Disclaimer: Insert disclaimer here ________. If it helps put I don't own Cowboy Bebop. LOL!

Author's note: I'm back! Thank you to every one who reviewed! Ok I thought about deleting this fic but I decided not to since I now have some ideas to finish the fic. Um oh yeah there is a bit of ooc in it! Hey no fic is perfect!

I would also like to say thank you to my friends who have supported me! I love you guys! ^^"

And of course to my: only! My one and only! My one and only koibito oh oh koibito! This is for you Jei-koi! he he!

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Faye woke up and rolled over onto her side. She eyed the room; she remembered the events of the night before.

"Why am I here? Why did I fall for that face? Why did I fall in love?" Faye rolled out of bed, as some one opened the door. She turned to see who it was.

"Faye are you awake?" The person asked.

"I'm standing up aren't I?" Remarked Faye rather sarcastically as she walked towards the bathroom.

"Good point." The bathroom light turned on as Faye looked at the person sitting on the bed, she couldn't help but grin.

"Spike you asshole." Faye thought as she closed the bathroom door. She looked at her self in the mirror.

"Oh my fucking god," she saw her cheeks tear stained and her mascara was running, "I'm a mess."

About an hour later Faye finally got out of the bathroom, she felt so much better than she did when she woke up. Wearing the usual yellow top and shorts, suspenders, and white ankle boots Faye walked into the living room. Ed, Kevin, Jet and Julia were still there. Julia was sitting at the counter with Ed and Jet was sitting on the couch reading this morning's newspaper. Faye walked past the three with out any words said.

"Good morning sunshine." Jet greeted as he watched Faye pick up her jacket and bags. Faye looked over her shoulder at Jet.

"Fuck off." Julia and Ed looked at Faye.

"Faye-Faye what's wrong?" Ed asked as she walked towards Faye.

"I'm leaving." Faye remarked as she opened the door. Spike walked into the living room as Kevin walked in from the balcony.

"Where ya going Faye?" Spike asked as he lit a cigarette.

"Away." Faye looked back at Spike.

"Why?" Faye heard a voice say, she turned to see Julia. Yes, Julia the love of Spike's life.

"I want to. No... Because I can."

"But what about all those people after you." Kevin asked as he took in the situation.

"Let them chase me all the want. I'm a big girl I can take care of myself," Faye pulled out a fully loaded gun from her jacket, "Let them try to mess with me."

"Faye..." Ed said as she looked up to the matured woman.

"I don't care what you guys say! I'm tired of being the puppet!" Everyone was shocked by Faye's sudden display of anger. No one moved until Ed walked into the kitchen and grabbed a bag.

"Here, it's the least I can do for you. Faye thanks to you I am who I am today. Besides, I brought it just in case of an emergency but this is as close to one we'll get," Faye opened the little bag to see fruits, a few cans of soda, a wrapped sandwich, a can of meat, water, instant food, and one sleepy little sugar-glider. Faye looked up from the bag and looked at Ed, "take care Faye. If you ever need help you know where you can find me."

Spike walked out of the room and came back in holding an envelope.

"I wrote it last night so everything there is true." Spike handed the envelope to Faye.

"Thank you Ed. Thank you Spike, by the way Spike, what ever it was you had to tell me it can wait until our next meeting." With that Faye left the other five people in the apartment. She closed the door as tears began to fill her eyes. She looked down at the bag then at the envelope. She headed towards the elevator as she began to open the letter. Someone rushed past her as she walked into the elevator.

Dear Faye,

I know that it was just a few hours ago when we first saw each other. Do you remember the last time we met before that? I don't. I know you're probably thinking, Spike you're an asshole, and you have every right to. I shouldn't have kissed Julia. And trust me Faye it wouldn't have been a one-night stand. I'm sorry that I made you cry. I know I'm to the most sentimental guy around but what I'm trying to say is that...Faye I...

