A/N: Hey! I decided to take a different approach to Bebop (since I'm a mega S/F fan, so yeah…)and figured that I should try something completely different. I've seen every pairing practically except for Jet/Julia, so I thought…why not? Please tell me what you think!

CH 1: The Goddess in Distress

"Tell me which room Spike Spiegel's in...NOW!"

Absolutely flustered, the young nurse whom had been addressed immediately broke into a heavy sweat, her voice now terribly high-pitched as she squeaked, "I swear, Mr. Black, I don't know! I'm not in charge of these things!"

Seizing her frantically by the lapels of her white nurse's dress, the balding man growled menacingly in response, "I don't care if you're not in charge of knowing who's housed where! Just go and find out where my friend's being held!"

"Oh...b-but Mr. Black..."

"MOVE!"

Terrified, the young woman rushed off in hot pursuit of the doctor, Jet's tough facade immediately dissipating as soon as she disappeared around the bend.

He hadn't meant to scare her; really, he hadn't. It was just that Spike was his best and closest friend, and if he lost him...well...he really didn't wish to think about that at the moment.

Casting his pale blue gaze up towards the heavens, it was then that Jet realized how much he depended upon his crew opposed to them depending on him. He needed each and every single one of them like some sort of bizarre sustenance; without them, he realized, he couldn't function properly. How that had come to be was most certainly a mystery to the man, yet he still took immense pride in the fact that he had somewhat of a family to call his own. By this point, he'd be damned if he lost one of his members.

"Mr. Black?"

He immediately looked up. "Yes?"

"I am Dr. Ishida...Mr. Spiegel's doctor," the rather tight-lipped man revealed before nodding politely in Jet's direction. "Unfortunately, I have some very bad news for you."

Jet visibly stiffened. "B-bad news?"

"Yes, sir," Dr. Ishida conceded. "You see, Mr. Black, it seems that Spike Spiegel has passed away...he died about an hour ago."

"He's...dead," Jet reiterated, his face growing deathly pale. "No...oh, God, no..."

"However," Dr. Ishida rudely interrupted, "his delightfully attractive blonde partner was brought to the ICU, as well, not too long ago. I was told that the lovely creature's name is Julia."

Jet paled even further, suddenly feeling much woozier than before. "J-Julia," he stammered, his vision going slightly in and out of focus due to his tremendous shock. "I-I thought she was..."

"Dead," Dr. Ishida supplied, nodding. "So did I, until we detected a very faint pulse within her. She was very fortunate to have been taken care of so soon."

"Please," Jet begged, a sudden desperation taking over him that he could not quite explain, "let me see her."

Dr. Ishida nodded considerately. "Yes, of course, sir."

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She was absolutely beautiful lying there amidst the vast spread of white sheets, her soft, silken tresses fanning out beneath her upon the pillow like rich drizzles of honey as her bosom continued to rise and fall with the hypnotic rhythm of her breathing.

She was so vulnerable...so helpless.

Carefully approaching Julia's bedside, it was then that Jet suddenly understood how Spike could just so easily abandon everything for this woman. There was something about her that naturally drew Jet to her side, yet what that something was he decided that he had yet to find out.

While listening to the steady beeping of Julia's heart monitor, Jet couldn't help but slip his large hand within her own tiny one as if he suddenly felt that she needed an unspoken sense of assurance.

"Don't worry," he whispered, gazing down upon her with large, sad blue eyes. "I'll take you back to the Bebop with me once all of this hell is over and done with...and that's a promise."

The blonde did nothing to answer him, yet somehow he felt as if she were smiling...

A/N: Welp, that was my take on what would happen thus far…I'm not sure if I should continue or not since I'm thinking that a lot of people won't accept this pairing, but if you think I should, please tell me in a review! Thanks!

Beth