A/N: Just to let anyone know Ruri, a two-year-old, has an extended
vocabulary because I made it that way and to me it's funny. Yep, I think
there's something humorous about a smart mouth two-year-old. And the
science magazine thing, have you ever gotten one of those really scientific
magazine that you can't even understand the name of it? That's the type of
magazine Ruri got. Additionally, I might put "The Contract" back up, and
just to let everyone know it's a mystery/action story with a bit of blood
mixed in it with not much humor. When ever I write a dark story I make its
sequel humorous. And, all non-Bebop characters are mine.
Making a New Friend
Ruri worked in her closet turned room for about 2 hours until Faye (sent by Spike) started to pound on Ruri's door.
'Hey, kid! What are you doing in there?' Faye asked in faked concern.
'What does it look like I'm doing?' Ruri responded angrily
'I don't know! I can't see through doors!'
'Then squint!'
Faye left before she could break down the door and wring Ruri's neck. Spike decided to take a turn in finding out what Ruri was doing.
'Ruri?' Spike asked in a mock sweet tone.
'Yes,' Ruri answered.
'What are you doing?' Spike questioned.
'Nothing,' Ruri said in the same tone.
'Then why are you in your room?' Spike asked.
'Because,' Ruri said.
Spike was growing weary of this and finally snapped.
'Ruri Fioni Madison Spiegel! Open this door this instant!' Spike yelled out.
'No!' Ruri screamed out.
Jet and Ed grabbed the irritated Spike and restrained him.
'We'll give you five more minutes and if you don't come out we're coming in,' Jet said calmly.
'Okay,' Ruri said.
Five minutes went by very slowly as the crew sat on the couch waiting for little Ruri. All of a sudden, little footsteps were heard down the hall.
'I'm out!' Ruri said holding something behind her back.
'What's behind your back?' Jet asked.
'Well, Faye said I should make a new friend, so I present to you Liam Montmarte!' Ruri shouted out in triumph as she showed everyone a handmade stuffed tiger, ' I accidentally made his head too big, so I'm pretending he has a tumor and three days to live.'
The crew stared at the tiger and realized that they were fussing over a stuffed tiger, so they burst into laughter.
'Aww. Liam is cute,' Ed said in between laughs.
Ruri didn't understand why they were laughing and stormed off.
Spike was learning the hard way that Ruri knows how to hide and her small stature made it very easy. He looked for her all over and eventually found her talking to Jet's bonsais.
'And they are so weird,' Ruri said to the bonsais as Spike entered.
'Ruri, I'm sorry we all laughed,' Spike said hugging the little girl.
'Well, thanks to you all Liam ran away!' Ruri shouted.
Spike picked her up and carried her to Ed, because he had something up his sleeve.
Jet wandered into Spike's room and saw him making a sock puppet.
'If you are wondering, I'm making this for Ruri so she can forget about Liam until Ed finds him,' Spike said.
'I've got a bad feeling about that,' Jet said.
/What could possibly go wrong? /
Spike and Jet set out to look for Ruri and found her getting up to leave from the sofa.
'Hey, Ruri. I want you to meet my friend I. M. Asock,' Spike said putting the puppet in position behind the sofa.
'Well, make it quick, I was on my way to annoy Faye,' Ruri said looking up at him.
'Here he is. I. M. Asock,' Spike said then made his voice sound different to be the puppet's, "Hi Ruri! It's so nice to finally meet you."
Ruri was scared out of her wits and ran off.
'It might take some time for Ruri to like the sock, but-' Spike started but was interrupted by Jet.
'I don't think she'll like the sock at all,' Jet said then pointed.
Spike turned his head and saw Ruri with a bat.
Ed was working on her computer and then heard a really loud scream of pain.
'Ed thought Ed hid that bat,' Ed said to Ein who just yawned.
After Spike's hand was treated and Ruri grounded, everything went back to normal until Ruri escaped and headed to Spike's room.
'Hey! I thought you were grounded!' Spike yelled as Ruri entered.
'Hey! I thought you had sense enough to tell Ed to hide that bat better!' Ruri yelled back.
'What do you want?' Spike asked when Ruri jumped onto his bed.
'Spike, we have to talk. My instincts tell me that this "I. M. Asock" guy is just plain evil. So here's the deal: either you get rid of him or I will. And then I'd come to for you. "Get" you, or something. Um. You know what I'm saying, right?' Ruri rambled.
'Is that a "threat"? Are you, my daughter, trying to threaten me?' Spike asked semi-surprised.
'Thanks. Yes, that's the word I'm looking for,' Ruri said.
'Get out of my room, Ruri,' Spike said picking up a magazine.
Ruri left and sought out the sock. Spike was left in his room and began to read an article when a sudden thought came to him.
/Ha. Ruri is out looking to get the puppet. And she'll probably want to enlist Ed's help in hiding the body like the last time with that chipmunk that Faye. Brought. Aboard. Oh shit!/
He ran out of bed to find Ruri before she causes any damage and found her down the hall talking to Ed.
