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that, ne? ^_^
*Eep* Gomen Nasai! I didn't mean to take so long to post this chapter up! I thought that I would be doing a lot of chapters over Spring Break, but I never expected to have 100 friends wanting me to spend time with them! Again, sorry it's been so long!
Chapter Thirteen: Reaction
Meryl leaned against her bedroom wall, holding Millie's letter to her chest. She'd just gotten home from shopping with Vash and her mother had handed her the unopened letter. She had read it while Vash and Mrs. Stryfe put the supplies away.
While reading, she had made her way to her room. By the time she'd finished, she was sitting on her bed, leaning against the wall, tears threatening to come from her eyes.
Poor Millie. It seemed that heartache followed that girl everywhere these days.
A knock on the bedroom door caught her attention. She looked up as Vash walked in.
"What'd she say?" He asked, coming up beside her.
"You were right. Everything you said was true, plus more…"
"And..?" Vash pried gently.
"Oh Vash! Why did this have to happen? Millie's such a sweet person! She doesn't deserve heartache!" Meryl exclaimed, her voice quivering. She stared up at him, her eyes going somewhat out of focus. He sat on the edge of the bed, giving Meryl all the time she needed.
She blinked, sniffed, and loosened her grip on Millie's letter. She turned to Vash, her eyes still watery.
"When that man hit Millie, he killed one of the babies that she was carrying. She's still pregnant with one, but…" Meryl explained, tears finally spilling over her cheeks.
"What? Babies?" Vash said quietly. He looked at Meryl and his eyes widened considerably.
"Wolfwood?" Meryl nodded and Vash looked at his lap.
"She decided to accept our offer and come stay with us. Knives is coming too, I believe," Meryl said.
"Hm," Vash said half-heartedly. He was still staring at his lap. Meryl was beginning to worry about him when he turned to her, a smile on his face.
"Wha…What are you smiling about?" Meryl asked, a part of her scared to know the answer.
"Oh I'm so excited!" He cried, glomping onto the petite woman.
"Let go of me you brainless baffoon!" She squeaked.
"We get to hear the pitter-patter of little feet, the giggling, the dirty diapers! I'm so happy! We get to be known as Aunt Meryl and Uncle Vash. Oh it's so exciting!" Vash ranted, all googly-eyed and tearful.
"Vash…Let go…Can't…Breathe…Dying here…" Meryl gasped, turning an unattractive shade of violet. He looked own, eeped, and let go, allowing Meryl to regain her breath again.
"WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT YOU MINDLESS IDIOT?!" She cried once she had recovered.
"I'm sorry, I'm just so happy!" He answered, his face screwed up in an expression that showed he would start crying at any moment. She rolled her eyes but smiled herself. She was happy too. Though it might have been a painful discovery, Millie having a child was, indeed, exciting.
Despite the younger woman's worries, Meryl knew that she would make a great mother.
Vash had dried up and was his normal smiling self once more. He was standing by the door, facing the girl.
"I think lunch should be ready," he said. Meryl nodded and followed him out the bedroom.
~ Hey guys. I know this chapter doesn't quite match up with the rest of the story, but I wanted to make Vash go all goofy-like. Blame it on a best friend who puts the image of "Vash-Mama" in my head. *cough*Katree*cough* I'm working on Chapter Fourteen, so be looking for it. ^_^. Oh, and dun forget to review! And a big ARIGATO!!!! To all my faithful readers. Couldn't do it without you guys!
*Eep* Gomen Nasai! I didn't mean to take so long to post this chapter up! I thought that I would be doing a lot of chapters over Spring Break, but I never expected to have 100 friends wanting me to spend time with them! Again, sorry it's been so long!
Chapter Thirteen: Reaction
Meryl leaned against her bedroom wall, holding Millie's letter to her chest. She'd just gotten home from shopping with Vash and her mother had handed her the unopened letter. She had read it while Vash and Mrs. Stryfe put the supplies away.
While reading, she had made her way to her room. By the time she'd finished, she was sitting on her bed, leaning against the wall, tears threatening to come from her eyes.
Poor Millie. It seemed that heartache followed that girl everywhere these days.
A knock on the bedroom door caught her attention. She looked up as Vash walked in.
"What'd she say?" He asked, coming up beside her.
"You were right. Everything you said was true, plus more…"
"And..?" Vash pried gently.
"Oh Vash! Why did this have to happen? Millie's such a sweet person! She doesn't deserve heartache!" Meryl exclaimed, her voice quivering. She stared up at him, her eyes going somewhat out of focus. He sat on the edge of the bed, giving Meryl all the time she needed.
She blinked, sniffed, and loosened her grip on Millie's letter. She turned to Vash, her eyes still watery.
"When that man hit Millie, he killed one of the babies that she was carrying. She's still pregnant with one, but…" Meryl explained, tears finally spilling over her cheeks.
"What? Babies?" Vash said quietly. He looked at Meryl and his eyes widened considerably.
"Wolfwood?" Meryl nodded and Vash looked at his lap.
"She decided to accept our offer and come stay with us. Knives is coming too, I believe," Meryl said.
"Hm," Vash said half-heartedly. He was still staring at his lap. Meryl was beginning to worry about him when he turned to her, a smile on his face.
"Wha…What are you smiling about?" Meryl asked, a part of her scared to know the answer.
"Oh I'm so excited!" He cried, glomping onto the petite woman.
"Let go of me you brainless baffoon!" She squeaked.
"We get to hear the pitter-patter of little feet, the giggling, the dirty diapers! I'm so happy! We get to be known as Aunt Meryl and Uncle Vash. Oh it's so exciting!" Vash ranted, all googly-eyed and tearful.
"Vash…Let go…Can't…Breathe…Dying here…" Meryl gasped, turning an unattractive shade of violet. He looked own, eeped, and let go, allowing Meryl to regain her breath again.
"WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT YOU MINDLESS IDIOT?!" She cried once she had recovered.
"I'm sorry, I'm just so happy!" He answered, his face screwed up in an expression that showed he would start crying at any moment. She rolled her eyes but smiled herself. She was happy too. Though it might have been a painful discovery, Millie having a child was, indeed, exciting.
Despite the younger woman's worries, Meryl knew that she would make a great mother.
Vash had dried up and was his normal smiling self once more. He was standing by the door, facing the girl.
"I think lunch should be ready," he said. Meryl nodded and followed him out the bedroom.
~ Hey guys. I know this chapter doesn't quite match up with the rest of the story, but I wanted to make Vash go all goofy-like. Blame it on a best friend who puts the image of "Vash-Mama" in my head. *cough*Katree*cough* I'm working on Chapter Fourteen, so be looking for it. ^_^. Oh, and dun forget to review! And a big ARIGATO!!!! To all my faithful readers. Couldn't do it without you guys!