Disclaimer: Cowboy Bebop doesn't belong to me.
A/N: Okay, this chapter is really long compared to my previous chapters, and I'm still writing! This revelation suddenly dawned upon me on what's going to happen for the next few chapters, so I'm trying to write it all down before I forget it. Enjoy!
Chapter 4
Faye didn't feel like waking up. 'What a shitty day,' she thought. Dark clouds have shielded the sun from the earth. Anywhere you go, rain seems to be inevitable here on Mars, but it was pouring. The drops of rain splattered on to the window sounded like gunshots firing endlessly trying to break in…trying to get Faye. Suddenly, she shot of from the bed and started getting ready for work.
"Screw this shit. If he doesn't want any help, that's fine with me!" she yelled trying to make herself feel better. After the ego boost, she hurried to work.
"Hey Faye!"
"Hey Mel," Faye said to a short petite girl with long midnight blue hair hanging down to her waist. The girl looked no older than twenty. She was wearing her work uniform; everyone who works at the casino must wear black bottoms and a white dress shirt. Mel was a dealer at the Lucky Charms Casino, just like Faye.
Mel gave Faye a worried look, "What's wrong Faye? What's up with the bandage on your neck?"
"Nothing's wrong. A cat on my street jumped up and scratched me," Faye lied.
"Ouch," Mel said as she walked out of the locker room. She stopped at the door, "Oh yeah, are you planning to go to the masquerade party this Friday?"
"Hmm…I don't know," Faye replied.
"Oh you should! It will be fun. There will be lots of people going. It's the perfect time to meet someone there! Come on Faye. Besides, the boss wants all his employees to go! The whole hotel is reserved for the party to celebrate the great success Lucky Charms Casino is" Mel exclaimed.
Mel was Faye's closest friend. The other ladies who worked at the casino didn't like Faye because of how Faye looked and how much attention she attracted. Well, all the other ladies except Mel. Mel didn't really care much about anything. She was the happy-go-lucky type of girl. Faye admired that characteristic greatly; it reminded Faye of her past. Soon Faye and Mel bonded like sisters.
"Alright. Masquerade party? Sounds very ancient to me, but I'll go," Faye said.
"Great! We'll go shopping after work today!" Mel sounded very excited. Faye couldn't help but smile at the young girl. Everything seems fun to her. Faye remembered how Mel dragged her to go watch one of those old flicks from the 20th century. Mel thought it was thrilling to see Tom Cruise, while Faye slept through more than half of the so called "action packed" film.
"Sure," Faye replied dryly. She didn't feel like shopping today. The cold dark weather seemed to be getting to her or maybe it was from waking up to find a knife at her throat. Whatever the reason, Faye just wanted to go home and sleep the day away.
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Faye finally got home from four hours of shopping. Both Mel and Faye couldn't find the dress at the mall they went to, so they decided to meet up on Wednesday to go to a different shopping center to get their outfits. Faye had a good time at the mall. She liked going around trying on all those pretty clothes. Things turned out pretty well, even the weather had changed from dark heavy clouds to a clear beautiful night sky, and now Faye is going to meet Mel up at the Moonlight Club after she gets dressed.
Faye pulled on a short white skirt and a black tube top on. She outlined her eyes with black eyeliner and smudged it to give her eyes a smokey effect. Then she applied some lip gloss and left to the club. It was the first time in years for Faye to go to a club; she preferred bars over club any day. But today, Faye felt like doing something different, so off she went.
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"The Moonlight Club…how interesting," Vicious muttered as he walked through a shabby looking door to a beautifully furnished club. There were people dancing on the white marbled floor and private booths for people to sit and drink. The music was blaring through sound system as the people danced under the glass ceiling. The two moons and the stars shone on the dance floor giving it a celestial effect. There were dimly lit booths along the walls and a bar at the far right of the club where Vicious walked up to the bartender.
"I'm looking for Ekin," Vicious said as he sat himself down on one of the stools.
The bartender arched his eyebrow, "And who are you?"
"God," Vicious answered.
"Come with me," the bartender said as he walked into the back of the bar, "Hey Joe, take care of the front for me," the bartender ordered the guy in the back.
"No problem Frank," the guy walked out from the back. He eye Vicious suspiciously as Vicious followed Frank to the back.
"Who's that guy?" Joe asked.
"He's here to see Ekin," Frank replied as he disappeared into the back of the bar along with Vicious right behind him.
"He's behind that door," Frank gestured as he led Vicious through the hallway to the door at the far end of the rows of doors.
Without saying "thanks" to the bartender, Vicious brushed past Frank to open the door. Vicious closed it right behind him as Frank was about to walk in.
"What a strange guy," Frank muttered as he rubbed his sore nose from bumping into the closing door.
Vicious ignored the strange thump he heard as he closed the door. A man around his thirties sat behind a big heavy oak desk several yards from Vicious. The man was slouching behind the desk inspecting something on his desk. He wore heavy round glasses that made him look older than he really was. He looked up when he heard a click of closing door and footsteps approaching him.
