Dream to See You
Chapter 6
By: Rachel
Rated: R
Genre: Supernatural /Romance
E-mail: PeachGirlKileyaol.com
Web Address: www.DoujinshiAdoptions.cjb.net
A certain hated character makes a return to the pages of our lovely story folks…I couldn't just kick her out like that…I know, but no worries, I personally adore how I was able to adapt Shin's character to her…hahaaa…you should at least smile at some point with him in this chapter, also, get ready for some suspense, and much needed drama!
Disclaimer: I do not own Cowboy Bebop
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Gone, forever? The words were frightening. He was scared; he didn't like this at all. This feeling, and that look on Ed's face too. The look on Faye's face though had sent a chill down his spine. "I'm learning?" he mumbled. "Learning what? That my anger can send people flying into the wall across from me?" he looked up as Shin handed him a ham sandwich. He was starting to hate those. He grimaced and took a bite, before sipping from his soda.
"How should I know?" He managed to say, his mouth full as he plopped himself down on a floor mat. "That kid's scary though, and I missed Faye." He sighed and looked towards Spike's painting of her on the canvas. "That thing's creepy." He stuck his nose in the air.
Spike shrugged his shoulders. "I think it looks okay. It's my painting, so I get to say if it's good, or not." He sneered and poked him with the log poker. He stared at the flames as they burned, and warmed the house.
"Row, row, row your boat, huh…" Shin shook his head. "Do you think she means something by it?" Spike stood up and turned towards him. "I mean, it's just a thought, but if you think about it, why would she be singing that song? Unless she was still a little girl, who by the way you describe her; isn't a little girl."
Spike blinked. "Your boat…could be something else though, right?" He swallowed. The realtor, the lake, Faye it was all coming together. "The cave," Spike breathed. "I know where she is!" he shouted. "I can't believe I didn't notice it before." He covered his mouth. "The lake." He smiled. "She's somewhere around the lake." He grinned wickedly and ran outside. Shin was going to join him but the phone began to ring. He walked towards the kitchen and answered it.
"Hello?" He spat. He wasn't in the mood for talking to people. He frowned. "No, I doubt he'll want to talk to you." He mumbled. "Yeah, I'm fine. Spike, well…he's okay." Shin smirked. He was always bad at lying to people. "Well, fine as in. Fine for just having his heart ripped out of his chest." He sneered. "Yeah…Well, you should be sorry you—" Shin cut off his harsh tone as Spike burst in through the door. A strong gust of wind blew inside. Shin narrowed his eyes as he stared at the snow that was tumbling down from the heavens. "Want to talk?" He handed the receiver to Spike.
Spike arched an eyebrow. "To whom?" he questioned dryly. Spike shivered as a chill ran down his spine.
Shin bowed his head. "The heartless bitch." He muttered. Spike knew who it was right away. He grabbed the phone and placed it against his ear.
"Julia…" he trailed off. She sniffled back a hello. "What's wrong?"
"I…I'm so sorry Spike." She cried out. Spike's face paled and he shushed Shin away. "I didn't mean it, and I'm sure I misjudged you." She cried out again. "Will you forgive me?"
Spike snorted. "In time, maybe." He hung up the phone. Shin frowned.
He looked up at Spike. "What if Faye's not there? I mean, what if this is some elaborate, fascination that you've created in your mind. You're smart, so you could have gathered all the recourses needed to make even me believe she was real."
Spike blinked. "Then what about Ed and being thrown back?" He mumbled.
"Her eyes could have been a trick of the light, with a mix of PMS…the falling back, a strong fan…you built that room and made it look like someone had kept someone in there, or…" he shook his head. "You had someone in there, and now have them trapped in a cave. For all I know I'm next." He mumbled, crossing his arms.
Spike's jaw dropped. He'd never known Shin to be this serous, or to come to such assumptions before. "If you really think I'm off my rocker, call that jail cell of a hospital and have them lock me up."
Shin lowered his head and eyed Spike warily. "Suppose this Faye girl really is alive, and that this town…" He waved his arms around trying to think of the correct words to say. "Really has some, kind of power…what are you going to do when you find Faye? What's there to do once she's found?" He stared at Spike, his eyes narrow and serous.
