight of Ed. "Oh Ed is so SORRY Spikey!" Ed said backing away from Spike. Spike turned around and looked at Ed. Ed looked at her feet feeling stupid about forgetting his injury. She felt his hand come to her small shoulder and pull her into a hug. Ed was surprised but hugged him back smiling like.well Ed. "Don't worry Ed I'll be back in no time with the pre cog then we'll download her visions. Okay bye." Spike said pulling her away from him and standing up to his full height. "WAIT Ed wants to give Spikey something!" Ed yelled running off to her room. Spike sighed hanging his head waiting for Ed to return. When she came back a second later she was holding a backpack that looked like she would fall over if she held it any longer. "Ed????" Spike asked looking at her like she was crazy. (hmmm it's Ed??) She gave him the backpack and put her mike in as he walked out the door with the backpack over his right shoulder.
"Come in Spikeo!" Ed called as Spike started walking up to the roof. "Yeah Ed?" He replied getting into the now black Swordfish ll and taking off. "Ed's just testing it." Ed said as she went quiet. He landed it a few blocks away from the pre cops building. He walked the blocks with his hands in his trench coat pockets his right hand holding his gun with the fresh mag in it. He walked up each step slowly as he pulled the collar of the trench coat high so no one would know it was him. (of course blood will be shed but will the pre cogs see? or will they see but not tell) As he opened the door he quietly walked up the stairs to the room above the Temple. "Okay all clear so far." Spike said as he opened the door of the room. There was a man sitting there. "Hey your Spike Spiegel!" He said as he was about to hit the red button to set off an alarm but "BANG" his hand fell to the side as he fell of the chair into a fresh puddle of his own blood. "The first murder in 5 years." Spike whispered as he turned to the door to go to the Temple. "Ed can you hear me?" Spike asked running to the metal door. "Yeah Ed can hear Spikey!" She replied, "ENTER NOW!" He yelled as the door flew up and he ran in the people on the other side of the glass where stunned seeing the man in the trench coat run through the temple. He turned to them and grinned wickedly at them before shooting a round off at the glass. He dug his hand in his pocket and pulled out a grenade he pulled the metal pin out with his teeth and through it into the hole he had created with the gun. He them jumped into the pool. He found the woman (easy because of distinguishing parts ) and ripped of the wires on her head. He hit a button on the wall and (teehee like a toilet) he and the woman where "flushed out" of the building in a rain of debris.
*End of the Tube, Someplace kinda close to where Spike parked the Swordfish ll*
(Okay you know in the movie Metropolis how Tima's hair grows really fast when she gets disconnected from the computer well that happens to the "woman") Spike began to breath deeply taking in oxygen in huge gulps. The woman who he had "kidnapped" was sitting next to him asleep. He turned to her and once more he couldn't breath, but this time it wasn't because he had been trapped in an airtight tube but because of the woman sitting next to him. Her violet hair draped and clung to her beautiful pail face. "Faye." Spike whispered afraid to say her name because she might be a dream that would go away if he spoke. Hearing her name Faye stirred and opened her emerald eyes and looked up at her savior. "Spike!" She cried jumping up and wrapping her cold wet arms around his neck and kissed his cheek. Spike couldn't move he couldn't breath he couldn't feel anything but then he felt, the warm caress of Faye's lips touch his cold cheek. Then for the first time in five years Spike smiled a true smile, a genuine smile, a smile of bliss and pure happiness. He moved her back and looked her in the eye and she looked closely in his. Her felt her icy touch hit his cheek below his left eye, "Spike what happened?" She asked instantly noticing the discolorization of his left eye. "The day you where taken that guy shot me in the eye and this one is fake." He told her placing his hand upon hers caressing her skin trying to warm it up. "Spike." She said a crystalline tear forming in her eye, but she had too much pride to let it fall even if she was with the man she loved. (same o' Faye okay sorry for occness but this is first cb fic and I'm used to mkr fic's with a lot of fluff so just think love can make anyone even Faye and Spike turn in to big fluff balls! O.o) "Faye I had no idea what happened to you and I didn't know if you where a live or not." Spike said bowing his head no daring to look her in the eyes. Faye felt her heart tearing seeing the painful expression on her beloved. "And I thought since you hadn't come back that you.didn't.l..l.l.mmmpphh." Spike was cut off by Faye's luscious red lip (yeah it's not just the lipstick) pressing hotly against Spike's lips. He responded to her kiss by wrapping his arms around her slender waist pushing her closer to him. But as he did this the pain in his shoulder shot red-hot pains up and down his arm and he winched into the kiss as Faye stopped and looked at him worried. "Spike what is it?" she asked backing off him and sitting simply beside him. "Nothing really don't worry." He said as he took of the backpack that was now around his shoulders. He opened it and gasped to see Faye's normal yellow outfit and red jacket even spandex panty hose. "Ed!" Spike said pulling the clothes out. Faye smiled "YEAH! MY FAVORITE! Hey how is Ed???" Faye asked standing up and picking up her cloths. "Oh fine, hey wait a sec, ED??" Spike said as Faye signaled him to turn around (alley no one there it's okay) Spike looked at her with a "huh?" kinda look. "Uhh Faye I've seen you naked before okay." Spike said looking at her grinning. "Not since 5 years ago." Faye said winking and moving her hand so Spike got the message to turn around. So he did rolling his eyes and slowly turned around. "Yeah Spikey?" Ed's voice came in Spike's head. "I got the pre cog and you won't believe it, she's Faye!" He said whispering so Faye could hear. Ed wasn't surprised at all but said in a surprised voice "Wow Spikey that WONDIFEROUS!" He was about to ask her a question when Faye tapped his shoulder. "Ed I gotta go see ya in like a half an hour." Spike said as Faye tapped him on the shoulder once again.
