She was staring up at the ceiling of her room. Had she been dreaming?? Had the guy of her dreams come back from the beyond… No wait Julia had said he hadn't died. So why had she passed out anyway?? She had been warned, maybe part of her didn't believe he could come back from the dead. A sigh escaped her lips as she rolled over and turnedo n the small T.V. and played the tape of herself. She remembered the day she had recorded hreself. She had so many dreams back then and hadn't expecrted to becoe a bonty hunter. Hell, she hadn't expected to even know this future.
She began to wonder if she hadn't been in that accident so many years ago would she have grown up to be an old maid?? A lonlyu woman with no one to love? Maybe.. but she'd rather be an old maid then someone whjo is madly in love with someone who will probably never return those feelings. She forced away tears of diappointment an dgot up to take a shower. She got to the bathroom and found it locked. One name came to mind…
"SPIKE SPIEGEL!!! YOU OPEN THIS DOOR!!!" She yelled angrily.
"Just five minutes.." A tired sounding voice sounded form the other side.
"I want the shower now!!" She said.
"Four then!!" He seemed to be straining over something. She frowned and waited outside the door as Ein looked up at her with his head cocked to the side.
"Can you believe this he's been home not even for a full 24 hours and already is hogging the bathroom??" She said to the dog who just walked away. Faye sighed as the hallway went dead silent. She could then hear things from the other side of the bathroom door.. things like heavy breathing that seemed to try to hide under the sound of the shower running. Soon it was followed by a gentle heavy sigh. After another minute the shower turned off and he walked out of the bathroom with his towel wrapped around his waist and his green hair got darker as it dripped with water. He gave her one of his smiles with his teeth showing.
"All yours…" He said walking away. Her eyebrows furrowed a bit as she watched him leave. She stepped into the bathroom with a frown apparent on her face. His smile made him look boyish and really adorable but he never smiled at her.. not like that something had to be wrong.
"Maybe he hit his head or something and he's finally learned some humanity." She muttered and turned on the shower making sure some of the water was still warm.
He felt like a silly teenager. One who had just begun his road to puberty.. he wasn't sure how he was able to control himelf when he was here last time, but he knew that probably couldn't do it this time. The girl was beautiful and took care of herself, you could tell by looking at her shiney purple hair and how soft looking her skin was. And she was a real live wire by how lively her eyes looked, those beautiful green eyes. He thought about all conversation s him and Jet had over dinner. Jet and him were laughing over how much him and Faye argued all the time. Apparently he never got along with her and couldn't stand her most of the time even if they were partners and were an OK team.
"Spike Person!!!!! FAYE-FAYE!!!!" Ed's voice broke his train of thought and he put on his favorite outfit and went to see what all the yelling was about. He got there to see Ed in front of her computer laying on top of Ein who seemed to not mind.
"What??" Faye walked into the room in her old outfit scowling with a towel in her hand trying to dry her hair.
"New Bounty." Spike said. "his name is Tiny Torvolt." He read rom the computer.
"He's got a Million Woolong on his head." Edward finished. Faye set the towel down.
"What's his story??" She asked.
"He kidnaps women, they disappear for a while and come back completely brainless. They have no memory of what happened to them much less have any sense of reality."
"All of them detached from the real world. Almost like empy bodies."
"Another repition of the whole 'SCRATCH' thing??" Faye said shuddering at the memory.
" What are you worried about?? If you don't want to do it more money for me!" He said making the violet haired woman glare at him.
"What's the plan??" Faye asked.
"You'll be alright??" Spike asked almost concerned about Faye. She gave him a funny look.
"I've been through worse, Spiegel. Don't tell me you're going soft on me??"
"No we just need your part of the plan to work in order four end to work." He said.
"In other words don't go shooting off your mouth!!!" Jet said. "Or your gun."
"Yeah, Yeah.. whatever.." She walked into the club with her jacket sleeves rolled up as always. She sat down at the bar and sighed heavily. Although she should be paying more attention to the plan she was day dreaming… she began thinking about SPIke and how his personality did a whole 360 since he had 'died'.
