Earth, so pretty, even with all the destroyed buildings. The Bebop rested
near a beach that once was Venice beach. They still had the amusement park
on the peer. Spike stood on the deck of the Bebop in his black work out
pants, brushing his teeth. He had gotten up early to work out, and now
something was bothering him. Jet emerged from the ship, stretching. Spike
paused in mid-brush. Jet walked over to the edge and stood net to Spike,
gazing into the water.
"Why are you up so early, Spike? You'd think you'd want to sleep in not that we've finally reached Earth." Jet said.
"I was going to, but then.something was bothering me."
"What?"
"Jet, I had amnesia right?"
"Yeah."
"Ok, now I wasn't sure if I really did this, but I kind of remember, um.."
"Go on."
"Jet, did I ever dress up like a ninja?" Jet looked at Spike's worried expression, he started to laugh. "Oh God, please tell me I didn't."
"You did," Jet smiled. "That's not all you did." Spike groaned.
"I was hoping that that was just brought on by the alcohol." He held up an older newspaper, showing the picture of them with Lu-gage. "Why was I wearing an apron?" Jet started laughing harder. "I thought the whole cooking thing was a dream."
"Can't...breath.." Jet was literally gasping for air.
"How could you let me do all this stuff? I wasn't even drunk to provide a good excuse." Spike threw down the paper and walked back to the ship.
"Spike that's called littering. Where are you going now?"
"I'm going back to read Faye's journal. After remembering all this I need something to make me feel less like a complete idiot." Jet just laughed.
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Spike walked into the sitting area and found Faye searching frantically in the cushions of the couch. She hadn't noticed him walk in.
"And what are you up to? Looking for change to go gambling?" Faye looked up with a gasp. She tried to keep from grinning when she realized that Spike wasn't wearing a shirt, then she remembered the cushions.
"No.I just.. Lost.lost an earring." She quickly replace the cushions and sat down. "So.. Who's are next bounty." Spike shrugged.
"Dunno, Jet said we would get some more information when we landed so I guess we're still waiting." Jet walked in and looked at the two of them. He decided to play a little matchmaker sense Faye was obviously to afraid to tell Spike how she felt, and sense Spike had been reading her journal.
"Hey, you know it's going to be a while before that info comes in. So why don't you kids go into town and see some of the sites." Without waiting for their answers, he left the room. Spike looked at Faye, and Faye studied the cracks in the floor.
"You know.he's got a point. There's not much to do here.plus I could use something to take my mind off of the apron picture." He grimaced again, and Faye just laughed.
"I didn't think the apron was as bad as you dressing like Ed."
"Shit. That was real too? And here I was just thinking that Jet and I had found some really good alcohol." Spike put his hand behind his head and looked down at the floor. "So, how bout it?"
"How bout what?"
"Let's go have some fun." Faye looked at Spike, not sure what to say. Spike smiled at her. She smiled back and nodded.
Jet heard the hanger open and the sound of the Red Tail and Sword Fish leaving. He smiled to himself.
"Damn I'm good. I should start a dating advice network or something." He settled down in his room and had a nice conversation with his trees.
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Faye and Spike walked along the sidewalk. People on bikes and roller skates passed them by. Faye sighed; it was nice to be alone with him. Spike had his hands in his pockets and was whistling. "It was just reassuring to have him so near," Faye thought to herself. She looked ahead and smiled to herself.
"Hey, look!" Spike had stopped and was pointing towards the large pier. It was an amusement park. They could hear the kids screaming on the roller coaster and they could hear the happy music. "I have never been to one of these, while it was opened. Last time I was at one I was after this crazy guy." Faye looked at the Ferris wheels and watched the couples going by.
"I think we should go." She said, smiling at Spike. He looked down at her, she really was gorgeous.
"Let's go then." They walked up to the ticket booth and Spike talked to the worker. Faye began to formulate a plan. "I'll get him on one of these two person rides, maybe they have one of those tunnel of love rides, or something like it, and when we are truly alone, I will tell him how I feel, and this will work. It has to," she thought.
"Faye?"
"Huh?"
"When you're done in dream world we can go in," he said holding up the two tickets. She smiled; maybe it would be easier to just tell him as soon as she could. Just so she could get it over with.
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"Spike I need to tell you something."
