Shadowing Ivy
By A Shot of Amber
* ~ * Session 8: Ocean Breeze Paradise * ~ *
" Jet hurry up! I want to get going!" Ivy yelled bouncing from foot to foot.
Sitting on the couch near to her Spike and Faye exchanged looks then went back to smoking their cigarettes.
" I'm coming! Just give me a minute," Jet yelled back from his room.
Ivy sighed and turned to sit down near Spike, but she popped back up again and began to pace around the room. Her black hair was pulled back into a braid. The blue green ribbons she usually wore in it were gone today leaving only a wave of black. As Ivy paced around the braid moved with the movements of her body.
" Would you sit down, you're making me dizzy?" Faye mumbled her cigarette clenched in her lips.
" I'm sorry but I'm excited, I've never been to the beach before," Ivy replied sitting back down besides Spike and tucking her hands underneath her legs.
" You've never been to the beach before? Didn't you ever go to the beach with friends or family on Mars?" Faye asked removing the cigarette.
Ivy was silent a moment, thinking till finally she said. " I don't know, if I ever did I forgot."
Faye blinked a couple times, a confused look on her face and was about to ask her why when Jet walked into the room.
Three pairs of eyes turned toward Jet who was standing in the doorway, a look of indifference on his face. It was Spike who was first to laugh followed by Faye and Ivy.
" Fine just yuk it up but I plan on wearing this to the beach," Jet barked striding towards them.
" Is that a bathing suit or a ballet outfit?" Faye laughed clutching her stomach.
" That's a nice look Jet, now I know why you say you hate swimming," Spike laughed.
" Jet why do you have an innertube?" Ivy giggled pointing to the yellow and blue inner tube around Jet's waist.
" It's for Ed," Jet replied blushing crimson.
" No it's not, Ed doesn't need an inner tube. Ed already know how to swim," Ed replied popping up behind Jet.
" Hmm, is there something you want to tell us Jet?" Faye asked Jet.
" Come on, let's get going," Jet growled turning away.
" I can't believe you're going to wear that thing in public," Faye laughed has she stood up and followed Jet.
" It's none of your business," Jet replied back curtly.
" He just doesn't want to admit that he doesn't know how to swim," Spike whispered into Ivy's ear before he got up and brushed past her.
" I heard that!" Jet replied.
" Doesn't know how to swim?" Ivy mummered watching Spike stroll out of the room. Then she stood up and grabbed her bag slinging it over one shoulder. " Ed can you grab the picnic basket?"
Ed nodded and picked up the heavy brown basket. Together the two walked out of the room with Ein behind them.
* * * * * * *
" Where did Faye go?" Spike asked walking up to Ivy who was spreading out a blanket.
" She said she was going to go and check out the flesh here," Ivy replied smoothing out the wrinkles in the blanket and sitting back on her heels.
" Go figure," Spike muttered looking around him.
" Ed is hungry! Ed is hungry!" Ed sang skipping over to them. Behind her Jet blushed has another group of girls in bikini's giggled and pointed to him.
" We'll eat later Ed," Ivy replied standing up and brushing some bangs out of her eyes. " Spike can you please put up the umbrella for me? I can't seem to figure out how it opens."
Spike nodded and picked up the blue beach umbrella. His eyes wandered over the group of girls near to them. They were all young and well endowed physically in the chest area. Maybe this day wouldn't be so bad after all.
" I don't know why we have to set up right here," Jet muttered looking around him at the crowds of people.
" Because it was a good spot right near everything," Ivy replied gesturing towards the ocean behind her.
" There is just to many people here. It's to crowded in this spot." Jet looked around him with disdain.
" Everyone is probably here because it's too hot to do any work." Spike stood up and wiped the back of his hand over his forehead.
" Hi everyone!" Faye called running up the group. She was already wearing her bathing suit. Everyone's jaws dropped has the ample amount of cleavage Faye was showing.
Ivy looked down at the white shirt covering her bathing suit top and shuddered.
" Nice suit Faye," Spike snickered.
" Thanks," Faye replied plopping down on the blanket. " Hey where's the sunscreen? I have to protect this delicate skin of mine you know."
" It's in my bag," Ivy replied bending down to pick up her bag. She quickly rummaged through it and pulled out the white bottle. " Here you go," Ivy tossed the bottle to Faye who caught it easily.
" And I thought I was bad," Jet muttered eyeing Faye's bathing suit or really lack of.
