SLAPHAPPY

By: RealmWanderer

Act: 002 So much for Happily Ever After

Author's Notes: I don't own Cowboy Bebop, or Spike ***looks around*** But I should. ^-^

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            Faye looked up, tears still streaming down her face. "Sp…Spike?" She asked, almost fearing to believe her eyes.

            "Miss me?" Spike asked, giving her one of his playful smirks.

            "Told ya I knew what I was doing!" Yokai hissed at James. They were watching the scene with looks of interest and amusement. Yokai was looking painfully smug.

            James just rolled his eyes. "Ten woolongs say the boss strikes us down with a lighting bolt in the next ten seconds."

            "Got one word for you, Jamiekins, paranoid!"

            "We'll see." Was all he said as they continued to watch the scene before them.

            "You jerk!" Faye yelled at Spike. "You have no idea how scared I was!" Faye slapped Spike across the face. "You just left, throwing your life away, not giving a damn that we loved you!" Tears of anger were streaming down her face. "WE LOVED YOU!"

            "Hmmm… very nice." Spike said drowsily. "Mind keeping your voice down? Coming back to life is very tiring."

            Faye's mouth went a gap. "Wha… er…" She stumbled with her words. She hated it when Spike did this! He was the only person who could make her speechless, and she couldn't help but love it and hate it all at the same time.

            "So much for a happily ever after." James said smuggly.

            "It ain't over till the ex-space pirate sings." Yokai siad roughly.

            Faye looked own at Spike's shoulder. "BLOODY HELL!" She yelped. What did I just say? That's the last time a wacth old British movies before I go to bed! Faye thought to her self. Blood was ozzing out of Spike's wound, forming a puddle on the wet ground.

            "YOU DINGBAT!" James yelled at Yokai. "YOU FORGOT TO HEAL HIS WOUNDS!"

            "Hey, hey, hey!" Yokai snapped. "Nobody's perfect!"

            "Spike!? Don't close your eyes!" Faye ordered. "Just look at me, nothing else. Please, Spike, don't look away!" Fear ripped at Faye's heart.

            "Night, night," Spike said, almost as if he was intoxicated.

            "Oh no you don't, Speigel!" Faye shrieked. "You're not leaving me again!"  She got up and drapped Spike's arm around her. "On your feet, lunkhead!" She ordered. The green eyed woman some how managed to lift Spike up and hobble over to her Red Tail.

            "Great! Where the hell am I going to put you!?" She shurged and put him in the cargo area. "This isn't first class, Spike, but you're the one who decided to go off and make yourself a human pin cushion!" She climbed in and made a crude bandage for his arm. "If you don't wake up, I swear you'll… er…. I don't know, but it'll be horrible!"

            "See? Everything is working out nicely. You need to trust me more…"

            "AND YOU TWO NEED TO FOLLOW THE RULES MORE!" A deep voice boomed.

            "Eep!" Yokai squeaked. She reached into her pocket and pulled out her transmitter. "Hello, Boss, beautiful weather isn't it?" She nervously brushed back some soaked strands of aburn hair. "What's news?"
            "Well, for one thing, two of my top Realm Wanderers brought a man back to life… with out my consent."

            "Oh, how horrible! Who are this fiends?"Yokai asked. The perfoemance was worthy of an Oscar.

            "That was Yokai's idea!" James yelled into the transmitter. "I had nothing to do with it!"

            "Thanks, pal." She mumbled, dripping every word with sarcasm. "Listen, Boss, I can explain…"

            "No need for explanations! The rules, are the rules." The voice sighed. "It pains me to do this, but I'm going to have to put you two on suspension."

            "S… suspension…?" James gulped.

            "Yes. You two will live like mortals for one year. Be joyful I've desided to let you keep your Dark Apollo 2, James."

            "Yea, James! You should be greatful!" Yokai still playing innocent.

            "And you, Yokai, be glad I'm not kicking you off the Inter-Deminsional Police Force, this isn't your first time breaking the rules."

            "More like her 5000th… OUCH!" James yelped in pain as Yokai stepped on his foot.

            "But where are we going to live?" Yokai asked. The Dark Apollo was only a transporting viecel, you couldn't live in it. Well, James could, but he loved that ship.

            "You two can figure that out." The boss said. "See you in a year." And then there was silence.

