ArtistaDart-Chan here...this chapter will make you cry!!! I know i did and i wrote it!! But at the end I'll be leaving you begging for the next chapter, I GUARENTEE IT!!! ----(Prolly didn't spell it right but it's late and i got it done!) Please review or the people that know me can call me on the tellyfone and yell and scream at me (Maude, i know you will!!) Enjoy!! Ja Ne! ^_^
Wait, what the hell was she doing? It was only the night before he barged in and gave himself an image of a total asshole. What was she doing saying it was alright for him to go out with her today? She stood there pondering for a moment as Spike headed for the door. When he noticed she wasn't following, he turned to see her just standing there.
"Alex? You coming?" he asked. This time, it was she who snapped out of the trance and realized what she was doing.
"Uh yea, sorry about that." She said walking towards him. They walked out side by side but Alex was sure to look at Jet before they left. He was sitting over at the kitchen table reading a magazine but was slyly glaring at Spike. Alex was sure to smile at him before they disappeared down the corridor. He saw her cheerful grin and smiled before returning to his magazine. Alex accompanied Spike down the corridor and to the door.
"So, where do you want to go? There isn't a whole lot to do on earth." Spike said as the door opened. They stepped out into the warm sunlight and were met with a sea breeze.
"Well, there is if you know where to go. You can have a lot of fun if you know your way around and you have connections like me." Alex said with a wink and a smile.
"Oh yea? Like what then?" Spike said.
"Well, for starters, a cup of coffee and hot chocolate would be nice. Even though it's a warm day, I know a great little place." She said as she cracked her knuckles.
"What does the cracking of the knuckles mean?" he asked.
"Just stretching. Care for a little race?" she asked with a grin. Spike looked at her.
"I highly doubt you could beat me. I'm faster than you'd think." He said with a smile.
"Oh, and you think I'm slow? Fine, last one to the Java Cup buys. Deal?" Alex said extending her hand to shake his to seal the deal. He looked at her for a second. Her eyes sparkled in the sunlight. They teased and taunted him, telling him to shake her hand. He finally extended his hand to shake hers.
"Deal." He said as they shook. As soon as Alex released her hand from his, she took off and was in a dead sprint down the street. "HEY! WAIT UP!!!" He called as he began to run after her. She knew exactly where to go, all the back ways and everything, down one alley, through another street, off a balcony, and so many other shortcuts in order to get to the café before Spike. As she came up on it, she saw him come out of the corner of her eye. He was gaining fast, but she was practically there already. They were roughly a block away and Spike was at her heels. He pulled up even with her and looked over.
"Well, you're fast, I'll give you that." She said still running.
"And you knew all the shortcuts, no reason we shouldn't tie." He said. They both slowed to a walk. They stopped and caught their breath for a moment before walking towards the tiny café.
"So, since there is no winner, who's going to pay for the drinks?" Alex asked. Spike smiled.
"Well, I'm in the generous state of mind right now. I've never been able to find someone to give me a run for my money, no pun intended." He said.
"Well, I suppose we are in a good mood, aren't we?" she chuckled as he pulled the door open and let her in first. She found a table in a corner and sat down. After their drinks came, they talked about anything and everything. Spike talked about working for the Red Dragon and Alex talked about living on the streets. They had found common ground and were talking openly to each other about things they'd normally never speak of to anyone else.
"So," Spike said setting his Irish Coffee down after emptying the mug, "Where shall we go now?"
"Well, considering I don't have a gun, let's go and find me one and then we'll just wander around and go from there." She said. He nodded.
"Sounds like a plan." He said as he retrieved the bill and paid it. They got up and left they went to the gun shop and then walked around for the rest of the day just talking again, finding each other great company. They were so wrapped up in talking; they lost rack of time and walked around all day until after dark. Close to midnight, they were walking through the park Alex used to play in and they sat on a bench.
"This was so much fun Spike. We have to do this again sometime." Alex said leaning her head on his shoulder shivering slightly. He removed his suit coat and wrapped it around her shoulders.
"Here, you don't need to be getting sick," he said also wrapping his arm around her shoulder. She felt at ease when Spike was with her.
"Thanks Spike." She said moving closer to him. He wrapped his other arm around her and rested his chin on her head.
"Alex?" he asked after a few moments of silence.
"Mmm?"
"Do you believe in love at first sight?" she didn't know what to say. She was silent as he sat awaiting her answer. "Alex?"
"What?"
"Do you?" He asked.
"Why do you ask?" She questioned in return.
"I asked you first." He said. She hated when people did that.
"Sort of. It depends really." She said shutting her eyes and still keeping herself tightly wrapped with his coat.
"Well, say it was someone you never really knew until one day you were out with him until late into the night. At first he was a real asshole but then did a complete 360. He has these feelings for you, but would you have these feelings in return?"
"Spike. If you're trying to make a point, just come out and say it." she said. She knew what he was going for; she just wanted to hear him say it.
