Dream to See You
Chapter 9
By: Rachel
Rated: R
Genre: Supernatural/Drama
E-mail: PeachGirlKiley [at] aol . com
Web Address: www . DoujinshiAdoptions . cjb . net
So…what do you think I should rename this for my graduation project? So far I think Flicker Effect sounds okay. However…eh…It reminds me of Butterfly Effect (very good movie btw). Also, for all the J-rock fans of Gackt (Malice Mizer, etc.), and Hyde (LArcenCiel)…There is a movie that they both star in called Moon Child! It's been out for awhile and stuff, but I just found it on NetFlix!! - ::swoons:: Even though I still love my Pierrot boys the most (they should start making movies too! ::weeps::)
Anyway, so it's 7/28/04 right now and I just got my LArcenCiel CD, and damn… ::drools over the concert clips on the DVD:: Anyway, I like Track 1(don't know the ramji title…), and track 6 Coming Closer the most. Ooo. The hotness of Hyde's voice… He speaks English very well too! Anyway, BUY THEIR CD!
Disclaimer: I do now own Cowboy Bebop.
With everything that they could carry in their arms they piled into Spike's car and sat in silence for a moment. Spike looked behind him as Ed and Faye. "Are you sure about this?" He looked at Faye with strained eyes.
"You're the one who asked. Yes, we want to go." Faye yawned and curled her knees towards her chest. Spike watched as her fingers pressed against her legs. She chewed on her lower lip and let out a silent gasp as the car started to roll down the hill. She didn't want to go, and yet she did. She was more frightened than anything. She was trying her hardest not to let it show though. Spike concentrated on the road as he stopped by Ed's house.
"I'll be right back Spi-Spi." She smiled and darted outside and inside her house. It was small, just big enough for Jet, and her to live in. Spike's ears twitched as he heard Ed say goodbye to Jet and the sound of her dog barking. He looked to his right. He frowned as he noticed that Shin was snoring, his head leaning against the window. Spike leaned over and locked his door incase it decided to swing open on him. Ed smiled, holding Ein in her arms.
Her dog was a plump, tan and white Corgi. It barked as Spike locked eyes on it. He nodded his head and Ed dove back into the car. Jet opened his front door and waved at Spike. Spike nodded his head and put the car into drive and turned the corner, heading back to the world he'd run away from.
Hours past as he drove in the eerie silence. He shivered and turned the heat up. Looking back as he reached a red-light he smirked. Everyone was fast asleep. Ed leaned against Faye, and Ein slept at Ed's feet. Shin continued to sleep even after Spike tossed a crumpled piece of paper into his face.
.....
Sitting in a dark room where the only light came from the lit end of his cigarette he let out a puff of smoke and gripped at the arms of the chair he was sitting in. "What do you mean…he found her?" The man spoke. He was harsh tone, dark. His right hand reached to the table next to him and picked up a glass filled with red wine.
"She was taken from the tank." The man's hand shook, and the glass soon broke. He let out a low hiss.
"Do you know who took her?" The man barked.
A grin crossed his minions face and the man arched an eyebrow in his direction. "Yes sir, we do." He took a breath. "In fact, they're on the move. They'll be back in the city within a couple of minutes now."
"So Faye was able to manipulate the bastard." He cursed wiping the spilled wine onto his handkerchief. "Very well, we move to plan B, and if that doesn't work," he let out a gasp of excitement. "You know what to do Lin."
Lin nodded. "Yes." He smiled. "I know very well…" he turned after bowing and left the room.
.....
Spike stopped as the light turned red. He looked towards his right and shivered. It was the red light where his father had been killed. "Spike, don't be scared." He sat up, looking in his rearview mirror at Faye. "If anything was going to try and hurt us, I could use all my power and phase somewhere else." She bowed her head. "I'm sorry; I didn't mean to startle you."
Spike sighed and smirked. "It's fine. Thanks for the reassurance." He stepped on the gas as the light turned as held his breath as they went through the intersection safely.
Faye nodded and scratched Ein behind the ears as he looked up at her. She laughed as his right leg began to kick. Spike wet his lips and drove to Annie's as Faye stared out the window in awe. "I've never seen the outside world in person before, did you know that?"
Spike swallowed and shrugged his shoulders. "Well, you can make me see the past—"
"I can see the outside world through people's dreams, and tapping into my mind when I was still a baby. Otherwise, this is my first time being away from the cellar, and that tank." She sighed. "It's more beautiful than I had hoped."
