Cowboy Bebop Fan Fiction ❯ The Kiss of the Scorpion ❯ Chapter 8 ( Chapter 8 )

The Kiss of the Scorpion 8
Author's Notes: This is a combination of Cowboy Bebop the Anime and Cowboy Bebop Shooting Star. It takes place around five years after the anime ends. I have seen the entire series (A/N: my family has two copies and I'll probably buy the set again for myself), I have both Shooting Star mangas, and I have the movie (I have yet to see it I probably should at some point). Now for the warnings there will be rape in some of these chapters but they will eventually turn into true love (A/N: don't ask I think you will get the idea as the story goes along).
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Ed sat across from Scorpion at the breakfast table both where wearing yukata's.

"We will be attending an opera tonight," said Scorpion looking up from his computer and removing his glasses.

"Alright," said Ed placing the glass of milk down next to her plate.

"I plan on taking you shopping to pick out a dress for you to wear," said Scorpion. "Don't get me wrong this is nothing about being romantic but that pink dress you were brought to me in won't suit you well for this function and a kimono won't be at all comfortable."

"I understand Scorpion-san," said Ed nodding.

"Good," said Scorpion standing up abruptly, discarding his yukata he headed toward the chest of drawers. "We will leave when you finish eating and get that pink frock of yours back on."

Scorpion stopped and he frowned considering something; the pink frump would be far too noticeable for anyone looking for her. He would have to get her something different to wear. He dug through his closets until he discovered what he had been looking for, a white shirt.

"Here," he said tossing the shirt at her. "Put that on and turn that pink dress of yours into a dress. I'll be back within the hour be ready to go, by the way you may use the bath to wash up if you wish in the corner closet are some bath stuff for females feel free to use it."

That said Scorpion left Ed alone in the room; she stared down at the shirt and then left toward the bath room deciding that it would be good to get cleaned up some. The moment she entered the bathroom she was shocked by the side, she could have fit half her house in here and still have had room. She looked around taking in her surroundings to her right was the sink with a white marble top and gold fixtures with a large mirror behind it; on the other side were a bunch of closets and a small room with the toilet. Walking to the back of the room she saw a really big Jacuzzi the fixture around it held candles and a pillow to rest your head. She smiled seeing some of the books resting there near the pillow. She grinned and looked around for the corner closet upon finding it she pulled out bottles of green tea bubble bath, shower gel, bath fizz, shampoo, and conditioner.

She removed a towel and draped it on the rod over the faucet of the bath. She ran the water so that it was a little bit hotter then warm and then poured in the bubble bath along with some bath fizz and watched as bubbles began to fill the tub along with the hot water. She allowed the yukata to fall from her body and slowly stepped into the water, lowering herself down. She breathed a sigh of relief and inhaled the delicious fragrance of the bubbles and fizz.

"Hey this stuff ain't half bad I wonder who makes this stuff," said Ed picking up the bottle and bubble bath to examine the label. "The Otaki No Ryuu Bath Shop, hey cool I guess even rich people prefer quality over the expansive shit that makes you break out. Even Faye used this stuff back when I was still with the others."

At the thought of Faye and the others Ed realized that her good thoughts were short lived and she sat up in the bath.

"Is it right that I should be enjoying myself when they are probably all worried about me?"

Ed sighed and quickly finished her bath and wrapped herself in a towel. She returned to the large window and knelt down to retrieve her earring.

"It hasn't been signaling Ein," whispered Ed.

"No," said Scorpion. "It hasn't been signaling your mut. I found it the other night and cut off its connection; however, I also left it there so you wouldn't find out until it was too late. By now we are far from our pervious position incase your friends actually managed to catch it before I shut it off. Now put your clothes on so we can go get some clothes for you to wear tonight."

"Hai, Lord Scorpion," Said Ed replacing the earring.
_____________________________________________________________< br> Jet reclaimed his seat in front of the computer and took a sip of tea. He examined the screen and let out a curse.

"Damn it guys get your asses down here now!" shouted Jet in the direction of the back.

"What is it?" asked Faye running toward him with Spike and Shin not far behind.

"The bastard must have discovered how Ed was signaling us and shut off the connection."

"Damn it!" screamed Faye pounding the table with her fist. "How could this have possibly happened we were so close to getting her back!"

"Look!" said Shin trying to calm down the pissed off female. "Scorpion is one of the smartest males his age, if not the smartest. To be perfectly frank I would have been surprised if he hadn't noticed Ed had a tracer in his bedroom. All we can do is head to were they were when we found the tracer and go from there."

Spike sighed and closed his eyes running his hand through his green hair, "Shin is right Scorpion is too smart to fall for something like that. We have to be careful when dealing with him he as already fooled us once and no doubt he as probably gotten much smarter since then."

Faye took a deep breathe and slowly let it out relaxing, they were right now wasn't the time to let something like that get hold of her and worry her. Ed was a smart kid she would think of something to save herself soon.

"Your right," she said out loud. "And Ed is a smart girl by now she probably as a new plan and it is probably better then that one. She'll be fine when we get there to save her. She'll be fine."

"Good girl," said Spike placing his hand on her shoulder. "Now go back to your daughter she probably needs to be feed."

"Hope," said Faye as if she was in a dream. "Hai, Hope must take care of Hope."

Faye slowly left the room leaving the three males alone in the room. They waited until after she was gone before turning back to each other.

"Well," said Spike. "What are the chances that Ed can still be alive?"

"Well," said Shin. "To be perfectly frank I'm not sure I mean there is a possibility that she is still alive but it is probably very small. The only thing we can do now is wait and see."

"Right," said Jet taking a calming sip of tea. "For now we should play everything by ear and try not to upset Faye too much. No telling what she might do ever since Hope was born Faye as been like some over protective motherly-sister type to all the females we come across."

"And since she knew Ed for awhile it will probably be worse," muttered Spike. "So let's just play it by ear and see how things go."

"Hai," said Shin.
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Scorpion and Ed walked into a fashion boutique unaware that someone was watching them from across the street. The woman that was watching them had short dark green and blue hair, pale skin, long, lithe and was wearing a short black shirt and red blouse with matching boots.

"Well, well," she said lowering her sunglasses. "That must be the girl that Lord Shin told me was missing. I guess I should contact him now who knew I would find her while on a separate mission from him."

The woman pulled out a cell phone and pressed a few numbers before she was connected.

"Lord Shin," said the girl. "This is Mai. "I believe I found the woman you have been looking for. You aren't going to believe were she is now. No, I am not joking I am being serious I can see them now in the shop across from were I am seating. Understood!"

The girl hung up the phone and continued to watch the couple in the couple in the boutique she was very good at waiting; she had done a lot of waiting and still waited for the one thing she wanted.

TBC