(Session 9 - Vicious) Its was two in the morning, Faye woke me up and told me she was heading somewhere to think. "What wrong with thinking here" I said. "I need a vacation" she said. "I'll be back in two days" she continued. "Alright, you take care" I said. She left and headed for a town called Fragment. The helium on Venus was getting to her throat, she had it soar and needed a drink. She headed for a local bar. Faye sat at the bar, a haze of smoke almost gave this place atmosphere. Pathetic, she downed the rest of her whiskey she got up and paid for her drink. She hadn't wanted to go back to that bunch of bolts. She walked outside pausing in the middle of the sidewalk and stretched out. Faye then felt her coat pocket for the cigars she'd had. She found the pack and saw it only had two left. She cursed under her breath and then plucked one out and lit it up. She turned and headed to the parking lot. She needed to find a place to stay. The bright pink neon sign read Koolerz Inn. Inn, my ass, she thought. She entered the office and stood for a few minutes waiting to be serviced. No one came. Finally, Faye pounded on the little bell. From a door way off to the side came a young teen. His face was pale and had little clusters of pimples here and there. He looked at Faye. He stood there for a second. Faye was annoyed that this teenager was simply undressing her with his eyes and clearly beginning to fantasize about bedding her. She finally spoke, "What the hell are you staring at?" He stammered, "Uh.. um... ahh... auh... How can I help you?" Faye placed a hand on her hip then licked her lips and said, "What do you think I'm here for?" Her lips curled up into a smile as her very sensual voice turned the teen ten shades of red. "Umm I ..." the guy stuttered. "I need a room genius." She said with no emotion in her voice and annoyance on her face. The teen's mind finally registered that he was getting messed with. He sat down at the pc and then with a few key strokes he pulled up an available room screen. He turned and reached up to get a key. He placed the key down unto the counter that stood between him and the beautiful vixen. "Room 320, take the stairs up two flights and the room is at the end of the hall next the ice machine. Oh that'll be 160(." Faye reached into her pocket and gave the kid the cash, grabbed her key and before she left the office she stopped at the vending machine to get a pack of cigs. She could feel the kid burning a hole into her back. So she slowly bent down to give him a flash of her bottom. She heard his breath catch and smiled to herself. That's right sweetheart stare hard 'because that's all you're ever gonna get, she thought. She arrived at her room and fell asleep. She was awaken to the sound of a bang, she looked around. She saw this tall, eerie man standing next to her. She tried to scream but the man covered her mouth. "Shhh. I won't hurt you, but I will hurt your dear friend Spike" he said in a dark voice. He gave out a hysterical laugh. "You're trembling..." the man said. "Who... are you?" Faye said. "Vicious." He responded. Edward sat cross-legged on the floor of the observation room, looking over at Spike with one eye open. Spike was sitting beside her, also cross-legged. He took a deep breath in through his nose, then slowly let it out. Ed did the same, mimicking Spike perfectly.

"What do you see, Ed?" Spike asked, maintaining the slow breaths. "Edward sees Spike-person!" She replied, studying him carefully. Spike opened his eyes sharply, glaring at Ed.

"You're supossed to keep your eyes closed Ed!" He chided, trying to hold onto his patience.

"That's the whole point of meditating!" Ed blinked, looking confused.

"But if Ed keeps her eyes closed, someone could sneak up on Ed!" She returned, darting her eyes around. Spike sighed heavily, trying to make her understand. "If you're doing it right, you won't need your eyes to see." Spike explained, knowing how confusing something like that must be for her.

"Ed doesn't need her eyes to see?" Ed questioned, scratching her head. Spike got up slowly, eyeing Ed as she stood. "It's not seeing the world Ed, more like feeling the truth around you."

Spike continued, seeing that it was simply too early to start the philosophy lessons.

"The truth?" Ed questioned again, looking around for it. Spike nodded to her, holding his hand out to her. Ed came closer, eyeing Spike's hand cautiously. A cigarette appeared between his fingers, to Edward's amazement. "Spikey knows magic!" Ed exclaimed excitedly, grinning madly.

