Life Will Be What It Was
By Ryoko Kashino & Kitana blade studios
Hey all! Anyhooo, I hope you guys dig on this new chapter! Okay read and be so kind as to review! Thanks to all the readers! Oy! Sorry for the long break between chapterss but I had a really insane summer and only Cryssie-chan knows about well so does Kat-chan and Val-chan, ohh and of course Mel-chan too! Yeah, those are my home girls! Hahaha! Okay here is a new chappie! I hope you all like it! Hahaha – I had this done months ago! Dang, I have bad updating habits! Hahaha! Much luv & L8rs, Ryoko.
Chp 14 Big shots back on air?
The bright eyed blond sat there reading her script. She rolled her eyes as she heard her co-host practicing his fake accent. She really hated this gig, but since marrying her agent the pay was better. She checked her make up one last time before walking out under the bright studio lights. Her top was firmly set she took a breath as she watched the camera man count off silently.
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Spike sat there eating his lunch; Miles flipped threw the channels at a snails pace annoying him. Spike reached over snatching the remote and clicked a bit faster, "Hey damn you! I was trying to find something interesting!"
"You were taking too long! Damn I thought your lunch was almost over!" Spike spat out.
Spike filtered through the channels and stopped suddenly when he saw a familiar face. His mouth dropped open, "I thought they cancelled Big shots?!?"
Miles shrugged his shoulders and tried to grab for the remote. Spike gave him a look causing Miles the rethink his action. He turned his attention back to the screen as Spike raised the volume.
"WEEEEELLLLL puwdnahs! It's now time for this week's biggest bounty!"
"Ohh, really suge? Who is it?" Judy cooed with her sad southern accent.
"I'm glaad joo askt dat Judy!"
The well lit screen turned dark and both screamed and suddenly the light came back on at half power, Paunch looked left then right and motioned for the camera to come in. When the camera stopped he began, "Well, it turns out dat there really are mad scientist out in the solar system!"
"No, ohh how spooky hun! What did he do?"
"It's not a man, it's a woman! Her name is Dr. Ayame Katsukida!"
"What a woman, wow brains and beauty! I guess she and I are some of the few!" Judy posed for the camera as Paunch glance over to her and then glanced back to the camera and nodded. Spike laughed and continued to watch the antics of the T.V. personalities.
"Jes, Judy, that's right! She worked for the I.S.S.P. trying to create a new soldier but disappeared about a jear ago! It's rumored she sold out the project and now, her and her proto type Humanoid are running rampant in our solar system! They have left buildings in ruins and dead bodies burning! So far she and her frankestien project have killed 25 people! Also, a Dr. Ash Templeton is rumored to be a hostage!"
Three pictures floated on the screen, Spike was fully intrigued. His mouth began to salivate as he pictured his bank card being heavy with the enormous bounty.
"OHHH so what was the number of that bounty?" Judy asked as she shook her hips side to side and batted her eye lashes.
"Are joo ready for this puwdnahs? It's a whopping 200 million woolongs!"
"Ohh, my! Paunch, who has that kind of money?"
"I don't know! Who ever it is really wants these people brought back, to put up that much dough! So, ohhh I'm sorry puwdnahs, the show is over for this week! Remember, same channel, same time next week! Ohh and happy hunting to all joo 300,000 bounty hunters out there! YIIIHAAAAAA!"
"Keep safe out there y'all!" Judy said with a wink and kiss.
Spike sat there and repeated the size of the bounty to himself. Duhan had seen the last few minutes of the show and watched Spike as the bounty was announced. He shook his head; he could see the twinkle in the man's eye grow to a maddening flash. He walked in and opened the small fridge he kept in the small lunch room. He grabbed a beer, popped the top off and sat down on the funky lumpy couch next to Spike. Spike looked over and clicked off the T.V.
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Ayame sat in the hotel room and threw the clicker at the television. The sudden noise from the other room made Marius rush in there. There sat Ayame in tears on the bed. The remote was broken open on the floor. He rushed over to her side, and hugged her. She shoved him away, "Damn it! We'll never gat away now!"
"What?" he asked innocently.
"They put a bounty on our heads! They think we have Ash too!"
"What are you talking about?"
"We're wanted! I new I should've just ended everything that day! It would be over with! None of this would be happening!"
Marius hushed her by kissing her. Ayame let her sobs take over. He pulled his face away slowly and stared into her eyes. Marius held her close to him; he kissed her again using his weight to push her back to a laying position on the bed. He continued to kiss her until she lightly pushed him away. He wanted it to be okay again, but his body was aching for her tender touch.
Before Ayame could push Marius away again her body gave in to him. She had waited so long for this, and yet for the last few days she was so afraid to let him touch her in this way again. He removed her clothes and then shed his own. They made love the rest of the afternoon.
Marius woke first then went to the bathroom. His hair had gotten longer over his year long sleep. He went to the room and found an old pair of scissors and began to chop away his hair. He looked at himself in the mirror and smiled. He'd given himself a good cut, his hair was short with a few extend bangs giving him a look of a business man with a savvy for style. He walked into the room and saw Ayame. He went to the side bed and kissed her, "C'mon baby. Wake up we need to change our look."
