Title: Forsaken
Author: Akima The Stampede Maxwell
Date begun: March 28, 2002
Anime: where does Knives and the gang come from?....oh yeah! Trigun!!!! What about Dryden and Millerna?....Escaflowne
Pairings: LOL!
Rating: NR for some suggestive themes and Knivishness
Disclaimers: We`ve been over this. I don`t own this. WAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
***ME!!! Thanks again to my reviewers. A double thanks to my reviewers who keep sending reviews. I REALLY appreciate that. Thank you so much (
Chapter 13: Always One Step Behind
Vash and Dryden laughed as they downed another drink. This was like their sixth but who`s counting?
"Hey! Watch it!" Vash slurred as Dryden tripped over his feet. Dryden laughed insanely. He sat down in his chair.
"I didn`t mean to! Damn it! I wish that I could remember how to walk!"
Vash giggled. He glanced towards the door. His smiled twisted into a frown. He pulled out his gun. Dryden looked at the door. He chuckled slightly.
"Vash, what are you doing?"
"There`s somebody there."
Dryden burst out laughing. Vash took one look at him then started laughing as well. He fell out of his chair. He pointed the gun at Dryden and giggled. Dryden acted like he got shot. The door crunched in. Vash and Dryden backed up quickly. Marianne stood in the doorway. Her eyes glowed red. An eerie smile crossed her face.
"Just who I was searching for. Time to die."
Vash pointed his gun at her. She giggled.
"You won`t shoot me, Vash. You still don`t like killing anybody no matter who it is being threatened…even if it`s you. You should have listened to your brother."
Vash growled. He pointed his gun at Marianne`s shoulder. He fired. It appeared to go right through her.
"That was foolish, Vash. Here I was planning to make your death short and sweet. Now you`ve just pissed me off."
She chuckled and for a moment Vash could see what she really looked like. She was a demon. His eyes widened.
"What happened to the real Marianne?"
"I am the real Marianne."
"No you`re not! You`re an imposter! Marianne would never do this!"
Marianne sighed.
"Well…I guess that you had to find out sometime. Your Marianne is dead. That`s right. She`s dead…in the mind. I was always evil, Vash. I just never realized it until Fenris came along. He explained to me how things are and what I should do to make the best out of myself."
"Were you always a demon?"
"Of course. You can`t just turn someone into a demon."
"Are you so sure?"
"Are you an idiot?"
Vash pointed the gun at her again.
"Vash, vash, vash…you know that I will only dodge those bullets. You can`t follow my movements like you did with others."
"How did you know that…"
"Knives and Fenris are not the only ones who can read minds. Now…if you would be so kind as to tell me where Meryl is."
"I don`t know. None of us know."
"Don`t tell her anything!"
Marianne turned just in time to have Knives` fist connect with her jaw. She fell forward. Dryden grabbed her by the wrists and twisted her arms around to behind her.
"Knives, when did you get here?" Vash asked. Knives ignored his question. Millerna stepped into the room a few seconds later. Dryden`s mouth hung open.
"M…Millerna?!"
She pursed her lips. She averted her eyes from his.
"Dryden."
Marianne smacked Dryden in the nuts then did a flip over Millerna. Knives pushed Millerna out of the way as he chased Marianne. Vash ran after Knives. Dryden helped Millerna up. She pushed his hands away from her.
"Don`t touch me!"
"I was only helping you up!"
"How many other women have you helped up? You just left to marry my best friend then you never come back? My friend isn`t here. I am assuming that you two are divorced."
"For awhile now…yes."
Millerna took off after Vash. Dryden stood there for a moment. He chased after Millerna. Knives was catching up to Marianne now. He grabbed her shirt only to have something cut him. He let go. Marianne laughed.
"It doesn`t matter that you do not know where Meryl is! If I don`t find her then the master will. She will be his forever!"
Knives pulled out his gun and fired right at the back of her head. She dodged it. He kept shooting and reloading. He missed everytime. His eyes conveyed pure rage.
"I won`t let that happen! Fenris will not have his way!"
"Are you even concerned about her?"
Marianne leapt up and over a table. Knives did the same. A crashing sound came from behind them. Knives rolled his eyes.
`Stupid klutz of a brother!`
"Do you?"
"I will not answer any of your questions!"
They came to the edge of the ship. Knives laughed aloud as Marianne surveyed the sand below.
"You have nowhere else to go! Give it up!"
Marianne chuckled in a singsong like way. She stood up on the railing without missing a beat. She never even wobbled as she kept perfect balance.
