Chapter three
Ed crawled along the ventilation system, and then fell into her little nook. It was a fairly large nook, about ten feet by ten feet. In it were things she treasured, and her bed. In her little corner of treasures, there was the picture of her father, a picture of her mother that no one knew she had, the Bebop gas gage, all heart warming stuff like that. Then there was a ring. It had a small stone called an amethyst on it, and the ring part was gold. Ed sighed at the memories it brought on. Fi had given it to her after... No, she wouldn't think of that. It was two years ago. Ed got under her blankets, and settled down to sleep. There was the sound of claws on the metal tube that was the vent, and Ein then dropped onto Ed.
"Is it alright if I sleep here tonight? Being close to the engine is a lot warmer," he said.
"Sure Ein, come on under the covers," Ed said. Ein did, and soon the two fell asleep.
**********In Fi's room**********
Fi was sitting on her bed, staring out into space. She never really got going to bed this early. It was only eight for Christ's sake! She always stayed up till around ten, and then went to bed. Fi sighed as she thought about three years ago.
A man with red hair, bright green eyes, and tanned skin came into her mind. He was smiling, with his arms around Fi's waist.
Fi shoved the memory out of her mind, and wiped away the tears that had trailed down her cheeks. 'Maybe I will go to bed early this once,' she thought. Fi got under her covers, and fell into a restless sleep.
**********Next morning**********
Faye opened her eyes, and turned her head towards Spike. He was awake, and smiling. She smiled too, and leaned forward to kiss him. Their lips met in a chaste kiss, and then Faye pulled her head back and snuggled deeper into Spike's arms.
"SPIKE! FAYE! BREAKFAST!" Jet yelled from the kitchen. Faye groaned, then got up, and took off her black T-shirt nightgown to put on her regular clothes, which were blue jean shorts with a white T-shirt. Spike changed into his suit, and the two went out into the living room. Jet was there, with a plate of eggs for each of them. "Hey, do you think I should make some for the girls?"
"WHERE'S ALL THE COFFEE?!!!!" a voice screamed from Bob. The three adults got up and ran to the air lock and onto Bob. There were the girls; Fi was sitting on a couch that was there, not really looking at anything; Tora seemed aggravated; Ed sighed, and continued to mess with the ship's wires; and Suki was standing in the middle of the room, looking insane.
"WHERE IS IT?! WE HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST INSTANT!" Suki cried. She then began to run around the room, tearing up the floor and wall plates. Jet stared at her, and then went over to Fi.
"What the heck is happening here?" he asked her. Fi's eyes flicked to him, but she was silent. He asked again, till silence. Jet sighed, and went over to Tora. "What happened?"
"All the damn coffees gone you idiot!" she shouted at him. "Now leave me alone!" Jet backed away from her slowly, and went over to Ed.
"Ed, what the heck is happening here?" he asked her. Ed sighed again.
"You see, they're addicted to coffee," she explained. "Suki is pretty much insane without it, Fi wont speak till she has it, and Tora is angry until she gets it. I tend to stay away from her. She almost bit my finger off once." Jet stared at the girls, then smiled.
"There's coffee back on the Bebop!" he shouted. The girls all stared at him, and then ran past him onto the Bebop. They rushed into the kitchen, and started searching for coffee. When they found it, Suki sighed, and made it in the coffee pot. When it was done, she poured some for all the girls, and took a drink herself. The psychotic glint in Suki's eyes subsided; Tora's usual happy expression returned; Fi stayed the same; and Ed was not affected.
**********After three cups of coffee**********
"All better," Suki said. Fi sighed in contentment. Ein came into the kitchen, and he had something in his mouth.
"Fiona?" he asked.
"FI!" Fi shouted. "I don't like being called my full name!"
"Fine," Ein said. "Fi, why was this in Ed's chambers and not yours?" He dropped the golden ring with the amethyst stone. Fi drew in a sharp breath.
