Author's note: Back by popular demand! ::hugs all that reviewed:: I lovers you all! ::sniffles:: You guys are the ones that got me into writing so much! This chapter is for you! I might just make this a little bit longer ^____~

Disclaimer: Hajime Yatate owns this...SOB...lol!

The lyrics are from the song 'Cup of Coffee' by Garbage.

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Faye smiled to herself as she leaned back and thought of her dream. It had to be the wildest one she had had in years. She crossed her legs and stared up at the sky. She looked over the balcony wall and giggled. That was a pretty long fall.

"What is Vicious really like?" She said to herself before taking a sip of coffee, "Is he really so heartless?"

"Faye? Ed's on the phone for you!" Spike shouted from the kitchen. Faye turned her head and smiled.

"Okay thanks!" She said as she placed her coffee cup down, got up and walked into the living room. She plopped down onto the black leather couch and picked up the phone on the lamp table next to her, "Hello? Oh Hi Ed!"

"Hey Faye-Faye!" Ed giggled over the phone line, "What are you doing tonight?"

"Nothing that I know of, why?" She answered back as she put her legs on the couch.

"Come with me to the opening of Cyberia!"

"The new techy club?" Faye said as she raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah! That's the one! Oh please Faye! Please? I have two passes and I didn't know who else to call!" Ed pleaded.

"Sure why not?" Faye sighed while smiling. She thought she could use a little excitement to wake her up.

"Okay how about I pick you up around 9-ish?"

"Sure."

"Thanks Faye!"

"No problem Ed." She said her goodbyes and stood up. Spike came into the room and raised an eyebrow as he took a bite out of his strawberry bagel.

"What'd she call for?" He asked before taking another bite.

"She wants me to go to this club with her." At the word "club" Spike's eyebrows shot up and he dropped the bagel.

"Are you going?"

"I told her I would." Faye said as she headed into the bedroom. Spike immediately followed. She was grabbing her clothes when Spike grabbed her arm.

"Call her and tell her you aren't going." He said firmly. Faye pulled her arm back and looked Spike squarely in the eye.

"Even I need to have some fun..."

"Not at a club."

"Oh what? It's okay for you and Jet to go to one, but no...I can't?" She said her voice slightly raising.

"It's different!" He shouted back as she threw a black office skirt on.

"How the hell is it different?" She yelled as she grabbed her shirt and began putting it on.

"Because it just is!" She finished buttoning her shirt and she grabbed her stiletto heels. She slipped into them and stood up. She grabbed her purse and jacket.

"Like hell it is!" She said as she began heading out the door.

"Faye! You are NOT going!" He yelled as he walked after her.

"Try and stop me." She said squarely as she slammed open the door and rushed out of the apartment. She walked down to the end of the hall and pressed the down button waiting for the elevator.

"Faye why are you going?" Spike said as he caught up with her.

"Because I'm tired of my office life Spike...that's why..." She said as she stepped into the elevator. She looked at Spike and pressed the level floor button. The doors closed and she pulled out her compact. She began applying make up and didn't notice the people getting in. She looked up only when she heard the dings announcing the arrival of another floor.

"Excuse me." She said rather hurried as she walked out of the elevator past several people in business suits. She waved for a taxi and looked behind her making sure she wasn't followed. She knew she wasn't being followed but old habits die-hard. Just as she stepped into the cab and gave the driver directions to her apartment complex she thought she saw someone familiar. She turned and looked for the person in the crowd.

"It couldn't have been..." She said to herself as she thought she saw the person again. Her thoughts were re-affirmed when she saw them again, "Vicious?!"

Her heart was pounding. How was it possible? Was it really him? Was she just seeing things? She could have sworn her life that is was Vicious.

"Okay Faye you really need to calm down." She breathed in and out. The driver looked at her from the rear view window.

"You okay Miss?"

"Uh yes I'm fine. I just thought I lost something." She lied through her teeth. She crossed her legs and waited until they arrived at the desired destination. She tilted her head and looked out the window. She missed her old life. Being a bounty hunter, going to the ends of the universe looking for some easy money. She smiled at herself. She missed using her looks to trap her bounties. She looked down at her black skirt suit and sighed. Was this what she really wanted?

"We're here Miss." The driver said to Faye and pointed to the meter. She paid him and looked up at her apartment building. A rather uptown one a person could say. She headed up to her room on the second to last floor. She pressed the button and sighed. Maybe tonight she could loosen up, and have some fun. She smiled at the thought of dancing. She hadn't danced in a long time.

She unlocked her apartment door and gave a silent thanks that it was so close to the elevator. She kicked off her shoes and looked at her answering machine. The little red light was blinking. She walked over to it and pressed the play button.

"Hello Ms. Valentine," A voice began to say as Faye listened and poured herself a drink, "This is Charles Lannigan, I'm calling to ask if you would be interested in a..."

Faye didn't bother in hearing anymore and hit the next button. She sat down next to the answering machine.

"Faye? Hey it's me Jet. I was calling to ask if you would want to visit the Bebop sometime. You know for old time's sake? Well tell Spike and he'll call me. So uh...Bye."

*Beep*

"Yes is this the residence of Ms. Faye Valentine? We have a special offer we'd like to ask you about. Since we don't much approve of telephone conversations, we'd like it if you would meet us at the opening of a new club, Cyberia. We'll be in the V.I.P. lounge."

"End of messages."

