Authoress: Michelle C.
Date: March 9, 2003
Series: Cowboy Bebop
Disclaimers: See first 2 chapters From the Eyes of a Shrew
Chapter 3
Family (Part 1): Memory
"Of course I want to live."
"Do you? Do I? Our will is strong, but is our heart? Is our mind?"
"What do you mean?"
"Papa." One simple word…
"Papa?" I asked. That word felt so foreign to my mind, my mouth, my tongue, but… so familiar at the same time. "Pa… Papa? Daddy?" I asked uncertainly. I haven't thought about my past for a long time, but when I use to before, I just wondered about what happened to me and where I came from. All about my past. Nothing about anyone else. I never once thought of my parents.
"Yes. Daddy. Your Papa. My Papa."
"Papa… Mama…" I let the words tumble out of my mouth, barely aware that I had said them aloud.
"Yes. Mama, Papa, and—"
"Me."
"Yes. You. Me. Us."
"Mama, Papa, and me," I said as tears flooded my eyes. Suddenly, I was aware that I was facing somebody who looked exactly like me. Well, a younger version of me, anyways. That carefree, beta-tape version of me…
It hit me then what she… er… I… er… Faye meant by "You are me. I am you."
All of a sudden, something flashed in front of me and I looked down to find myself… floating. It was quite strange, really, because I felt completely calm. I mean, here I was, hovering in a greenish-white light and I didn't freak out at all. Maybe it was the fact that I felt something tell me it was all right. Or perhaps it was that ghostly image that hung in front of me, silencing my fears and questions. I was crying…
"Oh my god," I cried in shock. "Oh my… Mama? P-Papa?"
"Yes."
"And me. It's… me."
"…"
"And… Beth! And Andy!"
"…"
I felt more tears slip from my eyes. "My sister… My brother… My… family…"
"You remember…?" my beta version asked.
"Yes."