"Alex…I…" he began. "No, I can't." Alex couldn't believe what she was hearing. She stood up and stood before him.
"Look, I know what you're trying to say and I know why you don't want to say it. But you can't…" she began before getting cut off.
"What are you talking about?"
"Julia, Spike. Jet's told me the stories of how you and Vicious fought over her and she was killed and how you swore never to love again. You can't have that outlook on life, never loving is never living."
"I did love!"
"And you still do or else you wouldn't be giving me some bull shit scenario!" she screamed. He looked at her. "If that's how you feel, come out and say it. Not this 'Well, say this happened and then…' No, it doesn't work that way. I've been through too much to be teased like this. Do you really want to know why I was so incredibly distraught last night? Four years ago Diboa raped me. It was horrible and humiliating. Last night he almost got away with doing it a second time and he knew who I was which motivated him even more to do that. Life has treated me so unfairly and I can't put up with it anymore. I don't know why I'm still here, I don't know why I didn't kill myself long ago. Sometimes I can't take it anymore and I feel so horrible, I consider going to the kitchen and dragging that 12-inch chef knife across my wrists and watching myself bleed to death. I just…I…" she said finally breaking down into tears. She collapsed to the ground and just cried with Spike's coat still around her shoulders. Spike wasn't expecting this, this was just too much for him, but she was right. He couldn't just give up love for the rest of his life, just like Alex didn't just give up and kill herself. He got off the bench and fell to his knees in front of her. he wrapped his arms around her and held her close as she cried onto his shoulder.
"Alex." He said.
"What?" she sobbed.
"I think I love you." He said as he ran his fingers through her golden hair. She pulled back from his shoulder and looked at him, face to face.
"Spike, I think I love you too." She said. He smiled and then she smiled. He leaned in slowly, as did she, and he wiped her tears away with his thumbs.
"Alex" he whispered as the tips of their noses touched.
"Spike" She whispered just before they kissed. There they sat in the moonlight on that cold night, on the ground, in the park. After that, they both went back to the ship and slept in the same bed. Jet didn't say a word but just watched as they both went into her room and shut the door. They didn't have sex or mess around; they just changed into comfortable sleeping clothes, climbed into bed, and slept in each other's arms for the second time that day.
The days and weeks rolled by. Alex wrote many songs, Jet learned to play piano and keyboard, Ed became much better at the drums, and Spike was learning guitar from Alex. He had officially moved into Alex's room and they slept together every night. They were the perfect couple and made an amazing team when it came to bounty hunting. They were very much in love, yet they didn't do anything sexually, at all other than their kisses. The whole Bebop crew was happy and healthy; living good lives until that one fateful night that would throw everything off. It was the night Blade McGowan called looking for Alex.
Wait, what the hell was she doing? It was only the night before he barged in and gave himself an image of a total asshole. What was she doing saying it was alright for him to go out with her today? She stood there pondering for a moment as Spike headed for the door. When he noticed she wasn't following, he turned to see her just standing there.
"Alex? You coming?" he asked. This time, it was she who snapped out of the trance and realized what she was doing.
"Uh yea, sorry about that." She said walking towards him. They walked out side by side but Alex was sure to look at Jet before they left. He was sitting over at the kitchen table reading a magazine but was slyly glaring at Spike. Alex was sure to smile at him before they disappeared down the corridor. He saw her cheerful grin and smiled before returning to his magazine. Alex accompanied Spike down the corridor and to the door.
"So, where do you want to go? There isn't a whole lot to do on earth." Spike said as the door opened. They stepped out into the warm sunlight and were met with a sea breeze.
"Well, there is if you know where to go. You can have a lot of fun if you know your way around and you have connections like me." Alex said with a wink and a smile.
"Oh yea? Like what then?" Spike said.
"Well, for starters, a cup of coffee and hot chocolate would be nice. Even though it's a warm day, I know a great little place." She said as she cracked her knuckles.
"What does the cracking of the knuckles mean?" he asked.
"Just stretching. Care for a little race?" she asked with a grin. Spike looked at her.
"I highly doubt you could beat me. I'm faster than you'd think." He said with a smile.
"Oh, and you think I'm slow? Fine, last one to the Java Cup buys. Deal?" Alex said extending her hand to shake his to seal the deal. He looked at her for a second. Her eyes sparkled in the sunlight. They teased and taunted him, telling him to shake her hand. He finally extended his hand to shake hers.
"Deal." He said as they shook. As soon as Alex released her hand from his, she took off and was in a dead sprint down the street. "HEY! WAIT UP!!!" He called as he began to run after her. She knew exactly where to go, all the back ways and everything, down one alley, through another street, off a balcony, and so many other shortcuts in order to get to the café before Spike. As she came up on it, she saw him come out of the corner of her eye. He was gaining fast, but she was practically there already. They were roughly a block away and Spike was at her heels. He pulled up even with her and looked over.
"Well, you're fast, I'll give you that." She said still running.
