Author's Notes: I do not own CB, and this is my monthly update. I don't know when I should end this story, it may be soon or not. Let me know, it'd be a helpful hint.

Spike walked over to one of the Bebop's windows and looked outside; he could've sworn he heard gunshots not too far from the Bebop. When he looked out of it his eyes went wide, there laid Faye on the dock; unconscious. Sylvia was nowhere in sight.

Spike grabbed his gun just in case and darted out of the Bebop and ran down the stairs toward Faye.

Once he reached her, he bent over her and lifted her onto his lap. Spike slowly shook her, trying to awake her from her unconscious state. When that failed Spike grew worried, lowering his ear to her mouth he waited to feel a small breath upon his cheek. And when that came, Spike took a deep breath and exhaled loudly.

Gathering Faye into his arms, Spike headed back for the Bebop. But before he could even get to the steps a voice came from behind him, "Where do you think you are going with her?" Sylvia asked and then chuckled.

Spike stopped in his steps and turned his head to the side, "I'm taking her away from you, you crazy bitch. If it's me you're after then come after me, not her. She has absolutely nothing to do with any of this." Spike said and then began to walk once again.

"Oh but you see, she has everything to do with this. She is the reason I am here; I am here to kill her. To make you suffer, suffer for everything you caused me. Such pain and anguish I had ever since you killed my brother. I swore to myself that one day I would get my revenge and today shall be that day." Sylvia said and pulled out gun and aimed it at Faye's head.

Luckily for Faye, Spike saw Sylvia pull out her gun so he took off running into the Bebop and then slammed the door shut.

"JET!" Spike's voice boomed throughout the ship and echoed.

"What?" Jet asked as he emerged from his bonsai tree room.

"Take care of Faye, I have some unfinished business to take care of." Spike said as he handed Faye's limp body over to Jet.

"Make sure she is alright for me, please." Spike said as he turned around and walked back out onto the Bebop deck.

"I will" Jet said as he took off with Faye into her room to clean her up and make sure she is alright.

Spike's eyes went over to where he had last seen Sylvia and he was surprised to see her still there, with her gun aimed.

"So before we fight, I'd like to ask you some real simple questions." Spike said to Sylvia and stared at her.

"Go for it." Sylvia said never lowering her weapon or changing the tone of her monotone voice.

"Why Faye?" Spike asked quickly.

"Because she is the only thing in your life right now that means something important to you." Sylvia said and then smiled, "So therefore I am going to take that away from you, like you had done to me."

"You really need to let go" Spike said nonchalantly and watched every movement of Sylvia even though there wasn't really much of it.

Sylvia shifted her weight a little but never dropped the gun from its position.

Spike saw this as his chance and he whipped out his gun and fired a good 2 shots at her; pretty sure one of them would indeed hit her.

And how right he was, one bullet completely missed while the other struck Sylvia in the left leg. However Sylvia barely let out a squeal.

"I'm surprised." Spike said as he continued to stare at Sylvia.

"I bet you are." Sylvia said as she put her gun back into her jacket. Sylvia tapped the top of her sword as it dangled from her side.

"I noticed you use a sword just like your brother did." Spike said as he watched Sylvia.

"Yes I do. He is the one who taught me the things I know now," Sylvia said as she eyed Spike. "But today is not the right day." Sylvia simply said as she turned around and began walking but stopped and turned her head slightly so she could see Spike out of the corner of her eye.

"You are the one who had Julia's love, am I not correct?" Sylvia asked and continued to look at Spike.

"I suppose so." Spike said, surprised that she'd bring this up.

"Good, just another reason to kill her." Sylvia said with wickedly and then began walking.

Spike had been taken aback, and before he could react, or shoot her or anything she was gone like a flash of lightening.

"She is talking about me again isn't she?" Faye asked from the doorway of the Bebop.

Spike turned around and gave her a small yes nod.

"Oh" Faye said slowly and her head dropped.

Spike walked over to Faye and wrapped his arms around her small frame.

"No need to worry, I won't let anything happen to you Faye." Spike said into Faye's hair.

Faye looked up at Spike and asked, "So Julia did really love you? Even Vicious' sister noticed."

Spike stared back at Faye but didn't know what to say. He was speechless; yeah Julia and him had loved one another. But Julia hadn't crossed his mind sinceâ€since his dream.

Spike brought his face down to Faye's and said, "Yes me and Julia did love one another. But she is gone for now and forever." And then Spike brought his lips down onto Faye's.

Faye kissed back and slowly wrapped her arms around Spike.

When the kiss ended both of them stared into each other's eyes.

'I think I love her.' Spike said to himself.

'You have for awhile.' The voice said in return.

'How the hell would you know?' Spike asked the voice.

'You still haven't figured out what am I have you?' The voice asked.

'â€No I haven't, I didn't know I was suppose to research on that.' Spike said sarcastically.

'I knew you have loved her for awhile now, and that is because Spike, I am your heart.' The voice stated.

Spike didn't know what to say in return, he was speaking to hisâ€heart?

'Did you die? Well no, obviously not because I'm still pumping down here.' The voice said.

'No, well I mean yeah I am here. Soâ€that's weird.' Was all Spike could say.

'Why is it weird? If you can talk to your conscious or whatever, you can sure as hell talk to your heart if you really wanted to. And you obviously wanted to.' The voice said.

'So how long have I've felt these feelings for Faye?' Spike asked himself.

'A while ago really maybe right before you supposedly died. They were nothing like they are now though, they were still developing I guess you could say but you had to be the dumb nut and try to get yourself killed.' The voice said.

Spike had no time to say anything back because he had been spacing out for too long now and he had forgotten he was still staring at Faye, who was now calling his name out.

"Spikeâ€Spikeâ€Spike!!!" Faye yelled and shook him a little.

"Oh, sorry. I was thinking" Spike said.

"Oh really now? About what?" Faye asked curiously and pulled out of his grasp putting her hands on her hips and tapping her foot.

"You." Spike said as he smiled a little and walked past her and headed for his room.

Faye's eyes went wide with shock; her heart began to beat faster. She didn't think he thought about her on a regular basis. But there she goes thinking again, she needed to stop doing that.

Faye turned around and watched as Spike entered his room, but didn't shut the door; probably a hint for her to follow him.

Faye felt like a little giddy schoolgirl who had just found out their crush liked them back as well. She smiled and began to walk toward his room; slowly she took her shoes off and walked into his room.

She looked and saw Spike standing by his window, looking out at the stars. It had gotten dark out since the things that had happened earlier in the day.

Faye walked up behind Spike and wrapped her arms around his waist. Spike turned his head slightly and smiled at her and then turned back around and gazed at the stars.

"Would you like to see my star?" Faye asked Spike, it sounded corny but oh well.

Spike let out a chuckle and then nodded.

Faye walked around and stood next to Spike, her eyes scanning over all the stars in the sky looking for 'her star'.

"Found it!" Faye said as she pointed out the window.

Spike looked up at it, "It's not very big." Spike said.

"Yeah but look how bright it is." Faye said as she gazed at it.

Spike looked down at Faye and smiled, "Yeah it's really pretty too."

Faye turned her head and saw that Spike was looking at her and smiled back.

He wasn't going to let anything happen to her. She had almost lost everything once before, and he wasn't going to let it happen again. No, he wasn't going to disappoint her or let her down, he wasn't.

They were going to make it through this mess.