"He will have her. You will never see her again."
Knives lashed out at her. Marianne jumped off of the side taking Knives with her. They disappeared as the sand around the sandsteamer whirled about. Vash and Millerna got to the edge just in time to see them disappear.
"Knives!" Vash exclaimed.
"Do you think that he is okay?" Millerna asked. Vash forced a smile despite his ultimate feeling of dread that came over his stomach.
"It takes more than a fall to stop my brother!"
"I hope that you`re right."
Dryden came up between them. He breathed in and out rapidly.
"They sure can run! Where did they go?"
Vash pointed downward. Dryden`s eyes widened.
"Wow! Did you see them land?"
"No but my brother is stronger than people think. He`ll be okay."
The three stared off into the now setting suns in the distance. Not a word was spoken until the decided to get some sleep.
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Legato and Wolfwood walked into the town of Sandsbar quietly and carefully. The streets were relatively quieter than the others they had previously been to. Meryl stood between them. She could feel the same sense now. She attributed that to her species.
`My species. Until a couple of days ago I was human. Now…I`m like Knives in a way….I wish that he was here right now.`
She felt Legato place his hand on her shoulder. She glanced up at him. He smiled slightly.
"We will find him."
"…I hope so."
Wolfwood paid little attention to this. He continued to scan all directions for anything suspicious. Meryl patted Legato`s hand.
"Legato, could I ask you a favor?"
"Tell me what you want and I will try to fufill it in the best of my abilities."
"You were with Knives for awhile as his right hand man. What was he like? I mean…I have a feeling that I kind of already have an idea of that but…I want to here it from somebody who was in direct contact for a long time."
"Are you sure that you want to here about that? Some of the things that he did and I did are not exactly good conversational pieces."
"Please, Legato? I just want to be able to understand him a little bit more. Whatever he did…I can handle it."
Legato nodded. He proceeded to go into elaborate stories about when he first met Knives and was given Vash`s arm. He told her stories about when humans were tortured then maimed. He skipped over some details that he knew that no matter what she said she could not handle. He told her things that Knives wanted him to do. He explained the basic philosophy behind Knives` explanation of why humans should not be allowed to be the dominate species in the world. Meryl listened intently to every word. She laughed at some things then cringed at another. They ended up sitting on a bench as Wolfwood continued checking the perimeter. Legato stopped talking. He looked around. He stood up. He held his hand out to Meryl. She took it. He pulled her up.
"What is it?"
"Something just doesn`t feel right about this town. We should leave as soon as we can."
Wolfwood came towards them. He smiled.
"Well…there doesn`t seem to be any real threat here."
He noticed the look on Legtao`s face.
"What?"
"There is something here.We should not stay here."
"Come on, Legato! Let`s just stay here a night or two!"
"We should listen to him." Meryl said "I believe him. I…feel something too."
"How do you two feel something? I sure as hell don`t."
"I just have a bad feeling."
Wolfwood sighed.
"We can at least collect information. Maybe somebody knows where Knives is."
"…Okay. We`ll do that first."
Legato rested his hand back on Meryl`s shoulder.
"Stay close to me. I still have that feeling and it is growing stronger."
"Okay."
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Millerna sat beside Milly`s bed as she slowly woke up.
"What happened?"
"Marianne must have drugged you. She went after Vash and Dryden but Knives stopped her."
Milly sat up.
"Knives is here?!"
"Not anymore. He went over the edge of the ship trying to knock her off. They both went over. Don`t worry. Vash is very certain that he will be okay."
"I hope so…for Meryl`s sake."
Millerna turned to pick up a glass of water. She handed it to Milly. She stared at Millerna for a moment with confused eyes.
"Who are you?"
"I`ve been travelling around with Knives."
Milly`s eyes widened.
"You`re Millerna?! People have been spreading rumors that you and Mr. Knives have been around together asking about sempai!"
"Really?"
"She got really jealous."
"Who did?"
"Semp….Meryl did. She very much wants to see Mr. Knives again! She wants to tell him how much she cares about him!"
Millerna felt slight disappointment worm its way into her heart. She pushed it away. She forced a smile on her face.
"I don`t think that Meryl will be searching for long. I`ll bet that Knives is going to find her any day now. He has been looking for her."
Milly`s face lit up considerably.
"Wow! She will be so happy! Does he like her? Please say that he does!"
"…I think so. He was very touchy talking about her."
Milly stood up. She put on a set of new clothing. She looked ten times better after hearing the news. She turned to Millerna with a smile on her face.