Spike nodded. "Shin can help you Faye." Faye looked at Spike through the rearview mirror and glared. "Don't look at me like that, you know I'm right." He hissed. "You can trust him, just as much as you can trust me if not more. He's going to do any tests that he needs to himself too. That way you won't be bothered by anyone, okay?"
Faye frowned. "Yes." She muttered.
They reached Annie's ten minutes later. "Shin, get up." Spike punched his shoulder lightly. Shin let at a snort and groaned bending forward. "Faye, you help us carry Ed's things in. Let her sleep, I'll get her once we get everything inside."
Faye pulled her hair behind her ears and nodded. "Come on Ein." She grinned as he wagged his stub of a tail and jumped outside, chasing after Spike, and biting at his heals as he jogged up the steps. Faye laughed watching Spike glare at the dog that merely turned its head to one side and barked. "He likes you." She called to him, holding a box of food.
Spike sighed. "I can see that." He pushed the door open with his foot as Shin managed to unlock it. Bending down Spike leaned into the wall and stood up, pushing the light switch up. He winced as the light shown into his eyes.
Shin laughed. "You still have a poor glare recovery Spike?" Shin pushed past him with the rest of their needed belongings.
"I'm able to drive, but yeah." Spike mumbled. When he had hurt his one eyes as a child he had surgery that had left him with poor glare recovery, luckily though with medicine and another small surgery at the age of ten they had recovered fairly well.
"Glare reaction?" Faye asked, yawning. She took her box of food and walked to the kitchen and placed it on the counter.
Spike frowned. "Well, if I was in a dark room and you turned on a flash light into my eyes I wouldn't be able to see right." He ran his fingers through his hair.
She nodded slowly. "I think I understand." She smiled. Spike smirked and steadily walked inside and turned on the kitchen light. This place had an uncomfortable feel to it now that Annie was gone.
Shin nudged Spike and Faye to the left as he held a sleeping Edward in his arms. "You think kids wouldn't be heavy…" He muttered as he trudged up the stairs.
Spike bit his tongue to keep from laughing. Faye closed her eyes and started to hum. "…your boat."
Spike smile and looked at her as she twirled in a circle like a ballerina. "Why do you always sing that?" He asked her.
Faye stopped and looked at him with a wide smile and shrugged her shoulders. "It's the only song that I know."
He laughed. "Good point." He frowned. "You've got a nice voice." Faye's face flushed and she turned away quickly. "Why don't you go get some sleep, okay?"
Faye turned to the front door. "Julia's here." She mumbled. Spike's eyes widened and he turned to see her car pull into the driveway. "I'll go greet her." She cooed.
Spike stepped in front of Faye as she reached for the doorknob. "Faye, go to sleep." He mumbled.
Faye lips curled up and she reached up placing a hand on either side of his face and leaned up kissing him quickly before turning heel. "Goodnight then Spike." She waved. Spike watched as she phased into her white gown, his clothes falling onto the ground. In the blink of an eye she was gone.
Spike swallowed hard and bowed his head. His lips parted and he jumped as he heard the doorbell. "What are you doing here?" He hissed poking his head around the door.
"Greetings to you too Spike." She mumbled. Her face bowed she pushed past him and inside. She tugged off her coat and shivered. "I called the house and no one was there. I figured you left with your new girlfriend and Shin, and this was the only other place you could be." Her smile was cold.
Spike frowned. "Faye, and I aren't like that Julia, she just needs help. We brought her to the city so Shin could take care of her." Spike looked up to see Faye staring down at him. She looked away and quickly ran down the hall. Spike felt that he should run after her, but held back the urge.
She smiled warmly and nodded her head. "I don't know if she sees it that way." Julia wet her lips and looked around the hallway. "Do you mind if I eat? Lately I've been waking up late at night with killer cravings for food." She grinned, pulling her hair back behind her.
Spike bowed his head. "Whatever." He mumbled. He arched his eyebrows up and chewed on the inside of his lower lip. "So, how's the baby?" Julia stopped mid-step and took in a slow, deep breath.
"The doctor says that it's healthy." She shut her eyes and reached for Spike's right hand. He let her take it and stepped towards her in silence as she placed his hand onto her stomach. "Our baby is doing fine." She leaned towards Spike's face.
Spike pulled back sharply and shook his head. "Julia…" His face twisted. "You still shouldn't have done what you did." He sighed.
