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Miaka- ^_^ I can't believe it I actually got a review!

Yami Miaka- -_- Baka! Don't sound so excited! You'll scare people off!

Miaka- . good point ^_^ anyway I think I fixed the paragraph spacing problem thing!

Yami Mika- good I suppose.

Miaka- ^_^ very good! =( Also if you guys don't review telling me what couple you want I'm up a creek! I'm not psychic!

Yami Miaka- -_- somehow I don't think they want to hear you rant.

Miaka- ^_^; oh right! On with the fic!!!

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It had bean two days since the twentieth birthday party of Jim Hawking. Life was getting back to normal. Or at least the normal that passed on board the huge red ship. Departcher was set for the next day. Nothing all that out of the ordinary had happened while at this port, unless of course you count the mysterious appearance of a strange, unsigned blue gift wrapped box outside the Outlaw Star on the night of the big party. Jim had opened it to find a new knife, decorated butifuly with various gems, all centered around what the crew could identify, only as a sapphire. The truly strange part was that Jim had bean planning to go buy a new knife for the better part of a week, but had told no one. He had secretly begun to train with knives as self-defense, and had excelled greatly until his only one broke of overuse.

"Leaving port tomaro Jim! Don't forget OK?" Geans voice drifted into the hole in the wall Jim called living corters.

"Don't worry I'll remember!" Jim shouted exasperated. That had to have bean the third time that day Gean had reminded him.

"I suppose I'll go out and enjoy the town while I still can" Jim mumbled to himself. With that he stood up and walked to the hatch. "Mel, I'm leaving!" he called before walking out into the docking bay.

Jim gazed up at the sky. He could see the first hints of stars twinkling there. "To bad we can't enjoy this view when we're actually up there" he pouted. "It really is beautiful!"

Jim sied as he spotted a bar. "Well I suppose there's nowhere better to go" he said walking through the double doors.

Once in the dimly lit room he headed for the bar. "What'll ya have?" said the rather gruff looking bar tender. "Just a beer pleas." Said Jim "don't wana get drunk this early on."

Jim sat sipping his beer, oblivious to the young woman sitting in the back watching him. The one whareing the long baggy blue cloke. What he did notice was the sharp scream of a young girl being harassed by a lumbering drunk. All the people around had dispersed to form a ten-foot wide circle around the pervert and girl. "Pleas stop!" the girl cried, voice full of fear, but the hand on her breast did not move.

"Now I don't think it's to nice to pick on ladies like that. Why don't you just step down." All eyes turned toward the voice. Jim casually walked through the swiftly parting crowd.

"Mind your own business!!" the drunk slurred every word from his mouth. " Ah so that's how its gona be." Chimed Jim, dropping into a fighting stance.

The fight didn't last long. Jim was swift but the lumbering man had the advantage of pure size. He had Jim pined to the ground in a mater of minutes. Light flashed as a blade was drawn. It would have hit right in Jim's neck, had something not interfered. There stood the woman, the brute's blade flashing in hand.

Her hood had bean blown back to reveal a head of shoulder length icy blue hair. She smirked down at the drunken man "you know before you challenge a person you really should check and see if they have allies in the area. Thanks for the knife. I'm starting a bit of a collection."

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A/N-

Miaka- ^_^ yay! I finished the second chap.! I'm so excited!

Yami Miaka- -_- dork

Miaka- ANYWAYS! *Glares* like I said earlier, pleas review AND tell me who you want as a couple. I can't ever get anything done unless you do!

Yami Miaka- and you forgot the disclaimer.

Miaka- ^_^; oh yaaa! *Evil look* oooohhh Jiiiiiim.

*Jim is dragged in kicking and screaming*

Jim- NO I WON'T DO IT!

Miaka-do it or I'll *whispers something in his ear*

Jim- oh no anything but that! I'll do it! I'll do it!

Miaka- good boy! ^_^ I love authoress power!

Jim- neither Miaka, nor her Yami own Outlaw star. It belongs to someone else, thank god!

Miaka- HEY!

Miaka- oh and before I forget, no more work without reviews! I'm not gona write this if no one reads it. The next chapter will only come if I get two more reviews. Oh and a HUGE thanks to erkman3 who actually did review. GOD BLESS YOU!!! Ok I'm done.