Chapter 9

Well…I am back after watching a biography on JK Rowling, I just felt that I had it in me to try to write another chapter, I just hope I don't disappoint you all.

Disclaimer: I do not own Cowboy Bebop…..BUT I WILL ONE DAY! (sees several people waiting to sue her) I mean uhh…..

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The sun awoke Faye bright and early the next day just as one of the maids walked into her room carrying a breakfast tray. "Mornin, Miss." Said the maid kindly, placing the tray on the table across from Faye's rather lavish bed. "Have a good night's sleep I hope?" Her accent wasn't hard to place once she saw the fiery red hair and the bright brown eyes, she was obviously Scottish.

Faye nodded a good morning and sleepily swung her long legs over the side of the bed, her feet hitting the cold, stone floor. She stretched and then finally spoke, "I don't think I've seen you, and I'm sure I would have noticed you before now. You wouldn't by any chance be related to Edward, the hair has a strange resemblance."

"Oh no, Miss, I am Kira; I have been on a leave until today, Miss." She said kindly.

"I see…" Said Faye, seemingly disappointed. "You don't have to call me Miss though."

"Yes, I do, Miss, you're higher than me, so I must call you Miss, Miss." She smiled and curtsied politely.

Faye nodded, and then she smiled as an idea hit her. If I command her, then maybe I can make her help me get away from here! Faye thought quickly as she began calculating her seemingly flawless escape. Faye took her seat at the table and glanced down at the breakfast, "This is a little much for just me, isn't it?" She asked.

"Oh yes, Miss, I should hope so, the Captain will be joining you shortly."

Faye's eyes widened. "What?"

"Yes, Miss, in fact, he's late." She said, glancing at the meal.

"I am not late, everyone else is just early." A deep voice from the doorway corrected the woman.

"Oh, Captain, I am glad to see you are here, would you like for me to leave, Sir?"

"Yes, leave us." Spike said, as Kira quickly passed him out the door. Spike smirked and took his place across from Faye, "Princess."

"Captain," She sneered.

"I trust you are finding your living arrangements to your acceptance."

"I don't, in fact."

Spike looked stunned, "And what, pray tell, is wrong with them?"

"It's not home."

"Well that, Princess, is just something you will have to get over." Spike snapped.

Faye growled in frustration as Spike helped himself to some of the wonderfully prepared food before them. "What are you doing here?" She finally asked.

"Oh, that's right." Spike said, sitting up straighter, "Well, I have spoken with Julia, and I think that it'll be a good idea if you and she spends more time together, maybe going out riding sometimes." What he said sounded way too rehearsed. "Of course you would have to promise to not try to escape and to behave." He finished.

Faye looked confused, "You mean I'd be allowed to leave the castle without getting yelled at when I got back?"

Spike nodded, "Only with Julia or myself though, of course."

Faye perked up, but then caught herself from getting too excited, "Well, that sounds quite wonderful." She stated calmly, hoping not to let on that this was absolutely great, amazing, and delightful.

"I have also supplied you with reading material and fabric along with needle and thread. You will need to make your clothes for your stay on this island." Faye looked horrified. "You didn't honestly think that I would continue to provide for you as I have?" He questioned.

"Well, yes, naturally I did. I have perfectly good clothes at home, and I'm quite happy to just go back there." She smiled, hoping to get away with this.

"Nice try, Princess. No, you will be making your clothes. Naturally, being a princess, you are skilled with a needle?"

"Well, no…" She faded off.

"Well then," he said, ignoring her, "There should be absolutely no problem with this." He lifted his glass of wine that he had with breakfast to her and took a sip before standing up. "Julia will be in soon to take you outside, oh and, you may want to fix your hair before she gets here." Spike then quickly hurried out the door.

Faye again looked positively horrified as she glanced to her left at the mirror, her hair was completely astray. She quickly tried to fix it as there was, yet another, knock at the door and Julia entered.

"Hi, Faye!" She called to her happily from across the room, her smile practically lighting up the whole room.

Faye couldn't help but smile, "Good morning, Julia."

Julia frowned, "I see Spike hasn't provided you with anything to wear today…" She commented, looking over her sorry excuse for a sleeping gown. "Oh well, I thought as much, so I came prepared!" She stepped out of the room for a second and came back in, a rather nice riding dress and cloak draped over her arm. "Try these on."

A few minutes later, Faye was completely dressed, the yellow hues of the dress emphasizing her violet hair and thus emphasizing her emerald eyes. Lavish boots were quickly laced up her legs and her hair was swept back and out of her eyes by several pins into an immaculate bun. "Thanks, Julia, this fits wonderfully!"

"Great, you can wear my clothes then until I can help you to make a new wardrobe."

"How'd you know?"

"Oh, I was standing outside listening to my obnoxious better half…he got hit rather hard when he left the room, don't worry about it." She smiled.

Did this woman have a single flaw?

Faye smiled softly, "Thanks, you're the best."

Julia smiled jokingly, "I know."

She laughed at this, "Let's go!" Faye said excitedly, pulling Julia out the door.

"Okay, okay, okay, calm yourself down!" Julia laughed also, being pulled along the castle by the young princess.