" Yea but unlike you Jet no one will be laughing at her," Spike replied looking down at Faye with a slight smile.
" Ed wants to go swimming!" Ed yelled waving her arms in the air.
The adult atmosphere surrounding them was broken.
" Jet you want to take her? I don't feel much up to swimming right now," Spike replied looking towards the older man.
" There is no way I'm going in that water!" Jet yelled shaking his head no.
Ivy just laughed and dropped her bag back onto the blanket. " Don't worry I'll take her," she replied reaching up to start unbuttoning her shirt.
" Don't look at me. I'm not going in the sun and water and ruining this beautiful skin of mine." Faye leaned back on both hands and crossed her legs in front of her.
" You don't have to worry about it. Ivy is going to take her," Spike replied looking down at the relaxed Faye.
His eyes then wandered up again just in time to see Ivy remove her shirt, revealing her bathing suit. His breath caught in his throat has she pulled off the white fabric revealing a red halter top with a sprinkling of yellow and green flowers over it.
" Okay I'm ready now Ed." Ivy smiled and dropped the shirt on top of her bag.
Together Ed and Ivy walked off towards the ocean leaving behind three shocked adults.
" I had no idea she looked like that underneath all those layers." Faye was the first to speak breaking the silence.
" Hey Jet you feel like going swimming now?" Spike asked nudging Jet with one elbow.
Jet just blushed and turned away from Spike with a look of indifference.
" I'm not going in that water," Jet growled.
" Hmm well I don't know about you two but I'm going to just relax and get a tan now," Faye sighed pulling on her sunglasses and lying down on the blanket.
Spike and Jet just watched her do this before turning back to look at the ocean were Ed and Ivy were.
" Maybe I will go test the water." Jet started walking towards the ocean leaving Spike and Faye at the blanket.
After a moment of thinking Spike decided to follow him.
" I'll think I'll go with you Jet."
Faye sighed and threw one arm over her eyes.
" Peverts."
* * * * * * *
Ivy laughed happily has the waves gently came to caress her feet before trailing back to the ocean. Near to her Ed was jumping around happily throwing herself into the waves before running back out coughing and spitting out salt water.
" Ed no like this water! It's to salty!" Ed cried wiping her mouth with the back of her hand before jumping into another wave.
Ivy just laughed and ventured farther into the water till she was up to her waist. The sandy bottom squished around her toes feeling deliciously comfortable and soft. A wave of water came rushing up to her knocking Ivy under but she quickly regained footing and came to the surface sputtering and pushing wet hair out of her eyes.
"Stupid ocean," Ivy muttered shaking a fist at the waves.
The ocean just laughed and sent another wave to knock her down, but this time Ivy was ready. The wave simply passed over her only slightly throwing off her balance.
" Hah! I told you I was ready for you," Ivy replied happily skimming her hands over the surface.
Near by on the shore Spike sat alone smoking a cigarette and looking out on the ocean. Ed was still running along the shore jumping into waves and running back out again spitting out salt. Jet has rather timidly waded into the shallow surf and was now cringing has the water rushed up to his knees.
His eyes were not on them though. Instead he watched Ivy who had wandered out the farthest. Her hair was plastered to her body letting only glimpses of the red bikini she wore show. Waves pushed against her body sometimes pushing her under, but she always regained footing and shook a fist at the ocean. As if to say I will win this fight.
Spike took another drag of his cigarette and blew out a stream of gray smoke. Above him the sky was at it's brightest blue. This faded though as he looked down to the horizon where the sky was only a thin shade of pale blue and white.
Julia, the name flashed through his mind has he thought of her being up there. In heaven, an angel sitting on a cloud and looking down on him. Did Viscous sit up there too, next to Julia?
No, Viscous was burning in hell, where he belonged. Still, Spike looked back up at the sky above him. He wondered if Julia looked down upon him on Earth or Viscous in hell? Ed's scream broke through his mind ending such thoughts.
Spike quickly looked toward the direction of the screams to see if Ed was in trouble. His thoughts of panic quickly turned to annoyance to see that Ed was fine. She had found a new way to play in ocean and was now riding the waves onto the beach. Spike growled to himself and removed the cigarette from his lips.
Jet was now floating calmly in the water occasionally being pushed around by the waves. Ivy had disappeared somewhere, probably back to the blanket, Spike thought getting up to walk back that way himself.
" Um excuse me."
