The Love of An Outcast

By InuYoukaiNeesan7

Disclaimer: I do not own Cowboy Bebop or any of the characters in any way... DARN!

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Chapter 7: A dance? Fuck that shit!


Faye sat on her couch in her living room, holding a sign she had ripped down at school. Her eye brow twitched. "Go to the school dance. Friday at 7:00pm to 11:00pm..." Faye read aloud. She thought of a certain green-haired lunkhead in a tux standing in her doorway. She laughed to herself.

"Is Faye-Faye going to the dance?" Ed appeared behind her shoulder.

"No...Me? Ed, be real!" Faye said with almost a sad tone.

"Why not? I bet Spike-Person would take you!" Ed teased.

"He's not the kind who would dance!" Faye pushed Ed out of the way as she made her way to her room. "Besides... I wouldn't go to the dance with that lunkhead even if he did asked me!" Faye lied.


"Faye...Will you go to the dance with me?" Spike looked in the mirror. "God! What the hell am I thinking?" Spike rubbed his forehead.

"A dance?" Jet suddenly came in Spike's room. "You've never gone to a dance before..."

"What the hell, Jet! Haven't you ever heard of knocking?" Spike yelled.

Jet smirked. "What? Are you embarrassed I caught you practicing the pick up lines you're gonna try on Faye in the mirror?" Jet laughed.

Spike huffed as Jet walked out of his room cackling.


Well... It was Tuesday and the dance was Friday so Spike decided to take his time to gather his courage and ask Faye to the dance.

He calmly walked over to his locker where Faye stood, waiting for him. "Hey..." Faye looked at him as he fought to open his locker.

"Hey..." Spike replied. 'Hey, Faye, You hear there's gonna be a dance right? Well... I was wondering if you wanted to go with me... That's perfect now turn and ask!' Spike yelled at himself inside his head.

Spike turned and opened his mouth but quickly shut it when they heard a voice. "Hey there, Faye!" It was Andy. Andy was the captain of the football team which was kinda strange considering he was tall and lanky... Sorta like Spike...

"Hi, Andy..." Faye rolled her eyes.

Andy took off his cowboy hat. "Little lady, I was wondering if you'd do me the honors of going to the dance with me this Friday." Faye's eyes darted towards Spike and met his brown ones.

Faye hesitated. "Um...I...Uh..." Faye tried to speak.

"Hey! No hurry! You can tell me whenever you make up your mind!" Andy said, grabbing her hand and leaning inward. "I'd wait my whole life for you." Andy whispered in her ear. He dropped her hand and strutted toward his fellow football players.

Faye stood, frozen in place, with her cheeks bright red. Spike rolled up his sleeves and grumbled something about him being a stupid, damn, cowboy.

"Well...Lets go to class!" Faye suddenly snapped back in reality.

"Wait!" Spike pinned her arm to his locker. "You're not really thinking of going with him are you!" Spike's eyes blazed with jealousy.

Faye, being the mean, cold-hearted vixen she was decided to have fun with this. Of course she didn't want to go with Andy but she couldn't let Spike know that. This would make him scramble and not waste any time in asking her. "So what if I am!" Faye shot back. "He's a nice guy! Not to mention cute too!"

"What!" Spike couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"Well... I gotta get to class! Later!" Faye walked off, slinking her hips from side to side, hoping for Spike to look at her ass.

'Damn!' Spike mentaly kicked himself. He stared at her ass until she turned the corner then walked to his own class.


During lunch Faye and Spike ate in silence. Spike coulnd't get over it. 'What the hell does she see in that idiot!' Spike thought to himself.

Faye had studied Andy in one of the classes they had together and she realized something. He looks almost exactly like Spike! After thinking about it, they were the same height, had the same shape of the hair, same face, and the worst part was they had same cocky additude! The only differences she could find was Andy was a cowboy with friends and Spike was a city slicker with no friends to show except her, oh and their hair and eye color were different also.

