"......and when I woke up I was back in the Bebop."
After Spike had poured his heart out to Gabby, she just sat there taking it all in. She hadn't said a word through his whole story, just nodding her head and making noises of sympathy or exclamation. He looked at her face wondering why he had just said all of this and what she thought.
"Wow. You've really had a though time. I am very sorry about Julia." She said softly."You really are strong. If it were I I would have turned into a psycho."
Spike grunted before she went on.
"You must be really hurting. On the inside I mean. Am I the first person you've told?"
".....Yeah. Spike and Faye know only the pieces they guessed at. Umm, you're not going to tell them are you?"
Gabby gave a little smile. "I told you I wouldn't. Do I look like the sort of person who would lie?"
Suddenly a little Welsh corgi ran into the room and sat down next to Spike and looked up at Gabby.
"Oooh, who's this?" She squealed as she bent down and started to rub the little dog's ears and stomach.
"That's Ein."
"How cute!" Gabby was about to ask Spike about Ein when the timer rang.
"Oh dinner's ready! Could you please put these on the table? And fill the glasses with water. Thanks."
Spike sauntered out to the table as Jet, Faye and Ed sat down.
"So. Did you talk to her?" Jet began, everyone at the table knowing who 'she' was.
"Yeah..? Why do you want to know?"
Faye butted in. "Who the hell is she? And WHY is she making us dinner? I thought we didn't have any food."
"We didn't," Jet replied. "I have no idea how she is making a full dinner out of the month old crap we had in there. Her name is Gabby-"
Faye snorted. Trying as hard as she could not to give away the jealousy she was holding on the inside. I'M the only woman on this ship! She thought. Ed doesn't count. This girl better be leaving soon. She doesn't know who she's messing with.
"Yes, Faye?"
"That's the stupidest name I ever heard of."
Jet gave Faye a look of death while Spike calmly replied,"Better than Faye Valentine..?"
Faye's face turned red as she glared at Spike and was about to come back with something nasty when Gabby cheerfully came in with the pan.
She set it down on the table as Ed screeched something about 'yummy-wummy foodie-doo' and started to serve the dish, which was sausages in some kind of batter. It smelled really, really good. Faye however didn't think so. As soon as Gabby sat down and urged everyone to eat, Faye decided to announce her displeasure.
"What the hell is this?" She demanded.
"It's called Toad in a Hole. It's very good try i-"
"Toad in a what? There is no way in hell I am eating this."
Gabby looked hurt as Jet growled, "You'll eat this or I'll-"
"No, Jet, it's okay."
Jet looked at her, surprised. "What do you mean?"
"She doesn't have to eat it. I'll just put it in the oven."
"But-!"
"No buts. Now keep eating."
They all finished their dinner, Faye getting dirty looks left and right from everyone but Gabby. Afterwards, after Gabby insisted that she do do the dishes, everyone watched big shot. As Gabby was drying the dishes, she saw a purple haired head peek inside the doorway. Gabby smiled as she put down her dish and walked to the doorway and stood in front of Faye, who was pressed against the wall, holding her breath.
"You know Faye, if you're hungry, I left the Toad i........dinner in the oven. Do you want some?"
Faye looked away and tried to look cool as she replied.
"No."
"You sure? It was really good, and I swear there are no toads in it. Though everyone seems to think so....."
"Wellll, wait, no. I'm not really hungry." Faye's stomach rumbled and gave her away.
Gabby merely laughed and pushed the plate she had already taken out at Faye. "Eat."
Faye paused, then dug into the meal ravenously. She looked up at Gabby carefully, making sure she wasn't laughing at her. Gabby's had her back turned and was back to the dishes, but Faye could tell she was smiling.
After a few bites, Faye had decided the amphibian dish wasn't so bad and looked up at Gabby again, who, to her surprise, was watching her happily.
"So. Who the hell are you?" Faye blurted out, emphasizing 'are'.
