This fic is actually related to my fic, "A Blast From The Past" (-
Shameless Plug TM)
Disclaimer: I, in no way, shape, or form, own that wonderful anime we call Trigun. I don't own the manga either.
Warnings: Attempted humor, OOC... all that kind of stuff... minor bad language... yadda yadda...
{This} means somebody is thinking. (This) is me interrupting. ~This~ is writing. And 'This' is a computer talking. Scene changes will be *This*. Okay? ****
Several years had passed. Vash had taken his brother to Kasted, hoping that he would not only recover, but finally be able to understand him. That understanding had come to him, although it had taken a while.
When he had gotten there....
*flashback*
Lina opened the door with a weary look on her face. She was about to tell off the man at the door, but froze when she saw who it was. "Eriks! Are you okay? Who's that?"
"I'm fine, but my brother... Kuriss... is hurt really bad... can you..."
"Come in, now!" she ordered him. She didn't believe him that he was fine, but at least he was conscious and walking...
*end flashback*
That's right, he'd gone back to his life as Eriks. It had taken some convincing to get Knives to let him call him Kuriss, but it had worked eventually.
Less than a year after returning to the one place that he had called home for more than a year, Grandma Shale had died. She had been so happy to see him...
That was what finally got through to "Kuriss". Eriks didn't genuinely cry very often, and his doing so, over an old woman's natural death, had actually touched Kuriss. He hadn't said anything though. But his somber attitude over the next few days showed it.
Today was Lina's sixteenth birthday. Eriks was happy, he had a plausible reason to go to the bakery. He looked over at Kuriss who was listening intently to the radio. "Anything else we need?"
Kuriss glanced up. "Chocolate cake... if you get any doughnuts, you don't get any cake... so, don't get any doughnuts."
Eriks tried the "pity me" technique. "What if I wait till tomorrow to eat them?" He grinned, Kuriss liked doughnuts almost as much as he did, so... a good way to get permission to buy some would be... "I'll be willing to share." And now... puppy dog eyes. That always gets them.
"..." Kuriss glared at him for a moment.
He kept his eyes really sad for a minute, "Please...?"
"Hn..." Nobody can resist... "Okay," Kuriss sighed defeatedly.
Eriks gave him a quick hug and was out the door before you could say... "Doughnuts..."
*Three Hours Later*
"Happy Birthday Dear Lina!! Happy Birthday To You!! -hic-"
"Oh! You shouldn't have!"
Most of the small town gathered in the bar. The boys gave her presents and Eriks wondered if she would like what he gave her. It was sitting in the pile of presents on the table right next to her...
It was a small silver watch on a silver chain. It looked like a locket... in fact, it even had a place to put a picture if you were so inclined. Eriks had put one in there. It was of him, Kuriss, Lina and Grandma Shale, while Kuriss was still healing...
Eriks smiled at the memory...
*flashback*
"I don't want my picture taken... especially with YOU!" Kuriss yelled at Eriks.
Grandma's cane whipped out and -crack- across Kuriss' scalp.
Once the picture was developed... one could actually see the bump on Kuriss' head.
*end flashback*
He glanced over at his egocentric twin. "What'd you get her?"
"Nothing. Why do you bother asking?"
"Sixteen is a special year for humans. You should have got her something. You're at her party, after all."
"..." Kuriss looked at him. "I didn't know what to get her," he admitted. "What did you get her?"
"A silver locket-watch. I put a picture inside... The one where Grandma gave you the knot... Remember?"
Kuriss glared at him.
"Want some help?"
Kuriss continued to glare. Finally, he nodded.
"Earrings, bracelets, rings... jewelry. Nothing gaudy, because she doesn't like gaudy things. I got the watch because I had seen her eying it before... and then complaining about how much it cost... Whatever you do... don't steal it. She wouldn't want to wear anything gotten unfairly. Got it?"
"Jewelry? Basically, pretty things? Simple, pretty things, right?"
Eriks nodded.
Kuriss pulled something out of his pocket. "Things like this?" It was a pendant. A silver dragon wrapped around a golden cross... It was simple, yet... exquisite.
Eriks nodded again. "Where'd you get that?"
"I found it a long time ago." He continued very softly, "In July."
Eriks flinched, wishing that he hadn't asked.
Kuriss picked up a piece of brown paper and wrapped it carefully around the pendant. "Gotta pen?" Eriks handed it to him, not thinking. ~From: Kuriss~ he wrote neatly, ~To: Lina~. He looked over at Eriks and saw his vacant expression. "Gomen Nasai," he said softly as he walked over to set the pendant on the table.
