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Sojourn- Preface
"Polly?"
Faye looked up at Spike questioningly.
"How'd you come up with 'Polly' for a name?"
"Actually, Ed thought of it. She said, and I quote 'Baby-person named Polly!' and it stuck. I like it"
Spike raised an eyebrow and stared in that peculiar way of his. "What's up with the change in outfit?" he asked belatedly.
"Stretch marks. You would not believe how big I got. I looked like a blimp! They're all over my stomach, so my old clothes are out for work purposes. Besides, it just doesn't feel right, with Polly and all."
"I know. I wish I could have been here"
"Me too. Hey, she's gonna get fussy here in a second. I'd better get her bottle" Faye gott up and left the sleeping baby with her father.
As Spike looked down at the baby, he frowned in confusion. "How can you tell? She looks so peaceful"
Faye flashed a smile over her shoulder. "Mother's intuition. You'd be amazed at what I've learned. Three..."
Polly started to move restlessly. "Two...."
A small cry issued from the tiny mouth. "One..."
A blood curdling cry came from an awesome set of lungs. Spike cringed at the noise, but it ceased almost immediately when Faye put a bottle at the lips and Polly began to suck noisily. "Zero"
Spike looked at her in wonder, then he glared. "I'm gonna learn how to do that" he handed Polly over.
"Sure you are" she agreed.
"I am"
"I know"
"Hey, are you guys done getting reaquainted? 'Cuz we gotta get moving. Ed can only kick my ass in chess so many times before I get annoyed, y' know" Jet called from somewhere.
"Sure, come out. I just gotta go get Letty, and we'll be off"
"Letty?" Faye asked casually, with a slight edge in her voice.
"Yeah. She was my nurse after the incident. She took me in when my treatment was done. She's kind of like a mother hen. I promised to take her with me if I ever left Mars. There's room, isn't there Jet?"
"Shit. I got four strays already, what's another? I suppose" Jet said defeatedly.
Spike looked at Faye, and saw the doubt in her eyes. "I told you, she's just a friend, a big sister really. You have nothing to be jealous of"
"Me, jealous? Ha!" Faye said heartily. "And to prove it, I'll go with you to pick up Letty."
Spike hid a grin. "Alright, let's go" he started out the door, whistling.
"I- wait! What about Polly?"
"Bring her with us" and Faye was so elated at the 'us' that she immediately followed him.
************
It was a warm day out and Faye and Spike walked liesurely to the dilapitated building he had been residing in. Faye clasped her arms around her baby in nervousness.
"Hey, it's okay. The people around here are decent, even if they aren't rich."
"If you say so"
On the second floor, Spike opened a door and strode in. "Letty, you home?" he called.
"Spike, I was so worried about you. Who's this?" Faye was startled by the buxom blonde woman's lack of surprise and her frankness.
"This is Faye Valentine. Faye, Leticia Cronwell-Letty."
"Goodness, Spike, she's not another stray is she. I can only feed and clothe so many-" she stopped at Faye's short bark of laughter.
"Jesus, you and Jet will get along great." She said with great amusement.
"Y'know, Faye, I thought the same thing when I met her" Spike intoned dryly. He was poking around the living room.
"Who? Who's Jet?" Letty was becoming frustrated.
"Remember how you alway's say that you want to get off of Mars and see the universe? Well Faye is one of my shipmates from a long time ago."
"Not that long"
"And I talked them into letting you come with us. We're bounty hunters, so we get around pretty good."
"Oh, oh dear" Letty plopped onto a couch. "Spike..." she looked up and smiled regretfully. "I was just dreaming idly. I could never leave this place. It's my home." she got up and kissed his cheek. "You go. I'll miss you, but drop me a line someday. Maybe even visit me"
"You're sure? You don't want to come?"
"Nope. I have a job, and a cause. I'll be fine"
They stayed for a while, and Faye got to know the person that had been taking care of the person she loved. But the time came when they had to leave.
Back on the Bebop, they blasted off. It was the beginning of a brand new adventure. Spike or Faye's past were no longer in question.
Or were they?
Sorry I haven't updated. I have been working on my information/analysis website for DBZ characters. This id the last chapter of THIS series. Expect a sequel in the near to medium distant future. It will be called "Sojourn" Look for it
Sojourn- Preface
"Polly?"
