Disclaimer: I do not own Cowboy Bebop.
"Good morning Faye," Jet greeted them as he set the table.
"Morning Jet," Faye greeted them as she sat down in front of Ed and began to pick at her toasted bread with butter.
"I've been thinking.." Jet began as as soon as they were all seated at the table. "Faye's been training for months now, and we're running low on cash. Why don't we send her out on a bounty?"
Spike almost dropped his fork.
"What?" Spike asked, clearly surprised by Jet's idea.
"It's been close to a half a year since Faye's been out of the hospital and we still haven't paid off all out bills!" Jet exclaimed.
Spike rolled his eyes. "I told you I'd take care of it!" he protested.
"Hey, how come nobody's told me about the financial problems. I want to help!" she exclaimed. She hated feeling as if she were helpless and had no control of her future.
"It's all right Faye! I'll take care of it," Spike insisted.
Faye rolled her eyes. She appreciated that he was going out of his way to help her, but she saw how hard he was really working. He'd go out on bounties almost six times a week. She saw how exhausted he truly was.
"No Spike, it's all right. I've been training long enough haven't I? Why can't I go out on a bounty hunt?" Faye asked. He always treated her like a child.
"Ed wants to go on a bounty hunt tooooo!" Ed added in her usual sing songy voice.
Spike felt the blood rush to his face. He looked from Faye, to Jet, to Faye again. He saw that they were all against it and knew it was futile to argue. He snorted, got up and left the table.
It was rather quiet on the ship after that. Faye was feeling a little guilty. From the look on Spike's face earlier she knew he felt betrayed. After a half hour of thinking she decided to go and talk to him.
She walked down the hall and knocked on his door.
"Who is it?" he asked, his voice cool and clear.
"It's me Faye," she replied.
"Come in," he said.
Everything was dark in his room. She had to squint to find where he was. When she finally spotted him she went and sat next to him on his bed.
"Hey," she said casually.
"Hey," he replied. There was no denying that they felt very awkward. After a few moments of silence he leaned forward to turn on the lamp he kept on his bedside table.
The low light illuminated his face and brought out his strong but gentle features.
"You think I'm not ready to go back to being a bounty hunter don't you?" she said softly.
Spike thought for a moment before answering her. "It's not that I think you're unprepared it's just that...."
"You don't believe in me?" she asked.
He flinched, he could hear the hurt in her voice. " It's not that Faye. I believe in you more than anything. It's just that I'm afraid of what may happen if you go back to bounty hunting. I'd do anything to prevent you from getting hurt again."
"You can't protect me forever," she replied as she watched the light glow in the darkness.
He replied by giving her a lopsided grin. "I remember the night it all happened. We weren't talking for a week maybe. There was a bounty for one million woo longs. You were eager to take it. I fought you for it, but gave up in the end. You were out of the house for hours. I wanted to call, make sure you were okay.." he began, but stopped because he feared his voice would crack. "My pride got in the way. I didn't want you to think that I still cared about you... At exactly midnight I got a message from Julia. She told me what she did, and told me where to find you. You were in the back of an alley way in a poor area in Mars. Your clothes were tattered. I couldn't even tell if you were alive...."
She was too surprised to say anything. This was the first time she'd been told the truth in detail about what happened to her.
"I took you to the hospital right away. I felt guilty for months. I'd question myself day and night. What if I had called. What if I'd never slept with Julia. I could have prevented it, but I didn't. Julia is still after you. She wont stop unless you're dead."
Faye sat in silence for a while, taking in everything he just told her.
"Despite all of that I understand that you want your life to go back to being the way it was before. So, you can do whatever you want. I wont try to stop you," Spike finished off as he got up to stretch his arms.
Author's Note: Hello readers. It's been a while since I've updated last hasn't it? I had cycle finals and other projects to work on, sorry. Being a student stinks doesn't it? So, does Faye become a bounty hunter again, or will she choose another job? Will things ever heat up between Faye and Spike again? Let me know what you think by reviewing. Thanks for reading, and make sure that you come back to read the next chapter!
