A/N: OK..gunna answer ppl now.
MizzNite: Hiiiiii. Ahem, anyhoo--thanks for reviewin' an all. really. Oh, and...yeah, Ashley does sort of like Spence...hate and like...or love...errr...but yeah, Kasumi likes him too and he totally has no clue. After all, he's treating them badly, they hate that but who would even guess they liked him?
Chapter 14: Love or Hate?
Her face flushed with embarrassment, Ashley Zinthos walked down the hallway entering the living room. She had never felt so…stupid. That had never happened before. Never. Never ever. Just thinking about Dr Spencer made her feel like a complete idiot.
But it was nothing new, she had thought about him a lot lately. He was…the only person she knew who could control her temper. He always knew what to say and when to say it. He was…she shook the thought out from her head. No he isn't. Don't be weak. Don't cry. He's not getting to you and your definitely not falling for hi--Stop it! Stop thinking about him.
"Hey hun." Kasumi said as Ashley wearily slumped down the stool. Kasumi was sorting out some files on the other side of the counter.
"Hey."
"What's with the long face?"
"Oh nothing. It's just---"
"He's getting to you isn't he?" she asked. Ashley, impressed, slowly nodded. "Yes." Kasumi took a deep breath and exhaled. "What a surprise"
"He's being such a big…" Ashley thought about the word before saying it, "…jackass."
"He's Spence. He's always like that"
Ashley reached over and grabbed a plastic bottle of water. She downed it before answering. "Who does he hang around with? I mean, who's he mostly with"
Kasumi's answer surprised her. "No one"
"What?"
"Yeah, your ears are right." Kasumi sorted out a couple more files before continuing, "Nobody gets that guy. You insult him, sometimes he's impressed. Sometimes that might be the last thing you do. I don't know. But he has a bad temper…I mean, real bad." she laughed at that one and whispered to herself, "Poor Johnny Jenkins"
"Who?"
"I was talking to myself. Don't eavesdrop." the weird woman answered.
Oookkkaaaaay?
"How bad is this temper of his?" Ashley asked curiously. The grin on her face told Kasumi that she was interested in Spence.
"Ah," Kasumi said, a hint of jealously in her voice, "Well, it's bad alright…"
And she told her the story…
A pickup truck comes speeding right up behind Spence's car. Inside the truck are two hippie-looking guys. They honk their horn. Spence slows down causing the truck to slow down. Spence then waves his hand for them to pass, but they don't. When they're down to 25 mph Spence stamps on the gas and moves quickly ahead of the truck. The two hippies speed right up and continue tailgating Spencer.
The hippies suddenly speed up, bumping into Spence's car. Now, Spence is furious.
The guys honk their horns and laugh.
Spence slams his car in park and gets out. He looks real angry. Like a guy who was probably crazy enough to kill every single person in the world. The first hippie, Jovin, rolls down the window. He grins foolishly, his hand dangling from the window, holding a cigarette.
"Hey man. Wassup? Need a hand?"
"No, you!" Spence said sarcastically, he raises the hand holding the butcher knife and slashes the Hippie's hand off.
Jovin screams while the other hippie, Art, panics, looking at Spence, eyes widened.
"Son of a bitch! You cut his hand off! I'm gonna call the police!"
"Don't bother! I'll kill them on my way to work!"
"Oh my god!" exclaimed Ashley. "Eventually, they called the police but uh, no one was answering. They drove to the hospital and well, waited for a doctor…" Kasumi said wistfully, she bit her lower lip, smiling, "…and when their doctor came, they just fainted."
"Oh god." Ashley laughed nervously. "Oh my god. What happened to the bastards"
"Ah, they died…both of 'em"
Ashley's smile faded. She was terrified.
"I remember the time when he got so angry, he punched a hole through a car's windshield." "I didn't think that was possible."
