Guerre Froide
Hello! Okay so I know I have a story already up but I got this idea and I just had to write it! So here is the full summary! Btw the title is French for cold war.
Summary: It has been two years since Spike "died" he is now the leader of the Red Dragons and never tried to find the bebop to keep them safe. Him and Faye have a chance encounter, but what will happen when she gets involved in the spout between The Red Dragons (Italian syndicate) and The Black Ravens (French syndicate) and will other people get in the way as well? Well, I guess you need to read to find out!
Okay guys please R&R! and enjoy! (Rated T for some profanity)
'thinking'
"talking"
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Light shone through the small window of the upscale apartment. Faye slowly opened her eyes and stretched. She turned and slightly jumped to see a man about 27 lying next to her. 'oh yeah, forgot about him' she slowly got up trying not to wake him and put on her clothes.
She walked over to the dresser and chairs to get a few more things. Before she walked out she turned to him and whispered "well it was fun, thanks" then she was gone.
A few minutes later the man woke up and looked around to see her gone. He raised a brow "hmm, well aren't I lucky, no strings attached." He laid there a little longer before getting up himself and grabbing his pants.
He was looking for some things before he realized something. "That BITCH took my money!" he got up and looked around again. "and my watch !"
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Faye ran down the street, heels in hand, to her red tail. "ahh yes another great escape, and an easy one at that! Man they do just make it so much fun." With that she took off towards Sinus Meridiani to Jets bar.
They had decided to stop bounty hunting almost a year after spike died. They still had the Bebop that they used when they went on big trips but they were going to try and live as normal as possible. They have it at the same dock and Jet visits often to tend to it.
She had moved out as soon as she got the money and got a small studio apartment and a decent job at a casino. Surprisingly as a waitress and not a dealer. (didn't want to get into that habit again.)
She was trying to be smart with her money but she still had her days like today where she went a little wild. Hey nothing wrong with treating yourself every once in a while. Jet stayed longer on the bebop until he eventually bought a small bar he named MaroonHead and made a small house in the back.
They were happy, and that was all that mattered.
Faye pulled up to the bar. She landed then headed inside the house part "hey! Anyone home? It's me!" she yelled as she walked to the kitchen.
Jet came out of room "hey morning!" she turned and smiled "hey, you gonna cook anything?" he gave her a look then said "well of course, I must please my mooching friend now huh?"
She smiled and patted his bald head. "yup! That's right! Thank you!" she said as she went to the couch and plopped down. He just scratched his head and went straight to the fridge to see what was there. "where's Ed?"
She asked as she turned on the T.V. "she's still asleep, she hadn't got any of it for a while now" he replied "hmmm I see, limit that kid on her damn computer already." Faye said knowing the kid was glued to it. "yeah, yeah" was all he said. "you coming for dinner tonight?"
He asked. She looked up thinking about it. "mmm maybe, I don't know if I'll go out." She said turning back to the T.V. he looked over at her "speaking of going out isn't that what you had on last night? Were you messing with guys again?"
She raised a brow with a chuckle "maaaybee." He just grumbled and went back to the eggs.
Over the past two years they had all become closer, they were a real family now. She was happy where she was in her life. A few moments later they heard a big voice enter.
"faaaye faaaye!" said Ed as she came up to Faye with a smile and hug. She smiled slightly "hey Ed" "will you bring Edward something good from pretty place today?" she said with a big smile bringing Ein in her arms. Faye just chuckled "actually I have something for you. Here, it's a snow glob." Faye said digging in her bag and handing it to her.
Ed's eyes widened as she saw it. "ahhhhhh! Pretty pretty pretty!" she said running around with it. Faye smiled then said "okay, but be careful don't break it!" Ed continued to run "okay faye faye! Ed won't!"
Soon Jet called for breakfast; after Faye left to her apartment to get ready for the day ahead and maybe later she would pawn that watch she took, it looked expensive.
Faye had run some errands then finally approached her house. She didn't realize the time until she was in. her eyes widened as she saw the clock.
