The butterfly and The Desert Flower

Name: Karen (Kay for short)

Age: 18

Hair: Black long

Eyes: A clear sky blue

Likes: flowers, guns, cats alcohol,

Dislikes: annoying people

Disclaimer: I don't own Trigun

Ch.1 A trip down memory Lane

In the town in the desert world, Karen saw signs of the 10 double billion dollar man, she took one down, removed her sunglasses " so Vash the stamped you have that much on your head " she said moving her black mid back hair out of her face, her sky blue eyes were dancing in the sunlight. "Your head is mine after what you did" she said then sat in a bar, "miss are you 18?" the bartender asked " yeah sir I'm 18 why do I look younger to you" she asked he blushed slightly and turned around " you look like your 14" he replied getting a drink ready for her. She always had that since she was little looking young, when she received her beer she looked into the yellow intoxication bubbling up to the top. She started to remember the man. The one man who was there for her in that short time,

~Flashback~

Karen was sitting around a fire in a cave alone ever since her parents left her in the desert when she was only two years old. She went out to search for Scrubs or some sort of edible food. She heard a loud bang sound she followed it and saw a person not like her. The figure was taller and older then her it was bleeding in its leg.

Karen was scared she ran to this figure's side then tore a piece of her brown tattered dress and wrapped it around the leg of it. "Are you ok? "She asked. The figure nodded "yes, girl I am please take me to your camp if you have one "It replied. Karen nodded and lead the way and gave him a pillow and a blanket "what are you I've never seen anything like you "she admitted "I am what you call a man, my name is not important yet I don't know who you are and yet you helped me back there" it replied "I don't know I just thought you needed my help and I never seen a man before" she replied " where are your parents?" he asked Karen shook her head " I don't know I have been by myself for 3 years " she replied He sighed " Well what's your name?" he asked " My name is Karen " she replied " Karen… that's an odd name " he replied " aren't you going to tell me your name " Karen asked " no I don't trust you humans " he replied turning his back to her as he was going to sleep " hey that's not fair " she replied confused why he called her a human?

After a few months the man stayed with Karen, taking care of her. Karen was happy she had a friend and he taught her many things a child should of know she gave him a nickname it was Ni-san. Then they went into the city, "Ni-san, please tell me why are we here, it's scary" she said holding onto his leg seeing all the different people. He chuckled and rubbed her head "don't worry we are here until my brother comes"he replied "oh you have a brother? That's so cool what's his name?" she asked with excitement "His name is Vash" he replied "now what's your name?" she asked trying to weasel it out "nice try "he replied with a smirk. She pouted for awhile then giggled and followed him into a room, with a man there. "Karen please cover your eyes and listen to your music" he said to her.

She turned around and put on her headphones and then listened to her classical music. Then she felt a hand on shoulder "ok don't look at the floor Karen "he said and picked her up and put her on the desk. She then saw the door swung opened "Hey Vash" He said, she saw the darker blond man with green eyes. He looked like stone with this scared expression, "now that everything of Rem is gone" he said leaning against the desk, "Ni-san?" She questioned tugging on his shirt, "Karen don't move" he whispered to her. " So this was your reason to kill humans what about her she's just as human as Rem was" the man named Vash yelled "She is a different story Vash, she is some use to me" He replied then they started to fight. After awhile Vash pointed this strange gun at Ni-san, Karen jump up and stood in front of him. "Please don't shoot "she said then Ni-san shielded her "Karen after this shoot I want you to get of this town "he said holding her tight in his arms "Karen I'm sorry I never told you my name its ... He started then a shoot was fired that destroyed the whole building around them, " Knives" whispered into Karen's ear. When she awoke from the blast there was blood on her dress and he wasn't around.

~ End of flashback~

Karen had tear streams from her eyes as she saw her reflection in her beer, "Knives I'm sorry I was weak" she whispered she finished her beer and walked outside. The sun was falling behind the mountains. She pulled her gun out, she had it hand crafted by one of the top gunsmiths on the tip of the barrel and the handle there's a black spade then looked at a mirror seeing her outfit; it was a black trench coat, with jean short shorts with two belts that crossed each other, a white shirt that was a mid drift. "Damn I'm sexy?" she questioned then went to find an inn to stay the night at. When she got a room she stared at the ceiling then got changed into sleeping clothes that she had in her small bag and went to bed. 'I just wish that Knives didn't have to die 'she thought