Spike turned around to see a small group of three girls standing behind him. One girl dressed in a pink bathing suit was looking up at him shyly while her two friends giggled behind her.
" Can I help you?" Spike asked.
" Well my friends and I were wondering if you might want to sit with us for awhile," the girl asked shyly shuffling her feet in the sand.
Spike gulped and looked around him for an escape of some sort but Faye was to far away to help. He didn't know what to say, he didn't want to hurt their feelings but there was no way he wanted to sit with them.
" Well, uh, I would like too." Spike begin putting one arm behind his head.
" But he's my boyfriend so he's sitting with me," Ivy replied grabbing Spike's arm and giving the girls a look.
The three girls and Spike both looked down to see Ivy standing there holding onto Spike's arm tightly.
" Oh, I see," the girl in the pink bathing suit said softly. Quickly she and her three friends turned and walked away leaving Spike and Ivy oddly alone on the beach.
" Well wasn't that fun!" Ivy said happily letting go of his arm.
Spike didn't reply he could only look down at her with something between shock and confusion. Ivy turned and looked back up at him, she suddenly felt strange, all hot and cold at once.
" Don't look at me like that," Ivy whispered grasping her arms.
" Why did you do that?" Spike asked.
" Because I saw the way you looked when those girls came up to you. I overheard them talking about you. They thought you were handsome and wanted to invite you to a party tonight," Ivy replied tearing her eyes away from his.
" And what if I wanted to go?"
" Then if you wanted to go, go and find those girls and sit with them. I was just doing what I thought was right." Ivy replied letting go of her arms and turning to walk back to the blanket.
Spike quickly stopped her though. He grabbed her wrist and whirled her around to face him.
" Don't worry I was only teasing you. I never wanted to go to that party," he whispered into her ear before letting go and brushing past her.
Ivy stood there looking at the spot that Spike had just stood in. The skin on her wrist tingling where he had touched it.
* * * * * * *
" Do you think she's going to wake up anytime soon?" Jet asked pointing down to the sleeping Faye.
" I doubt it, but some should at least tell her to turn over," Spike replied taking a drag of his cigarette.
" Ed is too tired," Ed replied curling up next to the umbrella and closing her eyes.
Jet nudged Faye slightly with his foot but she gave no response of movement so he gave up.
" Just leave her, she'll wake up in due time."
" Where did Ivy go?" Spike asked looking around him.
" She went off for a walk, at least that's what she said," Jet replied eyeing some girls walking past them.
Spike noticed them too but he wasn't has interested in them has Jet.
" No they're all wrong for you Jet."
" What do you mean?" Jet asked looking over at Spike.
" Those girls are all wrong for you Jet, you need a womyn like that," Spike replied pointing to a womyn standing up near them.
Jet followed the direction of Spike finger to see a rather large and obese womyn wearing a yellow bathing suit searching through her bag. Jet shuddered and turned away to glare at Spike.
" Very funny Spike."
" I'm just the king of comedy today," Spike replied flicking his cigarette away and standing up. " I also think I'll go and test the waters. Care to come with Jet?"
" No thanks I think I'll stay here and wait for my bathing suit beauty to find me," Jet replied dryly.
Spike just grinned and pulled off his shirt, throwing it down on top of the picnic basket.
" You do that Jet, and if it's to much work for her to waddle over here you can always walk over to her."
" Just get out of here." Jet waved Spike away with one hand.
Spike grinned and bent down to scoop Faye up into his arms.
" I think I'll wake sleeping beauty up with the old water trick," he said turning and walking off towards the ocean.
" Good luck, you know she'll kill you for this," Jet muttered looking over at the sleeping Ed who was hugging the umbrella pole.
Faye's scream was soon heard by the whole beach population when Spike carelessly dropped her into the water then dived under and swam off so she wouldn't see him.
Within seconds Faye came up to the surface gasping and choking has she looked around for someone to kill. Spike by this time was a safe distance away to come up to the surface and laugh at her. Violet hair fell into her eyes while her hands were clenched into fists ready to punch the person who got her wet.
Growling with frustration Faye stalked out of the water, back up the beach while people stared at her, and whispered among themselves. Spike just chuckled to himself and dove back under the surface for another swim.
* * * * * * *
Ivy walked alone through the surf, her feet sinking into the wet sand leaving footprints behind. She had pulled back on her clothes but left the shirt unbuttoned to revel her bathing suit top. Her hair hung straight down pushed back at the top by her sunglasses.