Spike smiled. "Help her," he sighed. "That's what she's been telling me, so it's what I'm gonna do." He grinned wickedly. He ran his fingers through his hair. He jogged outside as it started to snow. He looked up at the sky and narrowed his eyes, the wind was strong and the snow was showing no signs of stopping, the lake would surely be safe enough to cross by morning.
Shin stood in the doorway, his right side leaning the wall. "I'll keep an open mind." He sighed and rubbed his face. "Eat your sandwich I made you, will ya?" He protested.
"Get some sleep, we're going tomorrow." He walked back inside and messed his hair with his hands, shaking out the snow.
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Hands reached out and he cried out in pain as something sharp sliced along his left arm. It cut in deep and he could hear the tiny droplets of blood that dripped onto the grimy floor below. "Where am I?" he was cold. He was still in the cave as he stepped forward and headed towards the wall on the other side. The rushing water from the river was coming from behind. This wasn't like the other dreams. "Faye, are you here with me?"
Fingers brushed over his shoulder and he jumped in surprise as he heard her muffled cries as she faded through the wall ahead of him. He swallowed, his heart was racing, was he going to find her in this dream? Was she really alive, or was he insane? He stepped slowly towards the wall. He shivered and the hair on the back of his neck stood on end as his fingers reached out and brushed against the jagged surface. He clawed around like a wild animal, trapped begging for its freedom. He needed to get past the wall, he needed to find her. His fingers were numb and his teeth were clenched, he wasn't fading. He grinned as his fingers shaped around an eye shaped hole, something like a keyhole.
Spike wet his lips and got down on his knees and squinted, his eyes. He couldn't see for the life of him. "What do I do Faye?" He looked around. "Please, tell me so I can help you." He dug his fingers into his left leg as he held back another cry of pain as he felt a sharp cut into his right arm, and a clang followed by Faye's whispered cry as she walked past him.
He glanced down and brushed against the ground until he ran into the object that had created the sound. His eyes widened and he swallowed gripping hold of the handle of the dagger, Annie had given him. "Help, me Spike…I love you." She breathed. Spike shivered as he felt her breath on the back of his neck. He nodded his head and smiled weakly.
He let out a quiet hushed voice. "I'll find you Faye." He whispered.
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Spike's eyes opened and he was standing in the living room. He shivered as he felt Faye standing behind him again. He turned, it wasn't Faye... He frowned and looked down at his right hand, dagger gripped firmly, blood running from both his right and left arms, they ached. He gritted his teeth as he let go of the dagger and let it fall to his feet. His knuckles were white and rigid after holding it so tightly. "What do you want, Julia?"
She was in a light pink snow coat and black snow pants with a white hat that adorned her head. Her eyes were puffy, like she'd be crying. She covered her mouth as she stared down at the dagger and his bloody arms. She stepped back and shook her head lightly. "What did you do to yourself?" She backed up as he stepped closer. Spike blinked and stood his ground.
"I cut myself in my sleep, what does it look like?" He spat and bent down and picked up the dagger. Blood trickled down onto the floor making little patting noises as it spattered onto the floor. "What are you doing here?" He hissed.
She bowed her head. "I'm sorry." She whispered. "Will you forgive me, I should have known you wouldn't have cheated on me—"
"So Vicious stopped returning your calls already?" He cooed, a smile fixed on his paling face as he noticed how badly he was bleeding. He looked outside; he couldn't tell what time it was, it was nothing but a cloud of white outside. He walked into his room and ran back into the kitchen with torn cloth in his one hand and a medical kit in the other.
She stiffened. "That's not fair…"
He gritted his teeth. "No. No Julia, what's not fair was you storming out and demanding that we not get married after I said a name, that god forbid, wasn't yours!" he shouted back.
Her blue eyes glanced over at the ladybug and her lips parted. "You bastard, you knew I liked that, and you took it!" She hissed, pointing at the nightlight.
He pierced his lips together. "He's better company than you are." He sneered and gritted his teeth as he rubbed soap into the deep cuts. His arms were going numb from the pain.
She dug her nails into her coat. "It's a girl!" She screeched.