"Why him?" Faye thoughts were suddenly interupted by Spike. Right away she knew who he was talking about.

"Well... Andy's cute. He's nice. And, well-"

"Nice! You think he's nice? That ass couldn't be nice to someone if his life depended on it!" Spike said loudly.

Suddenly Spike felt a tap on his shoulder. It was Andy. "So, I'm an ass, am I?" Andy crossed his arms. Spike could see he was holding a rose, most likely for Faye.

"Yeah...You are." Spike stood up to match Andy's height.

"Boy, you're lucky I never fight in the presence of a lady. 'Specially one like Miz Valentine, here." He bent down and handed Faye the rose.

Spike's fists clenched and unclenched. "Why you..." Spike whispered through clenched teeth.

"I'll see you later Miz Valentine..." With that Andy planted a kiss on Faye's rosy lips. Faye's eyes were wide with shock and her cheeks were red. He was a great kisser.

Spike lunged at Andy who dodged the attack with ease then walked away with a look of triumph on his face.

Faye had rested her chin on the palm of her hand and was staring at her food with hazy eyes.

Spike sat down next to her. He looked at Faye's eyes and decided to snap her back into reality. He slapped her in the back of the head. She shot a firey look at Spike.

"Just what the hell was that for!" Faye said raising her hand to strike him back.

"Well... I was snapping you back from Andy land or where ever the fuck you went to inside your head!" Spike stood up with his tray and left, too discusted for words.

Faye looked down at the table. She hadn't been in 'Andy land'. No, she acted that way because she had imagined Spike had kissed her. That he was the one that had kissed her with so much passion. There was a problem now. Now that she had showed that she liked the kiss Andy had given her she had to go with him.

'Besides...I don't think Spike will ask me anyway. Not anymore.' Faye thought.

Spike lit his ciggerette. He was standing in a corner outside of school. This was just great. He had lost his chance to ask Faye to the dance. He wasn't even sure if he would have gottrn the courage to ask her anyway. What ate away at his the most was that it was bad enough Faye was going with him, but witht that fucking cowboy? He couldn't believe it. What she saw in that lanky, puffy-haired, self-centered, jerk he didn't know.


FRIDAY THE DAY OF THE DANCE!

Well, Spike and Faye didn't speak to each other after that...What was there to say? Neither one could think of anything brilliant they could say that would make the situation any better, so, they decided it'd be best not to say anything at all.

Spike began to hear that Faye had excepted Andy's invitation to the dance. At first he was broken up about it but then he made the decision that getting angry would be better. All he would talk about to Jet was how dumb Faye and Andy were. Jet would be talking about what they would have for dinner and suddenly, out of no where, Spike would mention something about Faye.

"So... Are you gonna go to the dance?" Jet finally summoned up enough courage to ask.

"A dance? Fuck that shit!" Spike crossed his arms. "Besides...That damn cowboy and his 'date' will be there..." Spike added, rolling his eyes.

"Damnit, Spike!" Jet smacked Spike in the back of the head.

"JET! What the hell was that for!" Spike got up from where he was sitting on the couch and faced Jet.

"Will you snap out of it!" Jet yelled. "Everyone is tired of hearing you whine about Faye and Andy!" Spike's angered expression faded.

"But she-" Spike tried to explain but was cut off by Jet.

"Spike, I know how you feel about Faye!" Spike's eyes widened. "Well... Are you gonna sit here and mope about it while Andy takes the one thing in your life that keeps it from sucking, or, are you gonna get up off of your ass and get her back!" Jet spat, panting.

Spike's eyes remained wide. He was so lost. Deep down he knew how he felt about Faye but it had never been voiced before, and now that it was it had struck him like a knife in the back. It was unexpectedand painful all at once. Some how, though, he felt something inside him find peace. Like he had just told a secret that had been building up inside him for years. He felt...Complete.

"Well?" Jet waited for an answer.