"Because I didn't want to remember," she whispered. Ed quickly grabbed the ring and put it in a pocket in her shorts. Fi smiled at Ed, but then walked out of the kitchen and back onto Bob. Suki, Ed, and Tora glared at Ein, then ran after her. Faye, Spike, and Jet followed curiously. The three girls ran to Fi's room, but didn't find her there. Tora sighed, and pressed on a panel to her right lightly. It made a click sound, and a small staircase came from the ceiling. Ed and Suki stared at her.
"I'll explain later," Tora said. She and the other girls went up the stairs, as did the adults, and found that it was a small, dark room. In the corner, you could see the outline of a woman.
"Go away," Fi said. She had her knees pulled up, and was resting her head on them.
"I'm sorry Fi," Ed said. "Ein didn't know."
"What the heck are you talking about?" Faye yelled. Fi sighed.
"They're gonna find out," she said. "Why don't you go tell them girls? I want to stay here." All the girls nodded slowly, and started down the ladder. Faye and the rest of the adults followed. They went back onto the Bebop, and sat down in the living room.
"So what's this all about?" Spike asked.
"Three years ago, Fi met a man," Suki started.
**********Flashback**********
Fi was shopping at the store for food. She would've sent Suki, but last time she sent that girl to a store, she blew up the snack isle up because they didn't have M&Ms. She walked down the canned foods isle, and grabbed some canned tomatoes, black beans, chili, and soup. Then, while she was looking up at the shelf, she didn't notice that someone was right in her way, and she crashed into him.
"Oh! I'm so sorry!" Fi said. She looked around for any goods that might have spilled out of either of the carts, but found none to her relief.
"It's ok," a male voice said. She looked up. The man she had bumped into had red hair, stunning green eyes, tanned skin, and was wearing black leather pants, a white shirt, and a blue jacket over that. "Hey, what's your name, oh beautiful one?"
"Fi," Fi said, blushing. "What's yours?"
"Jake," Jake said. "Well, goodbye beautiful Fi. I need to go to the next isle. Fi nodded, and got out of the way. He rolled past her, and she started getting canned goods again.
**********At the checkout line**********
Fi pulled up to the checkout line, and started unloading her goods. When she looked up, she saw the man from before in front of her.
"So we meet again Fi," Jake said.
"So we meet again," Fi said. Jake went up, paid his woolongs, and then rolled out the door with his cart. Fi did the same. She loaded her goods on her hovercraft, and was about to leave, when someone called her name.
"Fi! Wait!" Jake called. He ran over to her. "Would you like to go out sometime?" Fi blushed.
"I don't know, my crew and I travel a lot," she told him.
"What a coincidence, I do too," he said. "Where are you going next?"
"Hold on, I'll see." Fi pushed a red button on her watch, and a small map of the galaxy they were in, and one was blinking red. "We're going to Mars next."
"Then I'll meet you there," Jake said. "How about we meet at 'El Rosa'?"
"Ok," Fi said, and then stepped onto her hovercraft, and took off.
**********End of flashback**********
"That's how they met," Suki said. There were tears in her eyes, and in the eyes of all the other girl's eyes. Ed was rubbing the ring Ein had brought in. Faye was surprised. This must really be bad news. She had never EVER seen Ed sad.
"What happened after that?" Faye asked. One stray tear fell from Suki's left eye.
"They fell in love," she whispered.
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A/N: Sorry if this is evil. The next chapter is coming. I'm typing as fast as the ideas come to me!
Senshichan14- Lol. Ya, Fi has some angst, as the next chapter will explain.
Sanima- Ya, I think the first story is probably better too. Still, I'm going to have fun writing this one.
Little Washu5- Thank you! Reviews picked up! Yay! Now if only more people would review my Inu Yasha stories. -_-
DS- Thanks! *Take bite out of cookie* I know how it is. Remember Dog Ruler? She wants to control the world as well. *Rolls eyes*
DQ- as you can see, I updated. You will never rule the world! I shall kill you first! *Pulls out sword* (Sorry for all those who have NO friggin idea what I'm talking about.)
Riak Karasawa- Ya. Thanks! I will keep writing. Please keep reviewing!