"Teach Edward how to do magic!" She demanded, jumping up and down. Spike smirked as he placed the cigarette between his lips. "It's not magic Ed, just misdirection." Spike corrected, holding his hand out again. Ed watched in delight as he flicked his thumb sharply, suddenly a lit match was in Spike's grip. "Sometimes things aren't what they seem." Spike explained, holding the flame to his cigar. Ed clapped and laughed happily, dancing around him. "Misdirection? Show Ed!" She demanded again, flicking her thumbs rapidly. "Ed doesn't know how!" Spike chuckled at her enthusiasm. Maybe she didn't understand some things, but was she ever eager to learn. I came into the lounge. "sorry to interrupt your yoga lessons but we got a new bounty" I said. "Yao Tha Dusk, he is worth 28,000,000( and is wanted for counterfeiting woloongs" I said. Suddenly the Comunika went on and Faye was on it. "Tee hee, I've been caught." Faye said. "You..." I said in annoyance. "Come to the place we specify. Otherwise, my life is over. So they say. The time to meet is..." Faye said but was interrupted by me. "It's because you did as you please." I interrupted. "You're being cold. We're comrades, remember?" Faye exclaimed. "You reap what you sow. Take care of it all yourself." I said in an angry voice. I reach over to hang up. "Hey wait, this guy Vicious is a creep.!" Faye screams. Spike stops me. "Wait Jet let me handle this. Faye where are you?" Spike asks. "Umm. I think it's the old abandon church in the city of Fragment, I'm on the same planet" Faye responded. "I'm still on Venus" Faye continued. "Just wait" Spike said. "You're really gonna come?" Faye exclaims. "Don't worry. I'm not going there to save you." Spike answers. Spike heads for the old abandoned church. He proceeds with caution and has his gun ready for anything. "Vicious were are you" Spike screams. Vicious appears in the darkness. "Angels that are forced from heaven have to become demons. Isn't that right, Spike?" Vicious said. "I'm only watching a dream that I never awakened from." Spike said. "I'll wake you up right now." Vicious screams. "Don't be so anxious, Vicious. It's our first time meeting in a while, right?" Spike said sarcastically. "A plea for your life?" Vicious said in a low voice. "Hardly. Something that doesn't work on you, remember? After all, you even kill those who've saved your life." Spike said. "He was a beast who lost his fangs. That's why he's dead. The same goes for you." Vicious said. A thug holds Faye at gunpoint. Spike points his gun at him. "Now, we want you to drop your gun." The thug said. No reply came from Spike. "What's wrong? If you don't hurry..." thug said. Spike shoots him in the head. Faye runs outside and Spike runs up to vicious points his gun at his head but his gun gets taken away by Vicious crow. "I see that you trained your crow very good" Spike said. "That is the only one I can trust" Vicious said. "You're going down Vicious" Spike screamed. Spike runs up to Vicious and starts to punch him in the face. Vicious gets punch around five times before he gets out of it. Vicious grabs Spike and throws him to the 2nd floor of the church. Spike is very hurt but not down. Vicious jumps to the 2nd floor also. Spike tries to punch him but is unsuccessful. Vicious takes out his sword and points it at Spike's left shoulder. "Bitch shut up when I'm talking to you" Vicious screams. "Wha." Spike tries to say something but is interrupted by Vicious. "I said shut up, you hear me? Answer me" Vicious kept screaming as if he was some lunatic. Spike punches Vicious and Vicious thrust the blade in to spike's left shoulder. Spike gives a moan of despair and kicks Vicious which make him fall onto the 1st floor of the church. Spike jumps out a stained glass window of the church and throws a grenade inside. Spike is cushioned by the snow, the church explodes. Faye is outside and approaches Spike. Spike just looks at Faye and the church and blacks out. Spike is awaken by Ein's bark. He tries to get up but he is wrapped around bandages like if he was some sort of mummy. His left shoulder is in pain and he is really hungry. Faye comes in the room and looks at Spike's wounds. "They're healing just fine" Faye said. Spike tries to say something but can't on account of all the bandages on his face. "What did you say" Faye asks. Faye gets near him and places her ear close to his mouth. Spike whispers it into Faye's ear. Faye gives him a look and slaps him. "You pervert" she screams.