She nodded. "I know, I was confused though Spike. He was a good friend, I mean god, and he introduced us to each other! We had dated in the past too, so it's not like it would have been the first time I—"
"Stop!" Spike covered his ears and let out a hiss of anger. "I don't want to hear it." He clenched his teeth. "It's true, you do love her. You're in love with that monster!" Spike looked up at Julia and shoved her towards the door.
"Get out." His hand shook with anger. "Call me when your water breaks, then we'll discuss custody and child support."
Her face darkened. "I love you Spike." She pushed back his shaking hand and hugged him close. Spike's face darkened and he shook as she started to cry. "I'm sure that's what you were thinking when you slept with Vicious too." He pulled her back, a darkened expression plastered across his pale face.
"Spike?" Spike swallowed hard to keep himself from jumping at the sound of Faye's voice as she appeared behind him.
Julia's eyes widened and she cried out in surprise. She fell back, knocking over a vase. It broke and shattered across the floor. "Get away from me!" Julia screamed backing towards the front door.
Faye smiled. "I'm sorry; I think I startled both of you. I guess I shouldn't have walked down the steps so quietly." Spike hid his face from the two of them. Faye was trying to cover herself up. "Do either of you want something to drink? I was going to get myself a glass of water."
Julia wiped her tears and stood up shakily. "Stay away from me!" She screamed. "It's all, your fault; if you weren't alive none of this would have happened!" She ran forward and shoved Faye to the ground.
"Julia, stop it!" Spike grabbed her. Faye clawed at the ground to keep herself from sending the blonde haired woman flying right through the door. Spike glared back at her and Faye quickly pounded her fist in the wall next to her and walked into the kitchen next to her. "Faye won't hurt you!" He pinned her arms down until she stopped struggling.
She screamed out and rolled onto her side and hugged her stomach. "I just…" She trembled. "He won't answer my calls Spike. He told me to abort the baby or he'll never look at me again." She whimpered.
Spike sat back and wet his lips. "What are you talking about?"
She cried out and shook her head. "I'm sorry; I just wanted someone to accept my child." She shuddered. "It's not yours Spike. I told Vicious that it was his and the first words out of his mouth were, get rid of it." She dug her fingers into her cheeks as she tried to hide the tears.
Spike pulled her up and hugged her close. He rubbed her back and rocked her from side to side gently. "I'm sorry Julia." He breathed, closing his eyes. "You should have told me that to begin with." He smiled as she clung to him.
Faye stood in the doorway to the kitchen. Her face dark, and eyes sad. She shuddered and covered her mouth with her hand before walking back inside. "Spike…please don't, go." She pulled her legs to her chest and cried silently to herself. She didn't want to be alone again.
Spike swallowed and pulled back. "You can stay overnight if you want. I'll take the couch." Julia laughed and nodded her head.
"That'd be nice." She sniffled and kissed him on the cheek as they stood up.
"Go on up, I'll clean this up, okay?" Julia glanced at the kitchen and then nodded. "Night." He mumbled.
She smiled and waved. "Goodnight Spike." She blew him a kiss. Spike flinched as she turned away and shook his head, he was so confused. He walked to the kitchen, his head hung low.
Faye quickly stood up and walked away into the dark half of the room. Spike looked up remembering that she had gone off in search of a glass of water. "I'm sorry you had to hear that." Spike opened the fridge and looked around. He frowned. "We'll have to restock the fridge." He grimaced as he pulled out the carton of milk that had been dead for over one week. Spike put it back in quickly as shut the door. "Shin didn't toss things out before he left." He turned back with a forced smile on his face. It faded and he gaped at the darkness. Wetting his lips he stepped closer. "Faye?" He called to her.
"Go to bed Spike." Faye covered her mouth with her right hand and tried her hardest to take a silent gasp before more tears fell.
Spike listened as he heard the tear droplets lending on the wooden floorboards. He let out a small grunt as if he were about to say something. "Faye…" He shut his eyes.
"I said, go to bed Spike." She said firmly.
Spike narrowed his eyes and stepped closer. "No." He spat. He watched as Faye's hands fell to her sides and curled into fists. Her arms shook. "Tell me what the hell is going on with you, now." He demanded.
