Faye quietly snuck down the hall of the Bebop, careful not to wake anybody up,
especially Jet or Spike. She reached her room and dug around in her closet for a bag. She
was leaving for good this time.
"...when this is all over, you're in big trouble."
She remembered the words Jet had softly growled the week before. The words had
scared her then, and they scared her now. She had left the night Gabby got back after
patching things up with her. She knew Gabby didn't blame her for anything, but Jet and
Spike.....
She knew she had really screwed up this time. Finally finding a piece of luggage in
the jumble of odds and ends and dirty clothes that Gabby had missed, she set it on her bed
and silently flung clothes into the bag. They'll be sorry, she suddenly thought, a wave of
anger washing over her. Sorry they were so mean to me. What kind of bounty hunters were they
without the femme fatale to seduce the bounties? Who would replace her? Gabby? She snorted
in spite of her mood. Doesn't matter, she thought, her fright coming back. I know Spike and
Jet keep their word. Whatever's coming I should just accept it, but....
She sat on her bed, shakily zipping the bag. I know what Jet and Spike are capable
of. I'm sure they won't physically hurt me......I hope. She shook her head. I'm wasn't going
to stick around to find out. I'm really leaving for good this time. I'm not even taking any
money, what's the point?
She stood up, slinging the bag over her arm, and walked out to the hallway, turning
to her next door neighbor Gabby. She wanted to say good-bye. She stood in the doorway and
leaned against the frame. Gabby was asleep. Faye debated whether or not to wake her.
"Mio prediletto, Jet, tu ara mia cucina dio...mmm..."
Faye could hear Gabby giggle in her sleep.
"I don't know what she said, and I don't WANNA know what she said." Faye mumbled.
"I'll just leave a note..."
She shook her head and sighed, and was about to turn around when she felt her arm
being twisted up behind her back by a strong hand. She dropped her bag and tried to face her
attacker but the grip tightened even harder.
Faye softly cried out in pain as nails dug into her skin. The hold on her arm seemed
to loosen a bit and she took her chance to fly around to give her assailant a good punch in
the face.
"Damnit Faye!"
In the dim light of the hallway Faye could make out Spike's lanky silhouette rubbing
its jaw.
"Spike? What the hell were you doing!?"
Still shaken up, she gained her senses and punched him again.
"Ow! Quit it Faye!"
She faced him, arms akimbo.
"Well? Fess up lunkhead! What's the deal with trying to kill me!?"
Spike looked down and put his hands in his pockets, ignoring Faye's question
entirely.
"Where you goin'?"
He pointed at the bag Faye had dropped in the scuffle.
She froze, and seeing Spike's bored face that she knew was masking concern, stiffly
bent down and picked up her bag.
She looked him straight in the eye, uncaring as to what he did to her and spoke.
"I'm leaving. For good this time. Now get out of my way."
She turned and tried to walk around him, but was stopped by a firm hand on her
chest.
"...You didn't take any money, did you?"
She narrowed her eyes and almost spat her answer in his face.
"No, now let me go."
Spike moved swiftly and grasped both of Faye's arms and met her frightened emerald
eyes with his.
"Why?"
Already startled, she nearly jumped at his question.
"W-what do you mean 'why'? For the third time, I'm leaving! Now move!"
Spike kept his grip on her and stared at her levelly until she looked away.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity to Faye, Spike's hands fell to his
sides.
She looked up into his face, and saw sadness and bewilderment flash in his eyes
before he looked away.
Faye stood rooted. What's this? She thought. Spike? Lunkhead? The guy with the fuzzy
hair.....sad? At....my leaving? She felt her heartstrings twang as he stepped aside suddenly.
"...Go ahead. I can't stop you."
She glanced at him in apprehension, finally stepping to his side and walking down
the hall.
She walked into the hanger and threw her stuff into her Red Tail, and stepping up
she again felt a strong hand on her arm.
"What is it this ti-"
She stopped short and Spike leaned up and brushed his lips against her cheek.
She blinked at him in shock as he halfheartedly grinned at her.
"Just wanted to say good-bye. And good luck."
Faye stared after him as he walked towards the door. Shaking her head, she climbed in
and, without another thought or look back, sped off into the dark sky.
Spike stared at the door to the hanger he had just walked through, listening to
Faye's ship leave. He whispered a last word that he knew Faye couldn't hear.
"Come back..."
A/N: Whew! Took me long enough! Sorry I haven't updated for a while, been kinda busy with
the STUPID COMPUTER PROJECT. I mean c'mon! It's pathetic when you have to do a in-class
project at home when you can't so it at school because NOBODY in your class know how to do
the freaking thing so you spend your whole class period running around helping them and the
kids who DO know how to do the project sit on their STUPID BUTTS and tell you to be quieter
explaining something so they can do their projects. But COME ON PEOPLE! It's only HTML!! I
swear I am surrounded by idiots. Ur, heh, sorry about that. Anywho, I'll post this as soon
as possible when ff.net gets back up), and Nami? Again, I'm really sorry and I'm emailing
you right now! I've been talking to cowgirl, and I don't want to give away anything, but we
have a surprise up our sleeves! Okay, thanks to all of my reviewers!! I love you all! *Blows
kisses* smooch smooch, see you all soon! ^.^ Oh yeah, as for the Italian, you'll have to figure it out yourself!
especially Jet or Spike. She reached her room and dug around in her closet for a bag. She
was leaving for good this time.