"Excuse me miss??" A man walked up to her. He was charmingly handsom, just looking into his deep amber eyes made her heart pick up speed. It was something about him one could trust, probably his appearance. His dark hair was slicked back into a a long ponytail, he wasn't broad shouldered or anything but his body was masculine enough to lift any girl. "Miss?? Is this seat taken or being reserved for anyone?" He looked over her face and not at her body.
"Well you're a polite one." She said. "And no the seat isn't taken." She said and he sighed in relief and sat next to her.
"What's a sweet girl like yourself doing in a place like this??"
"Sweet?? I'm anything but sweet. But you, on the other hand, are a very rare guy. No one's this polite anymore." She said.
"I kind of can't help it.." His eyes seemed to tempted to look over the rest of her body but he caught himself and looked at the bartender. He ordered some random drink and began his ocnversation with Faye again. "It's in my nature." He said. "So My name's Tristian…"
"Felecia."
"Stick to the plan, Faye." Jet said into the speaker placed in a new watch Ed had made for him. It then short circuited meaning they had lost communication.
"Ugh.." Spike stared at Faye and the other guy flirt. "Disgusting." He said staring back at the drink he had.
"I know what you mean." Spike said watching Faye go with the guy out on the dance floor. He couldn't help but glare at the man because the way ther were dancing probably wasn't even dancing, more like sex on the dance floor.
"That isn't right." Spike said.
"I know it isn't like Faye to get side tracked easily." Jet said and then the lighting in the room changed. When the lighitng went back to normal a moment later Faye and that young man were no longer on the dance floor or at the bar. "Where are they?!?!?" Jet said suddenly and Spike searched as well.
"Dammit they're gone!" Spike said and the two men split up. Spike headed for the front door and Jet out the back. Spike had seen the guy Faye was with climb into a black limosine then it took off. Spike suddenly found himself chasing after the limo. He fired a couple of shots at the c ar only to find himself be shot back at. He took a shot to the shoulder, but ran on anyway. The car turned a corner, he turned a corner as well but the limosine was gone. "Damn!!!" He said clutching the wound he now has in his shoulder.
"Hmm…" Faye moaned a little feeling sunshine on her face. She opened her eyes and saw she wasn't in her room. She bolted up and reached for her waist readty to shoot but she felt too weak to mover her arm.
"You finally woke up, Miss." The voice of the young man form the night before rang out. She looked around and found his body from a corner in the far side of the room. She felt so weak right about now.
"Who are you??" She asked and he laughed, bitterly.
"You don't remember me Faye Valentine??" he asked making her frown. "Yeah I know who you are." He said losing the polite tone.
"What am i.." She started to ask but noticed she wasn't in her regular clothes, but the clothes of one in the mental hospital.. straight jacket and all.
"Doing in a straight jacket?? I put you there… couldn't have you giving me any trouble." He said taking off his shirt, leaving him in a tank top of some sort. "I really hate it when women try to fight against me.. especially one as beautiful as you." He said turning his back and a small tattoo stood out with the namy Tiny on it.
"Tiny Torvolt.." She murmured and he laughed bitterly once again. "That's what I'm called now." He crawled up on the bed bringing his face close to hers. "but if you remember who I was to you I might make this pleasurable for you.." He puilled her face roughly to his and kissed her roughly. "And you can keep your memories unlike the others." He said lowly but before sucking on her ear lobe.. She tried pulling her head away but he only bit her ear in response. Then his phone rang and he left her alone for the moment. He picked it up glaring at the phone. "Can't it wait?!?" He nearly shouted. "Fine then. Ten minutes, I'll be there." He slammed the phone down and swore. She almost felt sorry for him because he was much too happy… almost felt sorry for him. He pulled his over shirt back on and knelt next to the bed Faye was in and kissed her. "I'll be back soon Valentine.. so get comfortable." He said walking out of the room