Spike shivered as her shrill voice sent a chill down his spine. "Jesus, turn the radio…" Shin's eyes widened as he saw Julia standing in the kitchen and Spike wrapping his bleeding arms. He turned around quickly. "I'll be checking out the snow outside…" He made his escape just in time.
"Do you think I really give a damn, what the hell it is?!" He shouted back, his eyes enraged.
"I'm talking about the baby!" She screamed at the top of her lungs. A still, deafening silence loomed over the house. Spike took a slow deep breath as Julia broke down and slid down the counter onto the floor.
Spike stepped towards her and stopped. "You're pregnant?" She nodded her head and stared out the sliding door. "Mine, or…?"
She shuddered and buried her head in her knees. "I…I don't know." She sniffled, and choked out another cry.
He shut his eyes. "There is a Faye." He mumbled. It wasn't the best time, and yet it was. "She's trapped, I need to help her. I only have today to do it." He sighed and held his arms where the blood was flowing out.
Julia tensed, and looked up at him. "You mean you did cheat on me?" She whimpered.
Spike rolled his eyes and tossed her a handful of napkins. "No, I didn't. I just have this…" he wet his lips. "It's like a sixth sense." He smirked. "She talks to me, and I can talk to her, but she's not with me, and I'm not with her. I was brought here for a reason Julia; maybe even you're somehow playing a role in this now." He sighed.
She wet her lips and stared at him. "Have you talked to Shin yet about this?" She blinked. "I mean, maybe I can call someone you can tell this too—"
He threw his phone book into the wall, next to where the yellow telephone had hit. She was silenced. "Damn it, I'm not crazy!" he screamed out. His eyes wide, his face red with anger, he looked at her and then to her stomach. He shut his two-toned eyes. "How long have you known?" he pointed to her stomach again, and looked away.
She sighed. "Two weeks." She shut her eyes. "That's why I don't know if it's you or not."
He eyed her. "Why, haven't you seen a doctor, they can tell you those sorts of things." He ran his fingers through his hair and closed his eyes again.
She narrowed her eyes. "Because I'm scared to know who's it is Spike, that's why." She stood up and took a seat on the kitchen chair.
He smirked. "Of who, me, or Vicious?" he cooed, she was waiting for his words, filled with empathy, and worry. She wanted him to be concerned. He knew in the back of his mind he was very worried, very scared. He didn't want his child to have a life where he was born into a divorce…it wasn't even a marriage. Right now though, he was angry at her, angry for her being there, crying, wanting him to hold her, and angry because he knew that even if he did, she wouldn't ever love him again.
She sighed. "Either of you." She smiled weakly as Shin waltzed back in, a look of mirth on his face. Like a little kid in a candy store, his look soon changed as Spike turned back with an ice-filled glare.
"Did I pick the wrong time to walk back in on your lives?" He grinned and walked into the living room and turned on the radio. He bowed his head, there was nothing but static. He looked outside again; there was no way he would be going outside to help Spike find some hidden girl in a cave with weather like that. It was bitter, and the snow was at least three feet deep. There was no way that the car would be able to get through. No way in hell.
Spike looked into Julia's pristine blue eyes. Eyes that used to be alive, and loving, were now filled with contempt, and hate. He took a deep breath. "You need to tell Vicious, Julia. You can't leave him out, especially if he's the father." He looked back towards Shin and nodded his head. Shin smiled and practically skipped into a wall of tension. He shivered and darted to the fridge where he grabbed a soda; to him it was a better caffeine rush than coffee, or tea, so he drank that in the mornings most of the time.
She nodded her head. "I know; it's just that he was mad about you finding out about us." She shuddered. "Go find your Faye…or whatever; I'll call him while you're out."
Shin picked his time to chime in. "Speaking of which, the snow's about three feet deep, so it looks like we're going after miss ice-queen another day." He smiled brightly, turning his head to one side, like a confused puppy.
Spike's face was as blank as a board. "No way in hell." He hissed and walked towards the door. He smiled as he stared at Julia's SUV. "This is why I was going to marry you." He sighed, leaning his head against the doorframe. Shin raced to the front door and groaned as he saw the red Pontiac SUV parked by the edge of the driveway on the far right.
Julia walked towards the two idiots gawking at the snow outside. "What's so special about snow?" She mumbled, pulling off her coat.
