Those Eyes

Chapta 3: Opening the cage

Faye's POV

"Mom?" I snapped out of my thoughts. Why must those days always haunt me?

"What's wrong Blaine?" I stroked my son's head softly.

He generally looked like me; straight violet hair that spiked up only slightly, pale, and lean. But he was tall like Spike, had a good build, and fierce brown eyes he could have only gotten from his father.

Blaine was 8 now and Spike still didn't know he was the father. No one knew but me.

I hadn't left Bebop like I told Spike I would. For some reason, I just couldn't. It's the only home I have now.

"You're crying, Mom!" He looked at me, distressed, and began wiped my tears away with his thumbs, making me cry even harder.

"I love you Blaine! Promise me, promise your mother you'll never leave her!"

"I promise…" his expression was so worried. I caught him in a tight embrace. "Why are you so sad? Is it Spike?"

"W-why would it be Spike?" I said nervously.

"I heard you crying and saying his name in your sleep."

"I was just having a bad dream, that's all." I tried to look cheerful.

"Ok…" he looked skeptically at me before exiting my room. Blaine was catching on. Did he know?

I was too busy thinking to see Spike rounding the corner. We bumped into each other, but said nothing. We don't talk much anymore. We both just stopped and stared at the other, not thinking to walk around.

Damn. My feelings for him were still there. I assumed they had died long ago, but somehow they stayed with me this whole time. He was coming closer.

"Spike…" I whispered. I was afraid… The mistakes we made. Surprisingly, I let a few tears go in front of him.

"Shh, don't cry Faye." He put his warm hand on my cheek. I sucked in my breath.

"N-no! I won't get hurt—" but I was interrupted by his soft lips caressing mine. "—again."

What the hell just happened here? Ugh my head hurts! I gave him a very surprised/curious look and he blushed. He's blushing!

"Faye, when you left that day I felt… confused. Partly because what we did and partly because you said you loved me. That night I felt what it was like when someone actually does care. It was a completely different feeling from how I felt when I was with Julia."

"It felt right. It felt so right Faye. When you left there was nothing. I was empty without you there to fight with, to joke with, to hold… I missed you so damn much I didn't know what to do."

"And then you came back. I was so happy, but at the same time, I was broken. I thought you had moved on and didn't love me anymore, seeing that you were pregnant. I wanted so bad for you to love me again, but I didn't know what I could do. Every time I saw you I wanted to kiss you, or at least hold you in my arms."

"Faye, I can't take it anymore. I've watched you silently for too long… I love you!"

He stared intently at me, waiting for me to say something. My head was swarming with thoughts. I was so happy! Just say back 'I love you too!' Just say it! But I couldn't. I had to tell the truth now. Even if it meant he would stop loving me.

"Spike…" my voice was hoarse and pained.

"Faye? What is it?" He tried to kiss me, but I turned my head.

"You're gonna hate me."

"What?"

"Do you want to know who Blaine's father is?"

"Faye this isn't really the time—"

"It's you! You're the father." I put my head down. I knew the relationship was ruined.

"Why didn't you tell me?" he sounded almost calm.

"I-I didn't want Blaine to get hurt. I thought you would not love him… you told me the day I left you didn't love anymore. I wanted to protect him from what happened to me."

Stupid tears. They just keep falling. Falling for all the times I held them in.

"Faye… I love you, I love you." He whispered while wrapping his arms around me. "I love Blaine too. I used to wish he was my own…" he paused to smile, "My family… Everything feels so good."

"Oh Spike!" I held on to him tightly, never wanting to let go. "I never stopped loving you."

I kissed him over and over, making up for all those lost years. Excitedly, I burst into Blaine's room. He looked at me, shocked.

"Are you ok?" he rose to his feet and hugged me.

"Blaine! I need to tell you who your father is." His eyes widened.

"No, Mom it's fine. I don't need to know." He protested although I knew he was dying to know.

"This is your dad." I went out of the room and pulled Spike in. Blaine's eyes intensified.

"What did you do to her? Please don't hurt her!" Spike looked uncomfortable.

"I would never hurt her, Blaine. I love her… I love both of you."

"W-well why didn't you tell me before then?"

"I just found out today that you are my son." Blaine turned to me, confused.

"I was afraid. I only wanted your happiness. You were the only person that loved me and my only family. I never wanted you to hurt."

Spike put his arm around my shoulder. We both smiled at Blaine and opened our arms, which he freely accepted. He sobbed quietly.

"Mom! Dad!" he looked up and smiled at us, his chocolate eyes blurry behind the tears.

I turned to Spike and he looked at me as well. I peered into his eyes and felt my heart soar. This was the real Spike Spiegel. Although one eye will always look into the past, the other eye had freed him.

I had opened the cage and shown him the light. Now he had a family who loved him and cared for him and needed his protection. I will never leave this man again.

I have a family now.

The end

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Yeah hope you liked it! I added a mini epilogue, so be sure to check that out too (even if it is short)!

.. kit kat