"Are Vash and Dryden still here?"
"Yes. I don`t know where though. I would try the bar or the deck."
"Thank you for waiting for me to wake up! I hope that we can be friends!"
"Me too."
Milly left the room. Millerna sat down on the edge of the bed. She took in a deep breath then exhaled. She felt warm tears roll down her cheeks. She wiped them away. She smiled through her tears.
"I`m crying over that man This is silly. I never had a chance anyways. He always did like her. He never tried to open up to me."
She laughed. The hollow notes made her feel slightly worse.
"Maybe I`m not supposed to have anyone."
She wiped the tears away again. She plastered a determined expression on her face.
"If I can`t have anyone I can always help others with the people that they love! I won`t the others own just because I feel down!"
She walked out of the room with her head held high.
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Meryl waved at Wolfwood from the bench. He waved back then walked over to them. He sat himself down on the opposite side of Meryl. Legato had a bag of hotdogs(as if there was any doubt!) and currently had wolfed down nearly the whole bag. Wolfwood pulled out a cigarette. He lit it and breathed in deep. He exhaled. He smiled.
"Ah! Nothing like a good smoke to calm your nerves!"
Legato said nothing. Meryl only smiled. She sat back and watched people go about their daily activities. She felt that feeling of dread come over her again. She shook her head to clear it from her mind. Legato glanced at her then continued to eat.
"What did you find out today?" Meryl asked. Wolfwood took a few puffs. He exhaled.
"Not much. No one really knows where Knives or that girl Millerna is."
At the mention of the woman`s name Meryl`s cheek ticked and her eyes narrowed.
"That`s too bad."
"The only things that I could find involved where they were. Someone apparently spotted Knives by himself a day or so ago. He got on a sandsteamer. No one knew to where it was going."
Meryl brightened up considerably.
"No one is sure what happened to Millerna."
Meryl smiled broadly.
"She`s not with Knives though."
"That`s right. That`s what I get out of these people anyways."
Legato threw the now empty paperbag into the trashcan nest to the bench. He laid back and closed his eyes while listening to their conversation. They talked for awhile. Soon that eerie silence that had plagued them early rose again. Meryl became increasingly uneasy. Legato kept his other senses anplified while his eyes remained closed. Wolfwood was on his third cigarette. He touched the gun that he had at his side.
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Vash and Milly were still chatting it up when Millerna joined them. Dryden kept a safe distance from her as he was not ready for another encounter as they had earlier. She smiled as she sat beside Vash.
"What did I miss?"
"We were just discussing how nice it is today."
"It is a pretty nice day." Millerna replied. She tried very hard to keep the emotion from escaping with her voice. Dryden seemed to notice as he began to watch her. Milly giggled.
"Hopefully we run into Meryl along the way! I miss her so much!"
"I want to meet her. I want to the woman that Knives seems to care so much for."
"You`ll love her. She`s a very sweet girl." Vash said happily. He and Milly were overly happy as their grins looked very similar. Millerna could not help but giggle slightly. Vash blinked in surprise. He scratched the back of his head.
"What`s so funny?"
"Oh nothing." She replied. She felt like laughing more. It eased her pain. She did not have to wait long. Milly managed to get overly excited and Vash caught it. He tripped over his own feet trying to get up.
`This guy really is an accident waiting to happen.` Millerna thought as she laughed. Dryden joined in on the conversation. The four found themselves laughing and having a good time as the day wore on. They stopped when an announcement came over the intercom.
"Attention, passengers! We are making a temporary stop at the town of Sandsbar! Anyone wishing to get off needs to pack up their things and prepare to exit the sandsteamer! That is all! Thank you for riding with us!"
Vash stood up.
"Maybe we should get off. I always get queasy on these things anyways."
"Sounds good to me." Dryden stated. Milly nodded.
"Maybe Meryl or Mr. Knives will be nearby!"
The three turned their heads to look at Millerna. She nodded with another smiled plastered on her face.
"I`m up for it! Let`s go!"
They split off to collect their items as the sandsteamer approached Sandsbar.
*Wait a minute! Isn`t Meryl, Legato, and Wolfwood in Sandsbar? This will prove better than they all had hoped! How will Milly react when she sees Wolfwood? What will Vash do when he finds out that Legato is still alive? Is Knives still alive? Will Meryl ever be happy again?!?!!? Chapter 14 could explain it all. Anyways…I don`t know how I`m writing these so fast! Unfortuanely I think that the next ones will take a bit longer because questions have to be answered and things must be resolved. Stay tuned!
