War of Roses
Chp1 Bebop Blues
She slowly opened her heavy eyes and reluctantly raised her head. A languid sigh escaped from her lips as she slowly attempted to sit up. The weight of her own body was almost too much for her to bear as she attempted to raise her body. She felt as though she was waking up from her worst hangover yet, despite the fact that she hadn't drank at all the night before. Her body suddenly began to tense up and a sharp pain in her side sent her hurling to the floor.
"How did I get in my room?" she asked herself out loud as she stared blankly at the ceiling of her room. "Maybe I did drink and I'm too drunk to remember?" Faye chuckled to herself as she finally managed to drag her weary body into a sitting position and leaned against her bed. Then for no reason at all Faye began to laugh uncontrollably. Warm tears that were all too familiar to her suddenly begin to stream down her face as her laughter suddenly turned into anguished sobs. "I-I can't believe I'm crying" Faye stammered through heart wrenching tears as she leaned on her bed and buried her face in her covers. "I can't believe I actually miss his stupid poofy head." The full impact of reality had once again hit Faye as she realized what had happened, and she could no longer control herself.
"Are you just going to sit there and cry all day?" interrupted a stern familiar voice. Faye jerked her head up in surprise at the figure and met the gaze of her intruder . Then she quickly retreated her eyes and stared at the floor. Faye had too much pride to let anyone see her like this, especially Jet.
"No..........." Faye replied after a long cold silence. "Good then get up and get dressed we will be landing on Mars in about a half an hour." And with that final remark Jet left in about the same manner as he had entered the room. Faye stared at the doorway from which he had just left in disbelief. How could he be so damn casual?
Faye grungily walked into the living room and slumped down onto the couch. A sharp pain suddenly stabbed at her as she stared at the empty chair in front of her and pictured a dark poofy haired figure slumped in the chair with his feet decked on the coffee table and a cigarette glued to his mouth. "So you finally decided to get up?" muttered Jet as he suddenly broke her thoughts. "Hmm?" Faye mumbled as she reluctantly tore her eyes off the chair and glanced at Jet. "Well I really didn't have much of a choice now did I since someone rudely invaded my room and ordered me to get up." answered Faye in the usual moody tone she gave Jet. "This is my ship, I go wherever I want whenever I want!" snapped Jet "and if you want to continue staying here then I suggest you get off your butt once in awhile and earn your keep!" Faye stared at Jet in brief shock and then shot him a familiar dirty look as she rolled her eyes "not this lecture again........I've about memorized it by now."
"Well then you'd think it might of stuck in your head by now, but then again I guess you can't teach an old bitch new tricks huh?" Jet smirked. "you......." Faye hissed as she suddenly caught herself. She had, had about enough. She was in no kind of emotional state to take this kind of abuse. Not today, not from Jet. She quickly stood to her feet and attempted to leave the room, but Jet caught her by the arm just before she passed by him. "Hold it I'm not done talking to you." barked Jet as he jerked her around to meet his stern gaze. Faye quickly avoided his cold eyes. "Well I'm through talking to you!" she yelled as she attempted to break free from his tight grasp. "Sit down!" ordered Jet as he finally released Faye from his brutal hold. Surprisingly something about Jet's tone of voice was almost frightening and Faye felt it necessary to obey him just this once. Could it be that Jet was hurting inside just as much as she was? Now that Faye thought about it she had never seen Jet cry once the whole time she had known him. Maybe, just maybe he was having a harder time than she was? At least Faye could release a fraction of her emotions by crying herself to sleep but Jet.......... Plus Jet had known Spike a lot longer than she ever had, and they always seemed closer than anyone else on the Bebop. At times Faye would listen to Spike and Jet arguing back and forth and she would have sworn they were an old married couple had their situation been a little different. There was a bond between the two of them that actually made Faye jealous and was sometimes the reason for her reoccurring disappearing acts she often times had. She couldn't bear to watch them get along so well. Not while she knew she could never be a part of their........family.