He turned around slowly taking in the beauty that he hadn't seen in 5 years starting at her bare feet and moving up her long slim legs then her short hot pants un buttoned at the top the black straps showing the contours of her toned stomach then her red jacket tied just below the beginning of her yellow "shirt" (if you call that a shirt) and then her chin and ruby lips and lovely nose and emerald eyes and deep purple hair and yellow head band and more lovely wet deep purple hair clinging to her pale face. Spike couldn't help but drool and get a dazed look in his eyes. Faye bent down at the waist and looked into his eyes. "Spike breath." She said as he snapped out of his daydream. "Umm what about your shoes and hoes?" Spike asked as she dangled the spandex hoes in his face. "I need some help Spikey poo." Faye said in a baby voice pouting. Spike jumped at the offer and grabbed the hoes. She held out her foot and he slowly pulled them up to almost the end of her shorts, his warm touch leaving hot traces against her cold skin. He repeated this with the other leg. As he stood up he cringed again from the pain in his left shoulder and Faye looked at him now knowing something was wrong. "Spike really what did you do to your shoulder?" She asked coming to his right side and taking his arm and putting it around her shoulders to help him. (okay that won't really help but at least if he's going to fall she can pull him back.) "Nothing! Okay." He said going into defense mode. Faye got the message and stopped bothering him about it. "So wait how exactly did Faye Valentine have enough brain power to be a pre cog?" Spike asked grinning wickedly, sure he loved her but he also loved to tease her. "Excuse me? How did Spike Spiegel ever get employed by the people working there?" Faye said coming up with the stupidest comeback. She knew it too and frowned seeing the smirk still on his face as they started to walk to the swordfish. "Okay don't blame me I never asked for it and I just got out of that god forsaken place a few seconds ago so I'm not that witty right now." Faye told him as he looked over at her. "Okay I guess you didn't unless you didn't want to move in with me THAT much!" Spike said once more grinning at his own joke. Faye couldn't help but smile at the way he was acting, still hopelessly in love with her. He turned his attention back to the sidewalk as they turned into a parking garage. She moved quickly and kissed him on the cheek. He looked up at her surprised "What was that for?" he asked. "For still loving me." She said laying her head on his shoulder. As he spotted the Swordfish ll he breathed in her jasmine sent, no matter what she always smelled like jasmine.
"Uh Spike isn't the Swordfish ll a one person space craft?" Faye asked looking over the once again red ship. Spike nodded. "So where am I going to sit?" Faye asked her hands on her hips in front of Spike. "On the roof, of course." Spike said smiling. Faye's mouth dropped open in disbelief. "FAYE you think I would really make you sit on the roof when there's a perfectly warm set right here." Spike said patting his lap after getting into the ship. Faye actually blushed as she sat down on yes his truly warm lap. They took off towards Ed's apartment in a flash. Faye's arms where around Spike's neck but not putting any weight on them because of his non existent injury, she had crossed her legs and her now under the dashboard and swaying with the movement of the ship. Spike opened his mouth to yawn and "Shiori shiori yama no naka!" Came out. Faye looked at him as the music muffled because he had closed his mouth continued. "Spiiiiiiikkkke? What was that?" She asked getting close to his face as he backed away grinning nervously. Then she pried his mouth open and more music came out as she examined his teeth. She saw a discolored one in the back and grabbed it almost making Spike gag. "Faye!" He yelled after she took her hand out of his mouth with the false back molar. "A mister you have some explaining?" She said holding the tooth up then she heard her name called twice.
