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Chapter 5.
"So, are you sure you want to do that, Steven?" he asked. "You know what to do after you completed it. About the Earth." He added.
"Yes, I am aware." Steve bowed. Alice cut in, "But, Steven…" "No, Alice! I can do it!" Steve said. Alice looked scared.
"Steven, you could get killed and besides…besides, if the police catch you then you'll be in jail and you know how bad the jail. It's dark and scary in there… and…"
"I know, Alice!" Steve said. His features soften and he placed his hands on his younger sister's shoulders. "I'll be fine!" he said. "Take care, Steven." She whispered.
"Alice? Alice?"
Alice opened her eyes to hear the faint sound of the door knocking. She rubbed her eyes. "Coming." She replied. She got up and walked to the door and opened it.
Spike stood.
"Spike? It's late." She said. Spike looked at her.
"We're landing on Earth soon…" he simply said and turned to walk away. Alice looked at him in surprise.
"Hey, Spike! Wait!" she called out but Spike broke into a run and dashed inside his room. He couldn't bear to see her now. It was too much. He couldn't look into her eyes now…
Alice was confused. Then she realised what Spike had said.
She turned and closed her eyes. "Steve, help me…" she whispered.
Then, a sudden thought struck her. "Earth…" she whispered recollecting something.
"The Earth"
"I'll have to do it …" she said and looked up with a determined face.
Spike shifted once more. He still couldn't sleep as the scene that happened 2 hours ago repeat itself in his head. He thought about it, what Alice had told him…
"You lied to me…" he said.
"No!" Alice shouted. "NO! I…I had to…I just had to!" she said. "But why?" Spike asked. "Because he told me to…"
"Who?"
"He. He promised Steven that he'll help us in the time of need. He did once. He did save us or else till now we would have been dead. But I have to find out who killed Steven." Alice said.
"What do you mean? And your brother's name is Steve, right?" Spike asked who was really confused by all of this.
"My mom died right after giving birth to me. My dad was so heart broken that he himself went down with pneumonia and refused to be treated. Eventually, he committed a suicide." Alice said.
Spike was quiet. "When I was small, Steven (A/N: TJ! Did you understand who you are now!) used to take care of me. He used to work in the day and feed me. He never ate anything himself. At night he used to go out again and work till mid night.
It was terrible. Sometimes he use to go without eating anything for 2 days or more. One day…" Alice said.
"A man approached us. He said he would help us. He said that his master wanted to meet us. So we decided to see he wanted. The master was no other than him. He told us that he would help us.
From that day onwards, Steven and me had a home and lots of comforts and…and happiness. We also had many friends.
There was Nilina," she said remembering the black haired and brown eyed girl with a cheerful face and her cheerfulness.
"And Yuna." She said as she remembered another girl with black- maroonish hair and black eyes and her protectiveness. "She always called me 'lil sis'." She added.
"Then, there was Amie!" she said and smiled as she remembered the pale blonde and the feeling of warmth and affability she had.
"And Elizabeth." She remembered the elder sister of their group.
"Nilina, Yuna, Amie, Elizabeth, Steven, me and him, we all were good friends until…" she continued,
"One day…he asked Steven to kill someone. For that he (Steven) had to go undercover so he changed his name to Steve and dyed his dark brown hair pastel blond like mine and his eyes were dark brown in colour before but he changed them to blue like mine. He didn't look like Steven anymore but deep inside he was still my brother.
He also asked Steven to steal the bag…" "What's in the bag?" Spike asked. Alice paused for a while.
"Something precious…" she said. Spike decided to not to question her more.
"On the night of the murder Steven entered the house but some people of an assassination squad had already killed the man and they had the bag. Steven was determined to take the bag and a fight insured.
Four vs one.
Steven was badly injured but he somehow got the bag.
Then, he decided to escape but…but… he got lost and he thought he had betrayed us but I knew that Steven had not!
Before he was murdered, he had called me up and said that the bag was safe but he had given it to a man whom he found on his away escaping and I had to search for it.
So, I went in search of the bag. I knew it had a golden butterfly on it's handle. It was on of it's kind.
I spotted you…I tried to snatch the bag from you but you caught me and they thought that I had betrayed them too, so they put a bounty on me and Steven. Then…
Steven was killed.
I know who killed Steven. It was Him.
He killed Steven!"
Alice let out a sob. Spike didn't move. He was so wrapped up in the story.
Spike didn't say a word. Alice looked at him. "You understand now? You understood why I lied to you and everything!" she asked as she burst into tears.
Spike opened his eyes. He was snapped out of his sleep. He was sure he had heard something fall outside. He looked at the time. They must have landed. Yes, they had. He could see the vast ground.
He got up. Spike opened the door rubbing his eyes. He didn't see anyone. He sighed. He couldn't sleep now! Maybe he would practice Jeet Kune Do. First, he'll wash his face.
He headed towards the sink to wash his face. It was dark and everyone was asleep.
He walked on. He suddenly heard a movement behind him. He snapped back to see no one. He sighed. It was nothing. He turned to wash his face.
He heard a gasp. He snapped back. He was sure there was someone. Then, out of the corner he saw something flutter. He slowly walked forward to see what it was...
