Tell Me Who I Am
- Chapter 2 -
-Anything but this life-
By Rachel*
Rated: PG-13
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Spike sighed and dialed Jet's number waited for him to answer. "Come on Jet…" Spike waited getting worried again when Faye felt another contraction. "Just breathe baby.
"Hello?" Jet answered with a yawn. "I hope you understand that it's three in the morning, and I didn't get to sleep until one Spike…" Jet said looking at the ID coder on his phone.
"Yes, well, uncle Jet needs to get his butt over here; we need a ride to the hospital because Faye's water broke!" Spike hissed again. "The zip crafts, and car don't have any gas, and we'll have to pick up Shin on the way. I would have had him drive us, but he's drunk…"
"Isn't he only twenty?" Jet sat up in his bed and let his hand run though his balding head.
"I started before I was twenty-one also… With the way laws are anymore, no one checks your age, you can get away with almost anything; you should no that of all people—" Spike cut himself off as Faye fought back the urge to scream out.
"Yeah, but you Shin just didn't seem like the kind of kid to go off and get drunk."
"Well, he can't hold his liquor real well; trust me, two beers and the poor guys gone…" Spike sighed remembering one time when Shin had gotten drunk at some girl's graduation party. "It's not a pretty sight; at least he's a happy drunk though…" Spike chuckled lightly his eyes widening in worry again as Faye began to cry again in pain.
"Hurry up; I've got to go, Faye needs help. See you in a bit!" Spike hung up the phone cutting Jet off.
"Spike…" Faye sighed before he dodged over and grabbed a hold of her hand and kissed it gingerly whipping her tears away with his free hand.
"Shh… It'll be alright we'll be there in a little bit and then the doctors can give you something for the pain if you need it." He smiled kissing her on the lips gently letting his fingers run though her hair lightly.
"Okay…" Faye smiled lightly. There had been something bothering her though since Spike had battled Vicious.
"The Cryogenic freeze really did mess your brain up…" It had been the last thing he'd said before being killed. 'But what did that mean, Spike was in cryogenic freeze like I had been in?' Faye bit down on her bottom lip in thought.
"What's wrong?" Spike looked at her when her face drew into its own little world. She seemed to be deep in thought, and it scared him almost whenever she would make those faces.
"Nothing… Just thinking about something…" Faye was cut off from her thoughts as s pain once again shot though her. Spike's heart pulled again not knowing what to do, when suddenly there was a banging at the door.
"It's me!" Jet shouted, trying to open the door, but was stopped by the chain lock. "I was speeding when as I got over here, the sad thing is I got a ticket for the first time since I was taken off the force—"
"Yo, come on let's go!" Spike shouted once again in a panic. "I'm driving, Faye, come on!" Spike hissed not meaning to sound so cold.
"I'm moving as fast as I can!" She cried again the pain causing her eyes to tear without control.
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"I said no!" Roger slurred hitting his wife in the face with his fist.
"Ahh, please, I'll be back in a little—"
"Shut up!" He raised his hand to strike her again until the willful cries of an all too familiar voice could be heard.
"Daddy no!" Faye cried tears falling from her young eyes. "I've lived with this for the past five years, it has to stop! I don't want you hurting mom anymore!" Faye screamed from the large staircase.
"Faye, go upstairs!" Her mother yelled. Faye was now thirteen. She had dealt with her mother's cries and her father's constant yelling for far too long and couldn't take it a moment longer.
"No, I won't I'm not stopping now! I want this to stop daddy, you need help!" She shouted. The rage inside him began to boil over like a pot of water left on the stove and forgotten. The water became angered and overflowed.
"You don't talk to me like that you little—" But her father stopped at she held up her cell phone to her father.
"Don't test me dad. You don't think I'm that stupid do you? Mom's just doing what she thinks is best for me. I guess I understand that, but the second you come after me is the second I press this little button that will connect me to 911, ASAP, and you daddy will finally get the help you've been needing." Faye smiled content with her thoughts.
"Oww… Faye honey it hurts…" Roger's mind was a whirl, his smirk kept hidden by his long over coat and jet-black bangs. "I… I think… My, my chest hurts. Faye, Faye honey I need help…" Roger collapsed onto the ground acting as if he was having a heart attack.
