Hey, yeah. I'm not stuck on this name yet, but for now it will do. If you
have any suggestions for a chap title please let me know. Normal
disclaimers, I am poor and don't own anything, like you didn't know.
Thanks to:
VanillaRose: TNX! Here's your update, hope you will stick with me til the
end, I won't disappoint you.
Meshelly: I LOVE VIC!!!! Yeah, exactly.
Anymos-chan: to a fellow bebopper, thanks, you inspire me.
DjDestiny: Thanks for being my first! (Reviewer that is.)
UhDave....You know. You are the best friend I girl could have.(sigh,
sniff.) HeHe. Okay so do you get the bird yet or not!!
Jan-Lee. TNX! Keep up with your story too. I am intrigued to find out
more about the boy. Unfortunately, I think that Kahni has the exclusive
rights to "Vic" as do I since it's my kitten's name. Sorry.
Now, badum badum. For lack of a better title, Chapter 5. The fishtank.
Kahni flopped down on the edge of the bed with as much force as she could muster. Vicious stirred and rolled over to look at her. She was dressed, her hair pulled back into a slick ponytail and she had shoes in her hand. She glanced at him casually.
"Oh, sorry, did I wake you?" she asked very sarcastically. She thought she heard him mumble something but decided to ignore it. Vicious looked over at the bird that was pecking at a piece of bagel. Smart girl, he thought to himself. There weren't many people, rarely anyone for that matter that could surprise him, but once in a while Kahni managed. He turned and looked to the other side of the bed to the clock on his bureau and frowned. It said 6am. That damn girl only let him sleep 3 hours. He stretched and put his hands behind his head.
"Where are you going?" he asked, his voice as deep and dark as usual.
"Out."
"No you're not." He said with an evil grin. Kahni didn't look at him. She shifted her feet to tie her other sneaker.
"I have supplies to get."
"They can be delivered."
"I have special supplies to get." Vicious sat up his grin gone.
"It can be arranged." His voice was quiet, determined, and powerful. He was pissed at her, again.
"Vic. . ."
"You will NOT leave this apartment." His voice was rigid, but not loud. Yet it was a command, an order, not a request. She hated that. She hated how he could change so fast. He would be just a man, her man one minute and her boss, a Red Dragon officer the next. He gave no warning, just switched like he had two personalities. Kahni looked at him exasperated.
"Then what the hell am I supposed to do? Just sit around playing princess of your castle?"
Vicious reached over and pulled the clip from her hair. Perfumed raven-black locks fell in waves around her shoulders. He toyed with a piece of it placing it behind her ear. "I thought you liked being my princess." He said quietly. Kahni brushed his hand away angrily and flopped down into an overstuffed reading chair that occupied the corner of the bedroom. She crossed her legs and folded her arms over her chest. If she could look any more like a pouty little girl, Vicious thought, he'd laugh at her.
"I'm bored!" she declared. Vicious almost laughed.
"I can fix that." He said his grin back. Kahni eyed him warily. Vicious got up out of bed knowing he was not going to get any more sleep today. The bird cawed and blinked at Kahni.
"Oh, shut up!" she yelled at it throwing a pillow in its general direction. Vicious grinned as the bird flew away from the poorly aimed cushion. Now that his raven-haired beauty was back he had no need for such petty reminders. We walked towards the bathroom.
"Vic-" Vicious stopped at the doorway. Kahni continued, "What the hell is that bird's name anyway?" Vicious laughed quietly and closed the door behind him.
The rest of Kahni's day was just as boring, and so was the day after that. She let her head flop onto her desk with a thump. "Ow." She said aloud. She'd been staring at her computer for what seemed like hours now and her head was pounding. She knew Vicious liked his plans tight, it had to be tight to be successful, but this was damned near sealed shut. She sighed and pulled her face up to stare at the screen's layout of the building again. There had to be another way, some other way than the tower to set up her work. She glanced at the clock. 11:30pm. Vic still wasn't back yet from, wherever. She frowned. She still hadn't had a chance to talk to him about Shin, and she hadn't been able to see or contact either of her brothers for the past two days for that matter. But tonight no matter what she would make him talk.