"Faye are you listening to me?" called Jet as he once again broke Faye away from her thoughts. It was actually starting to annoy her. "Yeah sure." she muttered as slouched down on the couch, crossed her arms and pretended to stare at something on the wall. "Anyways" continued Jet "are next bounty is on Mars. I did a back round check and-"
"Hold it!!" yelled Faye as she suddenly cut Jet off "You expect me to help you catch some bounty right now!? I mean so soon after......." Faye couldn't quite get the last couple of words out her mouth. "Hell yeah I expect you to help, If my leg wasn't busted up so bad I wouldn't need you" Jet suddenly caught himself before he continued "Like I said before if you want to continue staying here you have to earn your keep, now-" Faye suddenly whipped her head around and faced Jet "You just can't order me around, I'm not Spike!!!" Suddenly an awkward silence filled the room. Faye hadn't mouthed that name out loud for what almost seemed like an eternity. As if it were a sacred forbidden word that was never allowed to spoken in the confines of the Bebop. Finally Jet broke the silence and spoke up. "Sure would have fooled me, neither one of you ever listened to me anyways, that's why you two always got in so much trouble!" Faye gave Jet a miserable look as an array of memories suddenly flooded her mind. "So are you leaving or what?" muttered Jet as he surprisingly avoided Faye's gaze this time. "How-how can you be so heartless Jet. It hasn't even been a week and your acting like life is just the same. Spike.....Spike was your friend!! Don't you care at all?"
"Sure I care, I care about the fact that my ship is all busted up were running out of food and fuel, and I'm the only one who realizes we need to do something about it!!! I don't have the luxury of crying over some dead man that I can't help right now. Especially when we need to be worrying about how we can help ourselves!" All of Faye's emotions suddenly turned into uncontrollable anger as she stood up and stomped her foot on the ground. How could he talk about Spike like he was yesterday's news. "You-You unfeeling Bastard" stammered Faye "I can't believe you, you stubborn Jack Ass!!!" and with that final remark Faye stormed out the room. Jet started to stop her, but sat back down and stared into space.
Jet stared at the table without a word. Suddenly a loud beeping sound signaling that they were about to land warped him back into reality. An empty feeling suddenly overtook him as he stared at the console and entered in the commands to land into the ship's computer. "Man I guess I must be hungry, yeah that's it........"
A familiar aroma filled the Bebop. "That's it, I have to get out of here!" wailed Faye as she got up from her room. This was too much, this was the last straw. How-how could he, how could Jet be so cold. As Faye stormed towards the exit of the Bebop she was suddenly stopped by Jet. "So you ARE going, that's fine" he mumbled under his breath as he turned around and walked back into the kitchen. To his surprise Faye followed him. Jet turned around to say something to her, but was suddenly met with a hard slap to the face. "Bell Peppers and Beef!?!" hollered Faye as she angrily stared at Jet with watery eyes. Jet wasn't sure how to react and wasn't even sure what Faye was talking about. "wha-what" was Jet's graceful response as he stared at her with confusion. Then he glanced at the skillet in his hand. Jet set down the skillet full of greasy bell peppers and a entire lack of beef and turned away from Faye. Even he hadn't realize what he had done. What was wrong with him? It was like an instinct now. This is what he always cooked for lunch. Not because he liked it, but because Spike- "Jet I can't stand this place anymore, and I definitely can't stand to be around a cold jerk like you!"
"Then go, I don't need you.........." lied Jet as he threw the contents of the skillet away into the trash can. Faye let out a frustrated huff and turned to leave. "This is the last straw, this time I'm leaving for good!" thundered Faye just before she was suddenly stopped by a familiar voice in the back of her head. "Take care of Jet for me!" Yelled Spike as he flew off in the Sword Fish II to meet Julia. It was right after their battle to save the Bebop from the Syndicate. It was right before he had left to meet the woman he loved....... Faye thought nothing of it at the moment and was more angry that Spike had just taken off like that after their battle, but then again Jet had told him to leave. However, now Faye knew what Spike really meant. Spike never intended on coming back. "I'm sorry Spike, but I just can't take this........." Faye's face began to grow warm as she realized she was about to cry again.
"We've landed, so if you want to go.........." Jet said as his voice trailed off, however this time there was a distinct softness in his tone which Faye had never heard him sue with her before. "Ur hum......" coughed Jet as he stumbled on his next sentence. "I'm not apologizin or nothin, (I can't believe I'm tryin to explain myself to her) but I guess........I just.....well I don't want to do this as much as you do, but.......I have to if I want, if I'm-if were gonna survive. I don't expect you to be thrilled about......aw shucks forget what I said." muttered Jet as he rubbed the top of his head and turned to walk away. "Jet" called Faye as she turned around to look at him, but he was already gone. "What should I do?"
