Hey what happened to all of you guys? I stopped getting reviews. You guys don't hate me do you? U_U Well I hope that you will love me enough to review after this chapter because if I don't start getting some this may be the last one. Nah I will keep on going praying that all of you are on vacation or something.

Disclaimer: I don't own Cowboy Bebop.

Story Recommendations: A Ghost of a chance by Kristin. Man that is one unusual story, so Spike isn't alive but it is still a S/F fic and Spike might as well be alive b/c Faye can see him and so on and so fourth, it is really funny.

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Spike walked down the hall following closely behind the doctor. He was telling Spike something but Spike took no notice to it he was to deep in thought. 'I hope that she'll be ok. Man this is all my fault, I should have known better than to have her on my back when those guys were shooting at us.'

They arrived at a door that had Valentine, Faye written on a file next to it. Spike was so deep in thought that he almost missed the door completely, the doctor brought Spike out of his state and opened the door to Faye's room. "Well sir this is it, please be sure to try not to wake her, she has gone through a lot today." Spike went in and the doctor closed the door behind him leaving Spike alone with Faye.

He walked over and pulled up a seat next to her. He watched her thankful that her chest was going up and down telling him that she was breathing. He looked around, she was connected to a heart monitor and several IVs that all had different colors of liquid in them. He assumed that they were the antidotes to the poison that was in the bullet. He just sat there and watched her breath thankful that she was still alive.

After a little wile a nurse came in to check on how she was doing. She smiled at Spike as she picked up a clipboard at the end of her bed. She walked over to the heart monitor and wrote down her heart rate. Then she checked her IVs. When she was done she put the clipboard back and looked at Spike. "She is very lucky ya know. Not many people would have survived that, but ya know she did. Did you know that the bullet had scraped her heart?" Spike shook his head. "Well it did and that didn't help matters much either. She was already loosing enough blood. Well she seemed to be holding on for something. And you know what else? She kept mumbling one thing the entire time she was in the ER. She was saying, Spike." The nurse said trying to comfort Spike.

She left the room and Spike stood up. He went closer to her and put his hand into hers. He held her hand and said. "You know, you can be so horrible sometimes. But you are one stubborn woman. I don't know if you can hear me or not but you have to know that I am sorry. This all happened because of me. Everything that has happened over the past couple of weeks was my fault. You got shot at the casino when I black mailed you into going and then when you needed me I wasn't where I was subbost to be and you are still having trouble walking because of it. You got kidnapped when I told Jet your secret and you ran away. And now because I was so stupid by putting you on my back, you got shot again and almost died this time. Everything was all my fault. I'm so sorry." He held her hand and looked at the floor. Tears were burning at his eyes.

He almost started to cry when he felt some pressure on his hand. He looked up to see two green eyes staring back at him. "Your wrong you know. Not everything was all your fault." She managed a week smile. "Although most of it was."

Spike laughed. "Thank God. Are you ok?"

"Yeah I think so, but what the heck is all this?"

"Well I believe that this is a bed and that is a window and . . ." He was cut off.

"Oh shut up Spike. You know what I mean."

"Hold on and I'll go get the doctor." He stood up and left the room.

A few minuets later Spike came in followed closely by the doctor that had taken Spike to her earlier. He picked up the clipboard at the end of the bed and looked at Faye. "Well Miss. Valentine, seems you have had quite the night haven't you?"

"Yeah I guess so, what the heck is all this stuff?" she asked indicating all the IVs that were stuck in her.

"Well Miss. Valentine you see you were shot and the bullet scratched your heart. The bullet was removed easily enough but we found that we had reason to worry when we found that is was filled with poison. The different IVs are different antidotes." He explained calmly.

He told Faye all about what had happened and then turned to Spike. "May I see you outside?" Spike nodded and followed. "Well as you know we have told you what the poisons were. Well they may just have side effects and we need for you to keep her in check when she goes home."