"Crap! It's already 4:38 and I need to be at work by 5!"
With that she went to get ready and was out the door by 5. Oh well, not like she hasn't been late before.
When she walked in she was greeted by a fairly tall man with sandy brown hair and hazel eyes. "And of course our beautiful waitress is late again, but thankfully her lovely friend here signed her in even though he could get in trouble for it." He said standing behind the bar throwing a rag over his shoulder.
She smiled and rolled her eyes waving her hand dismissively. "yeah yeah, thank you Liam." She said walking past him and behind the counter as well.
"So, what was it this time? Hangover or another guy?" he said turning towards her. She looked a little offended for a second "gosh why does everyone assume it's a guy? It's not like I do it all the time! It has been a while since the last one now."
He just snorted "Well I guess that is a little true, but that's only because the other people don't know about your little secret affair with that doctor a few months ago!"
She turned on her heel and looked straight at him. "Hey! How did you know!? Did Emma open her big mouth?" he chuckled "Maybe, she's not good at secrets you know that."
"Yeah well hey that was like my 4th guy in my life, most women have 10 by the time there my age!" he responded with "oh you should win a metal! That it amazing!"
"Ugh!" she just rolled her eyes and went on her way. He smiled "have nice day honey! Don't let those nasty men touch you now!" then he went back to his work.
Faye had met him and another friend named Emma about a year and a courter ago when she started to work here. She had come in one day and sat at the bar hopeless after losing so much money. Liam saw her and somehow got things out of her. He helped her get a job there as a waitress and soon she met her annoying friend Emma, who starts her shift later. She practically weaved her way in her life.
Faye usually wasn't the type to have friends and family, but she learned her lesson a long time ago to not be afraid to get close when she lost someone she didn't realize she grew an attachment to. She swore that was the last time she would trust someone again, but then realized maybe it wouldn't be that bad.
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Somewhere else on mars was a tall building with up to 20 floors. People thought it was just your typical relations tower, but in reality it was the home of the Red Dragons syndicate.
Yes, many people thought it was dead and that all the people who were able to hold it up were gone, but they were wrong.
One person in particular survived and took over what was left after much begging from the head council. They obviously couldn't do anything without him considering the respect he was given by everyone else.
This man was Spike Spiegel. After being in a coma for almost a month and re gaining his strength he decided he would take on the role as head of the syndicate.
He figured maybe he could keep them out of trouble for a while. If he didn't they might have gone after him anyways.
The last thing he needed was more stress from them. Funny how he spent a good amount of time trying to get away from them and yet he was leading them now. "the big boss" well it did have its pros and cons.
For one he could pretty much do whatever he wanted and get away with almost anything; and of course knowing Spike he needed that a lot.
Then again he really didn't want to be involved with anything in the syndicate. He went prepared to die that day but he didn't. The first thought that went through his head was 'why the hell not?' he was tired of having to try and move on when he definitely couldn't.
Despite what he may look like he was horrible when it came to feeling and emotion. He was always either and under thinker or and over thinker. He couldn't express anything for the life of him. So because of this he knew he should have just died and not have to deal with the damn life his stupid father led him to. He didn't want to have to remember the betrayal, fighting, lust, and most of all the small bit of happiness he experienced for almost 4 years.
These thoughts were entering his head as he stared out of his office window. He was hoping someone would bug him about a meeting or something so he could stop thinking. His prayers were answered when his rookie underman Michele came through the door.
"Mr. Spiegel! Can I come in?" he stuttered. Spike turned around "well considering you're already in Mike I guess you can; and what have I said about calling me Mr. Spiegel huh?" the man looked as if he was about to break. "oh yes! Right ! sorry sir! I mean Spike hehe" he was always such a nervous wreck, but that was common for rookies who got this close to him. They wanted to prove their worth and show how good they could be at their job. They were also the easiest to take advantage of and toy with…in an innocent way…
"it's fine, so what is it?" the man set down some papers then spoke. "well you have some visitors and then you're pretty much free for the day.
