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That damn girl!



Chapter 4



Spike looked at his watch, then at Faye's door. "It's 2:30. Is she really still upset?" he questioned.

Spike shook his head and slowly got up. He hesitated, but knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" a tiny voice said.

"It's me."

"Go away."

"Why should I?"

"Because I said so!"

"Faye look,…"

"I don't have to! Go away!"

Spike sighed and opened the door. Faye jumped under the covers before he could see her. He tried to pull the covers back, but she held them up.

"What does a woman have to do to get some privacy around here?!"

"Faye you've been in here since last night!"

"Well well! Aren't you a smart one!"

Spike gave the covers one more tug, only to see Faye in tears. He'd never been more surprised in his life. *Faye's CRYING?!* he thought to himself.

"Nani ka!" She asked roughly. "I'm not allowed to cry?!"

"I didn't say anything!"

"Yes you did!"

"No!"

"Don't try and hide it! Just because I'm not all that sensitive I'm still a woman and I know what you're thinking so stop it right now! I have a brain ya know!"

Spike stopped a moment and sat down on the edge of the bed. He tried to think of something to say, because the awkward silence that filled the room felt so cold. But Faye saved him some thought.

"You've never seen me like this before," Faye whispered and looked up at Spike, "Have you?" Faye's eyes continued to fill with tears. Spike slowly nodded, afraid of what she might say next.

All Faye did was bow her head. It was a long while before she finally talked again, but Spike waited patiently.

"Why Spike?" She asked. Faye knew she shouldn't lean on him, but she couldn't stop herself. There was a magnet between her head and his shoulder. Spike could only look at her and wait for her to go on. A tiny smile spread across Faye's face when she realized Spike wasn't going to push her away, but it was barely noticeable. "Why did it come out like that? What does it all mean?" she finished.

Spike thought for a moment and turned his head until Faye couldn't see his face (She kept moving so she could see). He shook his head and gave in. He couldn't stop the rivers of tears streaming down from his eyes.

"I dunno." He said, choking up. "I dunno if it means I wanna start a relationship with you, if I was tired, if I just happened to be thinking of us and just let it spill out or what." Spike cried and cried for about 20 minutes, until the huge soft spot in Faye's heart, that she hid so well, took over her. She let her arms wrap around him and started to hum a quiet but soothing tune. When she got his attention, she decided to start talking again.

"We're both so scared, aren't we?"

"I… I dunno. I guess."

"Spike," Faye started, looking up at him. "I know we're in a weird situation, but why don't we just forget the whole thing happened? We'll go back to being just Spike and Faye. The most feared bounty hunters. Partners."

Spike smiled. "Sounds good to me."

"Friends?"

"To the end."

Spike and Faye hugged for a second. Faye took a second to wipe her tears before going back to the dangerous ole' Faye Valentine we all love.

"Spike?"

"Yeah?"

"Out of my room, unless you're looking for trouble." She held up her fist to prove that she wasn't kidding. Spike only shook his head and got out.

~

It had now been 3 days since Spike and Faye made up. Jet and Ed didn't know what happened, and were quite shocked at Faye's quick recovery. But that was old news now.

An attack on Mikako Nagamine's ship had already taken place on the Bebop, and it was quite a struggle. The fight ended in a draw, but the Bebop crew knew that she would be back. Soon.

It was a normal, same ole' day for the Bebop crew. As usual, Faye and Spike were fighting at breakfast.

"There's nothing wrong with our plan!" boomed Spike.

"Ed thinks that Miko-ako will already know our plan since we already used it!"

"Spike Ed's right for once! We need a new strategy!" Faye argued.

"What if I was to say that it took us 14 damn hours for that plan?!"

"What if I was to say that it's gonna be worth another damn 14 hours of planning when we kick Mikako's ass and get that 19,937,600,000 yen that's hanging right over her head?!"

(Just so u no, that equals $160,000,000 in the U.S. I no it's a lot, but hey, Faye won't care about the money at the end ^^ surprising but true.)