It didn't matter how she looked though; there was no one to see her. This stretch of beach was empty save for the rocky cliffs behind her. Ivy needed to be alone right now, to sort out her feelings.
A blush stained her cheeks has she wandered over familiar thoughts. The tingling feeling on her wrist that she quickly rubbed away with one hand. Everything was so odd now a day there was no doubt about it.
I stopped walking and looked out over the ocean surface. The sunlight glittered like diamonds on the water. It was truly one of the most beautiful things I had ever seen. It was the first time I had ever seen anything like this.
" Why can't I remember seeing the ocean?" I asked myself out loud.
The only answer was that of the waves brushing over my feet.
" For that matter why can't I remember any thing past that day? I remember waking up to a white ceiling but nothing before that." Ivy stopped and looked down at her hands.
She could see the blood running through the veins on her wrists. Her blood running through her body.
" My body?" Ivy whispered tracing the veins of her wrist with one finger. " My blood?" She scratched at the skin with her fingernail. " My mind."
Ivy looked up at the sun setting on the horizon casting golden shadows over everything including her.
" I should be getting back now," Ivy sighed dropping her arms to the side. " The others will be wondering about me."
She turned around and begin walking back towards the beach where everyone was.
" The others, they're waiting for me.the others," Ivy mummered increasing her pace. " The others.people want me.the others are waiting for me!" Ivy broke into a run through the surf, black hair streaming behind her.
* * * * * * * *
" Where's Ivy? We want to get going." Jet looked over at Spike who was walking toward them.
" She's not in the water and I didn't see her near the snack stand," Spike replied shrugging her shoulders.
" What you mean you can't find her?! That's just great, well would someone please tell her to hurry up since I need to get back to the bebop and wash this salt out of my hair." Faye picked up a lock of her limp hair and grimaced.
" I wonder where she could be? It looks like everyone else is leaving too," Jet said noticing has everyone around them gathered up their belongings and walked off.
" Ed knows!" Ed cried jumping up and down.
" Well where is she Ed?" Faye cried turning to Ed.
" She's right there!" Ed pointed to the form running towards them in the dusk. Eventually it took shape and came closer to reveal Ivy.
" I'm sorry I'm late guys!" Ivy called waving her arm and running up to them. Her breath came out in gasps has she stopped and tried to regain her breathing.
" Where have you been! We want to go!" Faye yelled angrily.
" I went walking over that way and I lost track of the time," Ivy replied a little breathlessly.
" Well now that you're back we can get going before Faye has a heart attack about her hair." Spike grinned pointing to the grumpy Faye.
" Faye what happened? You look like a drowned cat!" Ivy gasped getting a good look at Faye.
" Yea well someone threw me in the water and made me look like this," Faye replied glaring at Spike. " Now lets get going before this salt water hurts my skin anymore."
Ivy looked confused but she knew better then to say something. Instead she quickly pulled on her shoes and picked up her bag and the picnic basket and ran to catch up with everyone who had already started walking off.
* * * * * * *
" Hey Spike showers free!" Jet yelled from the kitchen has he saw Ivy walk by with a towel wrapped around her head.
" I can tell him!" Ivy yelled back walking into the main room where Spike was laying on one of the couches with his eyes closed.
" Hey Spike wake up," Ivy said softly leaning over the couch where Spike lay.
Spike slowly opened both eyes to see Ivy standing over him with a towel wrapped around her head.
" What is it?" he muttered blinking the sleep away from his eyes.
" The shower is free if you want to use it," Ivy replied.
" Thanks." Spike sat up on the couch and yawned.
Ivy smiled and turned away from the couch to walk up the stairs to her room.
" Hey Ivy."
She stopped and turned around, one hand on holding onto the metal stair rail.
" Yea?"
" Night," Spike replied smiling up at her.
A smile spread onto her face has well. " Goodnight Spike." With that Ivy turned and disappeared into the darkness at the top of the stairs.
Goodnight Space Cowboy.
Faye: Oh my! It's more horrible then I thought!
Ivy: The absolute horror of it all!
Jet: What's going on? What are you talking about?
Spike: I can't believe something like this will happen!
Jet: I don't understand.
Faye: Oh why me, the beautiful one!
Jet: I don't get it.
Spike: Watch the next episode, " Revelations of Beauty," and you'll find out.
Please send all comments, questions, suggestions, and ouch hot flames to Saphrians_Water_Reflection@hotmail.com. Ja Ne!