"What Faye?" They were weaving through the crowd.
"It's just that -"
"Oh man!"
"What?"
"I stepped in gum." They walked over to a bench and Faye sat down as Spike tried to scrape the gum off his shoe.
"I'm sorry what were you saying?"
"It's just that I-"
"Hey hey hey!" A clown holding balloons stepped in between them. "Does the pretty lady want a balloon animal?" Faye was horrified of the clown.
"No I don't want a balloon!" She got up and grabbed Spike's hand, dragging him away from the painted freak. "I hate clowns," she muttered. "Now, as I was saying-"
"Shit!"
"What is it now?!"
"I stepped in gum again."
"Arg. Forget it!" Faye continued walking.
"Hey Faye wait up!" Spike caught up to her and convinced her to go on the roller coaster with him.
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They had been walking around for a while. Played a few games and rode the roller coaster a few times. Faye still hadn't told him, she didn't know how to begin again. Plus maybe the gum and the clown was just some sign that she wasn't supposed to tell him. Spike pulled her over to another game. It was one of those where you're given a gun and you have to shoot down the little targets that popped up. Faye smiled.
"I'm going to beat you at this!" She grabbed one of the guns, and Spike grabbed his, and they both began to shoot. Neither of them missed. On lookers stood around at watched in amazement. The person running the booth had taken refuge in the corner. Faye and Spike ran out of ammo at the same time. The stuck Charlie's Angel poses and blew the imaginary smoke from the barrels. They both erupted in laughter. The worker stood up, visibly shaken. He handed Spike a stuffed teddy bear and Faye a bunny holding a heart.
"I'm not really into stuffed animals," Spike said.
"I know, you prefer Jet's cute little bonsai trees," Faye teased. Spike put his hand on his forehead.
"What was I smoking?"
"Some deadly mind warping thing, I'm guessing."
"Thanks." The sun had begun to set. Faye and Spike had walked the whole pier and now stood in front of the giant Ferris wheel.
"Wow. I haven't been on one of those since I was a little girl." Faye stared up at the tall structure.
"That must have been a long time ago," he said, waiting to see how she would react. Faye didn't take her eyes off the wheel. Spike found himself reviewing the things she had said in her journal. "You want to ride?" She turned towards him with sparkling eyes. They walked towards the line, handing their stuffed animals to two crying little kids who were sitting on a bench.
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Ed smiled behind her cotton candy. She had tracked Spike and Faye here and now was enjoying her self. She was supposed to be spying on the two lovebirds for Jet, but all the noise and lights kept distracting her. So, she had given up and just decided to sit on a bench and eat pure sugar. Like she needed more of it.
Ed looked up just in time to catch Spike and Faye getting on the Ferris wheel. She finished the last half of her cotton candy. She put her arms out and made airplane noises as she ran towards the Ferris wheel. Being so nimble, and hyped up on sugar, she climbed the nearest building to get a better view at the Ferris wheel.
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Spike and Faye sat together on the Ferris wheel. It was just as fun as Faye had remembered it. The sun had sunk below the horizon and the lights of the park had come on. It was quiet on the Ferris wheel, as if they were above the rest of the world. Spike stretched and placed his arms on the top of the seat. Fireworks from a barge on the water began to go off. The Ferris wheel stopped and Faye and Spike found themselves at the very top.
"Spike..." Faye took a deep breath. It was now or never. Time seemed to have stopped for her.
"What is it Faye?"
"It's just that." she looked down at her hands, and felt herself turning red. "Spike I...Spike I love you." She said quickly, and she suddenly felt the need to explain herself. "I've liked you for a really long time, I was just too afraid to show it, and then you died, and I thought I had lost you, and I couldn't handle that. But now you're alive and I don't want to you lose you again and-" Spike put a finger to her lip.
"Shhhhh." It was just like her dream. He leaned over, she closed her eyes, and they kissed. She could hear the waves and the gulls, just like her dream, but she knew that when she opened her eyes, he would still be there. She could hear the fireworks. Spike pulled back, but Faye didn't want it to end.
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"Awwwwww! Faye Faye and Spike person, kiss kissed." Ed clapped her hands and jumped up and down (remember she just ate a lot of sugar) She lost her balance and fell off the roof, but don't worry, she was ok.