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Ed stood there with an innocent face as Jet cleared his throat. He looked at her and winked his gazed fell upon the nurses' station ten feet away. He casually walked over to the counter. "Excuse me miss?"
The woman turned her head and smiled, "Yes how can I help you?"
Jet smiled a warm smile and began, "It's my nephew, he's gone missing, His daughter and I have been searching for him for the past month. We were led to this hospital. His name is Spike Spiegel, have you seen him." As Jet finished he handed a small picture of Spike to the nurse. She looked at the picture and shook her head.
"Oh, I don't think I can help you, I've only been here for a week. Wait a second I know who could help you."
A few minutes later a very pretty woman in a nurse uniform walked to the desk. She was pointed to the direction of Jet and Ed. As she got closer Jet noticed she was quite a beautiful woman. Her eyes, seemed so kind, as she stopped in front of them she smiled and extended her hand, "Hello, my name is Chloe Barnes, I'm the head nurse. Can I see the picture?"
Jet nodded and handed the picture to her. Chloe stared at the picture for a second. Her eyes became saddened. She looked at Jet then to Ed. She nodded her head, "Yes, he was here. About a week ago or maybe longer he just got up and left."
"Spike was here?"
"Spike, no, his name was Brendan. He never said anything about family," her eyes looked to Ed and she placed a hand on her shoulder, "Hun, your dad was really a sweet man. He seemed sad most of the time he was here. He was probably thinking of you."
Ed faked a small smile and then latched herself to Jet, acting like an upset child. Jet hugged Ed and then looked at Chloe, he placed a sad smiled on his face and asked if there was anyway he could get a copy of the medical bills. Chloe heart was breaking as she saw the small girl cry. She nodded her head, "Yes, I'll get them to you, " She looked over to the nurses station then back to Jet, "Just be in the cafeteria in twenty minutes."
Jet nodded then thanked her. Faye stood at the end of the hall waiting for Jet and Ed; she really didn't want to be doing this. This was the last stop. The last few days had been hell. Everyday the search had come up with nothing. It was killing her more everyday. This wasn't fun. Looking for the dead, never exactly is fun. She knew it had gotten her nothing; she herself was the living dead. She smirked to herself as that thought floated in her head. She opened her cigarettes then turned her head when she spied Ed from the corner of her eye. Ed slammed into her full throttle and both fell to the floor.
"God dammit, Ed," screamed Faye at the top of her lungs.
Ed giggled and then squealed, "He's alive!"
"What?" Faye scrambled to sit up and look Ed in the eyes. Ed nodded her head and flung her arms around Faye's neck. Faye slowly put her arms around Ed and glanced up at Jet. Jet extended his hand to help Faye up. As Faye brushed herself off she said, "Is it true?"
"Yeah, a nurse confirmed he'd been here. Weird thing is she said he just got up and left."
"Well, so much for the I.S.S.P." Faye said with a hint of sarcasm.
Jet eyes narrowed and then he flung back, "So much for woman's intuition."
Faye was gonna say something else when Jet hit the elevator button, "Now what are we doing?" Asked Faye
"Don't worry. You hungry, 'cause, we're going to the cafeteria."
Faye rolled her eyes then was shuffled into the elevator.
Jet sat there poking at the supposed spaghetti, it was bland and goopy. He looked over at Ed and her face was almost covered in chocolate pudding. He sighed heavily as Faye sipped at her coke. He looked up to see the nurse enter the cafeteria. She spotted Jet but first walked over to get a wrapped sandwich, some chips, and diet coke. As she sat down she looked at the bunch. She noticed a new companion was with the two people she'd met earlier. Chloe smiled but the woman's face didn't change. Jet saw this and nudged Faye's leg under the table. Faye gave quick smile and returned her face to the same usual cold unconcerned look. Jet shook his head then said, "Excuse, Faye, she's not always the friendliest person."
Chloe nodded and placed down a manila file down. Faye looked at Jet and then down at the folder. She wanted to grab the folder and read every bit of it. Hell, she just wanted to get the hell out of dodge. She hated hospitals ever since her unfreezing. The bright white walls every where all the snooty doctors and bitchy nurses, ugh, and the horrid food. Hell, even Jet's so called food was more edible. Faye sighed as Jet reached for the folder and said, "I don't know how we can ever repay you."
"That's easy, just have Brandon, eh, I mean Spike drop by and say hello when you find him; I really can't put my foot on it, but I can't get him out of my mind, I worry about him and I don't really even know him." Said Chloe with a thoughtfulness.
"Yeah, he has that effect on people." Faye said without thinking.
Jet glanced at Faye and then nodded his head and looked back at Chloe, "Yeah, he does. I'll tell him what you said. Really, thank you so much."
"Your welcome." Chloe smiled again and began to unwrap her sandwich, Ed walked over to her and hugged Chloe, shocking all of the adults. She squeezed the woman hard and said, "Thank you so much!"
The nurse held Ed, for a second and then released the girl.