Faye woke up in a cold sweat. Something didn't feel right. She walked into the recroom only to find it in complete darkness. The Bebop which was once so full of life was now as empty and as cold as the void she felt inside her. "You miss them too, huh Bebop?" Faye thought aloud. "But why do I feel so strange?" thought Faye as she began to walk up and down the halls looking into each room as she passed. "Whe-where is Jet?" Faye finally stopped when she reached Jet's bonsai garden. "He must be out." Suddenly a frightening thought crossed her mind. "He couldn't have" she voiced out loud as she ran into the living room once again "Not in his condition, he'd-" Faye stared at the computer screen and attempted to swallow the knot that had formed in her throat as she read the last message that was left on the screen. "Thanks for the lead Leon, I'm headin out at about 12:00 tonight. "I can't believe that stubborn Jackass, he went after that bounty in his condition!?! He can barely walk!" errupted Faye as she hopped into her ship.
"Damn that smarts" muttered Jet as he rubbed the side of his face. "Yeah, yeah, well that's what you get." Faye smirked as she handed him a pack of ice. "You know I didn't ask for your help," whined Jet as he put the ice to his sore face. "Sure you didn't, that's why you didn't chew me out earlier today," smiled Faye as she watched him. "I had everything under control before you showed up!" barked Jet as he turned his face in disgust and tried avoid Faye's smug glare. "Well I suppose having about twenty guns pointed to your head is having things under control?" she chuckled as she saw a hint of embarrassment spread across Jet's face. "Well your the one who came blastin in and about killed everyone including myself!!" protested Jet in an almost child like tone. "Geez your such a baby, we got the bounty didn't we?" Faye casually retorted as she leaned back on the couch and shrugged her shoulders. "Yeah after you about killed me" grumbled Jet under his breath. "Well you should be thankful, if it weren't for me you'd be dead right now," chuckled Faye just before an awkward silence filled the room. "I wonder...." Faye almost whispered knowing she would regret the next thing she was about to say "if we, if I would have helped him, would he still be alive?" Jet's face suddenly darkened as he made no attempt to answer Faye's question. "Sometimes I feel like if I had helped him then he would still be alive, and that it's my fault....." Faye's vision suddenly began to blur as she struggled to finish her sentence. "I shouldn't have let him go, I-I should have shot him in the leg or something (then again he probably still would have left)." Suddenly Faye could no longer handle the pressure of her own emotions and she burst into tears. She didn't care anymore what anyone thought of her or if Jet saw her in her most vulnerable state. She felt like she was in some kind of horrible dream she would never wake up from.
Jet stared at Faye in silent shock. He really didn't know what to do or what to say. He was still trying to sort out his own feelings nonetheless worry about someone else's, but Jet had always been a soft-hearted sucker when it came right down to it. He hated to see a woman cry especially a pretty one, even if it was Faye. "Faye....." sputtered Jet as he laid a hand on her shoulder. "Don't say stupid stuff like that......" he paused for a moment and cautiously moved closer to her. "Spike had to leave, you and I both know it.......he would have never been truly happy if he had stayed here and done nothing, and well......" suddenly Jet began to tense up as he noticed just how close he was sitting next to Faye. He had several reasons why he hadn't before and never intended to, although he kept that to himself. "..........and well even if you and I, or both of us had went there with him we would have only held him back, there was really nothing we could have done. I guess Spike had a duty to settle whatever was chasing him from his last life....."
"Duty!?! duty!?! what about his duty to us, we might have not been a part of his past life, but-but we were a part of his new life. Spike, Spike was always so selfish, I don't even know why I even care about a selfish jerk like him!!!" sobbed Faye as she suddenly turned around to face Jet and grabbed onto the front of his shirt." Jet stared at Faye in disbelief. The severity in her eyes was almost too much for him to handle. Suddenly his mind went blank and the only thing he could do was stare into her fiery emeralds. A long intense silence filled the room as Jet struggled to find the right words to say. The words that both Faye and he needed to hear. "Faye......" he whispered in a soothing voice "You know you don't mean that......you know you wouldn't have wanted Spike to be still alive here today if you knew his soul was dead. THAT would have been selfish......."
