A/N: Hey, guys! ^^ Long time no write, no??? lol, I know, I know...I've just been UBER bizzy w/ school & whatnot, so I'm sorry! . lol, hopefully this makes up for it cuz of the Spike/Fayeness! lol R&R, and of course...ENJOY! ^,~
A soft, mournful tinkling melody filled the bowels of Spike's cluttered mind like a ballad of desolate despair, his eyes squeezing shut tightly as he leaned forward and nauseasly cradled his head within his hands with the hopes of quieting the persistant tune, but to no avail. "Julia......dammit."
Shakily reaching for his smoldering cigarette that was perched precariously upon the edge of his ash tray, Spike immediately brought it up to his lips and inhaled the sweet cancer, his mind now slightly at ease as he released a delicate puff of smoke from his mouth into the air in the shape of an 'o' like a silvery-gray blanket of quietus.
"Hey.....are you alright?"
Spike's head immediately shot up from his hands, his beautiful two-toned irises locking with Faye's startling jade ones as she took a tentative step forward, the look of concern etched upon her facial features troubling him greatly as he sank back down in his chair and immediately looked away.
Considerably hurt by his actions, Faye snorted, then irritably plopped down into the small upholstered chair directly across from him, demanding a little more tartly than she had originally anticipated, "So what is it that you have in store for me, exactly, Spike? No funny business, either.....I want to know and I want to know now."
He smirked, admiring her frankness to a certain degree as he acknowledged bluntly, "You'll find out when you find out, Faye.....simple as that."
"And what the hell is that supposed to mean?!," she demanded shrilly, her voice gradually increasing in volume as she leapt up from her chair and challengingly stared him down. "I believe that I said no funny business, Spike, so stop talking in tongues! I'm not a friggin' psychic, you know!"
"Yeah....I know," he returned softly, his usual fiery spirit now officially depleted of its argumentive side as he cast his incredible gaze heavenward and sighed, a faint hint of bitterness scintillating within those haunting two-toned orbs as he cocked his head at an angle and gave her a wry smile. "I see that you still put up a decent fight....you haven't lost your spark after all. I must admit that I kinda thought that you would've since you were all reclusive back at your apartment."
Faye flinched, truly feeling the sharp end of what he had just so insensitively uttered as she clenched and unclenched her fists by her sides in disdain, her delicate heart breaking as she admitted softly, "I wouldn't have been able to be like myself at all if it weren't for you coming back, Spike. I.....I really missed you."
He froze, his cigarette falling from his lips and into his lap with a subtle 'plop' as he looked the young woman before him over with great astonishment, his gaze never leaving her pained facade as she tried her hardest not to break down into tears and throw yet another fit.
Cautiously rising up from his chair, Spike instinctively moved to take Faye into his arms, but she immediately pushed him away, urging tartly, "Don't touch me.....I don't need your pity."
Spike frowned, a deep sense of austerity swimming within his incredible russet-colored orbs as he nodded, holding his hands up in surrender as he cautiously backed away and let out a tremendous sigh of utter disgust. "Fine....I get it, alright? You're still mad at me, but how many times do I have to say that I'm sorry?!"
"Just once, I suppose, but I still don't understand why you left without a trace......why you left without even telling me or Jet that you were still alive!," Faye wailed, pressing her hands firmly to her lips as hot tears burned along her dainty kohl lashes and threatened to escape in a heavy, ceaseless flow. "The least you could've done was ease our troubled minds, Spike! Didn't you realize that you were leaving behind people who actually cared?!"
He stiffened, his stance slightly straightening out as he elucidated sorrowfully, "I couldn't tell you, Faye......if I had, I would've been putting the remaining true Red Dragons and myself in danger. You see, during my recovery part of the Red Dragons who believed that Vicious should've been the true leader broke away and formed the Black Scorpions, whom are now forever bent on destroying me and my faithful followers. That's why we're currently living in this abandoned apartment complex, even though the fact that it's deserted has remainded, miraculously, unknown to the public, which includes the Black Scorpions. Do you understand now?"
"Y-yes," Faye managed to admit, now slightly embarrassed. "I'm truly sorry for coming off so harshly....I swear, if I had known that-"
"It's ok," Spike cut in, immediately turning his back to her before stuffing his hands into his pants' pockets and sighing deeply. "If I were in your position I would've been pretty pissed, myself, so let's just put this whole thing behind us and move on, alright?"
Faye was slightly offended by his curtness, but nonetheless nodded, agreeing softly, "A-alright, if that's what you-"
"I do," he interrupted once more, taking her completely by surprise as he spun back around and drew his face in close to hers. "I want for us to get along again, Faye.....to start over."
