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from me is tears…
Chapter Twenty-Two: The Search for Millie
The first gunshots rang out and Meryl stopped.
"Vash," she whispered.
"Come on! We don't have time to waste!" Knives called. Meryl nodded and continued running.
~*~ Else Where ~*~
"Mistress, they're on their way here," a young woman said, bowing in front of Diamond.
She turned, eyeing the servant. She nodded and turned back to Millie. She had let the girl out of the holding room and allowed her to roam around free, as long as Diamond could see her.
"It appears you friends have come for you," she told her. Millie quickly glanced at the woman, then back out the window.
"You know, it would be a lot easier if you stopped resisting and just helped me," Diamond said, putting her hand on Millie's shoulder. She shrugged it off, but didn't look away from the window. This seemed to anger Diamond further.
"Why do you resist?" She cried, causing the still bowing servant girl to look up fearfully. Millie didn't answer but continued staring out the window.
"Why do you feel anything towards for him? He's a murderer! He caused Dominique's death! It's his brother's fault too! If he would give in to whatever it is that bastard wants, people wouldn't die!"
"You shouldn't blame others for your sister's mistake," Millie answered, finally looking at Diamond instead of out the window. The woman turned bright red, but kept from lashing out.
"Kitana!" She cried. The servant girl approached her mistress and stood, awaiting orders.
"What's happening with Ms. Thompson's friends right now?"
"Well, ma'am. The blond, Vash, is fighting Deilai. His twin and the woman are on their way through the town as we speak." Diamond nodded and a cruel smile crept over her lips.
"Kitana, I want you to meet up with them. Leave the murderer to me. Do what you wish with the short one."
"Yes ma'am," Kitana answered and exited the room.
"No! You can't!" Millie cried, too late to stop the girl.
"She does whatever I order her to. Even if it means murder," Diamond sneered, obviously proud of herself.
"How does that make you any different from the way Knives~san was? You're giving orders like he did and that girl's following them. Just like your sister." Millie pointed out.
Anger flushed Diamond's cheeks and she grabbed Millie's arm. She stalked to a small dark room nearby and all but threw the young woman in. She locked the door and went back to the main operation room.
~*~@~*~
"Move out of the way," Knives demanded. The girl just stared back. Her red hair was flapping in the breeze, allowing only one green eye to be visible every now and then. But even with her entire face covered, it was obvious that she was younger than sixteen.
"We don't want to hurt you. Please move and let us pass," Meryl pleaded. A gunshot was her answer.
"I can only let him pass. My Mistress won't allow you to pass me. I'm sorry but this is the way it is," she said in a soft voice. Meryl nodded at Knives.
"Go on. I can take care of this," she said, drawing one of the fifty derringers that she had once again started toting around.
"But you can't possibly fight wi…."
"Just go save Millie!" Meryl cried, interrupting Knives. He hesitated for a second, then started running again. Meryl turned back to the girl.
"Who are you and what to you want?" She demanded.
"I am Kitana. I do not wish to harm you, but I must do as my Mistress orders." The child brought out her hands and closed her eyes. Confused, Meryl looked around and screamed as a hand shot out of the ground and grabbed her ankle.
*~*@*~*
There! He saw a flicker of movement through a window. That had to be where they were holding Millie captive.
He ran to the door and threw it open. There was only one person standing there. She was a woman with long raven hair and a murderous expression.
"I finally have you now. Right where I want you. You won't get away from me. You will not leave here alive, Millions Knives," she threatened. He glared back at her. He did not recognize her. What did she have against him?
"Do you have Millie?" He asked coldly.
"Ah yes, Wolfwood's woman. Yes, I have her. She is here, but the only way that she'll escape with her life, is if you lose yours."
"What business do you have with me?" He asked.
"You killed my twin sister. You killed Dominique. I have come to kill you!"
Knives' eyes narrowed as the woman pulled a gun from her crop leather jacket and aimed it at him. He slowly reached for his own.
~*~@~*~
Millie threw her fist against the door again, but got the same response. Why wouldn't anyone help her? What had she done to deserve this? Nothing, that she could think of. She sighed and slid down the wall till she was sitting.
Why had they kidnapped her? Just to get at Knives? They could have kidnapped anyone and Vash would have probably dragged Knives with him to save that person.
She folded her arms on her knees and tried to place her chin on her arms, but her stomach got in the way. She sighed and leaned back.
Suddenly, she felt weird. Why did she feel like she was sitting in a puddle? A pain rippled through her and she sat bolt up. That was not an ordinary kick. Something else was up. Her eyes widened.
No! Not now, not here! Please, no! Why now? Why did she have to start giving birth now?
~Wow! Poor Millie! Giving birth all alone and in the dark! I pity her! T_T. More of Kitana, Diamond, and Deilai (not to mention Knives, Millie, Meryl, and Vash) in the next chapter!
