I Need Love

A Cowboy Bebop Fanfic

By: Aolani
Chapter 6
When Spike and Faye walked into the large dining room, they saw that everyone was already there waiting patiently for the two to come down.

"What took you so long? Have a make out session or something?" asked Vicious, grinning. Faye started, because it was very rare that Vicious made a joke like that. Everyone else was also staring at Vicious as if he had another head growing. He seemed to be at ease with Spike. Nobody in this group ever seemed to be that close.

"Something like that." Spike said grinning. He walked past Vicious who was sitting at the head of the table, and slapped him on the back, giving him another grin. Vicious grinned back, and gestured to the seat on his left.

When Faye just stood there, Vicious gestured to the spot between Spike and Devon. "I'll be right back, I'm going to go help Jet with the food." She stepped through the door that divided the dining room and kitchen, and looked around the kitchen.

Jet was putting the beef and peppers on a plate, and told Faye to bring out the plates to the table. Faye grabbed a tray and loaded it up with the plates and walked through the door with ease. Faye used to work as a waitress, and after years of staying at Vicious's she picked the skill back up.

She set the plates in front of everyone, starting with Vicious first then working her way around the table. She walked back through the door, and loaded he empty tray with champagne glasses, and one plastic glass for Ed. With Ed you never knew what she did. She grabbed two bottles with her other hand and continued on her way back to the dining room.

"Hey Faye, do you think that will be enough food, because I have a feeling that the new guy eats a lot."

Faye thought of Spike and laughed, "He probably does. Why don't you warm up some fried rice that's in the refrigerator, and we can eat that too. Oh! And I think we have some stuffed tofu too. But I'm not really sure if he will eat it, but bring it out anyways!"

She stepped back through the door and passed out the glasses, and put the two champagne bottles in front of Vicious. "I'll be right back, and then we can eat!" At that moment, Spike's stomach gave a growl, and Faye looked at him and raised an eyebrow.

"WHAT! I'm hungry." Spike said, turning a dull shade of red. Faye gave him a look that said, "I bet you are," and walked back to the kitchen.
When she returned Jet was behind her carrying the rice, and Faye was carrying the stuffed tofu.

"Tofu! Who the hell eats tofu nowadays?!" Spike said, looking at the tofu in disgust.

"I do." Faye said, and sat down next to him. Once everyone was looking at Vicious, he gave Spike a little speech, welcoming him to the gang, and popped the cork. It flew, and hit Spike square in the head.

Everyone stared between Vicious and Spike, wondering if Spike was going to explode.

Faye couldn't hold it any longer. She started giggling, and then when Spike looked at her and she saw the indention in the middle of his forehead she starting laughing even harder. Vicious was grinning, and started laughing too.

Soon everyone was laughing except for Spike who was sitting in his chair pouting and glaring at everyone and Devon.

Once Faye calmed down a bit, she told everyone to eat, and couldn't help grinning throughout the whole meal. Spike glared, and ate, he tried eating everything that he was so mad. He didn't notice he was eating tofu, When dinner was over, Faye said, "Look! Somebody ate all that nasty tofu," Faye said with sarcasm.

"It was probably was you who ate it all."

"Me? Nuh-uh! YOU ate it all. Yeah, you!"

"Hey, I was hungry so I didn't notice what I as eating!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Yeah, sure! Say whatever you want, but I know you ate it all, and I'm pretty sure that everyone else saw you eat it!"

"Whatever!"

Devon stood up and took Faye's hand and helped her up too. "You were working all day, why don't we let the others clean up, hmm?" he said giving her a spectacular grin.

"You are so nice!," Faye said giving him a kiss on the lips," I think I will, and you can join me." Devon gave her a grin and led her to another door that led out of the dining room. Faye flashed Spike a grin, and then winked at Julia.

Spike scowled, but when Julia came and told him that she would help him, he grinned and thought, "Well two can play that game, missy."