By A Shot of Amber
* ~ * Session 8: Ocean Breeze Paradise * ~ *
" Jet hurry up! I want to get going!" Ivy yelled bouncing from foot to foot.
Sitting on the couch near to her Spike and Faye exchanged looks then went back to smoking their cigarettes.
" I'm coming! Just give me a minute," Jet yelled back from his room.
Ivy sighed and turned to sit down near Spike, but she popped back up again and began to pace around the room. Her black hair was pulled back into a braid. The blue green ribbons she usually wore in it were gone today leaving only a wave of black. As Ivy paced around the braid moved with the movements of her body.
" Would you sit down, you're making me dizzy?" Faye mumbled her cigarette clenched in her lips.
" I'm sorry but I'm excited, I've never been to the beach before," Ivy replied sitting back down besides Spike and tucking her hands underneath her legs.
" You've never been to the beach before? Didn't you ever go to the beach with friends or family on Mars?" Faye asked removing the cigarette.
Ivy was silent a moment, thinking till finally she said. " I don't know, if I ever did I forgot."
Faye blinked a couple times, a confused look on her face and was about to ask her why when Jet walked into the room.
Three pairs of eyes turned toward Jet who was standing in the doorway, a look of indifference on his face. It was Spike who was first to laugh followed by Faye and Ivy.
" Fine just yuk it up but I plan on wearing this to the beach," Jet barked striding towards them.
" Is that a bathing suit or a ballet outfit?" Faye laughed clutching her stomach.
" That's a nice look Jet, now I know why you say you hate swimming," Spike laughed.
" Jet why do you have an innertube?" Ivy giggled pointing to the yellow and blue inner tube around Jet's waist.
" It's for Ed," Jet replied blushing crimson.
" No it's not, Ed doesn't need an inner tube. Ed already know how to swim," Ed replied popping up behind Jet.
" Hmm, is there something you want to tell us Jet?" Faye asked Jet.
" Come on, let's get going," Jet growled turning away.
" I can't believe you're going to wear that thing in public," Faye laughed has she stood up and followed Jet.
" It's none of your business," Jet replied back curtly.
" He just doesn't want to admit that he doesn't know how to swim," Spike whispered into Ivy's ear before he got up and brushed past her.
" I heard that!" Jet replied.
" Doesn't know how to swim?" Ivy mummered watching Spike stroll out of the room. Then she stood up and grabbed her bag slinging it over one shoulder. " Ed can you grab the picnic basket?"
Ed nodded and picked up the heavy brown basket. Together the two walked out of the room with Ein behind them.
* * * * * * *
" Where did Faye go?" Spike asked walking up to Ivy who was spreading out a blanket.
" She said she was going to go and check out the flesh here," Ivy replied smoothing out the wrinkles in the blanket and sitting back on her heels.
" Go figure," Spike muttered looking around him.
" Ed is hungry! Ed is hungry!" Ed sang skipping over to them. Behind her Jet blushed has another group of girls in bikini's giggled and pointed to him.
" We'll eat later Ed," Ivy replied standing up and brushing some bangs out of her eyes. " Spike can you please put up the umbrella for me? I can't seem to figure out how it opens."
Spike nodded and picked up the blue beach umbrella. His eyes wandered over the group of girls near to them. They were all young and well endowed physically in the chest area. Maybe this day wouldn't be so bad after all.
" I don't know why we have to set up right here," Jet muttered looking around him at the crowds of people.
" Because it was a good spot right near everything," Ivy replied gesturing towards the ocean behind her.
" There is just to many people here. It's to crowded in this spot." Jet looked around him with disdain.
" Everyone is probably here because it's too hot to do any work." Spike stood up and wiped the back of his hand over his forehead.
" Hi everyone!" Faye called running up the group. She was already wearing her bathing suit. Everyone's jaws dropped has the ample amount of cleavage Faye was showing.
Ivy looked down at the white shirt covering her bathing suit top and shuddered.
" Nice suit Faye," Spike snickered.
" Thanks," Faye replied plopping down on the blanket. " Hey where's the sunscreen? I have to protect this delicate skin of mine you know."
" It's in my bag," Ivy replied bending down to pick up her bag. She quickly rummaged through it and pulled out the white bottle. " Here you go," Ivy tossed the bottle to Faye who caught it easily.
" And I thought I was bad," Jet muttered eyeing Faye's bathing suit or really lack of.