"Good morning Faye," Jet greeted them as he set the table.
"Morning Jet," Faye greeted them as she sat down in front of Ed and began to pick at her toasted bread with butter.
"I've been thinking.." Jet began as as soon as they were all seated at the table. "Faye's been training for months now, and we're running low on cash. Why don't we send her out on a bounty?"
Spike almost dropped his fork.
"What?" Spike asked, clearly surprised by Jet's idea.
"It's been close to a half a year since Faye's been out of the hospital and we still haven't paid off all out bills!" Jet exclaimed.
Spike rolled his eyes. "I told you I'd take care of it!" he protested.
"Hey, how come nobody's told me about the financial problems. I want to help!" she exclaimed. She hated feeling as if she were helpless and had no control of her future.
"It's all right Faye! I'll take care of it," Spike insisted.
Faye rolled her eyes. She appreciated that he was going out of his way to help her, but she saw how hard he was really working. He'd go out on bounties almost six times a week. She saw how exhausted he truly was.
"No Spike, it's all right. I've been training long enough haven't I? Why can't I go out on a bounty hunt?" Faye asked. He always treated her like a child.
"Ed wants to go on a bounty hunt tooooo!" Ed added in her usual sing songy voice.
Spike felt the blood rush to his face. He looked from Faye, to Jet, to Faye again. He saw that they were all against it and knew it was futile to argue. He snorted, got up and left the table.
It was rather quiet on the ship after that. Faye was feeling a little guilty. From the look on Spike's face earlier she knew he felt betrayed. After a half hour of thinking she decided to go and talk to him.
She walked down the hall and knocked on his door.
"Who is it?" he asked, his voice cool and clear.
"It's me Faye," she replied.
"Come in," he said.
Everything was dark in his room. She had to squint to find where he was. When she finally spotted him she went and sat next to him on his bed.
"Hey," she said casually.
"Hey," he replied. There was no denying that they felt very awkward. After a few moments of silence he leaned forward to turn on the lamp he kept on his bedside table.
The low light illuminated his face and brought out his strong but gentle features.
"You think I'm not ready to go back to being a bounty hunter don't you?" she said softly.
Spike thought for a moment before answering her. "It's not that I think you're unprepared it's just that...."
"You don't believe in me?" she asked.
He flinched, he could hear the hurt in her voice. " It's not that Faye. I believe in you more than anything. It's just that I'm afraid of what may happen if you go back to bounty hunting. I'd do anything to prevent you from getting hurt again."
"You can't protect me forever," she replied as she watched the light glow in the darkness.
He replied by giving her a lopsided grin. "I remember the night it all happened. We weren't talking for a week maybe. There was a bounty for one million woo longs. You were eager to take it. I fought you for it, but gave up in the end. You were out of the house for hours. I wanted to call, make sure you were okay.." he began, but stopped because he feared his voice would crack. "My pride got in the way. I didn't want you to think that I still cared about you... At exactly midnight I got a message from Julia. She told me what she did, and told me where to find you. You were in the back of an alley way in a poor area in Mars. Your clothes were tattered. I couldn't even tell if you were alive...."
She was too surprised to say anything. This was the first time she'd been told the truth in detail about what happened to her.
"I took you to the hospital right away. I felt guilty for months. I'd question myself day and night. What if I had called. What if I'd never slept with Julia. I could have prevented it, but I didn't. Julia is still after you. She wont stop unless you're dead."
Faye sat in silence for a while, taking in everything he just told her.
"Despite all of that I understand that you want your life to go back to being the way it was before. So, you can do whatever you want. I wont try to stop you," Spike finished off as he got up to stretch his arms.
Author's Note: Hello readers. It's been a while since I've updated last hasn't it? I had cycle finals and other projects to work on, sorry. Being a student stinks doesn't it? So, does Faye become a bounty hunter again, or will she choose another job? Will things ever heat up between Faye and Spike again? Let me know what you think by reviewing. Thanks for reading, and make sure that you come back to read the next chapter!