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The Ferris wheel started moving again, but slowly. Faye wished she could have stayed up there with him forever.
"See that wasn't so bad. I didn't laugh at you," Spike said, pulling Faye closer to him with his arm.
"What?" Faye drew back.
"I didn't break your glass case. What's wrong Faye?" Faye stared at him. Her facial expression circling from shock, to horror, to confusion, to anger, to murderous.
"You read my journal!" Spike was suddenly very afraid, he wanted to get off the ride, but they still had half way to go, and this was one really tall Ferris wheel.
"I only read a few pages," he said, putting his hands up for defense. Faye was angry with him, but she couldn't understand why.
"You've violated my privacy, and you probably don't even care about me, you're just doing this for your own evil purposes, I hate you! You fluffy haired jerk!" And with that, she pushed him off the Ferris wheel. Don't worry the water cushioned his fall. The chair that they had been sharing returned to the loading part. A worker unlocked the safety bar and Faye walked off.
"uh, miss, didn't you have someone with you?"
"He went for a swim!" she said angrily and began her walk home.
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Back at the Bebop, Jet was still talking to his trees.
"Now, like I was saying, I have to trim you or else you won't grow pretty, it's not because I don't love you.." He heard the entrance hatch slam shut and he pocked his head into the hall. He walked out and caught Faye coming the opposite direction towards her room.
"Where's Spike?"
"I don't want to talk about that insensitive jerk!" She slammed her door and jumped on her bed.
"Faye do you want to talk about?" Jet asked gently.
"NO!"
"Is there anything I can get you?"
"Get me my journal, a whole bunch of cigarette and a loaded gun for Spike!"
"Ok.I can see your upset right now. I'll just let you cool down." Jet walked out into the sitting room to wait for Spike, and he didn't have to wait long. Spike walked in soaking wet with seaweed hanging from his pockets and an orange starfish stuck in his hair.
"wha-" Jet started.
"I don't want to talk about it." Spike walked off towards the washer and drier room. His shoes making squishy noises as he walked.
Jet put his hands behind his head and waited for Ed to come home and tell him all about it. Now he had to wait longer.
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I've made a make shift journal from some blank pages I found in this book because that jerk took my journal. I don't know what went wrong. It felt so good when he kissed me, but when I found out he had taken my journal, I just got so angry. It's just that, I can't have any secrets.
I'm confused again. More confused than before, but it's different. He knows how I feel now, but I kind of wish he didn't because now I feel like a complete idiot, and I just don't know what to do. He didn't break my heart though, just my trust.
Maybe in a way it was better for him to have found my journal, because then he could prepare himself for what I was going to say, he had some warning. But still, he should have told me he knew.
I just keep replaying tonight in my head. I had so much fun, except for the last part. For that short time at the top of the Ferris wheel, all my dreams had come true, but I've acted like such an idiot. What if he was just playing along.would he use me like that? I don't know at all what he's thinking. Maybe I don't know him as well as I thought I did. I think I need to talk to him, but that can wait until tomorrow. Right now, I just need some fresh air.
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Faye closed her make shift journal and snuck out of her room. She walked quietly past jet sleeping on the couch wondering where Spike was sleeping. She opened the hatch and stepped outside. There was just something about the Earth's night sky that was just relaxing. It was so beautiful. Faye hugged herself as a cool breeze swept across the deck. She watched a star falling and began to make a wish, but it was not to be.
Strong arms encircled her, and a white cloth, drenched in some kind of chemical was held up to her mouth. She struggled and tried to hit her attacker, but he was a lot bigger and stronger than she was. She felt herself slipping away, and then all the stars fell and she was left in darkness.
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Spike was the knight again. He had already made it to the castle and had some how defeated the wizard. He climbed the staircase to the tallest tower. He opened the door and saw her lying out on the bed. She was dressed in a dark green dress that complemented her short purple hair. She appeared to be asleep. Spike walked over to her, listening to her soft breathing. He leaned over and kissed her. She opened her eyes and smiled.
"I KNEW IT!" came a female voice from behind him. He whirled around and found Julia standing in the doorway. She was dressed in a long red dress and had white angel wings attached to her back. "I'm dead for no more than a couple of months and already you're with another woman! I'm soo disappointed in you Spike Spiegel!"
