Hey guys, sorry I took so long to update. This chapter might seem a little.
rushed, but, it had to be done. Hope you enjoy! ^_^
Chapter 3
"Ouch!" shouted Faye, as Spike treated her wound. "That hurts."
"I told you not to come"
"Well I'm glad I did" she replied looking into his mismatched eyes with admiration. "Spike you were incredible! I've never seen anyone move like that before in my life! How do you do it?"
"It's a talent I guess." He answered shifting his gaze from Faye and back to her arm. It was injured by a piece of broken glass when Raven had dropped her. A period of silence followed.
"I've seen quite a few slayers in combat at the bar and none of them moved as fast as you, not even close." Faye said in a questioning tone of voice. Spike could almost feel her gaze on him but pretended not to notice. "And who is Queen Julia.? She asked a little afraid of the answer. "Is that the same Julia from three years ago?"
". No Faye, I know for a fact that Julia is not a vampire, much less the queen. I would have sensed it. Julia's probably dead. If not I'm sure she would have let me know." He replied letting out a big sigh and looking at the floor. She was the part of his past that he desperately wanted to forget. That was part of the reason he left his hometown anyway. Everything reminded him of her, yet there was not a trace of her to be found. And right when he needed her most. right after his mother's death.
"What do you mean you would have sensed it" asked Faye even more puzzled. Spike's eyes widening as she said this.
"Nothing." He lied. "Just instincts I guess." But Faye wasn't convinced. She lifted his head up to face her. She stared deep into his eyes as if searching for something and didn't find it, not even a trace. It was then she knew that she would never be the same.
"Then if it's not that Julia why does she need you Spike." Spike fell silent.
"She probably got me mixed up with somebody else." He shrugged.
"Really now, how many people out there name their children Spike."
"You'd be surprised." He smirked.
"Spike!" she shouted getting pretty annoyed, "You're lying to me aren't you. I know you are." She really didn't want an answer, but she got one anyway.
"Well Faye, some stories are better left untold." Spike walked out of the room leaving her behind with a lot of mixed feelings. She really wanted to give Spike a piece of her mind but thought better of it. If he could beat the crap out of Raven, imagine what he would do to her. So she decided that if he wasn't going to give her some answers she would find out on her own. If she wasn't the Julia Spike loved Faye would be safe. But if the real Julia was back then that would be bad news for her. Faye had really bad luck with people and Spike was the only one she could really trust and she really didn't want to lose him.
Faye began her search for answers 10:00 that night leaving Jet in the kitchen cooking. Only God knows what he was cooking at this time of night but more than likely it was for Spike.
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"So Faye, what brings you back here? I thought I'd never see you again." Jack asked after her fifth drink
"I need some info Jack. You know anything about the 'Queen of the Vampires'?"
"Yeah, I've heard that she's a looker." He replied, a big smile on his face. "But from what I hear, she hung up on some guy or something like that."
"Interesting. very interesting." She said smiling evilly. 'I've got you now Spike' she thought to herself. "Anything else?"
Jack sighed, "Nope."
"Not even a rumor?"
"None that I know of."
"Oh come on there must be something else"
"Sorry Faye, that's all I know." Faye then repeatedly hit her head on the counter with a thud. It was going to be harder than she thought. If she wasn't going to find out anything here she wouldn't find anything anywhere else.
"What am I going to do?" she asked. "There must be someone around here who knows SOMETHING." She said emphasizing the last word.
"Well then, I'm sure I'll be of some assistance to you." Said a voice from behind her. Faye almost leapt out of her seat at the sound of his deep voice and instantly knew who it belonged to.
Faye looked up at Jack. "Please don't tell me it's who I think it is." frustration clearly in her voice as she ran her fingers through her hair. Jack chose not to answer her question mainly because he didn't want to get involved and also because he liked to watch. Who knows what would happen with those two.
Faye hesitantly turned around and found herself looking up to the man she so desperately wanted to elude. He was tall, very handsome, had nice broad shoulders, a muscular build and short silvery hair that stopped at his shoulders.
"Why can't you just leave me alone for once?" she asked.
"Well I heard a lady in distress and came to her rescue."
"Sorry, but this lady would rather die before asking YOU for anything. The last time I asked you for a favour we ended up going to dinner together and only God knows what else!" She said almost screaming. That was indeed the weirdest date she'd ever been on and the only reason she agreed to go was because she thought he was a major hunk (and had LOADS of cash $_$).
