You waited forever, I know. Please don't kill me. School is driving me crazy, but I think I have some free time this weekend to write! I was gonna wait a bit before revising but you already waited to long for this chap. Now we got a climax. No doubt this chapter is very long and the story itself is longer than the first story. OK READ REVIEW NOW

The Vengeance on Faye Valentine

By Fantasy Cat

Disclaimer: I own Sam and that's all ya need to know.

Chapter Nine: Climatic Accusations

Thoughts can be our worse enemy. It was Faye's. Six months had passed since the birth and she was determined not to let those "emotions" she read about in women's health magazines get to her, but they did.

She was also feeling very lonely, even without the crew around. Jet was checking the police station about a new bounty, Ed and Sam were doing some grocery shopping (and perhaps having some "family time" together), and God only knows where Spike has ran off to.

So it was just her and Ein. He leaped onto the couch were Faye was drowning in her sorrows and to Faye's surprise, the tiny data dog was actually providing her some comfort. That was more than Spike was doing anyway. When she turned to find him entering the living room she looked at him with an emotionless face. She dried the tears just in time but the makeup on her face became horrendously smeared and Spike was trying his best not to chuckle.

"Get dress, Faye," said Spike. "I'm taking you out tonight."

"A bounty hunt?!" Faye put her fingers to her face and discovered the smeared makeup on her fingertips. "Oh God! I look horrible! It'll take me and hour to fix my face again!"

"Yeah you do that," said Spike walking away. "And by the way, it's not a bounty hunt…it's a date."

Being the third class bounty hunters that they were, Spike couldn't afford a fancy meal. It didn't seem to matter. The two were dress in their usual casual forms at the diner. It had been the first time in several months that Faye had ever left the Bebop.

It was turning into a disturbing date since Faye wouldn't say anything at all. And Spike…well, he didn't have a clue what to say. Spike took a sip of his beer. His mind was screaming "go outside and have a cigarette!" Speaking of which…

"You haven't taken up smoking again, have you?"

"How do you know?"

"I found that pack I gave you. You never opened it."

"Some people smoke when they're depressed. But me, I'm too depressed to get into my bad habits again."

Spike took another moment before continuing on. "Faye…it's natural to be THAT way after you had a kid."

Faye made a buzzing noise. "Wrong! You couldn't be anywhere near the truth. I just have a lot a guilt pressing on me right now."

"Guilt?" Spike raised an eyebrow.

"Do you think it would've been better for him if I kept him?" Faye asked shyly.

"He's only a baby, Faye. He doesn't know what's good for him yet."

"But what if he doesn't want to find me when he's older?"

"You mean, you want him to find you?"

Faye banged her cup of coffee on the table. "GODDAMIT SPIKE! I KNEW IT! YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THEN AND I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND NOW!!!" Faye stormed out of the diner. She thought about walking back to the Bebop since it only took five minutes for them to walk to the diner, but it was nighttime and Faye too uncomfortable. She was no longer the brave woman she used to be. She slumped onto a bench under the streetlight.

Eventually, Spike would come out (after paying the check) and find her there. The last thing she wanted him to see was the tears, but there were too many too late. Spike joined the crying Faye slumping right next to her. Faye was too upset to consider moving away from the bench.

After a few minutes, Spike finally got the situation into resolution. "Faye…I did understand then, but I was too ignorant. I was too ignorant of everyone, even myself. I've changed now Faye. I don't have the same motives for going on like I use to, but I found some new ones."

"You mean Julia used to be one of them?" Faye searched for a handkerchief but groaned in disappointment. Spike handed her a cloth napkin. "I stole it from inside," smirk Spike. Faye blew her nose through it. "Look," she said. "At least you had a family, that you can still remember and you probably got to say goodbye to them. I didn't get to say goodbye to my family. I got nothing left to remember then by. Everything was gone. And then I thought that you, me, and Jet could be a family, but then you had to get up and leave. Nothing was back to normal when you left Spike. Even when your running the Red Dragons we still feel disconnected. That baby was all I had left, I don't even have him anymore…I didn't deserve to."

Spike took out a cigarette, but didn't think about offering Faye one. When he had finished, he helped Faye from the bench and from there, they walked across from the Mars skylight.

"I can't leave, Faye. I don't have anyone after my back, or anyone to look after…except maybe you."

"What about that guy that's trying to kill you?" Faye was rubbing her face with her bare arm.

"Well, now he'll be chasing Sam." Unconsciously Spike put an arm around Faye's face as if to bring her in for a hug. "Families change Faye…it's not like 50 years ago."

She was still upset though. "I won't leave you again Faye. I have you and Jet now…oh and Ein and the kid. You're my family."

Faye brought an arm around Spike's waist. "And you're mine."

For the next minute of their walk, all was peaceful. Faye felt more hopeful than she had ever been since being unfrozen. The two pairs of eyes peeked over to where the Bebop has been long docked and found ISSP ships had circled the area.

"What the hell?!" gasped Spike. They approached the Bebop. Sam and Jet were talking to officers. Ed and Ein were also outside running around. "There she is!" cried one officers. Two men came up to Faye and handcuffed her.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!" screamed Faye.

The officer who was talking to Jet approached Faye. "We have an arrest warrant for Miss Valentine."

"For what?!" said an outrageous Spike.

"The murders of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall. According to our records they adopted your son."

"But I never even met them!!!" Faye screamed trying to break free of the officers but they had restrained her.

"Jet! Sam! Tell me you think this is crazy!" called Spike.

"We did," said Jet. "But they said they have evidence."

"WHAT EVIDENCE?!" Faye was being dragged to one of the ISSP ships. "NO! SPIKE HELP ME!!!"

Spike ran for Faye but they already pushed her in. He could see the desperation in Faye's eyes through the glass door of the ship. "It's alright, Faye. I'm gonna get you out…" The ships began to fly away and the port was now in darkness again.

"…hang on."

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