Inspired by my good friend MyWay (be sure to check out his fan fictions!), I decided to give writing a try myself. I chose Cowboy Bebop, because it is probably my favorite anime. I like the dark and giddy about it, and I love Jazz!

I'm starting to loose tracks, so let me just start with the story. Have fun!

Disclaimer: I have no idea who owns Cowboy Bebop and its characters, I only know: It is not me. (maybe Yutaka Nanten???)

"This" is in speech, 'this' in thought and this is some seamless doing during a sentence.

Chapter 1: Ticks And Leeches

------- Gredan, Mars -------

Jet took his account card from the machine, after cashing in his bounty. He was obviously in a very good mood, which was most probably related to the 900'000 Woolongs he had just received. Jet stretched his arms and grinned satisfied.

"Let's get some food first. I haven't eaten in properly months!"

He made his way into the inner city of Gredan and stepped into a nice looking restaurant and ordered land crab, not caring about the price. He remembered some cop with whom he had dealt around Gredan a few years ago, advising him to try the land crab. Actually, it was a rather awful crab he got, but for Jet's taste, ruined from years of his own cooking, it tasted more than delicious: Jet was having the time of his life.

Two hours later Jet entered his pod, the Hammerhead, noticing that he was being haled. It was the Bebop.

"What is it?"

The broad smile of Ed appeared on the screen. She remained smiling, without saying a word for a few seconds. [Author's Note: I know Ed is genderless, but for me, she's female.]

"Ed? What is it, I say?"

Ed was pushed aside by a hand that turned out to be Spike's. She had placed her foot in his face, making it impossible for him to talk.

"Oi, Jet! How was the hunt?"

Jet smiled and signalized his success by lifting his two thumbs up.

Spike smiled back.

"That means you can bring some food! We're starving here!"

Faye's face appeared next to Spike's.

"Did he say food? You're bringing food? Oh great! I'd love to taste the land crab, could you take some along?" Faye asked.

Jet's smile faded.

"Go get your own bounties! I didn't throw you off my ship yet, be grateful for that!" Jet said in a rather pissed voice and switched the communicator off.

"Those damn leeches. They'll get me into the grave some day." he then mumbled, "I really need a break."

With those words he started the engines and took off.

------- The Bebop -------

"He hung up..." Faye said in disbelief.

"Guess he's not bringing food..." Spike answered disappointedly.

"I'm hungry", Ed said and bit into Spike's left ear.

Spike shrieked: "Get off me, I'm no food!"

"Fooooooooooooooooooooooooooood, tasty Spike, tasty Spike, tasty, tasty, tasty, I wanna eat!"

Noticing that Ed had finally gone nuts - let's say, even more nuts – Spike decided it was better to run and hide somewhere, so he hurried and vanished into the other parts of the ship, Ed running after him.

"Leave something for me, once you got him!" Faye shouted after them, then continued to Ein, "Jet's a meany, isn't he? Won't bring food for poor Faye."

Ein barked and bit into Faye's foot.

"Ooow! Let go, let go, you're destroying my precious nails!"

Luckily a shriek of pain from somewhere deep inside the ships body drew Ein's attention. He barked and vanished as well.

Faye looked at her foot. Ein sure had some good teeth. She sat back, closed her eyes, sighed and tried to remember when her stomach had gotten something to deal with for the last time.

The bridge door opened and Jet entered.

"Where's Spike?"

"Playing with Ed.", Faye was greedy.

"Aha.", Jet said placing a shopping bag on the table, "I brought you some food."

Hearing the word 'food', Faye jumped up. One second later, Ed came running, followed by a quite destructed Spike, covered with bites. Jet turned his back in awe, leaving him having to listen to the disgusting noises of three bad educated adults eating while fighting and fighting while eating.

The noises only lasted for thirty seconds, then the three started to shout.

"Is that all?"

"You're not serious."

"I want moooooooooore."

Jet's expression turned from surprise into anger, from anger into rage and then relaxed again. He turned around and gave the three a glance to remember. Then he started to speak, in the calmest voice:

"I am having enough of this now, and enough of you in particular."

Faye and Spike looked at Jet paralyzed, while Ed quickly took the quart of a sandwich Spike had in his hand, stuffing it into her mouth. He noticed and the three started to fight again.

Jet, having lost the attention, clenched his fist and his whole body vibrated from inner tension.

"LISTEN WHEN I SPEAK TO YOU!"

The three continued fighting.

Jet was about to blow up. Steam came from his nostrils.

'Give me a bounty to beat up, or I'll take one of them...'

He stepped forward, picked Faye and Spike up and shook them hard. Then he repeated, feeling a little better:

"I am having enough of this. And that's why I am going on vacation."

Spike and Faye looked at him surprised.

"Yay, vacation, vacation, sunny beach and sand, Ed likes vacation!"

"I am going on vacation and I am not taking any of you with me.", Jet let Spike and Faye loose, turned around and walked out of the control room.

"Vacation?", Spike and Faye said unisonous.

-------------------- end of chapter 1 --------------------