I would also like to inform JumpinPopTarts that I did not find her attempt at making it sound like I bit off my story was her idea that if she wants something in my story that she contributed to, to help me with ideas!
Anyway, on with the story…Chapter 4: Checking Wounds
Meryl was slowly waking up, and with the realisation that she was not lying in her own bed, but instead she was cuddling up to something, not just something, but someone, and it seemed that this someone would happen to be Vash. This made her snap her eyes open quickly, her breath quickening and face going red from embarrassment, also she found herself frozen in place.
(Meryl) God damnit, how the hell did I end up in this position? Still I guess he is rather comfy, well for someone whose chest is basically half metal. What the hell am I thinking! Oh God I'm going crazy! But I do wonder what he would feel like if his shirt was off…oh no, STOP! Bad thoughts! Bad Meryl! There is no way in hell I was just thinking that. Still though…Bad thoughts!
Meryl sat bolt up right, well tried to, but unfortunately for her the second she moved said man she had been thinking about topless tightened his grip on her.
(Meryl) Damnit! Where is my derringer!
"Good morning Meryl, you sleep alright?" Asked Vash who had been awoken by the sudden movement of the small insurance girl. To this the only reply he got was to be hit up the head by Meryl, then said women stormed off upstairs, leaving a rather confused Vash.
"You all right Mr Vash?" Asked Millie who had woken some when.
"Yeah, I guess. But still, Meryl can sure hit hard." He replied while rubbing the back off his head absentmindedly.
"Oh dear, well never mind. Do you think we should go and see to your brother's wounds?" Millie laughed.
"Oh yeah, that would be a good idea. Why don't you get the bandages and stuff, and I'll meet you up stairs."
"Will do Mr Vash!"
With that Vash walked up the stairs. Then looking around he saw that two of the three doors were slightly ajar; one being the room that was Millie's but they had agreed he would move into, and the other is the room they had left Knives in. The last door was closed, and was probably the room the Meryl had gone into. He began to open the door when Meryl forcefully closed it on the other side.
(Vash) What the…?
Inside the room, a couple minutes earlier…(Meryl) Damn, how did I end up in that position last night? Well never mind, no use fretting. God I've been wearing this clothes since yesterday, I guess I should really get changed.
The small women walked over to the small chest of draws that was in the room, and removed some clothes. As she had started to changed she heard footsteps on the stairs, then she noticed that someone was opening the door, and she was only wearing her underwear.
(Meryl) Shit, oh God what if its Vash? There is no way I'm letting him see me in just my underwear!
With that thought Meryl propelled herself at the door, keeping it shut with her bodily weight.
"Ermmm…Meryl? What's wrong?" Yep it's Vash; thank God I got the door closed before he opened it.
"Nothing, its just I'm changing in here."
"Oh…" (Vash) I almost walked in on Meryl changing; I wonder how much she's wearing, I could ask, but then she would probably kill me. It's almost a shame she closed the door… "Anyway, I was just going to tell you that we're going to check Knives wounds, okay?"
"'Kay, I'll be out in a sec."
With that said Vash walked off to the room his brother was in, and Meryl went and got quickly dressed. After that she left the room to see how the others were doing looking after Knives.
Upon entering the room it became very obvious that this was going to be a very tiring day. From what she could see, they had removed the bandages, which looked so old and grubby that she would be very surprised if Knives's cuts weren't infected with some horrible disease. Also he seemed to have sand lodged in some of them. Lastly it appeared that he had been dragged and thrown about. The overall extent of the injuries looked pretty bad, as from what she could see Knives entire upper bodily was a bloody, and sandy, mess.
Millie was attempting to clean the wounds, but all she was actually doing was pushing the sand further into the cuts, and nothing else. After a while, even Millie had noticed that what she was doing wasn't really working.
"Hey sempai, would you mind giving this a try please? I don't think I'm getting anywhere." Millie asked.
With a sigh of defeat Meryl knelt down and started to clean the wounds properly. This was not what she had wanted to be doing on her day off. After cleaning all of the muck of his chest and back, next she set about getting it out of the cuts. This was rather difficult with both Millie and Vash breathing down her neck.
As if she had read her mind, Millie stepped away from her. "Well now I have to get to work, can you to look after yourselves?"
"Yes of course, but didn't you get fired?" Meryl said, looking up from what she was doing.
"Yes, but I managed to get my joy back." And with that Millie left the room, and went to work.
Vash took a seat, and watched Meryl as she cleaned out his brother's wounds. (Vash) She looks so pretty when she's concentrating. I still can't believe I almost walked in on her changing, what rotten luck though, she closed the door before I saw anything…
After a while Meryl had to yet Vash to help her with the turning Knives over, because he was rather heavy. When she had finally managed to finish cleaning all of the cuts, she began to bandage him.
"Now Vash, these bandages are going to need to be changed at least twice a day, you got that?" She looked over at him. "Because I don't think you changed the last one at all." At that Vash went slightly red, and started to mumble something about not having time, and trying to find out where he was meant to be going. Then he went over and inspected Meryl's work, which was a hell of a lot better then he had done.
Suddenly Knives's eyes flew open, he looked at both Meryl and Vash. Then he moved one of his hands to see the bandages. This suddenness had made Meryl jump, and fall backwards, she was terrified of the man who had just awoken, but tried not to show it.
"You spider, did you bandage me?"
(Meryl) How dare he call me that!
"One, don't call me spider, my name is Meryl, and two, yes."
"I see, normally I would be disgusted from being touched by such a lowly creature, but by the looks of it you have done a far better job. Still, if you ever touch me again without my consent I will kill you."
"Like I would want to!" To that Knives just closed his eyes again and fell back asleep. Meryl just gapped at him, then Vash.
"Oh, did I forget to mention that Knives wakes up every so often, and that he's not out cold?"
"Yes, you did!" and with that Meryl stormed out the room.
There I have managed to do yet another chapter! Please review!