"I'm Gabby, and you're Faye. I thought we had already made introductions!" Gabby giggled. "And you sure do saw 'hell' a lot."
Faye sneered. "Ha ha ha" she said sarcastically. "Yeah, I know your name, but why are you here?"
"Well, I was being chased, and I saw Spike's ship, so I jumped in because I had a wound on my head and fainted, and when I woke up I was here."
"That still doesn't tell me anything."
"Well, that's about all I can tell you, because that's the story I know."
"Why were you being chased?"
" .....I don't know....." Gabby dug her nails into her palm as punishment to herself for lying. "Well, Faye what about you? Why are you here? What's your story?"
Faye was slightly taken aback by Gabby's sudden line of questions, and tried to give as vague answers as possible.
"I'm a bounty hunter just like Spike and Jet so I joined 'em. It's good work. As for my story, why do you give a damn?"
Oh, great, thought Gabby, not this again. Spike and her are perfect for each other. She shook her head. No, she thought, Faye's going to be a harder egg to crack.
Gabby had always been interested in other people's past, more so than her own, and most people seemed to want to open up to her. She "just had that kinda face", as her uncles would say. At hat moment, Gabby decided she would get to the bottom of each person on the Bebop. Faye, she thought, I'm working on right now, Jet, what a nice guy, he'll be easy, but Ed. If I can get an understandable sentence out of her I'll be satisfied.
Faye sighed. She was doing her own thinking too. What can I tell her? She thought. I don't even know my own damn story. She stole a look at Gabby's still smiling face. But...what if she really does want to know? Hmmm, can't hurt-NO! No way am I telling her anything! She's my enemy. And....oh hell. Why even bother? Everyone already likes her more than me so what do I have to lose?
Faye sighed again as she reluctantly began.
"Well, a long time ago, a REAL long time ago, I was a young girl on Earth, except it wasn't like it is now, and I was in a gate accident...................."
A/N: Heh, sorry about the corniness and repetitive themes, I'll do better next chapter! Again, PLEASE R/R!!! Thanks a lot.
After Spike had poured his heart out to Gabby, she just sat there taking it all in. She hadn't said a word through his whole story, just nodding her head and making noises of sympathy or exclamation. He looked at her face wondering why he had just said all of this and what she thought.
"Wow. You've really had a though time. I am very sorry about Julia." She said softly."You really are strong. If it were I I would have turned into a psycho."
Spike grunted before she went on.
"You must be really hurting. On the inside I mean. Am I the first person you've told?"
".....Yeah. Spike and Faye know only the pieces they guessed at. Umm, you're not going to tell them are you?"
Gabby gave a little smile. "I told you I wouldn't. Do I look like the sort of person who would lie?"
Suddenly a little Welsh corgi ran into the room and sat down next to Spike and looked up at Gabby.
"Oooh, who's this?" She squealed as she bent down and started to rub the little dog's ears and stomach.
"That's Ein."
"How cute!" Gabby was about to ask Spike about Ein when the timer rang.
"Oh dinner's ready! Could you please put these on the table? And fill the glasses with water. Thanks."
Spike sauntered out to the table as Jet, Faye and Ed sat down.
"So. Did you talk to her?" Jet began, everyone at the table knowing who 'she' was.
"Yeah..? Why do you want to know?"
Faye butted in. "Who the hell is she? And WHY is she making us dinner? I thought we didn't have any food."
"We didn't," Jet replied. "I have no idea how she is making a full dinner out of the month old crap we had in there. Her name is Gabby-"
Faye snorted. Trying as hard as she could not to give away the jealousy she was holding on the inside. I'M the only woman on this ship! She thought. Ed doesn't count. This girl better be leaving soon. She doesn't know who she's messing with.
"Yes, Faye?"
"That's the stupidest name I ever heard of."
Jet gave Faye a look of death while Spike calmly replied,"Better than Faye Valentine..?"
Faye's face turned red as she glared at Spike and was about to come back with something nasty when Gabby cheerfully came in with the pan.