Faye turned her head to the right and sighed as it cracked. She rubbed it meekly as she turned around and brushed past him. Spike growled and grabbed her right arm. With the flick of his wrist he pinned her to the counter, his face level with hers, eyes locked. She grinned and looked down on either side of her looking at Spike's hands as they clawed at the counter. "Or you'll what Spike? Am I supposed to cower in fear like a small child? Look at Spike; he's got a girl pinned to a counter." She smirked.
Spike's face darkened. "Faye." His voice was deep, and deadly. Faye's smile reached from ear to ear. "Tell me." He snarled.
Faye shook her head. "Or you'll what Spike?" She pouted. "You wouldn't hit a girl, would you? I mean, who knows, you might be able to. You know your grandfather could." She grinned. "Is that what you'll so Spike? Are you going to resort to beating a girl to get your precious little answer to the unknown question?" Her voice was raised and cheerful, with a distinctive hatred to it.
Spike pulled back and slammed his fists into the counter and shouted out looking her straight in the eye. Faye moved to speak but remained silent for a moment. "Your eyes are black." She mumbled. "I'll tell you later." She slipped under his arm and started walking into the hall. She turned out the lights, leaving Spike in the dark.
He took a quick intake of breath before he ran after her and grabbed her arms and held them tight. "Now." He hissed. "I don't care what it's about, you're going to tell me, and tell me now." He hissed.
Faye rolled her eyes and jerked herself free before walking into the living room. She crossed her arms, he was right behind her. "Why should I? You wouldn't believe me anyways!" She spat, her voice harsh, and low.
"Why wouldn't I? God, you lived in a damned cave for how many years in a liquid filled tank, and you don't think that I'll believe you now?" He raised his voice as she sat down on the couch.
"You won't believe me because you're still in love with Julia!" Faye pointed towards the upstairs.
Spike shook his head. "I do not love her! I love—" he slapped his hand over his mouth and stumbled back. His eyes grew to the size of oranges as he realized what he was about to say. Faye. He thought. He was going to say her name. Why would he? I mean, he didn't know her long, let alone well enough to even consider love as a possible feeling.
Faye laughed quietly to herself and shook her head looking at him with an amused look. "Fine, I'll tell you."
Spike shook his hand and held his hand out before he turned away. "Just tell me later on." He started to walk away from her.
"Vicious." She whispered.
Spike stopped walking and waited for her to continue. She looked out the window as it started to snow again. "I wasn't the only one your grandfather had tested on Spike." She shut her eyes. Vicious came before me, he was two years older than me, I had only met him twice. Once, when I was very small, and the other time was the day I was moved into the cave. That bastard never laid a hand on Vicious, and never locked him into a cell either. He treated him like his own son." Faye clawed as the arm of the couch. He had given more of the liquid injections to Vicious, so his powers are far greater than mine. At the age of eight, Vicious voluntarily went into one of the tanks and was strong enough to wake up and get himself out using his powers."
"He knew where I was too. He was there, in the same cave. He never let me go though. He laughed and shook his head." Faye shuddered. "Father said you were worthless, so you can stay in your tank until the liquid runs out and you die." She mumbled. "That's what he said to me." She tensed as Spike staggered towards her. "If you do get out and are still angry, feel free to come and seek your revenge if you're strong enough to kill me." Faye screamed and bit her tongue to silence herself.
Spike fell onto the cough and wrapped his arms around her. "Faye…" He breathed. She pulled at the fabric of his shirt. "I knew you were friends with him, I'm sorry." She buried her face into the crook of his neck.
"Eight," Spike said. "That must have been the first year I met Vicious." Spike ran his fingers through Faye's hair. Spike shut his eyes. It was too surreal to believe.
Faye moved into his arms as he laid back and hugged her close as she closed her eyes, still crying. "Spike?" she breathed.
Spike let out a hum of acknowledgement. "Do you love me?" Her voice was hushed as she wiped her tears.
Spike's throat tightened up and he couldn't breath. Swallowing the ball in his throat he coughed and looked at the floor. "I…" He smirked. "Sure." He mumbled, he didn't love her they way she wanted him to.
Faye curled her shoulders into his chest and nodded her head. "I see." She sighed, kissing at his collarbone before drifting off to sleep.
Spike bit hard on his tongue until he could taste blood. He grabbed the blanket on the back of the couch and covered Faye and himself up. He stared up at the ceiling. "Vicious?" Spike lulled, his eyes felt heavy. "He must have been hearing things.