"I really didn't expect to see you again." He said giving her a once over, "The last thing I heard was that you were moving in with your boyfriend." He was completely ignoring her comment. "But I guess he isn't taking care of you now is he." He was frowning at the bandage on her arm.
"That's none of your business." She snapped, quickly pulling her red jacket over her shoulders. He pulled a lock of hair behind his ear revealing his beautiful eyes and an evil grin.
"As I was saying before, I know quite a few things about the vampire queen." He continued.
Faye couldn't help but get lost in his eyes. After all it was the first time she had actually seen them. It was as if his eyes were not just one colour but was constantly changing with each colour fading into the next. These were NOT ordinary hazel eyes. They looked so magical and totally unreal to the point that Faye was starting to believe that she really had had too many drinks. But still she gazed on, lost in its magical spell. "Well, since you won't leave me alone I guess it couldn't hurt to lis-" she said dreamily.
"Good." He said caressing her cheek. He then escorted her to his usual spot at the far end of the bar. Jack was amazed. "How on earth did he do that!" he exclaimed. 'Mmm.I wonder what's his secret?' he said to himself as he went back to work.
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"What a night." Faye said yawning as she left the hanger. It was 3:00a.m and the Bebop was in total darkness except for the light coming from the TV. She was so tired that she plopped onto the couch and fell asleep.
Faye suddenly woke up covered in sweat when she heard a sound. She looked around frantically. "Who's there?" she whispered, completely aware that whoever it was couldn't hear her.
She quietly crept into the hanger where she heard the sounds coming from. She could barely make out the figure in the shadows but it seemed very familiar. She then turned on the light in time to see the figure slip behind her ship. All Faye heard was her heart beating rapidly as she walked closer and closer to the spot. Suddenly, a bat flew past her and out the door screeching all the way causing her to let out a little scream. Feeling relieved that that thing was gone she looked around to see what it was doing. And there on the ground next to the Hammerhead was a rag lying in a pool of blood.
"Wait a minute, doesn't this." she said moving closer to examine the bloodied rag. ".doesn't this belong to.?" she asked herself. There was only one person it could've belonged to and that person was.
"Jet." She gasped covering her mouth.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~ End Of Chapter ~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sorry about the little cliffhanger. Truthfully, it seemed like a good place to stop. Please remember to review. If I don't get any reviews then the chapters will take a longer time come. ^_^.
Chapter 3
"Ouch!" shouted Faye, as Spike treated her wound. "That hurts."
"I told you not to come"
"Well I'm glad I did" she replied looking into his mismatched eyes with admiration. "Spike you were incredible! I've never seen anyone move like that before in my life! How do you do it?"
"It's a talent I guess." He answered shifting his gaze from Faye and back to her arm. It was injured by a piece of broken glass when Raven had dropped her. A period of silence followed.
"I've seen quite a few slayers in combat at the bar and none of them moved as fast as you, not even close." Faye said in a questioning tone of voice. Spike could almost feel her gaze on him but pretended not to notice. "And who is Queen Julia.? She asked a little afraid of the answer. "Is that the same Julia from three years ago?"
". No Faye, I know for a fact that Julia is not a vampire, much less the queen. I would have sensed it. Julia's probably dead. If not I'm sure she would have let me know." He replied letting out a big sigh and looking at the floor. She was the part of his past that he desperately wanted to forget. That was part of the reason he left his hometown anyway. Everything reminded him of her, yet there was not a trace of her to be found. And right when he needed her most. right after his mother's death.
"What do you mean you would have sensed it" asked Faye even more puzzled. Spike's eyes widening as she said this.
"Nothing." He lied. "Just instincts I guess." But Faye wasn't convinced. She lifted his head up to face her. She stared deep into his eyes as if searching for something and didn't find it, not even a trace. It was then she knew that she would never be the same.
"Then if it's not that Julia why does she need you Spike." Spike fell silent.
"She probably got me mixed up with somebody else." He shrugged.
"Really now, how many people out there name their children Spike."
"You'd be surprised." He smirked.
"Spike!" she shouted getting pretty annoyed, "You're lying to me aren't you. I know you are." She really didn't want an answer, but she got one anyway.
"Well Faye, some stories are better left untold." Spike walked out of the room leaving her behind with a lot of mixed feelings. She really wanted to give Spike a piece of her mind but thought better of it. If he could beat the crap out of Raven, imagine what he would do to her. So she decided that if he wasn't going to give her some answers she would find out on her own. If she wasn't the Julia Spike loved Faye would be safe. But if the real Julia was back then that would be bad news for her. Faye had really bad luck with people and Spike was the only one she could really trust and she really didn't want to lose him.
