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   "G'night Orion! Good night Spike! See y'all tomorrow!" You saluted as you walked out to the cold Mars night. "Damn... it's cold." You mumble as you rubbed your arms trying to create friction. As your heels clicked on the sidewalk, you swore that you heard an echo. Or maybe another pair of steps? You turned around but no one was there, hell there wasn't anyone on the street. You furrowed your brows and continued to walk home.

"Ms. Lady Luck isn't it?" You heard a gravelly voice behind you. Before you could scream he placed a gloved hand on your mouth. As you panicked only one thing was going through your mind.

Bite.

Bite.

Bite that motherfucker.

You sunk your teeth into his hand and not letting go.

   "You bitch!" As he yelped in pain. You tried to wriggle your way out until you see someone charging towards you and the man.

   "Spike!" You yelled as you saw his dark green locks shake in pure fury. About two second before he reached the man he rose his fist swinging with all his might onto the man's nose. As he made contact the man yelped, letting you drop to the floor as you brought his hands up to his nose. "You son of a—" before you could even finish your insult you swung your foot up to your chest and letting it go and land on the guys face. As you walked away from his unconscious body you saw Spike, with a cigarette in his mouth, against the wall.

Damn.

"You sure know how to fight..." he dragged on as you grabbed his cigarette with his pointer and middle finger and blew out the smoke from his mouth.

   "Then why didn't you let me finish this small fry?!" You spat at the ground not meeting his eyes. He lifted your chin up to see your [eye color] eyes below him.

"I don't want you to get hurt." He admitted as he let go of your face slowly.

"Spike..." you sighed as you realized that, in the blanket of night you could see his rosy cheeks.

"[Name], I want to protect you..." he whispered as he took steady steps towards you, closing the tense gap. "Just give me a chance. I'll do almost anything for you to let me shield you from this hell." He smiled softly as you lifted your chin up so you could see his sad brown eyes.

"Spike..."

"That's it! I'll take you out to show you the beautiful side of Mars not this hellhole." He offered. You knew that he didn't have much money, with his job and all being very airy.

"You really don't have to... unless you're willing to then... yes I'll go on a date with you." You then wrapped your arms around his skinny frame. He's in shock for two seconds before he slowly but hesitatingly hugs you back.

"Did I just asked you out on a date?"

"Yes you did cowboy."