Faye shook her head and stared at the answering machine. She knew she shouldn't met "them" at the club but something in her was dying for a little adventure and danger again. She began rummaging through her drawers and closet until she found the perfect outfit: a slinky red spaghetti strapped dress. She looked at it and nodded. She grabbed some towels and grabbed the phone. She filled the bathtub with hot water and placed the phone next to the tub. She slipped into the lukewarm water and let out a sigh. She leaned back and looked up at the roof.

What were she and Spike? Were they just fuck buddies? Were they lovers? What were they? Faye didn't even know anymore. Ever since that morning she had one thing on her mind. And that one thing was her dream. Would Vicious really be like that? Julia was dead, or so everyone thought...oh who knows? Faye poured some bubble stuff into the tub and began rubbing the lacey poof-ball against her neck.

She could only hope that her dream never came true, or that it came to life as soon as possible. Why did Vicious intrigue her so much? Faye was so lost in her thoughts she didn't notice the phone ringing. She sighed as she dried her hands and answered the phone dully.

"Hello? Oh hi Ed. Yeah we can go eat dinner first. Okay...Bye bye." She said dully as she hung up and put the phone back down. She finished bathing and stood up she looked in her mirror and sighed. An office dress shouldn't be covering a body like hers. She smiled inwardly. She began drying herself off and walked into her bedroom. She began looking for a decent pair of underwear to wear. She decided on something red and lacey, with a matching bra to boot. Why the hell not?

Not being able to stand being inside all day, Faye got dressed and headed to her favorite little cafe. It wasn't your usual snobby little coffee shop. It was very different. It played music that wasn't really liked by the high-class type of people. As Faye walked in a small little blonde behind the counter smiled at her and nodded.

"The usual Faye?" She called out as Faye took her usual seat next to the window. She smiled when she heard what was being played over the radio. 'Til The Day I Die' had just finished playing and just as the little blonde had placed a cup of coffee at Faye's fingertips a young man walked into the cafe. He sat down in front of Faye after a few seconds of searching around the cafe.

You told me you don't love me

Over a cup of coffee

And I just have to look away

A million miles between us

Planets crash into dust

I just let if fade away

I'm walking empty streets

hoping we might meet

I see you car parked on the road

The light on at your window

I know for sure that you're home

But I just have to pass on by

"Faye? I..." Faye's head snapped up to see Spike sitting there looking at her.

"What?" She said coolly.

"Faye. I...I'm sorry..."

"Sorry for what?" Faye asked as she raised her eyebrows with a look of worry beginning to show on her face.

"I don't love you any more." He said flatly. Faye's hands held her cup of coffee as she turned to look out the window, "I mean Faye you're great and all but I just really think that we aren't cut out for each other." His words were beginning to mesh together and all Faye could hear was the song playing over the stereo system of the cafe.

So no, of course we can't be friends

Not while I'm still this obsessed

I guess I always knew the score

This is where our story ends

You left behind some clothes

My belly summersaults

When I pick them off the floor

My friends all say they're worried

I'm looking far too skinny

I've stopped returning all their calls

Faye blinked a few times and looked up at Spike. She gave a false smile when he grabbed her hands. "So we can still be friends right?"

And no of course we can't be friends

Not while I'm still this obsessed

I want to ask where I went wrong

But don't say anything at all

"Of course Spike. We're mature adults. Of course we can still be friends." Faye lied through her teeth as she blinked away a few tears that dared to fall. Spike smiled and stood up. He leaned down and kissed Faye on the cheek before leaving the cafe. She watched his retrieving back and bit her bottom lip.

It took a cup of coffee

To prove that you don't love me

The girl behind the counter saw Spike leaved and headed over to Faye's table. She gave a friendly but comforting smile. She sat down in the seat Spike had just left and looked at her.

"Faye?" She said softly. Faye acknowledged the girl and picked up her cup of coffee and took a long sip. She took that as a sign of not wanting to talk and nodded, "I'll bring some sourdough bread for you okay?"

Faye simply nodded and looked at the now empty seat. Her heart felt like it had just been ripped to shreds and fed to hungry dogs. She didn't notice the coffee burning her tongue or the back of her throat. It needed sugar but at the moment she didn't care. Spike's little announcement made it quite clear as to what she had always been to Spike. Nothing more than a good lay. A fuck buddy. Nothing more than a good fuck when he needed it.

"Here you go." The girl came back with a roll of warm sourdough bread and a small stick of butter. Faye looked up and smiled at the girl.

"Thanks Alice." Faye buttered the roll and began picking at it. She dipped some pieces into her coffee and eat them slowly. Even though Spike and her weren't dating, it just hurt to hear those words be said. Was it because she was going to go to a club? Or was it something much deeper something much more hush-hush than Spike was letting on? She sighed and finished off her roll. She drank the last bit of her coffee and stood up.

"On the tab?" Alice called out as Faye headed out of the cafe.

"Be a doll Alice?"

"No problem Faye!" The girl smiled as Faye waved goodbye. She looked at her wristwatch and sighed. It was only four o'clock. She didn't have to meet Ed for another four hours. She walked down to the park that had been in her dreams. She smiled as she looked around. How could she have dreamed about Vicious and Spike both choosing Julia. But then again. They knew her much better than she did.

Author's note: It's been soooo long ^___^;; Anyways I need some one to Beta read my upcoming chapters for me. I'd really appreciate it to! My last beta reader went psycho on me! So tell me guess what do ya think? ^___~ I'm thinking about making Faye go with Vicious or neh? Tell me what you guys really think!!

I have a convention to go to tomorrow so I won't get back to you're reviews until the 4th ^____^ Love and Peace!!

~Ohimesama_Shinigami~