Hey, minna! Being sick with the flu I am still able to get this chapter out for you. Aren't you all proud of me? Well, if this chapter seems a bit strange to you (OOCness and such) blame it on that cough medicine I've been taking for the past 3 days!
Big bear hug goes to Kei-chan; she edited and pre-read this chapter for me. Thank you, Kei-chan for all of your hard work!
Nope, still don't own Trigun and Sailor Moon. Spend all my money on cough medicine. Yum!
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Chapter 9. Unanswered questions.
"Shhhhh!" Vash removed a heavy candlestick from Usagi's hand. Covering her mouth he picked the girl up and carried her to the bed. "Why aren't you sleeping?"
Usagi pulled his hand away from her face and slapped his chest. "You scared me to death! What are you doing in my bedroom?"
"Hey, I asked you first!" Vash smiled and then noticed with worry the dark circles under Usagi's eyes.
"I am very tired but I can't sleep for some reason! I've tried everything!" Usagi grabbed a stuffed pink bunny and held it to her chest.
Vash gently smoothed her blond hair admiring its softness. "Ok, my turn. Usagi, are you sure you don't have your Crystal with you? You are not trying to hide anything from me?"
Usagi lifted her weary eyes. "What do you mean, Vash? Why would I hide anything from you?"
Vash held her gaze for a few moments then removed his shirt. Usagi screamed, covered her face with both hands and fell off the bed.
Vash rolled his eyes and caught the little blond before she hit the floor. "It's not like that, silly! I am regenerating for some reason and I just had to ask you about it! There is no way I would be regenerating on my own, I told you this before."
Usagi traced his smooth skin with her finger and exclaimed: "That's great, Vash! Your scars, they' re almost all gone!"
She froze at her mother's voice near the door: "Usagi, honey? Are you Ok?"
In the blink of an eye, Usagi stuffed Vash inside her bed and lay on top of him, covering them both with the blanket.
Vash desperately tried to ignore Usagi's soft bottom pressed firmly into his stomach.
Ikiko waited for an answer and then slightly opened the door. She could hear her daughter's breathing. "Probably crying out in her sleep, poor thing." She stood there for a few more minutes and then retreated to her bedroom.
Usagi turned in the bed and switched the night light on. "Oh, God! That was close! You have to get out of here before we get caught."
With the light Vash realized that the outfit Usagi had worn to bed left absolutely nothing to the imagination. He grabbed the pink bunny and placed it between himself and the blonde. "Yeah, I really need to go now..."
Usagi giggled and tried to free her bunny from his grip. "Hey, that's my favorite! Give it back!"
Vash let go of the stuffed animal and scrambled to his feet. He was only few inches away from the window when he felt Usagi throw her arms around him and bury her face in his back.
"Please, don't go. Stay until I will fall asleep. I sleep better when you' re near for some reason."
The blond outlaw carefully covered Usagi with the blanket and sat on her bed for a few more minutes, making sure she fell into a deep sleep. Then he smoothly slid out of her bedroom window. On the way back he couldn't help but ponder: If not Usagi, then what was making him regenerate?
Usagi opened her eyes in the dark room. The blond growled and dragged herself to the kitchen to make another cup of herbal tea. Why couldn't she sleep?
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Vash quietly slipped into his room and was greeted with the sight of Haruka sitting on his bed. She got up and motioned for him to follow her downstairs.
The sandy blonde picked a bottle of liquor from the bar and two glasses. She poured the drinks and finally looked up at the startled outlaw. "Now we will talk, Vash the Stampede."
Haruka lifted the glass to her lips. "You do realize that Setsuna will send you straight to hell if she ever finds out about your trip to Usagi's bedroom?"
Vash choked on his drink. " How do you...nevermind...I had to ask her an important question."
"There is a thing called "a phone" in our world, Vash."
Vash blushed. " I know what the phone is, ma'am"
"Personally, I am with you, kid, I want nothing but the best for koneko-chan. I can't say that a criminal like you could make her happy but I least I know that you would never hurt her the way Mamoru did."
"What? Mamoru hurt her?" Vash flushed with anger.
Haruka poured him another drink. "More then once from what I've heard. This guy doesn't need to get brainwashed to be a jerk."
