Yeah, yeah I don't own bebop. If I did I wouldn't be driving a dodge shadow with a Spike action figure perched on the dash board like a plastic jesus! I'd be driving a viper instead .
Thanks for the reviews! They keep me motivated. I hope that I did a good job at Ed. You'd think that she'd be the easiest to write for. But believe it or not she's the hardest for me. Actually I find Spike the easiest, maybe it's all the angst in my system?!?! This chapter really doesn't go anywhere. It was needed to get everyone on the same day in the next chapter. It kind of like a preview for Faye and Ed, giving you a glimpse of the time that they're going to have together. I hope that it doesn't suck too bad.
Song credits for Perfect Day go to Lou Reed.
Just a perfect day
Drink sangria in the park
And then later when it gets dark
We go home
About a half an hour down the highway the motley crew in the shadow took the next available exit. "Faye-Faye?" came a small voice from the back seat. Faye turned down the radio so that she could hear what Ed was saying. "Faye-Faye what's Province Town?" The older woman smirked at the question. She knew what the location was once notorious for. Many a teenage summer vacation was spent frolicking on the beaches of P Town, as it was called by the locals. The town was a haven for homosexuality in a time when it was still struggling to be accepted. Faye and her friends would party all day on the beach and then party all night at the clubs. The drag shows were the best. It was sort of like Callisto, only with women. That's probably why Faye had taken to Callisto. "It used to be a vacation spot" not wanting to have to teach Ed the ways of same sex relationships just yet. Besides, it might not be the same anymore. It would be a pity though, it was a fucking fun place. "Alright!" obviously Ed was up to a vacation. They both needed it any way. When she had picked up the two of them, they had looked extremely worn down. That was very unlike Ed. She always had a flicker of optimism in her eyes no matter what the situation. This time though, she looked like she was going to jump in front of a car and end it all. As tragic as Faye liked to portray herself, it wasn't healthy for a young girl to be like that.
She hadn't planned on picking up any passengers but for these two she would make an exception. The fact that they hadn't chosen to go back to the ship puzzled her a little as well. Like the nun had said, Ed was like a stray cat, wandering to and fro. She would make it a point to ask what had happened later on. "Are you still hungry Ed?" Faye looked into the rear view mirror as she waited for a response. "Yep, yep" she giggled, "Edward is sooooo hungry". As too make the point clearer she rubbed her tummy and hung her tongue out of her mouth like a dog. Ein barked his two cents in as well. It was settled then, next stop food! As Faye made her way through the intersection, she was abruptly cut off by a purple and green zebra striped Cadillac. You know the type with the dingle balls suspended from the ceiling and fuzzy dice hanging from the rear view mirror. As if it wasn't enough that she had just gotten cut off, the car then stopped in the middle of the intersection giving Faye only a foot or two to stop. As she slammed on the brakes, she could hear the loud thump of Ed and Ein being slammed into the back of her seat. The shadow stopped only two inches from the caddy. Faye released her death grip on the steering wheel and looked into the back seat to see if her cargo was alright. Seeing that they were just a little shaken up she returned her attention to the car in front of her, taking a moment to notice how close they were to each other. ' Thank god for ABS'. Straightening her hair band that had fallen out of place from the panic stop, she then proceeded to exit the vehicle to administer an ass kicking to the driver of said Cadillac.
Just a perfect day
Feed the animals in the zoo
Then later a movie too
And then home
When she had fully gotten out of the car she stood herself up straight and prepared to start shouting, but before she could get a single word out the driver of the other car started to yell at her. "What the fuck yo think you doin'?" Taken back by the appearance of the man in front of her, she tried extremely hard not to laugh. Obviously the occupant of the car was a pimp. Complete with a purple pimpin hat that was complemented with a green faux pheasant feather, a plethora of gold and diamond rings, a purple suede leisure suit and lime green shiny leather shoes. The mouth full of gold teeth just added to the glamour of the whole ensemble. "Yo crazy bitch!" he was apparently under the assumption that the near collision was Faye's fault. 'I don't think so super fly' she was going to have to straighten his ass out. "Yo done cut me off!" The little vein in his forehead was starting to poke out, "Yous betta not a scratched my cah!". Obviously hooked on phonics hadn't worked for him.
