*dodges random kitchen utensils* Hehe, hi? *dodges random bathroom utensils* Okay, who threw the plunger?!
Yes, well, I am back. And, if it's not too much trouble, I would appreciate if you would also read Gazing at My Silver Moon. I had people begging me to update, then I get three or four reviews for it. C'mon, people; can't you do better? *coughLizzicough*
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. I don't own this computer, and I don't the floppy disk the story is on (my mommy bought it for me). I only own the plot and my giant monkey beanie baby. That's it.
Warnings: Uhh, if I told you, it would give the chapter away. u.u
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Redemption
Chapter 2: The Story That Never Ends
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Milly Thompson hummed softly to herself while tidying up the living room of Meryl's house. Meryl was dunking Vash in cold water because he had decided to drink too much the night before. Knives was in the back throwing, well, knives. The doorbell rang; Milly got up to answer it. "I'm coming!" she called.
She opened the door and saw her coworker. "Serenity!" she exclaimed. "I wasn't expecting to see you here. Did the boss send you?"
Serenity giggled softly. "Kinda," she replied, "but I also came for another reason. I believe I have found one of your wayward friends, Milly.
Milly blinked and was about to reply when Wolfwood stepped out from behind Serenity. "Hi, Milly," he murmured. "Long time no see." Milly promptly fainted. (AN: Milly fainting... hehe. She always seems so strong...)
Wolfwood swore loudly. "Can you get a moist washcloth?" he asked Serenity. "I'll put her on the couch." Serenity nodded, obviously amused. She then went to the kitchen to fetch the wet washcloth, leaving Wolfwood alone with Millie.
Wolfwood carefully pushed Milly's bangs off her face. "I'm sorry," he murmured softly. "I'm sorry for everything you've been through because of me." Serenity looked in on them and smiled. She then chanted something under her breath. Milly stirred under Wolfwood's hand.
"Mr. Wolfwood?" she questioned softly. "It is you! You're alive!" She leapt forward and caught the surprised ex-priest in a hug. It was not until Wolfwood felt the water through his shirt that he realized she was crying. 'She missed me,' he thought, relieved. 'She doesn't hate me.'
Serenity walked back in with the wet cloth. "Welcome back to the world of the living, Milly!" she chirped.
Milly giggled. "I was just telling Mr. Wolfwood here the same thing."
"Nicholas," he whispered softly. "Call me Nicholas." Milly blushed softly. She was saved by Serenity.
"Is Meryl here with that humanoid typhoon?" she inquired.
Milly nodded and pointed upstairs. "She's in the upstairs bathroom dunking his head in the tub. He drank too much last night." Nicholas snorted and gave his best why-am-I-not-surprised look. Milly giggled again. "It's the third door on the right."
Serenity said her thanks and left the two alone. 'One couple down, two to go... I hope that it's two.' She found Meryl and Vash exactly as Milly said she would. "I hope I'm not interrupting," she said with a grin.
Meryl Strife looked up from her work on Vash the Stampede. "Hello, Serenity," she greeted. "Hold on just a minute; I'm almost through." She pulled Vash's blond head out of the tub one last time. "Maybe that'll remind you not to drink so much. You know that your body doesn't take alcohol very well." Vash sputtered some sort of reply.
Serenity decided it was time to make herself known. "Didn't Rem tell you that a long time ago, Vash? She would be disappointed if she knew you didn't listen to her..." Her seemingly offhand comment did the trick. Vash's head snapped up so his eyes met hers. His mouth silently formed a single word. Then Vash, the humanoid typhoon worth $$60,000,000,000, screamed bloody murder.
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Knives growled as he heard his useless brother's scream. 'What's wrong this time? His woman must be quite angry with him.' After deciding that watching the human reprimand his brother would be more amusing than throwing knives at a stuffed dummy.
Apparently Milly and Wolfwood had the same idea. Unlike Knives, however, they knew that Serenity was upstairs with Vash and Meryl. Vash had sounded like he had seen a ghost. Well, they were pretty close to the truth.
Knives and the couple met at the bottom of the staircase. He blinked when he saw the living Wolfwood. "So you are alive," he toned emotionlessly. "You are stronger than most humans, I'll give you that much."
"In other words, he's complimenting you!" Milly smiled. Knives scowled.
"Shall we go see what is wrong with Mr. Stampede up there?" Nicky smirked. "Either he's seen a ghost, or Meryl has gone overboard this time." Knives smirked.
Vash screamed again, and there was a thumping noise from the direction of the bathroom. Knives rolled his eyes and proceeded to the bathroom, followed by Milly and Nicholas.
Knives opened the door and was shocked by what he saw. Vash had fainted and was on the floor. Meryl was by his side and massaging his wrists in attempt to revive him. A young woman stood nearby, clearly amused by the whole scene. Knives inwardly frowned. This girl looked very familiar, but he could not quite place where he had seen her.