"I know" sobbed Faye as she buried her face into Jet's shirt. Right now she didn't care who she was with. She needed someone to comfort her and right now the only friend she had was........well, Jet. She didn't want to admit it but Spike wasn't the only man she trusted. Even though she and Jet never got along and they argued almost 24/7, he was still there for her when she needed him the most. Sure he always lectured and bossed her around, but that was just the way Jet was. Especially when he was trying to hide his feelings or concern. Plus the fact that they were complete opposites didn't help their relationship any better. She was a criminal clepto con artist while he was a goodie goody Ex-cop, but right now none of that mattered. Right now Faye needed to be with someone stronger than her, and someone she trusted. Right now Jet was that person, Jet was all she had left in the world and he wasn't really such a bad guy.........
Jet felt like seeking some kind of refuge as he realized the tight situation he had gotten himself into. He was never good at handling sappy heartfelt situations, and now the woman he had thought to be the Ice queen was pouring out her very heart and soul onto his shirt. He wasn't sure what to do. There wasn't really anything else he could say to help her now. So then, by instinct Jet wrapped his arms around Faye and began to rock her in a soothing motion. Finally Faye's crying alleviated and her breathing began to relax. "How the hell did I get into an impossible situation like this, Spike this is your fault" whined Jet in the back of his mind. Suddenly Jet stared down at Faye thoughtfully and wondered to himself how someone who looked as peaceful as she did now could be so damn violent, rude, and obnoxious. I mean even Jet had to admit that Faye was probably one of the most attractive woman he had ever met (and he had been around considering his last few careers). I mean Jet wasn't a blind man. Often times he distanced himself from her to ensure that he wouldn't fall under the same spell he often times seen Faye put men under. She was everything he wasn't and that was the real reason why she made him so angry. But now, now he was able to see the real Faye, and well the real Faye Valentine wasn't so bad after all. After a few minutes of staring down at Faye a strange impulse took over Jet and he knew what he had to do.
Faye.....I have to......." stammered Jet as he made an attempt to get up. Faye slowly rose her head up to meet Jet's soft gaze. Faye was shocked to see him look, well so human, and then there was something more. "Thank you Jet." Faye smiled meekly. Jet about fell off the couch when he heard those words. The Ice Queen had actually apologized to him!? The room once again grew silent as the poignant humming of the Bebop filled the air . "Umm Faye......." stammered Jet. "Yes?" whispered Faye back as she stared questioningly into his eyes. "Could you get off me?" Faye's face suddenly grew hot as she realized just what kind of position she and Jet were sitting in. Faye had one hand tightly gripping his shirt and she was literally jostled into his lap with one knee between his legs and the other leg resting on top of his own. What could she have been thinking! Faye was embarrassed out of her mind. Faye quickly jumped off Jet's lap only to trip over the side of the coffee table. However to her surprise she did not hit the ground or make a bigger fool of herself. She stood there frozen in shock as she suddenly realized why she hadn't though. Jet had one of his strong arms caught around Faye's waist and the other one wrapped around her shoulder. "Whoa he's pretty fast, and strong." thought Faye as she tried to compose herself but before she could Jet spoke up "Faye.........."
Before he even knew it reality hit Jet like a brick wall as he realized what he was actually doing. What seemed like a simple gesture had gone completely overboard. Jet had instinctively ran to the woman's rescue to keep her from tripping over the table, but what had possessed him to commit his next action was inconceivable. To Jet's own astonishment he was actually kissing Faye and she was not resisting him and to top that off he was actually enjoying it..........
To Be Continued
So how'd you like that story? Yeah I know whoa a Jet X Faye pairing. What could I have actually been thinking? Well if I really had it my way it would be a Spike X Faye coupling, but sadly that is impossible now considering.........sniff. If you want to find out what else is in store for this unlikely pairing then you won't have to wait too long. I've already started on the next chapter so just be a little patient. Oh and please review my fic so I know how you liked it. Well thanks for reading it and I really hope you all liked it. Arigato for now!!!
