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Chapter 10: Talking with Jealously

After a while Knives finished his book, because he did have to eventually. Looking over at Meryl to make sure she was still asleep, he got up and headed downstairs to get some food.

(Knives) That bloody spider better sleep for a couple more hours. Its strange though, how she reacted when I told her I would kill her, I could tell that she knew I would and can, also I'm sure my idiotic brother has informed her of exactly what I can do, get she does not cry, or beg, or even pray? Instead she reacts with sarcasm, and violence, she makes no sense. But if my bother believed that these two girls could show me the 'goodness' of humanity he was mistaken, I do not count being hit as goodness. I will need to keep a close eye on that spider, I will find out what scares her, and then I will make her pay dearly for her stupidity.

Because Knives was barely paying attention, he almost walked straight into his 'idiotic brother', Vash.

"Hello Knives! How's Meryl, I heard you two yelling earlier, so I'm guessing she's awake now?" Vash paused to think. "Well unless you've taken to yelling at yourself?"

Knives simply glared at Vash and walked into the small kitchen. Vash followed behind him.

"Oh, Millie left you some food, I'll just warm it up for you."

"You do that."

Knives sat down on a chair, and waited for Vash to bring him the food, still thinking about Meryl. "So…now that Meryl is awake, you will probably be wanting to get her out of your hair, and let Millie and myself look after her from now on?"

Although Vash had meant to sound like he was stating a fact, he sounded more like he was questioning about something he didn't know.

Knives stood up, and picking up the two plates that Vash had put in front of him, headed back to his room, sending his brother a quick message on his way.

'No, I think I will continue to look after that spider brother, she is rather strange, but don't worry, I won't hurt her…at least not yet.'

Downstairs Vash sat down and hit his head on the table in worry and frustration.

Knives opened the door, and walked in, happy to note that Meryl was still asleep. He placed the two plates on the bedside table, annoyed by the realisation that he was actually going to her to wake the girl otherwise her food would go cold.

Knives walked over to beside her bed, trying to decide if he really wanted to wake the sarcastic spider up. While looked at her, he couldn't help but notice how peaceful she looked while she slept, how pretty, he would never admit that to anyone, he would rather die first.

He slowly placed a hand on her shoulders, and shook her awake gently. Meryl, groaned softly, and slowly began to wake up, Knives couldn't help but stare, he could see the small rise and fall of her chest, and he almost wished that her shirt was still off. Removing his hand, he watched as she gently turned onto her back. Her eyes fully opened then, the first thing she properly saw was Knives, who could tell this, but couldn't figure out why he was glad about that.

"Oh great, your still here."

"Unfortunately, just so you know I don't actually want to be here any more then you do, but if you really wish, I could sent in my moron of a brother to try and heal you, letting all your cuts get infected, and then hopefully you would die form them."

With that Knives picked up one of the plates and shoved it into Meryl's hands. Then picked up his own, and started to eat, while sitting on his own bed. They both eat in silent for a few minutes, until Meryl just had to be a smart arse.

"If you want all humans to die so badly, and you hate me, why the hell are you trying to help me?"

"If you really want, I'll just kill you, would that make you happy?" Knives raised an eyebrow.

"Not really, I was just wondering why."

"For the most, I couldn't stand my brothers whinnying anymore about why you weren't healing."

They both sat and eat in silence again. The silence itself was comfortable, something that Knives had never experienced with a human, because normally their very presence pissed him off, but Meryl was different, there was something about her sarcasm, and her intelligence, that made Knives almost like her, well not really like, more respect. For some reason unknown to him, he did not want her to end up with his brother, that idea simply annoyed him, so he decided that it was never going to happen, now all he has to figure out is why he doesn't want them together.

Of course all good things have to come to an end, the end to the comfortable silence was a certain broomhead bursting into the room.

"Hello! How are you Meryl?" Vash said cheerfully. Too cheerfully.

"I'm better." A nice short reply.

"I'm glad." Said Vash, taking a seat next to Meryl on her bed, their thigh touching. A vain on Knives forehead noticeably throbbing.

"You're looking every nice today in my shirt (in case you don't remember, earlier when Knives first bandaged Meryl he put one of his brothers shirts on her, but then later he just couldn't be bothered to again, she then put it back on after having a go at Knives for leaving her shirtless), it really suits you!"

Vash then proceeded to give Meryl a big hug. While doing this he glanced across at Knives who had a look of the utmost hatred on his face, so of cause Vash just grinned.

Meryl suddenly began to feel very tired, so she leaned against Vash, unintentionally pissing off Knives even more.

'Get of her!' Knives mentally yelled at Vash, who then proceeded to jump a foot in the air.

'And why should I do that my dear brother? Its not like you care, surely?'

'Of cause not, just leave her alone, she's injured, I have not just wasted my time healing her so you can make her worse!'

'Okay, I understand, so you don't mind if I do this?'

Vash then moved and kissed the sleeping form of Meryl on her forehead. This was enough to let anger completely grip Knives, he got up, and literally picked his brother up by his collar, and then throw him out of the door, locking it behind him.

Walking back to Meryl, he once again picked her half-asleep self of the floor, and put her back onto her bed, but this time, when she snuggled into him, he didn't move away, instead he moved so he was half sitting, half lying next to her, her head on his chest, his arm around her somewhat possessively. And yet he still wasn't sure why he was doing it. Knives fell asleep.

For the next few hours Vash just sat staring at the door in confusion.

Ermmmm…yeah…that's another chapter done…please review, I really want to know what you think, as I wasn't to sure about this one. So please, please review, if you do you'd be my best friend!