Vash finally woke up. He stared at Serenity for a moment and then said, "Could you please explain that? I thought you were dead."
Serenity smiled and replied, "Let's move downstairs and get comfortable. This may take awhile."
Meryl nodded mutely and led them to the living room. "How are you alive?" she dazedly asked Wolfwood.
"I can explain that as well," Serenity interrupted. "But this is a long story, and that is toward the end of it. The only place to start is at the beginning.
"About one thousand three hundred years ago, the solar system was at peace. As you may recall, there were nine planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Earth was were the humans lived. It had one satellite -- the moon, or Luna. There was a time of peace called the Silver Millennium. The capital was on the moon, and every planet except Earth was in the Alliance. From the time Serenity I, or Luna, it was peaceful. She reigned for over one thousand years.
"Her daughter, Serenity II, also known as Diana, reigned for nearly five hundred years alone. After so long, however, she had a daughter. Her royal name was Serenity III, but her close family and friends called her Usagi in private." Knives stiffened at the name, but Serenity appeared not to notice. She continued, "Usagi was very happy. Her court was made up of her best friends, who were the princesses from the eight planets in the Alliance. Queen Serenity II, however, was not satisfied. Earth needed to be brought into the Alliance to prevent a war. In order to do this, Princess Serenity had to wed Prince Endymion of Earth. Only the princess was not pleased with this arrangement, for she had wanted to marry for love. In order to keep her mother happy, however, she was willing to give up her own dreams. Endymion treated the princess cruelly and as an inferior being. Humans on Earth greatly disliked the Lunarians because of their powers. People fear what they do not understand." She turned to Vash and Knives. "The two of you know what I speak of.
"On Earth, a human named Beryl became possessed by the entity Metallia. She was in love with Endymion, and he played with her emotions. He made her believe that Princess Serenity was forcing him into the marriage. Then she attacked. The moon was unprepared because it was the night of the engagement party. Endymion betrayed Serenity and killed her himself. Out of grief, the queen used the Ginzuishou, a mystic gem, to send everyone to the future.
"The queen, however, made a mistake. She had not realized that Endymion had betrayed them. When it came time for them to receive their lost memories, false ones were given. This did not cause any trouble until two years after Beryl reappeared.
"Now, since I've come about halfway through my story, why don't we get something to eat? I'm starved."
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Now, I know that the above story has been used SO much that it's older than dirt. Please don't criticize it until you read the whole thing. Thanks very much for reading; can you now do the other half of "R&R"?
~Koneko
Yes, well, I am back. And, if it's not too much trouble, I would appreciate if you would also read Gazing at My Silver Moon. I had people begging me to update, then I get three or four reviews for it. C'mon, people; can't you do better? *coughLizzicough*
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. I don't own this computer, and I don't the floppy disk the story is on (my mommy bought it for me). I only own the plot and my giant monkey beanie baby. That's it.
Warnings: Uhh, if I told you, it would give the chapter away. u.u
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Redemption
Chapter 2: The Story That Never Ends
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Milly Thompson hummed softly to herself while tidying up the living room of Meryl's house. Meryl was dunking Vash in cold water because he had decided to drink too much the night before. Knives was in the back throwing, well, knives. The doorbell rang; Milly got up to answer it. "I'm coming!" she called.
She opened the door and saw her coworker. "Serenity!" she exclaimed. "I wasn't expecting to see you here. Did the boss send you?"
Serenity giggled softly. "Kinda," she replied, "but I also came for another reason. I believe I have found one of your wayward friends, Milly.
Milly blinked and was about to reply when Wolfwood stepped out from behind Serenity. "Hi, Milly," he murmured. "Long time no see." Milly promptly fainted. (AN: Milly fainting... hehe. She always seems so strong...)
Wolfwood swore loudly. "Can you get a moist washcloth?" he asked Serenity. "I'll put her on the couch." Serenity nodded, obviously amused. She then went to the kitchen to fetch the wet washcloth, leaving Wolfwood alone with Millie.
Wolfwood carefully pushed Milly's bangs off her face. "I'm sorry," he murmured softly. "I'm sorry for everything you've been through because of me." Serenity looked in on them and smiled. She then chanted something under her breath. Milly stirred under Wolfwood's hand.
"Mr. Wolfwood?" she questioned softly. "It is you! You're alive!" She leapt forward and caught the surprised ex-priest in a hug. It was not until Wolfwood felt the water through his shirt that he realized she was crying. 'She missed me,' he thought, relieved. 'She doesn't hate me.'
Serenity walked back in with the wet cloth. "Welcome back to the world of the living, Milly!" she chirped.
Milly giggled. "I was just telling Mr. Wolfwood here the same thing."
"Nicholas," he whispered softly. "Call me Nicholas." Milly blushed softly. She was saved by Serenity.
"Is Meryl here with that humanoid typhoon?" she inquired.