"Wait a minute!" yelled Faye, getting up from the bed. "You're dead so what do you care? It's time for Spike to move on to greener pastures!"
"You cow!" Julia yelled. Faye lunged at her and they fell rolling down the stairs. Spike followed as quickly as his arm clad body could go. The two women landed at the end of the stairs. Faye jumped up first and ran towards one of the pillars. She opened a secret compartment and pulled out a sword. Julia ran over to the nearest statue pulled the head off and pulled out a spear.
"Prepare to die!" Faye yelled.
"You first!" Julia yelled back. They ran at each other and started fighting. (You know that scene in "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" where the two woman fight". That's what it looked like.) Spike watched in shock as the two women kept pulling out different weapons and charge screaming at each other. After a few weapon switches, Spike noticed a comfortable armchair off to one side with a bowl of popcorn balanced on one of the arms. He shrugged and sat down and his heavy armor disappeared, leaving him in his regular suit.
"This is the life," he said to no one in particular, but for this case we'll pretend he's talking to us. "This is the life. A nice comfortable chair, warm buttery popcorn, and two hot woman fighting for me. What more could a guy ask for? Maybe a nice cold drink, but that might be pushing my good fortune."
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Spike woke to the sounds of gulls outside. He got up and exited Jet's room. After his clothes were done drying, Spike found Jet asleep on his couch, so he thought it only fair to steal his bed. Spike walked out to the kitchen area. Jet was drinking a cup of coffee, and looked a little nervous.
"Since when have we had a coffee machine?"
"Spike, Faye's been kidnapped." Spike walked over and got a cup of coffee.
"That's great Jet, but when did we get this?"
"Are you listening to me?"
"Yeah, but she's not a kid anymore. Did they leave a note or something?"
"Yeah." Jet handed Spike a small piece of paper.
[We have your girl. If you ever want to see her alive again-]
"Jet where's the rest of the note?" Jet shrugged.
"That's the only thing I could find, I don't think they remembered to write the rest."
"I hate dealing with stupid people."
"So, are we going to go find her?"
"Of course, I mean, she does love me after all." Spike took his cup of coffee and left a speechless Jet in the kitchen. Ed was sitting upside down on the couch looking as if she was suffering from a hangover. After all she was on an immense sugar high and after it wears off.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Ed had too much sugar last night! Ed has headache."
"Yeah, I know how that goes."
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To Be Continued
"Why are you up so early, Spike? You'd think you'd want to sleep in not that we've finally reached Earth." Jet said.
"I was going to, but then.something was bothering me."
"What?"
"Jet, I had amnesia right?"
"Yeah."
"Ok, now I wasn't sure if I really did this, but I kind of remember, um.."
"Go on."
"Jet, did I ever dress up like a ninja?" Jet looked at Spike's worried expression, he started to laugh. "Oh God, please tell me I didn't."
"You did," Jet smiled. "That's not all you did." Spike groaned.
"I was hoping that that was just brought on by the alcohol." He held up an older newspaper, showing the picture of them with Lu-gage. "Why was I wearing an apron?" Jet started laughing harder. "I thought the whole cooking thing was a dream."
"Can't...breath.." Jet was literally gasping for air.
"How could you let me do all this stuff? I wasn't even drunk to provide a good excuse." Spike threw down the paper and walked back to the ship.
"Spike that's called littering. Where are you going now?"
"I'm going back to read Faye's journal. After remembering all this I need something to make me feel less like a complete idiot." Jet just laughed.
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Spike walked into the sitting area and found Faye searching frantically in the cushions of the couch. She hadn't noticed him walk in.
"And what are you up to? Looking for change to go gambling?" Faye looked up with a gasp. She tried to keep from grinning when she realized that Spike wasn't wearing a shirt, then she remembered the cushions.
"No.I just.. Lost.lost an earring." She quickly replace the cushions and sat down. "So.. Who's are next bounty." Spike shrugged.
"Dunno, Jet said we would get some more information when we landed so I guess we're still waiting." Jet walked in and looked at the two of them. He decided to play a little matchmaker sense Faye was obviously to afraid to tell Spike how she felt, and sense Spike had been reading her journal.
"Hey, you know it's going to be a while before that info comes in. So why don't you kids go into town and see some of the sites." Without waiting for their answers, he left the room. Spike looked at Faye, and Faye studied the cracks in the floor.