Author: Akima The Stampede Maxwell
Date begun: March 28, 2002
Anime: where does Knives and the gang come from?....oh yeah! Trigun!!!! What about Dryden and Millerna?....Escaflowne
Pairings: LOL!
Rating: NR for some suggestive themes and Knivishness
Disclaimers: We`ve been over this. I don`t own this. WAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
***ME!!! Thanks again to my reviewers. A double thanks to my reviewers who keep sending reviews. I REALLY appreciate that. Thank you so much (
Chapter 13: Always One Step Behind
Vash and Dryden laughed as they downed another drink. This was like their sixth but who`s counting?
"Hey! Watch it!" Vash slurred as Dryden tripped over his feet. Dryden laughed insanely. He sat down in his chair.
"I didn`t mean to! Damn it! I wish that I could remember how to walk!"
Vash giggled. He glanced towards the door. His smiled twisted into a frown. He pulled out his gun. Dryden looked at the door. He chuckled slightly.
"Vash, what are you doing?"
"There`s somebody there."
Dryden burst out laughing. Vash took one look at him then started laughing as well. He fell out of his chair. He pointed the gun at Dryden and giggled. Dryden acted like he got shot. The door crunched in. Vash and Dryden backed up quickly. Marianne stood in the doorway. Her eyes glowed red. An eerie smile crossed her face.
"Just who I was searching for. Time to die."
Vash pointed his gun at her. She giggled.
"You won`t shoot me, Vash. You still don`t like killing anybody no matter who it is being threatened…even if it`s you. You should have listened to your brother."
Vash growled. He pointed his gun at Marianne`s shoulder. He fired. It appeared to go right through her.
"That was foolish, Vash. Here I was planning to make your death short and sweet. Now you`ve just pissed me off."
She chuckled and for a moment Vash could see what she really looked like. She was a demon. His eyes widened.
"What happened to the real Marianne?"
"I am the real Marianne."
"No you`re not! You`re an imposter! Marianne would never do this!"
Marianne sighed.
"Well…I guess that you had to find out sometime. Your Marianne is dead. That`s right. She`s dead…in the mind. I was always evil, Vash. I just never realized it until Fenris came along. He explained to me how things are and what I should do to make the best out of myself."
"Were you always a demon?"
"Of course. You can`t just turn someone into a demon."
"Are you so sure?"
"Are you an idiot?"
Vash pointed the gun at her again.
"Vash, vash, vash…you know that I will only dodge those bullets. You can`t follow my movements like you did with others."
"How did you know that…"
"Knives and Fenris are not the only ones who can read minds. Now…if you would be so kind as to tell me where Meryl is."
"I don`t know. None of us know."
"Don`t tell her anything!"
Marianne turned just in time to have Knives` fist connect with her jaw. She fell forward. Dryden grabbed her by the wrists and twisted her arms around to behind her.
"Knives, when did you get here?" Vash asked. Knives ignored his question. Millerna stepped into the room a few seconds later. Dryden`s mouth hung open.
"M…Millerna?!"
She pursed her lips. She averted her eyes from his.
"Dryden."
Marianne smacked Dryden in the nuts then did a flip over Millerna. Knives pushed Millerna out of the way as he chased Marianne. Vash ran after Knives. Dryden helped Millerna up. She pushed his hands away from her.
"Don`t touch me!"
"I was only helping you up!"
"How many other women have you helped up? You just left to marry my best friend then you never come back? My friend isn`t here. I am assuming that you two are divorced."
"For awhile now…yes."
Millerna took off after Vash. Dryden stood there for a moment. He chased after Millerna. Knives was catching up to Marianne now. He grabbed her shirt only to have something cut him. He let go. Marianne laughed.
"It doesn`t matter that you do not know where Meryl is! If I don`t find her then the master will. She will be his forever!"
Knives pulled out his gun and fired right at the back of her head. She dodged it. He kept shooting and reloading. He missed everytime. His eyes conveyed pure rage.
"I won`t let that happen! Fenris will not have his way!"
"Are you even concerned about her?"
Marianne leapt up and over a table. Knives did the same. A crashing sound came from behind them. Knives rolled his eyes.
`Stupid klutz of a brother!`
"Do you?"
"I will not answer any of your questions!"
They came to the edge of the ship. Knives laughed aloud as Marianne surveyed the sand below.
"You have nowhere else to go! Give it up!"
Marianne chuckled in a singsong like way. She stood up on the railing without missing a beat. She never even wobbled as she kept perfect balance.