Eriks was startled. Did Kuriss just apologize to him? "What are you thinking, brother?" he mumbled. He suddenly decided that he was tired, so he left the bar.
Kuriss returned to find Eriks gone. Sitting in his place was a green-eyed black cat. Kuriss looked about. "Wonder where he went?"
He continued to watch Lina open presents.
Outside, Eriks was heading towards the house. {It's kinda cold out here... I hope Lina doesn't stay up too late...}
*3:00 AM*
Eriks just woke up. His alarm hadn't gone off... It was to early for that. Oh, well, there was no help for it. He wouldn't be able to go back to sleep, so, he'd just start the day early. He sat on the edge of his bed, cross-legged, to begin his morning meditation on love and humanity.
*3 seconds later*
He got off of his bed to start training.
*3 hours later*
He wiped the sweat off of his face with the back of his hand. "Ungh... I need a shower..."
After showering, he goes into the kitchen. Passing by Lina's room, he looked in to make sure she got back okay... she wasn't there! "Dammit!"
He looked into Kuriss' room. He was gone too. {Maybe they got drunk?}
He ran to the door and looked outside. They weren't there... "Dammit!"
He ran to the bar. There they were, all snuggled up right next to each other, peaceful as kittens. He sighed in disgust and picked her up... causing Kuriss to fall over from lack of support.
Kuriss didn't wake up. Eriks sighed and left him like that. He carried Lina back to the house and put her in her bed. Then he went back for his brother... {He sleeps like a log... He's heavy too...} He also put Kuriss to bed.
He went back into the kitchen. "It's not even seven, yet, Kuroneko-san, and its already a long day..." He sighed and the cat gave no response.
Twenty minutes later found him polishing off his breakfast. He made sure that there was enough left on the table for both Kuriss and Lina. He sighed as he sat on the front porch. His goofy side was taking a break while there was no one in sight.
Something round whizzed overhead in a disturbing manner and Eriks jumped. "What the hell was that?" he asked the cat. It didn't respond. "Whatever it was, it was big, and I bet my last doughnut that it wasn't a meteorite!"
The cat meowed and walked inside. Eriks decided to check it out. Big things like that should not be moving around in the air!
**** This is my first fic with Trigun. Please go easy on me!!! Please review... If I don't get any reviews, it will take me forever to put up the next chapter!!! I need emotional support!!!
Disclaimer: I, in no way, shape, or form, own that wonderful anime we call Trigun. I don't own the manga either.
Warnings: Attempted humor, OOC... all that kind of stuff... minor bad language... yadda yadda...
{This} means somebody is thinking. (This) is me interrupting. ~This~ is writing. And 'This' is a computer talking. Scene changes will be *This*. Okay? ****
Several years had passed. Vash had taken his brother to Kasted, hoping that he would not only recover, but finally be able to understand him. That understanding had come to him, although it had taken a while.
When he had gotten there....
*flashback*
Lina opened the door with a weary look on her face. She was about to tell off the man at the door, but froze when she saw who it was. "Eriks! Are you okay? Who's that?"
"I'm fine, but my brother... Kuriss... is hurt really bad... can you..."
"Come in, now!" she ordered him. She didn't believe him that he was fine, but at least he was conscious and walking...
*end flashback*
That's right, he'd gone back to his life as Eriks. It had taken some convincing to get Knives to let him call him Kuriss, but it had worked eventually.
Less than a year after returning to the one place that he had called home for more than a year, Grandma Shale had died. She had been so happy to see him...
That was what finally got through to "Kuriss". Eriks didn't genuinely cry very often, and his doing so, over an old woman's natural death, had actually touched Kuriss. He hadn't said anything though. But his somber attitude over the next few days showed it.
Today was Lina's sixteenth birthday. Eriks was happy, he had a plausible reason to go to the bakery. He looked over at Kuriss who was listening intently to the radio. "Anything else we need?"
Kuriss glanced up. "Chocolate cake... if you get any doughnuts, you don't get any cake... so, don't get any doughnuts."
Eriks tried the "pity me" technique. "What if I wait till tomorrow to eat them?" He grinned, Kuriss liked doughnuts almost as much as he did, so... a good way to get permission to buy some would be... "I'll be willing to share." And now... puppy dog eyes. That always gets them.
"..." Kuriss glared at him for a moment.
He kept his eyes really sad for a minute, "Please...?"
"Hn..." Nobody can resist... "Okay," Kuriss sighed defeatedly.
Eriks gave him a quick hug and was out the door before you could say... "Doughnuts..."