"So it's you," the man behind the desk muttered. Vicious walked up to the desk and took a seat without even being asked to.
"And nice to see you too Ekin," Vicious said.
"What do you want this time?" Ekin asked nonchalantly.
"I need a katana, similar to the one you got me before," Vicious said.
"Those are extinct," Ekin said.
"That's why I came to you," Vicious replied.
Ekin gave Vicious an annoyed look. He got up from his chair and walked to a big cabinet behind the desk. Ekin opened the heavy cabinet doors to reveal a display of swords ranging from medieval swords to bokkens inside.
"What happened to the katana I gave you last time?" Ekin asked.
"It's gone," Vicious answered.
"GONE?! Do you know how valuable that katana was?! It was made in the early 1600's by one of the best sword forgers at that time!" Ekin exclaimed.
"Well, that's kinda too bad," Vicious said.
"You should be more appreciative with the things you have," Ekin said, "Some things are just too valuable to say 'too bad' when lost," Ekin handed Vicious a katana similar to the one Vicious had before. Vicious took the sword from Ekin and started inspecting it.
"It's lighter, but the length is the same as the one you had before," Ekin pointed out.
"How much?" Vicious asked.
"Don't worry about it. It's a gift from me to you," Ekin said.
"Thanks," Vicious said, "I also need you to find something out for me."
"What?" Ekin asked.
"I need you to help me find Samuel and Shawn," Vicious said, "I need to pay my homage to them for letting me live when they left me in this cold dark alley one night to be saved by someone."
"I saw Samuel a few days ago. He mentioned about going to a masquerade party which will be held at the Billen Hotel this Friday. You might find Shawn there as well. Samuel came by to give me an invitation. You know I don't like to associate with any syndicates, so you can have my invitation if you are interested in going," Ekin offered.
"Okay," Vicious got up and took the invitation from Ekin.
"How about a drink?" Ekin asked before Vicious walked out of the door.
"Sure, my treat," Vicious replied as they headed out of the room to the bar.
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"Faye, stop drinking and start dancing!" Mel exclaimed as she watched Faye finished another glass of Vodka (a/n: is it called glass or shot?).
"Fine, fine, fine," Faye said. She reluctantly left her seat from the bar and went onto the dance floor. Within several minutes, two guys approached Mel and Faye and started dancing with the girls. The guy Mel was dancing with led Mel to somewhere else dance, while Faye's and the guy's body started grinding against each other as the dance floor got crowded.
"So what's your name sexy?" the guy whispered in Faye's ears, "My name is Jared."
"What a cute name. My name is Faye," she replied in his ears. Jared had a handsome face no girls can resist. He had jet black hair; it was short and styled messy. He was muscular and very charming to boot. He was the ladies' man.
Jared stifled a groan as Faye moved her hips into his. "It's getting hot in here, let's go sit down and get some drinks," Jared said.
"Sure," Faye replied as they went off to a corner booth.
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At the bar, Vicious and Ekin sat silently drinking their whiskeys. A few women came over to flirt with Vicious, but Vicious just gave them a cold glance.
"Still love Julia?" Ekin asked as the women backed away from Vicious from fear.
"No. I never loved Julia; she was never the one I would fall in love with," Vicious said, "No one cheats on Vicious. She messed with the wrong man."
"Too true. I could tell she wasn't your type," he said as he sipped his drink. Ekin caught an image at the corner of his eye, and he turned to see what it was. "How distasteful to do something like that in a bar," he muttered.
Vicious turned as well to see what Ekin was looking at. There was a guy and a girl making out at the corner of a booth. The guy was on top of the girl, moving his hands up the girl's skirt as they kissed heatedly. Vicious looked away and started to drink.
Suddenly there was a scream from that corner, and the guy fell down to the floor clutching his crotch.
"You bitch!" he yelled.
"That's what you get for trying to make a move on me you dirty bastard!" the girl yelled back.
Vicious took a closer look at the girl. To his surprise, it was Faye. 'That girl is always brewing trouble wherever she goes,' he remembering times when he saw her at other times caught in troubles similar to the ones now or worse. He never really knew who she was. It was always that fine ass chick sitting right there, that's what he called her. Vicious took another sip of whiskey
A girl rushed up to Faye and said something. Faye shook her head and left the bar leaving her friend behind. The guy on the floor got up and walked awkwardly to the door.
"That bitch is gonna get it. Let's go!" he yelled for his buddies to follow. Ten to fifteen men followed the guy out of the club.
"That girl is gonna be in deep shit," Ekin said as he watched the group of guys headed out the door.
"Hmm," Vicious said as he drank the rest of his whiskey in one gulp.
"Well, it's time for me to get going," Vicious said while getting up to pay for the drinks and left the club.
"I guess I should return the favor of you saving me Faye," Vicious muttered as he took the cab and followed the car ahead of him.
A/N: So what do you people think?! Plz review! I dun mind flames but be reasonable! And can somebody please tell me what's "rnrn"? Thanks!