She set it down on the table as Ed screeched something about 'yummy-wummy foodie-doo' and started to serve the dish, which was sausages in some kind of batter. It smelled really, really good. Faye however didn't think so. As soon as Gabby sat down and urged everyone to eat, Faye decided to announce her displeasure.
"What the hell is this?" She demanded.
"It's called Toad in a Hole. It's very good try i-"
"Toad in a what? There is no way in hell I am eating this."
Gabby looked hurt as Jet growled, "You'll eat this or I'll-"
"No, Jet, it's okay."
Jet looked at her, surprised. "What do you mean?"
"She doesn't have to eat it. I'll just put it in the oven."
"But-!"
"No buts. Now keep eating."
They all finished their dinner, Faye getting dirty looks left and right from everyone but Gabby. Afterwards, after Gabby insisted that she do do the dishes, everyone watched big shot. As Gabby was drying the dishes, she saw a purple haired head peek inside the doorway. Gabby smiled as she put down her dish and walked to the doorway and stood in front of Faye, who was pressed against the wall, holding her breath.
"You know Faye, if you're hungry, I left the Toad i........dinner in the oven. Do you want some?"
Faye looked away and tried to look cool as she replied.
"No."
"You sure? It was really good, and I swear there are no toads in it. Though everyone seems to think so....."
"Wellll, wait, no. I'm not really hungry." Faye's stomach rumbled and gave her away.
Gabby merely laughed and pushed the plate she had already taken out at Faye. "Eat."
Faye paused, then dug into the meal ravenously. She looked up at Gabby carefully, making sure she wasn't laughing at her. Gabby's had her back turned and was back to the dishes, but Faye could tell she was smiling.
After a few bites, Faye had decided the amphibian dish wasn't so bad and looked up at Gabby again, who, to her surprise, was watching her happily.
"So. Who the hell are you?" Faye blurted out, emphasizing 'are'.
"I'm Gabby, and you're Faye. I thought we had already made introductions!" Gabby giggled. "And you sure do saw 'hell' a lot."
Faye sneered. "Ha ha ha" she said sarcastically. "Yeah, I know your name, but why are you here?"
"Well, I was being chased, and I saw Spike's ship, so I jumped in because I had a wound on my head and fainted, and when I woke up I was here."
"That still doesn't tell me anything."
"Well, that's about all I can tell you, because that's the story I know."
"Why were you being chased?"
" .....I don't know....." Gabby dug her nails into her palm as punishment to herself for lying. "Well, Faye what about you? Why are you here? What's your story?"
Faye was slightly taken aback by Gabby's sudden line of questions, and tried to give as vague answers as possible.
"I'm a bounty hunter just like Spike and Jet so I joined 'em. It's good work. As for my story, why do you give a damn?"
Oh, great, thought Gabby, not this again. Spike and her are perfect for each other. She shook her head. No, she thought, Faye's going to be a harder egg to crack.
Gabby had always been interested in other people's past, more so than her own, and most people seemed to want to open up to her. She "just had that kinda face", as her uncles would say. At hat moment, Gabby decided she would get to the bottom of each person on the Bebop. Faye, she thought, I'm working on right now, Jet, what a nice guy, he'll be easy, but Ed. If I can get an understandable sentence out of her I'll be satisfied.
Faye sighed. She was doing her own thinking too. What can I tell her? She thought. I don't even know my own damn story. She stole a look at Gabby's still smiling face. But...what if she really does want to know? Hmmm, can't hurt-NO! No way am I telling her anything! She's my enemy. And....oh hell. Why even bother? Everyone already likes her more than me so what do I have to lose?
Faye sighed again as she reluctantly began.
"Well, a long time ago, a REAL long time ago, I was a young girl on Earth, except it wasn't like it is now, and I was in a gate accident...................."
A/N: Heh, sorry about the corniness and repetitive themes, I'll do better next chapter! Again, PLEASE R/R!!! Thanks a lot.