Chp1 Bebop Blues
She slowly opened her heavy eyes and reluctantly raised her head. A languid sigh escaped from her lips as she slowly attempted to sit up. The weight of her own body was almost too much for her to bear as she attempted to raise her body. She felt as though she was waking up from her worst hangover yet, despite the fact that she hadn't drank at all the night before. Her body suddenly began to tense up and a sharp pain in her side sent her hurling to the floor.
"How did I get in my room?" she asked herself out loud as she stared blankly at the ceiling of her room. "Maybe I did drink and I'm too drunk to remember?" Faye chuckled to herself as she finally managed to drag her weary body into a sitting position and leaned against her bed. Then for no reason at all Faye began to laugh uncontrollably. Warm tears that were all too familiar to her suddenly begin to stream down her face as her laughter suddenly turned into anguished sobs. "I-I can't believe I'm crying" Faye stammered through heart wrenching tears as she leaned on her bed and buried her face in her covers. "I can't believe I actually miss his stupid poofy head." The full impact of reality had once again hit Faye as she realized what had happened, and she could no longer control herself.
"Are you just going to sit there and cry all day?" interrupted a stern familiar voice. Faye jerked her head up in surprise at the figure and met the gaze of her intruder . Then she quickly retreated her eyes and stared at the floor. Faye had too much pride to let anyone see her like this, especially Jet.
"No..........." Faye replied after a long cold silence. "Good then get up and get dressed we will be landing on Mars in about a half an hour." And with that final remark Jet left in about the same manner as he had entered the room. Faye stared at the doorway from which he had just left in disbelief. How could he be so damn casual?
Faye grungily walked into the living room and slumped down onto the couch. A sharp pain suddenly stabbed at her as she stared at the empty chair in front of her and pictured a dark poofy haired figure slumped in the chair with his feet decked on the coffee table and a cigarette glued to his mouth. "So you finally decided to get up?" muttered Jet as he suddenly broke her thoughts. "Hmm?" Faye mumbled as she reluctantly tore her eyes off the chair and glanced at Jet. "Well I really didn't have much of a choice now did I since someone rudely invaded my room and ordered me to get up." answered Faye in the usual moody tone she gave Jet. "This is my ship, I go wherever I want whenever I want!" snapped Jet "and if you want to continue staying here then I suggest you get off your butt once in awhile and earn your keep!" Faye stared at Jet in brief shock and then shot him a familiar dirty look as she rolled her eyes "not this lecture again........I've about memorized it by now."
"Well then you'd think it might of stuck in your head by now, but then again I guess you can't teach an old bitch new tricks huh?" Jet smirked. "you......." Faye hissed as she suddenly caught herself. She had, had about enough. She was in no kind of emotional state to take this kind of abuse. Not today, not from Jet. She quickly stood to her feet and attempted to leave the room, but Jet caught her by the arm just before she passed by him. "Hold it I'm not done talking to you." barked Jet as he jerked her around to meet his stern gaze. Faye quickly avoided his cold eyes. "Well I'm through talking to you!" she yelled as she attempted to break free from his tight grasp. "Sit down!" ordered Jet as he finally released Faye from his brutal hold. Surprisingly something about Jet's tone of voice was almost frightening and Faye felt it necessary to obey him just this once. Could it be that Jet was hurting inside just as much as she was? Now that Faye thought about it she had never seen Jet cry once the whole time she had known him. Maybe, just maybe he was having a harder time than she was? At least Faye could release a fraction of her emotions by crying herself to sleep but Jet.......... Plus Jet had known Spike a lot longer than she ever had, and they always seemed closer than anyone else on the Bebop. At times Faye would listen to Spike and Jet arguing back and forth and she would have sworn they were an old married couple had their situation been a little different. There was a bond between the two of them that actually made Faye jealous and was sometimes the reason for her reoccurring disappearing acts she often times had. She couldn't bear to watch them get along so well. Not while she knew she could never be a part of their........family.