She gasped subconsciously as she got a good glimpse of his soulful eyes, their haunting depths filling up with such an alluring passion that she gradually began to feel herself being reeled in by his enchanting spell.
Reaching out a gentle hand, Spike touched the smoothness of Faye's pale, satin cheek, her heart doing the tango within her bosom as his free hand gingerly cradled her hip, his mesmorizing eyes continuing to captivate her being to the point of near-suffocation as the realization of their sudden closeness dawned on her and brought a deeper crimson to her already slightly flushed cheeks.
Faye closed her eyes and let out a fervid sigh once she felt Spike's warm, satin lips subtly brush over her own in a moment of heated desire, a loud, piercing child's cry cutting through the air like a deranged wakeup call, thus jolting them both apart before they could complete their kiss.
"SPIKE-PERSON!!!," the child cried again, but this time now fully audible.
Faye gasped as a familiar blur of color burst in through the apartment door and wrapped itself about Spike's leg very much like a clingy octopus, her breath deserting her as she managed to splutter, "E-Ed?! Is it really you?!"
"FAYE-FAYE!!!," the young adolescent returned joyfully, clearly in a state of pure euphoria as she detatched herself from Spike's spindly leg and threw her arms about her shocked comrade's slender waist in adoration. "Edward missed you, Faye-Faye! Where has Faye-Faye been?"
"I.....uh....."
"It's ok!," Edward cut in cheerily, giving her a cheesy grin. "As long as Spike-person and Faye-Faye are with Edward again, Edward is happy!"
Faye shot Spike a questioning look, urging rather impatiently, "Please explain."
Giving her a wry smirk, he returned softly, "Well, after my alleged death, Davis found a little redhead sneaking around our headquarters looking for something to eat, so he immediately took her to me in order to ask what he should do with her. Upon seeing me, Ed absolutely refused to leave my side since she claimed that her father was severely negligent and that she had missed me, so I allowed her to stay with us in exchange for her hacking skills. I was going to tell you, but..."
"It just slipped your mind?," Faye supplied, her eyes narrowing as she folded her arms and gave him a terrible death glare.
"Uh....yeah," Spike acknowledged helplessly, managing a small chuckle under his breath due to her terribly irate manner. "I have something else to tell you, but you've gotta promise me that you'll do it, alright?"
Faye raised an eyebrow. "B-but I don't even know what you're going to ask of me!"
"I know that," Spike conceded impatiently, "but it's very important to me that you do as I ask."
"Oh....a-alright," Faye acknowledged, giving a slight shrug of her shoulders. "What is it that you want of me, exactly?"
"Spike-person wants Faye-Faye to work with him as a spy-spy!," Edward blurted, giggling as her poofy-haired comrade gave her a dirty look. "Faye-Faye will have to wear a tight, kite, flight cat suit! Meow meow meeeow!!!"
Faye blanched. "I...what?!"
"Please, Faye?," Spike urged, giving her an earnest look with his haunting eyes. "We need a woman to help us capture and kill Ezekial, the leader of the Black Scorpions. Believe me, it's important....I wouldn't ask for you to endanger your life if it wasn't."
Faye paused, then, realizing that Spike would most likely send her away and have absolutely nothing to do with her if she refused, she nodded, agreeing uneasily, "Y-yes.....I will help you, Spike."
He smiled warmly. "Thank you."
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"Oh, my God, what was I thinking?!," Spike wondered miserably as he stood shirtless out on the balcony to his apartment, a fine trail of silvery-gray filtering upwards from his cigarette as he continued to stand there leaning up against the railing in a state of bewildered grief. "Why did I let myself almost kiss Faye?! Is it because I've been without Julia for so long now and that I needed to feel alive again? Yeah....that's probably it....but why HER?! She's given me nothing but trouble from day one!"
"Uh.....sir?"
Dropping his cigarette in absolute surprise, Spike whirled around, only to find himself face-to-face with Davis, who had managed to get into his apartment without being overheard by neither him or Faye.
Finally recollecting himself, Spike managed to ask rather impatiently, "Yes, what is it, Davis? Is something wrong?"
"No...of course not," his lackey assured him, forcing the cheesiest of grins. "I've got Kate locked up in your bathroom, though, just so ya know, and Spangler said that it's now officially safe to put our operation into play."
Spike smirked. "Good....let's go."
A/N: heehee...suuuure, Spike...you almost kissed Faye b/c u were desperate. ::Coughs:: NOT! lol, heheh...if u still think that I should continue this, cuz I'm still not sure yet, then please click that little button thingy down there & let me know! Reviews ARE vastly appreciated....especially since I'm retiring soon! I luv ya bunches! ^,~
3 Kendra Luehr