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Chapter Twenty-Six: The Final Scene
Diamond came to and made sure that no one realized she was awake. She looked around, as still as possible, and got an idea of where everyone was.
The broom-headed one was helping the bastard walk, one arm slung around his brother, the other one, still bleeding, resting against his chest. The shorter girl was helping the bigger girl walk. The big girl, meanwhile, was holding a baby.
Diamond narrowed her eyes. There was no way she was going to let that happy little group leave! She would have her revenge!
Luckily, her gun was sitting beside her and she was able to grab it un-noticed. It would be quick and easy. Oh yes, Knives would pay.
A shot of pain pulsed through her arm, but her anger and vengeance overpowered the pain. Slowly, she lifted it and aimed.
Everything seemed to move in slow motion as the gunshot echoed in everyone's ears. The group turned and looked on as one of their own fell. Diamond smiled. She had hit her target.
"MILLIE!" Meryl, the first to recover, screamed. Her eyes widened and fear clearly shown through. The fear soon melted away and anger replaced it. She turned to Vash, who was standing beside her, and grabbed his weapon. She was too quick and he couldn't stop her.
"HOW COULD YOU?!" She screamed as she fired once. She hit Diamond in the shoulder, but wasn't satisfied.
"No! Meryl! Stop it!" Vash cried, coming after her. He managed to grab the gun from her, but not before she had succeeded in shooting Diamond in the head. Realizing what she had done, Meryl began sobbing and clung to the blond.
Knives, meanwhile, had run to Millie's side. Luckily, she had landed on her side and was able to shield Skylar from any pain. Millie was silent, though Skylar was screaming her lungs out.
"Millie. Millie, hey, get up. Millie!" Knives said gently, desperately hoping that she was okay; that nothing was wrong. She turned her head and tried to smile at him. When she spoke, her voice was hoarse and forced.
"I…I can see him…."
"See who?"
"Bokushi~san. He is calling to me." Her eyes were starting to glaze over, but he wanted to keep her talking for as long as he could.
"What is he saying?"
"He wants me to come with him. He says that I will be happy with him."
There was a pause and Knives felt tears stinging the back of his eyes. He demanded they stay put and put a hand on Millie's cheek.
"Go to him. Go be happy."
Millie smiled at him once more then closed her eyes and breathed no more. Skylar stopped crying, but whimpered piteously, as if she knew that she couldn't get her mother's attention. Knives looked up and saw his brother watching him, holding the smaller girl against him. She had her head buried in his clothes, but Vash was waiting for his brother to speak. Instead, he just shook his head. A tear streamed down his face and he held Meryl tighter to him. They cried together.
Knives picked Skylar up gently and walked to his brother.
"What will we do about her?" He asked, nodding to the baby.
"I guess one of us will have to take care of her," Vash answered. Meryl looked up finally and stared at Knives.
"You do it. I'm sure Millie would have wanted it this way," she sniffed. Knives looked down and nodded. The baby looked back up at him with her different colored eyes and he felt something. He felt something pierce his heart. He might have lost someone close, but he had also gained someone. This baby would…love him. He held her close and felt warmth radiating from her. He smiled, a small sad smile.
~T_T. Millie… Actually, I had this ending in my head long before I ever started the fic. I know, you guys prolly hate me now, since I killed off Millie. I sowwy. Lemme know what ya thought of this!
Chapter Twenty-Six: The Final Scene
Diamond came to and made sure that no one realized she was awake. She looked around, as still as possible, and got an idea of where everyone was.
The broom-headed one was helping the bastard walk, one arm slung around his brother, the other one, still bleeding, resting against his chest. The shorter girl was helping the bigger girl walk. The big girl, meanwhile, was holding a baby.
Diamond narrowed her eyes. There was no way she was going to let that happy little group leave! She would have her revenge!
Luckily, her gun was sitting beside her and she was able to grab it un-noticed. It would be quick and easy. Oh yes, Knives would pay.
A shot of pain pulsed through her arm, but her anger and vengeance overpowered the pain. Slowly, she lifted it and aimed.
Everything seemed to move in slow motion as the gunshot echoed in everyone's ears. The group turned and looked on as one of their own fell. Diamond smiled. She had hit her target.
"MILLIE!" Meryl, the first to recover, screamed. Her eyes widened and fear clearly shown through. The fear soon melted away and anger replaced it. She turned to Vash, who was standing beside her, and grabbed his weapon. She was too quick and he couldn't stop her.
"HOW COULD YOU?!" She screamed as she fired once. She hit Diamond in the shoulder, but wasn't satisfied.
"No! Meryl! Stop it!" Vash cried, coming after her. He managed to grab the gun from her, but not before she had succeeded in shooting Diamond in the head. Realizing what she had done, Meryl began sobbing and clung to the blond.
Knives, meanwhile, had run to Millie's side. Luckily, she had landed on her side and was able to shield Skylar from any pain. Millie was silent, though Skylar was screaming her lungs out.
"Millie. Millie, hey, get up. Millie!" Knives said gently, desperately hoping that she was okay; that nothing was wrong. She turned her head and tried to smile at him. When she spoke, her voice was hoarse and forced.
"I…I can see him…."
"See who?"
"Bokushi~san. He is calling to me." Her eyes were starting to glaze over, but he wanted to keep her talking for as long as he could.
"What is he saying?"
"He wants me to come with him. He says that I will be happy with him."
There was a pause and Knives felt tears stinging the back of his eyes. He demanded they stay put and put a hand on Millie's cheek.
"Go to him. Go be happy."
Millie smiled at him once more then closed her eyes and breathed no more. Skylar stopped crying, but whimpered piteously, as if she knew that she couldn't get her mother's attention. Knives looked up and saw his brother watching him, holding the smaller girl against him. She had her head buried in his clothes, but Vash was waiting for his brother to speak. Instead, he just shook his head. A tear streamed down his face and he held Meryl tighter to him. They cried together.
Knives picked Skylar up gently and walked to his brother.
"What will we do about her?" He asked, nodding to the baby.
"I guess one of us will have to take care of her," Vash answered. Meryl looked up finally and stared at Knives.
"You do it. I'm sure Millie would have wanted it this way," she sniffed. Knives looked down and nodded. The baby looked back up at him with her different colored eyes and he felt something. He felt something pierce his heart. He might have lost someone close, but he had also gained someone. This baby would…love him. He held her close and felt warmth radiating from her. He smiled, a small sad smile.
~T_T. Millie… Actually, I had this ending in my head long before I ever started the fic. I know, you guys prolly hate me now, since I killed off Millie. I sowwy. Lemme know what ya thought of this!