"FAYE-FAYE!" Ed cried hearing her voice for the first time in 5 years. "Ed?" She replied looking at the molar then at a smirking Spike. She talked to her old roommate for the rest of the trip talking about everything. When they landed on the roof she jumped out and helped Spike out as he groaned from the sudden pain. "I haven't heard that in a long long time." Faye said covering the molar so Ed wouldn't hear. Spike looked at her surprised as a little color flashed on his cheeks but disappeared suddenly. "I know some other thing I haven't heard in a long time." Spike said winking at Faye as they started down the stairs. Faye stopped when she saw dried blood on the titles but then she kept walking as she saw them trail off to Ed's door. She looked up at Spike frowning. Ed came to the door after Faye had knocked. "FAYE-FAYE!" Ed yelled jumping and grabbing Faye around the neck wrapping her legs around her waist. "Ed I can't.BREATH!" Faye cried as Ed got of her blushing. "Sorry Ed." Faye said walking into the apartment fallowing Ed. As Spike came in he took of his wet trench coat and tossed it on to a random coat hanger nailed to the wall by the door. As Faye sat down on the couch she saw blood on one of the cushions. 'Spike what the hell did you do?' She thought as Ed started to pat Ein with her feet. Spike walked over to the couch and sat down on Faye's right side. She looked over at him concerned and saw that the back and front of his blue jacket where a darker color. 'Same stupid old suit but maybe he's worn it so much it's fading everywhere but here.' Faye thought putting her fingers on the discolored part of the jacket as Spike cried out in pain. Faye looked up at his face, which was now turned to her. "See I knew you did something to your shoulder." Faye said as Ed looked up. "Yup, Yup Spikey got sho..mmmph!" Ed said but was cut off by Spike who moved pretty fast being injured and all. Faye looked at him frowning. "Spike you got SHOT! And you didn't tell me come here right now MISTER SPIEGEL! I'm going to talk to you!" Faye yelled as Spike ran (well ran as you can run with his injury) down the hall to her room. Faye took off after him leaving Ed by herself. "Hmm well Ed will make lunch for Ed and Faye-Faye and Spikey!" Ed said jumping up and running to the kitchen with Ein close on her heels.
*Faye's Room*
"Oh Spikey poo darling!" Faye called walking into her old room stopping. "Ohhhh." She sighed looking around the room and closing her eyes remembering all the times he had come over, all the times Ed had beet her a twister and all the times Ein had come in and licked her face to wake her up, when she felt warm strong arms come around her waist. "Boo!" Spike breathed against her neck sending chills up and down her spine. She turned around in his arms and looked up at him smiling. "Spike now I should look at that it could be serious." Faye said placing her hand over the discolored part of his jacket but not touching it. "Ed already put some bandages on it." Spike said letting go of Faye and walking over to her bed and sitting down on it. "Well I know Ed did a nice job but it's obviously bleeding more. I mean let me check." Faye said standing in front of him with her hands once again on her hips that where tilted to one side. "You just want to see me without my shirt on." Spike said with a leer as he pulled Faye on to his lap. She giggled (Faye giggle, sorry) "Come on I haven't seen you or that for 5 years. And I want to take care of my lil Spikey poo." Faye told him in the same baby voice. He looked at her as if there was nothing he could do to stop her. "Please stop it with the "Spikey poo" stuff." He said as Faye got off him and headed out the door. "Okay Spikey poo, will do!" She said as she winked and continued out the door. "Okay Spikey poo, will do!" Spike breathed in an airhead sort of voice imitating Faye as Ed came in smiling like always.
"Hehehe Silly Faye-Faye!" She said sitting on the floor in front of Spike. He looked down at her and remembered what he was going to ask her before he had to leave because Faye had tapped him on the shoulder. "Hey Umm Ed how did you know that I was going to need Faye's clothing and umm why weren't you surprised when I told you who the victim was?" Spike asked interested in the "youngsters" answer. "Umm Ed, aaa Ed has a confession to make Spikey." ***************************************
Oh NO what did Ed do???? Find out in the next Chapter, Miss Julia. What do you think Faye will think about Spike sleeping with Julia what will she do? An interesting twist in this strange and demented love story.
Faye: Spike I knew it! *throwing her arms around his neck* Shi-chan: I'm sorry I'm a hard core FxS kinda person. Julia: Well at least I can ruin in your perfect little lives when I come back into the story! Muwahahahaaha! Faye and Spike: Can't you stop her Shi-chan! Shi-chan: I'm sorry every story has to have a conflict in it this one happens to have a lot! Till nest time y'all! Punch and Judy: Shucks Howdy! Hope Ya'll come back now ya hear!!!!