Note: Thank you so much for the reviews. I wasn't expecting much out of this but I'm glad someone out there liked it. I also wasn't going to write another one, although there was this idea forming in my head last night - then I read Ashley-chan's review, so here goes.
I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to make out of this fic so if you like it please suggest something.
This is only my second fic., any further chapters will greatly depend on your reviews so please R & R.
Ashley-Chan, this one's for you hope you like it.


DISCLAIMER:
I Do Not Own Cowboy Bebop Please Don't Sue Me.




The Couch: A Forming Addiction





The next day, Faye woke up to find Ed perched on the back of the couch. She held Ein in her arms with her tomato perfectly balanced on her head.


"Good morning Faye-Faye"


Faye just stared at Ed sleepily, then her eyes slowly widened in horror as she watched a drop of moisture leave Ein's tongue, to land on her cheek and then trail a wet path to her slightly open lips.


"KIYAAAH!" Faye screamed as she scampered off the couch, tossing Spike off it and causing Ed and Ein to fall in a heap on top of Spike.


Rudely awakened, Spike flailed his limbs around in an attempt to right himself. He managed to get himself on all fours just in time to see Faye stumble out of the living room, one hand covered her mouth as the other held her stomach, her face was green and she was crying a litany of "Ohmigod, ohmigod, I'm gonna die!".


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An hour, a pack of toothpaste, and 2 bottles of mouthwash later, Faye came out of the bathroom feeling refreshed. She made her way back to the Bebop's living room where she found Spike sitting on 'their' couch, eating green peppers and beef with real beef this time.


"Good Morning" she said in a sing-song voice as she slowly went around the living room. * Now where is that dumb mutt *. Her eyes lit wickedly as she found Ein lying underneath Spike's legs. She drew out her gun and aimed.


Spike stood up as Jet quickly walked towards them from the kitchen.


"What?!, what did I do?"


"Now Faye, calm down…. put the gun down"



Faye fired, missing Ein by an inch, and Spike's foot by a dot.


"Fuck!" Spike muttered under his breath.* I asked her last night if she was gonna regret it – she says No* he thought mimicking Faye's response in his head. * Women are nothing but trouble*. Outside he regained his cool exterior as he grinned at Faye "Bitch! Don't tell me your complaining now! With all your crying and moaning last night, I'd bet I was perfect!"


Faye's jaw dropped as she looked up at Spike. "I wasn't aiming at you, you pervert!"


"huh?!"


In the corner of her eye, she saw Ein jump into Ed's arms as the kid ran away.


"STOP RIGHT THERE!" Faye cried as she fired another shot and gave chase.


Jet looked from Spikes now blank face to the direction Faye went and back again. *Did they…, did they do what I think they did last night?* he thought as his eyes landed on patches of whitish stains on the new red couch. His face quickly turned from white to red "FAAAAAYYYYYYYEEEE!" He looked back at Spike, who was about to leave. "SIT DOWN!"


Spike arched an eyebrow at him as he sat down, took a cigarette from his pack and proceeded to light it.* I repeat, WOMEN are nothing but trouble – when am I ever gonna get that through my head?*


Jet took a deep breath "Didn't I tell you not to smoke on MY NEW COUCH?"


Spike simply got up and transferred his butt onto the table.


"What is it Jet?"


Spike and Jet turned to see Faye grinning like a maniac. Her arms were thrust away from her body with a slowly turning pale Ein stuck by the throat in her hands. Ed was dangling behind Faye, her mouth clamped shut on her Faye's head.


"Alright, that's it!" Jet said as he took out his shotgun and aimed it at Faye. "Put the dog down Faye! Ed, find me a bounty!" *if I could get these two off my ship I'd have some peace and quiet for some time and maybe be able to clean up MY new couch*


Ein landed on the floor with a small whiny and limped towards Jet.


Faye placed her hands behind her back and gave Jet an innocent smile.


Ed let go of Faye's head, busily typed on her tomato and quickly passed a print out copy to Jet.


Spike took one look at Faye's 'innocent' face and laughed his head off.


"Bring in the bounty, Faye" Jet said as he handed the printout to Faye.


"What?! why me?" She complained as she took the printout and read its contents. "It's a measly 200! What do you think I am, disabled?!".


Spike just kept laughing.


Faye turned to him "Shut up! Aren't you supposed to be on MY side?"


"And miss all this? HELL NO!" He replied.


"Grrrrrr!". Faye turned around and stomped her way out.


"Well, aren't you going?"


