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Chapter 5: Like Old Times
I couldn`t move the next morning. My body feels so numb. I don`t fully understand why I feel so badly. I mean…I know that I`m upset because of what happened with Knives last night. I just don`t understand why it should effect me like this.
`I`ll just have to deal with it. I did what I had to do. He had a right to know. I wonder if he remembers anything yet.`
Millie brought his food up to him instead. I asked her personally when I went downstairs. Now I am sitting in the living room and reading a book. I often did not read but when I did I feel so comfortable. I can even forget about my problems for awhile. This is one of those moments now.
"Meryl…you told him, didn`t you?"
That all-too-familiar voice drags me out of my silent pleasure and back into reality. I glance up at Vash who is standing there in his work clothes watching me. I can`t really explain the look on his face. It looks like he has something on his mind.
"Yes. How did you know?"
"I kinda guessed when you asked Millie to go up there instead. You two have been getting along so well that I just assumed. I assume that he did not take the news well."
"You assume right."
"Do you want to tell me what happened?"
"Is that a demand?"
He smiles.
"Maybe."
He sits down beside me and puts his arm around me. I feel better. I proceed to tell him everything that I told to Knives and how he reacted to them. He nods a couple of times. He pulls me against him. He pats my back a couple of times.
"I`m sorry that he reacted like that. I know how much that must have hurt when he told you to leave. I`m sure that he`ll get over it though. If not I`ll talk to him. He seems to be opening up a little more to us anyways."
"Thank you, Vash."
"Why don`t you spend the day with Wolfwood and Millie?"
"I think that I should let them have some alone time."
"Wolfwood wants to build an orphanage here."
I laugh.
"He always wants to build an orphanage somewhere!"
"He wants you and Millie to help him out with it. What do you say? I`m gonna help out too when I get the chance."
"Who will look after Knives?"
"I will."
"What about your job?"
He laughs and scratches the back of his head.
"Do you think that we can live off whatever we have in the house for awhile?"
He quit his job. I figure as much from him but I`m not upset. I giggle.
"Alright! I think that we can manage!"
I frown when I think of Knives.
"You take care of him."
"Hey! That`s my line that I use for you!"
We talk a little more about this and that. We haven`t talked in a long time. He always had work and I was caring for Knives. Now that we have time I enjoy his company even more than I ever have before. I stand up and he stands up with me.
"Well…where is Wolfwood now?"
Vash clears his throat and gets an embarrassed look on his face.
"Er…well…he`s in there with Millie and…"
I stick out my hands.
"No details!"
He laughs. I love to hear him laugh. It lifts my spirits no matter how down that I am.
"Say…do you want to take a walk with me?" he asks. I nod. I would do about anything to be out of this house for awhile. We both leave the house.
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We arrive back at the house around dinnertime. We find Millie and Wolfwood making something for us to eat. To my surprise Knives is waiting at the table. He averts his eyes from me.
I don`t really care right now. I`m trying to not look at him but it`s difficult. I sit down and pay attention to Vash. This is a pretty easy task. The rest of the dinner goes along like this. I laugh a little too much at anything funny that Vash does. He seems to enjoy the attention thoroughly. I look at Knives before I get up from the table. He`s looking straight at me. I turn away. I don`t care right now. I have more important things to do.
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The next morning I go into town with Wolfwood and Millie. Vash is going to help out with Knives but he will be coming to help us soon. I have no idea what Knives is doing nor do I really care…well…okay! I do care but I really really don`t want to think about that.
`Or do I?`
Anyways…like I was saying…I went into town with the others. I feel kind of lonely. Wolfwood and Millie pay attention to each other and I feel left out. Don`t get me wrong. I`m happy for them. I just feel left out. I can deal with that….I can`t wait until Vash gets here.
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Meryl not here so no POV…
Knives sits up when Vash walks into the room. He backs up a little.
"What?"
"Knives, we need to talk."
"About what?"
"What you`re doing to Meryl."
Knives averts his eyes.
"Oh…her…"
"Yes her." Vash says as he sits down in the chair beside the bed. Knives edged a little further away.
"Go on."
"I know that what she told you was hard to take. Really hard."
"…How would you know? You weren`t the homicidal maniac.."
Vash half laughs then stops when he notices the look on his brother`s face. He scratches the back of his head and sighs.