"Well, now you do, don't cha?" Kasumi smiled again, "There was the other time. Abigail and him got into an argument while he was drinking his coffee-- believe me, let him finish it first before you argue-- and she made him spill it. He made a large hole in the wall, it was an inch from Abby's head. Poor lass"
Ashley scanned the walls and saw it, getting more and more terrified.
"Oh, hun. Don't worry…I think he kind of likes you." Kasumi told Ashley later that day.
"Who?" Spence, wearing a crocodile puppet in one hand, amused the little girl named Patricia. She laughed and pushed it away.
"My ass." Kasumi said sarcastically.
"Your ass is a 'he'?" he asked with that puzzled tone. Kasumi rolled her eyes at him and looked back to Ashley.
"Likes me? He hates me." "He gives you the more attention." Abigail told her before returning to that phone call with Caulder.
King casually walked in the room, he stopped and sniffed the air. "What's that burning?"
"Shirred eggs." Ruby told him even though he probably wasn't listening.
"Ooh Shit." Abby said. "What?" Both Caulder and King said the word simultaneously. "Oh sorry, I wasn't talking to you." A miniature cumulonimbus cloud puffed from the oven. "It's okay, it's just our food." she called out, this time covering the mouthpiece.
King leaned over to Patricia and Spence, "She's cooking?"
"Yes." the little girl informed.
"Oh? Did you buy KFC?" he asked, whispering.
"Yeah." Spence told him. "I hid it from her. We can eat it after we eat whatever the hell she's cooking."
King nodded.
"So, did you talk to him about it yet?" asked Caulder.
"No, Caulder, no…not yet." Abby said, staring at the lumps. "I'll talk to you later…bye." she hung up.
"Is that…the eggs?" King asked, he was right beside her, he leaned forward and sniffed at it, he made a disgusted face. Abby looked disappointed but he forced a smile. "What happened to our…thing?"
Abby replied sheepishly, "I sort of smelled the smoke, but my one-track brain was focused on what this guy from the other cell was saying and somehow…it dismissed the smoke coming from the wood stove. I…I have no idea. It looks like crap doesn't it?"
King nodded, eyes wide as he continued to stare at the lumps. She looked over to him and he started shaking his head, "No. Looks great. Fine"
She sighed.
"Too bad you couldn't have chosen to let the guy burn to a crisp and save the eggs," he said.
"Next time, maybe."
Behind her back, Spence was scribbling on a piece of paper. This gets almost everyone's attention. He holds it up, the sign was saying 'Beware of the eggs! Flee before it's too late!" they chuckled and when Abby looked over to Spence, he had put down the sign and had an innocent look on his face.
"You sure that wasn't the human ape on the phone?" King asked.
"King…"
"Just checking."
For the 20th time that afternoon, there was the sound of the engine revving.
"Jesus fuckin' Christ! Stop with that noise!" Spence screamed. Everyone was surprised by this outburst. Patricia gasped and hugged the Bible tightly. Mr Spence was gonna do something horrible again...
Everyone paused and Kasumi smiled, whispering to Ashley, "You get to see a live show."
He goes to the window and sticks his head out. Two rich bastards were just revving away, not taking notice of the angry man looming over them.
"Hey! Assholes! Shut the fuck up!" Spence said, hollering.
They looked up, unconcerned, "Screw you."
Spence eyes go wide with insane fury. He disappears inside. The guys shrug were just about to return to their engine game when Spence burst out the door, walking towards them with a large TV.
"Wrong fuckwads! Screw you!" He drops the set on the roof of the car. The roof caves in and the TV implodes.
"You out of your fucking mind!"
"You paying for this you little sick fuck or I'm gonna fucking kill you!"
Spence disappears again, then quickly returns holding a Winchester 30-30 rifle. He cocks it, sending a loaded bullet flying into the air. The big 30-30 bullet drops to the pavement at their feet. "You're gonna what!"
Both guys back off fast. They put their hands in the air.
"Nothin'." They both said.
"See, Ash?" Kasumi turned to Ashley, "Aren't you glad I told you not to mess with him?"