Milly nodded and pointed upstairs. "She's in the upstairs bathroom dunking his head in the tub. He drank too much last night." Nicholas snorted and gave his best why-am-I-not-surprised look. Milly giggled again. "It's the third door on the right."
Serenity said her thanks and left the two alone. 'One couple down, two to go... I hope that it's two.' She found Meryl and Vash exactly as Milly said she would. "I hope I'm not interrupting," she said with a grin.
Meryl Strife looked up from her work on Vash the Stampede. "Hello, Serenity," she greeted. "Hold on just a minute; I'm almost through." She pulled Vash's blond head out of the tub one last time. "Maybe that'll remind you not to drink so much. You know that your body doesn't take alcohol very well." Vash sputtered some sort of reply.
Serenity decided it was time to make herself known. "Didn't Rem tell you that a long time ago, Vash? She would be disappointed if she knew you didn't listen to her..." Her seemingly offhand comment did the trick. Vash's head snapped up so his eyes met hers. His mouth silently formed a single word. Then Vash, the humanoid typhoon worth $$60,000,000,000, screamed bloody murder.
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Knives growled as he heard his useless brother's scream. 'What's wrong this time? His woman must be quite angry with him.' After deciding that watching the human reprimand his brother would be more amusing than throwing knives at a stuffed dummy.
Apparently Milly and Wolfwood had the same idea. Unlike Knives, however, they knew that Serenity was upstairs with Vash and Meryl. Vash had sounded like he had seen a ghost. Well, they were pretty close to the truth.
Knives and the couple met at the bottom of the staircase. He blinked when he saw the living Wolfwood. "So you are alive," he toned emotionlessly. "You are stronger than most humans, I'll give you that much."
"In other words, he's complimenting you!" Milly smiled. Knives scowled.
"Shall we go see what is wrong with Mr. Stampede up there?" Nicky smirked. "Either he's seen a ghost, or Meryl has gone overboard this time." Knives smirked.
Vash screamed again, and there was a thumping noise from the direction of the bathroom. Knives rolled his eyes and proceeded to the bathroom, followed by Milly and Nicholas.
Knives opened the door and was shocked by what he saw. Vash had fainted and was on the floor. Meryl was by his side and massaging his wrists in attempt to revive him. A young woman stood nearby, clearly amused by the whole scene. Knives inwardly frowned. This girl looked very familiar, but he could not quite place where he had seen her.
Vash finally woke up. He stared at Serenity for a moment and then said, "Could you please explain that? I thought you were dead."
Serenity smiled and replied, "Let's move downstairs and get comfortable. This may take awhile."
Meryl nodded mutely and led them to the living room. "How are you alive?" she dazedly asked Wolfwood.
"I can explain that as well," Serenity interrupted. "But this is a long story, and that is toward the end of it. The only place to start is at the beginning.
"About one thousand three hundred years ago, the solar system was at peace. As you may recall, there were nine planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Earth was were the humans lived. It had one satellite -- the moon, or Luna. There was a time of peace called the Silver Millennium. The capital was on the moon, and every planet except Earth was in the Alliance. From the time Serenity I, or Luna, it was peaceful. She reigned for over one thousand years.
"Her daughter, Serenity II, also known as Diana, reigned for nearly five hundred years alone. After so long, however, she had a daughter. Her royal name was Serenity III, but her close family and friends called her Usagi in private." Knives stiffened at the name, but Serenity appeared not to notice. She continued, "Usagi was very happy. Her court was made up of her best friends, who were the princesses from the eight planets in the Alliance. Queen Serenity II, however, was not satisfied. Earth needed to be brought into the Alliance to prevent a war. In order to do this, Princess Serenity had to wed Prince Endymion of Earth. Only the princess was not pleased with this arrangement, for she had wanted to marry for love. In order to keep her mother happy, however, she was willing to give up her own dreams. Endymion treated the princess cruelly and as an inferior being. Humans on Earth greatly disliked the Lunarians because of their powers. People fear what they do not understand." She turned to Vash and Knives. "The two of you know what I speak of.
"On Earth, a human named Beryl became possessed by the entity Metallia. She was in love with Endymion, and he played with her emotions. He made her believe that Princess Serenity was forcing him into the marriage. Then she attacked. The moon was unprepared because it was the night of the engagement party. Endymion betrayed Serenity and killed her himself. Out of grief, the queen used the Ginzuishou, a mystic gem, to send everyone to the future.
"The queen, however, made a mistake. She had not realized that Endymion had betrayed them. When it came time for them to receive their lost memories, false ones were given. This did not cause any trouble until two years after Beryl reappeared.
"Now, since I've come about halfway through my story, why don't we get something to eat? I'm starved."
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Now, I know that the above story has been used SO much that it's older than dirt. Please don't criticize it until you read the whole thing. Thanks very much for reading; can you now do the other half of "R&R"?
~Koneko