"He will have her. You will never see her again."
Knives lashed out at her. Marianne jumped off of the side taking Knives with her. They disappeared as the sand around the sandsteamer whirled about. Vash and Millerna got to the edge just in time to see them disappear.
"Knives!" Vash exclaimed.
"Do you think that he is okay?" Millerna asked. Vash forced a smile despite his ultimate feeling of dread that came over his stomach.
"It takes more than a fall to stop my brother!"
"I hope that you`re right."
Dryden came up between them. He breathed in and out rapidly.
"They sure can run! Where did they go?"
Vash pointed downward. Dryden`s eyes widened.
"Wow! Did you see them land?"
"No but my brother is stronger than people think. He`ll be okay."
The three stared off into the now setting suns in the distance. Not a word was spoken until the decided to get some sleep.
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Legato and Wolfwood walked into the town of Sandsbar quietly and carefully. The streets were relatively quieter than the others they had previously been to. Meryl stood between them. She could feel the same sense now. She attributed that to her species.
`My species. Until a couple of days ago I was human. Now…I`m like Knives in a way….I wish that he was here right now.`
She felt Legato place his hand on her shoulder. She glanced up at him. He smiled slightly.
"We will find him."
"…I hope so."
Wolfwood paid little attention to this. He continued to scan all directions for anything suspicious. Meryl patted Legato`s hand.
"Legato, could I ask you a favor?"
"Tell me what you want and I will try to fufill it in the best of my abilities."
"You were with Knives for awhile as his right hand man. What was he like? I mean…I have a feeling that I kind of already have an idea of that but…I want to here it from somebody who was in direct contact for a long time."
"Are you sure that you want to here about that? Some of the things that he did and I did are not exactly good conversational pieces."
"Please, Legato? I just want to be able to understand him a little bit more. Whatever he did…I can handle it."
Legato nodded. He proceeded to go into elaborate stories about when he first met Knives and was given Vash`s arm. He told her stories about when humans were tortured then maimed. He skipped over some details that he knew that no matter what she said she could not handle. He told her things that Knives wanted him to do. He explained the basic philosophy behind Knives` explanation of why humans should not be allowed to be the dominate species in the world. Meryl listened intently to every word. She laughed at some things then cringed at another. They ended up sitting on a bench as Wolfwood continued checking the perimeter. Legato stopped talking. He looked around. He stood up. He held his hand out to Meryl. She took it. He pulled her up.
"What is it?"
"Something just doesn`t feel right about this town. We should leave as soon as we can."
Wolfwood came towards them. He smiled.
"Well…there doesn`t seem to be any real threat here."
He noticed the look on Legtao`s face.
"What?"
"There is something here.We should not stay here."
"Come on, Legato! Let`s just stay here a night or two!"
"We should listen to him." Meryl said "I believe him. I…feel something too."
"How do you two feel something? I sure as hell don`t."
"I just have a bad feeling."
Wolfwood sighed.
"We can at least collect information. Maybe somebody knows where Knives is."
"…Okay. We`ll do that first."
Legato rested his hand back on Meryl`s shoulder.
"Stay close to me. I still have that feeling and it is growing stronger."
"Okay."
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Millerna sat beside Milly`s bed as she slowly woke up.
"What happened?"
"Marianne must have drugged you. She went after Vash and Dryden but Knives stopped her."
Milly sat up.
"Knives is here?!"
"Not anymore. He went over the edge of the ship trying to knock her off. They both went over. Don`t worry. Vash is very certain that he will be okay."
"I hope so…for Meryl`s sake."
Millerna turned to pick up a glass of water. She handed it to Milly. She stared at Millerna for a moment with confused eyes.
"Who are you?"
"I`ve been travelling around with Knives."
Milly`s eyes widened.
"You`re Millerna?! People have been spreading rumors that you and Mr. Knives have been around together asking about sempai!"
"Really?"
"She got really jealous."
"Who did?"
"Semp….Meryl did. She very much wants to see Mr. Knives again! She wants to tell him how much she cares about him!"
Millerna felt slight disappointment worm its way into her heart. She pushed it away. She forced a smile on her face.
"I don`t think that Meryl will be searching for long. I`ll bet that Knives is going to find her any day now. He has been looking for her."
Milly`s face lit up considerably.
"Wow! She will be so happy! Does he like her? Please say that he does!"
"…I think so. He was very touchy talking about her."
Milly stood up. She put on a set of new clothing. She looked ten times better after hearing the news. She turned to Millerna with a smile on her face.
