Author's notes: I really want to thank all those people who took the time and reviewed my story you guys have no clue how much that means to me! T_T Thank you all so much! And I would appreciate it if my best friends wouldn't write things like that it's a bit embarrassing *^.^* Any way thanks guys and I'll start with chapter 5 right away!
Disclaimer: I don't own the show Cowboy Bebop in any way only merchandise. Why must we right these things all the time?
Add on note: It is killing me writing this! I mean I'm a Julia and Spike fan! (I hope your happy Derek!) Well for those of you who are J &S fans have no fear I'll write one for just those two! Oh yeah if read this (the A/N) please remember this: Ed's little surprise. Well any way off to writing I go! Another things Faye and Julia have never meet in this story for a reason! Faye knows about Julia but has never met her! By the way this is an AU fic! Okay I'm done now!
" Ed you've grown up!" Faye's eyes grew to twice their original size as she looked at Ed who still had the same red hair only she looked more like a woman now than a over active thirteen year old. Ed stuck her head in and saw Spike fall onto the couch.
"Come in!" Faye said as Inky ran out from Spike's room and ran up to Ed and began to sniff her curiously.
"Is this a sugar glider?"
"Yep meet Inky, she's my glider." Ed crouched down and stroked the animal's little head. Inky ran off to the couch and sat on the arm opposite of Spike.
"Is he drunk?"
"Not yet." Faye laughed as Ed entered the apartment. Just as Faye was going to close the door Ed nearly screamed no.
"Don't close the door!"
"Why not Ed it's freezing out there?"
"My little surprise is on its way up." Faye shrugged and let Ed to be at the door. She walked past Spike who was staring at the clock which now read, 10:50 pm. Faye walked into Spike's room and put some long pajama pants on and grabbed her pajama coat as she saw Spike put a pillow over his head as Jet and someone else enter the apartment. Inky ran from her place on the couch arm and as Faye passed jumped into her pocket.
"Jet I see you haven't changed a bit." Faye said as sat down on the sofa chair next to the couch Spike was sprawled out on. Ed walked into the kitchen and grabbed to champagne bottles and two wine bottles and five goblets.
"Jet I don't feel right here." The other person who had walked in said as she began to take off her jacket. Spike's head almost perked up when he heard her whispering. Faye saw this reaction. Faye saw Spike's mouth form a word but she couldn't make it out. Spike jumped up from the couch and looked at the people behind him. His face went white. Ed was in his serving drinks to his best friend his new roommate and some new blonde woman.
"Oh you're awake!" Ed said as she put two goblets in front of him.
"What are you doing here?" Spike said as he picked up one of the two goblets. The blonde woman turned around and looked at Spike. Spike dropped his goblet. He stood up.
"Julia?" Faye looked at Spike then the girl he had called Julia. Faye saw Spike hug her. She smiled and kissed him. Spike seemed to be returning the kiss.
Faye headed towards the door. She slipped into her shoes. (A/n: you know those weird Chinese fighting shoes?) She walked out of the apartment, and slammed the door shut. She began to quicken her speed. She ran into the elevator before it closed. She stood alone in the elevator. Tears were beginning to form in her eyes.
" You shouldn't of came here Faye. It was better to have your date stand you up then to have some one you were about to make love to make out with his old girlfriend!" Faye got out at the first floor and walked out of the apartment building. She began to wonder around the streets of (a/n: by the way I am just making this city up cause I have no clue of the names on Mars, and because it's pretty.) downtown Veiling, Mars.
Faye walked past nearly twenty or thirty men before she came to the conclusion that all men were alike. They were all dogs. Faye looked at all the people dressed so glamorously while she was in her pajamas! Faye slumped down to the ground. She looked at the floor. Inky jumped out of her pocket and onto her shoulder. The little sugar glider rubbed its little head on Faye's cheek.
"I wish I were as free as you are. At least love doesn't matter to you." Faye said as Inky ran into the palm of her hand.
"Excuse me I don't mean to sound like a dog but what is a pretty face like you doing in a place like this?" A rather handsome young man with wild dark purplish black hair (A/N: think Tasuki!) and soft green eyes said as he put an apron.
"Running." She said as she stared at the sky. The man walked inside and would come out every other minute or so and see if Faye was there. Rain clouds begin to form up in the sky. Faye sat where she was and began singing along with the song that was playing rather loudly from a karaoke shop near by. People began to stop and drop money next to her. Faye didn't accept the money, because she was singing with her heart not for money.
A lighting bolt flashed across the sky. Some people ran into nearby shops and bars to avoid the soon coming rain. Faye stood up and put Inky in her Pajama shirt. Inky crawled up onto Faye's shoulder. Almost as if it were on cue, a light sprinkle turned into a heavy downpour. The man Faye had meet earlier walked out holding an umbrella.
"You want to come in it's dry in here?" The man joked. Faye with out any answer stood up and followed him. He lead her through the karaoke bar she was sitting close to. He led her through the crowd and into the employee's lounge.
"Thanks."
"No problem, you just reminded me of a person I knew along time ago." Faye smiled.
"I doubt it. I'm a lot older than you are." The man opened a closet and pulled out a towel. Inky who was hiding in Faye's pocket stuck her head out. Kevin walked over to Faye.
"Oh I'm Kevin S. and you are?" Kevin said as he sat down next to Faye after he had handed her a towel.
"Faye V."
"What?" Kevin jumped up, "Just how old are you?"
"I'm 23." Faye said as she watched Inky pop her head in and out of her pocket.
"That's the same age she is where are you from?" Faye looked at Kevin as if he had a plague.
"You're...you're Faye Valentine!" At this Faye looked straight up at Kevin with wide eyes.