" Yea but unlike you Jet no one will be laughing at her," Spike replied looking down at Faye with a slight smile.
" Ed wants to go swimming!" Ed yelled waving her arms in the air.
The adult atmosphere surrounding them was broken.
" Jet you want to take her? I don't feel much up to swimming right now," Spike replied looking towards the older man.
" There is no way I'm going in that water!" Jet yelled shaking his head no.
Ivy just laughed and dropped her bag back onto the blanket. " Don't worry I'll take her," she replied reaching up to start unbuttoning her shirt.
" Don't look at me. I'm not going in the sun and water and ruining this beautiful skin of mine." Faye leaned back on both hands and crossed her legs in front of her.
" You don't have to worry about it. Ivy is going to take her," Spike replied looking down at the relaxed Faye.
His eyes then wandered up again just in time to see Ivy remove her shirt, revealing her bathing suit. His breath caught in his throat has she pulled off the white fabric revealing a red halter top with a sprinkling of yellow and green flowers over it.
" Okay I'm ready now Ed." Ivy smiled and dropped the shirt on top of her bag.
Together Ed and Ivy walked off towards the ocean leaving behind three shocked adults.
" I had no idea she looked like that underneath all those layers." Faye was the first to speak breaking the silence.
" Hey Jet you feel like going swimming now?" Spike asked nudging Jet with one elbow.
Jet just blushed and turned away from Spike with a look of indifference.
" I'm not going in that water," Jet growled.
" Hmm well I don't know about you two but I'm going to just relax and get a tan now," Faye sighed pulling on her sunglasses and lying down on the blanket.
Spike and Jet just watched her do this before turning back to look at the ocean were Ed and Ivy were.
" Maybe I will go test the water." Jet started walking towards the ocean leaving Spike and Faye at the blanket.
After a moment of thinking Spike decided to follow him.
" I'll think I'll go with you Jet."
Faye sighed and threw one arm over her eyes.
" Peverts."
* * * * * * *
Ivy laughed happily has the waves gently came to caress her feet before trailing back to the ocean. Near to her Ed was jumping around happily throwing herself into the waves before running back out coughing and spitting out salt water.
" Ed no like this water! It's to salty!" Ed cried wiping her mouth with the back of her hand before jumping into another wave.
Ivy just laughed and ventured farther into the water till she was up to her waist. The sandy bottom squished around her toes feeling deliciously comfortable and soft. A wave of water came rushing up to her knocking Ivy under but she quickly regained footing and came to the surface sputtering and pushing wet hair out of her eyes.
"Stupid ocean," Ivy muttered shaking a fist at the waves.
The ocean just laughed and sent another wave to knock her down, but this time Ivy was ready. The wave simply passed over her only slightly throwing off her balance.
" Hah! I told you I was ready for you," Ivy replied happily skimming her hands over the surface.
Near by on the shore Spike sat alone smoking a cigarette and looking out on the ocean. Ed was still running along the shore jumping into waves and running back out again spitting out salt. Jet has rather timidly waded into the shallow surf and was now cringing has the water rushed up to his knees.
His eyes were not on them though. Instead he watched Ivy who had wandered out the farthest. Her hair was plastered to her body letting only glimpses of the red bikini she wore show. Waves pushed against her body sometimes pushing her under, but she always regained footing and shook a fist at the ocean. As if to say I will win this fight.
Spike took another drag of his cigarette and blew out a stream of gray smoke. Above him the sky was at it's brightest blue. This faded though as he looked down to the horizon where the sky was only a thin shade of pale blue and white.
Julia, the name flashed through his mind has he thought of her being up there. In heaven, an angel sitting on a cloud and looking down on him. Did Viscous sit up there too, next to Julia?
No, Viscous was burning in hell, where he belonged. Still, Spike looked back up at the sky above him. He wondered if Julia looked down upon him on Earth or Viscous in hell? Ed's scream broke through his mind ending such thoughts.
Spike quickly looked toward the direction of the screams to see if Ed was in trouble. His thoughts of panic quickly turned to annoyance to see that Ed was fine. She had found a new way to play in ocean and was now riding the waves onto the beach. Spike growled to himself and removed the cigarette from his lips.
Jet was now floating calmly in the water occasionally being pushed around by the waves. Ivy had disappeared somewhere, probably back to the blanket, Spike thought getting up to walk back that way himself.
" Um excuse me."
