Yeah, back again, hope everyone enjoyed chap #01 and now onto the main attraction.

Disclaimer: Warning, the ownership of Cowboy Bebop is not mine, and I say that if it was the Jet would've gotten a wig and some dreadlocks! Yes, that is all!

Chapter #02 – Seeing Ghosts

"Unggghhh…." Yoh groaned as the constant beeping woke him up and he slowly opened his eyes, his vision being blurry as he tried to see where he was. Slowly his eyesight cleared and the warm brown color of the ceiling was visible, his eyes almost relaxing; Yoh slowly shifted his head to the left, catching a glance of color before his wounds throbbed and he closed his eyes, gritting his teeth due to the pain.

"Oh, hey, you're awake," a melodious yet unfamiliar voice reached his ears, making him turn his head to the side and grunt in pain "Don't move, you're still wounded," the same voice repeated and Yoh felt the gentle pressure of hands on his chest ensuring that he'd quit his efforts at moving.

"Wow, they did quite a number on you," the same woman said as she leaned back into her chair and Yoh heard her start to hum a song as she went back to whatever she was doing.

Yoh slowly turned to see her, surprised. It was blonde haired woman wearing a homely flower print dress with a white apron over it, her pale yet beautiful face steady on the book she was reading as he lay there watching her. "Who are you?" he asked, his voice still retaining the cold in it.

The woman chuckled as she said "You're just like someone I know, cold and to the point," a warm smile on her face before she continued "My name is Julia, what's your name, stranger?"

"The name's Yoh," he answered, his hands running across the bandages that were wrapped around his torso and chest examining them to see if they were correctly applied. "You did a good job," Yoh said, closing his eyes, before continuing "This isn't your first time bandaging someone up, is it?"

"No, I've gotten plenty of practice at that with another person," Julia answered as she unconsciously turned a page in her book, though not really paying attention to any of it.

She watched as Yoh's breathing slowed down to that of someone sleeping and she muttered "Just like Spike, but also like Vicious."

"Don't know any Spike or Vicious," Yoh answered, startling Julia who dropped her book onto the floor as Yoh opened one eye to look at her "Kind of jumpy, aren't you?"

"I thought you were asleep," she answered as Yoh gave her a cold smirk before closing his eye again and this time falling asleep.

A day later…

Yoh woke up to the sounds of people arguing as he laid on the bed.

"Why'd you take him in?" a relaxed yet dangerous voice asked.

"He was wounded and I couldn't let him just die there in front of me," Julia retorted.

"I agree with Spike, you're in danger. He might be from a rival syndicate for all you know," another voice answered, this one with a cold edge of danger to it.

Yoh quickly looked around, his eyes wandering over the room in search of any type of weapon just in case. He spotted his Desert Eagle laying on the dresser along side of a black H&K USP 9MM Pistol and wincing as he stood, he stumbled over to the weapons, grabbing his own first then the H&K pistol with his left hand.

The sound of the door opening made him whirl around as with both handguns pointed at the now open doorway. Julia stood there watching him with her eyes trained on the weapons, a cautious look in her eyes as if she was expecting him to fire and have to dodge; Yoh gave her a strange look before replacing the weapons back onto the dresser and collapsing into Julia's outstretched arms.

"I told you not to be moving around and you still don't listen," Julia said as she struggled to put Yoh back into the bed. "Alright, now listen up; you won't get up again unless I tell you so."

"Who were your friends?" Yoh asked weakly as Julia busied herself with changing the now blood covered bandages.

"Those were the two that I was telling you about, one that doesn't listen and the other that doesn't seem to care," Julia answered as she wrapped the clean bandages around his torso.

"Hmm… I'll have to meet them someday," Yoh answered as he drifted off to sleep again.

Julia walked out of the room, blood stained bandages in her hands as she moved to the trash can and dumped them in.

Her phone rung and she picked it up "Hello, oh, yes. You need me to come in, alright, I'll be right there." She hung up the phone, walking into her bedroom where Yoh lay asleep and pulled out a black coat.

"I'll be back, don't move," she said softly to the sleeping Yoh, then she walked out of the room and out of the apartment, getting into the awaiting car.

Several hours later…

Julia walked into her apartment giving an exhausted sigh as she placed her coat onto her couch and headed into her room to check up on Yoh. She saw the empty bed, the sheets made; she found a note on top of the dresser addressed to her.