"How...how did you know?" Faye stood up inching her way to the door. Kevin blocked her from getting to the door.
"They're all after you! It's not safe here. Come with me!" Kevin grabbed her hand and dragged her out the back way of the bar. Faye struggled to try to get loose from his grip. Kevin kept pulling her despite her attempts to get away.
"Where are you taking me? Who are you? What are you doing with me?" Kevin kept his grip and looked back at her.
"I'll tell you as soon as we get there!"
" Great my New Year's gone worse. Faye you're such as dumb ass!" Faye looked up at the buildings around her. Kevin was leading her into a very familiar building,
"Stop! This is where I'm staying! Please let me go!"
"Here? Great what floor?"
"Twenty, at least I think. If it helps I'm staying with Spike Spiegel."
"Great! I'm surprised he hasn't told you yet. I know what floors he's on just get in the elevator. I'll explain everything once we get to Spike's ok? You don't have to be afraid of me." Kevin took off his apron. He dug in his shirt for something. He gave a rather strange smirk when he seemed to have found what he was looking for. He pulled out a gun.
"No! Please don't kill me!" Faye whispered as she backed into the elevator.
"I'm not going to. I'm trying to protect you from those who are!" Kevin said as he motioned for Faye to get in the elevator. Kevin checked to see if any one was watching. Faye didn't know if she was supposed to be afraid or relieved all she knew is that it was almost midnight and she wanted to have a normal new year, or at least as normal as Faye's life could get.
The elevator rang when they had reached their floor. Faye ran to Spike's apartment door and didn't knock on it she banged on it.
"Spike open up it's me!" She waited for someone to open the door. She didn't hear anything from the other side for a few seconds. Ed opened the door and hugged Faye.
"Oh, Faye we're so glad you're ok! Some one just called and said you and Spike should watch your backs!"
"Spike!" Kevin said as he walked past Ed and Faye and straight into the apartment.
"Kevin?" Faye could hear Spike say. She looked past Ed and say Spike talking to Kevin and Julia adding a few things on to what Kevin had to say.
"Faye get in!" Jet said as he ushered Faye and Ed in. Ed pulled out a gun from underneath the skirt she was wearing. Faye walked in and shivered. She was cold, wet, unhappy, scared but mainly hurt. Spike looked behind Kevin who had his back turned to Faye and walked over to her. He hugged her.
"Damn it Faye don't ever scare us again like that." Spike grabbed her shoulders. Faye looked up at him. Inky jumped out of Faye's pocket and ran over to head who picked her up and began to stroke her.
"Let me go." Faye pushed Spike away and walked into his room and slammed the door shut. She threw her self on the bed. She looked at the clock it read 11:30. She was having the worst possible day.
She closed her eyes to try to force herself not to cry. After all so much happening to her in one day? It was enough to make the ordinary woman try to commit suicide. Faye didn't care anymore, she let it out she let herself cry. Faye didn't notice the door open and shut. She knew some had turned on the light.
"Faye?" Faye looked up. Her eyes were so filled with tears she couldn't see who was there.
"Who's there?"
"It's me Julia."
Faye didn't know what to do. This woman was the reason she was crying. She had stolen something so precious away from her.
"Faye I know you probably hate me," Julia sat down next to Faye, "yet you don't even know me. I may not be the person you want to talk to right now but I can guarantee you that you'll feel better if you do."
Faye sat up. She tucked her legs in and hugged them.
"Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why did you have to ruin the most perfect night of my life?"
"Spike right? You're talking about Spike aren't you?" Julia didn't even need an answer she just knew.
"I love him."
"As do I." there was an awkward silence then Julia giggled.
"You think this is funny?" Faye snapped.
"Well look at it this way. We barely know each other and yet we have one big thing in common."
"Spike." Faye said trying not to laugh. Faye shivered. She was still in those wet clothes. She got up from the bed and grabbed one of her bags. She pulled out some clothes and some dry under ware.
"How long have you known Spike?" Julia said as Faye dumped her wet clothes onto the floor she took off the wet under ware she was wearing and changed into the dry ones she had just taken out. She walked towards the bath room and hung up her wet clothes.
"For about four or five years. You?"
"Will you kill me if I tell you?" Faye popped her head out from the bathroom.
"Maybe."
"Eight years." Faye sat down next to Julia while she was brushing her hair.
"Well that beats the hell out of my four." They looked at each other and laughed.
"Any way, I bet you have no clue as to what's going on."
"You got it."
"All right then let me ask you a few questions first," Faye nodded, "Ok then, do you know anyone working with a group or mob?" Faye's eyes widened. Julia say her mouth move but she couldn't make out what she was trying to say.
"What?"
"Vicious! It's Vicious!" Faye went into what seemed a pyscotic mode.
"Faye! Snap out of it!" Julia shook Faye. Faye began to cry.
"Julia what am I going to do I know it's Vicious! He hates Spike and he's kidnapped me once before!" She yelled as she grabbed Julia's shoulders. Her grip loosened as she put her head downcast. Julia rubbed her back.
"Faye I won't let Vicious do anything to you!"
"Thank you." Faye said as she placed her head on Julia's shoulder. After one minute Faye fell asleep. Who wouldn't have after all she had done that day. Julia pulled the sheets over Faye and turned the light off. She walked out of the room. Spike, Ed ,Jet and Kevin all looked up at her.
"So how did it go?"
"That's my business Jet."
"Is she okay?" Ed asked as she put Inky on the couch.
"She's asleep. Spike talk to her when she gets up. She said she needed to talk to you." Julia sat down on the couch. It had been along day for the Bebop crew. Julia had a feeling this was only the beginning.
Author's note: Please tell this didn't suck! I tried my hardest to defeat my writer's block! Tell me did I win?