            "THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" James roared. Faye turned around, startled by the voice. She turned around and saw a tall, black haired man yelling at a shorter woman with rusty crimsion colored hair. Both of them dressed in black with brown trench coats. A sleak black ship was behind them.

            Where did these two come from?

            "MY FAULT!? YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED ME ANY TIME!"

            "YOU BLACK MAILED ME!"

            "IS IT MY FAULT YOU'RE SELF CONSIOUS ABOUT YOUR FEAR OF THE DARK?" The woman shouted back.

            Jeez, and I thought Spike and I were the only ones who could yell like that.

            "YOU'RE IMPOSSIBLE! WE HAVE NO MEANS TO MAKE ANY MONEY, NO FOOD, AND WHAT'S WORST, I'M STUCK WITH YOU FOR A YEAR!"

            "SPEAK FOR YOURSELF, JAMES!"

            "WHAT THE DEVIL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?"

            "YOU KEEP FORGETTING YOUR TALKING TO YOKAI, THE GREATEST SPACE PIRATE TO EVER FLY THE SKIES! SO SHUT-UP!"

            Something clicked in Faye's mind. Yokai. She didn't know why, but that name sounded fimilar. Space pirate? She thought. Now, she was intrigued.

            "FINE THEN ALMIGHTY SPACE PIRATE!" The man bellowed. "GO OFF AND LEAD YOUR WONDERFUL LIFE! I DON'T NEED YOU!"

            "AND I DON'T NEED YOU!" The woman shouted back.

            "FINE!"

            "FINE!" The man turned around and headed for the ship. He climbed in and about fifteen mintues later he cam eout with a suit case of stuff.

            "You forgot your stuff."

            "You are just so kind." Yokai hissed grabbing her suit case out of his hand. She turned her back to him. James looked at her for a moment, as if he wanted to say something, but he just shock his head and walked back to his ship.

            Once the Dark Apollo 2 was well out of sight, Yokai finally moved. Faye was still there, the scene was déjà vu for her. How many times have Spike and I done the same thing? Faye felt sorry for the stranger and called out to her. "Hey!" Faye called out to Yokai.

            "Oh, your still here, I thought you had left to go save your friend."

            Shit, Spike! "You need a ride? I noticed that you don't have one, and it's not exactly the best night to be out." She pointed out to the rain that was still pouring down.

            Yokai smilled at Faye. "Thanks." She made her way over to the Red Tail.

            "I don't have any more in the cock pit, but you can stay in the cargo area with Spike." Faye showed her where to go.

            "Thanks again." Yokai smilled as she climbed in.

            "Don't mention it." Faye smiled back and made her way to her seat.

            Yokai looked at Spike. Hmmmm… I think I got something in here that will stop the bleeding… She thought, rummaging though her pockets.

***hours later***

            "How is he?" Faye asked as Yokai peeped her head into the cock pit.

            "He'll be fine, he's just sleeping." Yokai smiled.

            "Mind if I ask you a question?" Faye asked the younger woman.

            "Shoot."

            "Where did you and that guy you were with come from?"

            "Oh, we are…. Peremedics!" Yokai rushed. "We got a call from some bystanders that there was a a guy bleeding, so we rushed over."

            "Then how come I didn't see you? You were standing right were Spike was?"

            "Blinded by love." Yokai winked. Faye blushed slightley and turn her attention back to the sky.

            "Were do you live?" Faye asked, trying to change the topic.

            "Er….I…don't have a place to live actually…"

            "Cause you were living with that guy you were with?" Asked Faye.

            "No, no, no, I'm just kinda new, I don't live anywhere around here."

            "Then how do you get to work?" Faye asked, something was just not right here, but she couldn't place her finger on it.

            "I won't need to worry about that anymore. You see that guy I was with, he was my boss, sorta, and he just fired me." Yokai said.

            "Oh, well, that makes sense, kinda. If you want, you can stay with me and Spike, I'm sure Jet won't mind, we do have an extra bed room." Faye offered, the strain of the day must be cachting up, she was never this generous.

            "Thanks, Faye!" Yokai beamed.

            "How do you know my name?"

            "Oh…er… Spike kept whispering it when he was…er… fainting. I'm just guessing you're Faye…" Yokai lied.

            Faye's heart was beating too fast to ask her self weather this girl was lieing or not.

