Title: When Death Comes To Play
Author: Beckzy
Summary: Prior to the Cowboy Bebop sessions. Mao Yenrai, the leader of the Red Dragon, brings his niece to the syndicate after his brother and his sister-in-law were killed by a rival syndicate. The White Tiger syndicate is after his niece and the Red Dragon. Faye is her name and she falls for Vicious, but what happens when Spike falls for her?
Disclaimer: Nothing, none of it belongs to me!
Chapter Three
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Killing the Enemy
"Vicious… you done?"
"Its done… detonate the explosives!" Shots flew over their heads. They held their guns, shooting every body in sight, not missing; not one.
"We got 5 minutes till they go!" Spike yelled through the shots that sailed over his head. Sweat ran down his face and his eyes were hard. They head for the door that were engraved with tigers, dodging everything and everybody in their way. Shot rang through Spikes ears and he fell. "Fuck!" Blood poured from his shoulder as he lifted himself from the floor. Vicious grabbed his partner and supported his body on his own as they both darted bullets at those who fired. Street lights gleamed upon their heads as they paced into the darkness. The explosion happened only seconds after; they could feel the heat radiating from the blow.
"I'm hungry." Vicious stared at his partner dumbfound. Spike wore a lop-sided grin along with cringing pain on his face.
"Spike… you sure are something."
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"Don't be stupid! I told you to take him out!"
"The explosives were there… what more do you want?!"
"You were told to do it yourself, that means you watch him die!" Spike sat in silence and stared emotionless at the man in front of him. Mao shook his head as he look at he green haired man. "I talked to Vicious already and told him the same thing I'm telling you now… we don't know if his deceased… we can't take any chances. He looked down on his desk to a pill of papers and then back to Spike when nothing was said. He closed his eyes and rubbed his forehead in frustration. "You can go."
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It was nice out. The sun stretched through the streets and fell along objects that weren't already occupied by shadows. A cigarette hung loosely between her lips and her sunglasses hid her jade orbs. She walked through the city with boredom written all over her face. No where to go… no one to meet. She passed a few stands selling fruit, fish, jewelry, pottery, and other useless objects. She entered the neglected portion of the city; the buildings were barren and only the homeless and drunks settled on its' broken streets. She had wandered here because of curiosity; nothing more. She watched as the men gawked at her, but she paid no mind to it. The feeling of someone following here filled every inch of her body. She looked over her shoulder every now and then, but nothing was there. She stopped when the sound of foot step neared. She turned around and removed her Glock as she got ready to shot who ever was there, but still nothing.
"What the fu…" Her body flung to the wall; hands tight around her neck. She coughed harshly as she looked wide-eyed at the man before her. Her gun slipped from her grasp and she struggled to free herself. The man was about her height and thin, and his black hair matched his eyes.
"We told the Red Dragons the consequences if they interfered." Faye couldn't manage any words as his hands tightened. She was on the verge of passing out as she lifter her foot and kicked him in the groin. He released her as he fell screaming from the pain. She fell, breathing fast as her lungs filled again with air. She retrieved her gun just as the man lunged for her. She pulled the trigger and the bullet hit square through his head, sending his crimson liquids onto everything in its path, including Faye. She wiped her face off with the sleeve of her coat. Blood smeared onto it, her face showed disgust. She lifted her body from the rough pavement and looked at the mans hand; a tiger graced it…a white tiger. Her body trembled as she walked out of the deserted city. They knew she was still alive, she knew that they would kill her one way or another… she would just have to kill them first.
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'Do you know what its like to dream? To realize that everything that you ever experienced was never really there?'
'No.'
'Life is a dream and nothing more… and when you wake it's too late to grasp what's real.'
'And death… dose that exist in this world of dreams?'
'Only to those lucky enough to escape.'
Spike woke to the sound of a song. His shoulder ached as he tried to get up. He looked around to find Julia; she looked at him and smiled.
"Good morning." He said nothing; only sat coldly. He was angry; angry that he was told that he didn't do the job as said. It was true that Carlos might not have been in the building at the time or maybe he escaped before it blew, but there was the chance that he might have been there. He fell back into the bed ignoring everything. "Spike… what's wrong?"
"Nothing." He looked at her with a fake grin and then to the ceiling fan, it turned with every breath he took. His anger subsided as Julia came to the bed. He moved to one side as she lied by him kissing his forehead.
"Don't worry… the nightmare will all be over soon."
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"Faye, I told you not to go off by yourself… you could have been killed." She didn't say anything as she stared at her feet. She was never one to talk back to her uncle. "It's not that I don't believe you can defend yourself, but some of these people… they're far too dangerous to be messing wi…"
"I know." She smiled at the man before her as she stood to leave.
"Just do me a favor… take care of yourself."
"I think you already took care of that." He looked at her with a grin on her face as he shook his head.
"So you found out about Spike huh?" Faye turned around and walk to the open door. She looked at her uncle with half a smile as she wave; not saying a word as she left into the hall. She hadn't been paying any mind to were she was walking. She crashed into someone and as she was falling she grabbed the person's shirt to save herself, but only succeeded in bring that person down with her.
"Nice to see you too." He had that same grin he always wore on his face. She scowled at the green haired lunkhead.
"Get off me!" He got up and helped her up as well. "You should watch were your going!" Her voice spat with annoyance. His face contorted with frustration.
"Me!"
"Yes, you!" Her fists were clenched and her eyes screamed murder.
"If you would have been aware of were you were going, this would have never happened!" He was ready to smack her, but he would never hit a women, on the other hand she barely was a women.
"Ugg!" She stomped off angrily. Spike watched as she walked around the corner. She sure had the nerve to complain, he thought.
"I hate women."
YOU'LL COME AROUND
Author's Note: Again thanks for all the great reviews! Umm in the next chapter I'll have some Faye and Vicious, that's if the fans of my fanfic would like that. Well keep up the reviews and I'll have the next chapter soon.