Kahni jumped from her leather chair where she'd fallen asleep when she heard a door slam shut. She waited a minute and walked out of her room. Vicious' suite door was closed. Garret stood at the apartment door and glanced back at her. She gave him a questioning look but Garret wouldn't say anything, he just left. She walked up to the suite door and hesitated. This was the second night that Vic had come home and went into his room with the door closed. She wanted to talk to him, sure, but she desperately needed to find out what was going on. Why was he shutting her out like this, so close to their goal. Kahni turned and went back to her room, pulled a blanket off the couch and wrapped it around her, then lay down. It was going to be another long night.
Kahni sat in the executive chair behind Vicious small desk in his waiting room. She sipped her coffee and stared at the fish. Finally Vicious came out of his suite. He was wearing his normal dark blue suit and trench coat. She stood and walked over to him smiling. While fixing his sleeves he looked at her and said, "And what do you want?" His tone was that of a human talking to a pet then a man talking to his girlfriend.
Kahni continued to smile, throwing all the charm she had his way. She reached up and smoothed his tie.
"I want to do something. With you." Vicious pulled her close to him, his hand around her waist.
"What do you have in mind?" he asked grinning. Kahni played with the gold cord that ran across his chest to the other side of his coat.
"Just something, anything to get out of here. Let's go out. To eat, or a park, I don't care, just somewhere with you." Kahni felt his hand relax at the small of her back and she grabbed onto his jacket. She stood on her toes to reach his lips to kiss him because he wouldn't bend down. He let her plant the short kiss on his lips but his face, his eyes didn't move. She looked up at him and saw the coldness apparent there.
"Vic, please."
"Don't beg. It doesn't become you." He said pushing her back a pace or two.
"What could possibly happen if I was with you?" she asked, determined to push him til she got either an answer or a dinner reservation.
"You could die." He said it matter-of-factly.
"I could die here." She countered. Her anger was rising. She was tired of being kept a prisoner.
"Not likely." He moved away from her and picked up the cup of coffee on the table. It was still hot. He glanced at her, but kept his attention focused on the fish tank. She had not moved from where he'd left her. Kahni stared at the wall, the clock, her room and back to the wall. She didn't know what to do or to say.
"It will be over soon." Vicious said still watching the angelfish flowing back and forth.
"Do you promise?" Kahni asked. Vicious turned and set the coffee mug down. Kahni still did not move. He walked to the outside door and paused.
"Yes." He said finally. He opened the door and left.
Me: Sorry, I know it's shorter than the others but important events are about to unfold. Wait and see! Please keep reviewing so I know someone is out there waiting to see what happens. Maybe not in the next chapter, but soon after that spoilers will be involved. Watch Cowboy Bebop. Watch Cowboy Bebop. Watch Cowboy Bebop.......
Now, badum badum. For lack of a better title, Chapter 5. The fishtank.
Kahni flopped down on the edge of the bed with as much force as she could muster. Vicious stirred and rolled over to look at her. She was dressed, her hair pulled back into a slick ponytail and she had shoes in her hand. She glanced at him casually.
"Oh, sorry, did I wake you?" she asked very sarcastically. She thought she heard him mumble something but decided to ignore it. Vicious looked over at the bird that was pecking at a piece of bagel. Smart girl, he thought to himself. There weren't many people, rarely anyone for that matter that could surprise him, but once in a while Kahni managed. He turned and looked to the other side of the bed to the clock on his bureau and frowned. It said 6am. That damn girl only let him sleep 3 hours. He stretched and put his hands behind his head.
"Where are you going?" he asked, his voice as deep and dark as usual.
"Out."
"No you're not." He said with an evil grin. Kahni didn't look at him. She shifted her feet to tie her other sneaker.
"I have supplies to get."
"They can be delivered."
"I have special supplies to get." Vicious sat up his grin gone.
"It can be arranged." His voice was quiet, determined, and powerful. He was pissed at her, again.
"Vic. . ."
"You will NOT leave this apartment." His voice was rigid, but not loud. Yet it was a command, an order, not a request. She hated that. She hated how he could change so fast. He would be just a man, her man one minute and her boss, a Red Dragon officer the next. He gave no warning, just switched like he had two personalities. Kahni looked at him exasperated.
"Then what the hell am I supposed to do? Just sit around playing princess of your castle?"