"She didn`t deserve what you said to her. She`s really upset about it. Can`t you apologize to her? She had nothing to do with the way that you were. She was being truthful."
Knives looks slightly ashamed. He crosses his arms.
"It was a lot to take in. I guess that you wouldn`t understand…"
"Were you listening to anything that she said? You weren`t exactly nice to me. You…well that`s not important. What`s important is that you apologize to her."
Knives looks uneasy. He shakes his head slightly.
"…Is she really upset?"
Before Vash could continue they heard the door open downstairs. The sound of people talking made Vash smiled.
"Sounds like the others came back early. I hope that Wolfwood was able to get a loan to build the orphanage. That would be great around here."
Knives gives no response. Vash gets up and puts up his hand.
"I`ll see you later. I`m glad that you are not as scared of me as you were before. Remember that Meryl and I are always around to help out if you need to ask a question or something."
He leaves Knives alone in the room. He stands up shakily then walks towards the door.
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I watch Vash come down into the living room.
`I wonder what he was doing. Maybe he was telling Knives more about his past or something.`
Vash smiles at me broadly. I smile back. He sits down in a chair beside me. Wolfwood stands up. Millie claps. Wolfwood put up his hand for silence.
"Well…how did it go?" Vash asks. Wolfwood smiles.
"I got it!"
We all cheer. He holds up his hand again for silence.
"We begin building tomorrow and I want you three to help as I`ve mentioned before. Any objections?"
We all look at each other. He grins.
"Good."
No one mentions Knives. I think that we all assume that he`s safe to leave alone. I agree. Being the way he is right now I doubt that he would cause us any trouble despite the way that he spoke to me that day. I`m still avoiding him. I feel Vash place his hand on my arm. I glance over at him.
"What is it, Vash?"
"Don`t worry about Knives. I`ve taken care of it."
"What do you mean by that?"
"I told him that he was wrong how he treated you. I don`t know if he`ll apologize to you but…"
I feel embarrassment.
"Why did you do that? It was between me and him."
"I`m sorry. I` was just trying to help."
He removes his hand and turns to face Wolfwood who is chatting with Millie.
`I hurt his feelings`
"No. Don`t be sorry. I`m the one who should be sorry. You were only trying to help me out. Thank you for trying."
He flushes slightly which confuses me but continues to not look at me.
"Hey! That`s not the Meryl that I know! Where`s the anger?"
I slap him. He laughs while placing his hand against his cheek. Wolfwood and Millie start to laugh. Soon I join in. I feel so happy to be laughing again. This is the way it should be: Me, Vash, Millie and Wolfwood in the same house…except Knives is part of it now and he just doesn`t fit. I hate to say that. I really do. I shriek when Vash suddenly jumps up and grabs me by the hands. He starts swinging me around.
"Oh, Meryl! I`m so happy that you`re not angry with me!"
`He just killed the moment.`
Wolfwood and Millie continue to laugh at Vash`s antics. I loosen up a little after Vash puts me down and the room stops spinning. My cheeks are now beet red and I`m laughing again.
`How long has it been since I laughed like this?`
"You know what we need to do." Wolfwood states "We need to go to a bar and celebrate like the old times!"
"Oh no!" I shout "You know what happens to Vash and Millie when they`re drunk!"
Vash slaps me on the back.
"Oh come on, Meryl! It`ll be like it used to be! Come on! Please?! Just one night, I promise!"
`His promises are worth about as much as a sweater in the blistering heat.`
I give in the end. The knucklehead would never let me hear the end f it if I didn`t do so.
"Alright. Let`s do it."
They all cheer. I smile happily. Vash drags me by the arm. Wolfwood and Milly run outside ahead of us. I look towards the hallway to see a tall shadow fall back into the darkness.
`Knives…was he listening?`
I have little time to ponder on this subject as Vash finally gets me out the door. I push it to the back of my mind to touch upon later.
***Yes. Vash and the others are getting a bigger part. What will happen with Knives? Does he feel left out? Could he possibly feel jealousy towards his brother? The biggest questions of all perhaps are: Will Knives ever get his memory back and what will he do if he regains it? So many questions so much more story to go…
****Thank you peoples! : ) I will try to write the next chapter as soon as possible.
***^.^ MORE MORE!!!! Yes here is more!!!!!
Chapter 5: Like Old Times
I couldn`t move the next morning. My body feels so numb. I don`t fully understand why I feel so badly. I mean…I know that I`m upset because of what happened with Knives last night. I just don`t understand why it should effect me like this.
