Apologies

[Calla Lily]

Characters: Spike, Julia
NOTE: a ficlet let in the future of Bebop universe, therefore post-series. Although Julia is identified (names will be changed, just have to discover them), these characters are their reincarnations of Spike, Julia, and Vicious. Sorry for any confusion.



APOLOGIES


He hung around the cafeteria area located outside of the main hospital building. The lunch patio was square, concrete and had traces of dirty footprints everywhere. Putting a hand to his stomach the sound of an empty stomach preyed on his mind. Wanting to escape the plastic chairs and the food carts Spike lolled around a darkened corner of the building.

Wanting to light up a sign on the wall reminded him of his social obligations.

Crap, he thought, have to play the good citizen today.

Footsteps caught his attention and he turned around.

"I'm sorry, I didn't see you there. You need a hand with - huh." The stranger turned out to be her, one of the hospital nurses with her blonde hair in a tight-knit bun just like all the others.

"How are you?" she asked plainly. Under the shadow of the hospital walls, he saw that her eyes had shadows under them.

Fine. He mentally answered. "Still in the business, planes don't fly themselves anymore. Want a cigarette?"

She shook her head and said it was bad for the lungs. He replied,

"Yeah, I'm never going to quit now. Look at them, those kids. They'll turn out just like us."

She nodded in the direction that his chin pointed to. People entering and exiting the main doors. Sometimes by themselves, sometimes with others. It was all monotonous to her. She pulled on her bun to make sure everything was in place.

"Julia. That's a nice name, you keep it. Not like mine." Without waiting to see her reaction he continued. "Took my friend back home yesterday. He didn't want to leave - thought he'd gone crazy." The corner of his eye saw her nod in understanding. She remembered him.

"But look at you. You're here. I'm here." There was no nod and she was looking the other way.

"He likes you, you know."



*Fin. Or is it?*

[Mellie]

omg! please let there be more! It's so interesting and piques my curiosity to insane heights.