Kaitlin set Starlight on Auto pilot and whistled something to herself,
looking at her monitor at Spike. He was quiet a character. Pretty upbeat
and serious at the same time. She yawned and leaned back thinking to
herself. She wondered how close him and Julia were.. How deep they had
cared about each other. She shook her head. It wasn't her business after
all. She didn't really want Spike messing in her past either so she figured
she just wasn't gonna say anything. Her mind kept wandering, what did she
really think of Spike? He was defiantly someone she could be Bounty
partners with, he was perfect for that. Heck, she wouldn't really have to
worry about him dying either, he keeps coming back. Well according to him
anyway. She thought about him more. Her mind kept wandering. Then she
realized something. Why was she thinking stuff like this? She knew they
couldn't ever become to close. or could they? Who knows. She thought. Life
is weird enough without having to think about things to much. She looked
back at the monitor and saw that was looking through her through his
monitor and he quickly turned away. Kaitlin blinked. Maybe it could work.
But then again, he did just lose Julia not more then a week or so ago. It
will be hard for him. But it was hard for her too when she lost. Her kept
traveling on and she sighed. She had to stop thinking before she got upset.
She didn't like thinking to much about her past. She turned away and looked
out the window outside. She found her eyes wandering to Swordfish. Spike
was just piloting now, seemed to not be thinking about anything. She needed
to calm down. This won't work, she can just forget about it. Then he saw
her glance at her and smile a little. Kaitlin returned the smile. She soon
decided a little crush won't hurt.
Spike sighed as he piloted Swordfish. He wondered what was on Kaitlin's mind. She seemed to be staring out into space. Did he do something wrong? He dazed off for a minute then his eyes wandered to his monitor. She was looking at him. He blinked and waved a little and she turned away. He blinked. What was her mind? He shook his head. No. She wouldn't be thinking about him. did she know he thought about her? He wanted to talk to her about something that had been bugging him for a while. But he just couldn't for some reason. He thought about one night in the hospital. Kaitlin was asleep in one of the reclining chairs. He had called Jet and talked to him. He found himself talking about something he'll probably get blackmailed with in the near future. Why'd he have to go and blab? And he sure as heck hoped Kaitlin hadn't heard. He yawned and looked over at Kaitlin from his cockpit. He grinned over at her and she smiled at him. He stared at her for a second, then caught himself and stopped, blushing ever slightly and went back to piloting the Swordfish. After a little while he gained enough courage to pick up his communicator.
"Hey, Kait'. W-Where are you planning on staying after we get Gray?" He said. Kaitlin jumped a little, being interrupted from her thoughts. Spike blinked and she grinned sheepishly and picked up her communicator.
"Well, once again, I really don't know. I was kinda hoping that maybe um.I could." She seemed at a loss for words. Spike seemed to get the message.
"Yes. You can stay with us on Bebop." He said, holding in a big grin. She smiled at him.
"Thanks, Spike." She said, smiling widely. He couldn't hold in the grin in anymore and it spread across his face. He found himself staring at her again, but he couldn't move his eyes. Kaitlin started to turn a little red and began to press a few buttons on her console. She pulled up a page with information and Gray. She looked at it. "Hm. Hey, Spike-chan, it seems that he's on a colony near here hiding out. He was spotted out there." She said. "But there's one thing though Spike."
"Hm?"
"I want to lure him out of there. I don't want any civilians hurt, okay?" She looked at him deeply. He looked away quickly.
"Yeah that'll be alright. How do you plan to do that?" He said. Kaitlin grinned.
"Already taken care of." She said. Spike blinked. She typed something quickly on her computer and clicked "Enter". Spike raised an eyebrow.
"What are you gonna do?"
"Sent him an email. I was well known throughout my colony. If he went and destroyed them, he must've heard about me in the mix. No doubt he'll come to my call. I sent him message through the communicator. He will show up here. I know it." She said. Spike grinned.
"Smart move.." He muttered. "How well known exactly? Bounty hunting cause it?"
"No. Not at all. I'm kinda like you. I grew up in a syndicate and became famous in it. That's how they know me. I became the leader, and the lower ranks didn't like how I was running it, or that I was a girl, and tried to assassinate me. Obviously unsuccessfully." She said. Spike blinked. He couldn't respond for a second.
"Wait..wait.. You were involved in the Syndicate? Someone like you?" He said.
"Hate to say it Spike, but I'm not all what you think. I'll leave it at that. We have company." She said, pointing at a grappler ship coming straight for them. She grinned and opened up a communication channel between the two ships.