Faye couldn't read anymore she was afraid of what it would say. The tears began to spill. She couldn't hold them back any longer. She loved Spike; well at least she thought she did. The elevator made one stop at the 2nd floor. Faye could have gotten off and walked one flight of stairs down, but in her current state it was just hard to stand. Faye walked out of the complex and down to the curb. She called for a taxi. As she loaded her stuff into the trunk a person was calling her name. She just stepped into the cab when she saw that it was Spike.

"Go." She told the driver. He nodded in response. She looked at the driver and told him to go to the nearest spaceport. She looked at the person sitting in the front seat of the cab. Faye couldn't put a finger on it but the guy looked so familiar.

"Have I met you before?" Faye squinted at the person in the mirror.

"I believe so." The man turned his head and looked at Faye with a cold grin on his face. Faye felt her blood run cold.

"Vicious! How?" Faye could only mumble.

"Yes it's me, my dear. Oh and Spike's little friend Kevin, I believe you met him, told us."

"What do you want with me?" Faye slowly scooted towards the door to keep herself as far as possible from Vicious.

"Spike. I want him dead." Vicious watched in amusement as Faye's emerald eyes enlarged.

"What does that have to do with me?" Faye tried to push herself against the door as much as possible.

"I want you to kill him. If not I will personally see to it that both of you lay dead at my feet."

Faye looked down at the letter then looked back up at Vicious. She'd have to choose between love and death. How would she be able to save both herself and Spike? Faye thought of only one way.

"I'll do it." Faye mumbled.

"Now Faye I don't want you to go thinking that I'm just going to hand you a gun and say ok here you go now kill him. Oh no my dear I'm going to make sure you are watched at everything you do."

"Vicious why do you hate him so much?" The cab stopped and Vicious looked at Faye with cold, red eyes.

"He took everything away from me!" Vicious grabbed Faye's shoulder, his hands gripped her small shoulders, Faye let out a whimper of pain, "My love, my position and my life!"

Vicious threw Faye back into the seat. He opened his door and then opened Faye's door.

"This is where you will be staying, and trust me if you try anything funny, my little Valentine...I'll see to it personally that Spike dies a slow and painful death."

Vicious threw Faye along with her bags out of the car. He threw at her an envelope. It said in red letters read all of it. Faye opened it and found a card key, which she guessed was for her new room, and a small note that said, "Sweet dreams my funny Valentine." Faye watched as the supposed cab driver step out and walk towards the building, Vicious stood there with Faye. Faye couldn't believe her luck. It was the beginning of a New Year and she was already in deep shit.

"Lady Luck must really be bitchin' at me now I hope Spike's happy." Faye said to herself as she stood up and dusted herself off, she then took her bags and envelope and headed towards the pent house looking building.

"Let me give you the grand tour." Faye followed Vicious as the "cabby" pointed a gun into her back.

As she walked in she could see that the place was decorated a lot with dragons. She saw a large banner with a red dragon in the middle hanging down off the second floor. Faye sighed as she threw a side-wards glance to the elevator at the end of the hall.

Vicious stopped and looked back at Faye.

"My room is on the top floor, I have cameras inserted all over the house, so to put it in a nut shell I see everything going on in this building," Vicious then pointed to the red dragon banner, " if anything should happen to that I'll make sure you'll regret it." He then walked off towards the elevator.

"Where..."

"Are you going to sleep? Is that what you were going to ask me?" Faye nodded, " Follow me."

Faye and Vicious both got into the elevator just as Vicious waved his "cabby" away. Vicious pressed the fourth floor button. Just as the elevator started to go up Vicious looked at Faye from the corner of his eye, he noticed her rather short shorts, and how her shirt just happened to show just enough cleavage. The elevator had stopped just in time. Vicious walked out first as he led the way down the finely decorated corridor. He opened the door to a rather large room, or rather pent house.

"I believe that everything you might need is in here if not just ring Nikolai, he'll get what ever you need," Vicious looked back at Faye who was picking up her bags again and walking into the apartment, "I've already explained all the rules to you so I do believe that you won't try anything funny. Good night."