Faye began her search for answers 10:00 that night leaving Jet in the kitchen cooking. Only God knows what he was cooking at this time of night but more than likely it was for Spike.
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"So Faye, what brings you back here? I thought I'd never see you again." Jack asked after her fifth drink
"I need some info Jack. You know anything about the 'Queen of the Vampires'?"
"Yeah, I've heard that she's a looker." He replied, a big smile on his face. "But from what I hear, she hung up on some guy or something like that."
"Interesting. very interesting." She said smiling evilly. 'I've got you now Spike' she thought to herself. "Anything else?"
Jack sighed, "Nope."
"Not even a rumor?"
"None that I know of."
"Oh come on there must be something else"
"Sorry Faye, that's all I know." Faye then repeatedly hit her head on the counter with a thud. It was going to be harder than she thought. If she wasn't going to find out anything here she wouldn't find anything anywhere else.
"What am I going to do?" she asked. "There must be someone around here who knows SOMETHING." She said emphasizing the last word.
"Well then, I'm sure I'll be of some assistance to you." Said a voice from behind her. Faye almost leapt out of her seat at the sound of his deep voice and instantly knew who it belonged to.
Faye looked up at Jack. "Please don't tell me it's who I think it is." frustration clearly in her voice as she ran her fingers through her hair. Jack chose not to answer her question mainly because he didn't want to get involved and also because he liked to watch. Who knows what would happen with those two.
Faye hesitantly turned around and found herself looking up to the man she so desperately wanted to elude. He was tall, very handsome, had nice broad shoulders, a muscular build and short silvery hair that stopped at his shoulders.
"Why can't you just leave me alone for once?" she asked.
"Well I heard a lady in distress and came to her rescue."
"Sorry, but this lady would rather die before asking YOU for anything. The last time I asked you for a favour we ended up going to dinner together and only God knows what else!" She said almost screaming. That was indeed the weirdest date she'd ever been on and the only reason she agreed to go was because she thought he was a major hunk (and had LOADS of cash $_$).
"I really didn't expect to see you again." He said giving her a once over, "The last thing I heard was that you were moving in with your boyfriend." He was completely ignoring her comment. "But I guess he isn't taking care of you now is he." He was frowning at the bandage on her arm.
"That's none of your business." She snapped, quickly pulling her red jacket over her shoulders. He pulled a lock of hair behind his ear revealing his beautiful eyes and an evil grin.
"As I was saying before, I know quite a few things about the vampire queen." He continued.
Faye couldn't help but get lost in his eyes. After all it was the first time she had actually seen them. It was as if his eyes were not just one colour but was constantly changing with each colour fading into the next. These were NOT ordinary hazel eyes. They looked so magical and totally unreal to the point that Faye was starting to believe that she really had had too many drinks. But still she gazed on, lost in its magical spell. "Well, since you won't leave me alone I guess it couldn't hurt to lis-" she said dreamily.
"Good." He said caressing her cheek. He then escorted her to his usual spot at the far end of the bar. Jack was amazed. "How on earth did he do that!" he exclaimed. 'Mmm.I wonder what's his secret?' he said to himself as he went back to work.
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"What a night." Faye said yawning as she left the hanger. It was 3:00a.m and the Bebop was in total darkness except for the light coming from the TV. She was so tired that she plopped onto the couch and fell asleep.
Faye suddenly woke up covered in sweat when she heard a sound. She looked around frantically. "Who's there?" she whispered, completely aware that whoever it was couldn't hear her.
She quietly crept into the hanger where she heard the sounds coming from. She could barely make out the figure in the shadows but it seemed very familiar. She then turned on the light in time to see the figure slip behind her ship. All Faye heard was her heart beating rapidly as she walked closer and closer to the spot. Suddenly, a bat flew past her and out the door screeching all the way causing her to let out a little scream. Feeling relieved that that thing was gone she looked around to see what it was doing. And there on the ground next to the Hammerhead was a rag lying in a pool of blood.
"Wait a minute, doesn't this." she said moving closer to examine the bloodied rag. ".doesn't this belong to.?" she asked herself. There was only one person it could've belonged to and that person was.
"Jet." She gasped covering her mouth.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~ End Of Chapter ~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sorry about the little cliffhanger. Truthfully, it seemed like a good place to stop. Please remember to review. If I don't get any reviews then the chapters will take a longer time come. ^_^.