Protecting the Enemy
-Chapter 9-
By: Rachel*
Rated: PG-13
Gender: Romance/Drama
E-mail: PeachGirlKiley@aol.com
Web Address: www.Spike-Faye-Shrine.cjb.net
+ Here we go! Chapter 9!! We're JUST starting to hit the middle of the story too! I have a feeling this may be longer than Tears of Fallen Rose Petals! ::shock:: I know! @_@' But no sequel with this one… -_-' Heh. READ + REVIEW!!+
Spike shivered his body slowly growing numb with pain. He shook in Faye's lap closing his eyes tightly. "Cold." He managed. Faye frowned looking around for something other then Liam's coat.
"Liam, let's get him out of this car, he'll be better off on the ground." Faye moved her hand to her side, the door was jammed. In fact the car was nearly crushed. The whole front was rammed into the pine tree, and the front window was about to cave in on Spike and Faye. Spike winced again.
Liam moved to the other side of the seat kicking at his door. With a loud, mind drilling crack the down opened falling off its hinges, and to the ground. Frowning he stood, stretching his arms up before a car raced by. He darted downward, his eyes widening. Faye moved her head towards the road fear took over; her heart froze, and then began to beat faster and faster as she noticed whose car it was. Liam stood up shaking his head. "They're long gone by now."
Faye still was unsteady squeezing Spike's hand a little more. "Still, they came back already?" Faye watched as Liam slinked around to the passenger side door examining the handle.
"You push, I'll pull." He mumbled taking a strong grip on the door handle. Faye nodded moving herself over a hair. Spike shuttered again. "Ready, and push!" He shouted as Faye hit her shoulder into the door and he pulled with all his strength. It began to open. Faye's eyes brightened and she managed to free one leg from under the dashboard as it pressed down on her. She hit it again cracking it open halfway. Faye smiled looking back up at Liam who nodded. "I don't think it'll open any more though." He sighed pulling at the door opening it another inch or so. "It'll be tough getting him out."
"Try his door—"
"Can't, its worse off then yours was." He sighed, letting his free hand run through his hair. Faye cursed under her breath. Looking down she peered at Spike and his face crinkled together in pain. He would moan a little, shuttering, and shivering. He was getting a fever again. Faye could already tell that every inch of his body was in a numbing state of pain, where the only thing he felt was his back, like a thousand needles piercing deep into his body.
"Spike, this is going to hurt, but you'll feel better afterwards." Faye uttered rubbing his cheek again. Spike forced his head to nod. It hurt to talk, his mouth ran dry, his head hurt, yet he could still find the littlest amount of relief in the sound of her voice. Faye smiled. "Okay." She mumbled looking towards Liam. "Take his head and then pull him slowing from the car." Faye directed. She was never the delicate type, but she would have to try her hardest this time, she needed him to live. Spike needed to live, for his sake, and for hers. If he died on her now, she would never forgive herself.
"Okay." Liam nodded. He extended his arm cringing in pain. Coughing he fought it back pain stepping towards Spike.
Faye looked at his arm. Blood was still steadily flowing from his wound as he held the door open. "Jet can fix that probably." Faye grumbled pushing her arms under Spike's stomach. Spike's body stiffened. "Spike, I know it hurts, it'll be over in a minute." She gritted her teeth. "He can't stand the pain for long, ten seconds, or he could go into shock, right?" Faye tried her hardest to remember anything she had learned from the doctors on standby at Nathan's. It was sad, she had been hit around so many times she could be a doctor herself with all the things she had learned.
Liam looked at her nodding. "Sounds right." He frowned. "Let's get to it." He looked into Faye's eyes with a strong look. Fear, an intense adrenalin run that sent his heart racing. Faye adjusted her one hand towards Spike's hips, and another to his sternum.
"Ready?" She looked at Liam, as he nodded. "As you pull, I'll guide him out." Liam nodded again.
"Whatever you say." He agreed. "Hang on Spike; you'll be out of this in a second."
Faye pressed her hands into his chest and Spike gritted his teeth growled in pain. Faye's eyes widened. "Spike, it's okay. Hang on." She nodded towards Liam who started to pull at Spike's shoulders lifting and dragging him out of the car. Faye carefully guided him out. Spike screamed out in pain his whole body cringing and shuttering. Faye closed her eyes tightly fighting back the urge just to let him go. She couldn't stand it, why did he have to be yelling so much, be in such pain?
"Stop!" Spike shouted his eyes closing shut even tighter. His voice was high pitched and whining, a pleading. The pain was unbearable. Faye's heart actually wrenched, this man had saved her without another thought, and she practically forced him into this position. Faye was causing him this pain and it killed her to see him, to see him have to scream out for Liam and her to pull one final time and nearly drop him to the ground. It wasn't long before Faye found herself with a tear rolling down her cheek. In utter shock she jumped out of the car running towards the wood to hide herself from Liam. Spike moaned in agony. "Faye?"
Liam looked down at Spike who lay on the ground, sprawled out on his stomach. Liam looked back to Faye blankly. She wouldn't cry, she had told herself she wouldn't and she was going to keep that promise. "He's calling for you, Faye." Liam murmured holding his arm. Faye looked back to Spike, and then to Liam.
"You hurt your arm more, didn't you?" Faye sighed looking at Liam who blushed a bit nodding. Faye rolled her eyes. She chose to ignore Spike's call. She couldn't bare going to him. "Sit, and don't move." Faye ordered. Liam sighed, letting his free hand run through his hair.