"Gray Saran?" She said firmly. The response was harsh and raspy.
"None other. How the heck did you escape the Colony 65 explosion? That killed all the inhabitants." He said. Kaitlin put on a fake smirk.
"I don't die so easily. Especially because of the fact I was on mars at the time." She said. Grays eyes widened.
"Darn you. To bad you had to have your family die though." He said. Kaitlin faltered for a minute but then regained her composure.
"This is over not Gray. Your going down." She opened fire. Gray's ship disappeared. Kaitlin blinked. Spikes eyes widened.
"Kait! Behind you!" He shouted. Behind her, Gray's grappler ship was shooting a grappler arm aiming at the Starlight Gamma. The warning was Spike gave her just enough time to dodge and she fired a missile down at Grays ship. Gray's ship was shot but hardly injured. It came in with the arm. She was able to block it easily and return it to Gray's ship, causing it to damage his own ship. Spike just watched for a second, then came in and started shooting some bullets. Grays ship came over an fired a missile at Spikes machine, if only it were a little faster, Spikes ship didn't have time to maneuver out of the way, Kaitlin's eyes widened and zoomed past, taking the blow from the missile. Spike gasped. Gray grinned widely. When the smoke cleared Starlight wasn't damaged to much. Just a few dings and scratches. Spike's eyes widened.
"What the heck?! I could've taken that fine, Kait'!" He shouted. Kaitlin looked at him through the monitor and grinned.
"Not about to let you get hurt. This is my squabble, Spike, I don't want you getting hurt because of it." She said. Spike looked away, but nodded. Gearing up he moved from behind Starlight and started firing at Gray's ship again. Kaitlin went in and zoomed one of own missiles into the bow of Gray's ship. He shuddered a little. Then got an idea.
"Play fire with fire." He said, hitting a button. Kaitlin's eyes widened.
"Spike get out of here now!" She shouted. Spike blinked.
"What?"
"He hit the self destruct button!" She shouted. Spike was taken aback a little. "Hurry! I'll be fine, don't worry!" Spike was apprehensive, but flew off. Kaitlin glared at Gray.
"Always attempting the easy way out as usual, Gray?" She muttered. Gray grinned evilly.
"You know I can escape this, Kaitlin." He said. Kaitlin sighed.
"As usual." She said. Spike, who was listening through his communicator from the distance, blinked.
"Wait..wait..She knows this guy? I have a few questions for her when this is over." He said and sighed, leaning back in his seat. Kaitlin glared at Gray.
"You're just to chicken to face up to a real fight. You're nothing, but a wimp. That's why you weren't respected anymore." She continued. Gray yawned.
"Well, I'm the leader of it now, your overthrown. And you only have 3 seconds to live." He said. Suddenly his ship exploded. Kaitlin quickly pressed some buttons to put up the shield, but not quick enough. She was caught in the explosion.
Cliffhanger! D ..^^; Well, I'll write more later, this was a pretty big chap I think.. I dunno.some 1500 words..eh, oh well! ^^;; Ciaos! And Review please!
Spike sighed as he piloted Swordfish. He wondered what was on Kaitlin's mind. She seemed to be staring out into space. Did he do something wrong? He dazed off for a minute then his eyes wandered to his monitor. She was looking at him. He blinked and waved a little and she turned away. He blinked. What was her mind? He shook his head. No. She wouldn't be thinking about him. did she know he thought about her? He wanted to talk to her about something that had been bugging him for a while. But he just couldn't for some reason. He thought about one night in the hospital. Kaitlin was asleep in one of the reclining chairs. He had called Jet and talked to him. He found himself talking about something he'll probably get blackmailed with in the near future. Why'd he have to go and blab? And he sure as heck hoped Kaitlin hadn't heard. He yawned and looked over at Kaitlin from his cockpit. He grinned over at her and she smiled at him. He stared at her for a second, then caught himself and stopped, blushing ever slightly and went back to piloting the Swordfish. After a little while he gained enough courage to pick up his communicator.
"Hey, Kait'. W-Where are you planning on staying after we get Gray?" He said. Kaitlin jumped a little, being interrupted from her thoughts. Spike blinked and she grinned sheepishly and picked up her communicator.
"Well, once again, I really don't know. I was kinda hoping that maybe um.I could." She seemed at a loss for words. Spike seemed to get the message.
"Yes. You can stay with us on Bebop." He said, holding in a big grin. She smiled at him.