Ed crawled along the ventilation system, and then fell into her little nook. It was a fairly large nook, about ten feet by ten feet. In it were things she treasured, and her bed. In her little corner of treasures, there was the picture of her father, a picture of her mother that no one knew she had, the Bebop gas gage, all heart warming stuff like that. Then there was a ring. It had a small stone called an amethyst on it, and the ring part was gold. Ed sighed at the memories it brought on. Fi had given it to her after... No, she wouldn't think of that. It was two years ago. Ed got under her blankets, and settled down to sleep. There was the sound of claws on the metal tube that was the vent, and Ein then dropped onto Ed.
"Is it alright if I sleep here tonight? Being close to the engine is a lot warmer," he said.
"Sure Ein, come on under the covers," Ed said. Ein did, and soon the two fell asleep.
**********In Fi's room**********
Fi was sitting on her bed, staring out into space. She never really got going to bed this early. It was only eight for Christ's sake! She always stayed up till around ten, and then went to bed. Fi sighed as she thought about three years ago.
A man with red hair, bright green eyes, and tanned skin came into her mind. He was smiling, with his arms around Fi's waist.
Fi shoved the memory out of her mind, and wiped away the tears that had trailed down her cheeks. 'Maybe I will go to bed early this once,' she thought. Fi got under her covers, and fell into a restless sleep.
**********Next morning**********
Faye opened her eyes, and turned her head towards Spike. He was awake, and smiling. She smiled too, and leaned forward to kiss him. Their lips met in a chaste kiss, and then Faye pulled her head back and snuggled deeper into Spike's arms.
"SPIKE! FAYE! BREAKFAST!" Jet yelled from the kitchen. Faye groaned, then got up, and took off her black T-shirt nightgown to put on her regular clothes, which were blue jean shorts with a white T-shirt. Spike changed into his suit, and the two went out into the living room. Jet was there, with a plate of eggs for each of them. "Hey, do you think I should make some for the girls?"
"WHERE'S ALL THE COFFEE?!!!!" a voice screamed from Bob. The three adults got up and ran to the air lock and onto Bob. There were the girls; Fi was sitting on a couch that was there, not really looking at anything; Tora seemed aggravated; Ed sighed, and continued to mess with the ship's wires; and Suki was standing in the middle of the room, looking insane.
"WHERE IS IT?! WE HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST INSTANT!" Suki cried. She then began to run around the room, tearing up the floor and wall plates. Jet stared at her, and then went over to Fi.
"What the heck is happening here?" he asked her. Fi's eyes flicked to him, but she was silent. He asked again, till silence. Jet sighed, and went over to Tora. "What happened?"
"All the damn coffees gone you idiot!" she shouted at him. "Now leave me alone!" Jet backed away from her slowly, and went over to Ed.
"Ed, what the heck is happening here?" he asked her. Ed sighed again.
"You see, they're addicted to coffee," she explained. "Suki is pretty much insane without it, Fi wont speak till she has it, and Tora is angry until she gets it. I tend to stay away from her. She almost bit my finger off once." Jet stared at the girls, then smiled.
"There's coffee back on the Bebop!" he shouted. The girls all stared at him, and then ran past him onto the Bebop. They rushed into the kitchen, and started searching for coffee. When they found it, Suki sighed, and made it in the coffee pot. When it was done, she poured some for all the girls, and took a drink herself. The psychotic glint in Suki's eyes subsided; Tora's usual happy expression returned; Fi stayed the same; and Ed was not affected.
**********After three cups of coffee**********
"All better," Suki said. Fi sighed in contentment. Ein came into the kitchen, and he had something in his mouth.
"Fiona?" he asked.
"FI!" Fi shouted. "I don't like being called my full name!"
"Fine," Ein said. "Fi, why was this in Ed's chambers and not yours?" He dropped the golden ring with the amethyst stone. Fi drew in a sharp breath.
