Author's Notes: I decided I was gonna redo my first fanfic.. kinda try to stick to the characters so they aren't as OOC as I make them sometimes. Oh yah and I changed Megami so she wouldn't be so weird *sweatdrop* hey I like the name and I just love silver hair..

Disclaimer: If I DID own Cowboy Bebop, I wouldn't be writing this would I? I'd be making it. Sadly, I don't *pout* Does anyone want to give it to me?? Early Christmas presents are always nice!

Crimson Chapter 1: Meetings

The pause seemed to last forever, time had stopped as the silent men watched Spike fall to the floor. Then someone burst through the crowd of men, as well as the silence. She kneeled next to him and sat him up.

"GO! GET HIM TO THE MEDS!"

"But ma'am! He.." one of the men pleaded, only to be cut off by a cold barrel of a gun pressing against his temple.

"Don't you dare contradict me! go!" With that, the men picked up Spike and rushed him out. the girl then whispered some commands to about 5 men and they rushed off.

The rest of the men watched as she walked soundlessly up the steps, not daring to say a word. The girl had slightly darker silver hair then her brother's, but the same icy tone to her green eyes.

She kneeled down beside her brother's body, "Vicious.. oh god.." She cradled his head in her lap, his blood intermingling with Spike's on her pants, shirt, and trenchcoat. Gently, she wiped his messy hair out of his face. "This.. This can't be.. no.." With that, a single tear fell from her dry eyes onto Vicious's face.

Suddenly, his eyes snapped open, giving her an icy glare, yet.. the ice seemed to melt some. Vicious then smirked. "Don't let me see you do that again.. Megami.. Chan" He said with his last breath.

Megami watched as her brother's soul dissappeared from his closing eyes, she then hugged the lifeless shell that used to be her brother, then set him on the ground, picking up his katana.

"Be careful and prepare my brother for a decent burial." She said to the last of the men. They then scrambled out of the building with the body as she sat on the steps on the roofless building. 'He called me Megami-chan..' She shook her head and stood up. She then she grabbed the katana, sheathed it, put it on her belt, then quietly descended down the stairs and into the elevator.

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Faye sat in the hallway, staring into nothingness.. That was what her life seemed to be turning into. She thought that her life would begin to rebuild itself when she discovered her past. But, when Spike left.. it all began falling apart.. And that was only a few hours ago. She then shook her head and lighted a cigarette. "w.. Why should I care.?.."

She warred within herself. One half of her wanted Spike to come back, the other didn't give a shit. But.. She wasn't sure.. She knew that more than half of her wanted that gowljo to come back and terrorize the ship again. 'But why? Why should I even care?' She thought to herself.

On the other side of the ship, Jet sat, looking out into the vast space, the stars that glittered in his eyes, even though the were long dead. He set a vidlink right beside him, just in case Spike were to call. He wasn't expecting it though. He decided that that was the stray cat's 9th life, it's last one. He then jumped out of his state of deep thought as the Vidlink blinked on.

"Hello? Anyone there?"

Jet immediately picked it up "Yes? what is it?"

"Spike's being treated, I thought you might want to visit him." the girl on she screen with a smile. "He's in Chansu Hospital in Mars, third floor, room 197. See ya." Then the image of the tanned silver haired girl disappeared from the screen.

Jet grabbed his cane and stood up "FAYE!"

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As Megami turned off the vidlink, her smile slowly dissolved. It was replaced by a bittersweet melancholy look. She slowed the car to a halt and rushed out of it into the hospital. She climbled up the stairs quickly.

Noone noticed her as she walked silently into the room. The nurse sighed and shook her head "Tsk. Tsk.. I hope this guy has good insurance."

"Not to worry, I'll be paying all the fees Nancy-chan."

The nurse whipped around quickly, a frightened look on her face. Then she recognized who it was and a slight smile appeared on her face "Megami.. oh god you scared me.. oh god! you have blood on you! Are you hurt?"

"No.. Let's just say that today was a black friday." She said, looking at Nancy.

"Oh.. okay" She knew about the syndacate very well. They practically are the only people to come to that hospital. She knew when to keep her mouth shut. Then just as she was about to say something, the door flew open.