To: Julia

I'm leaving, sorry but if I stray away to long, my team will get too rusty. Thanks for the save, I'll send you a payment for that outfit I ruined.

From: Yoh

Julia smiled softly as she said "Just like Spike," before crumpling up the note and tossing it in the trash can. She looked around her room and noticed that her gun was missing, she gave a sigh as she said "Exactly like Spike," before she walked out of the room.

X-X-X-X

Yoh made his way up the familiar stairs, placing his hand on the rail so as to not fall down, until a door with the number's 414 was visible.

He knocked once, before turning the knob and entering it; he froze when the cold barrel of a gun came into contact with the side of his head. "It's just me, little red," Yoh said half-heartedly and before he knew it a person wrapped him into a tight hug.

"You're alive, Yoh, you're alive," Jenna said as she clung to Yoh and he coughed a bit.

"Won't be alive much longer if you don't let go," Yoh said as he slowly pried Jenna off of him and limped to the couch, where he lay down and stretched out.

"You're such an idiot, you know that," Jenna said as she walked over and began examining his wounds as it was evident that he was wounded. "When was the last time you showered? Huh?" she asked Yoh as she checked out the bandages.

"It was when I came over here," Yoh answered and Jenna gently punched him in the arm.

"Well, it's time you take a shower," Jenna answered and helped Yoh get up, and into the shower.

X-X-X-X

Days later…

"Who was it, boss?" Renji asked as he sat on the edge of his seat, listening to Yoh's side of the gun battle.

"We thought that you were dead, hell, we certainly found enough bodies to prove that you were the one fighting," Ryo added, as he lounged back in his seat.

"It was a complete cell that wasn't around when we cleared out the main base of the Fangs," Yoh told them as he took a drink of his whiskey.

"Who was it that kept you alive?" Jenna asked.

"I don't know but it seems like she might've been part of a syndicate or involved in one," Yoh answered finishing his whiskey and stood up, slowly stretching, testing his body to check how the healing was going along. He felt the tissue pull slightly and it itched a bit giving him good hopes that it would heal nicely.

"Xavier was worried about you," Ryo said as he watched his commander move around, testing his wounds. "I think he was ready to send out every cell there was on call just to track you, hell, I know he spoke to the Dragons about you."

Yoh turned to look at Ryo before he stood up and said "I think it's time me and Xavier had a good long talk," as he made his way towards the door, outside and into his car.

"Let's go," Jenna said as she looked at Renji and Ryo before following Yoh out of the door. Both Renji and Ryo shrugged their shoulders before following both out of the door.

At the Silver Phantomz headquarters…

"What the hell do you mean?" Yoh said as he slammed his right fist into the desk, earning him the sound of a loud crack, "I'm ready, willing, and able, Xavier and you know it!"

"That's not what I saw a couple days ago," the man identified as Xavier looked at Yoh before turning around to gaze around his office until his eyes caught sight of the mirror. He was tall, at 6ft 2in, longish black, blue, and silver hair; he had 4 hoops on his left ear, 2 gold's and 2 silver's, and he also had 3 more earrings on his right ear, a green semi-hoop that ended in spikes, a gold studded hoop, and a ruby shaped like jagged red x. His face had a quiet quality to him, and his eyes were the color of shining silver, with a red x across his left cheek.

Yoh forced himself to relax and then his cold nature was back in control as he said "I apologize for the outburst, sir."

"It doesn't matter, just know that this mission is too dangerous for you in your state," Xavier said before leaning back and closing his eyes.

To Yoh, that was the sign that the talking was over and he walked out of the room agitated at the order received. Once in the elevator, Yoh allowed his frustration to show as he started drumming his fingers against the wall at a fast pace for a couple of minutes before reining in his emotions and going stoic again.

He stepped out of the elevator and walked out of the building in time to catch sight of a man walking down the street. Normally he would've shrugged it off, but this man had puffy green hair and was wearing a blue suit, sleeves rolled up. Yoh shook his head before getting into the awaiting car, his destination was one of the casino's that the Phantomz owned.

"What happened, boss?" Ryo asked.

"He told me that I'm too wounded for the mission into the White Tiger's territory, so I'm on casino duty," Yoh said with a hint of distaste in his mouth, while looking around. The remaining drive was in silence as Yoh ensured his weapons were both operational, his Desert Eagle and his newly acquired H&K pistol both loaded with ammo and ready to fire; he holstered the weapons under his duster once the arrived at the destination.

