His Eyes - Chp. 6 PG-13

Warning: Basic things that applied to the last chapter apply to this one. There's some cussing and whatnot, so use discretion as you see fit.

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Toshiba dodged the blow and swept his legs out from under him, knocking him to the ground once more.



"It's rude to hit a lady. Didn't your mother teach you better?" Toshiba grinned.

Before the man could get back up, a gun was pointed right in his face.



"Don't move if you know what's good for you." Faye stated calmly.



Chapter 6 - Chance



"Don't move if you know what's good for you." Faye stated calmly, looking at the disgusting man on the floor at her feet. He was completely stupid to try anything with her. She wasn't as harmless or week as she looked.

Faye quickly glanced out of the corner of her eye at Toshiba.

This was insane. The man she was after, in order to turn him in for money, ended up helping her. She quickly averted her eyes back at the man on the ground. She would deal with this first.

The man on the ground wasn't as lucky though. His face was pathetic. Toshiba couldn't help but be amused. He found the predicament and the lady rather funny.

Faye moved another step forward and pressed the gun to the man's cheek. "Now, slowly get up and leave me the hell alone, before I change my mind."

The man looked like he might challenge her, but then decided against it. He knew when he was beat.

He glanced over at Toshiba once again. Toshiba grinned. "You heard the lady. Excuse me, the very forgiving lady," Toshiba joked. "You're just lucky she got to you first."

Wide-eyed, the man didn't say a word. He was too scared to say anything.

"And don't try anything funny with me, or you are going to wish I had shot you." Faye said.

She slowly retrieved her gun from his face and stepped back. He got up and fled to the door, exiting the bar without a backward glance.

Faye put her gun up and sat back on her stool, intending to finish her drink. Everyone in the bar turned around in their seats and went back to their own business, with a little more caution than before. Toshiba sat down on the stool next to Faye.

Faye looked over at him and raised an eyebrow.

He smiled, "Some guys just never learn do they?"

Faye smiled back. "Do any guys ever?"

"Not many." He agreed.

She chuckled completely agreeing with him. She already liked this man. "Thanks, by the way."

"No thanks necessary. It looks like I wasn't really needed after all from the way you handle yourself."

"You weren't, but thanks all the same."

He smiled again. "Besides, from the looks of it, I don't think you have much to worry about when it comes to him. If I'm not mistaken, the man was actually peeing on himself when he ran out the door with his 'tail' tucked between his legs."

She pulled out a cigarette and lit it, chuckling. "I seem to have that affect on many men."

Toshiba gave an appreciative glance in her direction. "I can only imagine."

This woman had spunk. He turned his eyes back from the side. He laughed quietly to himself. This was definitely her, but she wasn't what he thought she'd be. She was quite different actually.

What the hell could a girl do? She couldn't just put a gun in the man's face after he had helped her. Not to mention she was aware of how dangerous he was supposed to be. She hadn't really thought she'd find him or rather, he'd find her.

Her eyes narrowed. She'd never let this opportunity go. She'd prove herself, but she'd just have to be creative, and besides, her gut feeling was that this man was too important to just be turned in to the ISSP. She'd try to get more info on him and befriend him, then rub it into Jet and Spike....especially to Spike, who thought she only screwed everything up."

"So," Faye began, blowing smoke out her mouth, "where are you from?"

"I was born on Earth, but I don't really have a place to call home." He shifted on his seat, "I guess you could say I just wonder from place to place...like you, I guess we are both alike in that way since we are from Earth."

Startled, Faye turned to look at Toshiba. "I didn't tell you I was from Earth." She narrowed her eyes.

Toshiba didn't give anything away as he shrugged. "It's just a thing I do; I always can tell if another person is from Earth."

Calming back down, Faye turned back to her cigarette. "That sounds reasonable enough, I guess." She grinned, "What are you? A fortune teller? Can you see into a person's future, by just looking at them?"

Toshiba laughed, "Well, not exactly..." Suddenly his face turned serious. "...more like into their past." He turned to Faye. "Tell me something, Faye Valentine. What did it feel like to know you had no one you could run back home to? That everyone and everything was gone? How did you feel when you finally found your "home" to discover that not even the house remained?"

Faye's cigarette fell from her mouth to the ground. Her breath caught. Without a second's hesitation she drew her gun and pointed it at Toshiba with an angered face. Her voice was dead level as she stared him down. "Kindly tell me, sir, where you attained your information on me. Who are you really? How did you know that?"

"Faye," Toshiba sighed, "Put your gun away. Why are you so rash in your decisions and movements? You need to calm down."

"NO!" Faye said, getting more serious and anxious as the seconds dragged on, she pointed the gun closer to him, "You need to realize what kind of situation you are in. You are the one who needs to stop being so calm."

"Put the gun away and then I'll explain."

Faye stared Toshiba in the eyes, deciphering the emotions lying in his eyes. She slowly stopped pointing the gun at him as she saw no hidden spite or hate towards her, though she was still on guard.

"Can you meet me in four days at the entrance of the gateway here in the city?"

Not knowing what else to say or do, Faye nodded her affirmation.