"Are Vash and Dryden still here?"
"Yes. I don`t know where though. I would try the bar or the deck."
"Thank you for waiting for me to wake up! I hope that we can be friends!"
"Me too."
Milly left the room. Millerna sat down on the edge of the bed. She took in a deep breath then exhaled. She felt warm tears roll down her cheeks. She wiped them away. She smiled through her tears.
"I`m crying over that man This is silly. I never had a chance anyways. He always did like her. He never tried to open up to me."
She laughed. The hollow notes made her feel slightly worse.
"Maybe I`m not supposed to have anyone."
She wiped the tears away again. She plastered a determined expression on her face.
"If I can`t have anyone I can always help others with the people that they love! I won`t the others own just because I feel down!"
She walked out of the room with her head held high.
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Meryl waved at Wolfwood from the bench. He waved back then walked over to them. He sat himself down on the opposite side of Meryl. Legato had a bag of hotdogs(as if there was any doubt!) and currently had wolfed down nearly the whole bag. Wolfwood pulled out a cigarette. He lit it and breathed in deep. He exhaled. He smiled.
"Ah! Nothing like a good smoke to calm your nerves!"
Legato said nothing. Meryl only smiled. She sat back and watched people go about their daily activities. She felt that feeling of dread come over her again. She shook her head to clear it from her mind. Legato glanced at her then continued to eat.
"What did you find out today?" Meryl asked. Wolfwood took a few puffs. He exhaled.
"Not much. No one really knows where Knives or that girl Millerna is."
At the mention of the woman`s name Meryl`s cheek ticked and her eyes narrowed.
"That`s too bad."
"The only things that I could find involved where they were. Someone apparently spotted Knives by himself a day or so ago. He got on a sandsteamer. No one knew to where it was going."
Meryl brightened up considerably.
"No one is sure what happened to Millerna."
Meryl smiled broadly.
"She`s not with Knives though."
"That`s right. That`s what I get out of these people anyways."
Legato threw the now empty paperbag into the trashcan nest to the bench. He laid back and closed his eyes while listening to their conversation. They talked for awhile. Soon that eerie silence that had plagued them early rose again. Meryl became increasingly uneasy. Legato kept his other senses anplified while his eyes remained closed. Wolfwood was on his third cigarette. He touched the gun that he had at his side.
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Vash and Milly were still chatting it up when Millerna joined them. Dryden kept a safe distance from her as he was not ready for another encounter as they had earlier. She smiled as she sat beside Vash.
"What did I miss?"
"We were just discussing how nice it is today."
"It is a pretty nice day." Millerna replied. She tried very hard to keep the emotion from escaping with her voice. Dryden seemed to notice as he began to watch her. Milly giggled.
"Hopefully we run into Meryl along the way! I miss her so much!"
"I want to meet her. I want to the woman that Knives seems to care so much for."
"You`ll love her. She`s a very sweet girl." Vash said happily. He and Milly were overly happy as their grins looked very similar. Millerna could not help but giggle slightly. Vash blinked in surprise. He scratched the back of his head.
"What`s so funny?"
"Oh nothing." She replied. She felt like laughing more. It eased her pain. She did not have to wait long. Milly managed to get overly excited and Vash caught it. He tripped over his own feet trying to get up.
`This guy really is an accident waiting to happen.` Millerna thought as she laughed. Dryden joined in on the conversation. The four found themselves laughing and having a good time as the day wore on. They stopped when an announcement came over the intercom.
"Attention, passengers! We are making a temporary stop at the town of Sandsbar! Anyone wishing to get off needs to pack up their things and prepare to exit the sandsteamer! That is all! Thank you for riding with us!"
Vash stood up.
"Maybe we should get off. I always get queasy on these things anyways."
"Sounds good to me." Dryden stated. Milly nodded.
"Maybe Meryl or Mr. Knives will be nearby!"
The three turned their heads to look at Millerna. She nodded with another smiled plastered on her face.
"I`m up for it! Let`s go!"
They split off to collect their items as the sandsteamer approached Sandsbar.
*Wait a minute! Isn`t Meryl, Legato, and Wolfwood in Sandsbar? This will prove better than they all had hoped! How will Milly react when she sees Wolfwood? What will Vash do when he finds out that Legato is still alive? Is Knives still alive? Will Meryl ever be happy again?!?!!? Chapter 14 could explain it all. Anyways…I don`t know how I`m writing these so fast! Unfortuanely I think that the next ones will take a bit longer because questions have to be answered and things must be resolved. Stay tuned!