"You all know the drill, Ryo, you're on my left and Renji you're on my right," Yoh said as they got out of the car and walked towards the casino entrance. Yoh gave the area his customary glance as he walked into the entrance; his eyes spotted 2 men wearing black suits, a black and white kerchief sticking out of the pocket. "There's something wrong here, there's White Tigers around the entrance, so let's expect a warm welcome," Yoh informed his men quietly before they entered the Casino.

"I called back up, and they'll be here in five minutes," Renji muttered as they walked by the slots and through the blackjack tables, the dealers staring at them.

They reached a door that had VIP written above it and Yoh motioned to the security guards posted outside to open the door. He walked in, walking towards the desk inside the richly upholstered room; at the desk waited a greasy looking man, hair combed over to hide his bald spot "Mr. Kenai, I'm here to speak to you."

"Yes, I also wanted to speak to you, Mr. Kazama," Kenai answered, drumming his fingers on the desk as he smiled.

"We hear that you're trying to pull out on the Phantomz and I was sent to figure out why," Yoh said curtly, his eyes scanning the room they were in as he didn't trust the balding man in front of him.

"Sir, this is Jin, we're in position around the casino if you need us," Yoh heard through the transmitter in his ear and he relaxed slightly.

"Well, it's just that I think I deserve a bigger cut of the money, yet the syndicate doesn't give me my due," Kenai told Yoh, his face almost split in two because of the big smile on his lips. "I'm glad you're here, since I'm leaving my negotiations with the Phantomz, since I have found better business partners."

Yoh's eyes sharpened into a glare, his voice taking on a dangerous ice chill that Ryo and Renji recognized as his anger "What exactly do you mean by that?"

"It seems like you syndicate thugs aren't as smart as you like to think of yourselves, are you? It means that my partnership with the Phantomz is over, the White Tigers are gentlemen that understand the way I think," Kenai answered, his smile taking the form of a sneer directed at Yoh and he pressed a button on the desk. The wall behind him rotated and into view clambered 5 men dressed in suits, marked out by the small striped kerchief.

Yoh tapped the transmitter on his ear three times and Jin called in "Affirmative sir, we'll begin removable of all enemy operatives around the casino."

"You're making a mistake if you think that the Phantomz will let you walk away with the ownership of their casino," Yoh told him and the man had the nerve to laugh.

"It doesn't matter what the Phantomz allow, considering that once this is over, they won't know a thing until it's too late," Kenai replied, the glee radiating off his face as he leaned back on the chair.

Yoh threw his duster open, unholstering both his handguns at the same time as Ryo and Renji drew theirs.

The men behind Kenai were caught off guard as Yoh shot two, placing rounds in their chest and skulls. Ryo and Renji both killed the remaining three men; turning around they fired rounds into the two guards running into the room, killing them with ease "Guard the doors while I speak to Mr. Kenai," Yoh said as he stepped forward.

Yoh strode forward to the desk where Kenai sat trembling, "Now Mr. Kenai, we're going to talk about the position you're in right now," Yoh spoke, his voice causing the man to cower.

"I was forced to do this, I swear," Kenai uttered out as Yoh continued to glare at him. "They threatened to kill me if I didn't go along," he added, wringing his hands pleadingly.

Yoh looked back to see the hallway as the sounds of gunfire reached his ears. He looked back to see the greasy looking Kenai holding a gun in his wavering hands; Yoh didn't hesitate to bring up the H&K in his left hand, shooting Kenai in the arm.

Kenai screamed as the bulled pierced his arm, dropping the gun. "You see Mr. Kenai, we knew that you were stealing from us and we don't like that," Yoh said as he walked over to the man, placing his Desert Eagle against the man's temple.

"Wait, you can't kill me, who'll run this casino as well as me?" Kenai cried out, panic and fear lacing his voice.

"Your replacement arrives in 3 hours," Yoh said before he pulled the trigger, splattering the man's brains all over the carpet.

Walking out of the room, Yoh pulled out a transmitter dialing in a number "This is Yoh, you're going to need the whole casino cleaned out." After several minutes he finished the call and walked out of the casino, looking around he spotted a man wearing a black suit with a black duster over it, a katana strapped to his side, standing at the corner of the street across the street from the casino. Yoh's eyes met his and he gave the man a smirk before getting into the car that pulled up.

A/N: and so ends another episode of wasting time with AegisX, see you all in the next chapter, yeah.