"Unlike Faye, I happen to know that we don't need the money right now." . Spike answered as he stood up and whistled as he left.


Out on the hangar, Faye was about to board her redtail when she saw Spike come out. "Took you long enough! well? Are we leaving or not?"


"What makes you think I'm coming with you?"


"Cause I'm goin' after a bounty?"



He smirked "You call that a bounty? I'm not gonna waste my 'talent' on a small fry, a very, very small – minute fry!"


*that fuckin' prick!*"That so, huh?! Well here's something. Since it's so small, I hardly think it would be enough for me so I'm not sharing!"


"I will put a bullet in my head the day you learn the true meaning of 'share'"



Faye's face fell"do you really think I'm that selfish, Spike?" she said in a soft tone.


*Aww, come on! Did she actually believe what I said?. She's supposed to know I don't mean any of it – well some of it * Spike thought as he came closer to her "look, you know you can just wait for a bigger bounty….then I'd go with you". He said as he hesitantly took her hand in his.


*Is that his way of saying 'I'm sorry'? I can't believe it! He fell for THAT! I'm such a great actress!*. "No, I'd better go get this one, Jets mad enough" She said as she looked into his mismatched pairs of brown. *Oh, no! Oh, no! Wrong move! Why the hell am I so transparent to him?!*


Spike looked back at her and found…. "You little….." he trailed off as he let her hand go "Get lost shrew!" he said as he walked off. *I can't believe she baited me into that!*


"Oh, come on Spike, you gotta admit I had you there" She called after him.


"No, you had ME last night" he called back *hmmmm, maybe I should sleep on 'our' couch again tonight*.


"Well….can't I have an insibitsy kiss goodbye then?" Faye asked in the sweetest voice she could muster.


Spike smiled to himself. "So you could pass all of Ein's diseases on me? Keep dreaming Cowgirl!"


"OoooH! That insufferable, stupid, pigheaded…" Faye kept swearing to her self as she boarded the redtail. *hmmmmm, maybe I should sleep on 'our' couch again tonight* Faye thought as she remembered Spikes reference to last nights activities.


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It was getting dark and still no Faye. Spike looked up from beneath his Swordfish II. *that was a very easy bounty, she should've been back by now*. He finished up his repairs and not bothering to place any of his tools back, prepared to take off.


"You're going after her, aren't you?" Jet said appearing out of nowhere.


"Now why would I do that? I'm just gonna go take a look around, I'm really bored"


"Whatever you say Spike, whatever you say…."




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It was easy to find Faye, you just cruise around and wait till you hear gunshots, if it's too few – then that's probably not her. Now, if it's raining bullets or something explodes – that's your ticket. Spike found just that, a rain of bullets on a parking lot to an arcade he just passed.


Faye was crouched low on the side of a car, waiting for a chance to fire back at her bounty. *this bounty is getting way too troublesome for such a small amount*.


She looked out of the cars window just in time to see her bounty board a parked van and speed off for the exit. She aimed for the tires and managed to hit two. The van skidded precariously on its side as the driver lost control and it flipped over Faye started running for the van when it flipped but her bounty was quick to get out. *Damn it! Took me hours to finally trace you here! Why won't you just fall dead! – uh no, can't have that".


To her surprise, she found the Swordfish II blocking her bounty's path. Her bounty stopped and headed the other way. "What the hell is he doing here?" Faye said as she glared at the offending ship.


She stopped; her bounty was close enough so she aimed for his leg. She fired, the bullet hit its mark but the bounty picked himself up and started limping away. Faye fired again and missed. Instead she hit a parked car in front of her bounty.


"BOOOOOM!" went the car as the bullet hit its gas tank. Faye picked up her bounty dragging him by the collar.


In the Swordfish II, Spike sweat dropped "Oh God, that was a lousy shot!" he said to himself as he placed his head in his hand. *she's a fuckin' walking disaster! So why do I like her so much, she isn't anything like Julia*

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An hour later Faye sat on Spikes lap in the Swordfish II as they headed back to the Bebop. Faye's redtail?, it got impounded for damages in the arcade center, the parking lot, the flipped van, and the exploded car.


"I CANT BELIEVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!" Faye screamed.


Spike laughed.


"STOP LAUGHING! THIS ISNT FUNNY, NOW I NEED 100 MORE SO I CAN GET MY SHIP BACK! AAAH! WHY COULDNT YOU JUST LEND ME THE MONEY - HUH?!"


Spike laughed some more. "We may have this 'thing' Faye, but you are not getting you hands on my money"


Faye hit him on the chest. "This is your fault anyway!"