Spike sighed. He looked at Faye and thought to himself. *And this is the same woman I asked out?*

"Nani ka." Faye asked, surprised by his expression.

"Nothing."

Faye rolled her eyes and smiled mischievously. She grabbed Spike by the arms.

"Look Spike," she said loudly, "I know I'm tremendously drop-dead gorgeous, but ya gotta control yourself, ok?"

"Ok!"

"Think ya can manage?"

"I'm tryin'!"

"'At'a'boy Spike!" Spike and Faye high-fived and laughed. Jet and Ed only stared.

"Now," Faye started, "We need a new plan!"

"Oh my god! What the hell is wrong with the one we have now?!" Spike yelled.

Faye sighed. She threw her arms up into the air. "Fine! We'll use the same plan!"

"Thank you!"

Just then, something hit ship and Faye fell to the ground.

"Shit!" she cried. "Falling on your ass isn't the funnest game in the world……."

Spike helped her up as a screen appeared before them.

"So. This is the crew that thinks they can take me down." A menacing voice said. She let out an evil laugh.

"Mikako! So you're back for more, eh old broad?!" Faye asked.

"Old? I wouldn't be talking you windbag!"

"Looser!"

"Wannabe!"

"Outcast!"

"Hag!"

"Ya know Mikako the more I meet you the more I like dogs!"

"Oh yeah?! Call 1-8-00-get-a-life and stop revolving around mine!"

"That's it!" Spike said, Tugging Faye, holding her back."

"Let me at 'er!" Faye screamed, wrestling with Spike.

"Well? Are ya gonna just sit there or fight me?" Mikako asked. Faye growled.

"Let's go Spike." She mumbled.

"But Faye…"

"Shove it Spike! This is personal! No one calls Faye Valentine a wannabe and gets away with it!"

"Well well! Feisty are we?" Mikako hissed.

Faye's face curled up. Spike smiled.

"Let's get this over with."

Faye nodded. Her and Spike hurried down the hall and put their space suits on. Faye hit a button and the two of them are blasted off in a section of the Bebop. Ed and Jet assumed position.

"Weeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!" Ed yelled. "Ed wants to send Miko-ako's ship a present!" Ed called, running into her room and starting typing on tomato.

"Stop it Ed! This isn't the time!" Jet called.

Meanwhile, Spike latched himself onto the back of Mikako's ship.

"Change of plan Faye! You stay in the ship and back me up! I got an idea!"

Faye nodded and flew away quietly so Mikako wouldn't notice her. That's when Mikako's ship sent out a grappler arm that peeled Spike off of the ship. Mikako laughed, but Faye screamed. "Spike!"

"I'm ok! Remember the plan!"

The grappler arm started to squeeze Spike so he almost stopped breathing. Faye was in horror, but knew she couldn't just stand there.

"Playtime's over Mikako!"

Faye started blasting missal after missal at Mikako with all she had.

"Hm…" Mikako pondered, mocking Faye at the same time. "This is a nice little present. Maybe I'll keep him hostage! Now there's an idea worth considering!"

"You wouldn't dare!"

"Oh would I?"

"Jet-Jet!" Ed yelled.

"What is it now?! I'm busy Ed!"

"Jet can stop now! Ed sent Miko-ako's ship a virus! They'll have to go on manual soon and they'll never catch up!"

Faye stopped. She had heard Ed's message to Jet over the walkie-talkie. She smiled.

"Oh Mikako!"

"What is it now?!"

"Have you checked your main computer lately?"

"Hm?"

Mikako's ship starting blazing mayday signs. Faye grinned. Mikako snarled.

"You think you're so smart! Well I think I will keep this little guy for a while then!"

Mikako grabbed the controllers on her ship and blasted away. Faye stopped. Her eyes widened.

Faye released herself from the ship and tried to follow, but couldn't keep up. "SPIKE!!" She called, but she had no response. The ship had already been lost out of sight.

"Don't worry Spike! We'll come for you!" She yelled, just in case he could hear her, before she cried.