"I'll be back, I have to get ready...I have to go to a dance tonight." Jet smirked as Spike made his way to his bedroom.


Faye looked at herself in the mirror and sighed. She wore a black dress that floated down to her toes. She wore black open-toed highheels. Also her hair was up in a messy bun, with a fake, cheap, diamond necklace that rested on her neck.

She was startled when she heard a knock at her front door. She let out another sigh as she turned the knob. She opened the door to a smiling Andy. He wore a hideous white tux with a black tie.

"Hey there, angel..." Andy grabbed her hand and pulled her out the door.

They rushed down stairs and toward a sidewalk where a horse stood. "Madame..." Andy said, showing her that he wanted her to mount the horse.

Faye's eyebrow twitched "Haha...Very funny...Where's the car?" Faye laughed.

"A car? Why would I need a car when I have my ol' horse here?" Andy said grabbing Faye by the waist and boosting her up and onto the horse's back.

"Because horses were for the cowboys back in the western days and for people in movies..." Faye said, batting her eyelashes, trying to sound nice.

"Little lady...I am a cowboy..." Andy Smirked as he mounted and sat in front of Faye.

He took of, Faye's dress flailing in the wind. She bobbed up and down uncomfortably on the horse, clinging to Andy's waist for dear life.


Faye and Andy entered the dance and went straight to Andy's little group of jock and preppy friends. Faye let her eyes wonder, searching for any trace of Spike as Andy and his friends joked about all the nerds and outcasts that sat all alone.

Suddenly, Andy gripped Faye's hand and pulled her onto the dance floor. Their eyes met as they steped to the slow beat of the music. She imagined Andy was Spike. She had to admit, they did look a lot alike.

They both leaned in and were about to kiss when Faye felt a tap on her back. Faye jolted away and looked at who it was that tapped her. It was Spike.

"May I cut in?" Spike smirked.

Right away, Faye let go of Andy and put her arms around Spike. Andy blinked dumbly and wathed as Spikea dnFaye began dancing. He was about to protest when he felt a arm slither around his waist and turned to find his ex girlfriend hanging on him. He decided that Faye wasn't worth it so he let it go.

Faye stared into Spike's brown eyes, her heart thundering in her chest. He looked sooo hot that night. He wore a regular black tux with a black tie. To her surprise, he didn't look as goofy as she thought he would...

At that moment, Spike leaned in and crushed his lips into hers. They stopped dancing, Faye stood with her eyes wide. Soon her body relaxed and she settled into the kiss. She was wrong...She shouldn't have imagined Andy was Spike when they kissed earlier...Spike was a much better kisser than Andy. This kiss was passionate and made her heart skip a beat. Never in her life had she ever been kissed like this.

"Come on...Let's go back to my place..." Faye whispered in his ear as soon as they broke the kiss. Spike's eyes widened. He smiled as he and Faye rushed off the dance floor. He guided her to his car and they got in.

As soon as they got in they kissed again. Spike slammed his foot into the gas as soon as they, once again, broke the kiss. (Ed was staying with Jet for the night...Faye was planning on getting home late anywayso she had Ed stay with Jet so Ed couldn't do anything that would mess up the house...)

Faye dragged Spike up to her apartment. They turned the corner that led to the entrance of her apartment when they both stopped. There was someone sitting in front of her door. He had his head down, but Spike could see he had blonde hairl. Faye had a shocked look on her face. Almost as if she had seen a ghost.

"Whitney...?" Faye breathed. Spike looked at her in confusion. The man liftedhis head and looked up at them with grey eyes.

"Hello...Sleeping beauty..." The man replied with a smile on his handsome face.


Author's note:

Damn, Damn, Damn, Damn, Damn! Doesn't that just annoy the shit out of you! Sooooo close... What will happen? Cues dramatic music

HAHAHA! I'm sooo evil! I'm already working on the next chapter! I'll update soon! I bet you all are just hanging on the edgeyour seats right aboutnow!