Hours seemed like seconds as the two girls rode side by side through the woods, the trees flying by in a blur. The castle was no longer in view within the thick foliage, and Faye couldn't tell one direction from another, she didn't like it, but soon forgot her worries as Julia slowed her horse and came to a stop at a clearing with a pond, shining in the light of the sun, in the middle. Faye's breath caught in her throat. "This…is amazing."

"I know…" Julia smiled at the memories that this place apparently held, "Spike and I used to always come down here for lunch, and we'd sit for hours just talking while the ants carried our food away." Julia laughed sweetly.

"Oh that's so romantic." Faye sighed happily at the thought.

"Yea, it was, but, he stopped suddenly. He hasn't come back here since…" She trailed off as she climbed off the horse.

"Oh…" Faye looked kind of disappointed as she copied Julia's actions, tying her horse to a tree.

The sun was starting to set as Julia looked up at the sky from her position under an apple tree across from Faye who was steadily talking to her. "Faye, we have to go…now." Julia's voice was urgent as she stood and quickly mounted her horse.

"What? What's going on?" Faye asked, hurrying after her.

"Just hurry!" She cried at her.

Faye hurriedly climbed into her saddle as Julia kicked her horse into motion and, wide-eyed, Faye followed with some difficulty as the darkness continued to close in on the two. "Julia, I can't see you anymore!" Faye yelled out into the darkness.

"Just keep riding forward, you'll catch up!" Julia's voice lofted back to her.

Faye looked worried, she couldn't see anything at all as the tree branches whipped through her hair and tore at her dress. Suddenly an ear splitting shriek reached through the air, "JULIA!" Faye screamed ahead of her.

The shriek was joined by another, and another. "Faye, close your eyes! Whatever you do, don't open them and keep riding no matter what you hear, just keep ridi-" Julia was cut off as she screamed in pain. A horse's shrill neigh was heard and suddenly cut off, only Julia's pain-filled screams pounding against Faye's ears.

Faye pushed her horse to go faster as she came closer and closer to Julia's screams. The shrieks filled the air again, Ebony reared up as something grabbed a hold of Faye's arm, pulling at her. Faye kept her eyes clenched tightly shut, and held onto the reigns for dear life.

Ebony ran out of pure fear and another shriek filled the air as Ebony rammed whatever had Faye's arm against a tree and continued running in, Faye guessed, the direction of the castle. "Julia!" Faye cried, leaning forward, trying to become as small as possible, hiding against the horse. Julia's pain filled screams slowly became quieter as they faded away behind her, Faye continued calling for her as Ebony kept his pace towards the castle.

The sounds of frantic voices came towards her as Ebony slowed and two strong hands grabbed a hold of Faye's wrists. "Where's Julia?" Spike's worried voice asked her. Faye kept her eyes clenched shut tightly, Julia's screams echoing through her head masked Spike's voice as Faye continued to scream Julia's name and kicked at Spike. Spike's hand flew across her face and Julia's screams instantly ceased as Faye's eyes flew open, meeting Spike's urgent eyes. "Where in the hell is Julia?" He screamed at her.

Faye, shaking, pointed back into the direction of the woods, where Julia's screams and also stopped. Spike's eyes widened as he ran quickly towards the woods but several people grabbed him, holding him back. "Sir, she's gone, you'll die if you go in there!" One of the men holding him back said to him.

"I don't care! She can't die!" He said, tears coming to his eyes.

"She's gone, Spike!" An older, balding man said to him, pulling him back.

Spike's arms went limp, and his head hung. The area was silent for a moment, and then suddenly he turned around and pointed at Faye who was being assisted off Ebony since she was shaking so badly. "You, it's all your fault! If you'd have helped her then-"

"Then she'd be dead too." The older man commented.

"No! Then…Then…" Spike fell hopelessly to his knees as tears streamed down his face, hitting the gravel ground beneath him.

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Well, I've finally done it…Chapter 9's up, Julia's dead, Faye's in shock, and Spike's heartbroken, I believe my damage is done here. packs up writing stuff and gets ready to leave ((Other me: You're not done yet…)) damn…caught…

Thanks to:

Gotmilkgirl: Yea, I kind of liked her too...(sniff)

Neko-Yuff16: Well, as you can see, Julia's dead...but she may still cause some problems between S/F. And Jet was in chapter one…for like one sentence. "Commander Jet." But I decided to put him here…so that was a different Jet. He's the balding older man! points up

Natascia Mitchell: I am sooo glad you liked it! I can't wait to be able to write.

LilAngel123: Thank you! I'm sorry there's not much funny in this chapter…but I meant for this to be one of the more dramatic chapters.

Seashah: Thank you so much for understanding. I'm gonna try to get chapters out more quickly, but unfortunately I can only write when I'm depressed and when I have an amazing guy making sure that my life is the best thing in history, it's kind of hard to. So, anyways, Julia is dead now! I'm glad you liked the relationship development too!

Kendra Luehr: Thank you so much! Yes, Julia was not a bitch, and will not be a bitch. She didn't really strike me as one myself…I just didn't like her cuz she got in the way of Spike/Faye and she cheated on Spike…GRR! I hope this was a good part! It took me forever to get it just right!

blade assassin: I'm glad you like it, here's the next chapter, and I'll try to get more out a little faster.

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Iphy: I'm so glad that you enjoyed this so much. You're great, thank you SO much!

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