Spike turned around to see a small group of three girls standing behind him. One girl dressed in a pink bathing suit was looking up at him shyly while her two friends giggled behind her.
" Can I help you?" Spike asked.
" Well my friends and I were wondering if you might want to sit with us for awhile," the girl asked shyly shuffling her feet in the sand.
Spike gulped and looked around him for an escape of some sort but Faye was to far away to help. He didn't know what to say, he didn't want to hurt their feelings but there was no way he wanted to sit with them.
" Well, uh, I would like too." Spike begin putting one arm behind his head.
" But he's my boyfriend so he's sitting with me," Ivy replied grabbing Spike's arm and giving the girls a look.
The three girls and Spike both looked down to see Ivy standing there holding onto Spike's arm tightly.
" Oh, I see," the girl in the pink bathing suit said softly. Quickly she and her three friends turned and walked away leaving Spike and Ivy oddly alone on the beach.
" Well wasn't that fun!" Ivy said happily letting go of his arm.
Spike didn't reply he could only look down at her with something between shock and confusion. Ivy turned and looked back up at him, she suddenly felt strange, all hot and cold at once.
" Don't look at me like that," Ivy whispered grasping her arms.
" Why did you do that?" Spike asked.
" Because I saw the way you looked when those girls came up to you. I overheard them talking about you. They thought you were handsome and wanted to invite you to a party tonight," Ivy replied tearing her eyes away from his.
" And what if I wanted to go?"
" Then if you wanted to go, go and find those girls and sit with them. I was just doing what I thought was right." Ivy replied letting go of her arms and turning to walk back to the blanket.
Spike quickly stopped her though. He grabbed her wrist and whirled her around to face him.
" Don't worry I was only teasing you. I never wanted to go to that party," he whispered into her ear before letting go and brushing past her.
Ivy stood there looking at the spot that Spike had just stood in. The skin on her wrist tingling where he had touched it.
* * * * * * *
" Do you think she's going to wake up anytime soon?" Jet asked pointing down to the sleeping Faye.
" I doubt it, but some should at least tell her to turn over," Spike replied taking a drag of his cigarette.
" Ed is too tired," Ed replied curling up next to the umbrella and closing her eyes.
Jet nudged Faye slightly with his foot but she gave no response of movement so he gave up.
" Just leave her, she'll wake up in due time."
" Where did Ivy go?" Spike asked looking around him.
" She went off for a walk, at least that's what she said," Jet replied eyeing some girls walking past them.
Spike noticed them too but he wasn't has interested in them has Jet.
" No they're all wrong for you Jet."
" What do you mean?" Jet asked looking over at Spike.
" Those girls are all wrong for you Jet, you need a womyn like that," Spike replied pointing to a womyn standing up near them.
Jet followed the direction of Spike finger to see a rather large and obese womyn wearing a yellow bathing suit searching through her bag. Jet shuddered and turned away to glare at Spike.
" Very funny Spike."
" I'm just the king of comedy today," Spike replied flicking his cigarette away and standing up. " I also think I'll go and test the waters. Care to come with Jet?"
" No thanks I think I'll stay here and wait for my bathing suit beauty to find me," Jet replied dryly.
Spike just grinned and pulled off his shirt, throwing it down on top of the picnic basket.
" You do that Jet, and if it's to much work for her to waddle over here you can always walk over to her."
" Just get out of here." Jet waved Spike away with one hand.
Spike grinned and bent down to scoop Faye up into his arms.
" I think I'll wake sleeping beauty up with the old water trick," he said turning and walking off towards the ocean.
" Good luck, you know she'll kill you for this," Jet muttered looking over at the sleeping Ed who was hugging the umbrella pole.
Faye's scream was soon heard by the whole beach population when Spike carelessly dropped her into the water then dived under and swam off so she wouldn't see him.
Within seconds Faye came up to the surface gasping and choking has she looked around for someone to kill. Spike by this time was a safe distance away to come up to the surface and laugh at her. Violet hair fell into her eyes while her hands were clenched into fists ready to punch the person who got her wet.
Growling with frustration Faye stalked out of the water, back up the beach while people stared at her, and whispered among themselves. Spike just chuckled to himself and dove back under the surface for another swim.
* * * * * * *
Ivy walked alone through the surf, her feet sinking into the wet sand leaving footprints behind. She had pulled back on her clothes but left the shirt unbuttoned to revel her bathing suit top. Her hair hung straight down pushed back at the top by her sunglasses.
