(A/N) Ello ladies and gentlemen! D Here is the part two of the two chapter sequel, hope you enjoy, unfortunately it is cut short.
Just to answer some of your questions: Faye is NOT a virgin. Faye had had a sexual relationship with Spike before he left her, you will get details trust me. I think where most of you got the confusion was I think the third chapter; I mentioned that Faye never had sex with Julian. Faye has never had sex with Julian, she just didn't feel right for some reason. Sorry if I did not make that clearer.
On regard to Lt. Datsun, he is NOT related to Spike in any way shape or form. They do have a connection, but you have to pay close attention to the clues that are through out the story, that's how I keep ya'll in suspense D I know I am evil.
Disclaimer: I do not own Cowboy Bebop.
Part II: Blue Skies and Empty Rooms in Five Steps
Spike opened up the infamous steel hatched doors that led to only Spike's and Faye's room, and took one brave dominant step in. The resounding thud of his boot echoed down the entire length of the dark circular corridor. Spike peered into the bleak never ending darkness; the only light that dared enter the hallway was the faint light that cascaded behind him. 'Weird, the lights used to automatic.' Spike pondered to himself. Spike looked up above him, the faint light behind him revealed years of dust, cobwebs, and dirt. It was almost as if this hallway hadn't been used to years. Spike shrugged.
"Well, it's not like Jet and Ed ever clean anyway." Spike took a deep breath in and shut the door behind him. Darkness now enveloped every corner, and closed his eyes; an eerie feeling crept over him. Spike was instantly thrown back into the past, vivid images of lighted corridors and endless halls clouded his vision. Especially one certain memory that he would remember for the rest of his life. Faye.
Spike opened his discolored eyes and peered into the darkness. The cold stale air clouded Spike's senses and caused a strange shiver up and down his spine. The whole seemed to have caused strange shivers, it felt so different and yet so the same. He was finally back, back to the Bebop, back to his old life. Spike gingerly put his now cold and sweaty hands in his pockets; it was finally time to be reunited with his Faye. Even though the hallway was in complete and utter darkness, Spike, knew the way, he knew it down to the last step, to the last detail as he walked the same path every night he spent on the Bebop. Spike especially knew every detail to Faye's bedroom, down to her single tube of perfume of lavender that she kept on her small drawer that contained all of her most treasured belongings. Spike's head would instantly swim with the scent of lavender as soon as he walked into her room.
Spike breathed in deep, if he tried really hard, he could smell the faint smell of lavender in the cold stale air. He couldn't wait to smell that scent all around him when he was filling her for the first time since their departure. Spike shivered in anticipation, she was in her room ready and waiting for him he just knew it. Spike could no longer wait any longer; Spike took one immortal step forward and started descending into the internal darkness of the future infront of him with nothing behind except the past.
Buuuuuuzzzzzzzz!……. The incredibly loud buzzer of the apartment pierced through the silent air like a bullet. "Holy crap!" Faye exclaimed as she was suddenly thrown out of her deep peaceful trance of soaking in her warm hot bath, splashing water about as she sat abruptly up in her tub. That buzzer only signified one thing; it meant that someone was at her door waiting for her response.
"Who the hell would that be!" Faye questioned as she got out of her warm water embrace and stepped into her blue satin robe. The buzzer sounded again, and this time even louder and more impatient.
"Yeah, yeah I hear you." Faye flew down her flight of stairs quickly drying her long wet hair as she went. The only living thing that was in her downstairs living area was her tubby orange yellow cat that lounged lengthily across her couch. "Thanks for the help pal." Faye said jokingly while her cat yawned widely showing her full set of sharp teeth, and curled up back into a ball. Faye pounded harshly on the response button and yelled into the intercom. "Yeah, what do you want!" Faye didn't mean to sound too harsh, but she didn't like to be disturbed while taking a relaxing baths either. I guess there was still a little of the old Faye Valentine in her after all.
"Ummm... I have a telegram and a small package here for a Miss Faye Valentine?" Cracked a teenage delivery boy's voice, he obviously was still going through Puberty. Faye's eyebrows lifted in question.
"This is Faye, who's it from?"
"Oh gee lady I don't know, I just deliver the messages with the addresses on them." Faye rolled her eyes.
