Tears are Fallen Rose Petals
- Chapter 12 -
Fate Takes its Toll
He walked slowly at first checking his surrounding then speeding up into a jog as he kept a hold onto Ed's hand. "Ed wants to help Spi-Spi." Ed smiled weakly skipping along as she hummed to a little tune.
"You can, just be careful; I don't want either you or Faye dying on me." Spike sighed as he drew his gun and put in the clip while taking off the safety. 'Let's roll…' Spike dodged quickly into an alleyway unnoticed by anyone. "Alright I'm going to go first, you fallow three seconds behind me, and you should be okay that way." Looking at the back door from a distance he noticed that it wasn't locked and wondered why until the door opened a stocky man with blue hair popped out and lighted up a cigarette.
"Ed is ready, let's go!" Ed smiled running out ahead of him. "Hey mister! You know smoking is bad for you…" She smirked as the man looked up in shock.
"Oh God, it's just a kid… For a second I thought you were Spike or something—" The man was cut off as Spike came around and whacked him in the back of the head knocking him out.
"Sorry buddy, but it was Spike." He smiled lightly then scowled at Ed. "What did I tell you?"
"To stay behind Spi-Spi." Ed laughed twirling lightly in a circle.
"Uhh… Why do I even bother with you." Spike shook his head an approached the door. Taking a deep breath and placing the gun at his side he took a step forward and found no one around. 'What the hell?' He thought until he turned to face two men with guns pointing at his skull.
"Mr. Spiegal, you're going to have to come with us. Another man came forward and tried to grab Ed until she bit him in the arm.
"Oww! Little devil child, get her off me!" He flung his arm in the air franticly with Ed holding on strong… Spike smirked when there was a sudden gun fire and one of the men went down.
"Let them go guys." Shin came out of nowhere as if there were some secret hiding spot in the walls, but then again, who knew, maybe there was with the looks of that place.
Spike's eyes widened when he noticed his friend and smiled slightly. "Shin?! Vicious will have your head for this!" One of the men glared letting their guns fall to the ground.
"Let him have it, see what I care. Like I give a damn weather he's pissed off or not, I'd die happy to see him lose this fight." Shin laughed shooting one of the men in the leg as he tried to shoot Spike.
"Ahh, my leg! You get me in the bone you ass!" The man shouted back in pain.
"Better than your carotid artery isn't it?" Shin smiled again as Spike punched the men in a matter of seconds all falling to the ground. Ed laughed and ran over to Shin and hugged him.
"Thankie-Thankie!" Ed laughed letting go as Spike joined them.
"What Ed said." Spike smirked and gripped a hold of his gun.
"Well, isn't my best friend. They said you died once… This time I'll make sure you're dead!" Vicious came from around the corner and shot Spike in the arm sending him down in shock.
"Vicious!" Spike shouted as he started running towards him Ed tripping him with an extended leg.
"Ha, ha. Ed made Vicious fall down and go boom!" She laughed helping Spike stand.
Shin couldn't help but laugh as he kicked the gun out of his hand and hurried down the hallway as Ed threw a chair one of the men were sitting on over Vicious's head knocking him out cold. "Nice one kid. Let's get Spike over to Faye shale we?"
"Ed shale, Ed shale!" Ed smiled skipping along.
"Uh… Thank you." Spike gestured towards Shin looking back to Vicious again. 'I'll deal with my friend later…' Spike mused standing a ignoring the pain and crimson red blood stain in her suit.
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"How long?" The 'men in black' stepped into the restricted area of the hospital where Spike, Vicious, and Julia lay sleeping on full life support.
"Three years tops. Technology has improved so much over the past six years, and with your generous donations towards the help that they need is anchored to be a great help sir." The man wore a pair of scrubs and a doctors' coat holding a clip board in hand.
"Are you sure you can't have this done any quicker? They're needed where they live. The three of them, prodigies if you will. Never the less we are in your debt as well." The man lit up a cigarette ignoring the sign bluntly placed in front of his face and inhaled deeply the nicotine seeming to calm his nerves.
"I'm sorry sir; we're working at top seed. Any faster and we run the risk of there being defects and mentally or physically harming their state more then how it already is. The best thing for them is the cryogenic stasis; otherwise they could be in pain. This way they'll sleep in piece for the next few years without knowing what hit them.
"Very well then. Continue with your work, I'll have one of my men contact you later." The man smiled shaking the doctor's hand and leaving quickly into the nearest elevator.
"What should we do with him sir?" The man's bodyguard asked.
"What else; kill him. Get one of our men on the case ASAP." The man threw the cigarette to the ground and put it out with his shoe.
"Uh… Yes sir." The man nodded sadly.
"Oh, and one more note, have Lin put in Spike's place. It's time he gets more involved with things in the Red Dragon…" The man pulled off his sunglasses revealing his darkened eyes. The color seemed to be a cold dark blue which could almost be mistaken as black.
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"Faye, Faye its Shin." Shin grabbed the key from his left pocket and undid the lock forcing the door open with his body.
"Faye-Faye!" Ed laughed running into the room.
"Faye?!" Spike yelled running in, but no one was there…
"Ha, you think I'd leave her in there? I guess you thought I didn't know you were so generously helping her Shin. I could see you." Vicious laughed as Shin looked up in horror at the small little camera hidden if not looked for carefully.
"Where is she?!" Spike gritted his teeth together pointing a gun towards him.
"Hmm, should I tell you…? Or should I not…? That is the question." Vicious let his hand run though his stark white hair and just began to laugh.
"Erra, you bastard, tell me where she is!" Spike gritted his teeth together ignoring the pain in his re-injured arm.
"Don't stain yourself, she's right here." Vicious snapped his fingers and three men threw Faye to the ground pointing their guns at her.
"Spike!" She cried smiling as she reached out her hand to touch his.
"Faye… I." Spike's eyes warmed as he looked at her happy she was still alive.
"Faye-Faye!" Ed laughed running over to her.
"Who is the little girl?" Vicious scuffed wrinkling his nose up a little.
"Ed is Ed. Vicious is a vicious person." Ed exclaimed as Faye managed to sit up without the men shooting her.
"If you want Faye to live Spike, you will let me take your life." Vicious smiled when he saw the horror written on Faye's paling face.
"Spike don't do it!" Faye screamed pleading for him to stop as he stood up and dropped his gun.
"Fine, but only if I get to draw with you…" Spike sighed closing his eyes as Faye's eyes brimmed with tears. 'I'm sorry love…'
"Can Ed draw too?" Ed grab back over to Spike clinging into his left leg.
"Sorry Ed. You've got to stay with Faye for this one." Spike took a step forward and Ed let go looking disappointed.
"Spike… Please, don't do this, not for me. Not for anyone!" Faye stood up ignoring the men as they clicked their guns together. Taking a step forward she looked at Spike.
"Fine, then I'll do it for myself." Spike looked back at Faye and she ran into his arms.
"Don't leave me…" Faye whispered kissing him quickly until Vicious pulled her back sending her to the ground with a yelp.
"You my dear are coming with us, I'll find it enjoyable to see you cry when I kill him." Vicious laughed lightly Spike clenching his fists together.
'You took the words right out of my mouth.' Spike sighed sticking his hands into his pockets and began to hum a little tune in his mind. 'Let fate play its role…'