Shin turned around, his face crinkled up like an old man. "You're the special one…special my ass. I knew you'd be trouble the second I laid eyes on you!" He hissed, pointing an accusing finger her way.
She grinned. "Sit down and shut up. You're still a kid." She sneered.
"With the IQ that you'll never be able to feat!" he pulled at his lower eyelid and waved his free hand around and made a ghostly "Ooo," as he danced around her in circles.
She gritted her teeth. "Want a black eye?" She barked.
Shin reframed from laughing, and stopped himself as Spike turned to see all the commotion. He smiled. "There's only a day left. Only today Shin, I have to save her." He turned to Julia as she pulled off her hat and set it on the couch lamely. "Can I have the keys to the SUV?" He mumbled, bowing his head.
She wet her lips and stared at him with a coy grin on her pale face. "If I can have the nightlight," Spike looked up, his eyebrows raised.
"That's it?" He rolled his neck forward.
She nodded. "That's it." She grabbed her purse off the couch.
Spike continued to rubberneck until she gracefully walked over to him and placed the keys in his right hand. "The stupid bug light?" he muttered. "Dear god, if we'd gotten married and then divorced, you'd just want the damned light?" He raised his voice, shocked by her words.
She smiled. "I don't know what I'd want, we aren't married." She sighed and shrugged her shoulders. "Listen, I'd give Vicious a call, whether you want to talk to him, or not. He's been really stressing because of this Spike."
Spike snorted and eyed her. "I'm not stressing?" He mumbled and grabbed his hat and coat and looked towards the woods. There was only a day. Only today could he find her, only today was his chance to save Faye.
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Letting out a quiet puff of air and shivered as the snow began to fall lightly onto his head. Spike was dressed in a navy snow coat and black beanie over his head. His bangs stuck out and his hat was a little small for his thick hair to hold, but it seemed to manage. He cupped his hands over his mouth and blew lightly, trying to warm them up. "Shin, hurry it up!" He shouted, walking to the forest edge. He looked around and turned back towards the house as Shin stumbled outside. He was in a red coat with an orange snow hat with a yellow pompom on top.
Spike arched an eyebrow up in his direction. "Sorry, I couldn't find my hat!" He hissed as he slipped going down the step onto the porch. He sighed and jogged over to Spike and looked towards the woods. "What is it, is there something wrong?" He looked Spike over and then turned back to the SUV.
Spike sighed. "You're colorful as always." He smirked as Shin squirmed in discomfort.
Looking up at the sky, Shin wet his lips. "Julia says that she'll wait for us to come back with or without Faye." Spike tensed before nodding.
"You think I'm crazy, don't you?" Spike mumbled.
Shin frowned. "Frankly, I don't know what I believe right now." He looked Spike in the eyes. "So think of it as an open mind, and nothing more." He muttered low, under his breath.
Spike nodded. "I didn't expect much more." He jingled the keys in his left hand. "Let's get going." He grinned.
Shin narrowed his eyes. "Where are we going?" He asked as they got into the SUV. He tensed as Spike grinned wickedly. "If that face is supposed to comfort me, it's not working!" he snarled.
Spike's grin reached from ear to ear. "Buckle up," he muttered as he turned towards the trees.
Shin eyed the forest edge. "Spike, what the hell, are you thinking?!" he hissed.
Spike pointed towards the space between two trees. "There, straight ahead, it's a straight path towards the lake…towards Faye." He closed his eyes as he put the vehicle into four-wheel drive and sped down the bumpy path. Shin tried to speak and his voice wavered as they went over each tree branch and rock.
Shin gargled as he turned towards Spike his eyes blazing. "You're…a…madman!" he spat between shudders. He cursed as he bit his tongue when they jumped a rock and a log on their left. Spike's beaming grin merely grew immensely as he slammed on the brakes stopped inched from the lake.
Spike sat back in the drivers' seat as he pressed his left foot on the brake and right on the gas pedal. His hands gripped at the steering wheel. "Row, row, row your boat…" He looked towards Shin.