"Alright come on up." Faye pushed down the 'let in' buzzer and the teenage boy descended eagerly up to her apartment. Faye sat on the edge of her couch and pondered. 'Who the hell would send me a telegram?' Faye wondered, 'I hope there's nothing wrong.' An impatient knock at her apartment door broke Faye's train of thought. Faye hurried to the door and looked through her peephole. A small blemish faced boy peered back at her with bright brown eyes. The adolescent boy had on a red jacket and some black pair of pants, and to make his scrawny youthful appearance make him more obvious, he wore his faded old red cap backwards. Faye rolled her eyes yet again and unlocked her bolt lock, but kept the chain one in place and opened the door until the chain stopped it. Faye peeped her head through it, the young scrawny kid peered back and held out a cream colored envelope and a small brown package with another small creamy white envelope on top of it. Faye practically grabbed the packages out of the kid's hands, gave silent thanks and shut the door on his face. The delivery boy's head retreated back slightly at the sudden shut, the boy smiled to himself and muttered in his cracky voice "Damn that lady was hott." Turned and walked down the hall and out of the building.
Faye bolted the door shut once more, and sat down at the end of her couch next to her fat lazy tabby cat and studied the cream colored envelope. The letter was labeled.
Miss Faye Valentine17350 E. Waylay St. Apt. 153
Earth.
Faye studied the writing carefully, it didn't look like Julian's writing, and it didn't look like from anyone she knew. 'Like I know much people here anyway.' Faye let out an exasperated huff of air, and tore open the top of the envelope and pulled out the single sheet of white paper that waited inside and read it.
Dear Faye,
Thank you for your kind company yesterday. It was truly an honor to have met the infamous"Queen of Hearts." My investigation still stands, and I would like to request another day in which we could meet. Afterall, where else would I get your tasty cold coffee? That's a joke, you should be smiling.
Faye smiled.
I will come by again in the present future, not quite sure what time, but rest a sure, our paths will cross again shortly. Thank you again for your kind company, I hope our talk made you feel a little bit better. Don't think too much in the past; only think on what's ahead of you.
Addicted to your Cold Coffee,
Lt. Datsun.
Faye let out a small chuckle. "What a sweet man." Faye told her fat tubby cat as she patted her head. Faye then looked at the small brown package beside her, scrawled in male black ink, it said:
For the Queen of Hearts.
Faye excitedly ripped open the brown package and tipped it over; a pack of Rito Leto's cool cigarettes fell into her lap along with a small folded white note. Faye smiled widely and picked up the note.
Think of it as the last piece of sweet temptation along with the other pack I left there the other day. I think that cold coffee and cheap cigarettes make the perfect combination don't you? Enjoy
Faye laughed full heartily, this was such a sweet thing for him to do. "I think I'll have a couple of smokes on the balcony after I finish all the chores, what do you think tubby?" Faye asked her fat cat while the cat groomed himself. "Today is going to be a good day." Faye said with a large smile as she descended back to her room to finish her bath with the cream envelope in one hand and a pack of cigarettes in the other. Her tubby cat wallowed closely behind.
'Thump…. Thump…. Thump….' Spike's heavy boots echoed as he descended down the dark and empty hallway. The dark hallway remained deathly silent with no sound besides Spike's steps and his fast beating heart. All time seemed to have slowed down during his long walk into darkness, but his heart continued to speed up as Spike neared his immortal destination.
Spike suddenly came to a complete stop, and slowly glanced to his right. A barely visible outlining of a steel gray door stared into Spike's face, it was his own room. A thousand memories hit Spike like a tidal wave; a rush of emotion overcame him as images of Faye flooded his mind; images of her in his arms as they clung to each other against that door, gasping for air as their lips sweetly caressed each other in a heated passion. Spike quickly closed his eyes as if in pain, the sudden rush of ecstasy over his entire body was excruciating, the sudden rush of desire and lust quickly found its way in his groin. Spike nearly groaned at the feel of the heated tingling sensation in his lower region, god he couldn't wait.
Spike drew in a quick breath of relief when the intense sudden rush of desire subsided and an icy chill crept up his spine. Spike could almost feel the iciness of his empty room generate through out the entire room. Spike exhaled as the last ounce of raw lust left his body, and he continued on his way to his desired location.
