DISCLAIMER: I do not own Trigun, Nightow does.
Do what, brother? Kill the pesky human? He is not worth it. Vash had slid to a halt beside Knives. The man that had been making the jokes about the unlikely duo scratched his neck and turned his heckling towards Vash. Vash and Knives ignored the group of men and proceeded after Millie. Knives was quiet in his head. He made no attempts to telepathically speak with Vash. Although, Vash found out that Knives was keeping his mind open for spontaneous thought from Vash. Knives, what is this hellacious screaming in your head? It makes trying to communicate with you a pain. Knives stopped examining his sandwich long enough to glare at Vash. Knives was not ready to answer that question. However, he noticed that the screaming calmed itself down a little every time Vash spoke with him telepathically.
The three unlikely individuals were sitting in the shade. There were not that many trees on Gunsmoke, but there were at least five of them in this little town. They happened to be constructing near one. Vash lay on the browning grass around the base of the tree and enjoyed the peace. He still had the feeling that something was not right. However, Millie always had a way of cheering him up. "Want my jelly doughnut, Mr. Vash? I brought a slice of apple pie today as well." Knives watched Millie pass the pastry under his nose towards his brother.
Knives ate the sandwich that Millie had provided. When he was trying to kill the world, Knives would have never eaten anything like this sandwich. Pauper food. That was the only thought that he had about the entire meal. Surprisingly, though, Knives enjoyed it. He was so famished that the fact the sandwich was made by human hands didn't revolt him. This sandwich is good, brother. It tastes like the ones Rem used to make. I never hated her.
Vash looked up at his brother and sighed. It had been a while since he had thought about Rem. She was the furthest thing from his mind these days. Knives drank from the thermos that Millie had prepared for him with her own. Vash Marveled at the fact that Knives was actually eating with a human.
BANG!Vash jumped up off of the ground and spun around. Knives flung his thermos to the ground and Millie toppled over. She was regaining her composure as she saw Vash and Knives run toward the center of town. Millie followed the duo as close as she could. When the trio got to the center of town, they stopped and gaped in awe at the sight that was before them.
"Knives, where are you, you stinking rat? I know you live in this town!" A huge man stood in the middle of town. He had a posse of about eight men and they all looked hungry for blood. Vash quickly scanned the crowd. No sign of Meryl. Good, that's what I wanted. Knives, who is this guy? Vash turned his head from the scene only briefly to look at his brother. Knives answer was obvious. He had no clue. So many people hated him.