"When will she be able to go home?"

"Well she is recovering at a miraculous rate and since she is awake I think that we will move her into a regular room and keep her for a week two tops for observation. You know just to make sure that she will be ok." Spike nodded and the doctor shook his hand, "Well sir that girl is very lucky. I don't know of anyone that has survived that kind of poisoning before. She must have really had a reason to live to try that hard to come back." The doctor left and Spike went back into Faye's room.

"What's wrong?" She asked when Spike entered.

He looked up at her and sat back down in his chair, "Nothing. He said that they were going to move you into a separate room and keep you here for a little wile for observation to make sure that you will be ok when you go back home. But you see there is only one problem with that that you won't like." She looked at him like he was a crazy person. "I have made a new rule, you are NOT allowed to go off alone on a bounty hunt for a long time."

Faye laughed a little at this comment, "And what are you going to do about it Cowboy?" She smirked.

Spike gave a more evil smirk back and said, "I may just have to tie you up again mow won't I?"

"Like to see you try." Her smirk got eviler than his.

By now they were in a who has the most evil smirk on contest, "Ok" Spike replied he got up and grabbed one of her hands.

"Hey Spike that isn't fair, I can barley move. How am I subbost to defend myself?"

"Your not, you asked me to try it so I am, you never specified when or where."

"Well now I am, the next bounty hunt, on the Bebop!" She yelled as she struggled as best as she could against his grip.

He let her go, "It's a date then." He sat down in the chair daring Faye to get a more eviler smirk on than his.

After about five more minuets of whose got the best smirk anyway Faye got the guts to ask him the question that she had been meaning to ask him. "Um Spike?"

"Yeah what is it."

"What ever happened to The Machine?"

"Well Jet told me that after you got shot he showed up and shot him from behind. Apparently he is tied up and very unconscious in the bottom of the Bebop. Along with the guy that had shot you earlier."

"Where is Jet anyway?"

"He said he had some work to do. He should show up soon."

As to emphasize his statement Jet walked in, "Hey guys, the doctor said I could come in since you were awake now."

"Hey Jet." Faye smiled.

"Hey Faye how ya feelin?"

"Well I've been better. Geez it sure took ya long enough to come and help us." She said being very evil to Jet.

"Sorry, I came as soon as I could but considering the fact that you didn't activate your locator made it pretty hard to find you guys."

"Oops." Was all that Faye was able to say.

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After about a week and half Faye was back on the Bebop. "So Jet you never did tell us what you were doing right before I woke up." Faye said as she walked into the living room.

"Well Faye I was going to wait till dinner tonight to tell you but I guess that I will tell you now. I was out getting us stinking filthy rich that's what."

Both Faye and Spike looked at Jet like he was crazy, "But Jet The machine and Vesputo are still down in the hull, what do you mean." Spike asked.

"Geez Spike, think about that for a minuet. Now how much was the award for Vesputo? A lot right, but only if we had his accomplices. Well I was 'interrogating' him on their whereabouts." Jet replied with a smug smile plastered on his face.

"Well did he tell you?" Faye asked excitedly.

"Don't get your hopes up Faye." Jet said

"Awe man he didn't crack did he?"

"Yes he did in several different places too, like his arms and legs. Well after about six broken bones he told me the whereabouts of each and every one." He said holding up a piece of paper with writing on it.

Faye jumped up, snatched the paper, and started for the hanger. "Where are you going Faye?" Spike asked her.

"Where do you think brill? I'm going to go and kick some butt. I am going to go make us rich!" She ran out to the hanger.

Spike caught up to her. "Faye did you forget our new little rule?" He asked.

She got on the most innocent face she could muster, "Why whatever are you talking about my dear Spiky boy?"

He glared at her for using that name, "Faye you know exactly what I'm talking about. You aren't allowed to go on a bounty hunt alone yet. You are still having trouble walking, and you just got out of the hospital."

