Chapter 3
Why Should I?
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"I won't go back to you," Angel was really wavering.
"Yes you will," Shouka still remained as calm as ever. "You need me because you are weak."
"N-no I'm not..."
"What are you going to do without me? You still have that bounty on your head. If you come back, I'll take it off."
"You've had the power to do that all along, why would you do it now?" she asked him.
"Because I want you to be happy, happy with me," he said, sounding like he really meant it.
"No. no you don't, it's just another lie," she shook her head as if it would make it easier to not believe him. Then a look came across her face as if a light had just gone on in her head.
"You need me," he said softly.
"You're right, I do. I'll come back to you, but only if you promise to take the bounty off my head."
"What?!" Spike said.
"Consider it already off," he said and cut the line.
"You're going back to him?! To the guy that put you through half a year of hell?" Spike was shocked.
"I lied to him," she said, sounding more her old self and less like the scared little girl she had played a few seconds ago. "I'm going back to kill him. Are you going to try to stop me?"
"I'm not that insane. Besides, it isn't worth it anymore. The bounty's practically off already," Spike was being surprisingly agreeable for a guy who just lost 15 million woolongs.
"Thanks for the help. If it hadn't been for you, I might've never known the truth," she said. "I'll make sure you get those 15 million, just as thanks, and as a sorry for the inconvenience."
"Nah-"
"Spike, shut up. You sure are generous," Faye wasn't about to let Spike's compassion lose them a whole boatload of cash.
"I guess I'll see you later, space cowboy..."
[It's not over yet!! ^_^]
Angel landed her ship in its usual spot near Shouka's Mars base. She walked through the front door like she usually did. "Shouka, I'm back," she called into the large foyer.
"I'm so glad to see you," she turned to face the direction of the voice. At the top of the stairs was a hansom man, tall with clean-cut black hair that fell a bit over his eyes, which were dark brown. He wore a comfortable suit. His look just screamed 'hot bad guy.'
"Not as glad as I am to see you," she said with an overly sweet smile. She was about to begin her assault when she felt a sharp pain at the back of her neck. Her vision blurred, and her knees couldn't support her. As she fell, she felt the back of her neck. "What? What is this?" She pulled the dart out of the skin.
"I knew what you were planning," he sounded almost sad. "Did you really think I wouldn't be prepared for this kind of thing?"
"How?" her thoughts were becoming harder to process.
"A special kind of tranquilizer, designed just for you. Even after you wake up, you won't be able to use your powers for a few hours. This is the fate worse than death I was talking about," he said.
"N-no..." then everything went dark.
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When she came to, she was lying on silk sheets, not in her old clothes. She was wearing something that was barely even there, and chains were wrapped around her ankles and wrists. Normally she could have gotten out easily, but without her powers, she was practically helpless.
"I'll kill you for what you did to me and my family if it's the last thing I do!" she yelled into what she thought was an empty room. [How many times have we heard that statement before?...]
"Now Doku, how can you kill me if you can't even move?" Shouka stepped out of the shadows.
"Bastard! You'll regret everything you ever did to hurt me!" she said struggling against the chains.
"No, I think you will be the one to regret," he sneered, getting closer to her.
"Get away from me!" she tried to push him away, but only succeeded in giving herself a splitting headache.
"What did I tell you? You can't use your powers." He seemed to be quite enjoying himself, the creep.
"Fuck you! This is going to wear off and then I will make you death the most painful experience you could ever imagine..."
"You will never get the chance," Angel felt his mind clamp down on hers.
"Y-you're a telepath?!" she managed to gasp out.
"Yes, and you are mine. If you don't want me to drain all your freewill submit to me," he kneeled on the bed over her. How familiar.
"Not this time... I will never surrender to you ag- aargh!" he had squeezed her mind a little harder. "You sick... twisted... fuck..."
"You cannot withstand me for much longer," he said with an evil grin. "Not without your powers."
"Wanna bet on that?" Spike said as he shot at Shouka. He dodged but still got hit in the arm. But he had been distracted and hurt enough to let up on Angel's mind long enough for her to put up barriers.
"Spike get out of here, now!" she yelled.
