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Chapter six: hopes or the carved angel
Faye regained consciousness; she struggled against the ropes that had her tied to a heavy metal chair. She whimpered and looked around her. She was in a large sparsely furnished room. The walls were in desperate need of paint and the ceiling and floor had numerous holes. She soon realized that someone was in the room with her, it was hard to make out who it was because it was very dark, but she made out it was another lady in here tied to a chair also. Then a blast of light filled the room as the light switch was flipped. She turned quickly to reveal that it was the guy who kidnaped her
"Hey you, you're in big trouble once the others come!" She yelled at the guy
:: at least I hope they come:: Faye's eyes glanced down looking at the floor
"Ha ha, they will come, but probably not for you, Spike is coming to free his love, Julia." sadly laughed the man as he walked toward Faye touching her right underneath her chin
She shook it away annoyingly and looked towards the other woman in the room. Julia was sitting in the chair like as if someone placed her there, her golden hair cascaded down her back as her diamond eyes stared off in the distance, unfocused. Her face is emotionless as if she were made of stone, but she was very beautiful, her features perfect and precise, she was a carved angelic figure in that chair.
"Oh did I mention, the one he doesn't choose will be executed right after he chooses, so he can see the face of the other die." The man smirked trying to appear superior and sat down and sucked on a cigarette. He tried to look tough but something was troubling him greatly because his hands trembled and his head shook as he sucked the life out of the cigarette.
::Spike loves her, Spike is obsessed with her, I can't compete with that…that love, that obsession, I'm as good as dead::
Faye struggled against the ropes with all her might, then it was when it hit her she was no longer sick.
"That's odd, I would be blowing chunks by now if I wasn't well." She murmured lowly to herself
"That's because I injected the antidote when I tranquilized you, I didn't want you to die." The man's voice explained softly through the silence
"What do you mean antidote, did you poison me?" Faye hissed, confused and surprised
"Yes, in fact I'm surprised you survived it. The poison was supposed to kill someone fifty pounds heavier than you." The man seemed to almost smile at Faye "Oh and the reason your so-called friends couldn't find that bounty was because we made up that bounty so that they would leave you so we could come and kidnap you. Ingenious plan wasn't it?" The man looked at her with a glint of guilt in his soft dark eyes "I'm sorry I hurt you like that it wasn't very nice of me was it?"
Faye glared at him and sneered. "Why do you care about me? You kidnaped me!"
"I'm sorry, I guess, that you will probably end up dying in the end all over someone's tragic love story. I'd hate to see someone else go through that, Doesn't it crush you? It would crush me." He looked at Faye with sincere eyes. He smiled faintly as he stomped out his cigarette.
Faye stared at him solemnly" Yes im crushed. I suppose. You seem kind, how did you get mixed up in the syndicate?"
"My brother was killed by the one you call Spike, he gave his life for the Syndicate, for the order, now its my time to do the same. My name is Mihn, brother of Shin." He frowned and turned away murmuring "I hope you realize that I hate death, but its something I must do in order to honor my brother. He died because of the hatred between Spike and Vicious, and the hatred was there because of that...that dammed love story." He glanced over to Julia and gritted his teeth.
::I wish my life would start to be getting better, It seems every time I find something good, or begin to pull my life together my world just seems to shatter all over again.::
She looked down at her feet deep in thought then her mind filled with anger and resentment. "I'm sorry about your brother, dead for such a reason." she whispered almost silently
"Don't be, you had nothing to do with it, I just don't want you to die like my brother, it is too tragic of a death, too unnecessary for words. That is why I'm here I am here to kill Spike." Mihn's eyes were troubled
Faye looked at him for a minute "Do you really want to kill him?"
"What other choice do I have? Killing vicious would dishonor my brothers sacrifice even more, I have to do it, its my duty as his brother."
:: I can't kill Spike because my brother dove in front of the bullet, it just seems wrong somehow, but what else is there to do? I can see that spike would never kill my brother, he was only after Vicious. I guess Shin was just in the way. This wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for that Julia though::
Faye looked down at her feet and stared "Killing is overrated."
::Faye, this is what you get for trusting people, this is all your fault, if only you hadn't joined them you wouldn't be here. Faye you have got to learn that people are evil and not to be trusted, not after this. If I ever make it out of this alive I will to be sure to go back to the way my life was before, alone and safe. As long as I don't open myself up to anyone I'll be safe, happy, and living.::
She then found her eyes watering up with tears, she tried to hold them back, but one silently, unnoticed slid down her cheek and hit the floor. She hated that there was no one there to catch that tear and wipe it away. She also hated, however, that if she let someone do that they'll end up betraying her later. Her head was filled with so many conflicting emotions that she closed her eyes and whispered.