"Oh and what are you going to do about it Cowboy?" She said with a smirk on her face.

"Well I might just have to tie you up again."

"Like to see you try."

"Ok."

"Catch me if you can!" Faye took off in a dead run around the hanger with Spike right on her tail. She ran down stairs, darted between ships and still had no luck in eluding Spike.

Eventually he stopped because they had run what had to be ten miles around the hanger. Tired and breathless Faye slunk behind some boxes and hid herself as best she could. She didn't hear anything so she peered out from behind the boxes. 'Now where could he be?' She thought.

Just then she was grabbed from behind he hands were pulled behind her back and held there. She could feel his hot breath on her ear as he said, "Looking for me?" She gasped as he turned her around to face him, "Now how did we get like this. . . Oh yeah, you let your guard down." He smirked. "Now you are not going on this hunt, you should be resting."

"Spike I was just chased by you for what had to be ten miles. I don't think that I need to rest, I'm just fine."

"Actually ten point two miles. But hey whose counting? Still you need to rest, take it easy, and let yourself get used to moving around again. You have been stuck in a hospital bed all week."

"Umm let me think about that one. . . Umm NO! I want to go! I'm just as healthy now as you are. You get to go on hunts the minuet you get a body cast off and I'm not allowed to go because I got shot by one measly bullet?"

"Yep that about suns it up."

"Well guess what," She brought her face up closer to his, "I'm going, and there is nothing that you can do about it Cowboy." She brought her face up closer so that they were very close. (a/n: again) "And you know what else? You too have let down your guard." She pushed out of his grip easily and shot for the stairs.

She ran into the rotating hall and into the living room where Jet was while Spike was hot on her trail. "Jet make him stop!" She screamed and ran behind the couch that he was sitting on. Spike ran in and ran up to the couch. He stopped in front of it and started to go around the left side. Faye stayed in front of him and they circled the couch.

After about two rounds of this Spike got fed up and just jumped over it. Faye ran over to the other side of the couch and still was able to stay opposite of Spike. "Alright you two that's enough! Jet yelled at them his face red from laughing at Spike's attempt to catch Faye. "You two are acting like children!"

"But Jet tell her that she needs to stop trying to go on bounty hunts and rest." Spike said with a lisp trying to play up to the whole children comment.

"Alright then neither of you are going anywhere until Faye is able to leave." Jet concluded.

And Faye finished off the child comment by saying "Ha ha you can't go either!" in a childish teasing tone and sticking her toung out at Spike.

For that Spike dove at her finally managing at pinning the bounty huntress down. "Now Faye you will listen to me or pay the consequences. You will stay here and you will rest. You will go on other bounty hunts, but you will not go now."

Faye nodded and Spike got off of her. He kept a good grip on her arm and pulled her out of the living room. "Spike you can let me go. I'm not a child, despite what Jet thinks." She said.

"Well you sure don't act like an adult." He stopped at her door. "Now would you please go and rest for a little wile?"

"Spike, I have been resting for a week and a half come on don't make me." She said her eyes pleading with him.

He looked at her. 'dang those eyes!' He thought as he looked into their endless green depths. "Listen I'll make you a deal, you rest for today and then tomorrow we will go on that hunk ok?"

She nodded and went closer to him. Lifting her face to meet his she kissed him lightly and he responded. They parted and Faye looked at him, "Now you're forgiven." She pulled away from him and walked into her room leaving a dazed Spike in her trail.

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So what did you guys think? Sweet huh? I thought so. Heck I loved it. Well anyway I made this chapter extra long so I know that none of you are going to tell me that this is to short b/c if you do I may just have to go and find you and kick some reviewer butt. =P Ok I'm done. Maybe I won' t hurt you. . . Or maybe I will Mwahahahahaha! Yes I'm back on my mwahahaha kick, but hey it may not last long. I'm just really bored right now cause noone is reviewing. U_U. Well TTYL! Bye!