"I'm sure they're fine." Faye replied. "They always are."
The fire crackled in the cold silence. "Ya know, Christmas was always my favorite holiday when I was a kid. All the warmth of people you love gathering around." Faye paused reflectively. "It's strange; my memories just come back when I don't try to force it." She rubbed her hands together. "What were Christmases like for you?"
Spike stared at her for a moment. "I didn't have many Christmases with my parents. We always did things differently. We stayed away from people, sang songs backwards, hung the tree upside-down and danced around the candle flame." He said softly.
Faye's head snapped up and her emerald eyes bore deep into his. "Come on Faye, what do you think they were like?"
Faye growled. "I try to be civil to you and you mock Me." she jumped up and stormed off to the other side of the cave.
"Faye, it was a joke. Faye, where are you going?" Spike chuckled.
"You said there's an opening so that's where I'm going." she yelled behind her.
"Faye! Faye wait up!" Spike quickly stomped out the fire before chasing after her.
The ledge over the cave provided a clearing at the end. Faye looked around and pulled tighter at her coat, well, Spike's coat. Faye heard Spike's voice echoing behind her. She mumbled more curses before heading out into the solid snow covered land.
Faye stormed heavily deeper into the forest, trying to find her way back to the Bebop. Faye's heel broke through the ice-capped snow. She tripped landing on her face and hands. "Damn it!!!!" She yelled.
Spike caught ear of Faye's scream. "Faye?!" He walked further from the cave.
"Over here!"
Spike saw a yellow glowing figure and ran into the wounds. "Faye." He found her on the ground kneeling. "Are you alright? what happened?"
Faye sighed. "The same foot that was crushed by the rock, broke through the ice. I think it's broken."
"The heel, the ice, or the ankle?" Spike half smiled.
"Spike." She whined.
"Alright, here, see if you can stand." He took her hands and pulled her up. Faye let out a cry, leaning into him. "Okay, so you can't stand." Spike looked around, he had no idea where they were.
"Well let's go west; I think we'll find the Bebop, if not Ed and Jet. We can't stay here, it's already dusk. But at least the snow stopped. Why don't you lean on me, of I support you do you think you could walk?"
"I'll try." Faye breathed in Spike's smell as she still leaned against his chest.
Spike lifted her arm around his shoulders. "Ready?" Faye slightly nodded. "On three."
"Oh no, let's just go."
Spike smiled. "Have it your way." He took a step forward as Faye followed. She winced at every step. "You gonna make it?" He asked feeling her tension.
She bit down. "Nope." they stopped. Faye sighed looking around. "How about I piggy-back?" She suddenly asked.
"What?"
"Yeah, that'll work. Or are you not strong enough?" She turned it.
"Alright. Piggy-back it is." Spike crouched down, Faye smirked before climbing on. "Jeeze Faye, lay off the sugar cookies." she smacked him playfully. "Here we go."