Mihn looked at her :: God damn you Spike, Vicious and Julia. God damn you all, Its because of their pure selfishness that innocent people are killed. That poor lady over there, will suffer the same fate as Shin, but I wont let that happen again.::
"Why me? Why am I always the one that gets hurt, its not fair, when is it someone else's turn?" her hair escaped from behind her ears and covered her face in shadow.
Just then the door swung open, and Faye gasped because it was of such a shock. A figure walked ominously through the room stopping at the man.
"Well, are they coming?" the voice hissed as went to Mihn, while doing so looking at Julia with a tinge of a new undecipherable emotion in his eyes.
"Yes they are, Spike is almost here, and his friend, Jet, is lagging behind but coming in this general direction."Mihn in all seriousness reported
Hearing Spike's and Jet's name, she lifted her head and listened to the conversation.
"Just as I thought, well he will have a little surprise waiting for him. Ready the cruisers and the men, Spike will die today." The snake-like voice hissed and looked at Faye
Faye almost gasped but managed a whisper "Vicious." Her eyes narrowed and she frowned "Figures you were behind this." Faye snorted
Vicious looked like a zombie you might see in a horror movie, only this time he doesn't mean to look like the living dead. He was dressed in a dark cloak that brushed the floor gently when he walked. His skin was so pale, it was like paste. His far set eyes were filled with anguish and hatred. Vicious' whole appearance made criminals quake at the sight of him. He was like the living dead, he would never come back to life until Spike was slain by his blood soaked hands.
Vicious glared at Faye with razor blade eyes "What do you mean by that, Miss Valentine?" he walked towards her making her quiver
"Only you would set your life to purposely go out and try to make some ones life a living hell!" she yelled at him, knowing she had to stand up to show she wasn't weak.
Vicious smirked and chuckled his trademark, and grabbed Faye by the collar and hissed at her through clenched teeth "You don't know what it feels like to lose some one you love to someone else, If you did you would also know that someone else must pay." He let her collar go and stepped back
::I do know what it feels like to lose your love to some one else, but I also know that you will never get that love back if you make them pay. Love is what makes us and breaks us. Hate is just a side effect or a production, or even enhances that love. In fact most of your enemies are the ones who you have betrayed, or betrayed you through that love. Love is not just a happy emotion, love carries emotions like: sorrow, jealousy, lust, obsession, strongness, weakness, fear, anger and most of all hatred.::faye thought
He looked over to Julia and bent down "Why how are you today my angel?"
"I am not your angel." She said flatly as she stared back at him
"Who's angel are you then?" He asked sharply
"How can you be an angel if all do is dream?" Julia replied sorrowfully
"Don't worry my angel, this dream of yours will be over soon." He laughed and stormed out of the room before he left he told Mihn,
"Make sure the battalion is ready. And when they are join them." He left the room leaving an ominous aura.
Mihn talked into the communicator silently. He took his gun out of his pocket and put in only three bullets. He glanced at Julia then walked to Faye "You are the one that will wake him up, you are the key." he said silently into Faye's ear
Faye looked at Shin as he walked out of the room silently, ::What does he mean by that? Why is he all of the sudden so kind? He's going out to die isn't he? He only put three bullets in his gun::
Faye looked at Julia, she had managed to remain motionless and emotionless like a statue the entire time. She was primly sitting there, she was in fact an angel, a carved angel. Then Julia did a most interesting thing, She started to silently and forlornly hum the song 'Julia'. Faye didn't want to hear that song, that song reminded her of Grin, another innocent soul destroyed by Vicious And the tragic love story that clung to him, Julia and Spike like his dark cloak.
Faye knew that it was either her hopes, or the carved angel sitting over in that chair. Faye also knew that the odds of her hopes overcoming Julia were not good. Didn't her life always involve going against the odds and beating the house? The house always wins. There is a slim chance that you might just have enough luck, and some good cards to take the house and get the prize. Faye realized that this might be her time when she just might take the house, and win the prize. The prize being not only her life would be sparred, but perhaps, she might get Spike as well.
Honor your angels Space Cowboy.
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Ok so you get to see Julia, Vicious and Mihn. I stayed up really late writing this particular chapter so if it seems like it is a little off, please forgive me.
