Hi guys here's chapter 4. Sorry for the long wait. I was getting a bit lazy and stuff. Anyway I hope you enjoy ^_^.

Chapter 4

***Earth***

Spike sat on the couch in the living room watching TV. hoping to get some information on the new bounty. Unfortunately, it was the smallest of the small fries. A human. But what more could he expect on this planet. The nights are so short not to mention the fact that meteors are constantly entering the atmosphere. Spike sighed mentally recalling how they got here. 'Mmm…we left mars … I accidentally changed course for Earth… yup, I'm an idiot' he groaned. The bounty wasn't worth much but in their dire need of food and cash they took the job. His stomach grumbled.

"Hey Jet, got anything to eat. I haven't eaten in ages." He called out to the kitchen.

"Nope." Jet replied. He had his head in the empty refrigerator with a frown on his face. "Anything new about the bounty?"

"Same old same old"

"Well then you'll just have to go catch the bounty… or…."

"Or what?"

 "We could eat Faye."

"I'll pass. I'm not that desperate."

"You sound like it to me."

"Oh shut up Jet." Jet snickered.

"But you are getting attached to her. Don't forget what you have to do." Spike fell silent. He had almost forgotten about that. It was something that he tried not to think about. That damn monster ruined everything for him.

"Speaking of Faye, where is she?" he said changing the subject.

Just then they heard Redtail land. A few minutes later Faye entered the room amazingly carrying nine shopping bags and sporting her new shades.

"Hey boys." She said as she walked over to Spike lightly kissing him on the cheek. "Did you miss me?" she sat down beside him.

 "Where have you been all morning? It's 2:00 p.m."

"Out" she said plainly taking off her shades.

"Visiting old acquaintances again? I'm surprised you came back." He sighed looking up at the ceiling. Faye wasn't too happy about this comment and glared at him. She had only told him about that night because she was scared of Jet and was worried about Spike's safety. But Spike was disgusted at her suspicions about Jet and even more upset that she was out all night with some guy. It made her angry to think how he thought she was cheating on him (especially with that jerk)

"Actually," she said in a not too friendly voice. "I went to the dog races and won myself a whole ton of money so -"

"-you went shopping." Jet finished not sounding too happy.

"Exactly. A girl has needs you know" she gestured to the bags at her feet.

"So, while you were out did you bring back anything for us?" Jet said getting annoyed.

"Yes, I got some groceries. What kind of woman do you think I am!  I couldn't let you guys starve." She said a little offended by his comment. She gave him five out of the nine bags which were filled with groceries. Jet was ashamed.

"Thanks."

"You better be grateful!" They got up and went in the kitchen to pack out the food leaving Spike on the couch. Spike finally left the room after dozing off for the third time. Faye and Jet were still in the kitchen cooking and talking. This was a little strange for Faye since the accident in the hanger a week ago. Spike lazily walked to his room and plopped onto the bed falling asleep instantly.

***Dream***

Spike was walking down the street his head towards the pavement. He was whistling a sad tune as the blood still dripped from his hands. How could he have let it happen? If only he had arrived a little sooner this wouldn't have happened to her. The thunder roared above in the dark, night sky signaling the rain to fall. Spike walked on…

"Spike!" said a voice in the distance.

"Spike!!" no answer.

"SPIKE!" Spike stopped as he heard his angel's voice and turned around to face her

"Julia" he breathed with sadness in his eyes.

"What's wrong? I heard about the showdown with that wolf gang. What happened? Are you hurt?"

"I'm o.k. they were really strong but we fought them off."

 "You don't sound o.k. to me, Spike. What happened?"

"Mother…" he whispered showing her his bloody hands. Julia's eye's widened in both fear and shock. She took a step back. "They killed her…" Spike broke down in tears as Julia held him. "What kind of monster would do such a thing… for no good reason… she died in my arms Julia… I saw her take her last breath…"

"I'm so sorry…" she said tears in her eyes. They embraced. The rain pounded hard on their heads. Julia was the first to let go. She softly kissed him on the lips. "I have to go Spike." She said sadly shaking all over. "I'll see you later" she stated hesitantly. Spike gave her a small smile and she ran off leaving him alone in the rain.

***End Of Dream***

"Jet, the strangest thing happened to me at the market." Faye said chopping some carrots. "There I was minding my own business when all of a sudden a crazy red head comes running towards me screaming 'Ed wants back her tomatoes!' Faye waved her hands in the air for emphasis.

"Hey watch where you swing that thing." Jet said pointing to the knife in her hand.

"Oops, sorry. Anyway she starts accusing me of stealing her tomatoes, and then sets her wolf on me."

"Wolf?!" jet exclaimed looking a bit confused.

"Same thing I was thinking. Strange pet huh?" She put the carrots in the stew and sat down drinking a glass of water.

"So, did you steal the tomatoes?"

"Hell no."

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Spike woke up with a start. Why was he dreaming about her all of a sudden? He'd never had a dream like this before… and had never wanted to. That was a memory from long ago. A BAD memory…

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Fay's hand accidentally knocked over the glass causing it to shatter into a million pieces. Faye mumbled a curse under her breath as she bent down to pick them up. Jet helped her. Jet proved to be a good man after all and Faye no longer was afraid to stay alone with him. They quickly gathered all the broken glass and threw them away. In the process of doing this a shard of glass pierced Jet's palm making a deep slice.

"Jet you're hurt" she said taking his hand and pulling out the shard.

"No it's o.k. really." He said pulling his hand from her grasp.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes"

"Ok, so let me see" With little resistance she grabbed back his hand. Faye gasped.

It was gone. The blood, wound …everything.

"What are you?" Faye's hands were shaking. Jets paused a little then opened his mouth to speak. Just then they heard Spike calling from the living room.

 "Jet you have a visitor!"

Jet quickly left the kitchen leaving one very confused Faye behind. Jet was shocked to see who the visitor was.

"Edward." He whispered in disbelief. "Is that you?"

"Uncle Jet! Edward missed you so much!" Ed leaped happily into Jet's arms nearly squeezing him to death. Suddenly a wolf appeared out of the shadows and jumped on Jet too causing all three of them to fall to the ground laughing. Faye walked in at that moment and froze on the spot.

"O my God" she whispered. Everything went quiet and all eyes were on her.

"What's wrong Faye?" Spike asked.

"You stole Ed's tomatoes!" Ed said angrily and Ein barked "Go get her Ein!" Ein chased Faye around the room as she screamed for the guys to help her. Unfortunately they just stood there watching, finding it very entertaining. After about 5 minutes of chasing, Faye accidentally ran into a wall and fell unconscious.

"Great"

Spike frowned.  "And just when it was getting good too."

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O.k., I admit that this chapter was kinda weird and a little boring, but, I really wanted to bring Ed into the story. Sorry again for the long wait. Anyway, now that the whole crew is here I can really start the story ^.^ There's a lot more to it than it seems so look for the clues in the chapters (past and present). Remember to review!! I just love hearing from people ^_^.