"You know.he's got a point. There's not much to do here.plus I could use something to take my mind off of the apron picture." He grimaced again, and Faye just laughed.
"I didn't think the apron was as bad as you dressing like Ed."
"Shit. That was real too? And here I was just thinking that Jet and I had found some really good alcohol." Spike put his hand behind his head and looked down at the floor. "So, how bout it?"
"How bout what?"
"Let's go have some fun." Faye looked at Spike, not sure what to say. Spike smiled at her. She smiled back and nodded.
Jet heard the hanger open and the sound of the Red Tail and Sword Fish leaving. He smiled to himself.
"Damn I'm good. I should start a dating advice network or something." He settled down in his room and had a nice conversation with his trees.
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Faye and Spike walked along the sidewalk. People on bikes and roller skates passed them by. Faye sighed; it was nice to be alone with him. Spike had his hands in his pockets and was whistling. "It was just reassuring to have him so near," Faye thought to herself. She looked ahead and smiled to herself.
"Hey, look!" Spike had stopped and was pointing towards the large pier. It was an amusement park. They could hear the kids screaming on the roller coaster and they could hear the happy music. "I have never been to one of these, while it was opened. Last time I was at one I was after this crazy guy." Faye looked at the Ferris wheels and watched the couples going by.
"I think we should go." She said, smiling at Spike. He looked down at her, she really was gorgeous.
"Let's go then." They walked up to the ticket booth and Spike talked to the worker. Faye began to formulate a plan. "I'll get him on one of these two person rides, maybe they have one of those tunnel of love rides, or something like it, and when we are truly alone, I will tell him how I feel, and this will work. It has to," she thought.
"Faye?"
"Huh?"
"When you're done in dream world we can go in," he said holding up the two tickets. She smiled; maybe it would be easier to just tell him as soon as she could. Just so she could get it over with.
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"Spike I need to tell you something."
"What Faye?" They were weaving through the crowd.
"It's just that -"
"Oh man!"
"What?"
"I stepped in gum." They walked over to a bench and Faye sat down as Spike tried to scrape the gum off his shoe.
"I'm sorry what were you saying?"
"It's just that I-"
"Hey hey hey!" A clown holding balloons stepped in between them. "Does the pretty lady want a balloon animal?" Faye was horrified of the clown.
"No I don't want a balloon!" She got up and grabbed Spike's hand, dragging him away from the painted freak. "I hate clowns," she muttered. "Now, as I was saying-"
"Shit!"
"What is it now?!"
"I stepped in gum again."
"Arg. Forget it!" Faye continued walking.
"Hey Faye wait up!" Spike caught up to her and convinced her to go on the roller coaster with him.
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They had been walking around for a while. Played a few games and rode the roller coaster a few times. Faye still hadn't told him, she didn't know how to begin again. Plus maybe the gum and the clown was just some sign that she wasn't supposed to tell him. Spike pulled her over to another game. It was one of those where you're given a gun and you have to shoot down the little targets that popped up. Faye smiled.
"I'm going to beat you at this!" She grabbed one of the guns, and Spike grabbed his, and they both began to shoot. Neither of them missed. On lookers stood around at watched in amazement. The person running the booth had taken refuge in the corner. Faye and Spike ran out of ammo at the same time. The stuck Charlie's Angel poses and blew the imaginary smoke from the barrels. They both erupted in laughter. The worker stood up, visibly shaken. He handed Spike a stuffed teddy bear and Faye a bunny holding a heart.
"I'm not really into stuffed animals," Spike said.
"I know, you prefer Jet's cute little bonsai trees," Faye teased. Spike put his hand on his forehead.
"What was I smoking?"
"Some deadly mind warping thing, I'm guessing."
"Thanks." The sun had begun to set. Faye and Spike had walked the whole pier and now stood in front of the giant Ferris wheel.
"Wow. I haven't been on one of those since I was a little girl." Faye stared up at the tall structure.
"That must have been a long time ago," he said, waiting to see how she would react. Faye didn't take her eyes off the wheel. Spike found himself reviewing the things she had said in her journal. "You want to ride?" She turned towards him with sparkling eyes. They walked towards the line, handing their stuffed animals to two crying little kids who were sitting on a bench.
