Disclaimer: I don't own a damn thing just this story and that perverted Reic.
Blues in the Night
By roxyravette
Chapter 7Better Alone Than In Bad Company
"I'm alone. I don't want comrades and it's not worth having any." Faye started. "I end up worrying about things I don't have to, you know, cause I'm such a good woman. All the guys end up fighting for me." Gren poured their drinks and listened intently. Faye didn't know what it was about him but she decided to go on.
"They often say that human can't live alone. But you can live pretty long by yourself. Instead of feeling alone in a group, it's better to be alone in your solitude. When I'm dealing with them it's nothing but trouble," she said, taking a sip from her glass. "And I get squat out of it…so it doesn't matter if I'm there or not…"
"You just got scared of losing them." Gren replied, taking a sip as well. Faye looked up at him with a dubious glance. "You distanced yourself from them."
"You're weird"
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Faye didn't know it then, but that was what she actually had felt all those times she had run off. She lay back onto the hospital bed. The memory had tired her out. She rolled over on her side, clutching the pillow.
"He was so right." Faye thought. Gren had cut through all her defenses, and glimpsed who she really was. It surprised and angered her that she was that easy to read. But he did have a point. She did care, despite the tough girl attitude. When she thought about it, her attitude was what really made things worse. What just happened with Spike was great example. Faye stared at the flower. She never expected that she would ever get anything from him, let alone a rose. She knew she had hurt him and she regretted some of things that she had said. They had to be said, but she admitted maybe not as bluntly. She used to love being in quiet solitude. Now it was torture. It left too much time for thinking. She needed to talk to someone. Spike was out of the question; he was probably still pissed at her. The nurses and the doctors were out as well. Who else…
"Jet!" she exclaimed. She grabbed the vid phone next to her. As she dialed, she hoped to God that he wasn't out of range. It rang four times before it was picked up. Jet's image and voice came in clear. He looked as if he was half asleep and his eyes were bloodshot, as if he had been drinking.
"Hello?" he asked sleepily.
"Hey Jet, it's Faye." His eyes widened.
"What the hell do you want?!" he nearly yelled.
"Jet, I don't want anything, but I have to tell you some…" Jet didn't let her finish. He was wide-awake now.
"Where are you? Not that I care or anything."
"I'm in a hospital on Mars, but there's something important I …" Jet interrupted her again.
"What?! What have you done now?" Faye took a deep breath.
"I'm in a bit of trouble, but that's not why I called."
"Why then?"
"I …"
"I am not coming over there to save your scrawny ass." Jet interrupted.
"But…"
"No is No, Faye."
"That's not…
"Life isn't fair. Deal with your own problems yourself. I have my own."
"Jet, please listen…" He hung up the vid phone. Faye set the receiver down dejectedly. So much for trying to tell him Spike was alive. God, he was so much trouble. Faye lay back on the bed and started to hum, one of her favorite songs, Blues in the Night (the female version of course). She thought of how the words were so fitting for her situation.
My momma done tol' me, When I was in pigtails
My momma done tol' me, "Girl a man'll sweet talk"
And give you the big eye, but when the sweet talkin's done
A man's a two-face, a worrisome thing who'll
Leave ya to sing the blues in the night…
She heard the door creak open and she abruptly stopped humming.
"What were you humming?" said a voice.
"Speak of the devil…" Faye turned to face Spike.
"Just an old song." She answered like it meant nothing at all. "Why'd you come back? I wouldn't talk to me after what I said earlier." Spike gave her a shrug that meant everything, yet nothing at all.
"I'm not you." He said simply. Faye rolled her eyes and gave up.
"Do you have a smoke?" Spike hesitated before answering.
"Yeah, but are you sure that…" He stopped when Faye pinned him with a scornful look. "Ok yeah." He threw her the pack followed by the lighter. Faye took them graciously but soon she frowned.
"Just one?" she asked in amazement. "And here I thought that you were being nice." He gave her another of his enigmatic shrugs. Faye ignored him, taking along drag of the cigarette. She sighed as she felt the effects of the nicotine.
"You know that he's not dead." Spike said at last. Faye blew out the smoke, ignoring him.
"Dammit Faye, you could have been killed." Faye looked at him with piercing green eyes.
"But I wasn't." she replied. Spike came closer to her bedside and threw out her cigarette. Faye looked annoyed and faced him with a malicious glare.
"He's better quit doing that."
"That's your answer for everything." Spike went on. "If it didn't happen it's all right."
"It sure as hell beats the alternative."
"Don't make jokes." He said quietly. "They aren't very funny." Faye looked puzzled and gave a sudden bark of laughter.
"That's rich." She said, in disbelief. " I didn't know you cared."
"Well let me put it this way," Spike said giving her a sidelong glance. " It would be a less interesting world without you in it." Faye grunted as if to doubt him.
"Was the guy from last night the same guy who 'mugged' you?" Spike inquired. Faye looked away. It was no use hiding it now. She sighed.
"Yeah that was Reic." She said finally. Spike looked hurt.
"Why didn't you tell me? I could have gone to the police."
"No!" she said more sharply than she intended. "That would have just made it worse."
"How could that make it worse?" Spike smiled. " I mean the only way it would make it worse was if there was a bounty…" Spike stopped talking and the smile faded from his face. Faye nodded.
"You mean that you're a criminal?"
"No shit Sherlock, but criminal is too much of a strong word. I owe people some money, that's all." Spike frowned.
"How much?"
"Alittleover600millionwoolongs." She said as fast as she could. But there was no need, for Spike swayed when he heard the amount. He used the bed to steady himself.
"Damn, and I thought my bill was high." He said. "It's nothing compared to yours."
"Yeah well, my debt is always adding up. I bet this hospital fee will bump it up a couple thousand woo longs." Spike shook his head.
"I took care of it."
"How?"
"I work here at the hospital to pay off my bill. Oh and if anyone asks your name is Dolores McDaniel." Faye face was in shock.
"You didn't?" she whispered. "Where's the real Dolores?"
"Don't get your panties in a bunch." He said, stunned to think she meant that he killed her. "She's on a totally different hall." He watched as Faye eventually calmed down.
"When do I get out of here?" She asked when she had settled down.
"Now if you want." He said thoughtfully. "That's why I came back to get you." Faye jumped up out of bed.
"Then why didn't you say so!" she exclaimed.
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Reic woke up with the worst headache he had ever gotten. Every part of his body ached with pain. All because of Faye and her fucking boyfriend…
"Damn that asshole…" He dragged himself to a nearby alley and assessed his injuries. His eyes finally got used to the darkness of the alley and he could see two figures standing before him. All of a sudden a wave of nausea came over him and his head swam with the effort to remain conscious. One of the figures walked up to him.
"What's the matter Reic?" a male voice sneered. The second figure came up to him as well.
"This is the second time." Said the second figure with a feminine voice. "The Boss will not be happy." The man beside her nodded in agreement. Reic made an effort to stand, despite his injuries.
"Give me one more try." He pleaded. They gave him a fleeting glance. The woman reached her hand up and traced the line of his jaw. Reic stared into a pair of mysterious lavender eyes. Suddenly the woman slashed him across his check with her nail, leaving a thin streak of blood on Reic's face. Reic flinched.
"If you fail the Boss, than you fail me as well." She said dangerously. "Got it?" Reic nodded furiously. The man and the mysterious woman left him, disappearing into a stretch limo. Reic could hardly contain his anger.
"I'll get that little bitch for what she's done to me."
To be continued…