Hello! :3Tailschan here, from Doki Doki! boy howdy, Am I happy with the way this fic is coming along. Oooh. I have so much SHIT TO SAY! Uhm...yess..AHA!
Disclaimer: Vash, Wolfrood, and all assorted TRIGUN Charachters are (c) and TM to Yasuhiro Nightow and not me. However, Aiko and Bridey ARE copyrightand TM to ME. Tailschan.
Next: Many many thanks to my love-aly beta reader, whom I could just KISS for putting up with me, Sethriel Jager. LOVE YA, HUN!! Nowthen..on with the fic! WHEEEE! XD
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"Hey...welcome back! You've been asleep for a while."
"Uhn..what?" Eyes fluttered open to meet sparkling green-blue ones.
"I said, welcome back. You've been sleeping for about three days!" The owner of the vibrant eyes smiled. A blonde-haired man in a red coat extended his hand cheerfully. The one who was sleeping, a girl, with short brown hair who was fairly tall, and about sixteen years of age, took his hand and shook it half-heartedly. The blonde-haired man helped the girl up from the bed she was in.
"What...how did I get here? Where am I, anyway?"
"Right now, You are about 40 iles outside the City of May. You're lucky to be alive, you know! You were brought here by me and my accomplice, over there. He's tending to your friend."
The blonde pointed over to another man, clad in a black suit, who was wrapping fresh bandages over a petite sized girl's head. She was fast asleep. The other man looked over to his friend and smiled.
"She's doing alright!" He said cheerfully. The brown-haired girl looked to the man standing over her and spoke.
"Who are you?"
"My name is Vash. Vash the Stampede. It's a pleasure. Now, may I ask your name?"
"I...I'm..uh..."
"Ohhh. I see. You don't remember a thing, do you?"
"Well....no...not really.."
"Well, then!" Vash clapped his leather-clad hands together. "We can't have you without a name, now, can we?"
"Uhh.." She stared at him, wide-eyed. His smile was so endearing.
"Nick! Come over here a minute!"
"Yeah, yeah, Vash...Wait, I have to finish with this bandage.."
Soon, the man known as 'Nick' walked over to Vash and looked down at the brown haired girl.
"So, missy, you're awake, I see." He looked over to the blonde man. "What's the deal, here, Vash?"
"She doesn't remember her name. She doesn't even remember where she came from!"
"Hmmmm....well... we have to give her a name, then."
"Wha...!? We can't NAME her!"
"You're right...YOU name her."
"AH! BUT..BUT..!!"
Vash was in mid-protest to the Idea when her heard sniffling. He looked down at the brown haired girl and saw that she was crying. Vash sighed and took his gloves off, then sat down next to her. He put his hand to her face and lifted it so her eyes would meet his. His eyes smiled at her.
"Don't you worry about a thing." He said calmly as he wiped a tear from her eye.
"You can stay with us until we find out where you came from. Then you can go back home, alright? Please don't cry."
The girl put her hand against his and sighed. His touch was so soft..though is hands were scarred. She looked up at him with sad eyes then pulled herself against his chest and cried.
"Oh...I'm so sorry.." Vash said, sympathetically. Nick came over to him and leaned against Vash's shoulder and put his hand on the sobbing girl's head.
"Poor kid...God bless her for enduring all that.."
" Yeah..It's amazing she was able to survive out in the middle of nowhere without any water or provisions. It must have been a living hell. And now, waking up to people she doesn't even know, and not remembering a thing, not even her name... I really feel bad for her."
Vash sighed and hugged her. He stayed like that with her until she fell back asleep.
[The next morning]
"Aaahhhh!" Vash yawned and stretched as he rose from the bed. He rubbed his eyes and ran his fingers through his golden-blonde hair. He looked down at the girl who was sleeping beside him, her face still uncalm, still tense. Her eyes frowned, although she was asleep. Vash sighed and ran a hand through her hair, coaxing her awake very gently. Her sapphire eyes opened slowly, and looked at him.
