Cowboy Bebop Fan Fiction ❯ A Moment In Time ❯ She's Always A Woman ( Chapter 1 )

BunnyBreath here with the sequel to my one-shot, Someone Saved My Life Tonight. Check it out before reading this fic. You might not get how they're connected in the first couple of chapters, but ill get there don't worry! Whelp, enough wasting time - on with the fic!

Disclaimer: I don't own jack squat buddy ='[

Chapter One:
She's Always a Woman To Me


The soft pattering of rain against the street filled his ears. His green tuft of hair, once wildly out of control, now stuck to his face. Leaning against a random streetlight in the city of Tharsis, stood the lanky form of Spike Spiegel. Nonchalantly, he pried a cigarette out of his breast pocket and lit it with his Zippo. The flame of his lighter lit up his face for a moment in the dark night sky.

Moments, memories, pieces in time, all gone. A has-been of the past. Just like people, because after you die you're gone, a memory. Julia. She was just a memory now, moments spent together forever gone.

Spike inhaled the poisonous smoke into his lungs and exhaled loudly. She was like a cigarette, both would come back and eventually kill him. All it took was time. So why couldn't he just quit? Because they were drugs, addictive. It starts off with one hit, but slowly you needed it more and more until it drove you insane.

Which was why he was standing there in the rain. Waiting for his angel. There was no other way to describe her, the way her blonde hair fell onto her face and the light created a halo-like illusion in her hair. Her crystal clear blue eyes reflecting life in every aspect of the sense. She was an angel stuck in purgatory, trapped until further notice. Or maybe she was the devil, hiding in paradise, slowly luring him to hell?

She can kill with a smile
She can wound with her eyes
She can ruin your faith with her casual lies
And she only reveals what she wants you to see
She hides like a child
But she's always a woman to me

'Come on, suck it up and go. She's probably standing there freezing her ass off waiting for you.' Spike took one last drag off his cigarette and dropped it to the ground crushing it with his heel. Taking his fingers he slowly ran them through his curly mop taking one last long breath. 'Its now or never Cowboy.' Sticking his hands in his pockets and slumping forward he began his walk towards the graveyard where Julia was said to be awaiting him.


______________________________________________________ "Come with me Julia, please. Lets be free! Well get married, have babies, live happily ever after, please Julia, run with me!" Spike pleaded, springing up out of bed and caressing the soft skin on her face.

"I-I can't Spike.." Julia whispered twisting the bed sheet in her hands nervously.

"Why not? I'm leaving tomorrow Julia, I want you to come with me, I want to be happy, I love you for christs sake!" Tears slowly made their way down her face as she lowered her head.

"Vicious.." She murmured, obviously not too sure about what had just leaked out of her mouth moments before.

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She can lead you to love
She can take you or leave you
She can ask for the truth
But she'll never believe you
And she'll take what you give her, as long as it's free
She steals like a thief
But she's always a woman to me

That one single memory played out in front of his eyes as he walked towards his only love. 'She never said she loved you, she said Vicious.' His inner-conscious pulled at him with ice cold hands. A shiver ran down his spine as he finally spotted her. Her blonde hair stood out against the bleak scenery as the moon shone on her giving her an almost surreal look. Like she wasn't really here, but an image of what could be.

Slowly ascending his right arm with a single red rose in it, Spike walked towards Julia. During those few seconds it seemed as if the whole world went quiet, or maybe he went deaf? The soft scent of the rain wafted through his nose as he went to hug her. 'Funny, seems as if my whole fucking life is has rain in it.' No sooner than the blink of an eye was he staring at the dark abysmal barrel of a gun. Julias' gun nonetheless.

"Spike.." Her eyes were boring into his as if apologizing without words. She closed them for a moment, as if contemplating what she was doing.

"Julia!" The rose slipped through his hand and onto the wet path. He stood there, watching her, staring into those two blue eyes he loved so dearly. Briefly he scanned the graves in the near distance. 'Is this the end? Is this really it?' No sooner then he said that Julia descended her arm which had the gun pointed at Spikes heart. She already ripped his heart out once.

And she'll promise you more
Then the Garden of Eden
Then she'll carelessly cut you
And laugh while your bleeding

"Vicious.." A sense of deja-vu swept over Spike as she whispered that one word. The man certainly lived up to the name, but in Spikes dictionary it was a curse word. Cursed is what they all were. Doomed to be pawns in a greater plan nobody truly understood. "He wants you dead Spike," Tears were making its way down her face mixing in with the rain already residing there. Hearing the clatter of the gun hit the floor she fled into Spikes arms.