"Whatever you say." He saluted her with a half a chuckle and flopped down next to Spike.
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Spike lay on his back holding Julia close to him. She lay on top of him, her naked body covered by the blankets of Spike's bed. His breath was steady and clam as Julia moved her head to look at him. "Hey." She smiled. Spike peered down at her, smirking.
"Hey." He smiled back. He quickly rolled over pinning Julia to the bed. He laughed as she yelled out in surprise. He sighed looking into her eyes. She smiled letting her hands reach up to touch Spike's face, and run her hands through his hair. He moved so his face leaned into her hand before kissing her fingertips and leaning down to kiss her lips. "You're so beautiful." He uttered. Julia smiled pulling him to her.
"Spike…" She whispered chanting his name as he kissed down her neck.
"Spike?!" A voice growled. Spike and Julia froze in horror looking up to see Vicious standing in the doorway.
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"No." Spike fumbled turning his head towards Faye. His eyes were closed. Faye leaned down touching his cheek.
"His fever is back, it's worse then before." Faye bit down on her thumb nail. She started to walk away.
"What are you doing?" Liam questioned.
"Trying to get a better view." She growled heading towards the road.
"Are you mad?!" His eyes narrowed.
"I guess so!" Faye hissed back. She scrambled up the steep hill gripping her fists into the ground to pull herself up. "Jet needs to see us to get a visual of us!" Faye rolled her eyes again.
"Don't blame me when they see us, and you get us all killed!" Liam called.
"You'll be burning in hell with us, so what's it matter?" She growled back.
Liam scuffed. "Bitter, aren't we?" Looking back at Spike he saw his coat covered in a crimson red. "Should I put pressure on his back, it'll stop the bleeding!"
"No!" Faye screamed back in horror. "You can't, I have it wrapped as tightly as he can bare it!" Faye heard the loud shrill cry of Spike shouting out again as Liam had started to press on his back. Faye looked up to hear the engine of the hammerhead a moment later, Jet's Zip Craft! Her spirits rose. "Jet!" Faye screamed running into the middle of the road and waving her arms in all hope.
Jet looked down cursing when he saw the car. "Damn him." Jet growled. Ein snarled in return. Jet smirked. "Exactly, good dog." Jet rewarded Ein, by patting him on the head. The dog wagged his stub of a tail barking happily. "Hang on!" Jet called on the microphone landing on the road by Faye.
"Liam, help Jet!" Faye called running down the hill, nearly tripping, and stopped herself by gripping a branch from a tree next to her. She fell on her knees by Spike's side, taking his hand. "Spike, we're getting you out of here now." She whispered into his ear.
Spike mumbled a few words, but Faye couldn't make them out. "We can trust that guy?" Liam frowned looking at Jet as a small dog ran by him. "A dog too?"
"Ein!" Faye called smiling. For once she was happy to see a familiar face, even if it was a dog. "Spike, Ein's here too." She laughed as the dog licked her on the face. She was happy, even in this situation she found happiness around Spike. Around Ein too.
"Faye, how bad is he?!" Jet slid down the hill on his side jogging over to Spike. He cringed. "We have to take him to Doc." He grumbled.
"Doc?" Faye asked.
"We saved his life once, going after a bounty, he said he'd repay us any way he could." Jet paused. "They have this laser thing; it can heal wounds, without leaving any scars. It should work on Spike too, right?" Jet spoke in a low voice as Ein put his nose against Spike's forehead.
"Hurry up!" Liam shouted.
Jet pierced his lips together. "That punk kid is who's coming with us?"
"You don't like him?" Faye attempted to make conversations in a rough situation, anything to keep her from loosing it.
'I'm damned if I do, and I'm damned if I don't…' Jet thought looking to Faye as she took hold of Spike's hand, bringing it to her chest and bending down to his face.
"Spike, we have to get out of here, it'll hurt, but hang on, okay?" She sighed taking brushing his bangs from his eyes. They fluttered open.
"Faye?" He wasn't even half awake, Julia was screaming through his mind. "I love you." Faye's face ran pale. Spike looked back at her in a dazed look. "What?" He spoke.
She shook her head. "I didn't say anything Spike, just don't talk, we'll be getting your back tended to in no time…" Faye tailed off looking back at Jet who had the same shocked look on his face.
"Julia…" Spike grumbled again. The blood came rushing back to Faye's face, although almost to the point where she was blushing.
"It was only Julia." She laughed trying to reassure herself.
Jet nodded. "Yeah, just Julia…" He grimaced. 'Damned if you do, damned if you don't…' He thought again. "Let's get you three out of here."
+ Thought this was a good spot to stop. I've been getting some reviews from Autophage saying that my writing isn't we'll put together, and that I should maybe through in a few words of thought maybe? So Jet once again has returned to the Frazee of the day… Er… Chapter! ::people cheer:: LoL, for those who read, Tears of Fallen Rose Petals, I had Jet say a lot of things towards the end, like the chapter title, or something to bring it together. Do you think Spike was really talking about Julia, or was so out of it he thought it was a dream and that he really did say, I love you, to Faye? READ + REVIEW! Also Chapter 10 is already written, I get some good reviews you'll get it in a day or so! ^_^ Also look for some happier parts, and some s/f heart wrenches!! +