"Vash..." She started.
"Yes?"
"You slept with me all night?"
"Y-yes..uh..I'm sorry, if I offended you...eheh..you just seemed like you needed the comfort."
"Thank you, Vash." She smiled at him It was the first genuine smile he had seen from this girl since they had met, and it warmed his heart along with the morning sun.
"Well...you're welcome, eh..Hmm..."
Vash looked at her deeply. He studied her face, her eyes, and her hair, trying to come up with the perfect name for her.
"Aiko."
"Ai...ko?"
"Well, in Japanese, it means 'Blessed.' And You have to be blessed to survive and ordeal like you did."
Aiko smiled at Vash and hugged him.
"Ah...Aiko...hmm." Vash smiled down at the girl and then sniffed the air.
"Hmmm?"
"Wahahahah! C'mon, Aiko! Nick is cookin' breakfast!!" Vash screeched. He grabbed her by the wrist and yanked her out of the tent.
Outside, Nicholas D. Wolfwood was sitting at a small fire, scraping something around in a large frying pan. Sitting next to him was a short, red-headed girl with white-blonde bangs, happily gnawing on a piece of bread.
"Hey! Nick! How's everything? I see our second patient has woken up."
"Yeah, and this one didn't remember her name either. Now it's Bridey."
"Oh? Well, pleased to meet you, Bridey!"
The short girl got up, looked at the tall lanky blonde man and grabbed his hand and shook it fiercely, causing Vash's shoulder to begin dislocating.
"Name's Bridey! 'Ey, Nick, who's this big guy?"
"That's Vash."
"Oh, well, 'Ello, there, Mr. Vash! Nick tells me that Him 'n you were the ones that spotted me! I can't say that I know very well where I came from, but thanks for the help!" Bridey smiled brightly and finished off her toast.
"Eheheh..yeah...Nick, how long has..gehh...Bridey been awake for?"
"Ah...since I woke up. Actually, she's the one who woke me up. Like this. HEY! HEY YOU! PREIST! WAKE UP! She was screaming that."
"How did she know you were...a priest?"
"I saw that big 'ole cross o' his." Bridey responded.
"Oh.. okay, then, well, Bridey, do you remember who this is?" Vash asked, smiling, as He stepped out of Aiko's way, who was standing behind him, quite shy.
"Uh..Vash.." Aiko said.
"Hmmmm..." Bridey studied Aiko and shrugged.
"Nope! Can't say that I do. What's your name, girlie?" She inquired.
"I'm...Aiko..Vash named me."
"Lovely! Well, sit down! Nick's been cookin' friend rice! I reckon' it's almost done, 'ay, Nickie?" Wolfwood cringed at the name.
"Yeah, it's done..."
"AAAALRIGHT, THEN!" Bridey screeched. She helped herself to the food and scarfed it down greedily. Aiko took a little bit in a small bowl, and Vash did the exact same as Bridey.
"Mmm...Nick...this is good.." Vash said in between bites.
"It was the best I could do. Thanks, though." Nick said, smiling. Aiko ate slowly, making sure to chew every bit. Nick stared at her, she seemed so quiet and afraid, as opposed to Bridey, who was loud and rambunctious. There was something in her eyes that made her seem like porcelain.
After breakfast was devoured and the dishes cleaned, Vash and Nick began packing everything up, for the journey to may city. they wee about 40 iles or so away from it, so it would be a bit of a long trip.
;X Bunny. ehehh..Yeah. Review, for the love of JIMINEY CRICKET, AND ALL THAT IS GOOD IN THIS WORLD, REVIEW! Flamer welcome, but know this. I HATE ALL OF YOU! DIE, FLAMERS, YESSS! AHAHA! However, constructive criticism in highly prized and appreciate it. We at Tailworx barter & feed upon it. mwahahaha. Yeah...eheh..right. ," p.s.: check out my website! dokidokigame.vze.com. [Ya gotta copy & paste that into your browser. xp ]
Disclaimer: Vash, Wolfrood, and all assorted TRIGUN Charachters are (c) and TM to Yasuhiro Nightow and not me. However, Aiko and Bridey ARE copyrightand TM to ME. Tailschan.