Vicious turned on his heel and left Faye in the apartment.

"How the hell did Spike manage this one?" Vicious thought to himself as he took the elevator up to his own room.

Faye looked around the spacious room. Vicious was right it did have every thing she might need. In the bathroom surprisingly were stocked with feminine materials, first aid kits, shampoos, just about everything was there. The make shift kitchen was stocked with every type of food imaginable. Faye threw herself on the sofa. She couldn't believe it! Everything she wanted was here, well everything but one thing, Spike. Spike wasn't there nor would he ever be.

Faye took the letter Spike had written her. She decided to finish it before reading the instructions left by Vicious.

Faye...I won't say I love you, but I do care for you. I truly do. I hope that you might find it in your heart to actually forgive me even though you're probably thinking that I don't deserve it. By the way I had no idea Ed even knew where I was living.

Sincerely sorry, Your gaucho,

Spike Spiegel

P.S. Faye forget what I said. I do love you.

Faye's heart tore in half. Spike said he loved her. But did he really mean it? Faye began to cry. Now she had kill the person she loved when she didn't know if he even really loves her. Faye couldn't help but cry, it wasn't like her to cry so much. She curled up in ball on the couch crying. She threw the envelope Vicious had handed her to the floor. She held her arms. She felt something in her jacket. She pulled out her gun. She looked at, this time it had bullets. With out even thinking, she lifted the gun up slowly to her temple, she had just placed her finger on the trigger when suddenly her door was thrown open and some one took the gun from her hands. Either this person was extremely fast or her senses were faulted from crying so much.

She looked through blurred emerald eyes to meet red eyes staring back at her. She felt a strong grip on the hand that the gun was in.

"What did I tell you!" Vicious threw the gun across the room. Faye didn't bother looking up. She just wanted Spike, but she couldn't have him now. Her head slumped as tears continued to run down her face, "Are you listening?" Faye was pulled up onto her feet. She stumbled into Vicious' chest. Her just lay there. She didn't bother moving. She didn't care. All she could think of was how much she wished she never left Spike's apartment. How much she wanted to be back in Spike's arms.

Faye's head fell against Vicious' chest. He didn't know what to do. He felt this strange feeling inside of his chest. He could feel her body rocking, he could hear her crying. He felt the weight of her head on his chest. He felt like hugging her, but wasn't sure if he should. He raised his arms, as if he were going to hug her. Faye's legs decided to fail her, her body was just about to fall to the ground when suddenly Vicious caught her. Vicious looked down at her, her emerald eyes full of sadness and tears, Her violet her fell across her face. Her smooth, pale cream colored cheeks were tear stained. Vicious couldn't believe how hard it was trying to control these new emotions, before he did anything more he laid her on the couch, then emptied the gun and left the apartment.

Vicious' head began to go crazy, thoughts of Faye, Spike, and Julia filled his mind. He couldn't believe he saved her. He actually saved her! The one thought that haunted him the most was the fact that he didn't know why she wanted to kill herself. Vicious thought it might of been the fact that he kidnapped her and was forcing her to kill Spike, or was it something more. Vicious' bird met him in his room. The creature cocked it's head at it's master. Vicious took his own gun and shot at the mirror across from him. The shattered glass covered the floor like a metallic snow. He cursed himself for falling for a woman who he barely knew.

Faye laid on the couch staring at the roof. Did Vicious just save her? Her body began to shut it's self down. She could feel a wave of fatigue rolling over her. Letting her human instincts take over, she let herself begin to fall asleep. She held Spike's letter in her hand and held it to her chest as she closed her eyes. A final tear rolled down her cheek as she finally went to sleep.

Author's note: Hey! I hope everyone enjoyed it! I've been trying to finish this chapter for months! I've been battling writer's block, boy-friends, ex-boy-friends, trying to save the world, oh you know the usual. LOL! Well anyway I really do hope you enjoyed this chapter it took me forever to write! I added what I consider a nice twist! Well please review! Thank you guys sooooo much!

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