Authors Note: Thankies to all who reviewed. You know, the only reason I keep writing is cuz I know that there's people out there who might like to read it. There may only be a few who like it... but at least it means that I have some people who like it. Now enough of my run-on banter... P.S: Changed the Legend.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the lovely Raquel 'Raven' Valentine and my lovely story line. The song incorporated into this chapter is 'Julia' by Our Lady Peace.
Legend [-=Updated=-] :
Italic and 'in quotations' is for --'Thinking...'--
Italic is for --Emphisas--
Italic and bold is for --Lyrics--
Chapter Three: Julia
Soft winds blew across the cemetery sidewalk, sending leaves and small debris along with it. The rain fell gently against Spike's figure as he walked though the cemetery, his head looking down to the ground. He walked for a while, not sure exactly where he was headed, not caring where he would end up. He'd remember this cemetery... he'd remembered the rain. He always would.
A single rose lay on the sidewalk. Raindrops slipped from its delicate petals as Spike bent down and picked it up. His gaze lingered on the solitary rose before he looked up again. There... standing in front of him... was Julia.
can you see her standing there... well she's trying to find just anywhere
He'd played this scenario dozens of times in his head. Each time it would end with the same result. Spike stood there... hand wrapped securely around the rose. His vision blurs slightly.
'Why... did you... love me?'
drowning in her own visions... when she's begging the past to stay behind
Julia reaches into her pocket, taking out a gun and aiming it directly at Spike. Her finger lies close to the trigger. They stand there for what seems like hours before Spike's vision blurs again, more so than before as he feels himself fall to the ground, loosing his grasp on the rose and letting it fall with him to the ground.
black cat in the night... black cat in the sky
The setting changes. Spike is back on the rooftop with Julia. His vision clears just before he shoots the gunman after Julia... he's too late, again. He's always too late. The shot resonates, echo's in Spike's ears. Time slows as Julia falls. Their eyes lock. Spike can do nothing but watch. He could see her pain... he could feel it.
i know there's pain inside this truth... but you just have to face it
'Juila!'
His attempts to call out for her are effortless. Julia can't even get up. She lay there on the ground... bleeding... dying. He ran to her, holding her in his arms. Their eyes meet again for the last time.
'It's... all a dream'
'Yeah... just a bad dream...'
Julia shuts her eyes, happy to have seen Spike one last time before she died. In his arms, she seemed lighter... as if her soul had left her already. He would never hear her voice, never look into her eyes again. Slowly, Spike lifted Julia into his arms, walking all the way back to the cemetery.
Once there, he lays her down on open ground. He looks upon Julia a moment longer. A rose appears by his foot and, again, he picks it up, gingerly placing it in Julia's cold hands.
and she's only yours tonight... oh she never cries... but I know there's pain inside... there's Julia...
Spike awoke from his dream... back into reality.