"Shh, don't cry. It's okay your with me now. Finally we can leave, just you and me. Okay?" Spike stroked her hair as she clung pitifully to his jacket. In whisps of warm, moist breath Spike whispered into Julias' ear, "Vicious will find out were together if you don't go back soon, so we have to leave now."

Taking her soft, pale hands he pulled her out of the cemetery. So many things were swimming around Spikes head he felt as it would explode. Where would they go? What about Vicious, he wouldn't rest until they were dead.

"We need more ammo, lets go to Annie's." With a nod of the head they headed towards the modest shop that their old friend owned. Hastily walking through the streets of Tharsis, the couple made there way to the shop, their eyes scanning the area for anything unusual.

Spike placed his hand on the doorknob to the destination. Taking a fresh breath of air he barged in with Julia in tow. His eyes darted around looking for Annie. They locked on a bloody hunched over figure in the corner on a couch.

"Oh my god, Annie!" Julia's soft cry of worry sounded throughout the store. Hurrying over to her he realized she was still breathing.

"Spike...ah I see you finally found her," Annie started wheezing taking a moment to stop speaking, " Good, take good care of her" She clutched her stomach as her face contorted in pain.

"Annie we need to take you to get help!" Spike cried in vain. He knew it, deep down inside he knew innocent people were going to die. Working for in the syndicate he knew it happened all the time. Spinning on his heel he hurried to the back and worked his way in front again moments later with a box full of ammunition. Putting a clip into a gun he tossed it to Julia. A ear shattering bang sounded through the room and glass flew everywhere.

"This way." and with a toss of the head they were gone. Working their way up the stairs to the roof Spike lead the way. Julia picked off lackeys getting on their tail. Slamming the door open Spike made his way down the fire escape stairs glancing back to make sure Julia was still with him.

He still had no idea where he was going, he was just running destinationless. That's when he spied from the corner of his eye the marksman squatting by the fire escapes.

But she'll bring out the best

And the worst you can be

Blame it all on yourself

Cause she's always a woman to me

"Julia! Get Down!" Spike aimed his Jericho at the syndicate lackey a moment too late. A moment, it could last a second or a millennium. He watched helplessly as Julia tried running across the top of the building in vain. Everything played out in slow motion.

The second the bullet entered her body the look of surprise etched across her face could make any person cringe. Her cerulean eyes bulged out of her head with a look of pure horror. Golden locks flailing in the wind as suddenly the whole scene seemed to be playing faster and faster. Julia hit the ground with a dull thud.

"Julia! Dear God no!" Spike ran towards her and placed her head in his lap. Gently moving her bangs out of her face letting her hair fan out on his lap. A spot of crimson made its way onto her lips matching the lipstick already residing there. Spike whipped the blood away with the cuff of his shirt and cradled her head in his arms.

"It's just ..a dream" Julia's last words, not `I love you' or `I'll be waiting for you, your murdering son of a bitch.' In a state of shock Julia's head slid through his arms and onto the floor stained with her blood.

He knew it, nothing ever did work out for him. Somehow life always managed to screw him over, always. Everybody he ever cared for, gone. `Vicious you bastard I'm gonna fucking kill you' Moving from the squatting position on the floor he stood up and walked away. Away from everything because he could. There was nothing to walk back too.

A tear made its way down his face. Quickly wiping it away with the cuff of his sleeve he set his path for the Bebop. `She didn't say she loved you.' It was tearing at his heart like a bullet wound, all the pain and loneliness oozing out of him was too much to bare. Right now all he needed was a good cigarette, some sleep, and just to be left the fuck alone.

And the most she will do

Is throw shadows at you

But she's always a woman to me

Authors Note- Please Read!

O.K theres my first chapter to- Memories! Well let me just state that im not quite sure if im going to continue with this fic..but anyway you might be thinking.. what the hell does this have to do with my other fic? Well, patience is a virtue my fine readers so.. wait and see!

O.K and MY writing might not be that up to par but , what sucks is this chapter was absolutely necessary ( plus I couldn't wait to kill Julia! )) sooo it gets better don't worry!

I DISCLAIM any rights to the song - She's Always A Women By: Billy Joel

And a special thanks to all of those who reviewed my other story !

-- BunnyBreath