I sat down at the table in the room, which was mine, of the Seed ship that was still hovering over the desert of a planet. Doc told me that Vash was visiting today, and I hadn't seen him in a couple of years... Well, nearly half a century if you were to believe me, and it just made me smile at the fact that I'd be seeing his happy, goofy face again. I sighed, letting everything that was in my hand drop lightly on the counter in front of me. I heard the Doc in the hallway, heading to the front door to open it, talking about how it has been 50 years since he opened that door. I smiled broadly, walking out of my room just as my best friend, who I helped with her vision in her life, came out of hers. I smiled lightly at her, and then looked at Doc, who was at the door. My room and Ember's were right at the front door, so if someone came, we'd be capable of scaring them off. I wore a tank top, showing off my scars that I had. I was actually slightly ashamed that I had to show them off, as the tank top was the only thing I had, but it was a loose guy tank top that was a worn out black and I wore leather pants and about knee high boots with it. My black with white and rusty brown streaked hair, reminding Ember of a Calico cat, was short in the back, and slightly long to cover my eyes in the front. I smiled as the light went through into my eyes, only squinting until the people came to view. The main man I wanted to see stood in normal clothes, but had the familiar boots on, as I was the one who gave them to him. I smiled even more, if possible as he smiled broadly in my direction just as Knives smiled in Ember's direction. I ran to him, embracing him in an almost death hug.
"Vash! You need to visit more often... It gets lonely when it's only me the kids are picking on..." He laughed at what I said as if finding what I said amusing as he picked me up and nuzzled his head into the crook of my neck, confusing me with his actions.
"Yea... It must be... Well... Knives and I are here to stay for good now, so I think the kids are going to pick on me now... But... I... Torx... I did a bad thing again... and Knives did too... I'm... I don't know what to do..." So that's why he was being so close to someone at the moment.
"Hey, Doc...?" I said still in Vash's arms, and the Doc acknowledged himself, coming beside me as I looked over Vash's shoulder to see him smiling. "Where are they staying?"
"Well, Vash is staying with you, and Knives is staying with Ember... Is that ok?" Vash looked up at me with pleading eyes at me as he heard Doc's words. I just smiled and nodded as Ember shrugged, grabbing a shocked Knives' hand as she went to her room. I pulled away from Vash, my ruby eyes looking into his aqua, smiling a light and reassuring smile, which he returned with a broken, confused one. I tried to pull away from him, but he held me close, like I would evaporate if he let go.
"Vash... I'm going to lead you to my room so you can get settled and get some rest before the kids find you... But... I don't think I'd want you playing until you're completely you... Do you agree with me?" He still looked out of it, but he nodded slowly, letting go of me so I could take his hand and lead him to my room. I brought him to the bathroom so he could wash up, but he didn't seem to want to move away from me. "Vash... I'm just going to leave so you could wash yourself up... I'll be waiting for you when you're done, ok?" He still seemed out of it, and he just sat on the lid of the toilet, looking off into nothingness. I sighed as I prepared myself for the task I was putting ahead of me. I turned on the water to fill the tub, knowing how hot to put it as he and I were childhood friends. I then went to Vash, unbuttoning his shirt, and he just looked up at me with glazed eyes that seemed to come into focus just a bit. "You ready to do this on your own?" I asked, and he nodded again, not saying any words as he slipped his shirt off. I went to leave again, but he held onto my shirt like a lost child begging to be with someone at least for just a moment. "Vash..." I couldn't say anything else as he looked up at me with tear filled aqua eyes that just begged for me to be here with him and not leave him alone. I sighed, nodding as I embraced him while standing, causing his face to be in my stomach, and he just began to wail into the cloth of my shirt, burring his face into my flat board of light muscles, gripping me tightly. About an hour later he was done, looking up at me as I wiped his tears away.
"Torx... This isn't a dream, right?" He asked, and I nodded. He sighed, looking away from me, then standing, grasping the buckle of his belt. I blushed, and then turned around as he stripped out of the rest of his clothing and went into the tub. His body almost completely covered in scars and metal, basically from shoulder to toe, just like mine. I sighed, collapsing on the toilet lid myself, as he didn't want me to leave him at all, so I just kept my eyes off of him to give him as much privacy as I could with me being in here and all.
"Torx... I really did do something horrible... Knives helped... I think it was his influence on me in a way... But how can anyone forgive me for what I did... It was just... so... inhumane of me..." He looked up at my direction, and I just sighed, heading to the tub, grabbing the shampoo, soaping up my hands and running them through his hair, lightly scrubbing his scalp with my nails every-now-and-then. His eyes closed, and he seemed to enjoy my touch, so I just continued with my ministrations before he stopped me to dunk under the water to get the soap out, coming back up and looking up at me with those childish eyes that I missed. I smiled, closing my eyes and I shook my head, then I got serious.
"Vash... Who has always been here for you to tell you that they would always forgive you no matter what you do in your life... and who will be the one to continue to comfort you when you need it most?" I smiled as he gave me one of his light, yet secretly goofy smiles, although he knew I was being serious.
"Well... There's always that old friend I have... Now what was her name..? Til... No... Um... Tonz... No... Man... Ton... Tor... Tor... Nope... left me..." He looked down into the water, and I almost slapped him, when his gaze shot back up at me. "Thank you, Torx... You've got to be the greatest friend anyone can have the privilege to have in their life... I'm certainly happy I have you in my life..." I stood stalk still, looking out to the wall across the room. That is, until Vash stood up, I just turned around quickly, blushing as I heard him move out, and heard the ruffle of cloth. I felt his wet body against my clothes as he embraced me with just a towel on.
"You really are special, you know that?" He whispered before letting me go so he could dry off and get into his clean clothes that I took out of his bag for him. I just kept my back turned, blushing as he did so.
"I really wouldn't say that... I've never really thought of myself as special... But thank you, Vash..." He turned me around, his eyes glazed again, and I knew he was back in his world. I sighed, dragging him to the spare bedroom of my little "house", and put him on the bed, about to leave, but he then again grabbed me. I sighed, climbing into the bed beside him, letting him flush against me, and he soon fell asleep with his face fitting perfectly into the crook between my neck and shoulder. I lay there against him, just thinking of what I got myself into now.