"Thanks, Spike." She said, smiling widely. He couldn't hold in the grin in anymore and it spread across his face. He found himself staring at her again, but he couldn't move his eyes. Kaitlin started to turn a little red and began to press a few buttons on her console. She pulled up a page with information and Gray. She looked at it. "Hm. Hey, Spike-chan, it seems that he's on a colony near here hiding out. He was spotted out there." She said. "But there's one thing though Spike."
"Hm?"
"I want to lure him out of there. I don't want any civilians hurt, okay?" She looked at him deeply. He looked away quickly.
"Yeah that'll be alright. How do you plan to do that?" He said. Kaitlin grinned.
"Already taken care of." She said. Spike blinked. She typed something quickly on her computer and clicked "Enter". Spike raised an eyebrow.
"What are you gonna do?"
"Sent him an email. I was well known throughout my colony. If he went and destroyed them, he must've heard about me in the mix. No doubt he'll come to my call. I sent him message through the communicator. He will show up here. I know it." She said. Spike grinned.
"Smart move.." He muttered. "How well known exactly? Bounty hunting cause it?"
"No. Not at all. I'm kinda like you. I grew up in a syndicate and became famous in it. That's how they know me. I became the leader, and the lower ranks didn't like how I was running it, or that I was a girl, and tried to assassinate me. Obviously unsuccessfully." She said. Spike blinked. He couldn't respond for a second.
"Wait..wait.. You were involved in the Syndicate? Someone like you?" He said.
"Hate to say it Spike, but I'm not all what you think. I'll leave it at that. We have company." She said, pointing at a grappler ship coming straight for them. She grinned and opened up a communication channel between the two ships.
"Gray Saran?" She said firmly. The response was harsh and raspy.
"None other. How the heck did you escape the Colony 65 explosion? That killed all the inhabitants." He said. Kaitlin put on a fake smirk.
"I don't die so easily. Especially because of the fact I was on mars at the time." She said. Grays eyes widened.
"Darn you. To bad you had to have your family die though." He said. Kaitlin faltered for a minute but then regained her composure.
"This is over not Gray. Your going down." She opened fire. Gray's ship disappeared. Kaitlin blinked. Spikes eyes widened.
"Kait! Behind you!" He shouted. Behind her, Gray's grappler ship was shooting a grappler arm aiming at the Starlight Gamma. The warning was Spike gave her just enough time to dodge and she fired a missile down at Grays ship. Gray's ship was shot but hardly injured. It came in with the arm. She was able to block it easily and return it to Gray's ship, causing it to damage his own ship. Spike just watched for a second, then came in and started shooting some bullets. Grays ship came over an fired a missile at Spikes machine, if only it were a little faster, Spikes ship didn't have time to maneuver out of the way, Kaitlin's eyes widened and zoomed past, taking the blow from the missile. Spike gasped. Gray grinned widely. When the smoke cleared Starlight wasn't damaged to much. Just a few dings and scratches. Spike's eyes widened.
"What the heck?! I could've taken that fine, Kait'!" He shouted. Kaitlin looked at him through the monitor and grinned.
"Not about to let you get hurt. This is my squabble, Spike, I don't want you getting hurt because of it." She said. Spike looked away, but nodded. Gearing up he moved from behind Starlight and started firing at Gray's ship again. Kaitlin went in and zoomed one of own missiles into the bow of Gray's ship. He shuddered a little. Then got an idea.
"Play fire with fire." He said, hitting a button. Kaitlin's eyes widened.
"Spike get out of here now!" She shouted. Spike blinked.
"What?"
"He hit the self destruct button!" She shouted. Spike was taken aback a little. "Hurry! I'll be fine, don't worry!" Spike was apprehensive, but flew off. Kaitlin glared at Gray.
"Always attempting the easy way out as usual, Gray?" She muttered. Gray grinned evilly.
"You know I can escape this, Kaitlin." He said. Kaitlin sighed.
"As usual." She said. Spike, who was listening through his communicator from the distance, blinked.
"Wait..wait..She knows this guy? I have a few questions for her when this is over." He said and sighed, leaning back in his seat. Kaitlin glared at Gray.
"You're just to chicken to face up to a real fight. You're nothing, but a wimp. That's why you weren't respected anymore." She continued. Gray yawned.
"Well, I'm the leader of it now, your overthrown. And you only have 3 seconds to live." He said. Suddenly his ship exploded. Kaitlin quickly pressed some buttons to put up the shield, but not quick enough. She was caught in the explosion.
Cliffhanger! D ..^^; Well, I'll write more later, this was a pretty big chap I think.. I dunno.some 1500 words..eh, oh well! ^^;; Ciaos! And Review please!