OMG! I am so sorry I had just realized that you didn't know who Michelle was in the 5th chapter. I hope that this chapter helps out because Michelle will become a very important character, and I got a little ahead of myself, please forgive me! I haven't been able to up-date my life has been so crazy lately that its driving me into insanity. Anyway thank you all for your wonderful reviews and hopefully I will be able to fulfill your requests, and create some new and interesting plots for you guys. Someone asked me if this was a reposted story, the answer is yes. Something happened and I begrudgingly had to delete and start over. But everything is fine now. Alrighty then as usual please R&R and enjoy the story!

Surprises and Tribulations

Over the next few weeks Spike learned a lot of new things. He learned that Faye still the hot-headed shrew when she wanted to be, Jet had become an excellent chef, and Anita was the fastest learning person in martial arts he had ever seen. Within the first two weeks she had already mastered blocks and punches. She also made a formidable sparring partner. Her moves were quick and agile, not to mention, she being her flexible self was very fluid and consistent in her attacks making Spike all the more proud.

"Alright Anita lets get started." Spike said after doing their usual warm up which consisted of push-ups, sit-ups, crunches, pull-up, and jogging. All in all it took about 2 and a half-hours. They usually woke up at the crack of dawn and did this and had the rest of the morning reviewing techniques and moves. They would keep this up for 30 minutes and then Spike would either spar with her or teach her a new move and the would practice it until she got it right, which of course wasn't too long.

"Okay just let me get a drink." Anita went into the kitchen and grabbed a glass and filled it with water but before she took a drink she looked at it intently.

"Hey are you okay?"

"I was just thinking."

"About what?"

"About how you and water are so much alike."

"How is that?"

"Your never in the same place, always moving and never stopping, you can be calm and relaxed and you can be rough and vicious, and then you can be both, wavered but in control. Yanno I never realized it until just now, you an me are a lot alike."

Spike looked at her and then realized that she was right, both of them were very similar. Both had difficult pasts, both were always moving, and both were just like water. Spike smiled and looked up, Anita was a very smart person, but what she said made him believe that she was older and wiser than she seemed.

"How about we skip training today, besides you have school and I don't want angry Faye to come and kill me if she finds out that you were you were up this early and fell asleep during class today."

"I don't fall asleep in class."

"Better be safe than sorry."

Spike had a bad encounter with Faye one morning. He had finished up the last of the coffee and there was no more left, and well let's just say that Spike can go a day without coffee, but Faye can't, so out came 'Mean Faye' and Spike hasn't touch the coffee pot unless he knows Faye's had her cup, there is more coffee that can be made, or she's not insight. Spike still has a bump on his head to prove it and swears that the bump is going to be permanent.

"Still scared of mom?"

"Very."

"Alright then I'll start breakfast and then head down to school, SAT's are coming up and I want to be prepared, and I'm telling you I'm going to go crazy."

"You've always been crazy." Spike pointed out.

"I'm going to ignore that." With that she headed toward the kitchen leaving Spike to himself. It was already 7:30 and he wanted to take a shower. Heading down to the shower he was to engross with his thoughts to notice that someone was already in there.

"AAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

There stood Faye in all her glory and Spike just stood there not knowing what to. He watched as Faye fumbled to cover her with and just now noticing how beautiful she was. His self-conscious was right she had changed. Her body was toned and muscular, there wasn't an inch of fat on her. Except on her chest, right above her breasts, was a scar as large as a tennis ball, it was shaped like an arrowhead.

"GET OUT!" Faye screeched at the top of her lungs, her face was red with embarrassment and anger. Spike quickly came to his senses and shut the door and just stood there remembering what he had just saw. Knowing he was going to get it later he quickly retreated to his room hoping that Faye wouldn't find him there.

At Anita's High School

Anita quickly ran up the stairs as the ball rang hoping that her teacher would not give her detention.

"Hey Anita, hows it goin' girl?" Michelle called out. Michelle has been Anita's best friend for the last 4 years. She already knew that she was Radical Edward bit didn't give a monkey's uncle about it. Michelle had shoulder length fire red hair and leaf green eyes making her one of the most popular girls in the school. She was just as tall as Anita and just as smart. Both Anita and Michelle shared a common interest in animals, and at this point she was in a pre veterinary center and was at the top of her class. She and Anita told each other everything.

"How are you doin?"

"I'm doing fine, oh and Akita has been looking for you. He said he wanted to talk to you about something. Do you think it's about what he did to you? How's your head by the way?"

"Awww man, I really don't want to talk to that creep and god knows what he wants to talk to me about, and my head is fine. I've been telling you that for the last what 3 weeks!"