*Three Hours Later*
"Happy Birthday Dear Lina!! Happy Birthday To You!! -hic-"
"Oh! You shouldn't have!"
Most of the small town gathered in the bar. The boys gave her presents and Eriks wondered if she would like what he gave her. It was sitting in the pile of presents on the table right next to her...
It was a small silver watch on a silver chain. It looked like a locket... in fact, it even had a place to put a picture if you were so inclined. Eriks had put one in there. It was of him, Kuriss, Lina and Grandma Shale, while Kuriss was still healing...
Eriks smiled at the memory...
*flashback*
"I don't want my picture taken... especially with YOU!" Kuriss yelled at Eriks.
Grandma's cane whipped out and -crack- across Kuriss' scalp.
Once the picture was developed... one could actually see the bump on Kuriss' head.
*end flashback*
He glanced over at his egocentric twin. "What'd you get her?"
"Nothing. Why do you bother asking?"
"Sixteen is a special year for humans. You should have got her something. You're at her party, after all."
"..." Kuriss looked at him. "I didn't know what to get her," he admitted. "What did you get her?"
"A silver locket-watch. I put a picture inside... The one where Grandma gave you the knot... Remember?"
Kuriss glared at him.
"Want some help?"
Kuriss continued to glare. Finally, he nodded.
"Earrings, bracelets, rings... jewelry. Nothing gaudy, because she doesn't like gaudy things. I got the watch because I had seen her eying it before... and then complaining about how much it cost... Whatever you do... don't steal it. She wouldn't want to wear anything gotten unfairly. Got it?"
"Jewelry? Basically, pretty things? Simple, pretty things, right?"
Eriks nodded.
Kuriss pulled something out of his pocket. "Things like this?" It was a pendant. A silver dragon wrapped around a golden cross... It was simple, yet... exquisite.
Eriks nodded again. "Where'd you get that?"
"I found it a long time ago." He continued very softly, "In July."
Eriks flinched, wishing that he hadn't asked.
Kuriss picked up a piece of brown paper and wrapped it carefully around the pendant. "Gotta pen?" Eriks handed it to him, not thinking. ~From: Kuriss~ he wrote neatly, ~To: Lina~. He looked over at Eriks and saw his vacant expression. "Gomen Nasai," he said softly as he walked over to set the pendant on the table.
Eriks was startled. Did Kuriss just apologize to him? "What are you thinking, brother?" he mumbled. He suddenly decided that he was tired, so he left the bar.
Kuriss returned to find Eriks gone. Sitting in his place was a green-eyed black cat. Kuriss looked about. "Wonder where he went?"
He continued to watch Lina open presents.
Outside, Eriks was heading towards the house. {It's kinda cold out here... I hope Lina doesn't stay up too late...}
*3:00 AM*
Eriks just woke up. His alarm hadn't gone off... It was to early for that. Oh, well, there was no help for it. He wouldn't be able to go back to sleep, so, he'd just start the day early. He sat on the edge of his bed, cross-legged, to begin his morning meditation on love and humanity.
*3 seconds later*
He got off of his bed to start training.
*3 hours later*
He wiped the sweat off of his face with the back of his hand. "Ungh... I need a shower..."
After showering, he goes into the kitchen. Passing by Lina's room, he looked in to make sure she got back okay... she wasn't there! "Dammit!"
He looked into Kuriss' room. He was gone too. {Maybe they got drunk?}
He ran to the door and looked outside. They weren't there... "Dammit!"
He ran to the bar. There they were, all snuggled up right next to each other, peaceful as kittens. He sighed in disgust and picked her up... causing Kuriss to fall over from lack of support.
Kuriss didn't wake up. Eriks sighed and left him like that. He carried Lina back to the house and put her in her bed. Then he went back for his brother... {He sleeps like a log... He's heavy too...} He also put Kuriss to bed.
He went back into the kitchen. "It's not even seven, yet, Kuroneko-san, and its already a long day..." He sighed and the cat gave no response.
Twenty minutes later found him polishing off his breakfast. He made sure that there was enough left on the table for both Kuriss and Lina. He sighed as he sat on the front porch. His goofy side was taking a break while there was no one in sight.
Something round whizzed overhead in a disturbing manner and Eriks jumped. "What the hell was that?" he asked the cat. It didn't respond. "Whatever it was, it was big, and I bet my last doughnut that it wasn't a meteorite!"
The cat meowed and walked inside. Eriks decided to check it out. Big things like that should not be moving around in the air!
**** This is my first fic with Trigun. Please go easy on me!!! Please review... If I don't get any reviews, it will take me forever to put up the next chapter!!! I need emotional support!!!