Vash looked over at Meryl's sleeping form. Looked at her eyes closed, her angelic body slowly moving up and down with each breath. He was falling in love with her, not like it would ever matter. She hated him. All she felt, was pure hatred. He knew that. He didn't even need to tell her his feelings, it would be pointless.

Since Vash returned he was falling deeper for her. But he knew it could never work. His brother's words haunted him. What he had said before leaving on a life on his own. "Love is pointless. It is just a word for your body energy rising at the site of a mere person. It wastes your energy and causes you to hurt the worst pain. Emotional pain. Even when they don't know, you are always angry, like it is someone else's fault that you are too weak to tell someone that you are googly eyed over them. Love..hmph, it is all nonsense."

Love and other moments are just chemical reactions in your brain

And feelings of aggressions are the absence of the love drug in

Your veins

Vash was still searching for the mayfly known as love...but did it really exist? Was there really a point for his wandering? For his following her? Maybe Knives was right. Maybe love is useless.

Love come quickly

Because I feel my self-esteem is caving in

It's on the brink

Love come quickly

The blonde man leaned over to kiss her cheek goodbye. He can't stay. It would just be more pain on him, and bounty hunters are still looking for him. She would clearly be a target.

Because I don't think I can keep this monster in

It's in my skin

'It's strange. I can hide it so easily in public, but when it's just me and her, even if she doesn't know it's just us, it is so hard to control myself.' He thought, 'Maybe the others help ease the pain. Knowing that I can't have her hurts....but maybe having friends besides her just makes me feel like I'm not alone. Who am I kidding? I don't know what I am feeling any more.'

Love and other socially acceptable emotions are morphene

They're morphene

Cleverly concealing primal urges often felt but rarely seen

Rarely seen

Love I beg you

Lift me up into that privileged point of view

The world of two

Love don't leave me

Because I console myself that Hallmarkā„¢ cards are true

I really do

I'm gunning down romance

'If I ever meet cupid I will kill him.'

It never did a thing for me

But heartache and misery

Ain't nothing but a tragedy

'My pain...It's all his fault.' Vash felt a presence behind him, and turned around, gun at hand.

In one quick movement he was twisted around and he shot at whatever was following him down the street. He was leaving town....who would follow a wanderer?

"Meryl....."

Love don't leave me

"Meryl!" Vash had just shot the woman he loved. 'dammit!'

"Vash I.....I..." The tears were streaming down his cheeks. What has he done? "I have to tell you....before you go..."

"Meryl....Meryl please..."

"I.....I love....I....Love..." She fell unconcious...Vash just sat there with the woman in his arms as her body went limp. She was still breathing, but she was badly injured.

The blonde gunman picked her up and took her in the house. His eyes could produce no more tears, but they were still burning from what he had already weeped out.

Take these broken wings

I'm going to take these broken wings

And learn to fly

And learn to fly away

And learn to fly away

And learn to fly away

"Meryl....Meryl please...just live...live for me...just....don't leave me Meryl!" He examined her wound carefully. She had been shot and the bullet went straight through. He wasn't sure how bad the wound was.

Vash could sense her energy dropping. He was going to lose her. He was going to lose the only woman he loved. And he killed her. No more love...no more care. It all leaves with her. All her tender touches as she cared for his wounds. All...gone.

"Meryl...meryl don't leave me...." He wept harder, tears coming back to him as he bandaged her up. She was getting pale, he bandaged her up tight, and held her hand tighter. "Meryl.....I love you too..."

I'm gunning down romance

A/N: Maybe if I get requests I will tell you the end of this story...or you can just leave it up to your imagination. Just let me know because I have an idea about the ending. If you want me to, I will post it as well.