"So how are those martial art lessons coming along?"

"There are great and I'm so ready for anyone to challenge me, especially Akita Hazama." Anita growled the last part making Michelle take a step back.

"Whoa chill girl, just remember it's Monday you don't have any classes with him nor do you see him."

"And to think I was once upset about today, anyway do you want to come over today, I'll give you a tour of the Bebop and I'll let you meet Spike."

"You really mean it?" Even after being friends for so many years Michelle had never been on the Bebop or met Jet and had only heard stories of Spike which always left Michelle want to meet him.

"Yup, just meet me outside at the fountain after school kay."

"I gotcha, alright then I'll see you after school." She replied as the bell rang. Both grabbed their things from their locker and went their separate ways.

At Faye's Apartment

Faye ran into her apartment and went straight towards her room; she had overslept! The Principle is going to kill her, that were thoughts as she dashed to and fro grabbing articles of clothing and jewelry. Suddenly two strong arms wrapped around her waist and she felt kisses on her neck.

"Andy stop, I'm going to be late."

"You're already late, just call in sick." He replied huskily in her ear making it hard for her to breathe.

"I can't I have a staff meeting and the kids are presenting a report today." She managed to rasp out.

"All right all right, you can go, but you'll have to make it up to me tonight." Andy said cheerily as he released her.

"Fine what do you want?"

"I want what every man wants…………a nice homemade steak for dinner with some delicious side dishes." He finished with a laugh. Her face was red with embarrassment.

"What did you think I wanted?"

"Sex"

Andy laughed. "Honey I would never expect that from you, if we were married yes, but I just enjoy your cooking at the moment."

Faye sighed with relief, even after all these years she was still afraid; she thought she had gotten over that. Andy had a way of making her nervous, where it is harmlessly scaring her, or just plain joking around. She immediately shrugged it off and continued to get ready. Andy had been nothing but good to her; she had nothing to fear.

"So what are you going to do today?"

"I'm going to stop over at the clinic and see what I can do." Andy had become a certified vet, and was good at it. He was on of the most popular vet in the city and people came to see him from all over. Monday fortunately was a slow day for the clinic. He specialized in big animals such as horses, but also took any other animal that needed his help.

"Alright, then what time should I expect you home tonight?"

"Probably around 6:30 at the most."

"Okay I've really got to go know so I'll see you later."

"Aren't you forgetting something?"

Andy made a small pouting face as face went up to him and gave him a chaste kiss on the lips. He smiled and watched her leave the house. He already knew that Spike was back on board and he had no problem.

"ANDY REMIND ME TO DO SOMETHING REAL BAD TO SPIKE OKAY!"

"Why!"

"HE WALKED ON ME IN THE SHOWER THIS MORNING!"

"WHAT!?!"

Faye couldn't respond, she was already out of the house and into the elevator. He sighed; he realized that every day he was becoming more and more protected of her and less in love with her. He was beginning to thing of her as a younger sister then anything else and he had no idea what to do about it. Shrugging it off he got himself ready for a day at the clinic.

The End of Anita's School Day

Anita went straight towards the fountain; she just finished up a huge project and didn't notice the time.

"What's the hurry?"

Anita stopped and whirled around and there leaning on one of the lockers was Akita Hazama. Akita had dark brown hair, and was about 6'1. The only thing unusual about him was his eye; his eyes were silver with small black dots. He was the most popular guys in school and was used to getting what he wanted.

"What do you want Hazama."

"Still won't call me by my name, huh well that can change."

"And how is that?"

"The same way I took care of you a couple weeks ago.'

"Well sorry to burst your bubble buddy, but that's not gonna happen. The past few weeks I've been training and if you can't leave me alone, I will make sure you have nothing to bother me with."

"You can't beat me, if you didn't forget I've taken martial arts my whole life, there's no way you can beat me. Face it sugar, you're under my control."

"Whatever." With that she ran out to the fountain to meet Michelle, leaving Akita alone in the hallway.

'You will be mine Radical Edward, I swear it' Akita thought as he walk out of the school the opposite way.

Well that's Chapter 7! I want to say thank you to all of you who reviewed me! Your reviews are so encouraging so please keep it up! But until next time I'm gonna have to say………See Ya!

Fox Xanatos

P.S. Michelle is pronounced Mee-shell, kay I just wanted to cover that. Also I made Akita's voice to sound specifically like Tony Dracon's from the Disney show Gargoyles. Deep, husky, mysterious, and almost deadly. Sorry to waste you time.

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