"Roger?!" Rika yelled as she ran over to his side.
Faye stood on the stairs for a moment. 'He needs help that's all…' Faye nodded. "Daddy I'm getting help!" She shouted hitting the 911 button, not what Roger wanted.
"Faye… No!" He growled standing and running full speed over to Faye hitting the phone out of her hand and sending her back into the stairs making her hit her head on a step, and pass out.
"Ahh!" Faye screamed before falling silent…
"Faye, Faye, oh my God, Faye hold on baby!" Rika cried pushing Roger out of her way as he stood still reality falling into place when he noticed what he had just done. "Faye!"
"Mmm…" Faye whined in pain not getting up. "It's okay honey help will be here in a few minutes. You did the right this sweetheart… You did the right thing…"
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Racing into the long hallway; it was narrow with dark red walls and a white tile carpet. The elevator wasn't far from there room and was luckily on that floor at the time, so when Spike pressed the down button the doors opened right away.
"Come on, why doesn't this thing move faster?!" Spike hissed kicking it shut with his foot.
"Spike… I'm… I'm okay honey, honestly."
Spike smiled. "You know, a year ago you wouldn't call me honey if I paid you."
"Things change… By the way you still owe me two hundred bucks." Faye smirked as he blushed lightly.
"I'll give it to you later…" Spike grumbled as the doors opened. "Come on let's get going!" He assisted Faye down another small hall and into a lobby.
"Oh! Faye the babies are on the way!" A girl in a short navy skirt and matching long-sleeved top laughed clapping her hands together. "Congrats, I'll tell everyone while you're gone!"
"Thanks Kai, I'll see you later!" Faye shouted as Spike rushed her out.
"When did you make friends with the desk lady?" Spike looked down at her in question as Jet opened his Zip craft's hatch just able to hold five people tops.
"It was a few weeks ago, she was hungry. So I gave her one of the candy bars I had bought…" Faye blushed slightly.
"Oh, you mean the pack of thirty that you ate in three hours?" Spike razed an eyebrow to this. He had not been offered to have a single one. Even when he asked for one, well, more like tried to grab one; Faye almost bit his arm off…
"You know I can't help it…" Faye sighed taking a deep breath.
"Come on…" Spike sighed closing his eyes and smiling. He extended his hand and helped her into Jet's car. "Off to Shin's we go." Spike ran into the car in a hurry when he heard Faye shout in pain again. "Jet I'm driving!" Spike hissed jumping right into the drivers' seat like some mad idiot ready to snap at any moment.
"Spike, honey, its okay-Eiiahh!" Faye screamed after Jet got in as Spike floored it around the corner and to Shin's.
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"Mother, no!" Faye shouted as she held the ice pack to her head. "You know I didn't fall!" Faye screamed but the doctors would not listen to her pleas.
"She's just upset because we were arguing. She thought we were going to get a divorce and when she ran down the steps fell and hit her head. We've told her time and again, don't run down those stairs, but she doesn't listen." Faye's mother lied. She couldn't tell them what had happened. For her own sake, no one in her family had ever had such a problem, she knew it might end up being worse in the end but she had to lie. For her family's name. 'Damn me to hell if I've made the wrong choice, but please… Just protect Faye.'
She had made the wrong choice… Faye would always protest and try and tell someone, but her father was a wealthy man. He had connections; money would always change the other person's tune… Faye had gone through numerous injuries, she didn't have many friends, there were too many rumors going around…
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"Look, see her over there?" A girl pointed with a sly smile.
"Her?! That's the girl people are talking about? Oh my gosh…" A girl with dark red hair and yellow eyes covered her mouth in horror. "I feel so bad. She seems so—"
"She seems like such a liar… Think about it. Her father and mother are gone all day, she's bored. It's her way of getting attention. Everyone knows it. Don't talk to her okay; you don't want to get a bad reputation from hanging around trash like her." The girl laughed and started to walk down the hall.
Faye's eyes lowered. She had heard the last half of what the girl had said. 'How the hell do you know what my life is like? Sure, my parents aren't around, but I like being alone. It's a lot better then having to deal with my father—' Faye's thoughts were cut off when the girl tripped her with effortless ease. Faye collapsed to the ground in a heap. "Oww…" She hissed in pain holding her shoulder.