In came a purple haired girl, ignoring the orders of the doctors close to the room. After her hobbled Jet, a bit irritated.

"How's he doing?" Jet immediatley asked.

"He's in an unstable conditon, but expected to heal and be out of here soon. as long as we take care of him he'll be fine." Nancy stated, coming to the conclusion that they were syndicate members.

Megami hung her trenchcoat up and held out a hand "My name's Megami, nice to meet you."

"Jet, same here." He said as he shook her hand firmly.

"Faye," She said, sitting down nonchalantly, close to Spike's bed. She looked the silver haired girl over and noticed something. Not only was she covered in blood, she had Vicious's sword. "What the hell? Were you the one who killed Vicious?"

Her features got cold as she heard the question. She then shook her head, and smiled warmly at them. " No. Spike's the one who did it. I wouldn't kill my own brother! That's dishonorable!" She then walked over to the window, opening the shades and

Faye looked at the girl one more time. How could she not have noticed that? She had the same features as her brother, except her hair and skin a bit darker, her eyes a tad bit sadder.

Jet had sat down also, looking at Spike. He shook his head in sympathy for the girl. When he first saw her he saw behind her mask. He saw the sadness of her eyes. He had a knack for these things. That's what he gets for being in the police for so long. No matter how good an actor they were, no matter if they fooled the whole world, they would not fool him.

Megami looked at them both, then smiled brightly, her icy eyes seeming to melt. "Well, I gotta go for a sec and check on some other people.. ja ne!" She then picked up her trenchcoat and walked out.

Jet tipped his head quizzically. She was.. happy.. he snapped out of his thought when he heard Faye's chair scrape against the ground. "Where are you going?"

"Bathroom." She then walked out.

Jet looked around the room. Somehow, the nurse slipped out during their conversation. There he was, alone with one of his best friends. He looked at Spike's unconscious figure. "Spike.. This is the most peaceful you'll ever be."

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Megami slipped out of the room and into an empty room. She then covered her face, on the verge of killing something. 'He.. he almost noticed it.. my mask.' She shook her head, running a hand through her long silver hair. It was nothing she couldn't handle.. She was Megami.

She turned her head as a bed was wheeled in. She looked at the occupant of the bed. It was Shin. She rolled her chair up to the side of the bed as the doctors left, whispering to her to leave as soon as she could.

Shin moaned a bit in pain in his sleep. He had lots of bandages all over him. The doctors were stunned that he was going to live, just like they were to Spike.

Megami smiled and lightly touched his hand, whispering to him, even though he couldn't her her. "You were never good at being an ass."

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Faye sat in a small bathroom, running her hands through her hair in discouragement. "Why do I care?!? Why should I care??"

A voice inside of her whispered 'You DO care aout him. Don't deny it!'

"He.. he should be dead! Why has he came back to haunt me!? Why couldn't he have gone with Julia?"

The voice replied, 'He didn't die because of a reason. You know you're happy that he's not gone! You did want him back!'

"Shut up! just Shut UP!" she yelled at herself. Sometimes her conciousness really got on her nerves. When she opened the door, a bunch of women were waiting for the bathroom. They were staring at her like she was a crazy woman.

She shot them a death glare and made her way to Spike's room.

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Megami: YAY! ^.^ ;; Now that looks better! tee hee! *bows* I actually focused on more than one character! yay for me! *sweatdrop*

Faust: Erm.. Megami? Shouldn't you be talking about the next chapter?

Megami: *pulls out bat and smacks faust upside the head with it* SHUT UP!

Faust: X,X

Cute Alien thing: PUU! puupurin!

Megami: AWW! how cute! *smacks cute little alien into orbit* BUT WHO THE HELL CARES! (randomness.. I see the number of could be reviews dropping already.sorry peoples.. late night weirdness)

Fasut: uugh..

Megami: *holds up bat* REVEIW!

*************************************** Next Chapter: Meetings A flashback chapter. Looks into the past of Faye, Jet, Megami and.. ED?! hehe! Ed appears next episode with a childhood friend, who gave her her computer. Introducing Tomato! ((read the mangas people!))

Note: The comics have a boy named Tomato.. he gives Ed a computer that he makes.. and I'll shut up before I give it all away!