'So I was searching for I. M. Asock to have it out with him once and for all. But I wasn't the only one who hated him, because I found him lying on the floor. Dead. Hollow. Disemboweled!' Ruri said passionately to a startled Ed.
'Ruri, "I. M. Asock" is a puppet,' Spike said matter-of-factly.
'Ack, Spike. Now that's just cruel. Even I don't think that's funny,' Ruri said in shock of Spike's "harsh" words.
Spike just rolled his eyes and went to the "living room" to check on Jet and Faye.
'Hey, Spike. How'd it go with Ruri?' Faye asked.
'She thinks the sock puppet was disemboweled,' Spike said almost laughing.
'Your daughter is a dry-roasted nut,' Jet said rubbing his eyes.
'What's up with you?' Spike asked noticing Jet's odd behavior.
'I'm gonna need glasses. I've already went to the eye doctor and I'm getting them tomorrow,' Jet said.
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After the Bebop landed on Venus and Jet got his glasses, he came in looking kind of odd thanks to the new thin glasses and green shirt. Jet sat down with Ed and Ruri to see if they noticed anything since Spike and Faye were out.
'What's wrong with Jet's glasses?' Ed asked.
'They're new designer glasses. Like 'em?' Jet said trying to look cool.
'Um. Jet's glasses don't seem "right",' Ed said.
'Tell it like it is, Auntie,' Ruri chimed in.
'Silence, Ruri- What do you mean by that?' Jet asked curiously.
'Well. Ed means Jet's glasses are a bit "odd",' Ed responded.
'Atta girl, Ed! Hit 'im where it hurts!' Ruri yelled.
'Shut up, Ruri- What do you mean "odd"?!' Jet asked.
'Jet's glasses just might not suit Jet entirely,' Ed said.
'Pssh. What does a hacker know?' Jet said.
'There you go, Jet! Give 'er a dose of her own medicine!' Ruri said pointing to Jet and then turned to Ed and bellowed out, 'YOUR TURN, ED! STICK IT TO THE BOUNTY HUNTER!'
Jet took off this shirt and muffled Ruri with it.
'Now, Jet's new shirt Ed likes,' Ed said.
'Yeah. It's good,' Jet said as Spike and Faye came in.
Spike held up some mail and passed it out. He then came upon a credit card bill addressed to him.
'Why is this bill so thick?' Spike asked.
'Maybe there's ads and stuff,' Ruri nervously suggested then ran off.
Spike opened the bill up.
'LOOK AT THESE CHARGES!' Spike screamed out.
Faye glanced at the bill.
'Why would you buy a thousand woolongs of fish heads?' Faye asked suspiciously.
'RURI!' Spike screamed out again.
Will Ruri send Spike and the rest in to the poor house? Find out in chapter three.
Making a New Friend
Ruri worked in her closet turned room for about 2 hours until Faye (sent by Spike) started to pound on Ruri's door.
'Hey, kid! What are you doing in there?' Faye asked in faked concern.
'What does it look like I'm doing?' Ruri responded angrily
'I don't know! I can't see through doors!'
'Then squint!'
Faye left before she could break down the door and wring Ruri's neck. Spike decided to take a turn in finding out what Ruri was doing.
'Ruri?' Spike asked in a mock sweet tone.
'Yes,' Ruri answered.
'What are you doing?' Spike questioned.
'Nothing,' Ruri said in the same tone.
'Then why are you in your room?' Spike asked.
'Because,' Ruri said.
Spike was growing weary of this and finally snapped.
'Ruri Fioni Madison Spiegel! Open this door this instant!' Spike yelled out.
'No!' Ruri screamed out.
Jet and Ed grabbed the irritated Spike and restrained him.
'We'll give you five more minutes and if you don't come out we're coming in,' Jet said calmly.
'Okay,' Ruri said.
Five minutes went by very slowly as the crew sat on the couch waiting for little Ruri. All of a sudden, little footsteps were heard down the hall.
'I'm out!' Ruri said holding something behind her back.
'What's behind your back?' Jet asked.
'Well, Faye said I should make a new friend, so I present to you Liam Montmarte!' Ruri shouted out in triumph as she showed everyone a handmade stuffed tiger, ' I accidentally made his head too big, so I'm pretending he has a tumor and three days to live.'
The crew stared at the tiger and realized that they were fussing over a stuffed tiger, so they burst into laughter.
'Aww. Liam is cute,' Ed said in between laughs.
Ruri didn't understand why they were laughing and stormed off.
Spike was learning the hard way that Ruri knows how to hide and her small stature made it very easy. He looked for her all over and eventually found her talking to Jet's bonsais.
'And they are so weird,' Ruri said to the bonsais as Spike entered.
'Ruri, I'm sorry we all laughed,' Spike said hugging the little girl.
'Well, thanks to you all Liam ran away!' Ruri shouted.
Spike picked her up and carried her to Ed, because he had something up his sleeve.
Jet wandered into Spike's room and saw him making a sock puppet.
