Title: Forgotten Tears-Chapter 4

Author: Vash the Stampede aka $$60 Billion Double Dollar Man

Warnings: Alright, if you've stuck with me this long, you should know be now there's Yaoi involved. VashxWolfwood, my fave pair. ::hugs Nick:: Well, on with the story now. ^_^.

Rights: I don't own Trigun, or any of the Characters related to Trigun. **although, I wish..and so does Nick..and all my slash writing friends..^_^.** The *best* and most wonderful person in the world, Yusihiro Nightow, does. He is the *marvelous* creator of Trigun, so BOW DOWN BEFORE HIM AND BEHOLD HIS WONDERFUL ANIME!!! XD ((Vash's POV))

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I woke up, Wolfwood's arms wrapped around me. I shook them off, and stood up. It was a cloudy morning, no rain. I looked down into the street from the window. ~Where are you, Legato?! I'm hunting you..as of now..and I'll succeed in finding you..~ I said to myself.

Wolfwood shifted, and I looked over at him. I smiled, and put on the red trench coat I always wore, checking my gun for ammunition. I kissed Wolfwood's cheek, and walked out of the room, silently. It was still quiet, all the kids were still sleeping.

"I'll be right back, Nick...", I whispered, stepping outside of the building. I walked out into the street, it was still early. So the town was not busy as usual. I heard something behind me, and whirled around. I saw nothing, but white cloth caught on a nail.

"Legato..", I whispered, running toward the cliff near the town.

"Where do you think your going?!", a female voice behind me said, I stopped, and turned, my face full of seriousness. It was Meryl Stryfe.

"What do you want, MERYL?!?!", I have yelled and said. She flinched, and yelled back.

"I want to KNOW where YOUR going!!", Meryl yelled, putting her hands on her hips.

"That's none of your concern...and I don't want you following me..got it!?!", I bellowed, turning my back to her.

"Fine then!! Just..if you get killed...I'll have to take care of Nick alone..with Milly..", Meryl muttered, her black bangs falling into her eyes.

"I won't get killed...", I replied, jumping up onto a jutting-out edge of the cliff. I jumped up onto the top of the cliff, and my face faultered.

I put my hand to my mouth, for I was afraid if I didn't, I would throw up. Bodies. Dead bodies of the towns people, scattered around the ground, as Legato stood, marveling at his arm.

"Ahh...nice to see you again, Vash the Stampede..", Legato said, turning around to me.

"You killed them. Even though they did things different than you, the decision of who should and who should not live was never and never will be yours to make! I should slap you...", I said, my hand leaving my mouth, and resting on my hip. Landing on the long barrel .45 colt on my hip, my eyes narrowing at the smirking Legato.

"I did...and who are you to tell me who and who I shouldn't kill...", Legato replied, I turned, my face twisted in agony.

"I can't believe you...and Knives!! You just kill and kill and kill...why? Why do you torment me so?!", I yelled, tears running down my pale cheeks.

"Poor Vash....I love to see you cry..and your face twisted in agony..it makes me glad...and gives me joy..", Legato said, raising his arm behind me. I jumped up, and darted to the left, as he shot at me.

"What do you think your doing, Legato!?!", I yelled, aiming my gun at his head. I looked behind me, and there he was.

"Ah..your still slow somewhat...", Legato said, making me point my gun at him. I struggled to pull my arm down, as he smiled evilly.

"I...I..I won't kill you!", I yelled, throwing my head back, as he fired his gun under my chin. I grabbed my chin, and put it up to my face, blood, smeared all over my hand.

"Ahh...If you won't...I'll make you kill me..you weak thing of a pathetic excuse for a human being..oh..I forgot..your not human..your part plant..", Legato said, pushing me down to the ground in an ungrateful sprawl.

"I'm human...unlike you...but Knives makes you think your immortal..all he wants to do is kill all of human kind!!", I yelled, standing up, the gun in my hand trembling.

"Ah..if you think you know so much..fire. I dare you to fire the gun and kill me. Do it, now. Do it quickly. Only you can do so, do it!", Legato yelled, as I rested my finger on the trigger.

"Never!", I screamed, pulling the trigger, and firing the gun. Legato's limp body fell to the ground, a sadistic smirk on his face. My eyes widened, and I dropped my gun, blood dripping down from my chin. I fell to my knees, sobbing and staring into the sky.

"I'm sorry, Rem...I broke my promise to you...I'm so...terribly sorry...", I sobbed, Wolfwood ran up to me, gasping at the sight. A dead body of Legato, and a sobbing gunslinger known as Vash.

"Vash...what happened?", Wolfwood asked, kneeling next to me, resting his Cross Punisher on his shoulder.

"I...I shot Legato...I took his life from him...I robbed him of a chance to make a difference in life..I killed him..Nick..I actually killed him..", I whispered, resting my head on Wolfwood's chest.

"Shhh...it's alright, Vash...it's better that he's dead...no more nightmares...shhh..it's ok..you don't have to cry...", Wolfwood said, wrapping his arms around my shoulders.

I sobbed quietly on his chest, tears staining his white shirt and black jacket. Thunder struck in the distance, and a soft drizzle of rain pelted down on me and Wolfwood. This moment, didn't need words, I didn't know what to say, neither did Wolfwood. He just held me, and I quietly sobbed, I hope that God went easy on Legato, for I, would never know what had gone through Legato's mind when that bullet did.

After a while, Milly and Meryl came after us. We went back to the orphanage, and I slept quite uneasyly that night, Wolfwood laid next to me. He wrapped his arms around me, and I rested my head on his chest, and sighed. We hadn't said anything since Wolfwood found me, and I thought, that we didn't need words. Wolfwood understood what I was going through now, and I didn't have anything to say, so, Wolfwood didn't speak, neither did I.

And I finally fell asleep, and hoped, that maybe I wouldn't have nightmares of my killing Legato with my own gun, the weapon Knives had given me to rid this world of humans all together, how I had refused, and shot him, how he shot my arm off, how I lost my brother all because he wanted to make a perfect Eden for him and I. I slept, and Wolfwood stayed with me all through the night.

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Authors Notes: Not much here, but I hope you like. I think I'll wait for the next chapters to write. I'm taking a break. ::pounces on Wolfwood, and hugs him:: Ok...that's all you should know..bye for now. ^_^. XP

Sincerely,

Vash the Stampede aka $$60 Billion Double Dollar Man