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Ed smiled behind her cotton candy. She had tracked Spike and Faye here and now was enjoying her self. She was supposed to be spying on the two lovebirds for Jet, but all the noise and lights kept distracting her. So, she had given up and just decided to sit on a bench and eat pure sugar. Like she needed more of it.
Ed looked up just in time to catch Spike and Faye getting on the Ferris wheel. She finished the last half of her cotton candy. She put her arms out and made airplane noises as she ran towards the Ferris wheel. Being so nimble, and hyped up on sugar, she climbed the nearest building to get a better view at the Ferris wheel.
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Spike and Faye sat together on the Ferris wheel. It was just as fun as Faye had remembered it. The sun had sunk below the horizon and the lights of the park had come on. It was quiet on the Ferris wheel, as if they were above the rest of the world. Spike stretched and placed his arms on the top of the seat. Fireworks from a barge on the water began to go off. The Ferris wheel stopped and Faye and Spike found themselves at the very top.
"Spike..." Faye took a deep breath. It was now or never. Time seemed to have stopped for her.
"What is it Faye?"
"It's just that." she looked down at her hands, and felt herself turning red. "Spike I...Spike I love you." She said quickly, and she suddenly felt the need to explain herself. "I've liked you for a really long time, I was just too afraid to show it, and then you died, and I thought I had lost you, and I couldn't handle that. But now you're alive and I don't want to you lose you again and-" Spike put a finger to her lip.
"Shhhhh." It was just like her dream. He leaned over, she closed her eyes, and they kissed. She could hear the waves and the gulls, just like her dream, but she knew that when she opened her eyes, he would still be there. She could hear the fireworks. Spike pulled back, but Faye didn't want it to end.
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"Awwwwww! Faye Faye and Spike person, kiss kissed." Ed clapped her hands and jumped up and down (remember she just ate a lot of sugar) She lost her balance and fell off the roof, but don't worry, she was ok.
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The Ferris wheel started moving again, but slowly. Faye wished she could have stayed up there with him forever.
"See that wasn't so bad. I didn't laugh at you," Spike said, pulling Faye closer to him with his arm.
"What?" Faye drew back.
"I didn't break your glass case. What's wrong Faye?" Faye stared at him. Her facial expression circling from shock, to horror, to confusion, to anger, to murderous.
"You read my journal!" Spike was suddenly very afraid, he wanted to get off the ride, but they still had half way to go, and this was one really tall Ferris wheel.
"I only read a few pages," he said, putting his hands up for defense. Faye was angry with him, but she couldn't understand why.
"You've violated my privacy, and you probably don't even care about me, you're just doing this for your own evil purposes, I hate you! You fluffy haired jerk!" And with that, she pushed him off the Ferris wheel. Don't worry the water cushioned his fall. The chair that they had been sharing returned to the loading part. A worker unlocked the safety bar and Faye walked off.
"uh, miss, didn't you have someone with you?"
"He went for a swim!" she said angrily and began her walk home.
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Back at the Bebop, Jet was still talking to his trees.
"Now, like I was saying, I have to trim you or else you won't grow pretty, it's not because I don't love you.." He heard the entrance hatch slam shut and he pocked his head into the hall. He walked out and caught Faye coming the opposite direction towards her room.
"Where's Spike?"
"I don't want to talk about that insensitive jerk!" She slammed her door and jumped on her bed.
"Faye do you want to talk about?" Jet asked gently.
"NO!"
"Is there anything I can get you?"
"Get me my journal, a whole bunch of cigarette and a loaded gun for Spike!"
"Ok.I can see your upset right now. I'll just let you cool down." Jet walked out into the sitting room to wait for Spike, and he didn't have to wait long. Spike walked in soaking wet with seaweed hanging from his pockets and an orange starfish stuck in his hair.
"wha-" Jet started.
"I don't want to talk about it." Spike walked off towards the washer and drier room. His shoes making squishy noises as he walked.
Jet put his hands behind his head and waited for Ed to come home and tell him all about it. Now he had to wait longer.
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I've made a make shift journal from some blank pages I found in this book because that jerk took my journal. I don't know what went wrong. It felt so good when he kissed me, but when I found out he had taken my journal, I just got so angry. It's just that, I can't have any secrets.