"Faye are you listening to me?" called Jet as he once again broke Faye away from her thoughts. It was actually starting to annoy her. "Yeah sure." she muttered as slouched down on the couch, crossed her arms and pretended to stare at something on the wall. "Anyways" continued Jet "are next bounty is on Mars. I did a back round check and-"
"Hold it!!" yelled Faye as she suddenly cut Jet off "You expect me to help you catch some bounty right now!? I mean so soon after......." Faye couldn't quite get the last couple of words out her mouth. "Hell yeah I expect you to help, If my leg wasn't busted up so bad I wouldn't need you" Jet suddenly caught himself before he continued "Like I said before if you want to continue staying here you have to earn your keep, now-" Faye suddenly whipped her head around and faced Jet "You just can't order me around, I'm not Spike!!!" Suddenly an awkward silence filled the room. Faye hadn't mouthed that name out loud for what almost seemed like an eternity. As if it were a sacred forbidden word that was never allowed to spoken in the confines of the Bebop. Finally Jet broke the silence and spoke up. "Sure would have fooled me, neither one of you ever listened to me anyways, that's why you two always got in so much trouble!" Faye gave Jet a miserable look as an array of memories suddenly flooded her mind. "So are you leaving or what?" muttered Jet as he surprisingly avoided Faye's gaze this time. "How-how can you be so heartless Jet. It hasn't even been a week and your acting like life is just the same. Spike.....Spike was your friend!! Don't you care at all?"
"Sure I care, I care about the fact that my ship is all busted up were running out of food and fuel, and I'm the only one who realizes we need to do something about it!!! I don't have the luxury of crying over some dead man that I can't help right now. Especially when we need to be worrying about how we can help ourselves!" All of Faye's emotions suddenly turned into uncontrollable anger as she stood up and stomped her foot on the ground. How could he talk about Spike like he was yesterday's news. "You-You unfeeling Bastard" stammered Faye "I can't believe you, you stubborn Jack Ass!!!" and with that final remark Faye stormed out the room. Jet started to stop her, but sat back down and stared into space.
Jet stared at the table without a word. Suddenly a loud beeping sound signaling that they were about to land warped him back into reality. An empty feeling suddenly overtook him as he stared at the console and entered in the commands to land into the ship's computer. "Man I guess I must be hungry, yeah that's it........"
A familiar aroma filled the Bebop. "That's it, I have to get out of here!" wailed Faye as she got up from her room. This was too much, this was the last straw. How-how could he, how could Jet be so cold. As Faye stormed towards the exit of the Bebop she was suddenly stopped by Jet. "So you ARE going, that's fine" he mumbled under his breath as he turned around and walked back into the kitchen. To his surprise Faye followed him. Jet turned around to say something to her, but was suddenly met with a hard slap to the face. "Bell Peppers and Beef!?!" hollered Faye as she angrily stared at Jet with watery eyes. Jet wasn't sure how to react and wasn't even sure what Faye was talking about. "wha-what" was Jet's graceful response as he stared at her with confusion. Then he glanced at the skillet in his hand. Jet set down the skillet full of greasy bell peppers and a entire lack of beef and turned away from Faye. Even he hadn't realize what he had done. What was wrong with him? It was like an instinct now. This is what he always cooked for lunch. Not because he liked it, but because Spike- "Jet I can't stand this place anymore, and I definitely can't stand to be around a cold jerk like you!"
"Then go, I don't need you.........." lied Jet as he threw the contents of the skillet away into the trash can. Faye let out a frustrated huff and turned to leave. "This is the last straw, this time I'm leaving for good!" thundered Faye just before she was suddenly stopped by a familiar voice in the back of her head. "Take care of Jet for me!" Yelled Spike as he flew off in the Sword Fish II to meet Julia. It was right after their battle to save the Bebop from the Syndicate. It was right before he had left to meet the woman he loved....... Faye thought nothing of it at the moment and was more angry that Spike had just taken off like that after their battle, but then again Jet had told him to leave. However, now Faye knew what Spike really meant. Spike never intended on coming back. "I'm sorry Spike, but I just can't take this........." Faye's face began to grow warm as she realized she was about to cry again.
"We've landed, so if you want to go.........." Jet said as his voice trailed off, however this time there was a distinct softness in his tone which Faye had never heard him sue with her before. "Ur hum......" coughed Jet as he stumbled on his next sentence. "I'm not apologizin or nothin, (I can't believe I'm tryin to explain myself to her) but I guess........I just.....well I don't want to do this as much as you do, but.......I have to if I want, if I'm-if were gonna survive. I don't expect you to be thrilled about......aw shucks forget what I said." muttered Jet as he rubbed the top of his head and turned to walk away. "Jet" called Faye as she turned around to look at him, but he was already gone. "What should I do?"
