Disclaimer:

I don't own Trigun, but I wish I did. Oh well ::Sighs::

First of all before I start this new chapter, would like to thank 'Elf-Vulcan' for taking some time to read my very very very short story (well so far). Any who, that's ok. On with the story.

A/N:

Also before I start, I have to warn you, I haven't really seen all the Trigun episodes, so I don't really know what happens after episode 21.I blame it all on adult swim (it's a show on cartoon network that is on late at night, well actually not that late in Hawaii.) they cut it off before the series ended. But lets just say after episode 21, is AU ok?

Chapter One: To Go On Living

Meryl Stryfe looked outside of a window in her house, in the town of December. The Bernardelli Insurance Company had gone down the drain, only to being replaced by 'GIC: Gunsmoke Insurance Company', with Bernardelli's gone, both Milly Thompson and herself had no job, and had nowhere else to go. It was also 2 years ago, when Vash the Stampede and Nicholas D. Wolfwood had left the pair, to fight Knives and the Gun-Ho Gang.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Milly entered her room.

"Hey Meryl, I'm going out to look for a job."

"Hmmm."

"Well umm…ok…see you later than."

'Good ol' Milly, never ceases to amaze me. Through all these hardships, she has been able to pull through anything.'

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Outside of the little house, Milly strolled along the dusty streets looking for a job, to support her and her friend. Milly continued to walk until; she found a small shop with a 'help wanted' sign. Knowing that soon most of their money would be gone soon; Milly quickly entered the shop.

"Hello, is anyone here?"

A short man with a long white beard came out from the storage room.

"Oh, hello there, young lady. Here to buy anything?"

Shaking her head in reply. "No sorry. I here to apply for the job."

"Well then, you came to the right place." Handing her an application form, he introduced himself.

"Ma' name's Charles Alexander, nice to meet ya"

"Milly Thompson, nice to meet you too."

As soon as Milly got the job, she found out that her job was to shelf all the items in the store, and then later work the cashier. As she left the store, she gratefully thanked the man, I mean her new boss and quickly walked back to the house.

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Back At the house, Meryl continued sitting in the same spot contemplating all the things she could do to help her friend. Not knowing what to do, she felt useless, causing her to sink into deep depression.

'Why did he leave me like that?' Meryl thought. 'Vash is always, thinking about his problems, helping the people who wanted to hurt him, the same people who actually fear him.'

'No one cares what happens to me. Well no one except for Milly, I guess. But I can't always rely on her for help.'

Suddenly her train of thought was interrupted by the sounds of her friend running into the house, up the stairs, and to her room.

"Meryl, I got a job." Milly squealed with happiness. "Now, we don't have to eat bread and butter any more."

Meryl smiled to show her happiness with a smile. "That's great Milly."

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AN:

Well that's the first chapter, I hope that you will like it.

Don't forget to 'review' me, I don't care, what you say, I just want to hear…read you opinions.

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