Into The Night

[Chapter 12: Knives's realization and Vash's Dilemma!]

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"I'm not someone who's in charge huh? Well think again bitch, I am!" Knives shouted as he entered the room and stopped mid-way to the bed still positioning the gun towards her face. "Why- Why Mr. Knives?" Milly asked as her eyes started to water once again. At sight of this Knives started to feel uneasy as very, very tense. He didn't want to move… "Why-… Why now you were making so much good progress…" Milly said softly while she lifted her face to smile at him with tears rolling down her cheeks. But this time she was really surprised when she felt another bullet skim through her hair, cutting most of it off!

Luckily Meryl wasn't getting harmed in the process of this. She was laying on the next to Milly who was sitting up, obviously. Suddenly Milly stood up and slowly approached Knives. He looked shocked by her moments and he pulled the trigger again! It grazed past the other side of her face cutting through her hair on that side, making it fall off. Even though it a cut on her cheek that didn't faze her a bit. Her hair made her look like a little boy now… Almost like Knives himself, but all she had left where her long bangs that went down either side of her face.

"Don't come any closer Yeti or I'll put some hot led into your forehead!" Knives shouted which really didn't startle her. "Knives… I-, I-… I love you… and I bet you feel the same… right?" Milly questioned him as she approached him further. He shot off another round and this time it hit her shoulder making her stumble back a few steps. A slight smile crossed Knives's lips in satisfaction to his hit.

"I lose my pride as a plant! So don't cross the line…" Knives demanded in some sort of impish voice. Milly smiled which gave a little shock to Knives who was about to pull the trigger when his gun dropped automatically from his grip.

It was Milly who had given a few strides across the room and finally stopped in front of him. "Knives… I love you-… so please accept me…" Milly said softly as she wrapped her arms around him slowly which was giving him chills. Finally she kissed him!

Vash heard the shots but was to far at the time to do anything about it! "Shit! Meryl and Milly! I've gotta get back and make sure they're alright!" Vash shouted. He was like halfway back from the phone when the first shot rang out! The second and third came right after! He bolted down the hall towards the room and slammed open the door to see Milly kissing Knives. Milly had short hair like Knives but huge side-bangs. She looked like a boy! Vash saw Meryl was fine but Milly…

Milly had a small bullet hole in her left shoulder and scares all over her body. Vash spotted Knives gun on the ground behind Milly and he bolted for it! He snatched it up and tripped on a loose bored, falling on to the bed next to Meryl who was still unconscious.

Knives was still distracted he didn't even notice the racket Vash was causing. Finally Milly parted the kiss and grabbed her wounded shoulder letting out a shrill cry. Knives stared at her for a moment in shock… What have I done? Is she going to die? Why, why, why Milly? Why? All for me, why? I can't understand you… Knives's thoughts raced boggling his mind. He didn't know why she would go through all this just for him! She really was an air-head… But what Knives didn't know that she did really love him…

Milly stumbled back and almost fell to the floor before Vash caught her. "Damn Knives why the hell would you do that, well? She didn't do anything to you! All she wanted was- was… was to be accepted by you, only you! Don't you understand the fact she likes you?" Vash shouted as a few tears dropped on Milly's face. Knives stood speechless as he watched Vash pick up the big girl and lay her onto the other bed next to Meryl's.

"Go! Go to your room Knives!" Vash shouted and Knives couldn't say a thing, just nod. And so Knives slowly walked to the door and exited to room. Vash heard the door shut behind Knives and glanced over his shoulder at the door behind him.

Finally the smell of blood hit him and he looked back at Milly whose blood was soaking through the sheets. "…Shit what am I-…" Vash got an idea but it was an embarrassing and hard to consider one. Vash got off the bed quickly and ran into the bathroom. He searched through every drawer until he found tweezers. "I've gotta get that bullet out…" He mumbled as he ran back to Milly's side glancing over at Meryl quickly then back at Milly. "Hold on Milly I'll get it out." Vash said softly as he sat on the bed next to her and started to unbutton her white button up.

Finally he came to the last button and hesitated for a moment before undoing it. He slipped off the shirt to see a big hole in her shoulder leaking blood everywhere. Vash cringed his teeth and then grabbed the tweezers.

Vash put presser on her shoulder with his right hand and she gave another shrill cry. He paused... "It hurts!" Milly cried putting her hands into fists. "I'm sorry Milly, but if I don't get it out… you'll die." Vash replied softly easing her with his words. More blood came pouring out at every movement. Vash grit his teeth and jammed the tweezers in the hole and received a scream from Milly who was in agonizing pain. She shook franticly trying to get away, Vash wouldn't allow it.

He finally got hold of the bullet and pulled it out slowly. When it was out he released the presser on her shoulder and grabbed something out of his pocket. It was the vial! He quickly opened it and poured some into her mouth. Miraculously her wounds started to heal! Vash smiled as her eyes started to flutter open. "What happened? Why can't I remember a thing?" Milly asked while looking around the room.

Vash didn't reply to her question, all he could do was smile. He got off the bed and walked over to her suitcase that was at the foot of the bed and bent down to open it. Milly sat up and watched him then looked over at the side table to see a huge bullet laying there. "Did-… did I get shot?" she asked with a priceless expression. Vash just ignored the question while he slowly unzipped the suitcase and opened it. "Hey answer me!" Milly demanded.

"Here put a shirt on…" Vash smiled tossing her a shirt. Then he stood up and approached Meryl who wasn't looking very well. He grabbed the vial and hoisted her into his lap as poured some into her mouth. Suddenly Meryl's hair became longer and shinier. It was as long as Milly's used to be. Milly held the shirt in her lap and watched as Meryl transformed. "What-…" Milly tried to say but he interrupted her. "Put a shirt on and I'll tell you…" Vash demanded and so she did.

Meanwhile Knives sat on his bed hunched over with his hands in his lap deciding on whether he should leave or not when he got a horrid feeling. "Man~… now what?" Knives groaned as he got up from the bed and walked over to the door. He gripped the handle of the door when it finally hit him! He could hear them… Milly's, Meryl's and Vash's thoughts! Oh god! He didn't… Knives shuttered at this and his hands started to tremble violently.

(End of Chapter 12)