I'm confused again. More confused than before, but it's different. He knows how I feel now, but I kind of wish he didn't because now I feel like a complete idiot, and I just don't know what to do. He didn't break my heart though, just my trust.
Maybe in a way it was better for him to have found my journal, because then he could prepare himself for what I was going to say, he had some warning. But still, he should have told me he knew.
I just keep replaying tonight in my head. I had so much fun, except for the last part. For that short time at the top of the Ferris wheel, all my dreams had come true, but I've acted like such an idiot. What if he was just playing along.would he use me like that? I don't know at all what he's thinking. Maybe I don't know him as well as I thought I did. I think I need to talk to him, but that can wait until tomorrow. Right now, I just need some fresh air.
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Faye closed her make shift journal and snuck out of her room. She walked quietly past jet sleeping on the couch wondering where Spike was sleeping. She opened the hatch and stepped outside. There was just something about the Earth's night sky that was just relaxing. It was so beautiful. Faye hugged herself as a cool breeze swept across the deck. She watched a star falling and began to make a wish, but it was not to be.
Strong arms encircled her, and a white cloth, drenched in some kind of chemical was held up to her mouth. She struggled and tried to hit her attacker, but he was a lot bigger and stronger than she was. She felt herself slipping away, and then all the stars fell and she was left in darkness.
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Spike was the knight again. He had already made it to the castle and had some how defeated the wizard. He climbed the staircase to the tallest tower. He opened the door and saw her lying out on the bed. She was dressed in a dark green dress that complemented her short purple hair. She appeared to be asleep. Spike walked over to her, listening to her soft breathing. He leaned over and kissed her. She opened her eyes and smiled.
"I KNEW IT!" came a female voice from behind him. He whirled around and found Julia standing in the doorway. She was dressed in a long red dress and had white angel wings attached to her back. "I'm dead for no more than a couple of months and already you're with another woman! I'm soo disappointed in you Spike Spiegel!"
"Wait a minute!" yelled Faye, getting up from the bed. "You're dead so what do you care? It's time for Spike to move on to greener pastures!"
"You cow!" Julia yelled. Faye lunged at her and they fell rolling down the stairs. Spike followed as quickly as his arm clad body could go. The two women landed at the end of the stairs. Faye jumped up first and ran towards one of the pillars. She opened a secret compartment and pulled out a sword. Julia ran over to the nearest statue pulled the head off and pulled out a spear.
"Prepare to die!" Faye yelled.
"You first!" Julia yelled back. They ran at each other and started fighting. (You know that scene in "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" where the two woman fight". That's what it looked like.) Spike watched in shock as the two women kept pulling out different weapons and charge screaming at each other. After a few weapon switches, Spike noticed a comfortable armchair off to one side with a bowl of popcorn balanced on one of the arms. He shrugged and sat down and his heavy armor disappeared, leaving him in his regular suit.
"This is the life," he said to no one in particular, but for this case we'll pretend he's talking to us. "This is the life. A nice comfortable chair, warm buttery popcorn, and two hot woman fighting for me. What more could a guy ask for? Maybe a nice cold drink, but that might be pushing my good fortune."
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Spike woke to the sounds of gulls outside. He got up and exited Jet's room. After his clothes were done drying, Spike found Jet asleep on his couch, so he thought it only fair to steal his bed. Spike walked out to the kitchen area. Jet was drinking a cup of coffee, and looked a little nervous.
"Since when have we had a coffee machine?"
"Spike, Faye's been kidnapped." Spike walked over and got a cup of coffee.
"That's great Jet, but when did we get this?"
"Are you listening to me?"
"Yeah, but she's not a kid anymore. Did they leave a note or something?"
"Yeah." Jet handed Spike a small piece of paper.
[We have your girl. If you ever want to see her alive again-]
"Jet where's the rest of the note?" Jet shrugged.
"That's the only thing I could find, I don't think they remembered to write the rest."
"I hate dealing with stupid people."
"So, are we going to go find her?"
"Of course, I mean, she does love me after all." Spike took his cup of coffee and left a speechless Jet in the kitchen. Ed was sitting upside down on the couch looking as if she was suffering from a hangover. After all she was on an immense sugar high and after it wears off.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Ed had too much sugar last night! Ed has headache."
"Yeah, I know how that goes."
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To Be Continued