'If you are wondering, I'm making this for Ruri so she can forget about Liam until Ed finds him,' Spike said.
'I've got a bad feeling about that,' Jet said.
/What could possibly go wrong? /
Spike and Jet set out to look for Ruri and found her getting up to leave from the sofa.
'Hey, Ruri. I want you to meet my friend I. M. Asock,' Spike said putting the puppet in position behind the sofa.
'Well, make it quick, I was on my way to annoy Faye,' Ruri said looking up at him.
'Here he is. I. M. Asock,' Spike said then made his voice sound different to be the puppet's, "Hi Ruri! It's so nice to finally meet you."
Ruri was scared out of her wits and ran off.
'It might take some time for Ruri to like the sock, but-' Spike started but was interrupted by Jet.
'I don't think she'll like the sock at all,' Jet said then pointed.
Spike turned his head and saw Ruri with a bat.
Ed was working on her computer and then heard a really loud scream of pain.
'Ed thought Ed hid that bat,' Ed said to Ein who just yawned.
After Spike's hand was treated and Ruri grounded, everything went back to normal until Ruri escaped and headed to Spike's room.
'Hey! I thought you were grounded!' Spike yelled as Ruri entered.
'Hey! I thought you had sense enough to tell Ed to hide that bat better!' Ruri yelled back.
'What do you want?' Spike asked when Ruri jumped onto his bed.
'Spike, we have to talk. My instincts tell me that this "I. M. Asock" guy is just plain evil. So here's the deal: either you get rid of him or I will. And then I'd come to for you. "Get" you, or something. Um. You know what I'm saying, right?' Ruri rambled.
'Is that a "threat"? Are you, my daughter, trying to threaten me?' Spike asked semi-surprised.
'Thanks. Yes, that's the word I'm looking for,' Ruri said.
'Get out of my room, Ruri,' Spike said picking up a magazine.
Ruri left and sought out the sock. Spike was left in his room and began to read an article when a sudden thought came to him.
/Ha. Ruri is out looking to get the puppet. And she'll probably want to enlist Ed's help in hiding the body like the last time with that chipmunk that Faye. Brought. Aboard. Oh shit!/
He ran out of bed to find Ruri before she causes any damage and found her down the hall talking to Ed.
'So I was searching for I. M. Asock to have it out with him once and for all. But I wasn't the only one who hated him, because I found him lying on the floor. Dead. Hollow. Disemboweled!' Ruri said passionately to a startled Ed.
'Ruri, "I. M. Asock" is a puppet,' Spike said matter-of-factly.
'Ack, Spike. Now that's just cruel. Even I don't think that's funny,' Ruri said in shock of Spike's "harsh" words.
Spike just rolled his eyes and went to the "living room" to check on Jet and Faye.
'Hey, Spike. How'd it go with Ruri?' Faye asked.
'She thinks the sock puppet was disemboweled,' Spike said almost laughing.
'Your daughter is a dry-roasted nut,' Jet said rubbing his eyes.
'What's up with you?' Spike asked noticing Jet's odd behavior.
'I'm gonna need glasses. I've already went to the eye doctor and I'm getting them tomorrow,' Jet said.
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After the Bebop landed on Venus and Jet got his glasses, he came in looking kind of odd thanks to the new thin glasses and green shirt. Jet sat down with Ed and Ruri to see if they noticed anything since Spike and Faye were out.
'What's wrong with Jet's glasses?' Ed asked.
'They're new designer glasses. Like 'em?' Jet said trying to look cool.
'Um. Jet's glasses don't seem "right",' Ed said.
'Tell it like it is, Auntie,' Ruri chimed in.
'Silence, Ruri- What do you mean by that?' Jet asked curiously.
'Well. Ed means Jet's glasses are a bit "odd",' Ed responded.
'Atta girl, Ed! Hit 'im where it hurts!' Ruri yelled.
'Shut up, Ruri- What do you mean "odd"?!' Jet asked.
'Jet's glasses just might not suit Jet entirely,' Ed said.
'Pssh. What does a hacker know?' Jet said.
'There you go, Jet! Give 'er a dose of her own medicine!' Ruri said pointing to Jet and then turned to Ed and bellowed out, 'YOUR TURN, ED! STICK IT TO THE BOUNTY HUNTER!'
Jet took off this shirt and muffled Ruri with it.
'Now, Jet's new shirt Ed likes,' Ed said.
'Yeah. It's good,' Jet said as Spike and Faye came in.
Spike held up some mail and passed it out. He then came upon a credit card bill addressed to him.
'Why is this bill so thick?' Spike asked.
'Maybe there's ads and stuff,' Ruri nervously suggested then ran off.
Spike opened the bill up.
'LOOK AT THESE CHARGES!' Spike screamed out.
Faye glanced at the bill.
'Why would you buy a thousand woolongs of fish heads?' Faye asked suspiciously.
'RURI!' Spike screamed out again.
Will Ruri send Spike and the rest in to the poor house? Find out in chapter three.