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            "I'm home!" Faye called out as she and Yokai carried/dragged Spike onto the Bebop.

            "SPIKE!?" Jet screamed. He rushed over to the ladies and helped them carry the lunkhead to the couch. Then, he ran off for his first aid kit.

            "I'm a little tea pot." Spike sang goggly as Jet returned to the couch.

            "Spike, how do you get yourself in this kinda mess?" Jet asked more to himself than to him.

            "He's just a little loopy of the painkillers I gave him." Yokai said. Jet turned around and faced the lilac eyed Realm Wanderer.

            "Just who are you?"

            "The gal who saved your buddy's life, but call me Yokai, everyone else does." Yokai said extending her hand. Jet took I and gaev it a quick shake.

            "Thanks." He muttered, going back to nursing Spike.

            "Um… Jet…?" Faye asked.

            "Yea?"

            "Could talk to you in private for a minute?" Jet nodded and got up.

            "Yokai." Faye said when they were out of her earshot. "There's something funny about that girl, but I can't put my finger on it."

            "Think she works for Vicious?" Jet asked.

            "No, she saved Spike, but I don't know, something is… different about her…. I heard her talking to this guy, she said she was a Space Pirate." Fayewhispered.

            "Whan me to run a cheek over the name Yokai?" Jet asked.

            "Pretty much." Faye said, looking over her shoulder. "Also, I said she can stay with us, is that okay?"

            "Sure." Jet said. "If she's worth a bounty, than it'll be some easy woolongs."

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            Faye sat beside Spike, who was still dead to the world and began to sing softly.

You hold me in dreams put they don't' stay

It's getting harder to face the light of day

Wanna tell you, but I don't what to say

Love is such a nuisance

Maybe I should leave things unspoken

Maybe that be best

But looking in those brown eyes

And it's time in my chest

So just shut-up!

There's so much I need to say!

Before time runs out

I'm gonna seize the day!

Don't you know?

I got no idea what's goin' on!

So tell me now

So we'll both be free

Do you love me?

The wind won't our good byes

It's not too late for you and me

Sayanora, won't be happening

Love is such a nuisance

Maybe I should leave things unspoken

Maybe that be best

But looking in those brown eyes

And it's time in my chest

So just shut-up!

There's so much I need to say!

Before time runs out

I'm gonna seize the day!

Don't you know?

I got no idea what's goin' on!

So tell me now

So we'll both be free

Do you love me?

            "Faye?" Spike asked.

            "What is it?" Faye asked softly.

            "Your voice…"

            "I know, I know, it's off key." Faye said rolling her eyes, not thathe could see her gesture in the dark.

            "No, not that, it's really good." Spike smiled, then went back to the Land of Nod.

            "He likes you." Yokai said, popping out from the doorway, reminding Faye of Ed.

            "What are you doing up?" Faye asked.

            "Sigh, insomnia. My blessing and my curse!" Yokai said dramaticly as she made a bee-line for the fridge.

            "And just how is insomnia a blessing?" Faye asked, smiling.

            "It's easier to spy on tender moments like that when I'm awake." Yokai smiled. Faye stuck out her tongue. "It's that a little childish?" Yokai teased.

            "It's fun to be childish every now and then." Faye answered back. Yokai laughed.

            "At times like this, James would say: 'It's ok to be childish when you're a child, you're a grown woman, act like it!' Sheesh, he's such a boy scout!" Faye laughed.

            "That's the guy you were with, right" Faye asked.

            "Yep."

            "Do you think he'll come after you?" Faye asked cautiously, she didn't want to tred on dangerous ground.

            "He will." Yokai said smiling.

            "What makes you so sure?" Faye asked, lightening up when she saw her smile.

            "Cuz." Yokai smirked. "I'm his double mocha cappucino with extra whipped cream, and that boy can't live with out caffine!" Faye smiled at her remark. "Aha! Carrots!"

Endnote: Was the Bebop cast OOC? I don't know, well, thanks for all the reviews! I'm so happy I finished this! My computer was acting like it's wonderful self and cept freezing up ***eye twictes*** Okay, I hope you liked it, and if you didn't….I'm getting hungry anyways and I could go for some s'mores ***rubs tummy*** S'mores! Yummmmm! Btw: the song, "Do you love me?" I actually wrote it so, tell me if you liked the song, I thought it worked well with the story.