`I`ll just have to deal with it. I did what I had to do. He had a right to know. I wonder if he remembers anything yet.`
Millie brought his food up to him instead. I asked her personally when I went downstairs. Now I am sitting in the living room and reading a book. I often did not read but when I did I feel so comfortable. I can even forget about my problems for awhile. This is one of those moments now.
"Meryl…you told him, didn`t you?"
That all-too-familiar voice drags me out of my silent pleasure and back into reality. I glance up at Vash who is standing there in his work clothes watching me. I can`t really explain the look on his face. It looks like he has something on his mind.
"Yes. How did you know?"
"I kinda guessed when you asked Millie to go up there instead. You two have been getting along so well that I just assumed. I assume that he did not take the news well."
"You assume right."
"Do you want to tell me what happened?"
"Is that a demand?"
He smiles.
"Maybe."
He sits down beside me and puts his arm around me. I feel better. I proceed to tell him everything that I told to Knives and how he reacted to them. He nods a couple of times. He pulls me against him. He pats my back a couple of times.
"I`m sorry that he reacted like that. I know how much that must have hurt when he told you to leave. I`m sure that he`ll get over it though. If not I`ll talk to him. He seems to be opening up a little more to us anyways."
"Thank you, Vash."
"Why don`t you spend the day with Wolfwood and Millie?"
"I think that I should let them have some alone time."
"Wolfwood wants to build an orphanage here."
I laugh.
"He always wants to build an orphanage somewhere!"
"He wants you and Millie to help him out with it. What do you say? I`m gonna help out too when I get the chance."
"Who will look after Knives?"
"I will."
"What about your job?"
He laughs and scratches the back of his head.
"Do you think that we can live off whatever we have in the house for awhile?"
He quit his job. I figure as much from him but I`m not upset. I giggle.
"Alright! I think that we can manage!"
I frown when I think of Knives.
"You take care of him."
"Hey! That`s my line that I use for you!"
We talk a little more about this and that. We haven`t talked in a long time. He always had work and I was caring for Knives. Now that we have time I enjoy his company even more than I ever have before. I stand up and he stands up with me.
"Well…where is Wolfwood now?"
Vash clears his throat and gets an embarrassed look on his face.
"Er…well…he`s in there with Millie and…"
I stick out my hands.
"No details!"
He laughs. I love to hear him laugh. It lifts my spirits no matter how down that I am.
"Say…do you want to take a walk with me?" he asks. I nod. I would do about anything to be out of this house for awhile. We both leave the house.
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We arrive back at the house around dinnertime. We find Millie and Wolfwood making something for us to eat. To my surprise Knives is waiting at the table. He averts his eyes from me.
I don`t really care right now. I`m trying to not look at him but it`s difficult. I sit down and pay attention to Vash. This is a pretty easy task. The rest of the dinner goes along like this. I laugh a little too much at anything funny that Vash does. He seems to enjoy the attention thoroughly. I look at Knives before I get up from the table. He`s looking straight at me. I turn away. I don`t care right now. I have more important things to do.
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The next morning I go into town with Wolfwood and Millie. Vash is going to help out with Knives but he will be coming to help us soon. I have no idea what Knives is doing nor do I really care…well…okay! I do care but I really really don`t want to think about that.
`Or do I?`
Anyways…like I was saying…I went into town with the others. I feel kind of lonely. Wolfwood and Millie pay attention to each other and I feel left out. Don`t get me wrong. I`m happy for them. I just feel left out. I can deal with that….I can`t wait until Vash gets here.
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Meryl not here so no POV…
Knives sits up when Vash walks into the room. He backs up a little.
"What?"
"Knives, we need to talk."
"About what?"
"What you`re doing to Meryl."
Knives averts his eyes.
"Oh…her…"
"Yes her." Vash says as he sits down in the chair beside the bed. Knives edged a little further away.
"Go on."
"I know that what she told you was hard to take. Really hard."
"…How would you know? You weren`t the homicidal maniac.."