Faye woke up in a cold sweat. Something didn't feel right. She walked into the recroom only to find it in complete darkness. The Bebop which was once so full of life was now as empty and as cold as the void she felt inside her. "You miss them too, huh Bebop?" Faye thought aloud. "But why do I feel so strange?" thought Faye as she began to walk up and down the halls looking into each room as she passed. "Whe-where is Jet?" Faye finally stopped when she reached Jet's bonsai garden. "He must be out." Suddenly a frightening thought crossed her mind. "He couldn't have" she voiced out loud as she ran into the living room once again "Not in his condition, he'd-" Faye stared at the computer screen and attempted to swallow the knot that had formed in her throat as she read the last message that was left on the screen. "Thanks for the lead Leon, I'm headin out at about 12:00 tonight. "I can't believe that stubborn Jackass, he went after that bounty in his condition!?! He can barely walk!" errupted Faye as she hopped into her ship.
"Damn that smarts" muttered Jet as he rubbed the side of his face. "Yeah, yeah, well that's what you get." Faye smirked as she handed him a pack of ice. "You know I didn't ask for your help," whined Jet as he put the ice to his sore face. "Sure you didn't, that's why you didn't chew me out earlier today," smiled Faye as she watched him. "I had everything under control before you showed up!" barked Jet as he turned his face in disgust and tried avoid Faye's smug glare. "Well I suppose having about twenty guns pointed to your head is having things under control?" she chuckled as she saw a hint of embarrassment spread across Jet's face. "Well your the one who came blastin in and about killed everyone including myself!!" protested Jet in an almost child like tone. "Geez your such a baby, we got the bounty didn't we?" Faye casually retorted as she leaned back on the couch and shrugged her shoulders. "Yeah after you about killed me" grumbled Jet under his breath. "Well you should be thankful, if it weren't for me you'd be dead right now," chuckled Faye just before an awkward silence filled the room. "I wonder...." Faye almost whispered knowing she would regret the next thing she was about to say "if we, if I would have helped him, would he still be alive?" Jet's face suddenly darkened as he made no attempt to answer Faye's question. "Sometimes I feel like if I had helped him then he would still be alive, and that it's my fault....." Faye's vision suddenly began to blur as she struggled to finish her sentence. "I shouldn't have let him go, I-I should have shot him in the leg or something (then again he probably still would have left)." Suddenly Faye could no longer handle the pressure of her own emotions and she burst into tears. She didn't care anymore what anyone thought of her or if Jet saw her in her most vulnerable state. She felt like she was in some kind of horrible dream she would never wake up from.
Jet stared at Faye in silent shock. He really didn't know what to do or what to say. He was still trying to sort out his own feelings nonetheless worry about someone else's, but Jet had always been a soft-hearted sucker when it came right down to it. He hated to see a woman cry especially a pretty one, even if it was Faye. "Faye....." sputtered Jet as he laid a hand on her shoulder. "Don't say stupid stuff like that......" he paused for a moment and cautiously moved closer to her. "Spike had to leave, you and I both know it.......he would have never been truly happy if he had stayed here and done nothing, and well......" suddenly Jet began to tense up as he noticed just how close he was sitting next to Faye. He had several reasons why he hadn't before and never intended to, although he kept that to himself. "..........and well even if you and I, or both of us had went there with him we would have only held him back, there was really nothing we could have done. I guess Spike had a duty to settle whatever was chasing him from his last life....."
"Duty!?! duty!?! what about his duty to us, we might have not been a part of his past life, but-but we were a part of his new life. Spike, Spike was always so selfish, I don't even know why I even care about a selfish jerk like him!!!" sobbed Faye as she suddenly turned around to face Jet and grabbed onto the front of his shirt." Jet stared at Faye in disbelief. The severity in her eyes was almost too much for him to handle. Suddenly his mind went blank and the only thing he could do was stare into her fiery emeralds. A long intense silence filled the room as Jet struggled to find the right words to say. The words that both Faye and he needed to hear. "Faye......" he whispered in a soothing voice "You know you don't mean that......you know you wouldn't have wanted Spike to be still alive here today if you knew his soul was dead. THAT would have been selfish......."
