"C-Carter…." Faye couldn't believe her eyes. Just when she was no longer afraid to leave her house. Just when she gained all of her confidence back. Carter returns.
"Oh, Faye. Don't you miss me?" Carter took a step closer to Faye. He was gorgeous, she'd give him that. His dark brown, shaggy hair and his equally dark brown eyes matched beautifully with his thin, slightly broken nose and thin lips.
"Faye…? Haven't you missed me?" Faye shook her head wildly to rid herself of her daydream. Her tone immediately turned cold.
"No. Now move out of the fucking way." Faye roughly pushed Carter aside and walked past him, scared to death of what he would do next.
"Faye!" Carter grabbed the back of Faye's neck violently and pulled her toward him. "Why haven't you returned my calls? I've missed you baby…" Carter gently kissed Faye upon her soft, porcelain cheek before throwing her to the ground. Faye looked up at Carter, more afraid then she'd been in her entire life.
"Leave her alone." A familiar, rich and soothing voice came from nowhere.
"Wha -?! Who the hell are you?" Carter stuttered, completely flabbergasted.
"I said leave her alone." Spike Spiegel walked out of the shadows of the night, smoking a cigarette. His hands stuffed into his pockets. Faye sat shocked, convinced she was in a dream.
"Ah… Spike Spiegel, huh? So you ARE dating this loser?" Carter smiled at Spike.
"I AM NOT!" Faye screamed from the cement she was currently sitting on.
"Well, I guess I've gotta teach you a little lesson, Mr. Sexiest Man Alive." Carter grabbed the front of Spike's navy blue jacket. "Don't ever get into Carter Field's business." Before Carter could reach his fist back, Spike grabbed his arm and tossed him backward onto the ground. Faye gasped in shock. As Carter stood back up, groaning in pain, Spike, immediately, kicked Carter square in his face, making this the second time Carter would meet the pavement. Spike turned to look at Faye, who was watching the two men in total shock, oblivious to the fact that she was still on the ground.
"Are you okay?" Spike walked over to her and helped her up.
"I'm fine. Please don't help me."
"No, I'm going to."
Carter slowly walked towards Spike, planning his surprise attack. As soon as Carter stood a foot away from him, Spike sharply turned around and punched Carter as hard as he could in his face. Carter fell backward, again onto the cement. Spike bent over him, shaking his head.
"What a small fry." He, then, dropped his cigarette onto Carter's face and stood back up, turning his attention to Faye.
"Let me take you home." Spike walked over to her, taking his jacket off and wrapping it around her small frame. As the two stopped a taxi and began to pile into it, Faye paused.
"I really don't want you to do this. I can take care of myself."
Spike looked at her as if she were crazy. "Really? It didn't look like it to me. Just get in and shut up."Faye obeyed Spike's orders and told the taxi driver where to drop her off. It seemed like as soon as she informed the driver where to go, she dozed off to sleep, falling onto Spike's shoulder. Spike's immediate thought was to shove her off of him. He, then, thought about what he saw between her and Carter. For some reason, she looked more beautiful then he'd ever thought she could be.
"Is this it?" The taxi driver looked to the back seat as they reached a very large community of flats.
Spike gently shook Faye to wake her up. "Faye…is this where you live?"
Faye rubbed her eyes and squinted at the window. "Oh, yeah." She scratched her head and looked down for her pocketbook. "How much do I owe you?"
"Fifteen woolongs."
"Here." Spike handed the driver the money, shocking Faye even more.
"Spike, you don't have to -"
"I want to! Now, shut up and let's go!"
Just as the famous pair were exiting the taxi, the driver stopped them. "Could you two autograph my hat? My daughter loves both of you." Faye smiled as she happily autographed the man's hat and gave it to a non-caring Spike who nonchalantly signed it and tossed it back into the passenger's seat.
As Faye was about to open the door of her flat, she turned to Spike. "You know, you can leave."
"I don't want to."
Faye looked confused. "Why? Why are you so worried about me all of a sudden that you just saw my ex boyfriend toss me onto the ground." Faye unlocked her door and walked into the foyer. "It's not like he hasn't done worse." She mumbled.
"What?" Spike's eyebrows shot up as he paused at the doorway.
Faye shook her head and headed for her bedroom. "Forget it. Just leave me alone."
"No! He's done worse to you?" Spike quickly followed Faye into her bedroom.
"Spike, it's not a big deal. Could you please leave?"
"I'm not going to leave you here by yourself." Spike now stood in the doorway of Faye's bedroom
"Why?" Faye walked closer to Spike. "It's not like you even care about me! The first time we met, you treated me as if I were a prostitute. So please. I'd feel better if you just….left."
Spike looked into Faye's deep green eyes one last time before turning on his heel and leaving, silently closing the door behind him.
As soon as Spike was out of sight from her bedroom window, Faye fell lifelessly onto her bed and cried herself to sleep.
"FAYE!" Eunice ran into Faye's room, breaking her from her sleep. "DO YOU SEE THIS SHIT?!" Eunice pointed to a bundle of newspapers and magazines she held in her hands. "'SPIKE SPIEGEL IN LOVE WITH FAYE VALENTINE', 'SPIKE AND FAYE'S LATE NIGHT ROMP', 'SPIKE FINALLY OVER JULIA – NOW EYES SINGER FAYE VALENTINE' WHAT THE HELL IS THIS, FAYE?!"
Faye grabbed the magazines out of Eunice's hands. "Those were pictures from last night!....Of his coming out of our flat!"
"I know! This is CRAZY! What did you guys do last night?" Eunice flopped down onto Faye's bed.
"Absolutely nothing! As soon as he came in, in left! I swear…but…"
"But what?"
"For some reason….I can't stop thinking about him."
Eunice looked at Faye as if she were crazy. "WHAT?!"
"He….he was really concerned about me last night. I bumped into Carter on the street and….he tossed me on the road. And Spike… he was there… to… to rescue me… and he didn't wanna leave my side until I was safe and he knew I was safe….but I turned him away. I told him to leave….and I'm starting to regret it."
Eunice stared at Faye, completely stunned, her mouth gaped open. As soon as Eunice opened her mouth to speak, their house phone rang. Eunice sighed, standing up to retrieve the phone.
A few minutes passed until Eunice returned to Faye's room. "It's for you…It's Spike." Faye grabbed the phone immediately.
"He-hello?"
"Well, hello. How are you?"
"I'm fine… I wanted to apologize for kicking you out last night."
"No, no. I wanted to apologize for the mess I've made. Now everyone thinks we're dating because some nimrod took photos of me leaving your apartment last night. So I apologize for any trouble it causes you."
"No, it's okay. I'm sure we can clean it up quickly."
"Yeah…and um…could I come over there later? Just to see how you're doing."
Faye looked at Eunice, completely confused. Eunice hopped next to Faye and put her ear on the other side of the phone.
"Sure…umm…"
"I'll be there around 6."
CLICK.
Faye hung the phone up and looked at Eunice. "I've got a date with Spike Spiegel." She looked down at the phone, then back up and Eunice. "And he actually WANTS to come over to SEE ME."
A/N: Okay, okay. I know it's a LITTLE bit out of character for Spike but, hey! I had to do SOMETHING to bring these two together and quick! So, remember to R&R and the next chappy will be up tomorrow. MUAHZ!