Vash was treated to a long story about Princess Serenity, her court and the fall of the Moon Kingdom, reincarnation and numerous fighting.
By the end of the sad tale Haruka was at her fourth drink heavily leaning against Vash with her feet on the table.
"See? It's just not fair! Especially to koneko-chan. To be forced to act and live like some long-dead Princess! And reincarnated Endymion? Imagine - the most romantic superhero of Tokyo is as charming as a light pole in his civil form! Mamoru's idea of a perfect date is to go to the park and read a book. They both are too different. Like black and white. They would've never gotten together if not for their past. And the age difference? I bet that's the reason."
Haruka popped herself on her elbows. "Having a gorgeous girlfriend and not able to try anything until she is legal? That's why he is such a grump! Try not to get any at the age of twenty one."
"Try not to get any at the age of one hundred thirty four." Vash unsuccessfully tried to push Haruka off his lap.
Haruka grinned and blew him a kiss. "Need some help from a good pal, Doll Face?"
Scandalized, Vash cringed, moved as far away from Haruka as possible, and tried to change the subject. "Then why don't you talk to Usagi? You are her friend; you could stop all that. Usagi deserves to make her own choices in life!"
"Nah...It's too late..." Haruka tried to focus her eyes on Vash but failed. "They already have Chibi-Usa. There is nothing we can do now. That's why Setsuna is fighting so hard for her precious future. She adores the girl."
"Who is Chibi-Usa?"
"Usagi's daughter."
"Uh..."
Vash still tried to comprehend everything Haruka told him. Usagi's ticket to the future was not blank.
According to Haruka Chibi-Usa's parents sent her to the past, wanting for her to make friends and train with Usagi and her senshi. Vash frowned. "Damn." Usagi did belong to Mamoru after all; her daughter was a living, breathing proof of it. It wasn't like he really cared. Did he?
"That's it! Party' s over!" Haruka got off the couch, walked a few steps towards the stairs, and fell flat on the floor with a loud thud. Vash sighed, picked up the sandy blonde and placed her back on the couch. Then he ran to the bathroom and spent the rest of the night there throwing up. Alcohol just didn't work well with his system.
Big bear hug goes to Kei-chan; she edited and pre-read this chapter for me. Thank you, Kei-chan for all of your hard work!
Nope, still don't own Trigun and Sailor Moon. Spend all my money on cough medicine. Yum!
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Chapter 9. Unanswered questions.
"Shhhhh!" Vash removed a heavy candlestick from Usagi's hand. Covering her mouth he picked the girl up and carried her to the bed. "Why aren't you sleeping?"
Usagi pulled his hand away from her face and slapped his chest. "You scared me to death! What are you doing in my bedroom?"
"Hey, I asked you first!" Vash smiled and then noticed with worry the dark circles under Usagi's eyes.
"I am very tired but I can't sleep for some reason! I've tried everything!" Usagi grabbed a stuffed pink bunny and held it to her chest.
Vash gently smoothed her blond hair admiring its softness. "Ok, my turn. Usagi, are you sure you don't have your Crystal with you? You are not trying to hide anything from me?"
Usagi lifted her weary eyes. "What do you mean, Vash? Why would I hide anything from you?"
Vash held her gaze for a few moments then removed his shirt. Usagi screamed, covered her face with both hands and fell off the bed.
Vash rolled his eyes and caught the little blond before she hit the floor. "It's not like that, silly! I am regenerating for some reason and I just had to ask you about it! There is no way I would be regenerating on my own, I told you this before."
Usagi traced his smooth skin with her finger and exclaimed: "That's great, Vash! Your scars, they' re almost all gone!"
She froze at her mother's voice near the door: "Usagi, honey? Are you Ok?"
In the blink of an eye, Usagi stuffed Vash inside her bed and lay on top of him, covering them both with the blanket.
Vash desperately tried to ignore Usagi's soft bottom pressed firmly into his stomach.
Ikiko waited for an answer and then slightly opened the door. She could hear her daughter's breathing. "Probably crying out in her sleep, poor thing." She stood there for a few more minutes and then retreated to her bedroom.