Next: Many many thanks to my love-aly beta reader, whom I could just KISS for putting up with me, Sethriel Jager. LOVE YA, HUN!! Nowthen..on with the fic! WHEEEE! XD
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"Hey...welcome back! You've been asleep for a while."
"Uhn..what?" Eyes fluttered open to meet sparkling green-blue ones.
"I said, welcome back. You've been sleeping for about three days!" The owner of the vibrant eyes smiled. A blonde-haired man in a red coat extended his hand cheerfully. The one who was sleeping, a girl, with short brown hair who was fairly tall, and about sixteen years of age, took his hand and shook it half-heartedly. The blonde-haired man helped the girl up from the bed she was in.
"What...how did I get here? Where am I, anyway?"
"Right now, You are about 40 iles outside the City of May. You're lucky to be alive, you know! You were brought here by me and my accomplice, over there. He's tending to your friend."
The blonde pointed over to another man, clad in a black suit, who was wrapping fresh bandages over a petite sized girl's head. She was fast asleep. The other man looked over to his friend and smiled.
"She's doing alright!" He said cheerfully. The brown-haired girl looked to the man standing over her and spoke.
"Who are you?"
"My name is Vash. Vash the Stampede. It's a pleasure. Now, may I ask your name?"
"I...I'm..uh..."
"Ohhh. I see. You don't remember a thing, do you?"
"Well....no...not really.."
"Well, then!" Vash clapped his leather-clad hands together. "We can't have you without a name, now, can we?"
"Uhh.." She stared at him, wide-eyed. His smile was so endearing.
"Nick! Come over here a minute!"
"Yeah, yeah, Vash...Wait, I have to finish with this bandage.."
Soon, the man known as 'Nick' walked over to Vash and looked down at the brown haired girl.
"So, missy, you're awake, I see." He looked over to the blonde man. "What's the deal, here, Vash?"
"She doesn't remember her name. She doesn't even remember where she came from!"
"Hmmmm....well... we have to give her a name, then."
"Wha...!? We can't NAME her!"
"You're right...YOU name her."
"AH! BUT..BUT..!!"
Vash was in mid-protest to the Idea when her heard sniffling. He looked down at the brown haired girl and saw that she was crying. Vash sighed and took his gloves off, then sat down next to her. He put his hand to her face and lifted it so her eyes would meet his. His eyes smiled at her.
"Don't you worry about a thing." He said calmly as he wiped a tear from her eye.
"You can stay with us until we find out where you came from. Then you can go back home, alright? Please don't cry."
The girl put her hand against his and sighed. His touch was so soft..though is hands were scarred. She looked up at him with sad eyes then pulled herself against his chest and cried.
"Oh...I'm so sorry.." Vash said, sympathetically. Nick came over to him and leaned against Vash's shoulder and put his hand on the sobbing girl's head.
"Poor kid...God bless her for enduring all that.."
" Yeah..It's amazing she was able to survive out in the middle of nowhere without any water or provisions. It must have been a living hell. And now, waking up to people she doesn't even know, and not remembering a thing, not even her name... I really feel bad for her."
Vash sighed and hugged her. He stayed like that with her until she fell back asleep.
[The next morning]
"Aaahhhh!" Vash yawned and stretched as he rose from the bed. He rubbed his eyes and ran his fingers through his golden-blonde hair. He looked down at the girl who was sleeping beside him, her face still uncalm, still tense. Her eyes frowned, although she was asleep. Vash sighed and ran a hand through her hair, coaxing her awake very gently. Her sapphire eyes opened slowly, and looked at him.
"Vash..." She started.