"If you meet me there, then I can tell you what you need to know." He glanced around the bar. "Now is the neither the time nor place to explain things." He smiled, "And besides, you've already caused a big enough scene here."

Toshiba got up to leave, but Faye grabbed the sleeve of his jacket.

"Are you really Julia's father?"

Toshiba looked at the curiosity and hurt in her eyes. He smiled gently and replied, "So that's on your mind as well? Spike always did know how to break people, even when they didn't want to be broken. Julia was no exception. You won't be either."

Surprised, Faye let go of his sleeve. "What does that supposed to mean? How do you know Spike?"

"Four days, Faye."

Faye watched him walk out the door without another answer or look back.

Her mind was racing. What was she going to do?





All the lights on the Bebop were off when Faye got back. That wasn't a big surprise. Faye carefully stepped over Ed, who was sprawled out lying face down in the hall. Faye rolled her eyes. The kid was just too weird. Opening the door to the bathroom, she stepped in and turned the light on, closing the door behind her. She needed a shower. They always helped her think and made her feel better.

What time was it? She figured it was around 3 in the morning or about that time anyway. As she let the semi warm water rush over her head and back, she thought of Toshiba again. What was she going to do? In only four days she could learn everything she had ever wanted to know about herself. But what if this was just another false lead that would result in nothing learned? Faye shook her head. There was no use, she'd go. She'd rather do something in life and regret it, then never do anything and regret it.

She turned the showerhead off and grabbed for her robe lying on the floor next to the tub. Slipping it on, she left the bathroom and headed to the kitchen, careful once again, to watch out for Ed as she left the hallway. She hadn't eaten since she left the Bebop hours ago.

"Yo."

Faye jumped. Spike, she thought. Did he wait up for her to return?

Turning on the light, she replied, "Hey." She went to the frig and opened it. Only bell peppers and beef, without the beef, she thought, but grabbed it anyway. "Is it a nightly ritual of yours to stand in the kitchen in nothing but you jogging pants, scaring anyone who might come in?" she asked dryly.

Spike gave a lopsided grin. She was such a smart ass...and an attractive one no less. He answered a question with a question. "Is it your nightly ritual to come in early in the morning, take a shower, and then come into the kitchen in nothing but your robe and raid the frig?" He walked to where Faye was leaning against the kitchen cabinet, eating some food.

Ignoring him, she continued to eat her bell peppers and beef without the beef.

He watched her eat. "So...find out anything interesting?"

Faye shrugged, "A little." Now wasn't the time to tell her about Toshiba. She was too tired to deal with him right now.

"Like?" Spike prodded.

"Like I would tell you. It's none of your business, Spike." She put her food on the cabinet and got out a glass, filling it with water from the sink and came back to her original place. Taking a long drink, she finished the water off, put the cup on the cabinet and picked her plate up again.

He watched her as she moved. "Don't tell me you are still upset about what happened?"

Her fork halted it's movement on her plate. "Why would I be upset? She knew what he was talking about and he knew she knew as well. "Are you?"

When he didn't answer her, she looked up at Spike. Spike broke the awkward silence with his answer.

"I've thought of nothing but that the past couple of weeks."

Spike's voice brought her head up. She saw that his eyes were guarded.

She couldn't read his eyes. He turned to her and took the plate out of her hands and placed it on the cabinet. Before she could protest, Spike took her by the shoulders and lightly kissed her on the lips. When she responded to his advances, he deepened the kiss. She wrapped her arms around his waist, hugging him to her. Finally needing air, Faye broke the kiss. She kept her eyes downcast afraid to see his expression, not wanting to see the pain or worse, the hunger in Spike's discolored eyes.

"I don't know why that happened or how it happened. All I know is that I want it to happen again."

She didn't know what to say.

He looked down at her, expecting an answer.

She gave him one. She wrapped her arms around Spike's neck and kissed him again. She sighed into his mouth and melted in his arms. He tasted so good.

She smelled so good, like flowers. He felt like he could forget who he was when she kissed him. He briefly thought of Julia and his heart clenched tightly. He broke the kiss. Glancing down at the woman in his arms, he gently brushed some hair out of her eyes. He smiled sadly, thinking that he enjoyed kissing her because he wanted her to be Julia. He saw the same things in Faye he loved in Julia. Was he just intrigued because of her strength?

"The truth is, Faye, that you don't need this from me."

Faye felt the rejection in the pit of her stomach. What was he saying?

"I know what I want," she said clearly.

She slipped out of his embrace and stared him in his eyes. Right now she didn't care what he thought or what he wished. All she cared about was letting him know this one thing.

"I know what I want," she repeated. "I want you."









Oi, minna. I'm so very sorry that this has taken as long as it has! I could just slap myself. lol I'm finally back with my next chapter. I know that some of this might have been rather confusing....you know as far as the parts with Toshiba goes, but all of this will be answered in later chapters. Thanks so much for all of my reviews!! They really make me so happy. I think I read them every week just to make myself want to continue this story. Seriously, authors need praise, criticism, support..yada yada...but anyway, Please review for me. I love you guys! ^_~

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