" Listen Tyrone, you were the one who ran the light, not me!" This was not what he wanted to hear. He started to stomp his feet the way Spike did when he didn't get his way. 'Men are such babies'. This one was an asshole for pulling a stunt like that. He could of killed someone. If she had been going a little faster, Ed would have been badly hurt. She found it odd that the first thing on her mind was Ed and not herself. Faye felt the need to express her anger over the pimp putting Ed in harms way. Usually she would have just been upset about her car almost getting crushed. Maybe even play the 'hey that scratch wasn't there before' game. But all that was going through her head was that she was responsible for Ed. "Listen, you just endangered the lives of my passengers because of your ignorance!" That sent him over the edge, "Ignant, ignant!" shaking his head in disapproval at Faye he continued, "Who yo callin ignant?". He did a customary neck roll and finished his sentence "Shit , yo ain't even got no hubcaps!". As if to finalize the matter he let out a phsst noise and waived his hand in dismissal at Faye. She couldn't help it any more, she let out with a roar of laughter. The pimp, obviously offended, pulled out a switch blade and pointed it in Faye's direction. The newly gathered crowd all took a step back and made the cinematic "Ooohhh" noise. The purple haired woman let out a chuckle as she shook her head in disbelief. Now the pimp was just plain annoyed as he made his way a little closer to the shadow. That's when Faye pulled out her glock. Apparently even a verbally challenged pimp knew that a gun out weighed a knife and backed down. Flipping Faye off as he scrambled to get back in the ghetto mobile, he revved the engine and put the car in gear. As he pulled a miniscule smoke show for the crowd that had gathered to witness the quarrel, Faye noticed the collection of crown air fresheners in his rear window. This just made her laugh even more. Pushing the unexpected protectiveness for Ed out of her mind, she took a look around the audience that the whole episode had attracted. Not wanting to hold up traffic anymore than she already had, Faye climbed back into her car and pulled out of the intersection. Ed and Ein just stared straight ahead not knowing what to make of the public display they had just witnessed.
Oh, it's such a perfect day
I'm glad I spent it with you
Oh, such a perfect day
You just keep me hanging on
You just keep me hanging on
The weary travelers found a restaurant not too far from the intersection of doom. Unfortunately Ein had to wait in the car. The girls got the food to go so that dog wouldn't be alone in the car too long. They chowed down while searching for a motel to spend the night. Faye decided on a sea side place named THE SASSY SHACK. She was on an apparent sassy roll this week, so she found it quite fitting. Ed stowed Ein away in her back pack and told him to be quiet. The two girls walked through the glass doors and made their way to the front desk. The desk was unoccupied so Ed asked Faye if she could ring the bell. After receiving a nod of approval, Edward began to perform morse code with the bell. This seemed to get the desk clerks attention. "Hold your horses!" Was lisped in their direction from behind a partition. A few seconds later a middle aged man sporting a goatee appeared from behind the make shift wall. He was wearing a black beret, with small black sunglasses, a black turtle neck and black pants. Once he was directly in front of the two customers he placed his left hand on his hip, lowered his sunglasses further down on his nose with his right hand and lazily let out in a made up accent, "Can I help you?". Raising his eyebrow to emphasize his boredom. " Yes" Faye finally sputtered out, "we would like a room please." Ed couldn't pull her eyes off of the aged beatnik in front of her. She was getting a mental picture of him sitting on a small stage in a dark café reading poetry to people dressed in the same fashion. Smoke filling the room along with the clanking of glasses. The aroma of black coffee rich in the air. A click of his lighter snapped her out of her thoughts. He lit a cigarette and then casually flipped through the register. As he looked up from the book, he looked in the direction of the girls and let out a puff of smoke before saying "I think that I've got something for you". The smoke floated up like tendrils on a vine and wrapped around his head. It was very film noir. Edward wished that she had had those shell things that they used to clap with their fingers in lieu of applause.