Julia sighed, a smile on her face as she stepped down the staircase. She looked down at the hall and let out a small squeak. The shattered vase was still on the floor. Julia shook her head and carefully stepped around the broken pieces and into the kitchen. "Spike, wake up. You said you'd clean up the broken vase." She rolled her eyes. "Spike…" She smiled. "Baby, wake up. Come on, it's already nine—" Julia stepped back as she looked over the back of the cough. Spike laid on his right side, his left arm wrapped around Faye's waist holding her hand, his face resting in the crook of her neck. She arched an eyebrow and glared at the girl with the purple hair.
Shin shut his eyes as he stepped down into the hallway, yawning. A crunch and stabbing pain soon followed. Shin wet his lips and shook his eyes as he looked down as his bare feet. A sharp piece of glass wedged in the middle of both feet he didn't want to fall back into more, yet he couldn't walk away. "Someone!" he howled at the top of his lungs. "Christ…" he hissed as blood began to surround the edges of his feet. "Anyone, some help here!" He bit his tongue.
Spike snorted out a muttered yes and opened his eyes as he heard Shin calling. Faye stirred and stretched her arms into the air. "Morning…" She beamed, a opulent smile formed around her cheeks, and her eyes sparkled as she kissed Spike on the cheek.
He smiled weakly forwarding his eyebrows in brief thought. "Will someone get up already?!" Shin whaled from the hallway.
Spike covered his mouth. "Oh shit." He said, his voice muffled as he remembered what he had forgotten to do.
"Morning, Julia." Faye smiled.
Spike let out a frightened gag as he look up to his right to see Julia with the eyes of death, and a look that could kill. "God, Shin I'm sorry!" Spike pleaded and leaped off the couch and into the hall.
Julia and Faye locked eyes. Julia looked Faye over carefully, and Faye simply shrugged her shoulders. "Slut," Julia sneered.
"Isn't that someone one messes around?" Faye mused. "I haven't done that." She grinned running her fingers through her hair. "Couldn't I call you that though?"
Julia let out a screech and reached over to slap Faye. Faye jumped to her feet and walked away. "Don't even try it." Faye seethed.
Julia smiled as Faye walked into the hall and out of sight. "You know nothing." Whipping her hair back Julia held her head high as she waltzed into the kitchen to make some fresh tea.
Shin's face was red as Spike stumbled towards him. "I fell asleep and didn't get a chance to clean up the mess." Spike gripped at his hair.
Shin's eyes enlarged, and his jaw dropped. "You slept with her?! You slept with a mentally ill girl?!" Shin pointed an accusing finger in Spike's direction, a disgusted expression on his face.
"I did not!" Spike roared shaking his head violently.
Faye stepped towards them. "We slept together." She nodded her head towards Shin.
"Now you're lying to me?" Shin beckoned.
Julia poked her head around the corner as she heard the words being spoken. "Well," Spike mumbled. "Together, but not together!" Spike looked back at Shin with the same disgusted face.
Faye shut her eyes and phased onto the staircase and held out her arms. She rolled her eyes. "Shin, just fall back, I'll grab you." She waited for him to do as she said.
She was talking strangely again. "Like hell you will. You're talking like that, you'll just let me fall into more glass!" He snarled.
Faye smirked. "Tempting." She spat dryly. Spike narrowed his eyes at her. "Fine…" She smiled warmly. "Shin, its okay, fall back and I'll catch you." Faye stretched her arms out. She was kind and welcoming.
Shin looked back and glared at her. "You conning…" He trailed off.
Faye's smile faded quickly and her eyes started to flicker. "A what, Shin?" she bellowed.
"Catch me, please!" Shin fell back and Faye grabbed his shirt and pulled him on the step.
Spike tiptoed around the glass and looked at Shin's feet with a pale expression. Faye phased in front of Shin and quickly pulled out the glass from either foot and tossed it onto the floor. "There." She phased onto the staircase and walked up to the top. "I'll go wake Ed." She smiled.
Shin let out a cry of pain, clawing at the wooden step. "You don't do that to people Faye! If I was some eighty year old guy I'd most likely die from the pain!" He whimpered.
"Guess we're going to the hospital." Spike shook his head. He turned back towards the kitchen, Julia walked out holding a cup of tea, a smile on her face.
"What happened? I heard a bunch of…" She trailed off as she saw Shin's bleeding feet. "I see."
Shorter than normal, but hey it's out! No flaming about errors, I've been busy lately! ' heh. ENJOY!! RR!