His complexion paled. "Spike, you can't be thinking that…" He whispered looking towards the frozen abyss. A long stretch of lake stood before them. A dock gave them an access path safe enough to drive across, but it only lasted for at most ten feet. "Spike, what are you thinking, do you want to get us killed?" His tone was sharp. He reached for the car door handle. Spike locked the doors quickly and turned the child safety on. Shin tensed and looked towards him. "Let me out. You can kill yourself going after this phantom of yours, but you can't kill me too!" He bellowed.
Spike clenched his jaw and Shin saw watched as his temples swelled before he relaxed. "It's frozen through. We're safe." He mumbled. "They have people on here all the time. Skating, racing on snowmobiles," he sighed. "This isn't much different, now is it?" He turned to Shin and looked him straight in the eye. His face was blank, and lifeless. His fingers gripped at the wheel so tightly that his knuckles were white. Shin swallowed. "Now, just sit back and relax. We're almost there, I can feel her presence, and she's nearby." He took a slow, deep breath and his lips curled up.
Shin turned on the radio to calm his nerves and blinked as he listed to the lyrics. "The Toadies," He mumbled, "Possum Kingdom." He bowed his head. The irony was enough to kill off any link to reality.
Spike switched gears before pressing his foot onto the gas. "Hold on." He growled and they jumped up onto the dock. Shin bucked forward, and was saved as his seatbelt locked into place. He gripped onto the upped handlebar by his door and prayed quietly to himself.
"Faye!" Spike shouted as they music drummed into their ears. The mellow, yet harsh beat mixing with Spike's racing heart as they rolled onto the dock and onto the icy, lake. Spike sped up and gritted his teeth as he swerved to the right.
"Jesus, slow down!" Shin snapped. He wasn't at all pleased with the situation. Spike only went faster as he reached forty and then pressed onto the brake. Shin cried out like a scared little girl, his voice shrill and panicked as they began to spin in circles. Spike growled as he lost control of the wheel. They reached the edge of the lake, but they weren't slowing down.
"I'm trying to!" Spike shouted out and bowed his head. "Hang on!" he wrapped his arms around the back of his neck and bent forward. Shin followed in his actions. The music drilled into their brains as the lyrics—
Do you want to die?
…echoed in their minds as she shouted out hoping to come out of this situation alive… They held their breaths as they reached the end of the lake, and stopped spinning suddenly.
Spike exhaled first. "We stopped."
Shin shuddered and opened his eyes. "Are we dead?" He whined. Spike turned and glared towards him. Shin sat up slowly and looked ahead. "Shit," he breathed. They were less then a foot away from a rock wall. It was the kind of rock wall that would have lead to them being in a coffin without a doubt.
Spike rubbed the back of his neck as he looked to his left. He blinked as a chill washed over him. Turning towards Shin he jumped as he looked out the window.
Faye stood about fifteen feet away. She was in the white nightgown her feet bare. The wind and she smiled as tears rolled off her cheeks. Her hands reached out towards him and she screamed. Spike gritted his teeth and covered his ears letting out a shrill pained cry as he heard her bird cry. "Stop!" he gagged and bent forward, hitting his head into the steering wheel. The horn honked. Shin tensed as he became chilled and watched Spike going into fits of hysterics. "Faye, stopped screaming!" he arched back and slammed against the back of the drivers' seat. Shin turned the car off before Spike hit his foot into the gas pedal.
"Spike, stop it! No one's screaming!" It stopped. Spike took deep puffs of air and swallowed. Turning to the right Faye was gone. Shin shook his head. "What the hell is wrong with you?" He muttered as he tried to open the car door. He looked back a Spike as he jiggled the handle. "Open it already…" He rippled his lips together in protest.
Spike nodded his head and with shaky hands turned the locks off and undid his seatbelt. He turned and stepped outside and listened as his feet crunched under the freshly fallen snow.
He walked around the back of the SUV and ignored Shin as he let out several obscenities in his direction. His breath quickened and he walked to where she was standing. Water droplets stood before him in the snow. Small little sunken holes, and there were etched footprints that brushed against the surface, but didn't dare sink into the snow. Spike let out a hushed breath and pointed. "Shin, here, look." He pointed down and Shin bowed his head and trudged forward.
"What?" He barked. He gazed down at the footprints that were gently pressed on the surface of the snow. Shin frowned. "Nice trick." He nodded. "So, where's your cave Spike?" He arched an eyebrow up at him; he gave him a snide grin.