"Because I didn't want to remember," she whispered. Ed quickly grabbed the ring and put it in a pocket in her shorts. Fi smiled at Ed, but then walked out of the kitchen and back onto Bob. Suki, Ed, and Tora glared at Ein, then ran after her. Faye, Spike, and Jet followed curiously. The three girls ran to Fi's room, but didn't find her there. Tora sighed, and pressed on a panel to her right lightly. It made a click sound, and a small staircase came from the ceiling. Ed and Suki stared at her.
"I'll explain later," Tora said. She and the other girls went up the stairs, as did the adults, and found that it was a small, dark room. In the corner, you could see the outline of a woman.
"Go away," Fi said. She had her knees pulled up, and was resting her head on them.
"I'm sorry Fi," Ed said. "Ein didn't know."
"What the heck are you talking about?" Faye yelled. Fi sighed.
"They're gonna find out," she said. "Why don't you go tell them girls? I want to stay here." All the girls nodded slowly, and started down the ladder. Faye and the rest of the adults followed. They went back onto the Bebop, and sat down in the living room.
"So what's this all about?" Spike asked.
"Three years ago, Fi met a man," Suki started.
**********Flashback**********
Fi was shopping at the store for food. She would've sent Suki, but last time she sent that girl to a store, she blew up the snack isle up because they didn't have M&Ms. She walked down the canned foods isle, and grabbed some canned tomatoes, black beans, chili, and soup. Then, while she was looking up at the shelf, she didn't notice that someone was right in her way, and she crashed into him.
"Oh! I'm so sorry!" Fi said. She looked around for any goods that might have spilled out of either of the carts, but found none to her relief.
"It's ok," a male voice said. She looked up. The man she had bumped into had red hair, stunning green eyes, tanned skin, and was wearing black leather pants, a white shirt, and a blue jacket over that. "Hey, what's your name, oh beautiful one?"
"Fi," Fi said, blushing. "What's yours?"
"Jake," Jake said. "Well, goodbye beautiful Fi. I need to go to the next isle. Fi nodded, and got out of the way. He rolled past her, and she started getting canned goods again.
**********At the checkout line**********
Fi pulled up to the checkout line, and started unloading her goods. When she looked up, she saw the man from before in front of her.
"So we meet again Fi," Jake said.
"So we meet again," Fi said. Jake went up, paid his woolongs, and then rolled out the door with his cart. Fi did the same. She loaded her goods on her hovercraft, and was about to leave, when someone called her name.
"Fi! Wait!" Jake called. He ran over to her. "Would you like to go out sometime?" Fi blushed.
"I don't know, my crew and I travel a lot," she told him.
"What a coincidence, I do too," he said. "Where are you going next?"
"Hold on, I'll see." Fi pushed a red button on her watch, and a small map of the galaxy they were in, and one was blinking red. "We're going to Mars next."
"Then I'll meet you there," Jake said. "How about we meet at 'El Rosa'?"
"Ok," Fi said, and then stepped onto her hovercraft, and took off.
**********End of flashback**********
"That's how they met," Suki said. There were tears in her eyes, and in the eyes of all the other girl's eyes. Ed was rubbing the ring Ein had brought in. Faye was surprised. This must really be bad news. She had never EVER seen Ed sad.
"What happened after that?" Faye asked. One stray tear fell from Suki's left eye.
"They fell in love," she whispered.
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A/N: Sorry if this is evil. The next chapter is coming. I'm typing as fast as the ideas come to me!
Senshichan14- Lol. Ya, Fi has some angst, as the next chapter will explain.
Sanima- Ya, I think the first story is probably better too. Still, I'm going to have fun writing this one.
Little Washu5- Thank you! Reviews picked up! Yay! Now if only more people would review my Inu Yasha stories. -_-
DS- Thanks! *Take bite out of cookie* I know how it is. Remember Dog Ruler? She wants to control the world as well. *Rolls eyes*
DQ- as you can see, I updated. You will never rule the world! I shall kill you first! *Pulls out sword* (Sorry for all those who have NO friggin idea what I'm talking about.)
Riak Karasawa- Ya. Thanks! I will keep writing. Please keep reviewing!