Vicious reached over and pulled the clip from her hair. Perfumed raven-black locks fell in waves around her shoulders. He toyed with a piece of it placing it behind her ear. "I thought you liked being my princess." He said quietly. Kahni brushed his hand away angrily and flopped down into an overstuffed reading chair that occupied the corner of the bedroom. She crossed her legs and folded her arms over her chest. If she could look any more like a pouty little girl, Vicious thought, he'd laugh at her.
"I'm bored!" she declared. Vicious almost laughed.
"I can fix that." He said his grin back. Kahni eyed him warily. Vicious got up out of bed knowing he was not going to get any more sleep today. The bird cawed and blinked at Kahni.
"Oh, shut up!" she yelled at it throwing a pillow in its general direction. Vicious grinned as the bird flew away from the poorly aimed cushion. Now that his raven-haired beauty was back he had no need for such petty reminders. We walked towards the bathroom.
"Vic-" Vicious stopped at the doorway. Kahni continued, "What the hell is that bird's name anyway?" Vicious laughed quietly and closed the door behind him.
The rest of Kahni's day was just as boring, and so was the day after that. She let her head flop onto her desk with a thump. "Ow." She said aloud. She'd been staring at her computer for what seemed like hours now and her head was pounding. She knew Vicious liked his plans tight, it had to be tight to be successful, but this was damned near sealed shut. She sighed and pulled her face up to stare at the screen's layout of the building again. There had to be another way, some other way than the tower to set up her work. She glanced at the clock. 11:30pm. Vic still wasn't back yet from, wherever. She frowned. She still hadn't had a chance to talk to him about Shin, and she hadn't been able to see or contact either of her brothers for the past two days for that matter. But tonight no matter what she would make him talk.
Kahni jumped from her leather chair where she'd fallen asleep when she heard a door slam shut. She waited a minute and walked out of her room. Vicious' suite door was closed. Garret stood at the apartment door and glanced back at her. She gave him a questioning look but Garret wouldn't say anything, he just left. She walked up to the suite door and hesitated. This was the second night that Vic had come home and went into his room with the door closed. She wanted to talk to him, sure, but she desperately needed to find out what was going on. Why was he shutting her out like this, so close to their goal. Kahni turned and went back to her room, pulled a blanket off the couch and wrapped it around her, then lay down. It was going to be another long night.
Kahni sat in the executive chair behind Vicious small desk in his waiting room. She sipped her coffee and stared at the fish. Finally Vicious came out of his suite. He was wearing his normal dark blue suit and trench coat. She stood and walked over to him smiling. While fixing his sleeves he looked at her and said, "And what do you want?" His tone was that of a human talking to a pet then a man talking to his girlfriend.
Kahni continued to smile, throwing all the charm she had his way. She reached up and smoothed his tie.
"I want to do something. With you." Vicious pulled her close to him, his hand around her waist.
"What do you have in mind?" he asked grinning. Kahni played with the gold cord that ran across his chest to the other side of his coat.
"Just something, anything to get out of here. Let's go out. To eat, or a park, I don't care, just somewhere with you." Kahni felt his hand relax at the small of her back and she grabbed onto his jacket. She stood on her toes to reach his lips to kiss him because he wouldn't bend down. He let her plant the short kiss on his lips but his face, his eyes didn't move. She looked up at him and saw the coldness apparent there.
"Vic, please."
"Don't beg. It doesn't become you." He said pushing her back a pace or two.
"What could possibly happen if I was with you?" she asked, determined to push him til she got either an answer or a dinner reservation.
"You could die." He said it matter-of-factly.
"I could die here." She countered. Her anger was rising. She was tired of being kept a prisoner.
"Not likely." He moved away from her and picked up the cup of coffee on the table. It was still hot. He glanced at her, but kept his attention focused on the fish tank. She had not moved from where he'd left her. Kahni stared at the wall, the clock, her room and back to the wall. She didn't know what to do or to say.
"It will be over soon." Vicious said still watching the angelfish flowing back and forth.
"Do you promise?" Kahni asked. Vicious turned and set the coffee mug down. Kahni still did not move. He walked to the outside door and paused.
"Yes." He said finally. He opened the door and left.
Me: Sorry, I know it's shorter than the others but important events are about to unfold. Wait and see! Please keep reviewing so I know someone is out there waiting to see what happens. Maybe not in the next chapter, but soon after that spoilers will be involved. Watch Cowboy Bebop. Watch Cowboy Bebop. Watch Cowboy Bebop.......