Vash half laughs then stops when he notices the look on his brother`s face. He scratches the back of his head and sighs.
"She didn`t deserve what you said to her. She`s really upset about it. Can`t you apologize to her? She had nothing to do with the way that you were. She was being truthful."
Knives looks slightly ashamed. He crosses his arms.
"It was a lot to take in. I guess that you wouldn`t understand…"
"Were you listening to anything that she said? You weren`t exactly nice to me. You…well that`s not important. What`s important is that you apologize to her."
Knives looks uneasy. He shakes his head slightly.
"…Is she really upset?"
Before Vash could continue they heard the door open downstairs. The sound of people talking made Vash smiled.
"Sounds like the others came back early. I hope that Wolfwood was able to get a loan to build the orphanage. That would be great around here."
Knives gives no response. Vash gets up and puts up his hand.
"I`ll see you later. I`m glad that you are not as scared of me as you were before. Remember that Meryl and I are always around to help out if you need to ask a question or something."
He leaves Knives alone in the room. He stands up shakily then walks towards the door.
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I watch Vash come down into the living room.
`I wonder what he was doing. Maybe he was telling Knives more about his past or something.`
Vash smiles at me broadly. I smile back. He sits down in a chair beside me. Wolfwood stands up. Millie claps. Wolfwood put up his hand for silence.
"Well…how did it go?" Vash asks. Wolfwood smiles.
"I got it!"
We all cheer. He holds up his hand again for silence.
"We begin building tomorrow and I want you three to help as I`ve mentioned before. Any objections?"
We all look at each other. He grins.
"Good."
No one mentions Knives. I think that we all assume that he`s safe to leave alone. I agree. Being the way he is right now I doubt that he would cause us any trouble despite the way that he spoke to me that day. I`m still avoiding him. I feel Vash place his hand on my arm. I glance over at him.
"What is it, Vash?"
"Don`t worry about Knives. I`ve taken care of it."
"What do you mean by that?"
"I told him that he was wrong how he treated you. I don`t know if he`ll apologize to you but…"
I feel embarrassment.
"Why did you do that? It was between me and him."
"I`m sorry. I` was just trying to help."
He removes his hand and turns to face Wolfwood who is chatting with Millie.
`I hurt his feelings`
"No. Don`t be sorry. I`m the one who should be sorry. You were only trying to help me out. Thank you for trying."
He flushes slightly which confuses me but continues to not look at me.
"Hey! That`s not the Meryl that I know! Where`s the anger?"
I slap him. He laughs while placing his hand against his cheek. Wolfwood and Millie start to laugh. Soon I join in. I feel so happy to be laughing again. This is the way it should be: Me, Vash, Millie and Wolfwood in the same house…except Knives is part of it now and he just doesn`t fit. I hate to say that. I really do. I shriek when Vash suddenly jumps up and grabs me by the hands. He starts swinging me around.
"Oh, Meryl! I`m so happy that you`re not angry with me!"
`He just killed the moment.`
Wolfwood and Millie continue to laugh at Vash`s antics. I loosen up a little after Vash puts me down and the room stops spinning. My cheeks are now beet red and I`m laughing again.
`How long has it been since I laughed like this?`
"You know what we need to do." Wolfwood states "We need to go to a bar and celebrate like the old times!"
"Oh no!" I shout "You know what happens to Vash and Millie when they`re drunk!"
Vash slaps me on the back.
"Oh come on, Meryl! It`ll be like it used to be! Come on! Please?! Just one night, I promise!"
`His promises are worth about as much as a sweater in the blistering heat.`
I give in the end. The knucklehead would never let me hear the end f it if I didn`t do so.
"Alright. Let`s do it."
They all cheer. I smile happily. Vash drags me by the arm. Wolfwood and Milly run outside ahead of us. I look towards the hallway to see a tall shadow fall back into the darkness.
`Knives…was he listening?`
I have little time to ponder on this subject as Vash finally gets me out the door. I push it to the back of my mind to touch upon later.
***Yes. Vash and the others are getting a bigger part. What will happen with Knives? Does he feel left out? Could he possibly feel jealousy towards his brother? The biggest questions of all perhaps are: Will Knives ever get his memory back and what will he do if he regains it? So many questions so much more story to go…
****Thank you peoples! : ) I will try to write the next chapter as soon as possible.