Dark: Oh, oh, oh, may I ask for 400 more hits? Please? I'll hit 10000 hits that way!! :D Hehe, anyways, enjoy!! Second part n.n I know it's much shorter, but it's right to the point X3 And I thought it was sweet! xP

"…" is speech.

Italics is thoughts.

: … : is telepathic speaking.

Key-word: Perfect
Rating: T
Genre: General/Romance
Pairing(s): VashxMeryl.
Verse: Anime.
Warnings: Uhh, implied intimate relationship, I guess... hehe. Plus one sentence regarding the end of the series.
Summary: That wasn't all his kin could do, not even close. Meryl now knew.

ºººººº Another Ability ºººººº

It had happened at dawn.

Meryl had actually thought he was doing it on purpose, as Vash now often did, from the moment he had let her know he was able to use telepathy, feel what she felt and even see what she saw, depending on the level of depth he allowed himself to resonate with her own being, as he had explained to her two weeks after they admitted their feelings for each other and one month after he returned to her with Knives over one shoulder.

But the fact was that the outlaw, golden strands of silk obscuring his eyelids from the direct light of the sunrays, looked very much asleep and that she could feel a familiar presence in her mind, pressing gently with an almost ticklish feeling. And knowing what the sensation was, Meryl wondered, but wasn't worried. She trusted him after all.

It was then that a few images made their way into her own mind's eye. And not random ones either, but images of herself.

She found herself blushing deeply when she recognized a clear one of the first night they had first made love. Her point of view was the exact opposite, true, since she was seeing her own body from the blond man's eyes, but she recognized the room (his, it had been his; from then on, Vash had made a point of sleeping in her bed), the way one of his hands happened to shake once in a while (it had been the only time, because from then on, the insatiable plant had been all but insecure), the way she had, hesitantly at first, traced his scars (which, by the way, she happened to be feeling the tingling sensation of on her skin, as if he was the one doing it now; which he wasn't).

But what shocked her was the very way he watched her. Her dream-like self that she was seeing was in her own little world, not knowing she was being scrutinized, but now, the present Meryl could witness it.

It was… odd.

Her hair looked tidier, shinier, much nicer from the way he saw it. Her eyes also seemed to glow with a light of their own and, now that she thought about it, their colour truly was mesmerizing… not grey, not violet, not indigo; more like a mixture of all of those to create a whole new, unique tinge. And her skin looked… like silk. Of a milky white texture, it looked so soft to the touch that the fleeting thought of Will it disappear or be forever damaged if I touch it? crossed her mind, though she did believe that that belonged to Vash.

She looked…

Meryl blinked. Once. Twice, thrice.

She looked… perfect.

Was it because Vash's sight was sharper than hers? Well, it was, she knew that, but… no, that wasn't it.

Was it because he was a plant? Highly unlikely and unfounded.

So, only one option remained.

Carefully, Meryl changed position slightly on the bed, so that Vash's left cheek rested a little bit more to her right on her shoulder to allow her to peek at his expression, her hues wide and partially awed at her discovery.

Vash… Is this… is this the way you see me? Not any of my flaws, but only my qualities? And you even somehow high light them?

Whether he had caught her marvelled thought, his biological clock rang or any other reason, the Humanoid Typhoon chose that time to open his own inimitable eyes slowly, sleepily, look up at her and smile a lazy smile.

"Ohayo." His tone lower than usual, huskier, let her know he had really just woken up.

Meryl found herself fighting back a few idiotic tears of happiness. Such a dobe… As if you're the only one with imperfections. She greeted him not with words, but by capturing his lips in hers in a long, languid kiss.

Owari


Vocabulary:
Ohayo: Good morning.
Dobe: Variation for "idiot".
Owari: The end.
Anou: Umm.

Anonymous Reviews:
Nightheart: Aww, thank you very much!! X3 So sweet of ya :P Hope you liked this one too.

Dark: WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Ok, I'm free of tests for about… uh… TWO WEEKS!! WOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! This coming from someone who shall be doing two VERY important exams in about a month or so 8DD I so rule xDDD Anou… So yeah, I couldn't help myself about that last romantic titbit X3 And this can be considered as my excuse for Meryl to have access to Vash's mind. Perhaps I should explore this field a bit more, what do you say?