authors note: hey, this is FaYe writing to you guyz again from my computaDoRA ^_^ hope you like this chapter, hope i have time to finish it in one sitting to ^_^ enjoy, tell me watcha thinK! my email is muz590@hotmail.com, incase you guys are wondering... (: this chapter is more of a character intro for esmerelda than anything else, but there is a bit of progress in it to.


Esmeralda had never been a rich person, not even merely second-class. She lived in the poor, trashy areas of Jupiter, surviving alone from age 3. She stayed in a small cult of gypsies, and was brought up with their ways. She learned the rule of life, one that she and Faye coincidentaly shared: Never Trust Anyone. She fended for her self, and if she wanted to, she stole or killed. She had never experienced guilt or regret, only the feeling of satisfaction when she got her hands on what she wanted. And ask anyone, Esmeralda always got what she wanted. Then, in her late teens, the gambling craze arouse. She heard of Faye Valentine, who was thought to be a reincarnation of Poker Alice. She made more woolongs than anybody. This dragged Esmeralda to be another cheater in this craze, and got a chance to play with Faye Valentine too.
It was that fateful day when Esmeralda spotted Faye playing poke with some guys and that unbelievably good looking man standing beside her. He would seem preoccupied with something underneath the table, probably one of Faye's cheating devices. He had wild, unruly hair, piercing eyes, a narrow face, and a slick, cool look to him. Esmerelda felt immediately attracted to him, and vowed to get him. And so, she played a game with Faye Valentine, merely to impress the man, and to get near him." But unfortunately, Faye beat Esmerelda. Esmerelda would have normally done something drastic, but her feelings for the man stopped her. "Heh, once again," he said to Faye. "Whadja think Spike?" she asked. Esmerelda sighed. Spike, she thought. What a name. And then, she didn't know how she let her self turn around, but when she turned back to where Faye and Spike were, they were gone. She vowed to track Spike down, despite any bounty hunter trying to get her.
She could hardly believe her luck when she saw the Bebop Crew go in to Marionette, so she waited outside in hopes that one of them would come out so she could get the information from them. And then who should come out but Faye. Esmeralda quickly wrapped her self in her cloak so that Faye would not know who she was. Esmerelda quickly got all the information she needed about the crew and their whereabouts, using Faye's hunger for money for her advantage. Now, she just needed to carefully use the information to get to Spike.