"Yes?"
"You slept with me all night?"
"Y-yes..uh..I'm sorry, if I offended you...eheh..you just seemed like you needed the comfort."
"Thank you, Vash." She smiled at him It was the first genuine smile he had seen from this girl since they had met, and it warmed his heart along with the morning sun.
"Well...you're welcome, eh..Hmm..."
Vash looked at her deeply. He studied her face, her eyes, and her hair, trying to come up with the perfect name for her.
"Aiko."
"Ai...ko?"
"Well, in Japanese, it means 'Blessed.' And You have to be blessed to survive and ordeal like you did."
Aiko smiled at Vash and hugged him.
"Ah...Aiko...hmm." Vash smiled down at the girl and then sniffed the air.
"Hmmm?"
"Wahahahah! C'mon, Aiko! Nick is cookin' breakfast!!" Vash screeched. He grabbed her by the wrist and yanked her out of the tent.
Outside, Nicholas D. Wolfwood was sitting at a small fire, scraping something around in a large frying pan. Sitting next to him was a short, red-headed girl with white-blonde bangs, happily gnawing on a piece of bread.
"Hey! Nick! How's everything? I see our second patient has woken up."
"Yeah, and this one didn't remember her name either. Now it's Bridey."
"Oh? Well, pleased to meet you, Bridey!"
The short girl got up, looked at the tall lanky blonde man and grabbed his hand and shook it fiercely, causing Vash's shoulder to begin dislocating.
"Name's Bridey! 'Ey, Nick, who's this big guy?"
"That's Vash."
"Oh, well, 'Ello, there, Mr. Vash! Nick tells me that Him 'n you were the ones that spotted me! I can't say that I know very well where I came from, but thanks for the help!" Bridey smiled brightly and finished off her toast.
"Eheheh..yeah...Nick, how long has..gehh...Bridey been awake for?"
"Ah...since I woke up. Actually, she's the one who woke me up. Like this. HEY! HEY YOU! PREIST! WAKE UP! She was screaming that."
"How did she know you were...a priest?"
"I saw that big 'ole cross o' his." Bridey responded.
"Oh.. okay, then, well, Bridey, do you remember who this is?" Vash asked, smiling, as He stepped out of Aiko's way, who was standing behind him, quite shy.
"Uh..Vash.." Aiko said.
"Hmmmm..." Bridey studied Aiko and shrugged.
"Nope! Can't say that I do. What's your name, girlie?" She inquired.
"I'm...Aiko..Vash named me."
"Lovely! Well, sit down! Nick's been cookin' friend rice! I reckon' it's almost done, 'ay, Nickie?" Wolfwood cringed at the name.
"Yeah, it's done..."
"AAAALRIGHT, THEN!" Bridey screeched. She helped herself to the food and scarfed it down greedily. Aiko took a little bit in a small bowl, and Vash did the exact same as Bridey.
"Mmm...Nick...this is good.." Vash said in between bites.
"It was the best I could do. Thanks, though." Nick said, smiling. Aiko ate slowly, making sure to chew every bit. Nick stared at her, she seemed so quiet and afraid, as opposed to Bridey, who was loud and rambunctious. There was something in her eyes that made her seem like porcelain.
After breakfast was devoured and the dishes cleaned, Vash and Nick began packing everything up, for the journey to may city. they wee about 40 iles or so away from it, so it would be a bit of a long trip.
;X Bunny. ehehh..Yeah. Review, for the love of JIMINEY CRICKET, AND ALL THAT IS GOOD IN THIS WORLD, REVIEW! Flamer welcome, but know this. I HATE ALL OF YOU! DIE, FLAMERS, YESSS! AHAHA! However, constructive criticism in highly prized and appreciate it. We at Tailworx barter & feed upon it. mwahahaha. Yeah...eheh..right. ," p.s.: check out my website! dokidokigame.vze.com. [Ya gotta copy & paste that into your browser. xp ]