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Chapter 4: Need any help, sir?
Venus, 2072
Spike landed his aircraft onto the large park-lot of the Venusian hospital and switched off the engine, then he looked at Faye who had closed her eyes and was using his shoulder as a pillow.
"We're here…" he said pushing the button to open the cockpit of the Swordfish II
"About time…" Faye replied in a whisper not opening her eyes, Spike shifted her in his arms and got carefully out of his space ship
'That bastard shot her right under the heart…' thought the bounty hunter hurrying towards the entry of the hospital 'and the bullet is still inside, probably it had hit a lung. At that distance he could have killed her without any problem; I wonder who he was and why he was there. But mostly why he had shot only her. I was an easy target too…'
Spike finally reached the doors that opened automatically in front of him. He stepped inside and stared at the sight before him in amazement. There were a lot of people in the reception, most of them were reading a newspaper, somebody was listening to music and the older ones were quietly sleeping in their chairs; nobody seemed to paying attention to what was happening in the surroundings.
Spike were slightly disappointed, he had think that when you get in a hospital almost totally covered in blood carrying a bleeding woman, who looks dead, in your arms somebody would rush to help you, or at least somebody would notice you. (A/N: this sentence is a grammar mess. Sorry, but deal with me…)
'Well, it looks like I was wrong…' Spike thought dryly. He looked up at the nurse who was sitting at the reception desk, she was wearing the typical white nurse outfit, she had curly brownish hair and she was wearing glasses. The nurse, like the other people in there, was taking care of her own business, which at the moment was painting her extremely long nails.
Spike looked down at Faye and remembering himself that she had one foot in the grave, he cleared loudly his throat to gain the attention, but nobody seemed to hear the noise and they all went on with what they were doing.
"Need any help, sir?" a female voice asked rather annoyed, Spike looked at the nurse with wide eyes
'And she need to ask?!? Why the hell people on Venus have to be so odd?' he asked himself, but then he noticed that she was still busy observing her now red painted nails and she hadn't look at him yet.
"Would I be here if I didn't?" he asked rhetorically, at this the nurse suddenly raised her eyes up at him looking ready to kick the shit out of him, but when she noticed the body in his arms she shouted at the top of her voice calling for help and rushed towards Spike.
"What happened?" she questioned looking at Faye
"She had been shot; one bullet just under the heart…" the cowboy responded moving away from the woman and walking towards the doctors that were hurrying with a stretcher.
Spike laid her down on it and heard her groan in pain.
"Were my arms more comfy?" he teased noticing her eyes opening slowly.
"Just shut up, Spike…" she breathed weakly. Spike smirked 'yes, she will never change…'
"Sir, she's going to need a surgery, so give all the information about the lady to the nurse. And don't worry she'll be okay" the older doctor said to Spike with a warm smile. Spike nodded and looked as the doctors faded in the hallway carrying his wounded partner.
"Yeah, she's going to be okay…" he whispered to himself now looking at the empty corridor.
"Well sir, I know that it might be the wrong moment for this, but could you please answer to some question?" the nurse said looking at the bounty hunter, who was still lost in his thoughts. Spike hearing the voice looked at the woman and responded
"Oh, yes. No problem…"
The woman got to her seat at the reception and Spike followed her reaching for a cigarette in the pocket of his jeans. The nurse looked through a pile of paper-works in a large closet and finally found what she was looking for; so she looked up at Spike with a smile saying
"Here we are! The first quest-" she stopped staring at the man opposite her. The cowboy was looking at her with a rather bored expression, his hands were buried into his pockets and a cigarette was dangling between his thin lips.
"Sir you can't smoke in hospitals." She said in a dead serious voice. Spike looked at her arching an eyebrow and assumed the my-partner-had-just-got-shot-and-you-dare-stress-me-out expression making the poor woman feel guilty
"But since your girlfriend is seriously wounded I think we can give up the rule for once,can't we?" she continued smiling a little embarrassed.