Chapter Twenty-Two: The Search for Millie
The first gunshots rang out and Meryl stopped.
"Vash," she whispered.
"Come on! We don't have time to waste!" Knives called. Meryl nodded and continued running.
~*~ Else Where ~*~
"Mistress, they're on their way here," a young woman said, bowing in front of Diamond.
She turned, eyeing the servant. She nodded and turned back to Millie. She had let the girl out of the holding room and allowed her to roam around free, as long as Diamond could see her.
"It appears you friends have come for you," she told her. Millie quickly glanced at the woman, then back out the window.
"You know, it would be a lot easier if you stopped resisting and just helped me," Diamond said, putting her hand on Millie's shoulder. She shrugged it off, but didn't look away from the window. This seemed to anger Diamond further.
"Why do you resist?" She cried, causing the still bowing servant girl to look up fearfully. Millie didn't answer but continued staring out the window.
"Why do you feel anything towards for him? He's a murderer! He caused Dominique's death! It's his brother's fault too! If he would give in to whatever it is that bastard wants, people wouldn't die!"
"You shouldn't blame others for your sister's mistake," Millie answered, finally looking at Diamond instead of out the window. The woman turned bright red, but kept from lashing out.
"Kitana!" She cried. The servant girl approached her mistress and stood, awaiting orders.
"What's happening with Ms. Thompson's friends right now?"
"Well, ma'am. The blond, Vash, is fighting Deilai. His twin and the woman are on their way through the town as we speak." Diamond nodded and a cruel smile crept over her lips.
"Kitana, I want you to meet up with them. Leave the murderer to me. Do what you wish with the short one."
"Yes ma'am," Kitana answered and exited the room.
"No! You can't!" Millie cried, too late to stop the girl.
"She does whatever I order her to. Even if it means murder," Diamond sneered, obviously proud of herself.
"How does that make you any different from the way Knives~san was? You're giving orders like he did and that girl's following them. Just like your sister." Millie pointed out.
Anger flushed Diamond's cheeks and she grabbed Millie's arm. She stalked to a small dark room nearby and all but threw the young woman in. She locked the door and went back to the main operation room.
~*~@~*~
"Move out of the way," Knives demanded. The girl just stared back. Her red hair was flapping in the breeze, allowing only one green eye to be visible every now and then. But even with her entire face covered, it was obvious that she was younger than sixteen.
"We don't want to hurt you. Please move and let us pass," Meryl pleaded. A gunshot was her answer.
"I can only let him pass. My Mistress won't allow you to pass me. I'm sorry but this is the way it is," she said in a soft voice. Meryl nodded at Knives.
"Go on. I can take care of this," she said, drawing one of the fifty derringers that she had once again started toting around.
"But you can't possibly fight wi…."
"Just go save Millie!" Meryl cried, interrupting Knives. He hesitated for a second, then started running again. Meryl turned back to the girl.
"Who are you and what to you want?" She demanded.
"I am Kitana. I do not wish to harm you, but I must do as my Mistress orders." The child brought out her hands and closed her eyes. Confused, Meryl looked around and screamed as a hand shot out of the ground and grabbed her ankle.
*~*@*~*
There! He saw a flicker of movement through a window. That had to be where they were holding Millie captive.
He ran to the door and threw it open. There was only one person standing there. She was a woman with long raven hair and a murderous expression.
"I finally have you now. Right where I want you. You won't get away from me. You will not leave here alive, Millions Knives," she threatened. He glared back at her. He did not recognize her. What did she have against him?
"Do you have Millie?" He asked coldly.
"Ah yes, Wolfwood's woman. Yes, I have her. She is here, but the only way that she'll escape with her life, is if you lose yours."
"What business do you have with me?" He asked.
"You killed my twin sister. You killed Dominique. I have come to kill you!"
Knives' eyes narrowed as the woman pulled a gun from her crop leather jacket and aimed it at him. He slowly reached for his own.
~*~@~*~
Millie threw her fist against the door again, but got the same response. Why wouldn't anyone help her? What had she done to deserve this? Nothing, that she could think of. She sighed and slid down the wall till she was sitting.
Why had they kidnapped her? Just to get at Knives? They could have kidnapped anyone and Vash would have probably dragged Knives with him to save that person.
She folded her arms on her knees and tried to place her chin on her arms, but her stomach got in the way. She sighed and leaned back.
Suddenly, she felt weird. Why did she feel like she was sitting in a puddle? A pain rippled through her and she sat bolt up. That was not an ordinary kick. Something else was up. Her eyes widened.
No! Not now, not here! Please, no! Why now? Why did she have to start giving birth now?
~Wow! Poor Millie! Giving birth all alone and in the dark! I pity her! T_T. More of Kitana, Diamond, and Deilai (not to mention Knives, Millie, Meryl, and Vash) in the next chapter!