"Oh, I'm so sorry… Do you want me to go to the nurse and tell them that I've abused you too?" The girl smiled and laughed joining her friends as they went on their way.
'I don't need friends, I don't need anyone… I'm perfectly fine on my own… I only have to deal with one more year. One more year of pain, one more year until I graduate.' Faye smiled.
"Miss. Valentine!" A woman came running.
"Miss. Waldner… Hello…" Faye smiled lightly standing up and gathering her books, and binder.
"I'll saw what those girls did… Do you want me to tell them to stop?" Miss. Waldner was a fairly short woman, skinny with red-brown hair; thin, but wavy making her brown eyes stick out.
"No, they'll just start calling me a tattletale. I'd rather you not say anything at all." Faye smiled pulling a lock of her violet hair behind her ears.
The woman sighed. "Very well…" She trailed off. "You want me to give you a pass?"
"Pass?" Faye looked at her in question.
"Yes, you can come to the art room all day if you wish. That African coil pot of yours is turning out beautiful. I think you can finish it within two class periods, then you can do what you wish the rest of the day.
Faye's eyes widened in pure joy. "You mean it?" She would give anything just to get out of math and physics class. She hated those classes. She didn't know why she would even have to use them in her career. She wanted to go to art school… She couldn't draw, but she could do anything asked of her in 3D art design.
"Do I lie to people?" Miss. Waldner waited a few seconds blinking. "No, you know that."
"Okay, but I have to go to science to hand in my permission slip for the end of the year trip.
"Oh yeah that's right… You'll be the first graduating class to go into space for your high school graduation trip…" Miss. Waldner forced a smile. Personally, she thought the whole idea was stupid…
"Thank you so much…" Faye smiled. She couldn't take the eyes staring at her, and the cruel words from her peers.
"It's not a problem Faye, you're my best student. Frankly I think you're getting better than I am…" Miss. Waldner frowned. "Whatever, I still outrank you by age." The two laughed. To Faye, Miss. Waldner was like her mother… In a way that is. Sure, she had her real mother, but most of the time, anymore she'd make up excuses for staying in work late so that when she came home, Roger was already asleep.
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"I'll be back in a second!" Spike shouted as he stopped in front of Shin's apartment complex and darted out of the car.
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"Shin!" Spike pounded on the door.
Shin giggle lightly still amused by the wiggling of his toes. "Oh, I guess that'd be Spike.. Hey," Shin paused burping loudly. "Buddy… Can, can you goes now?" He opened the door with a big grin on his face.
Spike smirked. "Sure. Don't you think you should get some shoes on first though?" Spike pointed to Shin's bare feet.
"Why would I need dat?" Shin cocked his head to one side his body sway back and forth from his lack of balance.
"For walking my friend…" Spike sighed pushing Shin out of the way and heading towards his room.
"Now, now… Dat," He burped again. "Wazzn'd very nice…" Shin frowned crossing his arms.
Spike ignored the comment grabbing a pair of socks, and Shin's sneakers from his room. "We're leaving now. Follow me." Spike stepped out into the hall once more, his bare footed friend staggering behind.
"Oww…" Shine whined bumping into the plaster wall. Spike rolled his eyes stopping to grab a hold of Shin by his shoulders and guide him to his room. "Why do I think this is going to be harder than I thought?" Spike spoke to himself shaking his head.
"Cause your gonna have kiz!" Shin giggled like an idiot once again.
Spike shot him a blank look and began push him a little harder down the hallway. 'You should have learned from last time…' Spike thought. 'Kid never could handle alcohol in his body…'
©2002 Rachel Smith.
- The next chapter Spike might start having a role in Faye's past… Hmm, I thinking about it, who knows… But I'm sorry it took so long to post this! I've been working on those other stories, for those of you who read my other Cowboy Bebop Spike/Faye work. ^_^. A Single Kiss, and The Horrors of Mistle Toe. Also, I have a few others in there somewhere. Check out my member profile and check them out!. I ALSO POSTED PROTECTING THE ENEMY!! (NOTE* It was edited numerous times, unlike this... It should be close to perfect…) -_-' Heh… -
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