"And you knew all the shortcuts, no reason we shouldn't tie." He said. They both slowed to a walk. They stopped and caught their breath for a moment before walking towards the tiny café.
"So, since there is no winner, who's going to pay for the drinks?" Alex asked. Spike smiled.
"Well, I'm in the generous state of mind right now. I've never been able to find someone to give me a run for my money, no pun intended." He said.
"Well, I suppose we are in a good mood, aren't we?" she chuckled as he pulled the door open and let her in first. She found a table in a corner and sat down. After their drinks came, they talked about anything and everything. Spike talked about working for the Red Dragon and Alex talked about living on the streets. They had found common ground and were talking openly to each other about things they'd normally never speak of to anyone else.
"So," Spike said setting his Irish Coffee down after emptying the mug, "Where shall we go now?"
"Well, considering I don't have a gun, let's go and find me one and then we'll just wander around and go from there." She said. He nodded.
"Sounds like a plan." He said as he retrieved the bill and paid it. They got up and left they went to the gun shop and then walked around for the rest of the day just talking again, finding each other great company. They were so wrapped up in talking; they lost rack of time and walked around all day until after dark. Close to midnight, they were walking through the park Alex used to play in and they sat on a bench.
"This was so much fun Spike. We have to do this again sometime." Alex said leaning her head on his shoulder shivering slightly. He removed his suit coat and wrapped it around her shoulders.
"Here, you don't need to be getting sick," he said also wrapping his arm around her shoulder. She felt at ease when Spike was with her.
"Thanks Spike." She said moving closer to him. He wrapped his other arm around her and rested his chin on her head.
"Alex?" he asked after a few moments of silence.
"Mmm?"
"Do you believe in love at first sight?" she didn't know what to say. She was silent as he sat awaiting her answer. "Alex?"
"What?"
"Do you?" He asked.
"Why do you ask?" She questioned in return.
"I asked you first." He said. She hated when people did that.
"Sort of. It depends really." She said shutting her eyes and still keeping herself tightly wrapped with his coat.
"Well, say it was someone you never really knew until one day you were out with him until late into the night. At first he was a real asshole but then did a complete 360. He has these feelings for you, but would you have these feelings in return?"
"Spike. If you're trying to make a point, just come out and say it." she said. She knew what he was going for; she just wanted to hear him say it.
"Alex…I…" he began. "No, I can't." Alex couldn't believe what she was hearing. She stood up and stood before him.
"Look, I know what you're trying to say and I know why you don't want to say it. But you can't…" she began before getting cut off.
"What are you talking about?"
"Julia, Spike. Jet's told me the stories of how you and Vicious fought over her and she was killed and how you swore never to love again. You can't have that outlook on life, never loving is never living."
"I did love!"
"And you still do or else you wouldn't be giving me some bull shit scenario!" she screamed. He looked at her. "If that's how you feel, come out and say it. Not this 'Well, say this happened and then…' No, it doesn't work that way. I've been through too much to be teased like this. Do you really want to know why I was so incredibly distraught last night? Four years ago Diboa raped me. It was horrible and humiliating. Last night he almost got away with doing it a second time and he knew who I was which motivated him even more to do that. Life has treated me so unfairly and I can't put up with it anymore. I don't know why I'm still here, I don't know why I didn't kill myself long ago. Sometimes I can't take it anymore and I feel so horrible, I consider going to the kitchen and dragging that 12-inch chef knife across my wrists and watching myself bleed to death. I just…I…" she said finally breaking down into tears. She collapsed to the ground and just cried with Spike's coat still around her shoulders. Spike wasn't expecting this, this was just too much for him, but she was right. He couldn't just give up love for the rest of his life, just like Alex didn't just give up and kill herself. He got off the bench and fell to his knees in front of her. he wrapped his arms around her and held her close as she cried onto his shoulder.
"Alex." He said.
"What?" she sobbed.
"I think I love you." He said as he ran his fingers through her golden hair. She pulled back from his shoulder and looked at him, face to face.
"Spike, I think I love you too." She said. He smiled and then she smiled. He leaned in slowly, as did she, and he wiped her tears away with his thumbs.
"Alex" he whispered as the tips of their noses touched.
"Spike" She whispered just before they kissed. There they sat in the moonlight on that cold night, on the ground, in the park. After that, they both went back to the ship and slept in the same bed. Jet didn't say a word but just watched as they both went into her room and shut the door. They didn't have sex or mess around; they just changed into comfortable sleeping clothes, climbed into bed, and slept in each other's arms for the second time that day.
The days and weeks rolled by. Alex wrote many songs, Jet learned to play piano and keyboard, Ed became much better at the drums, and Spike was learning guitar from Alex. He had officially moved into Alex's room and they slept together every night. They were the perfect couple and made an amazing team when it came to bounty hunting. They were very much in love, yet they didn't do anything sexually, at all other than their kisses. The whole Bebop crew was happy and healthy; living good lives until that one fateful night that would throw everything off. It was the night Blade McGowan called looking for Alex.