Sanzo looked to his left to see the wall off rock that was covered by dead vines and fern. "In there." He hushed. He stepped towards the vines and in one angry shout tore at the vines that revealed a hidden passage. Small for only one person to get through at a time, but who knows how big it was once you got inside. "Get the supplies out of the back." He muttered.
Shin's lips were parted as he stared at the gaping hole that sure enough looked like an entrance to a cave. He was a little hesitant. Spike gritted his teeth and shoved him aside. "Spike, how did you know about the cave?" He mumbled, still not believing what he was seeing. There was no way that those vines had just been placed there by him. The only way in is at winter when the lake is frozen. He stared up at the very tall virtually straight rock wall that toward over him. Spike pushed him aside and he fell into the snow. He gritted his teeth. "Clod." he growled.
Spike snorted and tossed a pickax at him. Shin's eyes widened and he caught it before it stabbed him in the stomach. He handed Shin a workers' helmet with a night on the top. Shin's eyes brightened. "I used to have one of these when I was a kid!" he pouted. "Matter of fact, you're the one who took a hammer to it." He narrowed his eyes.
Spike snickered. "Yeah, that was me." He mumbled and turned on the light as he peered inside. A cold rush of air sent him flying back in surprise.
Shin scowled. "I really missed that thing you know."
Spike shrugged his shoulders. "Grow up, and move on already." He wrapped rope around him and discarded his coat. "Keep your coat on incase we need it."
Shin's face grew sour. "Why would we need it?" He mumbled.
Spike rolled his eyes and glared back at his little cousin. "Incase Faye needs it jackass." Taking hold of the rocks he slipped inside feet first and looked around. It was oddly warm. The humidity made it hard to breathe.
Shin crawled in head first and fell down next to him. Spike laughed and Shin jabbed him in the side before he stood up and looked around. The helmet gave them limited light. Shin stepped forward first. "Woo…" He whistled and smiled when his voice echoed. "Like out of a movie."
Spike sighed. "Now I know why you can analyze kid's minds…" He mumbled.
Shin frowned and bowed his head. "What do you mean?" He stuck his hands into his pockets after he undid his coat.
Spike turned back. "You are still a kid."
Shin let out a noise similar to a whine and kicked Spike in the back of the leg crippling him. Spike bent forward and gritted his teeth. "Like that for example, don't do that when you can only see three feet in front of you!" He hissed. Spike walked slowly feeling ahead of him with his hands before he stepped down. He refused to fall down like he did in his dreams. Shin simply jumped ahead of him. They reached a flat surface and he sighed as they reached the other end of the wall. "So where the hell is she Spike? I'm not seeing any beautiful goddess, just some old cave that smells."
Spike pulled out the rusted dagger from the back of his belt. Shin's eyes widened. "What the hell is that? Is that what mom gave you?!" he hissed staring at the jewels on the handle. Spike nodded and looked around him. He shut his eyes and rolled his head back. "What are you doing?"
Spike gritted his teeth. "Shut up, will ya?" He relaxed as he tried to sense Faye's presence. He gritted his teeth as he felt Shin walk past him. He exhaled and stepped forward. Holding the dagger tightly he placed it back in his belt and stepped forward again. "Faye, help me…" He hushed.
Shin turned, and rolled his eyes and he pressed his hands along the rocks. He paused as he pressed against, what felt like wood. It was round and the size of a doorknob. He pouted, and prodded at it some more. He pressed his weight into it and jumped as it fell inwards. "Spike…?" He muttered and pointed at the wall. "Spike, I did something, I found something!" His eyes lit up. It was like an adventure you'd see in the movies. He watched in awe as the wall began to peel away. Spike swallowed and turned around.
He jabbed Shin in the side and smiled. "See what I'm telling you? She's real, do you believe me now?" He hissed.
Shin sighed. "I've still got my doubts, but if there's a girl in this, I've got full rights on changing my mind when someone wants to make a movie out of us." He cackled.
Spike sighed and hammered a rock chiseled into the ground. It went in easily, and wasn't moving. He tied the rope around the end and stared down at the ground below. It was black, and marble like. Spike grinned; he could rear the rushing water. "I'm almost there Faye." He whispered.