Why Should I?
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"I won't go back to you," Angel was really wavering.
"Yes you will," Shouka still remained as calm as ever. "You need me because you are weak."
"N-no I'm not..."
"What are you going to do without me? You still have that bounty on your head. If you come back, I'll take it off."
"You've had the power to do that all along, why would you do it now?" she asked him.
"Because I want you to be happy, happy with me," he said, sounding like he really meant it.
"No. no you don't, it's just another lie," she shook her head as if it would make it easier to not believe him. Then a look came across her face as if a light had just gone on in her head.
"You need me," he said softly.
"You're right, I do. I'll come back to you, but only if you promise to take the bounty off my head."
"What?!" Spike said.
"Consider it already off," he said and cut the line.
"You're going back to him?! To the guy that put you through half a year of hell?" Spike was shocked.
"I lied to him," she said, sounding more her old self and less like the scared little girl she had played a few seconds ago. "I'm going back to kill him. Are you going to try to stop me?"
"I'm not that insane. Besides, it isn't worth it anymore. The bounty's practically off already," Spike was being surprisingly agreeable for a guy who just lost 15 million woolongs.
"Thanks for the help. If it hadn't been for you, I might've never known the truth," she said. "I'll make sure you get those 15 million, just as thanks, and as a sorry for the inconvenience."
"Nah-"
"Spike, shut up. You sure are generous," Faye wasn't about to let Spike's compassion lose them a whole boatload of cash.
"I guess I'll see you later, space cowboy..."
[It's not over yet!! ^_^]
Angel landed her ship in its usual spot near Shouka's Mars base. She walked through the front door like she usually did. "Shouka, I'm back," she called into the large foyer.
"I'm so glad to see you," she turned to face the direction of the voice. At the top of the stairs was a hansom man, tall with clean-cut black hair that fell a bit over his eyes, which were dark brown. He wore a comfortable suit. His look just screamed 'hot bad guy.'
"Not as glad as I am to see you," she said with an overly sweet smile. She was about to begin her assault when she felt a sharp pain at the back of her neck. Her vision blurred, and her knees couldn't support her. As she fell, she felt the back of her neck. "What? What is this?" She pulled the dart out of the skin.
"I knew what you were planning," he sounded almost sad. "Did you really think I wouldn't be prepared for this kind of thing?"
"How?" her thoughts were becoming harder to process.
"A special kind of tranquilizer, designed just for you. Even after you wake up, you won't be able to use your powers for a few hours. This is the fate worse than death I was talking about," he said.
"N-no..." then everything went dark.
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When she came to, she was lying on silk sheets, not in her old clothes. She was wearing something that was barely even there, and chains were wrapped around her ankles and wrists. Normally she could have gotten out easily, but without her powers, she was practically helpless.
"I'll kill you for what you did to me and my family if it's the last thing I do!" she yelled into what she thought was an empty room. [How many times have we heard that statement before?...]
"Now Doku, how can you kill me if you can't even move?" Shouka stepped out of the shadows.
"Bastard! You'll regret everything you ever did to hurt me!" she said struggling against the chains.
"No, I think you will be the one to regret," he sneered, getting closer to her.
"Get away from me!" she tried to push him away, but only succeeded in giving herself a splitting headache.
"What did I tell you? You can't use your powers." He seemed to be quite enjoying himself, the creep.
"Fuck you! This is going to wear off and then I will make you death the most painful experience you could ever imagine..."
"You will never get the chance," Angel felt his mind clamp down on hers.
"Y-you're a telepath?!" she managed to gasp out.
"Yes, and you are mine. If you don't want me to drain all your freewill submit to me," he kneeled on the bed over her. How familiar.
"Not this time... I will never surrender to you ag- aargh!" he had squeezed her mind a little harder. "You sick... twisted... fuck..."
"You cannot withstand me for much longer," he said with an evil grin. "Not without your powers."
"Wanna bet on that?" Spike said as he shot at Shouka. He dodged but still got hit in the arm. But he had been distracted and hurt enough to let up on Angel's mind long enough for her to put up barriers.
"Spike get out of here, now!" she yelled.