Okay then, now I'm up to chapter 10! Now wave ya hands in da air...and wave 'em like ya just don't care! Baby baby! ^_^ ~ shadow

Disclaimer: I blah, blah, blah, Cowboy Bebop and FLCL, blah, blah, blah, never will. The song Ed sings is 'The Real Folk Blues' which, most Bebop fans know, doesn't belong to me either.

Chapter 10 – Time

It was about lunchtime and Spike was stuffing his face. The kid that Vicious was talking to earlier had finally caught up with him, and was delivering the message. "So, you're saying," Spike began. "That this white- haired guy called Vicious needed to talk to me, right?" The kid nodded. "Meh, he can wait 'til after I eat." he sighed, and stuffed a whole hotdog in his mouth.

Ed was sitting outside the school building with her lunch, her eyes bugged out from a sugar high, listening intently to Naota's explanation about how the automatic door worked. Naota, obviously, was just as hyped up as she was. "...Soooooo you push the little button and the door opens up!" He pushed the button and the door slowly swung open. "Ooooooooooo! Aaaaaaaaaahh!" Ed gasped. "Let Edward try!" She ran over to the door, shoving Naota out of the way and into the bushes, and started to push the button. "Open. Close. Open. Close. Open. Close. Open...." Naota sat cross- legged on the ground in awe. "Wooooooooaaaaaaaaaah!!!" He picked a branch out of hair and stuck it in his mouth. Ed looked at Naota. "Ed, did you know your hair is red?" he muttered. She nodded and looked at him closer. "WHAT!" he said loudly. "NAOTA-KUN!" she shrieked. Naota jumped up. "WHAT!" Ed shoved her face in his. "You have a black eye!" Naota looked surprised. "Yeah, I know. Spike gave it to me." "Spike-person did? Oh yeah! Edward remembers! When Haruko-sempai wanted Naota-kun to take naked pictures off Spike-person, Spike-person beat the crap outta Naota-kun!" He just nodded. Then, like a Haruko's guitar, an idea crashed into his head. Naota's eyes lit up and he grinned broadly. "EDWARD!!" he grabbed Ed's arm and dragged her into the building.

Spike walked towards the back gate, where the kid said Vicious was waiting. 'Damn, I am so screwed.' he sighed. 'I only have 200 bucks...shit...' He reached to open the door when – SHMAK! "C'mon Edward! I have a good idea!" Spike saw Naota dragging Ed along by her arm. "GAAH! WHAT THE HELL! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING, NANDABA, YOU FUCKIN DUMASS!!!" he yelled, clutching his bleeding nose.

Naota's first stop was the cafeteria. He ran inside and literally leapt onto a table. "Dude, what the hell!" some senior said. Naota smiled darkly, showing all his teeth. Hayashi at that time was walking by. "Edward, hey!" he smiled. Ed turned around and looked up. "Hayashi-san!!!" she squealed and hugged him. Hayashi shifted uncomfortably. "Uh...what's up with Nandaba?" he asked. Naota meanwhile had a crazed grin. "ATTENTION ALL EATING PEOPLE!!!" he screamed at the top of his lungs. "AVOID THE EGG ROLLS!!! THE CONTAIN POISON TO BE USED TO KILL US ALL!!!" Hayashi's jaw dropped while Ed was laughing hysterically. "MATH IS SPAWN OF THE DEVIL! THE ALIENS! THEY'RE COMING TO GET US!! THEY USE MATH TO FRY OUR INNOCENT YOUNG BRAINS!! YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!!!" Hayashi's jaw almost hit the ground. "Uh, Ed, is he, like, drunk?" Ed grinned blissfully.

"Aishiteta to nageku ni wa. Amari ni mo toki wa sugi te shimatta Mada kokoro no hokorobi o Iyasenumama kaze ga fuiteru..."

"Ed?"

"...Hitotsu no me de asu o mite Hitotsu no me de kinou mitsumeteru Kimi no ai no yurikagode Mo ichido yasurakani nemuretara..."

"Edward?"

"...Kawaita hitomi de dareka na itekure..."

"EDWARD!"

Ed looked up, out of her trance. "Yeah?" Hayashi looked at the child, slightly concerned. "What the hell is the matter with you and Nandaba?" Ed smiled. "Pitcher guy gave me and Naota-kun lots and lots of- Eek! Naota- kun!" At those words, Naota was tossed less than gracefully off the table, and landed face-first on the floor. "Get lost, freak!" the senior yelled. Ed went over to her injured comrade. Naota was unfazed. He grabbed her once again by the arm. "Lets go!" he said, pulling her away again. Hayashi looked at the retreating pair. "Wait! Edward! Lots and lots of WHAT?!!" Ed said something, but it was completely inaudible.

Spike stared absent-mindedly at the sky. It was dark and stormy looking, totally depressing. 'Perfect type of weather...' he sighed. He took his eyes off the ominous skies and fixed them to the white-haired Vicious at the gate. He leaned casually against the gate, smirking slightly, eyes back to the dark clouds above. He sighed quietly. "Spike." the ice-eyed man said frostily. Spike sneered darkly. "Vicious." he muttered. Vicious glared at the young man. His hands slipped casually into his inside pocket. Spike, however, did not notice. "Do you have the money?" he said. Spike's small smile disappeared. "What do you think?" he muttered. "No, I don't." Vicious smiled. "Fine," he sneered. "Then you die." He pulled a gun out of the pocket and pulled the trigger. Spike collapsed to the ground, a large pool of crimson liquid forming under his body.

A loud bang echoed throughout the entire school. Naota, who was in the principal office to relay his message to the entire student body, turned to the source of the sound and looked out the window. Ed meanwhile, was eating away at the last of the giant block of chocolate Inari gave them earlier. "What's the matter, Naota-kun?" she said, noticing that Naota hadn't moved from the window. "Oh shit." he said loudly. He ran over to the phone. "We gotta call an ambulance!" Ed looked at him strangely. "Why?" She walked over to the window, expecting to see some kid with a broken leg or something, but what she saw shocked her. She stood petrified at the window, gazing unbelievably at the bloody body of her brother.

Heh heh heh...cliffie!!! Sorry I took so long to post, but, I refuse to post again until I get 3 reviews on this chapter. Heh, the author can do these things. ^_^