ALOHA MATES! How have you all been lately. Me, I'm great, its the best weekend of my life.I ahve managed to reduce each of my seven annoying ass brothers to tears, torment Knives endlessly with threats of the bunny pictures that don't exist. I deprived Vash and Legato of donuts & hotdogs. Then I locked Meryl in a closet and made her watch old reruns of Mary Tyler Moore so she couldn't do any work. I left Millie alone though. She's really scary when she manages to get mad. AHAHAH Can you tell I'm in a bad mood? Wanna know why I'll tell you why.

The stupid ass people at the ice-cream shop ran out of vanilla icecream deprved me of half of my cone. The lazy ass bastards wouldn't even refill the machine. GRRRRR! Anyways, now that I'm done with that little rant I think I will write the story. And then I have to go shopping, and calme Knives down (I'm currently writing this from an undisclosed location, seeing as Knives is hunting me down with a spoon again) then I have to get Meryl a WHOLLLEE lot of work to do so she gets back to herself again.

Well on with the story. Oh yes I made up a new poem for the disclaimer.

Donkeys eat straw Cows eat hay You sue me, I'll make you pay.

I don't own Trigun so screw off lawyers. NAHHHHH

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Layne was running thorugh a field in the green place. Water glistened on both sides of her,causing reflections to fall upon the surrounding area. With a sighe she lay down in the feathery substance known as 'grass'.

"This place is so wonderful, I wish I could share it with Grayfall and the others," Layne sighed, funning her hand through the grass.

"No you don't,"came a familiar voice from behind. Layne looked up and backwards to see a very tired looking Orchid, supporting Roxanna.

"Orchid!Roxanna! What happened?!?!"Layne exclaimed, jumping up supporting her tow friends. Orchid chuckled as she plopped onto the ground.

"This, this is nothing. Maximus was furious when you left and took it out on all of us in the household," she said sadly. All the cheer had gone out of her voice now.

"T-that's,--"

"Hush Layne, I have only a limited time to speek with you, I can't explain it all, so this time your going to have to take the note back with you!" Orchid interrupted, her voice gorwing stern and harsh. Layne blinked, she had never heard anyone here use that tone before.

"I-- where am I am I dead in the other world again?" Layne asked, horrifed at the prospect. Orchid shook her head and withdrew a thick packet from her sleeve.

"Let me explain quickly. When you were here before, you were not dead in the other world. It just appeared that way. Maximus--Maximus wounded you that day in the desert. He did it so he could transport your soul here to Eden---Ack, i dont have enough time to expalin thouroughly. It is all explained in that packet. All you have to do to take that back with you is to put some of your blood on it," Orchid said. Layne quickly obliged due to the urgency in her voice. Around her the setting was starting to fade, even the letter. With startlingly quick reflexes Layne used the edge of the packet to slit her hand open and put some of the blood on it. The last thing she saw of 'Eden' was orchid smiling sadly at her. The she blacked out.

In 'Eden' Roxanna woke up.

"D-do you think she can do it Orchid?" the woman asked weakly. Orchid smiled down at her long time friend.Orchid thought for a minute, doubt passing over her features. Then she smiled, a smile that reached her eyes for the first time in many moons.

"Yes. Layne has managed to do what none of us others have been able to do, escape from this place. My sons hell hole," Orchid said gently right before Roxanna passed out.

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Layne woke up in cold sweat, screaming and clutching the letter in her hand. It hadn't been a dream. All that time, she hadn't been dreaming. This note proved it. Her hand was still bleeding, the note was still in her hand. She silently opened the note and read it, face going ashen as she did.

He was after her again. He had stolen her soul and she didn't even know it. The reality of it crashed down on her with a sudden force, causing her to scream all the louder.

Next door Grayfall heard her screams, quickly leaping out of bed. He to had had a weird dream. In it he had seen his mother, standing near another tall red-haired woman. She was mouthing something he couldn't hear and urgently pointing toward something. That something was Layne.

Legato, who was sitting in the living room didn't even question Grayfall as he flew out of the door and ran to Layne's home.He arrived at Laynes room, out of breath. It seems that no one had heard him enter, or Laynes screams. He triedthe door and swore as the knib wouldn;t turn. Without a second thought he busted the door to her room down. And there she was, sitting in the bed and clutching her knees. Layne was wimpering and crying, her eyes were wide with horror and she was shaking badly. Not knowing what to do, Grayfall approached the bed. At Laynes feet he saw the letter. The thick letter that had scared her to death. Without a second thought he began reading.

Ok I know this is a short chapter, but I'm posting a bunch of chapters at once so tough. And, yes this is a cliffie so nahhhhhh! HAHAHA i told you I'm in a bad mood. Well R&R please. Any review is welcome, even flames.

CIAO FOR NOW, R.K.