It didn't matter how she looked though; there was no one to see her. This stretch of beach was empty save for the rocky cliffs behind her. Ivy needed to be alone right now, to sort out her feelings.
A blush stained her cheeks has she wandered over familiar thoughts. The tingling feeling on her wrist that she quickly rubbed away with one hand. Everything was so odd now a day there was no doubt about it.
I stopped walking and looked out over the ocean surface. The sunlight glittered like diamonds on the water. It was truly one of the most beautiful things I had ever seen. It was the first time I had ever seen anything like this.
" Why can't I remember seeing the ocean?" I asked myself out loud.
The only answer was that of the waves brushing over my feet.
" For that matter why can't I remember any thing past that day? I remember waking up to a white ceiling but nothing before that." Ivy stopped and looked down at her hands.
She could see the blood running through the veins on her wrists. Her blood running through her body.
" My body?" Ivy whispered tracing the veins of her wrist with one finger. " My blood?" She scratched at the skin with her fingernail. " My mind."
Ivy looked up at the sun setting on the horizon casting golden shadows over everything including her.
" I should be getting back now," Ivy sighed dropping her arms to the side. " The others will be wondering about me."
She turned around and begin walking back towards the beach where everyone was.
" The others, they're waiting for me.the others," Ivy mummered increasing her pace. " The others.people want me.the others are waiting for me!" Ivy broke into a run through the surf, black hair streaming behind her.
* * * * * * * *
" Where's Ivy? We want to get going." Jet looked over at Spike who was walking toward them.
" She's not in the water and I didn't see her near the snack stand," Spike replied shrugging her shoulders.
" What you mean you can't find her?! That's just great, well would someone please tell her to hurry up since I need to get back to the bebop and wash this salt out of my hair." Faye picked up a lock of her limp hair and grimaced.
" I wonder where she could be? It looks like everyone else is leaving too," Jet said noticing has everyone around them gathered up their belongings and walked off.
" Ed knows!" Ed cried jumping up and down.
" Well where is she Ed?" Faye cried turning to Ed.
" She's right there!" Ed pointed to the form running towards them in the dusk. Eventually it took shape and came closer to reveal Ivy.
" I'm sorry I'm late guys!" Ivy called waving her arm and running up to them. Her breath came out in gasps has she stopped and tried to regain her breathing.
" Where have you been! We want to go!" Faye yelled angrily.
" I went walking over that way and I lost track of the time," Ivy replied a little breathlessly.
" Well now that you're back we can get going before Faye has a heart attack about her hair." Spike grinned pointing to the grumpy Faye.
" Faye what happened? You look like a drowned cat!" Ivy gasped getting a good look at Faye.
" Yea well someone threw me in the water and made me look like this," Faye replied glaring at Spike. " Now lets get going before this salt water hurts my skin anymore."
Ivy looked confused but she knew better then to say something. Instead she quickly pulled on her shoes and picked up her bag and the picnic basket and ran to catch up with everyone who had already started walking off.
* * * * * * *
" Hey Spike showers free!" Jet yelled from the kitchen has he saw Ivy walk by with a towel wrapped around her head.
" I can tell him!" Ivy yelled back walking into the main room where Spike was laying on one of the couches with his eyes closed.
" Hey Spike wake up," Ivy said softly leaning over the couch where Spike lay.
Spike slowly opened both eyes to see Ivy standing over him with a towel wrapped around her head.
" What is it?" he muttered blinking the sleep away from his eyes.
" The shower is free if you want to use it," Ivy replied.
" Thanks." Spike sat up on the couch and yawned.
Ivy smiled and turned away from the couch to walk up the stairs to her room.
" Hey Ivy."
She stopped and turned around, one hand on holding onto the metal stair rail.
" Yea?"
" Night," Spike replied smiling up at her.
A smile spread onto her face has well. " Goodnight Spike." With that Ivy turned and disappeared into the darkness at the top of the stairs.
Goodnight Space Cowboy.
Faye: Oh my! It's more horrible then I thought!
Ivy: The absolute horror of it all!
Jet: What's going on? What are you talking about?
Spike: I can't believe something like this will happen!
Jet: I don't understand.
Faye: Oh why me, the beautiful one!
Jet: I don't get it.
Spike: Watch the next episode, " Revelations of Beauty," and you'll find out.
Please send all comments, questions, suggestions, and ouch hot flames to Saphrians_Water_Reflection@hotmail.com. Ja Ne!