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"Speaking"

'Thoughts'

The Real Cost of the Crosses We Bear

Standing up, Vash yawned as he grabbed his gun and threw on his coat. Looking out the window of the place he was currently residing, he yawned once more. "Well I guess I'd better go tell Wolfwood it's time to head out." He said as he headed towards the door. "Don't have enough money to stick around any longer."

Throwing open the door to his cramped little room, he walked down the hallway to the last door on the left. Without so much as a knock, he pushed open the door and smiled brightly. "Good morning Wolfwood." He said cheerfully to the lump on the bed. "It's time to get up now."

With a groan, Wolfwood rolled over and burrowed back under the blankets. "Shut up, I'm still tired." He mumbled groggily.

"That's what you get for drinking too much." Vash said as he pulled back the blanket. "I told you you should've stopped after seven drinks, but nooo, you just had to try to beat that guy at his game."

"Well I won didn't I." Wolfwood said with a yawn as he slowly sat up. Glancing around, he raised an eyebrow at his friend. "Why am I getting up again, it's only a little past 11am?"

Vash shook his head. "If we don't leave soon that creepy old innkeeper will demand money for another night, and since you drank all our money away last night we can't afford to stay here again." He said as he tossed Wolfwood his shirt.

Shrugging on his clothes, Wolfwood stood up and stretched before grabbing his large cross and heading towards the door. "Well it was time for us to head out anyway." He said as they walked out of the room. "Since we managed to get some information out of that drunkard at the bar we now at least have some idea as to where Legato and Knives are hiding."

Nodding, Vash followed Wolfwood down the hallway and out onto the road.

As the time ticked slowly by, Vash began to get very bored so he tried several things to keep himself occupied. First he tried to count all the clouds in the sky, but that just gave him a killer headache. Next he started humming a simple tune, but Wolfwood nearly gave him a concussion when he repeated it nonstop for over an hour and a half. Finally, he found that alternating between skipping and hopping was a good way to pass the time until he tripped over his own feet and fell face first to the ground. Sighing, Vash resigned himself to another boring day and followed after Wolfwood quietly.

About an hour later, Vash glanced over at his preacher friend and eyed the cross on his back curiously. "Don't you ever get tired of hauling that thing around everywhere?" He asked suddenly. "It looks really heavy." When Wolfwood shrugged, he continued. "I know it has your weapons in it, but I'm sure you could find some other way to carry around your guns…like maybe several holsters or something."

As he set down his cross, Wolfwood shook his head at the blond haired gunfighter. "Ah, but this baby doesn't just carry my weapons, it also has a…" Pulling a microphone out of thin air, he swept his hand over the cross as spotlights suddenly appeared in the background. "…two burner stove, which runs on the two most common types of fuel by the way, with an optional grill rack! It has its own sink and a small cooler that fold down right here. All your dishes, cookware and utensils go in this rack that slides out here. Spices and condiments pop out of here. Tablecloths, napkins and trash bags are all held here and we can't forget the fact that the case itself folds out to be a table! It's the perfect thing for all those picnic lovers out there! Buy one now for the amazingly low price of only $179.99!"

Blinking, Vash began to back up slowly. "Um, I think I'll be going now." He said as he turned around and started to walk away.

"But wait, there's more!" Wolfwood cried out. "If you buy this wonderful piece in the next ten minutes we'll also include a set of bake ware at no additional cost! Yep you heard right folks, for the low price of $179.99 you get this amazing, super deluxe picnic set and the free bake ware as well!"

As Wolfwood's voice faded away in the background, Vash shook his head. "Ok, that's a side of him I hope I never have to see again. Scary." He muttered.