Usagi turned in the bed and switched the night light on. "Oh, God! That was close! You have to get out of here before we get caught."
With the light Vash realized that the outfit Usagi had worn to bed left absolutely nothing to the imagination. He grabbed the pink bunny and placed it between himself and the blonde. "Yeah, I really need to go now..."
Usagi giggled and tried to free her bunny from his grip. "Hey, that's my favorite! Give it back!"
Vash let go of the stuffed animal and scrambled to his feet. He was only few inches away from the window when he felt Usagi throw her arms around him and bury her face in his back.
"Please, don't go. Stay until I will fall asleep. I sleep better when you' re near for some reason."
The blond outlaw carefully covered Usagi with the blanket and sat on her bed for a few more minutes, making sure she fell into a deep sleep. Then he smoothly slid out of her bedroom window. On the way back he couldn't help but ponder: If not Usagi, then what was making him regenerate?
Usagi opened her eyes in the dark room. The blond growled and dragged herself to the kitchen to make another cup of herbal tea. Why couldn't she sleep?
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Vash quietly slipped into his room and was greeted with the sight of Haruka sitting on his bed. She got up and motioned for him to follow her downstairs.
The sandy blonde picked a bottle of liquor from the bar and two glasses. She poured the drinks and finally looked up at the startled outlaw. "Now we will talk, Vash the Stampede."
Haruka lifted the glass to her lips. "You do realize that Setsuna will send you straight to hell if she ever finds out about your trip to Usagi's bedroom?"
Vash choked on his drink. " How do you...nevermind...I had to ask her an important question."
"There is a thing called "a phone" in our world, Vash."
Vash blushed. " I know what the phone is, ma'am"
"Personally, I am with you, kid, I want nothing but the best for koneko-chan. I can't say that a criminal like you could make her happy but I least I know that you would never hurt her the way Mamoru did."
"What? Mamoru hurt her?" Vash flushed with anger.
Haruka poured him another drink. "More then once from what I've heard. This guy doesn't need to get brainwashed to be a jerk."
Vash was treated to a long story about Princess Serenity, her court and the fall of the Moon Kingdom, reincarnation and numerous fighting.
By the end of the sad tale Haruka was at her fourth drink heavily leaning against Vash with her feet on the table.
"See? It's just not fair! Especially to koneko-chan. To be forced to act and live like some long-dead Princess! And reincarnated Endymion? Imagine - the most romantic superhero of Tokyo is as charming as a light pole in his civil form! Mamoru's idea of a perfect date is to go to the park and read a book. They both are too different. Like black and white. They would've never gotten together if not for their past. And the age difference? I bet that's the reason."
Haruka popped herself on her elbows. "Having a gorgeous girlfriend and not able to try anything until she is legal? That's why he is such a grump! Try not to get any at the age of twenty one."
"Try not to get any at the age of one hundred thirty four." Vash unsuccessfully tried to push Haruka off his lap.
Haruka grinned and blew him a kiss. "Need some help from a good pal, Doll Face?"
Scandalized, Vash cringed, moved as far away from Haruka as possible, and tried to change the subject. "Then why don't you talk to Usagi? You are her friend; you could stop all that. Usagi deserves to make her own choices in life!"
"Nah...It's too late..." Haruka tried to focus her eyes on Vash but failed. "They already have Chibi-Usa. There is nothing we can do now. That's why Setsuna is fighting so hard for her precious future. She adores the girl."
"Who is Chibi-Usa?"
"Usagi's daughter."
"Uh..."
Vash still tried to comprehend everything Haruka told him. Usagi's ticket to the future was not blank.
According to Haruka Chibi-Usa's parents sent her to the past, wanting for her to make friends and train with Usagi and her senshi. Vash frowned. "Damn." Usagi did belong to Mamoru after all; her daughter was a living, breathing proof of it. It wasn't like he really cared. Did he?
"That's it! Party' s over!" Haruka got off the couch, walked a few steps towards the stairs, and fell flat on the floor with a loud thud. Vash sighed, picked up the sandy blonde and placed her back on the couch. Then he ran to the bathroom and spent the rest of the night there throwing up. Alcohol just didn't work well with his system.