1. Chapter 1 (1/2)

all was quiet on the bebop. they were on the outer ring of jupiter. no money and of course, no bounty. ed was on the floor, sleeping, using ein as a pillow. faye was lying back on the couch half asleep and spike was nowhere to be seen. jet watered his bonzai trees, thankful for the peace.

"faayye!"

moment ruined.

faye opened one eye to look up, just as spike came charging into the room.

"what?"

"why the hell did you take my cigarettes?"

faye snorted. "i didn't take your cigarettes." in the background, they could hear ed, rubbing her eyes as she woke up, squeezing ein in her arms making him whimper in pain.

"don't lie to me. no one else smokes."

groaning, faye reached up and grabbed spike by the collar. "so what? that means i have to be the only one who could take them?"

"who else would?"

faye sighed, closing her eyes again, letting spike go. "look spike, i swear i didn't take them. now go piss somebody else off. i'm tired." she said, laying back.

with a growl, spike reached down to pull faye up, surprised when his hand instead landed instead on a fist full of loose t-shirt and fur. in other words, ein and ed, the latter of which started hollering.

"no spike-person, don't. stay away from faye-faye, don't be mad at her."