Faye looked up at Spike questioningly.
"How'd you come up with 'Polly' for a name?"
"Actually, Ed thought of it. She said, and I quote 'Baby-person named Polly!' and it stuck. I like it"
Spike raised an eyebrow and stared in that peculiar way of his. "What's up with the change in outfit?" he asked belatedly.
"Stretch marks. You would not believe how big I got. I looked like a blimp! They're all over my stomach, so my old clothes are out for work purposes. Besides, it just doesn't feel right, with Polly and all."
"I know. I wish I could have been here"
"Me too. Hey, she's gonna get fussy here in a second. I'd better get her bottle" Faye gott up and left the sleeping baby with her father.
As Spike looked down at the baby, he frowned in confusion. "How can you tell? She looks so peaceful"
Faye flashed a smile over her shoulder. "Mother's intuition. You'd be amazed at what I've learned. Three..."
Polly started to move restlessly. "Two...."
A small cry issued from the tiny mouth. "One..."
A blood curdling cry came from an awesome set of lungs. Spike cringed at the noise, but it ceased almost immediately when Faye put a bottle at the lips and Polly began to suck noisily. "Zero"
Spike looked at her in wonder, then he glared. "I'm gonna learn how to do that" he handed Polly over.
"Sure you are" she agreed.
"I am"
"I know"
"Hey, are you guys done getting reaquainted? 'Cuz we gotta get moving. Ed can only kick my ass in chess so many times before I get annoyed, y' know" Jet called from somewhere.
"Sure, come out. I just gotta go get Letty, and we'll be off"
"Letty?" Faye asked casually, with a slight edge in her voice.
"Yeah. She was my nurse after the incident. She took me in when my treatment was done. She's kind of like a mother hen. I promised to take her with me if I ever left Mars. There's room, isn't there Jet?"
"Shit. I got four strays already, what's another? I suppose" Jet said defeatedly.
Spike looked at Faye, and saw the doubt in her eyes. "I told you, she's just a friend, a big sister really. You have nothing to be jealous of"
"Me, jealous? Ha!" Faye said heartily. "And to prove it, I'll go with you to pick up Letty."
Spike hid a grin. "Alright, let's go" he started out the door, whistling.
"I- wait! What about Polly?"
"Bring her with us" and Faye was so elated at the 'us' that she immediately followed him.
************
It was a warm day out and Faye and Spike walked liesurely to the dilapitated building he had been residing in. Faye clasped her arms around her baby in nervousness.
"Hey, it's okay. The people around here are decent, even if they aren't rich."
"If you say so"
On the second floor, Spike opened a door and strode in. "Letty, you home?" he called.
"Spike, I was so worried about you. Who's this?" Faye was startled by the buxom blonde woman's lack of surprise and her frankness.
"This is Faye Valentine. Faye, Leticia Cronwell-Letty."
"Goodness, Spike, she's not another stray is she. I can only feed and clothe so many-" she stopped at Faye's short bark of laughter.
"Jesus, you and Jet will get along great." She said with great amusement.
"Y'know, Faye, I thought the same thing when I met her" Spike intoned dryly. He was poking around the living room.
"Who? Who's Jet?" Letty was becoming frustrated.
"Remember how you alway's say that you want to get off of Mars and see the universe? Well Faye is one of my shipmates from a long time ago."
"Not that long"
"And I talked them into letting you come with us. We're bounty hunters, so we get around pretty good."
"Oh, oh dear" Letty plopped onto a couch. "Spike..." she looked up and smiled regretfully. "I was just dreaming idly. I could never leave this place. It's my home." she got up and kissed his cheek. "You go. I'll miss you, but drop me a line someday. Maybe even visit me"
"You're sure? You don't want to come?"
"Nope. I have a job, and a cause. I'll be fine"
They stayed for a while, and Faye got to know the person that had been taking care of the person she loved. But the time came when they had to leave.
Back on the Bebop, they blasted off. It was the beginning of a brand new adventure. Spike or Faye's past were no longer in question.
Or were they?
Sorry I haven't updated. I have been working on my information/analysis website for DBZ characters. This id the last chapter of THIS series. Expect a sequel in the near to medium distant future. It will be called "Sojourn" Look for it
