Chapter 6

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Faye had wondered for hours when she was going to fall asleep. She and Spike had sat up for a few hours, just talking about their pasts. They had a good share of laughs. Faye was amazed about how easy he was to talk to. He was pretty easy-going, when he wasn't being serious. He was an intelligent person, too. She enjoyed the first night they had spent together, it was kinda fun. When she woke up, the fire was extinguished, and Spike was smoking a cigarette. Faye pulled her out of her pocket and lit it. Spike turned around, hearing her lighter click.

"I was gonna wake you in a little while. We should try to find somewhere to go. We can't live in this cave as long as we're here. I think we should try to find a small farmhouse or something. We can't be the only living beings here". Faye rubbed her eyes. She was so tired, her sleep was restless, and she had weird dreams. She had dreamt she and Spike had been attacked by a large bear or something; she woke up and found herself huddled in a corner, whimpering. Spike had evidently slept soundly; his snoring had woken her up a few times. She didn't realized how much the cave echoed. Spike let her finish her morning cigarette.

"Can you walk today?" he asked. She balanced herself on the cave wall and stood up. Her foot was a little sore, but nothing to what it was.

"Yeah, it doesn't hurt as bad, I can make it" she replied. She stood up and stretched. The morning sun burned her eyes. After being in a dark cave with only a fire, her eyes took forever to adjust. They began to walk. Everything looked the same, sand, dust, dead trees, more sand, a rock or two, more dust. Faye's stomach began to growl. It seemed that they had walked forever, until they had found a small farmhouse. Faye could have leapt for joy. Spike kept his cool, and walked towards to it. It looked like it had been abandoned for years. The door was hanging off the hinges. Faye saw that there was no one there. Spike knocked on the hanging door, and then went in. There were broken shards of glass and wood littering the floor. The blinds were moth eaten. Spike stopped in the middle of the room.

"What is it?" Faye asked.

"Something isn't right here" he said. Faye snorted.

"Someone probably just got up and left this dustbowl, and their house was wrecked by kids or animals or something. There's no telling what went on" she said. They heard a creak in the next room. They both whipped out their guns at the same time. Spike went to a door that remained on its hinges, and kicked it open. Faye screamed. A rat. A big, fat, nasty desert rat. Spike busted out laughing.

"What's so funny?" Faye demanded.

"You!" Spike said, through gasps of breath. He steadied himself on the edge of the door. "Big tough bounty hunter, but you scream when you see a rat!" he howled. Faye turned on one heel, and stormed out of the room. Men are such asses, I was startled, that's all. She came to a kitchen. He eyes lit up. It didn't look destroyed. She pulled open cupboards and everything.

"Spike!" she yelled. "There's food in here!" She pulled everything out she could reach, and spread it on an old table. She dug through the mess of food, and shoved several things into her mouth at once. She was happy as hell. Spike came in, and they both buried themselves in food. Faye felt like she hadn't eaten forever. The sun was setting before they were full. Spike found an old fireplace and built a fire, since there was no electricity, and fixed the door so it would close. There was only one bedroom, which Faye let Spike have. She was a bit creeped out by this old place, so she wanted to stay near a fire. They decided to have another snack before bed, and sat up talking some more.

"What about your past, Faye?" Spike asked, after his candy bar.

"It's a crazy story. When I was 20, I was in some sort of accident, and I was cryogenically frozen, until they could find a way to treat me. I woke up about three years ago. I have…no memory of anything. All I can remember is waking up, and nothing else before that. I don't even have any family anymore" Faye sighed. "I just want my memory back, so I can know who I am".

"Sometimes I think it might be better to wake up and not remember anything. Start your whole life over" Spike said. He looked at the fire for a while.

"I'd give anything to remember my life. I don't even know what I was like, or if I was rich or poor, married or single, if I had kids, I don't remember any of it. There probably are things I don't want to know, but I would never know until I knew them" Faye said. She did miss her memory, and even if there were bad things in her life, she wouldn't mind knowing them. But Spike was right, in some ways. It would be nice to forget all the pain in your life.

"What made you become a bounty hunter?" he asked. Faye sighed. It was a pretty happy memory.

"When I was unfrozen, I met a woman named Narcissa Jacobs. She became one of my best friends, and she was a bounty hunter. I helped her catch someone, and she thought I was really good. So she got me into it, and we've been partners since then. It's not the best career, but when you can catch someone worth some money you can live comfortably" Faye said. She had to choose her words carefully. She didn't enjoy bounty hunting as much as she made it sound. Spike yawned.

"I'm going to bed, you gonna be okay here?" he asked. Faye nodded. She laid down on the couch and looked at the ceiling. She closed her eyes, and fell asleep seconds later.