But there was someone else in that hallway that Spike was not aware of, a pair of dark brown eyes watched Spike go passed him from the depths of the dark corners of the deserted hallway. As if it was some queue, Spike suddenly stopped. He felt a change in the air, something different. After short moments past of nothing, Spike shrugged and continued on his way to his future…
It was there… Only five steps away.. Faye was just beyond that door, that infamous door that Spike had seen countless times on the Bebop. A sudden rush of panic came over Spike; a million thoughts zoomed through his mind like a bullet. For three long years Spike had waited for this exact moment. This moment he would finally be reunited with his Faye.
Spike swallowed through the sudden dryness in this throat. This was it, this was the moment in exactly five steps, and Faye would be back into his life, and back into his arms. Spike drew in a slow deep breath and took once fatal step forward.
One….. The heavy steps echoed immortally through the empty dark hall.
Two……
Three……
Four……..Spike took once deep breath and……
Five……..
Spike stood straight in front of that immortal door, Faye's door… Spike looked down and stared intently on the silver latch and slowly reached down and touched it… Spike's hand quickly recoiled, it was ice cold.. It almost stung painfully as if he was suddenly thrown into a huge tub of ice water..
"That's so weird, her door was never cold." Spike thought to himself. Spike recounted the countless times when Spike stood in front of Faye's door and touched that gentle warm latch as if her own energy was pulsing through it. Spike quickly shook off the thought as if it didn't mean anything.
Spike put his hand back on the painfully icy cold latch and gritted his teeth through the harsh stinging pain…This was it, he was finally going to be reunited…
Spike held his breath, closed his eyes tightly, turned the latch, and pushed the door open with all of his might and… a sudden burst of bright light rushed over him and then….
Nothing…..
Faye sat down at her large oak table, and impatiently drummed her long fingernails on the wood. Several twisted burnt out cigarette buts lied in a crystal clear ashtray by her, and half of the pack of cigarettes that Lt. Datsun gave her lay even closer… Faye was bored…
Faye had never been so bored since she moved here. She always had something to occupy her time, but Faye had done all her chores in twice the time it would usually take her. Faye glanced around her spotless living room, and kitchen. Her fat lazy cat was sprawled out on the couch as usual, as least the cat had always something to occupy his time.
Faye sunk her head lower to the table with a great humph, and glanced at the giant clock above her head... 8:00 p.m. Julian wouldn't be home for another four hours!
'God I can't stand being bored!' Faye yelled to herself. Faye ran her delicate fingers through her long violet locks in frustration. She had to do something like go crazy for at least one night, and she could be back before Julian got home. A slow wicked smile crept on Faye's porcelain face... Tonight she was going to ditch the mousy housewife persona for one night only, she was going to be Faye... The Queen of Hearts…
Nothing……
Absolutely nothing……Spike's eyes adjusted to the sudden cold and darkness…. Nothing….
There was no smiling Faye waiting lovingly with open arms for him to bury himself in to completeness in…. No warm soft kiss to greet him hungrily, and finally no warm soft thighs to receive him as they made sweet love for the first time after three long desolate years…..No Faye…
A sudden rush of panic swept over Spike in a suffocating tidal wave, drowning him in a world of death. It was suddenly so hard to breathe as he felt his heart contract forcefully from the sudden harsh reality that his Faye was no longer there…
The air felt like ice cold liquid filling his lungs, drowning him even further to the dark depths below. Spike stood still as a board while the world was crashing down at his feet. The warmness that once filled his body on thoughts of Faye was completely drained and the harsh sting of cold reality reclaimed his body in victory…Faye was gone…
Those words echoed what seem like an eternity through out Spike's mind… His love of his life was gone… It all came flowing back to him like a great flood…That sudden cold memory that Spike had repressed all these years was suddenly playing in Spike's mind with great clarity...
"Please Spike please don't go ….oh god please don't leave me!..." Faye begged through the harsh tears that marked her flushed face.
"I'm sorry Faye…I ...I …h-have to go…" Spike managed to say through his strained voice as he held back hot tears, trying to be strong…
Faye sobbed loudly at his words and Spike cringed, his bottom lip quivering at her cry of despair. Faye's bright green eyes were lit up with warm tears that streamed her face. Spike didn't want to leave her at all, but he had to do it. He had to see Julia that had sent a message an hour ago saying that she needed Spike and now..
"NO! Spike, oh god stay with me! I NEED YOU SO MUCH!" Faye screamed as she suddenly fell to her knees in front of Spike and clung to his midsection tightly never wanting to let go.