"Yeah, I think we can…" agreed Spike blowing out the smoke
"So, can you give me the lady's name and surname?" she asked pen in hand
"Faye Valentine…" he responded
"And where is she from?"
"Earth…"
"How old is she?" she asked Spike. He didn't really know how old she was, it was not like they talked about these things, but remembering that she was awakened four years before from her cryo-sleep and she that she was twenty at the time, now she should be…
"Twenty-four…" he answered
"Good. And can you tell me when is her birthday?" at this question Spike couldn't really respond so he looked at her and said
"Why you don't get the information from the ISSP archives or something, 'cause I'm not sure of being able to respond to all this questions" the woman looked at him strangely
"Oh sure! Sorry but I haven't though of this option" she said blushing and started to work at the computer. Five minutes after, the woman turned to Spike
"I'm sorry sir, but there's no such information about Miss Valentine on the archives" the nurse said.
Spike was becoming helpless. He was all covered in blood, his cigarette had just expired and this woman kept on asking him impossible questions for him to answer. Then it clicked. He had to call Ed; the crazy kid surely know more than him about Faye since she was like a elder sister to her, and 'cause lately she was the only one the bounty huntress talked seriously with (well, except Ein).
Spike found the comm. unit in his pocket and called the hacker.
"heeeellllooooo! Here is Edward Wong Hau Peperu Trivrusky 4th from the Bebop! If you're a bounty head run right ahead, 'cause our great crew is gonna catch you! And-" Ed voice sang from the comm. unit
"Ed… it's just me. No need to sing all the song" Spike cut off scratching his head
"ooooh! Ed knows this voice! What does Spike-person need from Ed? And what Ed was singing wasn't a song! Nope, nope! It was the great Bebop theme song! Spike-person really is a silly person!" Ed said seeming a little upset with the adult for his ignorance about her song.
"ok Ed, I'm sorry for the song, but now can you tell me when is Faye's birthday?" Spike replied starting to sweat drop
"yay! Spike-person is going to have a big party for Faye-Faye's birthday! Ed wants to help! Ed will compose a new song! The Faye-Faye's song! Will Spike-person help Ed too?" the hyperactive redhead said enthusiastically to her comrade.
'This will be one of the longest days of my life…' Spikethought on the verge of desperation.
"Spike-person? Ed has already made up the first verse, does Spike-person want to listen to it?"
'No…THIS will be the longest day of my life…' was the bounty hunter's last thought as he started to hit his head on the reception desk of the Venusian hospital.
YEAH, SOMETIMES KIDS ARE A REAL PAIN IN THE ASS, SPACE COWBOY…
A/N: well, it's been a while. I'm really sorry but I've lost the inspiration and I wasn't able to complete this chapter. Sorry! However, the 5th chapter is already up (…my way to apologize for not updating for over a month) and there's a little Spike/Faye (just a little…). Anyway R&R! Thanks!
Faye: I swear if those damn doctors leave any scar on my beautiful body, I'm gonna make the greatest bloodshed ever!
Me: calm down, Faye. They won't leave any marks…
Faye: so, you have finally started to think of your own safety… did my double-barrelled gun help?
Me: eh, eh… kinda
Faye: good…
Spike: hey, Faye! Have you read the next chap?
Faye: not yet. Why?
Spike: 'cause our little friend here has finally decided to start the romance part…
Faye: romance? Oh god… at least I hope Spike is well endowed…
Spike: do you have any doubts?
Faye: lots…
Me (blushes furiously): when I say romance, I don't mean sex! You perverts!
Spike and Faye (sigh simultaneously): oh, ok…
Me (looks at them suspiciously): are you two… disappointed?
Spike and Faye (look around blushing): OF COURSE NOT!
Me: yeah, sure…
(NEXT CHAPTER IS ALREADY UP! READ IT AND REVIEW, OF COURSE!)