When Vicious woke up the next morning Faye was still asleep next to him. He smirked and touched her cheek. She stirred but laid asleep. He got out of bed, careful not to wake her and got dressed. He walked out of his room where Shin was patiently waiting for him.

“Where have you been,” asked Vicious.

“Wasn't feeling well,” he replied.

“I wonder why, I told you to stop drinking,”

“It kind of becomes addicting when you just lost a family member,” said Shin.

“Do you think Lin would want you to be living like this. Remember you still have a responsibility in this syndicate, we lose men all the time, its something you have to deal with.”

“You say that because you haven't lost anyone close to you,”

“I've lost more people close to me than you realize,” he said seriously. He walked away leaving Shin in the hall. Vicious had left the bedroom door slightly opened which gave Shin perfect view of the woman who was sleeping in his bed.

“Faye,” whispered Shin. 'What's she doing in Vicious room, in his bed.' he wondered.

When Jet was coming up the dock he saw Julia coming out from the ship. She past by him without a word. She simply smiled and he smiled back. Spike was on the couch when he went inside. “Spike who was that woman,” said Jet.

“An old friend, Julia,”

“Where's Faye,”

“She went to go see a friend yesterday, she hasn't come back yet,”

“What friend,”

“I asked her that same thing and you what she said,”

“What,”

“She said and I quote, “My friend, don't worry I'll be back soon,” unquote,” he said.

“Well, as long as she isn't getting herself into any trouble,”

“I'm sure she's fine,” remarked Spike.

When Faye woke up she noticed Vicious wasn't in bed next to her. She opened her eyes and sat up and there he was by the end of the bed staring at her with a smirk on his face.

“Hi,”

“Hi,” she said back.

She felt slightly uncomfortable with him staring her down like a hawk. She moved to the side of the bed with the sheets still covering her. “I should go soon,”

“There's no rush,”

“No, Jet and Spike are probably wondering where I am,”

“Spike,” he said.

Faye paused, and then remembered what she had witnessed yesterday. She then looked toward the window and saw her ring lying on the floor like an old worthless piece of metal. Vicious eyes wandered over to where she was gazing at and he saw the ring on the floor. He eyes went back to her. She didn't speak, she didn't move.

“Are you going to go back to him,” he said. When he spoke Faye turned to him. They engaged in a staring contest until she finally shook her head no.

“Do you wish to stay here,”

“Do you want me to stay. I won't stay unless you want me to,” she told him.

“It doesn't matter to me,”

“Really, or are you just saying that,” she said.

“What do you think,” he said back.

“I think your lying. You don't want me to go back,”

“You don't want to go back anyway,”

“How do you know,”

“Its in your eyes,” he replied. He took three steps toward her and sat down on the bed.

“Vicious,” said Faye looking at him.

“Yes Faye,” he answered. He didn't look at her. His gaze was toward the window, looking out into the rain.

“...What happened last night. Why did you kiss me. Was it just to kiss me. Was it all just nothing,” she spoke looking down. Vicious turned his gaze to her.

“What do you think.” he asked.

“What kind of an answer is that,”

“You know me well enough by now Faye. So why do you think I kissed you,”

“Are you turning my own question over to me,” she asked.

“I am,” replied Vicious. Faye smiled but didn't say anything further.

“I think maybe I'm growing attached to you,” he suddenly said.

“...Is that a good thing,” she asked shyly.

“I'm a syndicate leader. Attachment towards people is never good.” he told her. Faye looked away slightly disappointed. Vicious noticed her movement and took her hand. She turned to him confused by his sudden action.

“Nevertheless,” he continued. “Being attached to someone can't be helped and although it might not be the best thing for a person like me, being alone is just as worse as being dead. I want life Faye not death.” he said.

Faye just stared at him unable to speak. Her emotions were running wild and her mind was screaming 'this is wrong, this is wrong,'. Then there was her heart, and it was saying to hold him tight and never let go. Now one question remained. Which one would she listen to, her mind or her heart. She decided she wouldn't answer that question just yet. As for now she would just remain here with Vicious holding his hand and thinking of nothing else.

The two stayed in silence for what seemed like forever still locking hands and staring outside until Shin knocked on the door.

“What,” said Vicious annoyed.