"I know" sobbed Faye as she buried her face into Jet's shirt. Right now she didn't care who she was with. She needed someone to comfort her and right now the only friend she had was........well, Jet. She didn't want to admit it but Spike wasn't the only man she trusted. Even though she and Jet never got along and they argued almost 24/7, he was still there for her when she needed him the most. Sure he always lectured and bossed her around, but that was just the way Jet was. Especially when he was trying to hide his feelings or concern. Plus the fact that they were complete opposites didn't help their relationship any better. She was a criminal clepto con artist while he was a goodie goody Ex-cop, but right now none of that mattered. Right now Faye needed to be with someone stronger than her, and someone she trusted. Right now Jet was that person, Jet was all she had left in the world and he wasn't really such a bad guy.........
Jet felt like seeking some kind of refuge as he realized the tight situation he had gotten himself into. He was never good at handling sappy heartfelt situations, and now the woman he had thought to be the Ice queen was pouring out her very heart and soul onto his shirt. He wasn't sure what to do. There wasn't really anything else he could say to help her now. So then, by instinct Jet wrapped his arms around Faye and began to rock her in a soothing motion. Finally Faye's crying alleviated and her breathing began to relax. "How the hell did I get into an impossible situation like this, Spike this is your fault" whined Jet in the back of his mind. Suddenly Jet stared down at Faye thoughtfully and wondered to himself how someone who looked as peaceful as she did now could be so damn violent, rude, and obnoxious. I mean even Jet had to admit that Faye was probably one of the most attractive woman he had ever met (and he had been around considering his last few careers). I mean Jet wasn't a blind man. Often times he distanced himself from her to ensure that he wouldn't fall under the same spell he often times seen Faye put men under. She was everything he wasn't and that was the real reason why she made him so angry. But now, now he was able to see the real Faye, and well the real Faye Valentine wasn't so bad after all. After a few minutes of staring down at Faye a strange impulse took over Jet and he knew what he had to do.
Faye.....I have to......." stammered Jet as he made an attempt to get up. Faye slowly rose her head up to meet Jet's soft gaze. Faye was shocked to see him look, well so human, and then there was something more. "Thank you Jet." Faye smiled meekly. Jet about fell off the couch when he heard those words. The Ice Queen had actually apologized to him!? The room once again grew silent as the poignant humming of the Bebop filled the air . "Umm Faye......." stammered Jet. "Yes?" whispered Faye back as she stared questioningly into his eyes. "Could you get off me?" Faye's face suddenly grew hot as she realized just what kind of position she and Jet were sitting in. Faye had one hand tightly gripping his shirt and she was literally jostled into his lap with one knee between his legs and the other leg resting on top of his own. What could she have been thinking! Faye was embarrassed out of her mind. Faye quickly jumped off Jet's lap only to trip over the side of the coffee table. However to her surprise she did not hit the ground or make a bigger fool of herself. She stood there frozen in shock as she suddenly realized why she hadn't though. Jet had one of his strong arms caught around Faye's waist and the other one wrapped around her shoulder. "Whoa he's pretty fast, and strong." thought Faye as she tried to compose herself but before she could Jet spoke up "Faye.........."
Before he even knew it reality hit Jet like a brick wall as he realized what he was actually doing. What seemed like a simple gesture had gone completely overboard. Jet had instinctively ran to the woman's rescue to keep her from tripping over the table, but what had possessed him to commit his next action was inconceivable. To Jet's own astonishment he was actually kissing Faye and she was not resisting him and to top that off he was actually enjoying it..........
To Be Continued
So how'd you like that story? Yeah I know whoa a Jet X Faye pairing. What could I have actually been thinking? Well if I really had it my way it would be a Spike X Faye coupling, but sadly that is impossible now considering.........sniff. If you want to find out what else is in store for this unlikely pairing then you won't have to wait too long. I've already started on the next chapter so just be a little patient. Oh and please review my fic so I know how you liked it. Well thanks for reading it and I really hope you all liked it. Arigato for now!!!