"...when this is all over, you're in big trouble."
She remembered the words Jet had softly growled the week before. The words had
scared her then, and they scared her now. She had left the night Gabby got back after
patching things up with her. She knew Gabby didn't blame her for anything, but Jet and
Spike.....
She knew she had really screwed up this time. Finally finding a piece of luggage in
the jumble of odds and ends and dirty clothes that Gabby had missed, she set it on her bed
and silently flung clothes into the bag. They'll be sorry, she suddenly thought, a wave of
anger washing over her. Sorry they were so mean to me. What kind of bounty hunters were they
without the femme fatale to seduce the bounties? Who would replace her? Gabby? She snorted
in spite of her mood. Doesn't matter, she thought, her fright coming back. I know Spike and
Jet keep their word. Whatever's coming I should just accept it, but....
She sat on her bed, shakily zipping the bag. I know what Jet and Spike are capable
of. I'm sure they won't physically hurt me......I hope. She shook her head. I'm wasn't going
to stick around to find out. I'm really leaving for good this time. I'm not even taking any
money, what's the point?
She stood up, slinging the bag over her arm, and walked out to the hallway, turning
to her next door neighbor Gabby. She wanted to say good-bye. She stood in the doorway and
leaned against the frame. Gabby was asleep. Faye debated whether or not to wake her.
"Mio prediletto, Jet, tu ara mia cucina dio...mmm..."
Faye could hear Gabby giggle in her sleep.
"I don't know what she said, and I don't WANNA know what she said." Faye mumbled.
"I'll just leave a note..."
She shook her head and sighed, and was about to turn around when she felt her arm
being twisted up behind her back by a strong hand. She dropped her bag and tried to face her
attacker but the grip tightened even harder.
Faye softly cried out in pain as nails dug into her skin. The hold on her arm seemed
to loosen a bit and she took her chance to fly around to give her assailant a good punch in
the face.
"Damnit Faye!"
In the dim light of the hallway Faye could make out Spike's lanky silhouette rubbing
its jaw.
"Spike? What the hell were you doing!?"
Still shaken up, she gained her senses and punched him again.
"Ow! Quit it Faye!"
She faced him, arms akimbo.
"Well? Fess up lunkhead! What's the deal with trying to kill me!?"
Spike looked down and put his hands in his pockets, ignoring Faye's question
entirely.
"Where you goin'?"
He pointed at the bag Faye had dropped in the scuffle.
She froze, and seeing Spike's bored face that she knew was masking concern, stiffly
bent down and picked up her bag.
She looked him straight in the eye, uncaring as to what he did to her and spoke.
"I'm leaving. For good this time. Now get out of my way."
She turned and tried to walk around him, but was stopped by a firm hand on her
chest.
"...You didn't take any money, did you?"
She narrowed her eyes and almost spat her answer in his face.
"No, now let me go."
Spike moved swiftly and grasped both of Faye's arms and met her frightened emerald
eyes with his.
"Why?"
Already startled, she nearly jumped at his question.
"W-what do you mean 'why'? For the third time, I'm leaving! Now move!"
Spike kept his grip on her and stared at her levelly until she looked away.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity to Faye, Spike's hands fell to his
sides.
She looked up into his face, and saw sadness and bewilderment flash in his eyes
before he looked away.
Faye stood rooted. What's this? She thought. Spike? Lunkhead? The guy with the fuzzy
hair.....sad? At....my leaving? She felt her heartstrings twang as he stepped aside suddenly.
"...Go ahead. I can't stop you."
She glanced at him in apprehension, finally stepping to his side and walking down
the hall.
She walked into the hanger and threw her stuff into her Red Tail, and stepping up
she again felt a strong hand on her arm.
"What is it this ti-"
She stopped short and Spike leaned up and brushed his lips against her cheek.
She blinked at him in shock as he halfheartedly grinned at her.
"Just wanted to say good-bye. And good luck."
Faye stared after him as he walked towards the door. Shaking her head, she climbed in
and, without another thought or look back, sped off into the dark sky.
Spike stared at the door to the hanger he had just walked through, listening to
Faye's ship leave. He whispered a last word that he knew Faye couldn't hear.
"Come back..."
A/N: Whew! Took me long enough! Sorry I haven't updated for a while, been kinda busy with
the STUPID COMPUTER PROJECT. I mean c'mon! It's pathetic when you have to do a in-class
project at home when you can't so it at school because NOBODY in your class know how to do
the freaking thing so you spend your whole class period running around helping them and the
kids who DO know how to do the project sit on their STUPID BUTTS and tell you to be quieter
explaining something so they can do their projects. But COME ON PEOPLE! It's only HTML!! I
swear I am surrounded by idiots. Ur, heh, sorry about that. Anywho, I'll post this as soon
as possible when ff.net gets back up), and Nami? Again, I'm really sorry and I'm emailing
you right now! I've been talking to cowgirl, and I don't want to give away anything, but we
have a surprise up our sleeves! Okay, thanks to all of my reviewers!! I love you all! *Blows
kisses* smooch smooch, see you all soon! ^.^ Oh yeah, as for the Italian, you'll have to figure it out yourself!