"damn…" he muttered then sighed "okay, thank you send them in" Mike stood up with a 'yes sir!' and was out the door.
After a few minutes of waiting spike saw three men come through the door. Eric, Samuel, and Ricky. These were the men that held what he held before he was the head. They sat down with greetings. "okay cut to the chase I wanna get this over with." Spike said looking at them. Samuel sighed "we would have been here earlier, but these to stupid asses decided they were gonna "party hard" last night."
Eric looked up scratching his head. "heyyy, not cool you said that too loud." He said in almost a whisper. Samuel just raised a brow "I talked to loud? Un believable he still has a hangover" Spike looked from them to Ricky "and you?" he asked not really caring that they were late. Ricky had sat there quietly looking pissed. "egh! I met this girl last night at some club, she was the most beautiful thing I had seen and thankfully I beat Eric to her." Eric just grumbled and turned his head. "Anyway we have a good night you know? Talk, dance, head over to my place and I think everything is A okay, but no! I wake up in the morning and the girl stole my latest paycheck and my gold watch!"
Spike just raised a brow. "So? Just cancel the check and you have plenty of watches." He said nonchalantly. "Ha yeah except its already on a separate card. Plus no one plays me like that! No one!" Eric finally turned to him "damn shut the hell up you whinny baby, you only had a little money on there. Besides for a women like that I'd give her my house if she wanted. A true beauty." He finished in a daze.
This only made Ricky madder "no! I gatta get this girl! Bring her in and just scare her a little. Huh spike? I mean I know we don't really do that anymore, but come on." Spike just sat back "fine, get a small small team but get your team together first, but you're not killing the girl." Ricky snorted "yeah, of course not." He said sitting back.
Spike sat back with a smirk. "Plus, I wanna meet this mysterious girl, she gatta name?"
Ricky looked from his hands "yeah, said it was romanii" at this spike sat up and raised a brow asking "roma what now?" "romanii" Ricky replied. Spike sat back again after processing it. "Yo, you okay spike?" asked Samuel. "Yeah, it just sounded familiar." Was all he said.
"Well back on topic, we got another letter" Samuel said handing it to Spike. Spike looked up at him "hmm? From the Ravens?" "Yeah and this one sounds more threatening too"
He looked over the letter for a few minutes. "Does seem like he's getting more serious." "Yeah, and what's with the I'll be seeing you soon at the end? What are we supposed to be expecting? What did we even do to them?" asked Eric. "The French syndicate has always had it out for us since 1998, no one is sure of the whole story why but we used to be allies and now we're enemies." Said Ricky.
Spike threw the letter on the desk and sat back. "Shit, this is just what we need now." He said sarcastically, he sighed then said "Send it to an analyst and be dismissed. I'll deal with it later." He said rubbing the bridge of his nose.
"Alright" and with that they were gone. He sighed and went back to starring out the window. 'I really do think too much.'
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In another building similar to The Red Dragon headquarters sat a man with dark black hair and dark blue eyes at his desk as well. Next to him stood a women who propped herself up on his desk and put a hand on his arm then spoke. She had dirty blond hair with brown eyes.
"Julius, have they responded?" he sighed and unstiffened himself. "No, but if they chose to keep ignoring me I might have to crack. I will not be ignored you know that ma chérie." He said kissing her hand. She gave a small chuckle then went to sit on his lap. "Bien sûr que non, vous attendez de personne." And she sealed it with a kiss.
His last thought was 'I will get my revenge…vengeance'
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Okay! So that was the first chapter what do ya think!? Hehe so my other story (What We Waiting For) will be updated so don't worry I will prally do it today or tomorrow. I just have been busy and stuck on it for a while but a new idea sprouted and I just had to write this! And I'm on a role for the other story as well! My sailor moon story might have to wait though because I'm have a little trouble with that one but I will post a bunch at once for that. Okay so hope you enjoyed! (tehe, like how I brought back Eric from the other story.) ha okay bye now please R&R! By the way, as you may have noticed, the title of the story is in French, which translates to Cold War.
-animestarz96!