disclaimer: oki doki's. clowboy bebop is (c) to sunrise. boy i wish it was mine though..... lol

that damn girl! chapter 6

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It was a beautiful night. The sky was so clear, you could've sworn you saw heaven. Mikako and Spike continued into the crowd and into the bar, and every couple he saw on the way filled his eyes with tears. But of course, tears that wouldn't be cried now.

Spike had to admit, Mikako's get-up hid who she was really well. Even he couldn't tell the difference. *I guess ALL women know thier clothes. Maybe even Ed.* he thought. Mikako didn't attract a drop of attention. She knew what she was doing, and in a sense, so did Spike.

The two settled down to a table in the far right corner. After getting a couple of drinks, Mikako started talking.

"So." she said, looking up. "Exactly why do you think i'm such an easy bounty to capture?"

"I never care about easy. I'm in for the money."

"Hm. i don't quite understand why you would rather stay hostage while your friends search for me then go home to them and leave me alone."

"I'm loyal to my word. i said i would turn you in and that's still what i intend to do."

"you're a tough one. usually my hostages give up at the first deal."

"well they weren't very good bounty hunters."

Mikako drank alittle more as a different expression folded over her face. It seemed strange, like she was trying to hide something.

"Now what i wanna know is what you have against Faye." Spike said, looking up. Mikako didn't say anything for quite a while, but finaly turned her head.

"She and I go way back. It's none of your business."

"How could you go 'way back' if she was just awakened a couple years ago?"

"I said it's none of your business."

"Huh. you're a strange one."

"you're not the one to talk. but then again," she looked back at Spike. "i'm probably the first woman you went after."

"i wouldn't say that. there might've been a couple."

Spike gulped down the rest of his drink and got up. "i'm getting more."

"i'm warning you. you sneak out," Mikako raised a gun to Spike's chest. "and i'll come after you."

Spike didn't say a word. He just left quietly to the bar to get another drink before she drove him mad.

"What'll it be?" the bartender asked, cleaning a glass.

"it depends." Spike replied. "got a drink for crazy people who can't forget about a damn girl?"

the bartender looked at a teen sitting on the end of the bar with a large drink. "what do you have again?"

"A Becks."

the bartender pulled out a Becks bottle and handed it to Spike. The guy on the end wasn't too pleased with the little joke, but silently kept drinking. Spike left, returning to the table.

A few hours later, Spike and Mikako had drunken so much, they were probably gonna pass out any second. Especially Spike. Mikako decided to spark a conversation again.

"What if i were to say that you could go home if I took someone else on your ship hostage? Say Faye for example."

At this, Spike jumped back to his old self, as if he hadn't had one lousy sip of beer. He jumped up and slammed his hands on the table.

"i'd rather die than have another one of my friends hostage. especially Faye."

Mikako seemed puzzled. *his friends are that good to him? so good that he'd die for them?* She hid it up with her next sentence. "but i thought you said that she was only a friend. Not anywhere near girlfriend." Mikako said mockingly.

Spike was loosing it. Mikako smiled.

"i'll make you a deal. we fight again and if we win, we turn you in." Spike said roughly.

Mikako drank the remaining beer from her glass. "and if i win?"

"and if you win," Spike paused. "then you can just kill me. right then and there."

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Faye and Ed sat quietly in the living room, playing chess. Of course, Ed was kicking Faye's butt, but she didn't care. Her mind was completely on Spike and what little they knew about where he was.

The battle continued in her head over and over again. She had nightmares about it. It just wasn't the same without Spike around.

Just then, her cell phone interrupted her thoughts. Ed liked to call it 'Banshee' because it screeched like one. Faye hit the talk button and raised it to her ear. "hello?"

"Well well." a computerized voice said. "if it isn't Faye Valentine."

Faye's hands shook. "who is this?!"

"Don't you recognize me when you hear me?"

"what's going on?! who are you?!"

"I have your little friend here with me. maybe i should let him say hello!"

A scream was heard over the phone. Faye's whole body shook with fear. "spike." she whispered.

"that's right! boy how smart you are."

"what did you do to him?! where are you?!" Faye didn't even realize she was screaming. "let him go!"

"you'll have to pay a price."

"name it! just give Spike back." she said, choking up.

"we'll have one last fight. if you win, you get to turn me in, but otherwise, Spike dies."

the other line hung up. Faye threw her cell phone accross the room and cried. "Damn cell phone!"

Ed was in shock. she didn't know what to do except help Faye. She tried patting her on the head. "it's ok Faye-Faye. Bebop will win, and Spike- person will come home. Ed's positive. She really is."

But that only made it worse. Faye cried harder. "what do i do?" Faye asked her. "what?!"

"Ed doesn't know."

"i dunno what's come over me Ed. i've never felt this way about anyone before. Not even Whitney. i dunno what to do Ed. I... I..."

Faye stopped talking and continued to cry. Ed silently looked down at the floor. "Ed knows." she said. "Ed knows. and if she was Faye-Faye," Ed looked up. Faye listened quietly. "She would go after him." She finished with a smile. Faye couldn't help but do the same.

"i... i guess you're right Ed. but..."

Faye's hands trembled. Ed held them tightly in hers so Faye wouldn't cry.

just then, a ship bumped into the Bebop. Faye got up and wiped her tears. "It's now or never. I'm going in!"

Faye ran down the hall to put on a suit. "Faye-Faye! It's dangerous!" Ed said loudly. But Faye didn't hear her. She was too busy. Ed ran to get Jet.

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i gotta go, babysitting. be back lata 2 write more!!

suki