"And how can this be my fault?"


"If you hadn't got in the way……."


"Then your bounty would've escaped, and you would've owned at least 100 more to what you owe the arcade now"


"Humph!"
Faye decided to ignore him.


You trying to ignore me now?"


No answer.


"After all, I did come looking for you"


Faye turned to face Spike a scowl on her face.


"I…. did…. Get kinda worried cuzitwasgettinlateandyouwerentbackyet" he mumbled, his eyes looking straight ahead.


Faye smiled. *isn't he just too cute!*


"thats better! told yah, you look great when you're quiet?" Spike said smiling back "Wanna share the couch?"


"Maybe we could drag it to my room for the night…"


"Your room? How bout mine?"


"What's wrong with mine?"


"I don't know. What's wrong with my room?. Think Jet would mind? "
Spike asked back


"Or, we could just sleep in one of our rooms…."


"No, I want the couch"
they both finished at the same time.

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Once they got back on the Bebop, Faye and Spike went straight for the living room.


"You just wasted 200,000 woolongs!" Jet exclaimed as the two came into view.


Spike and Faye stopped in their tracks looking around the living room.


"And now you owe 100 more!" Jet continued.


"Where's the couch?" Spike and Faye asked at the same time.


"How are you ever going to pay for your debts if you can't even catch a decent bounty!"


"Jet, where's the couch?" Spike asked.


"Not to mention that running a ship with a crew needs money"


"Jet, where's the couch?" Faye asked louder.


"The couch?. I've been yapping like some woman here and you ask me about my couch, which, I may add, you have so kindly stained with your perverted asses last night!?"


"Jet, where's the couch" Faye and Spike almost shouted.


"I had to get it to the cleaners! Don't think for one minute that I was going to clean that couch with your stains on it with these two hands" Jet shivered at the thought.


Spike started pacing. "You mean the couch is at the cleaners?"


Faye slumped to the floor "You mean I can't sleep on the couch tonight?"


"Oh, no. Hell no! You are not sleeping on that couch" Jet protested.


"But I want….. " Faye turned to Spike "I want our couch back!"


"When can we get it back?" Spike asked *please say tonight, please say tonight*.


"The cleaners should be arriving with it anytime now. BUT, no one is sleeping on that couch tonight – or any other night, especially if you are going to use MY couch for YOUR little trysts!"

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Hours later and still no couch.


"Jet, have you called the cleaners?" Spike asked. He was sitting on the floor beside Faye right where the couch used to sit. The air in the bebop was acrid with smoke and evey inch of available floorspace in the living room was filled with cigarette butts ,ash and used matches.


"Yes, they're on they're way. Why dont you do something usefull - AND CLEAN UP THIS MESS!!


"We're not finnished smoking yet, we'll clean it up when the couch gets here" Faye replied.


"You won't have any place to put the couch on with all this mess!"


uh, yeah - he's right. A blurry of motion followed that as Spike and Faye hurried to clean up.


" you know I just thought of it, we can't sleep here with all this smoke" Spike said.


"you know you're right. let's just sleep in the hangar then" Faye replied. "I Bet all this smoke won't clear until tomorrow anyway"


Spike nodded. Jet watched the exchange and had 'ready to kill' plastered all over his face. *Am I not here? Don't they realize it's gonna cost ME to have this ship cleared of all this smoke? oh, I am going to kill these two*. He was about to strangle Faye when Ed came in.


"Jet-person, there's a delivery van outside"


Spike and Faye were out in a flash. There were shouted obscenities and then a gunshot or two. By the time Jet got outside, though, he found Spike and Faye pulling the couch into the hangar. He heard Faye say "We're just going to sleep right?, coz I'm really tired" and heard Spike's reply of "Yeah, whatever just come here" before seeing the two snuggle up on the newly cleaned red couch.


In the background Jet could hear the delivery man shouting"You're gonna hear from my lawyer, you fuckin assholes!"


Jet watched as his two companions snuggled together to sleep "Damn! I thought getting those two together would finally settle things down on this ship, now, its getting' a hell of a lot more expensive!" *I wonder how much that lawsuits going to cost?* "maybe I should get rid of that couch!"


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Authors notes:

>> I'm not quite sure if I stayed in character. If I didn't, my bad.
>> the couch thing at the cleaners – uhhh does anyone do that? Send a couch to the cleaners?. OK, I don't care – my bad too.
>> I was talking to a friend over the phone about this fic. and got some great ideas for a third installation. HINT: Faye finds out about the 10Billion bounty they caught. The rating may escalate. :D