“You have a phone call,” he announced. Vicious sighed and stood up unlocking hands with Faye.

“I'll be back,” Vicious told her.

“Alright,” she said . Faye watched him as he left to his office. When he closed the doors she got up, gathered up her clothes and went into the bathroom.

“Spike go make yourself useful and go somewhere,”

“How will that make me useful,”

“You won't be lazing around,” answered Jet.

“Find then,” said Spike getting up. He took his swordfish and went out for a cruise. By the window he saw the picture of him and Faye with his arms wrapped around her. He then began to wonder where she was. 'I should track her,' he thought.

He was just about to do so when his communicator beeped. It was Faye, she had sent him a message.

'Hey, I'm fine tell Jet not to worry, not sure when I'll be back. Call you later bye'

-Faye

“Well I guess now I won't have to track her,” he said to himself. “But...” He still wondered where she was. Curiosity was killing his insides. He just had to know. “What the hell, its not like she has anything to hid,” he said. So he pushed the button...

Name: Faye Valentine

Current Location: The Red Dragons Syndicate

“What,” he said shocked. She was with Vicious in the syndicate. It couldn't be true. He couldn't believe it. He couldn't believe for one second that she was with Vicious. How could she be, she knows he is his enemy. She couldn't possibly be with the man he hated most in this world. She couldn't of betrayed him like that.

“It can't be true. She wouldn't do that to me,” he said over and over. Angry with rage Spike turned the swordfish and changed course. Next stop, The Red Dragons Syndicate.

“I have the strangest feeling that something is going to happen,” she said. Vicious looked at her questionably. She returned his gaze and said, “Something bad,”

“Something like what,”

“It could just be me worrying. I just keep thinking that at any moment Spike will just show up,”

“He is doing nothing but plaguing your soul with fear. You grow scared every time you think of him.” he said. “I see it in your eyes,”

“I hate that you can read me so easily,”

“Its because of your eyes. I see everything in you when I look into your eyes,”

“Really, and what do you see now,” she asked. Vicious walked up to her and stroked her cheek. As he moved in to kiss her the door was kicked open and there stood Spike with a gun in hand pointing it to Vicious. Completely shocked, Faye took a step back.

“Well now, speak of the devil,” said Vicious.

“Good to see you again Vicious,”

“To bad I can't say the same for you,”

“Sorry to intrude, I was just in the neighborhood cruising by when I started to wonder where Faye was,” He eyes shifted to Faye who now stood behind Vicious.

“Hey Faye,” said Spike.

“I told you I was fine,” she said.

“Oh I bet, but I was curious to know who you were with, so I tracked you.” He took a step forward. “So tell me, since when are you two friends or should I say lovers. Is this really what its come to Faye, the fact that you have to cheat on me,”

“Your one to talk,” said Vicious.

“What's that suppose to mean,”

“I saw you,” Faye interrupted. She and Spike looked at each other and she continued. “I saw you with her yesterday, in your bed. How do you explain that,”

“Faye,”

“You said you loved her, you said I was nothing to you,” she yelled.

“I didn't mean it,”

“Like hell you didn't.”

“Faye I don't even know her,”

“Really, correct me if I'm wrong but isn't she the same girl who used to be Vicious girlfriend. The one you once had an affair with. Julia,”said Faye angrily. Spike couldn't believe what he was hearing. He looked at Vicious. “So now you've brain washed her,” Vicious smirked.

“Is that your response. I've brainwashed her. Surely you can do better than that Spike,”

“You were suppose to die at that church. I'm surprised your alive,”

“Clearly it wasn't my time to go since I was healed by an angel,” replied Vicious. Spike looked at him puzzled then realized what he meant.

“So, not only did you sleep with him but your also the reason why he's still alive,” he said to Faye.

“He didn't deserve to die. As for you, I actually regret saving you that night,”

“Do you,”

“More than anything,”

“So its come to this. Your siding with him,”

“Your siding with her,” she spat back.

“So if I hadn't of been with Julia your saying you would of still been with me,” asked Spike. That question made her pause. Vicious turned his head to the side and saw her confused face from the corner of his eye. Faye looked at him then back at Spike. She said nothing.

“So you do still love me,” smirked Spike. Vicious looked angrily then turned to Faye anxiously awaiting her answer.