A/N Hi everyone this is my first fanfic so please review! This takes place right at the end of the last episode of Trigun during the ending credits, so if you haven't seen it than I suggest you don't read this if you don't like spoilers. Again, REVIEW!!!
Return ForeverA blast of water shot out of the well and cascaded through the air. People cheered with triumph as the water sprinkled over their heads like rain.
"Look sempai!" said Milly. "We found water!"
"That's wonderful Milly," agreed Meryl. She returned Milly's happy bear hug cheerfully. But the smile on her face was forced. If only he were here. She pretended that the tears pricking her eyes was from the droplets of water spraying everyone.
"Sempai look over there," Milly shouted.
Meryl looked and the smile on her face became genuine.
In the distance over the dessert a blonde man could be seen walking toward the town. There was something slung over his shoulder but it wasn't hindering him. There was wide grin on his face as he waved.
"It's Vash sempai, it's Vash-san!" Milly squealed.
Meryl barely stayed long enough to reply. She bounded through the cheering crowds to meet Vash.
"Vash you came back," she shouted delightfully when she reached him.
"I sure did," he said grinning. "I, Vash the Stampede, have returned the people once again!" he said starting to strut importantly. Meryl poked him teasingly. Then she noticed the body over his shoulder.
"Vash, who is that?" Meryl said, walking around him to peer at the face.
"This is my brother," Vash answered care freely.
Meryl stared at him. "That's…Knives?" she asked, smile turning into fear.
"Yep, that's Knives alright." They reached the town and the townspeople smiled at him but didn't approach due to the celebration of water.
"But Vash-san, that's Knives, the one who's given you so much grief….what are going to do with him?" Meryl demanded. "What happened? Is he even alive?" she asked, looking at his unmoving face.
"Don't worry, Meryl-san. He's not dead. We just had a little duel. And I won!" he said, buffing up his chest.
"Oh Vash."
"Vash-san!" Milly bounded up to them, beaming.
"Ah, Milly!" Vash greeted her. "I'm sorry Milly, I don't have Wolfwood's cross with me."
"That's okay, Vash-san. Like I said before, it's full of mercy, and I'm sure all that mercy went to you so I don't need it anymore," Milly replied, traces of grief carefully hidden.
"Yeah, I guess it did. But the mercy didn't go to me, it went to Knives here," he said, setting him down on his bed.
"Oh, is that Knives-san? Well what do you know!"
"Milly!" Meryl exclaimed. "That's Knives!!"
"Why do you call him Knives Meryl-sempai?"
"Oh never mind! And what are you laughing at, Vash?"
Vash didn't even try to hide his laughter, he was positively bawling as he put the covers over the unconscious Knives.
"Well Vash-san, you're laughing so hard you'll probably wake up Knives-san there," Milly remarked thoughtfully.
"Oh I don't think so," Vash said.
"Vash what really happened?" Meryl demanded.
"Like I said Meryl-san, me and Knives had had little duel and I won. He became unconscious though."
"So this is the famous Knives," Milly commented.
"If you don't mind, miss Insurance girls, I'm going to leave him here and stay here till he wakes up," Vash told them.
"But what will you do when he wakes up? What will he be like when he wakes up?" Meryl asked, glancing again at Knives.
"Oh I don't know. Don't worry." Vash stretched out his arms. "I don't know about you but I'm hungry like a bear!!" Vash exclaimed. "Can we please eat something? You know it's hard living after a fight without anything to eat."
"Oh Vash-san."
They went out the door and settled down at small café.
"My word Vash-san," Milly said. "You certainly are very hungry."
"Om wavrnos," Vash agreed.
"What's that?"
Vash swallowed. "I'm ravenous! Gosh this is so good!" He proceeded to stuffing his face up.
Meryl laughed. But inside she was beginning to become fearful. She was happy for Vash's return but she couldn't shake off fear for Vash had brought his greatest enemy into the house. What will happen when he wakes up? she thought. But for now, she kept her fears hidden.
*****
Knives stirred. After Vash had shot him, the stupid, idealistic son of a bitch had picked him up! He was vaguely aware of two girls talking to Vash soon after. He would have said something but he couldn't move, he was simply too exhausted. Knives had begun to really lose consciousness right there, he had even forgotten that it was Vash who was carrying him. Someone had put him down and then all of sudden there was something soft under him. He now knew that that softness was a bed. Then there was more talking, footsteps, and finally a door slamming.
Knives wanted to open his eyes but kept them closed. The people had returned and someone had walked into the room. Better to feign unconsciousness.
The person was watching him, he could feel a pair of eyes gazing at him, trying to pierce his skin. The person was standing near the bed too.
Hm…
Knives did an experiment. He fluttered his eyes ever so slightly but enough to make the person gasp. It was a high-pitched gasp: the person was female.
After a moment of eye flickering, he slowly opened one eye and focused it on the woman. He glared at her, piercing her gaze. The hate in Knives's eyes glazed for a moment. The woman was plainly frightened.
She was familiar. He had seen that black-haired woman before with Vash. Ah, yes, he remembered her now. Meryl Strife, that was it.
Knives slowly closed his eye and fell into a real sleep, her face swimming above him.
A/N well? what do you think?