Just a perfect day
Problems all left alone
Weekenders on our own
It's such fun
Beatnik Bill showed them to their room and once he had left, Ed let Ein out of the bag. Giving a quick glance around the room, Faye noted that it wasn't all that bad. Way better than the BeBop for sure. They each had their own beds and a good size tv was placed on a bureau at the end of the room. A desk with a lamp stood next to the door and a bathroom with a tub/shower combo was to the left of the side table. What made it even better was the mini bar located in between the beds that doubled as a joint night stand. Faye went over to inspect the contents of the bar. Ed grabbed the remote, turned on the tv and started to channel surf while jumping on the beds like any ADD victim normally would. Ein decided to inspect the bathroom, sticking his head over the rim of the toilet to taste the water in the bowl. Finding it satisfactory, he really hated it when it had the blue shit in it, he took a long drink before turning and making his way to the beds. A trail of toilet water and drool followed him for the length of his journey. Faye wrinkled her nose in disgust and turned her attention back to the bar. She started to pull out the inventory. The crinkling of the little bags of cocktail peanuts snapped Ed out of her gymnastics routine. She lunged off of the bed at Faye. Once the two had equally divided and conquered the peanuts they both plopped onto their designated beds and began the quest for something to watch. Well something that they could agree on any way.
Just a perfect day
You make me forget myself
I thought I was someone else
Some one good
They decided on an old movie from Faye's past. She remembered when this movie had come out. Man was it still good. Ed had never seen it so Faye insisted that they watch it after she assured Ed that she would love it. Sure enough, Ed was matching Faye's laughter and awe during every scene. Even the dog jumped when the gangster stabbed the bosses wife in the chest with the adrenalin shot. Now this was cinema. Once the movie was over Faye had the urge for a joint. She was currently waging a battle with herself on whether to light it up in here or go hide in the bathroom with it. She always hid on the ship when she smoked and she wasn't sure if she should expose Ed to the sight. It wasn't like she had ever been a good role model any way, but the old Faye didn't know if she was comfortable with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. "Ed" Faye asked slowly. The young girl turned her head away from the tv to look at Faye.
Oh, it's such a perfect day
I'm glad that I spent it with you
Oh, such a perfect day
You just keep me hanging on
You just keep me hanging on
"Yes Faye-Faye?". "Ed, do you mind if…" she stopped wanting to rephrase the question a little. "Would you think any less of me if I….." 'Man this is harder than I thought' . Ed just stared at Faye waiting for her to just get to the point so she could go back to watching deputy dog. Faye finally spoke again after what seemed like an eternity, "I have a habit that's kind of bad and I was wondering if it was a bad thing to do it in front of you". The young girl just blinked. " You see, I like to smoke…." she was cut off by a slightly perturbed Ed. The red head let out an exasperated sigh, "Just light up the joint and pass it to Ed!". Now it was Faye's turn to blink.
You're just going to reap just what you sow
You're just going to reap just what you sow
You're just going to reap just what you sow
You're just going to reap just what you sow
AHHH!! The infamous filler chapter! This was kind of a bridge for the next one. The pulp fiction references are in this chapter as well because, 1) it's too fucking cool of a movie, and 2) so that I can establish the time frame. Jet was watching it as well while Spike was out looking for Faye. This way next chapter everyone will be on the same day. See I'm not very smart or talented so I do stupid things like write chapters in advance. Then I don't know where to use them. That and I wasn't sure how people would react to the thought of Ed being a pot head along with Faye, Spike and Jet. So if you flame me please remember that this is MY point of view and MY idea and please respect that. I respect all of your stories whether or not I approve of the content or not. Please review, I hate to beg. It's like being on Ebay.