Alice sighed in relief. She got the bag at last and now she had to get out of the ship return. She saw the door. How to open the door now? She needed the password of it.
She tried to push it. Ahh! It budged. She tried pushing it hard. It budged a bit more. She pushed it harder. Yay! It opened a little leaving a small gap through she could squeeze.
Alice gave a sigh of relief as the cold night air hit her cheeks. She looked around. It was silent. Earth was so silent, unlike Mars. Mars was so lively in the night. There were people on the street (Not to mentioned drunken ones!). And there were a lot of lights.
She walked out of the ground towards the street. Unknown to her Spike followed her. He tried to keep himself in the shadows to avoid being noticed. Fortunately, the moon was not out yet and there were shadows all around.
Alice walked forward. Now where would she find that house? She walked through the lonely street. Not a soul on the street. She shivered. This was scary. Suddenly she felt a rustle behind her. She snapped back only to see a cat. She sighed in relief and then smiled at the cat and said, "Pussy cat, don't frighten me like that!"
The cat purred as she stroked it. Spike didn't move thought the thorns were biting him. He sat crouched in a bush. Alice got up and started walking, her long maroon skirt swishing as she walked. Spike sighed in relief.
"Close call." He whispered.
Spike got up and brushed the thorns out of his hair. He looked at the cat. "Pussy cat." He smirked and ruffled it's hair.
He turned to follow her.
Alice looked around. Steven had once being to Earth and he said that the house was near the seaside. But where?
Maybe it was here. Yes, she could smell the sea. Ahh, Mars was so polluted that you'd never get the smell of the fresh salty air nor the fast breeze. Alice took a deep breath and almost stopped when she saw…
The Sea.
Alice dropped her bag. What she stood before was unbelievable. The cloud suddenly bobbed away allowing the moon to throw it's vast white light illuminating the sea in the process.
The water shined like there were thousands of stars floating on it. The sand was whitish and cool. Alice removed her shoes and sighed in satisfaction as her hot and worn feet touched the cool, soft sand.
She ran down to the sea. She stopped at the point where the water just faded. She put one leg on the wet sand and shivered in delight. She proceeded and ran till the water was ankle deep. She played in the water. Splashing it with her feet.
She felt soo happy…that she had never felt before. After a few minutes of playing in the water. She got up and sat on the sand near her bag. She lay down on the sands and looked at the horizon. The sky was slivery blue with stars shining brightly. The air was cool.
"It's so beauty-" before she knew it her tired eyes closed and she was plunged into her world of dreams
Spike made his way cautiously to the sleeping figure. He looked at her. The most angelic figure he had ever seen.
Blond locks spread all along her side and her face was framed gracefully by two thick locks of hair. Her eyes were closed and there was a peaceful look o her face. A look of happiness, harmony and contentment.
He suddenly had a strong urge to stroke her cheek.
He put his hand forward to stroke her cheek but hesitated. If Alice found out then she would not like it.
He stopped himself.
Then,
his hand automatically went forward and began stroking her delicately. So delicately that one wrong move could hurt her. Like she was a small precious child that would wake up and cry if disturbed…a flower which could wither when rubbed hard.
Up and down.
Soft, silky skin rubbed against his hand sending a feeling of happiness through every vein in his body.
Spike enjoyed the touch of her cheek. It was cool, soft and silky. The feeling was wonderful. Spike had never felt this way.
Alice sighed contentedly and leaned into the touch. Spike smiled as he saw a smile appear on her face.
She shivered a bit. Spike took off his jacket and placed it on her. She snuggled into it.
He leaned back on the trunk of the palm tree beneath she was sleeping. He sat relaxing, his closed eyes, his lungs taking the refreshing fresh salty air of the sea. His hand still lingered on her cheek.
The breeze ruffled his hair and the tranquil sound of waves which eroded the coast surrounded them with an aura of peace and tranquillity… Spike never felt life would be so beautiful.
This was pleasing. Mother Nature tried her best to please both of them. Spike felt that this was a paradise. He was in a peaceful and beautiful place… with her.
Spike snapped open his eyes. He looked around. Ahh…he remembered. He must have fallen asleep. He looked besides him to see a small pup. He looked at it. It slowly opened its eyes and it stared back. Spike tickled it's nose. The dog licked his hand.
Spike remembered the pussy cat he had seen last night.
Wait.
Didn't Spike Spiegel hate animals? Then all of a sudden why did he start liking them? Spike smiled. Maybe it was because of her. He looked back at the sleeping figure.
Alice was still asleep.
He looked at the time.
It was still before dawn though.
The pup went back to sleep. Spike's thought turned to Jet and Faye. Jet would wake up soon and find that he was not there.
Spike got up slowly and carefully as he didn't want to disturb Alice. He stroked her cheek one more time. "Take care…" he whispered as Alice sighed in her sleep.
He walked towards the Bebop. He knew that Alice would not be found on earth. The police will probably try to find her on Mars so she was safe. Maybe she could earn here and live peacefully.
Whew! This one was soooooooo big! It took me three days to write this chapter. And before posting this one I went through it 100 times so there are less instances of mistakes!
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