Spike drew in a deep breath trying to stifle the hoarse cry that desperately wanted to escape his throat. Faye's shrill sobs filled the room making it so hard not to hug her and comfort her. Spike hated it when Faye cried, even worse when he knew that he caused it.
"Faye please…you're not making this any easier…" Spike said with stunning calmness… Faye gave out another fit of sobs... Spike could feel the hot tears burning into his abdomen.
"NO! I don't want you to leave! I love you so much. Please!" A single tear dripped down Spike's face at her last words. And he hated himself…
"I have to… I'm so sorry." Spike said with a mono tone voice…. Spike closed his eyes tightly as Faye's desperate last cry pierced through the entire universe…
"Listen to me…" Spike unhooked Faye's unyielding grip and fell to his knees with her hands held rigidly in his.
"I have to do this Faye….." Spike brushed away a stray strand of hair that hung loosely over her forehead.
"I have to go help her, I owe my life to her Faye, please try to understand this..."
Faye choked on her tears, and shook her head rapidly.
"I'm not stupid Spike; I know you are leaving me for her!" Spike looked into Faye's bright emerald green eyes at her last comment. Faye's teary eyes made her dazzling green eyes like little specks of fireflies in the darkness, Spike suddenly realized at that moment, that Faye was the most beautiful thing that he had ever seen in his entire life time, he had to admit even more beautiful than Julia. Spike also realized that he loved Faye with all his heart too, and it broke it into a million pieces about what he was going to just do to his Faye.
Spike cupped Faye's soft precious face into his hands and lightly kissed her silent tears away that stained her face. Faye closed her eyes tightly at the feather light kisses Spike pressed to both of her eyelids, for at that moment she knew that it would be the last time she would see him.
"I do and always will love you Faye." Spike said in immortal words that were only meant for her ears and for her ears only. Another silent tear silently made its way down Faye's cheek, and again Spike kissed them all away.
"You are the one for me…" Spike stared intently into Faye's emerald eyes, burning into her soul. "You will always be…I just…have to go right now…."
Faye looked away at those last immortal words, she just couldn't bear it anymore, but Spike urged her to look at him again.
"Look at me Faye, look into my eyes!" After long moments, Faye reluctantly finally looked into his wonderful mismatched eyes.
"I will come back for you, I swear on my soul Faye that I will come back to you!" Spike said in a most serious tone, and as Faye looked closely into his eyes she was suddenly filled with a glitter of hope. Faye gave a slow nod of understanding and Spike kissed her deeply on the lips. Faye wound her arms tightly around his neck, making the sweet kisses deeper as if trying to become one. They kissed like that for a while, never wanting to be the first one to break the kiss for they knew it would be their last for a long time.
Spike finally broke the kiss when he had no air in his lungs left to breathe. Faye let of a slow ragged breath and closed her eyes tightly trying to cherish that sweet kiss. Spike lightly kissed both of her eyelids.
"I love you..." Spike said in an audible sweet whisper, got up, and left out of Faye's life.
Faye had never felt so lonely in her life. All the warmth that Spike filled her with had suddenly drained away, leaving nothing but an empty coldness. It was so hard to breathe as Faye broke down on the cold hard floor and cried her soul.
A single harsh tear begged Spike for exit, but it didn't come. Spike stared into the empty cold room, the same feeling as he left those warm sweet arms that fateful day. A dark collection of dust lay across Faye's room. The dresser that contained thousands of pictures of just them two at their happiest times now remained bare as a dessert. All that remained of her memorable bed was just an old dingy mattress that Spike had made love to her on countless of times. It was so cold, a once warm room now filled with bitter memories hung in the air. Faye was gone…
As Spike stared into the empty room, sudden rush of determination came over Spike. He had to get Faye back, no matter what. They were meant to be together, and he would stop at nothing to get her back.
Spike was about to turn and go find Faye when he felt that monstrous ominous presence behind him that he had felt on the way there.
"You stupid son of a bitch...How dare you come back here." Said a dark threatening voice, the corner of Spike's mouth twitched a little.
"How you doing Jet?"
(A/N) I know I know I am evil, but I had to end it like that... You will get to the conclusion soon enough since I am done with all the boring chapters, we can finally get to the good stuff, HOORAY! )
I hoped you guys liked this one, it wasn't exactly what I had in mind, but it's close enough. Feel free to ask any questions or comments, I would more than happy to answer any questions )
Next chapter: Jet confronts Spike, and Faye goes out for a little bad girl stuff D